British Standards are the standards produced by BSI Group which is incorporated under a Royal Charter (and which is formally designated as the National Standards Body(NSB) for the UK). The BSI Group produces British Standards under the ...
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FOB values for Black Sea and Mediterranean crudes have continued to rebound after hitting more than two-year lows early in the new year. On Monday, Aframax FOB Supsa Azeri Light cargoes were assessed at a $2.295/b premium to the BTC Brent ...
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Biennale Sessions 2014 Held by la Biennale di Venezia Published on : Wednesday, January 22, 2014 On the occasion of the 14th International Architecture Exhibition, la Biennale di Venezia addresses universities, academies of fine arts ...
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Gemini Planet Imager's first light image of Beta Pictoris b, a planet orbiting the star Beta Pictoris. The star, Beta Pictoris, is blocked in this image by a mask so its light doesn't interfere with the light of the planet. In addition to ...
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One of the biggest challenges facing rechargeable batteries with lithium (Li) electrodes is the growth of dendrites, which can short-circuit the batteries and cause complete failure. Although dendrites do their damage in the battery's ...
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AtriCure, a provider of Atrial Fibrillation (Afib) medical device, and Endoscopic Technologies, d/b/a Estech, have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which AtriCure has agreed to acquire Estech. Under the agreement, AtriCure ...
BUTTE, Mont., Dec. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy (NYSE: NWE) has completed the $70.2 million purchase (subject to customary post-closing adjustments) of operating and nonoperating natural gas ...
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The thin sheets of wood that are glued together in layers, such that the wood grain is at a right angle to each other is called plywood. Different types of plywood are graded according to an engineered wood panel. You will find the grades ...
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Confie Seguros, a rapidly growing national provider of personal lines insurance, announced the acquisition of two additional insurance brokerages: DeFranco Insurance Agency, Inc. of Niagara Falls, NY and Insurance Group of American, Inc. ...
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Insurance brokerage firm AssuredPartners, through its New Jersey-based subsidiary has acquired Eastern Insurance Acquisition Agency for an undisclosed sum. Pennsylvania-based Eastern Insurance Acquisition Agency provides commercial ...
AssuredPartners of New Jersey, a platform operation of insurance brokerage firm AssuredPartners, has purchased Anderson-Jackson-Metts d/b/a AJM Insurance, for an undisclosed sum. With revenues of nearly $5.3m, New Jersey-based AJM offers ...
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Door chimes are door bells that chime when someone presses the doorbell switch. The chimes are supposed to be melodies tones or tunes stored in a door entry chime. A chime is installed at a central location and when someone clicks on the ...
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The Sherwin-Williams Company has been awarded a patent for a process for providing a polymer coating to a substrate. The process is comprised of applying the coating to the substrate and broadcasting solid decorative or protective materials ...
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PPG Industries Ohio, Inc. has been granted a patent for a coating composition comprised of (a) a film-forming resin; (b) a porous solid comprised of an ion-exchange ceramic comprised of pores having antimicrobial metal ions disposed ...
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Relative strength in premiums for the sour Middle Eastern crude market seen in recent days showed continued upward momentum Wednesday, as Asian refiners look to cover winter requirements and Chinese buyers look to re-stock, trading sources ...
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