Published on December 2, 2010 by Technology Slice
U2 Concert In Melbourne – The Irish supergroup kicked off the Australian leg of their 360 Degrees tour in Melbourne on Wednesday night in front of 60,000 people at Docklands Stadium. Beautiful Day got the crowd going before the band rolled through a collection of its classic hits, plus some newer material. “It’s good to [...]
Tags: 1980s, Aids Medication, Australia Melbourne, Australian Leg, Beautiful Day, Crowd Pleasers, East Asian Country, Harbour Bridge, International Aids Day, Irish Supergroup, Live Aid Concert, Main Attraction, Mysterious Ways, Pilgrims, Political Prisoners, Sails, Sydney Opera House, U2 Concert, Videoclips, Wednesday Night
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Published on July 23, 2010 by Technology Slice
Nokia Profits Drop Increasing Pressure On CEO – Nokia reported a sharp drop in second-quarter profits on Thursday and forecast a weak third quarter, increasing the pressure on embattled chief executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo. The firm, which makes every third mobile phone sold in the world, was rocked by two profit warnings and a management shake-up [...]
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Published on July 20, 2010 by Technology Slice
Oregon Unemployment Rate Flat – On 13th July, 2010 the latest unemployment rate released for Oregon is 10.5 percent. For the most recent eight months, the rate has been between 10.5 and 10.7 percent. In June 2009, Oregon’s unemployment rate was 11.6 percent, which joined May 2009 as Oregon’s highest unemployment rate since the early [...]
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Published on June 11, 2010 by Technology Slice
Arthur Laffer Warns There Will Be Tax Hikes – Everyone knows that tax rates are going up, at least for rich people, once the Bush tax cuts expire at the end of this year. So Mr. Laffer has weighed in with a provocative article in the Wall Street Journal, headlined: “Tax hikes and the 2011 [...]
Tags: 1970s, 1980s, Arthur Laffer, Bush Tax Cuts, Corporations, Deferred Tax, Economic Collapse, economy, Government Revenues, obama, Policy Question, Political Argument, Provocative Article, Reagan Tax Cuts, Tax Rate Increases, Tax Rates, Tax Revenues, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal
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Published on April 9, 2010 by Technology Slice
Septicemia Kills Actor – Septicemia, a massive bacterial infection of the blood, has taken the life of British actor Christopher Cazenove. The 64-year-old was best known in America for playing the role of Ben Carrington on the 1980s soap opera “Dynasty.” But the actor had played dozens of roles in television and film since the [...]
Tags: 1970s, 1980s, Antibiotics, April 1, Bacterial Infection, British Actor, Carrington, Dozens, Dynasty, Guardian, Heavy Doses, Hospitals, Immune System, John Forsythe, Mrsa, Nemesis, Septicemia, Soap Opera, television
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