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What Are The Effects of Economic Recession On Employment

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

There is a lot of talk about economic recession nowadays. People are complaining how economic recession is making their lives worse. The economic recession often refers to the two quarters of negative economic growth. A severe recession which lasts for more than two years, becomes a depression.
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The UK Now Favours Renting Property To Purchasing

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Well it may be bad news at the moment for all those looking to sell their property and we may well be seeing estate agents falling left right and centre due to the crash of the property market but for one group of people, the recession has been a bit of a godsend!
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The Hard Facts about Conflict Diamonds from Africa and India

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Diamonds are small, easily transportable and command high prices. These characteristics have made diamonds a good source of funds for coup leaders in Africa and elsewhere. These smuggled diamonds have been labeled "conflict diamonds" and many consumers are wary about using a product that they think may be related to the suffering of innocent people.
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Vegetarians, Vegetarianism and Swine Flu

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

The world is bracing itself for the effect of the Swine Flu Epidemic, which has already raised the international pandemic threat level, and taken the lives of hundreds of people in rural Mexico where it originated in Spring 2009. But how did it originate, and why has another human-life-threatening disease come up again via farm animals?
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The Essential Guide to Green Cleaning: 5 Quick & Easy Ways

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

Say goodbye to toxic cleaning habits for good. Read on for 5 quick and easy ways to keep your home cleaner and greener.
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Heightened Awareness, Elections and Leadership in America

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

Our water supply and the availability of clean water as well as the potential terrorist threat to our water supply and water infrastructure are issues that are central to our survival as a nation. These issues have very little to do with politics and, yet, both are very much political footballs. Neither issue is discussed or even understood by the general public or elected leaders.
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A Review of Beyond Oil, The View From Hubbert’s Peak

Saturday, June 27th, 2009

It has long been known by geologists that the world's oil supply is finite. Oil is not a renewable resource and it is found in relatively limited geological environments around the world. This is the subject of Beyond Oil, The View from Hubbert's Peak, by Kenneth S. Deffeyes, Professor Emeritus at Princeton University published in 2005, (202 pages, hardcover, Hill & Wang).
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Recession Risks: The Silver Lining

Saturday, June 27th, 2009

The US appears to poised on the very brink of recession. Investors are reacting as news of a contraction within the service sector for the first time in five years, an FBI investigation into predatory lending, and increasing unemployment statistics, has sent shock waves of panic through stock markets worldwide. Who wins out in a crisis of this magnitude? And how can an individual take advantage of such a difficult scenario?
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Could the 700 Billion Bailout = No Change in the Housing Market?

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

The general arguments concerning the bailout have gone something along the lines of
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How Meters Are Hoped To Limit The Instances Of Water Shortages

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

The current estimates of average household water usage state that most homes use around 55,000 litres a year for drinking and bathing. This amount is large enough to fill the average private swimming pool and if bought as bottled mineral water would cost nearly twenty thousand pounds. Thankfully water bills are not as high but have been steadily increasing over the last few years. As household budgets are becoming increasingly stretched it is not surprising that so many people are deciding to switch to water meters as they provide a far more accurate way to calculate charges.
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