Spy Pictures from the Prague Secret Police Surveillance Archives
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Gainesville, VA (PRWEB) February 22, 2012

RedStorm Fire & Rescue Apparatus, Inc., a fire apparatus and ambulance dealer based in the Mid-Atlantic, announced today that it has been awarded a contract by Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department for seven Marque Type III ambulances featuring a new ?SafetyOp? interior design. The ambulance design features two attendant seats with individual work stations and patient access, along with a unique interior design which provides for immediate access to supplies without requiring paramedics and EMTs to stand to reach supplies or for patient treatment.

?Our intent was to be on the leading edge of safety and operational efficiency to maximize the performance of our ambulance fleet and give our paramedics and EMTs every advantage in transporting and treating patients. In addition to the unique ?Safety Op? interior design, these ambulances will be the first in the nation to comply with the draft NFPA 1917 standards, slated to take effect in January 2013,? said Chief Robert Brown, Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department?s Fire Chief.

?Marque is well-known for its ability to design highly-customized ambulance configurations while maintaining a value-oriented construction approach. This Safety Op module is in Marque?s ?sweet spot? in terms of manufacturing a highly optimized interior and exterior storage configuration that is perfectly suited to Stafford County?s response and patient care environment. We are extremely pleased to have earned this order,? said Jim Featherstone, RedStorm president.

The Type III Commando model ambulances will be built on Ford E450 chassis with gas engines. They feature a 164? module with 72? of headroom, two attendant seats plus a fold-down attendant?s seat on the front bulkhead, locking drug cabinet, and expansive exterior compartmentation. The units can transport up to three patients, if needed, to maximize Stafford?s ability to respond to large-scale incidents.

The NFPA 1917 compliance package, available now from Marque, includes seat belt monitoring in the patient compartment, carbon monoxide monitoring, and a tire pressure monitoring system. A four-camera system and SafeDrive MiniDVR system for the cab further enhance safety. The warning and lighting package features the newest Federal Signal VisionSLR light bar and all Whelen LED lights.

The Stafford County contract has add-on opportunities for jurisdictions throughout Virginia and elsewhere. Kirsten Skyba, RedStorm vice president, is the sales representative.

Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department

Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department is a combination career-volunteer department providing emergency response and mitigation to all fire, rescue, emergency medical and environmental hazard (Haz-Mat) incidents. It includes 15 stations in partnership with 14 volunteer rescue or fire/rescue companies. The department serves a rapidly growing county in the Washington, DC metro area and responds to incidents on I-95, one of the nation?s busiest interstate highways. Forbes Magazine recently ranked Stafford County as the No. 1 best place to get ahead in the United States.

RedStorm Fire & Rescue Apparatus, Inc.

RedStorm is an ambulance and fire apparatus dealership serving customers in the Mid-Atlantic States, including Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia. RedStorm represents Marque Ambulance, Custom Fire Apparatus, LTI Aerials and US Tanker. The professionals at RedStorm are experienced firefighters who offer a knowledgeable perspective on fire apparatus configurations. RedStorm provides sole-source responsibility and an All Source? approach to service, through strategic partnerships with best-in-class local service providers. The company takes pride in making customers? experience professional, productive and enjoyable.

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Plan 9 From Outer Space … on Blu-ray … ?!?
Blu-ray is the optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the standard DVD format. Conversely, Plan 9 From Outer Space has been hailed by fans and critics alike as the worst film of all time. Has there ever been a better match made for each …
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Digital film fest returns after a five-year hiatus
However, filmmaker Madhureeta Anand had created a platform for budding filmmakers in 2006 itself. “Indian audience is slowly waking up to the idea of digital format of making films. It is a wonderful medium for independent filmmakers.
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New York (PRWEB) September 19, 2011

Peridot Technologies, announced the next release of Easy Flyer Creator. With added features and options Easy Flyer Creator 3.0 is one of the most advanced and professional desktop publishing applications for making business flyers, leaflets, brochures, posters, signs, invitations, cards, certificates, coupons, tickets and mail merge documents from customizable templates. Developed and optimized using state of the art technologies to support running on various platforms and hardware like Desktop Computers, Laptops, Netbooks, Tablet PCs and similar Multi-Touch enabled Devices while utilizing less CPU resources.

Easy Flyer Creator 3.0 may be one of the most easy to use desktop publishing applications for basic level computer users, requiring only basic computer skills. With this easy to use software users simply select a template from its professional and eye-catching flyer templates library. Then update images and text in the flyer page and finally print or save the document. The user can also save their work as new templates for further editing in the future.

As for advanced computer users such as professional desktop publishers and graphics designers, this desktop publishing application offers some advanced desktop publishing options like image cropping, Image Filters, image masking, page backgrounds, customizing templates, adding Google maps, adding barcodes including QR Codes and Microsoft Tags, adding Charts, creating tickets with incrementing ticket numbers, creating mail merge documents by pulling data from various databases and much more.

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Vada Chennai will roll its camera from February 2012
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Behind the Lens: Gifts for the photographer in your family
“Magnum Contact Sheets” — This heavyweight contains 139 contact sheets, or series of negatives from a roll of film, that contain well-known images from Magnum Photo agency photographers, including Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa and Elliott Erwitt. …
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