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Vintage Apple Computer Sells for $671400

Sat, 25 May 2013 18:15:14 -0400

A vintage Apple computer has sold for more than $670,000 at an auction in Germany. The Apple-1 computer sold Saturday was assembled by Apple founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1976. Bob Luther, author of the book, "The First Apple," said the computer is a rare collectible. "Well, the Apple 1 - there were only 200 built and they came out of the garage of Steve Jobs," ...

UN expert group urges new Icelandic authorities to sustain gender empowerment efforts

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:16:56 -0400

24 May 2013 150 As the world's top performer on gender equality, Iceland needs to sustain its achievements and bridge remaining gaps on employment and gender based violence, a group of independent United Nations experts today urged as the country's newly formed Government took office. "There is no room for complacency regarding the gains achieved by Iceland, as equality guarantees in the law ...

Suspended game resumes Braves beat Mets 7-5 in 10

Sat, 25 May 2013 19:23:18 -0400

Dan Uggla hit an RBI single in the 10th inning soon after a suspended game resumed, and the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 7-5 Saturday for their seventh straight ...

Migrant jobs squeeze alarms UK fruit farmers

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:27:41 -0400

The rise of Ukip is having unexpected consequences for Britain's countryside. Farmers fear that the political upstart's success has the government running scared on immigration, with the result that foreign workers could soon be absent from Britain's fields."We can see there's a toxic mix brewing," says Alastair Brooks, who employs 200 temporary foreign workers to ...

Cost-cuts will take beach lifesaver jobs

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400

Surf Life Saving Northern Region is cutting jobs to reduce costs. The planned changes are outlined in a letter sent to the northern region's club members. It said the cuts were to "reduce costs so that SLSNR operates within its means". Among those to go will be three club development officers whose work includes looking after 17 clubs from Whangarei to Raglan, operating the communications centre, ...

Hyundai resumes weekend assembly work

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:18:02 -0400

Hyundai Motor Co. said it has resumed weekend shifts at some of its assembly lines in South Korea Saturday to make up for lost production. The automaker had halted weekend production in March at its five Uslan assembly plants, but called back two weekend shifts at three of the plants starting Saturday. The weekend shutdown had cut Hyundai's total production by 79,000 vehicles valued at 1.7 ...

Jobs secretly gave millions to charity

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:25:17 -0400

But it has been revealed that, along with his wife, the late Apple boss gave away millions without going public about it.Jobs was so shy about his charitable giving he didn’t even discuss it with his biographer.But Laurene Powell Jobs, the Apple founder’s widow, has spoken for the first time about the couple’s charity in an interview ...

Syrian opposition resumes tough talks on unity key to peace push

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:23:50 -0400

George Sabra (L), a veteran Christian opposition figure and acting President of the Syrian National Coalition, speaks during the opening session of a meeting by members of the Syrian opposition in Istanbul May 23, ...

Mental King of Bollywood blockbusters resumes shooting

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:34:28 -0400

Entertainment News: New Delhi: According to the latest buzz, 'Mental' seems to have overcome this southern stuntsmen problem and the unprecedented King of Bollywood blockbusters has resumed shooting for the ...

Mamatas MNREGA lie Data says West Bengal not no.1 but 24th in generating employment

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:34:07 -0400

The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal recently celebrated two years in office making tall claims of development, especially about providing 100 days of work to unemployed adults under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).It claimed that the state topped the chart in 2012-13 with implementation of projects worth Rs 4475.80 crore, which ...

Job market improving for Michigan veterans

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:19:38 -0400

As the nation pauses this weekend to honor fallen service members, businesses and job organizations are stepping up to help former soldiers and sailors find civilian jobs that will help them merge back into mainstream America. The unemployment rate among America's veterans of all ages was 6.2 percent in April, compared to 7.5 percent for America as a whole. Among Michigan's 680,417 ...

Family of vets steady supply source for jobs

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:19:37 -0400

U.S. Army engineer John A. James returned from a tour of duty in Vietnam in 1969 with high entrepreneurial aspirations. He started a transportation company, OJ Transport - now James Group International - with a single 1967 Ford truck. Four decades later, he is one of the longest-tenured veteran- and minority-owned companies in the automotive supply chain in Detroit. James, 71, an African-American ...

Abbott pledges to create jobs in Geelong

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:39:25 -0400

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has told a Victorian Liberal conference that he wants to make Geelong a centre for medical excellence, learning and ...

Paducah plant closes after DOE pulls proposal 1000 lose jobs

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:36:01 -0400

More than 1,000 people in western Kentucky are now looking for jobs after the US Department of Energy pulled a proposal that would extend operations at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. Managers planned to close the plant last year, but it saw new life when TVA asked it to enrich depleted uranium for the power company. Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear called Friday's announcement ...

State Farm development Lots of jobs less parking for ASU students

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:04:38 -0400

The planned $600 million-State Farm Insurance regional headquarters that Tempe city officials confirmed today may bring thousands of jobs and tax revenues to the state, but for Arizona State University students, it will also mean less parking. The roughly 2,000 parking spots located on the north side of Rio Salado Parkway, just west of Rural Road commonly known as Lot 59 North will be ...

Feds pull plug on Kentucky uranium plant and 1000 jobs

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:47:19 -0400

The operator of a Cold War-era plant in western Kentucky that supplies enriched uranium to nuclear power plants said Friday it planned to cease production after federal energy officials decided to end its work, putting more than 1,000 workers out of high-paying jobs with ...

Rio Tinto’s Quebec titanium workers fear up to 400 jobs to be cut

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:10:41 -0400

Rio Tinto Alcan's plant in the Arvida district of Saguenay, 225 km northeast of Quebec City. Wednesday November 10, 2010. After meeting with company officials, the union representing Quebec workers at another subsidiary, Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium, said it fears between 230 and 400 jobs are at risk of being cut as the giant mining company retrenches. (Francis Vachon For The Globe and ...

Forbes Raleigh-Cary winning battle for information jobs

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:25:25 -0400

Raleigh is winning. At least in the battle for information jobs. Dubbed a "rising star," the Raleigh-Cary region ranks No. 8 among metros winning that battle, according to a analysis. Forbes says "less expensive" cities such as Austin and Raleigh are pulling information jobs from places such as Boston, New York and the Bay area. But other upstart locations are coming into ...

Career advice Three issues that should top the IT agenda this year

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:17:45 -0400

Company: West Georgia Health Christian is this month's Premier 100 IT Leader, answering questions about the major issues IT should be addressing in the coming year and career paths. If you have a question you'd like to pose to one of Computerworld's Premier 100 IT Leaders, send it ...

Pew Poll Shows Voters Want Action On Jobs Not Inequality

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:36:45 -0400

by Pew Research Center shows profound, lingering weakness in the world's economies. In most of the 39 countries Pew visited, respondents believe their economies remain in worse shape now than in 2007, before the Great Recession began. Many see their national economy as still deteriorating rather than recovering. They report rising inequality and reduced ...

How the smartphone killed the three-day weekend

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:29:50 -0400

By Bob Sullivan, Columnist, NBC News Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of summer and all it evokes: vacations, slower workweeks, casual dress codes, getting the pool ready and pulling out the outdoor furniture.It would seem an ideal time to take a break, but our ability to unplug and relax is under assault. A three-day weekend? We can barely get through three waking hours without working, ...

L.A. Job Market Boosted by Entertainment Industry Employment

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:27:16 -0400

The fastest-growing job sector for the city is the entertainment industry, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday. The number of jobs slipped slightly from March to April, but that reflected seasonal trends, the Times said. From April 2012 to April 2013, the number of jobs in the city rose 2 percent to 3.9 million. "All indicators in the first part of 2013 suggest that ...

Royal Bank pledges not to outsource jobs for savings alone

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:45 -0400

Royal Bank has promised it will never outsource a Canadian job to a foreign worker solely to save money. The bank updated its code of conduct on Friday, after facing intense criticism last month for its hiring ...

Hickenlooper signs eco-devo jobs measures

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:45:16 -0400

Gov. John Hickenlooper is scheduled today to sign two bills that will get the state government more involved in ensuring the success of certain Colorado businesses and state residents looking for work. At 1:45 on the Pueblo Riverwalk, the Democratic governor is scheduled to sign House Bill 1003, which creates a statewide economic gardening program. Based on the success of similar programs in ...

Fed Chairman Bernanke on the Economy Jobs Are the Priority

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:24:32 -0400

, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke clearly explained what's still wrong with the economy, outlined the Fed's thinking on monetary policy and strongly implied that fiscal policy is still off base. His account and policy recommendations reflect mainstream economic thinking – and, thus, run counter to much of the economic doctrine that's driving Republican budget ...

Court hears sensitive jobs fight

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:20:11 -0400

a fight over who decides whether employees are fit to hold jobs that the federal government has desginated as "sensitive." The long-running legal battle that played out before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit could have wide ramifications across the federal government for hundreds of thousands of employees whose positions are considered "sensitive" even ...