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Portec Rail Products, Inc. reported net income of $1.4 million, or $0.15 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2009, down slightly from the $1.5 million, or $0.16 per share, reported in the same quarter of 2008. Revenues also fell on a year over year basis from $24.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2008 to $19.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2009. Portec Rail Products, Inc. also reported a decline in net income for the full year 2009.

BIOLASE Technology Inc. is the world’s leading dental laser company. The company today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its iLase diode laser and it will begin shipping the laser in April. The iLase diode laser is the world’s first personal laser for dentists and hygienists for performing a full range of minimally invasive soft-tissue and hygiene procedures.

The boys and girls at Xangati released their monitoring / visibility solution for VMware ESX last week so I've been playing with it a bit. That being said, I thought I would post their Reviewer's guide so you can walk through what Xangati can do and how to do it!...

Dr. Steven Chu , Secretary of Energy and co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics (1997) delivered this speech “Meeting the Energy and Climate Challenge” at Stanford University on March 7, 2010, where he was formerly a professor. Dr. Chu called on the students and faculty to take part in a new Industrial Revolution. At the epicenter of Silicon Valley,

Facebook appears to have started enabling users to generate custom two-dimensional QR codes. By looking at the embedded screenshot, there’re two types of QR codes: a personal barcode or a “status QR barcode”. This also seems to appear on Facebook Fan Pages. Judging from the tweets about this, the QR codes don’t seem to actually [...

NYT has an interesting article about the evolution of Google's relationship with Apple “"In the last six months, Apple and Google have jousted over acquisitions, patents, directors, advisers and iPhone applications. This month, Apple sued HTC, the Taiwanese maker of mobile phones that run Google's Android operating system, contending that HTC had violated iPhone patents. [...

The 34-year-old actress split from the “American Beauty” director earlier this year after six years of marriage. A statement from law firm Schillings said: “Kate and Sam are saddened to announce that they separated earlier this year. The split is entirely amicable and is by mutual agreement.” “Both parties are fully committed to the future joint parenting of [...

The Scottish actor was a big practical joker while shooting the movie – in which he co-stars with Jennifer Aniston – and used to amuse the crew by baring his behind. In a joint interview with “Access Hollywood,” Jennifer said: “You would moon the crew walking by the wardrobe trailer. That’s how close our family got!” Gerard [...

Tiger Woods is ready to get back in the swing of things. He's returning to golf to play in the Masters tournament on April 8.

+ The most current version of V2Beta is .37 and was released last week. SU Podium now supports soft shadows for point...

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Massively multiplayer online games aren't only "massive" because thousands of people play with ea ch other at the same time, but also because of the immense game worlds that they offer. Need for Speed World , an upcoming PC-exclusive racing MMO, is no different. EA showed off a closed beta version of the game at a recent press event in New York City, and when I asked producer Marc De Vellis about the game's main draw, he proudly proclaimed,

We were delighted to see Quizno’s join the Franchise Direct family last year. They are one of the most exciting QSR franchises today, with a clear vision for success in the future. That vision, by the way, is to become the number one QSR partner for convenience stores. That’s a hugely ambitious [...

CitySide Tickets Inc., owner and operator of CitySidetickets.com, was launched from the entrepreneurial spirit of CEO Michael DeAmicis, who spent his teenage years selling extra tickets to Boston Red Sox games outside Fenway Park. In 2002, DeAmicis turned his first job into a career, creating and running CitySide Tickets out of his home; he eventually [...

Finally, the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association is hosting an event for all councils. Whether you are a member of the Green Building Council or Sales and Marketing Council, you can benefit from a presentation on “How to Make Money in a Changing Market.” There are certain factors that affect Atlanta home building professionals across [...

Undiscovered Equities, Inc. 101 Plaza Real South, Suite 212 Boca Raton, FL 33432 1-800-404-8982 www.undiscoveredequities.com Undiscovered Equities Top 10 Picks for 2009 Update Company Reference Price Recent Price Total Return Ultra Petroleum (UPL) $34.03 $52.64 55% Manas Petroleum (MNAP) $0.25 $0.55 120% Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. (GTE) $2.56 $5.94 132% InterOil (IOC) $11.75 $77.29 558% Southwestern Energy (SWN) $29.97 $49.99 69% American Oil & Gas, Inc.

The Irish Government is making plans to raise the retirement age to sixty eight. Ministers are saying that a low birth rate makes it uneconomical for taxpayers to support pensioners from the existing retirement age of 65. Falling birth rates elsewhere mean this is likely to happen in other countries too. This will mean, of course [...

HENDERSON, NV, March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - American Racing Capital Inc. (AMRA;) http://www.americanracingcorp.com had retained the Mina Mar Group (http://www.minamargroup.com/) as forefront representative of the company's new expansive corporate interests. Mina Mar Group will lead the company as its head Merger Corporate Advisor, and its peer company Mina Mar Marketing Group (www.minamargroup.net) will take over the Investor Relations (IR) tasks.

ThinPrint announced that ThinPrint is expanding its integration with VMware View. With this release, desktops virtualized by VMware View with the PCoIP display protocol now support Virtual Printing provided by ThinPrint....

Jackson, Mississippi ( The Weekly Vice ) - Constance McMillen , a lesbian 18-year-old high school senior is asking a federal judge to force her Mississippi school district to reinstate a prom dance it canceled after she asked to attend the prom with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo. According to reports,

Jason Botos Facebook Papillion , NE ( The Weekly Vice ) - Jason Botos , a 30-year-old Papillion man was jailed after he was allegedly too drunk to appear in court on DUI charges. According to Sarpy County police, Botos ' father drove him to the courthouse, where he was to be sentenced for a drunk driving offense. Investigators say Botos jumped a curb on Highway 75 in September of 2009, hitting five other vehicles and critically injuring three people.

In a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski organized by TechNet, Technology CEO Council and the Information Technology Industry Council, the executives from Intel, Dell, eBay, Cisco, Facebook, Microsoft wrote: “"Broadband is critical to America's long-term economic and social well-being. As you have said, a safe and secure broadband is the infrastructure that will ensure [...

By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth When you reach a fork in the road with those you lead, what do you do? Leading those inclined to follow is significantly less of a challenge than leading those who don’t want to be led. Anyone who has ever been in a leadership position has had to deal with [...

Therefore, many homes considered drugging people efficient and cost containing. Anti-psychotics were frequently prescribed when people had dementia. For some, a light dose may have been just the right thing, but one medication doesn’t suit all elder issues.

Rumor has it that the users of HTC mobile phones might soon have a new offering to look up to. Insiders suggest that the Taiwanese major HTC might add on to the Touch Pro series, by unleashing Touch Pro3 in the UK pretty soon. Most probably, it would be released in the third quarter of [...

As it should be Jeff Carr in PA is proud of his custom motorcycle. So, last Christmas his wife gave him a commissioned drawing of his bike by Jamie D. Boyd, an artist from Ontario, Canada. Jeff tells me that the drawing from this photo took the artist 4 months of work and... This is a content summary only. Click on headlines for full links, images, other content and more!

The band also previewed "Accidents Will Happen," "Party Girl" and "Goon Squad" from Armed Forces, which they would begin to record three months later. That album released in early 1979 would become Costello's highest charter (#10) and his third straight to earn gold or platinum. Included as a promotional giveaway with initial copies was a 7" single with the Hollywood High performances of "Accidents Will Happen," "Alison" and "Watching The Detectives.

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Dec. 14 - Sun Metals Group LLC, Texas, U.S., has applied the trademark SUN (customer's reference: N Christian Louboutin Decollete BA9-61 JH/FT6656938) for Opposition Purposes Under the 1994 Act, published by the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office.The trademark application (serial number 2529561; journal number 6812) was filed on Oct. 22 and was published on Nov. 20.The description com.