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Millions still need aid in Pakistan's "forgotten" crises
2013-01-22 13:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AlertNet: Millions of Pakistanis still need humanitarian assistance due to three consecutive years of monsoon flooding, persistent insecurity and government restrictions on aid workers, which are worsening poverty and hunger across the country. The latest data shows that nearly 60 percent of the population of around 190 million are food insecure, meaning they do not eat enough nutritious food each day to lead a healthy, active life, according to the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP). They include flood-hit...
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VA deploying millions of sensors to track, well, everything
2013-01-18 16:32:30| Wireless - Topix.net
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has begun installing millions of sensors on just about anything that costs more than $50. The technology will be used to track medical equipment, supplies, specimens and implants -- and eventually, medical personnel and patients.
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Nike deal to net McIlroy millions
2013-01-14 08:47:48| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
When Rory McIlroy is unveiled as Nike's new brand ambassador in Abu Dhabi later he will officially become one of the highest paid sports stars in the world.
Owners of beef plant being sold received millions in government grants and loans
2013-01-11 01:40:02| Agriculture - Topix.net
The owner of the Alberta beef plant being sold to a subsidiary of a Brazilian company received $15 million from the federal and Alberta governments since 2009.
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Climate And Biota Have Been Ecologically Connected For Millions Of Years
2013-01-09 16:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: According to Southern Methodist University paleontologists Timothy S. Myers, Louis L. Jacobs, and SMU sedimentary geologist Neil J. Tabor, the modern relationship between animals and vegetation is similar to millions of years ago. In their study, the SMU scientists used fossil soils from the Late Jurassic age gathered from locations where animal fossils were previously found to determine the levels of carbon isotopes. The team used fossils gathered from North America, Europe, and Africa. The main...
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