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Dell Blight Sickens Ireland (SYS-CON Media) Ireland has suffered through the British, the potato famine, mass migrations and now the latest blight – Dell, the country’s biggest exporter, accounting for 5% of its gross domestic product, deciding to pull up stakes and transfer all its EMEA manufacturing to its new factory in Poland and Asian subcontractors in the name of becoming more competitive on the back of cheap labor. read more us.rd.yahoo.com
Avego Helps Users Organize and Share Rides (CommunicationsDirect) Can telecom play a role in getting more people to share car rides? Mapflow thinks so. The company is offering Avego (pronounced a-vay-go), a new technology that's designed to reduce wasted seat capacity in cars and dramatically expand commuting options. The system works by pairing passengers and drivers through a system using... us.rd.yahoo.com
A Musical Guide to Navigating the Economic Crisis (Houston Press) These are tough economic times, what with the housing-crisis-driven recession and skyrocketing unemployment. In such a climate, it's damn near impossible to enjoy or even splurge on our hobbies and passions. Who can afford those New Kids on the Block tickets or iPods packed with Killers tracks when ... us.rd.yahoo.com
1993 Volvo 440 Xi review from UK and Ireland (Carsurvey.org) The exhaust front end came away from the bracket and now needs replacing. ATS could not supply the part, so it was welded back together until I source someone who can supply the part, hopefully someone on ebay looks promising.. us.rd.yahoo.com
Amazon and Play top Xmas satisfaction survey (Netimperative) Play.com and Amazon UK provided the most satisfying online shopping experience during Christmas, according to a new survey. us.rd.yahoo.com
Diamond Dedication (Las Vegas Review-Journal) By Jason Bracelin us.rd.yahoo.com
Private labels will be the big trend in fashion (The Star Press) : Private labels will be the big trend us.rd.yahoo.com
A guide to getting rid of your gifts (RTÉ News) You've disposed of the wrapping paper and the ribbons , but what to do about the gifts? The jumper that is too tight, the cosmetics that make you itch, the cookbook you already have three copies of? us.rd.yahoo.com
Genius moments 2008: An uplifting celebration of the year's silliest stories (Independent) It's been a tough old year, but do you remember the fun times? Like when Jay-Z turned Glastonbury's hippies on to hip hop. Or Prince Philip asked actress Cate Blanchett to fix his DVD player. Or even the moment Heather Mills chucked a glass of water over Paul McCartney's lawyer's head. These are just a few of our favourite stories from the past 12 months – not the biggest or most important ... us.rd.yahoo.com
The year the music stopped (Toronto Star) The roller-coaster that was 2008 brought financial giants and everyday investors alike to their knees. Try our year-end quiz (answers at bottom of story). us.rd.yahoo.com
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