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Minister 'must take responsibility' for meat saga

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:43:00 +1200

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy must take responsibility for the meat exports held up in China, the Green Party says.

BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS, INC. : BioLife Solutions Announces Presentation at 8th ...

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:41:11 +1200

Dr. Aby J. Mathew, BioLife's Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, will make a presentation titled "Critical Stability and Biopreservation Considerations for Manufacturing, Storage and Clinical Delivery of Cell and Tissue Products," to ...
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Exploration junior up 20% on drill results

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:37:32 +1200

Belo Sun Mining Corp. (TSX: T.BSX, Stock Forum) climbed 5.8% to 55 cents after the mineral exploration company received positive results from preliminary metallurgical leach test work conducted with samples from the South Block deposit of its 100 ...
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05.23.13: US News Bits

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:36:48 +1200

Learning Leaders, a New York City nonprofit dedicated to engaging families and communities to support student success, raised more than $265,000 at its third annual education forum and spring luncheon. ... West Memphis-based CITGO Marketer Flash Oil ...
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F&P Healthcare earnings soar

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:33:12 +1200

Just two years ago F&P Healthcare was facing falling profits as the company, which derives roughly 50 per cent of its operating revenue in US dollars, came under pressure from the high New Zealand dollar. The East Tamaki-based firm reported a 20 per ...
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Shares fall on weak China factory data

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:33:08 +1200

Westpac fell 4.1 per cent to $35.87 on the NZX, while Australia & New Zealand Banking Group declined about 4 per cent to $33.99 and AMP fell 3 per cent to $6.42 as the Chinese data added to the weight on Australian equities. Among other Australian ...
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McLaren P1: Revolutionary road

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:31:10 +1200

That racetrack rivalry reared its head again at this year's Geneva Motor Show when the two marques simultaneously attempted to grab the limelight by unveiling the fastest, most expensive, most technologically advanced and most covetable road car of the ...
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US, Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:29:35 +1200

A West Virginia senator who's long pushed parents, coaches and communities to help protect young athletes from concussions is now sponsoring federal legislation to set safety standards for helmets.
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Bowling with God: Vint Cerf Talks Time Travel, Porn, and Web Addiction

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:29:19 +1200

In the case of the Internet, this was an exploration of whether this particular technology, packet switching, which was considered nuts at the time, by the conventional telephonic community.
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Israel: Stephen Hawking and the Pressing Question of the Boycott

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:28:56 +1200

His scientific work had the kind of impact that redefined or challenged entire areas of research from the theory of relativity, to quantum mechanics and other fields of study. This towering figure is also wheelchair-bound - suffering from complete ...
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Kroll Bond Rating Agency Assigns Final Ratings to Sequoia Mortgage Trust ...

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:26:54 +1200

The pool is characterized by substantial borrower equity in each mortgaged property, as evidenced by the weighted average LTV (66%) and CLTV (67%).
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How to spot oil and gas takeout targets

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:26:43 +1200

(PXD:NYSE) made headlines last January when it sold 207,000 net acres of its Wolfcamp shale leases to Sinochem Group (00817:HK) for $1.7 billion.
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The announcement of a rare historical discovery : An actual photo of Bai Bureh ...

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:25:58 +1200

Schulze was a member of the first US Peace Corps group that came to this country in 1962. Mr. Schulze is the co-discoverer of a remarkable historical discovery, a clear, face-on photograph of Bai Bureh, Sierra Leone's greatest hero.
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Golden years health guidelines

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:24:23 +1200

Moderated by Dr. Max Gomez, an Emmy award-winning CBS television medical reporter, the event - held at the N.Y.U. Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life, on Washington Square South - was attended by about 100 people.
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Pistons must improve at both ends of the court

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:19:20 +1200

... at both ends of the court. IAN ANDERSON. Last updated 05:00 24/05/2013. Tai Webster. Photosport. TEAM EFFORT: The Pistons cannot rely just on youngster Tai Webster and their imports to bring them their first win. ... A desire to field a number of ...
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Disputed deaths in Palestinian territories

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:18:36 +1200

Footage of 10-year-old Huda Ghaliya sobbing hysterically beside the body of her father was broadcast repeatedly on Arab television networks. Witnesses said the ... After Palestinian leaders described her death as a war crime, anonymous IDF sources ...
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Dwell Media and Green Car Journal Put You in the Driver Seat At Dwell on ...

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:16:11 +1200

They can get the full measure of this inside with exhibits focused on the home, and then appreciate these same attributes in the latest high-tech 'green' cars outside, just steps away from the show floor.” “Dwell's ... The Lincoln Motor Company is the ...
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Lyft, A Year-Old Startup That Helps Strangers Share Car Rides, Just Raised $60 ...

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:14:36 +1200

Over the years they have showed steady and solid growth and built a real community of people making friends and sharing rides.
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UBM Tech's Dawn Archambault Named Finalist in the min's Sales Executive of ...

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:11:50 +1200

UBM DeusM is an integrated marketing services company owned by UBM plc, targeting the fastest growing segment of the online publishing industry: business social media. The company is led by Managing Director Stephen Saunders, Min's Marketer of the ...
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What's in store for Barrick Gold?

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:11:50 +1200

Sokalsky also said that a trend amongst mining companies in the last 10 to 20 years toward chasing production for the sake of chasing production has "ultimately has come back to bite the industry" with a drop in the gold price affecting rates of return ...
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Cleanweb: Can IT Lead the Way to a New Energy Future?

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:33 +1200

But there is a movement afoot where social media, IT, big data and mobile communications could upend how we use limited resources in the future. “It's time to ... “And no one is better positioned to do so than good, solid web and IT entrepreneurs ...
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It wasn't her first rodeo: Protester has a history of posting her ...

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:30 +1200

A video posted on YouTube by user shukielara1 capturing Saturday's rant went viral on the internet, leading to a Surrey RCMP investigation, front-page newspaper stories and substantial television news coverage. Media reports highlighted the racist ...
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Euro Tour CEO apologizes for saying 'colored'

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:17 +1200

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) -- The head of the European golf tour apologized for using the term ''colored'' during a live television interview Thursday in which he was reacting to the spat between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia.
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Serving the Towns of Wawarsing, Crawford, Mamakating, Marbletown ...

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:01 +1200

Instead, we are only left with downfalls and drawbacks that will ultimately result in a loss of jobs and cost us all more money.
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Chief Engineer of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to Keynote Day Two of ...

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:23 +1200

This year Black Hat USA will welcome security experts, public and private sector security professionals and underground hackers to Las Vegas for a first-hand look at groundbreaking new research, vulnerabilities and security tools from around the world ...
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Home sales best in 31/2 years

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:06:54 +1200

Since the housing bubble burst more than six years ago, banks have imposed tighter credit conditions and required larger down payments.
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Stocks fall after Fed's report

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:06:50 +1200

Prices surged on congressional testimony by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke early in the day that suggested the central bank would not slow its massive economic stimulus program any time soon.
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Company banking on 4G volumes to beat yen

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:52 +1200

Tech manufacturer Rakon says capital raising is not likely to be part of its turnaround plan as a devalued yen puts pressure on its margins.
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The fearless Chris Taylor: Madison's state rep has quickly made a big impression

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:34 +1200

Taylor says there are opportunities to work in a bipartisan way, though "they are limited and they are often not issues that are important to a lot of people, like tax policy, access to the courts and education.
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Retirement: You're On Your Own!

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:18 +1200

For most of us, the days of retiring at age 65 with a gold watch and a guaranteed lifetime pension (a.k.a. a 'defined benefit') are long gone.
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