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Older Adults Reading on Digital Devices Such as Tablets Causes Less Strain on The Brain
Feb 7, 2013They may say they'd rather read on paper, but one study found that for adults between the ages of 60 and 77, reading on digital devices such as tablets causes less strain on the brain. The study, conducted by a German university, measured ...
Tags: Tablets, Older Adults, Consumer Electronics
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Social Media Is Not Replacing The in-Store Shopping Experience
Feb 6, 2013While digital technology continues to reshape the way companies and consumers interact, social media is not replacing the in-store shopping experience, according to a new report by PwC titled Demystifying the Online Shopper: 10 Myths of ...
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Aren't Large Employers Obligated to Provide Health Insurance to Full-Time Employees?
Feb 6, 2013Q. I'm confused about CEOs claiming that Obamacare will force them to reduce employees' hours due to the cost of insuring them. Aren't large employers already obligated to provide health insurance to full-time employees? A They are not, ...
Tags: Health Insurance, Service, Employers
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Two Billion Tonnes of Food Never Makes It on a Plate
Feb 6, 2013Two billion tonnes of food never makes it on a plate – this was the headline that grabbed the nation’s attention mid-January, putting the food industry and its practices under the microscope again, re-igniting the debate on ...
Tags: Christopher McCuin, food, IME
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European Recycled Containerboard Paper Makers Have Been Forced by Epic Losses
Feb 6, 2013Whilst UK GDP growth stalled in the last quarter of 2012, we have a record high in the number of jobs and ultra-low interest rates…hence we're not witnessing the huge job losses and brutal levels of home repossessions that the ...
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MPs Are Still Using The Sector as a "Whipping Boy" Over Public Health Issues
Feb 6, 2013Despite politicians promoted in last year's government reshuffle quickly grasping the key issues in food and drink, MPs are still using the sector as a "whipping boy" over public health issues, say its bosses. Too often politicans ...
Tags: Food Industry, MPs, Whipping Boy
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FDA Issued a Final Rule That Strengthens Its Authority to Detain Potentially Unsafe Food
Feb 6, 2013The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule that strengthens its authority to detain potentially unsafe food from entering into the markets. The final rule makes the criteria for administrative detention in line with ...
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MeadWestvaco Launched Its Inaugural Consumer Satisfaction Study
Feb 6, 2013MeadWestvaco Corp., a global leader in packaging and packaging solutions launched its inaugural consumer satisfaction study, "Packaging Matters." The study explores the role of packaging in product satisfaction as consumers purchase, ...
Tags: MeadWestvaco, Consumers, Packaging
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U.S. Lawmakers Pledged to Rewrite an Antihacking Law
Feb 6, 2013Online activist Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide in January U.S. lawmakers recently pledged to rewrite an antihacking law as hundreds of people gathered in Washington, D.C., to mourn the death of Internet activist Aaron Swartz. ...
Tags: US, Politicians, Hacking Law
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Residents Have Been Invited to Give Their Views on Seeing Streetlights Switched off
Feb 5, 2013Residents of the East Sussex town of Battle have been invited to give their views on proposals that would see streetlights switched off during the night. Battle Town Council wants to power down its lighting between midnight and 05:30 in ...
Tags: Battle Council, streetlights, LED lighting
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Obama Is Expected to Issue a Cybersecurity Executive Order in The Days
Feb 5, 2013President Barack Obama is expected to issue a cybersecurity executive order in the days after his Feb. 12 State of the Union address. The long-expected executive order will create a voluntary program that will call for companies in ...
Tags: cybersecurity, Obama, security standards
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Ban Covers All Conventional and Bio-Based Plastic Bags and Other Plastic Products
Feb 4, 2013The ban covers all conventional and bio-based plastic bags and other plastic products, except those made from oxo-biodegradable plastic, according to the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA). In a statement, the ...
Tags: plastic bags, plastic products, Pak-EPA
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A Taiwan Delegtation Formed by Government Officials Concluded a Six-Day Visit in Japan
Feb 1, 2013A Taiwan delegtation formed by government officials, researchers and industry players recently concluded a six-day visit in Japan, where they probed the possibilities of forming strategic alliances between the two countries. According to ...
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Ford Focus ST a Fun-to-Drive, Practical, and Affordable Pocket Rocket
Feb 1, 2013We'll remember 2012 as being a banner year for driving enthusiasts. The Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ twins took to the road, closely followed by the Ford Focus ST, a model whose track prowess we recently captured on video. The ST is Ford's ...
Tags: driving enthusiasts, Ford, Focus ST
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Morocco Announced That It Initiated an AD Investigation Against The Hot Rolled Flat Steel
Jan 31, 2013Morocco's Ministry of Foreign Trade has announced that it has initiated an antidumping (AD) duty investigation against the hot rolled flat steel imports from the European Union and Turkey upon the request of Maghreb Steel. The Ministry of ...
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