autor: admin | Úno 3, 2015 | English News
Suicides in Greece rose sharply and remained high after the introduction of recent cost-cutting austerity measures, according to a study released today. The findings, based on reported suicides over a 30-year period, add to growing concerns about the immediate health impacts of major public spending cuts passed across Europe following the global financial crisis.
The study, published in the BMJ, examines trends in monthly suicides in Greece from 1983 to 2012. Its authors monitored monthly suicide totals changed following 12 pre-selected economic events: eight austerity-related and four prosperity-related. In October 2008, as Greece entered a recession, suicides among men spiked by 13 percent and maintained a higher average in the months…
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autor: admin | Úno 3, 2015 | English News
hearthstone Back in December last year, Blizzard finally rolled out the Android version of Hearthstone, the company's popular and admittedly addictive …
autor: admin | Úno 3, 2015 | English News
The past few months have not included the latest build of Android Android 5.0 Lollipop, but it looks like Google has finally decided to do that in their …
autor: admin | Úno 3, 2015 | English News
Google is planning a ride-sharing service that could involve catching a lift from one of its driverless cars, according to Bloomberg. David Drummond, Google’s chief legal officer, sits on Uber’s board of directors and has reportedly informed them that Google is considering stepping into the ride-sharing space.
Uber’s board is also reported to have seen screenshots of a ride-sharing app made by Google, which is apparently already in use by its employees. That means that development is likely far along, though there’s no suggestion as to when we might see it or if Google plans to release it publicly. The Wall Street Journal, however, says that a Google engineer is testing an internal app designed to help employees share rides, rather than…
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autor: admin | Úno 3, 2015 | English News
Lollipop didn’t exactly take the Android world by storm when it first launched. Early adoption was slow enough that it made no real impact in usage share stats for the first couple of months. People are starting to take to Google’s latest dessert-fla…