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High street chain Boots has apologised for sending a man a loyalty card in the name of ‘Dr A Suicide Bomber.’

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NEW YORK, N.Y., Aug. 26 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — U.S. Senate Candidate Gail Goode (D-NY) will hold a press conference on Friday, August 27, in Saratoga Springs to discuss a range of issues, including the impact of hydraulic fracturing on the state’s watershed, job creation and rebuilding New York State’s infrastructure.

Goode also renewed a challenge to her primary opponent, Kirsten Gillibrand, to debate the issues facing all New Yorkers before the Democratic primary on September 14.

“Debate between candidates for public office is the cornerstone of democracy, whether those candidates have $10 or $10 million to run their campaigns,” Goode said.

“The voters deserve to hear a free and open exchange of ideas. I’m happy to present my positions and let the public decide. So far, my opponent has not been willing to do so. I’m hoping she’ll change her mind in the next two weeks.”

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Royal Bank of Canada reports third-quarter net profits fell 18 per cent to $1.28 billion, reflecting strong results in banking, wealth management and insurance, but weaker capital markets businesses.

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Polling firm Harris Interactive surveyed 4,367 employed tech workers, including 241 in IT operations, in the second quarter of 2010 and found many of them are job-hunting

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Somewhere in the mid-’90s, work became very complicated. IT work in particular became semi-indefinable. Is someone who translates medical notes into insurance codes an IT worker?

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We’ve gathered some ideas on the actions that IT workers at three distinct stages of their careers need to take to prepare for the next 10 years

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The Greek air force says two F-16 fighter jets have collided over the sea off the southern coast of
the island of Crete.

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One of Iran’s star footballers who had been fired for breaking the fast during the holy month of Ramadan is reinstated by his club.

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KIRKLAND, Wash., Aug. 26 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP) continues to expand rapidly in spite of a sluggish economy. This month Inc. Magazine ranks LTCFP No. 2,366 among all companies, and No. 29 among companies in the insurance industry, in its annual ranking of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the nation. LTCFP made the Inc. 5000 list in 2008 and 2009 as well. Among companies in the insurance category, LTCFP is the fastest-growing one focusing exclusively on long term care insurance sales.

Inc. Magazine bases its award on LTCFP’s revenue growth of 106% between 2006 and 2009. Revenues rose from $12.5 to $25.7 million for the three-year period.

What’s behind the continued rapid growth? A key factor is knowledgeable, objective service to consumers, according to Cameron Truesdell, CEO. Unlike the insurance-agent stereotype, “Our specialists don’t push policies, they answer questions,” Truesdell says.

“Long term care insurance [...]

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A Sri Lankan housemaid who accused her former employers in Saudi Arabia of implanting nails in her body is to undergo surgery, her doctors say.

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