Everyone can benefit from a tranquil, quiet place to escape from the daily stressors. Whether it's financial worries, family tensions, health issues or some other worry preying on your mind, retreating to a space dedicated to meditation ...
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The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute recently released a guide for designing light scoops—an innovative type of skylight designed by the LRC with funding from the New York State Energy Research and ...
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which makes analog semiconductors, components and subassemblies for RF, microwave and millimeter-wave applications) has launched a monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) power ...
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For second-quarter 2013, AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA has reported revenue of $23.8m, down 5.5% on $25.2m a year ago but up 4.5% on $22.4m last quarter. "Our results for the second quarter came in within our guidance range, with revenue ...
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As you take a look at your newly laid asphalt, you may want to think about getting asphalt sealer on it just so you can get it to last longer. Now, protection for your asphalt may not be on your mind right now seeing as it is still all new ...
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Shimano's overall sales through June were $1.4 billion (133.1 billion yen), up from $1.3 billion (123.6 billion yen) over the first six months last year. And the company's bike business continues to dominate Shimano's good news: bicycle ...
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Members of the Building Systems Council (BSC) of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) are celebrating National Building Systems Week, which runs Aug. 4 - 10, by offering model home tours, demonstrations and much more. This ...
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Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported selected financial metrics and business highlights for second-quarter 2013 (excluding revenue and earnings, due to the firm's ongoing ...
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There's a "lump in the learning curve" for some organisations to overcome in the adoption and use of NoSQL databases. That's what James Tomkins, Met Office Portfolio Technical Lead, told Computing while discussing the organisation's use of ...
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Miller Weldmaster offers manufacturers of truck tarps and pergolas an innovative solution in the I4500. Built to accommodate these manufacturers' needs with precision and efficiency, the machine incorporates several features to drive ...
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Industrial packaging provider Mauser Group has announced the acquisition of fiber drum solutions manufacturer California Fiber Drum (CFD) in Merced, California. The acquisition provides a nationwide footprint of fiber drum facilities to ...
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The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) used a weather analogy to characterize its latest Q3 business survey. And it's not a bad forecast: Partly sunny with reduced chance of showers. The Q3 business survey of member carriers found rising ...
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Our Rating: Performance, Ride & Handling 4 Comfort & Interior 4 Quality & Design 5 Value & Features 2.5 The Jaguar F-Type is the most important car the British brand has built for nearly 50 years. It’s the car that will ...
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Greencore's third quarter (Q3) results tell a tale of two regions, with strong progress in the US offsetting declines in its UK home market. Greencore's product mix includes a range of prepared meals Italian ready meals, poor weather ...
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2013/14 world production is forecast at 25.6 million tons, while consumption is forecast at 24 million tons. World trade is forecast at 9 million tons, and world ending stocks are forecast at a record 19.8 million tons, or an eye-popping ...
Tags: Cotton Stocks, Textile