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FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. & TOULOUSE, France -- iBASEt, the leading global provider of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) for complex, discrete industries, was selected by Astrium, a subsidiary of EADS and the number one...

Batteries used in mobile phones and laptop computers, which can spontaneously combust, will destroy an average of one U. S. -registered cargo jet every other year, a government analysis has concluded. Shipments of...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Registration has opened for URS Corporation's inaugural Safety Fest of the Pacific Coast, a free, informative seminar designed to enhance workplace safety, and the first such event to be held...

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Vincent Gardes is appointed as CEO TOULOUSE, France -- Vexim, a medtech company specializing in the minimally invasive, anatomical treatment of vertebral compression fractures, has announced the appointment of Vincent Gardes as Chief...

After finally paying off the bonds that built its village hall 17 years ago, Orange Village in 2010 bought 10 acres of adjacent land on Lander Road so it could build a new,...

HEADNOTE What is motivating a growing number of Americans to "strategically" default? IMAGE ILLUSTRATION 1 Almost a year ago, Gene Kessler stopped paying his $1,500 monthly mortgage bill. His home in New Ulm,...

HEADNOTE Deadliest accident in 40 years was "entirely preventable" THE US. MINE Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issued its final report on the April 5, 2010 explosion at the Upper Big Branch (UBB)...

Almost a year ago, Gene Kessler stopped paying his $1,500 monthly mortgage bill. * His home in New Ulm; Minnesota, had dropped 32 percent in value in seven years. * A former computer...

Accident Prevention The November 201 1 issue of Plane & Pilot had two very good articles relating to pilot safety and accident prevention. "Fuel Imbalance" by Peter Katz shows why we need to...

An experienced insurance agent lost his license because he sold something he knew nothing about. Insurance agents and brokers should limit themselves to that which they know: insurance. When they deal in securities...

Over the last several years, pervasive fraud in Florida's no-fault auto insurance system has cost consumers nearly $1 billion. Fraud costs in the Sunshine State have been rapidly exploding and are far worse...

Just a few days after a federal agency released a report concluding the 2010 Upper Big Branch mine disaster that killed 29 miners was preventable, a new mine safety bill has been introduced...

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2011 M2 COMMUNICATIONS The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) on Thursday announced it has released its 2010-22 Annual report. Highlights of the report include a number of events involving "see and...

M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2011 M2 COMMUNICATIONS The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) on Thursday announced it has released its 2010-22 Annual report. Highlights of the report include a number of events involving "see and...

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -- Hecla Mining Company ("Hecla") (NYSE:HL) reports that in order to ensure safe and efficient operations for its personnel, Hecla will develop a new haulage way to bypass the rock...

As experts continued their investigation into the cause of a freak elevator accident that killed a Madison Avenue office worker last week, the city's Buildings Department was reassuring a nervous workforce of its...

Kolskaya oilrig sank at depth of 1,442 meters The oilrig Kolskaya, which sank in the Sea of Okhotsk on Sunday, is lying on the sea bottom at the depth of 1,442 meters, Leonid...

NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has downgraded the ratings of the PG&E Corporation (PCG) and its primary operating utility subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) as follows: PCG --Long-term Issuer Default Rating...