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August 3, 2004
Mud-to-Parks Project Begins in Illinois River
Tuesday, August 3, 2004 Volume 3, Issue 30
The weekly GovPro Newsletter is produced by the editors of Government Product News and Government Procurement Journal.
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Sponsored by A. Daigger
This Week From Mud to Majesty Site Streamlines Broadband Rights-of-Way Structured Approach Can Organize Projects Naval Needs Communicated Via E-mails Does the Nose Know? News of The Weird Features
Mud-to-Parks Project Begins in Illinois River
Illinois Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn, Congressman Ray LaHood (R-Peoria), Chicago Park District General Superintendent Timothy J. Mitchell, and others celebrated the first scoop of sediment dredged from the Illinois River at Peoria Lake destined for Chicago as part of the innovative "Mud-to-Parks" project.
Through the Mud-to-Parks project, 105,000 tons of sediment will be dredged from Peoria Lake, loaded onto 70 barges and shipped 163 miles up the Illinois River to Chicago's old U.S. Steel South Works facility, now a slag-covered site devoid of life. There, it will be unloaded and spread atop the slag, covering 17 acres to a depth of 2-3 feet. Native grasses will be planted and the rich, fertile sediment will soon turn into a green park on the Lake Michigan shore.
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Sponsor Message
A. Daigger and Company has been serving the laboratory and government safety needs for over 110 years. Daigger offers thousands of GSA and open market items, an award-winning website, and the ability to process SmartPay(R) transactions. Whether you need laboratory furniture, safety products, consumables, or laboratory testing equipment, come see why more people are choosing Daigger for their purchasing needs. In addition, Daigger can help you meet your small-business purchasing requirements. Visit: http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BKIR0AA
Permit Site Guides Broadband Deployment
To promote broadband deployment by opening up access to federal lands for placement of advanced fiber and wireless technologies, the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has launched a central federal Web site with information about the rights-of-way permit process for telecommunications projects on federal lands. Project managers planning broadband infrastructure investment can now visit http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BKIS0AB for general information about obtaining a rights-of-way permit over federally-owned or federally-controlled real property.
For full text, visit: http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BKIT0AC
Bobcat
Why spend taxpayer money on two or more machines when one machine will do? Bobcat presents the Toolcat(TM) 5600 -- built to handle many jobs with a wide choice of attachments! Visit: http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BIUl0Ak
Hammering Out Solutions Through Structured Projects
To understand a complex problem, simple tools can help. For instance, try reducing the problem to its simplest parts. By understanding the parts and how they interact, one can then construct a solution. Our daily lives can be filled with problems, both at home and at work. In general, most work undertaken attempts to solve problems or find better ways of meeting pre-determined goals. One easy way to achieve a goal is to structure the solution in the form of a project.
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News
Database Connects Naval Needs With Industry Opportunities
The West Virginia High Technology Consortium (WVHTC) Foundation has developed a Web-based system that alerts government laboratories and industry of technology needs and opportunities identified by the U.S. Navy. The system is known as Navy TechMatch, WVHTC Foundation officials announced.
Navy TechMatch is designed to help industry, academia, and other government sectors work more effectively with the Naval community. Registered users receive free e-mail notifications of the Naval needs, opportunities, and events based on keywords in a particular area of interest. The system provides searchable Naval patents available for licensing, Naval facilities available for commercial use and an avenue for submitting innovative solutions to Naval technology needs. Visit: http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BKIV0AE
Electronic Nose to Check Salmon Quality
Over the next two years, research funded by Alaska Sea Grant will help scientists determine how electronic noses (e-noses) might be used to boost seafood quality in Alaska's processing plants. According to lead researcher Alexandra Oliveira of the Fishery Industrial Technology Center in Kodiak, inspectors commonly use their noses to help evaluate seafood quality. "The electronic nose is a technology that is fairly new to the seafood industry," she said. "We are trying to bring this sophisticated tool directly to the processing plant."
Used in such applications as sniffing out landmines, detecting contraband drugs, and seeking chemical and biological weapons, e-noses have chemical sensors that take the place of nasal receptors and microprocessors that interpret data. It is hoped that by providing vapor profiles for fresh and not-so-fresh fish, e-noses could give a fast, unbiased quality check that would improve Alaska's seafood and increase the industry's ability to compete in world markets.
News of the Weird: Bizarre but true stories about real people. http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BKIW0AF
Links
FREE September Supplement features thousands of products for testing, assembling and repairing electronic equipment. GSA Certified. GO TO WWW.CONTACTEAST.COM OR http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BKIX0AG
AND REQUEST A FREE SEPTEMBER SUPPLEMENT TODAY!
BioFit(R) Engineered Products offers ergonomic office and drafting chairs covered in GSA Contract No. GS-28F-5839A and Department of Veteran Affairs Contract No. V797P-4196A. These chairs provide comfort, support and easy adjustability. http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BJ5s0AM
Did you know Comtec manufactures solid plastic toilet partitions and Tufftec lockers of the same HDPE? These non-absorbent, odor and mildew resistant products are virtually maintenance free making them perfect partners for any high traffic area while saving you money in the long run. Call 1-800-445-5148 or email info@comtecindustries.com for more information; http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BJgi0A1
Electric Eel Mfg. produces a full range of sewer cleaning equipment for the municipal market. Pipeline inspection and location equipment also available. Visit online at http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BJEU0A7
Lyon Workspace Products is your single source for GSA-Certified lockers, modular drawer cabinets, racks, shelving, shop furniture and related storage products. http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BJ1N0Af
C & H Distributors provide a fast, efficient way to purchase shelving, cabinets, packaging and shipping products, or office furniture. Visit: http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BJ5w0AQ
Strong Hold offers heavy-duty, 12-gauge steel cabinets, tables, and desks with 14-gauge shelves. The strongest storage units available. Visit: http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BKIY0AH
E-Z-GO, leading manufacturer of golf cars and utility vehicles, boasts the largest sales and service network in the industry, with more factory branch locations and independent distributors than any other manufacturer. Visit: http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BKIZ0AI
Crown Equipment designs, manufactures, distributes, services, and supports material handling products that provide customers with superior value. http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BJ1S0Ak
Swenson Spreader provides Snow and Ice Control equipment designed to minimize downtime, increase productivity and most importantly - improve your bottom line. http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BJrl0AG
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Sponsored by A. Daigger
This Week From Mud to Majesty Site Streamlines Broadband Rights-of-Way Structured Approach Can Organize Projects Naval Needs Communicated Via E-mails Does the Nose Know? News of The Weird Features
Mud-to-Parks Project Begins in Illinois River
Illinois Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn, Congressman Ray LaHood (R-Peoria), Chicago Park District General Superintendent Timothy J. Mitchell, and others celebrated the first scoop of sediment dredged from the Illinois River at Peoria Lake destined for Chicago as part of the innovative "Mud-to-Parks" project.
Through the Mud-to-Parks project, 105,000 tons of sediment will be dredged from Peoria Lake, loaded onto 70 barges and shipped 163 miles up the Illinois River to Chicago's old U.S. Steel South Works facility, now a slag-covered site devoid of life. There, it will be unloaded and spread atop the slag, covering 17 acres to a depth of 2-3 feet. Native grasses will be planted and the rich, fertile sediment will soon turn into a green park on the Lake Michigan shore.
For full text, visit: http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BKIQ0A8
Sponsor Message
A. Daigger and Company has been serving the laboratory and government safety needs for over 110 years. Daigger offers thousands of GSA and open market items, an award-winning website, and the ability to process SmartPay(R) transactions. Whether you need laboratory furniture, safety products, consumables, or laboratory testing equipment, come see why more people are choosing Daigger for their purchasing needs. In addition, Daigger can help you meet your small-business purchasing requirements. Visit: http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BKIR0AA
Permit Site Guides Broadband Deployment
To promote broadband deployment by opening up access to federal lands for placement of advanced fiber and wireless technologies, the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has launched a central federal Web site with information about the rights-of-way permit process for telecommunications projects on federal lands. Project managers planning broadband infrastructure investment can now visit http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BKIS0AB for general information about obtaining a rights-of-way permit over federally-owned or federally-controlled real property.
For full text, visit: http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BKIT0AC
Bobcat
Why spend taxpayer money on two or more machines when one machine will do? Bobcat presents the Toolcat(TM) 5600 -- built to handle many jobs with a wide choice of attachments! Visit: http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BIUl0Ak
Hammering Out Solutions Through Structured Projects
To understand a complex problem, simple tools can help. For instance, try reducing the problem to its simplest parts. By understanding the parts and how they interact, one can then construct a solution. Our daily lives can be filled with problems, both at home and at work. In general, most work undertaken attempts to solve problems or find better ways of meeting pre-determined goals. One easy way to achieve a goal is to structure the solution in the form of a project.
For full text, visit: http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BKIU0AD
News
Database Connects Naval Needs With Industry Opportunities
The West Virginia High Technology Consortium (WVHTC) Foundation has developed a Web-based system that alerts government laboratories and industry of technology needs and opportunities identified by the U.S. Navy. The system is known as Navy TechMatch, WVHTC Foundation officials announced.
Navy TechMatch is designed to help industry, academia, and other government sectors work more effectively with the Naval community. Registered users receive free e-mail notifications of the Naval needs, opportunities, and events based on keywords in a particular area of interest. The system provides searchable Naval patents available for licensing, Naval facilities available for commercial use and an avenue for submitting innovative solutions to Naval technology needs. Visit: http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BKIV0AE
Electronic Nose to Check Salmon Quality
Over the next two years, research funded by Alaska Sea Grant will help scientists determine how electronic noses (e-noses) might be used to boost seafood quality in Alaska's processing plants. According to lead researcher Alexandra Oliveira of the Fishery Industrial Technology Center in Kodiak, inspectors commonly use their noses to help evaluate seafood quality. "The electronic nose is a technology that is fairly new to the seafood industry," she said. "We are trying to bring this sophisticated tool directly to the processing plant."
Used in such applications as sniffing out landmines, detecting contraband drugs, and seeking chemical and biological weapons, e-noses have chemical sensors that take the place of nasal receptors and microprocessors that interpret data. It is hoped that by providing vapor profiles for fresh and not-so-fresh fish, e-noses could give a fast, unbiased quality check that would improve Alaska's seafood and increase the industry's ability to compete in world markets.
News of the Weird: Bizarre but true stories about real people. http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BKIW0AF
Links
FREE September Supplement features thousands of products for testing, assembling and repairing electronic equipment. GSA Certified. GO TO WWW.CONTACTEAST.COM OR http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BKIX0AG
AND REQUEST A FREE SEPTEMBER SUPPLEMENT TODAY!
BioFit(R) Engineered Products offers ergonomic office and drafting chairs covered in GSA Contract No. GS-28F-5839A and Department of Veteran Affairs Contract No. V797P-4196A. These chairs provide comfort, support and easy adjustability. http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BJ5s0AM
Did you know Comtec manufactures solid plastic toilet partitions and Tufftec lockers of the same HDPE? These non-absorbent, odor and mildew resistant products are virtually maintenance free making them perfect partners for any high traffic area while saving you money in the long run. Call 1-800-445-5148 or email info@comtecindustries.com for more information; http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BJgi0A1
Electric Eel Mfg. produces a full range of sewer cleaning equipment for the municipal market. Pipeline inspection and location equipment also available. Visit online at http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BJEU0A7
Lyon Workspace Products is your single source for GSA-Certified lockers, modular drawer cabinets, racks, shelving, shop furniture and related storage products. http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BJ1N0Af
C & H Distributors provide a fast, efficient way to purchase shelving, cabinets, packaging and shipping products, or office furniture. Visit: http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BJ5w0AQ
Strong Hold offers heavy-duty, 12-gauge steel cabinets, tables, and desks with 14-gauge shelves. The strongest storage units available. Visit: http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BKIY0AH
E-Z-GO, leading manufacturer of golf cars and utility vehicles, boasts the largest sales and service network in the industry, with more factory branch locations and independent distributors than any other manufacturer. Visit: http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BKIZ0AI
Crown Equipment designs, manufactures, distributes, services, and supports material handling products that provide customers with superior value. http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BJ1S0Ak
Swenson Spreader provides Snow and Ice Control equipment designed to minimize downtime, increase productivity and most importantly - improve your bottom line. http://list.pentonmedia.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/egvp0D8eaH0JQA0BJrl0AG
You may qualify for a FREE Magazine Subscription
Complimentary subscriptions to Government Product News, a product-driven resource, and Government PROcurement, editorial targeting the public sector purchasing professional are available to those who qualify.
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