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  • New light rocket Angara ready for launch

    Russia's first light-class modification Angara 1.2PP carrier rocket is ready for its maiden launch, its manufacturer Khrunichev Center said. The first Angara will be sent to the Plesetsk space centre in northern Russia later this month, the manufacturer said in a statement, but did not give a precise launch date. Meanwhile, the first heavy-class Angara-A5 has been completed and will soon be ...

  • Food-inspired clothing like butcher briefs meat socks could soon be reality

    Food-inspired clothing like butcher briefs, meat socks and chef jeans could soon become a reality. Several years ago, chef Chris Cosentino teamed up with goofy clothes company Betabrand to create Gluttony Pants. Now, Cosentino is back with three new projects, and he needs your help to make them a reality, the Huffington Post reported. These items will go into production if enough people ...

  • Ford to close manufacturing operations in Australia slash 1200 jobs

    Ford will close its manufacturing operations in Australia and 1200 workers will lose their jobs in October 2016. Ford Australia president and CEO Bob Graziano said that the company would shut the Geelong engine factory, costing 510 jobs, and the Broadmeadows car assembly line, shedding another 650 positions, reports News.com.au. Sacked workers have been offered a 39 million-dollar rescue ...

  • Rosario Dawson suffers wardrobe malfunction by flashing undies at Cannes

    Rosario Dawson suffered a fashion mishap on the Cannes red carpet by accidently flashing her underwear to cameras while posing on the steps, on Monday. The 34-year-old actress looked gorgeous in a white beaded Elie Saab gown as she attended the premiere of 'As I Lay Dying', but she flaunted the front high-slit a little too much on the red carpet, Us magazine reported. After the mishap, Dawson ...

  • Chinas manufacturing slows HSBC

    China's manufacturing activity fell into contraction for the first time since October, a preliminary survey from the HSBC showed. The HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for May fell to 49.6 in May, dropping under the boom-bust line of 50 for the first time since October, according to figures released by HSBC Thursday. Qu Hongbin, chief economist of the HSBC China, said ...


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  • Manufacturing one pair of sneakers emits 30 pounds of carbon dioxide

    A typical pair of running shoes generates 30 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions, equivalent to keeping a 100-watt light bulb on for one week, a new MIT-led lifecycle assessment has revealed. But what's surprising to researchers isn't the size of a shoe's carbon footprint, but where the majority of that footprint comes from. The researchers found that more than two-thirds of a running shoe's ...

  • Call for crisis talks on car manufacturing

    FORD Australia says it will contribute to a government package to assist workers who are set to lose their jobs, as unions urged the government to hold crisis talks on the future of local car manufacturing. Victorian Premier Denis Napthine says the car maker needs to outline its plan to financially help 1200 sacked workers after announcing it will cease its manufacturing operations at its ...

  • iStyle Make tracks underground

    The collection includes powder-coated reclaimed luggage racks from the decommissioned Metropolitan line trains, metal trunks, furniture designed by Anthony Hartley and LED desk lamps by GroupDesign.Based on the 12 colours of the London Underground map, including the sky-blue Victoria line, orange East London and mint-green Waterloo & City, you can now reference your favourite journey in your ...

  • Invest In American Manufacturing Five Charts For Your Business Decision

    Is manufacturing a good bet in America these days? The talk about reshoring, in which companies return to the United States those operations that they had previously located in a foreign country, is spurring renewed interest in factories here. Let's roll through five key points about the outlook for ...

  • Cannes-Fashion Photos Sharon Stone Accessorizes with a Snake Janet Jackson Opts for a Sexy White Pantsuit

    aids gala on Thursday. There, they presumably held onto their metallic clutches extra tightly as they demonstrated creative new ways of baring flesh. For Sharon Stone, this meant accessorizing her bare back with a gilt snake ornament, while Brazilian model Isabeli Fontana chose a black gown with circular cutouts. Karlie Kloss and Janet Jackson went in the other direction, opting for sexy ...

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