Industry News
Unlike today’s automatic washers, where the processes of both soil removal and water extraction (wringing) are done in the same device, early clothes washing required the use of a washer and separate extractor. We can trace the history of today’s …
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The Michigan Department of Transportation plans to place hundreds of bright white reflectors along a popular road in the Traverse City region in an effort to prevent crashes caused by drivers veering out of their lane. The $300,000 project includes …
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Clothing and footwear that detect human movement could soon become the preferred fashion choice for people recovering from injuries or trying to avoid them as the technology is becoming lighter and less expensive. A team of engineers at the University …
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A pair of ruby slippers used in “The Wizard of Oz” and later stolen from a Minnesota museum were recovered in a sting operation after a man approached the shoes’ insurer and said he could help get them back, the …
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Licensed funeral homes had no responsibility to know that the Tennessee cemetery where they were sending corpses to be interred was grossly mishandling burials even after it lost its registration, a lawyer said Tuesday. John Branson delivered an opening statement …
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Georgia Woman Charged With Arson, Insurance Fraud A Georgia woman has been charged with first‐degree arson for allegedly setting fire to her home and one count of insurance fraud for submitting a fraudulent insurance claim, according to an announcement by …
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Jonathan Perrodin recently rode his bicycle west along West Maple Avenue in Springdale, Arkansas. A driver in a large pickup honked from the parking lot as Perrodin rode by Northwest Medical Center. “He didn’t pass me until we crossed 71 …
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Women in research meteorology have long been in the minority, said Pamela Heinselman, a supervisory and research meteorologist at the National Severe Storms Laboratory. Heinselman is chief of Forecast Research and Development Division and manager of the Warn-on-Forecast Program. She …
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The sight of a flooded Kansai International Airport and 3,000 stranded people after Typhoon Jebi slammed into southern Japan this week should be a warning to the world’s infrastructure investors. Airports have been a highly rated asset class over the …
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Atlas General Insurance Services Launches Workers’ Compensation Program for the Cannabis Industry National program administrator, Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, announced its new workers’ compensation program for the cannabis industry in California. This exclusive program with Accredited Surety and Casualty …
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