13th October, 2005
The Rising Pressure for Pipeline Integrity
As the world has become a shakier place in which to live and do business, and with entire economies built on reliable supplies of oil, gas and petroleum-derived products, the humble pipeline is receiving more attention than ever. From the very composition of its tubular structure to the high-tech ways ......
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13th October, 2005
La. Port Plays Key Role in Restoring Oil, Gas Facilities
PORT FOURCHON, La. -- This marine installation deep in Cajun country is on the front line in the drive to restore oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico.
Sprawling at the tip of a slender finger of land that reaches into the Gulf's open waters, Port Fourchon (pronounced ......
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12th October, 2005
Silicon Valley Grows Up
SAN FRANCISCO -- Silicon Valley has long been the kind of place where offices have slides, khakis are formalwear and the hottest companies in town spell their names in big, multicolored letters.
It's the kind of place where two billionaire software tycoons, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and Siebel Systems Chairman ......
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12th October, 2005
Michigan quarterback has had mechanical problems, but offensive ...
ANN ARBOR -- It has been, without question, a trying season for Michigan sophomore quarterback Chad Henne.
But Michigan coach Lloyd Carr is firmly behind his starter, echoing his support week after week, particularly when backup quarterback Matt Gutierrez's name is brought up.
Henne has started 18 straight games for ......
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11th October, 2005
JetBlue Looks for Space with Embraer 190
NEW YORK -- Upstart discounter JetBlue is hitching its future to a new type of airplane from Embraer, the Brazilian manufacturer best known for cramped regional jets that have become anathema to many high-mileage air travelers.
But the new 100-seat Embraer 190 airplane, standing in a JetBlue hangar at John ......
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11th October, 2005
Patriot Mechanical Handling Announces Contract Exceeding USD $1.1 ...
HOUSTON, TX -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 10/11/2005 -- Patriot Mechanical Handling Inc. (OTC: PMHH), a leading provider of mechanical handling solutions and services to the oil and gas industry, announced today that it has been awarded a contract valued at over USD $1.1 million by PEMEX to supply two offshore ......
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6th October, 2005
Levees Will Stay Vulnerable to Barges
The federal government can spend $300 billion to rebuild New Orleans and its levee systems to withstand a Category 5 hurricane, but the city of New Orleans will flood again and again.
There is no way levees can be designed, within reasonable cost, to withstand the impact of a barge ......
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6th October, 2005
Agriculture Classes Grow Beyond Cows and Plows
Oct. 5--VALMEYER -- Inside Valmeyer High, your nose will lead you to Howard Heavner's agriculture classroom.
Follow the fishy smell, and you'll find yourself in a giant room with concrete, rectangular "raceways" teeming with tilapia and bass, multiple wall aquariums full of fingerlings, and enormous water and oxygen tanks that ......
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6th October, 2005
Outsourcing Now Propels Growth of Dell
Oct. 7--Many people may know Dell as a computer company that outsources its customer service to India, but it also provides outsourcing services for other companies.
In fact, outsourcing is Dell Inc.'s fastest-growing business, making up $4 billion in annual revenue and growing at 30 percent a year, said Deborah ......
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30th September, 2005
Future Will See Lack of Skilled Labor, Experts Say
By Jeremiah McWilliams, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.
Sep. 30--NORFOLK -- The job market in Hampton Roads is strong, but the regional and national economies face steep challenges ahead, including a shortage of skilled labor, experts said at an employment forum Thursday.
"The greatest crisis we face in the American work ......
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