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North America – Pilkington North America Sales Team to begin Promoting the American Auto Glass Alliance, Inc. (The Auto Channel)

Pilkington North America Sales Team to begin Promoting the American Auto Glass Alliance, Inc. (The Auto Channel)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 5 — Pilkington North America announces an agreement with American Auto Glass Alliance (AAGA). The AAGA’s innovative communications technologies provide 24/7 services assuring greater market penetration and market share within any given market.

Women play a bigger role in Mexico’s drug war (Los Angeles Times)
Addiction, the economy and the lure of living well have sucked many into the narcotics underworld. The trend threatens the foundations of Mexican society. In the story making the rounds here in Mexico’s drug capital, the setting is a beauty parlor. A woman with wealth obtained legally openly criticizes a younger patron who is married to a trafficker. The “narco-wife” orders the hairdresser to …

Mark Elliott, President of Promethean North America, Salutes Dr. Aim e Burgamy, 2009 Great American Teacher of the Year (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
President of Promethean North America, Mark Elliott, joined The Ron Clark Academy to celebrate great teachers across the country and honor middle school art teacher, Dr. Aim e Burgamy the 2009 Great American Teacher of the Year.

Mexico declares flood emergency in 2 south cities (FOX 11 Tucson)
VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico (AP) The Mexican government has declared parts of the Gulf coast state of Tabasco disaster zones due to flooding from days of heavy rains, freeing up federal relief funds for the area.

Drug smuggling tunnel in Mexico (BigPond News)
Mexican authorities have discovered a tunnel designed to smuggle drugs between Mexico and the US.

National Briefing
Florida: Adult charges in teen burn case / Illinois: Suspect may have Al Qaeda-linked DVDs

FLORIDA


Hurricane Ida misses Mexico mainland, weakens to tropical storm (People’s Daily)
Hurricane Ida, which caused over 100 deaths in El Salvador, missed the Mexican mainland on Monday and headed into the Gulf of Mexico, Mexico’s state-run National Meteorology Service (SMN) said. The SMN said the northern part of the Yucatan peninsula and the Gulf of Mexico would continue to suffer strong winds, heavy rain and high seas. It urged citizens and authorities to keep a close watch on …

High-carb diets lower weight and raise mood levels, study shows
Participants in a yearlong study lost weight equally on high-protein and high-carb diets, but those on the low-carb regimen were in a considerably worse frame of mind.

Which is better for weight loss — a high-protein diet or a high-carb diet? That endless debate got a new twist Monday.


Mexico declares flood emergency in 2 south cities (MalaysiaNews.net)
VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico — The Mexican government has declared parts of the Gulf coast state of Tabasco disaster zones due to flooding from days of heavy rains, freeing up federal relief funds for the a…

Braskem, Mexico s Idesa Plan $2.5 Billion Investment (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) — Braskem SA , Latin America s biggest petrochemicals producer, and Mexico s Grupo Idesa SA plan to invest as much as $2.5 billion in a joint venture to supply polyethylene to the Mexican market.