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Television - Lifestyle (Scoop.co.nz)

6 Oct 2008

With summer allegedly coming on, tossing a sirloin or two on the barbeque will be topmost in mind for many and whether it be porterhouse, rib eye, fillet or rump, every carnivore has a favourite cut.

eBay Bites Bullet, Jettisons 1,000 Jobs (E-Commerce Times)

6 Oct 2008

Online auctioneering pioneer eBay announced it will slash 1,000 jobs and acquire online payment processor Bill Me Later for $820 million in cash and $125 million in outstanding options. The 1,000 layoffs will cut San Jose, Calif.-based eBay's total workforce by 10 percent and will result in a pretax restructuring charge of about $70 million to $80 million.

Consumer electronics and society: Economic, environmental and cultural connections (EurekAlert!)

6 Oct 2008

( Arizona State University ) An AT&T Industrial Ecology grant will fund work by Arizona State University researchers to study the economic, environmental and cultural ripple effects created by rapid advances in consumer electronics.