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More Than Two-in-Three Employers In Greece Have Caught A Lie On A Resume, According To Kariera.gr Survey

More Than Two-in-Three Employers In Greece Have Caught A Lie On A Resume, According To Kariera.gr Survey

Oct 29 2008 | comment(s)

ATHENS, Greece, October 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- Hiring Managers Share the Most Common Resume Mistakes and Offer Tips for Creating an Effective Resume

Is your resume more fact or fiction? While only 11 percent of workers in Greece admit they have lied on a resume, more than two-thirds (68 percent) of employers say they have caught a lie on a resume according to a new Kariera.gr survey of employers and workers in Greece. Of those employers who caught a lie, 42 percent automatically dismissed the applicant, 50 percent still considered the candidate, but did not hire him/her and only 7 percent went on to hire the candidate.

The most common lies Greek employers say they find on resumes include:

Are AHFCAs The Chemical Key To Hundreds Of New Antibiotics?

Are AHFCAs The Chemical Key To Hundreds Of New Antibiotics?

Oct 29 2008 | comment(s)

Chemistry researchers at The University of Warwick and the John Innes Centre, have found a novel signalling molecule that could be a key that will open up hundreds of new antibiotics unlocking them from the DNA of the Streptomyces family of bacteria.
Forget CO2 - Methane Levels On The Rise Again

Forget CO2 - Methane Levels On The Rise Again

Oct 29 2008 | comment(s)

The amount of methane in Earth’s atmosphere shot up in 2007, bringing to an end a period of about a decade in which atmospheric levels of the potent greenhouse gas were essentially stable, according to a paper published this week in Geophysical Review Letters. 

Methane levels in the atmosphere have more than tripled since pre- industrial times, accounting for at least one-fifth of the human contribution to greenhouse gas-driven global warming. Until recently, the leveling off of methane levels had suggested that the rate of its emission from the Earth’s surface was approximately balanced by the rate of its destruction in the atmosphere.
Go On And Sneeze - Allergies Prevent Some Forms Of Cancer, Says New Study

Go On And Sneeze - Allergies Prevent Some Forms Of Cancer, Says New Study

Oct 29 2008 | comment(s)

Don't reach for that antihistamine just yet, if you have allergies.  A new article in the December issue of The Quarterly Review of Biology provides evidence that allergies are much more than just an annoying immune malfunction - they may protect against certain types of cancer.  So suppressing cancer fighting defenses may not be the best idea.
Beatles Unknown

Beatles Unknown "A Hard Day's Night" Chord Mystery Solved Using Fourier Transform

Oct 29 2008 | comment(s)

It’s the most famous chord in rock 'n' roll, an instantly recognizable twang rolling through the open strings on George Harrison’s 12-string Rickenbacker. It evokes a Pavlovian response from music fans as they sing along to the refrain that follows:
"It’s been a hard day’s night
And I’ve been working like a dog"

The opening chord to "A Hard Day’s Night" is also famous because, for 40 years, no one quite knew exactly what chord Harrison was playing.

How Swell Was The T Rex Sense Of Smell?

How Swell Was The T Rex Sense Of Smell?

Oct 29 2008 | comment(s)

We know a lot about the lifestyles of dinosaur - where they lived, what they ate, how they walked - but not much was known about their sense of smell.  Until now.

Scientists at the University of Calgary and the Royal Tyrrell Museum are providing new insight into the sense of smell of carnivorous dinosaurs and primitive birds in a research paper published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. The study, by paleontologist Darla Zelenitsky and Royal Tyrrell Museum curator of dinosaur palaeoecology François Therrien, is the first time that the sense of smell has been evaluated in prehistoric meat-eating dinosaurs. They found that Tyrannosaurus rex had the best nose of all meat-eating dinosaurs, and their results tone down the reputation of T. rex as a scavenger.
Grapes Off The Chart For Improving Heart Risk Factors In Animal Studies

Grapes Off The Chart For Improving Heart Risk Factors In Animal Studies

Oct 29 2008 | comment(s)

Could eating grapes help fight high blood pressure related to a salty diet? And could grapes calm other factors that are also related to heart diseases such as heart failure? A new University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center study suggests so.    The new study published in the October issue of the Journal of Gerontology: Biological Sciences  outlines the potential of grapes in reducing cardiovascular risk. The effect is thought to be due to the high level of phytochemicals – naturally occurring antioxidants – that grapes contain.

The study was performed in laboratory rats, not humans, so more research needs to be done.
Canadian Homosexuals Make Significantly Less Money Than Heterosexuals

Canadian Homosexuals Make Significantly Less Money Than Heterosexuals

Oct 29 2008 | comment(s)

A new study in the Canadian Journal of Economics outlines the first evidence on sexual orientation and economic outcomes in Canada. The study found that homosexual men have 12 percent lower personal incomes and lesbians have 15 percent higher personal incomes than heterosexual men and women.

Christopher S. Carpenter of The Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California Irvine used data from the Canadian Community Health Survey which includes standard demographic questions as well as self-reports on sexual orientation.
Infidelity - Sex, Emotions And Gender Perception

Infidelity - Sex, Emotions And Gender Perception

Oct 29 2008 | comment(s)

A new study in the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy explored how men and women perceive online and offline sexual and emotional infidelity. Results show that men felt sexual infidelity was more upsetting and women felt emotional infidelity was more upsetting.

Monica T. Whitty and Laura-Lee Quigley of Queen's University Belfast surveyed 112 undergraduate students and asked them questions about sexual and emotional infidelity both offline and on the internet. 

When given the choice, men were more upset by sexual infidelity and women were more upset by emotional infidelity. 
The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami Catastrophe Wasn't The First - It Also Happened 700 Years Ago

The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami Catastrophe Wasn't The First - It Also Happened 700 Years Ago

Oct 29 2008 | comment(s)

A quarter-million people were killed when a tsunami inundated Indian Ocean coastlines the day after Christmas in 2004. Now scientists have found evidence that the event was not a first-time occurrence.

A team working on Phra Thong, a barrier island along the hard-hit west coast of Thailand, unearthed evidence of at least three previous major tsunamis in the preceding 2,800 years, the most recent from about 550 to 700 years ago. That team, led by Kruawun Jankaew of Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, included Brian Atwater, a University of Washington affiliate professor of Earth and space sciences and a U.S. Geological Survey geologist.
Too Cute

Too Cute

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Manthan Systems Selected Among World's Most Innovative Companies, Voted Red Herring Asia 100 2008 Finalist

Manthan Systems Selected Among World's Most Innovative Companies, Voted Red Herring Asia 100 2008 Finalist

Oct 29 2008 | comment(s)

SAN FRANCISCO, California, October 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Red Herring Magazine announced today that Manthan Systems has been short listed forerunners of the Red Herring 100 Asia 2008 awards. The 100 winners will be announced at the Red Herring 100 Asia event in Hong Kong, on December 2-3, 2008.

The 200 finalists are based in 16 countries/regions including China, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Australia and Vietnam. The 200 finalists we selected from across 16 countries and regions are all excellent contenders, said Joel Dreyfuss, Editor-in-Chief of Red Herring. They are exceptional companies who thrive on innovation and strongly define the important role of technology in Asia's economy and throughout the world.

Industrial Action Ballot Over Manchester Job Cuts

Industrial Action Ballot Over Manchester Job Cuts

Oct 29 2008 | comment(s)

LONDON, October 29 /PRNewswire/ --

LONDON, October 29 /PRNewswire/ --

Unite the union is to ballot 176 members today (Wednesday) at French IT company Steria in Manchester and Skelmersdale, in a bid to prevent compulsory redundancies and the transfer of their work to India.

The workers, most of whom were outsourced from the Co-op's financial services arm to Steria in 2007, were told in the summer that a third of their IT support work for the Co-op was being off shored, with a loss of 90 jobs.

As too few workers volunteered for redundancy, Steria is now proposing to make over 30 workers from Arndale House in central Manchester compulsorily redundant.

Orange - Network Your Way To Better Business

Orange - Network Your Way To Better Business

Oct 29 2008 | comment(s)

LONDON, October 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- Report Reveals the Positive Influence of Online and Offline Social Networking on Business

Business can become more resilient to the effects of economic downturn by introducing more networked working practices, according to a report published today by the think tank Demos.

The report, which was produced together with Orange, says that encouraging employees to build more relationships with colleagues across the company and utilising networking technology tools to build closer links with potential customers and partners, can help businesses become more adaptable to dealing with today's challenging economic climate.

Tecan Expands Operations In China And Asia Pacific

Tecan Expands Operations In China And Asia Pacific

Oct 29 2008 | comment(s)

MÄNNEDORF, Switzerland, October 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Tecan has opened its new Asia Pacific region headquarters, based in the heart of Shanghai's pharmaceutical and life science centre. The launch of the regional headquarters reflects the Company's significant growth and strong commitment to the market in China, as well as the whole Asia Pacific region, and will improve service and support for customers and distribution partners alike.

Brain's 'Hate Circuit' Identified

Brain's 'Hate Circuit' Identified

Oct 28 2008 | comment(s)

People who view pictures of someone they hate display activity in distinct areas of the brain that, together, may be thought of as a ‘hate circuit’, according to new research by scientists at University College London.
What's the Renewable Energy Directive?

What's the Renewable Energy Directive?

Oct 28 2008 | comment(s)

The import of the directive is the import. "Renewable Energy Directive" is the target legislative framework to be adopted by the European Union (EU) countries before elections of the European Parliament (EP) in June 2009. Its purpose is to produce the most ambitious legislation for renewable energy in the world. This is important stuff. There is even Greenpeace involved in the strategy here.

InNexus Biotechnology CEO To Present At The 7th Annual BIO Investor Forum

InNexus Biotechnology CEO To Present At The 7th Annual BIO Investor Forum

Oct 28 2008 | comment(s)

BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada, October 28 /PRNewswire/ --

InNexus Biotechnology Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: IXSBF; TSX VENTURE: IXS; http://www.ixsbio.com), a drug development company commercializing the next generation of monoclonal antibodies based on its Dynamic Cross Linking (DXL(TM)) technology, announces that Jeff Morhet, CEO and Chairman, will present at the 7th Annual BIO Investor Forum on October 30, 2008.

Mechel Signs Memorandum Of Intent With Minmetals

Mechel Signs Memorandum Of Intent With Minmetals

Oct 28 2008 | comment(s)

MOSCOW, October 28 /PRNewswire/ --

Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces that it has signed a Memorandum of Intent with Minmetals, one of China's largest state industrial corporations.

On October 28, 2008, at the Third Russian-Chinese Economic Forum in Moscow, with Vice-Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Zhukov in attendance, a number of commercial bilateral agreements were signed. One of the aforementioned agreements was the Memorandum of Intent between Mechel OAO and Minmetals, a Chinese-based state mining, metallurgical, construction, and investment corporation. The Memorandum was signed by Igor Zyuzin, Chief Executive Officer of Mechel OAO, and Zhang Yuanrong, Vice President of Minmetals.

Level 3 Expands CDN Capacity In Asia

Level 3 Expands CDN Capacity In Asia

Oct 28 2008 | comment(s)

BROOMFIELD, Colorado, October 28 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Capabilities Added in China to Support Growing Global Demand

- Expanded CDN Footprint Enables Premium End-User Experience Across the Region

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: LVLT) today announced that the company has expanded its Content Delivery Network (CDN) capacity in Asia. This expansion significantly increases Level 3's delivery capabilities in the region and adds new capabilities to deliver content in China.