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American Icons Threatened by Sea Level Rise: In Pictures
2015-10-16 17:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Long-term sea level rise set in motion by near-term carbon emissions threatens major American icons. Here we present paired images showing how the Pentagon, the Wall Street Bull, and the Googleplex symbols of American military, economic, and technological might could fare under scenarios of business as usual vs. a sharp transition to clean energy. In the first image for each pair, we show projections of eventual sea level rise that would be locked in following 7.2°F (4°C) of warming from carbon...
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Dallas Icons Recall Decades of Philanthropic and Civic Involvement
2015-10-14 18:46:04| Semiconductors - Topix.net
Ask community leaders Margaret McDermott and Ruth Sharp Altshuler about "the genesis of Dallas philanthropy," and they're both apt to point to the attitude of the city's citizens. Leading by example has always been the guidepost, Altshuler says.
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Cancer Genetics Inc. Announces a Partnership With ICON's Laboratory...
2015-07-07 21:33:36| Biotech - Topix.net
Cancer Genetics, Inc. , an emerging leader in DNA-based diagnostics, announced today that it has entered into a partnership with the Laboratory Services group of ICON plc, the global CRO . ICON's Laboratory Services provide global testing services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries.
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Ferrari 'fleeing' Italy prompts debate on losing country's icons
2014-12-11 19:01:27| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
The possibility of shifting its tax residence from the iconic Maranello headquarters, where its first sports cars were built in 1947, is generating a debate in Italy about the risk of losing the country's most famous brands as the economy struggles to emerge from its longest recession. Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that Ferrari is considering moving its fiscal residence outside Italy to save on corporate taxes, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Are these food icons based on real people?
2014-10-08 16:10:52| Agriculture - Topix.net
Are these food icons based on real people? Are these food icons real people? Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/1xmiEBG A federal lawsuit claims that Aunt Jemima's likeness was based on Nancy Green, a slave born in Kentucky in 1834. The suit, filed in Chicago in August, also claims that Green and Anna Short Harrington were key in formulating the recipe for the self-rising pancake mix.