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10/06/2008 11:55 PM
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BNP executive to lead Dexia, ex-Belgian PM to be chairman
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BNP executive to lead Dexia, ex-Belgian PM to be chairman October 6th, 2008 NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The Belgian and French governments have agreed to propose BNP Paribas executive Pierre Mariani to serve as chief executive of troubled Dexia SA , and former Belgian Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene as the new chairman, according to reports Tuesday. Belgium Prime Minister Yves Leterme announced the move after convening an emergency Cabinet meeting early in the morning. Mariani, 52, is co-head
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10/06/2008 11:54 PM
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SNL's Al Franken Leads In Senate Race
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SNL's Al Franken Leads In Senate Race Showbiz talents who are also Democrats routinely raise money and campaign for political candidates -- but rarely run for public office themselves. So I've been watching with special interest Minnesota native son Al Franken's challenge for the U.S. Senate seat. FNow, for the first time, he's moved into his first solid lead over incumbent Republican Norm Coleman, according to a weekend Star Tribune Minnesota Poll. The survey, conducted last Tuesday throug
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10/06/2008 11:53 PM
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Bollywood Catches a Fox
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Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks are not alone in Bollywood. On the fourth day of India’s festive season, Bollywood fans have one more reason to celebrate Friday, when Twentieth Century Fox agreed to a multi-film deal with one of the most successful producers in Indian cinema, according to sources familiar with the accord. In a sign that business is not slowing in Hollywood or Bollywood, despite slowing financial markets in America and abroad, the deal, announced October 4th, signifies Holly
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10/06/2008 11:52 PM
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Kasurs and former MPs have to Confirm Attendance at Special Meeting
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Dharamshala: The former members of the Kashag (Kasurs) and members of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile have to confirm their attendance during the special meeting in November, the Tibetan Parliamentary Secretariat said in an announcement issued Monday. Each member has to send a short written letter of confirmation to the Tibetan Parliamentary Secretariat before 31 October 2008, the announcement noted. In an earlier announcement issued on 3 October, the members of Parliament representing the fo
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10/06/2008 11:51 PM
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Iran News - Iran asks Pakistan to help free kidnapped policemen (Dawn)
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Iran asks Pakistan to help free kidnapped policemen (Dawn) TEHRAN, Oct 6: Iran urged Pakistan on Monday to help free a group of Iranian policemen believed to be held by Iranian Sunni rebels in the neighbouring country. Iran HVAC 2008 kicks off in Tehran (mehrnews.com) TEHRAN, Oct. 6 (MNA) – The seventh international exhibition of heating and cooling, ventilation and air conditioning systems (Iran HVAC 2008) was inaugurated here on Monday at Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds and wil
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10/06/2008 11:50 PM
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Cosa cercano i viaggiatori online? - #2 – Il video delle interviste
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Nel corso dell’indagine di Oban International è stato prodotto un breve video in cui vengono intervistati a Londra viaggiatori internazionali giunti da oltre 40 Paesi. Quasi tutti hanno dichiarato di utilizzare Internet per trovare informazioni di viaggio e prenotare la vacanza. Ascoltiamo quindi quali siti vengono maggiormente utilizzati e quali sono i problemi più frequenti durante la ricerca online. Il video è in Inglese e dura 4.23 minuti.
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10/06/2008 11:49 PM
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Zoogdiersoorten zitten in 'uitstervingscrisis'
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BARCELONA - Een op de vier zoogdiersoorten wordt bedreigd met uitsterven. Zeker 1141 van de 5487 soorten vallen in de categorie bedreigd. Dat blijkt uit de maandag verschenen rode lijst van bedreigde soorten van IUCN, de International Union for Conservation of Nature. ANP Video © AFP
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10/06/2008 11:49 PM
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Earthquake Jolts Southwestern Tibet, 9 Die
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tibet.net Dharamshala: The China Earthquake Administration confirmed that an earthquake measuring 6.6-magnitude jolted Damshung County near Lhasa at 4:30 p.m. Monday, killing nine people, the official Xinhua news agency reported. A woman with her child walks past collapsed buildings in Gedar Township of Damshung County near Lhasa, Tibet, on 6 October 2008./Xinhua The epicenter was at 29.8 degrees north and 90.3 degrees east. The deputy chairman of the autonomous regional government
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10/06/2008 11:46 PM
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Message of His Holiness the Dalai Lama To Those Affected by Tibet Earthquake
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Message of His Holiness the Dalai Lama To Those Affected by Tibet Earthquake Tuesday, October 07 2008 @ 07:46 am BST dalailama.com Message of His Holiness the Dalai Lama To Those Affected by Tibet Earthquake I am deeply saddened by the loss of life and property as a result of the earthquake that struck Damshung county and neighboring areas west of Lhasa on Monday, 6 October 2008. Our prayers go out to those who have lost their lives in this tragedy and offer condolences to their famil
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10/06/2008 11:46 PM
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Adobe defends CS4 pricing
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Adobe has responded to criticism regarding the high international prices of its Creative Suite 4 software by saying that the difference was due to many factors, and particularly the "economies of scale of doing business in the US".
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10/06/2008 11:45 PM
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Worried about my Philam
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Even though the Philippine American Life and General Insurance Co. (Philamlife) assured their policy holders like me that the company is stable and our policies are safe, it cannot ease my fear on what might happen if Philamlife is under a new management. My son’s educational plan is my only investment with my meager income and I don’t want to lose it when time comes that I have to claim it. I was a loser once in College Assurance Plan (CAP) and I don’t want to put at stake my investment agai
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10/06/2008 11:45 PM
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Adobe defends CS4 pricing
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Adobe has responded to criticism regarding the high international prices of its Creative Suite 4 software by saying that the difference was due to many factors, and particularly the "economies of scale of doing business in the US".
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10/06/2008 11:42 PM
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Fragen über Fragen
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Ich bin ganz sicher kein Finanzexperte und es fällt mir bei dem Thema der Finanzkrise echt schwer mir eine Meinung zu bilden. Damit geht’s mir wahrscheinlich wie den meisten im Moment, die weder Ausmaße noch Zusammenhänge annähernd erfassen können. Ich denke, ich hab eingesehen, dass man große milliardenschwere Banken nicht einfach vor die Wand fahren lassen kann, weil ihr hartes Aufschlagen auf der Wand ungeahnte Ausmaße annehmen könnte, die wir alle uns gar nicht bunt genug ausmalen können.
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10/06/2008 11:41 PM
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n°93- Les dossiers du Liban - 06-10 - Début- : "Israël, nous avons détruit ton rêve"
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n°93- Les dossiers du Liban - 06-10 - Début- : "Israël, nous avons détruit ton rêve" Les dossiers du Liban - Début- N° 93 06-10 Par M.Lemaire Le journal du Liban se retrouve sur le site de Robert Bibeau : http://www.robertbibeau.ca/palestine.html NB : Si vous voulez-me contacter ou obtenir le Journal par mail une seule adresse : fa032881@skynet.be Sommaire :
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10/06/2008 11:41 PM
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ots: Air Berlin improves revenue in September
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Air Berlin improves revenue in September If you have problems reading the following text, please click here: http://www.presseportal.de/meldung/1277250#t1 ——————————————————————————– ots.CorporateNews transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is responsible for the content of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– air transport/traffic figures September 2008 Berlin (euro adhoc) - Over the first nine months of 2008, Air Berlin transported 2.9 percent more passengers than in the co
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10/06/2008 11:40 PM
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Asia stocks recover on global rate cut hopes
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks outside Japan rose for the first time in four days on Tuesday while the yen and government bond prices fell after a surprisingly large interest rate cut by Australia's central bank raised hopes that other policymakers would follow suit. Major European stock markets were expected to open as much as 2.3 percent higher, according to financial bookmakers, with investors seen scooping up beaten down shares. Panic that U.S. and European governments have not yet
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10/06/2008 11:38 PM
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Melamine and Contaminated Milk and Milk Products
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Despite being existent since the 1830’s, as invented by a German chemist and started as a popular material for making plasticware and dishware, Melamine has only began to come into harsh spotlight in recent years, having found its way to consumable goods like pet food (which have made several cats and dogs ill in 2007) and in dairy products consumed by humans, recently reported to have been the cause of morbidity (more specifically, acute renal failure) in 6,200 babies and mortality of, at leas
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10/06/2008 11:37 PM
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Sustaining what, and for whom?
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By Tom PhilpottCargill and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) have a long-standing relationship dating back to the 1980s. Cargill and TNC share a mutual interest in developing science-based, improved agricultural management practices that guarantee the productivity and enduring health of the ecosystem and landscape. -- From a joint Cargill/TNC document [PDF] dated February 2006 --- In her new book Green Inc., Christine MacDonald argues that that large environmental NGOs have compromised their ag
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10/06/2008 11:37 PM
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She's got Obama's ear
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By Kate Sheppard Heather Zichal. Barack Obama's campaign has a deep bench when it comes to climate and energy policy, one that includes scientists, policy wonks, and economists. On July 20, Obama added Heather Zichal to the team as policy director for energy, environment, and agriculture. Before coming to the Obama campaign's Chicago headquarters, Zichal served as the legislative director for Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), running both his domestic and foreign policy. In 2004, she was responsib
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10/06/2008 11:35 PM
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Tuesday Review: Moresukine
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Urgh: So, I forgot when I started writing this review that I said I’d only recommend stuff that would actually be in stores for you to buy… And I think this is still a couple of weeks away. So, uh, sorry. I’ll probably re-run this review when the book comes out. Hope you don’t mind? I’ll try and come up with a little something that you actually CAN pick up in stores this Wednesday. Moresukine By Dirk Schwieger $15.95, 176 pages (with foldout), Paperback ISBN: 978-1-56163-537-5 Published by
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