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• Environmental damage heavy after Ike
WASHINGTON - Hurricane Ike's winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks and punctured pipelines. The environmental damage only now is becoming apparent: At least a half million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of ...
• Stock losses take hefty toll on nest eggs
He had planned to retire in less than a year from his job as chief operating officer of a shipping and storage container company. But Howe and his wife, Linda, a retired teacher, now have reason to question their goal of building a home in Austin. ...
• CERN computer grid links 7,000 scientists
Just as the Worldwide Web — invented in 1990 at CERN — allows users to share access to information over the Internet, computer grids allow the linking of computing resources such as data storage capacity and processing power. CERN has only 10 ...
• Ga. town keeps Laurel and Hardy's legacy alive
The town is preparing to raise money to double the size of the museum — where admission is free — and empty out the storage room full of pictures, coffee mugs and other collectibles that won't fit on the crowded shelves. The guest book bears ...
• Gas Shortages Plague the Southeast
It was a question of having power to deliver product from existing storage either at terminals or refineries." The nationwide average on Sept. 30 for regular unleaded gasoline was $3.63 per gallon, according to AAA. Cities in the Southeast are well ...