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Global Voices Reject Genetically Modified Seed Giant in March Against Monsanto
March Against Monsanto to reject the genetically modified seed giant.The march, ecofeminist Dr. Vandana Shiva has said, "is inspired by the love for freedom and democracy, the love for the Earth, the soil, the seed." It "is a call to end the dictatorship over seeds, over life, over food and over our ...
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Drive or fly What summer travel shows about economy
(CBS News) Now that the seasons are officially switching over to the warm weather months, many families start planning their getaways. Economists use these trips to monitor how our nation's financial system is doing. AAA is not expecting a huge amount of travel on Memorial Day weekend, yet travel experts believe that this summer will have a steady, but slow, increase in people leaving on ...
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Suspicious package leads to evacuation of Towson library
A suspicious package left under a bench outside the Towson public library that led to the building's evacuation Saturday morning turned out to be harmless, county police reported. The bag contained clothes that had been left as a donation to the homeless, police spokesman Cpl. John Wachter said. Police received a report at 11:11 a.m. of a package that had been left behind by two men, ...
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TRA Participates in Business Continuity Management Forum
WAM ABU DHABI: The UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) participated in the Disaster Recovery Institute International's (DRI) Regional Business Continuity Management (BCM) Forum in Abu Dhabi in early May. Held for the first time, this forum provided a platform for industry specialists to share their knowledge and experience on specific matters related to ?Building Emergency ...
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Microsoft Reveals The Xbox One
Microsoft promises the Xbox One will be more than just a game console, but a "living room" with a TV tuner and cable box. Users will be able to switch between watching TV and gaming instantly through the Kinect ...
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Ex-Yugoslavia war crimes tribunal marks 20 years of business
This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of the creation of the UN special war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. The court in the Hague has indicted 161 people and sentenced 136. Two dozen cases are ongoing. The tribunal’s business is due to wind up by 2016. The arrest of Serbia’s former President Milosevic was a breakthrough. But the tribunal has been criticised for the ...
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World Thirst for Energy
As the global economy slowly recovers from the 2008 financial crisis, indicators point to a significant mid- and long-term rise in energy consumption, specifically in oil and natural gas. Despite recent developments in renewable energy resources and the increasing production of hydrocarbon from shale reserves, it looks likely that both consumption and prices will climb higher over the coming ...
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Social Media Evangelization for World Communications Day
Initiative Invites Catholic Media Offices Around the World To Share Online Pastoral ResourcesROME, May 10, 2013 (Zenit.org) - On the occasion of the this year's World Communications Day, the Pontifical Council for Social Communications is inviting people from around the world to partake in the "Mesa Comun" (Shared Table). The initiative allows the faithful of the Catholic Church ...
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Ford asked for $9m to ease worker pain
THE State Government has asked Ford to contribute $9 million to an assistance package for local workers and communities after the company ceases vehicle manufacturing in ...
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PH makes it to Fiba World U18 finals
THE PHILIPPINE Under-18 team pulled off a historic feat as the young Nationals slipped past India, 21-19, in the finals to capture the Fiba Asia U18 3×3 championship Friday night in Bangkok. By winning the title, the Philippine team of Arvin Tolentino, Prince Rivero, Thirdy Ravena, Kobe Paras and coach John Flores earned the right to represent the region in the Fiba World U18 3×3 ...
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Feds look to snag corporate sponsors for Ottawa events
A cash-strapped federal agency is actively looking for corporate sponsors to fill gaping holes in its budget. The National Capital Commission is reviewing a proposal to bring in almost $4.5 million in new sponsorship money over the next five years to promote its cultural jewels in the Ottawa area. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian ...
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Walt Disney One man and his mouse... and how they blighted our world
If you wanted to nominate the most influential Americans of the 20th century, you could begin with politicians and artists. But those choices misunderstand the country and the way it regards desire, and irrational desire, as human rights. Americans call that the pursuit of happiness. And feeling good about yourself depends on services, facilities, panaceas, and shopping. So you'd have to ...
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Rugby World class expertise is snapped up by test rivals
It's no surprise New Zealand is pick-pocketed by so many rivals - by the World Cup, five of the top 10 nations will likely be coached by Kiwis. There will be, if he survives, Robbie Deans at the Wallabies; Warren Gatland at Wales; Joe Schmidt at Ireland and, according to speculation in Edinburgh, Vern Cotter at Scotland. It wasn't that long ago that they worked here. In 2006, all of ...
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The nature of fame the Lady Gaga professor who became a global star
Professor Mathieu Deflem finally realised that something truly strange had happened to him when people started asking him for his autograph.For the professor of sociology at the University of South Carolina is not ...
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Are Todays App Companies Amusing Us to Death or Building the Future
Reuters The national conversation of late has revolved around a trio of Washington scandals, a weather disaster, and the seesaw views in financial markets about whether crisis looms. Yet for all their prominence, none are as tied to trends that will shape our collective future as the myriad of events that took place this week in New York City under the banner ...
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Did British intel try to recruit London attack suspect
A police officer stands guard outside the Woolwich Barracks in London May 24, 2013, in response to the bloody attack when a British soldier was killed in the nearby street. (AP ...
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The coolest job in the world
MOST dream job campaigns feature tropical islands, but the Australian Antarctic Division has a much icier location in mind for its latest recruiting ...
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Stars Coach Names 25…For World Cup Double Header
black stars players GHANA COACH Kwesi Appiah has named a 25- man squad for next month’s World Cup qualifiers against Sudan and Lesotho. Dominic Adiyiah returns to the Black Stars as Appiah includes four home-based players for the two away matches. Fatau Dauda (Ashgold, Ghana), Daniel Agyei (Liberty Professionals, Ghana) and Stephen Adams (Aduana Stars, Ghana) are the goalkeepers. For ...
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Microsoft knuckles under yanks YouTube app for Windows Phone
Computerworld - Microsoft has bowed to pressure from Google and pulled the YouTube app from its Windows Phone Store that earlier this month triggered a cease-and-desist letter from the search giant. The two companies will instead collaborate on a YouTube app that abides by the Google-owned video site's terms of service. "Microsoft and YouTube are working together to update the new ...
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Pennsylvania native strives to fly from worlds wonders
Jon Potter didn't need to be asked twice. When a guard pointed to the top of the Bent Pyramid, Potter quickly climbed up through cracks in its limestone face. The 22-year-old Lawrenceville native carried the equipment of a small ...
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New hope for descendants of World War II veterans
After hundreds of amendments, the United States Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bill and finally submitted it to the Senate floor. On its last day of committee deliberation on May 22, 2013, a provision allowing children of Filipino World War II veterans to immigrate immediately, irrespective of priority dates, was adopted as one of the many amendments. It is now part of the senate ...
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Linda Harvey Backs Companies That Fire Openly Gay Employees To Uphold Moral Standards
"Mission: America" radio program on Monday that employers should have the right to keep "open homosexuals or cross-dressers" from "modeling that lifestyle to kids." Harvey, who for years has warned ...
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Video The economy and summer travel
With many Americans planning a summer vacation, how they travel says a lot about the U.S. economy. USA Today national business travel correspondent Charisse Jones discusses the recovery and the kick-off of the summer travel ...
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Remembering the Major Leaguers Who Died in World War II
More than 500 major league baseball players served in the military during World War II, including stars like Ted Williams, Stan Musial and Joe DiMaggio. But little attention has been paid to the two who died, Elmer Gedeon and Harry ...
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Apple Loop Macs Made In Texas iOS 7 Goes Black And White Microsoft Mocks Siri
Washington , D.C. this week to address a bi-partisan Senate subcommittee that criticized the company for using tax loopholes and keeping the majority of its cash overseas to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. taxes. Sen. Carl Levin and Sen. John McCain had harsh words for Apple in their opening statements and in the report assembled by the committee's staff detailing why Cook and co. ...
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North America's unknown potential disaster
North America is facing a potential ecological disaster that most people are not even aware of, according to scientists who have been studying the little brown bat (or myotis bat), the most common species of bat in the United States and the wider North American continent.
This is because the bat is under attack by a killer fungus that grows on the bats’ wings during hibernation and causes them to lose body fat and wake early from their sleep, which causes them to eventually die. The fungal infection is said by researchers to be capable of killing off the bat within the next 16 years when their current population, which numbers up to several million, may fall to just 0.01% of present levels. Read more
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