McDonalds scoops Shame Awards

Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:08 AM EST (independentweekly.com.au)

Fast food giant McDonald's has received three servings of shame from parents in the annual children's food marketing awards.

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Tories reveal plans for 'conservation banks'

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:46 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

The Conservative party plans, which would fund nature protection through the sale of conservation credits to developers, have been met with caution by wildlife groups

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Worker shortfall threatens pension age

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:37 AM EST (The Australian)

AUSTRALIA faces a potential skills shortfall equivalent to 1.4 million workers by 2025 unless the workforce participation rate increases, according to new research that recommends raising the retirement age and boosting skilled migration.

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Australia pledges $70 million for research projects in India

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:27 AM EST (Times of India)

The Australian government decides to scale up its collaboration with India in science and research by pledging over $70 million in areas straddling energy, agriculture and environment.

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Study Touts Success With 'Female Viagra' Drug

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:20 AM EST (US News & World Report)

New industry-funded research suggests that the antidepressant flibanserin, which has been touted as a female version of Viagra, can enhance libido in women with low sex drives.

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Animal rescues fight to stay afloat in recession

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:12 AM EST (The Baltimore Sun)

Animal rescues and shelters have suffered during the recession, particularly in states like California, Florida, Nevada and Arizona where the real estate boom busted the loudest, said Stephen L.

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Animal rights activists win campaign to rehouse India's suffering elephants - Times Online

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:08 AM EST (The Times)

The elephant may be one of the national emblems of India, but animal-rights activists have long lamented the squalid conditions that most of the country's captive jumbos endure.

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Boy faces court over stolen Freddo frog

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:03 AM EST (The Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

A 12-year-old Western Australian boy has made a brief appearance in the Northam Childrens Court charged with receiving a stolen chocolate bar. It is alleged the Freddo frog was given to the boy by a friend, who had stolen it from a supermarket.

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Nature 'services' undervalued, EU report finds

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:59 AM EST ()

The cost of nature conservation is by far outweighed by societal and economic benefits, argues a new report supported by the European Commission.

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Suicide bomber kills 16 in western Afghanistan

Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:38 AM EST
By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Writer (Clipped by Vanessa Wilson)

A suicide bomber killed 16 people and wounded at least 23 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan, while near Kabul a powerful former warlord narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, officials said.

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Am I Responsible For My Parents' Debt? [Collection Agencies]

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:59 AM EST (Consumerist)

Jay's parents have gotten quite, uh, spendy with their retirement income, and now they've got a lot of debt they can't pay off.

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Building Design editor attempts to demolish climate change argument

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:45 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

Amanda Baillieu has laid bare her utter contempt for environmentalism but failed to construct a solid argument.

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Modern manners: RSVP

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:51 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

Is it too much technology or plain rudeness that means some people don't respond to an RSVP? How do you deal with the silent types?

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In Cold Blood, half a century on

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:50 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

Fifty years ago, Holcomb, Kansas was devastated by the slaughter of a local family. And then Truman Capote arrived in town . . .

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The changing face of China's coal industry

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:49 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

Jonathan Watts reports from Inner Mongolia on a project that could clean up the planet's fastest growing source of greenhouse emissions – or make them far, far worse

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Top 10 Ancient Jobs That Sucked Big Time

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:36 AM EST ()

Work is getting harder and harder to find these days. No matter what your area of expertise, the recession is sucking us all dry. With the abundance of jobs and skilled workers for those jobs, the situation is exacerbated.

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AP IMPACT: Kenyans recruited to fight in Somalia

Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:15 AM EST
By Katharine Houreld, Associated Press Writer (Clipped by Vanessa Wilson)

The recruits assembled by moonlight at a watering hole. Hundreds of boys and young Kenyan men were herded onto trucks, which were covered with heavy canvas, and driven through the night.

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First Seed of Metaphysical Viners Group: Signature of consciousness captured in brain scans

Seeded on Sat Nov 14, 2009 8:44 PM EST (newscientist.com)
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A telltale signature of consciousness has been detected that takes us a step closer to disentangling the brain activity underlying conscious and unconscious brain processes.

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John Cassavetes' Shadow cast in American cinema

Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:54 AM EST (Slate)

If American independent cinema could be said to have a birthday, Nov. 11 is as good a date to celebrate as any. On that night 50 years ago, John Cassavetes, an actor then best known for his TV roles, unveiled for a downtown New York audience his directing debut, Shadows.

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Rethinking the Luddites

Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:50 AM EST (The Economist)

Martin Ford ponders the issue of technology-induced long-term structural unemployment:

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I'll Have 24 Tacos and the Filet Mignon: Can a prisoner request anything for his last meal?

Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:45 AM EST (Slate)

John Allen Muhammad, the "Beltway sniper" who went on a two-week shooting spree in the Washington, D.C., area in 2003, is scheduled for execution in Greensville, Va., Tuesday night.

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CBS Marijuana Debate: Legalizer Judge Vs Prohibitionist Guy

Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:41 AM EST (Digg)

CBS News assembled a Point-Counterpoint debate on marijuana and drug laws between pro-legalization Superior Court Judge James Gray and the Drug Free America Foundation's David Evans. Gee, who do you think wins this one?

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The Big Question: What lessons can we learn from the Fort Hood attack?

Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:36 AM EST (The Hill's Congress Blog)

Some of the nation's top political commentators, legislators and intellectuals offer insight into the biggest question burning up the blogosphere today. Today's question:

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Walmart: Quote of the night

Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:32 AM EST (Calculated Risk)

A quote from a conference this weekend, from the NY Times:

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Bacteria's growing body of evidence

Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:29 AM EST (Australian News Network)

THEY'RE our nearest neighbours and closest friends - but they can also turn nasty. So it's always good to get to know you're living with - especially when they're bacteria.

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