National Edition - June 18, 2006
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Once more, with aggression
As video games conquer hearts and minds, many eyeballs are switching from their TVs to the netherworld of gaming. This growing industry has opened several new opportunities for crossover artists with a variety of talents. First, Amon Tobin crafted the complex and catchy soundtrack for Ubisoft's hit Splinter Cell. Now, voice-over actors are doing regular gigs for new games. Say, do you ever find yourself whistling like Sam Fisher?
(Source: Wired.com)
A guided tour of class war
A workplace expert sounds off during this in-depth interview. Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Fear of Falling, Nickle and Dimed, and Bait and Switch, is now a blogger who also heads a workers' rights coalition, and she draws a bleak picture of the workplace as the nexus for today's North American class wars. As it turns out, was your university degree merely about obedience training?
(Source: AlterNet)
Study finds companies snooping on employee e-mail
Well, it's official. The news that employers spy on the messages coursing through their computer servers has long been fodder for water-cooler gossip and massive paranoia. Now, a study confirms that 33% of American and British companies actually have people specifically hired to read and analyze the content of outgoing mail. "Who's the mole," you may wonder as you stand in line panning over the lunchroom crowd.
(Source: Reuters)
Cashiers in line of fire over rising gas prices
So you're a bit of a gear-head and thought working at a gas bar would be a chill way to spend the summer. Well, it's suddenly turned into a big hassle. These unsuspecting, entry-level, retail employees are on the front lines of "gas rage." They're getting an earful from drivers, furious about today's high price of gas and spewing choice words about the oil companies.
(Source: CNEWS, CANOE.ca)
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Do you. . . know about the Web 2.0? Blogs and social-networking sites are all a part of it. Now, two new trends in online job searching join their ranks by breaking from the norm:
• A new generation of online work-search tools is emerging to complement - if not directly challenge - existing job portals.
• These job tools are often branded as "Web 2.0" because they build on top of first-generation Web applications.
• Some sites display search results as digital maps dotted with nearby job openings.
• Others crawl the web in search of opportunities posted in the "careers" section on companies' websites, but tailored to a specific city.
(Source: Toronto Star)
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Research and editing: Austin Macdonald
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