Posts Tagged ‘Letter’

Health professionals challenge McDonald’s to stop marketing to kids

Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor Chicago, IL, United States (AHN) – More than 550 health professionals and activists from across the country have challenged McDonald’s to stop marketing junk food to kids. Currently the fast food retailer uses a proven marketing campaign that makes parents virtually powerless over the allure of their products [...]

Italian, French leaders discuss immigration issue in Rome

AHN News Staff Rome, Italy (AHN) – Just days after Rome introduced an immigration policy that allowed thousands of immigrants to travel across the Europe’s border-free Schengen zone against French wishes, leaders of Italy and France shared similar views on revising the zone’s open border treaty on Tuesday. The meeting between French President Nicolas Sarkozy [...]

Caterpillar to stay in Illinois

Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Peoria, IL, United States (AHN) – Caterpillar, the world’s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, will remain headquartered Illinois despite a temporary income tax hike in the state. Chief executive Doug Oberhelmam told reporters in Peoria on Tuesday that Caterpillar is “here to stay.” He met earlier with [...]

Democrats call for China rare-earth sanctions

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Two Democratic senators said Tuesday they plan to ask the Obama administration to oppose U.S. and international Chinese mining projects until “China plays fair” with rare-earth element exports. Sens. Charles Schumer and Debbie Stabenow said in a statement that they plan to release a letter urging Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to block [...]

Commissioner Gist: Mayors can fire teachers in fiscal crisis

By Linda Borg PROVIDENCE, R.I. — State Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist says that mayors and school committees have the legal authority to terminate teachers in the event of a financial crisis. Gist was responding to a letter by state Sen. James C. Sheehan about the Providence situation, in which the School Board sent dismissal [...]

Obama urged to raise laundry list of grievances and issues with Chinese Prime Minister

Lalit K. Jha – AHN News Correspondent Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – When President, Barack Obama, sits down with his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, at the Oval Office Wednesday morning he would be carrying with him a long list of issues which Congressmen and Senators have urged him to ask the Chinese leaders this [...]

EU, Iran Push To Restart Nuclear Talks

AHN News Staff Tehran, Iran (AHN) – Responding to European Union chief diplomat Catherine Ashton’s call to revive nuclear talks from November 15-18, Iran on Wednesday proposed fresh dates to resume talks with major world powers. Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili sent a letter to Ashton saying Tehran could restart negotiations on November 23 [...]

Private Lending Transactions – The Importance of an Effective Cover Letter

photo credit: king_david_uk A cover letter is extremely important. You may be sending this to somebody you’ve had little interaction with. Maybe they’ve inquired from a postcard or a friend or somebody. Maybe they called you once or twice. They’re not going to know you very well. You may have mentioned your company name, but [...]

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