South Africa : The Big Break That Put the New Kid On the Map (AllAfrica.com)
Johannesburg â?” THINGS havent changed that much, despite all this gender equality malarkey. Just as girls were once (and probably still are) expected to get "proper jobs" as teachers or nurses, for boys it is "sort of made clear

Western Nebraska jury finds Union Pacific owes worker $560,000 for on-the-job injuries
GERING, Neb. - Union Pacific Corp. should pay a worker who was injured when she tripped over an object on the job $560,000, a Scotts Bluff County jury ruled.

Engineering firms more optimistic (BBC News)
The latest quarterly survey of engineering companies in Scotland shows an improvement in orders and output.

Final tally: IT lost 250,000 jobs last year
The U.S. tech industry lost about 250,000 jobs last year, about 4% of its total workforce, but is seeing signs of a hiring turnaround, particularly in software services, according to TechAmerica, an industry group.

Media Advisory: Study Shows Nearly 130,000 New Jobs, at Least $2 Billion Saved with Passage of Clean Energy/Green Jobs ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
HARRISBURG, Pa.----Jan Jarrett, president and CEO of Citizens for Pennsylvaniaâ?™s Future and Ryan Pletka, project manager for global engineering, consulting and construction firm Black and Veatch, will discuss the new study from Black and Veat