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Waterford collapse threatens thousands of jobs
Written by The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed   
01/05/2009

The collapse of historic crystal and china maker Waterford Wedgwood today put 2,700 jobs at risk in the UK and Ireland on another day of gloom for retailers across the high street.


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Rensselaer Students Naples and Zummo Reinvent Wobo
Written by TreeHugger   
01/05/2009
zummo  naples wobo bottle house Popular Science Rensselaer Polytechnic students Peter Zummo and Matthew Naples have developed a modern version of Heineken's Wobo (world bottle-here in TreeHugger and more detail in Inhabitat) of 45 years...
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Six teenagers deny murdering 16-year-old boy
Written by The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed   
01/05/2009

Five youths and a teenage girl today denied the murder of a 16-year-old who was beaten with a baseball bat and stabbed.


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850 jobs axed at Adams chain
Written by The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed   
01/05/2009

Around 850 staff were made redundant at failed childrenswear chain Adams today after administrators announced the closure of 111 stores.


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Intimate Permaculture's Dozen Tips for Getting Cosy
Written by TreeHugger   
01/05/2009
Intimate permaculture photo Images: Cecilia Macaulay An odd entry in a long list of Google searches piqued my curiosity. Intimate Permaculture. What can that be?, I wondered. Turns out it is a phrase coined by Cecilia Macaulay, a permaculture teacher and writer/illustrator, who divides her time between Australia and Japan. She has a particular fascination with balcony gardening, for growing food...
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Cameron calls for tax cuts on savings
Written by The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed   
01/05/2009

Conservative leader David Cameron called today for the abolition of income tax on savings by basic-rate taxpayers.


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Kayu Bamboo Sunglasses Offer Sight to the Blind
Written by TreeHugger   
01/05/2009
kayu bamboo sunglasses photo Image: Kayu website When I happened upon Kayu sunglasses made of bamboo I nearly kept on moving. Did the miniscule amount of plastic found in a pair of glasses frames merit replacement by bamboo? Well, I use a replaceable head toothbrush, so maybe that argument could be made. But what piqued my interest more, was the statistic that “80% of blindness is...
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Government remains opposed to downgrading ecstasy
Written by The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed   
01/05/2009

Ministers reiterated their opposition to ecstasy being downgraded today amid claims that Government advisers will recommend it be made a class B drug.


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David Ashdown's Sports Picture Diary: London Irish v Newcastle
Written by The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed   
01/05/2009

When does a football match almost become a horse race and end up being a rugby match? Answer: When you have a frozen pitch.


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