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Asian Stock Index Rebounds From Biggest Decline in Seven Months

2014-03-21 09:05:38| Logistics - Topix.net

Li & Fung Ltd. surged 17 percent in Hong Kong after the world's largest supplier of clothes and toys to retailers reported profit that beat analyst estimates and proposed to spin off its branding and licensing business.

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New index reveals that recent flood could signal climate change

2014-03-21 04:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

PhysOrg: A new investigation of long-term weather records suggests that recent flooding in the south of England could signal the onset of climate change. The research, from UWE Bristol, Loughborough University and the University of East Anglia has produced a new index of flooding trends called the Fluvial Flood Indices. This enables widespread flooding and weather patterns to be viewed in the context of the last 150 years, revealing that four of the six most severe flood episodes since 1871 have occurred...

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Use The Grazing Response Index To Evaluate Pasture Health

2014-03-19 23:57:00| Beef

One of the fundamental rules of thumb in pasture management is “take half and leave half.” “The problem is,” says Tim Steffens, Texas AgriLife Extension Service rangeland specialist in Canyon, TX, “the cows did not read the book.” Cows, being cows, take the best half and leave the rest alone. And that means, Steffens says, you can be conservatively stocked and still overgraze a pasture. read more

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