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A measure of the probability that damage to life, health, property, and/or the environment will occur as a result of a given hazard.
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Local Banks Show Improvement in Quarter
Published July 3, 2009, 4:46 pm, San Fernando Valley Business Journal
The fourth quarter of 2008 was brutal for state chartered banks in California. Return on assets, return on equity and net income dropped into the negative digits for many, and some banks accessed the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in anticipation of things getting worse.
Which comes next -- the chicken or the bylaw?
Published July 3, 2009, 4:46 pm, Kingston Whig-Standard
Cate Henderson loves gardening, and she's found an interesting alternative to fertilizer. The organic gardener of the Heirloom Seed Sanctuary at Providence Motherhouse recently bought 50 free-range chickens for her family farm in Mountain Grove.[...]
"The Role of Māori in the NZ economy"
Published July 3, 2009, 4:42 pm, Scoop.co.nz
I thought long and hard about what to get Arapera this year, as a sign of my utter devotion. I finally came up with the perfect gift.
Garage sale sellers should know their inventory
Published July 3, 2009, 4:41 pm, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Garage sales are covered by a law that prohibits the resale of a variety of unsafe goods.
Health officials urge countywide well testing
Published July 3, 2009, 4:41 pm, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
In the wake of the discovery of arsenic in Webster well water, the Monroe County Health Department is recommending that all 5,000 private wells in the county be tested for the toxic metal.
Top 50 developers 2009
Published July 3, 2009, 4:40 pm, InsideHousing
It was a year ago that the reality began to dawn: affordable housing development would not be immune to the effects of the credit crunch.
Dollar Rises Versus Euro on Signs Economic Rebound Is Faltering
Published July 3, 2009, 4:37 pm, Bloomberg
July 4 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar rose against the euro this week as speculation the economic recovery is faltering boosted demand for the safety of the U.S. currency.
Physician will discuss the proper care of bones
Published July 3, 2009, 4:35 pm, Pasadena Star-News
Dr. Shane Pak will present a lecture, "Osteoporosis: The Latest Treatment Options," at 6 p.m. July 20 in the Barth Community Room at Crowell Public Library, 1890 Huntington Drive.
New Yorkers Brace For Mosquito Onslaught
Published July 3, 2009, 4:34 pm, WCBS-TV New York
In addition to dampening the spirits of New Yorkers, the 10 inches of rain that fell on the city in June have put it at risk for a mosquito-filled rest of the summer. But as pests start to come out in full force, there are many options available to help keep them at bay. Westchester County's commissioner of health Joshua Lipsman thinks the best way to protect against mosquitoes is to prevent ...
No more travel advisories
Published July 3, 2009, 4:32 pm, Straits Times
SEVERAL more steps were taken on Friday to move Singapore closer to the mitigation phase in dealing with the H1N1 virus. Last night, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said it would no longer issue travel advisories to Singaporeans. It said such advisories had become less useful, as the risk of catching H1N1, whether in an affected country or in Singapore, is about equal.
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- Paul Wilmott's Blog: Magicians And Mathematicians
- BPS RESEARCH DIGEST: It's called sfdkshfsk ... Stand back!
- ACTS Catholic Apologetics - Archbishop Fulton Sheen mp3 Audio
- Compliance Week
- Felix Salmon Blog Archive How AIG FP brought down the world | Blogs |: Cassano simply trusted the models (which were built with a lot of Gorton?s help), even when the models weren?t designed for subprime in particular, or even really for mortgages. I guess the message of Lewis?s piece is that FP caused the global financial crisis, even if it didn?t necessarily cause the complete downfall of AIG ? that AIG ended up buying in to the bubble created by FP, just companies like Citigroup and Bear Stearns did. Or, to put it another way, FP brought down the financial markets, and the crashing financial markets brought down AIG. You can blame the end of the world on Cassano, but there were a lot of people inside AIG but outside Cassano?s little group who ended up buying into the markets he helped to create and inflate.
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- State capitalism and the crisis - McKinsey Quarterly - Strategy - Globalization: Despite massive state interventions in economies around the world, many corporate leaders and investors act as though globalization remains the dominant paradigm. That is a mistake.
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