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Out-of-pocket health-care costs rise for workers with employer coverage
Jun 02, 2009 |
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The 161 million Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance are facing substantial increases in out-of-pocket (OOP) costs, according to a study published today on the Health Affairs Web site.
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What caused westward expansion in the United States?
Feb 28, 2008 |
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Western Expansion during the nineteenth century was an important determinant of geographic distribution and economic activity in the United States today. However, while explanations abound for why the migration occurred– ...
Asian tigers urged to reject polluting foreign investors
Feb 04, 2008 |
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South East Asia’s tiger economies should prize the long-term health of their environment above the ongoing short-term gains provided by foreign firms that pollute, economists have claimed.
Hewlett Packard to create 500 jobs in Ireland
Mar 10, 2009 |
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US technology company Hewlett Packard is to create 500 jobs with an 18-million-euro (23-million-dollar) expansion of its global service desk operation in Leixlip, County Kildare southwest of Dublin, Prime ...
Study: Life and death during the Great Depression
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Sep 28, 2009 |
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The Great Depression had a silver lining: During that hard time, U.S. life expectancy actually increased by 6.2 years, according to a University of Michigan study published in the current issue of the Proceedings of the Na ...
Woody and aquatic plants pose greatest invasive threat to China
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May 01, 2008 |
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Although China currently has fewer invasive woody plants than the United States, China’s potential for invasion by nonnative trees and shrubs is high, according to an article in the May 2008 issue of BioScience.
Grandparents key to China's expansion
Oct 26, 2006 |
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Rural China's elders care for grandchildren after parents migrate to urban centers and now a U.S. study finds that is a key factor in China's expansion.
Engineers research effects of heat expansion on economically efficient bridge design (w/ Video)
Jun 26, 2009 |
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Kansas State University researchers are studying the effects of integral bridge expansion resulting from heat to make these types of bridges a more viable alternative.
Smithsonian identifies invasive crab species in Panama Canal expansion area
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Sep 19, 2007 |
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A Smithsonian scientist and colleague report that a potentially harmful, invasive crab species that has spread to several countries is now established and reproducing in Panama. The researchers report that ...
In Brief: AT&T to provide rural satellite broadband
May 09, 2006 |
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AT&T will begin offering satellite-based broadband service this month in select rural areas of the United States.
Counting the cost of water
May 23, 2006 |
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Economic expansion in China is threatening the country’s scarce water resources, according to a new study by the University of Leeds. Uneven development of trade across the country means that water-intensive ...
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