National Day of Iran.
IRAN celebrates its National Day today. Formerly known as Persia, the country is located in southwestern Asia, from the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf, the junction of cultural, intellectual, and pontifical influences from the East and West. The Philippines and Iran have supported each other's concerns...

Navy contract gives new life to old GE plant.
COLUMN: IN OUR OPINION; EDITORIAL FOOTNOTE The ceremonial groundbreaking for a testing facility for electric turbines got the full silver-spade treatment in Fitchburg last week - and with good reason. The $2.1 million facility brings the city another step toward healing the economic and psychological scars left...

Turbine tests nearing; Fitchburg company begins new facility.
Byline: Martin Luttrell FITCHBURG - There was a silver-plated spade on hand, but it served merely as a prop yesterday during a ceremonial groundbreaking for a $2.1 million turbine test facility to be built at the DRS Power Technology Inc. plant on Boulder Drive. DRS,...

Luxury Cruises Boost Tourism and Employment; MS Amsterdam Docks in Manila.
Byline: VINCE LOPEZ Majestically docked at Pier 13, South Harbor, Manila, the MS Amsterdam brought 1,000 tourists to visit the Philippines' prime spots. Through cruise liners such as the MS Amsterdam, the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA) together with general manager Robert Dean Barbers, expects a further boost...

China's treasure ships; Part I.
Byline: Floro M. Mercene Long before Columbus discovered America in 1492 and Magellan made his epic voyage that culminated in the Philippines in 1521, China had discovered most of the known world and was a great maritime power. Between 1405 and 1433, the Chinese went...

From torpedoes to aviation; Washington Irving Chambers and technological innovation in the new Navy, 1876-1913.
9780817315641 From torpedoes to aviation; Washington Irving Chambers and technological innovation in the new Navy, 1876-1913. Stein, Stephen K. U. of Alabama Press 2007 255 pages $39.95 Hardcover V63 In an...

SBMA warns Hanjin contractors; Palace rejects bid to halt operations due to fatal mishap.
Byline: JONAS REYES SUBIC BAY FREEPORT--The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has issued a stern warning to contractors at Hanjin shipyard here to observe strictly occupational safety standards even as Malacanang cleared Hanjin Heavy Industries Corp. (HHIC) of charges arising from the fatal accident that happened recently...

The republic at work: S. Marco's reliefs of the Venetian trades.
Many Romanesque and Gothic cathedrals throughout Italy and France featured sculptural cycles on their portals depicting the Labors of the Months. (1) A traditional subject showing a solitary, usually male, figure tending the fields, domesticating animals, or struggling to fend off the winter cold, the Months formed part of...

Aerospace & Defense News - Defense North America.
Apr 28, 2008 Mary Simmerman has a unique view of the aerospace industry and its increasingly global supply chain. Now the senior vice president of supply chain for Textron's Bell Helicopter division and 2008 chairwoman of the Supplier Management Council, she has worked for just about every...

Company Watch - Northrop Grumman.
Jun 23, 2008 If Boeing loses its protest of the Air Force's decision to award a tanker contract to Northrop Grumman, it may end plans to sell its version of the tanker internationally, according to media reports. The DOD contract would have required enough volume to create...