Coast Guard releases findings on oil spill Aug 3, 2008
The pilot of the Tintamara, the Tintamara, the steersman of the Mel Oliver, the Captain of the Mel Oliver, DRD towing, American Commercial Lines, and the Mel Oliver have been named as parties of interest, official letters were sent out Aug. 1, 2008. Chats, Boards & Blogs. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Coast Guard: Accident that caused oil spill was company's second in two weeks Jul 29, 2008
Two tug boat accidents in two weeks, and now the Coast Guard says both boats were operated by the same company, DRD Towing ... On July 13th near Westwego, another DRD Towing tug boat was involved in an incident, resulting in the sinking of the vessel. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Crews continue to tackle oil spill Jul 28, 2008
Officials say another tugboat owned by DRD Towing crashed into another ship near Westwego several days ago, sinking the tugboat. "That's part of the ongoing investigation too to look at that and to see how that impacts on the current investigation," Stroh said. (WWLTV.com, LA)
100 miles of river still closed after oil spill Jul 26, 2008
The barge, owned by American Commercial Lines (ACL), was being pushed by a tug called the Mel Oliver, operated by DRD Towing of Harvey, La. DRD Towing declined to comment. (San Francisco Chronicle)
NEC's HYDRAstor Gets High Marks from Nonprofit Apr 16, 2008
That's because HYDRAstor uses a new technology called Distributed Resilient Data, or DRD. "We don't use RAID or mirroring technology in the system," explained Dutch. Rather, using DRD you, the user, "pick how many failures you want the system to survive in the way of HDD failures or node failures. You simply set that number in the GUI and HYDRAstor optimizes how you store data and creates parity based on that number.". (EnterpriseStorageForum)
One cigarette can cause addiction Feb 20, 2008
Another variant implicated in smoking addiction is a form of a gene called DRD 32806, which controls dopamine, a brain chemical that is critical for the sensation of reward. Smoking kills around five million people a year, with female smokers and smokers in developing countries the most vulnerable group. (iAfrica.com)
Addicted From Just 1 Stick Feb 20, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008. A single cigarette can cause addiction, says study Posted: 20 February 2008 0953 hrs. (Channelnewsasia.com)
South Africa: Paying the Price for Mining Feb 16, 2008
Further complicating the enforcement issue is that several different mining companies - DRD, Gold Fields, Harmony - operate in the area and discharge water into the same canals and pipelines, so identifying a specific source of contamination can prove difficult. A second source of pollution is runoff and wind-eroded particles from slime dams - soil residue from within the mines that often contains radioactive elements and heavy metals. (allAfrica.com)
Dinner with Selebi yours for just R10m Jan 13, 2008
He said the Kebbles wanted to expose Associated Intelligence Network (AIN), DRD;s Mark Wellesley-Wood, and the whole DRD saga that had caused them trouble ... Stratton told me that as part of their strategy, they had employed Judge Willem Heath;s company to compile a formal complaint against DRD. ... I told him that they wanted to lodge an official complaint against DRD, [Wellesley]-Wood[s], and AIN. Jackie told me to bring the official complaint to him and that he would attend to it. (The Times)
DRDGold miner killed by face-burst Oct 22, 2007
Comment from DRD was not immediately available. Sapa. (iAfrica.com)
DRDGold production drops Sep 1, 2007
Johannesburg - DRDGold (DRD), the medium-sized gold producer with investments in South Africa and Australasia, said that its headline loss in the June quarter narrowed to 10 ... DRDGold's South African production was up 7 percent in the three months to end June to 80,505oz from 75,330oz the quarter before as its Blyvoor operations returned to planned underground production levels and its ERPM operation improved surface production ... John Sayers, chief executive officer of DRDGold, said... (Business Report, South Africa)
Majority win NI parking appeals Jul 5, 2007
Figures obtained from the DRD show that of 7,919 challenges, 5,044 (63 ... A total of 102,773 parking tickets have been issued since the DRD took over the service, assisted by NCP, last October. (BBC News -- UK)
ABCNEWS REPORTER: DON'T FEEL TOO SORRY FOR THE DUKIES... Apr 14, 2007
DON'T FEEL TOO SORRY FOR THE DUKIES. Mike Nifong, the North Carolina prosecutor who pursued a case of rape and kidnapping against three Duke University lacrosse players, has been found to have been reckless and deceitful in the discharge of his duties according to the state's attorney general. (The Drudge Report)
Police-eese: Language of the police people Feb 7, 2007
I love the one that Boortz uses to signify a dead perp: DRD : DEAD RIGHT DERE. Commenting is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Gold shares rein in JSE Feb 3, 2007
Online Edition Powered By IOL. Johannesburg - Gold stocks came under pressure at the JSE's opening on Friday as continued rand strength and the gold price coming off its highs took their toll. (Business Report, South Africa)
Giving the gift of life Dec 23, 2006
Carolinas Blood Services Region DRD Doug Rubel said supplies are nearly half of what is needed. He said supplies for O positive, O negative and A negative are at less than a 1. (Lenoir News Topic, NC)
Survive a day without e-mail? Sep 30, 2006
The entry titled "Could you go a day without e-mail?," and any of the comments about it. Commenting is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Sexual orientation and the workplace Sep 19, 2006
Keep up with the latest local and national job market news, trends and get advice from our panel of contributors. On Sundays, excerpts from BlogBreak appear in the print version of the newspaper, along with selected comments. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
2 Phoenix apartment complexes sold to Calif. firm for $39.73 mil May 11, 2006
DRD Cornoyer Hedrick of Phoenix hired four staff members. Daniel Gottlieb joined as a designer in ITS retail division. (AZCentral -- Business)
To letters' liking Jan 21, 2006
" Nevertheless, he is attracted to the firm's status as the world's lowest-cost gold producer and its recent acquisitions, which he expects will increase its 2006 production by about 50%. Ivan Martchev, editor of Wall Street Winners, goes even further, calling his pick, DRD Gold (: DROOY , , , Last: Sponsored by: , , ) , not just speculative, but "super-aggressive. " He notes that various currency factors that hurt South African gold mining stocks are now reversing. He now feels this "laggard"... (CBS MarketWatch - Front Page)
