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7 hrs ago | The Economist

Music piracy: Singing a different tune

"ROCK and roll is dead," sang Lenny Kravitz. It is certainly poorly. Music was the first media business to be seriously affected by piracy and has suffered most severely.

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Related Topix: Online Music, Alternative, Pop/Rock, U2, Internet Service Providers

Wed Nov 11, 2009

24dash

Government slammed over 0.9% rent cut call for housing association tenants

Published by Jon Land for 24dash.com in Housing Wednesday 11th November 2009 - 9:14am Government slammed over 0.9% rent cut for housing association tenants The National Housing Federation has criticised the Government's decision to call on housing associations to reduce rents by 0.9% in 2010/11 to reflect the current bout of deflation as reflected ...

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Related Topix: Alternative

Tue Nov 10, 2009

SignOnSanDiego.com

Schools shun Kindle, saying blind can't use it

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 9:15 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO - Amazon's Kindle can read books aloud, but if you're blind it can be difficult to turn that function on without help.

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Related Topix: Amazon, Alternative, University of Wisconsin Madison, Syracuse University

India Gazette

Russia supports India's proposal on terrorism, offers access to ...

New Delhi, Nov.10 : Russia stands with India in combating terrorism and backs India's proposal of Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism , said Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation S.S. Sobyanin here on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: World News, Russia, Asia, India, Alternative, Nuclear Energy

Mon Nov 09, 2009

24dash

Shapps invites Federation chief to head up social housing mobility taskforce

Published by Jon Land for 24dash.com in Housing Monday 9th November 2009 - 3:31pm Shapps invites Federation chief to head up social housing mobility taskforce Shadow housing minister Grant Shapps today asked National Housing Federation chief executive David Orr to lead a taskforce which will explore how to increase social housing mobility.

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Related Topix: Alternative

Sun Nov 08, 2009

The Hindu

"Himalayan glaciers most threatened by global warming"

NEW DELHI: Just before starting his lecture on 'Atmospheric Brown Clouds,' Prof V. Ramanathan admits that people think he has come to dismantle Indian progress.

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Related Topix: Global Warming, World News, India, Chemistry, Science, Alternative

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Leader Post

Inequities of Indian Act need to be removed: Lonechild

REGINA a ' The inequities of the Indian Act that discriminate against aboriginal women need to be rectified, said newly elected Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Chief Guy Lonechild.

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Related Topix: Alternative, Indian-American, Asian-American

Thu Nov 05, 2009

UNICEF News

'I have the right': UNICEF Russia launches child rights campaign

A five-year-old Russian girl who was abandoned by her father and neglected by her mother.

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Related Topix: World News, Russia, Asia, Alternative

Wed Nov 04, 2009

wjz.com

Union Submits Plan To Save Mental Health Facility

A state employees union submitted a plan Wednesday to spare an Eastern Shore mental health facility from being closed due to budget cuts.

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Related Topix: Alternative, Chestertown, MD

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Machine Design

Virginia Tech Students Build a Car Blind People Can Drive

Virginia Tech students build a car blind people can drive. To spur development of technologies that could give blind people more independence, the National Federation of the Blind issued a challenge to engineers and inventors in 2004: Build a car that blind individuals can drive.

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Related Topix: Alternative, Inventions, Science / Technology

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Market Wire

Designations to the Language Rights Support Program's Panel of Experts

The Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, today was pleased to announce the names of the people who will serve on the Panel of Experts of the Language Rights Support Program .

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Alternative,

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Queensferry Today

'Dominant' banks 'damage' economy

Small business chiefs have warned that the banking dominance of Lloyds and RBS risks "long-term damage" to the economy.

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Related Topix: Small Business, Personal Finance, Lloyds TSB Group, Financial Services, Alternative

Thu Oct 29, 2009

The Jewish Journal

Federation mobilizes in wake of shooting

The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles and its agencies mobilized early Thursday morning to both alert and calm the Jewish community in the wake of the shooting of two congregants in the parking lot of Adat Yeshurun Valley Sephardic Synagogue.

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Related Topix: Alternative

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Worldwide Faith News

LWI Council Press Release No.07/2009 Reformation Sunday Sermon Calls...

07/2009 Reformation Sunday Sermon Calls for Truth That Sets Free LWF President Hanson Affirms Restoration of Human Relationship GENEVA, 26 October 2009 - During Sunday morning worship on 25 October, the President of the Lutheran World Federation Bishop Mark S. Hanson challenged Lutheran church representatives from around the world to tell the story ...

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Related Topix: Religion, Lutheran Church, Alternative

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Americus Times-Recorder, Americus, Ge...

Club notes: Oct. 28, 2009

The Green Thumb Grand Gardeners Club held its first meeting of the garden club year on Sept.

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Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home, Tallahassee Metro, Alternative

The Austrailian

Labor's ETS farm deal may corner Nats

THE Rudd government appears prepared to accept a Coalition demand to exclude agriculture from its emissions trading scheme but impose regulations to ensure the farm sector reduces greenhouse gases produced from livestock and crops.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Alternative

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Reports and Resources

Statement from NSW Police The New South Wales Police has responded to questions posed by Four Corners.

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Related Topix: Australia, World News, Alternative

Star of Mysore

Rift in KMF over MD's appointment

A cold war is going on between the ruling BJP and the elected Directors of Karnataka Milk Federation over the issue of appointing a Managing Director to the Milk Federation.

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Related Topix: Alternative

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Daily Herald-Tribune

GP Id'd as one of Canada's top entrepreneurial cities

In a photo finish, Saskatoon beat out Grande Prairie as the best city in Canada in terms of entrepreneurial culture, but finishing second is nothing to sneeze at, local business leaders say.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Alternative

Sat Oct 24, 2009

News.com.au

Climate news from The Australian |

Australia should take the lead in developing solar energy technology as part of the fight against global warming 'Australia should tap solar power' New hope for clean coal projects Lenore Taylor, National correspondent AN unpublished government study has raised hopes that Australia will be able to develop commercially viable clean coal projects.

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Related Topix: Australia, Oceania, World News, Global Warming, Solar Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Alternative Energy, Agriculture, Science, Alternative

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