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Will Amazon Be The Future of Brick and Mortar Retail?
2014-10-23 16:35:00| National Real Estate Investor
Amazons announcement of opening up a store on 34th Street in New York City will be one of the most carefully watched stories in retail. No word yet on the size of the store, or more importantly, its purpose. What will happen in an Amazon store? read more
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Brazil protects giant swathe of Amazon rainforest
2014-10-21 21:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The Brazilian government said on Tuesday it has put an environmentally rich area of the Amazon rainforest under federal protection, creating a reserve larger than the U.S. state of Delaware. The new reserve, called Alto Maues, has 6,680 square km (668,000 hectares or 1.65 million acres) of mostly untouched forests that are not known to have human presence, the Brazilian Environment Ministry said. Declaring a federal reserve means forest clearing and similar development are forbidden. Putting large...
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Amazon agrees e-book pricing deal
2014-10-21 10:40:43| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Online retailer Amazon reaches a deal with publisher Simon & Schuster over the pricing of e-books.
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Pace of deforestation in Amazon continues to increase
2014-10-20 17:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Satellite data from NGO Imazon suggests that the rate of deforestation in the Amazon increased by 290% in September when compared to last year. Demand for commodities such as palm oil, animal feed and timber have driven tropical deforestation, with much of the practice being conducted illegally. The figures released indicate that 402 square kilometres of deforestation occurred in the Amazon last month, representing a 290% increase when compared to the 103 square kilometres of forest that was...
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Amazon Kindle Voyage
2014-10-20 16:04:22| PC Magazine: New Product Reviews
The Amazon Kindle Voyage is hands down the best ebook reader available, though most people will still be served just fine by the Kindle Paperwhite.
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