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City of London Festivali (London Tour)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:54:00 GMT

Londra'da St.Pauls Katedralinin oldugu yerde yapilan City of London Festivali bu yilda (20 Haziran - 10 Temmuz) cok eglenceli gececek. Bu yil duzenlenecek etkinligin temasi Ingiltere, Isvicre ve Hindistan kulturu ve bu ulkelerden sanatcilar. City of London Festivali nerede yapiliyor haritada gormek icin tiklayiniz. City of London Festival ile ilgili aradiginiz...

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Going Offline (Mostly) (AssortedStuff)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:23:58 GMT

After a couple of days to recover from the trip to San Antonio (and do the laundry), tonight we’re off to London for a week. The choir in which the musical wife sings will be performing two concerts with the London Symphony Orchestra at St. Paul’s Cathedral as part of the City of London Festival. The program [...]

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Cow economics (The Marple Leaf)

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Taylor) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:38:00 GMT

I first came across the cow economics about 8 years ago. There's a thing on Wikipedia about it here . Here are some with a few more we've invented. Ten in fact, it is Friday... CAPITALISM: You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. CITY OF LONDON CAPITALISM: You have two cows. You sell three of them to a new shell company listed on the Alternative Investment Market, using letters...

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Suddenly, prayer rooms are “essential” at work (National Secular Society)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

After hundreds of years without them, prayer rooms are suddenly regarded as an essential requirement for the workplace. A guide produced by St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, in the City of London, says that employers should to take into account the “needs” of their religious employees.

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IT chiefs caught up in power crunch (Computing.co.uk)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:20:49 GMT

Computing, Computing , Thursday 3 July 2008 at 05:15:00 Nobody will benefit from ignoring the issue until it is forced on you More than two years ago, Computing first reported that firms in the City of London and Docklands were facing serious power supply problems that could restrict their IT expansion plans...

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Lucerne Festival Strings/Fiedler Poltera, Goldsmiths' Hall, London (The Independent)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:01 GMT

Raised on a dais amid the splendours of the Goldsmiths' Hall in Foster Lane, the 17 young players of the Lucerne Festival Strings were ardent and polished under their conductor, Achim Fiedler, for their appearance in the Swiss-themed City of London Festival.

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Not Your Typical Corporate Park (PSFK Trend: PSFK)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:27:21 GMT

Hoping to inspire 9-to-5ers to take advantage of the glory of summertime outdoors, the City of London will be transforming St James's Park into an outdoor office space for two days, from July 3 to… ... continue reading

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Squashed? (Kouya Chronicle)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:35:20 GMT

I was at a meeting at the Salvation Army headquarters in the City of London yesterday when this scene caught my eye. Does thie imange make you think that the Church being squashed out by the huge financial buildings all around it or is it at the heart of things witnessing Christ to the world?

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CMC benefits from market volatility (The Telegraph)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:01:00 GMT

CMC Markets, the financial trading business majority owned by the City of London’s richest man, has emerged as one of the main beneficiaries from the recent volatility in global markets.

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EU states back tighter Iran sanctions (OTB News)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:53:10 GMT

Iran’s largest bank is being subjected to an asset freeze and severe restrictions over its operations in the City of London after the European Union decided to impose fresh sanctions on Tehran

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The ghosts of the dead financiers (Money is the way)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:07:00 GMT

Not to be confused with money ghosts. As you no doubt know by now, money ghosts are those evil little gits that have infested the City of London, and that steal people's money. The ghosts of the dead financiers are a different class of ghost altogether. They live on the astral plane, and very rarely venture down to earth. Quite friendly, unless you're a socialist. They wouldn't piss on...

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More than 20 Chinese companies to get listed in London by 2010 (People Daily)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:32:08 GMT

There will be more than 20 Chinese firms to be listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) by 2010, Alderman David Lewis, the Lord Mayor of the City of London, was quoted as saying. Lewis said this is part of the deal achieved in the ...

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The Credit Crunch (London Daily Photo)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:04:00 GMT

The Royal Exchange is one of the grandest buildings in the City of London. Although this building is only from the first part of the 19th century, it dates back to the 16th century. Thomas Gresham built this bourse and so pleased Queen Elizabeth with the building and the way he did his job, she insisted it be called the "Royal Exchange" And what was his job? He used to borrow money for...

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City of London's banking quarter becomes battlefield for drug gangs (Times Online)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:00:31 GMT

The City of London is becoming a magnet at the weekends for vicious gangs involved in shootings, drug dealing and extortion.

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City traffic department's electric car ruling is 'barmy' (The Telegraph)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:01:00 GMT

The City of London is to scrap its offer of free parking for electric-vehicle owners, it was announced this week.

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Vacant office space in City nearly doubles (The Telegraph)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:46:11 GMT

Falling demand from the financial sector has led to the volume of vacant office space in the City of London nearly doubling over the past 12 months.

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In the Swiss footsteps of Byron (Belfast Telegraph)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:24:51 GMT

Byron's expedition to the Swiss mountains is explored in new works to be performed at the City of London Festival. The first is tomorrow. The poet's journey also inspired John Walsh to follow his trail to the Jungfrau

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NASDAQ OMX Launches Proximity Services For Its Pan-European Market - Trading Customers Can Enhance Speed By Locating Their Trading Engines In NASDAQ OMX London Trading Centre (Mondo Visione)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:47:35 GMT

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ ) announces the launch of its proximity services which provide high-speed connectivity in the NASDAQ OMX data centre in the city of London. Proximity services, often known as "co-location," enables participants to locate their trading engines on-site with the NASDAQ OMX pan-European market in order to enhance trading speed. NASDAQ's pan European...

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London declares free parking for electric cars a success, cancels program (AutoblogGreen)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:29:36 GMT

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Legislation and Policy , UK In the same week that the British government is set to release a renewable energy strategy which will tout the benefits of increasing the usage of electric cars comes the news that the City of London is about to end its "free parking for electric cars" program. Apparently the feeling is that it has been successful and it is now possible...

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Credit crunch looms over regional jobs (Christian Today)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:35:38 GMT

The threat to jobs from the global credit crunch will spread wider than the City of London financial district and could affect many regions across Britain economists said on Wednesday

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