Virgin Blue's check-in systems are back up and running, announced the airline after it experienced another short disruption in the systems this morning at 5:00 am local time which, as per the sources, caused cancellation of two domestic flights. The airlines press release as at 1600 hours on its website stated that the Virgin Blue Group of Airlines this morning experienced a slowdown of its network at the start of the day which caused some...more
Whether you're parenting your children, teaching a class of troubled teens, or stepping in as the new manager at your work, you'll find that team-building exercises are great tools for strengthening self-confidence in your kids, students, or employees as well as trust in their fellow group members. Here is an activity idea to make your next class or company retreat more exciting.This team-building activity is called "Toxic Waste." It is intended...more
The NHS admitted this week that they are to begin exploring the possibility of introducing 'cash plans' and other financial incentives to encourage healthier lifestyles. Numerous areas have already begun to start their own schemes, and the initial results have given some encouragement.The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) believes the measures may help to tackle obesity, smoking and drinking. NICE has described rewarding lifestyle changes as an idea whose time has come, and want to gather additional evidence before a formal recommendation.NICE have previously considered similar schemes, with one of the schemes being incentives to help beat addiction in drug abusers.In a bid to determine public reaction, NICE is planning to push role out the concept in front of its citizen's council on Thursday and Friday.Head of public health for NICE, Professor Mike Kelly says; "We will want to see evidence that it provides value for money, there is a question over whether behavior is sustained when incentives end. Humans respond to incentives, we know that. What we now need to see is whether the economic behavior can be repeated in terms of health behavior. It is an...more
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It has been amazing to me how frequently accounting practices and procedures have been in the news over the last few years. The pressure to produce consistent earnings and the advent of complicated financial transactions has led many companies to "cook the books" with an array of sophisticated transactions and structures. Fortunately, multi-unit retail companies do not face these complicated issues. For the chain manager the most important accounting process is not financial but operational. Financial accounting is concerned with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and reporting outside the company to lenders and shareholders. Operational accounting is concerned with tracking profitability and return on investment for the key business units and products of the business. The key principles of operational accounting are not complicated. Let's review some of the important concepts.Use weekly accounting periods. For multi-unit retail businesses weekly accounting is almost universally accepted for reporting sales results. For reasons I will never understand, some companies insist on using calendar month accounting for reporting operational results.Calendar month accounting...more
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