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A New Lease on Leasing
FOR DIANA GARCIA-RITTER, IT WAS the paperwork that convinced her. Garcia-Ritter, president of Language Assistance, a small Houston company that provides translation services over the phone for physicians and hospitals, leased a telephone system in 1998. Her experience was typical: to get the lease she had to provide the local leasing company reams ...
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The Overland Park, Kan., Parks and Recreation Department has begun leasing most of its turf equipment to simplify upgrades and maintenance. As a result of the leasing arrangement, the city retired its fleet of mowers and trimmers and replacement parts stock, and eliminated three vehicle maintenance staff positions.
The city's fleet of grounds main ...
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Chicago Hosts Chinese Pumps Big US Debut
Chicago may have lost the 2016 Olympic Games, but the global competitive spirit on the jobsite is still alive. A Windy City contractor is test-driving the world's largest Chinese concrete pump--and the first of its size to appear on a U.S. construction project.
The pump, manufactured by Changsha-based Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., is wrapping up i ...
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Darwinian Ion-Drive Doubles Its Lifetime
Ion engines could reach even further into space, as engineers use a genetic algorithm to suggest a grid design that could double lifetime expectancy
SPACE agencies may one day have Charles Darwin to thank for the longevity of their spacecraft. The life expectancy of a popular type of ion engine has been almost doubled using software that mimics th ...
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Bayer Slaps A Limit on Tank-Mix Partners For Herbicide Atlantis
In a bid to prolong the efficacy of its key blackgrass herbicide Bayer has slashed the list of supported partners for spring-applied Atlantis.
Growers are being urged not to tank-mix key blackgrass killer Atlantis with any other pesticides this spring to maximise its efficacy.
To encourage growers to follow the new advice manufacturer Bayer Crop ...
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Getting the Shot Without The Jab
For most people, the worst thing about getting vaccinated is the long, scary needle. So researchers have invented a new vaccine-delivery system that replaces one big needle with 100 tiny dissolvable ones embedded in an adhesive patch. The patch can immunize mice against influenza just as effectively as conventional needle vaccination, its developer ...
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Off-Loading Equipment-Leasing Headaches
During his first few years in business, Ron Zappe, founder and CEO of Zapp's Potato Chips, in Gramercy, La., hauled his spicy snack foods in aging secondhand trucks. At around one-third the cost of brand-new $80,000 tractors, the used trucks were certainly a thrifty way to go. Unfortunately, says Zappe, the aggravations and repair bills eventually ...
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Special Construction And Exterior Improvements
Bison Pop-Up Park
Bison Innovative Products bisonip.com
The Bison Pop-Up Park is an all-inclusive line of products for installing decking and landscaped environments in densely populated urban communities. The modular system, which includes deck supports, wood tiles, custom cubes, railing, and street attachments, can be quickly installed on stree ...
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The Lowdown On Leasing
Leasing computer hardware may be a good option for some companies. Unlike cars, PC technology advances every six months to a year, so leasing makes it possible to stay on top of the latest and greatest. Leasing also keeps credit lines open and frees up working capital for other business considerations. And in most cases, lease payments are tax-dedu ...
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When Will We Find Evidence of An Inhabited Planet
When will we find evidence of an inhabited planet?
Is the first habitable world inhabited?
The space mission needed to find out has been put on the back burner, but we might be able to answer the question for other habitable worlds that have better viewing geometries
SO CLOSE, yet so far. Gliese 581 g is the first planet discovered that is the ...
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