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Buddhist monk returns to life after four years in retreat -Times OnlineThere are things you expect a Buddhist monk to say when he emerges, blinking, after four years of selfimposed retreat from the world. And there are things you don’t. “It was a bit like Big Brother without the cameras,” said Gelong Thubten. “What did I miss? I missed my Mum and ice cream.” ...
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NYT: How the U.S. surplus became a deficit - The New York Times- msnbc.comThere are two basic truths about the enormous deficits that the federal government will run in the coming years. The first is that President Obama’s agenda, ambitious as it may be, is responsible for only a sliver of the deficits, despite what many of his Republican critics are saying. The ...
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Iowans say pig-odor study passes the smell testOn Capitol Hill, a $1.7 million earmark for pig odor research in Iowa has become a big, fat joke among Republicans, a Grade A example of pork. But the people who live cheek by jowl with hog farms in the No. 1 pig-producing state aren't laughing. They're gagging. "You hold your breath and when ...
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AIG's meltdown has roots in Greenberg era | U.S. | ReutersMaurice "Hank" Greenberg's legacy as the man who built AIG into the world's largest insurer was tarnished by a 2005 probe but questions about whether he created a financial monster that subsequently ran amok could cause greater damage to his image. The former Army captain -- who left AIG in ...
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Are greener gadgets even possible?: Scientific American BlogThe urge to buy the latest gadget and to reform environmental misbehavior may be the twin pillars of 21st century American youth culture, but can the two ever be reconciled? Apple, Dell, Intel, Nokia and others—companies with an array of "green" initiatives and (more) environmentally friendly ...
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Cuomo blasts Merrill executives on bonus plan - U.S. business- msnbc.comNew York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo laid out further details Wednesday about $3.6 billion in bonuses Merrill Lynch & Co. executives received, calling the investment bank's executives irresponsible. Cuomo detailed the size and scope of the bonuses in a letter sent Wednesday to U.S. House ...
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YouTube - TV On The Radio - Golden Age (live at Later...)New York City experimental rock band TV On The Radio perform the track 'Golden Age', taken from their 2008 album Dear Science, at BBC2's Later... with Jools ...
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India siege raises concerns at U.S. hotels - News- msnbc.comShortly after news spread that gun-toting terrorists had launched a deadly siege on Mumbai, 75 blue-and-white police cars carrying 150 officers fanned out across Manhattan, lights flashing. Their mission: To quickly shore up security with a show of force outside the Waldorf Astoria, New York ...
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Learning to ShareProfessional excellence is difficult to achieve outside of a good organization. Conversely, flourishing organizations are difficult to develop without good people. A domain where the intersection of professional and organizational goods is particularly important, especially in our information ...
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Nature’s Wake Up Call“Let’s get one thing clear upfront—you are on my planet; I am the owner, landlord, and general manager. Think of yourselves as tenants facing eviction. The only entity to which you are accountable, and to which you will ultimately be held accountable, is me.” - Nature “The American way of life ...
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