Return of the Thursdays Northcrest ArenaRepeating Event
Northcrest Equestrian Center
3900 CR 805 B Cleburne , TX 76301
Northcrest Equestrian Center
3900 CR 805 B Cleburne , TX 76301
The Expo At Glenrose
202 E Bo Gibbs Dr Glen Rose , TX 76043
Legendary Snook Rodeo Arena
11538 FM 3058 Somerville, TX 77879
Northcrest Equestrian Center
3900 CR 805 B Cleburne , TX 76301
Northcrest Equestrian Center
3900 CR 805 B Cleburne , TX 76301
Holybee Arena
2141 SW Wilshire Blvd, Burleson, TX 76028
American Paradise Ranch
1148 County Road 3690, Paradise, TX
FAO center to rapidly respond to disease outbreaks – December 1, 2006 For more info click on above link The Food and Agriculture Organization established a Crisis Management Centre at its Rome headquarters to respond to avian influenza outbreaks and other major animal health or food health emergencies. “The CMC represents a (substantial) leap forward in FAO’s ability to help member nations prevent and cope with disease outbreaks,” said Dr. Jacques Diouf, FAO director-general, in a statement. The center is set up in collaboration with the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
Marks & Spencer extends RFID tagging in stores | CNET News.com For more info click on above link Marks & Spencer plans to extend item-level radio frequency ID tagging of clothing items following successful trials in 42 stores. The retailer is aiming to use RFID tags to help achieve its goal of 100 percent stock accuracy by ensuring the right goods and sizes are in the right stores to meet demand.
RFID passports take off | CNET News.com For more info click on above link Despite security and privacy concerns, all but three of the countries required by the U.S. to issue passports with radio tags are now doing so, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday. Except for Andorra, Brunei and Liechtenstein, all of the 27 countries whose citizens can travel to the U.S. without a visa are now issuing “e-Passports,” the department said in a statement. The passports include a radio frequency identification, or RFID, chip with the holder’s information and a biometric identifier, such as
Australia Post tracks mail delivery using RFID | CNET News.com For more info click on above link More than 12,000 radio frequency identification tags are being used in letters every month to track the delivery of mail by Australia Post. The government business enterprise has replaced manual monitoring of mail delivery with RFID tags. In its annual report released Wednesday, Australia Post said RFID monitoring of mail came into effect in July after being run in parallel with manual monitoring for six months. “We installed radio frequency identification technology that will enhance our ability to monitor our
New RFID tech would track airport passengers | CNET News.com For more info click on above link The inventors of a new monitoring system that uses RFID tags claim it could improve airport security by tracking passengers as they mingle in the departure lounge. The plan is to issue an RFID (radio frequency identification) tag to every passenger at check-in so human traffic can be monitored throughout the airport via transponders and video cameras. Paul Brennan, an electrical engineer at University College London, heads the project, which features an RFID technology called Optag. Funded by the European
RFID software market to boom | CNET News.com For more info click on above link Software for processing all the data produced by RFID (radio frequency identification) chips will boom from $36 million this year to $192 million in 2010, according to a study by Venture Development. RFID chips can give a digital identity to everything from passports and groceries to train boxcars and soccer balls, but software is needed to process and store the data.
Wal-Mart demands double RFID chips with groceries | CNET News.com For more info click on above link Radio frequency identification pioneer and corporate monolith Wal-Mart Stores is speeding on with its use of the track-and-trace technology. It announced Tuesday that 500 new stores and clubs will introduce RFID for case-level and pallet-level tracking before the end of the fiscal year, doubling the number of locations using it. The new deployments will all use tags based on the Gen 2 RFID standard. All Wal-Mart’s other RFID-enabled locations, which use first-generation chips, will be converted once all pallets bearing
Cattle producers embracing wireless | CNET News.com For more info click on above link Even cows are going wireless. Agricultural technology company TekVet is using wireless radio frequency identification technology to monitor the health of cattle to ensure the safety of beef and dairy products.
Company trying to get under soldiers skin – Examiner.com For more info click on above link WASHINGTON – A microchip company with powerful political connections is lobbying the Pentagon for the right to implant chips under the skins of the nearly 1.4 million U.S. military personnel.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 9, 2006 Crisis PR Firm Disavows Incriminating Video on Eve of Major Conference On the eve of a major RFID apparel and footwear conference, privacy activists are asking questions about an Orwellian industry video presentation depicting the use of Radio Frequency Identification at an American Eagle Outfitters store. The animated video, created by technology integrator CompEx Inc., depicts how a retailer could embed the controversial technology into clothing and credit cards to secretly identify and track consumers–even deliver targeted marketing messages. “American Eagle Outfitters has assured us that it is not using RFID
RFID passports arrive for Americans | CNET News.com For more info click on above link A first wave of U.S. passports implanted with radio tags will soon begin making their way into the hands of American travelers despite lingering privacy and security concerns, federal officials said Monday. Not long after researchers at a pair of security conferences in Las Vegas demonstrated potential risks associated with the new documents, the U.S. State Department insisted the documents are tamperproof and said it had begun producing them at the Colorado Passport Agency, which serves applicants from that state and the
ID chips keep sponges out of surgery patients | CNET News.com For more info click on above link Radio frequency identification chips, similar to those implanted in products to deter theft, may help prevent sponges and other materials from being left in a patient during surgery, the findings from a small study suggest. Still, further research is needed to determine whether placement of radio frequency ID (RFID) chips in surgical sponges and other operating room materials will be cost-effective for a problem that occurs once in every 10,000 procedures. At most hospitals, the operating room staff counts
‘RFID’ fabrics and surfing for porn, the Israeli way | CNET News.com For more info click on above link reporter’s notebook TEL AVIV, Israel–Why attach an RFID chip to a shirt when you can identify the shirt through undetectable, invisible chemicals mixed into the fibers? That’s the question CrossID CEO Moshe Glickstein is posing to potential customers. The Israeli company has devised a way to put a chemical signature into fabrics, labels, inks, boxes and other materials. When a hand or door scanner tuned to a specific frequency is pointed at an item, chemicals mixed inside the
Tesco to track milk deliveries by RFID | CNET News.com For more info click on above link European supermarket chain Tesco is to start using RFID tags to track the delivery of milk to distribution plants and stores. The move signals the next phase of Tesco’s RFID plans, which involve using permanent radio tags on “returnable transport items” such as the cages and trolleys used when goods are delivered from distribution centers to the supermarket stores. This new “unit of delivery” stage follows on from Tesco’s initial trials of radio frequency identification technology. These began in 2003
This is an email I recieved today Also read this PDF for more info. A show on RFD-TV called The Cattle Show today featured Dave Larson, the Exec. VP of Cargill (Nutrena Feeds). It was all well rehearsed propaganda supporting the USDA’s National Animal ID System plan. The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Mike Johanns admitted that the USDA has already spent about 100 million dollars on the NAIS! Guess whose money that is? Guess who received it? Not us! That is OUR tax dollars! The big dogs received it to sell you this stupid plan to benefit