The imports of textiles and apparels by the US increased in January 2013, with Vietnam and Bangladesh turning out to be the fastest growing suppliers to the western nation. The overall textile and apparel imports by the US grew by 3.7 ...
The Office of Information Technology at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has disputed a finding by the agency's Inspector General that several VA centers routinely transmit unencrypted sensitive personal data over the public ...
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After more than 7 years in business as a Sole Proprietorship, Adrienne Catone has turned the popular organic clothing website, FaeriesDance.com into an S-Corporation under its new official name, Faerie’s Dance, Inc. The webstore had ...
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First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA – which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services – has joined Munich-based ...
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In January this year, the seasonally and working-day adjusted turnover in the German manufacturing industry fell by 0.3 percent compared to the previous month, following a revised month-on-month increase of 0.3 percent in December 2012, ...
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ICANN’s CEO and President, Fadi Chehadé, was at the group’s Multistakeholder Internet Governance meeting in Africa this week with the message that it is a new season at ICANN and Africa has a big role to play. ICANN ...
Is the den an endangered species? Some designers think it might be. Thanks to technology like tablets, lightweight laptops, and cloud computing, many home owners no longer want to dedicate a whole room in their house to office space. Enter ...
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Specialty metal and chemical product producer 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Quebec, Canada has decided to close its indium antimonide (InSb) manufacturing operations in Trail, British Columbia over the next few months, laying off the 75 staff ...
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Although scientists have been aware that magnetism and electricity are two sides of the same proverbial coin for almost 150 years, researchers are still trying to find new ways to use a material's electric behavior to influence its magnetic ...
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Medtronic has obtained CE mark certification from the European Union for its Attain Performa portfolio of quadripolar leads. The quadripolar leads are compatible with the company's Viva/Brava Quad cardiac resynchronization therapy ...
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Mojo Barriers' Australian office was appointed to supply stage barriers and crowd safety services across three of the country's biggest summer music festivals in 2013 - Big Day Out, Soundwave and Future Music Festival. The contracts ...
Today there is a renaissance occurring in the commercial ceiling space where continuous or 'monolithic' designs are injecting new energy into traditionally uninspired areas. Engineered to fit tomorrow's integrated ceiling systems, GE's ...
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A U.K. court has invalidated three Samsung patents that cover 3G technology in two rulings in cases between Samsung and Apple, according to court filings published on Thursday. Samsung alleged that Apple infringed on the patents with ...
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Celedinas Insurance Group has launched a new office in Boca Raton, Florida, US, as a part of its expansion plan into Boca Raton. Intended to provide exceptional local service and expert counsel to its client base in Southern Palm Beach ...
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The success of Guardian Plus continues to grow as word spreads around the industry. The innovative new business support programme from Guardian Industries UK provides benefits to companies from all areas of the glass and glazing industry, ...