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Vancouver Sun – Japanese police say number of suicides falls below 30,000, lowest level in 15 years
Japanese police say number of suicides falls below 30,000, lowest level in 15 years Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Police+number+suicides+Japan+fall+below+30000+lowest+level/7833443/story.html#ixzz2IG1IFTko Time to change and fix this to much less – please.
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Well here it is finally – I’ve decided what to call 2013 – Short Circuit – Number 5 is ALIVE
I’m on a mission to Short Circuit NRGY this year and join the YIN and YANG NRGY Circuits together into one. That’ll put some spark into the equation of Pi in the Sky. Let’s see now, how shall I count the ways ??? First off there are 108 accupunture points on the body. More if…
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Montreal Gazette – Exclusive: ‘They were out to corrupt me,’ says ex-executive committee boss
Exclusive: ‘They were out to corrupt me,’ says ex-executive committee boss Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Exclusive+They+were+corrupt+says+executive+committee+boss/7830551/story.html#ixzz2IFvxmsbe Former executive committee chairman Jean Fortier recounts his experience at city hall and warns the Charbonneau Commission’s scope and mandate are too narrow to truly fight corruption”…
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Reuters – Stories I’d like to see, A working legislature, post informant life and Wal-Mart’s guns
Stories I’d like to see, A working legislature, post informant life and Wal-Mart’s guns http://blogs.reuters.com/stories-id-like-to-see/2013/01/15/a-working-legislature-post-informant-life-and-wal-marts-guns/ Great conversations… what really caught my attention is the following – …”This will likely be an almost impossible story to get, but anyone wanting to one-up the trailblazing work by the New York Times on overseas bribes allegedly paid by…
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CNN – Hundreds of new ATMs capable of dispensing as little as $1 are popping up across the country.
Hundreds of new ATMs capable of dispensing as little as $1 are popping up across the country. http://money.cnn.com/2013/01/17/pf/atm-bills/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 Wow cool. I can just see it now. Some smart savvy young Chinese entrepreneur setting up ATM’s across Canada dispensing Loonies, $5 and $10 bils. If all the older machines can’t recognize the new plastic bills, what…
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CNN – Saudi activists say kingdom trying to silence them
Saudi activists say kingdom trying to silence them http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/15/world/meast/saudi-activists-trial/index.html?hpt=hp_bn2 Do I really need to say something here ?
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CNN – New rules aim to protect homeowners from foreclosure
New rules aim to protect homeowners from foreclosure http://money.cnn.com/2013/01/17/real_estate/mortgage-rules/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 Good start. Municipalities all have a stake in this too. It would be in their interests to make sure that taxpayers are left holding the bag if everyone walks away from a property. All mortgage instruments should help homeowners retain their properties with tools to manage…
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Globe & Mail – RISK MANAGEMENT Why smart companies make incredibly dumb decisions
RISK MANAGEMENT Why smart companies make incredibly dumb decisions http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/careers-leadership/why-smart-companies-make-incredibly-dumb-decisions/article7433695/ “If you’re still wondering what inflated the dot-com bubble, inflamed the financial crisis and ignited a series of recent corporate disasters, the answer is staring you in the face: It’s the stupidity, stupid. Failure to step back and question flawed assumptions and established working practices…
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Globe & Mail – GLOBE EDITORIAL: FIRST TAKE Quebec’s language laws reach a new low in Sainte-Agathe
GLOBE EDITORIAL: FIRST TAKE Quebec’s language laws reach a new low in Sainte-Agathe http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/careers-leadership/why-smart-companies-make-incredibly-dumb-decisions/article7433695/ Well as they say, there’s stupid and then there’s stupid. Put up advertising in German or Chinese or something else. Got the perfect solution – LATIN. That should do it ! Religion and Language, let’s see who has the final word…
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Globe & Mail – 2014 Corvette is a hit
2014 Corvette is a hit http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-drive/car-life/drive-video/video-2014-corvette-is-a-hit/article7361318/ Couldn’t resist after the headline. If LiveNRGY says so after lingering for more than a few minutes yesterday viewing it, it must be so. Don’t you love the way these things go. Way to go GM, on the money with the design. Unfortunately I’m still pissed at Myers Motors…