Monday December 28, 2009

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Best of the Web

Cat Laine: Engineering a better life for all

At the BIF innovation summit, Cat Laine draws on the Greek myth of Tantalus to explain the frustration developing countries face. She shows how we might help communities rich in human capital, but poor in resources and infrastructure, with cleverly engineered solutions.

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Global Markets

Navigating the Storm: charting a path to recovery?

How the global construction industry is rebuilding and designing the future

64 percent of respondents to KPMG’s 2009 Global Construction Survey expect to either increase or maintain profit levels by mid 2010

Saudi Arabia - After several boom years for the global construction industry, many expected bust, especially in these turbulent economic times. However, KPMG’s Global Construction Survey 2009 reveals there is much to be optimistic about, despite falling demand and commercial and residential building work inevitably suffering as funding dries up in the wake of the financial crisis.

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Consumers

Personal spending and income rise in November

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumer spending rose for a second straight month in November as incomes recorded their biggest gain in six months, data showed on Wednesday, boosting hopes of a self-sustaining economic recovery.

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Technology

App Store Success Stories Require a Pinch of Salt

Content by PC World

Let's give Tapulous props where they're due: $1 million in monthly sales from the iPhone's App Store is a staggering feat, especially when the marketplace is filled with more than 100,000 other choices. But claims that business is booming and that mobile app development could breed the next great tech company are overblown.

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World Team

Alex Anthony named to Team World roster

Golden Hawk receiver set to play against Team USA in IFAF action
by Tieja MacLaughlin

WATERLOO - Wilfrid Laurier's Alex Anthony (Victoria, BC.) was recently named to the Team World junior football roster as one of the top players from across four different continents, aged 19 and under. Team World will face Team USA in Fort Lauderdale, Florida as part of Pro Bowl week in front of a live televised audience on the NFL Network.

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Food Shortage vs Animal Rights vs Profit

Results Suggest Majority of Canadians Want 2010 to be Happier for Hens

New poll shows most want ban on battery cages

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Humane Society (VHS) wants to make 2010 a happier new year for hens and is urging everyone to add compassionate food choices to their New Year's resolutions list.

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2009 Auto Restructuring

Magna Entertainment Corp. files seventeenth default status report

AURORA - Magna Entertainment Corp. filed its seventeenth bi-weekly default status report under National Policy 12-203 of the Canadian Securities Administrators.

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Best Of ...

CanadianDriver.com announces Top Picks for 2010

OTTAWA - CanadianDriver.com announced its first annual Top Picks awards. The top 20 new vehicles in the Canadian marketplace were chosen by the publication's panel of senior writers and editors who have a combined 60 years of test-driving experience.

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