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Soilworks’® Durasoil® - Synthetic Dust Control Fluid, Certified for Superiority Through BNQ
Soilworks®, LLC is the innovator and manufacturer of Durasoil® dust control agent. Durasoil® is a revolutionary state-of-the-art innovation; engineered for today's challenging dust control needs. This colorless and odorless, ultra-pure synthetic fluid, which is formulated to meet the highest standards of environmental efficacy, is now proudly verified for superior quality by BNQ (Bureau de normalisation du Québec) as of June 21st, 2013. - August 01, 2013 - Soilworks, LLC
TJR Global Receives SBA HUBZone Certification
Today, TJR Procurement, LLC d/b/a TJR Global CAGE/NCAGE: 5E8P3 announced receipt of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) HUBZone designation. - August 01, 2013 - TJR Procurement LLC, d/b/a TJR Global
Geoff Notkin Named Keynote Speaker for Prestigious NewSpace Conference
Geoff Notkin, star of the award-winning Science Channel television series "Meteorite Men," has been selected to provide the Keynote Address at the 2013 NewSpace Conference taking place July 25-27 in Silicon Valley, California. Notkin’s presentation will be held on Saturday, July 27... - July 23, 2013 - Aerolite Meteorites, LLC
Positive Promotions CEO Joins Congressman Steve Israel to Discuss Legislation to Require "Made in the USA" Products in National Parks
Nelson Taxel, CEO of Positive Promotions and Congressman Steve Israel met at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, the former home of President Teddy Roosevelt, to advocate proposed legislation to put American made products in official gift shops at the National Parks, monuments, and historic sites... - July 12, 2013 - Positive Promotions
Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes Awards $5,000 Grant to Provide Housing for Homeless Female Veterans
Donation to Final Salute will provide transitional support for women and children. - July 11, 2013 - Coalition to Salute America's Heroes
Burris Announces New Drug Test Chain of Custody Forms
Burris Computer Forms® has announced the introduction of a stock Chain of Custody forms. The form meets Federal chain of custody drug testing specifications. The five-part, continuous form includes two specimen labels, numbered and barcoded to match the form itself. Sets can be printed on pin... - July 10, 2013 - Burris Computer Forms
Sergeant Ella I. Greene Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Sergeant Ella I. Greene of Aiea, Hawaii has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of military service. About Sergeant Ella I. Greene Sergeant Greene has over 10 years experience in the field of... - July 03, 2013 - Strathmore Worldwide
The UK Outperform Finland’s Education System in the World Top 20 Education Poll
The United Kingdom ranks as Europe’s top education system and 3rd in the World Top 20 Education Poll 2013. - June 30, 2013 - New Jersey Minority Educational Development
Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes Awards $7,500 in Grants to VA Hospitals Across Western U.S.
Multi-state grants will fund variety of services for wounded veterans. - June 27, 2013 - Coalition to Salute America's Heroes
Five Boro Mold Specialist: "Over 100 Million in Red Cross Hurricane Sandy Relief Funds Still Available, Where's the Relief?"
NYC mold removal company reports on the increase of denied applications for the many types of Hurricane Sandy claims- FEMA claims, insurance claims, and other emergency relief claims and assistance. - June 25, 2013 - Five Boro Mold Specialist
Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes Teams with Feed The Children to Distribute Goods to Wounded Veterans
Massive donations of books, bottled water and more delivered to U.S. Army bases - June 13, 2013 - Coalition to Salute America's Heroes
Optical Networking Upstarts Look to Disrupt Operational Paradigm with Built-In Micro OTDR Feature
Metrodata Ltd.'s Advanced Ethernet Demarcation Devices (EDD) Are First to Natively Support Optical Zonu's Fault Finding iSFC Transceivers. - June 12, 2013 - Optical Zonu Corp.
LithFire-X Awarded Patent Protection for Li Ion Fire Suppression System
LithFire-X LLC, a Detroit-based specialty fire and safety management company, has been awarded patent protection for a fire suppression system specifically designed to contain and extinguish lithium ion battery fires in electric energy storage configurations. Electric energy storage applications... - June 05, 2013 - LithFire-X, LLC
Tallahassee Inventor Raising Funds to Build Prototypes of His Humanitarian Product on Indiegogo.com
The concept was conceived because so many lives are needlessly lost due to simple infections immediately after a catastrophic event, that many lives can be saved if we quickly deliver aid with supplies, personnel and a facility. - May 18, 2013 - NDPesic Group
Capita Conferences Announce Details of Child Protection in the Digital Environment Conference
Capita Conferences' Child Protection in the Digital Environment Conference provides delegates with the tool-kit to equip young people with the skills to be safe online both in school and beyond the school gates. Hear from CEOP, Ofsted and Facebook. - May 15, 2013 - Capita Conferences
Capita Conferences Announce Details of Their Reforming Housing Benefit Conference – 24th September 2013, Manchester
The Delivering Housing Benefit Reform Conference provides delegates with essential guidance on effective implementation of the reform, addressing the challenges faced in delivering Universal Credit, effectively managing under occupancy and mitigating the financial risk in implementing direct payments. - May 15, 2013 - Capita Conferences
Capita Conferences Announce Details of Honour Based Violence & Forced Marriage - 16th July
Ahead of the imminent plans to make forced marriage a criminal offence in October 2013, this conference brings together multi-disciplined agencies to examine how best to develop specialist services to protect and support victims of honour based violence and forced marriage. - May 12, 2013 - Capita Conferences
Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova Discusses Pros and Cons of Announced Immigration Reform
New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova shares news about the upcoming Immigration law changes. - April 20, 2013 - Law Office of Alena Shautsova
Capita Conferences Announce Their Housing Benefit in Scotland Conference – 19 June 2013, Edinburgh
The event prepares Local Authorities and Housing Providers on how to manage the new benefits system and support claimants through the transition. - April 15, 2013 - Capita Conferences
Enable America Supports Perez Secretary of Labor Nomination
With the U.S. Senate reconvening today following a spring recess, Enable America is urging senators to proceed promptly and confirm the nomination of Thomas Perez as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor. “Enable America strongly supports the nomination of Thomas Perez to U.S. Secretary... - April 10, 2013 - Enable America
Radiation Shield Technologies (RST) Anti-Nuclear Garments Awarded Patent Protection in South Korea
RST is granted a South Korean patent for Demron, a high-performance fabric that protects against CBRN threats and heat stress. - April 04, 2013 - Radiation Shield Technologies
Trusted Integration Announces American Data Technology’s Adoption of TrustedAgent for FedRAMP Security Authorization
Trusted Integration (TI www.trustedintegration.com) welcomes American Data Technology Inc (ADTI www.localweb.com) to its list of commercial clients. ADTI adopts TrustedAgent to accelerate ADTI’s FedRAMP security authorization program through GSA’s FedRAMP PMO as a FedRAMP-approved Cloud... - March 06, 2013 - Trusted Integration, Inc.
Tamee L. Havrilla Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Tamee L. Havrilla of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of military government. About Tamee L. Havrilla Ms. Havrilla is the Logistics Management Specialist for... - February 21, 2013 - Strathmore Worldwide
Local Attorney Going to Washington to Sound Alarm on Emerging Student Load Debt Crisis, Other Key Issues
Meeting with congressman and senators on key issues for student loan borrowers and debtors. - February 13, 2013 - Lorene Lynn Mies, A PLC
Navy and Marine Corps to Discuss Alignment of Forces
Defense Strategies Institute will host its second Expeditionary Operations Symposium March 19-20 in Alexandria, VA. The Symposium will focus on the Alignment of Naval Forces in support of effective power projection particularly in the Pacific Theatre. - February 04, 2013 - Defense Strategies Institute
Appointment of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Missouri
Appointment of Judge Cynthia Norton as U.S. Bankruptcy Judge - February 01, 2013 - U.S. Court of Appeals - Eighth Circuit
Strategist Craig Casselberry of Quorum Public Affairs Chosen as One of the "20 Politically Minded Austinites to Know" for 2013
Austin Business Journal Recognizes Casselberry as the “Go-To Resource for Many Texas Businesses” - January 29, 2013 - Quorum Public Affairs
Obama's Presidential Impact on Long Term Care Insurance
As President Obama begins his second term in office a leading long term care insurance expert speculates on the industry's next four years. - January 23, 2013 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
US Economy Likely to Improve in 2013
A new survey by Money Journal.com shows that the U.S. economy is likely to improve in 2013, despite headwinds facing the nation. - January 22, 2013 - Money Journal
Hear the Sirens Roar: BFP Firefighters Underwent Training to Operate PH Government’s Rosenbauer-MAN Fire Trucks
The government has taken one step closer towards being better prepared at handling disasters as 26 veteran firefighters from the Bureau of Fire Protection went under training on how to properly operate PH government’s newly purchased Rosenbauer – MAN fire trucks. The 26 fire fighters... - January 22, 2013 - MAN Automotive Concessionaires Corporation
GoVision LED Screens in the Spotlight at Obama Inauguration
Company's HD video units will be on Capitol Steps, National Mall for 3rd consecutive swearing-in ceremony. - January 19, 2013 - GoVision L.P.
North American Rescue's IPOK Recognized as "Best of the Best for 2012"
North American Rescue's Individual Patrol Officer's Kit (IPOK®) was recently selected by Law Officer Magazine as one of their "Best of the Best for 2012" products. - January 17, 2013 - North American Rescue, LLC
OSEI Says "Shame on the EPA Their 'Science' Endorses Toxic Oil Spill Response"; CEO Will Discuss Non Toxic Solution to Oil Spills Globally on CNBC January 16-17th 2013
This series on CNBC Features Non-Toxic Oil Spill Cleanup Method OSE II, an alternative to the EPA's current response. OSEI CEO Steven Pedigo says "The US EPA has forced toxic antiquated spill response on the US environment for 23 years." Oil Spill Eater II is the safe non toxic oil spill clean up product that can remove 100% of a spill by converting it to a safe end point of CO2 and water, which other countries are utilizing to protect their environments. - January 16, 2013 - OSEI Corporation
Herzog Paints First Contemporary Abstract Portrait Painting of President Barack Obama for His Inauguration Day 2013
The First Presidential Portrait Painting of Barack Obama for Inauguration Day 2013. - January 15, 2013 - HBT
Fashion Social Network
Homeland security involves personnel casting bodies in environments that require invasive monitoring. These environments are sometimes affected with chemical and biological agents that are harmful to the personnel and can limit their focuses and concentrations. The Fashion World Media announces the development of fashion social network in Home-Land Intelligence Systems Technology “H-LIST,” a wearable detection outfit to realize a social security network “SSN." - January 11, 2013 - The Fashion World Media
Planet Technologies Becomes the First Microsoft AOS-G Partner in the United States. Agreement Enables Planet to Sell Office 365 Licenses Directly to Government Clients.
This week, Planet Technologies executed the Microsoft Office 365 Agreement for Online Services for Government clients (AOS-G) becoming the first Microsoft partner authorized under this new program. In an effort to provide greater access for procurement and support due to the rapid adoption of... - January 10, 2013 - Planet Technologies
VASTEC Helps Federal Agencies in Texas Kick-Off 2013 with Digital Conversion and Records Management Services
Having recently expanded into Dallas, VASTEC is now in position to help Federal agencies in Texas plan and execute their 2013 priorities for scanning and digital services, records management systems and solutions, and Section 508 document accessibility. “Data transformation projects can seem... - January 10, 2013 - VASTEC
Bonding Agency Offers Bank Customers Deposit Protection as Feds Abandon Unlimited FDIC Insurance
Surety Advisors, LLC, an independent bonding and insurance agency, is offering private excess deposit insurance as an alternative replacement to the unlimited FDIC deposit protection instituted during the global financial crisis, renewed under Dodd-Frank and discontinued December 31, 2012. J. Mark... - January 09, 2013 - J.M. Strange & Company
TITUS Named Sponsor at Knowledge Congress' Event
TITUS teamed up with The Knowledge Group for KC’s upcoming webcast entitled “US Export Controls & Defense Trade Controls Program: What You Need to Know in 2013 Live Webcast.” This two-hour event will be held on April 10, 2013 @ 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM (ET). For further details... - January 09, 2013 - The Knowledge Group
Thursby Awarded General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule
Thursby Software Systems, Inc., has been awarded a five year General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule, number GS-35F-132AA, effective immediately. The contract provides a vehicle for government agencies to directly procure Thursby's Apple integration, management and security solutions. - January 03, 2013 - Thursby Software Systems, Inc.
Colin Bower, a Mass. Father of Two Kidnapped American Boys Who Has Been Working with Sen Kerry for the Past Three Years to Bring His Boys Home on Sen Kerry's Nomination
Statement by Colin Bower, a Massachusetts father of two kidnapped American boys, who has been working with Senator John Kerry for the past three years to gain the return of his boys from Egypt, on his nomination for Secretary of State of the United States. - December 21, 2012 - HelpBringNoorandRamsayHome
ASL Petition Reaches Milestone
25,000 signatures were successfully gathered on the ASL Petition to the White House. - December 13, 2012 - ASL for America
Capita Announce Details of Their National Safeguarding Adults Conference - 25th Feb 2013, London
Capita’s National Safeguarding Adults Conference provides you with the skills and insight to address the changes presented in the Care and Support Draft Bill. Keynote: Claire Crawley, Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships Directorate, Department of Health. - November 30, 2012 - Capita Conferences
Unemployment is Falling as Scottish Recovery Continues, Says Trust Deed Company
New employment figures show Scotland’s Economic Recovery Plan is working well, vindicating the Government’s "robust action" to support jobs, skills and training, says Debt Solutions Company Scottish Trust Deed. - November 21, 2012 - Simple Financial Solutions Limited
Eastern National Publishes The Department of the Interior in the Age of the Civil War
In the thousands of volumes written about the Civil War, there has never been a comprehensive history of the Department of the Interior during this tumultuous time. The newly released Eastern National publication, The Department of the Interior in the Age of the Civil War, fills that void. The... - November 17, 2012 - Eastern National
Federal Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Los Angeles Medical Marijuana Dispensary to Prevent Closure
The Law Offices of Barry Fischer files Federal Complaint on behalf of L.A.-based pot dispensary to prevent the DEA from using intimidation tactics and “arbitrary and capricious” conduct in efforts to close legalized medical marijuana dispensaries in California. Lawsuit asserts Federal Government’s “abuse of power.” - November 06, 2012 - The Law Offices of Barry Fischer
Barney’s Beanery Turns Up the Election Heat with "Rock the Beer Vote"
Patrons of the Legendary Los Angeles Area RoadHouse Cast the Vote for Their Favorite Presidential Candidates by Hitting the Taps - November 01, 2012 - Barney's Beanery
Art Drew for President Announces His Campaign Promises for the 2012 Presidential Race
Says Stop Outsourcing, Bring American Jobs Home to America and Drop "Obama Care" Do Health Care Over - October 22, 2012 - Art Drew for President
Weidlinger Engineer Mohammed Ettouney to Address DHS Resilient Buildings Workshop
Dr. Ettouney will discuss the capabilities of Integrated Rapid Visual Screening, a software tool he co-developed to assist facility stakeholders in making important decisions about hazard mitigation. - October 18, 2012 - Weidlinger Associates, Inc.
DSI’s SOF Symposium Addresses New Roadmap for SOF Priorities
DSI’s SOF Symposium “Balancing Special Operations Forces to Meet Emerging Global Challenges” is almost here. - October 18, 2012 - Defense Strategies Institute