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Scaling Defined
(1) Oxidation of metal due to heat, resulting in relatively heavy surface layers of oxide. (2) Removal of scale from metal.Forming a thick layer of oxidation products on metals at high temperatures.
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Scrap Metal Prices Plunge; Recyclers Under Strain
Published November 17, 2008, 5:54 pm, KIMA Yakima
As the wholesale price for scrap metals dives, recyclers are seeing some tough times.
Fort Hills oilsands partners delay mine decision, shelve upgrader
Published November 17, 2008, 6:50 am, MSN Money Canada
CALGARY - The partners in the $24 billion Fort Hills oilsands project in northern Alberta have put off an investment decision on building an oilsands mine, likely until next year, and indefinitely shelved the project's proposed upgrading refinery.
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-16 20:15 PRESS DIGEST-Australian Business News - Nov 17
Published November 16, 2008, 12:34 pm, Interactive Investor
Compiled for Reuters by Media Monitors. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW (www.afr.com) --The largest buyer of Australian wines in the United Kingdom (UK), supermarket and liquor retailer Tesco, has imposed tough new demands on suppliers as it seeks to maintain profits in an economy hit by the global financial crisis. ...
Thousands to lose jobs
Published November 16, 2008, 12:53 am, News 24 South Africa
Massive retrenchments loom in many SA industries, unions warn.
Time to Rethink Your Plumbing Options
Published November 14, 2008, 3:23 am, Carteret County News-Times
(ARA) - If you haven't built a new home or taken on a major bathroom or kitchen remodeling project in recent years, you might not be aware that today's plumbing options are very different than they once were.
Kulicke & Soffa cuts jobs, posts loss
Published November 13, 2008, 7:31 am, EETimes
Amid a loss for the quarter, fab-tool vendor Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc. has reduced its headcount by 240 positions and scrapped its annual salary increases scheduled for January.
South Africa: Workers Set to Pay Price of Global Slowdown
Published November 13, 2008, 1:15 am, AllAfrica.com
SEVERAL South African companies have started to shed staff - something analysts say is evidence that the financial crisis is spreading from the US to the rest of the world.
Essar Steel Algoma reports strong Q2 performance(UPDATED)
Published November 11, 2008, 12:19 pm, The Sault Star
Essar Steel Algoma enjoyed a record quarter to the end of September, a feat that won't likely be repeated in the short term as the [...]
SAIL may cut production as demand, prices drop
Published November 11, 2008, 11:14 am, Business Standard India
Steel Authority of India (SAIL), the country’s second-biggest producer of steel, may cut output as demand for vehicles, homes slump and commodity prices tumble.
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- All Things Distributed: the blog of Werner Vogels
- Rails Envy: Ruby on Rails Caching Tutorial
- Things Caches Do
- joshua's blog: beyond rest
- InfoQ: Joe Armstrong About Erlang
- The Long Tail - Wired Blogs: "This is the point that everyone seems to miss: Free is not a business--it&# 039;s zero-cost marketing for a business. And it works best at the largest scale: a small percentage of a big number is a big number."
- Amazon reveals its distributed storage "Dynamo"
- Yahoo!'s Latest Performance Breakthroughs (Yahoo! Developer Network Blog)
- Nginx and Memcached, a 400% boost! - igvita.com
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