| Nigeria: Siemens Scam - What a Shame
Again, the unfortunate has come the way of Nigeria. The country's image is once again being put to question, as some of the country's best brains have been named in a scam involving a German firm, Siemens AG. Four former ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, a serving senator and some staff of the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL), as well as some officials of the Immigration Service were alleged to have taken the sum of 10million Euros as bribe. .
High tunnels can can help extend growing season
Want to extend your growing and marketing seasons? Protect your crops from cold, wind and rain, plus certain pests and diseases? Make more money in the process? High tunnels can help you. Learn the basics of this increasingly popular season-extension option in an introductory half-day course offered by OSU Extension specialists. High Tunnels 101 will be offered from 1 to 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10, at the Muskingum County office of OSU Extension, 225 Underwood St. It is a unique opportunity for vegetable, fruit and flower growers interested in season-extension tools and techniques to learn the ABCs of high tunnels - how they work, where to buy them, how to build them, their benefits, drawbacks and other key information. .
FESTUS: Changes could come in aftermath of fires
Reeling from two major fires in a matter of days in the heart of downtown Festus, city officials are plotting the redevelopment of Main Street and may consider adding paid personnel to the all-volunteer city fire department.Nineteen fire departments and more than 160 firefighters were called to the scene of the Oct. 26 four-alarm fire that consumed several businesses and a church on Main Street.That fire came on the heels of a three-alarm blaze Oct. 11 that destroyed three businesses at the intersection of West Main and North Mill.Festus Fire Chief Charles Cayce called the second fire the worst the city has seen since a lumberyard fire in 1958."This is the biggest fire I've seen since I've been chief," Cayce said.Although an investigation is still ongoing, Cayce said preliminary indications are that an electrical component in the building's roof area caused the most recent fire.Faulty electrical equipment has also been blamed for igniting the Oct.
Hoku announces $306M contract
Hoku Scientific Inc. has signed a $306 million contract with Solarfun Power Hong Kong Ltd. to deliver polysilicon over eight years starting in mid-2009. Solarfun, a subsidiary of Solarfun Power Holdings Co. (Nasdaq: SOLF), manufactures solar cells and provides cell-processing services to convert silicon wafers into photovoltaic cells. "We are pleased to have established this relationship with Solarfun, a rising star in the solar industry," Dustin Shindo, CEO of Hoku Scientific, said in a statement released Monday. "Their long-term strategic direction and their aggressive expansion plans make them an ideal partner for Hoku." Hoku (Nasdaq: HOKU) is building a plant in Pocatello, Idaho, to produce approximately 2,500 metric tons of polysilicon a year.
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