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Mediterranean diet may help boost ageing brain power
A Mediterranean diet with added extra virgin olive oil or mixed nuts seems to improve the brain power of older people better than advising them to follow a low-fat diet, according to a new research. The researchers from the University of Navarra in Spain base their findings on 522 men and women aged between 55 and 80 without cardiovascular disease but at high vascular risk because of underlying ...
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Obama opposes GOP bill on Keystone XL oil pipeline
WASHINGTON -; The White House says President Barack Obama opposes a House bill that would speed approval of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to ...
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Pacific NorthWest LNG Awards FEED Contracts for LNG Facility Near Prince Rupert
May 21, 2013 /CNW/ - Pacific NorthWest LNG Ltd. has awarded Front-End Engineering and Design ("FEED") contracts for its proposed liquefied natural gas ("LNG") facility in British Columbia to three international engineering contractors - Bechtel, KBR/JGC joint venture, and Technip/Samsung Engineering/China Huanqiu joint ...
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High Arctic Declares Monthly Dividend
May 21, 2013 /CNW/ - High Arctic Energy Services Inc. (TSX: HWO) ("High Arctic" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has approved a monthly dividend payment of $0.0125 per share to holders of common shares. The dividend is payable ...
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Perth travellers shell-shocked but safe
A Perth schoolteacher "storm chasing" with her meteorologist husband in the US described how debris hit their car and they saw buildings levelled as the killer tornado crossed a highway in front of them in Oklahoma.Melissa Marshall let friends know via Facebook that she, husband Brayden and two other friends were safe as she described being about a kilometre from the storm."The ...
Movie Review
10,000 BC
In 10,000 BC, disaster specialist Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow) reimagines prehistory to his own liking in telling the adventure of a noble primitive with great cheekbones and stylish dreds who sets out to be reunited with his love, who has bee ... ...
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Shell starts process to identify its next chief executive
The hunt for Shell's next chief executive is under way, its chairman said on Tuesday, after CEO Peter Voser made what could be his last appearance at ...
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Shell suffers embarrassing shareholder rebellion over executive pay
Peter Voser, chief executive of Shell, was awarded a 2.8m bonus after a year in which the company lost 1.05bn. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty ...
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Solar power brightens Oman oil output prospects
Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) and US GlassPoint Solar have commissioned the Middle East's first solar enhanced oil recovery (EOR) project, the project partners said on ...
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Ipic seeks $4bn return for building key oil pipeline
The Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline allows the transportation of onshore crude from Habshan in Abu Dhabi to a terminal and export facilities in Fujairah. Courtesy ...
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Shell Hunt for new chief is underway
The Hague - The hunt for Royal Dutch Shell's next chief executive is underway, its chairman said on Tuesday, after CEO Peter Voser made what could be his last appearance at the oil group's annual shareholder ...
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Nothing will ever completely replace playing the game I love, however I feel like I'm starting a new adventure and I'm genuinely excited about what lies ahead. I'm fortunate to have been given many opportunities throughout my career and now I feel it's my time to give back.
David Beckham
The world's best known footballer was speaking after formally announcing his retirement.
Hotel Review
New York Marriott Financial Center Hotel
I arrived by taxi to the hotel which is just a block from the former World Trade Center site. The ...
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