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More industries becoming data-driven
The story is the same in one field after another, in science, politics, crime prevention, public health, sports and industries as varied as energy and advertising. All are being transformed by data-driven discovery and decisionmaking. The pioneering consumer Internet companies, like Google, Facebook and Amazon, were just the start, experts say. Today, data tools and techniques are used for tasks ...
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Botswana team leaves for World Schools Athletics Championship
A team of 24 athletes left Botswana on Wednesday to compete at the 2013 International Schools Sport Federation (ISF) athletics Championships in Czech Republic.The competition runs from June 22-27. Botswana will be marking their debut at the world games. The athletes, twelve junior men and twelve junior ladies will be competing in several sport codes and are expected back in the country in the ...
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Huawei unveils worlds thinnest smartphone Ascend P6 in Singapore
A model shows Huawei Ascend P6 smartphone at Huawei's booth during the CommunicAsia in Singapore, on June 19, 2013. International telecommunications giant Huawei unveiled its latest flagship device Ascend P6 in Singapore on Wednesday, marketing it as the thinnest smartphone in the world. (Xinhua/Chen ...
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Emirates Qantas named top world airlines
While Emirates was honoured as the world’s best airline, new alliance partner Qantas has made a return to the top ten in the annual World Airline Awards 2013. Qantas jumped five spots from ...
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Garuda Indonesia Named The Worlds Best Economy Class By SkyTrax At Paris Airshow
Garuda Indonesia, the airline of Indonesia, was named "The World’s Best Economy Class" at the SkyTrax 2013 World Airline Awards at the Paris Air show yesterday. In addition to being voted "The World's Best Economy Class", Garuda was also named "The World’s Best Economy Class Seats" by SkyTrax – a result of Garuda Indonesia’s ...
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Syria’s internally displaced – ‘The world has forgotten us’
When we got here we found that it was impossible to cross into Turkey because the border is closed. So we've been stuck here all winter with nothing. There is little food, we don't even have clothes and blankets to keep warm, we can't keep the rain out, and everything is wet. The children get sick all the time. The world has forgotten us. What will become of ...
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Tell Sid Public will be offered shares in Lloyds Bank
The prospect of an eventual "tell Sid"-style sale of shares in Lloyds Bank was raised by George Osborne as he claimed Britain's economy had emerged from "intensive ...
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Microsofts Xbox DRM reversal not the first 12 tech mulligans
changed its controversial stance on always-on connectivity and game DRM on Wednesday, a reversal that comes after more than a week of harsh criticism from consumers, press and especially competitors. The move comes just a few months before the console is set to hit store shelves, and is widely-viewed as reactionary. Rival Sony, which priced and further detailed ...
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Microsoft has no plans to revisit Xbox Ones $499 price
Even as the company backtracks on its unpopular game-sharing policy, a company executive tells CNET that it won't budge on the price for the console, some $100 more than the rival PlayStation ...
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George Osborne readies City for Lloyds sell-off
Royal Bank of Scotland , in a move that could delay the bailed-out bank's return to the private sector.In his annual speech to City grandees at Mansion House on Wednesday night, the chancellor said he was "actively considering options for share sales in Lloyds", in which the government has a 39% stake. Speculation is mounting that a partial sell-off of the state's Lloyds ...
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Scottdale Business and Professional Women’s Club to have ‘Nite Out’
The Scottdale Business and Professional Women's Club will meet this evening as the club's "Nite Out." Hope to see all the members at the meeting; time is 6 ...
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APN counts down for World War Z
. Paramount Pictures has used billboards in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth to build anticipation around the film’s release. The film tells the futuristic story of United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt), who travels the world in a race against time to stop a pandemic that is toppling armies and governments, and threatening humanity itself. Using the race ...
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Senior Account Manager – B2BCorporate PR
$ neg Access Public Relations, a leading independent Sydney PR agency, is seeking a highly motivated PR professional to join our team of consultants servicing our fast-expanding portfolio of B2B and corporate clients. In the role of Senior Account Manager, you will be responsible for leading the day-to-day delivery of all client work, and ensuring that PR activity is at all times in line with ...
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Obama plans major push on global warming to curb emissions boost renewable energy
President Barack Obama speaks in front of the iconic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin Germany, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Obama is planning a major push using executive powers to tackle the pollution blamed for global warming in an effort to make good on promises he made at the start of his second term. "We know we have to do more — and we will do more," Obama said in Berlin. (AP ...
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Climate change could impact food output World Bank
Projections on the impact of higher temperatures on account of climate change on agricultural produce vary depending on the temperature rise and ...
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DP World to develop JNPT’s Rs 600-crore terminal
Union shipping minister GK Vasan with DP World chairman Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem during signing of concession agreement between Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust and DP World on Wednesday. ...
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How Fed policymakers affect the economy
The Federal Reserve's chief policymaking group, the Federal Open Market Committee, has vast power over the economy through its ability to set monetary ...
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No environment no economy
Marcus Eduardo de Oliveira* In the path of prosperity, modern economies devastated many of the natural resources. In the name of economic growth, industrial activity squandered ecosystems services (responsible for the maintenance of biodiversity), disfiguring nature on several fronts. Arguably, climate has been - and is being - caused by "man-economics." The goal? To make the economy ...
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REUTERS SUMMIT-Data mining puts cloud security back on agenda
Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:37pm EDT By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO, June 19 (Reuters) - Concerns about security in the cloud are flaring anew after recent revelations about government data-mining, likely spurring new technology to protect corporate and consumer information, according to a panel of cloud experts. Reports that the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) secretly gathers user data from nine ...
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks fall on Bernanke comments China data eyed
Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:33pm EDT * MSCI Asia ex-Japan slips 1.2 pct, Nikkei opens down 1.1 pct * Rising U.S. Treasury yields to underpin dollar * China PMI eyed By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, June 20 (Reuters) - Asian shares tracked the overnight drop in U.S. equities after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed market fears that the Fed would begin reducing its stimulus later this year as the ...
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Australian shares slump as Fed comments take toll on global equities
Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:29pm EDT (Updates with movements in early trade) SYDNEY, June 20 (Reuters) - Australian shares dropped 1.4 percent on Thursday morning, its largest one-day drop in a month, as global equities tumbled after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed fears the U.S. central bank could begin to scale back it stimulus measures later this year. Banks led the early selloff, with ...
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Numbers at 18-Year High as UN Observes World Refugee Day
LONDON -- Thursday is World Refugee Day - and the United Nations says the number of refugees worldwide is at its highest in 18 years, at over 45 million people. The Syrian conflict is a major driver behind the increase. Four-year-old Shahad laughs and jokes with her older sister in their makeshift home. She appears a happy, young girl; but the scars and burn marks on her smiling face tell the ...
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Poloz is listening to business
Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz looks on before going on stage to deliver remarks during his first public speech in Burlington, Ont., on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. (Nathan Denette/THE CANADIAN ...
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Online vote to make one Sacramento business dream come true
Someone's downtown Sacramento business dream is on the verge of becoming a reality.Five business concepts have been chosen as finalists for the nonprofit Downtown Sacramento Foundation's inaugural "Calling All Dreamers" competition.Established in 2011, the foundation is a sister organization of the Downtown Sacramento Partnership. Through April and May, applications were ...
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Business coalitions warn Florida’s failure to expand Medicaid will hurt them
TALLAHASSEE -- Two business-backed health insurance coalitions sent a warning signal Wednesday to Florida’s employers about the effects of rejecting Medicaid expansion for the uninsured.In a nutshell: brace yourselves, this is bad for business.They argue that if lawmakers continue to turn away an estimated $51 billion in federal money to pay for expanding Medicaid coverage, companies will ...
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Shipping Wars: Uruguay and Argentina face off over rival port expansion plans
Argentina and Uruguay both want to be the shipping hubs of South America, or southern South America at least, and both are planning to considerably expand their port infrastructure in Buenos Aires and Montevideo respectively, which is leading to considerable diplomatic strain.
Argentina is a regional power in South America, the country is considered one of the more developed nations on the continent on-par with Uruguay (on paper at least, with a similar per capita income and Human Development Index rating) although the country occupies a majority of the continent with Brazil and presides over a massive coastline. Read more
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