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Owner of Delray Beach treehouse admits he got 'carried away'
South Florida Sun-SentinelFrank McKinney's treehouse is the stuff of childhood fantasies. Think Swiss Family Robinson treehouse, from the classic Disney film: a suspension bridge, a wooden house perched atop a strangler fig, a ladder that leads 23 feet up in the air. "The little...Tags: Building Material, Manalapan, Cartoons, Delray Beach
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India names Pakistani masterminds while evidence shows Mumbai plot dates back a year
Associated Press WriterNEW DELHI (AP) — A Pakistani militant group apparently used an Indian operative as far back as 2007 to scout targets for the elaborate plot against India's financial capital, authorities said Thursday, a blow to Indian officials who have blamed...Tags: U.S. Department of Treasury, Government, Heads of State, Law Enforcement, Condoleezza Rice
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350 Michigan mine workers could be laid off
Up to 350 workers at two iron ore mines in Michigan's Upper Peninsula may be laid off because of plunging demand for iron and steel. Cliffs Natural Resources said Thursday the layoffs probably will happen in January at the Empire and Tilden mines in...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Unemployment, Mining
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Wall Street turns cautious ahead of Friday's employment report; Dow industrials tumble 216
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) — A period of relative calm on Wall Street ended Thursday as stocks tumbled in the final hour of trading on growing investor anxiety ahead of the government's November employment report. The major indexes each slid more than 2.5...Tags: Gold and Precious Material, Government Debt, Credit Ratings, Chrysler LLC, Automotive Equipment
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Venice considers what might have been if mobile barriers had been in place to prevent flood
Associated Press WriterVENICE, Italy (AP) — The luxury Bauer hotel was inundated by calls of concern and cancellations this week — but was spared the floodwaters that swamped most of the city. Though just a few steps from the city's lowest point — St. Mark'...Tags: Venice, Floods, Government, Public Officials, Global Change
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Bush rule change could make it tougher for Congress to block drilling, mining on public lands
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration is trying to make it tougher for Congress to block mining and oil and gas drilling on public lands. The Bureau of Land Management, which manages 258 million acres of federal property, stripped from its...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Government, Parliament, Barack Obama, National Government
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Salzgitter, Beiersdorf to replace Continental and Hypo Real Estate in Germany's DAX Index
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Auto parts and tire maker Continental AG and ailing real estate lender Hypo Real Estate AG will be taken off Germany's benchmark DAX-30 Index later this month, Deutsche Boerse said. They will be replaced by Beiersdorf AG... -
Xstrata: 900 workers will lose jobs at mining operations in Dominican Republic
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Roughly 900 workers at the Dominican Republic's largest nickel mine will lose their jobs due to high production costs and a drop in the metal's value, international mining company Xstrata said Thursday....Tags: Employees, Forestry and Timber, Mining, Falconbridge Limited, Natural Resources
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Young Somali doctors hold 1st graduation ceremony in 18 years amid chaos, violence
Associated Press WriterMOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — They dodged firefights on their way to school, maneuvering through one of the world's most violent cities. Yet on Thursday, 20 men and women accomplished something that nobody in Somalia has done in nearly two decades: They...Tags: Building Material, Colleges and Universities, United Nations
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Modern Metal Products files for Chapter 11
Hindered by the nationwide drop in auto sales, a northern Illinois auto parts supplier filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week. Modern Metal Products, based in Loves Park, owes more than $6 million to its top 20 creditors. The company...Tags: Court Administration, Winsted, Vehicles, General Motors Corp., Automotive Equipment
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Brazil's Vale to reduce nickel output for Canadian unit, launch early retirement program
AP Business WriterSAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) — Citing falling nickel prices, Brazilian mining giant Vale said Thursday it will reduce production of the metal at its Canadian division and cut jobs in that unit through a voluntary retirement program. Companhia Vale do Rio...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Kensington, Employees, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, Retirement
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Losses widen at Waterford Wedgwood; company says it needs new investor to stay open
Associated Press WriterDUBLIN, Ireland (AP) — Debt-ridden crystal and china maker Waterford Wedgwood PLC reported falling sales and increasing first-half losses Thursday and warned it could be forced to shut down if a major new investor cannot be found to bail it out....Tags: Building Material, Material Science, Sales, Engineering, Waterford
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