Top 10 Hot Cities for Jobs in Canada

Each year, analysts choose a list of Top 10 Cities to in which to live in Canada, based on a number of elements. Many cities across the nation receive nominations for this recognition, while a group of approximately 20 jockey each year for a position in the top 10 among a list of 25 and 50 recognized cities.

MoneySense, Canada's Personal Finance Website, selected their following list of Top 10 Cities for 2010. Their research and listings continue with a Top 25 Best Cities to Live offered at the company website at the embedded link, along with city lists from previous years The Top 10 Cities in which to live in Canada for 2010:

Ottawa-Gatineau, Quebec; Kingston and Burlington, Ontario; Fredericton and Moncton, New Brunswick; Repentigny, Quebec; Brandon, Manitoba; Victoria, British Columbia; Winnipeg, Manitboa, and Lévis, Quebec.

Thirteen of the Top 25 Cities lie on a diagonal line extending from #25, Windsor ON in the southwest (across the river from Detroit, Michigan) up to #10 Levis QC in the northeast. Five of the Top 10, fully half, lie along this line.

Others of the Top 10 Cities include Frederickton and Moncton in New Brunswick (to the east), Brandon and Winnipeg, Manitoba (west), and Victoria, British Columbia (far west). See the link above embedded for complete mapping of the Top 25 Cities.

The cities considered for the Best Places to Live list for Canada were examined on a number of criteria taken together, including city crime ranking among cities, cultural ranking, average household income, average house price ranking, and number of doctors per 1000 population.

1. Ottawa-Gatineau, Quebec. Ottawa-Gatineau is the Capital Region of Nation, extending into two provinces, including eastern Ontario and southwestern Quebec. Arts and culture abound in the region, and Confederation Boulevard is a prestigious main street inking national and local attractions. A number of cultural festivals occur throughout the year, including the popular Bluesfest, Winterlude, Canadian Tulip Festival, Capital Pride, RCMP musical ride (which tours other nations as well), the Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival, a Buskers festival, and a huge Canada Day. Progressional sports are popular, featuring hockey teams the Ottawa Senators, the Ottawa 67s, and Gatineau Olympiques. Higher Education is represented by the University of Ottawa and Carelton University.

2. Kingston, Ontario -- Kingston is on the east end of Lake Ontario, where Queen's University and the Royal Military College are both located. Kingston offers high quality healthcare resources and more doctors per 1,000 people than most other large cities in Canada. Major employers are within walking or short riding distance from dwelling centers, but Kingston also features urban living.

3. Burlington, Ontario -- Burlington, Ontario underwent a welcomed housing boom recently, along with the rest of Toronto's suburbs. These smaller cities extend completely to the tip of Lake Ontario in the 2010s! Burlington is a welcoming suburb where commuters to Toronto live more affordably and closer to the rural areas of the Province of Ontario.

4. Fredericton, New Brunswick -- Frederickton is the capital of New Brunswick. It possesses a well developed cultural scene, expanding and increasing industries, diversity, and accessible healthcare resources. More important than all this, however, is that here on the St. John River, the price of housing is more affordable than in many other Canadian larger cities. The average home price is $126,000 in 2010, a figure less than half that available in Ottawa.

5. Moncton, New Brunswick -- The major business and activity center of the Maritime Provinces, Moncton is one of the fastest growing cities in Canada. Approximately 1,500,000 people live within 60 minutes' drive time from Moncton. With urban living closer to city center, Moncton offers a small-town aura. There is highly affordable housing, employment opportunities, and accessible healthcare. One drawback is the amount of precipitation received in this city all year, including snow and rain.

6. Repentigny, Quebec -- Repentigny is a suburb off-island from Montreal, Quebec. It is just north of Montreal and on the lower end of the Rivière L'Assomption, but on the Saint Lawrence River. Repentigny is full of affluent residents who enjoy the proportionately largest percentage of newer cars in Canada. Repentigny features many suburban benefits, but safety is its number one attraction – violence and overall crime rates are very low.

7. Brandon, Manitoba -- Brandon, called "Wheat City" for its agriculture, is an attractive town that offers comparative housing and cost-of-living affordability, an effective Brandon transit system and good walkways for commuters, a golf course, and good health care overall. In its location in Manitoba that is 212 km west of Winnipeg, Brandon is very dry and sunny, but incurs extremely cold winter weather. At the same time, Brandon operates its Brandon in Bloom program that is focused on conserving and improving the environment and its scenery. The arts are so respected, that street and highway shoulders are stamped and decorated by supervised art students. Local park benches are also artistically designed. Landscaping around the city is attractive and inviting as well as well-tended.

8. Victoria, British Columbia -- One of my favorite cities in the nation, Victoria is beautiful, clean, and welcoming all year. Victoria continues to be a wonderful city of mild climate and engaging arts, music, and culture; and the lowest provincial tax rate in BC. Cultural, historic, and entertainment attractions continue to provide jobs and draw additional visitors. Easy to approach by a number of ferry systems, the city is located in the south of Vancouver Island, which offers hundreds of events and activities. It is one of the few places that you can travel up into the mountains for skiing and come back down in the afternoon to a summery beach. A cosmopolitan and international culture is always enjoyable in Victoria as well. Victoria is also one of the recognized Top Microcities for the Future in North America. Victoria is a successful tourist center, attracting vacationers, conventions of any number of groups, and foreign dignitaries. Some of these venues are found at Victoria Vacations and Canada Resorts. As an entryway into North America for millions of First Nations in the ancient past, Victoria and Vancouver Island First Nations installations are breathtaking.

9. Winnipeg, Manitoba -- Winnipeg is the popular capital city of Manitoba, providing a large number and types of incentives to bring in new residents. This is one of the cleanest cities in all of Canada and Manitoba is often called God’s Country for its open spaces and breathtaking scenery. Winnipeg offers a superior transit system, very affordable housing, growing numbers of job listings in the 2010s, increasing wages, and an exciting local and regional culture. It is also the HQ of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, dating back to the 1930 Winnipeg Football Club and pleasing crowds of Canadians and Americans ever since.

10. Lévis, Quebec -- This city of Levis is a growing suburb of Quebec City, Quebec - in fact, in 2002, 10 smaller communities joined together to become Levis. it is extremely safe to live in Levis as large cities go in Canada. Levis boasts outstanding access to doctors and medical treatment as well. Located on the southern shore of the St. Lawrence River, Levis offers many jobs, because it is a major hub for technology and agricultural business development and research. On the river, it is also a center for shipping, having several large companies in its own right, as well as serving a suburb for Quebec City.

The historical or "Old" parts of Levis and Quebec City are connected by ferries and two bridges for visitors and residents to enjoy. Prior to French settlement of the area, First Nations inhabited what is now Levis in large groups.

Source : Internet & Hubpages

Irish bail-out 'bigger than Greek deal'

The Republic of Ireland is set to receive a bail-out package bigger than that given to Greece, a report says.

The international rescue deal will be worth up to 120bn euros (£102bn; $164bn), compared with Greece's 110bn euros, the Sunday Times reported.

But the country's Europe Minister, Dick Roche, said he had seen no information to substantiate such a figure.

The government is holding a cabinet meeting on Sunday to finalise a four-year plan to cut its budget deficit.

Only after this is done would a bail-out off from the European Union, the European Central bank and the International Monetary Fund be forthcoming.

Ahead of the meeting, Mr Roche told the BBC that mistakes had been made in Ireland, and that there had been "criminality" at the country's banks which "would have to be dealt with".

"There were bad mistakes made they weren't just made in this country the were made elsewhere," he said.

But he added: "We have been through worse as a nation. We are a very resilient race and we will come out of this".

'Damaging impact'

Greece received its bail-out - payable over three years - in May this year in the form of loans made to the government and its banking sector.

It was contingent on sweeping spending cuts and other austerity measures. Any bail-out offered to Ireland is set to have similar requirements.

Various newspaper reports suggest that Irish proposals to bolster the country's balance sheet will include a property tax worth about 500 euros per home, and a wealth tax on the richest in the country.

A string of further public sector spending cuts is also expected.

However, the Irish government has insisted it will not raise the country's low corporation tax rate in return for a European Union-led bail-out.

Last week Deputy Prime Minister Mary Coughlan said the 12.5% rate - much lower than the EU average - was "non-negotiable".

And the Sunday Telegraph reported that some of the biggest US companies had warned the Republic of the "damaging impact" if the corporation tax was raised.

Microsoft, Hewlett Packard , Merrill Lynch and Intel were among those to warn of the risk to the country's "ability to win and retain investment" the paper said.

BBC News

Source : Internet

Great websites for movie lovers

Its always good to know about a movie before going to buy it or rent it. So here is a list of few websites which you can use to make your decisions.

MovieReviews - This website features no nonsense reviews by people who have an opinion about what they've watched. You can search for movies by category or just type in the one you want to know about. MovieReviews also offers trailers and movie news. Anyone can participate in rating and reviewing on this comprehensive site.

http://www.moviereviews.com/

RogerEbert - A well known name in movie reviewing, rogerebert.com lives up to its reputation. Commentary about favorite movies is concise and descriptive. Details of movie scenes and characters are discussed with honesty. Roger Ebert is a savvy critic with a keen eye on what in movies is provocative or mundane. Registration is free and well worth the effort.

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=REVIEWS

Apple's new innovation - the 'ipad' !!

Right now the internet is buzzing - After many months of speculation and secrecy, Apple finally came clean and announced the release of their new Apple iPad.

What is this ipad ???

The iPad is a tablet PC that is described as midway between a notebook and iphone. It certainly has most of the functionality of a noteboook and has some very cool features. Like Apple's other products it is sure to do well.

In a market that no other tablet PC provider has been able to conquer, Apple's reputation for innovation and changing the way we do things, will provide good stead for a successful product where other big names have failed.

In brief - it can do a lot! It's like an all in one touch screen, portable entertainment and work system. If you're into apps for your iPhone or iPod Touch, you'll be pleased to know that nearly all of them work with the iPad too. All of Apple's systems are in synch with one another (unlike another main software provider I can think of!), and as more apps are developed we'll be able to do more and more things with our iPads. As soon as it's available to buy you'll have access to over 140,000 apps from day one.

Technical Spec
9.7 inch- (25cm-) multi-touch display
1 GHz Apple processor
16-64 GB of flash memory
0.5in- (1.25cm) thick
Weighs 1.5lbs (0.7kgs)
Touch Sensitive Screen

What can an ipad do ??

- Browse .. Browse

Surf the web as it was meant to be surfed with the built in Safari browser. Use your email, check your FaceBook page plus any other internet activity you'd normally use your laptop or desktop PC for. Steve Jobs says the iPad is "better at web browsing than a laptop." Well we'll have to wait to see if that's true, but going on Apple's past innovations I'm inclined to believe him.

At an unspecified later date, the iPad will also be available in a 3G model, with super-fast data speeds up to 7.2 Mbps, which means that if you're in a no-wifi area, you'll still be able to get on the net.

- Music .. Songs

Of course Apple are clever enough to ensure that the iTunes software is built into the iPad, so you can download and store your favorite songs directly onto your iPad. With 16-64 GB of memory, it has plenty of storage space for all the media you're going to want to keep on it.

- Movies .. Youtube

Download and enjoy movies on your iPad. It is even HD, making the viewing experience so much clearer and crisper than the iPod Touch.

- Race and fun ... Games

The games for the iPad are just going to get better and better - it's well capable of PSP style games - we just need to wait for someone to develop them for us! When released you'll be able to download iPod Touch games form the app store, but it won't be long before we playing much more complex games on the iPad.

- Books .. PDF's

It's been said that the iPad could revolutionize and revitalize the publishing industry. That's a hefty claim, but I can easily see it happening. With a built in ereader, the iBook app will be a very strong rival to Amazon's Kindle.The iBook app allows you to browse the iBook store, download books in ePub format from major publishers, as well as the strong possiblity (in fact it's more than a possiblity - it's almost certain) that you'll be able to subscribe and read electronic magazines and newspapers form your favorite publishers.


Ok now what will it cost ??

The 16 GB iPad will sell for US$499, the 32 GB for $599 and the 64 GB for $699, Additional to the actual tablet, you'll need to pay for your internet usage. There will be pay as you go WiFi as well as monthly plans. The first iPad plan will include 250 megabytes per month for US$14.99, and an unlimited plan will be US$29.99, both with AT&T.

Fine .. there where can i buy it ?

The German company Media Markt say the iPad will be availble to buy from their store from the March 1st. Some UK retailers have also quoted the March 1st date. Other retailers in the US have said June/July. Almost certainly the iPad will be available on Apple's iStore earlier than either of these dates. It will also be sold unlocked to the international market, so international users will be able to insert their own SIM cards.

The iPad will be available from Amazon.com soon, so as with all amazon.com electronics, you can be guaranteed of a lower price than other retailers.

Source : Various internet postings and blogs

Windows 7 - a hit or a miss

When Microsoft released its much hyped operating system Windows Vista back in June 2005, it was supposed to be a revolution in the OS market. But it didn't go well with the tech critics and buyers. There were lot of negative things about this new OS such as restrictive licensing terms and non-user friendly software and many more. Since then Microsoft is working hard to overcome these negative factors and bring a new more user-friendly OS into the market. Initially started with the code names Blackcomb and Vienna and later termed as Windows 7, this new Operating System from Microsoft was expected to be ready by the holiday season of 2009. The main question this time will be whether this will a hit or a miss. Will it overcome the ever increasing popularity of Mac OS by apple ?

Until now, Microsoft executives had been fairly vague, not only on the software's release date, but on the new specifications and operating features as well. But according to Bill Veghte, senior vice president of Microsoft's Windows business, "Windows 7 is tracking well for holiday availability." Veghte's comments came after positive test results among critics and developers, from the early version of the system, over the past few weeks. Last month, Microsoft said it hoped Windows 7 would stay on track for launch in fiscal 2010, meaning it would make its appearance in the tech world as early as July of this year. This meant the company would not only be able to take advantage of August's back-to-school craze, but December's holiday shopping surge as well. Both of the aforementioned tend to bring a definite spike in computer purchases, as well as accompanying programs and gadgets (wireless mice, flash drives, carrying cases, etc.).

But, as Microsoft Windows Business Head Steve Sinofsky said in a blog posting last Monday, the computer giant isn't rushing things at all. "Many are pushing us to release the product sooner
rather than later, but our focus remains on a high quality release." (Science & Technology News: www.foxnews.com). In addition to their supposed attention to detail, Microsoft has also been releasing precursor versions of Windows 7 to tantalize developers, as well as the general public. After making some definite adjustments to software operating features, Microsoft plans to put Windows 7 directly into the hands of PC makers. Sinofsky also noted, "Ultimately, our partners will determine when their PCs are available in the market. If the feedback and telemetry on Windows 7 match our expectations then we will enter the final phases of the RTM [manufacturing] process in about three months." This would undoubtedly put the company back on track for the desired holiday release of the software. As most computer users know, Microsoft's Windows operating systems are found on the majority of the world's PCs and even laptops, providing more than "half of its $4.4 billion profit last quarter." (www.foxnews.com).

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10 Most Expensive cities of the world

1. Tokyo

The Japanese capital city of Tokyo comes first on the list of most expensive cities to live in. In addition to being the top of the list of cities with the highest living costs, it is also the centre of the world's largest metropolitan area by both population and economy. This is probably what makes it the most expensive city in the world in which to live. The Tokyo stock exchange is one of the world's largest, and is the largest one in Japan. Many international companies are based in Tokyo, and yet more have regional offices in the city which leads to a lot of highly paid jobs. In addition, the large size of the population leads to massive demand for space, and this is further exacerbated by the fact that Tokyo is surrounded by the Bay of Tokyo and a lot of steep hills and mountains. All of these factors combine to make Tokyo the most expensive city in the world in which to live.


2. Osaka-Kobe

The second highest cost of living is for two linked cities in Japan - Osaka and Kobe. As with many Japanese cities, both of these have an extremely high population density, which leads to expensive housing and other costs. Both cities are very large with populations in excess of 1 million. In each city there are a number of different industries, with many large multinational companies having their headquarters in the respective cities. Examples of these include Mitsubishi, Mizuno, Panasonic, Sanyo and Sharp. There is also a relatively large financial industry in both cities, leading to high wages. The high cost of land, as well as high wages, combine to make the Osaka-Kobe region the second most expensive region in the world in which to live.

3. Paris

Paris is the capital city of France, and comes in third on the list of most expensive cities in the world. The city of Paris is a rather compact area, although the metropolitan area is much larger and includes many satellite towns. The central area of Paris, and the area with which this cost of living list deals with, refers solely to the city of Paris. Paris is famous for tourism, and whilst this generates a large amount of money for the local economy, it does lead to demands for less development of the older parts of the city. As such this leads to less modern space for both commerce and residences than many other cities, and this pushes up the cost of living. Another factor in the high cost of living is the strong economy of the Paris region, and therefore high average wage. Major industries in Paris include the previously mentioned tourism, as well as finance and high-tech manufacturing. All of these factors combine to give the city of Paris the third highest cost of living worldwide.

4. Copenhagen

Copenhagen is the fourth most expensive city in the world in which to live. Like Helsinki and Oslo which also appear in the top 10 most expensive cities in terms of cost of living, it too is the capital city of a Scandinavian country. In Copenhagen's case the country is Denmark, and like both Oslo and Helsinki, it is not only the political capital city but the dominant city in the country economically and culturally as well. Copenhagen is the location for many international head and regional offices, such as Maersk which has head offices in Copenhagen and Microsoft, for which Copenhagen provides the regional headquarters. Recently Copenhagen, and Denmark as a whole has seen massive growth, both domestically and internationally. For example, the largest wind turbine manufacturer, Vestas, is a Danish company. All of these factors combined lead to Copenhagen having an extremely strong economy, with the corresponding high wages, which results in it being in fourth position on the list of most expensive cities in terms of cost of living.

5. Oslo

The city in the world with the fifth highest cost of living is the Norwegian capital city of Oslo. Oslo is Norway's biggest city, both economically and by population. Norway is one of the most developed countries in the world, with a large income from a variety of sources. These include the large offshore oil and gas reserves, maritime engineering and insurance and tourism. Norway has one of the highest average wages for a country in the world, and Oslo has an average even higher than this national average. Due to the high average wage, linked to the fact that many basic commodities such as many foodstuffs are imported, leads to an extremely high cost of living. This is further exaggerated by the very high Norwegian tax rate. Finally there is large public opposition to both the development of the city itself with high-rise buildings and the surrounding areas, resulting in space becoming at a premium. All of these factors combine to make Oslo the fifth most expensive city in the world in which to live.

6. Zurich

Located in Switzerland, Zurich comes sixth on the list of most expensive cities in the world by living costs. Zurich is to Switzerland like New York is to the USA, it is the commercial capital of the country but not the political one. Zurich is home to many top educational institutions, and this helps ensure that the top minds in Switzerland and further afield come to live in Zurich, and it is likely that many of these will spend at least some of their working lives here. A large proportion of the Swiss economy is based on financial services, and many multinational companies such as UBS, Zurich Financial Services and Credit Suisse are based here. In addition, the population of Zurich is very diverse, and this potentially explains why many international companies, such as IBM, Google and Microsoft have facilities here. All of these factors mean that Zurich has a very strong economy, and this results in the 6th highest cost of living worldwide.

7. Helsinki

In terms of the cost of living, Helsinki is joint seventh most expensive along with Frankfurt. Helsinki is the capital city of Finland, and is located in the far south of the country next to the Gulf of Finland. Despite being at the south of Finland, it is still a very northerly city and so can get very cold in the winter. Helsinki is the economic centre of the Finnish economy, and this partly explains the high cost of living. Helsinki has traditionally had a large shipbuilding industry and this continues to this day, although there are now also more hi-tech industries such as Nokia which is located just outside the city. Along with other Scandinavian countries, Finland has a relatively high tax rate, and this combined with the large amount of wealth generated is probably what results in Helsinki having the joint seventh highest cost of living in the world.

7. Frankfurt

Frankfurt is joint seventh most expensive city to live in along with Helsinki. Frankfurt is a city in Germany, and is located on the Main River, which leads to it's full name Frankfurt am Main. When Germany was divided, it was located in west Germany, and so with berlin isolated became the economic powerhouse of west Germany, and upon re-unification it retained this position. It is the largest financial centre of mainland Europe, and both the European and German central banks are located here, as well as the Frankfurt stock exchange which is one of the biggest in the world. All of this wealth leads to Frankfurt being the joint seventh most expensive city in the world to live in.

9. Geneva

Geneva is a city nestled between Lake Geneva and The Alps in Switzerland. Although most of the city is in Switzerland, due to the high cost of living in the city proper many people commute in from nearby France. Geneva is famous for being the location where the Geneva Conventions were signed, which govern the handling of prisoners of war. Geneva is also home to the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross, and many United Nations departments are also based here. In addition to being a major city in humanitarian terms, Geneva is also the 6th most important financial centre in the world. All of these factors, along with the fantastic location alongside Lake Geneva and a policy to preserve the city, leads to it having the ninth highest cost of living worldwide.

10. Singapore

Singapore is both a city and country located in south east Asia. The city of just under 5 million people takes up the majority of the country of 710km2, leading to an extremely high population density of almost 7000 people per km2. It is located on a small island, which lies in one of the busiest waterways in the world which connects east Asia with south Asia, Africa and Europe. The city first started to grow to prominence under European rule because of it's high strategic importance and the city has continued to grow in stature since independence. The city has an extremely strong economy based it's business friendly policies leading to many international corporations having a base here. There is also a thriving high-tech manufacturing part to the economy, and the Port of Singapore is one of the world's busiest ports, particularly in the transhipment of goods. This thriving economy combined with lack of space for expansion leads to Singapore being the tenth most expensive city in the world to live.

Source of Information : Economist

Layoffs - The worst fear is here and is real

With the global economy sinking day by day, Its not letting any industry and the eminent cost cutting is resulting in large scale layoffs. People are fearing of job loss and more over rumors are giving them sleepless nights. Below are some data about companies layoff statistics collected from various sites.

. BroadSoft 10/24/2008 about 12 GigaOM: BroadSoft cuts jobs as sales slow . Xerox 10/23/2008 3000 Xerox to cut 3,000 jobs . Avid Technology 10/23/2008 500 Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition... . Break.com 10/23/2008 11 of 80 Break.com lays off 11 . SanDisk 10/22/2008 TBA SanDisk layoffs in the works . ManiaTV 10/22/2008 20 of 70 NewTeeVee: ManiaTV lays off 20, to reduce original content . iMeem 10/22/2008 25% of 80 Imeem jumping on the layoff bandwagon . Mahalo 10/22/2008 10% Calacanis.com: Tough times, hard decisions . HP 10/22/2008 24600 over three years HP to slash 24,600 jobs following EDS buy . Yahoo 10/21/2008 10% of ~14,300 Yahoo profit drops, layoffs coming . Ticketmaster 10/21/2008 35% F***edStartups: TicketMaster.com laying off 35% . Comcast 10/21/2008 300 AP: Comcast to cut up to 300 jobs in eastern division . Manhattan Associates 10/21/2008 6.5% Reuters: Manhattan Associates hit by slump . Softchoice 10/20/2008 6.5% of 958 Toronto Star: Softchoice cuts staff by 6.5 per cent . Veoh 10/20/2008 0 UPDATE: Layoffs at Veoh, or not? . Wikia 10/20/2008 3 UPDATE based on personal interview with Jimmy Wales . Autotrader 10/20/2008 69 Orlando Business Times: Autotrader to close call center . Texas Instruments 10/20/2008 possibly 300 TXCN: Hundreds face pink slips at TI . Sprint 10/17/2008 ongoing KMBC-TV: Sprint plans 'gradual layoffs' . Jaxtr 10/17/2008 13 13 employees laid off at VoIP start-up Jaxtr

. Zillow 10/17/2008 25% Zillow lays off 25 percent of staff . SearchMe 10/17/2008 20% Search engine startup SearchMe cuts 20 percent . Heavy 10/17/2008 14% Downturn strikes again: Heavy lays off 14% . Lenovo 10/17/2008 50 in Morrisville, N.C. WRAL: Lenovo to lay off 50 workers at Morrisville headquarters, more worldwide . MPC Computers 10/17/2008 200 Idaho Business Review: Details released on MPC job cuts . Hi5 10/16/2008 10-15% No Hi5's today . Sirius XM 10/16/2008 50 Sirius XM makes cuts to XM in D.C. . Pandora 10/16/2008 20 Pandora cuts 20 employees . Adbrite 10/16/2008 40% 'Layoffs are not a statement about performance' . Actel 10/16/2008 10% EE Times: Actel cuts 10% of workforce . Tesla Motors 10/15/2008 Detroit office Automaker lays off Detroit office with blog post . SkyRider 10/15/2008 All P2P start-up SkyRider has shut down . Appcelerator 10/15/2008 6 Tough times, tough decisions . Jive Software 10/14/2008 33% Jive Software lays off 1/3 of staff . Redfin 10/14/2008 20% Redfin blames economy in layoffs . Qimonda 10/13/2008 3000 Qimonda: Qimonda Announces Global Restructuring Program... . Seesmic 10/10/2008 7 Tough times. Tough decisions . Lulu 10/9/2008 24 Lulu cuts jobs as revenues slow . Micron 10/9/2008 15% Micron to cut workforce by 15 percent, slash flash output

. eBay 10/6/2008 1000 eBay buys Bill Me Later, lays off 1,000 . Gawker Media 10/3/2008 14% Gawker Media to lay off 14 percent of editoria