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• Doubt, anger over dams on Amazon tributary
They are offering houses in the village. There is no place to plant or fish." Construction began late last month on one of two massive hydroelectric dams that are to span the Madeira River, a main tributary of the Amazon River and a major waterway ...
• India call centers get another view of U.S.
The subculture of call centers tends to foster a cult of America, an over-the-top fantasy where hopes and dreams are easily accomplished by people who live in a brand-name wonderland of high-paying jobs, big houses and luxury getaways. But collection ...
• Horse owners hit by economy
... guarantee it.  They'll be coming we'll be taking care of them," said Salstrom. Last year,this groups hay bill was $45,000.  This year will top $60,000. Across the nation, ranchers are struggling with a moral dilemma.  There are no slaughter houses ...
• Diddy's vodka ad sees good times — at home
I think you'll see more intimate gatherings where people are coming over to each other's houses." Combs is in charge of all marketing for the brand, which he co-runs with Diageo PLC. He shares in the profits 50-50 under the multiyear agreement struck ...
• Study: Georgia villages 'torched' after invasion
A Georgian man examines his burned property in the village of Ergneti some 62 miles west of Tbilisi on Thursday. Hundreds of houses in ethnic Georgian villages in South Ossetia were torched in August, after Russian troops took control of the area ...