St Vincent's a closed shop, said leading anaesthetist Aug 19, 2009
St Vincent's Private Hospital cartel investigation. Julie Robotham Medical Editor. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Paranoid All Blacks bring in the big boppers as they enter siegemode in Sydney Aug 18, 2009
Closed shop an All Blacks security man keeps a close watch on proceedings at North Sydney Oval yesterday ... Closed shop … an All Blacks security man keeps a close watch on proceedings at North Sydney Oval yesterday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
LETTER: Time for new approach to nation's health care Aug 11, 2009
unknownjoe wrote on Aug 10, 2009 4:03 PM:" Yes Matt oon, I am very pleased that I have affordable health-care for my family and myself. In fact I just got back from the Dr. I had a complete physical and some annual tests run. All for the price of a small co-pay.As for losing my job and insurance anything is possible but;1. I dont see me losing my job anytime soon unless the country falls victim to Obamalamadingdong's socialist agenda. But if the country starts heading that way, we will be... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Editorial: Shasta embraces bikes and riders Aug 4, 2009
The man went to his closed shop, found the right bolt and repaired Will's bike. He was back on the road in about an hour. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Find those perfect gifts in Truckee's shops Aug 3, 2009
Don't think a closed front door means a closed shop: Often, it means air conditioning. So do open the door to the unusual home goods and women's clothing at the Niche (10164), the lanterns and candles at Ambiance (10156), the men's and women's clothing at Cabona's (10100), and the fancy lingerie and potions at the Pharmacy (10072). (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Dave Landahl Jul 30, 2009
One of the most prestigious tournament circuits ever developed, heck Al and Ron Lindner founded it, the Professional Walleye Trail (PWT) closed shop after the 2008 season. That once great juggernaut of a tournament organization went out with the softest of whimpers. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Who said that? Jul 30, 2009
"It would be interesting to look at small business in terms of sectors. For instance, small businesses in the automotive and textile sectors are bleeding heavily and many have closed shop," he said. Biekpe said the apparent resilience of the small business sector had more to do with managing costs rather than organic business growth. (Business Report, South Africa)
Why No Evangelical Justice? Jul 21, 2009
If they could not follow precedent, why should they be given a promotion in a closed shop environment. Sounds good but what if he is already sitting on the Supreme Court like Roberts was when they overturned his decision on Hamdan vs. Rumsfeld. (Townhall.com)
Professions 'reserved for rich' Jul 21, 2009
He said the professions had a "closed shop mentality" and "have become more and not less exclusive over time". Speaking on the BBC's Breakfast programme, Mr Milburn called for "a second great wave of social mobility" like that of the 1950s and 1960s to match a projected growth in the number of managerial jobs. (BBC News -- UK)
Kid-safety law proves costly for small firms Jul 20, 2009
She said she couldn't afford to pay, so she closed shop. "It's really sad," she said. (AZCentral -- News)
Thrift store coming to Jamaica Plain, but some hoped new arrival would be more upscale Jul 20, 2009
For 11 years it operated at 708 Centre St., but closed shop in 2003 because the space was too small, Harder said. The new store will occupy 6,300 square feet and aim to emulate the neighborhood s trendy style. (Boston Globe)
A Blues series win is on the cards - if they take a new approach Jul 18, 2009
If the FOGs [Former Origin Greats] are still trapped in the mist of old battles, the coaches can't agree and the selectors seem unable to trust their own judgment, perhaps the answer lies beyond the closed shop. The Herald's search for enlightenment began with Del Strachen. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
District BB: Big inning carries Vikings past Tigers Jul 18, 2009
The Tigers closed shop at 10-16 overall. Next up for A-H-S-T is a district semifinal at Treynor Thursday night against the host Cardinals, who ousted West Harrison, 6-3, on Tuesday. (Harlan Tribune, IA)
Govt plans N500b stimulus for industry Jul 17, 2009
Briefing the panel on the Executive's package for the industrial sector, Udenwa lamented that in the textile unit, 54 firms in the last 10 years had closed shop leaving only three in the country. He listed some of the factors that aided the collapse of the industry as smuggling of fake textile products into the country, use of obsolete equipment, incessant power failure, and Nigerians' increasing taste for foreign goods. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
As retailers cut back cities confront 'ghostboxes' Jul 7, 2009
oh wait a second, they closed shop didn't they. " TBAG wrote on Jul 6, 2009 1:10 PM:" You tell em' Tree. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Trial yuan trade settlement scheme launched Jul 7, 2009
Caught off guard and partly lacking the skills to hedge against foreign exchange volatility, many small Chinese exporters have closed shop after China revalued the yuan by 2. 1% against the dollar in July 2005. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Subsidised airlines a threat Jul 3, 2009
"It's a closed shop. There is no help from government to get into Africa. If 1time was let into this market, Orsmond said: "we will drop fares by 50 percent". Novick said he saw "sparks" that these budget airlines were beginning to make it into this market. Certain governments had realised state airlines were a drain, becoming costly, unsafe and unreliable and were turning to the private sector for help. He said his company had been asked by the Malawian government to help fix their airlines.... (iAfrica.com)
Zimbabwe: Four Percent Economic Growth By Year-End Achievable Jul 2, 2009
Such companies as Metallon Gold that had closed shop when the going got tougher last year are now re-opening their gold mines. The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, which had last year become notorious for fuelling speculative transactions, has sobered up since reopening. (allAfrica.com)
Liberia: Truth Commission Folds Jul 2, 2009
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) closed shop on Tuesday as its mandate expires, with no hints of names on the Commission's list for prosecution, contrary to public speculations. The event closes another chapter in the country's transition from a destructive past to peace, with warnings from key international actors that sustaianble peace and stability are unlikely without justice. (allAfrica.com)
Union busting at NIEHS? Jul 2, 2009
Grindstaff also said that she discussed the difference between a "closed shop" union arrangement, where employees represented by a union are required to pay dues, and unions in right-to-work states, where employees have the option of paying dues and attaining full union membership. "There was some confusion as to what a right-to-work state was," she recalled. (The Scientist)
Talking Shop: Baaba Maal Jun 16, 2009
The music industry can be quite a closed shop, can't it. Yes, and Africa Express is not just about the music, it's also about the business. (BBC News -- Africa)
Jobless rates up in all metro areas, including Valley Jun 4, 2009
"Retailers have closed shop. Problems have multiplied.". Increases in both the Fresno metro area (Fresno County) and the Visalia-Porterville metro area (Tulare County), were 5. (Fresno Bee)
Jobless rates rise in all US metro areas in April Jun 4, 2009
"Retailers have closed shop. Problems have multiplied.". Among the bright spots was Iowa City, home of the University of Iowa, which reported the lowest jobless rate: 3. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Klamath Falls selected for Main Street programThe program aims to revitalize Oregon downtowns Jun 3, 2009
eyehearya wrote on Jun 1, 2009 4:25 PM:" Here's an idea: Have shop owners stay open past 5:30 on weekdays and if you (shop owner) need to take a day off, make it Monday or Tuesday, not a Saturday or Sunday when us employed folks try to shop. I can't count the number of times I've tried to give a locally owned Main St buisiness some $$ (even at a higher cost than the Big Box guys) only to show up to a closed shop... Hello Walmart, unfortunately. ". Speedy wrote on Jun 1, 2009 4:25 PM:" What no... (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Peace And Life In The World (Ghana Part I) May 24, 2009
Life for animal is completely circumscribed, a closed shop out of control. There is no avenue for bargain. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Focus on newspapers blurs full media picture May 24, 2009
So, sure, some afternoon newspapers in two-newspaper towns have closed shop. Is that surprising. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Haberstroh: TV3 audit says it all start over May 22, 2009
The vibrancy that is public access across the country is a closed shop in Medford. Actually a closed shop would mean the management of TV3 have the decency to put a closed sign on the shop. (Medford Transcript, MA)
Nigeria viewpoint May 15, 2009
Artisans who operate small generators to keep their businesses afloat have closed shop because the public power supply has collapsed. More and more Nigerians are convincing themselves that the president has gone to sleep. (BBC News -- Africa)
The lost generation May 7, 2009
The cricket question is a tough one to answer: the money in domestic cricket in South Africa is modest, and where the nature of rugby means that injuries are frequent and opportunity therefore more regular, the national cricket squad is a closed shop most of the time. But with franchise cricket already a weakened entity, further strain is inevitable, if the senior hands and role models are all off earning pounds, the guiding hands so crucial in a young players development simply wont be there... (iAfrica.com)
TV's old guard: Good-bye Don Newman May 5, 2009
The sense that Ottawa politics and punditry is a closed shop is predominant. There is an utter lack of vigour and zest. (Globe and Mail)
Welcome to the hothouse: Flower prunes for Ashes May 3, 2009
IT IS not so long since England's dressing room was being derided as a closed shop, yet its doors have just been thrown open by Andy Flower and his fellow selectors. Three members of the Ashes-winning side of 2005 have no place in the squad for this week's first Test against the West Indies. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Banks must take their medicine Apr 18, 2009
The non-bank financiers closed shop and went home. The crisis may have been averted. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Africa: Analysts Attack Regional Trade Deals Apr 12, 2009
In Zimbabwe a big textile company Contextile closed shop in the 1990s and left thousands of workers jobless. In 2007, Malaysian textile company Ramatex abruptly closed in Namibia after it was not satisfied with its profit margins. (allAfrica.com)
Formula for successful biz Apr 12, 2009
Five years later, he closed shop and returned to his old employer. Raghu is among the fortunate few who was sought after in the job circuit even after being on his own for five years. (India Times)
Webb not concerned Apr 7, 2009
by Nick Piecoro and Bob McManaman - Apr. 6, 2009 07:32 PM The Arizona Republic. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Nigeria: The Unemployment Crisis Apr 5, 2009
In one year, over 100 textiles factories closed shop across the country and the trend continues. Why. (allAfrica.com)
Bar: Caffe Pendolino Apr 2, 2009
Sure, at this time of night, it has closed shop fronts, empty shopping levels and a feeling the cleaners are due. But places like Caffe Pendolino are rare. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Ramon: SMEs in need of comprehensive plan Mar 27, 2009
We dont really know what sort of difficulties they are facing right now, or how many have actually closed shop, Navaratnam said. Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Heritage Pharmacy expands Mar 22, 2009
A couple of stores have closed or downsized in Gateway Mall; Gelato D'Italia has closed shop, apparently with plans to open a storefront in town. Miss Goody Two-Shoes moved to a smaller space next door to its old space. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Kona property management firm closes, leaving clients wondering where their money is Mar 22, 2009
Property Network Ltd. has closed shop owing what could be a sizable amount of money to area rental property owners, leaving clients, renters and vacationers in a bind as officials investigate the issue as a civil case. And owner Robert M. Smith is nowhere to be found. (Honolulu Advertiser)
From the archive: Britain's decline Mar 21, 2009
(h) In both Germany and France the closed shop is against the constitution, hence illegal; in both countries collective agreements are binding contracts enforceable in law. In neither country is it the practice for people to go on strike before a wage agreement has expired (in Germany it is illegal to do so). (The Economist)
LETTER: Radio-TV dials stop before Rush's frequency Mar 13, 2009
the government's closed shop ... the government's closed shop. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
U.S. septuagenarian fraudster, Madoff, admits guilt in N7.5tr scam Mar 13, 2009
" The SEC had initiated the suit in November 2007, on the grounds that the wonder banks solicited, advertised and invited members of the public to deposit funds, with a promise of paying as much as 500 per cent returns within one operational week. The capital market regulator also sought a declaration that the deposit of money with them by the public for a fixed period and bearing interest was illegal and an order of the tribunal stopping them from continuing to do business as fund managers,... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Infotainment Mar 13, 2009
A sex museum has closed shop in the Danish capital for lack of funds from city authorities and fewer visitors, officials said Wednesday. The museum asked for subsidies which we refused to give, a city hall spokesman Erik Bjoern Moeller told AFP of the 15-year-old Museum Erotica Copenhagen. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
The Big Battle Between Business And Unions Mar 11, 2009
9 of the ten highest states by gdp are states where there is agency or closed shop for employee unions. 7 of the 10 lowest sttes by gdp are states where unions are not allowed to organize a 'closed shop" so called right to wark without a union statesthose who argue union rights decrease productivity have to explain that mopst of the nations GDP comes from pro union... (CBS News)
Schools to cut 22-plus teachers Mar 11, 2009
com wrote on Mar 11, 2009 12:47 AM:" I wasn't referring to keeping trade local, I do not adhere to that idea. I was referring to the redundant levels of federal and state education bureaucracy. And the fact that our local tax money has to go all the way to DC or Sacto and then make its way back to local schools. And in the process, so much is siphoned off into payrolls for people who have nothing to do with the classroom.And get rid of tenure and closed shop employment. ". Submit a Comment. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Times change - California growth issues don't Mar 10, 2009
Soon after California Tomorrow closed shop, a still-active advocacy group for social equity revived the group's name. The original's papers were donated to the historical society and finally, last year, a handful of veterans led by former President Weyman Lundquist raised the money to organize them for researchers. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Cycle retailers caught wheeling and dealing too much Mar 6, 2009
Swanepoel, a former MP, was the last secretary-general of the NNP before it closed shop in 2006. In the audience were Con Botha, a former Natal administrator, Piet Matthee, a former NNP MP for a Durban constituency and former Pretoria MP Edwin Conroy. (Business Report, South Africa)
The last of the laissez-faire capitalists Feb 27, 2009
Ford Motor Co. became a closed shop. Only union members could work there. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Google vs. Symbian: Openness Debate Feb 27, 2009
Despite last year, Symbian Foundation director Lee Williams claimed the Linux-based Google OS merely wears a big 'open' badge to disguise its underlying 'closed shop' ethos. "Android is not open," he told silicon. (BusinessWeek)
Index Funds Are Hard to Beat Feb 26, 2009
With that explanation out of the way, I was surprised by just how many funds disappeared over time, having merged or closed shop. Over five years, only 64% of large-cap funds survived. (MSNBC -- Business)
Economics break business mold: Longtime ceramics business in Huachuca City closes store Feb 20, 2009
Now, after three decades, what may be the oldest business in Huachuca City closed shop last week after years of struggling against slowing sales and rising rent and operational costs. Like so many businesses in the area, much of Hill Haven s business comes from Fort Huachuca. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Nigeria: Divestments, Capital Flight And the National Economy [editorial] Feb 20, 2009
The sprawling Eldorado conglomerate in Lagos is one of several large indigenous firms that have closed shop. In the extractive sector, Willbros International is notable among oil service firms that have quit. (allAfrica.com)
Planners: Parking rules key to urban environment Feb 17, 2009
He figured some of the dentist offices in the Bitterroot Building on Higgins Avenue would have closed shop had the city not created some spaces for them on the public right-of-way. Harby wants to make sure the new regs reflect reality, too. (Missoulian, MT)
How Radwanski changed Ottawa forever Feb 14, 2009
Indeed, belts are so tight that several high-end restaurants including the storied Caf Henry Burger in Gatineau closed shop in part thanks to the disappearance of the expense-account meals of senior officials. Public servants now feel compelled to pay for a beer from a business lunch out of their own pockets for fear of scrutiny. (Ottawa Citizen)
• Volunteers add to the magic of Winter Games Feb 14, 2009
Then they closed shop at The Open Room for a few hours to cheer her on. Sun Valley Councilman Nils Ribi, who joined such celebrities as skier Billy Kidd and ice skater Scott Hamilton, in draping medals around Olympians' necks, said he had the best job of all. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Editorial: Access to music not PSU's responsibility Feb 12, 2009
Now that Ruckus has closed shop, Penn State should not give any thought to signing a contract with any other music downloading service. Penn State's job is to educate its students, not provide them with entertainment. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Gwinnett Saturn dealership closes Feb 11, 2009
Last year in Georgia, more than a dozen new-car dealerships closed shop. One of the nation s largest Chevrolet dealers, Bill Heard Enterprises, closed 14 of its dealerships in September, including four metro Atlanta locations. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
This week at the state legislature Feb 8, 2009
Greg Hinkle, R-Thompson Falls, for a right-to-work law to ban the so-called closed shop, which makes union membership a requirement for employment. It is at 9 a.m. in Room 422. (Helena Independent Record)
In the lap of luxury, Paris squirms Feb 7, 2009
The television channel LCI described the move as the most serious setback to the company since Coco Chanel fired her entire staff and closed shop when war broke out in 1939. But there is also, paradoxically, an underlying satisfaction here that an era of sometimes vulgar high living is over and that a more bedrock French way of life will emerge. (International Herald Tribune)
