It inspired a number of competitors, particularly as soft drink companies took notice of the demand for drinks with natural ingredients.

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Notice the significant slowdown of import demand quarter over quarter in Brazil, where interest rates and other credit reduction measures have started to slow the economy.

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Notice of Federal Tax Lien only after making an assessment, sending a Notice and Demand for Payment and remaining unpaid.

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Enernoc builds a virtual peaking plant, able to strip demand away at a moment's notice in times of crisis.

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While this plays out on-demand via my Apple TV, its hard not to notice the interesting reprise of the gender wars taking place right now.

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At some point people will take notice of the massive amounts of pollution and waste that is created from these sports leagues and demand that something is done, but why not do it because it is the right thing to do socially as well as economically?

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