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Home care in Thailand recorded reasonable retail current value growth in 2011, despite the fact that most of the categories have become highly mature. However, in retail volume terms, some home care saw a decline, since concentrated and multipurpose products have become more popular, especially in laundry care. The market was driven by a product-oriented strategy and unique offerings, which led to value-added and offerings with additional benefits which fuelled an increase in unit prices.

Home care witnessed a strong value performance in 2011 compared with the review period. Domestic production continued to expand, offering standard and economy brands to the large middle- and low-income population. Several categories were no longer exclusive to high-income consumers, but were within reach of the majority.

Burdening taxation and fluctuating fuel prices and external factors, such as natural disasters - for example the tsunami in Japan, political turmoil in the Middle East and the Euro-Zone debt crisis - have all led to a weaker performance of the airline sector. However there are opportunities in Asia Pacific and Latin America, where increasing disposable incomes among a growing middle class are boosting air travel. LCCs also continue to erode the market share of schedule operators.

Global Markets Direct's, 'Wounds - Pipeline Review, H2 2012', provides an overview of the indication's therapeutic pipeline. This report provides information on the therapeutic development for Wounds, complete with latest updates, and special features on late-stage and discontinued projects. It also reviews key players involved in the therapeutic development for Wounds. Wounds - Pipeline Review, Half Year is built using data and information sourced from Global Markets Direct's proprietary databases, Company/University websites, SEC filings, investor presentations and featured press releases from company/university sites and industry-specific third party sources, put together by Global Markets Direct's team.

Argentine grain production had a generally poor year in 2011/12, with corn, soybean and wheat production all falling year-on-year (y-o-y). This was mainly a function of dry weather as part of the La Nina weather pattern. In the midst of concerns around global food supply, Argentina could be a significant bright spot, with record production forecast for corn and soybean in 2012/13. Furthermore, the country's once struggling beef sector appears to be finally making some progress towards herd expansion. Argentina has long since relinquished its position as South America's pre-eminent food producer to Brazil, but the sector remains a vital part of the Argentine economy. Despite this, the poor relationship between farmers and the government (mainly due to export tax disputes) is likely to continue.

BMI View: Our outlook for Kazakhstan remains broadly optimistic, although we underline growing risks tied to resource nationalism.KMG's acquisition of a 10% stake in Karachaganak will greatly improve the upstream environment, particularly for the IOCs involved in the project, but other examples of growing state control over the sector point to a worrying trend.

Worldwide market for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) is forecasted to reach $530 million at the compounded annual growth rate of 6.9% from 2011 to 2016. This growth in solid oxide fuel cells industry is expected as a result of its better efficiency and cost effective nature. These types of fuel cells are mainly used in stationary, mobile, and portable applications. Development in technology is also helping in growth of this industry.

Natural colors are types of food additives which are extracted from natural sources and added in food to improve its taste and appearance. Colorants are used to enhance the color of a product, to restore the color lost during processes, to standardize the color and its appearance and to increase acceptability of food. Food is the largest application segment for natural colorants with over 32% market share, followed by soft drinks and alcoholic beverages.

Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organism like fish, aquatic plants, crustacean, and mollusks. Aquaculture involves the process of cultivating saltwater and freshwater organisms under certain conditions. The global aquaculture market size declined during the economic crises in 2008 and 2009. However, the global market for aquaculture witnessed a positive trend with recovery in the world’s major economies and subsequent increase in production levels. Currently, aquaculture is the fastest growing food production system in the world as fish is the primary source of animal protein in all coastal areas.

Empellex Inc. is a global provider of information technology services including creative web design, custom programming, social media, search engine optimization, and e-commerce. The progressive company takes a proactive approach when it comes to working with the latest technologies and being equipped to handle the diverse and complete needs of any technical project. The company additionally operates its own ventures designed with the intent to meet social needs. Empellex Inc. values giving back to the global community of technical professionals and transferring knowledge. Embedded in the company’s mantra is the belief that everyone grows together.

Factors such as increasing demand and cost of energy along with ageing energy infrastructure are driving microgrid market globally. Microgrid market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 13.7% during the period of 2012-2018. With advantages such as fewer line losses, lower demand of infrastructure and the ability to rely on more localized sources of power generation, microgrid is gaining more popularity in commercial, military and industrial sectors.

ROADM is a system that allows flexible, precise, and remote selection of wavelengths transiting a given intermediate node on network for dropping or adding. ROADM components allow access to any wavelength passing through node. This can be done for adding or modifying the data before transmitting to the next node. ROADM components also allows interconnection of multiple intersecting networks at optical level preventing the expense and complexity of OEO conversions to setting up interconnection.

Growing need of alternative energy sources due to rapidly depleting non-renewable energy sources is driving the market for photovoltaics. The global photovoltaic market is expected to reach 55,621 megawatts value by the year 2015 with the compounded annual growth rate of 38%. Continuous developments in this market and growing support from government of most countries are some of the major factors contributing to the growth of this market.

Global solar photovoltaic market is forecasted to grow significantly with new grid connected photovoltaic capacities rising and propelling the global solar photovoltaic capacity to a considerable extent. There are significant growth opportunities for solar photovoltaic (PV) industry in North America due to increasing demand from consumers and financial support from governments of various countries.

Mobile commerce is handled by devices like laptops, cellular phones, Smart phones and tablet computers to execute online commercial transactions. Mobile commerce is experiencing continuous growth in a variety of fields including sales and purchase of a wide range of services and goods, payments of bills, net banking and so on. All these transactions are collectively known as m-commerce or mobile commerce.

Telemedicine involves the use of information technology and telecommunication to provide healthcare at a remote location. The primary concept of telemedicine is to negate the distance factor in providing life saving clinical healthcare. Telemedicine can be classified on the basic on technology and services used. Based on services, telemedicine can be divided into remote monitoring, store and forward (real-time) interactive services. Furthermore, based on the application, telemedicine is classified as Telecardiology, Teleconsultation, Teledermatology and Teleradiology. Telesurgery and home telehealth are not very popular in the BRIC region and are in the nascent stage.

Two months ago it was concluded that the recruitment of Norwegian Xocai distributors had increased by 103%, from about 75 new Norwegian distributors per week to about 158. The effect of the massive positive media attention this summer therefore had a tremendous impact on the further spread of the "Healthy Chocolate" concept and it looks like this trend also spread internationally. Since 2008, the recruitment pace has been increased by 2/3 on a global scale and this year in particular has been a historical high for the company with over 11,220 new distributors enlisted.

WireNine.com – a pioneer in web hosting also offers reseller hosting, VPS hosting and domain registration. Alongside recent changes in the website design, WireNine introduced unlimited hosting clubbed with its web hosting plans, providing the customers the fastest and most stable hosting experience possible.

After Hurricane Sandy and the devastation that it caused in the region, Tri State Water Restoration, Inc. knows that the aftermath and clean-up are the hardest. With this understanding Tri State Water Restoration, Inc. is now helping the victims of water damage in Bucks County to get their homes and lives back together.

Shopforbags.com, a leading online source for fashion accessories and clothing, has responded to a growing demand for new styles of footwear, particularly fashion-forward designs with added sparkle. The company has introduced several new sparkly slip-on shoe styles in preparation for upcoming holiday orders. There is a growing interest in this type of footwear, particularly among young women. Available styles include sandals and slip-ons with different types of sequins and rhinestones.

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Two months ago it was concluded that the recruitment of Norwegian Xocai distributors had increased by 103%, from about 75 new Norwegian distributors per week to about 158. The effect of the massive positive media attention this summer therefore had a tremendous impact on the further spread of the "Healthy Chocolate" concept and it looks like this trend also spread internationally. Since 2008, the recruitment pace has been increased by 2/3 on a global scale and this year in particular has been a historical high for the company with over 11,220 new distributors enlisted.

Even though previous owners of the Chantier Davie Canada did not have a good track record in handling the yard, Shipping Association of Canada President Peter Cairns feels that the new owners may be able to manage the yard well.

How To Reduce Fear, Escape Anxiety and End Panic is a tremendously program by Mark Ivar Myhre which has a very precise target: to learn people all around the world to end any type of fears end eliminate anxiety and panic. Fortunately, this problems had a weak spot, a spot that Mark discovered and wants to share it to the world.

TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global Digital Radiography market to grow at a CAGR of 3.5 percent over the period 2011-2015. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing implementation of the picture archiving and communication system. The Global Digital Radiography market has also been witnessing the increasing adoption of a product bundling strategy by vendors. However, the intense competition among vendors could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.