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Great Lakes face oil-spill peril, Coast Guard warns
2014-09-11 06:31:45| Chemicals - Topix.net
The U.S. Coast Guard and other responders are not adequately equipped or prepared for a "heavy oil" spill on the Great Lakes, according to a Coast Guard commander who is pushing for action. A major oil spill could spell economic disaster for the states in the Great Lakes region, severely damaging the multibillion-dollar fishing and recreational boating industries and killing off wildlife.
Penn State Great Valley Announces its New Engineering Suite and Grand Opening Reception
2014-09-11 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
The Philadelphia Region Chancellors Sandler, Woolever, and Edelbrock invite you to the Grand Opening of PENN STATE’S New Regional Engineering Education Suite located in Malvern, Tuesday September 16th 12 noon to 1pm.<br /> <br /> Reception and refreshments starting at noon. Grand opening ceremony at 12:30 with Dr. Madlyn Hanes, Vice President of Commonwealth Campuses; Dr. Amr Elnashai, Dean of Engineering; Representatives from regional engineering and manufacturing companies; The ...
Editor's Viewpoint - Guinness: A Great Day for St James's Gate
2014-09-10 18:40:54| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Today's official opening of the new Guinness production facility at the brand's St James's Gate site in the centre of Dublin stands in marked contrast to how the plot's future looked less than ten years ago. It is refreshing to see - for whatever reason - a plc the size of Diageo bowing to a brand's provenance, even if such nods are a rarity these days.
The great Internet Slowdown: Join tomorrows protest against the FCCs new net neutrality rules
2014-09-09 16:28:16| Extremetech
Tomorrow, September 10, will mark the first great Internet Slowdown -- a protest by some of the web's largest companies over the FCC and US government's handling of net neutrality. All across the web, on sites such as Reddit, Netflix, and Wordpress, a spinning "loading..." icon will appear, reminding everyone that internet slow lanes -- where some websites load more slowly than others if you don't pay your ISP some extra money -- are a real possibility unless we write to our country's lawmakers now.
2014 Great Balloon Race Wrap-up
2014-09-07 21:41:32| Grocery - Topix.net
Balloonists from around the world took part in The Great Reno Balloon Race to win their share of an $11,000 prize purse. The pilots included: 1. Steve Lombardi, "Mutual Funs" balloon, TX 2. Steve Wilkinson, "Limoncello" balloon, CA 3. David Lynch, "Wishing Star" balloon, CA 4. Justin Wilkinson, "Reality" balloon, CA 5. Dale Wong, "Baby Bear Too" balloon, CA 6. Lewin Williams, "Split-Tail" balloon, NV 7. Bill Woodhead, "WWJD" balloon, OR 8. Doug Campbell, JR., "Booger" balloon, NV 9. Justin Kinsinger, "Bob's Cat" balloon, CA 10. Patrick Irwin, "Patriot" balloon, NV "What an incredible year this turned out to be for The Great Reno Balloon Race," said Pete Copeland, executive director for GRBR.
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