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Nevada-based Consortium using Drone America UAV Completes First Long-Distance Beyond Line of Sight Urban Package Delivery

Edit Market Watch 23 Feb 2017

22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Nevada Drone Industry set a new long-distance record for aerial package delivery flying a fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) under beyond line of sight conditions ... Remote critical package delivery can include such items as medical equipment (AED) and supplies such as vaccines, EpiPens, anti-venom, even a Search and Rescue survival package....

Australia Post's chief executive Ahmed Fahour expected to quit after pay row

Edit The Guardian 23 Feb 2017

Fahour expected to resign after being told to take a cut to his $5.6m remuneration package ... a dispute with the Turnbull government about his $5.6m remuneration package....

University chiefs' 10% wage rise puts them on up to £450,000 a year and reignites 'fat cat' pay row

Edit This is Money 23 Feb 2017

The pay packages of dozens of university chiefs have soared by more than 10 per cent within a year, research shows ... The pay packages of dozens of university chiefs have soared by more than 10 per ......

6Nt Greece Flight & Hotel Escorted Vacation from $1,998 for 2 w/code SHWGR120

Edit CNET 23 Feb 2017

Gate 1 Travel offers a Greece 6-Night Flight and Hotel Escorted Vacation Package for two with prices starting at $2,238, as provided by ShermansTravel. Coupon code "SHWGR120" drops it to $1,998. That's the lowest price we could find for such a package by $300. This price is based on departure from Newark, NJ, (EWR) with arrival in Athens, Greece, (ATH) on December 4; other departure cities are available for an additional cost ... ....

Watch This Official Unboxing Of A Nintendo Switch

Edit GamingBolt 23 Feb 2017

The unboxing video, that you can see for yourself below, walks us through everything that will be available in the package when you purchase a Nintendo Switch for yourself on March 3. The packaging ......

Validity of salary raise by provinces questioned

Edit The News International 23 Feb 2017

Sources in the finance ministry also have their serious reservations about the recent raise in the salary package of chief secretaries, inspector generals and others in some of the provinces ... Besides the hefty allowance, the Punjab government recently approved a post retirement package for retired chief secretaries and IGPs. The package even in case ......

University vice-chancellors' average pay now exceeds £275,000

Edit The Guardian 23 Feb 2017

University vice-chancellors received an average salary package of £277,834 in the last academic year – more than six times the average pay of their staff – according to a new survey by the universities union. The report, released on Thursday by the University and College Union (UCU), revealed that 24 British universities had increased packages to their vice-chancellors by 10% or more in 2015-16....

Contretemps of Chinese tourists abroad

Edit China Daily 23 Feb 2017

Delving into the story, it appears that goods purchased by tourists from shops outside the airport were delivered to the tourists at a spot near the departure gate, and after finding their goods were cumbersomely over-packaged, they got rid of the excessive packaging before boarding their flight. Some may argue that the tourists should have used the trashcans to dispose of the excessive packaging....

'Zootopia' brings its message of inclusion to the Oscars

Edit ABC7 23 Feb 2017

"Zootopia" has already won big at the Golden Globes, Annies, Critics' Choice and many other award shows. But this weekend, the hit animated film will have its shot at taking home an Oscar ... "To be able to put into a safe package, and an easy to approach package, very large ideas and topics that might be harder to broach if you just start from square one." ... ET ... ....

VP Pence says he and President Trump will deliver sweeping tax cuts by summertime

Edit Cleveland 23 Feb 2017

"The truth is our country's tax system these days penalizes success," Pence said in a speech in Fenton, Missouri ... Trump said Wednesday that he will put forward a tax-cut package shortly after he unveils a plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act next month ... House and Senate Republicans are currently at odds as to how to pay for a tax reform package ... ....

Investment plan will not affect economic restructuring

Edit China Daily 23 Feb 2017

Critics have also compared the 40 trillion yuan investment with the 4 trillion yuan stimulus package against the backdrop of the global financial crisis, arguing that such large-scale investment plans could push China into an abyss of high inflation and rising asset prices ... yuan national stimulus package in 2008－are technically not comparable....

Bill package shapes fight on high-speed rail

Edit Star Telegram 23 Feb 2017

Legislative opponents of a proposed high-speed rail line to zip passengers between Dallas and Houston have filed a package of bills aimed at killing the project. State Sen. Brian Birdwell, ... ....

Worker injured at Shield Packaging in Dudley

Edit Worcester Telegram 23 Feb 2017

DUDLEY — A 47-year-old man was injured at Shield Packaging Co. Wednesday when an aerosol container split, authorities said.The man, whose identity was withheld because of hospital privacy laws, suffered injuries that were not believed to be serious, Fire Chief Dean Kochanowski said.The worker was rinsing a can with water that was too warm, causing it to split ... ....

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