A group of scientists and experts requested by Congress to assess the total damage caused by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010 have said the government's current methods of putting a price tag on the most sweeping ...
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It was considered the largest oil-related natural disaster in the history of the world, so it only follows that the fine would be historic too. Gargantuan oil company BP has agreed to pay the largest criminal penalty in U.S. history for ...
During the Strategies in Light Europe Investor Forum, TSMC discussed its phosphor-on-die approach to LEDs while Seoul Semiconductor discussed the market opportunity and homogenous substrate development. The Strategies in Light (SIL) ...
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Every good spinner understands the importance of testing cotton fiber quality. It's the basis for critical decisions which impact on yarn quality and, ultimately, the mill's ongoing profitability. The USTER AFIS PRO 2 fiber testing ...
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Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods in October 2013 National Bureau of Statistics of China 2013-11-12 14:49:06 In October 2013, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 2,149.1 billion yuan, up by 13.3 percent year-on-year ...
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Security researchers have uncovered two unpatched vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer (IE) which have been exploited by attackers in an unusual “watering hole” campaign launched from a U.S.-based website that specialises in ...
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On November 18, the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) announced that in early November (Nov. 1-10) this year the average aggregate daily crude steel output of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China totaled 1.763 million mt, ...
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Australian Cleantech company BluGlass Limited has today announced that it has increased its operational capacity with the successful commissioning of a former production MOCVD system at the Company’s Silverwater facility. Using a low ...
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Apple’s global marketing chief has told a court how his firm’s job became much tougher after Samsung launched its own smartphones with a similar design. Schiller told an eight-person jury that Samsung’s infringement of ...
Firefighters from across Wellington County rushed to Dickson Drive in Fergus to extinguish a fire that destroyed the main shop buildings at Vandermarel Trucking on Saturday morning. Despite their efforts, none of the buildings could be ...
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Preliminary production figures for October 2013 indicate an average daily production of about 1 751 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate. This is 175 000 barrels per day (about 11 percent) more than in September 2013. Total gas sales ...
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A major order is giving a further boost to Daimler AG’s van business in China. Daimler’s van joint venture Fujian Benz Automotive Co. (FBAC) has secured an order by the Dalian Wanda Group comprising 85 Mercedes-Benz Viano 3.0L ...
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Turn It On launches a clothing line that takes fitness wear to "every wear." The new line from Project Runway designer Althea Harper and founder Juetta West debuts at TurnItOnFitness. After a lifetime devoted to fitness and fashion, West ...
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Revised specifications of the Volkswagen CrossBlue Coupe concept have been announced, suggesting the German car maker is refining the vehicle ahead of a potential launch later this decade. A rival to the likes of the Range Rover Evoque, ...
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It is reported that according to state-owned nonferrous metals information division Beijing Antaike, galvanized steel sector is expected to account for 56% of China's refined zinc consumption in 2014. In 2008, galvanized steel sector ...
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