Pressure mounts as NAB's bid fails
ACCC's decision to block NAB from buying AXA unit places a whole lot of pressure on a whole lot of people.
Posted on 8 September 2010 | 8:53 pm
Fort Gratiot Township holding sale
Fort Gratiot Township is selling surplus items, which can be viewed at the Department for Public Works building, located at 3720 Keewahdin Road in Fort Gratiot from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Items include a chipper, pressure washer, weed trimmers and two Econoline vans.
Posted on 9 September 2010 | 3:33 pm
Work is not a democracy, it's a dictatorship
   You are not only the manager of your group, you're also its leader, primary advocate, mood setter, chief bottle washer and of course its chief decision maker. That said, feel free to get input from your staff and/or other knowledgeable parties, but at the end of the day, the decision is yours and yours alone. In fact, if you try to be too nice and leave every decision to a department vote ...
Posted on 8 September 2010 | 10:45 am
New Catalog of OEM Dispensers & Pumps
This new catalog describes the capabilities of FMI to meet the demanding needs of the Medical, Analytical, Process and Industrial markets for Ultra-Precise Fluid Control from Microliters to Liters. Fluid Metering has proven performance with over 50 Years of experience and more than 250,000 OEM pumps in service. The FMI Engineering Team works with the customer to provide a Dispenser or Pump to ...
Posted on 9 September 2010 | 8:01 am
Pressure Mounting For 'Quran Burn' Pastor
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The pressure is mounting. Even the president is telling a Florida pastor not to burn the Quran on September 11. However, the pastor said Wednesday that the burning of Muslim holy books is still on.
Posted on 9 September 2010 | 3:21 pm
Vertical Multi-Stage Pumps feature hydraulic design.
Featuring all stainless steel construction and NSF certification, e-SV(TM) Pumps meet municipalities' requirements for pure water while providing corrosion resistance. Hydraulic design provides optimal NPSHR levels, and, by eliminating need to remove motor, maintenance time is minimized. Mechanical seal is also replaceable without need for pump disassembly. Available on pumps 10 hp and above, i ...
Posted on 8 September 2010 | 8:00 am
Appliance rebates Part II: Sept. 24
If you're looking for a deal on a new energy-efficient refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher or clothes washer, mark your calendars for 8 a.m. Sept. 24. For the second time this year, Illinois will offer residents 15 percent rebates, up to $250 per appliance, on these Energy Star-qualified appliances. This time, the rebates -- given first-come, first-served at checkout -- will be offered only one ...
Posted on 9 September 2010 | 11:31 am
City considers covering past of costs for installing sump pumps, backwater valves
Officials with the City of Winnipeg are investigating the idea of paying for some of the costs of installing backwater valves and sump pumps to prevent flooding in Winnipeg homes.
Posted on 8 September 2010 | 12:42 pm
Fort Gratiot Township holding sale
Fort Gratiot Township is selling surplus items, which can be viewed at the Department for Public Works building, located at 3720 Keewahdin Road in Fort Gratiot from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Items include a chipper, pressure washer, weed trimmers and two Econoline vans.
Posted on 9 September 2010 | 3:33 pm
Officials pressure Boeing to clean up Santa Susana Lab
CHATSWORTH — Clean it up to the highest standards or face renewed pressure. That was the message to The Boeing Co. on Wednesday by federal, state and local elected officials who called on the aerospace corporation to purge every inch of the land they own at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory of radioactive and chemical contamination.
Posted on 8 September 2010 | 10:29 pm
Lodi Unified superintendent's contract extended through 2013
The Lodi Unified School District board extended Superintendent Cathy Nichols-Washer's contract through 2013. There were no other changes to the contract, and her annual salary remains the same.
Posted on 8 September 2010 | 3:35 am
Sump pumps on the agenda again
The issue of sump pumps and getting area residents to bring their homes into compliance with drainage was addressed again by the City Council of Webster City Tuesday night.
Posted on 7 September 2010 | 11:19 pm
Pressure washer stolen from outbuilding
A pressure washer was reported stolen from a Jefferson Street outbuilding. According to Shelby Police, the item was reported stolen Tuesday by the owner of the pressure washer, on the 800 block of the street. He said the building was locked the last...
Posted on 2 September 2010 | 7:07 am
Pressure grows on Merkel's party over Stuttgart railways project
Stuttgart - Pressure grew Wednesday on Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) over its advocacy of a multi-billion-euro railway tunnelling project in the German city of Stuttgart.
Posted on 8 September 2010 | 1:12 pm
Pressure washer stolen from outbuilding
A pressure washer was reported stolen from a Jefferson Street outbuilding. According to Shelby Police, the item was reported stolen Tuesday by the owner of the pressure washer, on the 800 block of the street. He said the building was locked the last...
Posted on 2 September 2010 | 7:07 am
Colombia pumps out 10-inch Android and Windows 7 tablets (video)
Sure, popular belief equates Colombian exports with guns and cocaine, but two Bogota-based companies presently have 10-inch tablet computers on the brain. Compumax has got an Android-powered Tegra 2 device on tap with a dual-core 1GHz Cortex A9, 512MB of RAM and a 32GB hard drive, and Smart PC's looking at a netbook-specced Windows 7 slate with an Atom N450 processor, a DVD burner, up to 2GB of ...
Posted on 8 September 2010 | 5:42 am
Pressure on Gillard to deliver
THE pressure is on Prime Minister Julia Gillard to deliver $150.5million of promises pledged for Dawson.
Posted on 7 September 2010 | 11:15 am
Petrol pumps threaten shutdown from Sept 20
Owners of about 38,700 petrol pumps across the country have decided to stick to their plan to down shutters indefinitely from September 20 despite the government increasing their commission.
Posted on 8 September 2010 | 3:26 pm
Autumn Fest in Little Elm Park
This year's Autumn Fest is scheduled in Little Elm Park from Sept. 23 through Sept. 26. Activities for the entire family include Pretty Baby Contest, horseshoes and washer toss, barbecue cook-off, homemade salsa contest, Little Miss Autumn Fest, Anything that Floats Race and a 5K fun run and 1 mile walk.
Posted on 9 September 2010 | 12:11 am
Wilson Electronics Sleek Pumps Up Cell Phone Reception
The Wilson Electronics Sleek provides an affordable means of improving cell signal reception for people who make lots of calls while driving. Mobile phone - Science and Technology - Cell Phones - Cell Phones and Driving - Business
Posted on 9 September 2010 | 3:06 pm