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Southern farmers realize profits from highbush blueberries
Jun 30, 2008 |
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Southern highbush blueberries are emerging as an important fruit crop in Georgia, but experienced farmers say the fruit can be a challenge to grow. To determine if the blueberry shows true promise as a profitable ...
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Organic weed control options for highbush blueberry
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Research scientists at Nova Scotia Agricultural College have been working steadily to find effective organic methods to control weeds in cultivated blueberry crops. One resulting study, published in a recent ...
Favorite Thanksgiving dish gets 'upscale' breeding
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Nov 18, 2008 |
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Families gathering around the Thanksgiving table this year will enjoy a traditional side dish that's been given some "upscale" breeding – cranberries.
Expert advises automakers to take it slow on road to recovery
Nov 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Supply chain expert Panos Kouvelis says it's time for the auto industry to go through a period of capacity rationalization.
Funeral industry workers exposed to formaldehyde face higher risk of leukemia
Nov 20, 2009 |
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Long durations of exposure to formaldehyde used for embalming in the funeral industry were associated with an increased risk of death from myeloid leukemia, according to a new study published online November 20 in the Journal of ...
Cranberry sauce: good for what ails you
Nov 13, 2007 |
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Cranberry sauce is not the star of the traditional Thanksgiving Day meal, but when it comes to health benefits, the lowly condiment takes center stage. In fact, researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have found ...
Scientists call for ban on alcohol-industry sponsorship of sport
Nov 09, 2009 |
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The alcohol industry's sponsorship of sport should be banned and replaced with a dedicated alcohol tax modelled on those employed by some countries for tobacco, say scientists.
NPD: October video game sales tumble 19 percent
Nov 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- After a slight reprieve in September, U.S. video game retail sales slumped again in October, unable to escape the economic turmoil that's cutting into consumer spending and swelling the ranks of unemployed.
Semiconductor giant Infineon upgrades outlook
Nov 19, 2009 |
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German semi-conductor maker Infineon on Thursday upgraded its turnover and profits forecast over the next 12 months because of higher demand from the auto industry and cost cuts.
The future of private equity
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Although global private equity markets have fallen on hard times, reports of their imminent demise are greatly exaggerated. So says Steve Kaplan, a widely recognized authority on entrepreneurial finance and corporate governance ...
The evolving manager stereotype: Gender a factor in measuring a team's performance
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Although women have made strides in the business world, they still occupy less than two percent of CEO leadership positions in the Fortune 500. Not surprisingly therefore leaders still tend to be thought of as men and most ...
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