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15 Things Invented in San Francisco
2015-07-20 12:37:02| Apparel - Topix.net
Known as a hub for innovation, San Francisco has been setting trends for well over a hundred years. We looked into San Francisco's contributions to the world over the years - from the weird to the stylish and the profitable to the iconic.
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The cubicle: Invented in Michigan to liberate office workers
2015-03-19 12:50:43| Furniture - Topix.net
It's everywhere now, but the cubicle was developed in Michigan at the Ann Arbor research center of Herman Miller Inc. Conceived as an alternative to open workrooms that lacked privacy or personality, its modular elements could be customized to accommodate employees' changing needs. "Action Office," as the cubicle and its components were officially called, was the invention of Robert Propst, a brilliant artist/inventor.
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6 Things You Probably Didnt Know Thomas Edison Invented and One Thats Still Up for Debate
2015-01-26 15:00:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
EC&M Staff Thomas Edison was one of the most prolific inventors who ever lived. We did a little digging around and came up with seven of his inventions (or would-be inventions) you might not know about. read more
RadioShack says lender invented allegations that it breached loan covenants
2014-12-11 18:21:30| Agriculture - Topix.net
RadioShack came out punching Tuesday, and the target of its right hooks and uppercuts was not Best Buy or Fry's but one of its own creditors - Salus Capital Partners, a hard-knuckle lender of last resort to struggling retailers, which is demanding all of its money back. The Fort Worth-based retailer, which arranged a crucial refinancing in October to avoid a bankruptcy filing, said it had received a notice from Salus, a unit of Harbinger Group, claiming that the deal violated terms of its $250 million loan.
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Texas town where fracking was invented votes to ban it: 'If...
2014-11-05 18:52:55| Energy - Topix.net
Voters approved a ban on hydraulic fracturing in the North Texas town of Denton on Tuesday, making it the first city in the Lone Star State to outlaw the oil and gas extraction technique behind the U.S. energy boom. The vote in the city of 123,000 was highly symbolic because hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking, is widely used in Texas, the top crude producer in the United States.