The Tropics 8th Annual Users' Conference Was a Great Success with Record Attendance (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SARASOTA, Fla.----Mike Mobar, President and CEO of Tropics Software Technologies, set an upbeat tone by opening the 8th Annual Users' Conference with an illustrative presentation of Tropics' client logos moving to their specific locations on the United States map, animated to the tune of an entertaining piece of music....more...Good Morning Lowcountry (The Post and Courier)
News snippets Polluters. The Associated Press reported that a new interactive online database unveiled Wednesday provides maps, color-coded categories and detailed information about who is putting 10 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere annual......more... Arts & Entertainment Calendar (Santa Maria Times)
THANKSGIVING ...more... Colorado ranchers steamed at Army plan to take their land (San Francisco Chronicle)
Herman Moltrer returned from Vietnam to be a cattle rancher on the broad short-grass prairie that stretches as far as the eye can see in southern Colorado. The rugged work earned him a living and a little something extra for his soul, but now he fears he may... ...more... Thunder Horse platform payoff a long time coming for BP (Houston Chronicle)
Befitting its name, BP's massive Thunder Horse offshore platform has been beset by dark clouds ever since it was on the drawing board. ...more... 9,623 miles and counting (The Morning Call)
Falcon banded in South America visits Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. Nearly 20,000 raptors have migrated past Hawk Mountain Sanctuary so far this fall, but one bird stands out among the crowd. ...more... Native heritage provides rich source for tourism (The Greenville News)
By now it is well known that tourism is the No. 1 industry in South Carolina. According to a recent report, tourism is a major force in the state employing more than 290,000 people and generating over $15 billion in revenue a year for South Carolina....more... Groups question energy corridors (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Environmental groups in the West want the U.S. Department of Energy to intensify its study of the routes it selected to serve as energy highways for new electric transmission lines and oil and gas pipelines across federal lands....more... 9/11 Souvenirs: Big Business Or 'Money On The Dead'? (The Tampa Tribune)
Manuel Suarez's job hasn't earned him many fans. He keeps moving, to avoid catching the eye of the police. About 10 times a day, he is screamed at by strangers....more... |