Power brokers: energy: it's crunch time for buyers in the energy sector, given the hurricane havoc of 2005. But that's just the kind of environment that will force brokers to look for creative solutions to their clients' needs. Finding extra capacity at a fair price in tough times always separates the best brokers from the merely diligent.
Richard M. Blades, CPCU Based in the energy capital of the country, Houston, Blades takes an active role in managing his team, placement negotiations and account services. "I would have to rank him very highly," says one senior oil-industry risk manager. Blades started with the...

Timing Belt Manual en Espanol.
Autodata's 2005 Spanish Edition Timing Belt Manual offers OEM recommendations for the replacement of timing belts in both domestic and import vehicles. Features of the manual include: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Clearer and more concise remove and install instructions. * Clearer line drawings that...

Off to the races! Follow the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series.
In most sports, the biggest event takes place at the end of the season. For example, baseball has the World Series. Football has the Super Bowl. In auto racing, however, the biggest event starts the season. It's the Daytona 500. The 47th annual Daytona 500 took place...

Maintenance money-maker.
SKYE International has made available their BrakeJet brake fluid exchanger. Features include: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * The ability to provide a comprehensive hydraulic brake system service that includes cleaning and diagnostics in less than 12 minutes. * The BrakeJet flushes the system with pulsating...

Company index.
3D Systems Corp. Advance Auto Parts Inc. Advanced Energy ADVO Inc. Aftermarket Technology Corp. Air Products Albany International Corp. American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. Anteon International Corp. Applied Micro Circuits...

A code reader for everyone.
New from OTC[R] is their 3408 Code Scanner[R]. The CAN-capable code reader covers all generic trouble codes on OBD II-compliant domestic and import vehicles, some enhanced GM, Ford, Chrysler and Toyota DTCs, and certain manufacturers' codes on Asian and European vehicles. The Code Scanner features a backlit display and...

Helping hands needed for National Public Lands Day.
National Public Lands Day will be held Sept. 24. Since its inception in 1994, the national clean-up day has attracted tens of thousands of volunteers to hundreds of sites across America to clean up their public lands, waters and shorelines. Each year the event helps fix up famous locations...

Nex-Tech offers local businesses national advertising options.
Recognizing the need to celebrate and support local business, Nex-Tech Cable Television (Lenora, Kan.) has rolled out an innovative service offering that is putting plenty of local business owners on the map. Through the creation of Nex-Tech's video solutions department, local business owners now have a cost-effective...

Turnaround in Thailand.
For many of the countries of Southeast Asia and South Central Asia, the economic shocks of the first half of 2005 are the same: Natural disasters, surging oil prices, and what is euphemistically called "civil unrest" but may more properly be described as terrorism, or even shooting wars. ...

Robert Lowe--financial coordinator.
Editor's note: Over the years, we have been featuring individual NEHA staff members in NEHA News so that you can get to know us a little better. This month, we highlight the staff member behind extension 308. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I would like to take this...