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Teacher of the year brings the world to her students
The term “globalization,” as it is currently understood, has not been around all that long. Today, we don’t flinch if our X-rays are read, real time, by a doctor in India. But a decade ago it would have been the stuff of fiction. It...Tags: Japan, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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IMF cuts its forecast for global economy in 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has lowered its outlook for the world economy this year, predicting that government spending cuts will slow U.S. growth and keep the euro currency alliance in recession. The global lending...
Tags: International Monetary Fund, International Organizations, Japan, Labor Markets, Central Bank
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Spring backward
That lion-in/lamb-out thing about March didn't offer much lamb this year but it did deliver several platters of snow. Oh, spring arrived on time; winter just didn't leave on time. The struggle between seasons finally sorted out Holy Week. Palm Sunday...Tags: The New York Times, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, Palm Sunday, Religious Festivals, Federal Reserve
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U.S. slaps sanctions on Iranian businessman, companies
WASHINGTON – The Treasury Department slapped sanctions Thursday on an Iranian businessman and a network of banks and companies dealing with Tehran amid an international stalemate over Iran’s disputed nuclear program. The move targeted...
Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Tajikistan, Malaysia, Iran's Nuclear Program, Kazakhstan
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WTO cuts forecast for global trade growth amid European slowdown
WASHINGTON -- The World Trade Organization on Wednesday lowered its forecast for global trade growth in 2013, saying economic improvement in the U.S. would not be enough to offset Europe's struggles. The dimmer outlook for trade this year follows a...
Tags: Politics, Productivity, International Organizations, Weather, Weather Reports
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Understanding the deep roots of entitlement woes
Former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s Sunday columns are usually thought-provoking, but not always in the way he intended. His latest opinion piece laments the vastly expanded entitlement economy — what he calls "a European-style welfare state" ("...
Tags: Politics, Labor Legislation, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Health Insurance Cost, Government
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Farming: Spring backward
That lion-in/lamb-out thing about March didn't offer much lamb this year, but it did deliver several platters of snow. Oh, spring arrived on time; winter just didn't leave on time. The struggle between seasons finally sorted out Holy Week. Palm Sunday...Tags: The New York Times, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, Religious Festivals, Easter, Federal Reserve
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Explore the world's limits via Google's John Hanke
When Silicon Valley wizard John Hanke developed Google Earth a little more than a decade ago, he put advanced, interactive mapping technology in the hands of consumers. It was a major breakthrough, but Hanke has moved on since then. As director of...
Tags: Project Glass, Travel, Google Inc., Trips and Vacations
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Spring backward
That lion-in/lamb-out thing about March didn’t offer much lamb this year, but it did deliver several platters of snow. Oh, spring arrived on time; winter just didn’t leave on time. The struggle between seasons finally sorted out Holy Week....Tags: The New York Times, Religious Festivals, Easter, Federal Reserve
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Productivity at U.S. companies grows at slower pace
At the end of the production line at the World's Finest Chocolate factory on Chicago's Southwest Side, workers must pack 115 large boxes with smaller cases of chocolate-covered cherries every hour or Audra Lee records the slippage on a board with a red...Tags: Productivity, Computer Hardware, Chrysler Group LLC, Marketing, Plant Openings
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Rhythm & Hues buyer tied to Prana Studios
A company tied to the Los Angeles-based effects and animation studio Prana Studios has beat out other bidders to acquire Rhythm & Hues, the Oscar-winning visual effects house that filed for bankruptcy protection last month, a source close to the deal said...
Tags: Animation (Movie Genre), Bankruptcy, The Walt Disney Co., Avatar (movie), Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.
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Generating stunning visual effects, but not enough revenue
This should be a golden age for visual effects in movies. Thanks to the box office success of movies such as "The Avengers" and "Life of Pi," demand for visual effects has never been greater. Studios are spending $100 million or more to put ever more...
Tags: James Cameron, Endangered Species, Titanic (movie, 1997), Life of Pi (movie), Missing Persons
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