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Cabot, China National Bluestar form joint venture (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

16 May 2008

Specialty chemicals company Cabot Corp. said Friday that a subsidiary has signed a joint venture agreement with China National Bluestar Group to build a fumed silica manufacturing facility in China.

It's a busy weekend for college grads (The Capital Times)

16 May 2008

"Pomp and Circumstance" will be the hit song of the weekend as seven commencement ceremonies take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday for three Madison institutes of higher learning. Graduation ceremonies for UW-Madison will be at the Kohl Center Friday through Sunday, Madison Area Technical College has commencement Saturday at the Coliseum at the Alliant Energy Center, and Edgewood College ...

Vitamin D deficiency linked to breast cancer in new study (AFP via Yahoo! News)

16 May 2008

Women deficient in vitamin D at the time of a breast cancer diagnosis are more likely to die or see the tumor spread, a Canadian study published in the United States has shown.