Posts Tagged ‘the-idea’

NATO Sees Flaws in Air Campaign Against Qaddafi

Sunday, April 15th, 2012

The findings undercut the idea that NATO could effectively carry out a more complicated campaign in Syria without relying disproportionately on the United States military.

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NATO Sees Flaws in Air Campaign Against Qaddafi

Obama’s Tax on Millionaires

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

Conservatives strongly oppose President Obama’s call for a tax on millionaires, but there are signs that Americans may be more open to the idea, which is popular in Europe.

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Obama’s Tax on Millionaires

Study: USPS could save $1.5 billion with slower mail

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

Think snail mail is too slow? Imagine if it got slower. The U.S. Postal Service could save about $1.5 billion a year if it relaxed its two-to-three-day delivery schedules for first-class and Priority Mail deliveries by a day, according to a new study. Postal executives are seriously considering the idea and are expected to announce plans regarding delivery schedules after Labor Day, according to USPS officials. Read full article > >

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Bacteria ‘abound in hailstones’

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

High concentrations of bacteria found in the centres of hailstones add to the idea that bacteria may stimulate precipitation in order to get around.

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Bacteria ‘abound in hailstones’

Clegg fights NHS competition body

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

Nick Clegg will oppose the idea of a regulator to promote competition in the NHS as part of government health reforms, the BBC learns.

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‘Apple shape’ heart risk doubts

Friday, March 11th, 2011

Doubts have been raised over the idea that being overweight and ‘apple shaped’ increases heart attack risk

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‘Apple shape’ heart risk doubts

Hearn open to hockey stadium move

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

Leyton Orient chairman Barry Hearn says they would be open to the idea of moving from Brisbane Road to the Olympic hockey stadium in Olympic Park.

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Hearn open to hockey stadium move

Labour: Wedding day strikes wrong

Sunday, January 16th, 2011

Labour leader Ed Miliband says he is “appalled” by the idea of trade unions planning strikes on Royal Wedding day.

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Labour: Wedding day strikes wrong

Bosses criticise 2022 switch plan

Friday, January 7th, 2011

Premier League managers come out against the idea of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar being played in January.

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Bosses criticise 2022 switch plan

2011: Jobs Versus The Deficit

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

The roadmaps showing the way out of our 1.4 trillion dollar federal deficit almost always begin at the same starting points. During 2010, it became taken-for-granted that today’s record-setting red ink is a result of unrestrained government spending — especially stimulus spending. And the idea that the economic upturn in jobs and growth will begin with deficit reduction has become widely perceived as ‘common sense’. read more

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2011: Jobs Versus The Deficit

More doubt over viral link to ME

Monday, December 20th, 2010

A new study has cast further doubt on the idea that a virus called XMRV causes chronic fatigue syndrome.

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More doubt over viral link to ME

Dark energy flattens the Universe

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

Researchers have developed a simple geometrical method to add weight to the idea that ours is a flat, dark-energy-rich Universe.

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Dark energy flattens the Universe

City Critic: The Main Course Had an Unhappy Face…

Sunday, November 21st, 2010

At a Queens slaughterhouse committed to the idea that people should know where their food comes from, customers select and kill animals of their choosing.

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Davro on ‘Staines-upon-Thames’

Monday, November 1st, 2010

Comedian Bobby Davro has rejected the idea of renaming the Surrey town of Staines to improve its image.

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Gov’t Uses Social Media to Check Citizenship

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

The Electronic Frontier Foundation recently uncovered two ways the government has been tracking people online. First, the Office of Fraud Detection and National Security uses social-networking sites to investigate citizenship petitions, the idea being…

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