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Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Pref., July 30 (Jiji Press)--Nippon Steel Corp. on Wednesday resumed the operations of the blast furnace at its fire-hit Yawata works in this southwestern Japan city. The furnace was restarted at 7:26 a.m. (10:26 p.m. Tuesday GMT). Almost all operations at the base, excluding those of a coke plant, have been resumed. The fire, which started early Tuesday morning at a belt conveyor sending coals to a coke oven, has yet to be completely extinguished. It apparently spread...

HOUSTON, July 30, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP) estimates that based on current natural gas prices and assuming normal weather conditions, the average Arkansas residential customer's winter bill which was $130.53 last winter will rise to $161.36, a 24 percent increase. However, customers should be prepared to see increases of up to 45 percent over last year depending on weather and market conditions. Commercial customers should also expect to see similar increases...

By Tremblay, Kenneth NORTH CAROLINA-A physically handicapped 76-year-old woman died in a fire in her single-story, ranch-style home that started after a pan of oil was left cooking unattended on the stove. The wood-frame house had a wood truss roof covered by asphalt shingles and a brick facade. Smoke alarms had been installed in the hallway and bedroom, but investigators could not determine whether they operated. The house had no sprinklers. A pan of cooking oil left heating unattended on...

By Karen Herzog, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Jul. 11--A solar oven designed by a Whitefish Bay man and his college roommate has won an international entrepreneurial competition for its potential to improve the lives of Africa's poorest people. It's a single piece of reflective plastic that folds into a cone the size of a laundry basket, explained John Duffy Tilleman, a 2004 graduate of Whitefish Bay High School and recent graduate of Brown University. The cone is aimed at the sun to capture...

By Nina Rizzo, Asbury Park Press, N.J. Jul. 8--Irene Borghaus and her husband, Karl, were concerned about the high cost of heating their home after the 1973 energy crisis, but there weren't many cheaper alternatives to home heating oil back then. That is, until they discovered a high-efficiency wood stove in 1976, and they rarely turned up their thermostat again. "I find it delightful," Irene Borghaus said, referring to the warm glow of the fire. "I can't imagine living without it."...

Bertazzoni, the leading Italian manufacturer of precision-engineered cooking systems, announced today it is expanding its product line with the addition of the company's first self-cleaning 36-inch Dual Fuel range. The Dual Fuel range offers the versatility of an electric oven and a gas range with optional natural or LP gas installation. Additional features include five- or six-burners and the option to choose from either a stainless steel or vibrantly colored version available in...

By Sarah Nail, The Sedalia Democrat, Sedalia, Mo. Jul. 1--Campers often abandon the comforts of home to embrace nature. But, that doesn't mean they have to give up good meals in lieu of something on a bun. Easy, tasty meals can be cooked in the campfire using Dutch ovens, foil packets or a variety of other methods. Nikki Freeman, an outdoor education director at Heit's Point Lutheran Camp, teaches campfire cooking and practices the technique on her own camp outs. "The nice thing about...

By Tillie Fong An open-fire and burning ban is in effect in Arapahoe County and Centennial.The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office made the announcement Monday.The ban means that residents cannot have campfires, warming fires or fires in outdoor wood-burning stoves. Residents cannot do any prescribed burns of fence lines, fence rows, fields, farmlands, rangelands, wildlands, trash or debris. However, residents can have fires contained in liquid-fueled or gas stoves, fireplaces and wood-burning...

By Tillie Fong An open-fire and burning ban is in effect in Arapahoe County and Centennial.The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office made the announcement Monday, citing existing conditions that present an extreme danger for wildfire and large wildland fires.The ban means that residents cannot have campfires, warming fires or fires in outdoor wood-burning stoves. Residents cannot do any prescribed burns of fence lines, fence rows, fields, farmlands, rangelands, wildlands, trash or debris....