Brad Carlberg, who chaired this year’s Wireless track at Automation Week in Mobile also recorded all the sessions as well so you are now able to get the benefit of both presenter and presentation at the following link http://www.isa.org/~pupid/ISA_AW2011_Sessions.htm

ChemRA. Sounds a bit like a Saturday a.m. kiddie cartoon superhero, but it's not. It's the new initiative from Microsoft to "provide solutions for the chemical and oil refining industries," according to the press release. ChemRA, aka, Chemical Reference Architecture Initiative, Microsoft describes it as "a reference architecture framework that will help address business and technological needs for cutomers in the industry."

Messing around in the social media corner of the Internet today (specifically Twitter) and found this item thanks to Jason Hiner, The editor in chief at TechRepublic.  Proverbs about programming and other technical adventures. Worth a few minutes of your time.

Just wanted to share with you the latest press release:

Siemens SCADA Specialists and Consultants to Provide Best Practices

We just received the following press release:

Critical infrastructure owners positioned to enhance operational excellence, improve security and streamline management requirements

Radiation from Japan is showing up in our food. Shouldn't we do something about it?

Through our Facebook feed we came across these pics - not released on major American news sites - of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant after the earthquake and tsunami.
http://cryptome.org/eyeball/daiichi-npp/daiichi-photos.htm

Lots o' news coming out of the ARC Forum down in Orlando. Judging from the number of releases Walt Boyes, Da Boss, is sending here to be uploaded, all those refugees from last week's blizzard have NOT, contrary to expectations, spent all their time at the pool.

This release came over the transom this morning. Some thought-provoking ideas on the economy and manufacturing's piece of the recovery. It's commentary from Dr. Chris Kuehl, Economic Analyst, Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International.

His three reasons:  Better Management, Emphasis on Strategy and Marketing, and Adaptation

Agree or disagree?

Thanks to my Twitter buddy, Mike Boudreaux, we have the following news via the Houston Chronicle and AP:

BP will sell Texas City refinery