Google embarks on a hiring spree in China
Experts, however, said on Friday that the recruitment drive would not help the company regain the lost market share in the short-term. Google lost ground in the Chinese search engine market to Baidu and other players, as its standoff with the government remained deadlocked.
Jacksonville Public Library has spent $93k on travel since 2008
No, the Jacksonville Public Library does not have a branch in Chicago. That, however, did not stop the library from spending nearly $20,000 to send 17 employees there in 2009. That travel - among the $93,000 in trips library staffers have taken since 2008 - was for an American Library Association Conference, which included "over 300 educational programs covering a wide variety of hot topics ...
Liong Sik-PKFZ: A huge gamble for Najib, all trails lead to Dr M
By Wong Choon Mei, Malaysia Chronicle There is no getting away from it. However you look at the Port Klang Free Zone debacle, all trails go back to former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, who was also the finance minister. A day after his shock arrest, the charges preferred against Ling Liong Sik, the former Transport Minister who had helped push through the huge project, seem to be deliberately ...
Gordon's 9th inning homer leads Royals
With one swing, Alex Gordon turned a miserable night at the plate into a glorious ending. Gordon stranded six runners in his first three at-bats, including striking out with the bases loaded in the third and grounding into an inning-ending double play in the fifth with runners on the corners. Gordon, however, made amends by hitting a three-run homer with two outs in bottom of the ninth as the...
A 6-pack of new coaches, new assistants
Sure seems like there were a lot more than three NFL head coaching changes, but John Fox (Panthers), Jack Del Rio (Jaguars), Eric Mangini (Browns), Tom Cable (Raiders) and Lovie Smith (Bears) kept their jobs and are back for another season. There were, however, major shake-ups in Washington, Seattle and Buffalo, with a sprinkling of former head coaches taking assistant jobs all over the NFL.
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DEAR AMY: Our children are lucky enough to have both sets of grandparents still alive. However, one set puts in zero effort to have a good relationship with them, even though we live in the same town. This saddens both my husband and me.
Time for 'scaleback' in Gulf cleanup, says incoming BP CEO
He added, however, that there is "no pullback" in BP's commitment to clean up the spill. Dudley was in Biloxi to announce that former Federal Emergency Management Agency chief James Lee Witt will be supporting BP's Gulf restoration work.
Revolution-Union Preview
The Philadelphia Union and New England Revolution have not had too many bright spots this year. The clubs, however, are coming off impressive wins. These teams look to build on those victories as the Revolution visit the Union on Saturday afternoon. Philadelphia (4-8-2) ended Toronto FC's eight-game unbeaten streak with a 2-1 home win July 17, while New England (4-9-2) snapped a three-match...
