Author: Serkadis

The number of people who want to work but haven’t looked for a job in a month increased from 2.49 million in December 2009 to 2.54 million in January 2010.

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The number of people on payroll decreased from approximately 129.55 million in December 2009 to 129.53 million in January 2010.

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The Internet is making it harder for dictators around the world to go about their daily business. Mass deception, control of the media, absolute power, that sort of thing. From Italy to China and, indeed, Australia, the people in power are finding it increasingly harder to control the flow of information. The poster child for the social web rev… (read more)

The average weekly hours of manufacturing production workers increased from 40.6 hours in December 2009 to 40.8 hours in January 2010.

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The average hourly earnings of production workers increased from $18.84 in December 2009 to $18.89 in January 2010.

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The average weekly earnings of production workers increased from $625.49 in December 2009 to $629.04 in January 2010.

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The number of unemployment insurance initial weekly claims increased from 434,000 in the week ending January 2, 2010, to 480,000 in the week ending January 30, 2010.

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There’s been a lot of debate over the ongoing Google Books litigation and the proposed settlement currently under review. Google made itself heard, detractors made themselves heard, even the US Department of Justice made its point across. One party deeply involved in the process had stayed quite for the most part though, the Authors Guild. T… (read more)

Depression or prolonged sadness is actually quite common in the United States, around 9.5 percent of the American population actually suffers from this illness, however, not all of them get to be treated, thus, depression and its ill-effects continue to be a burden to some individuals. This illness may seem quite simple to treat but in reality, it takes more than a little cheering up to actually cure depression. Constant visits to a cognitive behavior therapist is a must as well as taking all the prescribed medicines that the doctor will ask the patient to take – none of these exactly come cheap, but the amount of suffering that a person is going through because of depression is enough reason already for others to start taking notice and face depression head on through the various depression treatments that are available today.

Depression oftentimes can easily get in the way of an individual’s daily activities and his or hers’ normal functions, one’s zest for life can quickly and easily dissipate due to depression. And in place of an individual’s sunny disposition is more or less a person who hates his or herself, having no self-confidence, trying to isolate one’s self from the world and basically just not caring about living any more. More so, a person suffering from depression isn’t the only one who’s going to suffer from this destructive illness, his or her loved ones are sure to follow suit. By seeing the individual grow through such rough patches, basically not caring about anything or anyone anymore, it’s highly likely that not only will depression one’s relationship with one’s self but with his or her loved ones too. But this shouldn’t really pose as such a problem since people who suffer from depression are actually lucky that there are all sorts of depression treatments that can be used to aid an individual through the course of having a sound mental health.

Depression treatment actually starts with the patient openly acknowledging his or her illness, by just being honest with one’s self, it’ll be a lot easier not only for the doctor but for the patient most of all, to actually cure depression and find an appropriate depression treatment for him or her.

From various medications (like Zoloft antidepressant depression treatment) to all sorts of psychotherapies promising to be the best depression treatment. The patient, as well as his or her family are sure to get the best, positive results from these depression treatments.”

Psychotherapy, a popular type of depression treatment actually includes short-term therapy sessions, usually from ten to twenty weeks promising to actually be able to make positive results for the depression patient. This type of depression treatment actually helps the individual by slowly making them to actually open up about their feelings, the root of their problems, more so, the root of their depression. Healthy verbal exchanges between the cognitive behavior therapist and the depression patient is great depression treatment that’ll positively affect the depression patient by helping him or her discuss and talk about whatever they’ve been keeping inside.
Various medications that are available for depression treatment are actually great for helping the depression patient to regulate his or her mood swings, to actually help him or her sleep better and as well as be more pleasant towards others.

There are a lot of things that spring to mind when thinking about Google, but fashionista isn’t one of them. Still, nothing that Google does should come as a surprise anymore, so $300 Google scarf shouldn’t even raise an eyebrow. Apparently, Google doesn’t only support budding software developers, with the Google Summer of Code, for example, the company … (read more)

Mobile-Review have published this hands-on video of the Sony Ericsson Aspen in action, and it does show, despite the small, low resolution screen, Sony Ericsson has managed to implement an interesting user interface.

Does this make you more interested in the device? Let us know below.

Via Engadget.com

YouTube quietly rolled out IPv6 support last week and has been deploying it across the site throughout this week. The video site has now made it official by announcing that YouTube is currently streaming videos over IPv6 through the networks that support the protocol. It marks a significant point in IPv6 adoption as YouTube is one of the largest websit… (read more)

If you haven’t mailed Valentine cards to your Moderncat-loving friends yet, then check out this collection of handmade Valentine cards from some of my favorite Etsy sellers.

Above, clockwise from top left:

• Pink Love Cats Card from Katy Homes
• Pop-up Valentine’s Day Cat Card from She’s Batty
• Valentine’s Day Cat Stationery Set from Happy Paper
• Black Cats in Love from Oliver Blu Designs

Cat Sensation Valentine’s Day Cards from Aleutie

Assorted Cat Valentine Cards from Lizzy Clara

Cat Valentine’s Day Gift Cards with Badges from HMC Designs

Jake & Micah always has something cute for the holidays, and Valentine’s Day is no exception. Check out these cute Valentine Catnip Fortune Cookies, available now for a limited time. These handmade treats are filled with organic catnip and each one has a cat-themed fortune. $4.99 each or $14.99 for a set of three.

Congratulations to Larry from Pittsburg, CA, winner of the ultra mod Cradle bed from Neko Habitat. If you’d still like to get one of these for your moderncat, Neko Habitat is offering 10% off for Moderncat readers. Just enter discount code MC2010 at checkout when ordering at NekoHabitat.com. This discount code will be valid through February 15, 2010.

Google launched Place Pages for Google Maps just a few moths ago, but it’s already becoming a pretty interesting product. The company plans to create a page for every ‘place’ on Earth and the tool certainly has a lot of potential. Google has definitely invested in it and has been adding new features at a rapid pace. The latest move thoug… (read more)