A global campaign designed to help retailers and consumers cut down on food waste has been launched by the United Nations' Food & Agriculture Organisation and civil society partners. The 'Think. Eat. Save. Reduce Your Footprint' campaign, ...
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Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) has settled a class action lawsuit accusing the cooperative of conspiring to control the raw milk market in the southeastern US. DFA will pay US$140m to the plaintiffs. An additional, refundable $9.3m per ...
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Marks & Spencer (M&S) is to open a very different type of store this Thursday when a two-day Oxfam pop-up Shwop Shop is unveiled at its flagship Marble Arch store. The Shwop Shop will be a one-of-a-kind secondhand store that will sell the ...
Tags: M&S, Oxfam pop-up Shwop Shop, flagship Marble Arch store
On January 24, 1935, the first canned beer was sold. Today, canned beer is the most popular container for the beverage and has even grown in popularity even among craft brewers, such as Oskar Blues. The properties of the aluminum can ...
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MONROE, Mich. --- La-Z-Boy said it has completed the purchase of 120 acres of land that will be the site of its new corporate headquarters here. The land purchase, coupled with last month's approval of a variety of state, county and local ...
David Weeks founded New York-based David Weeks Studio in 1996. Since its inception, the Studio has created products for commercial and residential uses, from desk lamps and home accessories to floor lamps, chandeliers, mobiles, lounge ...
FIREWATER PARTNERS announces the acquisition of DRINK ME Magazine, a niche lifestyle publication focused on the art and culture of craft and premium beer, wine, distilled spirits and cocktails. DRINK ME Magazine joins Firewater ...
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As it has in the past, SAP spilled the beans a bit early on its fourth-quarter and year-end performance with the release of preliminary results last week. Now the vendor is about to do a full announcement along with the usual conference ...
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Southwire Company kicked off the 2013 year with a reorganization of its senior management structure, with Jack Carlson (first photo) now leading all of the company’s sales and marketing and product development efforts in North ...
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The interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) was formed by various research groups at Aarhus University together with groups from the Faculty of Science at Aalborg University. iNANO comprises facilities for the synthesis of ...
Tags: AFM, Single Cell Force Spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy
According to a Dell Quest Software report released this week, businesses that are slow to support BYOD (bring your own device) or are constrained by a device-centric approach may risk being left behind. Its recent global BYOD study, which ...
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According to the related information, the preliminary accounting results of GDP in 2012 are as follows: Preliminary Accounting Results of GDP in 2012 The Q/Q Growth Rate on GDP Annotations: Quarterly GDP Accounting ...
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Group Newsagency Supplies (GNS) has announced details of a new share offer, aimed at raising around $7 million to repay debt and expand its market base. GNS CEO Alex Stewart told Stationery News that the funds raised will be used to: ...
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Tony Fadell, credited as being the father of the iPod, recently compared the difference between designing new products at Apple and Philips, stating that Apple has the right recipe for developing products. Fadell was hired by Philips in ...
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In the year of 2012, in face of the increasingly complicated and severe international situation and arduous tasks of domestic reform, development and stability, the Central Party Committee and the State Council took scientific development ...