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A little planning can route you around Los Angeles … – Vancouver Sun

Posted by on March 11th, 2010 with 0 Comments

LOS ANGELES – If you plan well and have a little luck, you can see the world in Los Angeles.

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Mexico’s Carlos Slim being named world’s richest man … – Cleveland Plain Dealer

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View full size Eric Gay / Associated Press Mexican businessman Carlos Slim is the world’s richest person according to Forbes magazine, with a net worth of $53.5 billion. That doesn’t sit well with many in Mexico, where a large amount of the …

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Mexico’s Slim becomes ‘world’s richest’ person – Denver Post

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MEXICO CITY—The naming of Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim as the world’s richest person—the first from a developing nation—underlines the loosening of America and Europe’s stranglehold on the top spots in the billionaires’ club. Slim’s …

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India’s Sensex Index Fluctuates; Hindustan Unilever … – Bloomberg

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March 11 (Bloomberg) — Indian stocks fluctuated amid concern economic growth and a high inflation rate may prompt policy makers to withdraw more liquidity to slow expansion. Hindustan Unilever Ltd. , a unit of the world’s second- largest consumer …

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Australia on top of the world for expat kids: survey – Reuters

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CANBERRA (Reuters Life!) – With its beaches, outdoor lifestyle and friendly schools, Australia has been voted the world’s best country to bring up children by expatriates parents working there, an HSBC bank survey shows. Australia provided the best …

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Mexico’s Slim becomes ‘world’s richest’ person – Reading Eagle

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MEXICO CITY – Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim is the world’s richest person, jumping past Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the first person from a developing nation to top the list, according to Forbes magazine. The rise of Slim …

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Brazil names fresh produce items in new tariff – Thepacker.com

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Targeting export prospects for fresh cherries, pears and plums, Brazil has raised the ante in its World Trade Organization cotton dispute by identifying U.S. commodities subject to retaliatory tariffs. The tariffs, due to go into effect April 8, will …

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Projected economic turnaround fuels recovery in commodity prices … – Genetic Engineering News

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WASHINGTON Despite the recent slowdown in the world economy and supply response to earlier dramatic price increases, which depresses commodity prices in the short run, the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute projects that an economic …

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Overnight News Digest: "Águas de Março" Edition – DAILY KOS

Posted by on March 10th, 2010 with 0 Comments

OND is a community feature on Daily Kos, consisting of news stories from around the world, sometimes coupled with a daily theme, original research or commentary. Editors of OND impart their own presentation styles and content choices, typically …

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Excellent eggplant – Stuff

Posted by on March 10th, 2010 with 0 Comments

Eggplant, aubergine or brinjal: it is all the same depending on where you live in the world. It has to be one of the most beautiful vegetables; purple-black, shiny skin, most commonly ovoid in shape.

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