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Recyclables market hurting (Prince George Citizen Online)

The demand for paper, cardboard and other recyclable items has dropped so low that Metro Materials Recovery Inc. is selling its product at a loss, says plant manager Darren Wahl.Over a two-month span, the price for cardboard and paper has dropped to $20 from $120 per tonne and, as a result, Wahl said Metro Prince George is losing between $65 and $80 on every tonne it ships out. But he said there ...

Steel divers and gas - covered tomatoes (GMA News)

Emergency meets divers who risk life and limb by going underwater to haul steel from sunken ships. Their only tools are compressors and metal rods that both pose harm for them. Beware of buying perfect - looking tomatoes which are actually laced in gas and soap to make them appear ripe and shiny. (Airing on November 29, 2008)

Silting, economy play roles in port setbacks (The Facts)

During the last six months of 1891, a total of 175 seagoing vessels landed at Velasco, bringing in cargoes that included 18,000 tons of lumber, crossties and shingles, and 3,000 tons of iron and steel.

Setting out to kill, undetected, in Mumbai (International Herald Tribune)

A fisherman and a harbor master say they saw 10 men hoisting large, heavy backpacks out of a boat, and security forces are seeking to reconstruct how the gunmen managed to reach the heart of Mumbai undetected and with such a large collection of weapons.

The worst times can be the best times (Financial Times)

The world has changed. After years of benign economic conditions, the four horsemen of financial apocalypse – credit crunch, recession, volatility and uncertainty – are blazing a trail across the horizon.