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Net Xpress: Microsoft suite now can be transferred
sheila@amnews.comConsumer response plays a major role in nearly any business plan. Take, for instance, Microsoft’s original licensing for its new 2013 office suite. Microsoft thought it was a great idea to put strict limits; the consumers did not. Multitudes of...Tags: Entertainment, Television, Time Warner Cable Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Food Network (tv network)
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Culinary features on Anna Maria Island Mainsail Beach Inn on Florida’s Anna Maria Island has partnered with the Beach Bistro to offer a number of culinary luxuries to...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Marlins Park, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Greta Garbo, Charlie Wilson
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Alarm among activists after Malaysia kills nearly 100,000 monkeys
Tourists adore them. Homeowners bemoan them. And the Malaysian government has killed them –- by the tens of thousands. They are macaca fascicularis, mischievous monkeys with unusually long tails that give them their common name: long-tailed...
Tags: Wildlife, Politics, Bananas, Science and Technology, Activism
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Five for your planner: Sunday, May 5
1. Food, music and prizes Bonanza Extravaganza will be Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11, at Hagerstown Speedway, 15112 National Pike, west of Hagerstown. Food, prizes and entertainment. 2 p.m. Friday, parking gates open, event opens at 5 p.m.; 8 a....
Tags: Entertainment, Movies, Little League Baseball, International Association of Fire Fighters
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The Goldman Sachs banker turned Nature Conservancy chief
Mark Tercek had some horribly awkward moments after he left Goldman Sachs to run a U.S. environmental charity, the Nature Conservancy. At one of his first big staff meetings, he committed a total eco no-no by drinking from a plastic water bottle. When...
Tags: Nature Conservancy, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Staten Island (New York City), Environmental Issues, Conservation
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Award recognizes landowners who exemplify outstanding stewardship
PIERRE - Sand County Foundation, the South Dakota Cattlemen's Association and the South Dakota Grassland Coalition are proud to announce The Guptill Ranch as the recipient of the 2013 Leopold Conservation Award, which honors South Dakota landowner...Tags: Nature Conservancy, Energy Resources, Ethics, Natural Resource Industry, Dennis Daugaard
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Events set to mark bird day anniversary
The Potomac Valley Audubon Society has teamed with other organizations to put together a special series of local events in May to mark the 21st anniversary of International Migratory Bird Day. All but one of the local events will be free, and anyone...Tags: Wildlife, Mother's Day, Zoology
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Chinese poaching of rare mammal exposed by boating accident
A boating accident off the Philippines coast has exposed Chinese poaching of a protected species of scaly anteater, or pangolin, prized in traditional medicine. A 500-ton Chinese fishing vessel, the Min Long Yu, crashed into a coral reef April 8. When...Tags: Philippines, Wildlife, U.S. Navy, China, Asthma
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Ten strategies for wise water use through food and agriculture
Chicago, Ill. - March 22, 2013, is the 20th anniversary of World Water Day. Although about 70 percent of the earth's surface is covered by water, only 0.001 percent is fresh and available for human consumption. The largest portion of this-70 percent-is...Tags: Government, Droughts, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Disasters, Science and Technology
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Saving Cameroon's elephants
Check off another majestic animal species your kids will probably never get to see: The forest elephant of Cameroon. Smaller than savanna elephants and with straighter tusks, the intelligent behemoths are being cut down by poachers at a horrifying pace....Tags: Thailand, Wildlife, China, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions
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Thriving illicit ivory trade decimating African elephant herds
Conservationists battling illicit global trade in endangered species say at least 25,000 African elephants were slaughtered last year by criminal gangs eager to market the lucrative ivory from their tusks. The poachers' take has risen to alarming levels...
Tags: Thailand, Celebrities, Bangkok (Thailand), Environmental Issues, Conservation
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City Council Meeting Wrap-Up
The following is from the March 5 City Council meeting. All council members were present. * EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS Beautification Council member Joanne Sutch and President Ruben Flores presented a $2,500 check to the city for the renovation last year...Tags: Earth Day, Local Government, Natural Resource Industry, Litigation, Litigation and Regulation
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