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XL Video, Working with Live Nation Spain for The Inaugural Ibiza 123 Festival

Aug 10, 2012

Spain - XL Video, working with Live Nation Spain, supplied LED, cameras and PPU for the inaugural Ibiza 123 festival. Ibiza 123 is the first music festival to be held on the island, and played host to a diverse line-up of artists ...

Tags: Lights, Lighting, Ibiza 123 festival, an LED package

FTC Has Imposed a Record Fine on Google of $22.5m (£14.4m) to Settle Charges

Aug 10, 2012

As predicted last month, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has imposed a record fine on Google of $22.5m (£14.4m) to settle charges that the company wrongly assured users of Apple's Safari browser that its tracking cookies were ...

Tags: Google, Safari, FTC, Thomas Rosch, DoubleClick

Battle.Net Has Come Under Attack From Hackers

Aug 10, 2012

Battle.net, the service that hosts videogames company Blizzard's massively multiplayer online game World of Warcraft, has come under attack from hackers, according to a security update on the game's website. Mike Morhaime, president and ...

Tags: Blizzard, Warcraft Game Servers, Mike Morhaime, SRP

Metsä Wood Posted First-Half Operating Profits of €16m From Sales of €471m

Aug 10, 2012

Metsä Wood has posted first-half operating profits of €16m from sales of €471m but the company hinted that its third-quarter performance would be hit by a number of factors. The company said that seasonal fluctuations in ...

Tags: market view, wood

Raw Log Exports Keep B. C. Taxpayers Working

Aug 10, 2012

Raw log exports keep B. C. Taxpayers working. Del Horn forgets to remember that B. C. Is not the only place in the world to buy lumber from. If he wants raw log exports to stop and the logs made into lumber here in B. C., he must decide on ...

Tags: market view, Raw log

UPM's Forest and Timber Division Has Recorded €2m Second-Quarter Operating Profits

Aug 10, 2012

UPM’s forest and timber division has recorded €2m second-quarter operating profits excluding special items. The result becomes a loss if special costs of €43m - relating to the restructuring of UPM's sawn timber and further ...

Tags: market view, timber

Albeo Technologies Advances Its Strategy of LED Fixture Innovation

Aug 10, 2012

With the recent granting of four new patents, Albeo Technologies advances its strategy of LED fixture innovation. The new patents protect fundamental innovations in LED chip integration, fixture construction and electronic architecture that ...

Tags: LED Fixture Patent

Iran Daily Reported That Some 24.443 Million Tonnes of Cement Were Produced

Aug 10, 2012

Iran Daily reported that some 24.443 million tonnes of cement were produced during the first 4 months of the current Iranian year. According to the report released by the public relations office of the Industries, Mines and Trade Ministry, ...

Tags: market view, cement

Residential Flooring Manufacturers in The U. S. Increased Their Lumber Purchases

Aug 10, 2012

Residential flooring manufacturers in the U. S. Increased their lumber purchases, but several were not receiving as much as they wanted. Unfinished oak strip flooring prices have trended steadily higher since early spring, which some credit ...

Tags: market view, lumber, floor

IMPORTS of Sawn Timber Have Grown 30% in The Past Two Years

Aug 10, 2012

IMPORTS of sawn timber have grown 30% in the past two years, creating a temporary threat to Australia's domestic sawn timber industry, research by industry analysis firm BIS Shrapnel revealed on Wednesday. The research showed that while ...

Tags: market view, timber

China's General Administration of Customs Released Half-Year Data on July 10

Aug 10, 2012

China's General Administration of Customs released half-year data on July 10, noting a trend of labor-intensive, manufactured products taking a smaller share of the nation's total exports. However, specific stats on plastics exports ...

Tags: market view, plastics

Construction Employment Increased in Just Half The States Plus The District of Columbia

Aug 10, 2012

Construction employment increased in just half the states plus the District of Columbia from June 2011 to June 2012, but declined in a slim majority of states in the past month, according to an analysis of Labor Department data by the ...

Tags: market view, Construction machine

UK-Based Supermarket Chain Waitrose Is Introducing a Range of New Lunchtime Treats

Aug 10, 2012

UK-based supermarket chain Waitrose is introducing a range of new lunchtime treats inspired by foods around the world. The company noted that the new range is inspired by street foods from Jamaica,Turkey,Vietnam,Morocco,Madeira,Italy and ...

Tags: lunchtime treats, inspire, cake line, chilled drinks

Milk Board Are Warning Consumers Not to Consume Milk Products Produced by Shatto Dairy

Aug 10, 2012

The Missouri State Milk Board,Missouri Department of Agriculture and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services are warning consumers not to consume milk products produced by Shatto Dairy of Osborn due to improper pasteurization ...

Tags: milk, improper pasteurization, phosphatase

TPUSA and Affymax Have Released Offer Agreement for Omontys Injection in US

Aug 9, 2012

Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA (TPUSA) and Affymax have announced supply agreement with US Renal Care for Omontys (peginesatide) injection in the US. Under the agreement, US Renal Care will purchase Omontys for use within its organization and ...

Tags: Medicine, Omontys Injection