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Celebrate America's Birthday In Its Birthplace

Celebrate America's Birthday In Its Birthplace

PHILADELPHIA, June 30, 2016 -- There's no better place to celebrate Independence Day than in the Birthplace of Independence! As the gateway to Independence National Historical Park, the Visitor Center is the perfect place to kick off July 4th festivities in Historic Philadelphia. HOURS AND ADMISSION:To commemorate Amer ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation Schedules Conference Call and Audio Webcast for Second Quarter 2016 Results

Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation Schedules Conference Call and Audio Webcast for Second Quarter 2016 Results

Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation has added a news release to its Investor Relations website. Title: Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation Schedules Conference Call and Audio Webcast for Second Quarter 2016 Results Date(s): 30-Jun-2016 4:36 PM For a complete listing of our news releases, please click here --------------- ... Continue reading

Air Transat flight attendants reject a tentative agreement

Air Transat flight attendants reject a tentative agreement

MONTREAL, June 30, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - Today, the Air Transat flight attendants voted 93.2% to reject the tentative agreement reached on June 6 with the employer to renew their collective agreement. Their union, the Air Transat Component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), proposes that the parties return ... Continue reading

Hawaiian Airlines Partners with Sig Zane and Japanese Fashion Icons for New Uniform Designs

Hawaiian Airlines Partners with Sig Zane and Japanese Fashion Icons for New Uniform Designs

HONOLULU, June 30, 2016 -- Hawaiian Airlines has enlisted two renowned fashion collectives in Hawai'i and Japan to create the airline's first new uniform since 2008. Starting this month, Hilo-based design studio Sig Zane Kaiao and Japanese design consultants Tetsu Nishiyama and Mikiko Nishiyama of the label DESCENDANT ... Continue reading

Media Advisory - Completion of Antarctic Medical Evacuation

Media Advisory - Completion of Antarctic Medical Evacuation

CALGARY, June 30, 2016 /CNW/ - Media are invited to attend an event hosted by Kenn Borek Air Ltd., to mark the successful conclusion of the medical evacuation of two researchers from the Amundson Scott South Pole Research Station in Antarctica. The mission was conducted by a Calgary-based Kenn Borek Air crew flying two ... Continue reading

The Fourth of July heat is on...GEICO reminds drivers to stay mindful of their most precious cargo

The Fourth of July heat is on...GEICO reminds drivers to stay mindful of their most precious cargo

WASHINGTON—For many, the July 4 holiday marks the start of the summer vacation season, which often comes with family road trips and a swell in temperatures across the country. GEICO urges parents and all drivers to remain extra vigilant for their young passengers. Since 1998, more than 650 children have died from hea ... Continue reading

Uber is Back on the Road in Edmonton!

Uber is Back on the Road in Edmonton!

EDMONTON, June 30th, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - Today, Ramit Kar, Uber's General Manager for Alberta, issued the following statement to mark the upcoming re-launch of Uvber's ridesharing services in Edmonton: "Starting at midnight tonight, Uber is pleased to be back in Alberta's capital offering a safe, reliable and affordabl ... Continue reading

Versata Claims Ford Tried To Cover Up Its Theft And Pirating Of Versata Software By Blocking Its Own Federal Court Case

Versata Claims Ford Tried To Cover Up Its Theft And Pirating Of Versata Software By Blocking Its Own Federal Court Case

DETROIT, June 30, 2016 -- Versata Software, Inc. ("Versata") has called out Ford Motor Company for trying to block its own lawsuit after Ford realized it had gotten caught stealing and pirating Versata's "auto configuration" software, called "ACM." Ford sued Versata on February 19, 2015, and asked a federal court in De ... Continue reading

Warriors Participate in Flight 93 Memorial Project

Warriors Participate in Flight 93 Memorial Project

STOYSTOWN, Pa., June 30, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the nation learned about terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon on 9/11, a brave group of passengers aboard United Flight 93 were fighting back against terrorists who hijacked their plane and redirected it toward Washington, DC. While their a ... Continue reading

Bargaining sessions with Air Transat flight attendants - Air Transat management continues discussions to reach an agreement

Bargaining sessions with Air Transat flight attendants - Air Transat management continues discussions to reach an agreement

MONTREAL, June 30, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - Regarding the negotiations for renewal of the Air Transat flight attendants' collective agreement, the company emphasizes that discussions, which have enabled significant progress to be made in recent months, are being actively pursued with an eye to reaching an agreement. "We tab ... Continue reading

General Dynamics NASSCO Awarded Contract to Build Next Generation of U.S. Navy Fleet Oilers

General Dynamics NASSCO Awarded Contract to Build Next Generation of U.S. Navy Fleet Oilers

SAN DIEGO, June 30, 2016 -- General Dynamics NASSCO, a subsidiary of General Dynamics , has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy for the detailed design and construction of the next generation of fleet oilers, the John Lewis class (TAO-205), previously known as the TAO(X). This contract is for the construction of s ... Continue reading

Hertz Global Holdings Receives $2 Billion Proceeds From Separation of Equipment Rental Business

Hertz Global Holdings Receives $2 Billion Proceeds From Separation of Equipment Rental Business

ESTERO, Fla., June 30, 2016 -- Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. is receiving proceeds of approximately $2 billion from the previously announced separation of its equipment rental business into a separate, publicly traded company. The transaction was completed at 5 p.m. U.S. Eastern today. Following today's transaction and t ... Continue reading

Hilton Worldwide Welcomes Travelers to the Yangtze River with Second Hotel in Wuhan, China

Hilton Worldwide Welcomes Travelers to the Yangtze River with Second Hotel in Wuhan, China

WUHAN, China and MCLEAN, Va., July 1, 2016 -- Hilton Worldwide and Hilton Hotels & Resorts announced the opening of Hilton Wuhan Riverside in the capital city of Wuhan today. Set in the economic, cultural and transportation hub of Central China, Hilton Wuhan Riverside is surrounded by a plethora of shopping options in ... Continue reading

Matt Brabham delivers oval debut for 2017 Mazda Road to Indy chassis

Matt Brabham delivers oval debut for 2017 Mazda Road to Indy chassis

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NASA Awards Grants to Nine Informal Learning Institutions

NASA Awards Grants to Nine Informal Learning Institutions

WASHINGTON, June 30, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA has awarded almost $10 million in grants to informal education organizations in seven states to help inspire the next generation of scientists and explorers. The organizations include two botanical gardens, five museums, one foundation and one NASA visitor cente ... Continue reading

Pan Am International Flight Academy Signs Strategic Alliance Agreement with Silver Airways

Pan Am International Flight Academy Signs Strategic Alliance Agreement with Silver Airways

MIAMI, June 30, 2016 -- Pan Am International Flight Academy announced today the signing of a Strategic Alliance Agreement with Silver Airways to provide qualified pilot applicants to the airline. As part of the agreement, Pan Am will offer Silver Airways pilots from the Pan Am Career Pilot Academy, a FAA 141 flight sch ... Continue reading

Risi Competizione - Notes and Quotes Post Qualifying

Risi Competizione - Notes and Quotes Post Qualifying

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ RISI COMPETIZIONE - NOTES AND QUOTES POST QUALIFYING WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL Risi Competizione Ferrari 488 GTE-Pro No. 82: Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) Ton ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Final Results from Lebanon Valley Dragway

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Final Results from Lebanon Valley Dragway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHEAST DIVISION Contact: NHRA Field Marketing, Eric Lotz, 626-688-8646 MCPHILLIPS, BURKART CELEBRATE IN LEBANON WEST LEBANON, N.Y. - Rich McPhillips raced to his fourth win of the year in Top Alcohol Dragster and second in as many weeks and Phil Burkart grabb ... Continue reading

Risi Competizione Collects Top Six Finish at Watkins Glen

Risi Competizione Collects Top Six Finish at Watkins Glen

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RISI COMPETIZIONE COLLECTS TOP SIX FINISH AT WATKINS GLEN Risi Competizione Ferrari 488 GTE-Pro No. 62: Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) Toni Vilander (FIN) ~~~~~~~ ... Continue reading

Broken rail due to undetected defect led to November 2014 train derailment near Pearce, Alberta

Broken rail due to undetected defect led to November 2014 train derailment near Pearce, Alberta

CALGARY, July 4, 2016 /CNW/ - In its investigation report (R14C0114) released today, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) determined that a Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) train derailed on the Crowsnest Subdivision due to a broken rail near Pearce, Alberta. There were no injuries. On 6 November 2014, an east ... Continue reading

Honda Light Truck Sales Drive June Growth

Honda Light Truck Sales Drive June Growth

MARKHAM, Ontario—Honda Canada today reported an increase of 2% in June, on sales of 16,905 units by the Honda and Acura divisions combined. The Honda Automobile Division reported June sales of 15,273 units, up 4% over last year, marking an all-time June monthly sales record for the brand. The Acura Division reported ... Continue reading

Promising Day Cut Short - No. 20 GasMonkey PC Involved in Massive Shunt

Promising Day Cut Short - No. 20 GasMonkey PC Involved in Massive Shunt

Promising Day Cut Short - No. 20 GasMonkey PC Involved in Massive Shunt Qualifying 4th and getting out to a good start, the BAR1 No. 20 GasMonkey / Southwest Funding PC was showing a lot of promise for Sunday’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen, round three of 2016 Teq ... Continue reading

An Unforgettable Camping Experience on the Banks of the Chambly Canal

An Unforgettable Camping Experience on the Banks of the Chambly Canal

Learn-to Camp is back for a second edition SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, QC, July 4, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - Parks Canada and Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) invite the population of the Richelieu Valley and the surrounding area to enjoy a unique family camping experience at the Chambly Canal National Historic Site on Saturday, ... Continue reading

Direct Airport Parking Investment: How We Operate

Direct Airport Parking Investment: How We Operate

MANCHESTER, England, July 4, 2016 -- Direct Airport Parking Investment, a UK based company that handles investment in off-airport car parking at major UK airports, chooses to operate within the guidelines of the Financial Conduct Authority even though they are not regulated by them. Amanda Price, Investment Consultant ... Continue reading

Emergency Response Assistance Canada and propane industry offer Canadian first responders LPG Firefighting Training free-of-charge

Emergency Response Assistance Canada and propane industry offer Canadian first responders LPG Firefighting Training free-of-charge

CALGARY, July 4, 2016 /CNW/ - Emergency Response Assistance Canada (ERAC), in conjunction with the Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs (OAFC) today launched a comprehensive training program aimed to ensure that Canada's first responders are prepared for incidents involving liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). "Although LPG tr ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Elastomers Market Expected to Grow at 6% CAGR During 2016 - 2022: P&S Market Research

Global Automotive Elastomers Market Expected to Grow at 6% CAGR During 2016 - 2022: P&S Market Research

NEW YORK, July 4, 2016 -- According to market research "Global Automotive Elastomers Market Size, Share, Development, Growth and Demand Forecast to 2022 - Industry Insights by Type (Synthetic Elastomer, Thermoplastic Elastomer) by Application (Interior, Exterior, Under Hood, Weather Seal, Molded Parts)" by P&S Market R ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Traffic Sign Recognition System Market 2016-2020 - Need to Curb Road Accidents - Key Vendors are Daimler, Mobileye & ZF TRW - Research and Markets

Global Automotive Traffic Sign Recognition System Market 2016-2020 - Need to Curb Road Accidents - Key Vendors are Daimler, Mobileye & ZF TRW - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Automotive Traffic Sign Recognition System Market 2016-2020" report to their offering. The report forecasts the global automotive traffic sign recognition system market to grow at a CAGR of 29.83% during the period 2016-2020. The report has been pr ... Continue reading

LIQUI MOLY at the Mercedes-Benz Club of America Star Fest

LIQUI MOLY at the Mercedes-Benz Club of America Star Fest

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UK Connected Car M2M Connections & Services Market Growth of 32.36% CAGR by 2020 - Analysis, Technologies & Forecasts Report 2016-2020 - Key Vendors: Audi, BMW, GM - Research and Markets

UK Connected Car M2M Connections & Services Market Growth of 32.36% CAGR by 2020 - Analysis, Technologies & Forecasts Report 2016-2020 - Key Vendors: Audi, BMW, GM - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Connected Car M2M Connections and Services Market in UK 2016-2020" report to their offering. The connected car M2M services market in the UK is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 32.26% during the period 2016-2020. The report covers the present scenario and th ... Continue reading

CAA-Quebec Urges Canadian Authorities To Focus On VW TDI Owners

CAA-Quebec Urges Canadian Authorities To Focus On VW TDI Owners

QUEBEC CITY, July 4, 2016- Responding to the out-of-court settlement that Volkswagen is set to sign with federal authorities in the U.S. in the aftermath of the so-called dirty diesel scandal, CAA-Quebec believes it is time Canadian authorities took concrete actions on behalf of the approximately 100,000 consumers on t ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALLS - June 27-July 3, 2016: Audi, Volkswagen, Daimler Vans, Buses, Trailers

NHTSA RECALLS - June 27-July 3, 2016: Audi, Volkswagen, Daimler Vans, Buses, Trailers

NHTSA RECALLS - June 27-July 3, 2016: Audi, Volkswagen, Daimler Vans, Buses, Trailers ... Continue reading

July 4, 2016 President Obama Remarks On Independance Day and Declaring Our Independence

July 4, 2016 President Obama Remarks On Independance Day and Declaring Our Independence

The White House July 4, 2016 Hi everybody, and Happy Fourth of July weekend. On Monday, Michelle, Malia, Sasha, and I will celebrate the Fourth like most of you – in the backyard. We’ll hang out with family and friends, throw some burgers and dogs on the grill, and watch the fireworks show. Of course, we’re fortu ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2016 FORD FOCUS REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2016 FORD FOCUS REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2016 FORD FOCUS REVIEW ... Continue reading

USA Independence Day, July 4, 2007

USA Independence Day, July 4, 2007

Washington DC; On July 4, 1776, our Nation's Founders declared "That these United Colonies are, and of Right, ought to be free and Independent States." This declaration marked a great milestone in the history of human freedom. On the 230th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, we pay tribute to ... Continue reading

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