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Date set for council by-election in Glasgow's east end
Voters in the east end of Glasgow will go to the polls on September 18 following the SNP victory in the recent Westminster by-election. (Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:50:53 GMT)

Asbestos removed from Lufkin schools
There's asbestos in several Lufkin schools and it's been there since the mid 50's in some cases. But that has recently caused concern with some parents and teachers. (Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:18:15 GMT)

Bayonne school removing asbestos by end of weekend
The Archdiocese of Newark is removing asbestos from the boiler room of the new All Saints Catholic Academy in Bayonne - a consolidation of the city's four remaining Catholic grammar schools into one - but an archdiocesan spokesman says that won't delay the school's Sept. 3 opening. (Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:42:00 GMT)

LegalView Informs Mesothelioma Blog Readers with Details on Asbestos: Silent Killer of American Veterans Dating Back ...
LegalView informed mesothelioma blog readers of a silent killer of American soldiers and veterans besides traumatic brain injury (TBI). Mesothelioma cancer has likely affected thousands of American veterans, even dating back to World War II navy veterans. (Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:01:00 GMT)

Hissey Kientz Concerned That Patients Have Bot Been Provided With Crucial Information About Digitek Recall Despite the ...
Hissey Kientz, LLP is concerned that despite a recent recall notice for the heart drug Digitek, the drug’s manufacturer has failed to provide any additional information on how long the heart medication was being improperly manufactured. (Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:01:00 GMT)

51-year Southbury fire veteran dies Thursday
SOUTHBURY -- Lester "Les" Cable, a 51-year veteran of the Southbury Volunteer Firemen's Association, died Thursday. He was 74. (Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:35:40 GMT)

City to take over asbestos cleanup
The City of Toronto is taking over the cleanup of a north Toronto neighbourhood hit by a massive explosion last Sunday as crews continue to test the area's air for harmful asbestos. (Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:46:32 GMT)

Hissey Kientz Concerned That Patients Have Not Been Provided With Crucial Information About Digitek Recall Despite the ...
Hissey Kientz, LLP is concerned that despite a recent recall notice for the heart drug Digitek, the drug’s manufacturer has failed to provide any additional information on how long the heart medication was being improperly manufactured. According to a press release issued by the manufacturer, some Digitek tablets may have been manufactured at double their normal strength, meaning that patients ... (Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:37:42 GMT)

Asbestos halts renovation
ADA TOWNSHIP -- A four-person construction team working on renovations in the lobby of Alticor headquarters stopped its work Friday after finding asbestos in a ceiling girder. (Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:11:06 GMT)

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Operators to defy order on providing links to RCom Row may delay company’s GSM launch plans. New Delhi, Aug. 16 GSM operators have decided to defy the telecom regulator’s directive to give links to connect Reliance Communication’s new network by August ... (Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:46:07 GMT)

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Reliance Infratel IPO deadline lapses Mumbai, Aug. 15 Reliance Infratel, the telecom infrastructure unit of Reliance Communications, is learnt to have deferred its plans for an initial public offering (IPO) because of the current volatility in the stock markets. ... (Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:48:18 GMT)

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Crusade against diseases: The former President, Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, with Mr Ajay Piramal, Chairman, Piramal Group, and Dr Swati Piramal, Director, at a function to launch the “helpyourbody", a nationwide crusade against chronic diseases held in Mumbai on Saturday. (Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:48:48 GMT)

Jim Wallace: It's hard to win when chaos and confusion reign at Labour HQ
Jim Wallace:How ironic that the government that gave us our parliament now finds it so hard to deliver when it comes to byelections (Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:21:21 GMT)

BoRit work irks group
Ambler community group says asbestos cleanup work started with no notice (Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:47:03 GMT)

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Farm debt waiver: PSBs seek interest Public sector banks (PSBs) have placed a new claim on the Central Government for their successful implementation of the farm debt waiver and debt relief scheme in a record ... (Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:31:08 GMT)

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Monsoon magic: Abbi Falls,7 km from Madikeri town, is in full flow following good rainfall in and around Madikeri. The waterfall is attracting spectators in large numbers despite heavy rains. Over four lakh people visit picturesque places in and around K odagu during the monsoon season. (Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:35:11 GMT)

PM leads tributes at MP funeral
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has led the tributes at the Fife funeral of Labour MP John MacDougall. (Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:32:05 GMT)

MP MacDougall to be laid to rest
The funeral of the Scottish Labour MP John MacDougall will take place later in Burntisland, Fife. (Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:40:55 GMT)

Whitehaven News
A FORMER Sellafield worker died as a result of being exposed to asbestos while he worked on the site, an inquest has heard. (Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:35:50 GMT)

City fined for fire
Members of the Rhome Fire Department purposely set fire to a house in Aurora last year for training purposes, but they didn't know the house had asbestos. (Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:07:50 GMT)

UK & World News: Brown at Labour MP's funeral
The funeral is taking place of Labour MP John MacDougall, who died last week after a long illness. (Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:57:14 GMT)

Brown at Labour MP's funeral
The funeral is taking place of Labour MP John MacDougall, who died last week after a long illness. Prime Minister Gordon Brown, a long-standing friend of Mr MacDougall, is likely to attend the service in Fife. (Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:26:36 GMT)

'We're not doing a Band-Aid'
Members of the BoRit asbestos area Community Advisory Group expressed frustration at their most recent meeting that Environmental Protection Agency preparatory work that began July 7 was not announced to community before it started. (Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:13:11 GMT)

Outdoorsman was neighborhood leader
In the gracious and historic Watts-Hillandale neighborhood in this city, Mike McKinney fancied himself its keeper. In the summer, he spearheaded the decorating for the Fourth of July. In the fall, he put up tents for the autumn festival. In the wint (Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:42:53 GMT)

Tough Contest Follows MP Funeral
Gordon Brown will today attend the funeral of Labour MP John MacDougall, after which the Prime Minister will be left to reflect on the prospect of another potentially damaging by-election. (Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:35:00 GMT)

Asbestos cleanup going house by house
The cleanup after the North York propane explosion last week is continuing property by property as emergency civic workers scour the area for asbestos. (Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:42:51 GMT)

Gordon Brown leads mourners at Labour MP's funeral
PM is among 500 mourners at John MacDougall's funeral (Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:54:37 GMT)

“People’s champion” laid to rest in Fife
John MacDougall. The funeral of Glenrothes MP John MacDougall, who died last week from mesothelioma, an asbestos-related lung cancer, took place in Burntisland today (writes Bruce Fegen). (Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:27:46 GMT)

Outdoorsman was neighborhood leader
When it was time to go before the City Council to fight a zoning issue, it was Mike McKinney who organized a group in Durham's Watts-Hillandale neighborhood. (Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:59:26 GMT)

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Mahindra buys 51% in Chinese tractor co Mumbai, Aug. 18 Tractor and utility vehicle maker Mahindra & Mahindra has agreed to pick up majority equity in a joint venture it will form with China’s third largest tractor company, Yancheng Tractor. ... (Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:01:08 GMT)

Marine Atlantic Asbestos Claims
CAW members who work on a Marine Atlantic ferry who have tested positive for asbestos will have workers’ compensation claims fast-tracked if they become sick due to the exposure. (Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:05:32 GMT)

Explosion cleanup continues with city at helm
Asbestos tests conducted over the weekend inside 12 homes near the Sunrise propane explosions a week ago have failed to find any significant build-up of the hazardous material. But the city-run cle... (Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:43:39 GMT)

Explosion cleanup continues with city at helm
Asbestos tests conducted on the weekend inside two homes near the Sunrise propane explosions a week ago have failed to find any significant build-up of the hazardous material, but the city-run cleanup of the neighbourhood will continue through the week, according to Toronto's acting deputy mayor Shelley Carroll. (Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:47:46 GMT)

Brown leads mourners at MP's funeral
Friends, former colleagues and relatives gather in Fife to remember Labour MP John MacDougall (Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:25:16 GMT)

“People’s champion” laid to rest
Prime Minister Gordon Brown and wife Sarah yesterday. PRIME MINISTER Gordon Brown led the tributes yesterday at the funeral of Glenrothes MP John MacDougall, praising his friend as a “people’s champion.” (Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:50:52 GMT)

Asarco LLC files plan to settle environmental, asbestos debt
Copper-miner firm would settle more than $8.7 billion in claims for approximately $2.4 billion. (Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:01:37 GMT)

Autistic kids face asbestos at school
Parents of children at Public School 256 in the Rockaways are just discovering that the peeling paint, crumbling plaster and broken tiles throughout the school are laden with asbestos, a Department of Education report shows. (Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:18:00 GMT)

All Saints Academy
The asbestos is gone and All Saints Catholic Academy, the new consolidated Catholic grammar school in Bayonne, is clean, safe and ready to open on schedule, officials said yesterday. (Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:27:33 GMT)

Carpenter killed by asbestos
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Rosetta Genomics Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results
Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. , a leading developer of microRNA-based diagnostic and therapeutic products, reported today its consolidated financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and business highlights. (Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:30:00 GMT)

Council's school asbestos warning
A council could be prosecuted if it fails to strip a school of asbestos by the end of September. (Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:42:42 GMT)

Loan expected to help pay for clean-up
Asbestos removal and other cleanup work is ready for two century-old cottages and a dining hall at the Grand Traverse Commons property to make way for a $24 million hotel. (Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:56:15 GMT)

Dying man awarded asbestos payout
A former Clyde shipyard worker, who is dying from an asbestos-related illness, is awarded £130,375 in damages. (Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:57:22 GMT)

Dying man awarded asbestos payout
A former Clyde shipyard worker, who is dying from an asbestos-related illness, is awarded damages. (Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:01:39 GMT)

Hospital bosses pay out after asbestos death of maintenance man
A BURNLEY man who was suing hospital bosses after developing terminal cancer died from industrial disease, an inquest heard. (19/08/2008 15:25:30) (Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:19:24 GMT)

McLeish out of by-election race
Henry McLeish, a former Scottish first minister, rules himself out of standing in the Glenrothes by-election. (Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:42:49 GMT)

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Skill development body takes shape Govt-private sector initiative may take off on Sept 1. New Delhi, Aug. 19 The private sector has lent its unequivocal support for the establishment of the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). They have agreed to take 51 per cent ... (Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:46:07 GMT)

Silverdell: interim pre-tax loss of £900,000
Silverdell, the specialist asbestos removal contractor, has taken a £900,000 hit in the first half of the latest financial year. (Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:24:23 GMT)

Private schools begin school year
When students return to Albemarle School today for the first day of classes, longtime Headmaster Melvin Hooker Sr. won?t be there to greet them. (Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:21:29 GMT)

Cancer man wins £130,000 in asbestos case
A CANCER sufferer who is terminally ill won a £130,000 damages award yesterday. (Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:25:05 GMT)

Erie County to get $1.2 million in asbestos settlement
Associated Press - August 20, 2008 3:05 AM ET BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - County Attorney Cheryl Green says Erie County will get about $1.2 million as its share of a lawsuit against asbestos... (Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:07:55 GMT)

School asbestos tests are negative
MONTPELIER -- School officials here have received some good news: Test results for asbestos contamination in the ventilation system and the air at Main Street Middle School came back negative on Tuesday, according to Montpelier School Superintendent Steve Metcalf. ... - Times Argus Staff (Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:13:18 GMT)

Barre Town school cleared of asbestos
BARRE TOWN -- The town's centralized elementary school passed a crucial test late last week, answering lingering questions concerning possible asbestos contamination associated with a summer renovation project. ... - By David Delcore Times Argus Staff (Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:13:29 GMT)

Asbestos fund threatened by tax case: James Hardie
James Hardie says the fund set up to compensate victims of asbestos-related diseases is in a good cash position but future contributions could be under threat if it loses a disputed tax case. (Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:47:00 GMT)

County to collect asbestos damages
Erie County will collect about $1.3 million as its share of a lawsuit against makers of asbestos, said County Attorney Cheryl A. Green. (Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:10:16 GMT)

Asbestos fears at dock site
THE government body overseeing regeneration of Barrow docks says it has found no asbestos at the site – despite ex-railway workers believing the potentially lethal substance could be buried there. (Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:01:54 GMT)

Montpelier, Barre schools get good asbestos news
Associated Press - August 20, 2008 8:25 AM ET MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - School officials in Montpelier say there is no asbestos contamination in the ventilation system at the Main Street Middle... (Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:33:20 GMT)

Montpelier, Barre schools get good asbestos news
School officials in Montpelier say there is no asbestos contamination in the ventilation system at the Main Street Middle School. (Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:49:50 GMT)

Asbestos cleanup job worth $1.1M for Versar
Versar, Inc. has won a new, $1.1 million contract for asbestos abatement from U.S. Cold Storage. (Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:39:52 GMT)

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Currency futures on NSE from Aug 29 Mumbai, Aug. 20 It is not just corporations, banks and traders, but also individuals who can hedge their foreign exchange risks when trading in foreign currency futures commences this month end on National Stock ... (Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:01:07 GMT)

Asbestos Present In Sumner Co. Schools
Asbestos was found in 21 of the districts buildings in Sumner County; 19 of them were schools. School board officials said it does not appear to pose a health risk for any of the students or faculty. (Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:14:57 GMT)

One hurdle left to clear in asbestos cleanup
MONTPELIER -- Asbestos test results on the third floor of Main Street Middle School raised questions during a school board meeting last night. ... - By Sarah Hinckley Times Argus Staff (Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:12:39 GMT)

Asbestos cleanup nears end
The asbestos cleanup of the area rocked by the explosion at Sunrise Propane should be done by tomorrow, but the city could be on the hook for as much as $1.5 million in costs. (Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:47:22 GMT)

Settlement reached in Pembroke asbestos removal suit
Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office reached a settlement with Sears, Roebuck and Co. regarding alleged violations of the Massachusetts Clean Air Act and the Consumer Protection Act on Tuesday after the company allegedly improperly removed asbestos from a home on Wampatuck Street in October 2004. (Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:43:46 GMT)

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When waste paper collection is good business plan ITC UNIT’S INITIATIVE. Chennai, Aug. 21 ITC’s Paperboards and Specialty Papers division is expanding its waste paper collection programme in South India. It has launched the programme in Chennai through a tie-up with leading IT ... (Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:31:07 GMT)

Retired Bridger teacher sentenced for asbestos violation
A former Bridger High School teacher who had special education students remove asbestos-laden tiles from a school building was given a 1-year probationary sentence today in federal court. (Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:04:28 GMT)

Retired teacher sentenced for asbestos violation in Bridger
A former Bridger High School teacher who had special-education students remove asbestos-laden tiles from a school building was given a one-year probationary sentence Thursday in federal court. (Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:19:57 GMT)

Asbestos under control at courthouse
Big plastic barriers, caution tape and signs in English and Spanish warning people about asbestos block off several rooms in the Palm Springs courthouse. (Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:28:44 GMT)

Teacher who had students remove asbestos sentenced
Associated Press - August 22, 2008 5:24 AM ET BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A retired Bridger High School teacher who had special education students remove asbestos floor tiles from a school building... (Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:28:57 GMT)

Bridger teacher who had students remove asbestos sentenced Posted on Aug. 22
BILLINGS - A retired Bridger High School teacher who had special education students remove asbestos-laden floor tiles from a school building without proper protective gear was sentenced Thursday to one year of probation. (Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:58:57 GMT)

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BSE bid to whip up derivatives falls flat ‘Spent Rs 65 cr on 2 market makers’. Mumbai, Aug. 22 The Bombay Stock Exchange had spent at least Rs 65 crore last fiscal on two market makers whose brief was to create volumes in derivatives trading on the Exchange. ... (Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:01:07 GMT)

Ambler project to clean asbestos gets $4 million
A redevelopment project that will transform the contaminated site of an abandoned asbestos factory in Ambler into condominiums and office space received a $4 million boost today from the state. (Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:18:24 GMT)

Motley Rice LLC Files First Lawsuit in the Harrah's(R) Entertainment Bus Crash That Killed Three and Injured Forty
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C.----Motley Rice LLC has filed a negligence and products liability action against eight defendants, alleging that the defendants’ negligence, omissions, breach of warranty, failure to maintain, careless operations and failure to warn caused and contributed to the bodily injuries, pain, suffering, medical expenses, lost wages and future damages of five plaintiffs who survived ... (Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:06:00 GMT)

Motley Rice LLC Files First Lawsuit in the Harrah's(R) Entertainment Bus Crash That Killed Three and Injured Forty
Motley Rice LLC has filed a negligence and products liability action against eight defendants, alleging that the defendants' negligence, omissions, breach of warranty, failure to maintain, careless operations and failure to warn caused and contributed to the bodily injuries, pain, suffering, medical expenses, lost wages and future damages of five plaintiffs who survived the crash of a Harrah's ... (Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:22:05 GMT)

First Lawsuit filed in Fatal bus crash
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – (August 22, 2008) – Motley Rice LLC has filed a negligence and products liability action against eight defendants, alleging that the defendants’ negligence, omissions, breach of warranty, failure to maintain, careless operations and failure to warn caused and contributed to the bodily injuries, pain, suffering, medical expenses, lost wages and future damages of five ... (Sat, 23 Aug 2008 03:03:03 GMT)

State aids Ambler revival
A project to transform the contaminated site of a former asbestos factory in Ambler into condominiums and office space yesterday received a $4 million boost from the state. (Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:05:35 GMT)

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Action shifts from futures to options More informed trading, a possible reason. Chennai, Aug. 23 An interesting shift is taking place in the trading pattern in the derivatives segment of the National Stock Exchange (NSE). ... (Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:31:07 GMT)

Supervisors Set For Final Meetings Of The Month
Sonora & San Andreas, Ca -- The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors will take up the issue Tuesday of whether to allow a former asbestos mine near Copperopolis to be used as a dumping site for old tires. (Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:00:27 GMT)

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Sportspersons brought under ‘professional services’, to pay more tax New Delhi, Aug. 24 Sportspersons have been unconditionally brought under the ambit of tax deduction at source (TDS) at a higher rate, with the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) now categorising their services in relation to sports ... (Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:46:07 GMT)

Exiles in ghettos keep fire blazing
Muthi (Jammu), Aug. 24: They live eight, often ten or twelve, to a room. To call them rooms is a stretch; hovels is more appropriate — barely six by eight, the asbestos ceilings knocked low over them, a vast and suffocating narrow-laned warren. (Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:47:24 GMT)

UK news in brief
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MP’s family criticises delay in compensation for asbestos-linked illnesses
The compensation delays for people facing painful deaths from asbestos-linked diseases have been strongly criticised by those close to John MacDougall, the Glenrothes MP who died while suing the government over his illness. (Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:20:32 GMT)

LegalView Reports Results of a Breakthrough Study Investigating Link Between Genetic Predisposition and Developing ...
LegalView informed readers to the results of a scientific investigation studying the potential link between genetic components and developing mesothelioma cancer. Scientists determined that genetic responses occurred after a specific type of asbestos was introduced to cells within the lining of the lungs. (Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:01:00 GMT)

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A CANCER charity is appealing to people to take part in a fundraising coffee morning. (Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:11:08 GMT)

Asbestos endangers roof worker health
HA NOI — The use of amianthus, a kind of asbestos, in roofing sheet plants in Viet Nam is threatening worker health, according to a recent workshop in Ha Noi. (Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:36:00 GMT)

Asbestos endangers roof worker health
VietNamNet Bridge – The use of amianthus, a kind of asbestos, in roofing sheet plants in Vietnam is threatening worker health, according to a recent workshop in Hanoi. (Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:26:09 GMT)

One Less Worry for Sick Workers
There's an update today on the situation with Marine Atlantic and exposure to asbestos on the MV Atlantic Freighter. It's not known how many employees were exposed to asbestos from the ship, but a union official says there are at least three confirmed cases. (Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:54:44 GMT)

DEP: Company fined $20K for asbestos removal
The state Department of Environmental Protection fined A & E Environmental, Inc., of Westminster, more than $20,000 after DEP inspectors found the company improperly removing asbestos from a Worcester home. (Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:49:15 GMT)

Baron & Budd Prevails in Case Against Manufacturers of Atrazine
Scott Summy of Baron & Budd, as co-lead counsel, and Steve Tillery of Korein Tillery have won a major legal battle in what will most likely become a harbinger of detection and clean-up of America's public water supply. (Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:45:00 GMT)

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Mobile growth hits new peak; 9.22 m wireless users in July New Delhi, Aug 25 Mobile subscriber base in the country is growing at such a fast pace that operators are breaking the record for net additions almost every second month. ... (Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:31:07 GMT)

HAZARDOUS MATERIAL FOUND IN PLEASANTVILLE SCHOOL
PLEASANTVILLE--An environmental cleanup project is currently underway at a Pleasantville school, after asbestos material was found last week.The asbes... (Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:39:51 GMT)

Suit Claims Asbestos Poisoning at Hudson Hotel
A tenant at the Hudson Hotel in Midtown is claiming he was poisoned by asbestos after the hotel ignored environmental safety procedures. According to a lawsuit filed in state court yesterday, the hotel knowingly put dozens of permanent tenants at risk when it removed asbestos from apartments it was planning to convert into guest suites. Workers dumped the asbestos in "an eight foot box, in very ... (Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:46:23 GMT)

ASBESTOS IN PLEASANTVILLE SCHOOL
PLEASANTVILLE--- An environmental cleanup project is underway at the South Main Street Elementary School, after workers discovered asbestos floor tile... (Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:24:52 GMT)

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ASBESTOS cancer victims who contracted the disease indirectly - such as by washing overalls - are to be given thousands of pounds in compensation. (Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:16:19 GMT)

Daycare centre free of asbestos
Asbestos discovered in parts of the McGill Childcare Centre during renovations has been removed safely, daycare officials say. Experts did the job last Friday and no children were in the part of the daycare from which the asbestos was removed, said Lisa Gallagher, the centre's director. The daycare centre occupies four adjoining rowhouses on Peel St. Phillipe Bruno, president of the daycare's ... (Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:42:25 GMT)

Montpelier school asbestos problem resolved
Asbestos problems that closed Montpelier's Main Street Middle School to the public have been resolved. (Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:28:01 GMT)

School to be torn down after workers remove asbestos
MILTON-FREEWATER -- The nearly 100-year-old Freewater Elementary School building officials have been trying to replace for years will be torn down this fall. (Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:55:42 GMT)

North West Evening Mail
A NEW compensation fund for people who have contracted asbestos cancer indirectly will soon be on hand to help sufferers. A NEW compensation fund for people who have contracted asbestos cancer indirectly will soon be on hand to help sufferers. (Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:08:39 GMT)

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Govt allays industry’s fears on slowdown New Delhi, Aug. 26 India Inc has demanded proactive solutions from the Government on its concerns of increase in interest rates and signs of slowdown in consumer demand, with exorbitant interest cost impinging on its future investments. ... (Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:46:07 GMT)

Health service keeps mum over asbestos mine report
Hunter New England Health is remaining tight-lipped on a report it has prepared on the public health issues surrounding the Woodsreef asbestos mine near Barraba in northern New South Wales. (Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:05:00 GMT)

Biden move had 'intersection of interests'
Sen. Joe Biden worked to defeat a bipartisan bill designed to curb asbestos lawsuits at a time his son's law firm was filing them in Delaware and a former aide was lobbying against the measure, according to public records and interviews. (Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:09:09 GMT)

Jesse Hall mural now fully uncovered after asbestos removal
Jesse Hall mural now fully uncovered after asbestos removal (Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:35:15 GMT)

A rare survival story in a brush with a rare and deadly cancer
Heather Von St. James calls herself "the poster child for hope after meso." She has been disease free for 2 1/2 years after a radical surgery and treatment for the asbestos-related cancer -- mesothelioma. (Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:52:26 GMT)

Asbestos cleanup begins at Eastchester school
EASTCHESTER - Asbestos cleanup began at Anne Hutchinson School yesterday after state Labor Department inspectors determined that a contractor had not properly handled ceiling asbestos damaged by a leaky roof. (Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:34:49 GMT)

Officials: Asbestos problem resolved
MONTPELIER -- Asbestos problems that closed Montpelier's Main Street Middle School to the public have been resolved. ... - The Associated Press The Associated Press The Associated Press (Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:03:55 GMT)

Railroad asbestos trial begins
A longtime railroad man says decades of exposure to asbestos ruined his lungs. Railroad attorneys say 42 years of smoking Lucky Strikes, Chesterfield and Salem cigarettes did the damage. (Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:42:53 GMT)

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CLB says it has no jurisdiction to decide on Zandu-Emami case Mumbai, Aug. 27 Ayurveda products-maker Zandu Pharmaceutical’s petition on the takeover moves by Emami Ltd has been dismissed by the Company Law Board (CLB), saying that the Board had no jurisdiction on the issue. ... (Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:31:07 GMT)

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No thorougfare: The Durgapur Expressway, one of the busiest highways connecting West Bengal with the neighbouring States, sees little traffic on Wednesday. (Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:34:17 GMT)

United against the neglect of mine
AN ALLIANCE between the Tamworth Regional Council, the 13,000-member strong Australian Manufacturers Workers’ Union (AMWU) and the Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia (ADFA) will begin campaigning for the rehabilitation of the Woodsreef asbestos mine site 18km east of Barraba. (Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:23:15 GMT)

Powerful ally boosts local clean-up campaign on mine
THE community of Barraba and ratepayers of the Tamworth Regional Council have just acquired a powerful ally in their fight to have the State Government shake off its complacency and act to rehabilitate the Woods-reef asbestos mine site. (Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:24:05 GMT)

LA Times: Biden son, brother invested with firm that lobbied him
The L.A. Times is just popped a big story the Obama-Biden folks don't want to be reading the night the Delaware senator introduces himself to the nation: a potential conflict of interest involving Biden and one of the nation's biggest asbestos litigation law firms -- which also happens to be his top contributor. (Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:27:00 GMT)

Union joins fight to clean up asbestos mine
One of Australia's biggest unions is joining Tamworth Regional Council to get the New South Wales Government to clean up an abandoned mine site at Barraba. (Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:41:00 GMT)

CENTRAL PA NEWS
Even as a teenager, Cory Johns appeared headed for success. In the summer of 1991, shortly after graduating from Upper Dauphin High School, Johns and his friends started raising funds to help their cancer-stricken classmate, Erik Witmer, when he was diagnosed with mesothelioma. (Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:21:03 GMT)

EPA working on West End asbestos site
ELLWOOD CITY - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is overseeing a project to neutralize asbestos-laced soil on a hillside in Ellwood City's West End neighborhood. (Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:24:35 GMT)

Asbestos: The lies that killed
Asbestos, now banned in the EU, kills up to 4,000 people a year in the UK alone. In this exclusive report, Ed Howker reveals how the industry hid the truth for decades and why the death toll will certainly continue to rise (Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:35:28 GMT)

The Comet
A CANCER charity is appealing to people to take part in a fundraising coffee morning. (Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:56:20 GMT)

Asbestos checks out of motel
PORTSMOUTH and#8212; The removal of asbestos tiles at the Meadowbrook Inn is expected to be completed in the next two weeks. Tractors will then raze the city traffic circle structure to make way for a mixed-use development. (Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:15:01 GMT)

The Bidens And The Law Firm
Family's Financial Ties Could Prove Troublesome For VP Hopeful When Joe Biden's brother and son wanted to buy a hedge fund company two years ago, they turned for financing to a law firm that had lobbied the Delaware senator's office on an important piece of business in Congress — and in fact had just benefited from his vote. The firm promised James and Hunter Biden that it would invest $2 ... (Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:39:45 GMT)

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No special dispensation for LIC in new investment norms IRDA for phased dilution of investments. Hyderabad, Aug. 28 The new investment norms announced by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) will apply to all entities in the insurance industry, including Life Insurance ... (Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:30:24 GMT)

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At the AGM: Mr Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Steel, and Mr James Leng, Deputy Chairman, at the company's AGM in Mumbai on Thursday. (Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:33:35 GMT)

Building owner gets prison for spreading asbestos in demolition
A Tracy man has been sentenced to 10 months in federal prison for illegally demolishing a Hayward building filled with asbestos. Wassim Mohammad Azizi, 37, must surrender Dec. 1 to begin serving his sentence, U.S. District Judge Maxine Chesney ordered... (Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:53:10 GMT)

Cancer MP John MacDougall was suing the government
The Labour MP John MacDougall, whose death prompted the latest by-election to threaten Gordon Brown’s premiership, was suing the government for refusing to pay compensation for the illness that killed him. (Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:09:56 GMT)

Asbestos alliance in for the long haul
THE Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia (ADFA) has said it would pressure the State Government to clean up an abandoned asbestos mine at Barraba for “as long as it takes”. (Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:25:40 GMT)

Asbestos Watched In Old Buildings
Some old school buildings still have some asbestos in them. Districts have those buildings inspected regularly. (Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:57:53 GMT)

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