Most cocktail recipes that people concoct suggest a specific type of glassware which goes well with that drink. This is the reason why you need to know about the various types of glasses and which drink works with which glass. The ...
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Norwegian web browser provider Opera Software has announced its acquisition of California-based mobile video optimisation provider Skyfire Labs in a deal that could be worth up to $155m (£100m). The move comes after Opera revealed ...
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Oracle is once again attempting to prove that Google illegally copied unlicensed software code in its Android mobile operating system, but this time the Java developer is invoking the spirit of Harry Potter to push its claim through the ...
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The Heimtextil 2013 Management Report entitled "Female Shift" illuminates the changes happening in the living environments of women and men. In collaboration with the Zukunftsinstitut, it succeeded in honing in on six trend areas which will ...
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The late Jack Stone, a California cotton producer, industry leader and former National Cotton Council president, is the recipient of the 2012 Oscar Johnston Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was presented on February 10 at the National ...
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Yarns have rarely looked as spring-like, light and airy as in the recent Pinks, whites and blues set the lead in the colour panoply for a fresh look at 2014, which featured an explosion of invigorating yet elegant colour. Blues ranged ...
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Over 500 clothiers from around the world gathered to celebrate the Spring 2013 Collection from Tom James Company, the world’s largest manufacturer and retailer of custom men’s (and women’s) clothing. Hosted in Tampa, ...
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Whilst IKEA may be famed for its flat-pack furniture, Curtains Made Simple offer a great range of cotton fabrics from the Swedish retailer that make perfect soft furnishings for the home. Constantly staying on top of modern trends, IKEA ...
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National Cotton Council economists say cotton’s 2013 outlook will be influenced by China’s policy decisions and continued competition from man-made fiber (MMF). Dr. Gary Adams, the NCC’s vice president Economics & Policy ...
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Motorcyclists do it. Construction workers do it. And the rule for more and more skiers and snowboarders is: Not without my helmet! While it used to be mainly small children and safety fanatics who used ski helmets, many winter sports ...
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Like all organic materials, textiles will decompose under the influence of water and microorganisms in the ground. Under comparable environmental conditions, it depends mainly on the raw materials used whether the decomposition process ...
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The British Science Association are delighted to be working with The UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT) to award the Textile Edge Prize, the first ever fashion and textile prize to feature in their National Science + Engineering ...
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In the U.S. construction industry, almost two workers per day on average died while on the job, according to the latest available statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor for 2011. The real number for that year was 721 fatalities, the ...
Porsche says fuel consumption and emissions are central to its future engines but has ruled out fitting a four-cylinder engine to either its 911 supercar or Cayman and Boxster sports cars. The company is still considering downsized ...
Les Uhlmeyer will head up WesTech Engineering Inc’s new Municipal Water Treatment Business Unit overseeing the Microfloc and General Filter product lines. “The General Filter and Microfloc product lines have always enjoyed ...