Spot coking coal prices in Asia-Pacific were either steady or slightly higher Monday depending on the coal type amid positive trends in steel and iron ore prices. Price moves in metallurgical coal remained limited, however, as there ...
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Same and next-day gas prices on the UK's NBP trading hub were valued below 61.00 pence/therm on the last trading day of the year, around 7 pence down on the start of the month. The within-day contract was valued at 60.50 p/th at 1200 ...
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While analysts are generally in consensus in forecasting Brent crude to average around $110/b in 2013, the surge in North American production and question marks on the timing of new infrastructure has made for a highly divergent set of ...
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Students at a military graduate school in California are mining social media with new methods that may change the way the armed forces collect intelligence overseas. Students and researchers at the Naval Postgraduate School have tackled ...
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The American Association of Textile Chemical and Colorists has organised a Materials Research Poster Competition. Winning entries in each area, whether submitted by an individual or a team, will be awarded. First Place: US$1,000 Second ...
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IDG News Service - AT&T has reversed its decision to allow Apple iPhone and iPad owners to use Apple's FaceTime videoconferencing application only on the carrier's most expensive data plans or if they are connected to Wi-Fi. AT&T on ...
On January 1, 2013, nurses will be recognized with a float in the historic Rose Parade. This will mark the very first time in the parade’s 124-year history that nurses have received such an honor. The float, titled “A Healing ...
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Cambodian Confederation of Unions (CCU) is seeking a hike in wages of garment workers and has threatened to launch a mass strike if the demand is not met. Around 300 CCU members, who staged a protest at Freedom Park in Phnom Penh, ...
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IDG News Service - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission rushed to judgment in giving permission in early 2011 for startup LightSquared to offer LTE service in a band of wireless spectrum next to a band used by GPS devices, several ...
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The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) welcomed the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service announcement of a 30-day contract extension agreed to by the International Longshoremen Association (ILA) and United States Maritime ...
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The Wi-Fi Alliance has launched a program to certify products that support TDLS (Tunneled Direct Link Setup), a technology that allows devices to automatically create a link between each other after accessing a wireless network, removing ...
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With all the computer-generated (CG) imagery that DreamWorks Imagination Studios produces, you'd think their data center infrastructure would be cloud-enabled, virtualized and fat with solid-state storage. You'd be mostly wrong. About 15% ...
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Fashion Emerge is the host along with affiliates Mae’s Breath Foundation. The event will celebrate the 1st anniversary of this thriving organization that is making small steps in building awareness in lung cancer. Mae’s Breath ...
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Fueled by cheap natural gas liquids from the Eagle Ford Shale -- primarily ethane -- Texas' petrochemical industry will export 33% more ethylene and more finished plastics overseas by 2017, a report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas ...
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The Northwest European January benzene contract price has been fully settled at Eur1,153/metric ton or $1,529/mt FD NWE, the highest the CP has ever been settled, negotiating parties confirmed Monday. The settlement represents an ...
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