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Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Cybersecurity Solutions Provider FoxGuard Protects Military Bases

Cybersecurity Solutions Provider FoxGuard Protects Military Bases

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va., Dec. 13, 2017 -- FoxGuard Solutions, Inc. was awarded a grant from the Department of Defense to develop a "Cybersecurity Platform for Energy Management and Control Systems". The program is through the Secretary of Defenses Office and is targeted at protecting military installations across the world ... Continue reading

Eight Luwian Hieroglyphic Inscriptions Illuminate the Demise of the Hittites

Eight Luwian Hieroglyphic Inscriptions Illuminate the Demise of the Hittites

ZURICH, December 13, 2017 -- The political geography of Western Asia Minor at the end of the Bronze Age (ca. 1200 BCE) has finally been established. ... Continue reading

Georgia Power assists AT&T with Project AirGig Trials to Bring Ultra-Fast Internet Over Power Lines Closer to Reality

Georgia Power assists AT&T with Project AirGig Trials to Bring Ultra-Fast Internet Over Power Lines Closer to Reality

ATLANTA, Dec. 13, 2017 -- Georgia Power announced today that it is working with AT&T for a Georgia-based trial of AT&T's unique Project AirGig technology. ... Continue reading

Global Electric Vehicle Power Electronics Market 2017-2021: Key Vendors are Continental, Delphi, Hitachi, Infineon Technologies & ZF - Research and Markets

Global Electric Vehicle Power Electronics Market 2017-2021: Key Vendors are Continental, Delphi, Hitachi, Infineon Technologies & ZF - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--The "Global Electric Vehicle Power Electronics Market 2017-2021" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The global electric vehicle power electronics market to grow at a CAGR of 18.62% during the period 2017-2021. ... Continue reading

Hoffa Joins Members Of Congress, Retirees To Rally Support For Pension Legislation

Hoffa Joins Members Of Congress, Retirees To Rally Support For Pension Legislation

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa reiterated the union's support for critical legislation that would establish a new agency within the U.S. Treasury Department authorized to issue bonds in order to finance loans to pension plans in financial distress. ... Continue reading

JOHN FORCE RACING NEWS: JOHN FORCE RECAPS THE 2017 SEASON

JOHN FORCE RACING NEWS: JOHN FORCE RECAPS THE 2017 SEASON

The 16-time world champion reflects on the 2017 season. JOHN FORCE RECAPS THE 2017 SEASON Photo credit: Auto Imagery YORBA LINDA, Calif. ... Continue reading

McAlister's Deli Franchisee Supports Wounded Warrior Project Veterans Through Cookie Sales

McAlister's Deli Franchisee Supports Wounded Warrior Project Veterans Through Cookie Sales

DALLAS, Dec. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The largest McAlister's Deli® franchisee, The Saxton Group, recently completed its Cookies for a Cause campaign, which raised support for the warriors Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) serves. ... Continue reading

Minister McKenna releases framework to make Canada's fuels cleaner

Minister McKenna releases framework to make Canada's fuels cleaner

OTTAWA, Dec. 13, 2017 /CNW/ - Today, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, moved Canada a step closer to using cleaner fuels, with the release of the regulatory framework outlining the proposed design of Canada's Clean Fuel Standard. The framework will provide the basis for technical dis ... Continue reading

NASA Television Updates Broadcast Schedule for Cargo Resupply Mission

NASA Television Updates Broadcast Schedule for Cargo Resupply Mission

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX now is targeting no earlier than 10:36 a.m. EST Friday, Dec. ... Continue reading

NGK to pay $550,000 for rigging bids for car parts

NGK to pay $550,000 for rigging bids for car parts

12th guilty plea in international bid-rigging conspiracy   OTTAWA, Dec. 13, 2017 /CNW/ - Japanese car parts manufacturer NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd. ... Continue reading

North America and Europe Medium-Heavy Duty Truck Seating Systems Market Forecast to 2025 - Research and Markets

North America and Europe Medium-Heavy Duty Truck Seating Systems Market Forecast to 2025 - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--The "North America and Europe Medium-Heavy Duty Truck Seating Systems Market, Forecast to 2025" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. North America & Europe Medium-Heavy Duty Truck Seating Systems Market is expected to grow at CAGR 2.2% in 2016-2025. ... Continue reading

North American Commercial Vehicle Tire Retreading Market 2017 - Forecast to 2025 - Research and Markets

North American Commercial Vehicle Tire Retreading Market 2017 - Forecast to 2025 - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--The "North American Commercial Vehicle Tire Retreading Market, Forecast to 2025" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The North American commercial vehicle retreading market is expected to grow marginally to 15.1 million units by 2025 from 14.5 million units in 2016. ... Continue reading

Sikorsky Delivers Two S-70i™ Black Hawk Helicopters to the Los Angeles County Fire Department

Sikorsky Delivers Two S-70i™ Black Hawk Helicopters to the Los Angeles County Fire Department

COATESVILLE, Pa., Dec. 13, 2017 -- Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, delivered two S-70i™ Black Hawk helicopters to the County of Los Angeles at a ceremony in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. ... Continue reading

Spray Nine Glass & Chrome Cleaner Outperforms and Eliminates Need for Traditional Polishes and Pastes

Spray Nine Glass & Chrome Cleaner Outperforms and Eliminates Need for Traditional Polishes and Pastes

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Spray Nine Glass & Chrome Cleaner Outperforms and Eliminates Need for Traditional Polishes and Pastes Dear Editor: We are sending you this press release on behalf of Permatex, a leading manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of premium chemical products for the heavy-duty, commercial, and indust ... Continue reading

Wounded Warriors Snorkeling in Hawaii Find Tranquil Healing

Wounded Warriors Snorkeling in Hawaii Find Tranquil Healing

WAILUKU, Hawaii, Dec.13, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With at least 100 to 150 feet of prime diving visibility below them off Molokini Beach, injured veterans and their families mingled with unique fish and wildlife at a recent Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) connection event. The group put on masks, fins, and snork ... Continue reading

Volvo Ghent Will Build Cars For Lynk & Co

Volvo Ghent Will Build Cars For Lynk & Co

Just like Volvo, Lynk belongs to the Chinese Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd ... Continue reading

US Car Models That Will Not Be Back In 2018 - Raise Your Hand If You'll Miss Them

US Car Models That Will Not Be Back In 2018 - Raise Your Hand If You'll Miss Them

Detroit December 12, 2017; According to USA Today the models below will not be available in the US in 2018. Chevrolet SS. ... Continue reading

Buyers Misunderstand EVs And The Used EV Market.

Buyers Misunderstand EVs And The Used EV Market.

San Francisco December 13, 2017; The buyer intelligence firm Autolist.com today released data comparing buyer perception of used EVs to market data, finding misalignment between the two. The analysis is based on 1,249 vehicle owners and 17,738 used vehicles. ... Continue reading

EV Industry Participants Lobby To Maintain Federal Electric Vehicle Tax Credit

EV Industry Participants Lobby To Maintain Federal Electric Vehicle Tax Credit

More than 50 Companies Sign Letter Urging Congress to Maintain Federal Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Signatories Include Executives from Ford, Audi of America, General Motors and Volkswagen of America PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 13, 2017; More than 50 companies signed a letter today urging members of the congressional confere ... Continue reading

United Airlines Launches Almost Nationwide Search for Travelers with First or Last Name Sydney (New Yorkers or Floridians Not Welcome)

United Airlines Launches Almost Nationwide Search for Travelers with First or Last Name Sydney (New Yorkers or Floridians Not Welcome)

the airline is searching for individuals across the U.S. – excluding New York and Florida – with the first or last name Sydney (see terms and conditions for accepted spelling variations) to enter for a chance to visit the city of their namesake with one guest through a sweepstakes launching today at SydneyHoustonUn ... Continue reading

Carnival Cruise Line Pops #OpenFun, Bringing Island Warmth to Chilly New York City in a 'Scent-sational' Way

Carnival Cruise Line Pops #OpenFun, Bringing Island Warmth to Chilly New York City in a 'Scent-sational' Way

MIAMI, Dec. 13, 2017 -- With winter approaching, now is the time for consumers to start thinking about an escape from the cold and begin planning their next Caribbean vacation. ... Continue reading

Enlightened Lighting: UTC Aerospace Systems Unveils Longer-Lasting, More Reliable A320 Wing Navigation Lights

Enlightened Lighting: UTC Aerospace Systems Unveils Longer-Lasting, More Reliable A320 Wing Navigation Lights

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 13, 2017 -- UTC Aerospace Systems, a division of United Technologies Corp. , announced today that it has recently received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from both the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for a set of new, advanced techn ... Continue reading

U.S. Air Force's First GPS III Satellite Receives Commands From Next-Generation OCX Ground Control Segment

U.S. Air Force's First GPS III Satellite Receives Commands From Next-Generation OCX Ground Control Segment

DENVER, Dec. 13, 2017 -- The first advanced GPS III satellite successfully established remote connectivity and communicated with the Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX), further validating the U.S. Air Force's modernized Global Positioning System (GPS) is ready to launch its first satellite. ... Continue reading

Advanced Turbine Engine Company (ATEC) Validates Installation Capability of T900 Improved Turbine Engine on Black Hawk and Apache Helicopters

Advanced Turbine Engine Company (ATEC) Validates Installation Capability of T900 Improved Turbine Engine on Black Hawk and Apache Helicopters

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Dec. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Advanced Turbine Engine Company (ATEC), a joint venture of Honeywell and Pratt & Whitney , completed successful installation of a high-fidelity mockup of the T900 engine. ... Continue reading

China Electric Scooters and Motorcycles Market Analysis and Forecast to 2023 - Research and Markets

China Electric Scooters and Motorcycles Market Analysis and Forecast to 2023 - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--The "China Electric Scooters and Motorcycles Market Analysis and Forecast to 2023" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. Increasing pollution awareness among people and growing urbanization are driving the growth of the market. ... Continue reading

Future of Tire Retailing in North America and Europe - Forecast to 2023 - Research and Markets

Future of Tire Retailing in North America and Europe - Forecast to 2023 - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--The "Future of Tire Retailing in North America and Europe, Forecast to 2023" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The report discusses the future of tire retail in North America and Europe and covers Class 1-3 replacement tires in passenger cars. ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Actuators Market 2017-2021: Analysis by Application & Vehicle Type - Research and Markets

Global Automotive Actuators Market 2017-2021: Analysis by Application & Vehicle Type - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--The "Global Automotive Actuators Market 2017-2021" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The global automotive actuators market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.2% during the period 2017-2021. ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Adaptive Cruise Control Market 2017-2021: Growing Demand for Safety Features in Vehicles - Research and Markets

Global Automotive Adaptive Cruise Control Market 2017-2021: Growing Demand for Safety Features in Vehicles - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--The "Global Automotive Adaptive Cruise Control Market 2017-2021" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The global automotive adaptive cruise control market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 17.92% during the period 2017-2021. ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Traffic Sign Recognition Market - Forecast to Grow at a CAGR of 32% by 2021 - Research and Markets

Global Automotive Traffic Sign Recognition Market - Forecast to Grow at a CAGR of 32% by 2021 - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--The "Global Automotive Traffic Sign Recognition Market 2017-2021" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The global automotive traffic sign recognition market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 32.03% during the period 2017-2021. ... Continue reading

Global Commercial Vehicle Tire Pressure Management System (TPMS) Market 2017-2021: Analysis by End User & Vehicle Type - Research and Markets

Global Commercial Vehicle Tire Pressure Management System (TPMS) Market 2017-2021: Analysis by End User & Vehicle Type - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--The "Global Commercial Vehicle Tire Pressure Management System (TPMS) Market 2017-2021" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The analysts forecast the global commercial vehicle tire pressure management system (TPMS) market to grow at a CAGR of 10.38% during the period 2017-2021. ... Continue reading

GM Financial Leads Among Captive Lenders in Manufacturer Loyalty

GM Financial Leads Among Captive Lenders in Manufacturer Loyalty

FORT WORTH, Texas--GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC. (“GM Financial” or the “Company”), today announced that the company was the leader in overall manufacturer loyalty among captive automotive lenders for calendar year 2016, based on GM Financial analysis of IHS Markit new light vehicle registration data f ... Continue reading

Greenway Auto Group Reduces Time to Inventory Cars by 60 Percent with Zebra Technologies

Greenway Auto Group Reduces Time to Inventory Cars by 60 Percent with Zebra Technologies

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--Zebra Technologies Corporation , the market leader in rugged mobile computers, barcode scanners and barcode printers enhanced with software and services to enable real-time enterprise visibility, announced it is helping reduce car inventory time at Greenway Auto Group and improve the overall sales p ... Continue reading

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference Explores Response, Restoration, and Resiliency in the Gulf

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference Explores Response, Restoration, and Resiliency in the Gulf

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- How well has the Gulf of Mexico region recovered following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? What did we learn to help recovery following future spills? Join some of the Gulf's leading experts at the 2018 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference as they ... Continue reading

Massive Projection In Sedona, "The Most Beautiful Place On Earth"

Massive Projection In Sedona, "The Most Beautiful Place On Earth"

SEDONA, Ariz., Dec. 13, 2017 -- The sheer scale of the mountain is almost dizzying, yet Philippe Bergeron of LA-based PaintScaping is determined to map it. ... Continue reading

News from Northside Truck & Van - JMHC leads from the front with new Mercedes-Benz Vito fleet

News from Northside Truck & Van - JMHC leads from the front with new Mercedes-Benz Vito fleet

[cid:image007.jpg@01D373F0.A04AFA90] Date: 13 December 2017 [cid:image008.jpg@01D373F0.A04AFA90] Star struck: James and Rebecca Hall are using the new Mercedes-Benz Vito vans to reward their best drivers JMHC leads from the front with new Mercedes-Benz Vito fleet Fast-growing JMHC Logistics has set the seal on a memora ... Continue reading

Oil and Gas Companies to Keep Close Tabs on Heading Into 2018 With Recovery in Sight

Oil and Gas Companies to Keep Close Tabs on Heading Into 2018 With Recovery in Sight

PALM BEACH, Florida, December 13, 2017 -- A wave of oil-supply disruptions, rising demand and OPEC's recent production cuts has raised hopes among producers that global oil supplies are showing signs of falling back in line with demand further fueling the belief by industry professionals a recovery is taking foothold h ... Continue reading

Research Report on China's Automobile Wheel Hub Industry 2018-2022 - Research and Markets

Research Report on China's Automobile Wheel Hub Industry 2018-2022 - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--The "Research Report on China's Automobile Wheel Hub Industry, 2018-2022" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. Currently, the aluminum alloy wheel hubs dominate the market, while the relatively expensive aluminum magnesium alloy wheel hubs have a low penetration rate. ... Continue reading

Research Report on Tire Steel Cord Industry in China 2018-2022 - Research and Markets

Research Report on Tire Steel Cord Industry in China 2018-2022 - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--The "Research Report on Tire Steel Cord Industry in China, 2018-2022" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. In 2016, the production volume exceeded 600 million with a CAGR of over 8% during 2012 and 2016. ... Continue reading

Teamsters Proud To Partner With Robotics Innovators In San Francisco

Teamsters Proud To Partner With Robotics Innovators In San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California Teamsters are applauding the passage of legislation by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors this week that will create a permitting process for delivery robots. ... Continue reading

Toshiba Memory America Adds UFS to Lineup of Embedded NAND Flash Memory Products for Automotive Applications

Toshiba Memory America Adds UFS to Lineup of Embedded NAND Flash Memory Products for Automotive Applications

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Toshiba’s new Automotive UFS supports a wide temperature range, meets AEC-Q100 Grade2 requirements and offers the performance, reliability and density required by increasingly complex automotive applications.(Graphic: Business Wire) Toshiba’s new Automotive UFS supports a wide temp ... Continue reading

United Airlines adds the South Pacific's Most Stunning Tropical Paradise to its Growing List of New Routes

United Airlines adds the South Pacific's Most Stunning Tropical Paradise to its Growing List of New Routes

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13, 2017 -- United Airlines (UAL), the leading carrier in the San Francisco Bay Area, today announced it will begin service between San Francisco and Pape'ete, the capital of Tahiti, the South Pacific's gateway to more than 118 islands in French Polynesia including Bora Bora, Moorea, the Marquesas ... Continue reading

WestJet reports November load factor of 82.4 per cent

WestJet reports November load factor of 82.4 per cent

Airline increases traffic by 12.1 per cent and flies a record number of guests in November  CALGARY, Dec. 13, 2017 - WestJet today announced November 2017 traffic results with a load factor of 82.4 per cent, an increase of 2.4 percentage points year over year. ... Continue reading

News: Road America and Yamaha Extend Relationship Through 2019

News: Road America and Yamaha Extend Relationship Through 2019

Road America announced today that Yamaha would remain as its Official Motorsports Partner of Rider Education through 2019, continuing a partnership that began in 2013. ... Continue reading

Used Car Dealer Carvana Launches Fifth Florida Market

Used Car Dealer Carvana Launches Fifth Florida Market

Carvana Launches in Fort Myers, Its Fifth Market in Florida. ... Continue reading

Priority Pass Unveils The World's Best Airport Lounges - and They're Not Where You'd Expect

Priority Pass Unveils The World's Best Airport Lounges - and They're Not Where You'd Expect

Lounges in Jamaica, Estonia and Malta among those recognised in annual poll based on 72,000 ratings from Members A selection of the world's best airport lounges have been revealed by independent lounge membership program, Priority Pass, in its annual Lounge of the Year Awards. This year winners include lounges in Jamai ... Continue reading

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