Hamilton: Ontario should reconsider offshore wind
July 31st, 2011
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The media throughout the world like to portray themselves as the defender of the public good, a steadfast bulwark against government excess, a fearless watchdog ready to root out criminality.
But what happens when the press goes rogue, when reporters and editors break the law, and violate common decency as well? When reporters hack into a […]
The U.S. International Trade Commission issued a partial ruling against Eastman Kodak Co. on Thursday in a high-stakes patent-infringement dispute with the makers of the iPhone and BlackBerry phones.
The trade-dispute arbiter in Washington, D.C., said it is essentially upholding an earlier ruling by one of its judges, which threw out the photography pioneer’s claims.
The federal […]
Have you ever wondered about your online reputation? Or how you might better look after it?
Google has now come up with a tool to do just that.
Called Me on the Web, it can be found on the Google dashboard, right below Account Details, when you sign on to your account.
According to the Google […]
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The drifting plume of ash from Chile’s erupting volcano forced new cancelations of dozens of flights on Monday in Argentina, Uruguay and other South American countries, even as airlines in Australia began trying to move a backlog of volcano-stranded passengers.
Buenos Aires’ two main airports reopened on Monday after halting flights for a day due to […]
The pace of Germany’s economic growth will probably slow by mid-year after jumping 1.5 percent in the first quarter, the Finance Ministry said in its monthly report.
The Munich-based Ifo institute’s German business confidence index sank for a second consecutive month in April, reflecting concern over energy prices. At the same time, growing domestic industrial […]
Asked for a single-word response to sum up their state of mind, a significant number said they feel “lost.”
Others assessed themselves as “unsuccessful.” All were mired in futility.
No wonder: It has been at least a year since the 16 people who turned up at a Friday “boot camp” for the long-term unemployed last reported to […]
Better-than-expected growth in U.S. jobs and a bounce back in commodity prices helped lift Asian stock markets on Monday.
Oil rose to near $99 a barrel, regaining some ground after last week’s plunge. In currencies, the dollar weakened against the euro and the yen.
The U.S. Labor Department reported Friday that private employers hired 268,000 people in […]
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