The food industry is calling on ASEAN Member States to speed up the harmonisation of food standards across ASEAN to unlock the economic potential of the agri-food sector and accelerate progress towards a single economic community by 2015. ...
RadioShack has appointed Dollar General finance chief John Feray executive VP/chief financial officer, effective Feb. 6. He will succeed interim chief financial officer Holly Etlin, a managing director at consultancy AlixPartners, which ...
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The elephant population in Tanzania, beset by poaching for ivory, has plummeted by two-thirds in the past three-and-a-half decades, the government said on Saturday. The findings are the result of a census carried out at the end of last ...
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It's no surprise that a cynical attitude towards the prospect of change makes change harder to implement. But it's important to understand that cynicism happens at an Individual and workplace-wide level and both must be addressed to get ...
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TT file photo The percentage of truck and bus drivers cited or warned for speeding and seat belt use declined during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Operation Safe Driver, the group said. Officers pulled over 29,048 ...
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Recent technological advances in air quality measurement methods such as X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy now make it possible and practical to monitor air pollution in a much more sophisticated way than before Launching a natural research ...
Hemisphere Energy Corporation (TSX-V: HME) is pleased to announce that it has commenced operations for its winter drilling program with three development wells planned in the Atlee Buffalo and Jenner areas of southeast Alberta. ...
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We were already aware of the existence of illicit marketplaces teeming with tools for cybercriminals looking to subvert the security of online networks. But one of the latest revelations from the cache of documents stolen by NSA ...
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New research suggests it may not make much difference to survival if victims of gunshots and stabbing injuries are transported to the emergency department in a police car or by emergency medical services (EMS). The study sheds light on ...
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In 2000, five MIT Media Lab alumni co-founded ThingMagic to help bring radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology—wireless readers and data-transmitting tags—to the supply chain. This meant companies would be able to track ...
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As the cold of winter settles in across the United States, associations that represent the interests of wheat farmers met in many states to review the last year's activities and set plans for the next year. USW officers and staff look ...
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Federal court records show that the Oct. 8 bankruptcy filing by the nation's largest organic peanut butter processor was sparked by Issaquah, WA-based Costco, a membership-based warehouse club, when it unilaterally terminated a deal it had ...
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The Ontario Ministry of Transportation is equipping its vehicles with radar, to help officers better enforce the province’s speed limiter legislation,. Officers will also be able to enforce moving violations committed by commercial ...
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Some in politics and media say the Affordable Care Act will fail, but top U.S. healthcare executives say healthcare will improve, a survey says. Study authors Ralph W. Muller, chief executive officer of the University of Pennsylvania ...
Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power company, organised a Security and Vigilance week from November 26 - December 2, 2013, for all its stakeholders, especially employees at the Jojobera plant. The event was inaugurated by ...
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