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Jordan Finance Minister Plans Tax Cuts to Spur Growth (Update2) (Bloomberg)

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:37:03 -0700
April 20 (Bloomberg) -- Jordanian Finance Minister Bassem Salem said the government is planning to cut taxes to stimulate foreign investment, which may fall by as much as 35 percent this year, and economic growth.

Is New/Old Labour in its Death Throes?

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:24:49 -0700
Original Home Page All Contents of Site - Index Comment at end 20th April, 2009 I hold no candle for the present Labour government, much as I admired Mr Blair and did appreciate what HE did for the country. The fact that I have no faith in today’s Conservatives either doesn’t help in working out how to comment on the present goings-on. But on Newsnight tonight I detected a cooler than usual, and more hesitant than normal approach to Brown and the reasons for Brown from the B

Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:14:03 -0700
Exhibition Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward opens at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York next month. The show presents 64 projects by Lloyd Wright and includes over 200 archival drawings by the architect alongside newly commissioned models and animations. There will also be a sound installation featuring the voices of clients, friends, apprentices, and architects.Top image: Frank Lloyd Wright, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York 1943–59 Ink and pencil on tracing paper 20 x 24

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Homemade Doggy Meatloaf

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:36:00 -0700
I was hoping to get some gardening done today, but it has been raining. Instead I've been food shopping and cooking. Today I tried making something for the pooch, doggy meatloaf. It came out well, and I'll store this in the frig for the rest of this week's dinner for the doggy. He gets inexpensive dry food for breakfast, and homemade dog food for dinner. This keeps him healthy and without intestinal problems, and a good compromise for our budget as well. I loosely followed this recipe from R

Beauty queen's opposition to gay marriage 'cost her Miss USA title' (BBC News)

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:31:04 -0700
A runner-up at the Miss USA pageant says her opposition to gay marriage cost her first prize in the competition.