11/21/2008 -
Govts green infra spends can help avoid recession, says report
Deutsche Asset Management in its research report on "Investing in Climate Change" has observed that the accelerating pace of global warming will force governments to invest more in climate change mitigation and adaptation despite financial setbacks.
Source:
Express India
http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Govts-green-infra-spends-can-help-avoid-rec
ession-says-report/389006/
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11/20/2008 -
Can-Am baseball league takes over Ottawa Rapidz
Ottawa's professional baseball team will get some extra innings in the city after the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball (Can-Am) announced it would take over the bankrupt Ottawa Rapidz.
Source:
CBC
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/story/2008/11/20/ot-canam-081120.html?ref=rss
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11/22/2008 -
Only one in three PSUs can pay higher wages
Government-owned drug companies said although they are making profits, implementing the revised salaries will push them in the red.
Source:
Business Standard India
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/only-one-in-three-psus-can-pay-highe
r-wages/04/51/340974/
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11/20/2008 -
Indoor air can become toxic
The North Platte Telegraph The Dekleva family of North Platte recently learned just how dangerous carbon monoxide can be. For weeks, the family experienced frequent headaches and other illnesses. They eventually installed a carbon monoxide detector.
Source:
North Platte Telegraph
http://nptelegraph.com/articles/2008/11/20/news/50001128.txt
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11/21/2008 -
Review: New BlackBerrys cool but can't beat iPhone
With the recent releases of three new BlackBerrys across three different wireless providers, Research In Motion Ltd. has fired back at Apple Inc. in the Great Smart Phone Skirmish of 2008. The introduction of the touch-screen BlackBerry Storm, business-savvy Bold 9000 and consumer-geared Pearl Flip 8220 may not have come a moment too soon for RIM, which has long dominated the market for high-end ...
Source:
The State
http://www.thestate.com/technology/story/596243.html?RSS=business
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11/21/2008 -
Automakers need to make case for government aid
Democratic leaders ordered Detroit's Big Three automakers Friday to submit what amounts to a detailed loan application to Congress so lawmakers can decide whether to give the beleaguered industry an emergency $25 billion lifeline.
Source:
AP via Yahoo! Finance
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081121/congress_autos.html?.v=14
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11/21/2008 -
Review: New BlackBerrys cool but can't beat iPhone
With the recent releases of three new BlackBerrys across three different wireless providers, Research In Motion Ltd. has fired back at Apple Inc. in the Great Smart Phone Skirmish of 2008. The introduction of the touch-screen BlackBerry Storm, business-savvy Bold 9000 and consumer-geared Pearl Flip 8220 may not have come a moment too soon for RIM, which has long dominated the market for high-end ...
Source:
The State
http://www.thestate.com/technology/story/596244.html?RSS=business
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11/21/2008 -
Uncertainty Can Be More Stressful Than Clear Negative Feedback
We are faced with uncertainty every day. Will our investments pay off? Will we get the promotions we are hoping for? When faced with the unknown, most people experience some degree of anxiety and discomfort. Exactly how much anxiety someone experiences during uncertain times depends on his or her personality profile.
Source:
Science Daily
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081120103804.htm
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11/22/2008 -
Only one in three PSUs can pay higher wages
Government-owned drug companies said although they are making profits, implementing the revised salaries will push them in the red.
Source:
Business Standard India
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/only-one-in-three-psus-can-pay-highe
r-wages/04/39/340974/
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11/21/2008 -
S'no way Muncie can keep streets clear overnight
MUNCIE, Ind. - Snow plowing in the city might not start until after 8 a.m. this winter _ and not at all on weekends _ because officials say they do not have the money to pay plow drivers overtime.
Source:
The Times of Northwest Indiana
http://www.nwitimes.com/articles/2008/11/21//ap-state-in/d94jfme00.txt
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11/20/2008 -
Wallabies can break French down in more ways than one
AUSTRALIA'S dominance at the breakdown, France's inability to use their Parisian home-ground advantage and the Wallabies forwards wanting to prove they can back up after their Twickenham scrum heroics should help Australia to their third Test victory in a row, according to former NSW coach Ewen McKenzie.
Source:
Inverell Times
http://inverell.yourguide.com.au/news/national/national/sport/wallabies-can-brea
k-french-down-in-more-ways-than-one/1366239.aspx
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11/20/2008 -
Royal Treatment Can't Save Citi
Prince Alwaleed revealed plans to up his stake in the bank, but shares still headed south.
Source:
Forbes
http://www.forbes.com/markets/2008/11/20/citigroup-alwaleed-update-markets-equit
y-cx_mlm_1120markets23.html?feed=rss_markets
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11/21/2008 -
Review: New BlackBerrys cool but can't beat iPhone
NEW YORK -- With the recent releases of three new BlackBerrys across three different wireless providers, Research In Motion Ltd. has fired back at Apple Inc. in the Great Smart Phone Skirmish of 2008.
Source:
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/20/AR2008112000008.
html
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11/20/2008 -
Veggie and cheese sandwich can be ready in 15 minutes
No matter how you cut it, this sandwich recipe can feed a family of six in about 15 minutes.
Source:
Asheville Citizen-Times
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081120/LIVING/81120041
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11/21/2008 -
Blood test can detect colon cancer
TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- An Israeli researcher says he has developed a simple early-warning, painless and inexpensive blood test to detect colon cancer.
Source:
UPI
http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2008/11/21/Blood_test_can_detect_colon_cancer/UPI
-48791227245677/
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