Ford and UAW to open 30 family care centers nation wide
Ford Motor Co and Visteon Corp employees will access 24 hour onsite child care at family centers being built nationwide under a Ford UAW program born from the 1999 contract. Centers will also offer financial planning, tutoring, Internet access and health screenings, aiming to position the firms as employers of choice.
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Ford execs back on site child care centers plan
William Ford Jr and Peter Pestillo cite social issues as business issues. New 24 hour centers to be built onsite at Ford and Visteon plants in Detroit Cleveland Chicago Louisville and Kansas City. Centers will serve over 220 children with some services offered for a fee.
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Man accused of shipping arms to Hezbollah in Lebanon
Ali Boumelhem a 35 year old Detroit Beirut resident faces charges in US District Court for shipping firearms and ammunition to a nonlicensed recipient. Federal agents say he traveled to gun shows to procure parts for overseas shipment and was arrested before traveling to Lebanon. He is described as a leader in Amal and a Hezbollah sympathizer.
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Administrators review textbooks after Kama Sutra excerpt slips in
In Bellevue Washington Interlake High School ninth graders in three freshmen honors classes were briefly assigned four pages from the Kama Sutra in a World History supplement. The district plans to excise the pages as students return books, rather than issue an immediate recall.
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Boston eye doctor loses access to federal funds for decade
Former Boston ophthalmologist Dr. Evan Dreyer, linked to data fabrication in glutamate research on glaucoma and Meniere's disease, will be barred from federal research funds for ten years under a settlement with the Office of Research Integrity. He remains able to bill Medicare and Medicaid after the period and continues his practice at the University of Pennsylvania.
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