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Fdic Bank Closings
Oct 20 2012 10:15 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
Bank closing in Oct State . . Bank Name ------- ----------------------------- FL . . . . First East Side Savings Bank FL. . . . GulfSouth Private Bank MO . . . Excel Bank FDIC BANK Closings . . . 2007 . . . .3 . . . 2008 . . . 25 . . . 2009 . . .140 ....
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Can We See Ourselves, As Others See Us?
Oct 19 2012 01:00 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
We all know, how we look to ourselves, . . . but what we look like to others, might be quite a surprise. Source: Economist
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Nyserda Awards $2 Million
Oct 16 2012 10:50 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) . . . awarded $250,000 to each of 8 companies and research centers . . . to develop working prototypes for a wide range of energy-storage technologies. Under the terms of these...
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Utility-Scale Solar Energy Development On Publi...
Oct 12 2012 09:15 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today . . . finalized a program for spurring development of solar energy on public lands . . . in 6 western states: . . . . . . Arizona, . . . . . .California, . . . . . .Colorado, . . . . . .Nevada, . . . . . .New...
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Patient: World Economy
Oct 12 2012 12:30 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
Source: economist
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Are You A Compulsive Spender?
Oct 11 2012 03:20 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
Compulsive spending is an impulse-control disorder . . . marked by chronic and recurring patterns of uncontrollable buying urges, and . . . it can lead to . . . . . . debt, . . . . . . remorse, . . . . . . family troubles and even . . . . . . crime. S...
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Will Gm Have "swappable Batteries?"
Oct 11 2012 12:50 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
The incoming CEO of Israel's Better Place electric car initiative said Wednesday that the Herzliya-based firm may partner with American car making giant, General Motors. Source: Swap-Batteries
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Which Cost Less, Humans Or Robots Labor?
Oct 09 2012 06:55 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
If you are going to build the worlds cheapest car, . . . would you hire a lot of cheap labor, . . . or buy a lot of robots, . . . to do the work in your factory.
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Why Do So Many Usa Quads, End Up As Rejected En...
Oct 09 2012 12:20 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
A Quad is a unit of energy used by the U.S. Department of Energy . . . in discussing world and national energy budgets. Some common types of an energy carrier approximately equal 1 Quad are:8,007,000,000 Gallons (US) of gasoline 293,083,000,000 Kilowa...
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Shai Agassi Steps Down As Better Place Ceo
Oct 03 2012 12:20 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
Shai Agassi, who founded the company about 5 years ago and . . . was until recently CEO, . . . has stepped down from the chief executive role, and . . . will remain as a board member and shareholder. Source: Electric-Car
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Individuals Sell, As Stocks Go Up
Oct 01 2012 02:45 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
$100 billion was pulled out of U.S. stock mutual funds and ETFs, this year. S&P 500 has doubled in value, from March 2009, . . . while investors have withdrawn nearly $500 billion from U.S. stocks. Source: individual-investors-stocks
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Fdic Bank Closings
Sep 29 2012 03:35 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
Bank closing in Sep State . . Bank Name ------- ----------------------------- IL . . . . First United Bank MN. . . First Commercial Bank MO . .Truman Bank FDIC BANK Closings . . . 2007 . . . .3 . . . 2008 . . . 25 . . . 2009 . . .140 . . . 2010 . . .1...
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Is Food, The New Oil?
Sep 28 2012 10:50 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
There will be 219,000 people at the dinner table tonight, . . . who were not there last night. At the same time, water shortages and heat waves . . . are making it more difficult for farmers to keep pace with demand. Grain-exporting countries, ban e...
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Tata Coming To Mexico
Sep 26 2012 08:15 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Tata Motors is expanding into the Latin American market and . . . will get a Mexico duty exemption, . . . for investing up to USD 100 million, . . . with a pledge to build at least 50,000 vehicles. Source: Tata
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Frugal Innovation
Sep 25 2012 04:30 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
The concept of "frugal innovation" . . . is being applied to create lean solutions . . . that deliver improved or previously non-existent services . . . by stripping down products to the level of basic need and . . . identifying imaginative...
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Fdic Bank Closings
Sep 16 2012 03:30 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
Bank closing in Sep State . . Bank Name ------- ----------------------------- MN. . . First Commercial Bank MO . . Truman Bank FDIC BANK Closings . . . 2007 . . . .3 . . . 2008 . . . 25 . . . 2009 . . .140 . . . 2010 . . .157 . . . 2011 . . . 92 . . ....
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Saudi Oil Wells May Run Dry By 2030
Sep 14 2012 08:15 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
Citigroup reports, Saudi Arabian oil could dry up as early as 2030. The high consumption of oil in the Gulf nations is for . . . air-conditioning and . . . desalination Source: greenprophet fastcompany
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Fdic Bank Closings
Sep 09 2012 10:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Bank closing in Sep State . . Bank Name ------- ----------------------------- MN. . . First Commercial Bank FDIC BANK Closings . . . 2007 . . . .3 . . . 2008 . . . 25 . . . 2009 . . .140 . . . 2010 . . .157 . . . 2011 . . . 92 . . . 2012 . . . 40 . ....
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Pope's Electric Car
Sep 05 2012 11:20 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Pope Benedict XVI was presented with a customized white Renault Kangoo. Source: cbsnews abcnews
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What If 7 Billion People Lived As Well As You?
Aug 31 2012 01:05 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
How much land . . . would the 7 Billion people on this earth need, . . . if they want to live like you? Source: world-population-hits-7-billion greenprophet persquaremile
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Better Place Gets $50 Million From Euro Bank
Aug 29 2012 12:35 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
Not everybody gets a loan in Europe these days, . . . but Better Place got 40 million euros ($50 Million) . . . . . .30 million euros will be used in Denmark, . . . . . .10 million euros will be used in Israel. Source: reuters
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Florida’S Stimulus Success
Aug 16 2012 04:55 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
- $17.6 million ENERGY STAR rebates helped to fund new appliances. - $26 million HVAC and geothermal systems purchased - $10 million Solar for Schools Grant 19 projects completed and 71 in process. - $39.39 million supplemented Stat...
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Would The Usa Buy A $3,000.- Car?
Aug 13 2012 11:30 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
Tata Nano factory has a production capacity of 350,000 units per year, . . . yet it is producing only 96,000 units per year, . . . well below what is needed, to break even. The left hand drive version of the car is being tested extensively, and . ....
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Fdic Bank Closings
Aug 04 2012 07:35 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
Bank closing in Aug State . . Bank Name ------- ----------------------------- IL . . . Waukegan Savings Bank FDIC BANK Closings . . . 2007 . . . .3 . . . 2008 . . . 25 . . . 2009 . . .140 . . . 2010 . . .157 . . . 2011 . . . 92 . . . 2012 . . . 39 . ....
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Keep It Simple Stupid (Kiss)
Aug 04 2012 07:30 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
Sometimes, business procedures are not simple enough. Example: Tesco sells about one million sandwiches a day, . . . Customer's label on the front of the package and bar code on the back. . . . when shelf life caused price reductions, both labels...
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