Residents of the hamlet of Johnsons Landing, on the northeast shore of B.C.’s Kootenay Lake, are facing a grim future after warnings it could face another deadly landslide someday. A geotechnical report prepared by the B.C. government in the wake of last year’s massive slide that killed four people has concluded as many as 18 [...]
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Amazon is once again shaking up traditional publishing models. This time, it’s giving fans a chance to add their own personal touches to their favorite fiction – and get paid in the process. This week, Amazon.com Inc announced “Kindle Worlds,” which offers aspiring writers an opportunity to pen their own takes [...]
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A Comparative Climatology Symposium held at NASA Headquarters on May 7 focused on new approaches to climate research by highlighting the similarities and contrasts between the environments of the rocky worlds Venus, Earth, Mars and Saturn’s smoggy moon Titan. The symposium also included discussions about exoplanets, the sun and past, present and future space missions. [...]
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NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. rose in heavy trading Friday after the Chinese company said it reached a deal to supply modules for a solar project in Southeast Asia. THE SPARK: Yingli said its Singapore subsidiary will supply 10.269 megawatts of photovoltaic modules to a subsidiary of Amcorp Group [...]
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MERDEKA.COM. Ketua KPK Abraham Samad mengatakan penyelidikan kasus dugaan korupsi dalam pengadaan IT dan perpustakaan Universitas Indonesia (UI) naik ke tahap penyidikan. KPK telah mengantongi nama tersangka, namun, pihaknya belum mau mengumumkan lantaran proses administrasinya belum selesai. “Kita sudah melakukan ekspos dan kasus ini sudah ditetapkan naik ke penyidikan,” ujar Abraham dalam lokakarya Media di [...]
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ROMA, KOMPAS.com - Kota Roma bakal terbelah. Rivalitas antara AS Roma dan Lazio selalu membangun polarisasi di kota itu antara pendukung Roma dan Lazio. Dan, polarisasi itu akan kembali muncul saat kedua tim bertarung di final Coppa Italia, Minggu (26/5/2013). Selain laga penuh gengsi, pertandingan itu juga bakal memperebutkan tiket Liga Europa. Lebih spesial, pertandingan [...]
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Heather Gable has had it rough. During the recession, sales dropped off at Finger Lakes Coffee House, the business she owns in Van Etten, a small Upstate New York town. She had to lay off most of her employees. At least there’s one recent development to keep her optimistic: In March she opened a post [...]
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LONDON (AP) — Manchester United says it has refinanced more than $ 290 million of high-interest debt, cutting the club’s interest costs by around $ 15 million a year. Fresh from winning a 20th English title, United says in a statement to The Associated Press that it has secured a new loan from Bank of [...]
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Health officials are investigating cases involving patients who suffered complications after being injected with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy. The Food and Drug Administration said Friday the problems involve seven patients who received steroid injections from Main Street Family Pharmacy, a compounding pharmacy in Newbern, Tenn. Tennessee health [...]
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It’s the conventional wisdom that students and parents do their research on colleges and costs before making any commitment to attend a particular institution. A public college or university will cost close to $ 9,000 a year for tuition and fees for in-state students and $ 21,000 for out-of-state students, according to the College Board. [...]
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