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Live Earth, Roskilde Win 'Green' Music Event Award
Midem has made the smart move to recognize music events and festival producers that are working to make their events more environmentally sound."Midem, an international trade show for the music industry, has...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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702 views | 0 recommendations | 3 comments
Crist urges Yes on 1
" Property taxes in Florida have doubled in the past six years outpacing the average growth of homeowner’s salary. Local governments have used their increase in revenues to greatly expand their budgets and reserves and Florida league of Cities and other groups who...Canada: $6 a Gallon? Washer fluid price set to soar !
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAnd we complain about the price of a gallon of gas?Vancouver, British Columbia is Canada's leading supplier of Winterized Windsheild Washer fluid, a key ingredient...
created by Barry ORegan | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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2891 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
Local Government Comprehensive Planning Certification Program Has Limited Par...
" Since the Local Government Comprehensive Planning Certification Program's creation in 2002, only five of the state's local governments have chosen to apply for certification. Three local governments were certified by the Department of Community Affairs (cities of...Falling real-estate prices and rising taxes
" Falling real-estate prices and turmoil in the mortgage market are expected to reduce property values for U.S. homeowners by a total of $1.2 trillion next year, according to Global Insight Inc., a research-and-consulting firm. Nationwide, falling real-estate prices mean...Santa's Sleigh-Copter Shot At in Rio
Rule #1: Don't shoot Santa. He may know if you've been bad or good, but Santy Claus don't like it when you try to take down his chopper."Not even Santa is safe in Rio de Janeiro. A helicopter carrying a...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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641 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
Study finds meat-lung cancer link
Not so much the meat is bad for you as the chemicals used in the processing and preserving. Cavemen were basically meat eaters and seemed to thrive to a ripe old age of 40.
"Study finds meat-lung cancer...
created by Barry ORegan | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
640 views | 2 recommendations | 4 comments
640 views | 2 recommendations | 4 comments
Living and Retiring on our tax dollars
" Passage of the property tax cut amendment in the Sunshine state will force local and State governments to run programs and services using public funds more effectively and be more accountable. Miami Dade school teachers haven't paid for individual healthcare...Debate: Millage rates in Miami-Dade County
" Realtors and business groups in Florida are squaring off against big labor unions and Florida League of Cities in an attempt to pass a property tax cut amendment in the Sunshine state. Commenting on Unions stand against property cuts Warner Todd Huston on November 30th,...Relationship between Foreclosures and House Prices
" BusinessWeek Online (Pallavi Gogoi 11/28/2007) reports that traders dealing real estate futures contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange are betting on double-digit declines in nine out of the 10 biggest housing markets in the U. S. The only exception is Chicago,... 40 Million Electric Bikes Spark Environmental Dilemma in China
You’ll be free from Road Tax and MOT tests, Driving License, a driving test and costly lessons, Congestion Charge, parking restrictions, petrol bills and the sweat of conventional cycling. But is it... 77 Cops Injured in Paris Rampage, French Pres Plans Security Meeting
Sarkozy is planning a security meeting in the wake of last night's riots, where 77 french police were injured. "French
President Nicolas Sarkozy has summoned senior ministers to a security
meeting on Wednesday... Downtown B.C. -- Not exactly Bedrock
"When you're alone And life is making you lonely you can always godown town."-- "Downtown" (1965), lyrics by Tony Hatch Nice thoughts. But suppose that Petula Clark stepped into a time machine. How far back could...Topless swimmers make waves in Sweden
In Sweden sexuality as the new political weapon of choice"STOCKHOLM, Sweden - A group of Swedish women is making waves by taking their tops off at public swimming pools in a protest against what they call gender-biased rules on swim wear. About 40 women have joined the...FEATURE-Water runs dry in rural Tennessee town
"ORME, Tenn., Nov 21 (Reuters) - A small town tucked away in the mountains of southern Tennessee is getting by on just a few hours of water a day because its spring has run dry in the drought sweeping the U.S....
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