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MONTREAL, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Following up on the Baby Powder scented A-PET folding carton, that was a retail success for apparel maker QSD, Transparent Packaging Inc. has produced a Fresh Cotton scented package. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120711/NY37070-a ) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120711/NY37070LOGO-b ) Compression apparel marketer QSD, who develops maternity and post maternity undergarments that help support and enhance a woman's...
MEADVILLE, Pa., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection has signed a consent order and agreement with Russell Standard and Hammaker East LTD, both of Pittsburgh, for violations of the Storage Tank Act and associated regulations. The agreement requires the companies to pay a $20,000 civil penalty for removing and installing storage tanks without the proper state-certified oversight and failing to obtain permits for tanks at asphalt plants...
Becoming acquainted with the appearance, name and value of different U.S. coins will be fun for children who play My Piggy Bank, an educational app from learning gems. Portage, MI (PRWEB) July 07, 2012 Children can familiarize themselves with the values, appearances and names of U.S. coins when they play Learning Gems’ educational app, My Piggy Bank. This app, appropriate for preschoolers, kindergarteners and first graders, can be purchased from the Apple, Amazon Kindle, Barnes &...
SALT LAKE CITY, July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reported today by Packsize International LLC in the company's first annual On Demand Packaging(TM) survey, a packaging solution's ability to reduce shipping costs was cited by respondents as the top-ranking aspect of their packaging operations that needs improvement. Recently conducted by Peerless Research Group, the study's findings are based on information collected from 521 top logistics and materials handling managers, who on average...
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today signed into law extensions of two important programs that enable the Department of Environmental Protection to prevent and clean up contamination due to abandoned or leaking underground storage tanks. The programs, which were set to expire June 30, are extended through June 30, 2017. "In addition to carrying out cleanups that protect public health and the environment from leaking fuel tanks, these...
In his new book, LAST JOURNEY OF THE ARK, J.J. Gainer tells an exciting story inspired by Operation Solomon, the May 24-25, 1991 covert airlift that brought 14,000 Ethiopian Jews and possibly brought the Ark of the Covenant to Israel. Nominated for the Dan Poynter Award. Arlington, TX (PRWEB) June 19, 2012 Ethel Feldman, the heroine of LAST JOURNEY OF THE ARK was a beautiful, multilingual and multiethnic New York columnist. Seeking work as a TV journalist she embarked on the most...
CHICAGO, June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Freund Container & Supply, a division of Berlin Packaging, today debuted its new line of Legacy canning jars that combine premium quality and traditional design with a price up to 40% below that of the most popular canning jar brands. The jars, nearly identical in appearance with their turn-of-the-century cousins, feature the same, classic two-piece vacuum seal lids that have been proven over generations of home and commercial canning....
NORTHLAKE, Ill., June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Scholle Packaging, the Pioneer of Bag-In-Box®, has won a distinguished WorldStar Award at this year's 2012 WorldStar awards in Croatia for its innovative bag-in-box for automotive chemicals and fluids. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120619/CG23186) WorldStar Awards, presented by the World Packaging Organisation (WPO), identifies the best-of-the-best in the world of packaging. This year's field consisted of over 240...
ATLANTA and WASHINGTON, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The winners of the 2012 Cans for Cash(TM) City Recycling Challenge were announced yesterday by the United States Conference of Mayors and Novelis Inc., the global leader in rolled aluminum products and aluminum can recycling. Established in 2004, Cans for Cash(TM) is a national contest that rewards U.S. cities for recycling aluminum beverage cans. The six winning municipalities were recognized at the 80th Annual Meeting of The...
OTTAWA, June 12, 2012 /CNW/ - Health Canada is reminding Canadians to take steps to prevent cross-contamination of foods when shopping with reusable grocery bags and bins. As an environmental choice, many Canadians are now shopping with reusable bins, plastic bags and cloth bags to reduce the amount of plastic they are using. Health Canada supports the proper use of these products, but it is important to use them safely to prevent cross-contamination of food with bacteria that...
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A black box can referred to as almost anything from a transistor to an algorithm to a human mind. The black box is a device, system, or object which can be view in terms of its input, output, and transfer characteristics without any knowledge of its internal workings. The opposite is a system where the inner components or logic are available for inspection which is sometimes known as a white box, a glass box, or a clear box. The term "black box" came into the English language around 1945....
Aerosol spray is a dispensing system that creates an aerosol mist of liquid particles. The liquid is usually contained in a bottle under liquid pressure that is released when the valve is opened. As the gas in the can expands to drive out the liquid some of the propellant evaporates to maintain an even pressure. Erick Rotheim invented the first aerosol spray can in 1926. Lyle Goodhue and William Sullivan were the first to put it to good use and are credited as the inventors of the modern...
A Mason jar, invented by Rick Mason in 1858, is a glass jar used in canning to preserve food. Ball Corp. manufactured the jars early on and the name ball jar was also applied to the jars. In mass-production they have been replaced by other methods; however, in the home they are still widely used for canning. Usually the jars have a two piece lid composed of a inner flat metal which is covered by by a screw-on ring. The ring creates a vacuum with the lid during the canning process. So that...
