Pentair trims guidance, 3Q profit falls Oct 21, 2009
Its technical products, includint metal enclosures for computers and electrical equipment, had sales of $201 million in the quarter, down 32 percent compared to the same period in 2008. Operating income for the group was $24 million, down 49 percent compared to $48 million last year. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Gardening under glass Oct 19, 2009
In vogue during the '60s and '70s, these self-contained gardens in transparent enclosures have roots as far back as 1831, when someone got the bright idea to stick a fern in a bottle. There has recently been renewed interest in terrariums, thanks in part to the burgeoning crafts movement and appreciation for green living and indoor gardening. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Letters to the Observer Oct 18, 2009
Kennel Club, et al vs. Metro Government: Judge Simpson found that the determination between altered and unaltered dogs is without merit and therefore the requirement of inspection of enclosures for unaltered dogs by Animal Control is unconstitutional. No one has ever said, People will be unable to find pets because of neighbors objections to nearby breeding facilities. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
Intelligent Structural Elements: Support Frames, Adaptive Engine Hoods And More To Come Oct 14, 2009
In addition, demonstrators for the application of HICEs in shaft-to-collar connections and machine enclosures will be developed. The participating institutions are the Institutes of Mechanical Handling and Logistics, of Construction Technology and Technical Design, of Textile and Process Engineering, of Aircraft Design, of Design and Construction and of Metal Forming Technology. (Science Daily)
High-voltage excitement, sheer drama of Las Vegas Oct 1, 2009
Crystal flower beds blossoming on ceilings; gondoliers serenading couples as they punted down Venetian canals; lions playing with their handlers in glass-walled enclosures; ornate chandeliers suspended from gilded domes; scantily clad girls gyrating on tables next to roulette tables. Out on the Strip, Dancing Fountains swayed to Elviss Viva Las Vegas, a performance that climaxed with dramatic flair. (India Times)
Maysteel signs lease for a new Mount Pleasant plant Sep 30, 2009
Maysteel, a precision manufacturer of custom metal enclosures and assemblies, announced earlier this month that it plans to close its plant in Menomonee Falls, N89 W14700 Patrita Drive, by the end of November, resulting in 190 layoffs. Maysteel s corporate headquarters, which has about 25 employees, is located within the 150,000-square-foot Patrita Drive facility, which will be sold once its headquarters moves to a suitable office building in Menomonee Falls. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Entwistle: Tweaking the school meetings Sep 23, 2009
Meeting materials (attachments, enclosures, etc. can be found under this same tab, select Public Documents. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Science: Pandas to return to reserve in 2012 Sep 22, 2009
9-magnitude quake, which sent boulders the size of cars crashing down, destroying enclosures and administrative buildings. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Pandas To Return To Famous China Reserve In 2012 Sep 20, 2009
9-magnitude quake, which sent boulders the size of cars crashing down, destroying enclosures and administrative buildings. The May 12, 2008, quake left nearly 90,000 people dead or missing, including 12 staffers at the panda center. (CBS News -- World)
Batteries bound for space to be made in Roswell Sep 18, 2009
Other electronics and enclosures will be produced stateside. The firm expects to produce only half a dozen packs a year for the space station vessels and satellites, Moll said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Wanted: Antibiotic-free burgers Sep 17, 2009
The heavy reliance on routine antibiotic use is a byproduct of the way we raise animals for food: packed into dim and dirty enclosures where they live amid their own filth, eat food that they haven't evolved to digest, and are pretty much stacked atop one another. Most human beings I know can hardly spend three hours on a plane without contracting a case of the sniffles. (AZCentral -- Business)
J.S. West to build henhouse compliant with Proposition 2 Sep 16, 2009
This will be the first commercial project that meets the standards for hen enclosures approved by state voters last year, company President Eric Benson said ... Jennifer Fearing, senior state director for the Humane Society, said both sides in the battle over Proposition 2 agreed last year that it would not allow the enclosures planned by J.S. West. (Modesto Bee, CA)
York Center for Wildlife hosts learning program Sep 14, 2009
Renovations just finished are stellar - it looks beautiful yet is still (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Latest Marblehead town fad: spotting foxes Sep 9, 2009
Keep livestock such as rabbits and chickens in secure enclosures that prevent entry from above and below. Keep bird-feeder areas clean. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Hearingput off onaddition toadult shop Sep 9, 2009
According to the police report, the maintaining a nuisance charge applies to those "maintaining or operating a sexually oriented business which offers for public use booths, screens, enclosures or other devices which facilitate sexual activity by patrons.". Pyne has argued that, should the zoning board approve the expansion, the offending booths would be removed as part of the plan to make the shop more mainstream and upscale. (NJ.com -- Times)
CPD Industries Announces New Line of Ruggedized Hardigg Shipping Cases Sep 8, 2009
Innovative line of large and extra large industrial and military enclosures absorb turbulence and rough handling in transport ... Unless, of course, all hardware is wrapped in the innovative rotationally molded and rack mount enclosures offered by - a powerful new alliance against the damaging impact of vibration and rough handling in not-so-nice environments. (PR Newswire)
Climate trouble may be bubbling up in Arctic Sep 3, 2009
With tent-like, instrument-laden enclosures they positioned over two seeps, each several yards wide, the researchers have determined they are emitting methane at a rate of up to almost 1 cubic yard per minute. 1. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Maysteel to close M. Falls plant Sep 2, 2009
Maysteel to close Menomonee Falls plant - The Business Journal of Milwaukee. for free extra services. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
American Electric Technologies Accelerates Push in Renewable Energy Market With Two New Leadership Appointments Sep 1, 2009
AETI offers M&I Electric power distribution and control products, high-voltage electrical services, and E&I Construction services, as well as American Access Technologies zone enclosures, and Omega Metals custom fabrication services. South Coast Electric Systems L.L.C., a subsidiary, services Gulf Coast marine and vessel customers. (Primezone Releases)
Wong Engineering wins up to RM30m jobs Aug 31, 2009
The projects were for the fabrication of enclosures for equipment used in the medical, oil and gas, semiconductor and industrial equipment sectors, said executive chairman Datuk Freddy Wong ... 5mil in a production line that used laser cutting and turret punch process to manufacture enclosures and chassis. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Climate trouble may be bubbling up in lakes of the far north Aug 31, 2009
With tent-like, instrument-laden enclosures they positioned over two seeps, each several yards wide, the researchers have determined they are emitting methane at a rate of up to almost 1 cubic yard per minute. Dallimore's team is also monitoring the seeps with underwater listening devices, to assess whether seasonal change -- warming -- affects the emissions rate. (Anchorage Daily News)
HP Labs shift focus Aug 31, 2009
Even the people responsible for ink-jet printer cartridges have been called in to help conceive of enclosures for the tiny thumbnail-sized sensors. New model. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Ready, Set, Grow! Aug 31, 2009
Creative Enclosures Sunrooms Our enclosures are easy to maintain, have strong efficient Energy Star glass, are quick to install, provide a lifetime warranty and are great for entertaining or relaxing. Visit us online at. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Fresno zoo sets sights on sea Aug 30, 2009
The plan for both the sea lion and Africa exhibits is to create large enclosures with intimate settings that could include behind-the-scenes tours, Barton said. "Our goal is to connect people with wildlife," he said. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Appetite spells three wolves' doom in Switzerland Aug 28, 2009
He said he was "exasperated by a situation that has lasted 15 years," adding that protection measures proposed by the authorities, such as installation of enclosures, guards, and watch dogs, were "inefficient.". "These measures are like bandaging a wooden leg," said Volluz, who believes that the only solution is to root out the wolves. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
These ‘bullets’ are airports’ bane Aug 27, 2009
For bait, he uses pet food and live pigeons in enclosures that shield them from injury. Traps for mammals, including raccoons, rabbits, foxes, and feral cats, are set as needed; most animals captured are euthanized. (Boston Globe)
Zoo in bad condition Aug 27, 2009
There should be proper drainage systems in the animal enclosures, and there should not be standing water in the enclosures after a heavy rain. I have noticed algae-infested enclosures and food and water receptacles at the zoo ... All animal enclosures must be of sufficient size and complexity to allow the animals to display species-typical behaviour such as dust-bathing, climbing or roosting, and must have sufficient variety in the substrate and topography to allow the animals to withdraw from... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Green goo gets a boost Aug 24, 2009
NASA and Google have invested in an effort using semi-permeable membrane enclosures of sewage floating in the ocean. Only clean water leaks out, and the algae feed on the nutrients. (CNN -- International)
Media treating todays protests much differently Aug 23, 2009
anon wrote on Aug 22, 2009 6:30 AM:" From the days of liberals protesting at conservative press conferences I do not remember any liberals trying to shout down the conservative. What I remember is liberals being kicked out merely for wearing the wrong message on a T-shirt, or for asking uncomfortable questions. Then later it got so bad that protestors were hearded into enclosures 3 blocks away and not allowed to have any say at all. This is hardly comparable. ". anon wrote on Aug 22, 2009 6:22... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Vandals try to release animals in Wis. zoo Aug 20, 2009
As of Wednesday afternoon, most of them were back in the enclosures. A porcupine and two other small animals were missing. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Zoners Open Public Hearingon Bed and Breakfast Proposal Aug 19, 2009
The commission went over 13 documents in total and eight additional enclosures from the public hearings. The documents included: The special permit application, notice of intervention dated March 31 by Attorney Neil Marcus representing Joanne Goldfarb, photographs from Attorney Marcus, statement of use, warranty deeds, report from the state Department of Agriculture, aerial photographs, aerial maps, site analysis plan, a letter from state Agriculture Commissioner F. Prelli, a letter from Joan... (Voices, CT)
Michigan researchers look at rutabagas for biofuel Aug 18, 2009
While many algae-to-biofuels companies grow monocultures of algaesometimes genetically modified strainswithin expensive enclosures, LiveFuels grows a robust mix of native algae species in low-cost, open-water systems. To harvest the algae, LiveFuels uses a proprietary mixture of oil-rich algae grazers, such as filter-feeding fish species. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Scales of injustice: fish feel pain, too Aug 18, 2009
Fish are tightly confined in filthy enclosures, and many suffer from diseases and debilitating injuries. When they are finally released into a lake it must feel like heaven. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Made in Ga.: Prefab jail cells Aug 16, 2009
Politics aside, Gitmo is nicer than most of the prisons in this country, said Ray Handte, vice president of SteelCell, which makes modular enclosures from recycled metal that is resistant to bacteria, noise and graffiti. SteelCell also has made cells for two metro Atlanta juvenile detention centers; Fort Gordon in Augusta; a private facility in Lovejoy; and for jails in Dawson, Jackson, Rabun, Gordon, Morgan, and other counties throughout Georgia. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
What Slate Readers Refuse To Scrimp on During the Recession Aug 15, 2009
How the kiddie enclosures fell out of favor. Tom Vanderbilt | Aug. 7, 2009. (Slate)
Group calls on judge to reject report on Makua Aug 14, 2009
However, last month Laurie Lucking, U.S. Army Hawaii cultural resource manager, said Army historians have identified 121 archaeological sites in the valley, including heiau, house platforms, agricultural terraces, enclosures and walls ... However, last month Laurie Lucking, U.S. Army Hawaii cultural resource manager, said Army historians have identified 121 archaeological sites in the valley, including heiau, house platforms, agricultural terraces, enclosures and walls. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Lessons from Kabul- Positive energy amidst conflict Aug 13, 2009
There are vast amount of resources and talents in those tight barred enclosures. I am confident that I succeeded because I believe in the truth in peace, in the strength in hope, the need of responsibility to for others they cannot. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
Congress debates how to holster RF weapons Aug 13, 2009
The military has installed special enclosures and filters around some systems that could be vulnerable to EMP attacks. More than 300 European data centers have also installed protective systems, Emprimus said. (EETimes)
Medical, electronics demand recovering Aug 12, 2009
The demand should be for products such as carbide tooling components, precision enclosures, jigs and fixture, test equipment, and automated equipment. The business for Penfeia members would not only come from MNCs in Penang, Ng said, as Penfeia members have also received visits from overseas customers from the United States and Europe, seeking to outsource their manufacturing. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Hammond Manufacturing Company Limited Statement of Claim Settlement Aug 12, 2009
HMCL manufactures a broad range of products for the electronic and electrical products industry, including metallic and non-metallic enclosures, racks, small cases, outlet strips, surge suppressors and electronic transformers. Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Information. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Coakley: Court should resist inquiry into dog racing ban campaign Aug 10, 2009
Opponents of the racing ban argue that sponsors of the ballot question misled voters by claiming race dogs were kept in uncomfortably small enclosures, were only adopted at a 31 percent rate, and by making footage of cruel acts against dogs in other states appear as though they were occurring in Massachusetts. In her argument, Coakley sided with backers of the ban, who called the complaints nothing more than post-election sour grapes. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Netherlands' 'little brown bars' buck antismoking regulations Aug 6, 2009
While larger, better capitalized bars adapted to the new law with extensive enclosures one organization even set up an award to recognize the "most attractive" smoking rooms the tiny bar owners didn't have the capital, and certainly not the room, to expand. Their customer base started to abandon them, they say. (Christian Science Monitor)
Good heavens, Dick’s got the lot covered Aug 6, 2009
And Class 11: baths (whirlpool), bathtub accessories, shower enclosures. A spokesman for local Westin manager Richard Bussiere (pictured) told Diary: We do use the heavenly name quite a lot throughout the world. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Khaos Audio looks to create \'boom\' Aug 4, 2009
Along with the navigation systems and TVs we also build custom speaker enclosures and fiberglass boxes. Our warranty is unbeatable. (Atmore Advance, AL)
Bring on the personal fowl Aug 3, 2009
A permit to keep live fowl in Boston requires proper enclosures, clean coops free from odor, and 50-foot setbacks from neighboring properties. The ordinance would be better still if it limited the number of hens to four or five. (Boston Globe)
Robotics Insights Through Flies' Eyes Aug 3, 2009
Even the recognition of obstacles in their own work space takes too long. So people still need to protect their automated helpers, for example, by surrounding them with safety enclosures. Yet a more direct, supportive collaboration between human and machine is a central research goal of the "excellence cluster" named CoTeSys, Cognition for Technical Systems. (Science Daily)
Vt.: Moose nursed by man doesn't belong at farm Aug 1, 2009
Earlier this year, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board implemented new rules that prohibit animals like elk living in enclosures from mixing with native animals. Chronic wasting disease is a transmissible neurological disease of deer and elk that is similar to mad cow disease. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Heat hampers opening day of fair Jul 31, 2009
imlovinit wrote on Jul 30, 2009 9:27 AM:" The heat was everywhere in the vicinity, not just at the fairgrounds tallgirl. People used many precautions to help keep animals cool while there, so who's to say they were treated cruelly and were any hotter than they would have been in home enclosures? I'm tired of people yelling animal cruelty all the time. Those who show their animals tend to be very well educated in their care. ". greenbean wrote on Jul 30, 2009 9:51 AM:" I went to the fair last... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Bob Barker asks Cherokee chief to end bear pits Jul 30, 2009
North Carolina tribe exhibits animals in walled enclosures ... ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Former game show host and longtime animal rights activist Bob Barker has made a personal appeal to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina to stop exhibiting bears in pit-like enclosures at three local zoos ... The bears are displayed in walled enclosures set into the ground at three local attractions that bill themselves as zoos and theme parks. (MSNBC -- News)
Owners Allowed To Drop Off Exotic Pets, No Questions Asked Jul 27, 2009
The turtles, which could live another 80 years, are now the size of hubcaps and have outgrown the largest enclosures their owners can find. "They're ginormous," Andrew Bowie said. (FOX61, CT)
Live-fire military training to resume at end of August Jul 19, 2009
To date, Army historians have identified 121 archaeological sites in the valley, including heiau, house platforms, agricultural terraces, enclosures and walls ... To date, Army historians have identified 121 archaeological sites in the valley, including heiau, house platforms, agricultural terraces, enclosures and walls. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Nasscom to assist in Upaid case Jul 18, 2009
He (commissioner ) shall prepare the report, and ensure that the depositions recorded, and copies of documents furnished to him, are kept in a sealed cover, the court said while directing the commissioner to file the report along with such enclosures before it within a week. Upaid, which sued Satyam, had sent a rogatory to Nasscom, for legal help in the matter. (India Times)
Equine Advocates provides safe home for abused and neglected horses Jul 13, 2009
There, they are crammed into enclosures with other terrified horses. Then they are forced into the knock box and hit with a 4-inch bolt to the head. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Matt Fritz / For The Herald-Palladium Debbie DeBiak kisses one of her parrots at the Loving Hands shelter in Bridgman. Jul 13, 2009
She has a cockatoo named Lucy with a deformed beak and another named Mr. Magoo with missing talons, both the result of fighting in cramped enclosures. Mr. Magoo was caught in the wild in Australia, a practice now illegal. (The Herald-Palladium)
Study: Bath time falls injure thousands of children annually Jul 13, 2009
Recommendations for bathtub and shower safety include handholds to reduce slipping and falling, elimination of sharp edges in the bathtub and shower, and shatterproof enclosures to prevent lacerations. In addition, the bathtub and shower surface coefficient of friction (COF), which predicts the likelihood of a slip, needs to be re-examined. (EurekAlert!)
Controlling wily coyotes? Still no easy answers Jul 13, 2009
AP Photo - In this Thursday, June 11, 2009 photo, John Shivik, director of the Millville Predator Research Facility in Millville, Utah, examines a bone gnawed on by a coyote in one of the center's enclosures ... AP Photo - In this Thursday, June 11, 2009 photo, coyotes nuzzle in one of the enclosures at the Millville Predator Research Facility in Millville, Utah. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
4 Debunking the Blade Server Myth Jul 10, 2009
Blade enclosures are generally very expensive, even though blades themselves are often less expensive than their rackmount counterparts ... Blade enclosures, often holding eight to sixteen blade servers, need to be purchased up front ... I ve known companies to get their blade enclosures for free, for example, which completely changes the cost equation of blades. (Datamation)
New hospital may be short on space Jul 9, 2009
There will be space for external live zoo shows and permanent animal exhibits including meerkat, tree frog and stick insect enclosures. Gabriel Gate was asked to design a $22,000 "Fun Food Kitchen" for children, and they will also be distracted by a $38,000 Scienceworks exhibit with a "Google Wall" or "musical footsteps". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Disappearing pay phones Jul 8, 2009
These days, pay phone booths indoor or outdoor enclosures so callers can make private phone calls are practically extinct, and many of the dwindling numbers of pay phones themselves are poorly maintained and often unusable. Columbia News Service Rick Avilla, 50, a construction worker, calling his wife at a phone booth on the corner of West 90th Street and West End Avenue in Manhattan. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Shafter mine study comes back positive Jul 7, 2009
The process plant would be constructed as an open-air facility with roofs and enclosures limited to sensitive areas of the plant. The Merrill-Crowe recovery plant and the refinery would be enclosed in a building. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
Dateland updated: new travel center Jul 5, 2009
There are chain-link enclosures outside that have plastic covers and are mist-cooled. We don t charge for this service but the traveler must pay $10 for a lock and key, which is refunded when these items are returned, Walker said. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Are you prepared? Jul 5, 2009
Home inspection tips: Screen enclosures: Your generator: Fences vs. wind: Intersection etiquette. Web Extras. (The Palm Beach Post)
A Nose for Trouble: Specially-trained Bartlesville police officers keen on crime Jul 5, 2009
"[I]n practice the government's use of a trained narcotics dog functions as a limited search to reveal undisclosed facts about private enclosures, to be used to justify a further and complete search of the enclosed area. ... Since the police had no indication of illegal activity beyond the speed of the car in this case, the sniff search should be held unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment and its fruits should be suppressed.". Additionally, any individual carrying U.S. currency will have the... (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Services Directory Jul 5, 2009
SCREEN ENCLOSURES ANYTHING SCREENED We Screen Anything. Years Of Experience. (Florida Today)
Halls go down to make way for new building Jul 3, 2009
Temporary enclosures will allow work to continue through the winter, said Lewis. The project is expected to be done by fall 2011. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
