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More work needed on GP practice-based commissioning

A new report from the influential Kings Fund think-tank warns that GP practice-based commissioning (PBC) is still failing to deliver.

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Richard Black

Fishing suspension for seas' most valuable fish

Soviet shuttle

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Sparrow decline

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Mardell's Europe

Why fishermen are letting their cod slip the net

Astronauts 'drop' space tool bag

Spacewalking astronauts working on the International Space Station lose a tool bag in orbit.

Final plea on Earth observation

Leading Earth observation scientists urge Gordon Brown to back Europe's environmental monitoring project, GMES.

Ancient turtle discovered on Skye

The earliest turtles to live in water have been discovered on - and named after - the Scottish island of Skye.

Big cat fossil found in North Sea

A fossilised bone from a sabre-toothed cat has been dredged up from the seabed by a trawler off the UK coast.

Oldest nuclear family 'murdered'

A 4,600 year-old family group discovered in south east Germany suffered a violent death, experts find.

Ocean protection progress 'slow'

Two years after pledging to protect 10% of the oceans, governments have protected less than 1%, a survey finds.

Obama to 'engage' on climate

US President-elect Barack Obama promises to "engage vigorously" on climate change, ahead of a major UN summit.

EU agrees cod rescue plans

European fisheries ministers agree a plan aimed at increasing dwindling cod stocks, including better nets and new quotas.

Rare penguin took over from rival

Human arrival in New Zealand led to the extinction of one penguin species to the advantage of another, scientists suggest.

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Free Symyx Draw 3.1 Download For Academic And Non-Commercial...

Symyx Technologies, Inc. recently announced that Symyx Draw 3.1, the chemical drawing application that replaces industry-leading ISIS/Draw, is now available for download at no charge for academic and ...

TOXICS, EXPLOSIVES: 3 Delaware plants called high-risk

WILMINGTON - A national group puts three Delaware plants among hundreds in the country that must consider new materials or changes in production to cut the risk of a public disaster.

South Koreans charged with committing industrial espionage against Lubrizol

Three residents of South Korea have been charged with committing industrial espionage against Wickliffe-based Lubrizol Corp., and a fourth, who was a Lubrizol employee, is set to be sentenced in the same case ...

Park Electrochemical to record charge for job cuts

Park Electrochemical Corp. said Tuesday that it will record a third-quarter charge for job cuts at its Neltec Inc.

SABIC and ExxonMobil Chemical sign Heads of Agreement for new Elastomers project in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation and affiliates of ExxonMobil Chemical have signed a Heads of Agreement and are progressing detailed studies for a new Elastomers project at their petrochemical joint ventures, ...

BASF abandons '08 forecast, plans cutbacks

FRANKFURT, Germany - Chemical company BASF SE said Wednesday it would temporarily close 80 plants worldwide due to slumping demand and cut production at 100 more, a move that will affect 20,000 workers.

Solutia cuts more than 300 Greenwood jobs

Solutia Inc. has laid off more than 300 workers at its Greenwood plant -- a third of the work force -- because of declining demand for the nylon fibers the plant makes, the company said Tuesday.

Chemical Lime Company closes Grantsville plant

Former Chemical Lime employee Lester Higley sits in the front room of his Grantsville home Monday.

Health-care Embezzlement Charged

U.S. Attorney accuses former Hitachi America manager with using $8m of payments to the plan for personal expenses such as a Florida house and Lexus.

3M Company and Energy Products Distribution Offer More Products for the Automotive..

From sandpaper to adhesives, 3M has been manufacturing products for the automotive market for years.

Solutia cuts 300 jobs

The nation's economic crisis has officially hit Greenwood County on a large scale.

/C O R R E C T I O N -- Ashland Inc./

In the news release, Ashland Delivers Notice of Redemption of Hercules 6.75% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2029 , issued earlier today by Ashland Inc.

Heavy Lake-effect Snow Hits Great Lakes States

A blast of cold wind across the Great Lakes piled snow as much as 2 feet deep Monday, an early taste of winter that made driving hazardous and closed some schools across the region.

The greenhouse gas that nobody knew

NF3, which is used in hi-tech manufacturing, was hailed as a way to fight global warming.

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