Iconic Australian company AWA will meet with creditors on 7 March 2014 after going into administration at the end of February. AWA's board of directors appointed administrators from PPB Advisory on 25 February, and these administrators are ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
The fuel oil physical hi-lo -- the premium of 1% FOB Northwest European cargoes over 3.5% FOB Rotterdam barges -- came off a 17-month high Tuesday morning, having surged $12.75/mt to $62.75/mt Monday on fears Russia may stop or reduce gas ...
Plastic beverage caps and closures are now more popular than metal closures, according to a new report from market research organisation Canadean. According to the report, plastic closures (49 per cent) overtook metal closures (48 per ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
The oil complex settled sharply higher Monday as a Russian military intervention in the Ukraine heightened concerns over global oil supplies from Russia -- one of the top oil producers in the world. NYMEX April crude settled $2.33 higher ...
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The optimization of tooling performance helps to eradicate waste.This requires giving suitable consideration to the choice and treatment of the tool steel. Consumer of tool steels are confronted with a variety of options related to flame ...
Ever since the Japanese government passed the Act on Special Measures concerning the Procurement of Renewable Energy in July, 2012, the amount of grid-connected installation in Japan continued to increase. A research division of TrendForce, ...
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The front-month Brent-WTI spread settled at a fresh five-month low of $6.48/barrel Friday, as steady drawdowns in crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub have lent upside support to WTI, while Brent remains subdued. NYMEX ...
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The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) International Working Group is announcing Version 4.0 of its globally-recognized standard for the processing of textiles made from certified organic natural fibers. GOTS' core provisions such as ...
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We're in the beginning of a world in which everything is connected to the Internet and with one another, while powerful yet relatively cheap computers analyze all that data for ways to improve lives. Toothbrushes tell your mirror to ...
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Using music and singing in health care can improve quality of life for older people by easing pain, anxiety and depression. According to an article published in Mental Health Practice, the practices can be easily and effectively used as ...
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General Motors is expanding the recall of certain 2003-2007 model year vehicles to correct a condition with the ignition switch that may allow the key to unintentionally move or switch to the “accessory” or “off” ...
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It has been brought to the Australian Furniture Association’s (AFA) attention by the Food, Fibre and Timber Industry (FFTI) Training Council in WA that Polytechnic West intends to cease accepting new apprenticeship commencements in ...
More than one-third of US consumers cut back on red meat for health reasons Despite prevalent health trends encouraging consumers to eat less red meat,90 per cent of US consumers are eating some kind of red meat at least once a ...
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Google must have been getting some negative feedback on people misusing Google Glass. It hasn't overtly admitted as much, of course, but we can tell because of a communiqué that has been issued to "Glass Explorers" – the chosen ...
Tags: Google, Glass Misuse, Glasshole, misdemeanour
The past week has seen the equivalent of the total world’s annual coffee product traded in a five-day period, creating panic buying. Origin producers have also begun withdrawing from the market in anticipation of higher prices ...