Job search begins (Palladium-Item) Former MasterBrand Cabinets Inc. employee Paula Johnson saw several co-workers Tuesday at the WorkOne office, including some who had trouble negotiating the employment service's computers. |
Genomes 'R' Us (CNN Money) It took the Human Genome Project $3 billion and 13 years to map the first genome and reduce it to a chemical code six billion letters long. Today, with faster computers and improved techniques, a research laboratory can sequence your DNA in about six weeks at a cost of $100,000 to $300,000. |
At Your Library: Your job search starts here (The York Weekly) In these uncertain times many people are looking for jobs. According to the Maine Department of Labor, the most recent unemployment figure for York County is 4.3 percent. York Public Library has a variety of resources available to job seekers that cover... |
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Local Goodwill celebrates 75th anniversary (The Toledo Blade) Melinda Tulak had been working for 14 years as a restaurant cook when she slipped and fell on the job one day, badly hurting her back, and burning her hands as well. With an injured back, she was no longer able to stand for extended periods, and unable to continue working as a cook. Ms. Tulak was unsure how she would support herself. "I had only worked at a restaurant," she said. "I had no ... |
Dell Unveils Computers Made For China, India (NBC 10 Philadelphia) Strong sales in Asia helped Dell turn in better-than-expected results in the first quarter despite a slowing U.S. economy. |
What Does a DIYer Really Want? Tools that Do More (Carteret County News-Times) (ARA) - From smart phones that also function as computers to green practices that reduce waste and generate energy at the same time, multi-tasking is in vogue. |
Economic development all about IT, UW prof says (The Capital Times) When it comes to economic development in Wisconsin, biotechnology has been grabbing all the headlines. That's understandable in one sense because the state largely missed out on the silicon revolution of the 1980s and has been a Midwest leader in the life sciences. Yet when it comes to actual job creation and income generation, computers still rule, says a top University of Wisconsin-Madison ... |
Town spends $40,000 to find out how much was stolen (The Record) The job is part cop, part accountant, and part psychologist: all skills you need to track down how much someone might have taken from the public till. |
In Manassas, The 3 R's Add Up to a Fourth: Rudimentary (Washington Post) Reading, writing and arithmetic are still the fundamental building blocks of education, but these days, they have some competition as educators reevaluate curriculum and prepare students for life in the 21st century. |