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WASHINGTON, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the president of the Metal Trades Department, AFL-CIO, the umbrella organization made up of the unions representing members at each of our four Naval Shipyards, I am glad to see some finality to the Congressional created crisis of sequestration in the decision of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. We wish to thank Navy Secretary Ray Mabus for his assistance in this matter. The May 14, 2013 announcement by The U.S. Department of...
Sen. McCain to be honored by @UnitedSpinal w/ @Vets_First Congressional Bronze Award http://ow.ly/l3t0U #ROCH2013 NEW YORK, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Spinal Association's VetsFirst program will present U.S. Senator John McCain with the VetsFirst Congressional Bronze Star Award for his extraordinary efforts to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which is the first treaty to address disability rights globally. (Logo:...
Joey MacArthur, video game industry leader, with over 40 games to his credit joins Caliber Security Partners Advisory Board. Mr. MacArthur will focus on increasing Caliber Security's presence within the game industry. Seattle, WA (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 Caliber Security Partners provides information security services to enterprise and small to mid-size businesses with a specific need for skilled technical expertise as well as a strategic focus on governance risk and compliance. The...
GEN. RAYMOND ODIERNO, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS & ADMINISTRATION AMONG HONORED GUESTS WASHINGTON, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Sons of Italy Foundation (SIF) will honor former Secretary of State General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.) and Chrysler/Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne at its Silver Anniversary Gala in Washington, D.C., May 23. Also being honored are actor and activist Gary Sinise and Ski TV's Robert F. Corrao. The Master of Ceremonies is actor Joe Mantegna. Performing that...
ITASCA, Ill., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lemko Corporation announces the appointment of Major General David A. Morris to their Advisory Board. "We are honored to welcome Major General David A. Morris to our advisory board. We are confident that his skills and extensive experiences will be an enormous asset to Lemko as the company moves forward and grows within the government sector of the distributed mobile wireless industry," said Bo Pyskir, COO. Major General Morris has over...
Senator McCain's Proposed Legislation Identifies Real Problems, Offers Real Solutions STAMFORD, Conn., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) today voiced its support for Senator John McCain's Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013, which identifies and aims to address key issues facing the television industry. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110526/AQ10195LOGO) "We at Charter applaud Senator McCain for introducing the Television Consumer Freedom...
WASHINGTON, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The director, a writer and some actors in the film "Star Trek Into Darkness" will join NASA as it hosts a Google+ Hangout from noon to 12:45 p.m. EDT, May 16, about how work aboard the International Space Station is turning science fiction into reality. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) Google+ Hangouts allow as many as 10 people or groups to chat face-to-face, while thousands more can tune in to watch the...
Recruiting Top Talent and Employee Development will be Key Focus for New HR Leader BOSTON, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Carbonite, Inc. (NASDAQ: CARB), a leading provider of cloud backup solutions for small businesses and consumers, has expanded its executive team with the appointment of Randy Bogue as Vice President of Talent. Bogue, who joins the Carbonite team with nearly two decades of experience in recruiting and talent management, will be responsible for the human resources...
EASTON, ME, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Today, Irving Oil announced the delivery of the first natural gas shipment by truck to McCain Foods in Easton, Maine. McCain is one of Irving Oil's newest natural gas industrial customers to receive compressed natural gas (CNG) by truck. "Truck-delivered natural gas is at the leading-edge of natural gas technology and it represents the most efficient way to deliver the benefits of natural gas to regions not supplied by pipelines," said...
MOSCOW, May 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Nahshon Nahshonov, a remarkable individual who's intensively involved with charity work , has recently decided to channel some of his fortune to groups of needy individuals that are sadly not given as much care as they should be. Being a young Jewish man from Russia, Nahshonov has compassion and understanding towards this specific group of people, WWII veterans in Eastern Europe. It is almost impossible to imagine the hardships these...
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Terry W. Virts, Jr. is a Colonel in the United States Air Force and an active American astronaut. Virts was born on December 1, 1967 in Baltimore, Maryland. He attended Oakland Mills High School in Columbia, Massachusetts and graduated 1985. He enrolled in the United States Air Force Academy, where he graduated with honors in 1989, receiving his Bachelor of Science in mathematics. He then attended the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, where he once again graduated with honors in 1997,...
David Walker was a United States Navy officer and a NASA astronaut. He was born David Mathieson Walker on May 20, 1944 in Columbus, Georgia and graduated from Eustis High School in Eustis, Florida in 1962. He then went on to attend the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland and received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1966. Upon graduation, he went through flight training in Florida, Mississippi, and Texas and was subsequently named a Naval Aviator in December 1967. His first...
Mark Lee is a former NASA astronaut and USAF Colonel. He was born Mark Charles Lee on August 14, 1952 in Viroqua, Wisconsin. He is an Eagle Scout and a graduate from the Class of 1970 at Viroqua High School. He attended the United States Air Force Academy and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering in 1974. He then trained at Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas and at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona in preparation for his assignment at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, where he...
Gregory Johnson is a NASA astronaut and a former colonel in the United States Air Force. He was born Gregory Harold "Box" Johnson on May 12, 1962 in South Ruislip, Middlesex, United Kingdom. Throughout his childhood, he became an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America.. He graduated from Park Hills High School in Fairborn, Ohio in 1980 and went on to attend the United States Air Force Academy, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering in 1984. He was...
Kathryn Hire is a Captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve and a NASA astronaut. She was born Kathryn Patricia "Kay" Hire on August 26, 1959 in Mobile, Alabama where she was raised by her parents. She graduated from Murphy High School in Mobile in 1977 and subsequently attended the United States Naval Academy, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and Management in 1981. The following year, Hire earned her Naval Flight Officer wings and began conducting international airborne...
