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Freeholders ask gov to weigh in on wind turbine Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:14PMBY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Monmouth County Freeholders plan to ask the state to consider placing a moratorium on a controversial 380-foot-tall industrial wind turbine planned for construction within 1,000 feet of a Union Beach neighborhood. read more
China Day Ahead: Ping An, Shenzhen Bank Merger; Macau August Casino Take Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 5:13PMPing An Insurance (Group) Co. , China’s second-largest insurer, will merge its bank unit into Shenzhen Development Bank Co. in a deal valued at about 29.1 billion yuan ($4.3 billion) to consolidate banking operations and comply with a government regulation.
Homeowners say rezoning battle not over Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:53PMAlthough approved for re-zoning, Milestone Contractors will not be moving its asphalt plant and recycling facility to a site along County Road 300 North. But, the company is still considering development on that site.
Joseph Louis Donofro Memorial Release Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:18PMLeave condolences for family and friends in our "in remembrance" section
Andrea Lyon: Prohibition and Civil Unrest Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:18PMDrug abuse and gang violence flourish in a drug prohibition environment, just as they did during alcohol prohibition in the US. Legalizing drugs will put the black market out of business.
Tempur-Pedic Announces Brad Patrick as EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:00PMTempur-Pedic International Inc. , the leading manufacturer, marketer and distributor of premium mattresses and pillows worldwide, today announced Brad Patrick has joined Tempur-Pedic as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Â
Commission approves prison transition program, health clinic Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:54PM“Thank you for catching the vision.” Those were the words spoken by Justin Pennell, one of the directors of Hope Now Transitional Housing Program for Men, following the approval of Polk County commissioners at the Aug. 18 board meeting.
Daughter cards expand I/O for TI's programmable ARM9 SoCs Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:41PMMistral announced two Linux-ready daughtercards for Texas Instruments (TI) evaluation modules (EVMs), the latter already available with the chipmaker's ARM9-based Sitara AM1x and OMAP-L1x SoCs (system-on-chips) on board.
Therapeutic Workshops to Highlight Opportunities in Biotech at 9th Annual BIO Investor Forum Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:44PMWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BIO today announced the preliminary set of speakers who will be featured on the Therapeutic Workshops during the 9th Annual BIO Investor Forum – a national meeting focused on investment trends and opportunities in the life-sciences with a focus on public and venture-stage growth companies. Hosted by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), the 9th annual event ...
AWB Board Recommends Agrium's Proposal to AWB Shareholders Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 10:22PMCALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - 08/24/10) - Agrium Inc. (TSX: AGU - News )(NYSE: AGU - News ) - ALL AMOUNTS ARE STATED IN AUD (A$) OR USD (US$) AS NOTED Agrium Inc. (TSX: AGU - News )(NYSE: AGU - News ) and AWB Limited ("AWB") announced today that the AWB Board has recommended Agrium's proposed acquisition to AWB Shareholders. Under the terms of the definitive agreement for Agrium to acquire AWB ...
Lexmark, Sony, Coppola, Obama Poster, Merck, Fairey: Intellectual Property Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 10:00PMLexmark International Inc. , the maker of laser and inkjet printers, filed a patent-infringement claim with U.S. trade officials to block what it calls copycat toner cartridges.
IBM opens subsidiary office in Accra Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 9:27PMIBM has announced the opening of a full subsidiary office in Accra, Ghana. The new office will enable IBM to deliver high-value solutions and services to meet the growing needs of clients in Ghana and West Africa.
Town ownership of land challenged Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 9:18PMCARTHAGE — A nonprofit organization has challenged this town assumed ownership of property that could be a site to extend a proposed wind farm.
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Tanaka Precious Metals First to Obtain ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation for Gold Analysis Technology in Japan Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 8:18PMTokyo, Aug 24, 2010 - (JCN Newswire) - Tanaka Holdings Co., Ltd. (a company of Tanaka Precious Metals, Head office: Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Hideya Okamoto) today announced that the TKG Laboratory Center of Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. (The Company, Head office: Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Hideya Okamoto), which operates the Tanaka Precious Metals ...
Sponsored By: Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 8:02PMThe Dow Jones industrial average plunged more than 140 points. More Changes in the pattern of people moving to Western North Carolina have some economic development officials considering the long-range effects on the regional economy.
Oil, blood and lower taxes: the billion brothers’ battle against Obama Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 4:40PMOil billionaires David and Charles Koch are among the world's richest men. Staunch advocates for radically lower corporate and personal taxes, they are bankrolling a concerted and largely under the radar effort to oust Obama and "take back America," writes Jane Mayer .
Pepe Escobar: Patagonia: The End of the World Is on Sale Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 4:23PMPatagonia's future is uncertain. Will it be the ultimate gated condo for the globe's ultra-wealthy, a granary for those lucky enough to escape the north's disasters or a Pandora's box of natural treasures that will unleash the next world wars?
China’s difficult road Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 7:13PMWill the 21st century belong to China? For a while, perhaps — but only in the sense that it was said to belong to Japan in the 1980s.
MEXIDATA . INFO Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 7:10PMEl Paso was the scene last month as academics, students, journalists, community members, and a smattering of government officials from the United States, Mexico and other parts of the world gathered to analyze and debate the 40-year war on drugs.
Home > Expo2010> Expo Daily Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 7:05PMOn Aug.18-19, a group of 61 representatives of Expo 2010 participants from 36 countries、regions and international organizations visited Yancheng, a coastal center city of Jiangsu Province. This activity was warmly hosted by the Yancheng local government.
Vashon's community council in crisis: Four members resign after county legal analysis Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 6:53PMFour of the nine members of the Vashon-Maury Island Community Council's board resigned this week in the wake of a King County decision that the council has to comply with the state's far-reaching public records act.
MEXIDATA . INFO Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 6:42PMPresident Felipe Calderón and President Barack Obama reaffirmed the strategic partnership between the United States and Mexico and underscored their commitment to improve the lives of all citizens in both our countries, building upon our deep ties, and working with mutual respect and mutual responsibility across a broad arc of issues.
MEXIDATA . INFO Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 6:34PMWhile the Mexican government has done all it can to impart an encouraging national image abroad, and to keep the struggle against drug cartels, organized crime and other perpetrators of violence from being categorized as a war versus terrorism, said efforts would seem to have gone up in smoke.
40 Iranian industrial companies to attend exhibit in Venezuela Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 6:06PMThe third exclusive exhibition will be held in Venezuela from August 26 to 29. The event will be organized by the International Commercial Company affiliated to the Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran (IDRO).
Carolyn Livengood: Roller derby squad competes at Kezar Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 5:57PMSouth San Francisco resident Jim Fitzpatrick, general manager of the San Francisco Bay Bombers, noted that the team celebrated professional roller derby's 75th anniversary on Aug.
The French watch industry – A quest for renewal Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 5:30PMAlready a conflict marks the beginning of the year for the French watch industry. The affair is half funny but half bitter.
Lacombe proposed refinery gets international nod Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 3:49PMA proposed biorefinery that uses groundbreaking technology to destroy Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Lacombe got international approval from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
Laborers' union to rejoin AFL-CIO Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 1:30PMThe Laborers' International Union has agreed to rejoin the AFL-CIO, sparking hopes that a once-splintered labor movement is moving closer to reuniting under a single umbrella.
School board approves partnership with Habitat for Humanity Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 1:18PMThe Boone Community School District Board of Education met for its regular board meeting on Tuesday, where among several items discussed and received its annual progress report.
Business Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 12:29PMMay 15, 2010 LIBERTY — A proposed Holiday Inn Express at the Interstate 80 / state Route 46 interchange has received Mahoning Valley Economic Development Corp. support for a Small Business Administration 504 loan.
Nonprofit briefs Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 11:39AMAnd the nominees are ... The Hauppauge Industrial Association announced the finalists in its 16th Annual Business Achievement Awards competition. In the nonprofit organization category, the finalists are Child Care Council of Suffolk Inc., which is based in Commack; Jefferson's Ferry Lifecare Retirement Community in South Setauket; Long Island Cares Inc. in Hauppauge; and Glen Cove-based YMCA ...
Oil prices slump, but gold shines amid economic fears Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 11:16AMCrude oil prices plunged this week as traders fretted that a global economic slowdown could dent energy demand, but gold hit a one-month high as many investors sought a safe-haven for their cash.
Evergreen Solar Panels Powering 220-Kilowatt Installation at Carlson Orchards Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 11:07AMMARLBORO, Mass. & HARVARD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Evergreen Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESLR), a manufacturer of STRING RIBBON® solar power products with its proprietary, low-cost silicon wafer manufacturing technology, announced a 220-kilowatt ground mounted installation is now operational at Carlson Orchards, Inc., a 120-acre apple, peach and nectarine orchard that also produces more than 500,000 ...
Evergreen Solar Panels Powering 220-Kilowatt Installation at Carlson Orchards Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 11:00AMMARLBORO, Mass. & HARVARD, Mass.----Evergreen Solar, Inc. , a manufacturer of STRING RIBBON® solar power products with its proprietary, low-cost silicon wafer manufacturing technology, announced a 220-kilowatt ground mounted installation is now operational at Carlson Orchards, Inc., a 120-acre apple, peach and nectarine orchard that also produces more than 500,000 gallons of apple cider each year.
Nordic Energy Services Awarded City of Chicago Contract Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 10:04AMNordic Energy Services, LLC, an independently owned Alternative Retail Electric Supplier , as certified by the Illinois Commerce Commission, announces it has finalized an agreement to provide natural gas delivery and consulting services to the City of Chicago's Department of General Services, which manages the maintenance and operation of city properties.
David Ropeik: Russian Forest Fires Stoke Nuclear Fears. Beware Fear Itself! Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 9:24AMGreenpeace claims that some of the forest fires in Russia are burning in areas contaminated in 1986 with radiation from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster. Should people in that region be alarmed?
BRIEFS: Two new appointments in SEC units Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 9:01PMCabot to donate $8K to Boyertown YMCA splash pad BOYERTOWN — Cabot Supermetals has pledged to donate a total of $8,000 to assist in funding the Boyertown Community Pool Splash Pad.
The Hill School adds three trustees Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 8:56PMPOTTSTOWN — The Hill School's Board of Trustees has three new members.
State nonprofit organizations must update tax records Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 8:30PMMONTGOMERY — It’s scary to make any kind of Internal Revenue Service list. Just ask some of the 4,500 small organizations in Alabama that the IRS says could lose nonprofit tax status if they don’t update certain records by Oct. 15.
City of Abilene committed to lobbyist Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 8:21PMRichard Leidl bridges the 1,500-mile gap between Abilene and Washington, D.C. — but his work isn’t free.The city of Abilene is on track to spend about $72,000 this year for the services of Leidl, a lobbyist.
Do-it-yourself insurance Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 7:54PMIn the six years that he’s owned Steve’s Plumbing and Hardware in Ventura, Dennis Stanley has not had to file a single workers’ compensation insurance claim to cover an employee injury.
In Siberia, a great lake stirs debate Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 7:50PMIRKUTSK, Russia | That Lake Baikal is a treasure beyond price — not just of Russia but of the world — no one would dispute. A virtual inland sea, it contains one-fifth of all our planet’s fresh water and is home to 2,600 species of plant and animal life, many of those found nowhere else on Earth.
Watershed association offers day trips to adults Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 5:13PMA group from the Upper Raritan Watershed Association (URWA), based in Bedminster Township, traveled to the Rodale Institute, a 333-acre organic certified farm in Kutztown, Pa., on Wednesday, July 21, to learn about the farm’s research, education and certified organic production.
France: brands that stand alone Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 3:30PMCan you imagine an international automobile show promoting cars as French? Most probably not. The French car, as a label, has little marketing value in the brand-driven automobile industry. In this sector, brands create the image of the products.
Sectarian Clashes Surge in a City in Pakistan’s Heartland Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 3:02PMAn attack that killed two Christians is part of a new wave of violence in Punjab Province.
Exeter police chief: Gun issue ‘blown out of proportion’ Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 2:33PMDuring an Exeter Township Board of Supervisors meeting on July 26, the police chief addressed some misconceptions about changing the gun ordinance.
Business Briefs: Praxair signs 15-year deal with Osage Bio Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 10:50PMPraxair Inc., a Danbury-based maker of industrial gases, recently signed a 15-year contract with Osage Bio Products , an affiliate of Glen Allen, Va.-based Osage Bio Energy , for the purchase of carbon dioxide that is produced from Osage's barley-to-ethanol bio-processing operations in Hopewell, Va. The carbon dioxide, a by-product of ethanol fermentation, will be purified and liquefied to ...
USDA helping owners of small businesses Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 10:03PMOperating a small business with fewer than 10 employees in Northwest Missouri or Northeast Kansas can be a struggle that leaves participants with little time to keep up with new trends and new technology. Once again the U.S. Department of Agriculture has a program to improve that problem and its impact on small businesses. “We need to embrace new strategies to help create a thriving rural ...
Agency barred over foreign intern abuse Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 9:45PMA corporation that acts as a placement agency for foreign trainee positions was in April ordered by immigration authorities to halt such operations for three years, after it turned a blind eye to trainees being made to work long hours, it has been learned.