2007 GUIDE TO ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE SALARIES RELEASED; STRONG DEMAND, SHORTAGE OF SKILLED ACCOUNTANTS LEAD TO RISE IN Accounting Education
Business expansion and ongoing compliance requirements will drive the demand for skilled accounting and finance professionals and intensify recruitment challenges next year, according to the recently released 2007 Salary Guide from Robert Half International.
Queen Bee Promiscuity Boosts Hive Health Science Daily
Though promiscuity may be risky behavior for humans, it's healthy for honeybees: Queen honeybees who indulge in ual surfeits with multiple drones produce more disease-resistant colonies than monogamous monarchs, according to a new study.
Bonuses Boost Performance 10 Times More Than Merit Raises Science Daily
Giving a 1 percent raise boosts performance by roughly 2 percent, but offering that same money instead in the form of a bonus for a job well done should improve job performance by almost 20 percent, finds a new Cornell study.
Young Infants Should Not Be Left Unattended To Sleep In Car Safety Seats Science Daily
Young infants should not be left unattended to sleep in standard car safety seats, warn researchers in this week's British Medical Journal. Infant car safety seats are vital to protect young infants from injury and death in motor vehicle accidents, write Professor Alistair Gunn and Colleagues.
Rowdy Hockey Fans Can Cause Hearing Damage, Say Researchers Science Daily
During last year's NHL playoffs, Edmonton Oilers' fans tried to earn the title of loudest arena in the game, but new University of Alberta research shows that even a few hours of exposure to that level of noise can be harmful.
Ministers act to wean Scotland off £55m-a-year antidepressant habit The Scotsman
DOCTORS issued more than 3.5 million prescriptions for antidepressants in Scotland last year, three times what they were handing out 13 years ago, official figures have revealed.
Verdict on Brown: Has the Chancellor stuck to his word? Daily Telegraph
Gordon Brown has unveiled nine Budgets and nine pre-Budget reports since 1997. Each has been dense with statistics and new measures. On the morning of his 10th pre-Budget report, we review some of his key announcements, and examine how they turned out.
Global Malaria Map Key Weapon In Fight Against Malaria, Scientists Say Science Daily
For the first time in almost forty years, researchers are creating a global map of malaria risk. The Malaria Atlas Project, or MAP, will help identify populations at particular risk and predict the impact of the disease, allowing health resources to be targeted at those areas most at risk.
Agency's mine death tally may leave some uncounted Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Beltman Forrest Riley Sr., 54, was at the controls of a battery tractor at Consolidation Coal Co.'s Shoemaker Mine near Dallas, W.Va., two years ago when the tractor's left rear wheel ran over a pipe.
Commuters Inhale Most Harmful Traffic Fumes During Morning Rush Hour, Urban Pollution Study Finds Science Daily
Early findings from a new urban pollution study suggest that commuters in Manchester inhale their biggest daily dose of harmful traffic fumes during the morning rush hour.
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