The Dixie Group, Inc. announced its agreement to acquire Atlas Carpet Mills, a high-end manufacturer and marketer of commercial floorcovering products located in Los Angeles, California. As outlined in its agreement, closing of the ...
Shipments of new personal computers, most of them equipped with Microsoft Windows, will face greater declines in 2014 than earlier anticipated, IDC said Tuesday. IDC said that PC shipments will drop by 6% from 2013 to approximately 296 ...
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Following the deaths of two siblings in Massachusetts, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is renewing its warning to consumers about the dangers associated with storage, cedar, hope and toy chests. Lids on millions of ...
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“The mild winter hit this category hard, resulting in a 10 per cent unit and 14 per cent value decline, compared to 2012,” said Sunbeam product manager — seasonal products, Katie Berra. “Even with the best products, ...
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Editor’s note: This article written by Christopher Peak originally appeared in the Point Reyes Light. Food Safety News does not endorse any individual food producer on cleanliness or safety. We also do not consider antibiotics or ...
Tags: Beef, Recall, BN Ranch, Rancho Feeding Corporation
For most of the country, winter is still very much among us. From snow storms on the east coast to record breaking chills down south, it's safe to say it's been a cold couple of months. While your building may be temperature controlled, ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
Munchkin, Inc. has introduced mbaby, an apparel collection that revolutionizes infant basics by adding a simple-yet-genius double layer to help regulate a baby's temperature, keeping her comfortable both day and night. The mbaby ...
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THURSDAY Jan. 23, 2014, 2014 -- Race and gender affect whether heart attack patients still take recommended medications a year later, a new study finds. And black and Hispanic women are least likely to continue using the drugs meant to ...
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Humans cannot hope to survive life on Mars without plenty of protection from the surface radiation, freezing night temperatures and dust storms on the red planet. So they could be excused for marveling at humble Antarctic lichen that has ...
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We all know the earth's climate is changing. The effects are inescapable no matter where we live. Here in New England, some changes are subtle (more humidity, consistently warmer nights), dramatic (more intense rainfall events), confusing ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
Las Vegas' annual Consumer Electronics Show has offered much to get excited about, not least a glimpse at some of the hi-tech toys to be hitting the market in the near future. Parrot unveiled its latest in app driven toys this week, ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, hi-tech toys, Parrot, Yuneec E-Go Cruiser
Caledonia Mining Corporation (TSX:CAL) (OTCQX:CALVF) (AIM:CMCL) ("Caledonia") announces gold production from its 49 per cent owned subsidiary, the Blanket Mine ("Blanket") in Zimbabwe, for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2013. All ...
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The first Monday of the New Year is various known as massive Monday or Mega Monday as the volume of jobseekers soars after the Christmas/New Year break. In print and packaging we have seen a tripling of applications over the holiday ...
Tags: January Blues, Packaging News
With temperatures dropping to single digits this week, Michelle D. Harris, VMD, Dipl. ACVIM, lecturer in the Section of Emergency and Critical Care at the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center, offers the following tips to keep ...
This image shows a collection of vaccinating nanoparticles, which at their largest are about 1,000 times smaller than a human hair. The inset graphic is a representation of how the engineered proteins decorate a nanoparticle's surface. ...