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- Mumbai raises a stink about taking out the trash.
- Aug. 8--The performance of the garbage collection department of the monolith Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC is noted only when they stay away from duty. In the seven days after the July 26 deluge, 22,000 employees of the BMC's solid waste m Aug. 8--The performance of the...
- Research articles 2005-08-08
- Java pacing agent improves real-time control.(leading edge)
- AONIX'S RELEASE OF PERC Portable Executive for Reliable Control 4.1, a Java virtual machine, includes a new pacing agent that monitors the memory-allocation behavior of an application and automatically adjusts the timing and ratios of CPU-time in AONIX'S RELEASE OF PERC (Portable Executive for...
- Research articles 2003-11-27
- Garbage collection service setup leaves few options. (Turning trash into cash).(Waste Management Inc., Wenatchee, Washington)(Brief Article)
- Waste Management Inc. calls its Washington service areas a franchise. Its critics call it a monopoly. Waste Management Inc. calls its Washington service areas a franchise. Its critics call it a monopoly.
- Research articles 2002-03-01
- Deterministic Garbage Collection: Unleash the Power of Java with Oracle JRockit Real Time
- This free white paper details key steps for achieving a superior data management strategy—a 'must have' capability for applications to operate with extreme, predictable performance and scalability. You'll learn: Why data management is a vital component of all mission-critical applications How many of the world's...
- White papers 2008-04-01
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- Officials in Bangkok, Thailand, Accuse Garbage Collectors of Corruption.
- Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 8--Garbage collection in Bangkok reeks of corruption, according to officials who are probing the mysterious disappearance of millions of baht in rubbish collection fees. Last year, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration collected 104 million...
- Research articles 2002-04-08
- Strike by Pierce County, Wash., Garbage Haulers Looms after Negotiations End.
- By Barbara Clements, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 27--Negotiations between garbage haulers who pick up trash for about 40 percent of the homes and businesses in Pierce County and Waste Connections have broken off. The contract expires...
- Research articles 2002-09-27
- Sofia calls on government to solve garbage 'crisis'
- SOFIA AFP — Sofia interim mayor Minko Gerdzhikov has declared a "state of crisis" in the capital, calling for government measures to ensure waste collection in the city, where overflowing garbage cans are already threatening to cause epidemics. "A state of crisis was declared on Monday afternoon, calling for...
- Research articles 2005-07-04
- Trash truck makers enjoy spike in business.(Management of Heavy duty trucks)
- Byline: Jim Johnson There's one thing that every garbage collection company - large and small - depends on every day to stay in business. Trash trucks. And now is a great...
- Research articles 2006-07-17
- San Carlos council OKs weekly compost collection
- The San Carlos City Council has approved a weekly compost collection program that will raise monthly garbage rates by $2.66 per can. The council voted 3-2 for the program Monday night. It likely will begin in March. "We are substantially behind the rest of the state...
- Research articles 2008-11-25
- Google hopes to remake programming with Go
- Google software luminaries including Unix co-creator Ken Thompson believe they can help boost both computing power and programmers' abilities with an experimental programming language project called Go.And on Tuesday, they're taking the veil of secrecy off Go, releasing what they've built so far and inviting others to join the newly...
- News items 2009-11-10
- Price and substitution in residential SOLID WASTE
- 1. INTRODUCTION Many municipalities desire to increase recycling and decrease garbage production. Given the well-documented advantages of instituting per-weight garbage fees over flat-rate pricing, many cities have adopted such pricing systems. Cities are now trying to balance the need for additional revenue with social welfare concerns by adjusting the...
- Research articles 2007-07-01
- City and waste services firm develop creative public-private partnership.(Browning-Ferris Industries Inc. refuse collection service in Fremont, CA)(Cover Story)
- The city of Fremont, CA, awarded the contract to collect and dispose household refuse to Browning-Ferris Industries BFI after the latter promised to collect recyclables such as glass, plastic and newspaper, using just one garbage truck. Previously, moreThe city of Fremont, CA, awarded the contract to collect and dispose household...
- Research articles 1997-09-01
- Leadership the issue at CLC convention.(labour report)(Canadian Labour Congress)
- JUST ANOTHER DAY in the labour movement. On June 13, 2005, 212 garbage collection workers began a legal strike in Mississauga. The workers were confronted with scabs performing their work. The union, Teamsters Canada Local Union 419, refused to comment publicly on the reasons for the...
- Research articles 2005-07-01
- Indilinx firmware cleans dirty SSDs, restores performance while idle
- You know those quirky, not-at-all convenient issues that can cause certain solid state drives to lag with extensive use? Yeah -- not cool. Thankfully, the engineers at OCZ Technology and Indilinx are fed up, and rather than sitting around doing nothing, they've both collaborated on a breakthrough firmware that can...
- News items 2009-08-09
- Talking trash
- What can be learned from a story in Wednesday's Gazette, "Firms compete for your trash," highlighting the city's completely privatized garbage collection system? One lesson is that many services governments provide -- trash collection being only the tip of the iceberg -- can be done by the private sector. The...
- Research articles 2005-07-28
- Woodworking Industry in OSHA's Sights … Again
- QUESTION: What do cabinetmaking, meat packing, garbage collection and baggage handling have in common?
- Research articles 2000-01-01
- World's Only Solar-Powered Compaction System Designed in SolidWorks
- Able to compact gallons of trash with a single gulp, BigBelly([R]) Solar trash compactor cuts public garbage collection emissions by up to 80 percent
- Research articles 2008-03-31
- Nomura to rehabilitate failed specialty vehicle maker.
- TOKYO, Jan. 15 Kyodo Nomura Principal Finance Corp., a wholly owned arm of Nomura Holdings Inc., said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire 69.6% of a failed maker of specialty vehicles with an eye to rehabilitating and selling its stake at a profit after boosting...
- Research articles 2002-01-21
- Plan for Bayfront Park tees off activists
- MENLO PARK THE city's largest park could have a lucrative future as a golfing facility, but environmental activists already staunchly oppose two development proposals under preliminary City Council consideration. Bayfront Park, a 160-acre parcel off Marsh Road, was created from a municipal landfill in phases...
- Research articles 2005-10-13
- Kenyan slum-dwellers benefit from new energy scheme
- NAIROBI AFP — An innovative waste-recycling firm has teamed up with residents of Kenya's largest slum to produce a pocket-friendly energy alternative in a bid to create jobs and conserve the environment. Chardust, an alternative energy company, with the help of Nairobi-based Makina Umoja Usafi na Maendeleo MUUM, a...
- Research articles 2006-02-12
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