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Train from Las Vegas to Calif. gets environment OK

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:45:21 +0000

Train from Las Vegas to Calif. gets environment OK
Train from Las Vegas to Calif. gets environment OK

Exporters, importers face fee lift from Customs

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:43:13 +0000

Exporters, importers face fee lift from Customs
Import and export fees may rise about 25 per cent to pay for Customs’ new Joint Border Management System.

Sparks from train blamed for multiple brush fires

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 07:43:49 +0000

Sparks from train blamed for multiple brush fires
SUFFOLK- Sparks from a passing train are believed to have caused multiple brush fires in Suffolk Thursday night. According to city spokesperson, Debbie George the calls started coming in around 4:45pm for the fires in the area of Shoulders Hill Road and Nansemond Parkway. Firefighters called in plows from the Forestry Department to help put the fires out. About 10 acres were burned and no …

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First Inter-continental Personnel Tracking in GPS-denied Environments by NAViSEER From SEER Technology

Sat, 14 May 2011 19:43:05 +0000

First Inter-continental Personnel Tracking in GPS-denied Environments by NAViSEER From SEER Technology
SALT LAKE CITY, May 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — SEER Technology announced a successful, first ever inter-continental demonstration of personnel tracking in a GPS-denied environment using its NAViSEER Precision Personnel Tracking System. In a meeting with public safety officials in New York, SEER demonstrated live tracking of personnel wearing the NAViSEER in both Hong Kong and Salt Lake City …

Students clean debris from banks of Passaic River

Thu, 12 May 2011 19:43:27 +0000

Students clean debris from banks of Passaic River
Memorial Middle School students help the environment.

Eglin fish removed from endangered list

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 07:47:17 +0000

Eglin fish removed from endangered list
A tiny fish less than 2 inches long found primarily in creeks on Eglin Air Force Base reservation has been removed from the endangered species list. The Okaloosa darter fish’s classification has been downgraded from endangered to threatened,…

George Clarke’s top home improvement tips from Housetohome.co.uk

Sat, 29 Jan 2011 07:43:36 +0000

Housetohome.co.uk asks the Restoration Man, George Clarke, for his 5 key ways to add value to your home

HBTV talks with Lynn from Kids Konserve

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:45:53 +0000

HBTV stops by the Kids Konserve booth at the Natural Products Expo 2010 and gets a peak at their super unique line of reusable kids food storage items. No more brown bagging it Moms!! Check this stuff out, really cool!!

The latest professional chainsaw from Husqvarna

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 07:43:38 +0000

Irresistible looks. Irresistible power. Get a sneak preview of Husqvarnas latest professional chainsaw. Join us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/HusqvarnaGroup

A lesson in Eco-Anarchism from Bougainville

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:46:09 +0000

From the documentary “Coconut Revolution” www.imdb.com BRA – Bougainville Revolutionary Army PNGDF – Paupa New Guinea Defence Force from wikipedia.org: Bougainville Island is part of Papua New Guinea. Geographically, Bougainville is included in the chain of islands known as the Solomon Islands in Melanesia. Bougainville, the adjacent island of Buka, and assorted outlying islands including the Carterets are sometimes known as the North Solomons. Bougainville is included in the Solomon Islands rain forests ecoregion. The nation of Solomon Islands is a separate state. Together they make up the Papua New Guinean (PNG) Bougainville Province. The population of the province is 175160 (2000 census). In the 1970s, Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto) began exploiting the island’s huge copper reserves. Resentment over the negative effects of the company’s activities on the area and the lack of any tangible benefit to the islanders erupted into conflict in the 1990s. Attempts at proclaiming the independence of Bougainville (Republic of North Solomons) have occurred twice: in 1975 and 1990. In the second case the government of Papua New Guinea moved to put down what became a secessionist movement led by Francis Ona, a former surveyor for BCL. The PNG army received military aid from Australia and enlisted the support of Sandline International, a mercenary firm. The island was embargoed to weaken its people’s resistance. However, they proved much more resilient …