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Toy Makers Feel The Force Of Star Wars
2016-02-17 14:31:47| Toys - Topix.net
It wasn't hard to spot the main driver behind Walt Disney Co.' s recently announced 28% boost to its quarterly profit.
Can climate change cause wars?
2016-02-17 12:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: For decades, psychologists have studied the links between temperature and aggression. Whatever the mechanism, it seems to be the case that with spikes in heat come spikes in violence. How can we understand this effect, and what might it mean for the risk of larger scale conflicts like war? Check out the video above. After all, were living in a warming world.
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A simple way to prevent African water wars
2016-02-17 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
SciDevNet: The first stage of Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance dam project is fast approaching its end. At 70 metres high, the dam is just 25 metres shy of the target for this stage of the project. Come June, it will be able to store the 14 billion cubic metres (BCM) of river water needed to kick the first turbines into action. [1] With two out of the 16 planned turbines up and running, the dam will generate 700 megawatts of electricity per year. And by late 2017, all turbines will produce 6,000 megawatts of power,...
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Disney slides despite Star Wars boost
2016-02-09 23:28:37| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Disney shares fall in after-hours trading despite rising profit, as the performance of ESPN raises concern about the company's outlook.
Star Wars' Is the Force Behind Strong Hasbro Sales
2016-02-09 05:30:14| Toys - Topix.net
Walt Disney's "Star Wars" was a boon to the toy industry last year, as collectors and kids clamored for new toys, such as the Darth Vader toy, above. reported strong revenue during the holiday period, helped by a surge in demand for lightsabers, action figures and other toys tied to "Star Wars."
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