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Sep 27, 2011

OCEANIA News, Sep 27, 2011


Billy Corgan Talks New Smashing Pumpkins Album
411mania.com
Billy Corgan recently spoke about the upcoming Smashing Pumpkins album Oceania and more. Check out the highlights: On the band's "Teargarden By Kaleidyscope" project leading into the new album: "I reached a point where I saw that the one-song-at-a-time ...
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Dwyer returns for Kookaburras at Oceania Cup
Push Hockey
Four-time world hockey player of the year and Olympic gold medallist Jamie Dwyer is set to make his return to hockey in the 2011 Oceania Cup Olympic Qualifier in Hobart from October 5-9. Fiji's men and women's sides have withdrawn from the tournament ...
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Women get their chance in Sevens
China Daily
In 2010, four women's teams from the Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions (FORU) were invited to compete against four Asian Rugby Union (ARU) sides in a unique Asia Pacific Women's Sevens tournament. It was so successful and popular with players and fans ...
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Many roads lead to Asia
EurekAlert (press release)
According to David Reich, the original inhabitants who still populate Southeast Asia and Oceaniatoday came from the first migration wave. Later migrations formed populations in East Asia that are related to the population found in Southeast Asia today ...
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In business, like footy, it's best to get ahead and stick with percentages
Sydney Morning Herald
... you'll suspect which team has a 67 per cent chance of winning the game. Which prompts the question: how are your own quarterly figures looking right now? Neil Plumridge is the managing partner of Ernst & Young's Oceania Advisory team.
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If it's Monday, it must be Montenegro
Independent Online
Dubrovnik was our first port of call on an idyllic 10-day cruise from Venice to Athens through the Adriatic and Aegean aboard the Oceania Marina, the newest luxury liner in the Oceania fleet. On her maiden Mediterranean voyage, our 1 250-passenger ...
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Independent Online
NOCSI clarifies
Solomon Star
The National Olympic Committee of Solomon Islands (NOCSI) says there are no official words from the Oceania National Olympic Committee (ONOC) about their suspension. The clarification came following reports yesterday in this paper that NOCSI was ...
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Hockey pulls out
Fiji Times
Picture: SUPPLIED THE Fiji men's hockey side has announced its withdrawal from the Oceania Cup competition just four weeks after the women's team pulled out. A statement from the Fiji Hockey Federation said they had advised the Oceania Hockey ...
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Billy Corgan Explains Smashing Pumpkins Are Returning to Making Albums
KOvideo
At the moment, the band, of which Corgan is the last original member, is getting a full album, titledOceania, ready for release. Corgan tweeted Oceania's tracklist in June, and about the album, he recently said: "[It's] some of the most melodic work ...
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PTF to convince Lebanon to play Davis Cup tie in Pakistan
The Nation, Pakistan
LAHORE - A high-powered delegation of the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) will travel to Beirut next month to ensure that Lebanon does not back out of its commitment to play their Asia-Oceaniagroup Davis Cup tie in Lahore in February next year. ...
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Tests confirm drug use at Pacific Games
Radio Australia News
The Oceania Regional Anti-Doping Agency says the results will be given to the Pacific Games Council next week. The Agency says they hope to respond to positive results quicker than they have after previous Games.
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Warrender on trial
Central Western Daily
ORANGE hockey product Jade Warrender will this week fight it out against her Hockeyroo teammates in a series of selection trials to determine who makes the final squad of 18 for this year'sOceania Cup. In chilly Melbourne conditions, Warrender will ...
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GPW: Musée du quai Branly
Greenroofs.com (blog)
by Linda Velazquez Situated close to the Eiffel Tower, the Musée du quai Branly features indigenous art, cultures and civilizations from Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. The museum complex contains several buildings, as well as a mediatheque ...
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Parker and Beale too deadly in world of sport
Cumberland Courier Newspapers
Parker became the first indigenous wrestler to represent Australia at the Commonwealth Games and has been both the Australian and Oceania Champion in the 55kg division. Originally from Mt Druitt, he began wrestling at the age of 10 when he was ...
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Cumberland Courier Newspapers
CB 11 to Discuss District Budget Priorities at Oct. 3 Meeting
Patch.com
The board will meet at Bayside's MS 158, located at 46-35 Oceania St. in Bayside, at 7:30 pm All residents interested in speaking during the meeting's public participation slot must register with District Manager Susan Seinfeld by Sept. 30. ...
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OFC Nations Cup: Hosts putting finishing touches on team
Boxscore News
The four-team competition is the first step on the Oceania qualifying path for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and Samoa coach Tunoa Lui is leaving no stone unturned to ensure his men stand a good chance of progressing past the preliminary stage. ...
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Murray books early ticket to London
The West Australian
Murray was placed 75th overall, the best of the Australians in a competition dominated by Eastern Europe, to secure Oceania's nomination for the 2012 Games. Though Australia are expected to qualify a full women's artistic team for London, the men's and ...
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NT hockey duo selected
NTNews.com.au
The tournament against New Zealand, India and Pakistan will provide quality senior competition as a backdrop to the Kookaburra's Oceania Cup campaign. For Lockley, 23, his first senior Australian selection is the perfect opportunity to take his game to ...
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Female Badminton Administrators Celebrate in Lausanne
Badminton Oceania
Oceania MEMOS students met in Lausanne, Switzerland this week for the graduation of MEMOS 14 and to start MEMOS 15 on their Master's Course. The group that graduated included Fiji's Lorraine Marr who is the CEO of FASNOC and previously Secretary of ...
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Badminton Oceania
2011 Global Rising Stars Report
Cheapflights.com
The global list is a ranking of the five destinations with the biggest percent increase within five key geographic regions: Europe, Asia/Oceania, North America, South America and Africa. Some destinations to make the list, like enchanting Tallinn, ...
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Western Asia Leads Region in Oil and Gas Production Projects, Southeast Asia ...
Oil & Gas Financial Journal
Currently, Asia accounts for approximately 23% of Industrial Info's capital oil and gas production projects, while Oceania and North America account for 14% and 55%, respectively. Oceaniarepresents the largest investments through the world's largest ...
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Junior Davis Cup/Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Preview
10sBalls
In the Junior Fed Cup, Asia/Oceania Champions Australia will be hoping to reclaim the title they last won in 2007. The Australian trio includes world No. 3 Ashleigh Barty. Fifteen-year-old Barty claimed her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon and ...
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Herdman Takes Helm of Canada WNT
Soccer365 (press release)
Though in a weak region of FIFA--Oceania, Herdman built up the structure of a team that commonly lost by 5-0 or 6-0 scores or even worse, and improved the competitiveness of the side with a small pool of players, encouraging some of his players to play ...
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Steven Spierings on Sport
Cadtle Hills News
The two wins secured the tie for Switzerland and condemned Australia to once again compete in the Asian/Oceania qualifying league. Australia has failed in its last five attempts to qualify for the Davis Cup's top 16 world group. ...
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Young Football Ferns begin Road to Azerbaijan
New Zealand Football
New Zealand has an impressive recent history in women's football having represented Oceania in all women's categories at all world cups since 2006. The class of 2012 start as favourites to qualify out the OFC Championships in April next year. ...
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Wheels of change
Lismore Northern Star
Mr Rose stunned the motorcycle industry two years ago by reaching the finals of the Yamaha 2009Oceania Motorcycle Technician Grand Prix while still an apprentice. Salesroom manager Darcy Bradford said women riders were a fast-growing and ...
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Prices climb as economy weakens
Nation's Restaurant News
Internationally, Oceania butter is at $1.9958 and not supportive of US exports at current prices. Grain — In September's World Supply and Demand Estimate, the USDA reduced corn yields sharply for the second straight month and increased its 2011/12 ...
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Ports & Bows column for week of Sept. 26
Canada.com
On June 19, Stockholm is also an embarkation port for Oceania's Nautica, heading for Helsinki, St. Petersburg (three days), Tallinn, Riga, Visby, Gdansk (Poland), Copenhagen, Berlin, Amsterdam, Bruges and finishing in Dover. Starting price is $3900 at ...
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Diversity — main draw of Malaysian tourism
New Straits Times
Tourists from Asean make up the largest number, followed by those from East, South, West and Central Asia, America, Oceania, Europe and Africa. Under the Malaysian Tourism Transformation Plan, the ministry aims to achieve RM168 billion in tourism ...
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Investors, Developers and Business Leaders Meet in Delhi to Address India's ...
Einnews Portugal
Key speaking faculty includes: Ankur Gupta, Joint Managing Director, Ashiana Housing; Mathew Cherian, CEO, Help Age India; Geoff Hipkins, CEO, Oceania Group; L. Bradford Perkins, President & Principal, Perkins Eastman; Sanjay Lakhotia, Director, ...
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Lockheed Martin-Built BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R Satellite Handed Over to Japanese ...
MarketWatch (press release)
In addition, through satellite communications service coverage that extends across Japan and the rest of Asia, Oceania, Hawaii and North America, the Company supports safety, security and convenience for society. Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., ...
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Brogden's the world's best
Auckland stuff.co.nz
... including the North Island B grade championships when he was 22 where he won in the open grade. He has won provincial and club championships, made the New Zealand team twice, and won two golds at the Oceania disabled Shooting competitions. Brogden.
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Determined to win
Fiji Times
After losing two games and if Fiji manages to beat Wales they will still finish fourth in the pool and that means they will have to play the Oceania qualifiers if they want to participate in the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
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$16 Million UWS Townhouse Is Already Living in the Future
Curbed NY
The kitchen is expertly appointed with 40" Wolf gas range, 48" Subzero Refrigerator, 2 Miele dishwashers, and 2 Franke Oceania stainless steel sinks among other appliances. From the garden level one can descend by stairs or by elevator to a fully ...
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5000 ISM/ISPS certificates from GL
The Motorship
Lukasz Luwanski, GL's area manager for South Asia and Oceania said: "We are very pleased to be able to recognise Apex's commitment to safety and security through this certification and we look forward to a continuing and productive relationship working ...
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The Motorship
Fed Cup 2012 Announcement |
10sBalls
Venues for World Group ties Italy versus Ukraine, and Germany against Czech Republic, and World Group II ties USA and Belarus, and Switzerland and Australia, plus Asia/Oceania Zone Groups I and II will be announced in This Week on Monday 3 October.
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World champion to compete at SI champs in Bluff
Southland Times
Oceania under-19 mountainbike cross-county champion. NZ under-19 mountainbike cross-county champion. Wins the Motatapu Icebreaker, breaking the record in a time of 1:48.43 (previous record of 1:57.47 was set in 2008). Wins the under-19 MTB World Cup ...
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Special Olympics: Tenpin bowling proving a hit in Otago
Otago Daily Times
The Special Olympics New Zealand and Oceania Football Confederation's "Just Play" programme was designed to teach pupils with an intellectual disability how to play grassroots football. After attending the football coaching programme in Auckland, ...
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Otago Daily Times
Asia Pacific airlines dominate widebody fleet deliveries over next 12 months
Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation
As part of the international expansion, the carrier plans to add 40 weekly flights to Oceania this year. The carrier plans to launch a Beijing-Guangzhou-Perth service from 08-Nov-2011, marking the carrier's fourth destination in Australia. ...
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TOYOTA MOTOR CORP.: TMC to Hold Sixth Toyota Dream Car Art Contest
4-traders (press release)
The territorial scope of this year's contest has been expanded from Asia to include North, Central, and South America; Europe; Africa; Oceania and the Middle East. Winning entries in each National Contest in February 2012 will be submitted to the World ...
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Retailer numbers at Cannes 2011 climb by +15%, says TFWA
MoodieReport
In terms of visitors, the most significant areas of growth came from Asia at +15% and Europe +11% with +13% from Africa, +4% from the Americas and a drop of -6% from the Middle East and -12% from Oceania. TFWA President Erik Juul-Mortensen said he was ...
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MoodieReport
McCartney Flop?- Late KISS Drummer Eric Carr's Unfinished Business To Be ...
antiMUSIC.com
... a 20th anniversary commemorative CD to KISS drummer Eric Carr, featuring unreleased music, live songs and more, will be released on November 8th. more (Classic Rock) The Smashing Pumpkins have issued details on upcoming album Oceania. ...
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FIBA - Top 10 unchanged in Men's Ranking; France, Brazil and FYR of Macedonia ...
FIBA
The FIBA Men's Ranking is based on an eight-year cycle and includes two FIBA World Championships, two Olympic Games and four of every continental championships (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania). Whenever a new championship is played, ...
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Professor shares love for nature, both the beauty and danger
Le Provacteur (subscription)
The seven summits include Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe, Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa, Everest in Asia, Aconcagua in South America, Denali in North America, Vinson in Antarctica and Carstensz in Oceania. So far, Göbel has climbed ...
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Sandvik Mining and Construction signs major project order in Australia
Newsday (subscription)
KEYWORD: AUSTRALIA EUROPE AUSTRALIA/OCEANIA SWEDEN INDUSTRY KEYWORD: NATURAL RESOURCES OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY OTHER CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY SOURCE: Sandvik Copyright Business Wire 2011 PUB: 09/27/2011 02:47 AM/DISC: 09/27/2011 ...
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Smashing Pumpkins Unveil 'Oceania' Tracklisting | News | DIY
By This Is Fake DIY
The Smashing Pumpkins have unveiled the tracklisting for their forthcoming ninth studio album, 'Oceania' - due for release later this year. Revealing the news on Twitter, frontman Billy Corgan (@billy) said of the album: "[It's] a unique collection ...
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Smashing Pumpkins Announce 'Oceania' Track listing + Details ...
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has announced the track listing for their upcoming ninth studio album, Oceania - due for release early year. Cor.
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News Kerala, Kerala Matrimonial, Kerala Movies, Kerala Travel, Kerala Fashion, Kerala Tourism, Kerala Lifestyle, promotion, Kerala Cuisine, Kerala Festivals, ...
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China flood deaths rise to 90 - Topix
Local News: Mountain View, CA. |. Sign Up ... Email me Oceania news. Learn more ... This will search the titles of the threads in the Oceania forum. Search the ...
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Smashing Pumpkin Reveals Track List for "Oceania" - Music News ...
Music News From ABC News Radio. ... World News Podcast .... that fans of The Smashing Pumpkins will be getting their hands on the new Oceania album soon. ...
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AFRICA News, Sep 27, 2011


Africa: Mineral Ore Exports Costly
AllAfrica.com
The recent reaffirmation by government that it will not lift the chrome ore export ban imposed in April should be commended hoping that the ban will gradually be extended to exports of other non-renewable mineral ores found in Zimbabwe. ...
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African-American unemployment reaches record highs
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
To make matters worse, racial bias is still very much a reality when it comes to hiring, particularly for African-American men, research suggests. A recent report by the Economic Policy Institute concluded employer discrimination was the only ...
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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
CAR calls for peace and calm
News24
Bangui - The Central African Republic government called for calm and promised to do its utmost to restore peace on Monday after the latest incident in a conflict over diamonds killed seven people. The centre of the country has been rocked by a recent ...
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Big problem faces new Aussie cricket coach
Sydney Morning Herald
Their recent Test series win in Sri Lanka was soured by Johnson's woeful return of six wickets at 52.12. But Cooley believed a trip to South Africa's fast and bouncy decks may be just what Johnson needs. "I think the conditions definitely suit the ...
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Obama Promotes Jobs Bill, Attacks Republican Policies
Voice of America
In a recent address to the organization representing African-American members of Congress, and continuing through seven fundraising events in the western states of Washington and California, a new Barack Obama was on display. "I'm going to press on for ...
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The Forex Power of Mrs. Watanabe
Wall Street Journal
Brazil, with its 12% interest rate, and South Africa, at 5.5%, have been popular investment destinations. When these retail investors grow nervous, they tend to sell their foreign-currency holdings, buying yen back in the process. ...
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Tutu pays tribute to Wangari Maathai
Times LIVE
She was a true African heroine." Maathai was the first woman in east and central Africa to earn a doctorate (in anatomy) and the first African woman to win a Nobel peace prize. South AfricanInternational Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane ...
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Nokia launches new smartphone in Saudi Arabia, Middle East
Bikya Masr
Nokia announced the launch of the Nokia N9 smarphone in key markets across Middle East and Africa on Monday in downtown Dubai. The latest smarphone offering is built for people who “appreciate a stunning blend of design and the latest smartphone ...
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Readers Write 9/27
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Regarding “African-Americans see gains reversed” (News, Sept. 23), the unemployment rate for black teens ages 16-19 in metro Atlanta was 56 percent last year. It's the latest confirmation that our economy continues to languish — and the non-response ...
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Hamburg to Host 2011 Match Against Poverty in Support of Horn of Africa Famine ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
"I am proud of the success of the Match Against Poverty and very honoured that clubs such as HSV have offered to host the event," said Ronaldo, who recently retired from professional football, and is eager to return for this latest edition of the match ...
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Zambia: Sata Fourth Time Lucky
AllAfrica.com
Hopefully Sata's win in a region that has witnessed few electoral victories by opposition parties, could spur other opposition groups in Southern Africa to rethink their strategies and consolidate themselves in their respective countries. ...
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Heartbreaking story inspired Walk for Somalia
Ottawa Citizen
Walk for Somalia is one of a number of youth-focused groups that have been set up in recentmonths in response to the drought, famine and violence plaguing the African country. Many of the participants, including the 20 who took part in the ...
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Zuma's response to increased pressure
Leadership Magazine
South Africa's perceived rampant corruption continues to make headlines with a number of new developments placing it in the full glare of the public spotlight. Wider factors than just the need for good governance have come into play during recent times ...
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DC rolls out a 'Teen Titans' for a new generation
USA Today
Teen Titans, written by Scott Lobdell with art by Brett Booth, is the latest incarnation of the group of sidekicks that began way back in 1964. That's a lot of history featuring everyone from Robin, Kid Flash and Aqualad to more recent do-gooders such ...
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USA Today
South Africa in a league of its own
Leadership Magazine
That does not mean that Africa – and South Africa – are not in need of cleaning up their acts. In thelatest rankings South Africa slipped to 54 th place with a rating of 4.5...which translates into being more than halfway down the ladder in the slide ...
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Agriculture should be a “knowledge-based entrepreneurial activity”
How we made it in Africa
While the African continent has been blessed with an abundance of arable land, decades of underinvestment in infrastructure, innovation, and regional integration has hampered efforts to profitably cultivate it, according to the latest book, ...
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How to cope with garden slopes
Independent Online
Local domestic gardens were among the top award-winning projects honoured at this year's SALI Awards of Excellence, presented at the recent South African Green Industries Council Convention. Gold medals were awarded to 57 projects, and 12 trophies went ...
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Independent Online
TN, South hurt more than most
The Tennessean
This recession has been especially harsh on cities and among African-Americans and Latinos, who make up nearly a majority of our people under 15 years old: More than 1 million young people have fallen into poverty in the South since 2007. ...
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Demand slowdown unlikely to hit FY12 volume growth: Marico
Moneycontrol.com
Harsh Mariwala, chairman and managing director of Marico , in an interview to CNBC-TV18's Udayan Mukherjee and Mitali Mukherjee, spoke about the latest happenings in the company and gave his view on how the company is likely to perform going forward. ...
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PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - Sept 27
Reuters
Warren Buffett spots fresh bargain: The market's most-revered bargain hunter thinks his own stock is the sweetest deal available-the latest sign that many companies have more cash than they know what to do with. * US securities regulators are zeroing ...
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I am Troy Davis and So Are You
Patch.com
You may know the story: An African-American man is falsely accused of murder, and, despite their conviction that he is innocent, his jailers are required to execute him. You see, he was given the death penalty for a crime he didn't commit. ...
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Barack Obama's dream opponent
Salon
I think Harris-Perry is wrong when she generalizes about two things: that white liberal disappointment is due to "the tendency of white liberals to hold African-American leaders to a higher standard than their white counterparts" (which she calls "a ...
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Pleasing the purists: Rosso di Montalcino
Telegraph.co.uk
The latest hoo-ha has been over a proposal to change the regulations of Rosso di Montalcino, the glorious red that is baby brother to Brunello di Montalcino. On September 7, producers voted 69 per cent against allowing up to 15 per cent of “other grape ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Singapore and India head MasterCard survey on luxury spending
MoodieReport
Shoppers in Singapore, Japan and India are among the region's top luxury consumers, according to the findings from the latest MasterCard survey on Consumer Purchasing Priorities – Luxury Shopping. The MasterCard Index of Consumer Purchasing Priorities ...
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President Obama's UN Speech and its Critics
MWC News
Instead he pointed to Libya and the alleged achievement of freedom, security and peace in that North African land. Actually, what Libya amounted to, at least in part, was the destruction of a nation with a standard of living approaching that of Spain. ...
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MWC News
Executive Interview with John Stotz, Director of Global Brands for Valvoline
AftermarketNews.com (AMN)
In his present position, Stotz manages the company's lubricants portfolio among retail auto parts, mass and warehouse distributor channels and most recently was responsible for the launch of NextGen motor oil, the brand's latest category innovation. ...
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