Helping foreign nationals adapt to the U.S

Article Abstract:

Helping foreign nationals who are assigned to the US is one of the responsibilities of the HR manager. In helping these transplanted employees and their families, HR managers should provide customized services because different nationalities have a diverse range of needs. One of the common problems when an employee is relocated to the US is the working spouse. As a solution, spouses may be given a new job in the company, provided with money for education and higher training, or be allowed to stay in their homeland and given funds. The children of the foreign employee are another issue. HR should make sure that they are enrolled in the appropriate school and grade level to enable them to adjust well to the educational system of the US. English lessons should also be provided to the spouses and the children. Classes on the home language and culture may also be offered to children who usually become out of touch with their native language and culture.

Human resource management, Alien labor, Visitors, Foreign, Foreign visitors, Foreign labor

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Building a better kilogram

Article Abstract:

The 118-year-old official kilo stored at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures has lost 50 micrograms in the last century. Two baseball sized spheres are now being made of ultrapure silicon to replace the official kilo.

Australia, Models, Design and construction, Weights and measures, Measurement units and standards

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Buttonholed

Article Abstract:

A writer recounts how her hair got entangled with the button on Pres. Richard M. Nixon's jacket on Oct. 5, 1971. Stories of the incident were published in several newspapers the next day.

Social aspects, Personal narratives, Behavior, Presidents, Presidents (Government), Nixon, Richard M., Girls

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