The government is to launch a plan to reduce the nation’s reliance on food and drink imports and increase consumption of UK produce. David Cameron delivered a video message praising the food and drink industry’s export ...
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A contract between Nissan and the city of New York for a fleet of taxis is before the courts, with a New York Supreme Court Justice ruling that part of the program’s deal is “null, void and unenforceable”. Industry ...
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Alumax Bath Enclosures by Sapa is set to exhibit at Glass Expo Midwest? this upcoming fall. The two-day architectural glass event is scheduled to take place at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel in Schaumburg (Chicago), ...
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Manufacturer of automotive parts, ThyssenKrupp Tailored Blanks has signed a cooperation deal with the Novelis for developing designed aluminum blanks. The aluminum blanks will be used by the car makers to join the aluminum sheets of ...
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A bathroom generally contains a bathtub or a shower, and possibly also a bidet. In North America and some other regions, it also characteristically contains a toilet and a sink. Hence in North American English the ...
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Millenials don't mind mixing their work lives and personal lives, and they look for offices that seem less corporate and more homey. You'd be hard-pressed to find someone from the Millenial generation who never pushed his desk around a ...
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Tempered glass is about four times stronger than "ordinary," or annealed, glass. And unlike annealed glass, which can shatter into jagged shards when broken, tempered glass fractures into small, relatively harmless pieces. As a result, ...
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CONTRAFLAM fire insulation glass from GLASSOLUTIONS features in two new residential towers situated just a short sprint away from Olympic Park, main venue for the 2012 games. The towers of Pioneer Point in Ilford stand at 25 and 33 ...
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The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has added a new facility for winter de-icing operations and salt storage in Wabash, IN. The new tension fabric building, which provides enough capacity to store 3,600 tons of salt, was custom ...
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In a wardrobe deemed fit for royalty, this impressive design stimulates feelings of nature and the days of the past. Made from 616 handcrafted individual metal painted enamel fig leaves, this is said to be one of the largest wardrobe ...
A closet is an indispensable part of any bedroom. If you have a large bedroom, you might afford the luxury of having a walk-in closet. A small wardrobe or closet serves as good as a walk-in closet, for smaller bedrooms. Regardless of what ...
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Northbrook Public Library's summer program has been revised to promote children's creativity and as part of the effort is asking for donations of constructive toys. "Game Outside the Box" is for children of all ages interested in science, ...
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A new small SUV champion has been named: the 2014 Subaru Forester. This redesigned model earned an impressive road-test score of 88 points (out of 100 possible), besting last-year's model by eight points and trouncing the previous leader, ...
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Garage doors are the largest moving part of your house. They need consistent maintenance in order to function quietly and properly. The following basic DIY garage door maintenance tasks can be performed as needed, or once every three ...
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Spring Festival (The Chinese New Year) (1st of the 1st month) The biggest and most celebrated festival in China and part of east and Southeast Asia. This usually runs over 3 days not including the weekend and is at the end of January or ...
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