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121: Cleaning The Car Hire Industry
A look at how the European Union have made steps to regulate the car hire industry and how these steps have been followed by the larger car rental companies....

122: The Trials Of A Chauffeur
A look at the life of a chauffeur and some of the trials he has to face with his customers....

123: Gun Crime In Britain; Follow The Swiss Example?
A look at the levels of gun ownership in Switzerland and what can be learned from the almost non existent gun crime problem....

124: Levels Of Gun Crime In Modern Britain
A look at what can be surmised from the latest figures on gun crime....

125: Recession Risks: The Silver Lining
This article discusses some of the upsides to the recent US economic downturn....

126: Fake Money Used In Movies
In Hollywood's infancy, filmmakers used real money in their productions, only to run into legal and administrative problems such as workers stealing the money. At the time, very strict laws prohibited the filmmakers from copying, photographing or imitating American currency in any way. This presented Hollywood with a tricky problem. Always resourceful, filmmakers found a way around it....

127: Daylight Savings Time Around the Globe
How many hours difference is there between New York and Moscow? The answer depends on whether or not it is daylight savings time in either, neither or both places. Learn all the things about daylight savings time nobody ever thinks about!...

128: Is a US Recession Inevitable?
This article discusses the possible causes of and outcomes from a potentially impending US recession....

129: Fed Credit: Down The Tubes
This article discusses the increasing likelyhood that the US will enter a recession in the wake of the Fed's ineffective interest rate cut on January 22nd....

130: Is the Superfund Capable of Restoring Confidence?
The subprime mortage sector of the U.S. economy has taken huge losses over the past several months as many high-risk loans have defaulted. A new fund aimed at stabilizing this sector unfortunately just repackages the same problems under a new name- the "Master Liquidity Enhancement Conduit." Can this fund have a positive impact?...