Time machines: Our chronic obsession with watches (Independent)
The face of Kevin Pietersen, the England cricket captain, stares belligerently from the page of a Sunday colour magazine. He is advertising a wristwatch. "Unstoppable" is the ad's tagline – a little unfortunately, considering the England team's wretched recent performances – "Unstoppable. Kevin Pietersen is. So is his Citizen Eco-Drive. Fuelled by light, it never needs a battery."
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British eco-industries eye opportunities overseas (Environmental Data Interactive Exchange)
The UK environmental sector is being encouraged to capitalize on its relative maturity by looking markets emerging elsewhere in the world.
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Carbon and climate-friendly hemp for car parts are one of the types of innovative methods that will be supported by a new scheme funded by the European Union and the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) to boost eco-businesses and create jobs.
Brian Taylor blogs on a 2012 GB football team (BBC News)
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US carmakers still on the wrong road (Times Online)
THE bulls running in the streets of Detroit last week were supposed to symbolise all that is positive and powerful in the American motor industry.
Hitachi set to launch self-encrypting hard drive (ZDNet UK)
The company has announced the third generation of its 2.5-inch Travelstar hard drive with built-in encryption — the 5K500.B
Janet Street-Porter: I fear 'Healthy Towns' are just another fad (Independent)
I broke my ankle at the start of the summer, and am trying to lose the weight I gained. My doctor in Yorkshire said I was "obese". This chap is what I'd call morbidly thin. Addicted to running, he spends lunchtime pounding over the moors, generally in pouring rain. He's definitely in the minority among the locals. There's nothing I don't know about losing weight – it's just a case of mind over ...
Can world leaders find a way out of this crisis? (Socialist Worker)
Will increased public spending get us out of the recession? World leaders are divided over how to respond to the crisis, but many have coalesced around the idea of increasing public spending to stimulate the economy.
The Business of New York Real Estate: Timely Information, Trusted Analysis and Valuable Resources Online (GlobeSt.com)
NEW YORK CITY-Returning to bedrock principles is a theme that’s frequently sounded in the current downturn, and just as commercial real estate lenders are focused on underwriting, so Ernst & Young’s Rick Sinkuler says buyers and sellers need to look at the fundamentals.