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Kingsman Launches New Outright Price Assessments for Raw and White Sugar

2013-03-05 07:56:25| Sugar Industry News

LONDON and LAUSANNE, Switzerland, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kingsman, a specialist provider of sugar and biofuels information and analytics and a unit of Platts, today announced the expansion of its suite of price references for the global sugar market to include nearly a dozen outright price assessments for raw and white sugar exported from Brazil, Thailand and the European Union.

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Philadelphia real estate agents nervously await the effect of new property assessments

2013-02-20 10:44:31| Real Estate - Topix.net

Sharply higher property taxes under Mayor Nutter's Actual Value Initiative reform will force potential home buyers in popular city neighborhoods, such as Queen Village, Fairmount and University City, to redo their math, real estate observers say.

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Climate vulnerability assessments may fall short for migratory species

2013-01-30 22:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Ars Technica: It's been estimated that up to one in ten species could go extinct by the end of this century as a result of climate change. Conservation professionals are working hard to understand how climate change will influence species and to develop strategies to manage the risks, but migratory species pose a particular challenge. These long-distance migrants spend parts of their annual cycle in different habitats, at different latitudes, and often cross geopolitical boundaries. Migration is an adaptive...

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