Railway system components made from composites.
LRM Industries LLC, headquartered in Rockledge, Florida, USA, has been selected by Eastern Rail Corp of Lebanon, Tennesse, USA, to manufacture thermoplastic composite infrastructure components for the USA's electric railways. LRM's proprietary automated ThermoPlastic Flowforming[TM] (TPF) process will be used to mould long fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composite components...

Spatial Networks Announces Acquisition of Tampa Technology Firm TrekServ, LLC.
CLEARWATER, Fla., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Spatial Networks, a privately held Clearwater-based global technology firm delivering proprietary geospatial applications across the world, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Tampa-based TrekServ, LLC, a privately held global tracking technology firm. The two companies have enjoyed a strategic partnership over...

Sales Assessment Testing Site Helps Find Good Salespeople, Offers Free Sales Assessment Tests.
How can an employer tell if a job applicant can sell? This Sales Assessment Testing site can help them know! Businesses who wish to hire good salespeople and grow their sales can receive 10 FREE Sales Assessment Tests. HOLLYWOOD, Fla., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- How can an...

Geographic range expansion of Oxyops vitiosa (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to the Bahamian archipelago.
The Australian tree Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) Blake was internationally disseminated over the last century for ornamental and agroforestry purposes (Dray et al. 2006). Although introduced into California, Texas, and Louisiana, it has not been reported as an invasive pest in those areas. In contrast, it has proven to be...

Bermuda International Business Association Attends GAIM USA 2009 Conference in Florida.
Conference Focuses on Effect of Financial Crisis on the Shape of Financial Industry in 2009 MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bermuda International Business Association today announced that a delegation of Bermuda international business executives are in attendance at the GAIM USA 2009 Conference in...

Steelers eye sixth Super Bowl title.
TAMPA, Florida (AFP) -- Times are tough in Steeltown USA, but a victory by the beloved Pittsburgh Steelers over Arizona in Super Bowl 43 will help lift the gloom of layoffs and economic woes, at least for a while. Few US sports teams have as deep a...

Monitoring for exotic Spodoptera species (lepidoptera: noctuidae) in Florida.
The armyworm genus Spodoptera Guenee (Noctuidae: Amphipyrinae) contains 30 species that inhabit 6 continents (Pogue 2002). Species in temperate North America include several agricultural pests such as S. eridania (Stoll) (southern armyworm, Liburd et al. 2000), S. exigua (Hubner) (beet armyworm, Chen et al. 2008), S. frugiperda (J. E....

Population survey and control of Chironomidae (Diptera) in wetlands in Northeast Florida, USA.
ABSTRACT A qualitative and quantitative population survey of immature and adult Chironomidae was conducted for 1 year in a country club wetlands in northeast Florida, USA. Glyptotendipes paripes and Goeldichironomus carus were the 2 predominant chironomid species in the wetlands. Adults of these 2 species emerged at...

Unilens Vision Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend of U.S. $0.09 Per Share.
Quarterly Cash Dividend Provides an Annualized Yield of 12% LARGO, Fla., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Unilens Vision Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: UVICF) (TSX Venture Exchange: UVI) Board of Directors today declared its regular quarterly cash dividend of U.S. $0.09 per common share, payable February 27, 2009...

Does secondary plant metabolism provide a mechanism for plant defenses in the tropical soda apple Solanum viarum (Solanales: Solanaceae) against Spodoptera exigua and S. eridania (lepidoptera: noctuidae)?
Translation provided by the authors. The tropical soda apple (TSA) Solanum viarum Dunal is a nightshade classified by the State of Florida (FLEPPC 2007) and the USDA as a noxious weed. Tropical soda apple is native to Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay (Gandolfo et al. 2007) and...