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Electronics Suppliers Revel in Raspberry Pi Demand

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Electronic parts suppliers Premier Farnell and Electrocomponents said huge demand for a British-designed credit card-sized computer, which aims to make programming easy for children, had helped them access new customers around the world.

Game Warns It Could Be Game over

Visitors play a car racing video game during a visit at the Paris Games Week show in Paris October 21, 2011. The Paris Games Week will run from October 21 to October 25.
Struggling British video games retailer Game (GMG.L), denied new titles by suppliers, has put itself up for sale and warned shareholders their equity in the firm could be worthless.
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Emerging markets join the dividend race

Global investors in search of high-dividend equity plays are heading to emerging markets, abandoning their view of these stocks as a predominantly growth-based investment.
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Glencore bidding for grain handler Viterra: report

Commodities and mining giant Glencore has made a 3.5 billion pound (US$5.5 billion) approach for Canada's biggest grain handler Viterra, Britain's Sunday Telegraph newspaper said on its website on Saturday.
Daylight Saving Time Causes Sleep Deprivation

Daylight Saving Time 2012: 3 Possible Risks To Your Health

Daylight saving time will begin Sunday at 2:00 a.m., stripping sleepers of an hour of precious and much-needed time. While many people feel inconvenienced by the loss of sleep, the effects of losing an hour can be more extreme than just being grouchy.
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Danes Fail to Win EU Majority for GM Crop Ban Rules

Increased cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops in Europe remained a distant prospect on Friday, after governments failed to agree a plan to let them decide individually whether to grow or ban GM plants.
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (R) meets U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan in Damascus March 10, 2012, in this handout photograph released by Syria's national news agency SANA.

Seeking Ceasefire In Syria, Kofi Annan Meets Bashar Al-Assad

In the latest attempt to bring the bloodshed in Syria to a speedy conclusion, Kofi Annan, the United Nations-Arab League special envoy, met with Bashar al-Assad, the country's president, in the capital city of Damascus on Saturday -- with little or no success.
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Glasses-Free 3D Coming Right At You: About The New TV On Sale Monday

Tired of wearing those silly 3D glasses? Toshiba is launching a glasses-free 3D TV in the UK on Monday, Mar. 12. According to the BBC, while this 55 inch TV isn't the first spec-free 3D TV to grace the world, it will be the world's first of its kind in the large-screen department.

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