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Huge whirlpools' in the ocean are driving the weather
2014-06-27 12:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: Giant "whirlpools" in the ocean, up to 500 kilometres across, are driving the world's climate on a scale previously unimagined. We just don't know exactly how yet. The bodies of swirling water, called mesoscale eddies, are 100 km to 500 km in diameter. They form when patches of water are destabilised by obstacles like islands. The eddies carry huge volumes of water and heat across the oceans, until they slowly stop spinning over days or months and reintegrate with the surrounding water. The...
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Whirlpool's smart washer and dryer just got smarter
2014-06-25 04:18:14| Appliances - Topix.net
With its new partnership with Whirlpool, Nest has moved from the living room to the laundry room.
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Fitch Affirms Whirlpool's IDR at 'BBB'; Outlook Revised to Positive
2014-06-09 21:08:34| Appliances - Topix.net
The Rating Outlook has been revised to Positive from Stable. A complete list of rating actions follows at the end of this release.
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Whirlpool's 4th-quarter results mixed
2014-01-30 16:12:25| Appliances - Topix.net
The appliance maker, whose brands include KitchenAid, Maytag and its namesake, earned $181 million, or $2.26 per share, for the period ended Dec. 31. That's up from $122 million, or $1.52 per share, a year ago.
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Samsung And LG Could Eat Whirlpool's Lunch As The IoT Explodes In Home Appliances
2014-01-10 09:24:12| Appliances - Topix.net
Samsung has been Apple's biggest nightmare in smart phones and LG Electronics has been an annoying pest in the high end of that market.