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Buying a home? We’ve never had it so good
Previous generations never had it so good, and it is fatuous to suggest otherwise. Lets not kid ourselves about it or work ourselves up into a lather of panic. If youre worried about how your children might set up buying themselves a house, just remind yourself of how you did it in a crippled economy. Your children can get good jobs, earn a fair amount of money, work overseas, seek and find loans from at least four banks in Malta which compete with each other for the business, and buy cheap but good furniture to put in their new home. Best of all, the financial burden can be shared by two people, because now there are more earning opportunities for women and less social pressure for them to stay between four walls.
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We look back fondly at the recent past and think how nice it was when a house cost Lm15,000.
‘Computing devices of the future must meet consumer needs’
However, it is important to make sure that computing devices of the future meet the specific needs of the consumer. It isn't just about the individual components, but about how they work together to deliver better performance, greater power efficiency, desired form factors and are enabled with the applications and content that provide value to the consumer experience. This approach is what Intel calls the "platform approach". Today, Intel is focused on five platformsmobility, enterprise, home, health and emerging markets. For example, as part of the emerging market focus, four platform definition centres were set up to identify environmental and ethnographic considerations and marketplace requirements that were specific to an emerging region. These platform definition centres further demonstrate Intel's drive towards digital inclusion for emerging markets.
Loveland artist opens studio featuring her own works
A new studio adds to the mix of visual arts in Loveland's downtown district. Art House II, which opened Dec. 15 at 430 W. Loveland Ave., showcases the work of its owner, artist Deirdre Dyson. The British-born painter has lived in Loveland for 35 years. Dyson, who specializes in outdoor scenes, has drawn inspiration from many locations in the U.S. and abroad. She has also painted scenes of the Loveland Bike Trail, O'Bannon Creek and Loveland's historic downtown.
Art House II is open by appointment.
Information: 513-683-0349.
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George Clooney movie auditions tap into community
CHARLOTTE Margaret Papadakis had just arrived home from her third-shift job at Carolinas Medical Center Saturday morning when her son's agent called and said he needed to audition for "Leatherheads."
By the time she and 16-year-old Michael waited in line for a couple of hours, filled out his "Talent Profile" form and waited in line again for his audition, she was having problems staying awake. They sat down on the floor and leaned back against a massive, fabric-covered column.
Michael seemed to appreciate his mother sacrificing sleep for his chance at fame. "He said, 'Just lay your head against mine,' " she said.
The audition was for the role of "Bug," the water boy for the 1920s football team to be depicted in the Universal Pictures film starring Oscar-winning actors George Clooney and Renee Zellweger.
Resisters hit police blockade Protest at inaugural peaceful
Desert Rock resisters staged a peaceful protest outside the Navajo Nation Fairgrounds during last Tuesday's presedential inaugural and came face-to-face with a wall of Navajo Nation Police. [Photo courtesy of Carlan Tapp]
By Kathy Helms
Diné Bureau WINDOW ROCK In a throwback to the genesis of the civil rights movement of the late 1950s, members of Dooda Desert Rock Committee staged a peaceful demonstration at last week's presidential inaugural.
As in the case of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., resisters based their protest on nonviolence and civil disobedience.
In 1957, King cautioned followers, "We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline."
Navajo elders have encouraged younger protesters to do likewise.
In China, Preventive Medicine Pits Doctor Against System
LOUDI, China -- Dr. Hu Weimin has attracted a wide following among the poor in this city by providing free advice on how to avoid high blood pressure and dispensing cheap drugs to treat the condition, one of the biggest killers in China.
His efforts have won him national recognition, and he counsels thousands of patients via the Internet. But Dr. Hu's public health message has turned him into an outcast at his hospital. Fellow physicians shun him, and administrators bar him from the wards.
The bottom line: Dr. Hu is bad for business at the Loudi Central Hospital. By ...
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