As of July of 2013, more than 512 lighting manufacturers, 316 retailers/distributors and 8,524 light products represent the LEED lighting facts label. To someone in the lighting industry the lable may make sense, but to those with limited ...
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Access Fixtures upgraded its LED flood lights introducing the latest RTL series, which is supported by Toshiba LED technology. Featuring 25% greater light output than previous LED flood lights, the new products further improve its ...
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Brightgreen, a LED lighting company in Australian, released the world's first square-beam LED downlight in 2011. Now, it presents the next generation of square beam lighting: the D900 Cube v2. The D900 Cube v2 incorporates Brightgreen's ...
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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has launched a new campaign to address what it calls "the biggest safety gap in the trucking industry": the lack of basic training standards for new drivers. OOIDA says that the agenda ...
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The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has just published a very easy-to-use, free, and extremely helpful tipsheet to help you help your drivers understand the new hours-of-service rules. Here's the Reader's Digest version: 1 Start ...
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In the ice-cold cargo hold of a pirate tuna vessel in the Pacific, I have somehow lost my shoe. Frozen tuna fins slice my unshod foot as I fumble around on all fours, reaching into the gigantic, frigid pile. I had boarded the pirate ...
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The San Francisco Bay is a frenzy of rapturous seagulls, cormorants so gorged they can barely take flight, sea lions bellowing and porpoises?spinning. The herring have returned to?spawn. Humans are getting in on the action, too. A ...
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Like Design by Patrice Bideau When the project for this house started in Auray, Brittany year 2010, it was supposed to be a simple house renovation. However it was decided that it had to be demolished. The owners wanted an ecological ...
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To reduce driver distraction, Garmin is introducing an aftermarket heads-up display that works with smart phones to shine navigation information on the windshield. The benefit is seen as reducing the distance the driver's eyes need to ...
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You could spend a few hundred bucks on a new blender only to wind up with watery margaritas and smoothies that might better be called chunkies. Worse yet, your high-priced device could conk out after a few months of service. That's clear ...
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Expensive washers and dryers don't necessarily clean or dry better than those that cost $700 to $900. But they do have the latest features and in Consumer Reports tests of washers and dryers we looked at all of them. Here's our take on 10. ...
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Once associated with proms and pageants, embellished barrettes and headbands are now getting grown-up attention. DON'T BE A BABY Headbands can look juvenile and prissy. Wear them with a messy bun and they're fully adult. SWITCH TO ...
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Inspired by nature, conserved by our Conservation team: uncover the story behind this fragile Chinese artefact. Acquired in 1969, this delicate Chinese headdress is magnificently decorated with feathers from kingfisher birds. Centuries ...
Almost 5000 new-generation Mitsubishi Outlander SUVs have been recalled to correct a number of defects with the vehicles' steering and safety systems. The issues relate to the internal programming of the computers controlling the ...
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Bluebird will unveil two brand new electric vehicles at September's Sustainable MotoExpo in England. The Bluebird DC50 electric sports car and Bluebird GTL Formula E racer, will be revealed at the event by Don Wales, the grandson of ...
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