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The Flanarant: Is the tide of social accountability turning?

2013-06-08 16:51:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

In the past few months, some of the world's most powerful institutions have criticised how the apparel industry operates. And while businesses are getting advice from many different directions, Mike Flanagan wonders if compliance has reached a watershed moment.

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Comment - Soft Drinks - Industry can avoid rising tide of regulation

2013-05-22 11:15:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com

Soft drinks are becoming a target for health campaigners in the same way as tobacco and alcohol are. Increased taxes are now a real threat. But, as Richard Corbett argues, if producers move swiftly they can see of these threats.

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The rising red tide with climate change

2013-05-16 13:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

PhysOrg: The tattoos on Ashley Cryan's ankles depict a chicken and a pig. Since the days of Captain Cook, sailors have donned the animals' likenesses to help them walk on water and guard against drowning. According to folklore, the animals-which survived shipwrecks more often than humans-had a special power that protected them from succumbing to the sea. Cryan, whose grandfather taught her to sail when she was 11, got her tattoos after surviving a shipwreck. She said they symbolize strength and survival,...

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NPD: Rising Tide for Streaming Media Players

2013-05-01 17:34:11| PC Magazine HDTVs Product Guide

U.S. consumers are using the online capabilities of their home entertainment devices more than ever, but Blu-ray players are slowly giving way to devices like Apple TV and Roku.

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