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TruGreen Joins EPA Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- TruGreen today announced it has joined the Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program PESP, an EPA maintained group of businesses committing to reduce the amount of pesticides entering our environment. TruGreen will join the Landscaping/Turf sector, which focuses on residential and commercial properties, public spaces and golf courses. ...
Tags: lawn, Strategy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research articles 2008-07-30
Next stop just pushes luck
Game On! The torch relay path not taken If only the Chinese had asked, we could have helped them with this Olympic torch relay thing. Rule1. When you're trying to keep a shady rep on human rights under...
Tags: Games, lawn, Paris, Pentagon, White House
Research articles 2008-04-09
Utah twins join in White House Easter Egg Roll
WASHINGTON -- Salt Lake City brothers Kanu Ragula and Viku Ragula joined 22,000 people on the White House South Lawn Monday for the annual Easter Egg Roll. Using large plastic spoons, the 6-year-old twins joined the other children in rolling colored eggs down a small section of the...
Tags: lawn, White House
Research articles 2008-03-25
Quebec's famous lakes teeming with blue-green algae
MONTREAL AFP — Unsightly and potentially toxic, blue-green algae has infested Quebec's prized lakes, fed by fertilizers that keep summer home lawns plush and green and local residents and authorities fretting. With its half-a-million lakes, Quebec is nirvana to fishermen and boaters fleeing inner city stress for the peace...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Government, INTERNET, lawn, Manufacturing, shore, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2007-07-24
Pollution Solutions.(Lawn & Grounds Equipment)
Pollution Solutions By Rebecca Kanable, contributing editor Outdoor power equipment industry works with regulatory agencies to reduce air and noise pollution New requirements from the California Air Resources Board known as CARB and a proposed rule...
Tags: emission, lawn, pollution, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research articles 2007-05-01
Celebrate the 60th in Iggy Pop style
David Bowie, Tom Clancy, David Letterman and Farrah Fawcett did it quietly. Elton John turned his into an international celebration. But Iggy Pop takes the cake: The punk icon celebrated his 60th birthday Saturday night in San Francisco by stripping down to his skin-hugging jeans and...
Tags: Benefits, celebration, frenzy, lawn, White House
Research articles 2007-04-23
African babies face uphill struggle for life
JOHANNESBURG AFP — A baby born in Africa faces a harrowing struggle to survive even a day due to a lack of basic ante-natal care, a report by a group of international health organisations has said. Around 500,000 children die on the world's poorest continent within the first 24 hours...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Lawn, SOFTWARE, women
Research articles 2006-11-22
9/11 Events
Today 5K Run/Walk: Garden of Reflection Memorial, Woodside Drive, Lower Makefield. Info: 215-630-6655 or http://www.9-11memorialgarden.org. 9 a.m. Special service: Blue Mass for All Public Safety Personnel. St. Isaac Jogues Church, 50 West Walker Road, Wayne. Noon. Vigil: University of Pennsylvania College Green, Locust Walk, near 34th Street. 7 p.m. Candlelight...
Tags: ceremony, lawn, University of Pennsylvania
Research articles 2006-09-10
Conn's, Inc. Announces Rescheduled Earnings Release and Filing Dates
BEAUMONT, Texas -- Conn's, Inc. (NASDAQ/NM:CONN), a specialty retailer of home appliances, consumer electronics, computers, mattresses, furniture and lawn and garden products, today announced that earnings for the quarter and six months ended July 31, 2006, will be released sometime on or before September 18, 2006, pending the completion of...
Tags: asset, Company, computer, earnings, FINANCE, lawn, PRODUCTIVITY, Retail, SEC
Research articles 2006-09-08
US 'flag epidemic' reaches peak on Fourth of July
WASHINGTON AFP — It's a true epidemic: the red, white and blue, stars-and-stripes banners are everywhere in the United States - on house facades, front lawns, cars and clothes. Hitting an high point on the July 4 US Independence Day holiday, it is a genuine phenomenon of American national...
Tags: advertisement, Agence France-Presse, car, epidemic, lawn
Research articles 2006-07-04
Let nature be, authors urge
Andy and Sally Wasowski's idea of the perfect yard has nothing to do with groomed lawns and sculpted hedges. The Wasowskis are advocates of preserving natural lands, the topic of their new book, Building Within Nature: A Guide for Home Owners, Contractors, and Architects (University of Minnesota Press, $24.95.) ...
Tags: hedge, lawn, University of Minnesota
Research articles 2006-06-09
Hill invites public to 2 free air shows
The Friday invitation-only air show for people with special needs is full, Hill Air Force Base officials have announced. The free shows Saturday and Sunday, June 10 and 11, are still open to the general public. Gates will open both days at 9 a.m. and close at 5...
Tags: Air Force, lawn
Research articles 2006-06-04
Whitford Spreads His Wings.(Interview)
By Ben Grossman NBC's The West Wing is leaving office for good May 14. But actor Bradley Whitford, who starred as the always frazzled Joshua Lymon for the show's seven-year run, isn't going to become a highly paid lobbyist. Instead, he's starring...
Tags: drama, lawn, NBC Universal Inc., NETWORKING
Research articles 2006-05-01
Protester heckles Chinese president at White House
WASHINGTON AFP — A Falungong protestor heckled President Hu Jintao on the White House lawn, embarrassing President George W. Bush and Hu during the Chinese leader's first official visit to the United States. "Falun Dafa is good!" the woman shouted repeatedly, referring to the Falungong spiritual movement China banned...
Tags: China, lawn, Leadership, president, White House
Research articles 2006-04-20
Handcuffed Faith Leaders from Across U.S. Join in Prayer for Fair Immigration Reform
News Advisory: Rally at U.S. Capitol Draws Several Thousand, Next Stop in Immigration Movement As mark up of an immigration reform bill continues in the Senate on Monday, hundreds of faith leaders from around the country will gather for an interfaith prayer service on the West lawn of the U.S....
Tags: FINANCE, immigration, income, lawn, leader
Research articles 2006-03-24
Brrr! It's time to start thinking about lawn care.(Neighbor)(North Aurora)
Byline: Molly Kozik "Do you want the 'best-looking' lawn in the neighborhood? Find out what you need to do and when to do it make your lawn beautiful and healthy." That's what was on the brochure from the University of Illinois Extension that I...
Tags: INTERNET, lawn, North, permit, Strategy, University of Illinois
Research articles 2006-02-08
The ScottsMiracle-Gro Company Recognizes J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. with Prestigious Core Carrier Partner of the Year Award
LOWELL, Ark. -- J. B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT) today announced that the Company has been recognized by The ScottsMiracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG), the world's largest marketer of branded consumer products for lawn and garden care, with the prestigious 2005 Truckload/Intermodal Core Carrier Partner of the Year award....
Tags: brand, Branding, Company, Hunt, lawn, MARKETING, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., Transportation
Research articles 2006-01-06
Institutional Culture and Civic Responsibility: An Ethnographic Study
Student citizenship development is an important goal of higher education that is rarely considered through a cultural lens. This ethnographic study of a research university is an examination of campus ideologies and cultural forms that address five dimensions of civic responsibility. The findings illustrate how the beliefs and cultural equipment...
Tags: administrator, education, ideology, Lawn, M., PRODUCTIVITY, University of Virginia
Research articles 2006-01-01
Energetic ducks set alarm bells ringing at British royal hideaway
LONDON AFP — Newly installed security alarms at the British royal family's summer estate in Scotland are going off "day and night" thanks to seven Indian runner ducks. The ducks -- named Arabella, Antoine, Parsley, Sage, Rose, Mary and Thyme -- were acquired by Prince Charles as environmentally friendly,...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, duck, lawn, SECURITY
Research articles 2005-08-24
Bio-pesticides: the future is now.(Green Science)
Several states have enacted legislation restricting the use of pesticides in and around schools. And many communities have passed "pesticide posting ordinances" that require landscapers and other grounds-maintenance professionals to post advance notice (typically 48 to 72 hours) of pesticide applications. What...
Tags: Government, lawn, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research articles 2005-08-01