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			<title><![CDATA[Study: CT scans spot heart attacks faster, more cheaply]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:17:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)&mdash; A CT scan &mdash; a kind of super X-ray &mdash; provides a faster, cheaper way to diagnose a heart attack when someone goes to the emergency room with chest pains, a new study suggests.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hershey, Ferrero considering bid for Cadbury]]></title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:22:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[LONDON (AP) &mdash; Chocolate makers The Hershey Co. and Ferrero International SA confirmed Wednesday they are considering a possible offer for Cadbury PLC, which is already the target of a hostile bid by Kraft Foods Inc.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ford, Subaru, VW win insurance industry picks]]></title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:21:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Ford, Subaru and Volkswagen lead the insurance industry's annual list of the safest new vehicles, according to a closely watched assessment used by car companies to lure safety-conscious consumers to showrooms.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Consumer prices up 0.3 percent in October]]></title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:21:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Consumer prices edged up slightly faster than expected in October, driven higher by another increase in energy prices and the biggest jump in new car prices in 28 years.<br>
Still, prices are lower than they were a year ago and inflation is expected to remain subdued as the economy struggles to emerge from a deep recession.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Home construction plunges 10.6 percent in October]]></title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:20:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Construction of new homes unexpectedly plunged last month, as builders waited to see whether lawmakers would extend a tax credit for homebuyers.<br>
The results underscore how much the housing market has been relying on government support for its fledgling recovery. The tax credit of up to $8,000 for first-time owners was due to expire on Nov. 30, but Congress voted to extend it earlier this month and expand it to more buyers, after intense pressure from real estate agents and homebuilders.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Oil up near $80 as US crude supplies drop]]></title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:19:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Oil prices extended gains to near $80 a barrel Wednesday, supported by a weaker dollar and as a report showed an unexpected drop in U.S. crude supplies, suggesting demand could be improving.<br>
By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for December delivery was up 70 cents to $79.84 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 24 cents to settle at $79.14 on Tuesday.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:36:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tuesday, Nov. 17<br>
Marketing and Publicity on a Tight Budget, 7:30 to 9 a.m., Blueberry Hill Healthcare, 75 Brimbal Ave. Breakfast seminar with tips from marketing and PR professionals. Networking and breakfast at 7:30 a.m., $8 members, $13 nonmembers, continental breakfast included. RSVP to director@beverlychamber.com or 978-232-9559.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Business Briefcase]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:35:00 EST</pubDate>
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Kim Folan of Ipswich, a full-time real estate broker/agent for almost a decade, has joined J. Barrett and Co. in the Beverly office. <br>
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Dave DuBois has been appointed chief financial officer of International Cars Ltd. dealerships, headquartered at Honda North in Danvers.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Northshore Mall is latest to get a play space for kids]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[PEABODY &mdash; Young children slid down a red slide, crawled through tubes and climbed on a colorful caterpillar structure as they enjoyed a new children's play area that opened at the Northshore Mall over the weekend.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[UPS pegs Dec. 21 as busiest day of 2009]]></title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:14:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA (AP) &mdash; UPS Inc., the world's largest shipping carrier, expects to deliver roughly 22 million small packages on its busiest day this year &mdash; projected to be Dec. 21.<br>
UPS, based in Atlanta, said Monday that's about a 40 percent increase over normal daily delivery volumes.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Retail sales rise 1.4 percent in October]]></title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:14:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Retail sales rose more than expected in October due largely to a big rebound in auto sales. But broader consumer spending remains under pressure, raising questions about the durability of the recovery.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Where's a good place to purchase used Mercedes parts?]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Q: Do you know of a source for used Mercedes parts for my 1986 Mercedes 560SL? I have exhausted my efforts. (I'm not great with the computer.) Actually, I'm looking for a set of tan carpets, front and rear. Any advice you can give will be greatly appreciated. ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[They want to Zap you]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:21:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[With their mouselike noses, they seem the sort of cars you rode on a track at the amusement park. Even Rob Cerundolo, who sells them at Hillcrest Motors on Highland Avenue in Salem, admits they're basically golf carts. Some have only three wheels, and you can't drive them on divided highways. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:08:00 EST</pubDate>
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Robert Fanning Jr. of Boxford and Myrt Harper Rose of Barrington, Ill., were recently appointed to the board of trustees at Endicott College in Beverly.<br>
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Professor Perry Glasser, coordinator of Salem State College's professional writing program, recently won the 2009 GS Sharat Chandra Prize for fiction for his recent novel, "Dangerous Places," to be released this fall.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:07:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Thursday, Nov. 12<br>
New Member and Business Networking Reception, North Shore Chamber of Commerce, 5 to 7 p.m., Finz Seafood and Grill, 76 Wharf St., Pickering Wharf, Salem. New members can introduce themselves to the North Shore business community. 978-774-8565 or visit www.northshorechamber.org.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[The man behind Bill & Bob's]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[SALEM &mdash; Nondas Lagonakis, 73, of Salem, a successful businessman, real estate entrepreneur and philanthropist, launched his career 40 years ago this fall when he bought Bill &amp; Bob's Famous Roast Beef in Salem. ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[How much will it cost to replace struts on Cirrus?]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Q: I have a 1996 Chrysler Cirrus with 30,000 miles. There is a rattle when on a bumpy road, and I have been told it has something to do with the strut. I really have no mechanical knowledge and would appreciate your guidance. Does this sound like the correct diagnosis? What would be an approximate fair price for the repair? ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:11:00 EST</pubDate>
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Douglas Emond of Marblehead was recently appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer of Metro Credit Union, which has branch offices in Peabody, Swampscott and several other communities on the North Shore.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Wednesday, Nov. 4<br>
North Shore Chamber of Commerce Economic &amp; Public Policy Breakfast Forum, 7:30 to 9 a.m., Peabody Marriott Hotel, 8A Centennial Drive, Peabody. With a presentation by Judge Robert Cornetta, Salem District Court. The cost is $29 for members, $50 for nonmembers. To register, visit www.northshorechamber.org or call 978-774-8565.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Salem News receives award from providers of human services]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[A statewide association of human service providers awarded The Salem News a Media Award of Excellence during its 34th annual Convention and Expo in Boston last week.<br>
The award recognized The Salem News for its work to highlight issues important to the families of people living with developmental disabilities.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Salem apartments harnessing the sun's energy for power]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:08:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[SALEM &mdash; Over the next few months, workers will be installing solar panels on a Salem apartment complex that will have one of the largest photovoltaic arrays in the state.<br>
At the Princeton Crossing apartments, across from Salem Hospital, nearly 2,000 roof-mounted solar panels are expected to generate enough electricity to power all of the common areas in the complex of 17 buildings, including laundry rooms, lounges, outdoor lighting and pumps for the heating system.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Where, oh where, to find missing part for 1998 Taurus]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Q: Because the engine light is on in a 1998 Ford Taurus V6-182 3.0L OHV, I got a rejection sticker. It needs the steel tube for the left side secondary air injection valve. <br>
The part is not to be found anywhere on Earth! ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[House panel votes for new rating agency rules]]></title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:05:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; The House Financial Services Committee has voted to set new rules for credit rating agencies, which lawmakers say misled investors by giving high marks to risky securities tied to subprime mortgages.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[New home sales fall 3.6 percent]]></title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:04:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Sales of new homes dropped unexpectedly last month as the effects of a soon-to-expire tax credit for first-time owners started to wane.<br>
The Commerce Department said Wednesday that sales fell 3.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 402,000 from a downwardly revised 417,000 in August. Economists surveyed by Thomson Reuters had expected a pace of 440,000.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[UN climate chief doubts full treaty this year]]></title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:03:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM (AP) &mdash; Reaching a final global warming treaty will be impossible this year, but the principles of a deal must be settled at a conference in December, the U.N.'s top climate official said Wednesday.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Witch School moving to Witch City]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:37:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[The "Witch School" sign hasn't gone up on the building yet, but the operators of this largely Internet enterprise have picked out a storefront on Salem's Essex Street pedestrian mall.<br>
The city's newest witch business will be sandwiched between The Gathering, a small Christian church, and Rockafellas, a restaurant that is on the site where The First Church in Salem was founded in 1634. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Aviva Chomsky, professor of history at Salem State College, was awarded the Best Book 2009 award from the New England Council of Latin American Studies for her most recent book, "Linked Labor Histories: New England, Colombia, and the Making of a Global Working Class."]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:14:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Thursday, Oct. 29<br>
North Shore Chamber of Commerce Human Resources Professionals Roundtable, Guide to Financial Wellness, 7:45 a.m., North Shore Chamber Boardroom, 5 Cherry Hill Drive, Suite 100, Danvers. 978-774-8565 or steve@northshorechamber.org.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA['Service engine' light indicates a problem with vehicle]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Q.: Are you able to tell me what maintenance I will require for my 56,000-mile service? I have no operator's manual &mdash; my car was bought at auction, and the book was missing. Just yesterday, my "service engine soon" light went on. Is this a reminder for the above service? Anything you can tell me will be a big help. ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Heating oil, natural gas prices rise in October]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:39:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (AP) &mdash; Sparked by a cold snap in the northeast, home heating fuels are getting more expensive even though supplies are well above normal for this time of year.<br>
Heating oil futures spiked with crude oil contracts last week. Retail prices followed, surging an average of 10.2 cents per gallon for residential customers on Monday, according to an Energy Information Administration report released Thursday.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Navy's newest warships top out at more than 50 mph]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:39:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[BATH, Maine (AP) &mdash; The Navy's need for speed is being answered by a pair of warships that have reached freeway speeds during testing at sea.<br>
Independence, a 418-foot warship built in Alabama, boasts a top speed in excess of 45 knots, or about 52 mph, and sustained 44 knots for four hours during builder trials that wrapped up this month off the Gulf Coast. The 378-foot Freedom, a ship built in Wisconsin by a competing defense contractor, has put up similar numbers.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Panel says NASA should skip moon, fly elsewhere]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:38:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; A special independent panel says NASA's plan to revisit the moon is the wrong mission with the wrong rocket.<br>
Norman Augustine (Aw-Gus-TEEN) is chairman of the panel reviewing the agency's spaceflight plans. He said it makes more sense for NASA to consider landing on nearby asteroid or one of the moons of Mars. He said that could be done sooner than returning to the moon in 15 years as NASA has outlined.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ambulances start charging extra for obese patients]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:37:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) &mdash; The memory still bothers Ken Keller: A panicked ambulance crew had a critically ill patient, but the man weighed more than 1,000 pounds and could not fit inside the vehicle. And the stretcher wasn't sturdy enough to hold him.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Delta reports $161 million 3Q loss]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:37:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA (AP) &mdash; Delta Air Lines Inc. will cut system capacity 3 percent next year and plans to shed more jobs, as it reported a quarterly loss Thursday bigger than a year ago. Executives were hesitant to say when the world's largest airline will grow again amid an economic recovery that is only starting to take shape.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Microsoft hopes for a fresh start with Windows 7]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:36:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE (AP) &mdash; Microsoft Corp. finally got its chance to reboot its reputation Thursday, launching a new edition of Windows that it hopes will encourage more PC buyers to get back into stores.<br>
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer celebrated the arrival of Windows 7 in New York with a few hundred people who had helped test early versions of the software that runs PCs. One of them, technology consultant, Jonathan Kay, flew from Toronto to attend.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Wenham-based company makes sense of social media]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:38:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tyson Goodridge of Wenham says he "cut his teeth" on social media while managing an online community for affluent consumers for a startup. <br>
He did that job for three years just when social networking sites were taking off. When the economy tanked, Goodridge was laid off, but that led the 37-year-old father of two to start his own company, Dialogue.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:36:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Beverly Kahn of Swampscott, founder and president of New Dimensions in Technology Inc., has been named one of the top 10 recruitment specialists by Women's Business Boston.<br>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tuesday, Oct. 20<br>
Basics of Good Communication, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., Enterprise Center at Salem State College, 121 Loring Ave., Salem. The key elements of good communication, including techniques to create a common purpose, resolve conflict, and maintain healthy, future-focused dialogue. Speaker Julie Mendez, Performance Strategies International. Free. Registration required at www.enterprisectr.org. 978-542-7528.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[DJ industrials pass 10,000 for 1st time in a year]]></title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:46:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (AP) &mdash; The Dow Jones industrial average is back above 10,000 for the first time in a year.<br>
The Dow has crossed five figures seven months after it hit a 12-year low of 6,547.05 on March 9. The comeback by the stock market's best-known indicator is the most visible sign yet that investors believe the economy is indeed recovering from the financial crisis and recession.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[House panel begins push on financial overhaul]]></title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; A key House panel moved to tighten rules on previously unregulated financial instruments Wednesday, a long-awaited step toward governing the obscure and complex transactions at the heart of the troubles that befell some of Wall Street's most well-known financial houses]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Watchdog: Treasury and Fed failed in AIG oversight]]></title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:44:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is "ultimately responsible" for regulators failing to rein in massive bonus payments at American International Group because he led the agencies that provided AIG's lifelines.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[FAA proposes fines against United, US Airways]]></title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:44:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; The Federal Aviation Administration wants to levy multimillion dollar penalties on United Airlines and US Airways for safety violations.<br>
The FAA said Wednesday it has proposed a $5.4 million fine against US Airways for operating eight planes on a total of 1,647 flights from October 2008 to January 2009 in violation of safety directives or the company's own maintenance rules.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[UK: Overseas banks sign up to bank bonus rules]]></title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:43:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[LONDON (AP) &mdash; Major overseas banks operating in London have agreed to implement new rules on bank bonuses approved at the Group of 20 nations meeting in Pittsburgh, Britain's Treasury office said Wednesday.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[P&G's new CEO McDonald seeks 1B more customers]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:40:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI (AP) &mdash; The Procter &amp; Gamble Co.'s new CEO wants to fire up growth by adding a billion new customers for products such as Pampers diapers and Gillette shavers around the globe over the next five years.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Colo. minimum wage to drop as living costs fall]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_286133510.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[DENVER (AP) &mdash; Colorado officials say the state will become the first to lower its minimum wage because of a falling cost of living.<br>
The state Department of Labor and Employment has ordered the wage to drop to $7.24 from $7.28, effective Jan. 1. But that's lower than the federal minimum wage of $7.25, so minimum wage workers would lose only 3 cents an hour.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nearly half of swine flu patients were healthy]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:34:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA (AP) &mdash; The largest U.S. analysis of adult hospitalized swine flu patients has found that 46 percent did not have asthma or any other underlying condition.<br>
Health officials looked at 1,400 adult swine flu hospitalizations in 10 states. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official released some of the details at a Tuesday press conference.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sewing shop offers creative 'escape']]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_286130122.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[BEVERLY &mdash; Phyllis Vray wasn't sure what the future held when she left her job to open her own sewing store. Five years later, Sew Creative is still going strong.<br>
As Vray prepared to mark the fifth anniversary of her store on Elliott Street, we asked her a few questions about the business and the art of sewing.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/local_story_286130022.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Wednesday, Oct. 14<br>
Salem Chamber of Commerce After Hours, 5 to 7 p.m., Bobbie Bush Photography, 35 Congress St., Salem. Networking event for chamber members (free) and guests ($20). RSVP to info@salem-chamber.org.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Dr. Henry Ramini, interim president and CEO of Northeast Health System, which includes Beverly and Addison Gilbert hospitals, recently received the 2009 American Association of Birth Centers Collaborating Physician Award.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fearful or greedy about stocks? This might help]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:55:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.salemnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_286125542.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM (AP) &mdash; It's said that greed pushes investors to buy stocks when they're overpriced, while fear drives sales when stocks are at or near a bottom.<br>
With that in mind, Philips Electronics has teamed up with a prominent Dutch bank to develop a system of warning home traders when they're about to make a decision to buy or sell stocks while feeling overly emotional. It's called "The Rationalizer," and a test model is on display at an innovation summit in Brussels this week.]]></description>
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