Economic Power of Self-Employment Felt in Rural Counties
May 24, 2012 at 6:11 AM by Gant Team · Leave a Comment
UNIVERSITY PARK – People in rural counties who work for themselves may add a boost to local economies, improving income and job growth, according to economists. The share of self-employed workers in nonmetro counties significantly predicted personal income and job growth, as well as declines in family poverty levels, said Stephan Goetz, professor of agricultural economics and regional economics...
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British label Paul Smith headed to China
May 24, 2012 at 3:22 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
The celebrated fashion label Paul Smith has announced plans to open some 24 stores in China over the next five years. The venture will mark the second attempt the renowned line has endeavored to tap into the Asian country’s booming luxury market. The Paul Smith brand, best recognized for its signature multi-colored stripes, will open with a flagship store in Shanghai in December under a fiv...
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Dotts Motor Company Awarded Golden Broom
May 23, 2012 at 1:29 PM by Gant Team · Leave a Comment
Dotts Motor Company received the Golden Broom Award for the month. The Golden Broom Award is a peer-to-peer program initiated by the Clearfield Revitalization Corporation, (CRC) to promote storefront and sidewalk cleanliness. The broom has been passed by Grice Gun Shop, who won the award previously. Tom Grice commented, “You deserve this award for being a long-standing business and keeping your...
Read More...World’s tallest communication tower opens in Tokyo
May 23, 2012 at 3:32 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
The Tokyo Skytree, the world’s tallest communication tower and second-highest building at 2,080 feet, opened to the public on Tuesday in the eastern part of Japan’s capital. Hundreds of people who bought tickets to climb the tower on opening day waited before the building opened while 5,000 lined up to enter the Tokyo Skytree Town, a shopping complex at the base of the tower. The To...
Read More...OECD says Europe’s debt crisis could hamper global economic recovery
May 22, 2012 at 10:17 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
The biggest threat to recovery for the global economy is Europe’s sovereign debt, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development warned Tuesday. OECD officials now say that overall economic growth in the developed economies in its 34 member nations will only be 1.6 percent, down from the 1.8 percent growth rate forecast in 2011. The OECD was particularly concerned that problems with...
Read More...Fitch downgrades Japan’s credit rateing
May 22, 2012 at 8:09 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
Ratings agency Fitch downgraded Japan’s sovereign credit rating Tuesday from an AA to A+ and warned that further downgrades might be necessary. That is still an investment grade rating, but it is just above the ratings of troubled Italy and Spain. It was the first time Fitch has downgraded Japan since 2001. In addition, Fitch criticized Japan for not doing more to get its debt down. The country&#...
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Small grains are tough sell
May 22, 2012 at 5:46 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
Bright Makakai, 41, is constantly advised by a farming programme he listens to on his solar-powered radio to “plant small grains” in the drought-prone area of Shurugwi, about 200km southeast of Gweru, the capital of Midlands Province in Zimbabwe. But he chooses to cultivate mainly maize, even though the crop generally fails because of poor rains. He allocates less than an acre to rapoko, a s...
Read More...Cannes Fashion Show to feature Alexander Wang, Roberto Cavalli
May 22, 2012 at 4:55 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
Some of the fabled and iconic designers to be featured at the upcoming amfAR’s Cinema Against Aids gala during the Cannes Film Festival are the legendary Alexander Wang, Balenciaga, Roberto Cavalli and many other celebrated names in the industry. The annual fundraising event is always a highlight of the renowned festival. For the first time, this year’s event will feature a full scale ...
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Online store sells shirt with topless Queen Elizabeth II design
May 22, 2012 at 4:41 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
A British online shop is selling a T-shirt designed with the head of Queen Elizabeth II on a topless woman’s body over the slogan “Loverly Jubilees.” The merchandise, sold online by shotdeadinthehead.com, was said to have incited outrage among followers. Margaret Tyler, 68, a known collector of royal memorabilia, said the shirt is “ridiculous” and “just awful....
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"Banana Aids" threatens social fabric on Idjwi island
May 21, 2012 at 2:52 PM by AHN · Leave a Comment
More than half of mountainous South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is infected by banana xanthomonas wilt (BXW), often referred to by farmers as “Banana AIDS”. The incurable disease is wiping out bananas and plantains grown at high altitudes and spreads easily. IRIN looked at the disease and how people are being affected on the island of Idjwi (population 230,000) in L...
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