Clothes Dryer
The development of the clothes dryer followed that of the washing machine. An early design was patented by the African-American inventor G.T. Sampson in 1892. The first successful home d...
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Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Wednesday it will
inspect and repair free of charge some 3 million units of various
home electric products, saying ...
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Wellington (dpa) - New Zealand's biggest manufacturer of beds,
Sleepyhead, threatened Friday to move its production to China next
year because it was no longer viable to rem...
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Troubles over the disposal of large waste items, including old
furniture and household appliances, are reverberating across the
country with some disposal companies claiming more than 1 milli...
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Matsushita to check 3 million home electric products free of charge
OSAKA - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Wednesday it
will inspect and repair free of charge some 3 mil...
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Ex-Taiwan President Lee arrives in Japan for speech, 'haiku hike'
TOKYO - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui arrived in Japan on
Wednesday for an 11-day stay with an itinerary ...
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6 of 9 major life insurers see core profits expand in FY 2006
TOKYO - Six of Japan's nine major life insurers saw their core
operating profits expand in the 2006 business year en...
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Environmentalism: So global-warming alarmists now want to limit our use of toilet paper. What's next, one-room shacks with bamboo fences? Don't laugh. That's also on their list of recommendations.S...
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Ozone levels up for 25 yrs, causing photochemical smog: institute
TOKYO - An environmental research institute has urged the
government to take measures to deal with ozone concent...
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Washington (dpa) - Germany may be one of Europe's least sunny
countries.
But when it comes to solar power, the country has been out in
front - giving financia...
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Washington (dpa) - Germany may be one of Europe's least sunny
countries.
But when it comes to solar power, the country has been out in
front - giving financia...
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