British American Tobacco has deployed automatic data extraction tools on its SAP environment to free up auditor time. David Barkhausen, senior IT auditor at British American Tobacco (BAT), spoke on the extraction of SAP data for audit ...
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Taipei, Sept. 11, 2012 (CENS)--In his capacity as the representative of President Ma Ying-jeou for APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Leaders' Summit held Sept. 8-9 in Vladivostok, Russia, former Vice President Lien Chan held a ...
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Russia has agreed to ease a 16-year ban on the imports of beef and lamb from the UK. This move which is expected to contribute £80m to the UK food and farming industry over the next three years. The UK government expects to receive ...
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed that the illnesses reported in Ontario and Alberta are linked to Butcher's Choice burgers, which were recalled over E. coli O157:H7 risk. The burgers were produced by Cardinal Meat ...
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Volatility in global commodity markets remained a significant factor for the food industry during 2012. On the one hand, adverse weather conditions hit grain harvests causing prices to spike, while on the other, over-supply has meant cocoa ...
Marketing software firm will form part of Customer Experience Cloud. Just days after announcing financial results boosted by the performance of its cloud division,Oracle has further strengthened its portfolio by agreeing to acquire ...
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South Korean government has announced its decision pertaining to the expansion of the country-of-origin labeling rules to include agricultural and fishery products that are sold at restaurants. The latest move is part of the government's ...
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EMC said today it has agreed to buy privately-held start-up Silver Tail Systems, a vendor of real-time web session intelligence and behavioural analysis. EMC plans to use the purchase to beef up its RSA security division in the rapidly ...
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Guilin situated in the northeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on the west bank of the Li River. Guilin is surrounded by two rivers and four lakes and studded with sheer sided Karst mountains. The scene of Li River is printed on ...
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Japan, China, South Africa, South Korea and Saudi Arabia have imposed a ban on Brazil beef imports, over concerns of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease. This move comes after Brazil's recent report, which revealed ...
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Cyber criminals are using compromised Twitter accounts to distribute messages disguised as coming from friends who suggest recipients click on a link to see themselves on a Facebook video. Sophos reported the trick after receiving a ...
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Yahoo and Facebook announced Friday they have settled a high-profile patent dispute with a deal that analysts said would likely be good for both sides. As part of the agreement, Yahoo and Facebook have signed a cross-licensing deal ...
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Population and Language: Southwest of the Gansu Province, the area of Mt. Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang, and Salar Autonomous County is home to the Bonan ethnic minority. With a population of just sixteen thousand, they are one of the ...
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STAGE The Christmas Schooner Have yourself a City of Big Shoulders Christmas at the Mercury Theater, the current home of the beloved Chicago musical, “The Christmas Schooner.” Created by John Reeger and Julie Shannon, ...
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Brazil has launched a new campaign to convince importers that its beef is free from mad cow disease. A report from Brazil's Agriculture ministry had revealed that the carcass of a cow that died in 2010 in southern Brazil carried ...
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