U.S. Economy: Confidence Falls on Concern Over Jobs

U.S. Economy: Confidence Falls on Concern Over Jobs
Confidence among U.S. consumers unexpectedly fell in December, restrained by concern that jobs will remain scarce in 2011.
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5 Arrested In London Over Threat To Pope

5 Arrested In London Over Threat To Pope
British police say five men have been arrested over an alleged threat to the pope.
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Taking A Step Back; Here Are Two Trades We Love Over the Next 12 Months

Taking A Step Back; Here Are Two Trades We Love Over the Next 12 Months
It seems as though the market close on Thursday has encouraged some fresh currency long positions with the Euro failing to show any signs of stalling and in fact accelerating to fresh multi-days highs beyond 1.3100.
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Dean Kamen Encourages More Than 15,000 High School-Age Students to “GET OVER IT!” in the 2010 FIRST® Tech Challenge

Dean Kamen Encourages More Than 15,000 High School-Age Students to “GET OVER IT!” in the 2010 FIRST® Tech Challenge
MANCHESTER, N.H.—-FIRST® , an organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science and technology, officially launched its 2010 FIRST Tech Challenge season with an online Kickoff event unveiling this year’s [...]

India officials to meet over Blackberry security

India officials to meet over Blackberry security
India may temporarily shut down BlackBerry services if security concerns are not addressed in a Thursday meeting of telecom officials and operators, the latest global headache for smartphone maker Research in Motion.
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Labor Group Criticizes Target Over Political Ad

Labor Group Criticizes Target Over Political Ad
A well-funded labor group is targeting Target, saying it should not be getting involved in Republican politics. It highlights what can be political risks when businesses get involved in Minnesota’s first-of-its-kind corporate political action committees (PAC).
Read more on WCCO Minneapolis – St. Paul

South Koreans show split over what sank their ship

South Koreans show split over what sank their ship
Despite the confident and harsh manner in which President Lee Myung Bak condemned North Korea for attacking and sinking a South Korean naval vessel, his country is deeply split between the conservative anti-Pyongyang forces and the opposition forces favoring promotion of closer ties with the North. Although [...]

In Light of the National Outrage Over Dog Fighting, Which is Horrific- Did You Happen to See Dealing Dogs?

on HBO Documentaries? As an animal lover, I wonder what it will take for ALL of the class B dealers who harm and kill animals to be exposed and put out of business?
Preview:
http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/dealingdogs/index.html
“Class B dealers operate under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture and are required by law to treat animals humanely. They are [...]

Sunrise over Amelia

Sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean on the Amelia Island Plantation beach, Florida (Tutor.com’s 2007 company retreat).

How would a traffic-free urban playground, go over in Chicago?

NYC Experiments With Traffic-Free Urban Playground
NEW YORK – In Paris, they call it La Plage, or the beach. And in Bogota, Colombia, it’s Ciclovia, or bikeway.
For six hours Saturday in New York, it was called Summer Streets: Nearly seven miles of Manhattan that were stripped of traffic, creating a weekend playground for bikers, walkers and [...]

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