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Connection Between Headaches, Work Productivity

Despite Significant Impact, Few Seek Medical Help When Having Headaches and Migraine.

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Donald Trump Says 'You're Fired,' Jeff Beacher Says 'You're Hired'

After being fired by Donald Trump, former Miss Nevada Katie Rees has been hired by Jeff Beacher to host the return of Beacher's Madhouse at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

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The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to start in early 2007

The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund will start operations in the beginning of next year. The EU Council of Ministers made the decision on establishing the Fund in Brussels today, the 19th of December.

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More Employee Cutting And Less Hiring

2007 is full of surprises for US and Canadian employees. Following the Manpower Inc.'s 2007 Employment Outlook Survey employee cutting will exceed hiring. All those employees who expected good changes in 2007 are disappointed.

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Boozy Nights, Hangovers, Skipped Working Days

13,500 Australian drinkers were discussed for the study of Flinders University in South Australia, which says that A$437 million (U.S.$344 million) a year is the cost of boozy nights and hangovers. This is the result of 2.6 million skipped working days.

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Job Growth and Employment Situation Summary

Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 132,000 in November, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 4.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Job gains continued in several service-providing industries, including professional and business services, food services, and health care. Employment declined in construction and manufacturing.

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Canada to help employers address labor shortages in Western Canada

The Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, and the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Canada, announced improvements to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program to make it easier for employers in Alberta and British Columbia to hire foreign workers when there are no Canadian citizens or permanent residents available to fill the position.

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Employers who perform background checks hire more black workers

A new study in the current issue of the Journal of Law and Economics finds that employers who choose to perform criminal background checks end up hiring more black workers - especially black men.

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