South Port NZ is a leading deepwater port located in Southern New Zealand, and with a bevy of energy-related projects on the horizon, the port is primed to grow into one of the foremost import and export oriented companies in the region. The substantial lignite coal deposits in Southern New Zealand are part of what's expected to grow South Port NZ even further. "The key potential of the business relates to our intention to be able to service those energy related projects that could deliver some strong growth for us," O'Connor says. Read the full article ...

Founded in 1964, Vanderfield Pty Ltd. is the premier supplier of John Deere and other agricultural equipment and trucking products throughout Eastern Australia, focusing in the cattle, cotton and grain industries. Jason Jones, Dealer Principle in Toowoomba, Vanderfield's headquarters, is originally from the area and takes pride in making sure Vanderfield remains close with its customer base. "We remain close to our customers, and we're constantly trying to limit equipment downtime so that our customers can be as profitable as they can," Jones says. Read ...

Energy Digital takes a look at CCS Corporation. CEO John Gibson sees a bright future ahead for CCS. The company has already experienced immense growth in the last decade, even through its financial restructuring. "In 2002, company revenues were about $120 million, with $47 million in earnings," says Gibson. "Today, as a privately held company we did $100 million in earnings in the first quarter of 2011 alone. That gives an idea of just how much the company is growing. "The market itself has improved over the last 10 years. 2001 was not a great year ...

In a report in Business Review USA, Dr. Carroll Thomas, Superintendant of Beaumont Independent School District speaks on the district's reputation in the community and how its expansions will affect students in future generations. Beaumont Independent School District is the largest educational operation in the region and has recently finished the construction of three new schools last year, with seven new schools to open by the end of the year. The average student-teacher ratio is 18 students per teacher, making for a hands-on learning experience. The district's administration ...

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The Arizona Public Service Co. (APS) plans to increase rates almost seven percent, notes Paul Kariniemi of Retrofoam, an Arizona insulating company. One of the best ways to deal with continually rising energy costs is to reduce energy use by installing wall insulation foam in Arizona. APS asked regulators to permit a price hike which they estimate will raise the average household's costs by $8.36 a month. However those base rates don't include extra charges for alternative energy, conservation efforts, and fuel. Therefore the average homeowner's bill will increase even ...

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He's curried favour with celebrities including Madonna, Vivienne Westwood, Chris Evans, and even royalty; and now top Anglo-Indian chef and nutritionist, Gurpareet Bains, is ready to share his secrets with the rest of us. Virgin Experience Days has launched an exclusive new Indian Superfood Cookery Workshop with Gurpareet Bains (introductory offer GBP129), when guests will learn how to cook the world's healthiest meal, a Chicken Curry with Cinnamon and Blueberries served with Goji Berry Pilau. It is proven by the USDA (United States Dept. of Agriculture) that one quarter ...

Set high on Sicily's Monte Tauro in picturesque natural beauty and commanding breathtaking views over two rugged bays below, Taormina has captured the imagination of great travellers and writers for many decades With its charming pedestrianised streets and small piazzas, it enjoys stunning views of the coast with Mount Etna rising in the distance. As such, it is the perfect setting to celebrate creativity at the upcoming Taormina Film Festival (June 11-18). Now in its 57th year, the Festival shows a range of Hollywood and independent movies, as well as playing host to ...

Premier dentists in Houston, Katy and Memorial, Drs. Trey Thompson and Rick Hammond, have been working with patients in the Houston, Katy and Memorial, TX areas to provide the best dental care for the entire family since 1978. From cosmetic work, such as veneers and implants in Katy, to children's dentistry, Hammond and Thompson Dental Group is committed to providing patients with optimal dental health care no matter their age. At Hammond and Thompson Dental Group, providing dentistry for the entire family means that their dental family takes care of their patient's ...

Montreal dentist, Dr. John Petruccelli, has created a new informative practice blog for additional patient knowledge. Patients can now gain even more valuable dental health care information by visiting Dr. Petruccelli's new information-rich blog. The new blog can be accessed via the practice's website and is updated regularly with new information. The blog was created for the practice in order for Dr. Petruccelli to actively contribute content related to dental health care. Each post from the practice's blog updates the Facebook and Twitter pages, maintaining an up-to-date ...

Dr. James Lee, a premier dentist in Ann Arbor, is pleased to have been named number one dental practice in Washtenaw County by readers of Current Magazine in 2009. This is a great recognition and award to receive, further demonstrating Dr. Lee's continuous commitment to providing the best in quality dental care for his patients. "I am honored to be selected by the readers of Current magazine as the number one dentist in Washtenaw County. There is nothing more honorable than to be recognized by my own patients that read this magazine for the quality dental health ...

A recently proposed bill moving through Congress would establish minimum graduated driver's license guidelines for states to either adopt or risk loss of federal funds. The Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act, or STAND UP Act, creates minimum requirements for graduated driver's licensing programs, many of which states have already embraced over the past two decades. Until now, states have been free to pick and choose the different restrictions they wish to adopt. All states but South Dakota have graduated driver's licensing programs (GDLs), which typically ...

While California is a beautiful place to live, the roads are congested and full of dangers that can lead to serious car accidents. From distracted drivers to intoxicated drivers to defective cars, there are many contributing causes to car accidents in Southern California. If a loved one is seriously or fatally injured in a San Diego car accident, it's important for you to understand your next steps. Tips After a Serious Car Accident You can do many things after a serious car accident to help an injured loved one. It is important to understand that you may not have ...

The Governors Highway Safety Association recently released a national report on motorcycle accident statistics for 2010. It indicated that motorcycle deaths declined slightly last year. The two percent decline was far less than the 16 percent decline in motorcycle deaths in 2009, but the numbers were still encouraging in the face of 11 years of increases before that. In New York, however, there was a large increase in the number of fatalities. The number of fatalities in the first 9 months of 2010 was 180, up sharply from 136 in the same period during 2009. Michigan ...

Even though America has made substantial progress in stamping out racial discrimination over the last few decades, it remains a real threat to our nation's workforce. In fact, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reports a growing trend of race-based employment discrimination claims over the last five years, with a record high of 35,890 incidents reported nationwide in 2010. Fortunately, there is a well-developed legal process in place to help set things right for those who have been discriminated against in an employment situation. Federal Protection Title ...

After the death of Osama bin Laden Sunday night, New York personal injury lawyer David Perecman reaffirmed his commitment to help the heroes who are still battling illnesses connected to 9/11. For many individuals, the death of bin Laden brought closure. The death also served to rekindle memories of those who volunteered to assist at the World Trade Center site after the 9/11 attacks. The lives of many Ground Zero volunteers were changed in challenging ways. Rescue and recovery workers and others are still suffering from health consequences related to the World Trade ...

The advent and proliferation of social media has allowed the world to connect easily by computer or phone. With Facebook boasting over 500 million users and Twitter's ever expanding reach, social media is everywhere. From wedding photos and vacation photos to photos from a Friday night with friends, they're all there. From wishing someone 'Happy Birthday' to venting about an annoyance and commenting on a friends post, they're all there too. The best part? Through privacy settings, who sees comments, pictures and posts can be limited to a select group. Maintaining ...

Amid the ongoing trauma of the foreclosure crisis, some borrowers and their advocates are questioning lenders' rights to foreclose on their homes. Across the country, several lawsuits have been filed challenging the framework the mortgage-lending industry relies on to bundle and sell mortgages and then seek to foreclose on mortgages when homeowners fall behind on their payments. Upon closer scrutiny, evidence of faulty foreclosure proceedings by mortgage lenders has accumulated over the past year. Now-notorious practices of some mortgage lenders, like using "robo-signers" ...

A lot of courage is sometimes required to report an employer's illegal activity or unsafe working conditions. A panoply of relatively recent laws and new amendments to existing laws offer legal protections and remedies for the courageous among us who wish to blow the whistle on corporate wrongdoing in the workplace. The laws address specific industries. Whistleblower Protection Laws The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) oversees the Office of the Whistleblower Protection Program and is responsible for enforcing 21 federal-level whistleblower protection ...

A 16-year-old girl with a learner's permit panicked, jumped a curb and hit a nine-year-old boy biking on the sidewalk. The boy died soon after the auto accident in New York's Floral Park. New York auto accident lawyer David Perecman, who has been following the story, agrees with the boy's mom who wondered why a person would teach a teen to drive in a residential neighborhood. "There is a lot of responsibility that comes with driving - and teaching teenagers to drive. Inexperienced teen drivers are more likely to make simple mistakes that can lead to both minor ...

It's a story that no parent likes to hear, but that many have heard in one form or another. Junior borrows the car and gets into an accident. It may be that he ran the car into a mailbox or it could be more serious. In the case of injury-causing accidents, who is liable for those injuries? Sixteen-year-old Junior? His parents? The registered car owner? Generally under New York Vehicle and Traffic Law, when someone gets into a car accident while driving with the owner's consent, the owner can be held liable for the driver's negligence. This means that if parents give ...

A new report from Duke University suggests that natural gas drilling operations in the Marcellus Shale region could be responsible for polluting nearby sources of drinking water. Although industry insiders insist that further study is required before jumping to conclusions, for those who live close to drilling sites, stepped-up governmental oversight could not come too soon. Extracting Natural Gas The Marcellus Shale is a black shale formation rich in natural gas deposits: scientists estimate it contains some 168 trillion to 516 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. ...

PHILADELPHIA — When semiconductor nanorods are exposed to light, they blink in a seemingly random pattern. By clustering nanorods together, physicists at the University of Pennsylvania have shown that their combined "on" time is increased dramatically providing new insight into this mysterious blinking behavior. The research was conducted by associate professor Marija Drndic's group, including graduate student Siying Wang and postdoctorial fellows Claudia Querner and Tali Dadosh, all of the Department of Physics and Astronomy in Penn's School of Arts and Sciences. They ...

According to the New York Daily News, a New York City highway worker was killed in a truck accident that involved a Department of Transportation vehicle. Errol Wilson, a 59-year old veteran employee of the New York Department of Transportation, was killed when a co-worker accidentally backed over him with a giant Mack Truck. Wilson was crushed to death by the truck while directing the driver during construction in Queens, New York. The driver reportedly lost sight of Wilson. The NYPD is investigating the cause of the fatal truck accident and New York auto accident ...