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redOrbit Meteorologist Joshua Kelly Big Story Weather from October 3: Polar Storm “1” has been moving through the upper Plains and Western Great Lakes bringing with it periods of cold rain, rain-snow mix and also snow to North Dakota and Northwest Minnesota. Some places have started to pick up anywhere from a dusting to a few inches. Severe weather was very limited yesterday as there was only one report of hail in Southern Illinois. Other than that it was a quiet day. Big...
GRAND FORKS, N.D., Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A joint team of government, a not-for-profit research and development organization and academia has completed two weeks of flight testing "sense and avoid" technology that could some day help unmanned aircraft better integrate into the national air transportation system. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) The MITRE Corporation and the University of North Dakota (UND) developed automatic sense and...
BISMARCK, N.D., Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- October is National Indoor Air Month, and the American Lung Association in North Dakota is offering a few tips about health concerns that could be in lurking in North Dakota homes. While the big weather story this year has been drought, not flooding, mold is still a real concern for many homeowners. It can grow unseen inside of walls, ceilings and floors, wherever there is enough warmth, moisture and food for the mold to...
CALGARY, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - October 1, 2012 - With a green light from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Alliance Pipeline is moving ahead with construction preparations for its Tioga Lateral Pipeline project in North Dakota. FERC issued its approval September 20, 2012 for Alliance's 79.3 mile, NPS 12 (12 inch diameter) lateral pipeline to connect new natural gas production from the Williston Basin to the Alliance mainline in North Dakota. The natural gas...
VERMILLION, S.D., Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Newspaper columnist and Internet sensation Marilyn Hagerty, 86, a University of South Dakota alumna who was Al Neuharth's first editor 65 years ago, will receive the 2012 Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in the Media on Oct. 4, 2012. Hagerty, who writes columns for the North Dakota Grand Forks Herald, drew widespread media attention earlier this year when her straightforward feature story about the opening of the first...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Midco Connections, a leader in contact center solutions, has reached a significant milestone. Since 1982, Midco Connections has been dedicated to helping companies boost revenues and increase customer loyalty. Midco Connections call centers, strategically located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Fargo, North Dakota prove that the coveted US based Midwest work ethic and clear speech makes for unsurpassed quality in inbound and...
HOUSTON, Sept. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Wood Group has agreed to acquire Mitchell's Oil Field Services, Inc. ("Mitchell's"), a provider of maintenance, installation and fabrication services in the oil-rich Bakken shale region for an initial consideration of $135m. Further earn out payments due in the period to 2015 based on Mitchell's future performance may be payable. The acquisition is expected to be earnings enhancing from completion. The transaction is subject to anti-trust...
FARGO, N.D., Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Plains Art Museum is "Celebrating our Creative Community" with the opening of the Katherine Kilbourne Burgum Center for Creativity on Sunday, September 30, with a public open house. Located west of the Museum and connected by a skyway, this 25,500 square-foot expansion is a multipurpose arts facility offering studio arts classes and workshops for the entire community. It includes exhibition galleries and the Robert Kurkowski...
SolveForce Expands its North Dakota Cable Internet, MPLS Providers, Hosted PBX Solutions, T1 Broadband, Dark Fiber and T3 Internet throughout the State of ND. Bismarck, North Dakota (PRWEB) September 14, 2012 SolveForce is introducing its services to North Dakota. Businesses will be able to use a number of their Ethernet and Phone services. Dedicated T1 lines and T3 lines will be available as well as VPN and VPLS for businesses. SolveForce uses the most up-to-date technologies to provide...
More action for fans on Big Sky TV and America ONE Sports for the 2012-13 season Ogden, UT (PRWEB) September 04, 2012 The Big Sky Conference and America ONE Sports recently agreed to a three-year contract extension, allowing fans and alumni to enjoy free video streams of most football, volleyball and men’s and women’s basketball games held in Big Sky venues. The new contract also calls for events to be available through iOS and Android mobile devices free of charge. With the...
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If you live in or around Bismarck North Dakota the graph shows you what you can roughly expect when it comes to heating and cooling your house during the ENSO Phases. Bismarck North Dakota, with its northern latitude, does have an impact on what type of heating and cooling it sees. During an Normal Phase the HDD for the region hits about 1348 on average. When the region enters into an El-Nino they can expect the amount of HDD’s to decrease to around 970 which really helps cut down on the...
The Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis) is a species of bullhead catfish. Their range extends throughout the central and eastern US from central Texas north into North Dakota and east through the Great Lakes region to the coast. Its habitat includes pools, backwaters, and sluggish current over soft or mildly rocky substrate in creeks, small to larger rivers, and shallow portions of lakes and ponds. Yellow Bullheads are typically yellow-olive to slate-black on the back and sometimes mottled...
Richardson's Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus richardsonii), is a ground squirrel native to North America. It is found mainly in the northern states of the United States, such as North Dakota, and in southern Canada, such as southern Alberta and Southern Saskatchewan. The range of this animal expanded as forests were cleared to create farm land. It lives in short grass prairies and has also adapted to suburban environments. A typical adult is about 12 inches long. Weight varies greatly with...
