Falls library reopens as high heat moderates

July 31st, 2010
Falls library reopens as high heat moderates

0 Comments | Buffalo News, Jul 13, 2010 | by Richard E. Baldwin

The city’s main public library was open for business Monday for the first time since the July Fourth weekend, when it was shut down by a broken air-conditioning system, oppressive heat and high humidity.

Mayor Paul A. Dyster told the City Council that the air conditioning in the Earl W. Brydges library building at 1425 Main St. was “shot,” and repairs or replacement would be expensive and time-consuming.

Moderating outdoor temperatures “improved the situation somewhat” Monday, Dyster said, and industrial-strength fans near the opened doorways circulated air in the main reading room.

But the library’s computer terminals, largely used by residents who do not have Internet access in their homes, remained out of service and deserted.

The Brydges library was closed last week when indoor temperatures in the 90s and high humidity were deemed hazardous to the staff and public.

The city’s other library — the LaSalle Branch at 8728 Buffalo Ave. — remained open, and its air-conditioning system was in operation.

The air conditioning and other problems at the city-owned Brydges library dominated discussions at Monday’s meeting of the City Council, but nobody from the library’s board of trustees or its administration attended the meeting.

Other problems at the main library include numerous leaks in the roof and “heaving” of the floor under the book stacks on the building’s main floor
air conditioning repair

Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

National frontbencher withdraws from casino 'clean-up' company

July 31st, 2010
National frontbencher withdraws from casino ‘clean-up’ company

0 Comments | Press, The; Christchurch, New Zealand, Jul 5, 2007 | by VAN BEYNEN, Martin

National frontbencher Gerry Brownlee has quit the casino company that he hoped would help clean up the gambling industry.

Brownlee, National’s spokesman for energy and state services, became a director of New Zealand Casino Services Ltd in June to join fellow directors Stephen Lyttelton and Peter Arbuckle.

Lyttelton, the former acting chief executive at the Christchurch Casino, and Arbuckle, the casino’s gaming manager, resigned from the casino last month citing casino irregularities and personal safety concerns as their motivation.

Questions have now been raised about the former managers’ behaviour. Lyttelton championed a Melbourne man, subsequently accused of fraud, and Arbuckle’s protestations about threats to his family’s safety have been questioned by his former wife because he allegedly failed to warn her and their three sons about any danger.

Brownlee said yesterday that he resigned because he accepted he would find it difficult to take a role in cleaning up the industry while being a director of a company involved in it
cleaning services melbourne

Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Opalis Integration Server Selected as a Best of Tech-Ed 2007 Awards Finalist

July 31st, 2010
Opalis Integration Server Selected as a Best of Tech-Ed 2007 Awards Finalist

Business Wire, June 4, 2007

ORLANDO, Fla. — Opalis Software, Inc., the IT process automation market leader with software that orchestrates, integrates, and automates IT operational processes, today announced the Opalis Integration Server technology has been selected a finalist for the Best of Tech*Ed 2007 Awards in the Management & Operations category. The overall winner in the Management & Operations category will be announced at a June 6, 7:00 pm reception hosted by Windows IT Pro at the Peabody Hotel in Orlando. Opalis will be exhibiting its Opalis Integration Server technology at Tech*Ed in booth #1128.

The awards program is conducted by Penton Media’s Windows IT Pro, SQL Server Magazine, and Office & SharePoint Pro.com. The field included more than 260 entries
process server orlando

Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Sauna kits are available in a

July 31st, 2010

Sauna kits are available in a variety of sizes and layouts. Sauna kits are an easy way to build a sauna, along with saving you some time and money. Different types of sauna kits including home size sauna kits, one person kits, and pre-cut and pre-built sauna kits are available in the market.

The infrared sauna kits are the most economical simple way to install an infrared sauna in your home. Sauna kits are designed to be easily assembled, by even a novice handyman or woman. On average, the sauna kits are installed within 12 to 24 hours.

The pre-cut sauna kits are perfect for do it yourselfers. Instructions for these sauna kits are usually easy to follow. The Infrared sauna kits for the most part are less expensive than other saunas.
portland dental implants

Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Your Money: FOCUS ON SIR ELTON'S GEM BROOCH

July 31st, 2010
Your Money: FOCUS ON SIR ELTON’S GEM BROOCH

Sunday Mirror, Aug 31, 2008 by JAMES BREESE

Instant Expert

A STUNNING art deco sapphire and diamond clip brooch, once owned by Sir Elton John, is up for sale at the end of the month. He wore it during the filming of the video for I Don’t Wanna Go On With You Like That.

Basics

THE brooch, created in 1935, is designed in the form of the initial “J”, and includes multiple old-brilliant-cut diamonds.

How much?

IT is expected to fetch more than pounds 12,000 at Bonhams’ next London Sale of Fine Jewellery on September 25. “Diamonds have an enduring appeal,” say Bonhams
emerald cut diamond ring

Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Up – Apple-Metro Selects HotSchedules Enterprise for Restaurant Labor

July 31st, 2010

Apple-Metro Selects HotSchedules Enterprise for Restaurant Labor

0 Comments | Food and Beverage Close – Up, Jul 30, 2010

HotSchedules, a provider of online employee scheduling and labor management solutions for the restaurant industry, announced that Apple-Metro, the New York Metropolitan area franchisee for Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Bar, has selected HotSchedules Enterprise for restaurant labor management, communication and forecasting.

In a release dated July 27, the Company said after conducting a four-restaurant pilot, Apple-Metro went live with HotSchedules Enterprise in April 2010 to all 31 Applebee’s restaurants in the five New York boroughs, Westchester and Rockland counties.

“We use HotSchedules for just about everything now, including labor management, communication and especially forecasting,” said Randy Liss, Restaurant Systems Manager, Apple-Metro. “In my opinion, the greatest features of HotSchedules Enterprise are the budget comparison tool, sales forecasting, and staff level chart. Prior to working with HotSchedules, our managers were not forecasting properly, making it difficult to get an accurate picture of where our labor costs were on a weekly and monthly basis.

“Our managers love the Digital Logbook because it has streamlined our communications – allowing them to send messages to other managers about the day’s activities when they are not in the restaurant.”

“Apple-Metro is a widely successful Applebee’s franchisee, and we are very excited to have them join the HotSchedules community of restaurants,” said David Cantu, vice president of business development, HotSchedules. “With HotSchedules Enterprise, Apple- Metro’s executives now have a ‘bird’s-eye’ view of labor management in their restaurants at all times
swivel bar stool

Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Godfather takes revenge on uncle after wife leaves

July 31st, 2010
Godfather takes revenge on uncle after wife leaves

0 Comments | Evening Standard; London (UK), Apr 22, 2010 | by Nick Pisa

A MAFIA gang destroyed a bowling alley and amusement arcade after a godfather’s wife left him.

Giuseppe Palumbo, 34, ordered the raid after his wife went to stay with an uncle, the owner of the premises.

Customers cowered as the sixstrong gang, wearing crash helmets and carrying guns, pushed over gaming machines and then poured petrol on to bowling lanes before setting them on fire.

Police released the footage of the raids at Giugliano and Pozzuoli near Naples, home of the southern Mafia known as the Camorra.

A spokesman said: “Palumbo was furious because the uncle had been given the money by him to set up the premises and he viewed it as an offence to his honour.”

To see a video of the raid, go to: standard.co.uk/mafia

naples home

Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

People (and dogs)

July 31st, 2010

People (and dogs) fall on both sides of the fence, so to speak.

It seems that an invisible electric dog fence is the perfect solution to keep your pet within the boundaries of your home, without having to put up a fence they may detract from the design of your home and your yard. Of course, is the beauty of an invisible ?fence? worth the chance of injuring your beloved pet? Certainly not.

Here is what you need to know about invisible electric dog fences:

? They are not as inhumane as people might think.

? They do not deliver a full out shock ? rather, the shock that your pet receives as it tries to cross the line is more similar to a static electricity shock that we can give after rubbing our feet along the carpet and then touching someone.
dog obedience training

Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Asbestos exposure while in the Navy causes man's death

July 31st, 2010
Asbestos exposure while in the Navy causes man’s death

0 Comments | Western Gazette; Yeovil (UK), Jul 8, 2010

Five months aboard a ship as a Naval cadet proved fatal to Richard Barber, when nearly 38 years later he died of asbestos- related mesothelioma.

Mr Barber, timeshare manager, of Woodlands Crescent, Poundbury, Dorchester, was 66 when he died on April 13 in Joseph Weld hospice.

At an inquest at Dorchester last week West Dorset coroner Michael Johnston told Mr Barber’s widow that there was now official acceptance that everyone who served in the Navy until the late 1980s was exposed to asbestos.

He continued: “When I first started in this job 30 years ago I used to get the odd case but I have had three cases this month.

“It is terrifying that we haven’t reached the crest of the wave. We had a Naval dockyard in Portland and a lot of Navy people have settled in the area.”

Mr Barber was diagnosed with the disease in December 2008.

A statement to solicitors in which Mr Barber outlined his past contact with asbestos was read out by Mr Johnston. It said that after joining Dartmouth Naval College as a cadet in January 1962 he spent two periods of two and three months at sea before being discharged from the Navy in February 1964.

“This is the only field of employment where I was exposed to asbestos” he said.

“I worked all over the ship, including the engine rooms and boiler rooms where pipes were lagged with asbestos insulation. This was disturbed by people working on maintenance and I inhaled asbestos.”

After his diagnosis Mr Barber made a claim for a war pension which was accepted by the Ministry of Defence.

Recording a verdict of death from industrial disease, Mr Johnston told Mr Barber’s widow: “Mesothelioma is still a relatively rare sort of cancer

Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Jeromesville picks Brown's for trash pick-up service

July 31st, 2010
Jeromesville picks Brown’s for trash pick-up service

0 Comments | Daily Record; Wooster, Ohio, Jul 17, 2010 | by BONNIE TAYLOR

By BONNIE TAYLOR

Record Correspondent

JEROMESVILLE — Brown’s Trash Removal retained its contract with the village for the next two years with an option for two more two- year terms.

Rates of $11.50 per month and $10.50 for seniors will begin in September. Customers with little trash may opt for a monthly pickup of two 30-gallon trash bags, otherwise amounts are unlimited.

Pick-up is now Monday mornings.

“While Brown’s wasn’t ‘on paper’ the lowest bid, it offered the best overall package,” said Mayor Ed Blough.

Legal language and the possibility of additional surcharges during the term of the contract were reasons cited for rejecting the competing bid from Rumke Consolidated Service. Brown customers will see a slight reduction in the cost of trash removal. There is a 10 percent reduction for yearly payment.

Council passed two ordinances. One allows Village Administrator Paul Lapp to accept bids and enter into contracts for water department improvements, including chlorinating lines and generators at the water treatment plant
custom paper bags

Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
« Previous Entries