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WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In honor of National Maritime Day today, the Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation (CICF) proudly sponsored yesterday's 2013 National Maritime Day Dinner and Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System (AMVER) Awards, organized by the North American Marine Environment Protection Association. The AMVER System, sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard, is a computer-based voluntary global ship reporting system used worldwide by search...
Mike Castrucci Ford of Milford Offers the Best Deal on the new 2013 Ford Transit Connect CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Vans and trucks have always been the major workhorse for many businesses around the world. Their ability to tow and haul have always helped them edge out their competition but they have never been that easy to drive around a big city and they also get notoriously bad fuel economy. Businesses looking for a commercial vehicle that is modestly...
Industry's Only LTL Trailer Refurbishing Company Tops Competitors to Win Their Category for Third Consecutive Year SEARCY, Ark., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Road Systems, Inc. (RSI), a trailer manufacturer and subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), today announced that it has been honored with the 2012 Plant Safety Award from the Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association (TTMA). This is the third straight year and fourth time that RSI has received this honor from TTMA; the company...
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Recognition from the National Business Group on Health identifies the nation's leading corporations for innovative programs promoting a healthy workplace and employee lifestyles Chrysler Group is only automaker to receive award the past three years Award validates Company's commitment to promoting "a culture of health" for employees and their families The National Business Group on Health (NBGH) has recognized Chrysler Group LLC...
An up and down economy, fee fatigue, higher fares and travel frustration top causes for the decline ORLANDO, Fla., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AAA Travel projects 34.8 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Memorial Day holiday weekend, a 0.9 percent decrease from the 35.1 million people who traveled last year. The anticipated decline in holiday travel is predominately due to a decline in air travel of eight percent, fee fatigue among...
70 million plan to "Travel Like a Local" and use public transit in U.S. cities this summer with Millennials leading the way WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the temperatures rise and schools close down, over 126 million Americans are planning to vacation in a city this year - a seven percent increase over 2012. The American Public Transportation Association's (APTA) annual "Travel Like a Local" Summer Travel Survey shows that around 56 percent (70 million) of...
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Visteon Corporation (NYSE: VC) will participate in the KeyBanc Capital Markets' Industrial, Automotive and Transportation Conference in Boston on Thursday, May 30. Visteon's presentation is scheduled to begin at 12:05 p.m. EDT and will last about 45 minutes. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO) Vice President and Treasurer Robert Krakowiak will provide an overview of Visteon's strategy, financial...
DEARBORN, Mich., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, May 29, Sam Smith, director, Long Term Funding and Securitization, Ford Motor Company, will deliver a presentation about Ford Motor Credit Company at the American Financial Services Association (AFSA) Credit Summit for Fixed Income Investors in Boston. The presentation will begin at 4:10 p.m. ET and last approximately 35 minutes. A listen-only audio webcast and supporting materials will be available at...
Airline resumes daily summer service after four-year hiatus TEMPE, Ariz., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- US Airways (NYSE: LCC) customers now have convenient access to a second destination in Ireland as the airline begins daily, non-stop, summer service from its international gateway at Philadelphia today following a four-year hiatus. The airline will operate flights to the "Gateway to the West of Ireland" on 176-seat dual-class Boeing 757-200 aircraft until Sept. 6, 2013. The seasonal...
NFPA Innovation Award Recognizes Jude Hueber for Innovative Use of a Hydraulic System in Commercial On-Road Vehicles MILWAUKEE, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) is pleased to announce that the 2012 NFPA Innovation Award has been presented to Jude Hueber for innovative hydraulic hybrid vehicle design performed for Lightning Hybrids, LLC. The award is presented annually to individual engineers or technicians to recognize innovative use of fluid...
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William Fisher is American physician and a former NASA Astronaut. He was born William Frederick Fisher on April 1, 1946, in Dallas, Texas. He graduated from North Syracuse Central High School in North Syracuse, New York in 1964. He continued on to attend Standford University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences in 1968. The following two years, Fisher worked on graduate studies in Microbiology and received a Doctorate in Medicine from the University of Florida in 1975....
Anna Fisher is an American chemist and a NASA astronaut. She was born Anna Lee Tingle on August 24, 1949 in New York City. She grew up in San Pedro, California and graduated from San Pedro High School in 1967. She went on to attend the University of California Los Angeles, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry in 1971. Fisher remained at UCLA to start graduate school in chemistry, focusing on x-ray crystallographic studies, and received her Doctorate of Medicine in 1976. The...
