Timeline: Thorpâs five years as chancellor
2008 May: Holden Thorp, dean of UNC-Chapel Hillâs College of Arts and Sciences, is elected the universityâs 10th chancellor. October 12: Thorp formally installed as chancellor on the...
View ArticlePage-Vawter House, Contentment Museum featured during Hawks Nest State Park...
(Source: State of West Virginia) 9/18/2012 ANSTED, W.Va. - The Page-Vawter House is a Victorian-era mansion located in Ansted, near Hawks Nest State Park, and will be part of the public historic tour...
View ArticleQatar Airways makes small net loss in the last financial year due to high...
Doha: Qatar Airways made a small loss last year because of high fuel costs. The airline posted a small net loss in the 2011/12 financial year that ended March 31, because of high oil prices, compared...
View Article'Parenthood's' Monica Potter Previews 'Empty Nesting' Ahead for Adam and...
share "There will definitely be some empty nesting," the actress tells THR. Chris Haston/NBC "Parenthood" Not a dry eye was left in the house as Haddie bid her parents farewell as she departed the...
View ArticleBird's nest farmers want assurance
BUTTERWORTH: The assurance by the Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry that China had agreed to lift the mandatory use of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on bird's nests exports has...
View ArticleSavers facing a trim from banks over interest rates
BANKS will soon try to push savers into term deposits by cutting interest rates on internet savings accounts and similar products, a leading central banker has signalled. Reserve Bank assistant...
View ArticleMonetary policy review: RBI cuts CRR, leaves interest rates unchanged on...
Taking a cautious stance, the Reserve Bank today cut CRR by 0.25 per cent the percentage of deposits banks keep with central bank but refrained from reducing lending rates in view high inflation....
View ArticleOn the High Costs of the Fed's Very Low Interest Rates
Regarding Phil Gramm and John Taylor's "The Hidden Costs of Monetary Easing" (op-ed, Sept. 12): It is unduly censorious to reproach the architects of fiscal policy for abrogating their...
View ArticleEmpty Nest Syndrome sufferers flock to extra-marital dating website
A survey has shown, over 50% of people who's children had left home said they could relate to or had experienced empty nest syndrome and of those, 18% had cited it as one of the reasons they had...
View ArticleBig cat hunt declared over by Victorian Government due to lack of evidence
THE existence of "big cats" in Victoria is "highly unlikely" a State Government report has found. The Baillieu Government today released the findings of a report into the possible evidence of a wild...
View ArticleNorthern Trust to take on 400 over next five years
EOIN BURKE-KENNEDY and KATHRYN HAYES in Limerick A LEADING US financial services company will more than double its workforce in Limerick as part of a major expansion of its Irish operation. Fund...
View ArticleHigh inflation leaves UK in doldrums
CPI inflation is proving 'sticky' at 2.5% – eroding consumer spending power only a little less ferociously than it was Higher university tuition fees could put upwards pressure on inflation....
View ArticleTwo ways to rate surgery for obesity
Obese people who have weight-loss surgery gain at least six years of health benefits that include fewer diabetes cases and lower cholesterol and blood pressure. Even so, their medical costs do not...
View Article19 Sep 2012 UK adults stay close to home when flying the nest (15923815)
(Source: Aviva plc) 19 September, 2012 Typical distance moved is less than four miles Four out of 10 UK adults venture less than five miles from their family home when moving out permanently for the...
View ArticleSleep-Deprived People Lose 60 Percent Less Weight When They Diet
myhealthnewsdaily Sleep Is Important to Weight Loss, Research Suggests US Kids Eat As Much Salt As Adults, Study Finds Indiana Firm Recalls Chicken Strip Products Expectant Moms: How to Keep Weight...
View ArticleHow to build a better nest egg
FIONA REDDAN In unpredictable times, a savings account can offer a real sense of security. But there are many options out there, and it pays to know the best fit for you AS SAVINGS rates in Ireland...
View ArticleInflation Will Erode N5,000 Note's Value in Two Years - Abdulkadir
[Leadership]A former permanent secretary in the...
View ArticleNot so empty nest: Children may leave home but they leave all their stuff...
They have been named the cuckoo generation – children who fly the nest and leave all their possessions behind. White Wagtail and Common Cuckoo in a nest Photo: ALAMY By Richard Alleyne 7:00AM BST 19...
View ArticleTwo Hundred Twenty Five Years of Greatness
By Quin Hillyer on 9.17.12 @ 2:10PM Today we celebrate the 225th anniversary of Constitution Day -- the day at the end of the constitutional convention at which the convention officially adopted, and...
View ArticleThe Last Five Years Of Life Might Cost Us The Most
4 Major Expenditures That Are Costing Boomers A Fortune CENSUS: The Gap Between The Rich And Poor Keeps Widening More Grandparents Are Bankrolling Families Than Ever Before Most retirees know they'll...
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