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Farmers fork over cash to defeat Watsonville growth measure

2013-04-30 05:02:12| Mobile Homes - Topix.net

If successful, the measure, spearheaded by Councilman Daniel Dodge and on the ballot at a special election June 4, would allow the city to pursue annexation of 95 acres of farmland on its southwestern boundary for possible development of a shopping center.

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New metric to measure destructive potential of hurricanes

2013-04-26 23:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: Researchers at Florida State University have developed a new metric to measure seasonal Atlantic tropical cyclone activity that focuses on the size of storms in addition to the duration and intensity, a measure that may prove important when considering a hurricane's potential for death and destruction. The 2012 hurricane was only a Category 2 storm on the often referenced Saffir-Simpson scale when it became the largest hurricane on record, killing 285 people in its path in seven different countries...

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New measure of economy will include focus on government pensions

2013-04-25 03:03:56| Automakers - Topix.net

As part of a new push to broaden the way economic growth is measured, government statisticians will soon begin using a new accounting method that's likely to spotlight the problem of underfunded pension funds, particularly those managed by state and local governments across the nation.

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Anheuser-Busch tries to block Ohio brewery measure

2013-04-24 14:03:41| Beverages - Topix.net

The world's largest brewer is trying to stop Ohio from enacting a measure that would prohibit brewers from buying wholesale beer distributors.

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A measure of Apple's success: Oppenheimer cites Japan

2013-04-24 04:46:04| CNET News.com

Apple's success has been particularly noteworthy in Japan, a market where national champions once seemed unassailable. [Read more]    

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