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Elon Musk clears out Twitter bosses in bn deal
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Elon Musk clears out Twitter bosses in $44bn deal

SpaceX founder Elon Musk speaks at an event in Texas.The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has completed his $44bn (£38.1bn) takeover of the social media firm, according to a government filing. Mr Musk tweeted “the bird is freed” and later said “let the good times roll”. The deal has prompted the departure of Twitter’s finance chief Ned Segal as well as its chairman Bret Taylor. The firm’s chief executive Parag Agrawal has also reportedly left and was escorted out of Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters. Mr Segal confirmed his departure on the social media platform. He tweeted that his time…
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Rishi Sunak completes comeback, becomes Britain’s first prime minister of color
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Rishi Sunak completes comeback, becomes Britain’s first prime minister of color

LONDON – Former finance minister Rishi Sunak completed a political comeback Monday, when he was selected prime minister by Britain’s ruling Conservative Party, just seven weeks after he was beaten to office by Liz Truss. Sunak, 42, will be the fifth British prime minister in six years, the third in less than two months. He is Britain’s first leader of South Asian descent, its first Hindu prime minister, and the nation’s first leader of color. He is the youngest prime minister of modern times. He won an internal party contest to be the country’s new leader following Truss’ Oct. 20…
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Make health and safety your top priority in 2020 – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog
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Make health and safety your top priority in 2020 – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

Warren Buffett, who was recently named as the fourth wealthiest individual in the world, once said: “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.” This is good advice that can be applied to many aspects of life, but it’s especially true when it comes to health and safety. When an accident occurs there are of course measurable outlays: damage to equipment, loss of revenue and sick days caused by injuries. There are also intangible costs such as damage to reputation and/or a loss of trust…
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We’re with you every step of the way! – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog
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We’re with you every step of the way! – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

Whether you’re a returning entrant, or brand new to the RoSPA Health & Safety Awards, going through the entry process can seem a little daunting… but don’t panic! We have a highly dedicated team at RoSPA to help. We caught up with two members of the RoSPA team, Dr Karen McDonnell and Matt Cryer, to find out how they can help entrants on their awards journey.Dr Karen McDonnell, CFIOSH, Chartered FCIPDOHS Policy Adviser, Head of RoSPA Scotland, Past President IOSHAs a highly motivated advocate for safety and health, Karen is skilled in partnership working, with a track record of…
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To a Mouse – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog
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To a Mouse – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

This year the birth of Robert Burns and the Lunar New Year fell on the same date, 25th January. A time for Scots and Asian heritage to be celebrated, a time for reflection and forward planning. My favorite Robert Burns poem is ‘To a Mouse’, written in 1785 it tells the story of Burns disturbing a mouse nest whilst ploughing a field, a panic stricken mouse, its ruined nest and with winter just around the corner, its world in disarray . There is a line in the poem, ‘The best laid plans o’mice an’ men gang aft agley’ that resonates…
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Lawrence Liu wins VP finance by-election
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Lawrence Liu wins VP finance by-election

Lawrence Liu is your next AMS VP finance. Liu — who currently serves as the associate vice-president funds in the AMS VP Finance Office — beat out AMS Strategy and Governance Lead Kamil Kanji and the Arts Student Center (represented by Mathew Ho). The by-election for VP finance comes after former VP Finance Rita Jin resigned in July after AMS Council did not approve the courses she needed to take to fulfill her program and scholarship requirements. AMS President Eshana Bhangu has served as interim VP finance since. Liu ran on a platform of increasing mental health coverage under the…
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City’s finance committee hears requests to appropriate funds
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City’s finance committee hears requests to appropriate funds

Cambridge City Council’s Finance Committee considered a number of requests from various departments, during its meeting this week. City Utility Director Lou Thornton made a request to appropriate $220,000 from the Unappropriated Sewer Fund. Of those funds $20,000 would go to sewer supplies, $20,000 to sewer miscellaneous service, $50,000 to sewer vehicle maintenance, $10,000 to sewer miscellaneous, $60,000 to sewer capital improvement and $60,000 to sewer equipment. “When we first put our budgets together in October of last year, it’s very difficult to anticipate what’s happened to the economy,” Thornton explained. “As a result between the budget being from last…
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5 Steps to Become RoSPA Award Winner – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog
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5 Steps to Become RoSPA Award Winner – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

Thinking of entering the RoSPA Health & Safety Awards for the first time? On the face of it, it can seem quite daunting. “Which part of the organization should I enter? Have we got enough evidence to support the ten key performance questions?” And so on… After all, there is a lot of hard work involved entering an internationally recognized and highly prestigious reward scheme, so to make life a little easier, we put together this little infographic to show you just how simple it is to begin your awards journey.Changing best practice is at the heart of the…
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