We will also fund additional research in cutting-edge methods of producing ethanol, not just from corn, but from wood chips and stalks or Swiss grass.

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"We'll also fund additional research in cutting-edge methods of producing ethanol, not just from corn but from wood chips and stalks and switchgrass, " the president promised.

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It allowed the orchestra to digitize up to 2, 000 pages per day per camera, cutting the cost in half compared with other methods that use scanners, she said.

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Experts believed that tough, top-down controls would dispense with inefficiencies: Insurance companies would relentlessly cut back payments for hundreds of medical procedures, which would force hospitals, clinics and physicians to get their acts together, thereby boosting productivity and cutting costs. (Managed care's methods are close cousins to what you see in nationalized health care systems.) Because of these anticipated efficiencies, experts figured we would need fewer doctors.

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Mary Newburn, of the NCT, said natural birthing methods like hypnobirthing should be encouraged by the NHS as a means of cutting the growing Caesarean rates.

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The Garden State's new education commissioner, William Librera, is cutting back school testing, claiming that tests stress students and prevent teachers from employing "creative" methods.

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Skipping that two-week vacation, cutting down on the amount you spend dining out, and saving your next raise or bonus, are also simple methods of adding to your emergency fund.

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