In the face of flagging record sales, industry insiders are looking for alternative methods of making money in music.

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It has searched for alternative methods of growth and has acquired European electronic exchange Euronext in 2006 to form a combined entity which is now known as NYSE Euronext.

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Today, seeking kindness toward animals as well as conservation, Goodall is pressing for alternative testing methods now available and the halting of using chimpanzees as Guinea pigs, because, simply put, it inflicts unnecessary torture upon these intelligent, sentient beings.

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Smith (who has consulted for companies working on alternative methods) thinks companies like Merck and Pfizer should spend more time on new approaches.

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Nuclear power entails the worst potential for catastrophic disaster compared with alternative methods of power generation.

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Chief Executive Larry Page for years has spearheaded secret research on alternative methods to provide more people with Internet access, and has become more active in thinking about providing wireless Internet access to consumers, said people familiar with the matter.

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Indeed it seems the costs of banking outside of the traditional methods are higher, and the alternative for departing banking customers are not much better.

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