A low-voltage (12-volt AC) lighting system offers advantages over a 120-volt AC system more commonly used indoors. For starters, because it carries less power, the cable can be buried just below the surface, rather than in a deep trench. ...
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Everyone wants to sit beside a warm cozy fire on cold winter nights, playing a board game like pictionary or reading the latest paperback bestseller. It would be perfect if there was a cozy fireplace in each of our homes. So if you already ...
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One of the most extraordinary things to have in the house is a fireplace, for some it is the ideal thing to have in their living room, front yard, or at least in the backyard. Many people, including me, find outdoor fireplaces extremely ...
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According to data released by the Chilean construction chamber (CChC), Chile’s rebar shipments totaled 49,269 tons in March, falling by 6.4% from a month ago and decreasing by 6.6% year on year. In the first quarter of this year, the ...
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It’s reported that Chile’s CAP announced that its net earnings and EBITDA in the first quarter of this year totaled US$45.1 million and US$137.2 million, slumping by 46.4% and 31.5% year on year respectively. CAP stated that the ...
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Chile's CAP SA recorded net earnings of $45.1 million in Q1 and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of $137.2 million, down 46.4 percent and 31.5 percent, respectively from Q1 2012. The company said the ...
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Plastic packaging producer VisiPak, a division of Sinclair & Rush, has introduced a new line of clear plastic candy tube packaging. Each tube featuring 10” of usable space, ranges in diameters from 1” to 2” and over ...
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Researchers in the USA at BAE Systems and Purdue University have developed atomic layer deposited (ALD) aluminium oxide as passivation for nitride semiconductor high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) [Dong Xu et al, Electron Device ...
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Within the U.S. Senate's comprehensive immigration bill is a proposal to create a database that may shed new light on H-1B hiring. The intent of the database is to help improve the odds that a U.S. worker may get hired over a foreign ...
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Italian manufacturer of machines and plants, Sacmi is all set to introduce its plastics top range machines at Chinaplas 2013 taking place from 20 to 23 May in China at the Import and Export Fair Complex, Pazhou, Guangzhou. The company ...
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LiquidLEDs Lighting Corp., a manufacturer and distributor of LED lighting devices in Australia and New Zealand, now offers a unique Silver Crown LED lamp the company claims is the only LED lighting product of its kind designed to look ...
Personal care products distributor in the US, Idelle Management has launched Sure antiperspirant and deodorant in a new packaging design. The updated packaging features colored infinity bands to convey the message of continuous protection ...
Thousands of Olympia traditional yellowish, high-pressure sodium lights could be converted to whiter, energy-saving LED lamps, in a project estimated to cost nearly $4 million. The Olympia City Council will consider funding the project ...
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Many U.S. tech companies are pushing hard this year for an increase in the number of high-skill immigrants allowed into the country, but many veteran IT workers question their motives for wanting to increase the number of visas under the ...
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Retailers share part of the blame for poor Windows 8 sales and the ensuing decline of PC shipments, analysts contended today. Microsoft's radical overhaul of Windows has been cited by some to explain plummeting PC shipments, but the very ...
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