Railway Age Magazine July 2013

FEATURES

Railroads at Midyear: Why Investors Turn to Rail
Shrewd capital investments have been quick to pay dividends

Crossties Mark the Way
As old rights-of-way expand or are rehabilitated--and as new rail transit routes are created and extended-- the growing demand for crossties will have to serve a more diverse marketplace

Transit vehicle design: Comfortable, Profitable
A growing North American market for rail transit makes increased passenger comfort and convenience a profitable venture--and good public relations

For EMD, A Passenger Rail Rebirth
The locomotive builder's determination to reenter the passenger market has come to fruition

The Autorack evolves: Two Levels or Three, Both Suit Me
Greenbrier's new Multi-Max is designed to meet the constantly changing requirements of motor vehicle manufacturers.

Educating The Next Generation of Railroaders
After years of stagnation, railroad-specific programs are re-emerging to serve a growing industry that needs new talent and research resources.

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Poultry International July 2013

FEATURES

• 2013 poultry nutrition survey offers mixed views
• Canadian egg producer mixes business, environmental care
• SACE 2013 preview
• China's top poultry producers continue long-term growth plans despite difficulties
• Poultry industry must play its part in global issue of antibiotic resistance
• Salmonella, Campylobacter incidences greater on broiler parts than carcasses
• How nutrition can reduce the number of dirty eggs in layers
• Six feed additives for poultry under heat stress
• The impact of workplace environment on productivity and yield in poultry processing

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Feed International July August 2013

FEATURES

• Egypt leads African surge in fish feeds
• How to reduce lactose in piglet feeds
• Mycotoxins management: The importance of a coordinated program for feed mills
• 2013 poultry nutrition survey offers mixed views
• Brazilian feed production update
• SPACE 2013: Overcoming difficulties in the poultry and pork industries

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Marine Log June 2013

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Financing: How Norway is succeeding where others have failed
System of export credit guarantees bolster maritime clusters

OP-ED: Upholding the Jones Act
Remaining vigilant against attempts to weaken the Jones Act

Shipyard Safety: More OSHA rulemaking on the horizon
U.S. shipyards are embracing a safety culture

OFFSHORE: Norwegian yards gear up
Yards prepare for the rush of ship construction and repair capacity

Shipbuilding: Oil boom energizes shipbuilding
Increasing offshore oil and gas production drives orders

Environment: Looking for clarity on ballast water management
USCG, EPA move ahead with implementing BWM requirements

Cruise Shipping: Raising the bar
Cruise lines enhance safety standards and fleet image

IT & Software: Enhancing the operator's experience
Innovative software solutions can help advance safety and efficiency

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Landscape Management June 2013

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Point & Click
A beginner’s guide to Green Industry pay-per-click marketing
Side by side
Two landscape competitors decide to share space and get much more than they bargained for
Project Portfolio: Room for a view
Gardeners’ Guild’s award-winning project incorporates more outdoor living space and showcases the San Francisco Bay
150 LM : Think Big
We analyze data from the Green Industry’s largest 150 firms. Plus, 13 ideas any size company can implement to boost revenue and profits.

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Railway Age June 2013

FEATURES

Amtrak Sprints Toward a Higher Speed Future
The Northeast Corridor’s “New Jersey Raceway” is receiving some of the most significant improvements since the original NECIP and NHRIP projects.

Conquering Rolling Contact Fatigue & Gage Corner Cracking
Eddy Current inspection may be a technology whose time has come

Helping Railroads Make the Grade on Safety
CSX, Front Row Motorsports join forces on grade crossing, trespassing hazard


Equipment Leasing: The Best of Times?
The good news is obvious; the bad news is actually hard to find

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Pumps & Systems Magazine June 2013

FEATURES

Peristaltic Pump Speed Considerations
Operating speed requirements must be a factor when selecting a pump.

Rotary Lobe Pumps in Sugar Processing
This pump type manages the temperature and viscosity challenges of handling this

Improved Torque Tension
How does lubrication affect fastener torque and resultant tension?

ATEX: The Symbol of Safety in Dangerous Chemicals Handling
Safety-conscious chemical companies are making ATEX-certified pumps and equipment

Root Cause Analysis & Problem Solving
Basic solutions that limit the involvement of a slowly dwindling staff are ideal

Food & Beverage Industry Pump Market
The total pump market within this segment is steadily growing in the U.S.


Long-Term Motor Reliability
A variable frequency drive’s effect on system efficiency and motor life

Internal Clearance & Its Effect on Bearing Fatigue Life
End users must include bearing clearance as an integral part of designing or building a pump.

Reverse Engineering of a Vertical Pump Suction Bowl
The pump was returned to service at a nuclear power plant after reverse engineering of an unavailable part and complete pump testing.

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Global Finance Magazine June 2013

Featured Articles

Cover: New Role For Central Banks?
With more assets under control than ever, central banks are evolving. But how new strategies will work is uncertain.

Salon: Yves Zlotowski, Coface
Global Finance spoke with Yves Zlotowski of Coface to get his take on the opportunities in emerging markets investing.

Frontier Markets Focus: Estonia
One of the few frontier markets to adopt the euro, Estonia is among the fastest-growing economies in Europe.

Risk Management: Supply Chain Risk
Supply chain globalization has increased the risk of disruption—and increased the need for good risk management.

Awards: Best Islamic Banks 2013
Global Finance presents the leading firms offering shariah-compliant products around the world.

Tackling Renminbi Trade
New banking solutions for RMB flows demonstrate the increasing importance of China’s currency to global trade.

Sector Report: Agribusiness
Population growth, volatile weather and fluctuating supply are key factors explaining the attractiveness of this sector.

Country Report: Egypt
Egypt has a diversified economy and its banking system is healthy. But political stability continues to be an issue.

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International Railway Journal June 2013

FEATURES

Project Management

Lagos metro attract foreign investment
Structure of PPP key to project’s success

France

French reform revisits historic challenges
SNCF president Guillaume Pepy talks to IRJ

Ouigo leads the way in low-fare high-speed
Successful start for first no-frills service

Lille metro pioneers simplified CBTC
Exclusive report on Alstom’s new solution

Noise & vibration

Rivas strives to beat noise pollution
UIC project mitigating the impact of freight traffic

Putting the brakes on hump yard noise
Nuremberg hump yard showcases new technologies

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Oracle Magazine July August 2013

FEATURES

Blazing Performance
Oracle unveiled two new SPARC microprocessors, SPARC T5 and SPARC M5; introduced a portfolio of systems based on these chips; and reported that the new SPARC T5–based systems have set 17 world records. Read how the revolutionary SPARC microprocessor design is moving software into silicon to power the world’s fastest database, Java, and middleware servers. By Diana Reichardt

Grow up, Branch Out
Are national laws requiring you to stand up new systems in new countries? What’s next for your aging heterogeneous system components? Read how organizations are using Oracle Database Appliance to meet regulations, consolidate systems, simplify operations, deliver Oracle engineered system performance, and scale up their systems with pay-as-you-grow licensing. By David A. Kelly

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Power Engineering International June 2013

FEATURED ARTICLES

Where to get the biggest bang for your green buck
It has been ten years since business analysts at Ernst & Young (EY) started compiling their annual Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI), a report that just does what it says - calculates which countries have the most to offer financiers in return for their investment.

Addressing the mercury emissions issue
Recent initiatives to reduce global mercury emissions from power plants were addressed by governments participating in the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP).

Keeping the noise down
Anyone who has set foot inside a power station will be aware of what noisy places they are. Boilers, gas turbines, pumps, stationary engines - each element contributes to the general din.

Cutting the carbon tax bill
Achieving the upmost resource recovery is part of the way A.J. Bush & Sons, from Beaudesert in Australia's southern Queensland, says it stays competitive.

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Air Transport World Magazine June 2013

FEATURES

AA-US Airways merger
A transition plan that will create the world’s largest airline.
By Karen Walker

Resolution Rumpus
IATA’s proposal for a new distribution standard has travel agencies and GDSs crying foul.
By Michele McDonald

Make Way for the Drones
How to integrate remotely piloted vehicles into commercial airspace is an increasingly urgent challenge.
By Anne Paylor

Overhaul Ambitions
A relative newcomer to the civil MRO scene is starting to make an impact from its base in Eastern Europe.
By Alan Dron


787 on the Cutting Edge
Boeing’s technological leap may have outpaced testing capability, especially for batteries.
By Aaron Karp

Battle for the Long-Haul
The new Airbus A350 could become the dominant airliner in the long-haul mid-size market, but Boeing has two vehicles that could make those plans difficult.
By Robert W. Moorman

Free No More
As demand for connectivity soars, more airports are moving towards paid-for WiFi offerings.
By Christine Boynton

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Poultry International June 2013

FEATURES

• Developments in Chinese poultry production and chicken consumption
• Fine the right growth path for your poultry business 2013
• Simple tips to optimize hatchery performance, increase day-old chick quality
• What’s happening in African poultry production?
• Are fumonisins really a problem in poultry feed?
• Preventing Phytase matrix problem in poultry nutrition
• How to improve the shelf life of poultry prouducts

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Lightwave Magazine June 2013

FEATURES

Reducing the cost of broadband by lowering data-center footprint
With data-center space at a premium – and expensive – designers and managers must find new ways to maximize the efficiency of their floor plans.

Six considerations for optimizing the cloud network
Network operators likely will find that traditional approaches won’t keep pace with emerging cloud-based services requirements.


100G reaches the metro
Metro networks weren’t the first applications of 100-Gbps technology.


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EDN Magazine June 2013

FEATURES

Counting squares: a method to quickly estimate PWB trace resistance Complex geometries can be broken up into different size squares of copper to approximate the entire region of interest.

Power to the people: the democratization of engineering When it comes to open source, software is years ahead of hardware. But with encouragement from established electronics-industry players and moves from makers and hackers, engineers could see open-source hardware and an increasingly democratized, communitybased approach worked into and enhancing their design cycles.

10 tips for maximizing battery life Selecting a low-power microcontroller is an obvious first step, but you can follow a number of software and hardware tips to ensure that every milliampere-hour of battery charge is utilized.

DESIGN IDEAS

• Derive an efficient dual-rail power supply from USB
• H-bridge paves new ways for LED lighting
• Leakage-energy recuperating winding self-supplies dc/dc converter

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Feed International June 2013

FEATURES

The 2013 Buyer’s Guide
Key features that will provide readers a resource for where to turn for suppliers and their services for the next 12 months.

Products and services
Types of equipment, ingredients and services appear in alphabetical order, organized by category. Advertisers in this issue appear in boldface type with the page number of their advertisement.

Products and services index
Feed International’s annual listing of suppliers and their products and services available to feed manufacturers around the world. The index lists categories of products and services found in this issue of the Buyer’s Guide

Addresses of suppliers
Contact information for suppliers in alphabetical order under the company names. Each listing includes a postal address, telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses where available.

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Environmental Design + Construction June 2013

FEATURES

Printing And The Future Of Design
What would the A/E/C world look like if we used 3D printing to create our buildings and communities?

Transcending Corners Of Creativity
A software company shoots for LEED Gold with the development of its new campus to help develop visionary ideas in environmentally friendly ways.

Strategizing Water Reuse
Can the industry take advantage of the available solutions for water sustainability?

Taking Control Of LEDS
The Wild West is coming to an end with LED controls, making them an option for virtually any commercial application.


Decentralized Power Generation In Pv Plants
PV plants using transformerless string inverters and a decentralized approach stand to benefit technically and economically.

High-Performance Envelopes: Meeting New Energy Codes With Manufactured Systems
Designing and installing high-performance building envelope projects to meet challenging new energy codes benefits from a bit of ‘systems thinking’

Taking Stormwater By Storm
Rainwater harvesting and green roofs not only capture stormwater for reuse, but help relieve the burden on municipal sewer systems.

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Aircraft Maintenance Technology June 2013

FEATURES

Technical Support Directory 2013
Company listing index, aircraft airframe & accessories, chemicals & solvents, engines, ground support equipment, inspection & test equipment, etc.

Team FedEx LAX: AMTSociety’s 2013 Maintenance Skills Competition Winning Team
A close up of the No. 1 team at this year’s Maintenance Skills Competition. The brought home the trophy, find out what it takes.

Aircraft Maintenance Technology Magazine June 2013 – Free Download

Chemical Engineering June 2013

FEATURES

Controlling Air Pollutants
While it’s not always easy to determine what’s required for compliance, new technologies can help achieve air-pollution control

Compressors: N2 Expands the Applicability of Dry Gas Seals
When the process gas is dirty or corrosive, nitrogen can be used to ensure trouble-free operation of the seal, but it requires special steps

Ethylene Production via Ethanol Dehydration
Ethylene is a critical building block chemical in industry. High crude oil prices and concerns over carbon dioxide emissions have spurred research into manufacturing ethylene from renewable sources. This page describes a process for making ethylene from renewably-derived ethanol

Solving Vessel Equations: A Better Way
Irregularly shaped vessels present challenges for determining liquid volumes. New tools can help

Vapor Depressurization: Concept and Implementation Hitesh Pandya
When carrying out depressurization calculations, special attention is needed for critical equipment and systems such as rotating equipment, columns and reactors

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