The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) tells us Philips is recalling certain metal halide lamps due to fire, laceration hazards. Specifically, the internal wiring can arc, causing the lamp to catch fire or the glass to shatter. ...
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An internal wiring problem can pose fire and laceration hazards Philips Lighting Company of Bath, N.Y., is recalling about 8,100 metal halide lamps. The internal wiring can arc causing the lamp to catch fire or the glass to shatter, ...
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In a first for Monforts, a newly installed Montex stenter is able to capitalise on steam from a co-generation plant to heat the first two chambers ensuring significant energy savings and improved finishing. Portugal’s fully vertical ...
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The new Mercedes-Benz A-Class has been recalled in Australia due to a manufacturing fault that could restrict the effectiveness of the passenger airbag. According to the official recall notice on the Australian Competition and Consumer ...
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The Fiat Chrysler Group is recalling 333 Jeep SUVs in Australia for a defective fuel tank transfer tube that could result in vehicles stalling. According to the official recall notice on the Australian Competition and Consumer ...
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US chocolate manufacturer Hershey has announced that its CocoaLink mobile technology program is expanding to Ivory Coast, the world’s largest producer of cocoa. The CocoaLink program provides farm training through low-cost messages ...
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Pricing of the HSV Gen-F has been announced, with Holden’s go-fast division confirming cuts of up to $4000 at the bottom end of range and a sub-$100,000 starting price for the monstrous new GTS super-sedan. The price of the HSV GTS ...
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A cottage industry is growing up around virtual padlocks that consumers can place on cloud services so that the vendors themselves can't get to the information -- even if the government requests access. And in recent years there have been ...
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Wood floors is one thing the fact that says concerning its own long lasting variety in addition to features your tasteful layout thereby virtually each one property holder dreams so that it is a natural part of their homes. Surely hardwood ...
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Around 5000 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Commander models have been recalled in Australia for a fault relating to the SUVs’ transmission. The Jeep Grand Cherokee (pictured top) and Jeep Commander (pictured below) models affected ...
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“Those who own and use lighting systems benefit tremendously when they rely on qualified lighting-system consultants to design a new system or an upgrade to an existing system.” So says John Bachner, executive director of the ...
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Defense Distributed, the company that developed the Liberator 3D printed gun, today released a YouTube video demonstrating its first test firing of the weapon. With dramatic orchestral music setting the tone, the video shows a man firing ...
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Barnes & Noble is adding the Google Play store to HD versions of its Nook tablet, in a bid to counter slowing sales of its devices. Nook HD and Nook HD+ customers will be able to access over 700,000 Android apps and games, millions of ...
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Users of the Hadoop data processing platform now have two more search engines to help them sort through their mountains of information. Hadoop distributor MapR has integrated the LucidWorks Search into its own distribution. And Cloudera ...
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Telenav offers a compelling free navigation app, called Scout, that is elegant in its simplicity. And it is about to get better. Starting later this year, Android and Apple iOS users will be able to see realistic renderings of buildings and ...
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