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Organising my kitchen
Sat Jun 26, 2010 11:44 AM EDT
I've been slowly re-ordering my kitchen. Old chipped plates are now doubling up a bases for plant pots, and I've got in a new set of china for eating dinner off.
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Greece bailout may leave currency speculators nursing losses
Seeded on Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:52 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
"Speculators who bet against the Euro will need to buy back the currency in a hurry to cut their losses." I say serves them right. So tired of speculators trying to make bad situations worse.
Should you buy an Apple iPad?
Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:49 AM EST
Yes I know, I'm a little late weighing in on this topic, but after reading all the stuff on the iPad launch (including following the live-blogging of the event, sad, I know), I really really want one.
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Rupert Murdoch vs. the Internet
Seeded on Sun Jan 10, 2010 1:28 PM EST (Macleans.ca)
"Sixteen years ago, an eternity in Internet years, media mogul Rupert Murdoch became one of the first newspaper publishers to venture online..... now he's in the vanguard of those who want to errect paywalls"
Fashion of the noughties
Seeded on Sun Jan 10, 2010 1:01 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
A review of the looks that shaped the first decade of the 21st century
Burj Khalifa – a bleak symbol of Dubai's era of bling
Seeded on Sun Jan 10, 2010 12:56 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
"Dubai's stunning 828m skyscraper is an ideal monument for an era of credit-fuelled over-consumption – irresponsible and unsustainable"
Uk retail sales rise unexpectedly in September
Seeded on Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:21 AM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
"Retail sales rose unexpectedly this month, in a sign that the sector has stabilised following the sharp fall in demand throughout most of this year"
Can you live without a credit card?
Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:52 AM EDT
I've been living without a credit card for two years now, from choice. I buy everything by debt card or cash, and if I haven't enough money to buy something, I simply wait till I've got paid or do without. And thus my debts are falling very fast.
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Guardian claims police deliberately not focusing on the main issue with the phone-tapping scandal
Seeded on Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:13 AM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
Guardian phone scandal is about hundreds of reporters bugging celebrities and politicians. The police reponded that it had looked into the case of the Royal reporter Clive Goodman, and concluded that there was nothing more to be said (Goodman was jailed).
It really bugs me when Americans claim that Britain's healthcare is "substandard"
Wed Jul 8, 2009 10:35 AM EDT
OK it was substandard circa 1995 - the Conservative government had starved it of cash in the hopes that people would get so tired of waiting for operations they would switch to private healthcare (they were hoping to create a US style system here).
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Small business turns to personal loans
Seeded on Wed Jul 8, 2009 9:52 AM EDT (FT.com)
"The survey of 505 small and medium-sized enterprises, commissioned by the invoice financing arm of Close Brothers, the investment bank, found 30 per cent would take a personal loan and 6 per cent would use credit cards to fund operations.
E-retailers find big brands hard to touch
Seeded on Wed Jul 8, 2009 9:35 AM EDT (FT.com)
The biggest beneficiaries of the online world are the established brand names rather than new internet retailers. The only exceptions being Amazon and Asos, both of which took the trouble to establish a unique brand. Conclusion: branding is as important offline as online
US bank buy-outs get tougher
Seeded on Fri Jul 3, 2009 7:35 AM EDT (FT.com)
"Private equity that want to buy troubled banks would have to maintain significant capital levels and promise not to "flip'' investments for at least three years under proposals by US regulators seeking to attract money into the ailing industry.
Newsviners and Debt
Thu Jun 4, 2009 10:11 AM EDT
Back in January I conducted a poll on this site to see how people were handling their debts - see here for the original poll and comments.
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Has anyone tried using Bing?
Mon Jun 1, 2009 11:38 AM EDT
I've been experimenting with Bing.com Microsoft's new offering - and shock horror, I like it!
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The Two Strategies to Find Scoops and Break News
Seeded on Sat Apr 25, 2009 11:29 AM EDT ()
Article explaining how to get scoops, which should be of interest to newsvine's citizen journalists!
The Future of Journalism: citizen journalism will replace the mainstream media
Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:12 AM EDT
A few weeks ago, Rupert Murdoch of News International accused Google of "stealing" it's content.
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Why affiliates shouldn't use Amazon Associates
Seeded on Fri Apr 10, 2009 5:46 PM EDT ()
Many affiliate marketers use Amazon associates but find they don't make sales. there is a reason for this...
All about chocolate
Seeded on Thu Apr 9, 2009 2:07 PM EDT (Squidoo)
Chocolate site with information on chocolate cake recipes and chocolate in general
US trade gap shrinks sharply as exports rise
Seeded on Thu Apr 9, 2009 1:32 PM EDT (FT.com)
"imports of goods and services, which fell for the seventh consecutive month, [dropped] by 5.1 per cent to $152.7bn from $160.9bn in January. Exports rose by $2bn, or 1.6 per cent, the first increase since last July, commerce department figures showed on Thursday."
January Newsvine earnings are out
Fri Mar 20, 2009 2:07 PM EDT
Methinks they are down from last month - are others finding the same?
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English takes over at Dutch universities
Seeded on Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:46 AM EDT (NRC Handelsblad)
"As education becomes an export product, Dutch universitities are increasingly switching to English as the language of instruction - some say at the detriment of the quality of higher education. "
Europe's economic crisis in numbers: interactive map
Seeded on Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:43 AM EDT (NRC Handelsblad)
click on the countries in the map for details
13 billion euro bailout of Germany's HSH Nordbank
Seeded on Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:34 AM EDT (SPIEGEL ONLINE)
It's not just Anglo-Saxon banks that are having to be rescued
Glimmer of hope for German economy
Seeded on Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:21 PM EDT (FT.com)
"Signs of an end to Germany's recession have emerged, according to a closely-watched survey of investors' expectations.
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