Posts Tagged ‘aging’

Liverpool make stadium ‘progress’

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

Managing director Ian Ayre says Liverpool are moving closer to a decision on whether to redevelop Anfield or move to a new stadium.

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Guinea-Bissau army cedes control

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

Guinea-Bissau’s military junta hands back power to civilians, six weeks after staging a coup that derailed presidential elections – but retains a position in the new cabinet.

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Guinea-Bissau army cedes control

Kodak faces patent ruling setback

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

A ruling that one of Kodak’s digital imaging patents is too “obvious” to be enforced calls into doubt the value of its other innovations.

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Kodak faces patent ruling setback

From a Facebook Founder, a Social Network for the Office

Monday, May 21st, 2012

Asana, created by a Facebook co-founder, Dustin Moskovitz, is a shared to-do list for a company looking to make managing tasks at work a little easier.

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From a Facebook Founder, a Social Network for the Office

VIDEO: Floating island of waste in Maldives

Saturday, May 19th, 2012

Although the Maldives are known as an unspoilt tourist paradise, the islands struggle with managing their waste, as the BBC discovered on a visit to an ‘apocalyptic’ floating island waste dump.

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Airport starts search for new MD

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Cardiff Airport appoints a specialist recruitment agency to find a new boss following a turbulent week which saw the departure of its managing director.

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Airport starts search for new MD

Cardiff Airport boss leaves job

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

The managing director of under-fire Cardiff Airport leaves his post, it emerges, while a new operations director is appointed by the Spanish owners.

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Cardiff Airport boss leaves job

Theater Review: ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,’ With Megan Hilty, at City Center

Friday, May 11th, 2012

Megan Hilty stars in the red-blooded Encores! concert staging of “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.”

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Theater Review: ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,’ With Megan Hilty, at City Center

‘Cell shield’ for cancer patients

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

It may be possible to “shield” the body from the damaging effects of chemotherapy by using stem cells, according to early results from a US trial.

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‘Cell shield’ for cancer patients

Special Section: Business Travel: Business Travel Is Rising, but Not Necessarily the Travel Budget

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

Business travel spending has continued to rise, but that growth has mostly come from higher prices. Amid cutbacks, companies have become increasingly strategic about managing travel.

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Special Section: Business Travel: Business Travel Is Rising, but Not Necessarily the Travel Budget

BSkyB says it is ‘fit and proper’

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

BSkyB says it is engaging with Ofcom’s investigation and believes itself to be a “fit and proper” holder of a broadcast licence.

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BSkyB says it is ‘fit and proper’

Facebook users can add organ donor status

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

Facebook has added a unique feature to its social network: you can now tell the world — or just your family members — that you’re an organ donor. The company announced the initiative on Tuesday, encouraging its 900 million users to let others know if they are organ donors. Read full article > >

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Facebook users can add organ donor status

Facebook users can add organ donor status

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

Facebook has added a unique feature to its social network: you can now tell the world — or just your family members — that you’re an organ donor. The company announced the initiative on Tuesday, encouraging its 900 million users to let others know if they are organ donors. Read full article > >

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Syria: Ban Ki-Moon Is ‘Biased’

Monday, April 30th, 2012

Says West is sabotaging U.N. peace plan.

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Syria: Ban Ki-Moon Is ‘Biased’

As Japan strains to care for elderly, sacrifices begin

Saturday, April 28th, 2012

The ominous demographics of this aging nation have long been seen by Japanese as a distant concern, not a present-day one. But that mind-set is being called into question by a prime minister who says that a crisis requiring immediate sacrifices has already begun. Read full article > >

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As Japan strains to care for elderly, sacrifices begin