Sunday, September 5, 2010

Future hiring will mainly benefit the high-skilled (AP)

Future hiring will mainly benefit the high-skilled (AP)

Future hiring will mainly benefit the high-skilled (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 10:54 AM PDT

In this Aug. 31, 2010 file photo, job seekers supply copies of their resumes at a career fair in Rolling Meadows, Ill. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP - Whenever companies start hiring freely again, job-seekers with specialized skills and education will have plenty of good opportunities. Others will face a choice: Take a job with low pay — or none at all.

Congo: 70 dead in 2nd weekend boat capsize (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 12:25 PM PDT

AP - A Congolese official says 70 people are believed dead after a riverboat capsized in the second reported deadly boat tipping this weekend.

Key oil spill evidence raised to Gulf's surface (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 10:25 AM PDT

In this Sept. 4, 2010 picture, the Helix Q4000, bottom, the vessel responsible for lifting the Deepwater Horizon blowout preventer stack from the sea floor, is seen on the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Louisiana. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)AP - Investigators looking into what went wrong in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are a step closer to answers now that a key piece of evidence is secure aboard a ship.

9 years gone, everyone's a ground zero stakeholder (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 09:27 AM PDT

In this Sept. 1, 2010 picture, construction continues at the World Trade Center site in New York. Two additional high rise towers and a transportation hub are planned for the pit under excavation, center. One World Trade Center is at left. Traffic moves north along Church St., lower right. September 11 will mark the ninth anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center. Ground zero - depending on whom you talk to, it's a scar on this city where horror still lingers, a bustling hive symbolizing the resilience of a nation, or simply, for those who live and work nearby, a place where life goes on. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - It is a place of sacrifice. A place of mourning. A place people pass by on their way to grab lunch. It's a place where tourists crane their necks to snatch a glimpse around barriers walling off an enormous construction site — which is also what it is.

Guatemala mudslides kill at least 38; 2 buses hit (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 12:22 PM PDT

People stand in front of a bus partially covered by a landslide, due to heavy rains, on the Pan-American highway at Tecpan, Guatemala, Saturday Sept. 4, 2010. At least 12 passengers were killed and around 25 injured, rescue workers said. (AP Photo)AP - Torrential rains from a tropical depression caused landslides that have killed at least 38 people in Guatemala — some of them rescuers who had come to save people already trapped by a wall of mud.

Chile mine disaster exposes old family feuds (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 01:02 PM PDT

In this photos provided by Chile's government, trapped miner Claudio Yanez talks to his relatives during a video conference at the collapsed San Jose mine in Copiapo, Chile, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010. Thirty-three miners have been trapped deep underground in the copper and gold mine since it collapsed on Aug. 5. (AP Photo/Chile's government)AP - While a fire warms their campsite, the icy feeling between Cristina Nunez Macias and her mother-in-law is as palpable as the cold Atacama desert.

Want cheapskates to spend? Hawk gizmos that save (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 12:31 PM PDT

AP - How do you get penny pinchers to spend these days? Pitch products that promise to save them money.

Backyard volunteers helping track firefly numbers (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 11:23 AM PDT

In this one hour exposure photo taken June 22, 2009 and provided by Steve Irvine, fireflies fly in front of his home in Big Bay, Ontario in Canada. A childhood rite of passage — catching fireflies in Mason jars and watching them glow — could be fading along with the dog days of summer. Scientists are busy analyzing a summer's worth of observations of the mesmerizing insects collected by a network of backyard volunteers in hopes of verifying whether anecdotal evidence suggesting the luminous insects are on the decline is correct, and if so, what's behind their shrinking populations. (AP Photo/Courtesy Steve Irvine) NO SALESAP - The yellow-green streaks of fireflies that bring a magical air to summer nights, inspire camp songs and often end up in jars in children's bedrooms may be flickering out in the nation's backyards as suburban sprawl encroaches on their habitats.

Taiwan's HTC: iPhone's `quiet' challenger (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 10:37 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 27, 2010 file photo, Peter Chou, chief executive officer of Taiwan's High Tech Computer Corp., or HTC Corp., talks about the introduction of the brand into China's market during a press conference held in Beijing, China. East Asia is the world's electronics factory, yet unless they are Japanese, producers are anonymous. Now HTC Corp., the Taiwanese maker of smart phones, is moving out of the shadows and trying to establish its own brand name as it competes with Apple's iPhone. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)AP - East Asia is the world's electronics factory, yet unless they are Japanese, producers are largely anonymous. Now HTC Corp., a Taiwanese maker of smart phones, is moving out of the shadows and trying to establish its own brand name as it competes with Apple's iPhone.

Venus wins but never finds comfort at US Open (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 12:28 PM PDT

Kim Clijsters of Belgium celebrates after winning a game against Ana Ivanovic of Serbia at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)AP - Venus Williams struggled with her serve. She kept tugging at her dress. Just as big a nuisance was her opponent, Shahar Peer.

Obama to propose permanent research tax credit (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 11:31 AM PDT

President Obama delivers remarks on the latest employment statistics, alongside Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner in the Rose Garden of the White House, September 3, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama will ask the Congress on Wednesday to increase and permanently extend a tax credit for business research as a way of boosting job growth, an administration officials said on Sunday.

Earl fizzles as it sweeps through Maritime Canada (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 05:50 PM PDT

Two men watch as large waves break onto the rocks at Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia September 4, 2010. Hurricane Earl lashed into the Canadian Maritime provinces on Saturday, picking up wind speed in warm Atlantic waters after a surprisingly tame brush with the U.S. East Coast. REUTERS/Paul DarrowReuters - Hurricane Earl made landfall in Canada on Saturday and fizzled after a series of scares along the U.S. East Coast, flooding roads, felling trees and cutting power to tens of thousands in the Atlantic province of Nova Scotia.

Philippine police chief takes blame for bus hijack (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 02:12 AM PDT

Members of the special weapons and tactics (SWAT) team take their position as a body lies on the steps of the bus during the assault on a bus with tourists being held hostage at Quirino Grandstand in Manila August 23, 2010. Philippine police commandos crouched around a bus where a sacked former policeman was holding 15 Hong Kong tourists hostage in Manila on Monday and shots were heard at the scene, TV pictures and a Reuters witness said. REUTERS/ Erik de Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST)Reuters - The Philippines' national police chief took the blame for the botched bus hijacking rescue attempt last week that killed eight Hong Kong tourists at a Manila park, announcing his decision to retire early from the service.

Gales, aftershocks shake quake hit New Zealand city (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 11:29 PM PDT

A council worker surveys the damage to a building in central Christchurch after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the city September 4, 2010. REUTERS/Simon BakerReuters - Strong aftershocks and gale-force winds buffeted a clean-up of New Zealand's second biggest city on Sunday following the country's most damaging earthquake in 80 years.

Oracle offered job to ex-HP CEO Hurd says source (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 10:27 AM PDT

Mark Hurd, chairman, CEO and president of HP speaks at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference in Pasadena, California, in this July 24, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/FilesReuters - Oracle Corp has offered a job to Mark Hurd, the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co who resigned amid a scandal involving inaccurate expense receipts related to a female contractor, according to a source familiar with the situation.

Thousands protest French clampdown against Roma (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 04:19 PM PDT

French opposition parties, unions and civil rights groups protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy's tough anti-crime proposals in Nantes, September 4, 2010. REUTERS/Stephane MahReuters - Tens of thousands protested across France on Saturday against a clampdown on immigrants, launching a week of action over policies on which President Nicolas Sarkozy has staked his political reputation.

Taxpayers may face initial loss on GM IPO: sources (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 08:00 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 13, 2010 file photo, Tim Allen arrives at the world premiere of 'Toy Story 3,' at The El Capitan Theater in Los Angeles. General Motors Co. said Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, Tim Allen will be a spokesman for the brand and will star in a series of TV ads for the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze that begin airing on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Katy Winn, file)Reuters - The U.S. government is likely to take a loss on General Motors Co in the first offering of the automaker's stock, six people familiar with preparations for the landmark IPO said.

Venezuela OKs payment for French retailer Casino (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 02:09 PM PDT

Reuters - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has approved a $690 million payment to French retailer Casino and other owners of a supermarket chain nationalized earlier this year, state media said on Saturday.

ETA declares ceasefire in Basque independence battle (AFP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 12:56 PM PDT

A screen grab taken from the website of pro-independence Basque newspaper Gara shows an image of ETA armed Basque group members declaring a ceasefire in the northern Spanish town of Guernica. ETA declared a ceasefire Sunday in their flagging 42-year campaign of bombing and shooting for a homeland independent of Spain.(AFP/BBC/GARA)AFP - Basque separatist fighters ETA declared a ceasefire Sunday in their flagging, decades-long campaign of bombing and shooting for a homeland independent of Spain.

US troops fire back as suicide bombers kill 12 in Baghdad (AFP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2010 12:22 PM PDT

A plume of smoke is seen following a large explosion that rocked an Iraqi army complex at the Rusafa Military Command headquarters in eastern Baghdad. As many as five suicide bombers killed 12 people on Sunday at an Iraqi army complex in Baghdad, with US troops among those who fired back in a bid to repel the coordinated attack.(AFP/Ammar Karim)AFP - American troops were among those who fired back to repel a coordinated suicide attack on an Iraqi army complex that killed 12 people on Sunday, days after US forces officially ended combat operations in the country.
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