An increase in food prices changed dietary patterns of both high and low-income societies in past decades, parallel to an increase of cancer, an expert says. Dr. Sandra Crispim, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Sao Paulo, ...
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In a rare public speech, Google Inc. CEO Larry Page once suggested the tech industry needs "safe places where we can try out new things" without rules or interference. Some people thought he was describing a futuristic fantasy, perhaps a ...
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U.S. beef, pork and lamb exports all opened the new year on a positive note, although market conditions suggest 2014 could be a challenging year for U.S. red meat exports, according to statistics released by the USDA and compiled by the ...
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Dick's Sporting Goods and The Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation announced a $25 million multi-year commitment to support youth athletic programs including donations to local sports teams and the launch of the Dick's Foundation's "Sports ...
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Replacement activity for older commercial trucks will drive growth in the work truck industry, and the sector will outpace the overall economy thanks to uneven business and consumer confidence, trade industry executives said here. ...
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Philips has partnered with communications technology provider Ericsson to jointly launch a connected LED street lighting model. The partnership will see the lighting manufacturer incorporate mobile telecoms equipment from Ericsson into ...
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Chinese steel mills' credit woes have further depressed domestic silicomanganese prices, market sources said Monday. Domestic silicomanganese prices were pegged by the sources at about Yuan 6,600/mt ($1,083/mt), about Yuan 200-300/mt ...
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Today's headlines include stories about the health law's coverage gap. Kaiser Health News: Arkansas' Medicaid Experiment, Key To Obamacare Expansion, On Ropes Kaiser Health News staff writer Phil Galewitz reports: "The Arkansas' ...
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Capital expenditures for equipment suppliers serving the solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing segment are forecast to enter a new upturn phase beginning in 2015. According to Solarbuzz, PV equipment spending could potentially reach US$10 ...
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Two Tsurumi TRN aerator systems were installed at one of the biggest private beer breweries in Bavaria, to provide biological wastewater treatment. German brewers are renowned and celebrated all over the world for their home grown beers, ...
By Kay Ledbetter Producers facing possible changes in their crop rotations due to water availability and other fluctuations in agriculture will soon have an online decision aid tool, according to DeDe Jones, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension ...
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Related smartphones Kantar: Apple Loses Q4 Smartphone Share In U.S., Other Markets smartphones Solid Holiday Sales For Tablets, Smartphones smartphones Connected Device Shipments To Exceed 2.3B In 2013 smartphones Cellular Headed Toward OS, ...
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A selection of health policy stories from New York, Texas, South Carolina, Virginia, Kansas, Florida, Rhode Island and Georgia. The New York Times: Mayor And Governor Teaming Up To Save Brooklyn Hospitals Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. ...
Tags: N.Y.Mayors, Health-Care, Financial Data, GOP
Spot treatment charges for imported zinc concentrate paid to Chinese smelters remained flat at around $125-140/mt in January, unchanged from December, in thin trade and with ample domestic supply, industry sources in China said Tuesday. ...
Tags: thin trade, TC, industry sources, zinc
New numbers on smartphones suggest they’ve notched a significant milestone. The global market topped 1 billion shipments for the first time in 2013, covering about one-seventh of the world’s population, according to research by ...
Tags: Smartphone Shipments, low cost