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The state government has declared October 9 as holiday in Amritsar district to mark birth anniversary of Guru Ram Das. District commissioner Kahan Singh Pannu said today that offices of corporation/boards, government department and educational institutions would remain closed tomorrow. Meanwhile, Guru Nanak Dev University has decided to observe a holiday tomorrow at its all non-teaching departments and the branches of the administrative office. .
UPDATE 2-NYC mayor presents $58.5 bln budget, 3.7 pct hike
Because we didn't squander our resources when times were good, we're much better prepared to deal with these more challenging times," he said in a statement. Wall Street's evaporating profits could cut city tax revenues by $660 million. The billionaire mayor, who won his first four-year term in 2001 by stressing his business experience as the founder of information company Bloomberg LP, was repeatedly asked about the risk of a recession. "My gut says everybody including me thinks the economy is going south so we're all probably wrong." Continued... .
Victoria Election Poll Vault Weblog
Meanwhile, Mr Tully's defended the sexy, new, electronic tally board that few people in the tally room could actually read last night. (ABC Radio's Jon Faine was sitting behind the mic with binoculars while hosting the election coverage!) "It's easier to read than the old wooden tally boards - all you need to do is get up close," Mr Tully said. "And there are no other problems of people gripping on by their teeth at the top of the scaffolding." Get up close, hey? The Poll Vault team woke up suffering from very sore necks this morning. .
All the world's a stage - even in the winter
For many a Northwest theatergoer, the prospect of watching a Shakespeare play summons up balmy weather, a picnic on the grass, iambic pentameter under the stars. Indeed, in this region and throughout the U.S., these works are often performed in outdoor settings — as they were in Shakespeare's own 16th-century era at the famed, open-air Globe Theatre in London. But Shakespeare is truly a playwright for all seasons, with name recognition that can't be beat, and scripts that can be staged with infinite variety. And on Seattle's fringe, in larger theaters, even at the ballet, his durable, box-office-friendly comedies and dramas are a hot commodity in this unusually chilly winter. Here's a roundup of Shakespeare and related-to-Shakespeare productions in the vicinity: Shows opening soon "Hamlet," Seattle Children's Theatre "Heaven and angels defend us!" The longest of Shakespearean tragedies (unedited it runs more than four hours) gets streamlined in this new SCT adaptation geared toward audience members ages 11 and up.
Poverty often worsened by payday loans
Community Action Partnership staff members Brenda Hammond, left, and Shirley Paulison recently met with state Sen. Shawn Keough, R-Sandpoint, to advocate for legislation that limits interest rates and restricts the number of payday loans in Idaho. The senator plans to introduce that legislation in cooperation with Rep. George Eskridge, R-Dover. .
Oil giants' barrels gushing over with profit
But the figures still left one trader somewhat underwhelmed: "As much as the figures are good, they're not amazing." Still, with Royal Dutch Shell (RDS), ExxonMobile and ConocoPhillips all due to announce fat profits before the end of the week, the creaking door-frame could be reduced to matchwood by Friday night. The figures relating to oil industry profits are staggering. According to a report earlier this year from Merrill Lynch, the world's 70 biggest oil groups are on course to report a total net income of almost £132.5bn for 2005 - which, if looked at on a profit-per second basis, works out at just under £7300, or about one-third of the UK average annual wage. To put another perspective on that, the total is almost as much as the entire Polish economy, according to Bloomberg. Tomorrow, RDS is expected to detail interim profits of about £3.1bn, while brokers at Credit Suisse First Boston see BP's main rival for the oil industry crown (based on revenues), ExxonMobile, weighing in with a hefty rise in half-year earnings to £4.6bn.
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