Washington Post:
Loudoun County's economic development director announced his resignation Monday amid growing criticism from business leaders and county officials over his steadfast emphasis on rural quality-of-life issues over corporate relocations.
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washingtonpost.com - Health:
Last week, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force published new mammography guidelines which recommended against routine mammography screening for women in their 40s and less-frequent screening for older women at average risk of developing breast cancer. The guidelines also said there was no evi...
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The Guardian:
Poor newspaper circulations in the United States are even worse than the latest figures suggest because of changes to the way in which Audit Bureau of Circulations counts electronic subscribers.Until this year, newspapers that sold print/digital subscriptions in a single package could only count them once. Under new rules f (Read More)
The Guardian:
Prime minister warns Britain should be careful not to withdraw its support for the economy too soonGordon Brown warned today that Britain should be careful not to withdraw its support for the economy, implemented in the midst of the financial crisis, too rapidly."Choking off recovery by turning off the life support for our (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Society:
The world's poor will pay the price for WTO failure if negotiators do not seize the day and settle the Doha roundGlobal trade contracted in 2009 at a rate not seen since the Depression in the 30s, and those paying the heaviest price are those who can least afford it. So, when trade ministers from the World Trade Organisatio (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Society:
As Brown and Cameron clash on how to slash the deficit, a new blueprint spells out how tax reform could curb it fairlyThe leaders were still shadow-boxing at the Confederation for British Industry conference yesterday. In the red corner Gordon Brown thumped out his warning that "Choking off recovery too soon would be fatal" (Read More)
The Guardian:
Heritage Oil was on the slide despite the rest of the market soaring on the back of rising commodity prices.The exploration and production company has agreed to sell its Ugandan assets to Italy's ENI for up to $1.5bn, but at the same time it has called off merger talks with Genel Energy, which has a strong presence in Herit (Read More)
Submitted by Genwright
from blog:
New technologies and new insights into the aging process have meant we can now stay more youthful for longer than our parents and especially our grandparents. We now have the information and are slowly but steadily heading towards the dream of keeping oneself youthful regardless of our actual age. We know now that is not th (Read More)
Submitted by Genwright
from blog:
We live in a modern world where things happen in the blink of an eye. Communication and transport make life fast and to keep up we have to remain young. Young at heart, young in mind and young in body regardless of our actual age has become the principal of survival in this environment.Yet this busy world and its fast pace (Read More)
observer.guardian.co.uk:
• Dominique Strauss-Kahn says it is too early to abandon stimulus measures• IMF managing director softens his opposition to the Tobin tax at the CBI annual conferenceThe head of the International Monetary Fund has warned that the global economy is still in a "highly fragile" state following the financial crisis, and could f (Read More)
Reuters:
NEW YORK/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Ciena Corp will buy the optical networking and carrier ethernet business of bankrupt Nortel for $769 million, sources told Reuters, after it trumped Nokia Siemens Networks in a three-day auction.
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Submitted by Karenswim
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Image via WikipediaIn the US we will celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday. Already, things are slowing down a bit as people travel to spend time with their families or hunker down to get everything done in this three day work week. I like this time of year. It is a quiet time for reflecting and giving thanks before the holida (Read More)
Reuters:
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The tiniest U.S. small businesses, which led the broader economy into the past two recessions and are widely regarded as the best hope for job creation in any recovery, are showing signs of improved confidence and financial health, according to a new study.
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