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Temp workers not stuck in jobs and earn more than regular employees
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Rather than being trapped in dead-end jobs, many people hired by temporary help agencies actually earn higher hourly wages and are better educated than permanent employees, and move quickly between temporary ...
Nokia to ax 220 R&D jobs in Japan
Nov 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Nokia Corp. said Tuesday it is axing 220 jobs at research and development units in Japan as the world's largest mobile phone maker continues to cut costs.
Whitman pledges not in Craigslist contract
Dec 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Assurances that former eBay CEO Meg Whitman gave Craigslist's officials before eBay bought into the online classifieds company were never put in writing, the founder of Craigslist acknowledged Friday.
Cost-cutting Yahoo to close offices for holidays
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(AP) -- Yahoo says it will close its offices from Christmas through New Year's to help save money. The cost-cutting move ends a year in which Yahoo's revenue declined for the first time since 2001.
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Top US lawmaker skeptical of new space funding
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she was personally skeptical of manned space missions and warned that NASA's future funding could depend on whether it was likely to create jobs.
EU antitrust chief slams senators on Oracle deal
Dec 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The European Union's antitrust chief said Tuesday that U.S. senators who pressed her to approve Oracle Corp.'s takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc. should stop interfering in Europe's affairs and prioritize U.S. health ...
Japan's Panasonic wins control of ailing Sanyo
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Panasonic Corp. announced Thursday it had secured a controlling stake in smaller rival Sanyo Electric Co. in a 4.6-billion-dollar takeover that revamps Japan's troubled electronics industry.
Senators press EU to speed its Oracle-Sun probe
Nov 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- U.S. senators are pressuring European antitrust regulators to hurry their investigation of Oracle Corp.'s proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc., citing Sun's "precarious" financial condition and fears about ...
Ending the cycle of poverty
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- While many academically talented high-school students in Providence, Rhode Island, are figuring out what outfit to wear to school on a particular day, other top grade-earners are busily getting ...
Signal fading on radio traffic reports
Nov 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- For more than 20 years, Mike Nolan was known to radio listeners as the "eye in the sky." He flew over Southern California freeways in his single-engine plane, reporting on the nation's worst traffic.
EPA postpones decision on 15 percent blend for ethanol
Dec 02, 2009 |
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The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday that it will make a formal decision next year on whether to allow a 15 percent blend of ethanol in domestic gasoline, after initial tests showed that cars can run on the fuel.
Dell to lay off 700 workers in Malaysia: reports
Dec 16, 2009 |
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US computer giant Dell will cut 700 jobs in Malaysia as it looks to slash costs, newspaper reports said Wednesday.
UAF chooses shipyard to build Alaska Region Research Vessel
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 09, 2009 |
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More than three decades ago, marine scientists in the United States first identified the need for a research vessel capable of bringing scientists to Alaska's icy northern waters.
Magazine publishers creating 'iTunes for magazines': reports
Nov 25, 2009 |
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US magazine publishers Time Inc., Conde Nast and Hearst are preparing to launch an online newsstand described as an "iTunes for magazines," according to published reports.
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