Members of the glass and window industry gathered in Washington, D.C., Jan. 7, for the Building Enclosure Technology and Environment Council Symposium, Fenestration: A World of Change. The event, hosted by the National Institute of Building ...
Tags: Comfort, Efficiency, Security, Top Agenda, BETEC
A new parent-led campaign is calling on the UK's top toy retailers to stop promoting toys as only for boys or only for girls. Let Toys Be Toys arose from a thread on Mumsnet where parents shared experiences of shopping for toys for ...
Tags: Mums Re-Ignite Toy, Toys, toy retailers, Let Toys Be Toys
GUINNESS is now in a "glass of its own" but for many punters it's a case of "if it's not broken, don't fix it". Drinkers of the black stuff have turned their noses up at the new-shaped glass launched by Diageo for its best-selling stout. ...
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The West Australian reported that iron ore holdings is looking for a partner to develop what the Kerry Stokes backed iron ore junior believes could be a large scale industrial salt operation in the Pilbara. IOH has asked Liam Twigger's ...
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Amazon said sales of its Kindle e-books have overtaken those of printed books in 2012. Unaudited figures released by the company show that since the start of the year, for every 100 printed books sold on its site, customers downloaded 114 ...
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Rice has drawn heavy fire from Republicans for remarks she made in the aftermath of a September 11 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, in which four Americans were killed, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. "I am highly ...
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Today, Vimeo released its new app for Xbox 360? via the Xbox LIVE? online entertainment platform that allows Xbox LIVE Gold subscribers to sit back and watch high quality videos on their HD televisions. The new app seamlessly integrates ...
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Shore Medical Center, a provider of healthcare services, has selected Toshiba America Medical Systems' 80-detector row CT system for use in its all general and outpatient radiology exams. Creating160 unique slices per rotation, the ...
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Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Anthony Albanese and Minister for Finance and Deregulation Senator Penny Wong have announced the establishment of the Moorebank Intermodal Company and the appointment of the chair and directors to ...
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Fourteen food industry heavyweights including Nestlé, Kellogg and Mars have pledged to use responsible advertising and marketing to children in Singapore. The Responsible Advertising to Children Pledge is the first of its kind in ...
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Irish food manufacturer Kerry Group has booked a decline in first-half profits. In the six months to the end of June, profits after taxation dropped to EUR107.6m (US$132.8m) from EUR144.4m last year. Operating profit declined 23.9% to ...
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Property and casualty insurance major ACE has establish a strategic alliance with RAC in the UK, pursuant to which they will provide travel insurance under the RAC brand. As per the partnership deal, the new travel insurance product will ...
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Pharmaceutical company in the US, ULURU has completed the initial production of the Altrazeal 0.75g transparent blister pack. The Altrazeal 0.75g blister pack, which completed test marketing in the US and Europe, incorporates an ...
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has begun two separate recalls resulting from faulty egress window handles. Both Gillig Corp. and New Flyer Industries are recalling vehicles for faulty handles. New Flyer is ...
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Specialty prescription products developer VersaPharm has deployed 1 EDI Source's electronic data interchange (EDI) solution. Featuring a simple interface and flexibility, the EDI/HQ with AS2 Complete software enhances visibility of data ...
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