Among the many social benefits of living in Sweden are the long maternity leave and care for new mothers."Sweden has once again been rated as "the best place to be a mother in the world" by a U.S.-based charity in...
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"Electricity revives Bali coral reefs
By JOSEPH COLEMAN
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
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A reporter inspects corals growing on a metal structures submerged by conservationists and fed by electrical cables linked to the shoreline, in Pemuteran bay, Bali, Indonesia, Tuesday,...
What is it with some on the Left? Do they really hate their own country so much that every time they open their mouths mean spirited and hateful remarks come out? After the Moveon ad maybe the meltdown has...
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"An ANZ Bank report shows South Australia is in technical recession. The ANZ Australian Property Outlook report shows Gross State Product has been negative for the past two quarters. The report says the rising Australian dollar is hurting manufacturers and the...
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The following is an interesting interview with Martin Hiller in the Smart Leaders series at Smart Business Online. I like a lot of what Hiller has to say, but especially the section about empowering his employees to be creative and find new solutions to tasks. This is...
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"Educated, overworked and looking for love, members of China's new rich gathered for what was touted as the country's first dating cruise -- open only to men worth at least 2 million yuan (US$250,000; euro195,000). The cruise, organized Saturday by a matchmaking Web site,...
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"I spent four hours this afternoon walking around Bangkok and taking photos and talking to people. The image above very clearly illustrates the situation on the ground: Soldiers stand guard, while behind them...
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