OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada‘s job market is expected to slow markedly in December to reflect the sluggish economy and employers’ fears about the U.S. fiscal crisis following outsized gains of over 50,000 jobs in two of the previous three months.The median forecast in a Reuters poll is for the economy to add just 5,000 jobs in the month, with forecasts ranging from a loss of 20,000 positions to a gain...
What to Do With Your New Android
Label: TechnologySo you got a shiny new Android for Christmas? Before showing it off to all your Apple-loving friends, the device should be fully optimized at the start. Taking a couple measures ahead of time will make for a better experience later.If you’re a brand new Android owner, the phone’s operating system is likely Jelly Bean or Ice Cream Sandwich. You shouldn’t have to upgrade anything, but there might be...
Dec
30
Hot spots draw believers, but not doomsday
Label: LifestyleAs the sun rose from time zone to time zone across the world on Friday, there was still no sign of the world’s end — but that didn’t stop those convinced that a 5,125-year Mayan calendar predicts the apocalypse from gathering at some of the world’s purported survival hot spots.Many of the esoterically inclined expected a new age of consciousness — others wanted a party. But, in some places said to...
Michigan hospital blazes trail in fight against fungal meningitis
Label: HealthCHICAGO (Reuters) – After his first day working at St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor hospital’s newly created Fungal Outbreak Clinic, Dr David Vandenberg struggled to describe to his boss the enormity of what lay ahead. He settled on a line from the movie Jaws.“We’re going to need a bigger boat,” Vandenberg told Dr Lakshmi Halasyamani, chief medical officer of the Michigan hospital, echoing the film’s local...
Crucial day for US budget talks
Label: Business30 December 2012 Last updated at 08:03 ETPlease turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. US President Barack Obama: “Agreement is being discussed as we speak”US politicians are facing a crucial day of talks aimed at preventing the economy falling over a “fiscal cliff”.Congress must reach a deal by the end of the year to avert steep spending cuts and tax rises due to take effect.President...
Suspected US drone kills 3 al-Qaida men in Yemen
Label: WorldSANAA, Yemen (AP) — Three al-Qaida militants were killed in a suspected U.S. drone strike in southern Yemen, Yemeni security officials said, the fourth such attack this week and a sign attacks from unmanned aircraft are on the upswing in the country.The officials said the three men were hit as they were riding in a Land Cruiser in el-Manaseh village on the outskirts of Radda in Bayda province. Dozens...
Nintendo’s Wii U wobbles as sales sink
Label: TechnologyAccording to Famitsu, Nintendo’s (NTDOY) portable 3DS console continued to see huge success during the week ahead of Christmas. It racked up sales of 433,000 units in Japan, up from 333,000 units in the prior week. But weirdly enough, the brand new and heavily promoted Wii U home console wobbled badly as its weekly sales slipped to 122,000 units from 130,000 units in the previous week. This may have...
Dec
29
McCartney, ‘God particle’ scientist get honors
Label: LifestyleLONDON (AP) — Stella McCartney, who designed the uniforms worn by Britain’s record-smashing Olympic team, and Scottish physicist Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the so-called “God particle,” are among the hundreds being honored by Queen Elizabeth II this New Year.The list is particularly heavy with Britain’s Olympic heroes, but it also includes “Star Wars” actor Ewan McGregor, eccentric English...
Humidity Levels Explain U.S. Flu Winter Peak
Label: HealthTitle Post: Humidity Levels Explain U.S. Flu Winter PeakRating: 100%based on 99998 ratings.5 user reviews.Author: Fluser SeoLinkThanks for visiting the blog, If any criticism and suggestions please leave a comm...
Former City regulator knighted
Label: Business28 December 2012 Last updated at 19:06 ETA former head of the Financial Services Authority and a founding member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee have been recognised in the New Year Honours.Hector Sants, who was in charge of regulation at the start of the credit crisis, has been knighted.It is in recognition for services to financial regulation.Alan Budd, who was on the first Monetary...
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