30th September, 2005
Racing Robots Hold Promise for Military
FONTANA, Calif. - It's the ultimate robot reality show: 43 contestants battling for a spot in a government-sponsored desert race intended to speed development of unmanned military combat vehicles.
The reward? A $2 million cash prize.
The autonomous robotic vehicles were scheduled to compete Wednesday in the first of a ......
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29th September, 2005
Texas City Refinery to Remain Closed Indefinitely
Sep. 30--BP's Texas City refinery will remain shut down indefinitely while the company completes a broad range of inspections and maintenance projects, including some related to its recent settlement with federal regulators over a fatal blast at the plant in March.
Like most Houston-area refineries, the 460,000-barrel-per-day plant, the third ......
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30th September, 2005
Online Service Provides Combined Media Conversion And Distribution
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT: Adam Roberts
EMAIL: info@anetac.com
SITE: www.anetac.com
Online Service Provides Combined Media Conversion And Distribution
OTTAWA, Ontario, September 30, 2005 - Anetac Software Solutions, a Canadian
based company that specializes in media editing and distribution software
solutions announced today the introduction of the Medi@ Conversion Service: a
worldwide electronic multimedia file conversion service. ......
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28th September, 2005
New $67M Clinton, Tenn., Auto Parts Plant Opens
By Rebecca Ferrar, The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Tenn.
Sep. 28--Gov. Phil Bredesen will join Clinton and Anderson County officials today for the grand opening of the Aisin Automotive Casting Tennessee Inc. plant in Clinton.
The company spent $67 million to bring the new manufacturing facility to Anderson County and has hired ......
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28th September, 2005
Next Stop, Space
BY ALLISON CONNOLLY
THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
WALLOPS ISLAND When Billie Reed looks up at the 113-foot-tall rocket launcher at the tip of Wallops Island, he envisions people flying to the moon from this outpost on the Eastern Shore.
Known as launch pad 0-B, it stands on one of only five federally ......
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28th September, 2005
Energy Dept. Approves Funding for Y-12 Plans
By Frank Munger, The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Tenn.
Sep. 28--OAK RIDGE -- The U.S. Department of Energy has approved a private financing plan for two major facilities at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant, and groundbreaking is expected before year's end.
The government's contractor, BWXT Y-12, proposed the $100 million project using ......
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27th September, 2005
ShipNorthAmerica Transportation Named As One Of Canada's Hottest Emerging Companies
ShipNorthAmerica Transportation, a Mississauga freight management company specializing in crossborder (Canada/US) shipping, was ranked 35th in the prestigious sixth annual PROFIT HOT 50 list of Canada's Emerging Growth Companies.
Mississauga, Ontario (PRWEB) September 27, 2005 -- ShipNorthAmerica Transportation, a Mississauga freight management company specializing in crossborder (Canada/US) shipping, was ranked 35th ......
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27th September, 2005
Webcom, Inc. Enhances Sales and Submittal Process for ABB, Inc.
Solution provides a competitive advantage in compressing the quote-to-submittal cycle and increasing channel effectiveness.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (PRWEB) September 27, 2005 -- Webcom, Inc., a leader in simplified quote-to-order enablement for the selling of complex products and services, is pleased to announce that ABB, Inc. has implemented the Webcom WebSource CPQ solution ......
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20th September, 2005
Expert Warns of Energy Crisis in U.S.
UNITY - With gas prices unbearable at the pumps and home-heating oil costs expected to become life-or-death expenses in Maine this winter, attention has shifted to fossil fuel alternatives, the possibility of oil rationing and a phenomenon first predicted the 1950s - that of "peak oil."
Peak oil is the ......
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20th September, 2005
NASA to Detail Plans Today for Trip to Moon
BAR T BAR RANCH, Ariz. -- An aluminum buggy bristling with cameras and computers jolts across a rocky plain, kicking up clouds of red dust. Two passengers, clad in bulky spacesuits, steer the vehicle with a joystick.
Despite all its high-tech gear, the buggy covers less than 100 yards before ......
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