The Long Historic Tale Of Aug. 28 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:15:00 -0400 When Barack Obama accepts the Democratic nomination in his bid to become the first African-American president, he'll join icons who made history on Aug. 28, including the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Emmett Till and even John Hinckley Jr. What Exactly Went Wrong For Clinton Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:00:00 -0400 In any other year, Hillary Clinton would have won the Democratic nomination, says Politico.com's Roger Simon. He breaks down the Clinton campaign's missteps — at the forefront, a simple lack of staff experience. In Minnesota, Two Dreams Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:00:00 -0400 On the anniversary of Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech, we meet with two families — each striving for the American dream. Though they live just 10 miles apart, they face very different circumstances. One is well off, the other poor; one is black, one white. But they both value education and want a better life for their children.
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Lauren Collins: The Brooklyn painter Kehinde Wiley. Lauren Collins Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000 The painter Kehinde Wiley first travelled to Nigeria in 1997. He was trying to find his father, whom he had never met, or, more crucially for a portraitist, seen. (His mother didn’t have any photographs.) After several weeks in Lagos, he found his dad, who welcomed him. But--like any . . . James Surowiecki: What drives market volatility? James Surowiecki Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000 American investors are frazzled. True, oil prices have fallen from their most vertiginous highs, the dollar is a bit stronger, and the stock market has actually risen over the past month. But none of those things have happened in a smooth and steady fashion. The stock market’s “ascent,” in particular . . . Hendrik Hertzberg: What Barack Obama is up against. Hendrik Hertzberg Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000 The week before the week before this week’s scheduled gathering of the delegates and their media camp followers in Denver, the nominee-presumptive of the Democratic Party did something that is strongly recommended, and ought to be mandatory, for anyone who has just logged a year and a half’s worth . . .
Aegis - Consultancy and training provider in the area of workplace violence.
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404Benchmark: The Effects of Workplace Violence - Results of a survey of 500 managers about the effects of threats and incidents of workplace violence.
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Braun Consulting Group - Contains 16 links to articles and other resources with information about workplace violence.
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Bully at Work - Interview with Tim Field - UPI interview with Tim Field about bullying in the workplace, its psychological background, and economic repercussions.
Bully Online - The UK National Workplace Bullying Advice Line, insight into workplace bullying, discrimination, prejudice, abuse, conflict, and other violence.
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Crisis Prevention Institute Home Page - CPI offers training in the safe management of disruptive and assaultive behavior, as well as other topics.
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Dealing with Workplace Violence - A Guide for Agency Planners - Intended to assist those who are responsible for establishing workplace violence initiatives at their agencies. HTML and pdf formats available.
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404Death In The Office: Workplace Homicides - This article focuses on workplace homicides committed by known assailants. It highlights common offender characteristics to help law enforcement apprehend suspects. Finally, it identifies the causes of such crimes, which may prevent them from occurring in the first place.
Domestic Violence Project of Santa Clara County - Over 1100 categorized links, 4000 books, 110 journals, and other information about domestic and workplace violence.
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Homicide Alert - The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) article using statistics on workplace homicides to identify high-risk workplaces and occupations. (NIOSH) Publication No. 93-109)
JFO - Targeting Workplace Bullying - Worldwide community project dedicated to helping and promoting targets of workplace bullying.
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Mass Murder and the Postal Purges - Contains commentary by Fred Dungan.
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Media Guide:Workplace Violence - Articles, preprogrammed search tools, and resources on Workplace Violence and prevention.
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Narcissism in the Boardroom - UPI series of articles about bullying in the workplace committed by narcissistic managers.
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Narcissistic Bullies in the Workplace - Chat transcript about abusive bullies in the workplace - bosses, colleagues, suppliers, and clients.
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National Institute for the Prevention of Workplace Violence - Center for research, consulting, training, and communication aregarding occupational violence prevention.
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opaths in Suits - Psychopaths in management and in positions of corporate authority - transcript of ABC Radio National's Background Briefing.
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SafetyLine - Online - The site has a fully searchable database of resources, solutions, practices, news, Australian law, and information on workplace violence.
Stripclubs According to Strippers: Exposing Workplace Sexual Violence - An investigation of women's experiences in stripclubs related to physical and sexual violence. The article examines the conditions, organization structure of the industry, and typical interactions with customers.
The Crime Library - Workplace Homicide - Spotlight on major cases and some warning signs.
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The Work Advisor - Workplace violence and harassment prevention company. Offering videocassettes, cd-rom courses, web based solutions, on-line learning, conflict management resolutions and consulting.
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Violence in the Workplace - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health publication discussing Risk Factors and Prevention Strategies of workplace violence.
Workplace Bully - Facts, recommended reading, and handling tips regarding workplace bullying, abuse, and discrimination.
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Workplace Violence - A web site dedicated to the awareness and prevention of workplace violence.
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Workplace Violence - Downsizing, increased workload, questions about the future are adding to stress and worry and the potential for violence must be prepared for.
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Workplace Violence - a Bibliography - Books dealing with workplace violence, prevention, protection, management, containment, and liability, are listed here with hyperlinks to Amazon where they can be reviewed and ordered online.
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