If you have young children or grandchildren, look at them and imagine signs around their necks: “I owe my government $52,000 — and each day I will owe more.” While the number varies according to the parameters of data ...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on January 28 in the Federal Register a reorganization for the Foods and Veterinary Medicine (FVM) program that was implemented on October 1, 2012. Under the reorganization, the Office of ...
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The Senate Armed Services Committee plans to investigate what happened with a massive, failed U.S. Air Force ERP (enterprise resource planning) project, amid a rising tide of calls for action on Capitol Hill to reduce wasteful IT spending. ...
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Business conditions at architecture firms continue to improve, according to the latest Architecture Billings Index (ABI). The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the December ABI score was 52.0, down from the mark of 53.2 in ...
Editor's note: The following article appeared in the January 2013 issue of Bicycle Retailer & Industry News. WASHINGTON, D.C. (BRAIN) — While the industry’s three prominent advocacy groups decided to continue to work ...
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Strong demand for Android tablets helped boost Carphone Warehouse's sales in the final quarter of 2012, the firm announced in its Q3 financial statement. Like-for-like revenue in the UK was up 16 per cent as the retailer's tablet sales ...
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If you have a beautiful outdoor living space, such as a deck, patio or backyard, you already have the perfect venue for a barbecue, picnic or al fresco dinner. Many homeowners are excited to show off their beautiful property to friends, ...
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Business conditions at architecture firms continue to improve. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lag time between architecture ...
The Australian sharemarket closed at a 20-month peak as high-yield stocks made strong gains. At the close today, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was up 22.4 points, or 0.47 per cent at 4810.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index gained ...
Nokia's net costs for adopting Windows Phone as its smartphone operating system platform are set to rocket as Microsoft's "platform support payments" to Nokia start to decline, while Lumia sales have failed to ramp up sufficiently to cover ...
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) said Wednesday that the December Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score was 52, down from 53.2 in November, but still positive as 50 indicates an increase in billings. As a leading economic ...
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Apple posted record revenue and pre-tax profits in its fiscal 2013 first-quarter results, covering the three months to 29 December. However, the company's shares continued declining in value in after-hours trading - falling by a further ...
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The National Retail Federation urged the House to approve legislation that would put the federal debt ceiling on hold until mid-May. “This move will give Congress the time it needs to deal with the debt ceiling in a thoughtful and ...
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Russia plans to ban chilled beef, pork and poultry imports from Germany beginning 4 February over food safety concerns, according to Russia's animal and plant health watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor. Rosselkhoznadzor spokesman Alexei Alexeyenko ...
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The government has set up a £1m funding competition for robotics and autonomous systems (RAS) technology in the UK. The investment by the Technology Strategy Board is for feasibility studies to accelerate the development of RAS ...
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