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Ever notice that sometimes folks act differently around wealthy people? I think it’s because (whether we admit it or not) most of us want rich people to like and accept us.
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November 11, 2022 If emissions targets are to be met, nearly everything that currently runs on fossil fuels will have to switch to electricity. As a result, demand for copper will grow at a rate never seen before in history. That is why Indeco by Nexans, a leading electrical conductor manufacturing company in Peru, held the…
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