Bothered by litter? Call this number St. Petersburg Times
Keep Pinellas Beautiful has a new 24-hour litter reporting hotline residents can use to report litter problems: (727) 210-4663. The litter hotline is designed for large-scale litter problems or those that pose a public safety hazard, such as cases where items could create traffic problems.
Optical Energy Technologies Inc. BizJournals
Headquarters: Hartford, Conn. Employees: 3 Founded: 2002 Web: www.opticalenergy.com E-mail: contact@opticalenergy.com Phone: 203-357-0626 The Pitch: The company is seeking $1 million to scale up sales and marketing, and automate manufacturing of patented photovoltaic/domestic hot water solar collector systems.
Indian tribes betting on approval for more slots The Olympian
Northwest Indian tribes have struck a new deal with Gov. Chris Gregoire that could lead to more than a 40 percent increase in the number of tribal-owned electronic slot machines in Washington over the next few years.
-offender residency laws get second look USA Today
Critics want to loosen state laws that ban registered offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a school or day care center. They say it forces many offenders to live in rural areas where they are difficult for authorities to monitor.
Oil Rises for a Fourth Day on Iran Nuclear Dispute, Snowstorm Bloomberg.com
Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose for a fourth day on concern that the dispute over Iran's nuclear program may disrupt Middle East supplies.
Oil Rises for Fourth Day on Iran Sanctions Threat, Snowstorm Bloomberg.com
Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose for a fourth day on concern that sanctions against Iran may disrupt supplies from the Middle East and as a snowstorm blanketed the northeast U.S., increasing heating demand.
How Two Rights Can Make a Wrong International Herald Tribune
But as Americans take an ever-increasing array of prescription and over- the-counter medications and herbal supplements, the nation's patients and doctors find themselves facing a growing problem — too many patients are unwittingly taking dangerous combinations of drugs.
DRM Causes Piracy Slashdot
igorsk recommends an essay by Eric Flint, editor at Baen Publishing and an author himself, over at Baen's online SF magazine, Baen Universe. In it Flint argues that, far from curbing piracy of copyrighted materials, DRM actually causes it. Quoting: "Electronic copyright infringement is something that can only become an 'economic epidemic' under certain conditions. Any one of the following: 1) The
Philanthropy: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Good for business and the community Helping children with cancer, funding scholarships for students, sprucing up the houses of military "heroes," and building an arts and cultural center downtown. They're all so different, yet they are classic examples of philanthropy by the Columbus business community.
Lincoln center is strapped for money The Herald-Sun
Tough financial times for Lincoln Community Health Center in Durham have some people wondering about its future. But executive director Evelyn Schmidt says the center, which served 33,000 people in 2006, is "back on the right track."electronic+scale: electronic scala oap , tmx electronic scala , electronic scala oap , tmx electronic scala , electronic+scale