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]> Compare Prices Blog - Compare Prices Blog http://www.compare-prices.net Compare Prices Blog en From the best tourist spots to last resort... http://www.compare-prices.net/node/6745 <p> You’d think any resort panned by both Boris Johnson and Michael Winner might have something going for it but you’d be wrong.</p><p>With half a pier and half a heart, Bognor looks seedy and unattractive, which is surprising as it sits near one of the most affluent areas in England.</p><p>When I went there as a child it was full of people and fun. Now it looks sad and decrepit. </p><p>Butlin... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:15:03 -0400 Census: 17.9% in Ark. below poverty line... http://www.compare-prices.net/node/6744 <p>LITTLE ROCK (AP) - A new survey shows Arkansas continues to have 1 of the nation's highest poverty rates and lowest median household incomes, as high gas prices and housing worries still trouble the country.</p><p>Data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey, released today, shows 17.9% of Arkansans subsist on earnings beneath the federal poverty line in 2007. Workers in Arkan... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:15:05 -0400 TCS bags 5-yr contract from Singapore Airlines Cargo... http://www.compare-prices.net/node/6743 <p> MUMBAI:India's top software exporter Tata Consultancy Services has bagged a five-yearmulti-million- dollar contract from Singapore Airlines Cargo.</p><p>As per the agreement, SIACargo has outsourced its cargo revenue accounting processes to TCS.</p><p>In 2004, the Singapore-basedcarrier had outsourced its back-office revenue accounting processes to the Tatagroup company.</p><p> "SingaporeAirl... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:15:03 -0400 Disposable income drops for the first time in eleven years as ...... http://www.compare-prices.net/node/6742 <p>Home News Sport TV&Showbiz Femail Health Science&Tech You mag Live mag Coffee Break Pictures Debate News Home World news Headlines Pictures Most read News Board Horoscopes Travel Money My Stories Logout Login Motors E-editions Tuesday, August 26 2008 This Morning 15&deg;C This Afternoon 21&deg;C 5-Day Forecast</p><p>The average family's disposable income has plunged by £2,500 over 12 months i... Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:15:03 -0400 Obama seeks support ahead of US Democrats&#39; convention... http://www.compare-prices.net/node/6741 <p>Barack Obama laid out one of his goals Sunday for the U.S. Democrats' four-day national convention in Denver, Colo., saying that he hopes voters will come away with a belief that he's one of them.</p><p>"I think what you'll conclude is, 'He's sort of like us,"' Obama told supporters at a barbecue. It was part of an ongoing effort to address voters' lingering concerns about his exotic nam... Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:15:04 -0400 Food Stuff... http://www.compare-prices.net/node/6740 <p>Testing has confirmed that an outbreak of listeriosis that has claimed at least ...</p>[ more ]   Alberta reporter kidnapped at gunpoint in Somalia Obama and Biden team makes public debut Man in hospital after police shooting in Regina </p><p>Highlights from this weekend's High RIver Highland Games.</p>  Sign up for breaking news alerts from the Calgary Herald. Email Address: Our Privacy Sta... Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:15:02 -0400 Turks shift to LPG, public transport in response to high oil prices... http://www.compare-prices.net/node/6739 <p>The report, from Moody&#39;s Economy.com, a division of Moody&#39;s Analytics, Inc., was composed by analyst Mustafa Akçay, who outlined how Turkey is coping with the effects of the skyrocketing oil prices, which have slowed growth in oil-importing countries.</p><p>Households in Turkey have responded by decreasing their consumption, the report notes. "They have shifted to diesel and other chea... Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:15:04 -0400 More job losses at Ford in Australia&#39;s south... http://www.compare-prices.net/node/6738 <p>Ford says its predicting softer car sales next year. [ABC]</p><p>Car manufacter Ford says up to 350 jobs are to go at two plants in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria.</p><p>Ford says it plans to start cutting production at its Broadmeadows and Geelong plants by 20 to 25 per cent by mid-November.</p><p>It says 350 jobs, or 15 per cent of the manufacturing workforce, will go.</p><p>Th... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:15:05 -0400 Contrarian Markets Can Often Be Tamed With ETFs... http://www.compare-prices.net/node/6737 <p>As seen in the ETF market, the U.S. stock market seems to be defying traditional elements of savvy investing.</p><p>Gary Gordon for ETF Expert points out that risk or risky investments are often associated with NASDAQ, tech, or small stocks. However, these types of stocks have been the leaders through the close of last week in this bear market.</p><p>This is exemplified by the iShares Russell 2... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:15:03 -0400 Amish population nearly doubles in 16 years... http://www.compare-prices.net/node/6736 <p>LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) &#x2014; The Amish are expanding their presence in states far beyond Pennsylvania Dutch country as they search for affordable farmland to accommodate a population that has nearly doubled in the past 16 years, a new study found.</p><p>States such as Missouri, Kentucky and Minnesota have seen increases in their Amish populations of more than 130 percent. The Amish now number a... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:15:03 -0400 NY restaurant uses 1933 prices; Steaks: 90 cents... http://www.compare-prices.net/node/6735 <p>NEW YORK (AP) &#x2014; An Italian restaurant in Harlem that once counted Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett as regulars has turned back the clock 75 years.</p><p>Patsy's Restaurant in East Harlem celebrated its 75th anniversary Tuesday with 1933 prices, including a 12-ounce New York cut steak and grilled salmon for 90 cents and a slice of pizza for 60 cents. Most beverages cost 10 cents.</p>Hosted... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:15:02 -0400 Market dives as brokers trade takeover gossip... http://www.compare-prices.net/node/6734 <p>trafford metropolitan borough council. trafford. £27,594 - £33,291 p.a. (Up to £35,852 for (Team Leader) - Subject to job evaluation.</p><p>successful specialty finance group based in ct is... of commercial finance industry and practices working knowledge of gaap accounting for finance companies... . ct.</p><p>fast paced, project-focused and works with management teams throughout the finance... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:15:04 -0400 Oil falls as storm threat eases... http://www.compare-prices.net/node/6733 <p>Oil prices briefly dropped below $112 a barrel Tuesday, extending the previous session's decline as Tropical Storm Fay avoided oil-producing infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico.</p><p>By midday in Europe, light, sweet crude for September delivery was down 54 cents at $112.33 after falling as low as $111.78 barrel earlier in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.</p><p>The con... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:15:03 -0400 Back to school: Shaky economy hits kids... http://www.compare-prices.net/node/6732 <p>WASHINGTON (AP) &#x2014; Hard times and higher fuel prices will follow kids back to school this fall.</p><p>Children will walk farther to the bus stop, pay more for lunch, study from old textbooks and wear last year's clothes. Field trips? Forget about it.</p><p>This year, it could cost nearly twice as much to fuel the yellow buses that rumble to school each morning. If you think it's expensi... Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:15:03 -0400 Business leaders warn of recession... http://www.compare-prices.net/node/6731 <p>Britain's economy will enter a recession within the coming year, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has predicted.</p><p>In its latest quarterly economic forecast, the BCC said Britain was heading into a "technical" recession of two or more quarters of declining output over the next six or nine months. But a major recession similar to the downturn seen in early 1990s was unlikely, the orga... Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:15:02 -0400