Mr McCurdy said there was no micro-biological risk in horsemeat contamination if cooking and hygiene are correct.

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To unleash more micro-entrepreneurs around the world, social entrepreneurs have begun moving to models that reduce risk for the micro-entrepreneur.

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By applying machine intelligence to data sourced and sorted in this manner, marketers can create micro-segments of customers automatically, allowing them to give early discounts to people who are at a high risk of attrition.

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Covello writes that he sees the most downside risk in the chip sector for Xilinx (XLNX), Micron (MU) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

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