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Cruise ships will not be used for Olympic lodging
Yahoo! | 13 minutes ago
VANCOUVER, British Columbia ? An Olympic accommodation plan in which thousands of visitors would have stayed on cruise ships has been called off because of the rough economy.

The Talented Mr. Pang
Wall Street Journal, The | 1 hour 32 minutes ago
pangmain1120] With its vintage neon sign advertising "Heated Pool," the Rummel Motel in the early 1980s was the sort of place budget travelers would bunk down while they tried their luck at the slots in the nearby Las Vegas Strip. It also was home to a young Taiwanese immigrant, Danny Pang, who as a teenager lived in the motel owned by his relatives. Unlike the other immigrant teens he hung around with, Mr. Pang seemed to have a lot of money and frequently gambled at the casinos.

Archipelago, China's 7 Days Post IPO Gains
Wall Street Journal, The | 2 hours 15 minutes ago
A Chinese hotel chain and a U.S. online education company drew in IPO investors Friday, while a coal-mining operation and defense-technology firm didn't generate much interest.

Once the invisible man, now the centre of attention
Globe and Mail (Toronto), The | 2 hours 18 minutes ago
Afghanistan whistleblower Richard Colvin's career and ?undramatic' style belie the maverick image some are using to portray him

Canada's 9-1-1 emergency
Globe and Mail (Toronto), The | 2 hours 21 minutes ago
A dispute over who should pay to fix outdated emergency dispatch systems is delaying a solution for slow response times and costing lives.

Archipelago, China's 7 Days
Wall Street Journal, The | 3 hours 22 minutes ago
A Chinese hotel chain and a U.S. online education company drew in IPO investors Friday, while a coal-mining operation and defense-technology firm didn't generate much interest.

Two Heart Surgeries Strain a Couple s Finances, but Not Their Bond
New York Times, The | 3 hours 30 minutes ago
MONTICELLO, N.Y. Rohan and Mary Ghansam, a couple for 10 years and married for the past six, worked in the once-resplendent Concord Hotel in the Catskills together. For eight years, they were also caretakers at a Jewish bungalow colony together. And this June, they had open-heart surgery. Together.

Travel QA: Tips for Florence, Italy
Arizona Republic (Phoenix), The | 3 hours 36 minutes ago
Travel QA: Tips for Florence, Italy, Just got back from Florence, Italy, and thought I'd pass along a few tips.

Thawing out
MarketWatch | 3 hours 40 minutes ago
What investors need to know as the IPO market reheats

Toronto wants to host next summer's G20 conference
Canada.com | 3 hours 46 minutes ago
As the Prime Minister's Office debates where to hold the G20 summit next summer, the City of Toronto says it's up to the task.

Flurry of IPOs signals IPO rebound to continue
Boston Globe, The | 4 hours 39 minutes ago
NEW YORKThe flurry of initial public offerings this week is confirmation that this fall's rebound in the market wasn't a fluke and sets the stage for more companies to raise money through IPOs in 2010. But the response to two of the newly public companies shows that investors continue to be careful about where they place their bets.

Busy week for IPOs signals there's more to come, but investors remain picky about placing bets
Chicago Tribune | 5 hours 11 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) ? The flurry of initial public offerings this week is confirmation that this fall's rebound in the market wasn't a fluke and sets the stage for more companies to raise money through IPOs in 2010. But the response to two of the newly public companies shows that investors continue to be careful about where they place their bets.

Climate crunch
Guardian (London), The | 5 hours 40 minutes ago
Unless they end in promises, and a treaty within months, Ed Miliband believes the Copenhagen talks will be a disaster. But can the British energy secretary, in Denmark for a frantic round of pre-summit diplomacy, win the argument?

A Cartagena hotel with runway appeal
Globe and Mail (Toronto), The | 6 hours 34 minutes ago
TCHERASSI HOTEL Calle del Sargento Mayor 6 to 21, Cartagena; 57 (5) 664-4445; www.tcherassihotels.com. Seven rooms and suites from $350 (breakfast included).