 "The Journal (Newcastle, England)")
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Peacocks still in the best of health.(News)
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Byline: By Chris Hill
The Peacocks have been making orthotics in Newcastle for more than 100 years. Chris Hill met them and discovered a remarkable family affair.
The return of thousands of wounded Tommies from the Great War changed one family business in the region forever.
Combined with the physical demands of the burgeoning coal industry in the 1920s, the North-East faced an unprecedented burden of injuries and disabilities.
This was the catalyst that led the Peacocks, who had been quietly making cutlery and scalpels since the 1850s, ...
 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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Meters return today, at a lower dosage; Drivers are taking a wait-and-see approach to the reactivation of ramp meters.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
; ...spokesman for the ramp meter study. The list of meters staying off may change...she had under the old meter strategy. She said turning off the meters doubled her commuting...changes The changes to the meter timing will be made by...
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Meter management program boosts utility revenues. (Pikeville, Kentucky)
Magazine article from: Public Works
; ...replacement of all residential meters. The program also includes scheduled meter testing and maintenance. Commercial Meters. The contractor first tested...commercial water and gas meters. As part of the overall meter management program, the...
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Ephrata meters score bet in New Era survey
Newspaper article from: Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA
; ...extra seconds. A meter violation here...Lititz. Of 10 meters tested, five gave...30 minutes. All meters tested were mechanical. A meter violation is...which came from meter violations. Another...comes from the meters themselves. Columbia...
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Meter madness; Lancaster's antiquated parking meters have been driving people crazy for years. A New Era survey discovers just how unreliable they are. Now, the city intends to replace all of them by summer's end.
Newspaper article from: Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA
; ...checked every parking meter in the city. "All 900 meters," said Tom Matthews...That one electronic meter gave 30 seconds less...promised. The 11 mechanical meters failed. Five came up short. One mechanical meter gave only 14 minutes...
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Meters remind drivers of return time
Newspaper article from: New Haven Register
; ...Avenue. But now the city is testing new meters that will remind drivers of their return...parking. The current crop of 2,700 meters is outdated and replacement parts are...the city is testing different types of meters to decide which benefits the city the...
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 "Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, NE)")
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Bagged meters a benefit to some.
Newspaper article from: Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, NE)
; ...people will remove bags from meters and move them to another meter to create their own private...authorized for a particular meter. All the meters downtown are numbered. Also...sometimes will park at a bagged meter. The city will ticket and...
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 "Erie Times-News (Erie, PA)")
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Meter money in deep freeze.
Newspaper article from: Erie Times-News (Erie, PA)
; ...quarters in the parking meter. "It's a pain in...are not feeding parking meters because of the snowdrifts...ticketing for parking meter violations because of...are issued for parking meters, Massing said he can...15 below zero and the meter maids are out there walking...
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Meters and valves. (automation in dairy plants)
Magazine article from: Dairy Industries International
; ...are some excellent meters on the market but...the wrong size of meter put in the wrong...which employs three meters, two modulated valves...small computer. One meter and a control valve...unit with a second meter; this was accepted...operation, the two meters are linked to a small...
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Parking meters leave a fine mess.
Newspaper article from: Erie Times-News (Erie, PA)
; ...tickets Erie's parking meter problems may not be...s 2,000 parking meters, as required by state law. The meters are not certified...tickets for parking meter violations on Tuesday...difference in the use of meters Tuesday. "When I...
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Automated meter reading system helps track water usage.(Editorial Feature)
Magazine article from: Water World
; ...technology, McKinney Meter Reading Supervisor...noticed that water meters in one section...that exceeded the meter's capacity was not being captured. "Meters rated for 20 gpm...confirmed by the meter manufacturer. As a result, many of the meters were not registering...
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