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Coalition changes towards the 'big society' given lukewarm response by SME's, survey shows

Plans by the coalition government for new social enterprises and Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) to help build the 'big society' have been given short shrift in online surveys of businesses and business advisers run ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Net helps businesses beat recession

The internet is one innovation helping small business bosses deal with strategic decision-making and survive the current recession, according to results revealed by the latest UK Business Barometer and Business Adviser Barometer ...

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Cisco's sobering forecast overshadows 3Q earnings

(AP) -- Cisco raised the specter of a sharp slowdown in technology spending late Wednesday, rattling investors already fretting about the economy's fragile condition.

Technology / Business

created May 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rio Summit: Scientists warn of 'emergency on global scale'

Leading scientists on Thursday called on the upcoming Rio Summit to grapple with environmental ills that they said pointed to "a humanitarian emergency on a global scale."

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (13) | comments 39

'Big business' giving SMEs a bad name, says survey

(PhysOrg.com) -- Anti-business rhetoric, recently slammed as ‘dangerous’ and ’snobbish’ by the Prime Minister is more likely a reflection of the behavior of large corporations than a distrust ...

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created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The question of life in the ancient world

There’s a general feeling that we don’t get the Greeks – ancient or modern. Many, including heads of state like Angela Merkel, visibly shake their head in exasperation, rightly or wrongly, at ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 6

'Doomsday' ticks closer on nuclear, climate fears

Global uncertainty on how to deal with the threats of nuclear weapons and climate change have forced the "Doomsday clock" one minute closer to midnight, leading international scientists said Tuesday.

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created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 9

Cisco's latest results show signs of turnaround

(AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of computer networking gear, is showing signs of pulling a turnaround, exceeding analyst sales expectations for the second quarter in a row.

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created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Penn State's ReDi Index ready to be global standard zero-waste measure

Penn State's new ReDi Index is poised to become the worldwide barometer of zero-waste efforts, in a similar manner to LEED measurement and certification for the green building industry, but on a universal scale.

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created Apr 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Taiwan approves huge hi-tech investment in China

Taiwan's government on Friday gave the green light for a plan by the island's leading flat panel maker AU Optronics Corp. to invest three billion US dollars in China.

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created Dec 17, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Taiwan to approve three billion dollar China plant: report

Taiwan's Premier Wu Den-yih has confirmed that a landmark China-bound investment project worth three billion US dollars has passed much of the government screening procedure, local media reported Sunday.

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created Dec 12, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Tiny protozoa may hold key to world water safety

Right now, it looks a little like one of those plastic containers you might fill with gasoline when your car has run dry. But Scott Gallager is not headed to the nearest Mobil station. The Woods Hole Oceanographic ...

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