In what seems like an unlikely turn of events, “geek” has suddenly gone chic. Last week, Science Friday wondered if there should be a new word for geek, one without a hip connotation, and asked listeners to weigh in. After combing through the submissions, we reveal the top terms.
AP – Apogee Enterprises Inc. said Wednesday that its profit fell 96 percent in the fourth quarter as the provider of glass for the architectural and picture framing industries felt the continued impact of the weak economy.
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Apogee Enterprises profit falls in 4Q
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A new survey of North Korean refugees living in South Korea and China suggests an increasing number of North Koreans view Kim Jong Il’s regime with skepticism. Marcus Noland, deputy director of the Peterson Institute, one of the authors of the study, offers his insight.
The $1.8 billion purchase gives Geely a European luxury car brand with a reputation for safety and quality at a time when China, which last year surpassed the U.S. as the world’s largest car market, is eager to improve its competitiveness.
Reuters – Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, China’s largest private-run car maker, will sign an agreement on Sunday with Ford Motor to buy the carmaker’s Volvo car unit, a Volvo spokesman said on Saturday.
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Geely, Ford to sign Volvo accord on Sunday: Volvo
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Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday accepted the resignation of Irish Bishop John Magee in the country’s sex abuse scandal. The 73-year-old Magee has been accused of mishandling complaints against priests in his diocese of Cloyne.
AP – Zhejiang Geely Holding Group expects to wrap up talks on buying Ford Motor Co.’s Volvo car unit by the end of this month, a spokesman for the Chinese automaker said Tuesday.
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China’s Geely expects Volvo deal by month’s end
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CQPolitics.com – Nothing gives tax geeks heart palpitations quite like a proposal to overhaul the income tax code in the manner of the 1986 Tax Reform Act. Nothing Congress has done since has been accorded the same reverence.
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Political Economy: Toasting Tax Reform
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Reuters – China’s Geely would barely lay a finger on Ford Motor Co’s Volvo if it succeeds in acquiring the Swedish luxury car brand, the firm’s top executive was quoted by state media as saying on Friday.
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Geely will keep Volvo running as is: report
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Over the past four years, more than 18,000 African asylum seekers have made their way from Egypt into Israel in search of a gateway to Western countries. But Israel has taken an increasingly hard line, asking Egypt to do more to stop the refugees from crossing the desert border. Asylum seekers say Egyptian security forces frequently open fire on them as they try to cross the border.
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