In rural West Yunnan province, it is always a great event when a family builds a house. Once the home is finished, the family must follow time-honored customs. The Tile Cat in Yunnan refers to the ornament made from tiles placed in the ...
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Using an entire chunk of wood, such as 0.6 inch (1.6 mm) thick sheet of wood to make furniture is not feasible and economical. Such a single sheet of wood often tends to be fragile and there is a possibility that such a sheet of wood may ...
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Shimano's sales climbed to $2.03 billion (199.501 billion yen) over the first nine months of the year, up from $1.86 billon (182.739 billion yen) over the same period last year. Shimano's bicycle sales grew 9 percent to $1.62 billion ...
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The “Best Spanish Ship Built in 2012” award was granted to Zamakona Yards Wednesday, Oct 30, 2013 On Thursday October 24, the Association of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers in Spain (AINE ) handed over the award for Best ...
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Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Company used around 450,000 kiloliters, or 91,000 b/d, of crude and fuel oil for power generation in October, up 50% from the 300,000 kl it had planned to consume earlier, a source close to the matter said ...
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July - September 2013: -Consolidated revenue was EUR 454.4 million (EUR 485.1 million), down 4.6 per cent excluding terminated franchising operations. -Operating profit was EUR 10.7 million (EUR 17.1 million). January - September 2013: ...
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Rockwood Color Pigments and Holliday Pigments are jointly exhibiting at the 18th Chinacoat exhibition to be held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) in November. Three Rockwood companies will be in attendance, Rockwood ...
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Soybean imports are likely to rise to a new high in the 2013-14 market year (September 2013 to August 2014) following a drop in domestic output and greater demand for animal feed and edible oil. Heilongjiang province in Northeast China, ...
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Durability testing is available to insulating glass industry via P1 Test Chamber, which can simulate long-term exposure to extreme weather variations to help estimate longevity in real-world use. Method involves constant exposure to ...
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Tikkurila Oyj's range of industrial coatings has been extended with new fast-drying single-coat polyurethane paints. The Temadur SC-F series have shorter drying times than the previous Temadur SC series. The new Temadur paints contain ...
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The output of the European Union's construction industry is foreseen to drop by 3.5 percent this year, while the downtrend in EU construction sector output is expected to end in 2014 with a rise of one percent predicted for the year, ...
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With cotton crop estimates for the US and India increasing week after week due to the swift advance of harvest and surprisingly good yields, selling pressure eventually became heavy enough for December to break through important support ...
As the clocks go back to officially mark the end of the summer season, the nights become darker and the weather colder across the northern hemisphere. To combat gloomy weather and stand out on-pitch, Nike has created the Hi-Vis Collection ...
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Epoxy resin, also known as polyepoxides, has excellent insulation properties for the adhesiveness of materials and thermosetting plastics as well. Due to its excellent adhesiveness, they are widely used for construction, maintenance, home ...
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Markets for pulsed RF power devices up to 18GHz are expected to show continued solid growth over the next five years - exceeding $250m by 2018 - despite the current economic turmoil and cuts in defense spending, according to the study ...
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