måndag 14 november 2011

15-Nov-2011 08:57 a

VIDEO: The US economy: A lost decade? :: Watch: How the US went from boom to bust
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14678859

Fix economy not obesity - Lawson :: The government should focus on tackling the economy and not obesity, former chancellor Lord Lawson has said. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
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Raising a family in Canada harder :: VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Canada's economy has doubled in size since 1976 but Canadian parents are raising families with less money and time than baby boomers had, researchers say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridS25939&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid7864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Dff0f14304c8ad573dba38a974ce3db42

What should be the top environmental priority for the next 40 years? :: Experts speakers argue their cases ahead of an Earthwatch debate in London this weekEducation and population â€" Sir Crispin TickellOur society faces a rich complex of problems. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution some 250 years ago, our animal species has changed the character of the Earth's land surface, seas and atmosphere: hence the increasing use among geologists of the term Anthropocene to follow the Holocene epoch.Of all the interconnected problems we face, perhaps the most serious is the proliferation of our own species. Our numbers rose from around one million 12,000 years ago to around one billion 250 years ago. Since then there has been an extraordinary acceleration from 2 billion in 1930 to 6 billion at the end of the century and now approaching 7 billion.In seekin...
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F1 chief denies payment 'bribe' :: Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone tells a court in Munich that he paid a former banker to avoid a potentially costly tax probe.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15664154

Italy in the danger zone :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/kHaflL4Vg9Q/

Scandal hit Olympus' shares plunge further :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/MutWI4UE8SM/

Everton sale attempt is 'genuine' :: Everton chief executive Robert Elstone says "genuine conversations" are taking place about a potential club takeover.
url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/15653928.stm

A Doctor's Alternative to PPACA :: &nbsp;

The following was written prior to enactment of PPACA by the United States Congress.&nbsp; Whether or not the present healthcare law (sometimes referred to as ObamaCare) is fully implemented will be decided by the United States Supreme Court, as many states have filed challenges to the Act.&nbsp; The opinion expressed is that of the writer and not the Association.


&nbsp;

Current Plans being proposed still give too much control of healthcare to the Insurers and are therefore not competitive enough. The Government is on the path to insolvency on Medicare, and therefore has a huge credibility gap when it offers to solve the problem with a government insurance plan. The following addresses both issues.

National Health Insurance Plan Proposal

There can be a uniquely...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridS47046&cid=ct_15_6_f&fid8345&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.z2systems.com%2Fnp%2Fclients%2Fkca%2Fnews.jsp%3Fnews%3D2247

Omens Still Matter: House No. 13 Has Few Takers :: The number 13 has been considered unlucky by most home buyers, a survey suggests.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249487/20111115/omens-matter-house-13-takers.htm

Business travel boost to Easyjet :: A boost in the number of its business and European travellers helps Easyjet to report increased profits for 2011.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15732969

Rupee Down by 0.8 Percent; Weakest in 32 Months :: The rupee fell more than 0.8 percent on Tuesday to its weakest level in nearly 32 months as dollar demand from importers remained strong.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249480/20111115/rupee-weakest-level-convertible-dollar-demand.htm

New York police clear protest camp :: Police early have begun to clear Zuccotti Park in New York's financial district, where protesters have been camped since September
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fdd2f1e0-0f5b-11e1-88cc-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Barrick Gold Looks into Buying Tanzania Mines :: Barrick Gold Corporation is mulling to acquire smaller assets in already existing mines in Tanzania to boost output.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249478/20111115/barrick-gold-looks-buying-tanzania-mines.htm

MPs to debate petrol price rises :: MPs are set to debate a motion urging the government to stem fuel price rises, amid a public outcry over costs.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-15730087

BSE Sensex Fluctuates; Trades 0.1 Percent Higher :: The BSE Sensex seesawed in a narrow range on Tuesday. The main 30-share BSE stock index was trading 0.1 percent higher at 17,133.71 points, after falling initially.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249465/20111115/bse-sensex-trading-higher-high-inflation-corporate.htm

Currency Remarks by Obama Provoke Criticism in China :: The Chinese state media has accused U.S. President Barack Obama of using Beijing to deflect attention from his country&#039;s economic woes. The accusation, made by the Xinhua news agency, comes after Obama hit out at Chinese currency policy.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249458/20111115/currency-remarks-obama-provoke-criticism-china.htm

UBS names Ermotti new chief executive :: Swiss bank acts to remove uncertainty surrounding its future leadership two days before a crucial meeting with investors
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b40188e6-0f52-11e1-a36b-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Chinese Investors Turned Off By Burgeoning Australian Taxes :: At least two major Chinese investors in Australia&#039;s resources sector expressed having second thoughts of furthering investment plans in the country&#039;s mining industry due to the escalating regulatory risks imposed by the mining and carbon tax laws.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249438/20111115/chinese-investors-turned-burgeoning-australian-taxes.htm

Inflation to Remain Well Above BoE Target :: Households have come under further squeeze due to the spike in energy bills and utility tariff hikes.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249430/20111115/inflation-remain-boe-target.htm

IMF says Chinese banks face risks :: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns that China's financial system "faces a steady build up in vulnerabilities".
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15732276

Kingfisher Airlines losses double :: India's troubled Kingfisher Airlines reports a doubling in losses between July and September, fanning fears about its future.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15732235

Australian PM Pushes to Lift Ban on Uranium Sale to India :: If all goes well, India&#039;s relation with Australia could change forever, as its Prime Minister Julia Gillard is pushing to lift ban on sales of uranium to India.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249420/20111115/australian-india-uranium-sale-lift-ban-julia.htm

Australian Dollar Outlook - 11/15/2011 :: Bell FX Currency Outlook:

The AUD has opened lower this morning, currently trading around USD1.0200, as investors caution over the European crisis continued
during the offshore session.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249414/20111115/australian-dollar-outlook-11-15-2011.htm

EU Feels Pressure of China's Rare Earths Supply Pinch :: The pressure to use low-carbon technologies less damaging to the environment is hitting hard on industries using rare earths in the European Union.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249401/20111115/eu-feels-pressure-rare-earths-supply-pinch.htm

Ivanhoe Mines to Fast Track Coal-Fired Power Plant for Oyu Tolgoi Project :: Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. may need to realign projections and production timetables at its Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine project to accommodate the construction of a coal-fired power plant.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249399/20111115/ivanhoe-mines-fast-track-coal-fired-power.htm

Report Lauds Sound Policies Attached on Carbon Pricing :: Minimizing carbon blueprints and espousing energy efficiency are the main selling points of the carbon pricing that the Parliament has voted into laws on November 8.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249395/20111115/report-lauds-sound-policies-attached-carbon-pricing.htm

Monti to meet main Italy parties :: Italy's newly appointed PM Mario Monti prepares to meet the country's main party leaders, as he seeks to shore up support for a new government.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-15731606

Coke plans $2bn India investment :: Coke says it will invest $2bn (£1.2bn) in India over the next five years in a bid to increase its market share in the country.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15731884

Road toll dodging in Greece hits Hochtief :: Greek drivers appear not to have targeted Hochtief, but the protests come amid tensions between Germany and Greece over the eurozone debt crisis
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40bad042-0eab-11e1-9dbb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Lynas Corp Close to First Production of Rare Earths :: Market interest in Lynas Corp. has been steadily rising after it announced it is close to its first production output of rare earth metals from its Mount Weld Rare Earth Project.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249373/20111114/lynas-corp-close-production-rare-earths.htm

15-Nov-2011 08:26 a

VIDEO: The US economy: A lost decade? :: Watch: How the US went from boom to bust
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14678859

Fix economy not obesity - Lawson :: The government should focus on tackling the economy and not obesity, former chancellor Lord Lawson has said. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridS30356&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#277&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fgo%2Frss%2Fint%2Fnews%2F-%2Fnews%2Fuk-politics-15376896

Raising a family in Canada harder :: VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Canada's economy has doubled in size since 1976 but Canadian parents are raising families with less money and time than baby boomers had, researchers say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridS25939&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid7864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Dff0f14304c8ad573dba38a974ce3db42

What should be the top environmental priority for the next 40 years? :: Experts speakers argue their cases ahead of an Earthwatch debate in London this weekEducation and population â€" Sir Crispin TickellOur society faces a rich complex of problems. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution some 250 years ago, our animal species has changed the character of the Earth's land surface, seas and atmosphere: hence the increasing use among geologists of the term Anthropocene to follow the Holocene epoch.Of all the interconnected problems we face, perhaps the most serious is the proliferation of our own species. Our numbers rose from around one million 12,000 years ago to around one billion 250 years ago. Since then there has been an extraordinary acceleration from 2 billion in 1930 to 6 billion at the end of the century and now approaching 7 billion.In seekin...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridS09932&cid=ct_15_58_f&fid6473&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fenvironment%2Fblog%2F2011%2Foct%2F12%2Ftop-environmental-priority-debate-earthwatch

F1 chief denies payment 'bribe' :: Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone tells a court in Munich that he paid a former banker to avoid a potentially costly tax probe.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15664154

Italy in the danger zone :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/kHaflL4Vg9Q/

Scandal hit Olympus' shares plunge further :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/MutWI4UE8SM/

Everton sale attempt is 'genuine' :: Everton chief executive Robert Elstone says "genuine conversations" are taking place about a potential club takeover.
url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/15653928.stm

A Doctor's Alternative to PPACA :: &nbsp;

The following was written prior to enactment of PPACA by the United States Congress.&nbsp; Whether or not the present healthcare law (sometimes referred to as ObamaCare) is fully implemented will be decided by the United States Supreme Court, as many states have filed challenges to the Act.&nbsp; The opinion expressed is that of the writer and not the Association.


&nbsp;

Current Plans being proposed still give too much control of healthcare to the Insurers and are therefore not competitive enough. The Government is on the path to insolvency on Medicare, and therefore has a huge credibility gap when it offers to solve the problem with a government insurance plan. The following addresses both issues.

National Health Insurance Plan Proposal

There can be a uniquely...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridS47046&cid=ct_15_6_f&fid8345&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.z2systems.com%2Fnp%2Fclients%2Fkca%2Fnews.jsp%3Fnews%3D2247

Business travel boost to Easyjet :: A boost in the number of its business and European travellers helps Easyjet to report increased profits for 2011.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15732969

Currency Remarks by Obama Provoke Criticism in China :: The Chinese state media has accused U.S. President Barack Obama of using Beijing to deflect attention from his country&#039;s economic woes. The accusation, made by the Xinhua news agency, comes after Obama hit out at Chinese currency policy.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249458/20111115/currency-remarks-obama-provoke-criticism-china.htm

UBS names Ermotti new chief executive :: Swiss bank acts to remove uncertainty surrounding its future leadership two days before a crucial meeting with investors
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b40188e6-0f52-11e1-a36b-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Chinese Investors Turned Off By Burgeoning Australian Taxes :: At least two major Chinese investors in Australia&#039;s resources sector expressed having second thoughts of furthering investment plans in the country&#039;s mining industry due to the escalating regulatory risks imposed by the mining and carbon tax laws.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249438/20111115/chinese-investors-turned-burgeoning-australian-taxes.htm

Inflation to Remain Well Above BoE Target :: Households have come under further squeeze due to the spike in energy bills and utility tariff hikes.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249430/20111115/inflation-remain-boe-target.htm

IMF says Chinese banks face risks :: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns that China's financial system "faces a steady build up in vulnerabilities".
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15732276

Kingfisher Airlines losses double :: India's troubled Kingfisher Airlines reports a doubling in losses between July and September, fanning fears about its future.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15732235

Australian PM Pushes to Lift Ban on Uranium Sale to India :: If all goes well, India&#039;s relation with Australia could change forever, as its Prime Minister Julia Gillard is pushing to lift ban on sales of uranium to India.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249420/20111115/australian-india-uranium-sale-lift-ban-julia.htm

Australian Dollar Outlook - 11/15/2011 :: Bell FX Currency Outlook:

The AUD has opened lower this morning, currently trading around USD1.0200, as investors caution over the European crisis continued
during the offshore session.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249414/20111115/australian-dollar-outlook-11-15-2011.htm

MPs to air petrol price concerns :: MPs are to express concerns about the impact petrol prices are having on family finances in a Commons debate.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-15730087

EU Feels Pressure of China's Rare Earths Supply Pinch :: The pressure to use low-carbon technologies less damaging to the environment is hitting hard on industries using rare earths in the European Union.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249401/20111115/eu-feels-pressure-rare-earths-supply-pinch.htm

Ivanhoe Mines to Fast Track Coal-Fired Power Plant for Oyu Tolgoi Project :: Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. may need to realign projections and production timetables at its Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine project to accommodate the construction of a coal-fired power plant.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249399/20111115/ivanhoe-mines-fast-track-coal-fired-power.htm

Report Lauds Sound Policies Attached on Carbon Pricing :: Minimizing carbon blueprints and espousing energy efficiency are the main selling points of the carbon pricing that the Parliament has voted into laws on November 8.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249395/20111115/report-lauds-sound-policies-attached-carbon-pricing.htm

Monti to meet main Italy parties :: Italy's newly appointed PM Mario Monti prepares to meet the country's squabbling party leaders, as he seeks to shore up support for a new government.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-15731606

Coke plans $2bn India investment :: Coke says it will invest $2bn (£1.2bn) in India over the next five years in a bid to increase its market share in the country.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15731884

Road toll dodging in Greece hits Hochtief :: Greek drivers appear not to have targeted Hochtief, but the protests come amid tensions between Germany and Greece over the eurozone debt crisis
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40bad042-0eab-11e1-9dbb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Lynas Corp Close to First Production of Rare Earths :: Market interest in Lynas Corp. has been steadily rising after it announced it is close to its first production output of rare earth metals from its Mount Weld Rare Earth Project.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249373/20111114/lynas-corp-close-production-rare-earths.htm

Bank's King Set to be Knighted by the Queen :: The Bank of England governor will be conferred knighthood at a Buckingham Palace investiture ceremony.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249372/20111114/bank-s-king-set-knighted-queen.htm

IMF warns on Chinese financial system :: The Chinese financial system faces "a steady build-up in vulnerabilities" that require the government to relax its grip on banks, the exchange rate and interest rates, the International Monetary Fund said
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1b51d274-0ebf-11e1-b83c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Can Google+ beat Facebook? question :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/wJ4kD9kJaFE/index.html

Chancellor Unveils Drastic Shake-Up of Private Finance Initiative :: George Osborne&#039;s new model aims to deliver public assets and services at a lower cost to the taxpayer.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249341/20111114/chancellor-unveils-drastic-shake-private-finance-initiative.htm

BofA to reduce CCB stake with $6.6bn sale :: Move is in line with Brian Moynihan's strategy as the US lender looks for ways to boost its capital position to appease nervous investors
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57e5db5a-0ed2-11e1-9dbb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

15-Nov-2011 07:57 a

VIDEO: The US economy: A lost decade? :: Watch: How the US went from boom to bust
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14678859

Fix economy not obesity - Lawson :: The government should focus on tackling the economy and not obesity, former chancellor Lord Lawson has said. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridS30356&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#277&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fgo%2Frss%2Fint%2Fnews%2F-%2Fnews%2Fuk-politics-15376896

Raising a family in Canada harder :: VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Canada's economy has doubled in size since 1976 but Canadian parents are raising families with less money and time than baby boomers had, researchers say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridS25939&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid7864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Dff0f14304c8ad573dba38a974ce3db42

What should be the top environmental priority for the next 40 years? :: Experts speakers argue their cases ahead of an Earthwatch debate in London this weekEducation and population â€" Sir Crispin TickellOur society faces a rich complex of problems. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution some 250 years ago, our animal species has changed the character of the Earth's land surface, seas and atmosphere: hence the increasing use among geologists of the term Anthropocene to follow the Holocene epoch.Of all the interconnected problems we face, perhaps the most serious is the proliferation of our own species. Our numbers rose from around one million 12,000 years ago to around one billion 250 years ago. Since then there has been an extraordinary acceleration from 2 billion in 1930 to 6 billion at the end of the century and now approaching 7 billion.In seekin...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridS09932&cid=ct_15_58_f&fid6473&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fenvironment%2Fblog%2F2011%2Foct%2F12%2Ftop-environmental-priority-debate-earthwatch

F1 chief denies payment 'bribe' :: Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone tells a court in Munich that he paid a former banker to avoid a potentially costly tax probe.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15664154

Italy in the danger zone :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/kHaflL4Vg9Q/

Scandal hit Olympus' shares plunge further :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/MutWI4UE8SM/

Everton sale attempt is 'genuine' :: Everton chief executive Robert Elstone says "genuine conversations" are taking place about a potential club takeover.
url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/15653928.stm

A Doctor's Alternative to PPACA :: &nbsp;

The following was written prior to enactment of PPACA by the United States Congress.&nbsp; Whether or not the present healthcare law (sometimes referred to as ObamaCare) is fully implemented will be decided by the United States Supreme Court, as many states have filed challenges to the Act.&nbsp; The opinion expressed is that of the writer and not the Association.


&nbsp;

Current Plans being proposed still give too much control of healthcare to the Insurers and are therefore not competitive enough. The Government is on the path to insolvency on Medicare, and therefore has a huge credibility gap when it offers to solve the problem with a government insurance plan. The following addresses both issues.

National Health Insurance Plan Proposal

There can be a uniquely...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridS47046&cid=ct_15_6_f&fid8345&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.z2systems.com%2Fnp%2Fclients%2Fkca%2Fnews.jsp%3Fnews%3D2247

Chinese Investors Turned Off By Burgeoning Australian Taxes :: At least two major Chinese investors in Australia&#039;s resources sector expressed having second thoughts of furthering investment plans in the country&#039;s mining industry due to the escalating regulatory risks imposed by the mining and carbon tax laws.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249438/20111115/chinese-investors-turned-burgeoning-australian-taxes.htm

Inflation to Remain Well Above BoE Target :: Households have come under further squeeze due to the spike in energy bills and utility tariff hikes.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249430/20111115/inflation-remain-boe-target.htm

IMF says Chinese banks face risks :: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns that China's financial system "faces a steady build up in vulnerabilities".
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15732276

Kingfisher Airlines losses double :: India's troubled Kingfisher Airlines reports a doubling in losses between July and September, fanning fears about its future.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15732235

Australian PM Pushes to Lift Ban on Uranium Sale to India :: If all goes well, India&#039;s relation with Australia could change forever, as its Prime Minister Julia Gillard is pushing to lift ban on sales of uranium to India.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249420/20111115/australian-india-uranium-sale-lift-ban-julia.htm

Australian Dollar Outlook - 11/15/2011 :: Bell FX Currency Outlook:

The AUD has opened lower this morning, currently trading around USD1.0200, as investors caution over the European crisis continued
during the offshore session.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249414/20111115/australian-dollar-outlook-11-15-2011.htm

MPs to air petrol price concerns :: MPs are to express concerns about the impact petrol prices are having on family finances in a Commons debate.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-15730087

EU Feels Pressure of China's Rare Earths Supply Pinch :: The pressure to use low-carbon technologies less damaging to the environment is hitting hard on industries using rare earths in the European Union.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249401/20111115/eu-feels-pressure-rare-earths-supply-pinch.htm

Ivanhoe Mines to Fast Track Coal-Fired Power Plant for Oyu Tolgoi Project :: Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. may need to realign projections and production timetables at its Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine project to accommodate the construction of a coal-fired power plant.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249399/20111115/ivanhoe-mines-fast-track-coal-fired-power.htm

Report Lauds Sound Policies Attached on Carbon Pricing :: Minimizing carbon blueprints and espousing energy efficiency are the main selling points of the carbon pricing that the Parliament has voted into laws on November 8.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249395/20111115/report-lauds-sound-policies-attached-carbon-pricing.htm

Monti to meet main Italy parties :: Italy's newly appointed PM Mario Monti prepares to meet the country's squabbling party leaders, as he seeks to shore up support for a new government.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-15731606

Coke plans $2bn India investment :: Coke says it will invest $2bn (£1.2bn) in India over the next five years in a bid to increase its market share in the country.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15731884

Road toll dodging in Greece hits Hochtief :: Greek drivers appear not to have targeted Hochtief, but the protests come amid tensions between Germany and Greece over the eurozone debt crisis
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40bad042-0eab-11e1-9dbb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Lynas Corp Close to First Production of Rare Earths :: Market interest in Lynas Corp. has been steadily rising after it announced it is close to its first production output of rare earth metals from its Mount Weld Rare Earth Project.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249373/20111114/lynas-corp-close-production-rare-earths.htm

Bank's King Set to be Knighted by the Queen :: The Bank of England governor will be conferred knighthood at a Buckingham Palace investiture ceremony.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249372/20111114/bank-s-king-set-knighted-queen.htm

IMF warns on Chinese financial system :: The Chinese financial system faces "a steady build-up in vulnerabilities" that require the government to relax its grip on banks, the exchange rate and interest rates, the International Monetary Fund said
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1b51d274-0ebf-11e1-b83c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Can Google+ beat Facebook? question :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/wJ4kD9kJaFE/index.html

Chancellor Unveils Drastic Shake-Up of Private Finance Initiative :: George Osborne&#039;s new model aims to deliver public assets and services at a lower cost to the taxpayer.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249341/20111114/chancellor-unveils-drastic-shake-private-finance-initiative.htm

BofA to reduce CCB stake with $6.6bn sale :: Move is in line with Brian Moynihan's strategy as the US lender looks for ways to boost its capital position to appease nervous investors
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57e5db5a-0ed2-11e1-9dbb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Retail Study Picks LeapFrog, Vtech as Popular Toys for Christmas Shopping :: It will be another bleak season for Australia&#039;s retail industry this Christmas, according to a study by IBISWorld released on Tuesday.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249333/20111114/retail-study-picks-leapfrog-vtech-popular-toys.htm

Osborne set to 'reassess' PFI :: Chancellor George Osborne announces a "fundamental reassessment" of the use of Private Finance Initiative contracts in a bid to cut costs and improve transparency.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-15731755

PM Gillard Set to Quash Uranium Sale Ban to India :: The Australian Labor Party is set to reverse its ban on uranium sale to India, according to a Monday report carried by Fairfax media outlets, which also suggested that the turnaround would be in support of Primer Minister Gillard's 'Asian Century' policy.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249322/20111114/pm-gillard-set-quash-uranium-sale-ban.htm

15-Nov-2011 07:27 a

VIDEO: The US economy: A lost decade? :: Watch: How the US went from boom to bust
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14678859

Fix economy not obesity - Lawson :: The government should focus on tackling the economy and not obesity, former chancellor Lord Lawson has said. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
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Raising a family in Canada harder :: VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Canada's economy has doubled in size since 1976 but Canadian parents are raising families with less money and time than baby boomers had, researchers say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridS25939&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid7864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Dff0f14304c8ad573dba38a974ce3db42

What should be the top environmental priority for the next 40 years? :: Experts speakers argue their cases ahead of an Earthwatch debate in London this weekEducation and population â€" Sir Crispin TickellOur society faces a rich complex of problems. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution some 250 years ago, our animal species has changed the character of the Earth's land surface, seas and atmosphere: hence the increasing use among geologists of the term Anthropocene to follow the Holocene epoch.Of all the interconnected problems we face, perhaps the most serious is the proliferation of our own species. Our numbers rose from around one million 12,000 years ago to around one billion 250 years ago. Since then there has been an extraordinary acceleration from 2 billion in 1930 to 6 billion at the end of the century and now approaching 7 billion.In seekin...
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F1 chief denies payment 'bribe' :: Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone tells a court in Munich that he paid a former banker to avoid a potentially costly tax probe.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15664154

Italy in the danger zone :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/kHaflL4Vg9Q/

Scandal hit Olympus' shares plunge further :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/MutWI4UE8SM/

Everton sale attempt is 'genuine' :: Everton chief executive Robert Elstone says "genuine conversations" are taking place about a potential club takeover.
url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/15653928.stm

A Doctor's Alternative to PPACA :: &nbsp;

The following was written prior to enactment of PPACA by the United States Congress.&nbsp; Whether or not the present healthcare law (sometimes referred to as ObamaCare) is fully implemented will be decided by the United States Supreme Court, as many states have filed challenges to the Act.&nbsp; The opinion expressed is that of the writer and not the Association.


&nbsp;

Current Plans being proposed still give too much control of healthcare to the Insurers and are therefore not competitive enough. The Government is on the path to insolvency on Medicare, and therefore has a huge credibility gap when it offers to solve the problem with a government insurance plan. The following addresses both issues.

National Health Insurance Plan Proposal

There can be a uniquely...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridS47046&cid=ct_15_6_f&fid8345&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.z2systems.com%2Fnp%2Fclients%2Fkca%2Fnews.jsp%3Fnews%3D2247

IMF says Chinese banks face risks :: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns that China's financial system "faces a steady build up in vulnerabilities".
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15732276

Kingfisher Airlines losses double :: India's troubled Kingfisher Airlines reports a doubling in losses between July and September, fanning fears about its future.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15732235

Australian PM Pushes to Lift Ban on Uranium Sale to India :: If all goes well, India&#039;s relation with Australia could change forever, as its Prime Minister Julia Gillard is pushing to lift ban on sales of uranium to India.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249420/20111115/australian-india-uranium-sale-lift-ban-julia.htm

Australian Dollar Outlook - 11/15/2011 :: Bell FX Currency Outlook:

The AUD has opened lower this morning, currently trading around USD1.0200, as investors caution over the European crisis continued
during the offshore session.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249414/20111115/australian-dollar-outlook-11-15-2011.htm

MPs to air petrol price concerns :: MPs are to express concerns about the impact petrol prices are having on family finances in a Commons debate.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-15730087

EU Feels Pressure of China's Rare Earths Supply Pinch :: The pressure to use low-carbon technologies less damaging to the environment is hitting hard on industries using rare earths in the European Union.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249401/20111115/eu-feels-pressure-rare-earths-supply-pinch.htm

Ivanhoe Mines to Fast Track Coal-Fired Power Plant for Oyu Tolgoi Project :: Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. may need to realign projections and production timetables at its Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine project to accommodate the construction of a coal-fired power plant.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249399/20111115/ivanhoe-mines-fast-track-coal-fired-power.htm

Report Lauds Sound Policies Attached on Carbon Pricing :: Minimizing carbon blueprints and espousing energy efficiency are the main selling points of the carbon pricing that the Parliament has voted into laws on November 8.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249395/20111115/report-lauds-sound-policies-attached-carbon-pricing.htm

Monti to meet main Italy parties :: Italy's newly appointed PM Mario Monti prepares to meet the country's squabbling party leaders, as he seeks to shore up support for a new government.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-15731606

Coke plans $2bn India investment :: Coke says it will invest $2bn (£1.2bn) in India over the next five years in a bid to increase its market share in the country.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15731884

Road toll dodging in Greece hits Hochtief :: Greek drivers appear not to have targeted Hochtief, but the protests come amid tensions between Germany and Greece over the eurozone debt crisis
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40bad042-0eab-11e1-9dbb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Lynas Corp Close to First Production of Rare Earths :: Market interest in Lynas Corp. has been steadily rising after it announced it is close to its first production output of rare earth metals from its Mount Weld Rare Earth Project.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249373/20111114/lynas-corp-close-production-rare-earths.htm

Bank's King Set to be Knighted by the Queen :: The Bank of England governor will be conferred knighthood at a Buckingham Palace investiture ceremony.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249372/20111114/bank-s-king-set-knighted-queen.htm

IMF warns on Chinese financial system :: The Chinese financial system faces "a steady build-up in vulnerabilities" that require the government to relax its grip on banks, the exchange rate and interest rates, the International Monetary Fund said
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1b51d274-0ebf-11e1-b83c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Can Google+ beat Facebook? question :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/wJ4kD9kJaFE/index.html

Chancellor Unveils Drastic Shake-Up of Private Finance Initiative :: George Osborne&#039;s new model aims to deliver public assets and services at a lower cost to the taxpayer.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249341/20111114/chancellor-unveils-drastic-shake-private-finance-initiative.htm

BofA to reduce CCB stake with $6.6bn sale :: Move is in line with Brian Moynihan's strategy as the US lender looks for ways to boost its capital position to appease nervous investors
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57e5db5a-0ed2-11e1-9dbb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Retail Study Picks LeapFrog, Vtech as Popular Toys for Christmas Shopping :: It will be another bleak season for Australia&#039;s retail industry this Christmas, according to a study by IBISWorld released on Tuesday.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249333/20111114/retail-study-picks-leapfrog-vtech-popular-toys.htm

Osborne set to 'reassess' PFI :: Chancellor George Osborne announces a "fundamental reassessment" of the use of Private Finance Initiative contracts in a bid to cut costs and improve transparency.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-15731755

PM Gillard Set to Quash Uranium Sale Ban to India :: The Australian Labor Party is set to reverse its ban on uranium sale to India, according to a Monday report carried by Fairfax media outlets, which also suggested that the turnaround would be in support of Primer Minister Gillard's 'Asian Century' policy.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249322/20111114/pm-gillard-set-quash-uranium-sale-ban.htm

Australian Stock Market Report - Midday 11/15/2011 :: The local share market is trading in the red in the early session, although the losses aren&#039;t as severe as was predicted following losses in European and US share markets overnight. Volatility returned to global markets overnight as investors questioned whether or not the new governments in Italy and Greece would actually be able to solve the European debt crisis.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249320/20111114/australian-stock-market-report-midday-11-15.htm

Showdown Looms Between Gillard, Bligh Over Queensland Opposition to Uranium Mining :: A showdown looms between Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Queensland Premier Anna Bligh over the state&#039;s opposition to uranium mining. Bligh said the state has no plan to review or revise the policy.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249318/20111114/showdown-looms-gillard-bligh-queensland-opposition-uranium.htm

15-Nov-2011 06:57 a

VIDEO: The US economy: A lost decade? :: Watch: How the US went from boom to bust
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14678859

Fix economy not obesity - Lawson :: The government should focus on tackling the economy and not obesity, former chancellor Lord Lawson has said. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
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Raising a family in Canada harder :: VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Canada's economy has doubled in size since 1976 but Canadian parents are raising families with less money and time than baby boomers had, researchers say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridS25939&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid7864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Dff0f14304c8ad573dba38a974ce3db42

What should be the top environmental priority for the next 40 years? :: Experts speakers argue their cases ahead of an Earthwatch debate in London this weekEducation and population â€" Sir Crispin TickellOur society faces a rich complex of problems. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution some 250 years ago, our animal species has changed the character of the Earth's land surface, seas and atmosphere: hence the increasing use among geologists of the term Anthropocene to follow the Holocene epoch.Of all the interconnected problems we face, perhaps the most serious is the proliferation of our own species. Our numbers rose from around one million 12,000 years ago to around one billion 250 years ago. Since then there has been an extraordinary acceleration from 2 billion in 1930 to 6 billion at the end of the century and now approaching 7 billion.In seekin...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridS09932&cid=ct_15_58_f&fid6473&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fenvironment%2Fblog%2F2011%2Foct%2F12%2Ftop-environmental-priority-debate-earthwatch

F1 chief denies payment 'bribe' :: Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone tells a court in Munich that he paid a former banker to avoid a potentially costly tax probe.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15664154

Italy in the danger zone :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/kHaflL4Vg9Q/

Scandal hit Olympus' shares plunge further :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/MutWI4UE8SM/

Everton sale attempt is 'genuine' :: Everton chief executive Robert Elstone says "genuine conversations" are taking place about a potential club takeover.
url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/15653928.stm

A Doctor's Alternative to PPACA :: &nbsp;

The following was written prior to enactment of PPACA by the United States Congress.&nbsp; Whether or not the present healthcare law (sometimes referred to as ObamaCare) is fully implemented will be decided by the United States Supreme Court, as many states have filed challenges to the Act.&nbsp; The opinion expressed is that of the writer and not the Association.


&nbsp;

Current Plans being proposed still give too much control of healthcare to the Insurers and are therefore not competitive enough. The Government is on the path to insolvency on Medicare, and therefore has a huge credibility gap when it offers to solve the problem with a government insurance plan. The following addresses both issues.

National Health Insurance Plan Proposal

There can be a uniquely...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridS47046&cid=ct_15_6_f&fid8345&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.z2systems.com%2Fnp%2Fclients%2Fkca%2Fnews.jsp%3Fnews%3D2247

Australian Dollar Outlook - 11/15/2011 :: Bell FX Currency Outlook:

The AUD has opened lower this morning, currently trading around USD1.0200, as investors caution over the European crisis continued
during the offshore session.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249414/20111115/australian-dollar-outlook-11-15-2011.htm

IMF says Chinese banks face risks :: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns that China's financial system "faces a steady build up in vulnerabilities".
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15732276

MPs to air petrol price concerns :: MPs are to express concerns about the impact petrol prices are having on family finances in a Commons debate.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-15730087

Kingfisher Airlines losses double :: India's Kingfisher Airlines reports a doubling in losses between July and September, fanning fears about its future.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15732235

EU Feels Pressure of China's Rare Earths Supply Pinch :: The pressure to use low-carbon technologies less damaging to the environment is hitting hard on industries using rare earths in the European Union.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249401/20111115/eu-feels-pressure-rare-earths-supply-pinch.htm

Ivanhoe Mines to Fast Track Coal-Fired Power Plant for Oyu Tolgoi Project :: Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. may need to realign projections and production timetables at its Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine project to accommodate the construction of a coal-fired power plant.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249399/20111115/ivanhoe-mines-fast-track-coal-fired-power.htm

Report Lauds Sound Policies Attached on Carbon Pricing :: Minimizing carbon blueprints and espousing energy efficiency are the main selling points of the carbon pricing that the Parliament has voted into laws on November 8.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249395/20111115/report-lauds-sound-policies-attached-carbon-pricing.htm

Monti to meet main Italy parties :: Italy's newly appointed PM Mario Monti prepares to meet the country's squabbling party leaders, as he seeks to shore up support for a new government.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-15731606

Coke plans $2bn India investment :: Coke says it will invest $2bn (£1.2bn) in India over the next five years in a bid to increase its market share in the country.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15731884

Road toll dodging in Greece hits Hochtief :: Greek drivers appear not to have targeted Hochtief, but the protests come amid tensions between Germany and Greece over the eurozone debt crisis
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40bad042-0eab-11e1-9dbb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Lynas Corp Close to First Production of Rare Earths :: Market interest in Lynas Corp. has been steadily rising after it announced it is close to its first production output of rare earth metals from its Mount Weld Rare Earth Project.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249373/20111114/lynas-corp-close-production-rare-earths.htm

Bank's King Set to be Knighted by the Queen :: The Bank of England governor will be conferred knighthood at a Buckingham Palace investiture ceremony.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249372/20111114/bank-s-king-set-knighted-queen.htm

IMF warns on Chinese financial system :: The Chinese financial system faces "a steady build-up in vulnerabilities" that require the government to relax its grip on banks, the exchange rate and interest rates, the International Monetary Fund said
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1b51d274-0ebf-11e1-b83c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Can Google+ beat Facebook? question :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/wJ4kD9kJaFE/index.html

Chancellor Unveils Drastic Shake-Up of Private Finance Initiative :: George Osborne&#039;s new model aims to deliver public assets and services at a lower cost to the taxpayer.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249341/20111114/chancellor-unveils-drastic-shake-private-finance-initiative.htm

BofA to reduce CCB stake with $6.6bn sale :: Move is in line with Brian Moynihan's strategy as the US lender looks for ways to boost its capital position to appease nervous investors
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57e5db5a-0ed2-11e1-9dbb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Retail Study Picks LeapFrog, Vtech as Popular Toys for Christmas Shopping :: It will be another bleak season for Australia&#039;s retail industry this Christmas, according to a study by IBISWorld released on Tuesday.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249333/20111114/retail-study-picks-leapfrog-vtech-popular-toys.htm

Osborne set to 'reassess' PFI :: Chancellor George Osborne announces a "fundamental reassessment" of the use of Private Finance Initiative contracts in a bid to cut costs and improve transparency.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-15731755

PM Gillard Set to Quash Uranium Sale Ban to India :: The Australian Labor Party is set to reverse its ban on uranium sale to India, according to a Monday report carried by Fairfax media outlets, which also suggested that the turnaround would be in support of Primer Minister Gillard's 'Asian Century' policy.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249322/20111114/pm-gillard-set-quash-uranium-sale-ban.htm

Australian Stock Market Report - Midday 11/15/2011 :: The local share market is trading in the red in the early session, although the losses aren&#039;t as severe as was predicted following losses in European and US share markets overnight. Volatility returned to global markets overnight as investors questioned whether or not the new governments in Italy and Greece would actually be able to solve the European debt crisis.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249320/20111114/australian-stock-market-report-midday-11-15.htm

Showdown Looms Between Gillard, Bligh Over Queensland Opposition to Uranium Mining :: A showdown looms between Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Queensland Premier Anna Bligh over the state&#039;s opposition to uranium mining. Bligh said the state has no plan to review or revise the policy.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249318/20111114/showdown-looms-gillard-bligh-queensland-opposition-uranium.htm

Bank of America to sell CCB stake :: Bank of America is planning to further reduce its stake in China Construction Bank in a bid to strengthen its capital base.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15731608

15-Nov-2011 06:27 a

VIDEO: The US economy: A lost decade? :: Watch: How the US went from boom to bust
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14678859

Fix economy not obesity - Lawson :: The government should focus on tackling the economy and not obesity, former chancellor Lord Lawson has said. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridS30356&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#277&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fgo%2Frss%2Fint%2Fnews%2F-%2Fnews%2Fuk-politics-15376896

Raising a family in Canada harder :: VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Canada's economy has doubled in size since 1976 but Canadian parents are raising families with less money and time than baby boomers had, researchers say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridS25939&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid7864&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpheed.upi.com%2Fclick.phdo%3Fi%3Dff0f14304c8ad573dba38a974ce3db42

What should be the top environmental priority for the next 40 years? :: Experts speakers argue their cases ahead of an Earthwatch debate in London this weekEducation and population â€" Sir Crispin TickellOur society faces a rich complex of problems. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution some 250 years ago, our animal species has changed the character of the Earth's land surface, seas and atmosphere: hence the increasing use among geologists of the term Anthropocene to follow the Holocene epoch.Of all the interconnected problems we face, perhaps the most serious is the proliferation of our own species. Our numbers rose from around one million 12,000 years ago to around one billion 250 years ago. Since then there has been an extraordinary acceleration from 2 billion in 1930 to 6 billion at the end of the century and now approaching 7 billion.In seekin...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridS09932&cid=ct_15_58_f&fid6473&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fenvironment%2Fblog%2F2011%2Foct%2F12%2Ftop-environmental-priority-debate-earthwatch

F1 chief denies payment 'bribe' :: Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone tells a court in Munich that he paid a former banker to avoid a potentially costly tax probe.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15664154

Italy in the danger zone :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/kHaflL4Vg9Q/

Scandal hit Olympus' shares plunge further :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/MutWI4UE8SM/

Everton sale attempt is 'genuine' :: Everton chief executive Robert Elstone says "genuine conversations" are taking place about a potential club takeover.
url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/15653928.stm

A Doctor's Alternative to PPACA :: &nbsp;

The following was written prior to enactment of PPACA by the United States Congress.&nbsp; Whether or not the present healthcare law (sometimes referred to as ObamaCare) is fully implemented will be decided by the United States Supreme Court, as many states have filed challenges to the Act.&nbsp; The opinion expressed is that of the writer and not the Association.


&nbsp;

Current Plans being proposed still give too much control of healthcare to the Insurers and are therefore not competitive enough. The Government is on the path to insolvency on Medicare, and therefore has a huge credibility gap when it offers to solve the problem with a government insurance plan. The following addresses both issues.

National Health Insurance Plan Proposal

There can be a uniquely...
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EU Feels Pressure of Rare Earths Supply Pinch :: The pressure to use low carbon technologies that would be less damaging to the environment is hitting hard on industries using rare earths in the European Union.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249401/20111115/eu-feels-pressure-rare-earths-supply-pinch.htm

Ivanhoe Mines to Fast Track Coal-Fired Power Plant for Oyu Tolgoi Project :: Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. may need to realign projections and production timetables at its Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine project to accommodate the construction of a coal-fired power plant.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249399/20111115/ivanhoe-mines-fast-track-coal-fired-power.htm

Report Lauds Sound Policies Attached on Carbon Pricing :: Minimizing carbon blueprints and espousing energy efficiency are the main selling points of the carbon pricing that the Parliament has voted into laws on November 8.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249395/20111115/report-lauds-sound-policies-attached-carbon-pricing.htm

Coke plans $2bn India investment :: Coke says it will invest $2bn (£1.2bn) in India over the next five years in a bid to increase its market share in the country.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15731884

Road toll dodging in Greece hits Hochtief :: Greek drivers appear not to have targeted Hochtief, but the protests come amid tensions between Germany and Greece over the eurozone debt crisis
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40bad042-0eab-11e1-9dbb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Lynas Corp. Close to First Production of Rare Earths :: Market interest in Lynas Corp. has been steadily rising after it announced it is close to its first production output of rare earth metals from its Mount Weld Rare Earth Project.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249373/20111114/lynas-corp-close-production-rare-earths.htm

Bank's King Set to be Knighted by the Queen :: The Bank of England governor will be conferred knighthood at a Buckingham Palace investiture ceremony.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249372/20111114/bank-s-king-set-knighted-queen.htm

IMF warns on Chinese financial system :: The Chinese financial system faces "a steady build-up in vulnerabilities" that require the government to relax its grip on banks, the exchange rate and interest rates, the International Monetary Fund said
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1b51d274-0ebf-11e1-b83c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Can Google+ beat Facebook? question :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/wJ4kD9kJaFE/index.html

Chancellor Unveils Drastic Shake-Up of Private Finance Initiative :: George Osborne&#039;s new model aims to deliver public assets and services at a lower cost to the taxpayer.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249341/20111114/chancellor-unveils-drastic-shake-private-finance-initiative.htm

BofA to reduce CCB stake with $6.6bn sale :: Move is in line with Brian Moynihan's strategy as the US lender looks for ways to boost its capital position to appease nervous investors
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57e5db5a-0ed2-11e1-9dbb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Retail Study Picks LeapFrog, Vtech as Popular Toys for Christmas Shopping :: It will be another bleak season for Australia&#039;s retail industry this Christmas, according to a study by IBISWorld released on Tuesday.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249333/20111114/retail-study-picks-leapfrog-vtech-popular-toys.htm

Osborne set to 'reassess' PFI :: Chancellor George Osborne announces a "fundamental reassessment" of the use of Private Finance Initiative contracts in a bid to cut costs and improve transparency.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-15731755

PM Gillard Set to Quash Uranium Sale Ban to India :: The Australian Labor Party is set to reverse its ban on uranium sale to India, according to a Monday report carried by Fairfax media outlets, which also suggested that the turnaround would be in support of Primer Minister Gillard's 'Asian Century' policy.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249322/20111114/pm-gillard-set-quash-uranium-sale-ban.htm

Australian Stock Market Report - Midday 11/15/2011 :: The local share market is trading in the red in the early session, although the losses aren&#039;t as severe as was predicted following losses in European and US share markets overnight. Volatility returned to global markets overnight as investors questioned whether or not the new governments in Italy and Greece would actually be able to solve the European debt crisis.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249320/20111114/australian-stock-market-report-midday-11-15.htm

Showdown Looms Between Gillard, Bligh Over Queensland Opposition to Uranium Mining :: A showdown looms between Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Queensland Premier Anna Bligh over the state&#039;s opposition to uranium mining. Bligh said the state has no plan to review or revise the policy.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249318/20111114/showdown-looms-gillard-bligh-queensland-opposition-uranium.htm

Bank of America to sell CCB stake :: Bank of America is planning to further reduce its stake in China Construction Bank in a bid to strengthen its capital base.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15731608

Woodside Says Environmental Impact of Proposed LNG Project in Western Australia Would be Low Risk :: Woodside Petroleum Limited (ASX: WPL) said its $30-billion proposed Browse liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Western Australia would have a low risk to the environment.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249302/20111114/woodside-says-environmental-impact-proposed-lng-project.htm

Commodities Summary – Copper Up; Oil, Gold Down :: The continuing fiscal crisis affecting the eurozone, coupled with the alterations in Italy&#039;s political landscapes along with brewing conflicts in the Middle East, led prices of crude oil to withdraw on Monday.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249292/20111114/commodities-summary-copper-oil-gold.htm

How the cloud is reshaping supercomputers :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/SKeMXkTqxM8/

VIDEO: Sheriff of Wall Street on capitalism :: Eliot Spitzer made his name as the so-called Sheriff of Wall Street, an Attorney General who went after corrupt businessmen no matter how powerful they were.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-15731192

MPs to air petrol price concerns :: MPs are to express concerns about the impact petrol prices are having on family finances in a Commons debate.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-15730087

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VIDEO: The US economy: A lost decade? :: Watch: How the US went from boom to bust
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14678859

Fix economy not obesity - Lawson :: The government should focus on tackling the economy and not obesity, former chancellor Lord Lawson has said. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
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Raising a family in Canada harder :: VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Canada's economy has doubled in size since 1976 but Canadian parents are raising families with less money and time than baby boomers had, researchers say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
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What should be the top environmental priority for the next 40 years? :: Experts speakers argue their cases ahead of an Earthwatch debate in London this weekEducation and population â€" Sir Crispin TickellOur society faces a rich complex of problems. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution some 250 years ago, our animal species has changed the character of the Earth's land surface, seas and atmosphere: hence the increasing use among geologists of the term Anthropocene to follow the Holocene epoch.Of all the interconnected problems we face, perhaps the most serious is the proliferation of our own species. Our numbers rose from around one million 12,000 years ago to around one billion 250 years ago. Since then there has been an extraordinary acceleration from 2 billion in 1930 to 6 billion at the end of the century and now approaching 7 billion.In seekin...
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F1 chief denies payment 'bribe' :: Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone tells a court in Munich that he paid a former banker to avoid a potentially costly tax probe.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15664154

Italy in the danger zone :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/kHaflL4Vg9Q/

Scandal hit Olympus' shares plunge further :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/MutWI4UE8SM/

Everton sale attempt is 'genuine' :: Everton chief executive Robert Elstone says "genuine conversations" are taking place about a potential club takeover.
url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/15653928.stm

A Doctor's Alternative to PPACA :: &nbsp;

The following was written prior to enactment of PPACA by the United States Congress.&nbsp; Whether or not the present healthcare law (sometimes referred to as ObamaCare) is fully implemented will be decided by the United States Supreme Court, as many states have filed challenges to the Act.&nbsp; The opinion expressed is that of the writer and not the Association.


&nbsp;

Current Plans being proposed still give too much control of healthcare to the Insurers and are therefore not competitive enough. The Government is on the path to insolvency on Medicare, and therefore has a huge credibility gap when it offers to solve the problem with a government insurance plan. The following addresses both issues.

National Health Insurance Plan Proposal

There can be a uniquely...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridS47046&cid=ct_15_6_f&fid8345&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.z2systems.com%2Fnp%2Fclients%2Fkca%2Fnews.jsp%3Fnews%3D2247

Coke plans $2bn India investment :: Coke says it will invest $2bn (£1.2bn) in India over the next five years in a bid to increase its market share in the country.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15731884

Road toll dodging in Greece hits Hochtief :: Greek drivers appear not to have targeted Hochtief, but the protests come amid tensions between Germany and Greece over the eurozone debt crisis
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40bad042-0eab-11e1-9dbb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Lynas Corp. Close to First Production of Rare Earths :: Market interest in Lynas Corp. has been steadily rising after it announced it is close to its first production output of rare earth metals from its Mount Weld Rare Earth Project.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249373/20111114/lynas-corp-close-production-rare-earths.htm

Bank's King Set to be Knighted by the Queen :: The Bank of England governor will be conferred knighthood at a Buckingham Palace investiture ceremony.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249372/20111114/bank-s-king-set-knighted-queen.htm

IMF warns on Chinese financial system :: The Chinese financial system faces "a steady build-up in vulnerabilities" that require the government to relax its grip on banks, the exchange rate and interest rates, the International Monetary Fund said
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1b51d274-0ebf-11e1-b83c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Can Google+ beat Facebook? question :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/wJ4kD9kJaFE/index.html

Chancellor Unveils Drastic Shake-Up of Private Finance Initiative :: George Osborne&#039;s new model aims to deliver public assets and services at a lower cost to the taxpayer.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249341/20111114/chancellor-unveils-drastic-shake-private-finance-initiative.htm

BofA to reduce CCB stake with $6.6bn sale :: Move is in line with Brian Moynihan's strategy as the US lender looks for ways to boost its capital position to appease nervous investors
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57e5db5a-0ed2-11e1-9dbb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Retail Study Picks LeapFrog, Vtech as Popular Toys for Christmas Shopping :: It will be another bleak season for Australia&#039;s retail industry this Christmas, according to a study by IBISWorld released on Tuesday.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249333/20111114/retail-study-picks-leapfrog-vtech-popular-toys.htm

Osborne set to 'reassess' PFI :: Chancellor George Osborne announces a "fundamental reassessment" of the use of Private Finance Initiative contracts in a bid to cut costs and improve transparency.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-15731755

PM Gillard Set to Quash Uranium Sale Ban to India :: The Australian Labor Party is set to reverse its ban on uranium sale to India, according to a Monday report carried by Fairfax media outlets, which also suggested that the turnaround would be in support of Primer Minister Gillard's 'Asian Century' policy.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249322/20111114/pm-gillard-set-quash-uranium-sale-ban.htm

Australian Stock Market Report - Midday 11/15/2011 :: The local share market is trading in the red in the early session, although the losses aren&#039;t as severe as was predicted following losses in European and US share markets overnight. Volatility returned to global markets overnight as investors questioned whether or not the new governments in Italy and Greece would actually be able to solve the European debt crisis.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249320/20111114/australian-stock-market-report-midday-11-15.htm

Showdown Looms Between Gillard, Bligh Over Queensland Opposition to Uranium Mining :: A showdown looms between Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Queensland Premier Anna Bligh over the state&#039;s opposition to uranium mining. Bligh said the state has no plan to review or revise the policy.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249318/20111114/showdown-looms-gillard-bligh-queensland-opposition-uranium.htm

Bank of America to sell CCB stake :: Bank of America is planning to further reduce its stake in China Construction Bank in a bid to strengthen its capital base.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15731608

Woodside Says Environmental Impact of Proposed LNG Project in Western Australia Would be Low Risk :: Woodside Petroleum Limited (ASX: WPL) said its $30-billion proposed Browse liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Western Australia would have a low risk to the environment.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249302/20111114/woodside-says-environmental-impact-proposed-lng-project.htm

Commodities Summary – Copper Up; Oil, Gold Down :: The continuing fiscal crisis affecting the eurozone, coupled with the alterations in Italy&#039;s political landscapes along with brewing conflicts in the Middle East, led prices of crude oil to withdraw on Monday.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249292/20111114/commodities-summary-copper-oil-gold.htm

How the cloud is reshaping supercomputers :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/SKeMXkTqxM8/

VIDEO: Sheriff of Wall Street on capitalism :: Eliot Spitzer made his name as the so-called Sheriff of Wall Street, an Attorney General who went after corrupt businessmen no matter how powerful they were.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-15731192

MPs to air petrol price concerns :: MPs are to express concerns about the impact petrol prices are having on family finances in a Commons debate.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-15730087

Commonwealth Bank Foresees Subdued Credit Growth Ahead :: Despite estimated cash earnings of $1.75 billion for the first three months of its financial year, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is not very optimistic on its outlook for the months ahead due to the challenging operating conditions.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249279/20111114/commonwealth-bank-foresees-subdued-credit-growth-ahead.htm

ADB urges Asia to help eurozone :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/dh3FZr3dcIo/index.html

Boeing Secures Huge Dreamliner Orders from Gulf Airliners :: Highly-touted for its promise of maximum comfort and fuel economy, Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner lured fresh orders from the Middle East region as Oman Air announced on Monday its decision to purchase six aircrafts from the U.S.-based firm.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/249278/20111114/boeing-secures-huge-dreamliner-orders-gulf-airliners.htm