As more than 12,000 unionized workers and supporters protested at the Capitol in Lansing, the Republican-led state House of Representatives gave final approval to a pair of "right-to-work" bills covering public- and private-sector unions. ...
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Heeding the continued growth and popularity of its original private label, Guide Gear, The Sportsman’s Guide has called a new in-house brand into service: HQ ISSUE. Shoppers of The Guide’s popular HQ Military Surplus catalog ...
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In observance of National Safety Month, U-TECK, a developer of specialized products for the telecommunications, utility, municipal and transportation industries, offers its top 5 tips for ensuring a safe environment for workers in the ...
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When Modernist architect Ulrich Franzen died recently at the age of 91, he was mostly remembered for his hulking concrete office and university buildings in the Brutalist style. But he also created delicate, crystal-like houses in ...
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The Nadun Festival is a unique folk custom in Sanchuan Region, Minhe County, Qinghai Province. It is a festival that Tu people celebrate the harvest, enjoy social activities and have fun. It is also called "Peasants' Fair" or "Harvest ...
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The singsong on June 6th is a unique art festival featuring mainly singing and dancing performed by Tibetans on the June 6th in Tibetan calendar every year. In the days before the festival, the people will go out in a group to the exuberant ...
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The Nadam Fair is a traditional activity of the Mongolian ethnic group in China.It is derived from Mongol ancestors'custom of riding and shooting and wrestling which was formed in the nomadic life.The word"Nadam"in Mongolian is a joint term ...
As nomadic people, Mongolia people love their livestock as their children. When people are celebrating the Spring Festival, the livestock has one as well. Festival for Livestock is called Maliyinxinaoruluru in Mongolian, which could be ...
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In Chinese, 'Yugur' means 'wealth and solidity'. With a population of 13,719 as at the 2000 census, approximately 90 percent of the Yugur people live in the four areas of Sunan Yugur Autonomous County, and the rest in the Yugur village of ...
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Beer tent reduces CO2 by the equivalent of 600,000 1-liter beer mugs using 550 energy-efficient Osram LED lamps When millions of visitors start streaming into the world's biggest fair from September 22 to October 7, attention will center ...
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Textile exports from Pakistan for the first four months of the current fiscal (July-October 2012) have been recorded at US$ 4.393 billion, up 4.78 percent compared to exports of U$ 4.192 billion achieved during the corresponding period of ...
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As we mentioned before in"Turtle Friendly Bulbs Make a Positive Environmental Impact",when sea turtle hatchlings emerge from their nest,they seek the light of the moon to make a mad dash into the ocean and begin their swim to safety.Lights ...
BPF Director-General Peter Davis speaking yesterday at the Global Polymer Innovation Expo (GPIE) in Columbus, Ohio said the world has plentiful oil and gas reserves and global polyolefins capacity should be sufficient to meet demand growth ...
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When millions of visitors start streaming into the world's biggest fair from September 22 to October 7,attention will center not only on good cheer,but also on the environment.While the Hippodrom is not the largest of the Oktoberfest beer ...
Tags: Europe Osram LED Lamp, The Hippodrom, Environment, Reducing CO2 Emissions
LED producer Osram has updated one of Oktoberfest's most historic sites, the Hippodrom, by replacing the tent's incandescent bulbs with 550 energy-efficient LED lamps. The Hippodrom, despite being one of Frankfurt's smaller tents, is ...
Tags: LED lighting