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Business Definition for: Block Release

  • an arrangement whereby an employer permits an employee to be away from work to attend an educational institution for a period of time, usually several weeks

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Appeal to block release of Abu Ghraib photos dropped: Pentagon
WASHINGTON AFP — The US government has dropped an appeal of a court's order to release a set of 74 digital images and three videos that documented prisoner abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, a Pentagon spokesman said. The American Civil Liberties Union ACLU had sued the government seeking...
Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Government, image, MARKETING, Pentagon, photograph, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2006-03-29
Company in Charge of Boston's Big-Dig Project Seeks to Block Release of Audits.
By Sean P. Murphy, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 4--Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff, the company managing the Big Dig, yesterday filed for an injunction in Suffolk Superior Court to stave off, at least temporarily, public release of federal audits that ...
Tags: audit, Boston Globe, FINANCE
Research articles 2003-04-04
Pennsylvania Lawmaker Seeks to Block Release of Personal Work Data.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 8 -- A Pennsylvania lawmaker said he will introduce legislation today in Harrisburg to criminalize sales of personal employment and income information by state agencies. The Department of Labor and Industry is poised to begin selling such data to...
Tags: FINANCE, income, Mortgages, Pennsylvania, Strategy, U.S. Department of Labor
Research articles 1999-06-07
Archivists block release of Clinton papers
LITTLE ROCK -- Federal archivists at the Clinton Presidential Library are blocking the release of hundreds of pages of White House papers on pardons that the former president approved, including clemency for fugitive commodities trader Marc Rich. The archivists' decision, based on guidance provided by Bill...
Tags: agent, president, White House
Research articles 2008-03-07
BLOCK SHIELD CORPORATION PLC - Two Key Patent Wins.
Embargoed Release: 07:00hrs Wednesday 18 May 2005 BLOCK SHIELD CORPORATION PLC ...
Tags: EMI Group Plc., patent
Research articles 2005-05-18
BLOCK SHIELD CORPORATION PLC - Patent Win.
Embargoed Release: 07:00hrs Tuesday 11 October 2005 BLOCK SHIELD CORPORATION PLC ...
Tags: cable, Company, EMI Group Plc., patent
Research articles 2005-10-11
BLOCK SHIELD CORPORATION PLC - Trading Update.
Embargoed Release: 07:00hrs Thursday 14th September 2006 BLOCK SHIELD CORPORATION PLC ...
Tags: EMC Corp., RFID
Research articles 2006-09-14
BLOCK SHIELD CORPORATION PLC - Trading Update.
Embargoed Release: 07:00hrs Wednesday 8th March 2006 BLOCK SHIELD CORPORATION PLC ...
Tags: business relationship, contract manufacturer, EMC Corp., RFID
Research articles 2006-03-08
BLOCK SHIELD CORPORATION PLC - Trading Update.
Embargoed Release: 07:00hrs Monday 23rd April 2007 Block Shield Corporation plc ...
Tags: EMC Corp., RFID
Research articles 2007-04-23
BLOCK SHIELD CORPORATION PLC - Trading Update.
Immediate Release: Tuesday 4 March 2008 Block Shield Corporation plc ...
Tags: EMC Corp., RFID
Research articles 2008-03-04
BLOCK SHIELD CORPORATION PLC - Significant Orders & Patent Grant.
Embargoed Release: 07:00hrs Wednesday 13th December 2006 BLOCK SHIELD CORPORATION PLC ...
Tags: EMC Corp., EMI Group Plc., Intel Corp.
Research articles 2006-12-13
H&R Block to Release Fiscal First Quarter 2008 Results August 30
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Headline of release should read: H&R Block to Release Fiscal First Quarter 2008 Results August 30 (sted H&R Block to Release Year End Results August 30).
Tags: H&R Block Inc.
Research articles 2007-08-21
BLOCK SHIELD CORPORATION PLC - Final Results.(Company overview)
Embargoed Release: 07:00hrs Monday 18th June 2007 Block Shield Corporation Plc ...
Tags: EMC Corp., manufacturing, R&D, RFID, sales
Research articles 2007-06-18
BLOCK SHIELD CORPORATION PLC - Sale of Mass Manufacturing Module.
Embargoed Release: 07:00hrs Thursday 8th March 2007 Block Shield Corporation PLC ...
Tags: EMC Corp., manufacturing
Research articles 2007-03-08
BLOCK SHIELD CORPORATION PLC - EMC Division Volume Order.
Embargoed Release: 07:00hrs Monday 9th January 2006 Block Shield Corporation PLC ...
Tags: collaboration, EMC Corp.
Research articles 2006-01-09
BLOCK SHIELD CORPORATION PLC - Sale of First RFID Manufacturing Machine.
Embargoed Release: 07:00hrs Monday 27th February 2006 Block Shield Corporation Plc ...
Tags: Native American, RFID, U.S. company, U.S. General Services Administration
Research articles 2006-02-27
BLOCK SHIELD CORPORATION PLC - Industrial Sale and Joint Venture.
Embargoed Release: 07:00hrs Wednesday 17 October 2007 Block Shield Corporation Plc ...
Tags: EMC Corp., manufacturing
Research articles 2007-10-17
CEO Smyth Promises "Peace of Mind" at H&R Block With Customer-Centric Focus
H&R Block performed miserably in the 2009 tax season, handling 5.8 percent fewer in-store, retail tax returns, as clients sought lower-cost IRS filing alternatives due to difficult economic conditions. Can the largest provider of tax preparation services in the U.S, with almost 13,000 retail outlets, draw more customers to its...
Tags: H&R Block Inc., Tax Return, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance, David Phillips
Blog posts 2009-09-14
BLOCK SHIELD CORPORATION PLC - Interim Results.
Embargoed Release: 07:00hrs Wednesday 19th October 2005 Block Shield Corporation PLC ...
Tags: EMC Corp., manufacturing, merger, Operating Loss, R&D, RFID, sales
Research articles 2005-10-19
Elluminate Launches Blackboard Building Block 2.0 for Seamless Integration With Virtual Classroom
Elluminate, Inc., a leading provider of live eLearning and web collaboration solutions for the real-time organization, announced today the release of version 2 of the Elluminate Live® Building Block application for the Blackboard Academic SuiteTM, which includes the Blackboard Learning SystemTM, Blackboard Community SystemTM and the Blackboard Content SystemTM. ...
Research articles 2007-03-13