| Delkin's New Dual Universal Battery Charger Wins Prestigious DIMA Award for Outstanding Design ...
Poway, CA. January 30, 2008 - Today Delkin's new Dual Universal Battery Charger was honored with the 2008 DIMA award for outstanding design and innovation. This unique charger for digital camera batteries combines universal compatibility among battery models with the ability to charge two batteries simultaneously. The need for a charger that can recharge two batteries of different models, voltages and even chemical composition at the same time has sprung up from the growth and development in the digi-cam market. "It is now common for households, or even individuals, to own multiple digital cameras," said Anna Lopez, Delkin's Battery Product Manager. "Many photographers own point and shoot cameras for day-to-day shooting, and a digital SLR for more serious photography. Different camera models seldom use the same battery, forcing photographers to carry an array of chargers." Delkin's Dual Universal Battery Charger is a single, two sided charger that uses individual charging plates specific to each camera battery, so it can charge almost any digital camera battery model.
S.C. school-bus incidents | Driving a busload of stress
Two 16-year-old boys sexually assault a 14-year-old girl on a Berkeley County school bus after paying the driver $10 to look the other way. A once-beloved Gilbert school-bus driver sits in prison after confessing to sexually abusing girls as young as 7 on his bus. Such stories grab the headlines and paint a grim picture of the trek that more than 300,000 S.C. children take twice a day on a school bus. But the reality is the vast majority of them arrive at school and back home again safe and sound. Local schools lean heavily on statewide standards for training, hiring and checking the backgrounds of school-bus drivers to make sure children get to school safely. But bus drivers and the people who work with them will tell you that, day in and day out, school-bus safety often comes down to basic communication and defusing problems before they get out of hand.
Senate approves tax breaks
John Unger, D-Berkeley, led the chamber into freezing existing property tax rates for anyone over 65 with an annual income of $25,000 or less.Anyone buying certain appliances that cost $2,500 or less could skip the sales tax in the first week of each September in a bill Gov. Joe Manchin offered a few weeks ago. Under a Senate amendment, the tax holiday would end in 2010.Manchin reversed his philosophy a bit, refusing in his first year of office to support the sales tax holiday in back-to-school purchases inaugurated by former Gov. Bob Wise.Senate Minority Leader Don Caruth, R-Mercer, debated Economic Development Chairman Brooks McCabe, D-Kanawha, at length over the Republican-led bid to apply the brakes this year to the business franchise tax.All the two agreed on was that the tax is West Virginia's "most onerous" on the business community.But McCabe alluded to a bundle of tax reforms, among them the inventory tax and corporate net income, along with another one-penny drop in the tax on groceries.All told, the tax reductions will rob the state's coffers of between $138 million and $140 million, he said.While things look rosy this year with a whopping surplus, both McCabe and Finance Chairman Walt Helmick, D-Pocahontas, raised the specter of a downtown in the economy — even a recession — and if that occurs, the $70 million loss the Caruth amendment costs would look massive."What if we have a 10 percent reduction in the price of coal?" he asked."That's another $30 million out of the general revenue fund."Suppose, he asked, if lotteries flourish in surrounding states? That could translate into another $50 million setback.But Sen.
Suzuki Showcases All-New SX4 Sport, SXGamr Concept at 2007 San ...
"As we begin the new model year, we are excited to introduce an expanded line of fun-to-drive vehicles, including the all-new SX4 Sport," said Mark Harano, president of American Suzuki's Automotive Operations. "With the SX4 Sport now in showrooms, the San Francisco International Auto Show provides the perfect venue for local residents to preview the car's impressive styling, roomy interior and attractive price point before the holiday shopping season." Suzuki SXGamr Built by ASC of Huntington Beach, Calif., and based on the five-door SX4 Crossover, the SXGamr is designed for ultimate video game enthusiasts. The Suzuki SX4 Crossover concept receives mild performance upgrades, including high-flow airbox/intake, catback exhaust, an enhanced suspension and multi-piston alloy brake calipers.
Wall Street takes a dimmer view of Micron
Micron CEO and Chairman Steve Appleton says he's not stepping down. "There are people who think I should step down," Appleton told KTVB-TV (Channel 7) this week. "There are a lot of people who think I'm the right person for the job." In late January, a financial analyst speculated that Appleton, who has been CEO since 1994, would be leaving the company to become CEO of Micron's image-sensor business, which Appleton said Thursday the company would spin off into a separate company. There's been no shortage of speculation about Appleton's future given the losses of the company over the last year. But Appleton, who marked his 25th anniversary with the company Thursday, is no stranger to downturns. In 2003, the company laid off more than 1,000 employees in Boise and endured a $1.27 billion loss.
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