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Winging it: A man retires, an Odd Bird is hatched
Ken Beerbohm always wanted to be an artist.
With a visit to the large basement studio in his Long Reach home, filled with dozens of intricate and undoubtedly unique clay and wire sculptures, it would be easy for any art lover to believe he’s...Tags: Retirement, Artists, Sculpture, Fine Arts, Chemicals
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Home design shifts focus to roofs, ceilings, storage
Few architects and builders today are recommending trendy architectural elements to clients. Instead, house pros are mining the history of residential design to extract elements and styles that have worked and keep working, hoping to construct timeless...Tags: Marketing, House Building, Energy Saving, Europe, Architecture
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Brrrrr !! And colder tonight !
Maryland WeatherThat was bracing! Overnight lows ranged from around minus-8 degrees out in Garrett County, to about 11 degrees in Aberdeen. Here is a map with National Weather Service observer reports.We recorded a low of 10 degrees out on the WeatherDeck......Tags: Clothing Accessories, Almonds, Organic Chemicals, Weather Reports, Health and Personal Care
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Getting on their good side
Sun ReporterOf all the strange creatures at the beach - jellyfish floating like ghosts in the waves, blood-sucking deer flies searching the sand for human flesh, gold chain-wearing middle-aged men prowling the nightclubs - none has creeped out as many vacationers...Tags: Science, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Chincoteague (Accomack, Virginia), Cambrex Corporation, Preventative Medicine
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UPDATE 2-Aramco, Sumitomo Chemical plan $7 bln petrochemical expansion
Reuters* Development due to start operating in early 2016 * Announcement quells doubts over future of project * Sumitomo says long-term market outlook is decent * Key part of Saudi plans to diversify energy portfolio (Adds detail from briefing, comment...Tags: Li Peng, Dow Chemical Co., Material Science, Saudi Arabia, Global Expansion
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UK, Korean firms picked for Saudi petchem project
ReutersBy Reem Shamseddine and Yuka Obayashi KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia/TOKYO May 6 (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco and Japan's Sumitomo Chemical have issued letters of intent to at least two contractors who submitted the lowest bids to expand a petrochemical complex in...Tags: Research, South Korea, Investments, Saudi Arabia, Technology
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Beauty products made with natural ingredients
Special to the Los Angeles TimesIt's never been easier to feel like a natural woman. The 1960s mantra about getting ourselves back to the garden now applies to an increasing number of beauty products, with some small companies literally going to the garden and farm to bring customers...Tags: Jack Nicholson, Vitamin Therapy, Manhattan (New York City), Jamie Lee Curtis, Japan
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UPDATE 2-BASF expects a weak Europe for 2012, CFO says
Reuters* Believes Europe GDP will grow less than 1 pct this year * Expects U.S. economy to grow about 2 pct this year * To build formic acid plant in Louisiana * Says damaged Libya pipelines hinder output growth (Adds quotes from politicians, analyst, New...Tags: Material Science, Dow Chemical Co., Germany, Robert Menendez, Plant Openings
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UPDATE 3-Propylene-maker PetroLogistics falls in debut
ReutersBy Ashutosh Pandey May 4 (Reuters) - PetroLogistics LP, a producer of propylene used by the plastics industry, fell as much as 14 percent on its market debut as raw material prices continue to rise and top customers plan their own propylene plants....Tags: Dow Chemical Co., Plant Openings, Stock Market, NYSE, Chemicals
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'Mad Men' recalls 1960s best and worst
As you news media consumers know, an earth-shaking event took place last week; big enough to blow the presidential campaign, the pope's travels, the Supreme Court and health care, and even Kate Middleton's latest frock off the magazine covers. Yes, it...Tags: Russ Meyer, Sammy Davis Jr., Injuries and Wounds, The Beatles (music group), Head Injuries
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60 new jobs coming to Lynchburg's Tessy Plastics
A Lynchburg company is expanding adding 60 new jobs to the city.
Tessy Plastics is spending $4.8 million to expand its facility at the Lynchpin Industrial Center.
Tessy serves the medical disposables market with custom injection molding products.
The...Tags: Material Science, Regional Authority, Chemicals, Executive Branch, Companies and Corporations
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W.Va. Legislature passes 'cracker' plant tax break
Associated PressSpurred by the prospect of thousands of jobs, West Virginia would slash property taxes for 25 years in exchange for the construction of a chemical plant tied to the region’s Marcellus shale industry, under fast-tracked legislation passed Wednesday...Tags: Jonathan Miller, Netherlands, Chemicals, Natural Gas, Earl Ray Tomblin
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