Japan's Sharp, one of the world's largest makers of LCD panels and a supplier of displays for Apple products, has taken the rare step of mortgaging its factories and buildings to secure an emergency loan from its main banks, a spokeswoman ...
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Disguised as a wall sconce, the FOLD Wall Sconce’s funrendition of one of the first video games was designed by Arik Levy for Vibia Light. Visually bringing you back to the day of old graphics and cube enhanced video games, you can ...
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Good fortune has come to the lighting industry and Hong Kong! Innovative designs are hitting the market everyday, creating a market boom that is sending Hong Kong’s all work no play work force to ride the wave of lighting, LEDs and ...
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The expert committee members involved in writing ANSI/IESNA RP-27.2-00, IEC/DIN/EN 62471 (CIE S 009) & DIN EN 14255-1 Photobiological safety of lamps and lamp systems-measurement techniques recognized that lamp manufacturers and ...
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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics latest employment report shows an increase of construction employment in 23 states from July to August. In comparison, only 20 states showed employment growth from June to July in construction-related ...
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After its illustrious past as a cinema, the landmark Scala at London's Kings Cross has now been firmly established by director Ryan Bissett as a popular alternative live music, club and arts venue. Since the venue also hosts LAE Live ...
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The Gelredome in Arnhem was sold out recently for the world premiere of a new production of the truck-busting, ear-crunching spectacle known as Monster Jam. For the first time in the worldwide history of Monster Jam, the event brought ...
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Monday, 9 July, was supposed to be 'Internet Doomsday' when the US' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was to shut down servers associated with the DNSChanger malware. As a result, computers infected with this threat were to be cut off ...
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UK retailer The Co-operative Group has appointed Kingfisher executive Euan Sutherland as its new CEO. Sutherland, 43, will take up the role in May next year, the UK's fifth largest grocer said today (19 December). Sutherland, COO at home ...
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West Midlands based technical solutions provider Central Presentations Ltd. (CPL) delivered full technical production - including lighting, sound, cameras / PPU, AV and staging - to the high profile 2012 Gastech Conference & Exhibition at ...
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Images courtesy of tokyoflash The designers at TokyoFlash have a philosophy about time pieces….. Before the cell phone watches were common but nowadays many people feel there’s no need to wear one and the watch industry has ...
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Serious Energy Inc. issued a statement yesterday regarding the sale of its architectural glass and fiberglass window business in Longmont, Colo., to Alpen High Performance Products as USGNN.com™ reported yesterday.The company hinted ...
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The future of outdoor lighting is constantly changing, LEDs, the reduction of electricity consumption, and even major feats like to removing oneself from the grid all together? The US Energy Information Association monitors energy usage in ...
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Images courtesy of Bright Eyes Kickstarter Page To understand technology is to not only the rapidly changing world, but to understand ourselves and our abilities. If people could get over the initial intimidation of learning to program, ...
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The LIA are delighted to announce a major revision to the national student lighting design awards which have been running now for over 30 years. To be launched at Luxlive on Tuesday November 6 together with a dedicated website, the new ...
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