Sabah, Sarawak to benefit most

KOTA KINABALU: People in Sabah and Sarawak will benefit from a plan to introduce standard prices nationwide for nine controlled items.
From: www.nst.com.my

When the going gets tough ?

The top hotels and restaurants take pride in cooking with only the finest ingredients but soaring prices is forcing a rethink in their kitchens. More expensive is not always better, it seems.
From: thestar.com.my

Negative equity hits 250,000 - and there is worse to come

House prices could fall by 15 per cent or more by the end of 2009, say Citigroup
From: www.guardian.co.uk

Lisbon: the two sides

Brendan Butler, IBEC?s Director of EU and International Affairs, and Declan Ganley, founder of Libertas, put their points on view on business issues in the Lisbon Treaty.
From: www.sbpost.ie

Refiners reduce margins to assist hard-hit

Four refineries will shoulder a loss of Bt2.19 billion for the monthly supply of 122 million litres of cheaper....
From: www.nationmultimedia.com

Irate Europeans Protest the Soaring Price of Gasoline

European governments, already under pressure from slowing economic growth and falling tax revenue, are concerned that anger over higher gas prices could grow.
From: biz.yahoo.com

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 22nd Aug 2005 18:29 UTC

Linux founder Linus Torvalds is defending protection of the Linux trademark and insists that sublicensing is a loss-making operation. He explained that the "cease-and-desist or sublicense the mark" letters are a requirement of maintaining a trademark.
From: www.osnews.com

Three Gorges: A river runs through it, for better or worse

China has done its best to ruin the scenery on the Yangtze River. Smog blots the sun. Factories dot the shores. And the construction of a giant dam has flooded the Three Gorges, the famed river passage through towering limestone and sandstone cliffs.
From: www.miamiherald.com

Brazil Stocks Gain, led by Banks, Eletrobras; Mexico Rises

May 30 (Bloomberg) -- Brazilian stocks rose for the third time this week as banks, homebuilders and retailers rallied on speculation consumer spending will increase after an investment upgrade and Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA jumped on a report it will repay over $5 billion in dividends.
From: www.bloomberg.com

Costly cookout: Prices soar for Memorial Day barbecues

NEW YORK - Hamburgers and hot dogs? Check. Lighter fluid? Check. Beer? Check. More money?
From: www.carrollcountytimes.com

Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups

No related articles. James McDonald writes : Re. " Kevin and Brendan fiddle with excise as the world burns " (yesterday, item 2). Never mind your fuel tank, what about the truck that brought your lunch today?
From: www.crikey.com.au

Up to 68,000 Daily Trips Forecast for Purple Line

Maryland transit officials have determined that riders on a light rail Purple Line between Bethesda and New Carrollton would make up to 68,000 trips daily, a number that supporters said yesterday would only grow as gas prices soar.
From: www.washingtonpost.com

Tips can help make flying easier, cheaper for vacationers.

Tips can help make flying easier, cheaper for vacationers.
From: readingeagle.com

Cheaper foreign funds for India Inc

India Inc would now be able to raise cheaper funds from overseas financial markets to fund its domestic expansion plans after the government enhanced external commercial borrowing (ECB) limits by up to five times.
From: www.hindustantimes.com

VIDEO) Mesquite council approves cheaper repairs for citizens

Repairing sidewalks and curbs in Mesquite just got cheaper for property owners on Monday. The city council approved an ordinance to amend the city code that will cut the cost in half for those who would like to have their sidewalk or curbs repaired or replaced.
From: www.mesquitenews.com

Dress for Less and Less

The cost of gasoline and eggs may be soaring, but most clothing has gotten cheaper in the last decade.
From: biz.yahoo.com

MSP calls for rural Scotland cheaper fuel

An island MSP today called for cheaper fuel in remote areas in the face of spiralling costs at the petrol pump.
From: www.theherald.co.uk

Cheaper medicines bill enacted into law soon

PRESIDENT Arroyo will finally sign the cheaper medicines bill into law anytime during the first two weeks of June. Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita gave this time frame as he revealed to reporters that the final version of the measure was now being readied for signing.
From: www.manilastandardtoday.com

Directive to target your PC?s energy waste

Personal computers and monitors use between 5 percent and 13 percent of all electricity in the average office, says Cyndi Vallina, deputy associate administrator of federal procurement policy at the Office of Management and Budget.
From: federaltimes.com

It could soon be cheaper and easier to get out of our cellphone contracts without being penalized.

It could soon be cheaper and easier to get out of our cellphone contracts without being penalized.
From: www.wifr.com

MTS Launches 3G in Russia

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC , the largest mobile phone operator in Russia and the CIS, announced the commercial launch of its 3G network in Saint Petersburg and technical readiness of 3G networks for commercial launch in Sochi, Yekaterinburg and Kazan.
From: biz.yahoo.com

Is IT recession-proof?

Call it a slowdown, a downturn, or the dreaded "R" word, worries about the state of the U.S. economy have increased across virtually all sectors save one: technology.
From: news.yahoo.com

Cheaper medicines bill to be signed early June -- Ermita

MANILA, Philippines -- The cheaper medicines bill is now with Malacañang and being readied for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to sign into law in the first or second week of June, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said on Wednesday.
From: newsinfo.inquirer.net

Shift That Wealth Now

Stock prices and interest rates are down and the estate tax is here to stay. Time to think about gifts and GRATs.
From: www.forbes.com

Feds: Most oil, much of gas under public lands off-limits

BILLINGS, Mont. ? A new report from the Bush administration says most of the oil and more than 40 percent of the natural gas beneath public lands in the United States are off-limits to drilling.
From: www.adn.com

Gov?t to sell ?cheaper? medicines

THE government will be challenging private hospitals to lower the prices of medicines they sell when President Gloria Arroyo, the Department of Health (DOH), and the Philippine International Trading Corp. (PITC) launches the P100 Project in 100 identified local government hospitals nationwide within the next 100 days.
From: www.sunstar.com.ph

Truckers arrive in London to demand cheaper fuel

Hundreds of lorries were parked up on one of the busiest roads into Central London today in protest against rising fuel prices.
From: www.timesonline.co.uk

Study shows benefit of statins before heart surgery

LONDON (Reuters) - People given cholesterol-fighting statin drugs before heart surgery are far less likely to die or suffer complications afterwards, German researchers said on Wednesday.
From: au.health.yahoo.com

New Cheaper Method For Mapping Disease Genes

Scientists at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have developed a new DNA-sequencing method that is much cheaper than those currently in use in laboratories. They hope that this new method will make it possible to map disease genes in large patient groups, which in turn can mean quicker breakthroughs for new treatments for a wide variety of diseases.
From: www.medicalnewstoday.com

Google, the Renewable Energy Utility Company

Google?s direction to fuel the green utility market is quite amazing and opens doors for so much more of a direction in efficiency for the company which is so different, yet similar to search. Google?s search algorithm is based upon efficiency and serving the right results based on mathematical, not human, evaluation. Their involvement in the [...]
From: www.searchenginejournal.com

Study Cites High Cost of Global Warming, Says Action Would Be Cheaper

Doing nothing about global warming would cost America dearly for the rest of this century because of stronger hurricanes, higher energy and water costs, and rising seas that would swamp coastal communities, says a new study by economists at Tufts University. The study concludes that it would be cheaper to take aggressive action to cut greenhouse gas emissions than it would be to suffer the ...
From: www.enn.com

Diane Francis: Oil Shock: Mexico and China Not Exxon Stupid

The biggest reason prices have been soaring is that astute investors are now understanding the future supply and demand reality.
From: www.huffingtonpost.com

Cheaper, smarter go hand in hand

FUNCTIONS are added, performance improves, and the price steadily goes down.
From: www.australianit.com.au

Legal beagles sniff offshore

Eat locally, work locally ... practise law locally? It seems a somewhat unlikely scenario in an era of megafirms and the latest trend in the international legal profession: outsourcing to India.
From: www.ottawabusinessjournal.com

Is it wonder nutrition or a modern scourge?

A year ago, the global pet food industry was thrown into crisis by the "melamine scandal" - many brands of packaged food were found to contain the industrial chemical, which caused the deaths of thousands of pets, mainly in the US and Canada, as well as 19 in South Africa.
From: www.capeargus.co.za

UCSF trio hopes to draw cash with titanium tube

Mix three young minds with a two-inch-long tube of titanium in an entrepreneurial, science-based setting and you get a new and potentially cheaper way of delivering drugs.
From: www.bizjournals.com

Growth of ethanol industry likely to boost competition for corn

AMES -- Ethanol plant construction likely will change how corn moves in Iowa and throughout the country. ?It just changes everything,? Chris Hurt, a Purdue ag economist, says of the growing number of ethanol plants and their effects on agriculture.
From: www.iowafarmer.com

French shopkeepers in final fight against supermarkets

By Carole Landry FRANCE?S small shopkeepers, long celebrated for their baguette bread, roasted chickens or quaint selection of shoes, are waging a fierce fight against a government bill that would allow more supermarkets to open.
From: www.gulf-times.com

Cheaper Memorial Day alternatives closer to home

Gas prices push many to seek cheaper options Elizabeth Stiffler was supposed to go camping Downstate this weekend with her husband. But with a three-hour drive to the state park and gas prices at record highs, Stiffler, 32, instead found herself riding a free trolley along Michigan Avenue, trying to make the best of staying home on Memorial Day weekend.
From: www.chicagotribune.com

Energy Costs Package: Generating electricity with natural gas drives up prices

Pray for a cold summer. It could mean cheaper natural gas next winter.
From: www.cleveland.com

Chavagnes making a virtue of necessity

Learning Latin, attending Catechism and hurrying along draughty corridors - this is the experience offered by an old-fashioned British boarding school - deep in the French countryside.
From: www.iol.co.za

QJ.net has posted a guide on how to install Fedora Core 5 on the PlayStation 3 . There are also some videos

You jump to a heck of a lot of conclusions there. Let me ask: have you used or seen a PS3 running Linux yet? And are you familiar with the concept of software improving over time?
From: www.newmobilecomputing.com

City promotes parks as cheaper alternative to holiday travel

The Fort Wayne Parks Department hopes to offer alternate destinations to city residents planning on spending the holiday weekend at home because of high gas prices.
From: www.journalgazette.net

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 23rd May 2008 13:02 UTC

Many of us grew up with the idea of the component audio system. A receiver (or a separate preamplifier and amplifier), tuner (radio), record player, tape deck, and later on a CD player. If you were into more fancy stuff, you had a DAT or MiniDisc deck as well.
From: www.newmobilecomputing.com

Detroit Puck City

Hockeytown, USA requires no quotation marks, and makes no apologies
From: www.canada.com

Raked over the coals

NEW YORK -- Hamburgers and hot dogs? Check. Lighter fluid? Check. Beer? Check. More money?
From: www.dispatch.com

FTC: Litigation delays cheaper drugs

Deals like the one AstraZeneca PLC struck last month to delay a cheap generic version of its best-selling drug Nexium thwart competition and hurt consumers, according to a government agency.
From: www.delawareonline.com

Ho$ed by holiday gas prices?

With gasoline prices continuing to climb, tourism officials locally and around the state say the industry will feel the impact, especially with summer travel.But not all the news regarding the anticipated summer tourist season is bad.
From: www.timesdaily.com

IMF recedes as global wealth spreads

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), long the banker, bean counter and financial consultant to many  developing countries,  is increasingly becoming more adviser than lender.
From: www.msnbc.msn.com

With high food prices, gardening, home-grown eggs back in vogue

When Cathy Davis yearns for a fresh tomato or other vegetables this summer, she will step into her backyard instead of going to the grocery store as she has done in the past.
From: www.timesdaily.com

Coupon tips to help save money

Coupons can be your best friend or your down fall.
From: www.thekansan.com

PGA or Bust

COLUMBIANA ? In 1999, Copeland Hills and Castle Shannon golf club professional Paul Wackerly III was playing alongside David Gossett in the first stage of PGA Tour Qualifying School. The pair was in the final group at a course in Tennessee.
From: salemnews.net

A costly pinch: Economy forcing Berks restaurants to adapt or go out of business

State Attorney General Tom Corbett filed a lawsuit Friday against failed mortgage broker Wesley A. Snyder, his wife, Sydney C., and seven former employees of Snyder?s Personal Financial Management Inc., saying they conspired to defraud hundreds of mortgage customers out of $40 million.
From: readingeagle.com

Bush lobbies Congress to pass free-trade deals

A concrete mixer. Crates of cauliflower. A Harley-Davidson . Chunks of cheese? President Bush used a White House lawn stacked with props Friday to press Congress to approve free-trade pacts with Colombia, Panama and South Korea.
From: www.boston.com

Do Engine Oil Prices Really Compare To Those Of Fuel?

JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) - Could the cost of engine oil have you wondering why the gas prices continue to sky-rocket?  A closer look at the savings or not.
From: www.kait8.com

High power rates and brownouts plaguing N. Samar

While customers of Manila Electric Co. started paying more for electricity in April, the people of the province of Northern Samar started to feel the burden of higher power rates when they received their Jan. 21-March 23, 2008 electric bills.
From: opinion.inquirer.net

Six Flags St. Louis cuts prices

High fuel costs and an economic slowdown have many people staying closer to home this summer. Now, a popular St. Louis-area attraction is hoping to lure them with cheaper tickets.
From: news.yahoo.com

Interesting times for rates

The housing boom has sent household debt levels through the roof and interest rates are becoming a national obsession.
From: www.nzherald.co.nz

High Gas Prices Dismay Holiday Travelers

AAA said that about 2 million Floridians will hop in a car and travel at least 50 miles from home this holiday weekend.
From: www.wesh.com

Cheaper Gas Prices

Most people have heard of Mapquest, but on its sister site gasprices.mapquest.com cheaper gas is just a click away. All you have to do is type in your address and click search. In just seconds a list will pop up showing the cheapest gas prices in your area, but the distances may vary.
From: www.ktre.com

Phoenix Mars lander braces for its date with destiny

The difference between failure and success for the mission could come down to the final seconds of its approach to the Martian surface
From: space.newscientist.com

Podcast: Online route to cheaper gas

Cheaper gas could be just a few clicks away, and IBM comes out with software to help corporations get more green.
From: news.cnet.com

French fishermen ignore aid promise, block ports

French fishermen battling for cheaper fuel ignored calls by the government to lift their blockades of ports and fuel depots on Friday and found new ways to disrupt traffic on land and at sea.
From: news.yahoo.com

Cost of barbecue staples puts heat on consumers

Hamburgers and hot dogs? Check. Lighter flu id? Check. Beer? Check. More money?
From: www.montgomeryadvertiser.com

AAA projects less travel this Memorial Day weekend

MANITOWOC Compared to a year ago, not as many people will travel this Memorial Day weekend, reflecting the cost of gas and the economy in general, according to AAA Wisconsin projections.
From: www.htrnews.com

Bestlink Alpha 400 - cheapest Eee-like PC yet?

Another cheap and cheerful Eee PC lookalike - except the Bestlink Alpha 400 is cheaper and more cheerful than the rest, coming in at the equivalent of £125 or even £90 if you buy in bulk.
From: uk.news.yahoo.com

Riding bus costs time, but saves gasoline and stress

One reader who served jury duty at the downtown courthouse last December rode the bus every day and found that not only does mass transportation save gas; it also saves stress.
From: news.enquirer.com

Advice abounds for making holiday safer, cheaper

Memorial Day weekend is practically synonymous with barbecues, beaches and traveling to spend time with family and friends.
From: www.santamariatimes.com

Cultural barriers can hinder outsourcing, says Devine

Q: How did Ultizen get started in the outsourcing business? Michael Devine : The CEO of the company, Lan Haiwen, and [COO] Wu Jun were executives at Ubisoft China. Three years ago they decided to strike out on their own and get into the development and outsourcing business.
From: www.gamesindustry.biz

Music: Popular classic to shine

From the first thundering chords of ?O Fortuna,? it?s hard to mistake ?Carmina Burana.? First performed in 1937, Carl Orff?s masterpiece has become a favorite among classical music fans. Snatches of the rhythmic, passionate work can be heard in commercials or during dramatic movie moments. If fact, parts of ?Carmina Burana? pop up in about 20 sound-tracks, from ?Speed? to ?Cheaper by the Dozen.?
From: www.sanluisobispo.com

FTC: Legal Settlements Delay Cheaper Drugs

Pharmaceutical companies eager to keep less expensive alternatives to their drugs off the market are increasingly reaching legal agreements with generic drugmakers to accomplish that goal, a government agency said Wednesday. The FTC says that by jamming the pipeline of cheaper drugs, such "pay-for-delay" agreements harm consumers. The agency has sued to block some settlements and is supporting ...
From: www.law.com

69 Responses to ?The Sun Shines On Madeleine McCann?

In the eyes of the world Kate and Jerry will carry the stigma of possible guilt,unless they can prove their innocence beyond a shadow of a doubt. This may not be possible if Maddie is not found either dead or alive. If the former, it will be a tragedy and if the latter then it will be justice.
From: www.anorak.co.uk

Springs and Pueblo Fire Departments Promote Safe Haven Law

The Safe Haven Law was enacted in 2000 to save babies from abandonment, save desperate parents from potential prosecution, and give hope to families waiting to adopt.
From: www.kktv.com

Diesel monthly rise at 10 year high

Road users have had to endure the highest month-on-month increase in the price of diesel this decade, the AA said. Between mid-April and mid-May, the average price of diesel rose 6.76p to 124.17p a litre.
From: www.channel4.com

Creation of Detroit office is focus of OSC inquiry

It?s a matter of debate whether the Office of Special Counsel?s Detroit field office, created in 2005, was an act of retaliation against whistleblowers ? but current and former OSC employees say it has definitely been a drain on the agency?s resources.
From: federaltimes.com

Oil settles above US$129 per barrel for first time on Nymex

NEW YORK - Just in time for the start of the summer driving season: Oil near US$130 a barrel and gas up nearly 20 per cent over last year. It may be worth packing some extra cash along with the picnic supplies this Memorial Day weekend in the United States.
From: ca.news.yahoo.com

Parking Problems Expected With Big Obama Crowd

The Barack Obama campaign is now saying it expects an overflow crowd at the St. Pete Times Forum for his rally there tomorrow, and Tampa police say that means severe parking problems downtown.
From: www.tboblogs.com

Oil settles above $129 for first time

Just in time for the start of the summer driving season: Oil near $130 a barrel and gas up almost 20 percent over last year. It might be worth packing some extra cash along with those picnic supplies this Memorial Day weekend.
From: news.yahoo.com

Senate panel OKs homeowner rescue plan

A key Senate panel has approved a homeowner rescue plan to give cheaper, government-backed mortgages to up to 500,000 strapped borrowers.
From: www.msnbc.msn.com

U.S. Economy: Producer Prices, Minus Food and Energy, Climb

May 20 (Bloomberg) -- Prices paid to U.S. producers, excluding food and fuel, rose twice as much as forecast in April, tightening the profit squeeze as a slowing economy makes it tough for companies to pass on higher costs to consumers.
From: www.bloomberg.com

The Growth Stocks You Should Buy

One critical factor separates great growth stocks from the ones that crash and burn.
From: www.fool.com

Legal issues answered - Katrina Legarda

Only a court can decide on the status of people, that is, whether they are single, married, separated, or whatever. Both of them will still be responsible to creditors and to third persons. The notary public who notarizes such a document can be disbarred.
From: www.abs-cbnnews.com

Starkville Aldermen to tackle taxes and energy usage

STARKVILLE ? Organizations like the Starkville Visitors and Convention Council or the Starkville Parks and Recreation Commission may soon have to have their budgets approved by the Starkville Board of Aldermen before crucial funding is released.
From: www.cdispatch.com

Senate panel OKs homeowner rescue

Associated Press - May 20, 2008 11:33 AM ET CAPITOL HILL (AP) - A key Senate panel has approved a homeowner rescue plan to give cheaper, government-backed mortgages to up to 500,000 strapped...
From: www.katc.com

Online High Schools Draw Students -- and Worry Some Educators

Rather than send her kids off on the yellow bus, Briana LeClaire has school come to her home. Her kids attend a virtual public school, connecting online to teachers and coursework. Everything from books to microscopes to radish seeds arrives via brown trucks.
From: www.ktre.com

New passport guidelines in effect for vacationers

As temperatures increase and summer nears, some people are preparing for vacations. However, for those planning to travel to Canada, Mexico, Bermuda or the Caribbean, new guidelines are in effect.
From: www.durantdemocrat.com

Palace creates panel to study high power rates

MANILA, Philippines - Malacanang on Tuesday held off issuing directives concerning the issue of high power rates and instead opted for a "Solomonic" solution.
From: www.gmanews.tv

Mesquite council approves cheaper repairs for citizens

By Kenny Green, Staff writerRepairing sidewalks and curbs in Mesquite just got cheaper for property owners on Monday. The city council approved an ordinance to amend the city code that will cut the cost in half for those who would like to have their sidewalk or curbs repaired or replaced.
From: www.mesquitenews.com

Villagers welcome gasoline-ethanol blend requirement

THE VILLAGES ? Look closely the next time when filling the golf cart with gasoline. Increasing numbers of gasoline stations in and around The Villages are switching or will switch to a 10 percent blend of ethanol ? a biofuel known as E-10 that is mostly made these days from corn.
From: www.thevillagesdailysun.com

How to go green

Implementing sustainable practices can be good for your clients and your conscience ? as long as you understand how it works. Darren Smith discovers the best solutions to going green
From: www.computerarts.co.uk

High scrap metal prices keeping salvage yards busy

Trucks pulling goose-neck trailers have been hauling scrap metal to salvage yards and recycling centers for close to a month now.
From: www.redwoodfallsgazette.com

Markets Live

The FTSE 100 was down 88.5 points at 6288 at noon after mining companies, hit by profit-taking following Monday?s record run, fell by the wayside. The Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation was the worst off, losing 6.51 per cent or 100p to 1435p. BHP Billiton was down 138p at 2059p, Antofagasta was down 38p at 759p, and Rio Tinto lost 352p to 6726p. A positive broker ...
From: www.independent.co.uk

Our Say:

Despite years of questioning, finger-pointing and economic jibber jabber, no one has yet adequately explained why gasoline prices are sky high on this side of the Bay Bridge and cheaper on the Eastern Shore. Is it merely supply and demand or nefarious price fixing?
From: www.hometownannapolis.com

Oklahoma Considering Legislation For Cheaper Diesel For Farmers

High diesel prices are cutting into the budgets of many local farmers, but Oklahoma is considering legislation that would give farmers a break, possibly passing the savings onto consumers.
From: www.4029tv.com

Alma?s got Variety: Its economy benefits from nearness to Harlan Lake

ALMA ? As small towns struggle with declining populations, Alma is in the enviable position, literally and figuratively, of being at the western end of Harlan County Lake.
From: www.kearneyhub.com

Brides Put Up Ban On Cheaper Weddings

The economic climate may be eroding the rock on her finger, but the British bride is weathering the storm to make her big day special.
From: uk.news.yahoo.com

Macomb Community College grows up

As it welcomes its first new president in nearly 30 years this spring, the college once known derisively in Macomb as "12 Mile High" is expanding its campus and course offerings to appeal to students of all ages.
From: www.detnews.com

Untangling the Web: Cheaper medications

By Jan Jarvis Cut the cost of prescriptions by applying online for the free Texas RX card, now available to all state residents regardless of age or income. Savings average 30 percent and are accepted at more than 50,000 pharmacies. This program is not insurance. It is supported by pharmacies and pharmaceutical companies. Visit www.texasrxcard.com to print out a card. Expect to find mostly ...
From: www.star-telegram.com

Great Lakes might see phosphorus ban Federal legislation planned that would restrict its use in lawn fertilizers

GRAND RAPIDS -- First, laundry detergent. Now, lawn fertilizer. Phosphorus is being rooted out of the home and garden, and a Michigan-wide ban may be in our future.
From: www.mlive.com

Will ASDA slash Blu-ray player prices or must we still suffer rip-off Britain effect?

Early reports suggested that ASDA might sell several Blu-ray players at much cheaper prices, following in the footsteps of US parent company Wal-Mart.
From: uk.news.yahoo.com

Alpacas add another dimension to ag mix in Central Illinois

FARMER CITY -- Steve Stielow helps two alpaca shearers stretch out the animal?s front and back legs. Once the alpaca lies on a mat in the barn, its extended legs secured with ropes set up with a pulley system, Alley-Pac shearer Brent Winslow of Minnesota expertly shears down the side of the body. | Video | Photo gallery
From: pantagraph.com

Remember the good old days and cheaper gas

I was curious to see what percentage of income the average American spent on gasoline compared with 10, 20, and 30 years ago. Thanks to the U.S. Census Bureau, I learned that the median household income in 1978 was $15,064. In 1988, it was $27,225. And in 1998, it was $38,885. The latest figures for medium household income are from 2006, but considering that no one seems to be getting raises ...
From: nwitimes.com

Ultrafast Internet nearly up to speed

Three-dimensional high-definition TV is ready, and viewing it is breathtaking. But will people like the technology enough to pay extra? And can it pay off...
From: seattletimes.nwsource.com

5/18 :: Unification benefits

The story of driver Graham Rahal and team owner Dale Coyne is of youthful success and unyielding persistence.
From: www.indycar.com

Fuel costs vex police agencies, school districts

DAYTON ? Gasoline prices pushing $4 a gallon are squeezing area police departments and school districts and prompting some to rethink how they do their jobs.
From: www.daytondailynews.com

Food-poor Filipinos increase

MANILA, Philippines - Two out of five Filipino families consider themselves "mahirap" or poor in terms of food, an increase from a historical low seen just last year, a new Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed.
From: www.gmanews.tv

Villar slams President on medicines bill signing

President Arroyo might be waiting for a photo-op, or photo opportunity, before signing the Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act of 2008, Senate President Manuel Villar said over the weekend.
From: www.yehey.com

POOR SOUTHERN THAIS SWITCH TO CHEAPER MALAYSIAN RICE

JELI, May 17 (Bernama) -- The high price of Thai rice has forced poor southern Thais to switch to cheaper Malaysian rice.
From: malaysia.news.yahoo.com

Hic hic hurray: Amdavadis just love to grin and beer it

From Chandigarh, the truck reaches outskirts of Ahmedabad from where bootleggers like distribute the consignment in smaller packages.
From: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Cheaper Earrings More Likely to Contain Nickel

SATURDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- Those inexpensive earrings you bought from a hip young street artist may be good for your wallet but bad for your ears and skin.
From: news.yahoo.com

A Rock, a Hard Place and an Exit Strategy

A new book explores the causes of the economic disconnect one might feel, working harder to get ahead financially and yet seeming to remain in the same place, and other frustrations.
From: biz.yahoo.com

Lifenet to offer 30% cheaper insurance online

Lifenet Insurance Co., a newly established online life insurer, said Friday it will start selling polices Sunday via the Internet at rates up to 30 percent cheaper than those offered by major life... Read more ...
From: search.japantimes.co.jp

A Brighter Side of High Prices

As costs of several agricultural commodities have surged, some entrepreneurs and analysts see an opportunity for creative solutions.
From: www.nytimes.com

Some seeking cheaper surgery in foreign countries

Ever consider Istanbul for a heart bypass operation? Or a hip replacement in Singapore?
From: greenvilleonline.com

Becky Rise hanging up her apron

    WWG ? Over her many years of teaching Mrs. Rise has averted more than her share of kitchen disasters, and resurrected sewing projects gone wrong. But through it all it has been a labor of love. ...
From: www.stpns.net

Preakness often makes for strange day at Pimlico

Strange things always seem to happen at the Preakness. A drunken fan runs onto the track and punches at speeding horses. Barbaro breaks down in 2006. A race day power outage costs Pimlico millions of dollars.
From: www.komotv.com

Up, up and away: $4 gas here

Gasoline prices effectively hit the $4-a-gallon mark this morning.
From: ourmidland.com

Copper and other metals lose ground

Prices slide despite concerns about the impact on supply of the earthquake that shattered the Sichuan region
From: www.theglobeandmail.com

Top five off-peak destinations for summer

This summer, hot-weather locales in the U.S., Latin America, and the Caribbean top our list of the best off-peak destinations.
From: www.usatoday.com

Science Scene

Millions who suffer from asthma and lung disease will have to change inhalers by the end of the year, and it may be difficult for many people. In 2005, the federal government passed a law banning most uses of chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, which are used as propellants in numerous inhalers.
From: www.californiaaggie.com

As price nears $4, race is on for cheaper gas

ZANESVILLE - With her daily work commute, it normally takes about $50 or $60 a week for Jody Coulson to fill her vehicle.
From: zanesvilletimesrecorder.com

Improvements at old arena will reach nearly $1 million

Plans to repair and renovate the West Middlesex Memorial Centre have become more ambitious, with close to $1 million in work planned on the old arena, Strathroy-Caradoc?s finance committee has decided.
From: www.strathroyagedispatch.com

Mortgages are hard to get and now rents are rising

Would-be homeowners in London are facing a housing Catch-22. Figures show that while house prices are falling, there have been inflation-busting rent increases across the capital in the past year.
From: www.thisislondon.co.uk

Some Myanmar Aid Reportedly Stolen

The directors of several relief organizations in Myanmar said that some of the international aid for the victims of Cyclone Nargis was being stolen.
From: www.nytimes.com

Tonight on Close Up

Is it cheaper travelling to work by public transport or taking your car? Close Up puts it to the test. Plus, the Kiwi popstar who is making tens of thousands of dollars turning roadkill into furniture.
From: tvnz.co.nz

Online iTunes store selling HBO shows

Apple has scooped up Time Warner?s HBO to feed TV shows to its online iTunes store, reeling in one of the last holdouts among major channels and agreeing to a rare pricing concession to land hit shows like ?The Sopranos,? ?Sex and the City? and ?The Wire.? The company said HBO programming began appearing on iTunes Tuesday and the shows cost either $1.99 or $2.99 per episode, making HBO the only ...
From: www.thestate.com

Riding Out The Storm

However, her job options are limited to businesses that are within walking distance of bus stops and only on weekdays before 5 p.m., when buses run.
From: www2.hernandotoday.com

CBS 11 Compares Grocery, Drug Store Prices

What would it take for you to change where you go grocery shopping? What if you could save $20 or more every time you shopped? CBS 11 News put the most popular grocery and drug stores to the test to find out which one has the best prices.
From: cbs11tv.com

Senate Talks Collapse On a Housing Bill

Hope dimmed yesterday that Congress would act quickly to rescue homeowners at risk of foreclosure after key Republican and Democratic negotiators in the Senate said they could not reach agreement on a plan.
From: www.washingtonpost.com

Kroger to offer cheaper prescription drugs

Kroger Co. is the latest retailer to offer cheaper generic drugs, following steps taken by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target Corp. (KR) (WMT) (TGT)
From: www.bizjournals.com

Now and then: Leggo the Lego dream

As a child, RIDZWAN A. RAHIM fantasised about owning a roomful of Lego sets. He?s all grown up now but the roomful of Lego is still not there. What gives?
From: www.nst.com.my

Cheaper generics expanding

Facing growing competition from Wal-Mart, Kroger will expand its generic-drug program to offer 90-day prescriptions for $10.
From: news.enquirer.com

SHELL TO OPEN 40 NEW PETROL STATIONS NATIONWIDE

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 (Bernama) -- Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd (Shell) is aiming to open another 40 petrol stations this year, either on its own or built by dealers.
From: malaysia.news.yahoo.com

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 12th May 2008 17:40 UTC

Last week, we reported on a peculiar price difference in Australia between the Linux and Windows versions of the Asus Eee PC 900, the new model in the Eee line.
From: www.newmobilecomputing.com

Orman: A guide to buying life insurance

Those who depend on your income ? from young children to elderly parents ? also depend on you to have a life insurance policy. Luckily, buying one has never been cheaper or easier. Here?s what you need to know:
From: www.tdn.com

Jumbo mortgage rates becoming affordable

Those new jumbo-conforming mortgages, created by Congress to make homes in high-priced areas more affordable, are finally getting cheaper. Late last week, many lenders slashed their rates by about one-half of a percentage point on jumbo-conforming loans -...
From: www.sfgate.com

MICE stealing away outbound travel pie

Companies are ever expanding the budget they set aside to provide incentives to employees, distributors and associates, in a bid to keep loyalty and productivity intact.
From: www.financialexpress.com

Construction begins on $123M gas pipeline

The Virginia Natural Gas project will allow the company to buy cheaper gas and shift its supply in an emergency.
From: www.dailypress.com

McCain wants free-market methods to cut warming

PORTLAND, Ore. ? John McCain broke with the Bush administration and Republican Party orthodoxy Monday as he not only declared global warming real, but reached out to Democrats and independents with a free-market solution that includes capping carbon-fuel emissions.
From: www.montereyherald.com

Games For Health: Noah Falstein On Exergaming History

In an intriguing presentation delivered at the 2008 Games For Health conference in Baltimore, longtime game designer and frequent Gamasutra/Game Developer contributor Noah Falstein (pictured) related the history of "exergaming," which has recently come into greater public awareness with high-profile titles such as Wii Fit. Falstein pointed out that the concept of exercise married to video ...
From: www.gamasutra.com

Brazil Posts $1.47 Bln Foreign Trade Surplus

SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)--Brazil posted a foreign trade surplus of $1.47 billion in the second week of May, the Trade and Development Ministry said Monday.
From: www.fxstreet.com

Search engine to link disparate Suncorp systems

INSURER Suncorp continues to press ahead with technology projects and will create a Google-type search engine to index customer data.
From: www.australianit.com.au

Test-drive version is built for speed ? lots of it

Not to be confused with the full and final version, ?Gran Turismo 5: Prologue,? as the name suggests, is ?Gran Turismo 5? in abbreviated form; a game trial or test-drive package.
From: www.buffalonews.com

Cheaper medicines, int?l version

HE multinational phar-maceutical firms have no intention of abandoning the marketing practices that have allowed them to dominate the global market for health products during the last 100 years.
From: www.malaya.com.ph

On-board switches can prove a distraction, NCP seal £130 million parking deal in Abu Dhabi, search is on for VXR ...

Too many buttons on car steering wheels could be a distraction for drivers, road safety experts have warned.The latest Honda Accord (above) and Citroen C5 both have up to 20 switches in front of the driver, operating cruise control, audio and telephone systems.
From: www.autoexpress.co.uk

Getting bargain drugs is good state policy

SAFE and inexpensive prescription drugs will be available to Hawaii residents under a new state law. Although not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the drugs will come from approved pharmacies and wholesalers in Europe under a program tested and found reliable in five other states.
From: starbulletin.com

Your ad here: Using individuals to market your message

For two hours a day, five days a week, Andrew Amaro sits in his Volkswagen Jetta, crawling along the Queensway in rush-hour traffic and staring out his window.
From: www.ottawabusinessjournal.com

Ecuador opposes outpost in U.S. war on drugs

For Ecuadoreans, the U.S. air base in Manta, Ecuador, is a flash point in a debate over the limits of U.S. power in Latin America.
From: www.iht.com

Balance Your Budget by Saving on Insurance

(ARA) - Had a major life change recently, like moving out on your own for the first time, getting married, welcoming a new baby into the family or purchasing a new car?
From: www.carteretnewstimes.com

Science missing truth

A new survey released last week indicated that more than half the staff scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency felt political pressure to lie about their research findings, especially in areas where the government was considering new or revised regulations.
From: www.carrollcountytimes.com

Q and A: Pool now not-for-profit

It was there before some roads were in Lockport.A staple in the community, the Briarwood Pool and Tennis Club, at the end of Willow Street and Briarwood Drive, began more than 40 years ago. But like some other organizations, Briarwood is facing declining membership and financial hardship. Recently, Briarwood received 501 (c) (3) non-profit status with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, which ...
From: www.lockportjournal.com

Making waves

Horns started blowing a little after 1 p.m. Sunday, blasting across the parking lot at Burle Business Park.By 1:20 or so, it was a
From: articles.lancasteronline.com

Reformist speaker?

Speaker Prospero C. Nograles is an influential politician in Davao City. He gained national prominence (or notoriety?) when he served as Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives in 2004. He made history when he became the first elected Speaker from Mindanao early this year.
From: www.yehey.com

Gartner: IT bosses must prepare for cloud computing

The analyst says IT managers must start planning now if they want to avoid implementing tech from Google and closing down their own data centers.
From: www.zdnetasia.com

Cable Nets Prime for Election

TV stations were the big media winner in the campaigns for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations, but cable networks could be the new victors as those campaigns shift their focus toward the November election.
From: www.tvweek.com

Mobile regulation should be welcomed

At first sight, deals that offer Vodafone customers cheaper mobile calls or texts when they call or text other Vodafone customers appear a good deal for consumers.
From: www.stuff.co.nz

So Far) Unsinkable

What are the chances that a day of reckoning is coming, when the dollar would be so weak that America would have to play by the rules that apply to every other country?
From: biz.yahoo.com

Rail firms ?mislead passengers over cheap ticket sales?

Train companies have been "deliberately misleading" passengers over the availability of cheaper advance tickets during busy holiday periods to lure in customers, a transport union claimed.
From: www.theherald.co.uk

Restaurant owners struggle with menu prices, higher food costs

These days, Gianluca Corso?s pizza dough is like gold. Corso and other Southwest Florida restaurateurs are watching food costs skyrocket and struggling with an ever-more-difficult balancing act: How to keep menu prices reasonable, and still make enough to stay in business. ?Flour is the new gold, for me, because we pay so much for it,? said Corso, who owns Cosmos Cafe & Pizzeria on U.S. 41, just ...
From: naplesnews.com

India eyes underwater pipeline

The pipeline will be like an "energy corridor" or a "gas bridge", rather like a toll highway where India can get gas from a number of suppliers (Iran, Oman, Qatar, maybe Iraq at some later date) and merely use the pipeline as a piece of infrastructure.
From: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Former Maine executive launches wood-pellet venture

PORTLAND, Maine -- With oil prices continuing to rise, a former ski industry mogul and part-owner of the Boston Red Sox has started a venture that aims to convert thousands of home heating systems in the Northeast from oil to wood pellets. ... - By The Associated Press
From: www.nashuatelegraph.com

Indian pharmaceutical firm to set up shop in RP

MANILA, Philippines - India"s third biggest pharmaceutical firm is expected to soon enter the P76-billion Philippine market through a distribution deal that will take advantage of government policy allowing the entry of cheaper medicines.
From: www.gmanews.tv

Pop goes the alco-tax as they weasel out of it

OPPORTUNISTIC alcohol manufacturers are free to sell alcopops made from malt or low-grade wine as cheaper alternatives to ready-to-drink spirits because of a loophole in the law.
From: www.smh.com.au

Pop goes the alco-tax

A loophole will allow alcohol manufacturers to sell alcopops made from malt or low-grade wine.
From: www.smh.com.au

Wild or farmed, sales increasing for ginseng

KINGSTON ? Deep in the hills, growers monitor secret plots of land in a quest to cash in on the Ozarks? most valuable herb. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)
From: www.nwanews.com

Brewers may win big if economic downturn keeps people drinking

ST. LOUIS -- Hammering out a note to investors late last year, Wachovia analyst Jonathan Feeney decided to dispense some philosophical knowledge. ?Beer is the best place to go ? financially and personally ? in a recession,? he wrote.
From: pantagraph.com

In hard times, Argentine wine excels

After years of drinking more wine, and more expensive wine every year, Americans are reacting to the economic downturn by drinking at least as much, but cheaper wine, shop owners say.
From: www.southbendtribune.com

Slow driving can lower gas cost, need

ALBANY, N.Y. ? As other cars zipped by at 70 mph or more, Mike Papin and his wife, Joann, kept rolling along just below the 65 mph limit as they made their way from their winter home in Florida to a summer place in Vermont.
From: www.honoluluadvertiser.com

Glitch gives drivers cheaper gas

Customers trying to buy gas today in Lee County got a little more than they paid for.
From: www.abc-7.com

Less Beef: Restaurants are adding buffalo and cheaper fare

NEW YORK
From: www2.journalnow.com

Behind the food riots: a debate on how best to farm

(AP:MEXICO CITY) Sitting in a Mexico City office, dressed in a pressed white shirt, Gerardo Sanchez seems a world away from his herds of goats and fields of beans.
From: news.ino.com

Losing a Home, Then Losing All Out of Storage

Some people cannot keep up with storage bills any better than their mortgages, and their property is being sold off.
From: biz.yahoo.com

Key to this summer?s vacations: Localize

Monaca couple Sherry and Bob Holobinko wanted to go out West again for their summer vacation.
From: www.timesonline.com

Wood-pellet heating effort starts

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) ? With oil prices continuing to rise, a former ski industry executive and part-owner of the Boston Red Sox has started a venture that aims to convert thousands of home heating systems in the Northeast from oil to wood pellets.
From: www.seacoastonline.com

Mass Transition

A single working parent, Deb Lacasse felt burdened by rising gas prices --that is, until she decided to jump on the bandwagon, or in her case, the Connecticut River Transit bus.
From: www.vnews.com

Pearlstein: Oil and Gas Prices

Washington Post business columnist Steven Pearlstein was online to discuss what to do about soaring oil and gasoline prices.
From: www.washingtonpost.com

The Renault Koleos will be priced between £17,995 and £24,695

Renault?s longstanding MPV experience combined with the 4x4 technology already proven on existing Alliance models, ensures that its all-new 4x4 crossover, Koleos, benefits from a rich heritage of expertise.
From: www.carpages.co.uk

E-Commerce Web Services: Better, Faster, Cheaper

Typically, new technologies tend to promise more than they deliver. That has not been the case with Web services, which are being integrated into just about every new e-commerce application. "Support for Web services has come from application vendors, application development tool suppliers and middleware vendors," said Jason Bloomberg, a managing partner with market research firm ZapThink.
From: www.technewsworld.com

Bus fare increase denounced

PROVIDENCE ? A longtime transit advocate Thursday denounced a fare increase sought by the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority and said the agency should take better care of its riders and that the state should take better care of its transit system.
From: www.projo.com

Health partnerships come with a price

Bellbrook junior Preston Rau went up for a pass during football practice last October and when he came down the tip of the ball jammed into his midsection, rupturing his spleen.
From: www.daytondailynews.com

Rice pinch

Rising prices for the staple at home and abroad are felt at local dinner tables and restaurants.
From: www.mysanantonio.com

Turkish GP: Friday press conference

Q: Ross, Rubens Barrichello is celebrating his 257th Grand Prix. You have worked with him quite a lot with Ferrari and now Honda. How much has he changed? Give us a little appraisal of his current state.
From: motorsport.com

Local NY governments fight union health benefit bill

(AP:ALBANY, N.Y.) Local governments say a proposal to study health benefits for retirees is really a "Trojan horse" that will protect forever free or nearly free lifetime health insurance for retired government workers.
From: news.ino.com

F1 looks to booming economies for teams

Formula One should look to fast-developing economies like China, India and Russia for the new teams of the future, Toyota Motorsport president John Howett said.
From: au.news.yahoo.com

Pinta the robot sailing boat takes on Atlantic challenge

Sir Francis Chichester, Robin Knox-Johnston, Dame Ellen McArthur and other great names from the history of sailing could be joined this year by Pinta the robot.
From: www.timesonline.co.uk

House passes bill to make coin-making cheaper

The House voted for cheaper change Thursday, the kind that would make pennies and nickels worth more than they cost to make and save the country $100 million a year.
From: www.miamiherald.com

Sector Snap: Homebuilders mostly lower

Housing stocks were mostly lower Friday as the federal government sent mixed signals on a plan that would provide cheaper mortgages to many borrowers.
From: biz.yahoo.com

Asus Eee PC cheaper with Windows

WINDOWS XP pre-installed will be AU$50 cheaper than the same computer fitted with Linux on the next batch of Asus Eee ultramobile laptops to hit Australia, Information Week reports.
From: www.theinquirer.net

Many devising cheaper transportation strategies

A USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds that 84% are consolidating errands or taking other steps to reduce driving.
From: www.usatoday.com

Health Fair all about prevention

With the skyrocketing cost of healthcare, it is far cheaper for an individual to catch a disease in its early stages or prevent it from happening in the first place than to wait and see.
From: www.advocatepress.com

Costs Up, So Dry Cleaners Want Their Hangers Back

Wire hangers have become more expensive since the government set import tariffs on cheaper hangers from China. Dry cleaning operators nationwide are asking customers to return their hangers to help keep costs down.
From: www.npr.org

Cheaper Medicines Act a ?misnomer,? says solon

MANILA, Philippines -- A ?misnomer? was how an administration ally at the House of Representatives described the ratified version of the Cheaper Medicines Act of 2008.
From: newsinfo.inquirer.net

A costly combination

A trip to the grocery store is putting a bigger dent in the wallets of many Americans as the rising cost of grain and fuel affects the retail price of a loaf of bread, a pound of meat or a bag of corn chips.
From: jeffcountyjournal.stltoday.com

Need for speed wanes for many

ALBANY, N.Y. ? As other cars zipped by at 70 mph or more, Mike Papin and his wife, Joann, kept rolling along just below the 65 mph limit as they made their way from their winter home in Florida to a summer place in Vermont.
From: www.timesleader.com

Gas prices not forcing residents to pedal ? yet

AUGUSTA ? With the price of gasoline skyrocketing to unprecedented heights on a daily basis, one might expect bicycle sales to follow suit as commuters seek a cheaper way to get to work.
From: www.mainecoastnow.com

As cost of food soars, restaurants get creative

Struggling with soaring food costs and cash-strapped customers, restaurants across the country are swapping in cheaper ingredients and adding new dishes.
From: www.msnbc.msn.com

Don?t count on gas tax holiday to lower prices

NEW YORK (AP) ? Sure, a gas-tax holiday seems like a good idea, at first. According to the presidential candidates touting it, it would yield cheaper gas.
From: www.douglasdispatch.com

As fuel prices rise, some travelers slow down

Some long-distance drivers slow down to save fuel and cut their travel costs
From: seattletimes.nwsource.com

Cost slows nuclear plant drive

Tab has doubled in past year as uncertainties rise As crude oil briefly leapt Tuesday to a record $122.73 a barrel, and one analyst suggested the price might soon reach $200, America would seem poised for a nuclear power resurgence.
From: www.chicagotribune.com

Palace dismisses concerns over unsigned cheaper drugs bill

MANILA, Philippines -- Malacañang has dismissed concerns over its alleged inaction on the cheaper medicines bill that Congress has passed, saying the Palace has yet to receive from the legislature the final version of the measure before President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo would sign it.
From: newsinfo.inquirer.net

Seeing Inflation Only in the Prices That Go Up

Inflation really has gotten worse recently ? it was only 2 percent a year and a half ago ? but it?s not as bad as it feels.
From: biz.yahoo.com

As fuel prices rise, some speedometer needles fall

As other cars zipped by at 70 mph or more, Mike Papin and his wife, Joann, kept rolling along just below the 65 mph limit as they made their way from their winter home in Florida to a summer place in Vermont.
From: news.yahoo.com

Look to Pakistan for cheaper medicinesambassador

KARACHI, Pakistan: The Philippines should look at Pakistan as a source of affordable medicines, an envoy told The Manila Times.
From: www.yehey.com

News in brief: New test could mean cheaper car insurance

Motorists will save up to £500 on their car insurance by taking a new advanced driving course under a government plan to encourage people to continue improving their driving skills.
From: www.timesonline.co.uk

New Tool May Put File Archiving in Reach

Mimosa Systems technology claims to cut storage costs, boost data retention and recovery.
From: redir.internet.com

Canada Switches to Cash Aid

JOHANNESBURG - May 6/08 - IRIN -- Canada is the latest major donor country to break the link between overseas food aid and supporting its own farmers.
From: www.agreport.com

Buy New Chrysler, Get Gas Cheaper

A new Chrysler incentive will lock in $2.99 gas for new car buyers for three years.
From: www.kctv5.com

Depression Meds Better Than Talk, Study Says

Antidepressants may be a better, cheaper way to treat depression than talk therapy, an expert says.
From: www.wftv.com

Wal-Mart expands discounts on medication

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. began offering three months worth of prescription drugs for $10, stepping up the fight to attract U.S. consumers seeking cheaper medicines.
From: www.sun-sentinel.com

Cheaper meds bill has not reached the President

One week after it was ratified by Congress, President Arroyo has yet to sign the cheaper medicines bill into a law. Abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak learned that as of today the Senate is still printing the official copy that the President is going to sign.
From: www.abs-cbnnews.com

Adidas profits up 32 percent on cheaper supply costs

(AP:FRANKFURT, Germany) Adidas reported first-quarter profit jumped 32 percent Tuesday as its acquisition of Reebock International provided more leverage with suppliers.
From: news.ino.com

Wal-Mart finds a cheaper path to wellness

Ratcheting up the competition among big retailers battling in the healthcare field, Wal-Mart announced Monday that it was expanding its $4 prescription-drug program to include 1,000 over-the-counter drugs and adding 90-day prescriptions for $10.
From: www.miamiherald.com

Coal price hikes boost electric rates, more increases coming

NEW YORK (AP) ? Consumers struggling with high gas prices, rising food costs and falling home values have something new to worry about: Sharply rising electricity rates due to a surge in coal prices over the past year.
From: www.timesonline.com

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Americans may be getting another helping of food inflation, and it seems likely to come from higher prices for chicken and pork. Overall food inflation could double this year, lifted by the rising costs of fuel, corn and soybeans, some analysts predict.
From: www.examiner.com

Democratic and Republican healthcare plans offer clear choices

John McCain wants better and cheaper coverage for more Americans. So do Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. But their strategies for achieving those goals are fundamentally different. If John McCain becomes president, Americans would be steered toward buying individual health insurance policies, and job-related coverage eventually could decline. If Barack Obama or Hillary Rodham Clinton wins, ...
From: www.latimes.com

Review: iSee case for iPhone v3

iPhone cases are often a matter of personal preference. For many people $400 is the most they?ve ever spent on a phone and protecting it is of high importance to them. Others figure that by the time they drop it enough times to break it, there will be a cheaper one available with [...]
From: www.geek.com

Pork, chicken prices may rise in next wave of food inflation

By ELLEN SIMON (AP) -- Americans may be getting another helping of food inflation, and it seems likely to come from higher prices for chicken and pork.
From: www.baynews9.com

Stamp duty cut in state budget

Houses to be cheaper with stamp duty relief.
From: www.theage.com.au

The Motley Fool - May 5, 2008

Our mission: To inform, to amuse and to help you make money Ask The Fool Too Many Shares Outstanding?
From: www.mcall.com

Roxas, Escudero urge govt to scrap VAT on power, oil

MANILA, Philippines -- Senators Manuel "Mar" Roxas II and Francis "Chiz" Escudero Monday urged the government to scrap the value-added tax (VAT) on power and oil.
From: business.inquirer.net

Weak dollar stymies study abroad

Amanda Smay, an English major at a Pennsylvania college, longed to go to London next month with a study abroad program. Then the sticker shock set in. The 10-day trip would cost about $2,800, or 75 percent more than two years ago. The Penn State-Altoona sophomore is sitting this one out, along with a few of her classmates, after the program was canceled because not enough students signed up. ...
From: www.charlotteobserver.com

Coop to sell cheaper goods to Manila cops

MANILA, Philippines?Policemen will have less trouble stretching their meager salaries once a store offering cheaper goods opens next week at the Manila Police District headquarters on United Nations Avenue.
From: newsinfo.inquirer.net

BOOZE BUSTERS

BOOZE bandits are ripping off their customers by refilling branded spirits bottles with cheaper alternatives.
From: www.chroniclelive.co.uk

Dead trees and the final frontier

Newspapers are dead. It?s a terminal case. Their subscription numbers are declining across the board and it is clearly only a matter of time before the archaic concept of a thick stack of low-quality, inky papers containing a lot of information that most readers ignore vanishes entirely.
From: www.thespacereview.com

Food and gasoline are cheaper here than in Europe and elsewhere.

When Steve Meissner of Berlin bought a 1956 butter yellow Cadillac online, he could have just had it shipped from Arizona to Germany.
From: www.kansascity.com

University of Illinois Extension programs look to cut expenses

Eleanor Stout, 17, has learned not to trust the State of Illinois or Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
From: ads.qctimes.com

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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is recruiting a "country representative" to oversee its Venezuelan Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI), whose purported aim is to "strengthen independent civil society" groups while preserving "the basic rights and democratic space that still exist in Venezuela."
From: narcosphere.narconews.com

Nu-Energie biodiesel business set to hold grand opening

Brian Hullette, president and founder of Nu-Energie, holds up biodiesel produced at the plant in the Phipps Bend Industrial Park. Ned Jilton II photo.
From: www.timesnews.net

Cannabis: Hippie dream or modern nightmare?

It epitomised the hippie dream of free love and easy living in the Sixties. Songs, films and books mythologised it. But with the advent of powerful new strains such as skunk, cannabis is increasingly associated with feral youth, psychosis and violent crime. As the government prepares to reclassify the drug, is its decision borne of good science or political opportunism? By Jamie Doward and Tom ...
From: lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk

Despite peace, Belfast walls are growing in size and number

Lee Young, 8, and Cein Quinn, 7, live barely 200 yards apart, but they have never met, and maybe never will.
From: www.boston.com

Paying more for our meals

To subsidise or not to, to lift the ceiling price or not to? While the Government is considering these options and has not pressed the panic button about our food situation yet, the rise in food prices is hitting everyone.
From: thestar.com.my

Speaker: Area blessed with manufacturing base

Times staff writer PEKIN - While the woes of the foreclosure crisis seem to worry much of the nation, the poor economy seems to be having less of an effect on Pekin and the surrounding area.
From: pekintimes.com

Land prices in downtown Dallas vary widely

More than two years ago, the owners of the historic Masonic Temple and two adjoining buildings on the southeast side of downtown put their properties up for sale.
From: www.dallasnews.com

Vegetables much cheaper in mandis

With prices of vegetables skyrocketing in the local bazaar, it may come as a surprise to many that vegetables have actually become cheaper in the mandi.
From: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

House panel OKs assistance on housing slump

WASHINGTON -- Democrats and several Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee banded together Thursday to pass a $300 billion housing rescue package.
From: www.washingtonpost.com

CASE survey lists cheapest supermarkets, 160 budget items

SINGAPORE : A survey by the Consumer Association of Singapore (CASE) has found significant price rises for some essential items. The price of one popular brand of rice rose 44 percent in a two-month period, between March and April this year.
From: www.channelnewsasia.com

Time = money, time vs money

Southwest Airlines is among many the world over learning that slow and steady wins the race - most of the time. The airline started flying slower about two months ago to conserve expensive jet fuel, and projects it will save $42 million in fuel this year by extending each flight [...]
From: www.thesudburystar.com

Manchester vs. Chelsea final in Moscow challenges English fans

The match will be the first time that two English clubs have reached the European Champions League final and represents an unprecedented test of security, organization and travel.
From: www.iht.com

Better and cheaper? Local farmers may be the way to beat high food prices

Charlie Reid, owner of Stone Wall Farm in Nottingham and Osprey Cove Organic Farm in Madbury, feeds his Isa Brown chickens. (Scott Baker/Democrat photo)
From: www.fosters.com

Luxury SUV Owners Feeling The Pinch

As the price of gasoline soars and the economy sours, many SUV owners are driving around upside-down: The balance on their auto loan is much more than the vehicle is worth.
From: www.courant.com

Small Victories

Consumers benefit from having both big and small stores in their communities. And three small stores on the same street have managed to battle the big guys for years...
From: www.weau.com

Going numb, gallon by gallon

Pressing a computer button, Basem Hamdan changes the price of gas. He dropped it 6 cents for a gallon of regular, to $3.59, on the digital sign yesterday morning at the Marathon Express he manages at Parsons Avenue and Williams Road on the South Side.
From: www.dispatch.com

Cheaper home loans

Washington - Homeowners staggering under mounting mortgage debt and facing foreclosure could get cheaper,...
From: www.jsonline.com

Nograles to monitor cheaper medicines law implementation

MANILA, Philippines - Speaker Prospero Nograles on Friday said he will keep a watchful eye on the implementation of the Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicine Act of 2008 or the Cheaper Medicines law to make sure that it will bring down the cost of medicines.
From: www.gmanews.tv

House slump has put thousands of first-time buyers in negative equity

Recent first-time buyers have borne the brunt of the great spring slump in the property market, research reveals today. The sector seeing the biggest falls across London are one- and two-bedroom flats, typically purchased by new home owners getting a toe-hold on the property ladder.
From: www.thisislondon.co.uk

Legalizing the production of opium for medical use is neither viable or necessary

Proposals to legalise the production of opium in Afghanistan for medical use are unworkable and unnecessary, says the Minister of State for Africa, Asia, and the United Nations in an editorial in this week?s BMJ.
From: www.eurekalert.org

For Striking Factory Workers, U.S.-First Pledge Falls Flat

DETROIT -- American Axle and Manufacturing employees viewed their boss Richard E. Dauch as a hero. He bet against the odds when he led a group of investors who bought five decrepit auto parts plants 14 years ago. An outspoken champion of American manufacturing, he backed his words by pouring $3 billion into modernizing the old factories. The strapping Dauch often walked the assembly line, ...
From: www.washingtonpost.com

Rest in pieces: the lucrative trade in luxury car spares

Eurospares, based in Essex, holds the largest Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati parts hoard of anyone in Europe. Think of something and they?ve probably got it, from a £2 Ferrari sticker to £32,000 worth of F40 engine and gearbox. Miura headlights? No problem. Ferrari 328 alloys? Eighty in stock, along with 550 Maranello bonnets and over seventy different styles of Ferrari door.
From: www.independent.co.uk

Cheaper meds law to bust drug cartels

MORE Filipinos can avail of quality health care with the ratification of the Cheaper Medicines Bill, claimed the Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC).
From: www.sunstar.com.ph

U.S. gas: So cheap it hurts

Despite daily headlines bemoaning record gas prices, the U.S. is actually one of the cheaper places to fill up in the world.
From: money.cnn.com

Rising costs reshaping air travel across the USA

Record-high oil prices are threatening to ground millions of travelers who have grown accustomed to flying for fun and business during the past 30 years.
From: www.usatoday.com

Fed slices lending rates, walks line on inflation

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark lending rate by a quarter-point Wednesday, the seventh such move since September, and made it clear that it was willing to cut rates in the future if the economy slows further or raise them if inflation sparks.
From: www.oregonlive.com