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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Jolla, the smartphone operating system start-up set up by refugees from Nokia, is to announce the availability of new mobile devices running its Sailfish operating system this month. The devices will be available, according to the ...
ITM Texpo Eurasia 2013 Exhibition will bring together the world’s leading textile technology manufacturers in Istanbul on 29 May-1 June 2013 at Tuyap Beylikduzu Fair and Congress Center. Turkey is ranked in the top five export ...
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From 23 to 26 April 2013, over a period of four days, the international water industry gathered at Wasser Berlin International. The most notable aspect of Wasser Berlin International 2013 was the marked rise in international exhibitor and ...
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BASF increased its sales and income from operations (EBIT) before special items in the first quarter of 2013. At €19.7 billion, sales exceeded the level of the previous first quarter by 5%. Sales volumes grew particularly as a result ...
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A handful of lawmakers have stalled the U.S. Senate from voting on legislation that would require large Internet and catalog sellers to collect state sales taxes from their customers. Supporters of the Marketplace Fairness Act still hope ...
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Turkeybuild 2013, which will be carried out at Tüyap Fair and Congress Center in Istanbul on April 24-28, 2013. BASF will be presenting its numerous solutions, including products to raise the energy efficiency of buildings as well as ...
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Last fall I flew halfway across the country to go grocery shopping with Everly Macario. We set out from her second-story apartment in Hyde Park near the University of Chicago and walked to the supermarket to buy a couple of?rib?steaks?that ...
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House Republicans on Friday criticized an Obama administration study of hydraulic fracturing as unnecessary and plagued by delays and excessive costs. "We all want to ensure safe and responsible production of oil and natural gas, but the ...
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While US policymakers, legislators and others are focused on whether the fundamentals of US gas market would change significantly if large volumes of LNG are exported, there are emerging questions about the federal government's ability to ...
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Energy efficient membranes, silicone-coated textile fibres, a new master batch for tintable polypropylene or technologies for integrating systems into apparel – these are just some of the inventions of the ten winners of the ...
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BASF increased its sales and income from operations (EBIT) before special items in the first quarter of 2013. At €19.7 billion, sales exceeded the level of the previous first quarter by 5%. Sales volumes grew particularly as a result ...
A key U.S. lawmaker has unveiled plans for a comprehensive review of the laws surrounding copyright in the United States to determine whether they are still relevant in the digital age. Bob Goodlatte, a Virginia Republican and chairman of ...
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As per the latest lobbying disclosure report filed by global retail giant Walmart with the US Senate and the House of Representatives, the company continued to lobby with the US lawmakers over Indian foreign direct investment (FDI) rules in ...
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Believe it or not but dog houses have been around in one form or another for thousands of years. Archaeological evidence shows that dogs were quite prevalent in ancient Egypt (going back to 4500 BC or so) and were often held in high ...