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Abundant supplies keep natural gas an energy value for the Company's nearly 700,000 North Carolina customers; proposed residential rates still 18% less than 2008 levels CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time in five years, Piedmont Natural Gas (NYSE: PNY) has filed a general rate case in North Carolina. Piedmont is asking new rates to be put into effect on January 1, 2014. Piedmont's Chairman, President and CEO, Thomas E. Skains commented on the...
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., May 31, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- LOGTECH's Advanced Program in Logistics and Technology held a one-week course from March 24-29, 2013 at the Paul J. Rizzo Executive Education Center in Chapel Hill, NC. This 48(th) offering of the LOGTECH Advanced Program, now in its 13(th) year, included the largest group of International Officers to date. Representatives of Armed Forces from seven nations joined the joint class of uniformed and civilian participants from all...
Announced in April 2010, project involved construction of 128 miles of natural gas transmission pipeline and additional compression facilities CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Piedmont Natural Gas (NYSE: PNY) today announced the completion of its Sutton Pipeline Project, which will provide natural gas delivery service to a new combined cycle power generation facility near Wilmington, North Carolina. The pipeline project, first announced in April 2010, involved the...
Dan Orner Kicking and Punting held a successful National Camp Series (NCS) Divisional Kicking Camp in Charlotte, NC, May 18, 2013, according to Camp Director Dan Orner. San Diego, CA (PRWEB) May 30, 2013 Dan Orner Kicking and Punting held a successful National Camp Series (NCS) Divisional Kicking Camp, for kickers, snapper and punters in Charlotte, NC, May 18, 2013, according to kicking coach and Camp Director Dan Orner. Go here for information about the Dan Orner Kicking and Punting....
Ross Lehr Joins Weejee’s Growing Team Offering Fun and Engaging E-learning Solutions for Corporations and Nonprofits Durham, NC (PRWEB) May 30, 2013 Weejee Learning, a global provider of custom, interactive and fun e-learning solutions for corporations, NGOs, associations and nonprofits, is expanding its team with the addition of a new senior developer. Ross Lehr joins Weejee with nearly a decade of software development experience and will lead the internal development and software...
Adds Vice President, Executive Director and New Service Offerings Durham, N.C. (PRWEB) May 30, 2013 Bell and Howell, a leading provider of solutions and services for paper-based and digital messaging is pleased to introduce its new Vice President of Service, Jim Feely. “Jim brings over 25 years of industry experience and extraordinary customer relations that will further enhance an already outstanding service organization,” said Les Stern, Bell and Howell’s CEO and President. Also...
Major Components RALEIGH, N.C., May 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) today approved Duke Energy Progress' proposed settlement in the company's request to increase electric rates for its North Carolina customers. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130322/CL81938LOGO ) "We are pleased the N.C. Utilities Commission has approved our settlement in this case. We believe that the settlement reflects a balance between the needs of our...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Richard Gilbert, MD, MBA of Southeast Anesthesiology Consultants in Charlotte, will give a presentation about a highly successful initiative to improve hospital-based physician engagement and patient care at the 14(th) Annual Professional Research Consultants (PRC) Excellence in Healthcare Conference in Orlando, FL on June 2-4, 2013. Gilbert's presentation, titled "Journey to Improving Physician Engagement in Service Excellence", will...
WILMINGTON, N.C., May 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cucalorus seeks submissions from filmmakers, choreographers, video artists, vagabonds, vigilantes, and activists for the upcoming 19(th) annual Cucalorus Film Festival, held in historic Wilmington, NC, November 13-17, 2013. Cucalorus, a free-spirited and multidisciplinary showcase, screens an unexpected collection of independent and international films with special programs on social justice, emerging artists, shorts,...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Memorial Day weekend marked the unofficial start of summer, and with it, comes summer storm season and the potential for power outages. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130322/CL81938LOGO) Duke Energy is ready to respond "We have more than 5,000 power line workers across six states who often face severe weather and other hazards every day to respond to the expected and unexpected," said Keith Trent, Duke Energy executive vice...
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Charles Brady was an American physician and a NASA astronaut. He was born Charles Eldon Brady, Jr. on August 12, 1951 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. He grew up in Robbins, North Carolina and graduated from North Moore High School in 1969. From there he went on to study pre-med at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received his medical degree from Duke University in 1975. He then went to the University of Tennessee Hospital in Knoxville for his internship. In 1978, Brady...
The Phyllorhiza punctata is a specific species of jellyfish that is an inhabitant of the southwestern Pacific. It has been found on Sunset Beach in North Carolina and Bogue Sound which is further north along the North Carolina Coast. It has also been found in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico and spotted in Hawaii but not confirmed. The Phyllorhiza punctata has numerous names such as the Australian spotted jellyfish or the White-spotted jellyfish. The P. punctata feeds mainly on...
The Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus), or Red-back Salamander, is a small, hardy woodland salamander. It inhabits wooded slopes in Eastern North America, west to Missouri, south to North Carolina, and north from southern Quebec and the Maritime Provinces in Canada to Minnesota. salamander. It is also known as the Northern Redback Salamander to distinguish it from the Southern Redback Salamander (P. serratus). The Red-backed Salamander is found mostly in two color variations: the...
The Plott Hound is a large breed originally bred in the North Carolina mountains for boar hunting. Its ancestors were brought from Germany to the U.S., and the breed was named after the brothers that brought them. The breed originated around 1750, and it is a legendary hunting dog and the only breed known to have originated in North Carolina. It is excellent at tracking and fighting its prey, making it a favorite of large game hunters. It is the state breed of North Carolina. The Plott...
The White Hake or Mud Hake, Urophycis tenuis, is a Phycid Hake of the genus Urophycis, found in the northwest Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Newfoundland, at depths of about 3280.84 ft (1000 m). It grows to about 4 ft (1.2 m). The coloration is purplish brown on the back, fading to a dirty white beneath.
