He hoped the space for such a social-democratic outlook existed in regions he knew best, beyond Europe and the United States.

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Labour embraced Europe in the late 1980s, partly in defiance of enemies such as the militant far-left and Margaret Thatcher (both of whom had come to loathe the EU) and partly because of the social-democratic outlook of the then commission president, Jacques Delors.

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They swap deal ideas, and have panels on topics like investing in the New York City area, or the outlook for social gaming.

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To get started, he offers quizzes to determine one's "emotional style" along six dimensions: resilience, outlook, social intuition, self-awareness, sensitivity to context, and attention.

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There is powerful evidence that these savings accounts are effective in promoting retirement savings, which is a critical endeavor given the dismal outlook for Social Security.

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The shares continued to tumble Tuesday amid reports that an analyst for one of its banks had trimmed the outlook for the social-network company's revenue just ahead of the deal.

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But with the outlook closer to the base of the social pyramid not so rosy, a growing class of superwealthy might actually exacerbate class tensions at a moment when the promise of cherry-picking Western hypercapitalism could turn more sour than ever.

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They hope to lure frustrated liberals who are attracted to neither the New Frontier Party, which is widely viewed as little different in outlook from the LDP, nor the Social Democrats, who are perceived as having sold their soul when they joined the ruling coalition.

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Add in the fact that outlook.com will allow users easier access to social media from their email, and it could prove to be stiff competition for Gmail.

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David Porter, head of security and risk at Detica, said the apparent familiarity of social network sites, which often help people build connections with people who share their interests and outlook meant many people were cavalier with their personal information.

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