IT services provider NG Baily will continue to manage Ministry of Defence (MoD) voice and data networks after being awarded an extension to its contract by BT. The extended contract will see NG Baily responsible for taking care of ...
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3M Food Safety has launched a new Petrifilm Rapid Yeast and Mold Count Plate, an indicator test, providing food processors a solution for inoculation as well as a consistent way to interpret and enumerate colonies. Unlike the agar testing ...
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Performance, Ride & Handling 4.5 Comfort & Interior 4.5 Quality & Design 4.5 Value & Features 4 Green 4.5 At 260km/h the Audi S4 gives a slight thump as it shifts from sixth gear to the tallest ratio inside its dual-clutch ...
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Our Rating: Performance, Ride & Handling 4.5 Comfort & Interior 4.5 Quality & Design 4 Value & Features 4 Safety 5 Green 2.5 The BMW X5 is the best selling large luxury SUV in Australia. Globally BMW has managed 1.5 million ...
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Apogee Enterprises Inc. reported improved second quarter results in a Sept. 18 press release, with architectural glass segment revenues of $70 million up by 11 percent year-over-year. The segment's operating income of $800,000 improved from ...
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The slide in LPG prices over the past four days on abundant supply and an Asian demand pause has sent physical values to six-week lows and flipped the paper market to the steepest contango structure since early July 2012, market sources ...
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Xanthan Gum Xanthan gum is a polysaccharide that bacterium known as Xanthomonas campestris secrets. This gum is a good food additive as well as a modifier of rheology. It gum is also useful as thickening agent of food items such as salad ...
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China attracted 8.38 billion U.S. dollars in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in August, up 0.62 percent year on year, data from the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) showed Tuesday. The increase was down sharply from a 24.13 percent jump in July ...
Following a strong pace of production in the first quarter of 2013, manufacturing production eased in the second quarter but should accelerate growth, according to the quarterly Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation U.S. ...
The U.S. Chemical Processing Industry sees ups and downs in maintenance turnarounds from year to year. Recently, there has been an ebb and flow, with spending and activity peaking every other year. Nevertheless, maintenance activity has ...
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iOS 7 is here, and it's packed full of all sorts of features you don't want to miss knowing about. Here's an overview of what you can expect from Apple's newest operating system, with links to our in-depth articles on each topic. Update ...
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Domestic cement sales in Indonesia fell 5.8% y/y to 3.3 million t in August 2013. Cement sales fell a more drastic 32% month-on-month, but it should be noted that a two-week holiday in August following Ramadan would have significantly ...
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The California Academy of Sciences Morrison Planetarium, the world's largest all-digital planetarium, has deployed Avere's FXT Edge filers in a bid to boost visual effects and computer-generated imagery. Avere Systems, a provider of ...
Philips has partnered up with Perkins Products, a provider of education, services and products to the blind, deafblind, and those with disabilities to develop LightAide, a new LED device designed as a teaching tool for children with low ...
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The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) showed more acceleration in the growth of design activity nationally. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lead time between ...
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