Floods, shootings, mergers among 2013’s top local stories – Herkimer Evening Telegram

December 31, 2013

By DONNA THOMPSONTelegram Trends Editor Posted Dec. 31, 2013 @ 4:41 pm Herkimer, N.Y. Source Article from http://www.herkimertelegram.com/article/20131231/NEWS/131239869

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Shares decline, but stay above Monday’s low mark – Taipei Times

December 31, 2013

Shares retreated yesterday as investors pocketed gains posted a session earlier, but the market’s benchmark index remained above 8,600 points, a mark breached for the first time in more than two years on Monday, dealers said. The bellwether electronics sector came under downward pressure as investors cut their holdings in some high-tech heavyweights, such as […]

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World trade is back on agenda – mydigitalfc.com

December 31, 2013

This year is shaping up to be a pivotal year for world trade. If Indians thought their country had plenty at stake in the recent WTO ministerial meet in Bali, they haven’t seen anything yet. The mix of opportunities and threats that will present themselves in 2014 will challenge all but the most far-sighted […]

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How Home Depot Copied Apple to Build an Ingenious New Bucket – Wired

December 31, 2013

img {display:none;} li.gallery-description {display:none;} .gallery-overview.native .gallery-thumbnail a > img {display:none;} div.gallery-navigation div {display:none;} div.gallery-description {margin: 20px 0}; ]]> An ergonomic handle and patent pending “pocket grip” on the underside sets Home Depot’s new BigGripper bucket apart on the shelf, but more importantly, the design is a showpiece for a new approach to big box merchandising. […]

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Korea in need of creative reset – Korea Times

December 31, 2013

By Kim Tong-hyung The sorry state of world economics has a growing number of economists writing eulogies for the globalization model. Hans-Paul Burkner, president and CEO of the Boston Consulting Group, disagrees, to put it mildly. The German-born financial expert claimed it will be critical for developed economies to continue to commit in […]

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Europe is going to have a negative 0.4% GDP in 2013 – FXstreet.com

December 31, 2013

Outlook: Amid the lists of “10 best” this and “5 worst” that, we discovered the FT’s 10 most viewed charts. It’s an amazing blend of the useful (EMU PMI’s, UK real wages, US unemployment, Japanese CPI, London house prices) and the stupid (bitcoin price, Twitter stock price, mobile manufacturers’ market share), with a few […]

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The curious incident of the UK Manufacturing Revival – innovating the future – Birmingham Post

December 31, 2013

Manufacturing matters in the Midlands . Taken together, across  East and West Midlands, over 600,000 people are involved in designing and making products . That’s 24% of all 2.5m manufacturing jobs in the UK and it’s by far the largest cluster of this productive activity in the UK. Thanks to the  EEF ‘Love Manufacturing’ campaign […]

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Santiago Garcia’s (l.) goal has an entire region dreaming of a resurgence in 2014 – Bundesliga – official website

December 31, 2013

A 1-0 win over Bayer 04 Leverkusen on Matchday 17 was celebrated like a title, and maybe that game could be the turning point in an otherwise disappointing season so far for Werder Bremen Santiago Garcia’s (l.) goal has an entire region dreaming of a resurgence in 2014 Work must be done on shoring up […]

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Cautious Hiring to Continue in the New Year, According to CareerBuilder’s … – Wall Street Journal

December 31, 2013
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Technology versus deer: Early warning radar could save drivers’ lives – Ottawa Citizen

December 31, 2013

OTTAWA — Like many rural drivers, Len Sabourin has hit a deer. Two, in fact, at one time. He was in his pickup truck on a highway north of Gatineau. “They just shot right out in front of me — I didn’t have time to react,â€� says the recreational vehicle dealer from Monkland, Ont., north […]

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