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BostonWorks - Weekly Articles
  Climb: If you can, try a few careers until you're sure
Aaron Karo performs stand-up comedy in Boston. He also bills himself as an author, public speaker, and sitcom actor.
  The Corporate Curmudgeon: Taking the measure of your meetings
-Herbert Hoover
  For complaints, phone home
Working from home isn't new, but Karen Hughes has tapped into a more recent adaptation: the virtual call center.

Yahoo! News: Business News
 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:38:19 GMT Markets edge down as Greece wrangling tempers momentum (Reuters)

A Wall St. sign is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange, February 6, 2012. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS)Reuters - Markets edged down on Tuesday as Greek resistance to the strict conditions attached to a bailout fund sapped recent momentum spurred by hopes the global economy is improving, and the euro eased on renewed fears of a messy debt default.


 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:16:04 GMT Greek leaders face crunch talks, unions strike (Reuters)
Reuters - Greek political leaders face crunch talks on Tuesday to hammer out a deal on unpopular reforms that have prompted the country's biggest labor unions to walk off the job.
 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:37:00 GMT Facebook governance a concern for California pension fund (Reuters)
Reuters - Facebook's corporate governance rules, which give shareholders little say in how the social networking website would be run as a public company, are raising the hackles of one of the largest U.S. investors, the California State Teachers' Retirement System.

InfoWorld News
 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:35:25 -0800 Microsoft opens C++ extension for other compilers
Microsoft has opened its C++ AMP specification so it can also be used by non-Microsoft compilers to harness the power of GPUs (graphics processing units). "What we see is more and more people are looking to take advantage of the GPU in their applications," said Tony Goodhew, a Microsoft product manager for Visual Studio.
 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:36:06 -0800 Adobe launches sandboxed Flash Player for Firefox, hopes for fewer exploits
Adobe has released a beta version of Flash Player for Firefox, which has better protection against vulnerability exploits because of a new sandboxed architecture.
 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:24:26 -0800 Appeals court denies Google bid to keep email out of Oracle trial
Google has failed in its latest attempt to keep a potentially damaging email out of the lawsuit Oracle filed against it over alleged Java intellectual-property violations in the Android mobile OS. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Monday denied Google's petition over the email, which was written by Google engineer Tim Lindholm, according to information on the court's website. The text of the court's decision was not immediately available.

Rebuilding the Economy
  Foreclosures fall, but banks bracing for next big wave
In November, for the fourth month in a row, the number of foreclosure filings in the United States declined -- an 8 percent drop from October. But foreclosure experts aren't celebrating. They're bracing for the next wave of default notices, foreclosure auctions, and bank repossessions, which could hit early next ...


  UK bonus tax proposal: Three reasons it won’t happen in US
The pre-budget report from Alistair Darling, Britain's chancellor of the exchequer, held one explosive proposal: a one-time "super tax" on banker's bonuses. The tax would impose this year a 50 percent penalty on all bonuses over £25,000 ($41,000), a fee levied on the banks instead of individual bankers. Americans can be ...


  Do school closings hurt your child’s performance?
Winter storms don't carry the economic wallop of, say, a major hurricane or tornado. Icy roads don't create enough fender-benders to top wind and water damage to homes and commercial property. But snow does close schools — and evidence is mounting that for every snow-day closure, students do worse on standardized ...



PRWeb: Employment/Careers
  National Veterinary Technician Week: October 11-17, 2009

Linking the Veterinary Healthcare Team (PRWeb Sep 29, 2009)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Veterinary_Technicians/Veterinary_Healthcare/prweb2925404.htm

  Education is Now Just a Click Away

University Canada West Helps International Students Achieve Personal Goals (PRWeb Sep 29, 2009)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/UCAN/InternationalStudents/prweb2943074.htm

  Milwaukee/NARI Members Offer Tips That Work for Home Offices

Just in time for National Work at Home Week October 4 - 10, members of the Milwaukee chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (Milwaukee/NARI) offer tips on setting up home offices. (PRWeb Sep 29, 2009)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Remodeling/Home_Office/prweb2945694.htm


US labour news from LabourStart
 30 Sep 2009 01:00:00 GMT USA : Michael Moore Gets ‘People’s Oscar’
Source: AFL-CIO
 30 Sep 2009 01:00:00 GMT USA : Whistleblower Film Series Kicks Off Thursday
Source: DC Labor
 30 Sep 2009 01:00:00 GMT USA : N.Y. Health Care Workers Revolt Over H1N1 Vaccine
Source: WCBS TV

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