Barbara Lewis

Readers recommend: songs about hero worship

The Guardian Music blog (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008

Last time, it was all about celebrating the kindness of strangers. This week, we want you to suggest songs about placing people on a pedestal

FACTBOX-Georgia's importance as an energy transit state

Alertnet (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008

Source: Reuters Aug 8 (Reuters) - Georgia, where government forces fought pro-Russian separatists on Friday, is an energy highway to the West with two major pipelines routed via the capital Tbilisi. Georgia and ...

Move to replace Bristol nightclub with flats rejected

Bristol Evening Post (Free subscription) | 14/07/2008

But the scheme was turned down and the decision was welcomed by community campaign group the People's Republic of Stokes Croft (PRSC).Chris Chalkley, of PRSC, said the conservation area's industrial legacy should be protected and Stokes Croft should be fostered as a "bohemian quarter" including studios for artists and dancers."It is in the interests of everyone in this city to make of Stokes Croft...

Oil Speculation and the Dearth of Intelligent Reporting

Blanton's and Ashton's (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008

I received an email from my sister-in-law about a move by the airline industry to end, or at least regulate and reduce the role of, oil speculation. According to the airline industry executives, oil speculation has been the driving force behind the rise in oil prices. I decided to dig in and see if oil speculation was, as claimed at the Stop Oil Speculation Now web site, the culprit. One of

IEA sees slower oil demand growth in 2009

Business Spectator (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008

Non-OPEC supply expected to follow increase from Saudi Arabia. 10 Jul 2008 8:51 PM

OPEC's Hot Fart Mist

Rock The Truth (Free subscription) | 23/06/2008

To ease western consumers anger... " OPEC nations consider increase in oil production " by Barbara Lewis, Reuters | June 22, 2008 JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia and other producers with oil to spare could agree to raise output at an emergency meeting of energy powers this weekend, but the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries says speculation, not supply, is behind high prices. Riyadh...

Saudi pumping extra oil to meet demand: Saudi source

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 21/06/2008

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Top world oil exporter Saudi Arabia has decided to increase oil supply to meet demand from customers, a Saudi oil source said on Saturday.

Some OPEC states may lift output at Jeddah oil meet

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 21/06/2008

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and other producers with oil to spare could agree to raise output at an emergency meeting of energy powers this weekend, but OPEC countries say speculation, not supply, is behind high prices.

Oil hits record for third straight day

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 22/05/2008

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil sped to new peaks for a third straight day on Thursday to top $135 a barrel as investors fretted over long-term supply constraints and a big drop in U.S. crude stocks.

Oil hits record for third straight day, tops $135

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 22/05/2008

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil sped to new peaks for a third straight day on Thursday to top $135 a barrel as investors fretted over long-term supply constraints and a big drop in U.S. crude stocks.

Gee, there Seems To Be Plenty Of Oil Still............

Sound Of Cannons (Free subscription) | 20/05/2008

Oil price defies swelling supplies Mon May 19, 2008 1:35pm EDT By Peg Mackey and Barbara Lewis - Analysis LONDON (Reuters) - At least half a million extra barrels of oil are expected to flow to world markets each day in June -- news that so far has done little to bring down prices from record-high levels. Oil at close to $130 a barrel is worrying not just for consumers, but also for major oil firms...

Passenger power is cue for extra trains

Bristol Evening Post (Free subscription) | 16/05/2008

A New improved rail service on Bristol's Severn Beach line will be launched next week.

Settlement Reached Between Motion Picture & Television Fund And SEIU UHW

Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 25/04/2008

SEIU United Healthcare Workers - West and Motion Picture & Television Fund has announced that they have reached a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract, which provides stable and predictable wages and benefits for more than 570 healthcare workers at MPTF Hospital and Health Centers through October 2012. The agreement has been unanimously recommended by [...]

• Settlement Reached Between Motion Picture & Television Fund and SEIU UHW - The Earth Times Online Newspaper
• Settlement Reached Between Motion Picture & Television Fund and SEIU UHW - PR News Wire

Lawyer suspended over illegal adoption

New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 18/03/2008

Facilitating an illegal adoption which led to a baby being taken to Australia has resulted in suspension for a Christchurch lawyer. Susan Barbara Lewis, 54, a family law specialist, wrongly advised an 18-year-old woman who wanted...

Baby I'm Yours by Barbara Lewis

Trackfeeder (Free subscription) | 13/03/2008

If this song was a mathematical equation, it would go something like this: gentle doo wop + lyrics written by a ten-year-old = enchanting pop song. Continue reading .