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Benefits Britain: Long-term unemployed and dole claimants soar to highest level since Labour came to power

The dire state of ‘Benefits Britain’ was laid bare today as figures showed long-term unemployment is soaring and more than a fifth of the working population are inactive. Dealing a devastating blow to Gordon Brown just …

Mercedes SLS AMG-inspired Cigarette 1 Racing Boat unveiled

You know a car has become extremely popular when it’s being used as inspiration for a racing boat and that’s exactly what the is finding out pretty quickly. The new supercar was the source of inspiration for Cigarette R…

The Case for Brain Drains, by Arnold Kling

Laura Freschi makes it, citing work by William Easterly and Yaw Nyarko. Even using official figures, which likely far undercount the value of remittances by excluding informal channels, remittances sent back by Africans …

Vodafone to 360 the HTC Legend

Following on from that the HTC Desire will be available through those mobile phone networks in the UK, Vodafone has also revealed it is to also offer the Desire, as well as the HTC Legend – and the HTC HD mini. “The , t…

Moy Park appoints former NFU boss

Former NFU director general Richard Macdonald CBE has been snapped up by poultry giant Moy Park in a non-executive director role. Macdonald takes up the position this month, and will join the Moy Park Board working clos…

Many Defined Benefit Plans Face Unexpected, Daunting Funding Demands

The Principal notifies plan sponsors to take action now DES MOINES, Iowa–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Many employers with defined benefit plans could face unexpected and significant challenges as early as April. Required contributi…

Research and Markets: Federal Corporate Sentencing Compliance and Mitigation

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2088cd/federal_corporate) has announced the addition of the “Federal Corporate Sentencing Compliance and Mitigation” report to the…

AgencyPort Implementation Helps Earn Harford Mutual Award from Celent

AgencyPortal improves agent satisfaction and increases new business for Harford Mutual BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AgencyPort (a Sword Group company), the leading provider of web-based solutions to the property and casualty…

CORRECTING and REPLACING Talbots and BPW Agree to Technical Amendment to Merger Agreement to Provide Greater Assurance to BPW Shareholders regarding Value of Merger Consideration

CORRECTION…by The Talbots, Inc. HINGHAM, Mass. & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. The corrected release reads: TALBOTS AND BPW AGREE TO…

Ketera to Lead Best Practices in Social Commerce Workshop at Procure-to-Pay Summit

Topic: Maximizing the Value of Buyer-Supplier Relationships through Integrated Networks SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ketera, provider of the online Ketera Network business community, announced today that new Vice P…