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Major HMOs get healthy report
Five of California's nine major health plans ranked higher in national standards this year in a state survey, with Kaiser Permanente earning the highest possible ranking - a first since the report began.
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One lane open on I-77 northbound near Ripley
RIPLEY -- A head-on collision between a tractor-trailer and a passenger car closed the two northbound lanes of Interstate 77 near the 136-mile marker for more than two hours, a Jackson County emergency dispatcher said.One lane was back open by 7:45 p.m., t...
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thinkLA Honors Horizon Media's Zachary Rosenberg as Southern California Advertising Leader of the Year
thinkLA, the largest advertising industry organization for Southern California, today announced that Zachary Rosenberg, Executive Vice President, General Manager of Horizon Media's Western Region, has been named 2008 Leader of the Year. The industry's top honor, the award is given annually to recognize creative thinking and innovation in marketing and media.
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Bulletin Board: Nov. 15
Bulletin Board: Nov. 15.
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Landfall Foundation awards $221,000 in grants
The Landfall Foundation presented checks totaling $221,000 to 52 agencies to fund projects in the greater Wilmington area. In its 13th year of making grants, the foundation was able to exceed the $211,785 to 59 projects in 2007.
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VS willen Afghaanse leger snel uitbreiden
KABUL/JALALABAD - Om het hoofd te kunnen bieden aan het groeiende verzet vinden Amerikaanse bevelhebbers in Afghanistan dat er sneller meer Afghaanse troepen moeten komen. Zij hebben Washington om 3300 extra militairen gevraagd voor het trainen van nieuwe Afghaanse militairen en agenten.
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Were the World Mine (2008)
Tanner Cohen, left, and Nathaniel David Becker in “Were the World Mine,” inspired by “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
Model Karolina Kurkova world's sexiest woman: report
Lingerie model Karolina Kurkova has been voted the world's sexiest woman by E! entertainment television, beating sultry actresses Angelina Jolie and Scarlett Johansson for the honor.
NATO ready to help Africa, but is not world's policeman: chief
NATO is ready to strengthen its ties with Africa, but Africa should come up with solutions to its problems and not expect NATO to police the world, its secretary general Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on Thursday.
World stocks down amid fears of deep recession
World stocks fell sharply Thursday as fears of a deep global recession gripped markets and sent oil prices below $50 a barrel to levels not seen in more than three years.
World Bank Arm Backs Small Palm Growers on Climate (Update1)
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The International Finance Corp. , the World Bank's investment arm, said it will help lenders in Indonesia to finance small-scale palm oil growers to encourage so-called sustainable practices and forestall climate change.
Google to shut down virtual world Lively at year-end
The Internet giant, which launched the site less than five months ago, says it wants to focus on its core search business. Not all Google Inc. endeavors turn into gold. Lively, a virtual world the Internet giant launched less than five months ago, will be shut down at the end of the year so Google can focus on its bread-and-butter search business.
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