Monthly Archives: December 2011

New violence dogs Syria mission

Written on December 29, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

29 December 2011 Last updated at 12:20 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The BBC’s Allan Little: How impartial can these monitors be when some of their own governments are also cracking down on similar uprisings?

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New NHS whistleblowers helpline

Written on December 29, 2011 by Editor - Health News

29 December 2011 Last updated at 19:02 ET The new free helpline is being launched on 1 January 2012 A free helpline for whistleblowers in the NHS and social services is to be launched on Sunday. The move is part … Continue reading →

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‘Sharp rise’ in social care fees

Written on December 29, 2011 by Editor - Health News

29 December 2011 Last updated at 20:46 ET By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News Ministers are looking to publish plans for social care reform in the spring There has been a sharp rise in the cost of council services … Continue reading →

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Inside the Iowa caucus poll numbers: Good news for Romney, bad for Gingrich (The Christian Science Monitor)

Written on December 29, 2011 by Editor - Religion News

With the Iowa caucuses just six days away, the latest poll is good news for Mitt Romney and bad news for Newt Gingrich. It also shows a bit of a surge for Rick Santorum, who now leads the second tier … Continue reading →

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Church Nativity scene with gay figures vandalized (AP)

Written on December 29, 2011 by Editor - Religion News

CLAREMONT, Calif. – Vandalism of a church’s Nativity display that includes depictions of gay and lesbian couples was being investigated as a hate crime, police said. The damage at Claremont United Methodist Church occurred late Saturday or Sunday morning. The … Continue reading →

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How the student loan industry runs a $90 billion con

Written on December 29, 2011 by Editor - Education News

Alan Michael Collinge’s first job as an aerospace engineer did not pay him quite enough to keep up with the payments on the $38,000 of student loans that he’d accumulated earning his degrees. Before he knew it, he was pulled … Continue reading →

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Sears lists 79 closings, gets Fitch downgrade

Written on December 29, 2011 by Editor - Business News

Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:18pm EST (Reuters) – Sears Holdings Corp (SHLD.O) on Thursday identified 79 of the 100 to 120 Sears and Kmart stores it said earlier this week it would close, with the list split almost evenly between … Continue reading →

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Library Patrons in New York Check-Out Renewable Energy

Written on December 29, 2011 by Editor - Science News

Tweet Email Editor’s Note: EarthTechling, always looking to bring you interesting cleantech news, is proud to repost this article via permission from the U.S. Department of Energy. Author credit goes to Julie McAlpin. In a hamlet on the Hudson River … Continue reading →

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MEDA Announces Legislation on Renewable Energy

Written on December 29, 2011 by Editor - Science News

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, Dec 29, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) – Today the Missouri Energy Development Association (MEDA) announced it will propose renewable energy legislation during the next session of the Missouri Legislature in January in response to the recent renewable … Continue reading →

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The ‘BSG’ Reunion You’ll Never See (omg!)

Written on December 29, 2011 by Editor - Entertainment News

This March, Battlestar Galactica fans frakked all over themselves with the news that three of the show’s stars (Jamie Bamber, Tricia Helfer and James Callis) would be reuniting with BSG’s showrunner, Ron Moore, for a new sci-fi series called 17th … Continue reading →

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