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LONDON, October 6 (IranMania) - National Iranian Tanker Company has ordered six oil tankers for carrying oil from Caspian Sea littoral states to the northern port of Neka, announced head of the company, IRNA said. Speaking in an expert meeting attended by some 1000 energy researchers and specialists from different countries, Mohammad Souri said three of these 63,000-ton tankers are under construction by Sadra Company in the port of Neka and three others in Astrakhan in Russia. The first tanker is scheduled to become operational by 2008. Noting that they will be the biggest oil tankers in the Caspian Sea, he said the oil tankers running in the Sea had already the capacity for carrying 12,000 tons maximum. He also said that Iran is willing to import 370,000 barrels per day of crude oil from Caspian littoral states as feedstock for refineries in Tehran and Tabriz (in northwestern East Azarbaijan Province).
GREENBELT, Md. A Virginia man who works at Walter Reed Army Medical Center has been indicted, along with a contractor, in a bribery scheme involving contracts for work at the Washington military medical center. Forty-five-year-old Kevin Roach of Fredericksburg is accused of accepting thousand of dollars in cash and the use of a pickup truck from contractors in return for steering work to the contractors. Roach and 40-year-old Louis Pisani were charged in an indictment unsealed yesterday in federal court in Maryland. The indictment charges the men with conspiracy and obstruction of justice. According to the indictment, Roach accepted payments from Pisani and another contractor -- typically ten percent of the value of the contract. Copyright 2006 Associated Press.
Civil contractor Ruthcon has secured a R20-million contract for a new entrance portal to the main Unisa campus in Muckleneuk, Pretoria, and a R10-million contract for a new residential development at Kyalami Hills, in Midrand.The six-month Unisa contract, started in September and consists of a new 500 m access road in Preller street and an associated building.The building, which will house the Unisa Foundation and the Unisa Art Gallery, will also aid in security and access control, provide visitors a place to report to, and act as an information centre.At a recent sod-turning ceremony, a representative of the Tshwane Mayoral Office officially handed over the land donated by the municipality for this purpose.Kyalami Hills is a R148-million, 198-unit residential housing estate on a 12 ha stand in Midrand.Ruthcon went on site in July and expects to complete its portion of the project by November.
I am a junior in high school and am considering a business or economics major in college. The recent inflation in the housing market of South Florida concerns me and others in my community who cannot afford a home of their own.
I fear that when I am out of college and ready to purchase a home, I will not be able to afford to live here, and will be forced to move.
In response to the Sept. 22 article, "Lennar's quarterly profit down 39%," in the Business section, I believe that this crash in the stock is the fault of homebuilders like Lennar Corp., that have allowed this inflation to occur. This profit decrease is merely inflation catching up with the people who have stimulated it over the past five years.
Today in South Florida, "affordable housing" is nonexistent.
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(CCNMatthews - Oct. 5, 2006) - Pine Valley Mining Corporation (TSX:PVM)(OTCBB:PVMCF) (the "Company" or "Pine Valley") is pleased to announce that it has negotiated a new contract with Tercon Mining PV Ltd. ("Tercon"), the Company's mining services provider. The agreement provides for continued provision of mining services until June 30, 2007, at current unit rates, and maintains the possibility of discussing a longer term arrangement but not the requirement to do so.
Bob Bell, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pine Valley, said, "We are very pleased with this agreement because it provides a stable mining situation for an extended period. This is an important development for the company as we build a platform for added shareholder value."
This news release contains certain "forward-looking statements", as defined in the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that involve a number of risks and uncertainties including but not limited to economic, competitive, governmental and geological factors effecting the Company's operations, markets, products and prices and other risk factors.
Thousands of items--including a one-of-a-kind "Art Deco Italian Bar"--go on sale this weekend at a giant tag sale to help the fast-growing non-profit Builders Beyond Borders (B3) organization.Paul (l) and Lukas Van Zanten, two student members of Builders Beyond Borders, are pictured with the "Art Deco Italian Bar" to go on sale this weekend. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo The Norwalk-based group will use proceeds from the sale to help more than 350 area students, including many from Westport, travel abroad beginning in February to work on community service construction building projects in Ecuador. The sale will be held at 25 Van Zant St., Norwalk, which has plenty of free parking, organizers said. Hours are Friday, preview party, 7-10 p.m.
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