Ford has developed a special service sedan powered by its 2.0-litre EcoBoost engine for US police as it aims to improve the fuel efficiency of the fleet. Ford says the new Taurus-based non-pursuit-rated vehicle has been developed at the ...
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Brazil's government plans to finance state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA's participation in the October 21 auction of Libra, country's largest-ever oil discovery, the Estado de S. Paulo daily newspaper reported on Saturday. The ...
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Today eight emerging fashion designers from Europe and Asia were announced as finalists of The EcoChic Design Award 2013, the first international sustainable fashion design competition uniting European and Asian emerging fashion designers ...
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Allied World US has introduced a new admitted lawyers' professional liability product, to help law firms to emerge from challenges faced in the current environment. Dubbed as Allied World LPL Assure, the new product addresses challenges ...
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Chinese regulators have approved a trial program in Shanghai to allow foreign hedge funds to raise yuan from domestic institutions for foreign investment, The Wall Street Journal reported. Each hedge fund will be allowed to accumulate up to ...
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Baltimore was the site of the 20th Anniversary Celebration for the International Certified Flooring Installers Association (CFI). A tour of the Armstrong residential sheet vinyl manufacturing plant in Lancaster, PA was enjoyed by the ...
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Editor's note: Just in time for pre-Interbike reading, BRAIN's longtime legal analyst, Steve Hansen, takes a look at the implications of recent employer liability cases involving hosting parties where alcohol was served or was present. ...
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Goodyear is one of the world's largest tyre companies. It employs approximately 69,000 people and manufactures its products in more than 57 facilities in 23 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centres in Akron, Ohio and ...
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2 Sisters Food Group, and PepsiCo are among the trade buyers that could snap up Burton's Biscuits, although the deal could easily go to a private equity house, according to analysts. Burton's makes Cadbury-branded biscuits under licence ...
If you've ever wanted to work like a Canadian prime minister (or at least work behind the desk of a Canadian prime minister) here's your chance. A set of office furniture owned by the charismatic Canadian politician Pierre Elliott Trudeau ...
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Twitter has announced that it is to file for an initial public offering (IPO) with the US regulators. The filing is confidential, as is allowed under US law for corporations with less than $1bn in revenue. Such companies do not have to ...
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Swedish home furnishings giant Ikea has filed an out-of-court settlement in a Proposition 65 complaint with law firm The Chanler Group. The Chanler Group is a professional Prop 65 litigant. Its complaint with Ikea covers changing pads. ...
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A U.S. appeals court upheld a district court decision that Google’s collection of data from unencrypted Wi-Fi networks under its Street View program is not exempt from federal wiretap laws. Google’s data collection does not ...
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The Knights of the Round Table gather for a strategy session over dinner. Legend has it that before going to battle, King Arthur would gather with his knights around a round table,?the shape of which prevented any of the king's barons ...
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A division of the Netherlands-based Royal Ten Cate NV — has introduced the TenCate Multi-light? CX Plus series of ultra-lightweight ballistic inserts for soldiers and law enforcement personnel. The technology combines advanced ...
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