In order to reduce the amount of residue ash Shelbyville generates this year to half of last year's total, the city has revamped its collection program.

为了将谢尔比维尔今年产生的灰渣数量减少到去年总量的一半，该市已经修改了其收集计划。

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The amount of goods Chinese bought last year accounted for 18% of the total, and nearly 80m euros was spent in total, only second to Japan.

去年，中国游客购物量占总量18%，购物总额近8000万欧元，仅次于日本排名第二。

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Last year we spent a huge amount of time on product development, making sure our data is super-clean and super-available.

去年，我们在产品开发上投入了大量的时间，以确保我们的数据是非常清晰和可用的。

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The $2.4 billion figure approved by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis is $350 million less than last year's amount, which was set before the full effects of the world economic slump were known.

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Returning home from a trip to that continent, Rapp contacted a larger beverage company in Rochester, Constellation Brands (formerly Canandaigua Brands), about helping him secure the U.S. license for DNA. The publicly held Constellation put up an undisclosed amount of cash last year in exchange for 30% of DNA's profit.

FORBES: Soda jerk

Mr. Mark said his firm sold a "material" amount of Apple stock last year, but lately has been holding or moderately increasing its position.

WSJ: Apple Defends Position on Cash

Mr. Morris said his firm sold a "material" amount of Apple stock last year, but lately has been holding or moderately increasing its position.

WSJ: Apple Defends Position on Cash