PRWeb: Government Local

Proposed 'Dangerous Dogs' Legislation that Could Affect All of Britain's 6 Million+ Dog Owners

In a move to protect the victims of dog attacks, the Government has today proposed several sweeping amends to the 1991 Dangerous Dogs Act, which would include making third party pet insurance mandatory for all dog owners in England and Wales. (PRWeb Mar 13, 2010)

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Clarity Defog It? Anti-Fog Tested, Proven by Massachusetts Firefighters: ?Performed Great,? Says Firefighter

Members of the Hopkinton, Massachusetts, Fire Department put Clarity Defog It anti-fog towelettes to the test in recent rescue training sessions and certified that "the product performed great,” according to the department’s Francis Clark. (PRWeb Mar 13, 2010)

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Social Media to be Discussed at NJ Statewide Conference

The New Jersey League of Municipalities Education Foundation, Inc. (NJLM) will hold a statewide conference on Social Media and its effects, and utilization by local governments. The conference will take place on Tuesday, March 30, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Prudential Center “The Rock,” located at 165 Mulberry Street in Newark. The general public is invited. (PRWeb Mar 13, 2010)

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360 Sports Systems, a Construction and Installation Company of Synthetic Turf in Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York Announces Grand Opening

Customer service, sport, construction expertise merge as 360 Sports Systems launches to design, construct and install state-of-the-art TigerTurf field & landscape systems. (PRWeb Mar 12, 2010)

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Moore County Government Selects Unlimited Mailbox? for Email Archive and Retrieval

The Moore County, North Carolina Government is implementing the Unlimited Mailbox email archiving and e-discovery solution from CGS. The new software solution will enable the county government to minimize complexity, reduce costs, and improve regulatory compliance by providing automatic email backup, robust search capabilities, and quick and easy data recovery. (PRWeb Mar 11, 2010)

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Ancient Inca Ruins at Machu Picchu Due to Reopen on 1st April 2010

The Peruvian Times report that Martin Pérez, Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism for Peru have announced that the popular UNESCO World Heritage Site of Machu Picchu will again be open for visitors on 1st April 2010 (PRWeb Mar 11, 2010)

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DNF Security to Showcase its Falcon VME and Seahawk Integrated IP Storage Systems at ISC

Demonstrating Open Platform Compatibilities with Leading IP Technology Providers (PRWeb Mar 10, 2010)

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CORRECTION: Premium Cigar Association Teams with Americans for Tax Reform against Georgia Legislators

CORRECTION Atlanta, Georgia March 8, 2010 – The Georgia House of Representatives is moving to increase state excise taxes on cigarettes by 270 percent and pipe and smokeless tobacco by 150 percent that the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association and Americans for Tax Reform are having none of. (PRWeb Mar 10, 2010)

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Construction and IT Services Key Targets in Federal Government Stimulus-Related Contracts for Bid.

Most contracts in stimulus-related funding targeting architectural services, building construction, road and bridge construction, IT/computer services, and environmental services. (PRWeb Mar 10, 2010)

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Oregon?s High School Dropouts Cost State $400 Million Annually

Oregon's high school dropouts are costing state taxpayers more than $400 million per year, according to a study released today by the Foundation for Educational Choice and Cascade Policy Institute. The study, Oregon's High School Dropouts: Examining the economic and social costs, finds that Oregon's dropout rate is resulting in more enrollments in the state's Medicaid program, higher incarceration rates, and lost state revenue (because of unemployment and lower taxable incomes). (PRWeb Mar 10, 2010)

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Swords to Plowshares to Host 2nd Annual Art Show by Women Veterans and Service Members

March 17 and 18 at Salle Pianos and Events (PRWeb Mar 9, 2010)

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Ground Water Awareness Week Highlights the Need to Protect Santa Clara County?s Largest Reservoir ? the Aquifer

Groundwater, stored in the aquifer, is the most critical local asset for ensuring water supplies now and in the future. About half of the water used in Santa Clara County each year is pumped from local groundwater basins. We depend on local rainfall captured in local reservoirs and percolation ponds, as well as imported water from the Sierra Snowpack to replenish these aquifers. (PRWeb Mar 9, 2010)

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SherpaTools for Google Apps Now Available in the Google Apps Marketplace

Available free of charge, SherpaTools provides IT managers and business users with previously unavailable admin and corporate directory functionality. (PRWeb Mar 9, 2010)

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Athletic Trainers Necessary to Ensure Student Athlete Health and Safety, Say Experts

Athletic trainers play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and health of student athletes, a panel of experts stressed today at the Athletic Trainers' Society of New Jersey (ATSNJ) 24th Annual Athletic Training Conference in Plainsboro. (PRWeb Mar 8, 2010)

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ACCION USA to Offer Free Tax Preparation and Access to Financial Products to Qualified Residents and Small Business Owners in Miami

ACCION USA and the Miami-Dade County’s Prosperity Campaign join forces to offer free tax preparation services to low-to-moderate income residents and small business owners. (PRWeb Mar 8, 2010)

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New Models of Backflow Preventer Enclosures by Wilderness Security Door & Gate Help Grand Canyon University Prevent Copper Theft and Vandalism

Backflow preventer security cage manufacturer, Wilderness Security Door & Gate, Co. introduces new enclosures for latest copper theft prevention installation at Grand Canyon University; facilitated by RKS Plumbing. (PRWeb Mar 8, 2010)

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New Website Aids New Jersey Driver Education Teachers

The new website www.njdrivereducation.com will provide New Jersey Driver Education instructors resources for their classes. (PRWeb Mar 7, 2010)

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Premium Cigar Association Opposes Proposed Indiana Smoking Ban

Rep. Charlie Brown just doesn’t get it. Legislated smoking bans are not only unnecessary, they are an affront to the personal rights of smokers and non-smokers, alike, and they cost tax revenues and jobs and result in more failed businesses, says the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association. (PRWeb Mar 7, 2010)

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Proposed Kansas Tobacco Tax Increases Not Funny, Says Premium Cigar Association

It may sound like the theme of a Jim Carrey comedy – First, we ban smoking, then we raise tobacco taxes – but members of the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association in Kansas aren’t finding this ironic potential scenario very funny. Most IPCPR members are owners of small, mom-and-pop operations that pay taxes and employ local people. Legislated smoking bans and higher tobacco taxes, he said, result in lower sales of premium cigars, pipe tobacco and other tobacco products which, in turn, reduce tax revenues for the state and, more importantly, result in lost jobs and failed businesses. (PRWeb Mar 6, 2010)

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Premium Cigar Group Labels Columbia Study as Corrupt Misuse of Junk Science

Conclusions made by a new study of cigar and pipe smoking by researchers at the Columbia University Medical Center are not supported by the study’s findings. The study concludes that “physicians should… counsel cessation of pipe and cigar smoking….” “Nothing in the study justifies this erroneous conclusion," said Chris McCalla, legislative director of the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association. (PRWeb Mar 5, 2010)

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24x7 Infection Control, Inc. Announces World?s First, Modern ?Shield? Against Microbial Contamination

Microbial contamination is the third leading cause of mortality in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). (PRWeb Mar 5, 2010)

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US Pack Delivers as Courier of World Trade Center Artifacts

For the last several months, US Pack has delivered WTC artifacts on behalf of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Among the selected organizations are TSA Wichita (Kansas), Grand Junction Downtown Development Authority (Colorado), and the Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada. (PRWeb Mar 5, 2010)

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Premium Cigar Association Teams with Americans for Tax Reform Against Georgia Legislators

The Georgia House of Representatives is mounting a move to increase state excise taxes on cigarettes by 270 percent and pipe and smokeless tobacco by 150 percent that the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association and Americans for Tax Reform are having none of. House Bill 39, with more than 60 sponsors, aims to increase state cigarette taxes from the current $.37 per pack to $1.37 per pack and smokeless tobacco state tax would go up 150 percent from 10 percent of wholesale value to 25 percent of wholesale cost. In a letter to Georgia House and Senate Taxpayer Protection Pledge signers, the ATR said, “A vote in favor of this tax hike would be a violation of the… commitment you made to your constituents to oppose any and all tax increases.” (PRWeb Mar 5, 2010)

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Howard Hanson, The Resource Sentinel, Again Questions Obama Change Plan, Works For Equal Rights for American Indians

Howard Hanson, through The Resource Sentinel, is addressing concerns about protecting the interests of American Indians and preserving local economies in Minnesota through a letter and fact sheet directed to President Obama. He is pointing out gaps in the Obama change plan and negative impacts continued by tribal policies that affect individual rights and local economies. (PRWeb Mar 5, 2010)

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Harmony Information Systems to Host Free Webcast: ?California Adult Protective Services Reporting Made Simple?

Live Event will Show How Off-the-Shelf Solution Can Simplify the Generation of State-Mandated Reports (PRWeb Mar 4, 2010)

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Federal Aviation Administration Official Receives 2010 IFPA Lifetime Achievement Award

FAA Manager Rick Marinelli Recognized for Contributions to Airfield Runway Safety (PRWeb Mar 4, 2010)

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Hertz Investment Group Leases 37,000 Square Feet in its Laclede Gas Building to McCormack Baron Salazar

110 MBS employees will move into new quarters inside the 31-floor high-rise, near the Gateway Arch in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. The 434,912-square-foot Laclede Gas Building now has an 85% occupancy rate, says Gary Horwitz, President of Hertz Investment Group, which now holds and manages more than 1 million square feet of commercial space in St. Louis. (PRWeb Mar 4, 2010)

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Lighting Science Group Announces Completion of Rights Offering

Lighting Science Group Corporation (the “Company”) (LSCG.PK) today announced the conclusion of its previously announced rights offering (the “Rights Offering”), which expired in accordance with its terms at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on February 26, 2010. (PRWeb Mar 4, 2010)

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ESO Solutions, Inc. Acquires Poly Lingo

ePCR Software Will Offer Exclusive ‘Quick Speak’ Translation Feature to Help EMS Responders Overcome Language Barriers (PRWeb Mar 4, 2010)

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Tachyon Provides Fixed and Mobile Satellite Equipment, Services and New Capacity for Southwest Asia

IS-24 High-Powered Ku-band Satellite and Ultra-Small Aperture Terminals (USAT) Enable Comms-on-the-Move (COTM) (PRWeb Mar 3, 2010)

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In Hayward, CA a Custom Rubber Speed Deterrent Let's Emergency Vehicles Drive Right By

Traffic Logix rubber units’ use an interlocking lego-like design to create custom solutions as wide or long as necessary. These rubber units were used to create custom speed cushions on the unusually wide Portsmouth Ave while letting emergency vehicles drive right by. (PRWeb Mar 3, 2010)

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Juvenile Justice Leader Releases Interactive U.S. Data Map Revealing Racial Disparities by State

The San Francisco-based national nonprofit W. Haywood Burns Institute (BI) is announcing the availability of the first-ever “Racial and Ethnic Disparities Juvenile Justice Data Map” on its website, burnsinstitute.org. Laura John Ridolfi, BI Law and Policy Analyst, will hold a media conference call tomorrow to explain how to utilize the State Data Map to find juvenile justice information. (PRWeb Mar 3, 2010)

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State of California Awards Flexiciser Inc? Small Business Certification Status

Bryan S.J. Mallindine, President of Flexiciser™ Inc., was recently notified that his company Flexiciser ™, Inc was awarded a certified small business status with the State of California. This certification entitles Flexiciser ™ Inc., to benefits under the state's Small Business Participation Program with state contracting, including a five percent bidding preference and special provisions under the Prompt Payment Act. Their company's certification period is from January 29, 2010 to January 31, 2012, and then can be renewed annually each year thereafter. . They were awarded classifications in 339110 - Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing and 411162 - Patient point of care testing supplies and equipment. (PRWeb Mar 3, 2010)

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A&S Case Company Awarded a Second GSA Federal Supply Schedule Contract

A&S Case Company, Inc. was awarded a five (5) year with 3 five (5) year options GSA Federal Schedule contract (GS03F0050W) to supply ATA cases under the 58 I schedule with products under both 58 1 and 58 2 SINS. (PRWeb Mar 3, 2010)

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NSI Receives Top Honors for Public Affairs Campaign

Prestigious Reed Award bestowed by Campaigns & Elections’ Politics magazine (PRWeb Mar 2, 2010)

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NSI Homeland Security & Public Safety Expert to Offer Expertise at Conference

Paul M. Joyal will moderate panel, conduct session for GovSec/U.S. Law audience this month (PRWeb Mar 2, 2010)

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Pew Study: Philadelphia?s 311 System Shows Progress; Philly311 Made Contacting City Hall Easier but Challenges Remain in Handling Service Requests

A new study from The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Philadelphia Research Initiative reviews Philly311’s operations in 2009 in relation to 14 other communities that operate 311 phone systems. Among those communities are most of the largest with such systems—New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami-Dade County (FL), Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Detroit, Charlotte-Mecklenburg (NC), San Francisco, Columbus (OH), Baltimore, Denver and Pittsburgh. (PRWeb Mar 2, 2010)

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PowerSteering Software Announces Upcoming Webcast On PPM for Product Development

April 6 session will feature Roy Wildeman of Forrester Research (PRWeb Mar 2, 2010)

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Corps of Engineers Starts Restoration of Fremont Cut Colonnade

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, will proceed with phase two of restoration work March 3 along the Fremont Cut of the Lake Washington Ship Canal in Seattle. Phase two includes removing 29 poplar trees in the historic colonnade and planting 40. Eight existing young trees will be retained. (PRWeb Mar 2, 2010)

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Novasys Medical?s Debra Reisenthel Named ABL?s 2010 ?Leadership in Innovation? Awardee

Debra Reisenthel, President and CEO of Novasys Medical Inc., will receive the Adaptive Business Leaders Organization (ABL)’s 2010 “Leadership in Innovation” Award and make the Keynote presentation at ABL's 12th Annual Innovations in HealthcareSM Awards Event, on April 28, in Newport Beach, California. (PRWeb Mar 2, 2010)

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