Archive for November, 2008

Signature Theatre’s Turn, Sans Turntable, to Tackle ‘Les Misérables’ (Washington Post)

Even retooled, “Les Misérables” is a colossus. “This is more people than we’ve ever had onstage here,” says Signature Theatre’s longtime choreographer Karma Camp. Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer declines to put a number on the musical’s budget, but he shakes his head as if awed, calling it “the …

A Second Chance for Students Left Behind (New York Times)

A recent court decision will give students who made mistakes at Boys and Girls High School in Brooklyn another try at an education.

2 held in theft of guns (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Police in Washington County have arrested two men on charges stemming from a burglary earlier this month in which several handguns were taken from a sporting goods store.

Two charged with theft of guns (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Police in Washington County have arrested two men on charges stemming from a burglary earlier this month in which several handguns were taken from a sporting goods store.

NIAGARA FALLS: Fire hits Pine Ave. business (Niagara Gazette)

Welding operation ignites fire.

Driver still not identified in fatal crash (The Providence Journal)

PROVIDENCE — The police have not identified the three people in a black Jaguar that slammed into a chain-link fence on Niantic Avenue late Thanksgiving night and left the driver dead.

Driver still not identified in fatal crash (The Providence Journal)

Two passengers in the Jaguar that smashed into a fence Thursday night have been tentatively identified, but the police say they have no idea as to the identity of the driver, who died.

HPC Systems Could Save the Economy (PC World)

Universities, state officials push to broaden corporate access to high-performance computing (HPC) systems.

Laser Deposition Welding And Milling In Single Machine (Science Daily)

Improving the productivity of machining processes is one of the basic requirements in every machine-tool engineering specification. Scientists have integrated a laser module into the tool station of a milling spindle. The five-axis, computer-controlled milling center can now perform two jobs: Three-dimensional deposition welding using a 1.5-kilowatt diode laser and component finishing using …

Daily Herald (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald)

WELDON — According to figures released by the American Welding Society, the country is now enduring a welder shortage that will intensify for years to come. By 2010, it is estimated that there will be a shortage of more than 200,000 skilled welders in the workforce.

Threaded Inserts resist corrosion. (ThomasNet)

Atlas® Spintite® SS half-hex shank threaded inserts are suited for blind attachment applications where one side of panel is accessible for assembly. Body design provides resistance to rotation and low-profile head minimizes protrusions. Units can be used in panels of any hardness as thin as .020 in. and can be installed utilizing hand-held portable spin-pull tool. Manufactured from 300 series …

New Publication on ASTM Standards for Welding Now Available (ThomasNet)

ASTM Standards for Welding incorporates all 59 active ASTM standards referenced by the American Welding Society: Structural Welding Code D1.1, which covers welded structures made from carbon and low-alloy steels. Resources are included to help quality professionals, inspectors, supervisors, engineers, and managers with interpreting the specification and test methods used in the AWS industrial …

Garden goods (BBC News)

What have you done for your garden lately?

New Orleans teen gets a fighting chance under the fatherly tutelage of a boxing coach (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

Behind the cash register of a McDonald’s drive-through, 17-year-old Roy Middleton III caught a bleak glimpse of his future. Halfway through his junior year at Helen Cox High School, Roy’s life plan had advanced little beyond the hope for a management position at the Algiers fast-food joint.

Your Community College (Coeur d’Alene Press)

Welding Technology, Nursing, Automotive Technology, Radiography Technology, Law Enforcement, Culinary Arts, Office Specialist, Machine Technology … What do these North Idaho College programs have in common?