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Storm Arthur clears way for wireless in rural community
2014-11-07 03:12:38| Wireless - Topix.net
Arthur knocked out power to 140,000 NB Power customers at its peak, forced raw sewage into rivers and streams, damaged crops, caused massive sinkholes that swallowed up vehicles, and even unearthed human "It'll take forever for that to grow back, so it's definitely a shame they're gone," said resident Derek Still, he's happy Three Treek Creek is no longer a virtual internet dead zone, where he and others have had to rely on satellite and dial-up. Internet access has been "horrible," with maximum speeds of 30 to 300 kilobytes on a "really good day," he said.
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Pedestrian on rural road struck by combine, killed
2014-11-04 00:23:45| Real Estate - Topix.net
Authorities say a combine harvester struck and fatally injured a bow hunter who was walking on a rural road in northwestern Illinois. The farm equipment struck the man in the head.
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County kicks off rural Comprehensive Plan update with open houses
2014-10-24 18:34:12| PortlandOnline
Multnomah County has scheduled two open houses for property owners, residents and business owners within rural Multnomah County, and other interested parties, to kick off the countys Comprehensive Plan update.
Large impoundment ponds dot the rural landscape in Washington and Greene counties
2014-10-12 09:02:38| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Range Resources engineer Tony Gaudlip discusses the fracking process used to extract oil and gas from the Earth's Marcellus Shale formation.
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NRECA International Implements Low-cost Rural Electrification Pilot Projects in Tanzania
2014-10-01 19:03:00| Transmission & Distribution World
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association has announced that its international programNRECA Internationalhas contracted with Tanzanias Rural Energy Agency (REA) to conduct two rural electrification pilot projects in the Kilombero and Mbozi districts. read more
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