| Ottawa expands list of vehicles that qualify for green auto rebates ...
The 2008 Highlander Hybrid is eligible for a $1,500 rebate, up $500 from the 2007 model after Toyota boosted its fuel efficiency. Transport Canada says to qualify for a rebate cheque, new passenger cars must have a combined city-highway fuel consumption of 6.5 litres per 100 kilometres or less while for new minivans, sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, it's 8.3 litres per 100 kilometres or less. Flex-fuel vehicles - ones that operate on gasoline or a blend of 85 per cent ethanol and 15 per cent gasoline - must have a combined city-highway E85 fuel consumption rating of 13 litres per 100 kilometres or less. The vehicles also must have been bought in Canada. Toyota said it's happy the federal government is extending the rebate program.
Lawsuit by city targets lender
District Court, alleges that California-based Wells Fargo Bank sold higher-interest subprime mortgages to blacks more frequently than to whites and that the practice, known as reverse redlining, violates federal housing law.
Lenders are increasingly coming under legal attack from borrowers and investors stung by the subprime mortgage crisis, but Baltimore's lawsuit could be the first in the nation in which a city is attempting to recapture costs associated with foreclosed homes that wind up vacant.
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New notebook is impressive
Its quick boot-up has made it perfect for writing quick e-mails (and this review) whenever I had a moment of inspiration.
I'm not tossing my larger notebook computer, which I'll continue to use for editing photos and for other tasks that feel constrained on the Eee PC's tiny 5-inch screen. But it's hard not to be impressed with a full-service laptop light enough to be carried along with sunscreen and a magazine in a flimsy plastic bag, as I did during a recent trip to Cancun, Mexico.
As it refines the software and instructions, ASUS - better known as the world's largest maker of computer motherboards - could garner a following among mainstream computer users who right now might be puzzled by some of the eccentricities of Linux.
The $400, 8.9-inch by 6.5-inch, 1.4-inch thick Eee PC is a new entrant in a fast-growing market for ultra-portable PCs.
A new stage in the world class struggle: November-December 1995
A new stage in the world class struggle: November-December 1995 French workers in revolt By David Walsh [Print version available] In December 1995, David Walsh travelled to Europe as part of an international team of reporters to provide on-the-spot coverage of the massive strike wave in France. They studied the strike movement and the political crisis it produced and interviewed strikers, union officials and representatives of various "left" organisations, as well as non-strikers from various layers of the population. This pamphlet was first published as a series or articles. It presents a detailed analysis of the strike movement and the role played by the various unions, political parties and tendencies. It addresses a number of questions: Why did this movement erupt in France? Why has there been no comparable movement to this point in the US, although the attacks on social programmes carried out there go far beyond those proposed by the French government? What do these events portend for the future development of the class struggle in France, Europe and internationally? What have these events revealed about the revolutionary capacity of the working class, as well as the critical political problems which must be overcome? French workers in revolt: Contents What sparked the strike movement? A mass movement of social solidarity Political problems of the strike movement How the labour bureaucracy stifled the strike movement The culture of opportunism The spectre of a European-wide movement The significance of the strike movement Apendix: Two footnotes on the radicals Chronology Political parties and trade unions in France What sparked the strike movement? For three and a half weeks in November and December, masses of French workers did battle with the right wing government of President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Alain Juppé.
Where to take your portfolio next
One other benefit to savings accounts: your money is liquid and you can cash out if you want to buy a house in two years (maybe housing prices have come down nicely by then). If you're in stocks, you could face the prospect of wanting to sell at a point when the market has eaten a big hole in your capital. Dennis Harris from Ottawa asks: Hi Rob; I am considering preferred shares as an option for long term income. TD bank and BNS are advertising preferred shares at 5.6%, which is very tempting. However, a yield that high suggests to me that there must be some risk involved. I would greatly appreciate it if you would explain the downside to owning preferred shares. Thank you. Rob Carrick: Dennis, this is a savvy question. Preferreds, to my mind, are one of the more interesting corners of the stock market right now.
What musicmakers had to say in 2007
There were Canadian newspaper exclusives with the likes of Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys, Carrie Underwood, Jon Bon Jovi, Lily Allen, Bob Seger, Annie Lennox, Sinead O'Connor, Lukas Rossi and Rob Thomas. Not to mention separate chats with reunited Police bandmates Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland; chinwags with rehab residents Richie Sambora and Keith Urban; and quality time with both Kid Rock and Amy Winehouse. All that and a visit to the home of Canadian icon Anne Murray! Here's the best of what musicmakers had to say to yours truly in 2007: They Write The Songs "I don't understand people sitting around listening to their own music. It's like, I'd rather bang my head against the wall." -- Amy Winehouse "It's a very old cliche ... you need three chords and the truth in order to write a decent song." -- Travis frontman Fran Healy "I was staying at a Holiday Inn.
Recent catastrophes have strained resources of public, private ...
Their grief has touched the emotional heart of each community, none of which has great wealth. Still, thousands of dollars have been donated to help the victims and survivors of the unusual spate of explosions and serious fires, three of which occurred in the last two months. An eight-alarm fire destroyed an old apartment house and a beloved synagogue in Gloucester. A tanker truck carrying 9,400 gallons of gasoline crashed in Everett, igniting a wall of fire that destroyed two triple-deckers and 21 cars. A steam explosion at Salem Harbor Power Station killed three workers, leaving two families fatherless and a third mourning a son. An ink and paint factory blew up, flattening a Danvers neighborhood. In Gloucester, where the fire that began Friday night was the biggest in recent history, the blaze destroyed a 25-unit apartment house and Temple Ahavat Achim, the only synagogue on Cape Ann.
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