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Li & Fung rules out big buyouts amid sluggish consumer spending growth
2014-01-12 23:37:09| Logistics - Topix.net
Global sourcing and distribution giant Li & Fung plans to make no major acquisitions in the coming three years, focusing instead on making more money from existing assets in the face of sluggish growth in worldwide consumer spending, chairman William Fung Kwok-lun said.
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Canada: Neil Young Blasts Canada's Leaders and Big Oil for 'Killing' First Nations
2014-01-12 16:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hollywood Reporter: It has the hallmarks of a Hollywood thriller: Big Oil mines Canada's vast oil reserves upstream from a First Nation community, while one man, a rock legend, spearheads a legal fight to avert environmental catastrophe. our editor recommendsNeil Young Backs Oilsands Fight With Benefit ConcertsToronto: Inside Hollywood's Love Affair With OntarioCory Monteith Death: The Dark, Nasty Underbelly of VancouverNeil Young, Red Hot Chili Peppers Perform at Benefit for Silverlake Conservatory of Music That...
Big Data + Big Pharma = Big Money
2014-01-11 01:51:39| Biotech - Topix.net
Need another reminder of how much drugmakers spend to discover what doctors are prescribing? Look no further than new documents from the leading keeper of such data.
Riffing on the Rift: Oculus Rift gets big Crystal Cove hardware upgrade at CES 2014
2014-01-10 19:20:15| Extremetech
Out of all the weird, wacky devices and gizmos that have been releasing lately thanks to Kickstarter -- Android gaming consoles, omnidirectional treadmills, 3D printing pens -- only one really seems to be onto something big: the Oculus Rift. An affordable virtual reality headset, the Rift actually works as promised -- something many other Kickstarter projects fail to do. Now, the headset has received a hardware upgrade, making it an even better device.
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Next big idea in forest conservation? Integrating forest conservation, use, and restoration
2014-01-10 19:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Dr. Robin Chazdon has dedicated over 30 years to studying and working in tropical forests. Her research interests include biodiversity conservation, regeneration and restoration of tropical forests, and biodiversity in human-modified tropical landscapes. Currently, Chazdon is a professor at the University of Connecticut in the US, heading a multi-investigator project on long-term secondary forest dynamics in Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, and Brazil. She is also the director of the recently funded...
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