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Archive for October 7th, 2005
Friday, October 7, 2005 New York Times: Bush Plan Shows U.S. Not Ready for Deadly Flu By Dave Berns “A plan developed by the Bush administration to deal with any possible outbreak of pandemic flu shows that the United States is woefully unprepared for what could become the worst disaster in the nation’s history,” reports The New York Times.
“A draft of the final plan, which has been years in the making and is expected [...]
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Friday, October 7, 2005 McD’s on the move again By Len Butcher Europe used to be a great place to visit. Its history, culture, customs and of course, food. My mouth waters when I think of the Gnocchi alla Vesuviana in Italy, the Weiner Schnitzel in Austria, the Paella in Spain, the Coq au Vin in France, the incredible chocolate desserts of Switzerland.
So imagine my horror many [...]
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Friday, October 7, 2005 Will Reid do jack this time? By Steve Sebelius Let’s face it: U.S. Sen. John Ensign isn’t exactly what you’d call quick-witted when it comes to trash talking his opponents. He told the Review-Journal’s Samantha Young that he didn’t even know former President Jimmy Carter had a son, after hearing that Jack Carter has emerged as the Democratic candidate for Ensign’s seat next year. [...]
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Friday, October 7, 2005 Downtown setback By Steve Sebelius So, it appears the Related Cos. are not going to be the master developer of the 61-acre Union Park parcel downtown after all. We probably shouldn’t be surprised, since downtown redevelopment has been characterized more by failures than successes.
Blame for the collapse of more than a year’s worth of negotiations, according to the Review-Journal’s [...]
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Friday, October 7, 2005 Big Casino Operators Generate Record Third-Quarter Numbers By Dave Berns “Major Las Vegas gaming operators finished the third quarter with never-before-seen profits and historic growth, thanks to surging demand fueled by the opening of Wynn Las Vegas, analysts said this week,” reports today’s Las Vegas Review-Journal.
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Friday, October 7, 2005 Microsoft to Release New Security Software for Businesses By Dave Berns “Microsoft will release test versions of its new security software for businesses later in 2005 and early next year, chief executive Steve Ballmer said Thursday. The new programs, called Client Protection and Antigen, will fight Internet viruses, spyware and spam e-mail messages,” reports The San Francisco Chronicle.
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Friday, October 7, 2005 Report: Chinese Economy Could Turn By Dave Berns “China’s rise from economic obscurity has been fuelled by 20 years of average annual growth of nearly 10 per cent. The country’s booming economy has attracted the avid attention of private investors. But a report published today has urged caution to investors, warning that they may have caught by the tail an economic tiger that [...]
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Friday, October 7, 2005 Baby Bells on The Ropes By Dave Berns “But just as it was too soon to declare the Baby Bells dead in the 1990s, it may be too soon to declare them the victors in this decade. The price of making phone calls or accessing the Internet may not be going to zero. But a slew of developments in recent weeks suggests that [...]
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