Weather Update June 24, 2013 Part of the reason for the delay in sending an update on the crop position is the diversity of the information we are able to obtain. The weather has been very mixed depending on where you are standing. A very ...
Tags: agriculture, lentils, pulses, grains
Chinese communications providers Huawei and China Mobile have successfully deployed 4G coverage on Mount Everest, some 5,200 metres above sea level. The two firms demonstrated a series of new 4G services at a ceremony marking the launch ...
Tags: Huawei, China Mobile, 4G Service
“Nothing is too good for ordinary people”, was the mantra coined by the architect Berthold Lubetkin in the 30s, and was his manifesto for the positive effect of good design for everyone. Today it still resonates and is a ...
Tags: Synthetic Alternative, Apparel
When the Great Recession hit in 2008/2009, consumers made shopping for values an epic, albeit mostly necessary, past-time. Many of their shopping behaviors have now become habits even though the economy has improved—and center-store ...
"Sales of new and refurbished pallets will expand by 3.5% a year through 2017 to 1.3 billion units, valued at $16.9 billion." That was the lead sentence in the recent report on the market for pallets in North America from the Freedonia ...
Tags: Shipping Pallets, Transportation
Standard domestic smoke detectors may not always wake children in the event of a fire, according to research at the University of Strathclyde's Centre for Forensic Science and Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service. The study of 34 ...
Tags: Smoke Detectors, Detectors, Security, Protection
Electro-Federation Canada (EFC) says it has—along with the Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating (CIPH)—engaged Canadian and American industry stakeholders to address concerns about "non-aligned regulator objectives, ...
The call was made at a parliamentary reception last week hosted by Plastics 2020, the industry umbrella group run by the British Plastics Federation (BPF), the Packaging and Films Association (PAFA) and Plastics Europe. The plastics ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Plastics Industry
Over three-quarters of CIOs (79 percent) are concerned about “hidden costs” associated with cloud computing. A global survey of 468 CIOs on the attitudes and concerns relating to cloud computing, commissioned by Compuware, ...
Tags: Cloud Computing, CIOs, Computing
HP would put up a fight for its customers' data if the US authorities came calling to access it, according to HP's privacy officer EMEA, Daniel Pradelles. The US Patriot Act enables authorities in the US to seize data if they believe it ...
IDG News Service - Google is benefiting in terms of advertisement revenue from YouTube videos that depict and even promote dangerous or illegal activities, two state attorneys general in the U.S. have stated in a letter to the company. ...
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SIOUX CITY | City officials are considering ending curbside glass recycling and encouraging people to cash in bottles for refunds instead. They said decline in the value of glass has made processing it impractical without passing higher ...
US-based establishment Somersault Snack is voluntarily recalling around 712 cases of Somersault Pacific Sea Salt product packages as it may contain milk that is not mentioned on the label. This recall was issued as limited quantities of ...
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Russia has temporarily imposed a ban on the import of seed and ware potatoes from the European Union over safety concerns. In a letter to the director of the European Commission for Health and Consumer Protection, Russia noted that the ...
Tags: Seed Potatoes, Agriculture
The Gulf Coast heating oil differential fell 75 points Wednesday as US production and stocks increased and traders cited trouble finding ships to move any export barrels. Platts assessed the Gulf Coast heating oil differential at NYMEX ...
Tags: Heating Oil, Chemicals