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Smarter Site Work With Geosynthetics

Excavation and site work are an important cost category on many construction jobs. Those underground unknowns can also mean unexpected costs. Installing drainage for a wet soil, excavating and replacing a weak soil, or simply compacting a difficult soil can add days to the schedule and strip big dollars off...

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White papers 2003-05-01

Volume 3: Converting Wood Fuel to Energy

Although most residues are returned to the soil to provide nutrients for future crops, they could be used either as fuels or, in some cases, for energy production, with the final residue being returned to the soil. This paper summarizes and maps the agricultural wastes and residues generated in each...

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White papers 2000-04-11

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AgraGate Disburses $4.2 Million to Carbon Credits Customers

Mid-Year Checks Average $2,375 WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- July is harvest time for a new crop - carbon credits - and farmers who have met the requirements for earning these environmental credits are now reaping the benefits. Nearly 1,800 farm operators received payments averaging $2,375...

Articles 2008-07-16

Magnus International Resources Has Commenced a 2,500 Meter Drilling Program at the Mashonga Project and Reports Historical Exploration Results Including Grab Samples as High as 874 g/t Gold

Magnus International Resources, Inc. ("Magnus" or the "Company") (PINK SHEETS: MGNU) is pleased to announce that a 2,500 meter RC drilling program in Uganda commenced this week at its flagship Mashonga property. The Mashonga Project is located in the Buhweju goldfields of southwestern Uganda. The drill program will target the...

Articles 2008-07-16

Bush can hold terrorist suspect indefinitely: US court

WASHINGTON AFP — A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that President George W. Bush has the power to keep a terrorist suspect jailed indefinitely, but that the detainee has the right to challenge his detention as an "enemy combatant." The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals in...

Articles 2008-07-15

Blake back in comfort zone on American soil

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana AFP — James Blake buried a pair of dismal recent European showings as he earned a hardcourt victory to reach the second round of the Indianapolis Tennis Championships. The top seeded American, who lost in the second round of Roland Garros and Wimbledon, returned to his...

Articles 2008-07-15

2008 Gold Exploration Program Initiated at Rare Element's Sundance Project

TSX-V: RES Ref: 08-2008 VANCOUVER, July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rare Element Resources Ltd (TSX-V: RES) announces the initiation of the 2008 gold exploration program by Newmont North America Exploration Limited Newmont, manager of the Sundance gold-exploration joint venture with Rare Element Resources in Wyoming. Based on 2007...

Articles 2008-07-15

Market Pulse Breaking News Alert for Tuesday, July 15, 2008: PRRY - Planet Resource Recovery Provides Positive Additional Information on Oil Well Treatments With PetroLuxus(TM)!

Market Pulse News Alert for this AM, Stocks toWatch are: Planet Resource Recovery, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: PRRY), CanadianSolar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ), Western Standard Energy Corp. (OTCBB: WSEG)and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). Investors need to be watching Planet Resource Recovery, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: PRRY) this AM! Planet Resource Recovery is the developer and...

Articles 2008-07-15

Retaining wall completed at Silverdale Lowe's

TBH & Associates LLC recently completed work on a 13,000-square- foot retaining wall for a new Lowe's in Silverdale. The store is being built by Robinson Construction Co., of Hillsboro, which subcontracted with TBH to build a carved, shotcrete retaining wall. TBH installed more than 420...

Articles 2008-07-15

Kubota Introduces Revolutionary Power Krawler Tractor

Rear Track Increases Stability and Decreases Compaction for Vineyard and Orchard Use TORRANCE, Calif. -- Kubota Tractor Corporation is revolutionizing the way work is done in vineyards, orchards, and within other specialty applications. Kubota's new M8540 Power Krawler narrow cab tractor brings the benefits of a rear crawler...

Articles 2008-07-14

Nevada Exploration Inc. Announces Phase II Drilling at Hot Pot

Nevada Exploration Inc. (TSX VENTURE: NGE) ("NGE") is pleased to announce that it has commenced a Phase II reverse circulation RC drilling program at its Hot Pot gold project (the "Property"), located between Winnemucca and Battle Mountain, Nevada, 6.5km (4 mi) east of Newmont's Lone Tree gold mine and 13km...

Articles 2008-07-14

Nevada Exploration Inc. Announces Phase II Drilling at Hot Pot

Nevada Exploration Inc. (TSX VENTURE: NGE) ("NGE") is pleased to announce that it has commenced a Phase II reverse circulation RC drilling program at its Hot Pot gold project (the "Property"), located between Winnemucca and Battle Mountain, Nevada, 6.5km (4 mi) east of Newmont's Lone Tree gold mine and 13km...

Articles 2008-07-14

Forterra Environmental Appoints Pilon to Board of Directors

Forterra Environmental Corp. (TSX VENTURE: FTE), an emerging leader in the production and sale of premium organic soil-enrichment products based on worm castings, today announced the appointment of Randy Pilon to its Board of Directors. "We expect that Randy Pilon's experience as an entrepreneur, angel investor and in senior management...

Articles 2008-07-14

Unique Electrical Partnership Fuels Construction of Historic Uranium Enrichment Facility - Now on ElectricTV.net

BETHESDA, Md., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The first uranium enrichment facility to be built on U.S. soil in more than thirty years is among the features in the latest edition of ElectricTV.net. A joint production of the National Electrical Contractors Association NECA and the International Brotherhood of Electrical...

Articles 2008-07-14

The Board of Cigma Metals Corporation Is Pleased to Announce the Appointment of Agustin Gomez de Segura as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company

The Board of Cigma Metals Corporation(the "Company", "Cigma") (PINKSHEETS: CGMX) (FRANKFURT: C9KA) is pleased toannounce the appointment of Mr. Agustin Gomez de Segura as President andChief Executive Officer effective July 1, 2008 and the resignation of Mr.Lars Pearl as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of theCompany. Mr. Lars Pearl...

Articles 2008-07-14

JUSTIN TIME Ten years ago, a 17-year-old amateur had an amazing

IF course form is any guide - and it was when Mark O'Meara won the last Open held at Royal Birkdale in 1998 - there will be plenty of support for Justin Rose when the championship gets underway on Thursday. Rose and Lee Westwood will be leading...

Articles 2008-07-13

DIYit

USE a push-pull hoe with a two-edged blade to aerate soil and kill weed seedlings. A model like the Wolf Gar ten Multi-change hoe head (www.wolf-garten.co.uk) has guards so you can work close to plants without damaging them...

Articles 2008-07-13

Do it!

EASY KEEP a few pots of herbs close to the barbecue - pretty plants like purple sage right, variegated thyme and golden oregano have colour, scent, shape and flavour and make an eye-catching feature on the patio. WIPE aphids off rose bushes...

Articles 2008-07-13

Offer

DELPHINIUMS are a classic cottage garden feature as their stately flower spires provide dazzling colour and drama. We are offering delphinium Pacific Giants, which can grow to 6ft and flower in beautiful hues of blue, pink, white and purple. These reliable perennials like a sunny open site with fertile soil....

Articles 2008-07-13

Short circuit forces speedup of Mars soil and ice test

LOS ANGELES -- Will the Mars lander's next baking test of soil and ice be its last? Scientists worry that it could be, thanks to an electrical glitch that threatens the $420 million quest to find the chemical ingredients for life near the Martian north pole. ...

Articles 2008-07-13