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Ten Worst Jobs in Science

Jul 4, 2007 11:47 AM CDT

Ten Worst Jobs in Science

The less glamorous side of research, from toxic waste to whale feces

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Hazmat diver: They swim in sewage, toxic spills and other undesirable liquid environments.
Oceanographer: With the coral reefs dying, pollutants rising, and overfishing it's just one long stream of bad news.
Elephant vasectomist: With a testicle a foot in diameter, it isn't exactly a walk in the wildlife preserve.

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Globalization Has a Hard Chocolate Shell

May 31, 2007 2:57 PM CDT

Globalization Has a Hard Chocolate Shell

Hershey to shutter Calif. operation, cut thousands of jobs

(Newser) - In a "global supply-chain transformation," Hershey will slash its domestic workforce and build a plant in Mexico. The chocolate giant projects savings of tens of millions of dollars a year, but the numbers don't mean much in Oakdale, Calif., where 575 employees will be our of their jobs...

Wal-Mart Drops The Smock

Apr 6, 2007 11:24 AM CDT

Wal-Mart Drops The Smock

Company hopes a preppier look will help attract more upscale customers

(Newser) - Wal-Mart employees are about to ditch their frumpy frocks in favor of a preppier look—khaki pants and dark-blue polos. It's part of a broader initiative to streamline and modernize the megastore's image to attract a new, wealthier customer base, Business Week reports. Other recent upscaling: vinyl wood floors and...

Thumb Prints Produce Cash in Rural India

Apr 3, 2007 11:22 AM CDT

Thumb Prints Produce Cash in Rural India

New biometric ATMs help the illiterate poor get wages faster

(Newser) - Payday in rural India now comes with the scan of a fingerprint: Brand new biometric cash machines are letting illiterate laborers collect their meager wages hassle-free. Account holders are issued an ATM card bearing their thumb print information; when they withdraw money, they follow voice commands to retrieve their wages....

Guestworker Abuses Cited

Mar 12, 2007 1:57 PM CDT

Guestworker Abuses Cited

(Newser) - American employers are systematically exploiting the 120,000 low-skilled guest workers they hire each year, from stealing passports and Social Security cards to consistently underpaying them. “I felt like an animal without claws—defenseless. It is the same as slavery,” says one worker, in a report published today...