The New Year will bring a giant auction -- more than 130 injection presses and 20 extruders -- from four closed-down plants of Fortis Plastics LLC. Branford Group and Great American Group will conduct the auctions over three weeks, one ...
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Thinking about getting a Toolbox? They're pretty handy, but what type of toolbox do you need? Before heading to the hardware store to find the right toolbox for you, keep the following things in mind. Frequency of Use Will you use your ...
There are times when everyone has to deal with power outages. This experience can be very frustrating unless you own a generator. While generators are unable to power everything in the house, they provide a great source of backup power. You ...
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Houses are shrinking in the recessionary economy, but kitchens? Not so much. As other rooms are eliminated from downsized plans, their functions are naturally migrating to the kitchen, placing more pressure than ever on this culinary zone ...
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In the early 90s, I knew I wanted to live off-grid at some point. I started to conserve electricity by being very conscious about turning off lights and using lower wattage bulbs (this was before CFLs). I read about phantom loads, the ...
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Fortis Plastics LLC appears poised to shut down before the end of the year, announcing plans to close its corporate office and molding plant in South Bend. The news comes just days after the company announced plans to close its Poplar ...
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There are many nick names for Tempered Glass, such as heat treated glass, thermal glass, and the ever popular safety glass. Experts say that tempered glass is at least five times stronger than regular glass. Because it has been through a ...
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New energy efficiency standards, set to become effective as of January 1st, 2012, are expected to phase out incandescent lightbulbs. Although the law does not expressly ban the use of incandescent lightbulbs, it does require lightbulbs ...
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Abstract: The spray wash followed a mature technology, while addressing a dishwasher you want a few technical issues of mutual restraint is almost impossible. But if we break free from the original technical ideas out to get a new technical ...
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With the unabashed fascination of the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton in London Friday, it's no surprise Americans are also looking overseas for inspiration for their kitchens. Jennifer Foresman, senior manager of trend ...
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When attempting to predict future trends, looking to the recent past often can yield clear signs of what is to come. This holds true even for something as fluid as homeowner style preferences. So when the National Kitchen & Bath Association ...
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In accordance with CNCA [2009] No. 54 notice "Notice on New Standard for Compulsory Certification of Household Electrical Appliances as Refrigerator, Electric Oven, and Electric Stove etc.", applicable standards for compulsory certification ...
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