The sales tax base for state and local government is shrinking because of the expanded use of services which are not subject to sales tax and continued legislatively-granted exemptions. The erosion is also due to growth of remote sales including those made through e-commerce Internet, the telephone and catalogs. The...
Because so many erosion control products exist for large residential and commercial landscapes, confusion is hard to avoid-even for the most experienced landscape contractor. Because so many erosion control products exist for large residential and commercial landscapes, confusion is hard to avoid-even ...
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New Jersey firm opens new office American Excelsior Co. is opening an additional distribution facility in Raritan, N.J. The company distributes products including erosion control blankets, which can reduce erosion and sediment runoff on ...
Alloy matrix composites AMC are new candidate materials for high-temperature erosion resistance that have been developed by Deloro Stellite Co., St. Louis, Mo. Alloy matrix composites are applied as hardfacings and as components manufactured by pow Alloy matrix composites AMC are new candidate materials for ...
Resistance of the ceramic silicon nitride to fracture and erosion will be studied under a cooperative research and development agreement CRADA announced by Allied Signal Inc and the US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory. The research Resistance of the ceramic silicon nitride to fracture and erosion...
Eli Lilly & Co. has revised fourth quarter 2001 and year 2002 earnings expectations based on the erosion of Prozac sales following the drug's patent expiry in August. The company reaffirmed single-digit sales growth expectations for 2001 and 20 Eli Lilly & Co. has...
Soil bioengineering is the installation of living plant material as a main structural component in controlling problems of land instability where erosion and sedimentation are occurring. Soil bioengineering largely uses native plants collected in the Soil bioengineering is the installation of living plant material as ...
MARRIOTT'S DAVENPORT RETIRES Arnold Davenport, a former Business Insurance Risk Manager of the Year, is retiring after 23 years at Marriott International Inc. Bradley R. Wood, who is vp-risk management for the Washington-based company, succeeds Mr. D MARRIOTT'S DAVENPORT RETIRES Arnold Davenport, a former Business...
A chromium-molybdenum-silicon alloy that is said to resist oxidation, erosion, and creep at temperatures up to 1700 [degrees] C (3100 [degrees] F) has been developed by NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio. Composition of the alloy is [Cr.sub.4A chromium-molybdenum-silicon alloy that is said to resist oxidation,...
APPLIED MATERIALS INC. HAS UNVEILED A FIXED ABRASIVE chemical mechanical planarization CMP tool with a slurry-less process for forming shallow trench isolation STI structures in sub-100nm devices. Instead of using a polishing pad and slurry to planarize the wafer, the Reflexion Fixed Abrasive Web technology employs a roll of fabric-like...
Later this summer, there will be no escape for viewers from the broadcast-television networks virtually ubiquitous marketing and promotion for their new fall primetime schedules. Besides the "Big 4" TV networks - ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox - Later this summer, there...
This study undertook a small preliminary investigation of the contemporary employment practice of 'applying for your own job'. There has not yet been a specific study into the effect upon individuals and organisations of the practice of existing employees being required to apply for the same or...
WASHINGTON AFP — John McCain has grabbed the lead in a new opinion poll over rival Barack Obama, in the latest sign of accelerating momentum for the Republican as the key phase dawns in their White House battle. McCain led Obama 47 percent to 46 percent in a...
China, Platinum and Emeralds Have Special Significance for the Global Freight-Forwarder TEMPE, Ariz. -- When married couples reach the 20-year mark, traditional gifts are china, platinum and emeralds. As Mach 1 Global Services, Inc. hits 20 years as a multi-national air cargo freight forwarder, logistics and supply chain...
LEADING ARTICLE The fate of Dunwich, the Suffolk town that disappeared under the sea and whose church bells, according to legend, are heard tolling beneath the waves, has long exercised a hold on the English imagination. There is something melancholy about the sea silently wresting back...
* Stark warning from Britain's new environment chief Stretches of Britain's coastline are doomed and plans will soon have to be drawn up to evacuate people from the most threatened areas, the new head of the Environment Agency warns today. In his...
NEW YORK -- The credit crisis continued to exact a toll on U.S. corporate credit quality in the second quarter of 2008, according to Fitch Ratings. The par value of U.S. corporate bond downgrades totaled $115.4 billion, bringing the total value of bonds affected by downgrades over the past year...
Outlook Damn those dastardly bankers. But for the credit crunch, Michael Grade's turnaround strategy for ITV would be on course, if not ahead of schedule. As it is, he's veering badly, with targets for growth in both content and online revenues knocked back and TV advertising...
NEW YORK, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Childhood as we know it is over and children of future generations could enter adulthood lacking vital life and social skills because of a lack of 'free' play, according to a study released by Persil. (See video from Persil at: http://media.medialink.com/WebNR.aspx?story=35395)...
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