And that is generally the norm at the big end of town – chairman and directors huffing and puffing about needing to keep costs down, the high price of cleaners and cooks, while lacking the gonads to play a little hard ball with their most expensive …

The figure is even lower at weekends and there are high vacancy rates for senior staff and consultants leading, inevitably, to high locum costs. A&E crisis: NHS England responds to consultants … Writing for Comment is free, Sara Khan pleaded for an …

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KS) announced a $1 billion increase in investment on Friday, hoping a strong recovery in semiconductors will make up for weakening smartphone growth as it faces mounting pressure to produce eye-catching new gadgets. The high–end smartphone market, …

As the high–end smartphone market, which Samsung dominates along with Apple, slows in mature markets, the Asian firm is now running into trouble convincing investors that it can sustain strong growth by cracking into the more popular low-end segment …

This isn't necessarily a bad thing, since there are several high end smartphones using this technology. But we won't know for certain about the performance of the Droid Maxx until it can be tested and compared to rivals, such as the Galaxy S4. Another …

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd announced a $1 billion increase in investment on Friday, hoping a strong recovery in semiconductors will make up for weakening smartphone growth as it faces mounting pressure to produce eye-catching new gadgets. The high–end …

Chris Christie: Rand Paul 'dangerous'. Chris Christie and Rand Paul are shown. | AP Photos. Christie said he wanted libertarians like Paul to come talk to widows in New Jersey. | AP Photos. Close. By HADAS GOLD | 7/26/13 6:11 AM EDT. New Jersey Gov.

Cullivan said he believed the flat-bottomed cargo boat, called a lighter, came from California's gold rush period starting in the late 1840s when hundreds of ships landed in San Francisco Bay with passengers in search of new lives and precious metals.