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Output From James Jones & Sons' Timber Systems Division Has Defied Expectations

Jul 11, 2012

Output from James Jones & Sons’ Timber Systems Division in Forres has defied expectations in the first half of the year, largely as a result of the mild winter and encouraging levels of activity from national and regional ...

Tags: market view, timber

The US Government's Egg Safety Rule Has Come Into Effect From 9 July 2012

Jul 11, 2012

The US government's Egg Safety Rule,which features standards to prevent Salmonella contamination at laying facilities,has come into effect from 9 July 2012. Previously,the rule was applicable only for large egg producers with over 50,000 ...

Tags: Egg Safety Rule, Salmonella, small producers

Plaskolite Inc. has Purchased The North American Vivak Polyester Sheet Business

Jul 11, 2012

Plaskolite Inc. has purchased the North American Vivak polyester sheet business from Bayer MaterialScience LLC. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, except that all Bayer employees involved in the business will remain with Bayer. Vivak is ...

Tags: market view, packaging

Twin Rivers Paper Has Launched Acadia Natural for Use in Food Packaging

Jul 11, 2012

US-based Twin Rivers Paper has launched Acadia Natural,a compostable and recyclable paper made from unbleached pulp,for use in food packaging. According to the company,the packaging can be used for applications such as fast-food sandwich ...

Tags: recyclable paper, food packaging, fast-food

FSA Has Published a Framework to Fund Research

Jul 11, 2012

The UK Food Standards Agency(FSA)has published a framework,which will be used by the agency to decide when and how to use data from,or to fund research in collaboration with,industry or non-governmental organisations(NGOs). The framework ...

Tags: FSA, NGOs, framework

PepsiCo Has Opened a New Food Manufacturing Facility in China

Jul 11, 2012

PepsiCo has opened a new food manufacturing facility in Wuhan,China,as a part of a plan to drive the growth of its business in the country and further expand into central and western China. The Wuhan plant is the company's first food ...

Tags: expand, LEED, bottling plants

Cyanobacteria Bloom on Lake Erie,Turning Bright Green Near The Surface

Jul 10, 2012

Cyanobacteria bloom on Lake Erie, turning bright green near the surface. Satellite image taken Oct. 9, 2011. NASA MODIS data processed by R. Stumpf, NOAA. One summer day two years ago, Danny and Laura Jenkins' black Labrador retriever ...

Tags: Freshwater, water

Eurotunnel Uses Business Analytics Applications Built with QlikView to Analyse SAP Data

Jul 10, 2012

Train operator Eurotunnel, which runs Le Shuttle, is using business analytics applications built with QlikView, to analyse data from its SAP system. QlikView is being used by the sales team to help Eurotunnel Le Shuttle understand its ...

Tags: Eurotunnel, business analytics applications, SAP system

Some 60% of Respondents Said They Expect Converged Retail Channels to Be The Norm by 2014

Jul 10, 2012

Retailers without a mature multichannel offering could soon start haemorrhaging cash, as customers expect a unified shopping experience in the next two years, according to research. Some 60% of respondents said they expect converged ...

Tags: IT services, Retailers, multichannel offering, tough economic climate

PMAX II Have Been Selected

Jul 10, 2012

Juki Automation Systems,a division of Juki,declared that its JX-100LED and PMAX II have been selected by PRUF LED for facilitating the production of an extensive array of LED lighting panels,including the U.S.'s unique 4x2'panels.PRUF LED's ...

Tags: JX-100LED, P MAX II, PRUF LED

Low Risk Winner Had a Massive Refresh Prior to Its Second Birthday

Jul 10, 2012

Low risk winner,a gambling website created in July of 2010,has recently had a massive refresh prior to its second birthday.The site has massively overhauled its appearance,and recently went on to acquire the GPWA seal of approval. GPWA is ...

Tags: Low risk winner, gambling website, GPWA, second birthday

Dropbox Is Doubling The Capacity of Its Plans But Keeping Its Prices The Same

Jul 10, 2012

Dropbox, the most popular consumer online storage service, announced Tuesday that it is doubling the capacity of its plans but keeping its prices the same. The company is also now offering a new 500GB service plan. Dropbox's service plans ...

Tags: Dropbox, data storage, USA, computer industry

Microsoft Today Patched 16 Vulnerabilities

Jul 10, 2012

Microsoft today patched 16 vulnerabilities, including one in Windows that's been exploited for weeks and two in Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) in the first-in-years back-to-back browser update. Of Tuesday's nine security updates, three were ...

Tags: Microsoft, USA, Windows, Internet Explorer

Google Proposal to Settle FTC Related to Its Surreptitious Tracking of Apple Safari Users

Jul 10, 2012

Privacy advocates today welcomed news of a possible Google proposal to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges related to its surreptitious tracking of Apple Safari users. The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources, ...

Tags: Google, USA, FTC, surreptitious tracking

US Patent and Trademark Office Issued a License for Cytrx Corporation's Patent Application

Jul 10, 2012

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a notice of allowance for CytRx Corporation's patent application covering a pharmaceutical composition of tamibarotene in capsule form. Tamibarotene is an orally available, ...

Tags: notice of allowance, patent application, tamibarotene, USPTO