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Senate Ag Committee Raises Grave Concerns with Smithfield Acquisition

2013-07-11 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - The US Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry has raised concerns over the purchase of Smithfield Foods by Shuanghui Holdings International, the largest acquisition of an American company by a Chinese company in history.

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The 404 1,296: Where we take our filters to the grave (podcast)

2013-07-02 19:50:18| CNET News.com

Today we'll learn how Xbox gamers in Japan came to be called "gropers," why Kanye West will never be Steve Jobs, and how one Tumblr is exposing Instagram frauds that misuse the hashtag #nofilter. [Read more]

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Japanese turning to robotic crypts, virtual grave visits

2013-04-10 19:07:00| CNET News.com

Some are finding their final resting place in mechanized crypts, while one Buddhist temple has virtual memorials for sale. [Read more]

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Beyond the Grave, Onto the Smartphone

2013-03-25 18:27:51| TechNewsWorld

A cemetery in Shenyang, the capital of China's Liaoning Province, will become, for lack of a better term, interactive. With mobile devices, people will be able to scan a quick response code on graves of people whose relatives have requested the feature. Scanning this code will allow visitors to learn about the person's life; they can also access a Web page where relatives and friends can upload photos or video.

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