- Major oil companies today called on members of the US Senate to help ensure a growing supply of US oil and gas by allowing expanded energy exploration in the US, and avoiding higher taxes on oil companies that would limit their ability to invest in energy development.
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Beat the wheat
[ The New Zealand Herald ]
May 21, 2008 Every second person you meet seems to be shunning gluten. For those with the intestinal-inflammatory condition coeliac disease - which affects about 1 in 100 New Zealanders - wheat, barley, rye and oat products are all no-nos because of their gluten content.
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Produce firm acquires herb business
[ The Business EDP 24 ]
May 20, 2008 A mid-Norfolk fresh produce business has expanded into the herbs market in a tie-up that is likely to see it boost its annual turnover to nearly £6m. Country Fresh Produce, which is based in Honingham and supplies the catering trade, has bought the fresh-cut herbs business of D Laurie & Sons.
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Loan lessons Borrowing has led to busts,
[ Erie Times-News ]
May 20, 2008 Koehler Brewery Square. The juice plant. And the Parade Street grocery store. Those three projects, all proposed for the city of Erie, have cost taxpayers more than $1.5 million in loans and grants for plans that never materialized.
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Governor Kevin Warsh
[ Federal Reserve Board ]
May 21, 2008 At the Exchequer Club Luncheon, Washington, D.C. This may be the most pronounced time of testing for central banks in a generation. 1 Let me recount just a few of our challenges: significant market turmoil, unsatisfactory economic growth, historic housing price declines, dramatic commodity price run-ups, risk of a secular reversal of global inflation trends, sharp changes in exchange rates, ...
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10 Ways to Stay Cool This Summer With Ho
[ PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance ]
May 20, 2008 If the thought of baring your pasty, dry, winter skin makes you feel more than a little apprehensive leading spa professionals from the International SPA Association have you covered with some of the best new products, treatments and services just in time for summer!
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Free forum in Willingboro on dealing wit
[ Courier-Post ]
May 21, 2008 The Department of Banking and Insurance will hold a forum on Foreclosure and Predatory Lending on Thursday, May 22 in Willingboro to offer assistance to homeowners who have recently experienced difficulty in making their mortgage payments.
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USDA to Ban 'Downer' Beef
[ Washington Post ]
May 20, 2008 Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer said yesterday that his department wants to ban all 'downer' cattle from the slaughterhouse to boost public confidence in the safety of the nation's food supply.
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Coming attractions Hollywood serves up
[ Savannah Morning News ]
May 21, 2008 Summer means heat. Humidity. Skeeters the size of squirrels. And blockbuster movies.
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BJ's Wholesale profit up 26 percent, boo
[ Asbury Park Press ]
May 21, 2008 BOSTON — BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. reported a nearly 26 percent increase in its first-quarter profit and raised earnings expectations for the full year, reaping the benefits of a tough economy that's increasingly sending shoppers to discounters in search of deals. The nation's third-largest discount warehouse club said Wednesday it earned $17.19 million, or 29 cents per share, in the three months ...
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USDA seeks full ban on 'downer' cattle i
[ The Wichita Eagle ]
May 20, 2008 The Department of Agriculture said Tuesday that it wants to ban all 'downer' cattle from the food supply, a step that consumer advocates say would promote food safety but which federal officials say is chiefly an attempt to allay consumer fears. The proposal, which could take effect within a few months, follows the largest beef recall in U.S. history earlier this year after secretly recorded ...
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Canadian industry continues supplements
[ Nutraingredients.com ]
May 21, 2008 This bill will make it more difficult for dietary supplements to achieve natural health product status by subjecting them to costly pharma-style registration procedures. It also threatens to increase penalties for transgressors.
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Chefs say take time to prepare grits to
[ Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ]
May 13, 2008 Finally, Americans who live north of the Mason-Dixon line are discovering true grits.
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Kacangma emerges from confinement
[ The Borneo Post ]
May 17, 2008 WHAT was once a herb, reserved for Chinese mothers in confinement, could one day become the hottest item in the form of jam and jelly confections on the shelves of supermarkets and shops.
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Lead contamination not an issue, says He
[ Nutraingredients.com ]
May 21, 2008 'We follow established written quality assurance and quality control procedures. We stand behind the safety of our ingredients and products,' the company said.
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Oil Hits $132 as Oil Bigs Get Earful in
[ ABC News ]
May 21, 2008 Oil executives testify about the high cost of gas but change is unlikely.
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Energy execs ask Congress to allow more
[ Houston Chronicle ]
May 21, 2008 Chevron Vice Chairman Peter Robertson argued that the United States can't expect other countries to increase their production 'when we limit our development.'
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