Galileo project in jeopardy - EUbusiness Week no 356 (Eu Business)
Publisher's Note ================ Galileo, the European satellite navigation system, needs large amounts of public money if it is to come into operation as planned in 2012, says a new Commission Communication....more...An epic walk on the wild side of England (USA Today)
At times steep, wet, and inescapably barren, England's 268-mile Pennine Way walking trail isn't likely to make the cover of many travel glossies here in the States. Often cold, always muddy, there's little doubt it's the most physically and mentally challenging trek in the United Kingdom. But for those who believe the best way to see the world is on their own two feet, there's also no more ......more... North Carolina channel catfish record broken by Clayton fisherman (New Bern Sun Journal)
After dropping the minimum weight requirement on the channel catfish state record category earlier this year, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has certified a new state record for that species....more... 1. How do I get a copy of a Fox 11 News at Nine program? (FOX 11 Tucson)
The easiest way to get a copy of a Fox 11 News at Nine program is to send your request to news@fox11az.com . Be sure to include the program air date. We provide copies of segments of our local news broadcasts only for personal use and only on VHS tape....more... Need for awareness about corporate social reporting (Financial Express)
IT is learnt from the Lews (1976) article that when Henry Ford in 1917 stood in a Michigan courtroom defending his decision to reinvest Ford Motor company's accumulated profits on plant expansion while slashing the price of Model T vehicles, he stated the purpose of his company this way: "To do as much as possible for everybody concerned, to make money and use it, give employment, and send out ......more... Letters: Patients want choice - even if they don't know it (Guardian Unlimited)
Letters: Presumably a non-elected special adviser suggested that constant repetition of the word choice would satisfy patients that health reform was moving the NHS in the right direction....more... Blow for Telstra as appeal rejected (News Interactive)
BUSINESS and consumers have been spared a rise in broadband charges after Telstra suffered another loss to the competition regulator....more... Brown must trust the people on the NHS (Guardian Unlimited)
Gordon Brown could learn a lot about how to improve Labour's dreadful poll ratings on its stewardship of the NHS by studying a publication today from the Healthcare Commission. Every year, the health inspectorate organises a huge survey of 80,000 people with recent experience as inpatients....more... Telstra pushed to publish prices (News Interactive)
THE competition watchdog has stepped up pressure on Telstra to make public the prices it wants to charge rivals for access to a $4.1 billion broadband network....more... |