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Avenue Vine (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
That crisp Pinot Grigio or mellow Cotes du Rhone is costing you up to 20 percent more than last year, not because it's cleaner on the palate or smoother going down. It's because of the rapid spike in what it costs to go from grape to glass. The suddenly pricey journey from a European vineyard to your favorite restaurant and liquor store is producing a sea change in where wine is imported from and...
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Times Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
The hedge fund group that took a huge bet on Northern Rock as it was imploding last autumn has reportedly lost 85 per cent of its investors' money, amid evidence of a terrible spell this summer for many hedge funds.
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NC Mental Hope News (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
By JOE LAMBE - Aug. 16 Missouri inmate Larry Burton, 66, has just one crime on his record, but it is as dark as dried blood. “I’m in here for killing my wife,” the former St. Louis area engineer said in a prison visiting room. “I’m not proud of it, but it was a shotgun,” he said. “She was asleep at night and never knew what hit her.” That was in 1990, when Burton was 48. He got life plus 15
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Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
Kenneth Cope back on Coronation Street after 42-year gapBy Sara Wallis Rovers Return Inn (Pic:ITV)Eat your heart out Dirty Den - when it comes to TV soap comebacks, no one beats Kenneth Cope.The actor has returned to Coronation Street 42 years after leaving Weatherfield - at the ripe old age of 77.Kenneth, who plays Jed Stone, first set foot on the cobbles in 1961 as Sunny Jim, Minnie...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
Nairobi - Nomadic East African pastoralists who been largely ignored and marginalized by their governments need support to cope with the effects of climate change, British charity Oxfam said on Monday. A new report released by Oxfam said that climate...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 08/17/2008
That sticker shock you get in the supermarket? Get ready to feel something like it again as kids return to class for the new school year.
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Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 08/17/2008
That sticker shock you get in the supermarket? Get ready to feel something like it again as kids return to class for the new school year.
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RightFielders (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
Meet Haley Cope, US swimming sensation who is the top favorite for the 400m gold. She is also participating in the team event with more distinguished swimmers like Amy Acuff. See photos, video and her biography here. Haley Cope Haley Cope is better known as one of the few Olympic athletes who were featured in the [...]
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PalmAddicts (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
[From Doug Brown] I have recently lived in Sub-Saharan Africa where the electricity is notoriously unreliable. I used a combination of notebook computer and a smartphone with mobile word processing/spreadsheets to keep up with my teacher work load. When the...
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 08/17/2008
Railways unable to cope with increasing number of passengers Staff Reporter Most trains have insufficient number of coaches KOCHI: The steep hike in bus fares in the State, traffic snarls even on highways and budget airlines jacking up their fares have led to people preferring trains over other modes of transport. But the Railways has not taken steps to increase the number of coaches in trains....
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The Amateur Economist & Curmudgeon (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
Hey, but at least it's free. GP with 2,500 patients kills himself after being unable to cope with pressures of job | Mail Online: "A family GP hanged himself after being unable to cope with his... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit http://amateureconblog.blogspot.com/ for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
PermalinkTo save a permanent link to this news, right-click the date and time (Ctl-click on a Mac) and choose the command to copy the link, link location or shortcut.CEOs Take “Back-to-Basics” Approach To Cope with Challenging Economy, Says NYSE Euronext 2009 CEO Report CEOs Adapt To Steer Organizations through Turbulent Times, according to 4th Annual CEO Survey NEW YORK--()--A renewed focus...
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Fiji Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
HEALTH officials in the Northern Division are monitoring the situation at the Taveuni hospital and staff quarters that has been without proper electricity and water supply for the past six months.
