16.2%: that’s the size of the gender pay gap, or the average difference between women and men’s hourly earnings across the EU, according to the latest figures released today by the European Commission. The news comes ahead of ...
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Argos has announced plans to close its TV shopping channel. On a separate note, the retailer has also pulled out of China. Its TV shopping channel launched in June 2011 on BSkyB and showcased over 1,000 products a week, reports The ...
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Atmel has demonstrated at Embedded World in Nuremberg this week its AT86RF233 2.4GHz IEEE 802.15.4 radio transceiver carrying out distance measurement between two radios. A process known as ranging. It can be necessary to determine ...
The one-off Aston Martin Rapide Bertone Jet 2+2 has broken cover ahead of its unveiling at next month’s 2013 Geneva motor show. The unique Aston Martin Rapide-based shooting brake was commissioned by an Aston Martin collector on the ...
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As part of a major traffic route improvement scheme, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council has demonstrated its commitment to sustainability and environmental welfare with continued investment in LED lighting upgrades. Sandwell Council ...
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Qtel Group has announced that all of its operating companies in emerging markets across MENA and South-East Asia will now adopt the brand Ooredoo. These companies, in which Ooredoo already has a controlling interest, include brands such ...
HP on Monday unveiled its Big Data Security strategy, describing how combining the enterprise search and knowledge management resources from its Autonomy subsidiary with its ArcSight security-event and information management (SIEM) can ...
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Supply Chain School, a division of the Logistics Bureau Group, kicks off on 12 and 13 March. The school, based in Parramatta, is now being offered to LAA members as part of the LAA ‘suite’ of training-related services. Group ...
A pavilion of cathedral like proportions; a vast ceiling of moving colour and imagery; the deep blues and greens of the deep ocean, so real you can almost feel them wash over you; the majestic progress of the noblest creatures of the sea ...
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The programme has covered 31 local authorities and, according Rick Hindley, executive director of the scheme’s programme managers Alupro, MetalMatters has been aided by the combination of the public and private sector. The programme ...
Google "I hate buying a new car" and you'll get about 96,900,000 results. Yes, many people can't stand the process buying a new car. But over the last 13 years and 102 transactions buying cars for Consumer Reports' test program, I've seen ...
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Furniture makers should speak up now if they have concerns with California's new upholstered flammability rule, a top California official told an industry audience here last week. Tonya Blood, chief of the California Bureau of Home ...
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Buying new sofas and chairs is a major investment. We want you to be delighted with your choice of sofa or chair, so take some time to think about the best options for you and your home before you buy. Size of sofa Any choice you make ...
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Coca-Cola and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) are joining forces in a new campaign to help protect the polar bear's Arctic home. For the first time, Coca-Cola is turning its iconic red cans white in celebration of the polar bear and committing up ...
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Bunk beds with desks are the need of the time. At a time when there is actually no space left out in your little apartment or home, bunk beds can save a lot on money and additional space. Single beds are good if you are the parent of a ...
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