The US credit card industry may face a day of reckoning on Thursday. "The Federal Reserve is to vote on credit card reforms that may bring some relief to customers who face a variety of ways for being hit with late...
"(New York, December 3, 2008) - The Sri Lankan government should immediately drop charges and free J.S. Tissainayagam, a prominent Tamil journalist on trial for his writings, Human Rights Watch said today. A Tamil...
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Uk home prices are continuing to plummet, causing a great amount of anxiety for the sector. House prices fell at a record rate this month in the UK."British house prices fell in October at their sharpest annual rate since records began in 1991, the Nationwide building society...
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"If the immigrant is over 65 they can apply for SSI and Medicaid and get more than (author's) mom gets for Social Security, and she worked from 1944 till 2004, only getting $791 per month because she was born in 1924 and there Is a "catch 22". It is interesting...
Nokia has launched its challenge to the iphone, a phone that has unlimited downloads. Rumors about the phone first broke last week."Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, is challenging Apple for mobile music supremacy by offering a pay as you go phone with...
"As people on Wall Street and Main Street hold their breath to see if a federal bailout of the nation's financial institutions will work, Americans are starting to speak — not whisper — the word "depression." In a sign that anxiety is growing, 33% of 1,011 adults surveyed...
The meltdown in the US financial sectory had dashed hope for thousands of people and now the latest data released in UK has also painted a grim picture. "The jobless rate in Britain rose by 0.2 per cent to 5.5 per cent in the three months to July as the number of...
" TORONTO — Bacteria embedded deep inside slicing equipment at Maple Leaf Foods (TSX:MFI) may be to blame for the deadly listeriosis outbreak that caused 13 deaths, CEO Michael McCain said Friday night at a hastily-scheduled news conference. An investigation has...
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If you're a rogers customer and you misspell the website you're looking for, you'll be sent to a page with advertisements instead of the normal '404 Not found' error. This has got plenty of customers upset, as...
"The Democrat raised $52 million in June, up from $22 million in May. Republican John McCain's June take was $22 million. By Dan Morain, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer July 18, 2008...
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F. Sionil Jose is known globally for his novels, short stories and essays. In writing this, he ruminates about the reasons why the Filipinos will never make it big and succeed in the long term. Yes, there are few who made it big in other countries. Many...
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" 36 views Jul 9, 2008 Collision Course: Apple Mobileme vs Microsoft Live Mesh Microsoft and Apple have been fighting each other for the public perception in the Innovation Space, Apple has been in the front, putting together ideas and services faster...
"Do You have to Eat Out Every Day? Eating out with friends and colleagues can be truly enjoyable, but is it really necessary? How is it affecting your budget? Is it because of peer pressure? This should be taken seriously, since eating out can become a large monthly...
The debate over the portrayal of children in the magazines are hotly debated in Australia and the current debate has got even Prime Minister involved. "A photograph of a nude six-year-old girl on the front cover of an Australian art magazine has re-ignited a row over the...
I'm not a huge believer in Alexa's numbers but as I'm fond of saying, "in the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king"."Everytime we publish our monthly Techvibes Start-Up Indexes, there are always a few complaints about the use of Alexa and Compete data...
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