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Friday’s employment situation report showed that things have taken a turn for the worse for full-time workers, with the full-time unemployment level jumping to 13,901,000 workers, or 11.1% of the civilian workforce, very near the highest rate seen in 41 years.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics considers full-time workers to be those “who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs”.

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The new Fiat Punto Evo is turning into a success on the local Italian market, with more than 35,000 sales since it first came on the scene on October 10th. While some Italians have reservations about the style of the Punto Evo, it is a winner in terms of its technology and performance, at competitive prices.

The Punto Evo shows off some great Fiat Powertrain technology at low prices. Prices for the Punto Evo start at 11,800 euros, ranging to 17,200 euros for the MultijetSource: EuroCarBlog RSS Feed

Filed under: Marketing/Advertising, Technology, Hyundai

Hyundai Equus – Click above for high-res image gallery
As part of its product and marketing development process, Hyundai has reached out to owners and enthusiasts to create a network of consumers with which to discuss everything from future models and technologies to advertising tactics, polls, and so on.
Autoblog has learned of a communiquissued to members late last week where Dean Macko, Hyundai’s Manager of Source: Autoblog RSS Feed

Lost in the release Friday of reams of documents related to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s investigation of the Bernie Madoff investment scam was why the documents were released in the first place.

Fox Business Network actually filed a lawsuit against the SEC earlier this year seeking the release of the documents after the government agency failed to comply with its Freedom of Information Act request.

On Friday, the SEC decided to release the documents. But instead Source: Talking Biz News RSS Feed

Filed under: Motorsports, UAW/Unions

Formula D Judgment Day – click above image to watch the video
Two weeks ago was Formula D’s big season finale and 2009 Championship, AKA Judgment Day. While we (sadly) couldn’t be there, we did get a little preview of the event when Tanner Foust took us drifting in his ferret-on-linoleum-out-of-hell stock car-engined Scion. Anyhow, in this video all the usual trouble makers and tire killers are present, including Vaugn Gitten Jr., SamuelSource: Autoblog RSS Feed

OrlandoSentinel.com:

David’s lunch — and those of many of his classmates — are no ordinary school lunches. Instead, these lunches are the creations of two Orlando moms who grew tired of the parade of processed foods their kids were eating — and decided to do something about it.

The result was a small business with a revolutionary idea. Led by moms Samantha Gotlib and Debbie Blacher, a team of workers at Wholesome Tummies makes healthy lunches every morning and deliversSource: Business Opportunities Weblog RSS Feed

I have been self-employed for almost 4 years now, and let me tell you – budgeting can be very difficult when your income is sporadic at best! Some months I make more than others and some I get paid right on time, so budgeting during those times is easy as there is money coming in the door. But other times, payments are late and you have slow months, which means you have to have money nearby you can access quickly. After all, just because you had a slow month doesn’t mean that rent isn’tSource: My Two Dollars RSS Feed

Verizon has finally announced the BlackBerry Storm 2. The device will be available beginning October 28th, and it will run you $179.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate and a 2 year contract.

The BlackBerry Storm2 was rumored to be promoted with a Buy One Get One Free campaign but there is no mention of this in the press release. It’s possible that whoever put the marketing materials for the campaign, confused the 9550 and the 9530.

There are a couple of reasons why this launch maySource: BlackBerryCool RSS Feed

The Google LatLong blog offers a “before and after” look at some subtle refinements in the appearance of Google Maps:

September Hitwise Travel data show Google Maps stabilizing as the top mapping site, while the MapQuest brand remains strong, evidenced by its presence as the top mapping search query:

It’s not clear to me how much new AOL CEO Tim Armstrong values MapQuest. I’m sure he recognizes it as an important property and the “anchor” of the AOLSource: Screenwerk RSS Feed

Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Etc., Legislation and Policy, Green Daily

What the heck is HFO-1234yf? That’s the name of a new refrigerant that’s reportedly 350-times less damaging to the atmosphere than the current HFC-134a (or 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane, if you prefer). You may recall that today’s refrigerant was actually put into widespread use back in the early 1990s as a replacement for the long-running R12 that was found to be collecting in and damaging our delicateSource: AutoblogGreen RSS Feed