Employers eye online profiles in hiring
A mix of HR experts and career counselors discuss how employers view candidates' personal web pages. Some warn against posting potentially harmful content while noting occasional online checks by a few employers. Interview insights cover time management, interview prompts, and the fairness of using social media in hiring decisions.
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State DHS cites new child welfare strategies cutting abuse rates
A state report credits last spring’s cross agency child welfare reforms with lower abuse incidents and fewer repeat maltreatments. DHS spokesman Roger Munns notes improvements in average abuses per victim dropping from 1.4 to 1.2 and 90.5 percent of children avoiding subsequent maltreatment within six months, approaching the 94 percent federal benchmark. Abus e incidents fell from 17 774 in 2004 to 16 318 last year.
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Five categories of confirmed child abuse see declines in meth and sexual abuse
The report shows manufacturing methamphetamine incidents with a child present dropping to 128 last year from 299 in 2004 and 400 the year before due to tighter limits on cold medicines. Sexual abuse cases fell to 847 from 1,110 in 2004, continuing a 1993 trend. Nationwide, 13,544 children were abused or neglected, up 2 percent from the prior peak.
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Manure Boosts Iowa Hog Expansion and Fertilizer Use
Iowa hog producers accelerate growth aided by higher manure value and favorable regulation. Permits for large confinement units rose sharply in 2004 as hog production grows, with farmers like Tracy Franck and Tom Erickson expanding operations to leverage manure as fertilizer and cut costs. Farmers report manure reduces fertilizer bills and improves soil, while experts note ongoing industry gains and evolving regulatory thresholds.
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Iowa
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Department of Natural Resources’ Environmental Services
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Iowa Pork Producers Association
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Doug Hawker
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Katrina response tapes show FEMA fears and levee breach talk
Transcripts and video from Aug 25 31 reveal federal and local officials discussed levee breach fears and disaster gaps. Brown warned of insufficient disaster teams while Bush and Blanco faced blame for the slow response as the Gulf Coast storm unleashed historic devastation.
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Bush
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White House
Joe Hagin
Louisiana
Kathleen Blanco
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