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Three Dallas businessmen, including an entrepreneur who has served on an advisory board for the University of Texas at Dallas' Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, have been accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission of running a $485 million ponzi scheme through a company they controlled and owned called Provident Royalties LLC.

Benjamin LeBaron, who called for more protection from the Mexican government in May after his younger brother was abducted in the town of Colonia LeBaron, was taken by intruders and killed either late...

Millions of printed circuit boards from discarded electronics are tossed into landfills every year. In addition to the volume of waste, the material can leech chemicals into the soil. As an alternative, researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China are finding various ways to reuse the panels, including as an additive in asphalt.Xu Zhenming and his colleagues stripped the boards of all components, pulverized the remains into a powder and used an electrostatic separator to remove fine bits of any remaining metals, leaving a pulp of glass fibers and resin. They then added those remnants to warmed asphalt, to see if the pulp would act as a binder. Binders such as ground tire rubber and charcoal are typically added to improve asphalt’s stiffness at high temperatures (to reduce rutting) and its pliability at low temperatures (to prevent cracking). The pulp improved both properties, especially when the powder grains were made as small as possible. Zhenming’s team is testi

AN inquiry is underway after it emerged that GCSE results in one half of a Pendle town were significantly better than the other.

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Used primarily to prevent miscarriage, DES ? diethylstilbestrol (Di-Ethyl-Stillbestrol) ? was a common medication administered by doctors in North America, Europe and Australia for more than 40... iParenting.com network has more than 40 community sites covering preconception, pregnancy, parents and families. research baby names, start a parenting blog, post a question on our extensive message boards or read expert advice in our articles, expert Q&A and news sections. No other parenting site has gathered more wisdom than iParenting.com ? Join the community! http://www.iparenting.com

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