Visits to national parks declined by 9.1 million, or 3.3 percent, in 2013 compared with 2012, due in large part to the government shutdown that took place during the first 16 days of October, according to a report released by the National ...
ATLANTA, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. flu activity continued to decrease during the week ending Feb. 22, but was high in Hawaii and Oklahoma, federal health officials say. The weekly flu report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
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South Texas' giant Eagle Ford Shale was the best asset for big US upstream operator EOG Resources in 2013 and will again drive oil growth this year, the company's CEO said Tuesday. Last year Houston-based EOG focused on improving well ...
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By Nick Paulson To make good grass silage, producers must first harvest high-quality forage, use the right type and amount of inoculant, and pack and cover the product tightly and properly. That’s the advice of Dan Undersander, ...
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Oskar Blues Brewery has partnered with Standard Distributing to expand the distribution of its beers to Delaware. The brewery will offer its beers on draft and in cans to bars, restaurants and retailers throughout Delaware from 17 ...
MANCHESTER, Conn. — Bob's Discount Furniture will hit the 50-store mark with the opening of its first three Philadelphia-area stores this month, adding a physical presence in a market it's been reaching online and through outlying ...
Blue Competition Cycles,has been sold to Minds Group LLC.Industry.Veteran and acting CEO,Steven Harad,has been retained in the leadership role. "All sights are set on moving forward,"said Harad."We're thrilled to have stable backing,and ...
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In 1965, Alaska, Rhode Island, Delaware and Pennsylvania had the highest mortality rates, but by 2004 the highest death rates moved south, researchers say. Andrew Fenelon of Brown University and the Population Council -- a group that ...
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ATLANTA, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Flu activity was high in the U.S. South last week and was increasing in some states, while it had yet to hit the Northeast, officials say. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's weekly flu report said ...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday afternoon that, as of Jan. 15, a total of 430 persons infected with seven outbreak strains of Salmonella Heidelberg have been reported from 23 states and Puerto Rico. ...
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In honor of its broad-based efforts to improve the lives of the most vulnerable members of its community, Crozer-Keystone Health System in Delaware County, Pa. is the recipient of the 2013 Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community ...
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Nucor Corp. and Wilmington, Delaware-based Asia Fastening were assigned Tuesday a patent (8,621,806) developed by four co-inventors for a "composite joist floor system." The co-inventors are Glenn Wayne Studebaker, Norfolk, Nev., David Lee ...
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Medtronic willfully infringed on an Edwards Lifesciences’ patent with its CoreValve transcatheter heart valve, and owes Edwards nearly $394 million in damages and patent royalties, a federal jury in Delaware found Wednesday. Edwards ...
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A U.S. woman goes to court Thursday to fight what appears to be the first citation for wearing Google Glass, the computer-embedded glasses, while driving. The case in San Diego could help shape future laws on wearable technology as it ...
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Amcor is in the process of acquiring some of the assets of PET pioneer company, Constar International Holdings LLC. Constar goes back to the 1960s and developed the two litre PET soda bottle in the 1980s. Constar has been working its way ...
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