The gas leak reportedly occurred sometime on Sunday at a Samsung facility south of Seoul, Korea. Several hours
later, Samsung contacted a maintenance company to
clean up the leak. Five crew members arrived on the scene and started to
clean up the spill. However, one of the individuals, who was reportedly
not wearing a full hazmat suit, died due to exposure. Four other
individuals who were wearing their full protective gear were sent to a
hospital, but fully recovered, according to reports.
Investigators have determined that Samsung took too long to
alert law enforcement to the spill, and the company has been assessed a
fine of up to 1 million Korean won (about $900) - Yonhap News, citing sources within the police office assessing the fine.
Samsung has remained tight-lipped on the leak, but
reportedly told Yonhap in a statement on Monday that it believed the
leak was "minimal."
Source: CNET
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Casual Fridays go formal...
A Foosball table, M&Ms, Fruit Loops, he bottle of whiskey on top of the fridge....these are the things you see at a Silicon Vally start up, along with staff casually dressed in sweatpants, hoodies, jeans, flip flops, or even pajamas.
Many American companies have come around to practicing Casual Friday, encouraging employees to dress down after four days of business wear. Silicon Valley was a pioneer of just that, with one exception: many opted for casual dress every day. Now, however, you will no longer see casual on Fridays!
Welcome Dress Up Friday, where normally comfortable employees dress in suits and ties, silk dresses, and pumps. Just the opposite of what you would expect any company to do. But hey, "Sometimes you just want to bring the heat for no particular reason at all, and Corporate Friday is your opportunity to suit up."
Read the full Wall Street Journal article here: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324677204578184022807118216.html
Many American companies have come around to practicing Casual Friday, encouraging employees to dress down after four days of business wear. Silicon Valley was a pioneer of just that, with one exception: many opted for casual dress every day. Now, however, you will no longer see casual on Fridays!
Welcome Dress Up Friday, where normally comfortable employees dress in suits and ties, silk dresses, and pumps. Just the opposite of what you would expect any company to do. But hey, "Sometimes you just want to bring the heat for no particular reason at all, and Corporate Friday is your opportunity to suit up."
Is this fine even legal?
Here's an excerpt of an article from the Wall Street Journal from June, 2012 that raises the question "Is that even legal"? How does one have the right to fine their employees? Especially for such a dumb thing like this.
Excerpt:
"I cringe every time I hear people misuse 'is' for 'are,' Mr. Silver says. The company's chief operations officer, Mr. Silver also hammers interns to stop peppering sentences with 'like.' For years, he imposed a 25-cent fine on new hires for each offense. 'I am losing the battle,' he says."
Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303410404577466662919275448.html
Need tech Support? Don't call India, call US!
You may have noticed the time stamp on this blog posting: 2:20AM! Yes, that's AM, not PM. What other technology company do you know that is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week?
International Enterprise Services offers emergency tech support after normal business hours every day of the year. After all, computer problems are not only a hassle, but they can cost your business money. If there's a problem with the technology in your bar, restaurant, car rental company, limo company, store, etc., simply pick up your phone and call us at 781-816-9437. An on call technician will be dispatched to your location immediately.
We promise that no matter what time of day it is - 2AM or 2PM - you will never have to talk to Fred in India. We take pride in the fact that all our technicians are trained in and live in the United States.
International Enterprise Services offers emergency tech support after normal business hours every day of the year. After all, computer problems are not only a hassle, but they can cost your business money. If there's a problem with the technology in your bar, restaurant, car rental company, limo company, store, etc., simply pick up your phone and call us at 781-816-9437. An on call technician will be dispatched to your location immediately.
We promise that no matter what time of day it is - 2AM or 2PM - you will never have to talk to Fred in India. We take pride in the fact that all our technicians are trained in and live in the United States.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
New iPad sticker shock:
The new iPad Fourth-Generation comes in at $799, with the cellular enabled one hitting $929; just under $1,000.
Sure, the storage capacity is 128GB. But it has all of the same features as before, including a 9.7-inch Retina Display, a FaceTime HD camera, and an A6X processor. All that was upgraded was the storage! Are you serious, Apple?
Read the full story here: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57566376-37/apple-ipad-jumps-to-128gb-starting-at-$799
Sure, the storage capacity is 128GB. But it has all of the same features as before, including a 9.7-inch Retina Display, a FaceTime HD camera, and an A6X processor. All that was upgraded was the storage! Are you serious, Apple?
Read the full story here: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57566376-37/apple-ipad-jumps-to-128gb-starting-at-$799
Monday, January 28, 2013
Blog contributers explained:
So far, there are three users setup on our blog to contribute content. Here's a breakdown of who these users are:
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Tom - iesAdvisors.com: Tom's account; owner of IES. Only Tom has access to posting via this account name. See Tom's profile on LinkedIn.
John - iesAdvisors.com: John's account; owner of IES. Only John has access to posting via this account name. See John's profile on LinkedIn.
*We are currently in the process of securing guest bloggers. Once they are brought on, a posting will be created to introduce them.
iesAdvisors: The main account for our company. Any IES employee or contractor with access can post via this account.
Tom - iesAdvisors.com: Tom's account; owner of IES. Only Tom has access to posting via this account name. See Tom's profile on LinkedIn.
John - iesAdvisors.com: John's account; owner of IES. Only John has access to posting via this account name. See John's profile on LinkedIn.
*We are currently in the process of securing guest bloggers. Once they are brought on, a posting will be created to introduce them.
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