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Drivers Gain From Wage Race as Truckers Turn Away Cargo

2014-09-26 01:56:35| Trucking - Topix.net

Tommy Walters, hauling lawnmowers to Rhode Island from Maryland with his Boston terrier Daisy riding shotgun, is feeling flush these days after the biggest raise of his 17-year trucking career. "Under the new pay scale, I'm looking at probably making over $60,000 a year," Walters, 40, said by telephone while waiting for a tire repair in Hagerstown, Maryland.

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Global warming will turn California snow to rain, hurting water supply, federal report says

2014-09-25 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

KPCC: A first time study by the Department of the Interior predicts less snow in the California Sierras over the next century due to global warming, potentially hammering drinking water stores for the drier months. The Sacramento and San Joaquin Basins Climate Impact Assessment, released WHEN, predicts temperatures in Californias Central Valley will rise more than three degrees by the end of the century. That means some precipitation that would normally fall as snow and stick to the mountains will instead...

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Don't ditch that old smartphone: Turn it into home security system

2014-09-23 20:42:21| Wireless - Topix.net

More than 10 million people have purchased the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus since they went on sale last week. But if you aren't getting the money you want, you should consider turning your old iPhone or Android phone into a home surveillance system.

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Weekly Overview: US Pig Markets on the Turn?

2014-09-22 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US & CANADA - As the northern hemisphere enters the fall/autumn, concerns are being expressed of a possible resurgence of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) in the United States and Canada. There is no sign of an increase in cases so far but US retail prices are still breaking records while producer prices are already on a downward slide.

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