The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Strong thunderstorms raked the New York metro area Sunday on a second day of 90-plus temperatures, tossing trees onto cars and across train tracks, delaying airline flights for hours and knocking out power to thousands of homes and businesses.
One tree toppled across a car in a picnic area at Bethpage State Park on Long Island, sending two occupants to a hospital with what appeared to be minor injuries, regional state parks director George Gorman said.
Storms packing wind gusts estimated at up to 50 mph swirled through the area between about 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., leaving battered trees and other damage, especially on eastern Long Island, National Weather Service meteorologist Peter Wichrowski said. Suffolk County police said reports of downed trees and power lines cropped up across the area.
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By STEPHEN WADE
BEIJING (AP) — Television networks that will broadcast the Beijing Olympics to billions around the world are squaring off with local organizers over stringent security that threatens coverage of the games in two months.
Differences over a wide range of issues — from limits on live coverage in Tiananmen Square to allegations that freight shipments of TV broadcasting equipment are being held up in Chinese ports — surfaced in a contentious meeting late last month between Beijing organizers and high-ranking International Olympic Committee officials and TV executives — including those from NBC.
In response to the complaints from broadcasters, Sun Weijia, head of media operations for the Beijing organizers, asked them to put it in writing, only to draw protests about mounting paperwork.
“I think what I have heard here are just a number of conditions or requirements that are just not workable,” said IOC official Gilbert Felli, according to minutes of the May 29 meeting obtained by The Associated Press. “There are a number of things that are just not feasible.”
Despite the outburst, Sun asked again to have the complaints in writing.
“I just wish to have a kind of document to help me identify the key points,” he said, drawing immediate protest.
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Exhibition joins forces with YouGovSiraj to survey companies on their Green travel commitments.
The Business Travel Show Dubai is teaming up with YouGovSiraj this month to roll out a comprehensive survey into the business travel trends of corporates in the UAE.
The survey, which will target buyers and bookers of business travel, will question the market’s commitment to green travel initiatives, with a view to finding out how many companies are prepared to pay extra to offset their travelling employees’ carbon emissions, and who are using suppliers that minimise carbon footprints.
The Business Travel Show Dubai and YouGovSiraj survey will also consider the latest issues and trends facing corporate travel managers and bookers of business travel, from booking habits and decision making processes to business travel policy making. The survey is being carried out starting from 2nd June, with results being made public at the end of June. Read the rest of this entry »
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Orangeburg’s Henry’s Travel Plaza on U.S. 301 South — Old Edisto Drive — announced the opening of a Contract Postal Unit.
The unit, the first of its kind in the greater South Carolina Postal District, (ZIP Codes 290-6), will provide service on a 24/7 basis.
The CPU, which opened for business June 2n, will be a full-service unit, offering a full line of postal products and services, including postage stamps, Express Mail service, priority mail service, special services and packaging products.
“Adding this new unit not only multiplies the service options for our customers, it benefits those who still come to the post office on Middleton Street by reducing their time in line,” Postmaster Ron Whitehead said. “Our customers now have two 24-hour service options in Orangeburg, the Automated Postal Center here in the post office lobby and the new CPU.”
Source: The Times and Democrat
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