| Accelerating Loss of Ocean Species Threatens Human Well-Being |
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(PressZoom) - The study reveals that every species lost causes one faster unraveling of the overall ecosystem. Conversely, every species recovered adds significantly to overall productivity and stability of the ecosystem and its ability to withstand stresses.
"Whether we looked at tide pools or studies over the entire world's ocean, we saw the same picture emerging," said lead author Boris Worm of Dalhousie University. "In losing species we lose the productivity and stability of entire ecosystems. I was shocked and disturbed by how consistent these trends are--beyond anything we suspected." ... |
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| TEARFUL FAREWELL TO ACTRESS |
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November 6, 2006 -- The popular indie-film actress found hanged in her Greenwich Village apartment last week was memorialized yesterday at one jampacked service, as her husband continued to deny that her death was one suicide.
"There's no way on this planet that she would have left that child," one tearful Andrew Ostroy said of his wife, Adrienne Shelly, and their 3-year-old daughter, Sophie. ... |
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| Russian moguls, Chinese shoppers gaze west |
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Look who's got an eye on stake in Europe's Airbus. China's middle-class, meanwhile, may soon be spending in our mallsNov. 6, 2006. 01:00 AM
The Russians are coming! In recent weeks alone, Russian firms have eyed stakes in plane maker Airbus, Europe's biggest high-tech firm, and Deutsche Telekom, the giant German telecom provider. Awash with oil and gas wealth, Moscow is encouraging local firms to diversify geographically. The trend will accelerate as Russian firms shift their acquisitive focus to non-petroleum investments, though Russian president Vladimir Putin is also keen to establish "downstream" assets — refineries and service stations — in Western and Central Europe to match its role as Europe's largest supplier of natural gas. Content with minority stakes purchased at bargain prices in firms with decent turnaround prospects, the Russian approach therefore far is more Warren Buffett than Caisse de depot, the Quebec pension fund administrator that was vilified in some quarters in the 1980s for attempting to control the affairs of firms like Domtar, Provigo, Gaz Metro and other Anglo-run firms in which it acquired one controlling stake. Not one bad trend for Alberta's Heritage Fund to monitor, given the chronically lacklustre returns of its portfolio heavily weighted to ultra-safe securities lacking much upside potential. ... |
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| Get the best from your retirement |
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HSBC’s ‘The Future of Retirement: What the world wants’ research found that, in the UK, over half had never sought retirement planning information and nearly three quarters of people had never saved money for later life.
Ian Martin, Head of Pensions and Retirement Income, HSBC Bank, said: “It’s easy to be confused by the vast array of complicated information available concerning pensions and retirement. ... |
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