Rhode Island Government News (United States)

Providence, Rhode Island--(12/5 /2011) – Tara Seger announced the delivery of 842 signatures to Senators Reed and Whitehouse and US Congressmen Cicilline and Langevin seeking their leadership in the pension crisis facing Rhode Island.

Bristol Housing Named a HUD Top Performing Agency --- BHA Awarded High Performer Status

A RI Op-Ed Regarding Pension Reform. A view from the pensioner...

Veterans find inspiration on the voices of the girls. As part of the Year long veterans initiative She Served Too today performed at From Tents to Tea at the Rhode Island Veterans Administration, Providence, RI.

Special Performance from Bay View Elementary/ Middle School Chorus as Part of She Served Too! Veterans at From Tents to Tea to be Serenaded

Bay View Academy recognizes two alumnae who have brought honor to themselves and to their Alma Mater by having demonstrated outstanding achievements in her chosen profession; made notable civic, education, or philanthropic contributions to society

The Veterans of Foreign Wars recently announced the winners of the 2010-2011 Voice of Democracy audio-essay competition.

The Bristol Housing Authority will make its annual PILOT check presentation to the Town Council tonight at 7PM.

The Bristol Housing Authority citing the need to reach out to the public more effectively rolls out a new website with a downloadable public housing application process.

Leaders from All 50 states Pledge Commitment by Signing Declaration of Equality

Bristol Housing Authority Receives 25 Housing Vouchers to Benefit the Disabled in Bristol --- HUD Housing Grant Worth $168,498.00

Developed with Brave River Solutions, the City of Providence, Rhode Island's new website streamlines communications.

A leader in the Pyrotechnic Industry had chosen AIM JORACO to manufacture a Hydro-Pneumatic press to aid in their production process.

Vice Chair of the Scituate Democratic Town Committee (SDTC) filed the declarations of candidacy on behalf of the SDTC Democratic candidates for the upcoming general election.

Model 4502 USB Type-A A/B Switch serves many applications: switches between two USB devices without having to disconnect cables; enables sharing a USB device between 2 PC's; connects a computer to multiple USB devices.

Model 4187 ST Duplex 100BaseFX AB Switch with Remote Port accesses either of two Fiber 100BaseFX ports from a 100BaseFX "COMMON" port. The switch is compliant with 802.3u 100BaseFX standard. Graphical User Interface (GUI) option is offered.

Model 4196 SC Duplex A/B/C/D/OFF-LINE Switch allows a fiber optic device connected to the SC Duplex COMMON connector to access any of four fiber optic networks connected to A, B, C, or D ports or to disconnect completely from all output ports.

QuickSwitch® 4192 fiber optic network switch allows a fiber optic device connected to the SC duplex COMMON connector to access any of four fiber optic networks connected to the A, B, C or D ports, or to disconnect completely from all output ports.

The QuickSwitch Model 4189 allows accessing any one of four separate fiber optic network ports, 1, 2, 3, or 4 from a computer connected to the COMMON 100Base-TX port. The fiber optic / twisted pair media conversion is built in.

QuickSwitch Model 4186 Fiber Optic SC Duplex ABC Switch features internal circuitry that insures isolation between the A, B, and C devices or networks. This reliable switch is an ideal solution for fallback network and sharing applications.

QuickSwitch® 4185 Fiber Optic SC Duplex, Multimode Switch Plus Converter allows accessing two separate fiber optic 100 Base FX ports (A,B) from a 100 Base TX Fast Ethernet port (Common). The fiber optic / twisted pair copper conversion is built in!

Electro Standards Laboratories announces the addition of the Telephone/Telecom Test Kit to GSA Schedule GS-35F-0286V. The Kit contains 13 high-quality test cables.

Electro Standards Laboratories offers the Model 4121 Automatic Fallback & Recovery A/B Switch to government agencies at a discount on GSA Schedule GS-35F-0286V.

Model 700 EIA RS-232 Interface Analyzer is available on GSA Schedule GS-35F-0286V. This rugged unit is compatible with EIA RS-232, CCITT, V.24 and MIL-188C interfaces. Tri-State LED's display Red, Green, Orange and Off to indicate signal status.

The Model 4123 monitors data activity on both port A and B. If activity on the currently connected port is lost, and if the other port has established valid activity, the unit automatically switches to that port with activity.

Stokes will make his first industry-wide appearance at Tech Collective’s BIO ED event to discuss the RI Bioscience industry, growth strategies and commitment of resources.

"The Lost Heroes Art Quilt" -- a gift to the nation honoring America’s fallen heroes in Iraq and Afghanistan -- is on display at the Machine Quilters Exposition at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, RI, today through April 17.

A gift to the nation honoring America’s fallen heroes in Iraq and Afghanistan, “The Lost Heroes Art Quilt” continues its national tour at the Naval War College Museum in Newport, RI, today through April 14.

In a bold statement, New Jersey Senator Bob Gordon claims that real cigarettes may be safer than the electronic ones.

The “Terminator” has just terminated a bill that would have outlawed the electronic cigarette in California.

ASH has made some extreme claims regarding third hand smoke and electronic cigarettes on its website. E Cigarette Direct asked three respected Professors of Medicine for their opinion on the comments

Responding to an article which reported that one in four heart transplant patients resume smoking after their operations, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) has suggested that former smokers should be made ineligible for heart transplants.

In a disturbing development, an Anti Smoking group is resorting to Spam to spread the misinformation by the FDA.

For the first time we actually have a device that could literally save hundreds of thousands of lives a year and here we are throwing it away because of the almighty dollar.

600+ Member Organization Will Focus on Policy/ Public Affairs in New England

Federal Electronics (www.federalelec.com), a leading provider of electronic manufacturing services (EMS), has been selected as a recipient of the 2007 Supplier Excellence 3 Star Award from Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS).