Profitect announced that Joseph Zucchero has joined the company's Board of Advisors. With his expertise in IT operations, cross-organizational implementation, and an understanding of the technology needs of the retail industry, Zucchero ...
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The next-generation Hyundai i45 may be a chance for Australia if the company can get its formula right for a two-pronged attack on the medium-car segment. Speaking at the launch of the Hyundai ix35 Series II in Queensland last week, ...
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Americans live sicker and die younger than people in other wealthy countries — and the gap is getting worse over time, a new report shows. Men in the USA have shorter lives than men in 16 developed nations. American women also fall ...
As local digital media wrestles with the question of how to successfully monetize mobile, a potential new disruptor is literally mapping out a claim to that space. Indoor marketing — the practice of targeting, following and serving ...
Gas costs are projected to be lower this winter for DTE Energy's 1.2 million natural gas customers. DTE's sustained natural gas price reduction began four years ago. This winter, costs will complete a decrease of more than 25 percent since ...
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Soda taxes are back, and thank goodness. The sugary beverage industry has spent billions of dollars across the United States trying to defeat any proposal that addresses the serious health costs of the soda and energy drinks we consume, and ...
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The demand for big data experts in large companies is expected to more than double by 2017 to 69,000, according to a study sponsored by data analytics specialists SAS. In 2013, there were 31,000 people employed as big data specialists at ...
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The engineer who oversaw development of Apple’s Siri technology is now at Samsung building an online service to link together the “Internet of things.” Luc Julia, Vice President at Samsung’s innovation lab in Menlo ...
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In cash-strapped times even cycling parents may consider economising when it comes to buying a bike for their child; after all, they’ll outgrow it in a few years. But here’s the thing: you don’t get forever to sell ...
An all-terrain vehicle (ATV), also known as a quad, quad bike, three-wheeler, or four-wheeler, is defined by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as a vehicle that travels on low-pressure tires, with a seat that is straddled by ...
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Onions now come in a tearless version that scientists in New Zealand report may provide similar heart health benefits as its close relative, garlic. Colin C. Eady of New Zealand Agriseeds Ltd. ...
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About two-thirds of Southern California households that cook with natural gas without a hood may be exposed to high levels of air pollution, researchers say. Brett Singer and colleagues at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley ...
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Fifty-two percent of U.S. adults say they are against prohibiting restaurants from using trans fats in food, a survey indicates. The nationwide survey by the Pew Research Center, conducted Oct. 30 to Nov. 6 among 996 U.S. adults, found 44 ...
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Almost 80 percent of U.S. Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older don't know the last day for open enrollment to make changes in their insurance plan is Dec. 7. Medicare beneficiaries have from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7 to make changes in their ...
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A claim filed by two sisters for injuries suffered from injections of the human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil will be heard in federal court in Washington. Madelyne Meylor, 20, and Olivia Meylor, 19, of Mount Horeb, Wis., allege that ...
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