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Indian political parties gloss over environment
2014-05-09 01:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: As India faces certain water scarcity and ecological decline, the country's main political parties campaigning for elections have all but ignored environmental issues seen as crucial to India's vast rural majority, policy analysts say. Environmentalists say the omission is alarming given the problems India faces. The World Bank estimates that environmental degradation costs India 5.7 percent of its annual gross domestic product, and causes a quarter of the country's 1.6 million deaths among children...
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Aluminum Coating Boasts High Gloss
2014-05-07 11:40:11| Chemicals - Topix.net
The Valspar Corp. has introduced a two-coat acrylic resin coating system for storefronts, entrances, handrails, column covers, panel systems and other extruded aluminum products.
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Test loopholes take gloss off Europe's cleaner cars
2014-04-30 14:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: New cars sold in the European Union were four percent cleaner in 2013 than the previous year, data from the European Environment Agency (EEA) showed on Wednesday, although environmental campaigners said the improvement was exaggerated. The decline in carbon dioxide emissions from cars to an average of 127 grams per kilometer (g/km) means car-makers easily achieved the European Union target of cutting emissions to 130 g/km two years ahead of a 2015 deadline. Set in 2008, that target was Europe's...
Laura Mercier lip gloss proceeds fund ovarian cancer research
2014-02-11 14:33:52| Apparel - Topix.net
Shiny lips and a donation to fight cancer? Yes! That's the point behind Laura Mercier's Shop for a Cause Lip Glace.
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NOVO-GLOSS(TM) 20/60/75° Gloss Meter
2013-11-20 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Which Angle Should I Use for My Application?<br /> <br /> ASTM D 523 describes three measurement angles to measure gloss across all surfaces.<br /> <br /> Gloss is measured in gloss units (GU) and is traceable to reference standards held at BAM (Germany), NRC (Canada) or NPL (UK).<br /> <br /> Universal Measurement Angle: 60°<br /> All gloss levels can be measured using the standard measurement angle of 60°. This is used as the reference angle with the complimentary angles of 75° and 20° often ...This story is related to the following:Optics and Photonics Sponsored by: OFS Specialty Photonics Div - OFS Cat Sponsor for Vert Banner replacementSearch for suppliers of: Magnifiers | Surface Finish Gages |