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Paper Cuts: Literary Mating, Continued Reading Rachel Donadio's reference to Norman Rush's "Mating" in her post on literary dealbreakers — hot on the heels of Jennifer Balderma's most mellisonant post about obscure words — reminded me of John Updike's review in the New Yorker of that remarkable 1991 novel about a brilliant Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |
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International Paper Blames Sluggish Economy, Cuts 50 Mill Jobs (AHN) (AHN) - International Paper will shut down one of five paper making machines at its Franklin mill on Nov. 23 and eliminate 50 of the paper mill's 1,200 jobs, citing the sluggish economy for lack of demand. - Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:48:25 GMT Home > Rss Directory > Business > AllHeadline |
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Price cuts don't get to heart of Vista's problems, says analyst If Microsoft thought a lower price for Windows Vista was what the operating system needed to kickstart sales, it should have thought twice, an analyst said early Friday."In some ways, it's an attempt to remove a Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microhoo: When will the mating dance end? The Microsoft-Yahoo mating dance or proposed shotgun wedding continues to drag out. I expect a wedding between the two parties this year. The honeymoon will be short, and Jerry Yang can go back to being chief Yahoo and not chief executive. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > CNET |
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Fitch cuts Morgan Stanley's default ratings to 'A/F1' - MarketWatch Boston GlobeFitch cuts Morgan Stanley's default ratings to 'A/F1'MarketWatch - 25 minutes agoBy Sue Chang , , ) long and short-term issuer default ratings to A/F1 from AA-/F1+ due to continued pressure on its profitability and funding despite the capital injection from Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Why Paper Cuts Hurt So Much: The Mystery Experts offer theories on how such little cuts can hurt so much. Home > Rss Directory > General > ABC News |
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Morgan Stanley cuts 1000 mortgage jobs - Reuters ServihooMorgan Stanley cuts 1000 mortgage jobsReuters - 2 hours agoBy Joseph A. Giannone NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley (MS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) will slash 1000 jobs, scale back its US home-lending business and shut down a British mortgage unit as new mana Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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India's central bank cuts rates India's central bank unexpectedly cuts short-term lending rates in response to continued pressure from the global financial crisis. Home > Rss Directory > General > BBC World |
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Drooping U.S., Global Demand Causes Nissan To Make More Cuts (AHN) (AHN) - Drooping demand for new vehicles in America has added to a continued drop in global demand for new vehicles and is causing Nissan Motor Co. to announce more cuts in production. - Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:08:28 GMT Home > Rss Directory > Business > AllHeadline |
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Meyer's vampire books are pure literary gold - New York Daily News Vancouver SunMeyer's vampire books are pure literary goldNew York Daily News - 14 hours agoBy PATRICK HUGUENIN ...and the latest, 'Breaking Dawn,' arrived Saturday, and have made her a phenom in young-adult fiction.On the scene: 'Breaking Dawn' Concert Series Enter Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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LG.Philips LCD unrolls 14-inch color e-paper display South Korea's LG.Philips LCD is out to impress at next week's Consumer Electronics Show and will unveil a 14.3-inch color electronic paper display.The display, which is about the same size as an A4-sheet of pape Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Fujitsu tackles e-paper's slow screen speed Fujitsu has developed a prototype electronic paper screen that tackles one of the technology's biggest weaknesses: the amount of time it takes to refresh the image.On electronic paper, screens like those used in Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Fed cuts rates by 3/4 of a point The Federal Reserve slashed a key interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point Tuesday, in the central bank's continued effort to restore confidence in the economy and battered financial markets. Home > Rss Directory > Business > CNN |
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Facebook Cuts Off Scrabulous After Legal Complaint The popular Scrabble clone already pulled from Facebook in the United States and Canada continued its tumble over the weekend as Facebook blocked of the game throughout most of the world. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > NY Time |
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Whirlpool, Its Earnings Down, Plans More Job Cuts The home appliance maker said that it would cut about 5,000 jobs by the end of 2009 because of the global credit crisis and its expectation for continued reduced demand in North America and Europe. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Fed cuts rates and gives grim view The Federal Reserve cut a key short-term interest rate by a half-percentage point Wednesday and issued a gloomy outlook for the economy due to continued worries about the ongoing crisis in the financial and credit markets. Home > Rss Directory > Business > CNN |
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Elections chief: Paper ballots must be provided for primary - Akron Beacon Journal WKYC-TVElections chief: Paper ballots must be provided for primaryAkron Beacon Journal - 2 hours agoBy AP The state's top elections official has ordered 55 counties that use electronic touch-screen voting machines to provide paper ballots for voters who request them du Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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ACLU asks federal court to block paper ballots in Ohio county - JURIST Cleveland LeaderACLU asks federal court to block paper ballots in Ohio countyJURISTÂ - 1 hour ago[JURIST] The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio [advocacy website] filed a motion for a preliminary injunction [PDF text] Monday in the US District Court for the Norther Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Congressmen Push for Paper Ballots - New York Times Congressmen Push for Paper BallotsNew York Times - 4 hours agoBy Ariel Alexovich Both New Hampshire primary elections are going to be recounted, since Dennis J. Kucinich has put up $27000 to get the Democratic recount started, and Albert Howard (who was on the New Hampshir Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Man writes check on 2-ply toilet paper
(AP) AP - An upstate New York man embroiled in a dispute over his water bill is not being allowed to pay off his debt with a check written on toilet paper. Ron Borgna tried to settle his $2,509.66 bill with a check written on floral print, two-ply toilet paper Wednesday. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |