Buffett Buys More Burlington Northern

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Corp (NYSE: BRK-A) disclosed today that it had increased his Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. (NYSE: BNI) ... . The company also offers transportation services for industrial products, including construction ... ; building products comprising lumber, plywood, oriented strand board, particleboard, paper products [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 00:19:01

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Fitch Foresees "Hard Landing" for China

We have said from time to time that we had expected growth in China to be lower than mainstream forecasts ... to revised statistics released this week. As many as 4 million migrant workers lost their jobs ... or tens of millions of unemployed factory workers to infrastructure construction products that may [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 06:27:59

Covalence Ethical Ranking 2008

Press Release | Geneva (Switzerland) ... of production, Social sponsorship, Waste management, Information to consumer, Eco-innovative product ... ; Construction & Materials: Holcim; Financial Services: Goldman Sachs; Food & Beverages: Unilever [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 23:40:41

HBPI - 75% Pullback From Lows

Huttig Building Products, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes millwork, building materials, and wood products used in new residential construction, home improvement, remodeling, and repair work in the United States. It offers millwork products that include exterior and interior doors, pre [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 14:59:37

Bulleted List of the 100K LEED Checklist Targets

In preparation for our open house this weekend, I created a quick document with a bulleted list of all of the LEED for Homes points we are going ... Preferable Products 4.5 Construction Waste Reduction 1 EQ Indoor Environmental Quality - 13 Points ... Testing 2 Enhanced Local Exhaust 1 Better Air Filters (MERV 12) 1 Indoor Contaminant Control [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 13:26:35

RGLC - Running Up Briskly

Regal Life Concepts, Inc. engages in the marketing and distribution of bamboo flooring in North America. These products are used principally in new residential construction, as well as in home improvement, remodeling, and repair work. The company, formerly known as Regal Rock, Inc., was founded [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 14:50:06

Kawasaki Engines and Power Selects Stens, LLC for Canadian Distribution

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Engines and Power Products Division of Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A ... , agricultural, industrial, construction, and utility applications. The branded handheld power products marketed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:38:18

Knoll? Twist Stool with Seat Cushion

Designed by AMAT-3 The celebrated Spanish manufacturer, AMAT-3, adheres to a philosophy of designing products that are elegant and functional ... environmentally friendly; constructed of recyclable materials and GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified ... AMAT-3′ chairs and bar-height tables. Indoor or outdoor, residential or commercial, the Knoll [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 12:27:27

child toy

Guide on how to choose children#39s toys and games which are fun, safe and educational ... of trains, dolls, outdoor, construction, and bath toys.Publications from the Consumer Product Safety [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 10:02:24

Unique, giant coconut shell-made products

Three craftsmen from the southern province of Ben Tre, or the kingdom of coconuts, used 25,000 coconut-shell buttons to make a huge tea pot, ... and processing.Other commercial activities were also highlighted during the festival, such as high-quality products in agriculture, industry, aquaculture, garments and textiles, and construction materials [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 06:03:00

Kawasaki Selects Stens, LLC for Canadian Distribution of Engines and Handheld Power Products

Dealers to receive enhanced support. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 20 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) ... , industrial, construction, and utility applications. The branded handheld power products marketed by Kawasaki [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 06:00:13

The Art of Paper Insulation

The “Company Profile” is an Earth911.com series highlighting consumer goods and services making a difference through product stewardship and ... the most environmentally friendly options for their construction [more...]

Date: 2008-09-08 07:03:04

Lego Mindstorms NXT for the XO Laptop

A Match from Heaven? Are you interested in simultaneously investigating two technology products deeply connected to ... and the software is set LEGO Education WeD Robotics Construction Set and Software Combo, W991479 ... find, upon buying the WeDo, that like too many software products, it would only work with the much [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 02:29:45

Earnings outlook scary across industrial sector

Reuters reports on earnings expectations from big industrial companies, Caterpillar included ... arch-rival Komatsu plans to expand its production in China: Komatsu, the world’s No. 2 maker of earth ... to the country’s construction boom. Let’s not forget: Cat announced two new plants in the United States [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:07:53

Three Things : just a little more love

  I couldn't help it. One more week of love-related products here on Three Things ... Grungeboard books or a minibook of your own construction or just use one on top of a photo on a layout [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 14:01:54

For sale Brand new Apple Iphone 3G 16gb unlocked

For sale Brand new Apple Iphone 3G 16gb unlocked In the box: ... : Two-way sliding construction Dedicated music keys Landscape screen mode Stereo speakers microSD ... Software PC. Suite User Manual Product also known as: N95, NOKIAN95 To purchase it get back [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 01:24:36

All New Nissan March to Move Production of March to Thai Unit

Nissan Motor Co plans to move production of its March subcompact to Thailand from Japan as part of a structural overhaul to cope with falling car ... . When the vehicle is due for a full remodeling in 2010, Nissan will cease production in Japan and import ... in Morocco, to be built jointly with Renault, initially scheduled for 2010. Construction plans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 03:43:35

The Essentials of E-commerce

You may have been proficient at getting customers to buy products from your store in town, but online business is an entirely different game ... than paying the architecture and construction company to build the facility for a traditional ... software tend to look very similar to one another. Commercial solutions are generally easier [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:08:57

Green Void / LAVA

Architects: LAVA - Chris Bosse, Tobias Wallisser and Alexander Rieck Location: Sydney, Australia Project year: 2008 Project Team: Chris Bosse, ... in naturally evolving systems, feeds directly into a production-line of sail-making-software and digital ... , the work succeeds in its quest for optimum efficiency in material usage, construction weight [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 13:30:19

DragonBoard US Announces an Exclusive Distribution Agreement with InterGlobal Forest

NEWARK, N.J., Jan. 19, 2009 — DragonBoard US today announces an exclusive distribution agreement with InterGlobal Forest (IGF) ... construction panel that is mold, fungus, insect, fire and water resistant, with high impact-resistance ... in plywood and other wood products, advancing our growth to a multi-million dollar company. We chose [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 10:00:08

Air Hogs Reflex Helix - Colors May Vary

Binding: Toy Manufacturer: Spinmaster Product Description: ... . I have had 3 crashes where a blade has come off, but was easy to put back on. Very sturdy construction and enjoyable [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 15:54:54

Fermenting the Food Supply - Revisited

Modelling Biofuel Production as an Infectious Growth on Food Production Biofuel capacity or production as a fraction of food supply for three different cases, along with sigmoidal (ie logistic) projections, 1998-2018. Plum curves show US corn ethanol processing capacity in service or under construction as a fraction of ethanol potential of [more...]

Date: 2008-08-16 12:51:10

Modulex: Legos for grown-ups

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Date: 2008-10-15 20:23:08

Nuclear Energy Roundup: Kazakhstan Uranium Production, Japan Breeder Reactor and More

1. The Department of Energy's (DoE) Office of the Inspector General (IG) ... weapons. So depleted uranium needs to have careful management. 2. Japan's Monju fast breeder reactor ... capacity by 2015, including the construction of capacity to supply the planned Angra 3 unit. The first [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:01:57

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