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Translating Better Care Portfolio.com (blog) Twin Cities health providers are turning to remote video language interpreting as a way to better meet the needs of a growing number of immigrant patients. ... and more » 
Translating Better Care - Portfolio.com (blog)
31.08.2010
High-street law firms are under threat on all sides. But they must move with the times and offer more accessible, flexible services The fabled high-street network of law firms is in danger . The threats are piling up – legal aid cuts, \' Tesco Law \', being thrown off mortgage lenders\' panels and difficulties securing indemnity insurance to name just four. Access to justice, we are repeatedly told, is in peril. Here\'s a thought: So what? High-street law firms have become synonymous with access to justice, but this seems...
High-street law revolution must focus on customer satisfaction
31.08.2010
Former government chief scientist Sir David King, in the green corner, to take on arch-sceptic Lord Lawson in public showdown The most prominent climate sceptic and the most vocal advocate of the cause in the UK are to take part in their first public debate on the subject. The "clash of the titans" will be between Lord Lawson of Blaby, the former Conservative chancellor and chairman of the sceptical Global Warming Policy Foundation, and Sir David King, a former government chief scientist who once warned that climate change was "more serious e...
CBI to host climate change 'clash of the titans' debate
31.08.2010
From Australia to the US, the rightwingers who claim climate change is a leftwing conspiracy will grab green subsidies It was Australia\'s second climate change election. Climate change deposed the former leaders of both main parties: Kevin Rudd (Labor) because his position was too weak, Malcolm Turnbull (Liberal) because his was too strong. When Julia Gillard , the new Labor leader, a...
For deniers, politics beats the science. Handouts beat both | George Monbiot
31.08.2010
Airline stocks outstripping equities by a factor of two
Airline stocks have outperformed global equity markets twice over in the last year as investors bet on a strong upturn in the embattled aviation industry, the International Air Transport Association (Iata) will say today.31.08.2010
Bank of England report shows mortgage lending at second-lowest level since records began Mortgage lending fell sharply in July as activity in the housing market remained subdued, according to Bank of England figures released today. Net lending totalled £86m for the month, down from June\'s £518m and the second-lowest monthly lending figure since the Bank\'s records began in 1993, although there have been two months when net lending was negative. The number of mortgages approved for house purchases edged ahead slightly during the month, rising to 48,722 f...
Mortgage figures plunge in July
31.08.2010
Acceptance of inequality rests on assumptions that \'free markets\' make us all richer in the end. Growth figures tell it differently As Nick Clegg fends off accusations of selling out and Labour leadership candidates set out their stall, debates about inequality show no sign of going away. But the moral arguments are rarely extended far enough, and virtually no pol...
We lost sight of fairness in the false promise of wealth | Ha-Joon Chang
31.08.2010
Sexing up the numbers of women who pay for sex is a ruse to make the industry more palatable Women – ever wondered how you could attract scintillating company from any number of hunky men who will focus entirely on you and your needs? Simple: just get out your credit card – a male brothel will soon be opening near you . Or at least that is the i...
The myth of the male brothel | Julie Bindel
30.08.2010
Research and Markets: The Women's Handbag and Purse Manufacturing Industry's Revenue for the Year 2009 Was approximately $586.0 Million USD, With an Estimated Gross Profit Of 51.29%
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3e0ce5/womens_handbag_an) has announced the addition of Supplier Relations US, LLC\'s new report "Women\'s Handbag and Purse Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its International Trade [2010 Edition]" to their ...