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10/29/05 - Canada's environmental record disturbingly lacking - by David Suzuki. For as long as I can remember, being Canadian has always been an immense source of personal pride. We live in one of the greatest countries in the world --which is all the more reason why I'm so disturbed at where we are heading. Last week, my foundation released a comprehensive report on Canada's environmental performance compared to other industrialized countries. It shocked me, although I suppose the writing has been on the wall for some time. Still, it was disturbing to see just how poorly Canada's environmental record stacks up to other wealthy countries. We rank 28th out of the 30 member countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) based on 29 key environmental indicators -- things such as air and water pollution, heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions, pesticide use and more.
http://www.yorkregion.com/yr/yr4/YR_News/Columns/story/3130245p-3629568c.html
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November 1, 2005 - The Legacy of 'Silent Spring' - By John Burnside, Resurgence - http://www.alternet.org/story/27336/ . In 1962, a powerful group of chemical industry representatives, government officials and salaried "experts' on the environment set out to prevent the publication of the book of a much-loved naturalist. The naturalist in question was Rachel Carson; the book, Silent Spring. Carson placed herself -- her reputation, her failing health -- in the path of the juggernaut that, at the time, everyone still blithely referred to as "progress" -- and she slowed it a little. The narrowest of the book's objectives -- a review of the aerial spraying of DDT over American towns, farmlands and forests -- was achieved, and government policy on pesticides was significantly altered. Its wider objective -- to radicalize our thinking about our relationship with the natural world -- was barely recognised. At the same time, the storm of controversy and argument it provoked set the tone for our environmental debates for much of the 43 years since its publication: debates that rarely address the most fundamental principles of Carson's thinking. http://www.alternet.org/story/27336/
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More consumers buying food grown without chemicals - 11/01/2005 - By Leslie Wiggins - leslie.wiggins@... .
LAWRENCEVILLE - Cows, chickens and pigs injected with hormones, apples coated in wax and grapes sprayed with pesticides might be some of the reasons consumers decide to shop organic.They'll even shell out enough money to cover the $6 price tag on a gallon of organic milk, instead of paying $3 for the nonorganic fare which, according to the government's definition, means grown without pesticides, antibiotics, growth hormones or genetic engineering. No one expects the price for organic to come down anytime soon. The
industry is still a small segment - just 2 percent - of food and beverage sales, but the market shows no signs of slowing down. Sales
leapt from $1 billion in 1990 to an estimated $14.5 billion this year, according to the Organic Trade Association. But the question
remains: Is organic food really better than conventional food?
http://www.yorkregion.com/yr/yr4/YR_News/Columns/story/3130245p-3629568c.html
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November 1, 2005 - The Legacy of 'Silent Spring' - By John Burnside, Resurgence - http://www.alternet.org/story/27336/ . In 1962, a powerful group of chemical industry representatives, government officials and salaried "experts' on the environment set out to prevent the publication of the book of a much-loved naturalist. The naturalist in question was Rachel Carson; the book, Silent Spring. Carson placed herself -- her reputation, her failing health -- in the path of the juggernaut that, at the time, everyone still blithely referred to as "progress" -- and she slowed it a little. The narrowest of the book's objectives -- a review of the aerial spraying of DDT over American towns, farmlands and forests -- was achieved, and government policy on pesticides was significantly altered. Its wider objective -- to radicalize our thinking about our relationship with the natural world -- was barely recognised. At the same time, the storm of controversy and argument it provoked set the tone for our environmental debates for much of the 43 years since its publication: debates that rarely address the most fundamental principles of Carson's thinking. http://www.alternet.org/story/27336/
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More consumers buying food grown without chemicals - 11/01/2005 - By Leslie Wiggins - leslie.wiggins@... .
LAWRENCEVILLE - Cows, chickens and pigs injected with hormones, apples coated in wax and grapes sprayed with pesticides might be some of the reasons consumers decide to shop organic.They'll even shell out enough money to cover the $6 price tag on a gallon of organic milk, instead of paying $3 for the nonorganic fare which, according to the government's definition, means grown without pesticides, antibiotics, growth hormones or genetic engineering. No one expects the price for organic to come down anytime soon. The
industry is still a small segment - just 2 percent - of food and beverage sales, but the market shows no signs of slowing down. Sales
leapt from $1 billion in 1990 to an estimated $14.5 billion this year, according to the Organic Trade Association. But the question
remains: Is organic food really better than conventional food?
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=43&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=8110&change_well_id=7
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Seniors and Boomers Increasingly Turn to Natural Products: Continuing Education Keeps Pharmacists Informed. Aging baby boomers (and seniors who are even older) are driving sales and the demand for pharmacists to become more educated about a broad
array of natural products, from nutritional supplements to personal care items. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb304459.htm
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Sat 29 Oct 2005 - The Idaho Statesman, Fines set over sick farmworkers By Sandra Forester, The Idaho Statesman, Boise. Oct. 29--Idaho Agriculture Department agreed to fines of $40,000 for those involved in a July 6 case in which 29 Canyon County farmworkers
were sickened by pesticides, officials said Friday. The funds are tagged for training, outreach and enforcement that could prevent future incidents. Records show the pilot involved in the incident was cited in a 2002 case and a year ago the farmworkers' employer was cautioned for not adequately training workers. "If this case helps prevent other incidents like this from happening in the future, then we will be satisfied," said Wayne Hoffman, agriculture department spokesman. To see more of the Idaho Statesman, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.idahostatesman.com - Copyright (c) 2005, The Idaho Statesman, Boise
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Press Release Source: Kline & Company - Golf Courses and Lawn Care Pros Rate Their Pesticide Suppliers - Monday October 31, 5:52 pm ET - LITTLE FALLS, N.J., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- In a consolidating marketplace full of similar products, suppliers of pest management chemicals to the professional turf market segment are finding that it takes more than a good product to make their customers happy. Although product factors have a major impact on a supplier's image, some support factors are playing a significant role in purchase decisions, and a new customer satisfaction study soon to be released by Kline & Company examines how Dow AgroSciences, Bayer, and Syngenta rate in these areas in the eyes of golf course superintendents and lawn care professionals.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051031/nym246.html?.v=12&printer=1
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Seniors and Boomers Increasingly Turn to Natural Products: Continuing Education Keeps Pharmacists Informed. Aging baby boomers (and seniors who are even older) are driving sales and the demand for pharmacists to become more educated about a broad
array of natural products, from nutritional supplements to personal care items. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb304459.htm
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Sat 29 Oct 2005 - The Idaho Statesman, Fines set over sick farmworkers By Sandra Forester, The Idaho Statesman, Boise. Oct. 29--Idaho Agriculture Department agreed to fines of $40,000 for those involved in a July 6 case in which 29 Canyon County farmworkers
were sickened by pesticides, officials said Friday. The funds are tagged for training, outreach and enforcement that could prevent future incidents. Records show the pilot involved in the incident was cited in a 2002 case and a year ago the farmworkers' employer was cautioned for not adequately training workers. "If this case helps prevent other incidents like this from happening in the future, then we will be satisfied," said Wayne Hoffman, agriculture department spokesman. To see more of the Idaho Statesman, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.idahostatesman.com - Copyright (c) 2005, The Idaho Statesman, Boise
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Press Release Source: Kline & Company - Golf Courses and Lawn Care Pros Rate Their Pesticide Suppliers - Monday October 31, 5:52 pm ET - LITTLE FALLS, N.J., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- In a consolidating marketplace full of similar products, suppliers of pest management chemicals to the professional turf market segment are finding that it takes more than a good product to make their customers happy. Although product factors have a major impact on a supplier's image, some support factors are playing a significant role in purchase decisions, and a new customer satisfaction study soon to be released by Kline & Company examines how Dow AgroSciences, Bayer, and Syngenta rate in these areas in the eyes of golf course superintendents and lawn care professionals.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051031/nym246.html?.v=12&printer=1
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US DHHS, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Mold: Prevention Strategies and Possible Health Effects in the Aftermath
of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita-- http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/mold/report/ pdf of report:
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/mold/report/pdf/2005_moldreport.pdf
Download Table 5: Population-Specific Recommendations for ProtectionFrom Exposure to Mold in Buildings Flooded After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, by Specific Activity and Risk Factor
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/mold/report/pdf/2005_moldtable5.pdf
of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita-- http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/mold/report/ pdf of report:
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/mold/report/pdf/2005_moldreport.pdf
Download Table 5: Population-Specific Recommendations for ProtectionFrom Exposure to Mold in Buildings Flooded After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, by Specific Activity and Risk Factor
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/mold/report/pdf/2005_moldtable5.pdf
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Hydrilla's Resistance to Herbicide Gives Scientists a New Challenge - Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and a private firm have encountered a troubling turn of events in the fight against an invasive weed that's choking many waterways in the southeastern United States. The researchers--at ARS' Natural Products Utilization Research Unit in Oxford, Miss., and with SePRO Corp., a Carmel, Ind.-based plant-protection management firm--found that a form of hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata) has developed resistance to fluridone, the most effective herbicide against it. http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr
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Tue 01 Nov 2005 - Belleville Intelligencer - Hotbed of dioxins and furans discovered at mouth of Trent River: Federal, provincial officials stunned at high levels by Derek Baldwin. TRENTON -- Government investigators say they've made a disturbing
discovery plumbing the murky depths of the Trent River. Locked in the polluted riverbed at the mouth of the Trent River, a
hotbed of dioxins and furans have been uncovered at levels 127 times greater than allowable provincial standards designed to protect
aquatic life. The revelation has led to an all-out hunt by environmental field staff from the provincial and federal governments for the source of chemical contamination -- usually attributed to heavy industry.
http://www.intelligencer.ca/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentid=131685&catname=Local%20News&classif=News%20Alert
discovery plumbing the murky depths of the Trent River. Locked in the polluted riverbed at the mouth of the Trent River, a
hotbed of dioxins and furans have been uncovered at levels 127 times greater than allowable provincial standards designed to protect
aquatic life. The revelation has led to an all-out hunt by environmental field staff from the provincial and federal governments for the source of chemical contamination -- usually attributed to heavy industry.
http://www.intelligencer.ca/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentid=131685&catname=Local%20News&classif=News%20Alert
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ENVIRONMENTAL LAWYERS WARY OF SUPREME COURT NOMINEEE ALITO - WASHINGTON, DC, October 31, 2005 (ENS) - Appeals court Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr., known for his conservative views, is the President's second choice to fill the U.S. Supreme Court seat of retiring Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Judge Alito serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, based in Philadelphia, where environmental lawyers say he gutted citizens’ access to courts under the Clean Water Act.
AID FAILS TO REACH 200,000 PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE SURVIVORS - GENEVA, Switzerland, October 31, 2005 (ENS) - Three weeks after the severe earthquake that rattled northern Pakistan, at least 200,000 people have not received any assistance at all, the United Nations emergency relief office reported Friday. Torrential rains have hampered relief efforts and people are sleeping in the cold with no tents, blankets or clean water.
EUROPEAN BIRD FLU SCARE COULD EXTEND BAN ON WILD BIRD IMPORTS - LONDON, UK, October 31, 2005 (ENS) - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds is calling for a month long ban on the import of captive wild birds into the European Union to be made permanent. On Friday, the European Union barred imports of captive live birds, but not poultry, from other countries in an effort to curb the spread of bird flu. The decision was backed by a committee of EU veterinarians, officials said. http://www.ens-newswire.com
PUBLIC PERMITTED TO ROAM BRITISH LANDS PREVIOUSLY OFF-LIMITS - STAFFORD, England, October 31, 2005 (ENS) - People across England and Wales now have almost 750,000 new hectares (2,895 square miles) of land across which they can walk, ramble, run, explore, climb, and watch wildlife. Today the opening of so-called access land, which had been off-limits, is completed across England. http://www.ens-newswire.com
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And you thought you had the worst job in the world -
Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel - Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA ... which exist in generally awful environments and can help clean contamination from our ... shot into their eyes and noses in an industry-funded pesticide study by ... http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/local/chi-0510310014oct31,0,6870819.story?coll=sfla-business-front
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AgProfessional Weekly- October 31, 2005 - AT A GLANCE:
USDA Renews Commitment to Detect/Report Soybean Rust
House Ag Committee Cuts $3.7 Billion
October Payments Announced
Herculex XTRA Receives U.S. Regulatory Approval
Crop Talk
Fertilizer Industry Testifies on Natural Gas Crisis
Wilbur-Ellis Executive Changes Announced
Purdue's Annual National Conference for Agribusiness Announced
Dairying Industry Most Profitable in 20 Years
New Gramoxone Formulation
New Online Cotton Nematode Learning Module Launched
Valent Announces Operational Changes
Bayer Launches N ew Technology
Upcoming Events
Big Picture
House Ag Committee Cuts $3.7 Billion
October Payments Announced
Herculex XTRA Receives U.S. Regulatory Approval
Crop Talk
Fertilizer Industry Testifies on Natural Gas Crisis
Wilbur-Ellis Executive Changes Announced
Purdue's Annual National Conference for Agribusiness Announced
Dairying Industry Most Profitable in 20 Years
New Gramoxone Formulation
New Online Cotton Nematode Learning Module Launched
Valent Announces Operational Changes
Bayer Launches N ew Technology
Upcoming Events
Big Picture
For archived editions of AgProfessional Weekly, visit http://www.agprofessional.com/apweekly/
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4 South Cotabato gov't employees poisoned after eating ...
Manila Bulletin - Philippines ... to ensure that the fried grasshoppers they will buy are pesticide-free so ... Hallado, Polomolok police chief, said, "We are looking into poisoning by phosphate ...
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Fried grasshoppers poison 4 people in South Cotabato -
Tempo - Manila, Philippines ... are still under medication and observation as it is a serious type of poisoning. ... be sure that the fried grasshoppers they are going to buy is pesticide-free to ... http://www.tempo.com.ph/news.php?aid=17708
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Auburn Consolidated Industries Acquires Great Dane
Move will help John Deere focus on Deere-branded commercial mowing equipment, while strengthening ACI's positioning in the marketplace.
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/News/news.asp?Id=3896
Neil Cleveland Named Director, U.S. Green Business for Bayer Environmental Science
Dan Carrothers will leave Bayer effective Dec. 31, 2005 to pursue a new opportunity.
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/News/news.asp?Id=3889
First H-2B Deadline Nears, Save Small Business Prepares for Another H-2B Push
The Professional Landcare Network and grassroots industry organization remind employers of pending H-2B deadlines.
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/News/news.asp?Id=3903
Ariens Partnering with JP Horizons on Educational Programs
JP Horizons President Jim Paluch calls relationship 'more than a sponsorship.'
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/News/news.asp?Id=3902
Scotts Miracle-Gro Announces Record Full-Year Financial Results
Sales increase 15 percent for the year; a $500 million share repurchase program and 2-for-1 stock split are reported.
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/News/news.asp?Id=3897
LESCO Announces Third Quarter 2005 Results, New York Service Center Opening
Same-store Service Center sales increase 5.9 percent.
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/News/news.asp?Id=3895
Bartlett Tree Experts Names Patrick Brewer Southwest District Manager
Brewer has been with Bartlett since 1992 in multiple roles.
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/News/news.asp?Id=3892
Ed Wandtke Joins HMI as Strategic Adviser
Horticultural Asset Management president says Wandtke will bring valuable knowledge to the company.
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/News/news.asp?Id=3899
North American Green Announces Retirement of Erosion Control Industry Pioneer
Jim Niemeier has been president of North American Green for 20 years.
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/News/news.asp?Id=3891
Penn State Turf Program Thankful for Industry Support
The Pennsylvania Turfgrass Research program provides an update of contributions and pledges through September.
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/News/news.asp?Id=3893
Unlicensed Operator Arrested for Third Time After Attempt to get Government Contract
State Contractors Board credits alert Sacramento Regional Transit employee for tip.
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/News/news.asp?Id=3904
Tennessee Dealer Wins Ferris Mower at EXPO
Jackie Weaver of J&B Small Engine won an IS 1500Z at EXPO earlier this month.
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/News/news.asp?Id=3898
TechNotes Oct. 28 – Rust, Late Seeding and Soil Temps
TechNotes are provided by Syngenta Professional Products.
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/News/news.asp?Id=3900
Builders Eye New Landscape Technology to Maximize Curb Appeal
New fertigation product from Garden Promise Co. will be showcased at the Green Industry Expo in November.
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/News/news.asp?Id=3890
ITODA to Hold First Training Institute Course
Course is limited to ITODA members with 'premiere' and 'training' memberships. Session will be held Nov. 10 and 11 in Newark, N.J.
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/News/news.asp?Id=3894
Move will help John Deere focus on Deere-branded commercial mowing equipment, while strengthening ACI's positioning in the marketplace.
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/News/news.asp?Id=3896
Neil Cleveland Named Director, U.S. Green Business for Bayer Environmental Science
Dan Carrothers will leave Bayer effective Dec. 31, 2005 to pursue a new opportunity.
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/News/news.asp?Id=3889
First H-2B Deadline Nears, Save Small Business Prepares for Another H-2B Push
The Professional Landcare Network and grassroots industry organization remind employers of pending H-2B deadlines.
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/News/news.asp?Id=3903
Ariens Partnering with JP Horizons on Educational Programs
JP Horizons President Jim Paluch calls relationship 'more than a sponsorship.'
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/News/news.asp?Id=3902
Scotts Miracle-Gro Announces Record Full-Year Financial Results
Sales increase 15 percent for the year; a $500 million share repurchase program and 2-for-1 stock split are reported.
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/News/news.asp?Id=3897
LESCO Announces Third Quarter 2005 Results, New York Service Center Opening
Same-store Service Center sales increase 5.9 percent.
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/News/news.asp?Id=3895
Bartlett Tree Experts Names Patrick Brewer Southwest District Manager
Brewer has been with Bartlett since 1992 in multiple roles.
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/News/news.asp?Id=3892
Ed Wandtke Joins HMI as Strategic Adviser
Horticultural Asset Management president says Wandtke will bring valuable knowledge to the company.
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/News/news.asp?Id=3899
North American Green Announces Retirement of Erosion Control Industry Pioneer
Jim Niemeier has been president of North American Green for 20 years.
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/News/news.asp?Id=3891
Penn State Turf Program Thankful for Industry Support
The Pennsylvania Turfgrass Research program provides an update of contributions and pledges through September.
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/News/news.asp?Id=3893
Unlicensed Operator Arrested for Third Time After Attempt to get Government Contract
State Contractors Board credits alert Sacramento Regional Transit employee for tip.
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/News/news.asp?Id=3904
Tennessee Dealer Wins Ferris Mower at EXPO
Jackie Weaver of J&B Small Engine won an IS 1500Z at EXPO earlier this month.
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/News/news.asp?Id=3898
TechNotes Oct. 28 – Rust, Late Seeding and Soil Temps
TechNotes are provided by Syngenta Professional Products.
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/News/news.asp?Id=3900
Builders Eye New Landscape Technology to Maximize Curb Appeal
New fertigation product from Garden Promise Co. will be showcased at the Green Industry Expo in November.
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/News/news.asp?Id=3890
ITODA to Hold First Training Institute Course
Course is limited to ITODA members with 'premiere' and 'training' memberships. Session will be held Nov. 10 and 11 in Newark, N.J.
http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/News/news.asp?Id=3894
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Environmental Threats at School By Green, Twhanna - Every day children are being exposed to dangerous chemicals and toxins in the most unlikely of places: Their schools. Newspaper headlines include 'Mercury Spills Found at High Schools,' 'Cat Sterilization Clinic Held in Elementary School Cafeteria,' 'School Mold Problem Causes Student and Staff Illness' and 'High Lead Levels Detected in School Drinking Water.' These are just a few of the surprising events widely reported in recent months about schools in the Washington , D.C.
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Massey Services Opens Insect Zoo -Massey Services announced the opening of the Massey Services Insect Zoo, located in the new Wayne M. Densch Discovery Center. http://www.pctonline.com/News/news.asp?Id=3823
UPF&DA Elects 2006 Officers at PestWorld 2005 - At the United Producers, Formulators & Distributors Association (UPF&DA) General Membership meeting on Oct. 16, the 2006 officers were elected, included incoming President Steve Levy of Bell Labs.
http://www.pctonline.com/News/news.asp?Id=3814
U.S. Housing Starts Surge in September - U.S. housing starts jumped 3.4 percent in September and permits for future groundbreaking surged to a 32-year high, government data showed. http://www.pctonline.com/News/news.asp?Id=3812
Slaten & O’Connor + Paul Bello = New Consulting Service - Cliff Slaten & Mike O’Connor have joined forces with industry consultant Paul Bello to launch Pest Management Consulting, which provides PCOs with consulting services for legal issues.
http://www.pctonline.com/News/news.asp?Id=3813
Rollins, Inc. Declares Dividend - Rollins, Inc., declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share payable Dec. 12, 2005 to stockholders of record at the close of business Nov. 11, 2005. http://www.pctonline.com/News/news.asp?Id=3816
Good to Great II to be held Nov. 30 – Dec. 2 in Lake Las Vegas- Good to Great II: A Unique Meeting, An Extraordinary Experience, sponsored by NPMA and Bayer Environmental Science, is set for Nov. 30 – Dec. 2, at The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas. http://www.pctonline.com/News/news.asp?Id=3820
Residex’s Bobby Girone Passes Away - Robert 'Bobby' Girone, a longtime technical field representative for Residex, passed away on Oct. 14. http://www.pctonline.com/News/news.asp?Id=3815
Eric Smith Elected President of Pi Chi Omega - Dr. Eric Smith, director of technical services, Dodson Pest Control, Lynchburg, Va., has been elected president of Pi Chi Omega, the national pest management fraternity.
Liphatech Announces New Labels for Generation and Generation BlueMax - Liphatech has introduced new, detailed labeling for its Generation and Generation BlueMax Mini Block rodenticides. http://www.pctonline.com/News/news.asp?Id=3824
Wellmark Launches Web Site For Extinguish - Wellmark International has launched www.extinguishplus.com, a Web site aimed at the control of fire ants. http://www.pctonline.com/News/news.asp?Id=3817
Forshaw Works With Orange County Choppers to Build Termite Bike - Forshaw Distribution recently worked with Orange County Choppers to design and build a one of a kind termite bike. http://www.pctonline.com/News/news.asp?Id=3821
MGK Names Michael Burkett National Sales Manager - McLaughlin Gormley King announced that Michael Burkett has been promoted to national sales manager for MGK’s Branded Product Group. http://www.pctonline.com/News/news.asp?Id=3822
LESCO Opens 16th New York Service Center- LESCO announced the opening of a Service Center in Southampton, N.Y., which is located on Long Island. http://www.pctonline.com/News/news.asp?Id=3818
HomeTeam Acquires Alliance Pest Management Services - HomeTeam Pest Defense, Dallas, Texas, has acquired Alliance Pest Management Services, Albuquerque, N.M. http://www.pctonline.com/News/news.asp?Id=3825
Ft. Worth Tackles Grackle Problem - When temperatures fall this Texas city becomes inundated with the large black birds, which seek food, water and safety from predators. http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/13014899.htm
Florida County Issues West Nile Virus Alert - A medical alert has been issued for Marion County after a human case of West Nile virus was confirmed in a 61-year-old male resident. http://www.pctonline.com/News/news.asp?Id=3826
Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for the Week of 10/31 - A listing of various government and municipal opportunities available to PCOs. http://www.pctonline.com/News/news.asp?Id=3827
Participate in This Week's PCT Reader Poll - Has your company ever hired a consultant, either for business or technical purposes?http://www.pctonline.com/poll
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Boeing Whistleblowers Say Planes Must Be Grounded By Sheila Kaplan - The Federal Aviation Administration Takes Another Look http://ga3.org/ct/G1anfoF1LzfR/
Smoking Guns and Red Herrings By Elizabeth de la Vega - What Should We Expect Now that Fitzgerald Has Announced the Indictment of Lewis "Scooter" Libby? http://ga3.org/ct/TdanfoF1Lzf9/
Smoking Guns and Red Herrings By Elizabeth de la Vega - What Should We Expect Now that Fitzgerald Has Announced the Indictment of Lewis "Scooter" Libby? http://ga3.org/ct/TdanfoF1Lzf9/
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Gates gives £28.5m for city research -
ic Liverpool - Southport, England, UK ... "This consortium grant will bridge the gap between successful developments of agricultural pesticides and much needed insecticides for public health use in ...
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US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Office of Research and Development (ORD) - EPA's Office of the Science Advisor (OSA) is seeking a candidate for a Scientific/Technical (ST) Professional position as Human Subjects Research Review Official. Highly qualified scientific leaders currently engaged in matters related to human research ethics and subject safety are sought to lead this high level position. This position is responsible for providing high-level scientific leadership and overall coordination relating to human research ethics and subject safety. Other responsibilities include representation on Agency Human Subjects Workgroups as well as to other Federal Oversight Offices such as the Office of Human Research Protection. http://www.epa.gov/ORD/htm/jobs_ord.htm, or you may contact Jayne Ramsey at (202) 564-6736 or ramsey.jayne@....
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Beyond Pesticides Daily News Headlines (week of October 25-31, 2005)
Full stories available at: http://www.beyondpesticides.org
* Public Interest Groups Ask Government to Ban Common Household Products Containing Controversial Germ-Fighting Ingredient *
* Judge Orders Lawn Pesticide Retailers To Warn Consumers in the West
* Toxic Levels of Pyrethroids Found in California Urban Streams
* USDA Seeks Public Comment on Genetically Engineered Grass
* Local Schools in North Carolina Win State Wide Recognition
Full stories available at: http://www.beyondpesticides.org
* Public Interest Groups Ask Government to Ban Common Household Products Containing Controversial Germ-Fighting Ingredient *
* Judge Orders Lawn Pesticide Retailers To Warn Consumers in the West
* Toxic Levels of Pyrethroids Found in California Urban Streams
* USDA Seeks Public Comment on Genetically Engineered Grass
* Local Schools in North Carolina Win State Wide Recognition
* Editor's note: Look at the chemical structure of triclosan and notice how similar it is to 2, 4, 5 T. And made by the same company.
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Request for Applications: IPM Partnership Grants for the Northeast - The Northeastern Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Center is pleased to announce the availability of funding through its IPM Partnership Grants Program for 2006 (FY 2005 federal funds). A Request for Applications (RFA) is posted on the Center's website at http://northeastipm.org/abou_fund.cfm
Approximately $465,000 is available to support projects that will address or develop regional IPM priorities and will further the mission of the Northeastern IPM Center. The Center is seeking applications for six project types:
(1) IPM Working Groups
(2) State Network Projects
(3) IPM Working Group Priorities
(4) Regional IPM Publications
(5) Critical and Emerging Issues
(6) IPM Tactics Surveys, Crop Profiles, and Pest Management Strategic Plans
New this year to the RFA is an increased emphasis on outcomes and impacts of proposed projects. Applicants are asked to consider potential real-world impacts associated with their project objectives and to develop a plan for evaluating whether these impacts have occurred. Grant recipients will be required to report on the results of these evaluations, thereby helping the Northeastern IPM Center highlight the value of the projects it supports.
ELIGIBILITY: Private individuals, public and private institutions or organizations, businesses, and commodity groups are encouraged to apply. The primary project director must be from the northeastern region.
DEADLINE: The original and fourteen (14) copies of each proposal must be received by the Northeastern IPM Center by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 16, 2005. See the complete RFA for full submission instructions. If you have questions or need paper copies of the RFA, please contact grants manager John Ayers, Co-director of the Northeastern IPM Center, Pennsylvania State University (phone 814-865-7776; fax: 814-863-8175; email jea@... ).
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Approximately $465,000 is available to support projects that will address or develop regional IPM priorities and will further the mission of the Northeastern IPM Center. The Center is seeking applications for six project types:
(1) IPM Working Groups
(2) State Network Projects
(3) IPM Working Group Priorities
(4) Regional IPM Publications
(5) Critical and Emerging Issues
(6) IPM Tactics Surveys, Crop Profiles, and Pest Management Strategic Plans
New this year to the RFA is an increased emphasis on outcomes and impacts of proposed projects. Applicants are asked to consider potential real-world impacts associated with their project objectives and to develop a plan for evaluating whether these impacts have occurred. Grant recipients will be required to report on the results of these evaluations, thereby helping the Northeastern IPM Center highlight the value of the projects it supports.
ELIGIBILITY: Private individuals, public and private institutions or organizations, businesses, and commodity groups are encouraged to apply. The primary project director must be from the northeastern region.
DEADLINE: The original and fourteen (14) copies of each proposal must be received by the Northeastern IPM Center by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 16, 2005. See the complete RFA for full submission instructions. If you have questions or need paper copies of the RFA, please contact grants manager John Ayers, Co-director of the Northeastern IPM Center, Pennsylvania State University (phone 814-865-7776; fax: 814-863-8175; email jea@... ).
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Known for Discretion, Libby Is A Surprising Figure in CIA Leak By Lois Romano. Friends recall how relieved I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was that his 15 minutes of fame seemed to be behind him, when as Marc Rich's lawyer he was hauled before an aggressive congressional committee investigating how the fugitive financier came to be pardoned by President Bill Clinton. For a man known to thrive on anonymity, who as Vice President Cheney's top aide would only talk to reporters if his name was not used, and who cautioned White House subordinates not to talk to the media -- no one, least of all Libby, expected an encore. If only he had known his next 15 minutes would turn out so badly, that he would spiral from the pinnacle of government power to criminal charges.
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I have posted a lot of free pest control alternatives and other relevant information on the websites located at: http://www.safesolutionsinc.com/resources.htm and/or http://www.thebestcontrol.com . There is a free 86 page booklet on how to control most pest problems without using any pesticide POISONS entitled: THE BUG STOPS HERE. There is a free chapter on Lice/Scabies, a chapter on Mosquitoes, a free chapter on Detoxification and a section on fire ants from my newest IPM manual/encyclopedia entitled: THE BEST CONTROL II. All of these copyrighted items are free for you to simply read and/or download. There simply is no need to POISON yourself.
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"Want To Detox And Be Healthy?" learn how to Detox and become healthy again at: http://www.safesolutionsinc.com/healthy.pdf .
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"How to Beat Cancer"- http://www.safesolutionsinc.com/cancer.htm
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Respectfully, Stephen L. Tvedten
USA Representative - MCS International
http://www.mcs-international.org
Websites: http://www.thebestcontrol.com , http://www.getipm.com , http://www.learnipm.com , http://www.safesolutionsinc.com
To learn more about the Bug Stops Here Yahoo group group, please visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thebugstopshere
But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take [any] person from among them, he is taken away in his inequity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand. K.J.A.V. Ezekiel 33:6
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