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CRACKUP IN WEST TEXAS

IF PRICES DON’T RECOVER BOTH DRAMATICALLY AND QUICKLY, THE ERA OF SHALE OIL MIGHT COME TO A SHUDDERING END

Breakthrough Technologies For Surviving a Hack

How a big manufacturer beat ransomware attackers without paying the ransom

Beware, Fiscal Cliff Ahead

Economists say at least $1 trillion is needed to sustain a recovery that is faltering

Investors Can't Stop Dancing

The bull is calling the tune, but prices are high and some pros are getting anxious about what will happen when the music stops

Awkward!

Banks profited from volatile stock and bond trading as the pandemic roiled the markets

Newly christened Centerline moves forward in post-Harley era

Towing

NTSB: Hull leaks reported but ‘not resolved' before towboat sinking

Tom Bussler was upbound on the Tennessee River when the captain noticed the bow riding low in the water. He steered toward the riverbank but didn’t get there before the 58-foot towboat sank.

Wind ships ahead: Technology pulling more power from sails

Correspondence

Shipping proposes $5 billion research program to cut CO2 output

Maritime shipping transports 90 percent of the goods traded globally and is responsible for about 2 percent of the world’s human-produced CO2 emissions, according to the International Maritime Organization. That percentage could rise to 20 percent by 2050 if no action is taken.

NMC announces testing changes, eliminates walk-in exams

Beginning April 6, Regional Examination Centers across the U.S. will have two exam periods daily: a 3.5-hour morning session and a 3.5-hour afternoon session separated by at least a half-hour break

Latest training melds new technology, proven tactics in fight against fire

Seemingly out of nowhere, word spread of a fire in the galley and a missing crew member. A firefighting team wearing turnout gear and self-contained breathing apparatus mobilized quickly and stepped into the dark, smoky space.

High water in Vicksburg: Another bridge strike, another breakaway

Pilot error was the primary cause of a bridge strike in Vicksburg, Miss., during high water in February 2019 that caused 30-grain barges to break away, according to federal investigators.

Coronavirus masks effects of IMO's low-sulfur fuel mandate

In addition to the 0.5 percent sulfur cap for fuel burned by vessels under IMO 2020, they also can no longer carry high sulfur fuel on board if they are not outfitted with scrubbers.

Coronavirus takes toll on port cargoes, global supply chains

While there are no reported cases of cargo ship crews bringing coronavirus to U.S. ports, the same is not true for cruise ships. Grand Princess, shown arriving in the Port of Oakland on March 9, had 19 confirmed cases among 1,100 crew. Two passengers also were infected. The ship idled for days off the coast as officials set up quarantine procedures.

After fatal fall, pilots urge new scrutiny of ladder arrangements

A fatal accident in December in New York Harbor underscores the safety risks maritime pilots face when boarding vessels.

SIGNS of the SEASON

Citrus an Essential Industry in Florida

FLORIDA ROOTS

Steven Callaham Wins 2020 Citrus Achievement Award

Agri UPDATE

UF Professor Earns Award From UF/IFAS Extension Peers

Sweet Win

Leila Sabet Crowned Miss Florida Citrus After Virtual Pageant

Citrus Roundup

Season Ends on Satisfactory Note for Florida Growers

Agri RESEARCH

Scientists Develop Specialty Pepper With Better Resistance to Root-knot Nematodes

Agri NEWS

UF/IFAS: Parasite Introduced by Invasive Pythons Threatening Native Florida Snakes

These Tobacco Substitutes Don't Give a Spit

New nicotine-laced oral products are pitched as healthier than cigarettes

Happy Little Trees

To soothe pandemic anxiety, check out the tutorials of Ryan Neil, the Bob Ross of bonsai

The Front - Runner

Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine, devised by Sarah Gilbert, is in human trials. AstraZeneca has lined up agreements to produce 2 billion doses.

THE BRONCO IS BACK

THE SUV THAT O.J. MADE FAMOUS IS GETTING A MAKEOVER, THANKS TO A FEW OBSESSED FORD EMPLOYEES

Covid Conversations With a Wall Street Titan

How the pandemic looks to one of America’s wealthiest people

The Year of The Quarantine Blockbuster

Netflix says 85 million people watched the Mark Wahlberg action movie Spenser Confidential, not one of them in a theater. Is Hollywood finally waking up to the potential of the streaming smash?

A Scare for Foreign Students

The U.S. backed down from a controversial policy, but students are still feeling the chill

Bypassed by The Rescue

Not much of Washington’s $2 trillion has reached Cleveland’s predominantly Black neighborhoods