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Post-9/11 security slogan yields results

2013-07-02 03:38:11| Railroads - Topix.net

"If you see something, say something" -- just words, but for law enforcement and frequent travelers, it is a security campaign that has yielded significant results.

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Crop yields no longer keeping up with population growth

2013-06-26 21:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: If the world is to grow enough food for the projected global population in 2050, agricultural productivity will have to rise by at least 60%, and may need to more than double, according to researchers who have studied global crop yields. They say that productivity is not rising fast enough at present to meet the likely demands on agriculture. The researchers studied yields of four key staple crops-maize, rice, wheat and soybeans-and found they were increasing by only about 0.9% to 1.6% a year....

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Monsanto Company (MON)'s Growing Yields

2013-06-11 17:40:34| Chemicals - Topix.net

Monsanto Company exemplifies the increasing population, expanding food demand, and growing food production story.

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AUDIO: Why are US bond yields rising?

2013-06-05 11:11:18| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

The cost the US government pays to borrow money - the benchmark for the rest of the world - has risen very sharply in the last month, from 1.6% to 2.1%.

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