"Chair and a half" is simply a clumsy and cumbersome name for an extremely comfortable piece of furniture. A chair and a half is nothing more than an over-sized chair that is wider than a standard chair, but narrower than a loveseat. ...
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January 31, 2013 – Due to growth in its course catalog and increased market demand for its online courses, Barry Libman Inc. announces the launch of Libman Education, a new company that specializes in education and training for the ...
They may say they'd rather read on paper, but one study found that for adults between the ages of 60 and 77, reading on digital devices such as tablets causes less strain on the brain. The study, conducted by a German university, measured ...
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The Eighth Stakeholders' Day conference takes place in Helsinki on 26 March. It focuses specifically on SMEs, in particular member registrants, who are preparing for the 2013 REACH registration deadline. Guest speakers will present chemical ...
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According to Gartner, by the end of next year, Apple laptops and notebooks will be just as accepted by IT professionals as Windows-based ones. Driven by Apple’s efforts to make its OS X operating system more compatible with the ...
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Two billion tonnes of food never makes it on a plate – this was the headline that grabbed the nation’s attention mid-January, putting the food industry and its practices under the microscope again, re-igniting the debate on ...
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Hamleys is hosting a number of Wreck-It Ralph workshops in stores. Kids can use sweets such as marshmallows, jelly beans, liquorice all sorts, pink wafers and more to create their own 'mini' Sugar Rush racing car just like Vanellope von ...
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Ali Cudby, America's #1 Bra Coach and bestselling author of the lingerie book Busted! The Fab FoundationsBotschaft Guide to Bras That Fit, Flatter and Feel Fantastic has launched the FabFitBotschaft Academy, a comprehensive, online ...
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Wall shelves are simple and ingenious storage solutions for things like books, decorations, personal collections and other small objects. They are particularly practical because they can be placed anywhere there is a little free space and ...
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Touch control becomes the necessary specifications and NB Factories are trapped into capacity battle. The Wintel pushes touch notebook, NB’s brand factory discloses blueprint on the Intel platform that touch control will be necessary ...
A String of cyber attacks on major US media outlets has intensified worries over Chinese hackers, who analysts say are probably linked to the secretive Beijing government. The attacks, part of a series of incidents traced to Chinese ...
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The maker of the Path social networking app will pay a $800,000 civil penalty to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission charges that it illegally collected personal information from children without parental consent, the agency said Friday. ...
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Google chairman Eric Schmidt has labelled China a menace to the internet, complicit in the use of cyber-crime as part of efforts to undermine its corporate and political opponents. The claims are made in his upcoming book, The New Digital ...
Tags: Google, cyber-crime, China, cyber security
The China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) has given its approval to the sale of HSBC’s remaining $7.4bn stake in Ping An Insurance to Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group) in Thailand. CP Group's indirect wholly-owned ...
Playhouse specialist Kiddiewinkles is offering several retail discounts at Spring Fair 2013. The company is launching its new Swatch Books at the Birmingham NEC show this week, which include physical fabric samples of playhouses, along ...