Australia’s top medical news program made some startling revelations this week. The most surprising finding is that there is a 45% higher mortality risk for people with Body Mass Index (BMI) of 23-25 than for people with a higher BMI. ...
Tags: BMI, Cold Showers, Medical program, Scientific discovery
MaxLite introduces LED Cooler and Freezer Lamps as an energy efficient lighting solution designed to enhance product displays and reduce operating costs for food and beverage retailers. MaxLite Cooler and Freezer Lamps consume less ...
Tags: MaxLite, LED Luminaires, Freezer Lamps, Cooler
Delivering high efficiency in a compact design, MaxLite presents its new LED Low-Profile Security Light as illumination for outdoor commercial and residential settings that complies with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. ...
Tags: MaxLite, ADA standard, LED Security Fixtures
A team of scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has found that blue light emitting diodes (LEDs) have strong antibacterial effect on major foodborne pathogens, and are most effective when in cold temperatures (between ...
Catalyst Paper is investing nearly $16m in the Rumford pulp and paper mill in Maine, US, as for its upgrade and maintenance. Around $11m will be spent on maintenance projects including the upgrade of the mill's Recovery Boiler C. The ...
Tags: Catalyst Paper, Packaging
The weather world's been talking for months about the prospect of the southern oscillation index tilting from La Nina to El Nino, a shift that normally signals more crop-friendly, mild and moisture-plentiful weather for the Midwest. But ...
Although it’s been a quiet topic since jumping to Hawaii, the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) is still taking a toll on hog markets. The hog market yo-yo’ed throughout 2014, and we should expect that to continue into 2015 ...
Tags: hogs, pork, Agriculture
Shaw's new LifeGuard carpet protection system covers the entire product, from face fiber to backing. Shaw Floors' new LifeGuard is a carpet protection system that covers the entire product, from face fiber to backing, according to the ...
Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) reported early season skier visits at its 21 member resorts were approximately one percent off last year’s strong pace. The report covers visits between Opening Day (Oct. 17, 2014) through Dec. 31, ...
Tags: Ski, warm drinks, Sporting Goods
Ice, snow and cold temperatures – any of these makes construction in the winter time challenging, especially for ready mix concrete producers and users. Often, projects have to be delayed due to the adverse weather conditions. With ...
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Revenue growth: Revenue grew by 2.3% in 3Q14 and by 5.3% in 9M14, with revenue per hl growth of 5.0% in 3Q14 and 4.5% in 9M14. On a constant geographic basis, revenue per hl grew by 4.9% in 3Q14 and by 5.2% in 9M14. Total volumes in 3Q14 ...
Tags: Beer volumes, Revenue growth, Agriculture
Cradles to Crayons (C2C) is a non-profit organization helping homeless and low-income children in Boston and Philadelphia get the essentials they need to feel safe, warm, valued, and ready to learn. When C2C Boston relocated its "Giving ...
South Korea is working on a mid-term plan to explore oil and gas reserves off the country's coast as part of efforts to help reduce its heavy reliance on foreign crude imports, an energy ministry official said. "The government plans to ...
Tags: Oil, LNG, foreign crude imports
UK retail sales were down 1.7% on a like-for-like basis from March 2013, when they had increased 1.9% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were down 0.3%, against a 3.7% increase in March 2013. The Food and Home categories, ...
Tags: Retail Trends, Fashion Sales
Corn planting is underway in the U.S. That's the good news. The bad news is as of mid-April, the pace remains painfully slow in most of the country, a veritable rerun of the start to planting season in 2013. While planting is actually ...
Tags: Corn, Agriculture, Food