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Praxair Electronics Raises Tantalum Prices - Msn Moneycentral
danbury, conn. (ap) - praxair electronics, a division of industrial gases producer praxair inc., announced thursday a 15 percent price increase on tantalum products, citing rising raw material costs related to mining the metal. in some circumstances ...
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Recycle Computers, Electronics Saturday
people with outdated or unwanted computers and electronics can drop off the items at livonia city hall on saturday, sept. 13, for recycling.
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Recalls
* about 73,000 vaio vaio vgn-tz100, vgn-tz200, vgn-tz300 and vgn-tz2000 series notebook computers, manufactured in japan and the u.s. by sony electronics, because of the possibility that the computers could short-circuit and overheat. the comp
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Purchasing Power Tops $200 Million In Revenue - Forbes
atlanta, sept. 11 /prnewswire/ -- the non-traditional voluntary benefits market is booming. just ask atlanta-based purchasing power, a full service provider of voluntary employee purchase programs who this week announced that the company had reached ...
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Without Wi-fi, Mini-computers Not As Magical - Consumer Electronics Net
new york (reuters) - as personal computers go, the new rash of ultra -mini laptops are full of geeky goodness. light, portable and powerful, they are almost perfect. almost. but like a rowboat in your backyard or a flat-screen tv in a blackout, most ...
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21st Century Awacs
september 14, 2008: the u.s. air force has completed testing its latest e-3 awacs (air warning and control system) upgrades. this block 40/45 version consists largely of replacing the 1980s era computers and electronics with modern gear.
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Discarded Electronics Pile Up On Farm
glenwood, minn. -- an old farm house sits on a wind-swept hill in west central minnesota's pope county. it would be a picturesque rural scene, if not for the discarded electronics scattered across the farm yar
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Solid Waste Seeks To Recycle Electronics - Opelousas Daily World
computers and other electronic equipment often contain dangerous heavy metals and other items that shouldn't be put into landfills. in the proper hands, such items can also be recycled into new computers and other components for use by area schools ...
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Cymbet Named As Finalist For Ninth Annual Tekne Awards - Forbes
cymbet corporation was named as a finalist in the emerging company advanced manufacturing category for the 2008 tekne awards, which will be held at the minneapolis convention center on oct. 30. the tekne awards recognize minnesota companies and ...
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Recycle Electronics
county residents can drop off used electronics for recycling on saturday, sept. 13, from 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. at peapack-gladstone bank's administration building, 158 route 206 north, gladstone. accepted items include computers, printers, servers, monitors, keyboards, drives, cd roms,...
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Correction: Electronics Disposal To Be Offered Saturday
an item in today's morning call was incorrect when it said the allentown electronics recycling program will be today (friday). the event is actually saturday.
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Teamchildren Center Jam-packed With Day Of Caring Volunteers - Consumer Electronics Net
audubon, pa., business wire -- the computer technology center at teamchildren was filled with volunteers on wednesday as part of united way's 17th annual days of caring. ten employees of yellowbook usa gave up a day of their usual work to help the ...
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Intel Ceo: Personal Devices To Bring Innovation To Web - Silicon.com
the ability to connect practically all electronic devices to the internet will unleash a burst of innovation and business opportunities that will rival the impact on personal computers, intel ceo paul otellini said. speaking at the consumer ...
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Praxair Electronics Raises Tantalum Prices
praxair electronics, a division of industrial gases producer praxair inc., announced thursday a 15 percent price increase on tantalum products, citing rising raw material costs related to mining the metal.
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Kesa Sales Drop As Higher Living Costs Hurt Electronics Demand
sept. 10 (bloomberg) -- kesa electricals plc , owner of darty electronics shops in france and the u.k. comet chain, said first-quarter sales dropped after higher living costs hurt demand for flat-screen televisions and laptop computers.
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New Tech Battleground: Who Is The Greenest? - Globe And Mail
the technology industry has a growing public relations problem. it's an energy hog, producing carbon dioxide emissions equivalent to those of the aviation sector. even though the massive collection of computer servers that drive the internet is not ...
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Free Electronics Throw Away Offered At Saugus Dpw - Abington Mariner
starting next week residents will be allowed to discard televisions and other electronic items at a local drop off site — for free. solid waste/recycling coordinator lorna cerbone is spearheading a pilot program designed to let residents get rid of ...
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Electronics Recycling Event Planned
keep albany-dougherty beautiful is hosting an event to promote the proper disposal of unwanted electronic equipment. albany — electronics account for 2-5 percent of landfill volume and contribute up to 70 percent of the toxins found in landfills.
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Electronics Recycling Gains Popularity Locally
a zeeland resident finds that one man’s trash truly is another man’s treasure. during jeff haveman’s years as a garbage man at larry’s leftovers, he saw people throw away many things, but what bothered him most was the amount of electronics they pitched. “there were many products that contained many precious metals and plastics,” he said. “i kept thinking, ‘why would we dig ore ...
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Createspace Announces Service Enabling Distribution For Indie ... - Yahoo Finance
scotts valley, calif.--(business wire)--createspace, part of the amazon.com, inc. group of companies (nasdaq: amzn - news ), today announced the createspace mp3 distribution service enabling independent musicians and labels to offer their albums and ...
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