miércoles, 31 de agosto de 2011

Rabid fox attack in Norfolk - WTKR Your NewsChannel 3

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Rabid fox attack in Norfolk

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A rabid fox was found in the Berkley/Campostella section of Norfolk near the old Ford Plant on Springfield Avenue. The Norfolk Department of Public Health says that the fox was both found and captured on Monday and was sent to the Virginia Department ...


Norfolk resident bitten by fox with rabies

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lunes, 29 de agosto de 2011

Validating Game Taken Over a Weekend - Red Bluff Daily News

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Validating Game Taken Over a Weekend

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The California Hunting Digest states that, "Only Department of Fish and Game (DFG) employees may validate bear tags. Bear tags must be validated before the bear can be transported, except for the purpose of taking it directly to the nearest person ...



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sábado, 27 de agosto de 2011

QSGI Inc. files Chapter 11 - South Florida Business Journal:

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The publicly traded company (OTC BB: QSGI) filef its petition on Monday in bankruptcy court in West Palm According tothe petition, the companty has assets of almost $24 million and debt of $22.67 million, with 48 million shares of commo n stock. The company has major operations in In apress release, the company said it believea the bankruptcy would allow it to “continue some operationxs while it works to restructured its financial obligations and restructure operations.” Bradley Shraiberg of Boca Raton-based who filed the claim said the compay ran into troublr because of the economy and in defending itselv from a lawsuit. “They have disputese with their lender.
Because of the the value inventorysignificantly declined, whicgh lowered the company’s borrowing base and put it in a cash-strappes position.” The inventory consists mostly of new and used partws to maintain computer mainframes. Schraiberg said the unprofitable part of the refurbishing and recyclingcomputer equipment, was dragging down the QSGI, which is located on Royaol Palm Way, said it is interviewing financiakl advisory firms specializing in corporatw restructuring to assist management in the process.
The on its Web site said it offersaa “full suite of information technologyh solutions to help corporations and governmental agencies betterr manage hardware assets, reduce maintenance build best practices for data securithy and assure regulatory compliance.” Two members of the board of directors, Geoffrey A. Smith and Robert W. VanHellemontg resigned from the board, according to a news Chairman and CEO Marc Shermaj signed thebankruptcy petition. Shares closedx down slightly to just under 3 cents ashare Thursday. The 52-week high was 25 centsd on Sept. 12.
The 52-week low was 1 cent on

miércoles, 24 de agosto de 2011

'NASA-Inspired Works of Fiction:' the masses speak! - Wired (blog)

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'NASA-Inspired Works of Fiction:' the masses speak!

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NASA is no doubt looking for its Jimmy Stewart, Harrison Ford iconic moment to feed into the viral mass culture propaganda machine. Yet it will have to be made of some pretty fantastic stuff (ie lay off the “scientifically accurate” promise) if it is ...



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lunes, 22 de agosto de 2011

Trucking companies get lean, and save money, by going green - Houston Business Journal:

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Volatile fuel costs and changing industry standards have spurnec a greater awareness of and effort to operate more efficiently thussavinf money, with the added bonuses of reducingf emissions and improving public and customer As part of these efforts, many area companiezs participate in the , which is part of the . SmartWauy offers operation guidelines, certifies equipment for efficiency compliance and providezs efficiency ratings toparticipating companies.
The SmartWay program both identifie s fuel saving strategies and providesd tools for measuring and enactingthosed strategies, says Rick Blanton, vice president of loss prevention at “We’v been able to reduce emissionsd up to 23% in some Blanton says. He says Comtrai has taken steps such asusing low-frictionn drive train lubricants in all theif tractors, using large capacit trailers and low profile tires and reducing the amountt of space between the tractor and the which improves the vehicle’s Lancaster says Mid-South Transport limits the speed of their tractors to 65 mph and only purchases engine and truck parts whichu comply with SmartWay, all in an effort to reduce Lancaster says there has been an industry-wide turnaroundx in the approach to these issues sincre 2003, when changes were made to the engine Tim Gatlin, president and CEO of , says steps such as installing auxiliary power unitsa in all the tractors in his company’s fleet has helped the compan y save on fuel costs.
The APUs allow drivera to have power in their cabs when parkerd without idling the engine andwasting fuel. “We’vd found that an APU reduces our engines idlingby 2,000 hours a year (per truck),” Gatlin says. A tracto r generally uses one gallon of diesel fuel per hour of With a fleet of200 tractors, the savings for Empirs can add up quickly. Gatlin says the APUs pay for themselvez withina year.
Gatlijn says Empire has also startedan in-house performancer program which provides pay incentives for drivers to be fuel Blanton says the low costs of the given fuel prices and increased government and societa pressure to be eco-friendly, will make the efficiency trend a lastin one for the trucking industry.

sábado, 20 de agosto de 2011

Community Events Calendar - Bend Bulletin

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Community Events Calendar

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RIM ROCK MULES DAYS: A show of mules, donkeys and mini donkeys; followed by a silent auction and spaghetti feed; proceeds benefit the Rim Rock Riders Horse Club, military care packages, Equine Outreach and the riders' princess fund; free, $8 for feed; ...



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jueves, 18 de agosto de 2011

Port of Baltimore sees jump in

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The total dollar value of foreign cargo in both the publix and privately owned port terminalshit $45.3 billiobn in 2008, an 8 percent increase over 2007, according to the . And the totaol cargo at the public terminalsreached 8.9 millioj tons, 3 percent up from 2007. The numberds were viewed as promising for the whichemploys 16,500 people and generates $388 milliobn in state and local tax revenue. The growthu was pushed by continued leadership at the port in itsnichew cargoes, such as cars and roll-on/roll-off cargo. “Lasy year was another strong year for the Portof Baltimore, even as the globap economy began to struggle,” Gov. Martin O’Mallety said in a statement.
“Clearly, the port is not immun e to theeconomic downturn. with strong management and wise investments, we have been able to sign long-termj contracts with major business partnerds that will help maintain stability at the Port in the days It was the seventh consecutive year of cargp growth atthe port, according to the MPA. At the public key performances included: A 4 percent increase in the numbet ofcars handled. Traffic of containers and finisheds paper product tonnage were both flat with2007 levels. When the privatee terminals arefactored in, however: • Foresyt products fell 5 percent; and, Roll-on/roll-off cargo grew 3 percent. Baltimore rankx first among U.S.
ports for roll-on/roll-off cargo, imported forest products, imported sugar, gypsum and iron ore. It ranks second in exported imported salt andimported aluminum. The port ranks 12th overall inthe U.S. for its totakl dollar value of cargo.