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Daimler Fights Tighter Mexican Emission Controls as Smog Worsens

Edit Bloomberg 27 Jun 2016
“They have been pushing for delays and interim standards which could actually make emissions from these vehicles worse,” said Katherine Blumberg, of the International Council on Clean Transportation, or ICCT ... Trucks dumped 5 million kilos of tiny particles into the atmosphere last year and were the source of 85 percent of those pollutants, known as PM2.5, which pose the greatest health risk, Blumberg said ... LEARN MORE. ....

Israel in June 2016: Challenging Silicon Valley as tech funding climbs

Edit Venture Beat 27 Jun 2016
While the region continues to show signs of instability, the one thing that remains stable is Israeli innovation ... Taking a broader look, it is rare to find one top-tier VC that does not have a presence in Israel, and the latest to join the party is, of course, Accel, which brought on Facebook exec Nir Blumberger to run its Israel operation. Other funds that have a local presence include Sequoia, Battery, Bessemer, and many others....

Is Zika risk too great at Rio Olympics? Some athletes, travelers opt to stay home

Edit Sacramento Bee 27 Jun 2016
Last week, Rory McIlroy, Europe’s top-ranked golfer, became the latest athlete to say he would sit out the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro this summer because of concerns about the Zika virus. He joins a list of other standouts, including golfers Marc Leishman of Australia and Vijay Singh of Fiji, and American cyclist Tejay van Garderen. So how risky is a trip to the heart of the Zika epidemic? ... Dean Blumberg ... U.S ... We’re definitely reading up....

Canada day operating hours for City of Winnipeg facilities and services (City of Winnipeg)

Edit Public Technologies 27 Jun 2016
(Source. City of Winnipeg). Canada day operating hours for City of Winnipeg facilities and services. Released. 2.30 p.m. Winnipeg, MB - All civic offices are closed on Canada Day, Friday, July 1, 2016. Recycling/Garbage Collection ... Friday, July 1 5.30 a.m ... Crescent Drive, Harbour View, John Blumberg, Kildonan Park and Windsor Park Golf Courses will be open every day on the Canada Day long weekend from dawn until dusk, approximately 5.30 a.m....

Letters Gun control sit-in a brave effort by House Democrats

Edit Palm Beach Post 27 Jun 2016
Gun control sit-in. a brave effort. Hooray! At last, some brave Democrats in the House of Representatives had the guts to take a stand on even the most modest gun control legislation. no fly, no buy; wait until background checks can be made ... I heard a reputable published researcher say that since the beginning of the year, 130 mass shootings have occurred in the United States ... God bless you who sat in ... LOUIE BARUCH, BOCA RATON ... 1....

NYPD hooker: The cops I was paid to ‘entertain’ should be fired

Edit New York Post 26 Jun 2016
Two cops treated to mile-high sex on a free chartered plane ride as part of an alleged NYPD bribery racket should be fired, the hooker at the center of the scandal said. “I know for a fact that they have hired people before,” Gabi Grecko, 27, said Saturday of the two cops she was paid to “entertain” while dressed as a stewardess on a 2013 pleasure trip to Las Vegas ... Both cops are married with kids ... Baruch Ezagui/collive.com (2) ... ....

Businessman demanded kosher meals after mile-high hooker romp

Edit New York Post 25 Jun 2016
They went from porking to kosher. The Orthodox Jewish businessman who allegedly ordered up a wild, sex-fueled plane ride to Las Vegas as a bribe for NYPD favors demanded rabbi-certified food for the return trip, The Post has learned ... Jeremy Reichberg (left) and Jona RechnitzPhoto. Baruch Ezagui/collive.com (2). “Tax is 2k each way???” he wrote on Jan. 31, 2013, two days before the trip to Sin City ... New York Post Cover For June 24, 2016....

Growing medical marijuana could mean big business in Maryland

Edit The Times Picayune 25 Jun 2016
Nearly 150 businesses are competing for up to 15 cultivation licenses that will be awarded starting this summer, the first footholds in an emerging industry that is already worth billions nationally ... Among them ... ... Roger R ... ... Yehuda Baruch, a physician who was the top regulator during the first 10 years of Israel's medical pot program, is applying to grow the drug with the help of former Laurel, Md., mayor and state delegate Bob DiPietro....

Health insurer's limit on insulin pumps worries patients

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 24 Jun 2016
UnitedHealth Group Inc ... Patients may see insurers making more deals like this in the future, said Linda Blumberg, a health economist with the nonprofit Urban Institute ... Richard Migliori, the insurer's chief medical officer. ....

Homeowners always seem to be hit with the costs: Letters

Edit LA Daily News 24 Jun 2016
Homeowners always seem to be hit with the costs. Re “LA County considers parcel tax on Nov. ballot to fund parks, open space” (May 20).. First the Los Angeles City Council wants a parcel tax to fight homelessness; now the county wants a parcel tax for parks ... — Linda Forsythe, West Hills. Don’t blame religion for most mass killing (yet) ... — Al Kholos, Winnetka ... — Baruch Eichenbaum, Tarzana....

ForeSee Client MSC Industrial Supply Wins Top Honor in B2B E-Commerce in Internet Retailer Excellence Awards (ForeSee Results Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 24 Jun 2016
(Source. ForeSee Results Inc). Eight ForeSee clients recognized in 2nd annual Internet Retailer awards ... B2B E-Commerce in Internet Retailer Excellence, and Sephora won the Mobile Commerce Award ... 'Our focus on the customer experience with ForeSee's support has served as a critical contributor to our achieving this recognition,' said Steve Baruch, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer for MSC Industrial Supply Co....

CAL Faculty Research Updates (Stevens Institute of Technology)

Edit Public Technologies 24 Jun 2016
(Source. Stevens Institute of Technology). Music teacher is a master mixer of roles in music department ... Thomas ... The soulful sounds benefited the United Jazz Federation's Artist Mentorship program at the Antilles School in the U.S ... O'Brien is also showing an exhibit, Four Tools, at Baruch College in Manhattan ... The show runs through May 2 at the New Media Artspace Gallery in the Baruch College Library and Information Building ... (noodl....

Diamond dealer ruined the biggest purchase of my life

Edit New York Post 23 Jun 2016
A Long Island couple claims they bought an engagement ring from a Diamond District dealer for nearly $40,000, only to discover the ring held a doctored gem that was worth far less ... Dalia Diamonds owner Brian EliPhoto. Kristy Leibowitz ... 2 at Dalia Diamonds on West 47th St., at only $10,000 ... Victor Alcorn ... He was very proud of that,” Feng said of Eli, who also goes by the name Baruch Eliazarov ... Victor Alcorn ... She said they plan to sue....
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