Steel News
- Warm weather means geese season is soon Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:55AMIt just doesn’t feel right. The temperature is way up there, and we’re trying to think about goose hunting.
- So much to rant at – so little time! Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:54AMFriday 3rd September 2010, 8:42AM BST. The alleged Pakistani corruption story is exercising a lot of minds at the moment, writes our Grumpy Old Man Bill McCarthy .
- No sign of Cardinals or Wildcats in Rivals, Ky. Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:50AMRIVALS — Somewhere, appropriately enough, between Lexington and Louisville, off Interstate
- This small car is ‘big’ Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:36PM(Photo by ANJO PEREZ) Quiet comfort – that’s the first thing that I noted when I took the wheel of the Ford Fiesta over a 70-km route in the first leg of the media test drive in the beautiful island of Phuket, Thailand.
- BREAKING NEWS: Three die in plane crash, including East Palo Alto steel firm founder Bob Borrmann Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:15PMby PaloAltoOnline.com At least three people were killed, including one believed to be the founder of an East Palo Alto steel company, in a plane crash in Redwood Shores this afternoon.
- Anglo American Seeks Coking Coal Assets in Russia, Mongolia Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:12PMAnglo American Plc, the third- largest producer of steelmaking coal, is seeking an acquisition that may more than double existing output to meet rising Chinese and Indian demand.
- Friday night lights shine as sign of hope for Lake Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:11PMBy DAVE HACKENBERG BLADE COLUMNIST Every community has a Bob Baker, the salt-of-the-earth old-timer in the quirky cowboy hat who leans against the fence, down in the corner of the stadium, at the high school football games. He knows everybody and they all stop to say hello or shake his hand. He figures to see very little from his vantage point; he misses nothing. Every community has one, but ...
- Surge in pirate attacks in South China Sea: IMB Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:07PMKUALA LUMPUR - Seafarers have reported a surge in attacks by armed pirates in a South China Sea shipping lane, an international maritime watchdog said Thursday.
- Indonesia Stocks May Extend Rebound Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:27PM(RTTNews) - The Indonesian stock market on Wednesday wrote an emphatic finish to the three-day losing streak in which it had given away more than 60 points or 2 percent.
- Renowned artworks found in Redondo Beach church Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:24PMLast spring, while rummaging through the church heater room for old glasses, Martha Bauman stumbled across works by renowned artists.
- Ex-Lehman CEO says regulators refused to save firm Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:22PMWASHINGTON: The former chief of Lehman Brothers told a panel investigating the financial crisis that the Wall Street firm could have been rescued, but regulators refused to help — even though they later bailed out other big banks.
- Wayland High School football team thanks supporters Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:21PMHead coach Scott Parseghian and the 2010 Wayland Warrior football team would like to thank the many businesses, families and individuals who participated in the fourth annual Wayland Warrior Football Alumni Golf Tournament on July 30.
- Crime Blotter Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:18PM2600 block Pontiac Street: A woman left her house on Aug. 27 at 10:30 a.m. When she returned several hours later she found that a laundry-room window had been forced open and an engagement ring was missing. The total loss and damage was estimated at $2,305.
- Indian firm plans to re-bid for Zisco stake Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:17PMIndian steelmaker, Jindal Steel and Power Limited is mulling plans to re-bid for a controlling stake in the Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company. SMEs to benefit from US$100m revival facility THE Small and Medium Scale Enterprises are set to benefit from the US$100 million Zimbabwe Economic and Trade Revival Facility.
- In Short: Sept. 2-8, 2010 Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:15PMCasting call I Sunshine Films will hold an open casting call for speaking roles in its film, "Moving Mountains," from 4 to 10 p.m. Thursday at West Virginia State Universitys Davis Fine Arts Theater. Some acting experience is ...
- Joe: I have a Hart of steel Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:11PMJOE HART insists he could sweep a Rob Green-style calamity under the carpet
- Highway 2 bridge over Buffalo Pound Lake reopened but expects delays Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:22PMThe portion of the Highway 2 bridge over Buffalo Pound Lake that collapsed last weekend has been repaired, but motorists can still expect delays.
- Fuld Says U.S. Used ‘Flawed Information’ in Denying Lehman Aid Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:12PMRichard Fuld, former chief executive officer of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., said regulators relied on “flawed information” in denying his company aid that was extended to competitors.
- New iron ore mine for SA a step closer Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:08PMIronClad Mining Ltd says it has struck a native title agreement that will pave the way for a new magnetite mine in South Australia.
- Obama formally ends combat in Iraq Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:04PMA war that may yet go down in history as America’s single greatest foreign policy blunder reached a milestone Tuesday night with five decisive words from President Barack Obama: “Operation Iraqi Freedom is over.”
- Leeds West Indian Carnival 2010 wows crowds PHOTO GALLERY Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:11AMLeeds turned into Rainbow City for a few joyous hours yesterday as the 43rd annual Leeds West Indian Carnival brought the streets to vibrant, multi-coloured life.
- Analysts say US is expected to find that China unfairly helped its aluminum industry Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:10AMWASHINGTON - Analysts say the Obama administration, under congressional pressure to take a tough stance on Chinese trade policies, is expected to declare that China unfairly helped its aluminum industry.
- Pike County trio hunts dispatches alligator Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:05AMCrocodile Dundee’s got nothing on Alligator D.Z.
- Prep picks, Sooner surmise Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:58PMNORMAN — Save this one. I’m bound to be wrong.
- Western Plains says bank deal soon Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:44PMIron ore producer Western Plains Resources Ltd says it expects to complete debt financing in weeks.
- Changes in shareholdings Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:41PMA list of companies to record a change in substantial shareholdings.
- Steel Waste Product Now Used To Create Oyster Reef Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:31PMThere is concern that an effort to help improve the Severn River might do more harm than good.
- Protest over maid’s torture in Saudi Arabia Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:30PMProtesters hold placards as they stage a demonstration outside the Saudi Arabian embassy in Colombo yesterday, to protest against a Saudi family who had allegedly abused a Sri Lankan maid driving some 24 steel nails inside her body.
- City looking to rid the Cayuga from riverfront Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:26PMDreams of a riverside museum have turned into a floating headache for the city of Stillwater.
- Old hotel begins move to new home Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:24PMThe historic Auckland pub being moved 40 metres up a hill in suburban Auckland today was specially strengthened so it would not fall apart during the move.
- Stolen manhole covers turn up in scrap yard Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:11PMThe coverings weigh up to 300 pounds and cost about $130.
- Oneohtrix Point Never, a Band, Plays at Coco 66 Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:08PMThe ambient-noise musician Daniel Lopatin, known as Oneohtrix Point Never, played at Coco 66 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, on Friday night.
- India Misses April-July Coal Production Target by 5% Even as Economy Grows Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:06PMIndia’s coal production fell short of the government’s target by about 5 percent in the April-July period even as the economy was poised to grow at the fastest pace in 2 1/2 years.
- Markets pare gains Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 9:53PMThe Sensex has pared its morning gains and is moving in a range of 100 points, between 18,100 and 18,200. However, the smallcap continue to hold its morning gains and is up 1% while the midcap index is at 0.9% compared to the benchmark index at 0.5%. The Sensex is at 18088, up 90 points and the Nifty is at 5431, gains of 23 points.
- Thai-ASEAN News Network Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 9:52PMAt morning, a roadside shooting left two dead in Narathiwas province. The province was also rocked by two bomb-related incidents last night. Panareh Police inspected the scene of a drive-by shooting that left two people dead on Phor Ming – Baan Nambor road in Pattani province.
- Drop in ferry ridership leveling off Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 9:40AMFare increases and a sour economy have reduced the number of passengers, but the state expects that to rebound.
- An ultra-compact camera that offers creative freedom Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 9:34AMAnybody can easily be charmed with the finely contoured and ultra compact steel chassis of the new NEX-5—the latest addition to Sony’s Alpha lineup of professional-grade cameras.
- W.Va. governor wins Dem primary for US Senate Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 7:23PMPopular Gov. Joe Manchin won the Democratic nomination Saturday and will face GOP primary winner and wealthy businessman John Raese in the race to fill the Senate seat vacated by the late Robert C. Byrd.
- Family remembers a colorful character Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 7:20PMFrom professional wrestler to Santa Claus, Carlton “Walking Eagle” Mallett led a colorful life. His family gathered Saturday to remember the practical joker, mountain man, and family man who passed away in June at the age of 90.
- Center provides seeds of success Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 7:18PMLast December, Stacy Unruh of Seed Research Equipment Solutions in South Hutchinson got a call from ...
- La. residents rid grief in symbolic Katrina burial Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 7:11PMHundreds of mourners dropped notes, cards and letters — many of them stained with tears — into a steel-gray casket on Saturday in a symbolic burial of Hurricane Katrina.
- Siemens receives 290 million dollar order from Gerdau A?ominas - Brazilian steel producer invests in new plate and ... Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 7:10PMGerdau A?ominas, a company in the Gerdau Group, has ordered a plate mill and a Steckel mill from Siemens VAI Metals Technologies. The two rolling mills will be constructed at Ouro Branco in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. A second strand will also be added to their existing Siemens VAI...
- Louisianans rid grief in symbolic Katrina burial Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 7:05PMHundreds of mourners dropped notes, cards and letters - many of them stained with tears - into a steel-gray casket in a symbolic burial of Hurricane Katrina.One letter written by a child in red crayon said: "Go away from us."...
- Living: Keeping minds active Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 5:13PMIN the previous article, we looked at Family Strategy Board Games that are quickly replacing classic board games and also redefining them. You don’t have to settle for a game that you played 30 years ago or another variation of it.
- Construction of Campbells Bay stream footbridge Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 5:13PMConstruction is underway to provide a footbridge over the only stream in the East Coast Bays area without an all tide, all weather crossing. The new footbridge over the Campbells Bay stream is a project that many in the local community have been ...
- Fellow Workers Helping Bauer Family Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 5:06PMThe man involved in a construction accident at the future Sanford Heart Hospital has died.
- Manchin raises nearly $1.2 million since entering Senate race Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 5:06PMCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Heading into Saturdays special primary, Gov. Joe Manchin has attracted most of the nearly $2 million amassed by the 14 candidates seeking the late Robert C. Byrds U.S. Senate seat. Manchin raised nearly $1.2 million in the month since ...
- Stocks Up By Modest Margins In Mid-Morning Trading - U.S. Commentary Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:43AM(RTTNews) - Stocks are posting modest gains in mid-morning trading on Thursday, as a sharper than expected drop in weekly jobless claims boosted some appetite for riskier investments. The major averages are all in positive territory but have had difficulty sustaining a significant upward move.
- Morgantown food pantry closing after 64 years Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:39AMWEIRTON, W.Va. -- Two dozen workers laid off in January are back on the job at ArcelorMittals plant in Weirton. Mark Glyptis of United Steelworkers Local 2911 says that puts the total number of unemployed workers at less than 100.Glyptis says the Weirton...
- Cowboys take second in Vegas tourney Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:31AMThe Nipomo Cowboys Youth Football League sent a Junior 1 team to compete in the recent National Pigskin Youth Football Tournament in Las Vegas.
