Statistics Centre Abu Dhabi(SCAD)issued its monthly report on the prices of building materials for the month of October 2012.The report presents an analysis of the movements in the prices of the various materials used in the construction ...
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Numbering 241,198 according to the national census of 2000, the Tu ethnic minority is located mainly in Huzhu, Minhe, and Datong Counties in Qinghai Province as well as some counties in Gansu Province. Language and Character: The ...
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Commercial vehicle demand dropped 9.4%during October 2012 across EU to 147,211 units compared to the corresponding month in 2011. During the month demand for commercial vehicle shrank by 3.8%in Germany,8.6%in the UK,9.8%in France,16.4%in ...
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The Taipei and Kaohsiug City Governments have set ceiling prices of about NT$8,000(US$274)for LED street lamp open bids,and some Taiwan-based LED lighting makers have complained the prices are significantly lower than the reasonable level ...
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PORTLAND, OR (BRAIN) — Whether it’s dealing in used bikes, specializing in parts and accessories, or serving up beer and coffee and hosting cycling-related events, retailers visited on the first day of the BRAIN Portland Dealer ...
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Taipei, Nov. 16, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan ranks 16th place worldwide this year in terms of business climate, a major improvement over last year’s 26th place, according to a report publicized by Forbes magazine of the U.S. on Nov. 14. The ...
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Gerber Products, an operating unit of Nestle group, has introduced Gerber Good Start Soothe formula with probiotic L reuteri. The formula is designed to reduce excessive crying and colic in healthy infants. The Soothe variety contains ...
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The National Transportation Safety Board in the U.S.plans to drop the BlackBerry smartphone from Research In Motion for Apple's iPhone,citing performance issues. The iPhone 5 smartphone will replace the NTSB's existing BlackBerry ...
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Jolla,the mobile operating system start-up founded by Nokia refugees,has finally unveiled Sailfish,the smartphone operating system based on Linux. The company had been in"stealth mode"for almost a year before it launched in the summer,and ...
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Research In Motion's(RIM)BlackBerry is being dropped in favour of the Apple iPhone by yet another US government agency,with reliability being cited as the key reason. The National Transportation Safety Board(NTSB),a body that investigates ...
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News that debt-laden giant Premier Foods plans to axe 900 jobs,close two bakeries and restructure its distribution system was greeted with fury by unions and applause by City analysts. Unite the union and the Bakers Food and Allied ...
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HP has reported almost across-the-board declines in revenue in its fourth-quarter and full-year results,which were capped by claims of accounting irregularities at Autonomy,the intelligent-search software vendor it acquired ...
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The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has approved the use of Alcon's Nevanac in patients suffering from diabetes to minimize the possibility of postoperative macular oedema (MO) coupled with cataract surgery. The approval allows the ...
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Nokia dropped to seventh place in the global smartphone market in the third quarter,as Samsung and Apple controlled 46.5%of the market,Gartner said today. Nokia had a"particularly bad quarter"with smartphones,selling 7.2 million,Gartner ...
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After a year in which some people called into question Research in Motion's future,the maker of the BlackBerry smartphone is hoping that the much-delayed BlackBerry 10(BB10)operating system will help turn the company around. Further ...
Tags: BlackBerry 10, BYOD, US government agency, BB10, Holleran