Plumbers flooded as thaw hits pipes
Burst pipes brought on by the big thaw are causing a major headache for plumbers across the West Midlands, it was revealed today. Severn Trent Water was already battling a 50 per cent surge in calls from customers complaining of frozen pipes before being hit by soaring demand for help after bursts.

From icebergs to frozen pipes: The expanding role of ice
The fact that water is less dense as a solid than as a liquid keeps ice skaters and plumbers in business.

Plumbers and Pipe-Fitters Recruiting Apprentices
Imagine a school that offers free tuition, guaranteed job placement, and a salary of $50,000 plus benefits. That's what awaits students of Binghamton's Plumbers and Pipe-Fittes Apprenticeship Program. Local 112 accepts apprentice applications the first working Monday of every month at its headquarters at 11 Griswold St. in Binghamton. Students get hands-on experience in everything from plumbing ...

Multi-Tool meets demands of professionals.
Suited for painters, carpenters, drywall installers, plumbers, and remodelers, Hyde 10-in-1 features 2½ in. blade, precision-ground and hardened scraper edge, thick blade for heavy chiseling, and pointed 2nd edge grout remover or crack opener. Lightweight tool fits into pocket and additionally includes Hammer Head® as well as Phillips and slotted screwdriver with most frequently used bits. ...

The Seeds Of The Satyam Scandal
How B. Ramalinga Raju's pride--and risk-taking--created India's Enron.

Question:
Professional credibility is the consultant?s greatest asset. Malcolm Sleath discovers how to achieve it by observing a firm of jobbing plumbers who built their professional credibility without ever speaking at a conference, hosting an event or writing a single article.

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OOH! OOH! KILL IZZY! IZZZZZZZY!! But he can't kill Denny, because he's already dead. Or a hallucination. Or something. IT'S NO MORE RIDICULOUS THAN PLUMBERS THAT HUNT GHOSTS: I suppose. JUST THINK OF ALL THE SEQUINS AT THE WEDDING! Karina...

Business Websites: Do You Really Need One?
Maybe the Web is overrated.

Budget problem 'unprecedented'
Gov. John Lynch struck a stark tone in his third inaugural address yesterday, telling the assembled crowd of lawmakers and dignitaries that recession has brought the country to a "critical juncture" and that the state of New Hampshire now faces a "budget challenge of unprecedented dimensions."

Wow! It exploded! And other fun with chemistry.
Many people groan when chemistry is mentioned. But it has a certain romance to it.

My 5 favorite local songs of 2008
The beginning of the year is traditionally the time when journalists like me barf out our opinions. You know, ?best albums of the year,? ?most important news stories of the year.? That kind of thing. Photo caption: Lee Miles Photo by Courtesy photo

NH Gov. Lynch inaugurated to 3rd term
After taking his oath to a third term Thursday, Gov. John Lynch rejected again -- as he has consistently -- the need for an income or sales tax to weather the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

Intimate diaries and banal letters live on in France's library of secrets
Everyone's life is a novel, which has not yet been written. Or in some cases, it has been written but never published.

N.Y. union pensions lost money through Madoff: Report
NEW YORK (Reuters)?Three northern New York trade unions have joined the legion of investors that lost money in an alleged $50 billion fraud by Bernard Madoff, The Post Standard of Syracuse, N.Y., reported on Thursday.

ODD JOBS: In the chimney business
Not long ago, the art of chimney sweeping was a dying trade.

OUR NEIGHBORS: From tutoring to home inspection, volunteer does it all
Bob Heinrich does a little of this and a little of that.

Onslow Schools want to put Obama's stimulus plan to good use
Onslow County Schools officials think they could put President-elect Barack Obama's plan to stimulate the economy by funding construction on the nation's infrastructure to good use.

CNBC: Syracuse unions lose millions in Madoff Scandal
Unions in Central New York are still learning the extent of their losses in connection with the Bernard Madoff investment scandal. CNBC is reporting that two Syracuse unions lost more than $150 million combined in pension money.

Report: Local unions lose millions in Madoff scandal
CNBC?s Charles Gasparino is reporting that the Carpenters Local union in Syracuse has lost ?the majority of the $100 million to $150 million? it had in pension money from its...

Here's a look at hot jobs in Houston
Dan Zendejas with Workforce Solutions says that people are hiring. "We have skilled positions available for electricians, plumbers, people that have worked in general labor," said Zendejas.