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Prison job fair infuses 'hope' (The Nassau Guardian)

Thirty-five inmates at Her Majesty's Prison were exposed to potential job opportunities yesterday during the institution's third annual job fair.

Furniture firm creditors win pay-out (Channel 4)

An attempt by the liquidators of failed furniture retailer Courts to stop payments to the majority of unsecured creditors and former staff has failed at the High Court.

Political emissaries descend on valley (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Debbie Somers and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson share a laugh at the outset of their meeting with local business owners at Somers' Furniture on Polaris Avenue. Richardson was in town stumping for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.

A new art: On fringes of Frieze, design slips in side door (International Herald Tribune)

Among a bevy of satellite events on the fringes of Frieze Art Fair in London, two in particular offer windows into an avant-garde world where art, architecture and design blend as one: DesignArt London and Covent Garden Super Design.

Market - Holly Hunt - Aspre (Interior Design)

For those who prey on scrumptious furniture, Holly Hunt showrooms are places to bag big-game trophies.