Category: Industry

Shipping industry is the backbone of global trade and has now freed itself from clutches of the recession and downturn. According to shipping analysts the future looks bright for the shipping industry in India. The continuing investment in new ships and commitment for development of its infrastructure and network will make it a more contributing sector towards economic growth.

According to the recent news, Indias shipping tonnage crossed 10 million GT mark in the last year. Indian Registrar of Shipping (IRS) has also got membership in International Association of Classification Societies (IACS). The ministry of shipping said that the capacity of major ports has increased from 574.77 million tonnes as on March 31, 2009 to 616.73 million tonnes as on March 31, 2010. The Indian tonnage crossing the 10 million is a truly creditable performance and this indicates the optimistic future prospects of shipping industry. The INSA member said that the achievement of getting IRS the membership of IACS is a turning point of countrys maritime industry.

As the operating environment of shipping industry appears to be promising, Indian shipping administration is making considerable efforts for the development of this sector. In order to build a strong platform for driving long-term growth in shipping sector, an increase in governments thrust on shipping and port sector can be seen. Indian Marine Casualty Investigation Cell has been established to investigate marine causalities such as sinking or collision of vessels, groundings or death or injury omission reports of seafarers. The shipping industry is anticipating rapid growth and considerable interest from investors.

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After Hollywood came Bollywood, and with it the dream of many developing countries to benefit from the big film business and its many dollars rolling into the country. One of those regions is the Caribbean, which has all those beautiful different Islands with diverse scenery and with the advantage of being closely located in a very small territory. Apart from that it is in close range to international airports in the US, Canada and Europe. Those Caribbean islands that used to be former English, Dutch, and Spanish colonies are mostly independent countries nowadays and they have fantastic scenery and naturally beautiful landscapes. Those may very well serve as the location background for movies and television shoots. This can turn into a good second income, generated out of the country’s natural resources along with the tourism industry.

Jamaica, Cuba, and Barbados were among the first ones to make efforts to attract international film and television producers to the Caribbean Islands for their movie productions and TV commercial shoots. That is apart from the French Islands St. Martin, St. Barts, Guadeloupe and Martinique which are still part of France and had always been used for French television and film productions. For the other islands, it started on a smaller scheme – the beautiful beaches, tropical gardens, romantic fishing villages and plantation houses along with luxury mansions were first accepted as backdrop by the fashion magazines and catalogers for their fashion photo shoots as a photographic production needs a less developed infra structure than a film shoot.

Even though the Caribbean region is geographically closer to the United States, but it was mostly Europeans who believed in the possibility to turn the Caribbean region into a mayor playground for international film locations. Along with many government agencies, they were the first ones to put money and efforts into the development of this industry.

Today one of the most successful companies providing locations and film, video and photo production service in the Caribbean region is “The Caribbean Production Service Company”, who had started in Barbados in 1998.

After having visited several Caribbean Islands, they had decided that Barbados offers the best possibilities for the start of this kind of support service for the film industry in the region. The main subject was to get Barbadians to open their doors to those foreign film teams and to convince government agencies to be supportive to the new venture. Now in order to save foreign production companies money in bringing in all crew, the company had to train local people to be professional crew and this worked best through learning by doing. The government also supported by paying talented students film schools in the US and the UK.

Today the company can offer a whole list of local film crew. For the production side there are: Location Scouts, Casting Directors, Line Producers, Production Managers, Location Managers, Production Coordinators, Set Coordinators, 1st and 2ND Assistant Directors, Script Continuity, Production Assistants, Set Runners, Hair Stylists, Make up Artists and Assistants, Manicurists, Wardrobe Stylists and Assistants, Pressers, Tailors, Caterers, Drivers, Security, Couriers,.
In the ART DEPARTMENT there are now available Art Directors, Props Masters, Props Builders, Buyers, Set Constructors, Set Dresser, Music Composers, and Musicians. And in d the technical Department: Cameraman/woman video, 2ND Assistant Cameraman/Clapper/Loader (35 mm), Sound Operator, Playback Operator, Gaffer, Spark, Best Boy Gaffer, Key Grip, Best Boy Grip, Generator Operator, Video Casting Operator. So the international clients only have to bring in the minimum from their creative department as well as the movie director, DOP and 1Ac.

As the company has expanded to productions also on other islands, and where there is not enough local crew available crew from Barbados and other, mainly the French islands are joining in.

There is a 2nd office now in St. Martin to better serve the Northern part of the Caribbean. One of the most successful companies providing locations and film, video and photo production service in the Caribbean region is “The Caribbean Production Service Company”, based in Barbados since 1998 and now operating in the entire Caribbean region. They trained numerous young local people in the nature of film making and are now benefiting in having the best choice in Caribbean crews in the region.

On February 2, 2009, Alex Rodriguez admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs while playing for the Texas Rangers from 2001-2003. According to a Sports Illustrated published on February 9, 2009, Rodriguez tested positive for Primobolan and testosterone–two anabolic steroids in 2003.

Under the Major Baseball Leagues drug policy, the use of steroids without a valid prescription is prohibited. In the United States, primoblan, also known as methenolone, is illegal. Testosterone, a male sex hormone, can be taken legally with an appropriate medical prescription. In recent years it has been speculated that baseball players have taken testosterone illegally–without a prescription–because testosterone can enhance muscle development, strength and endurance.

In the medical field, testosterone is used to treat men with medical symptoms such as Klinefelters syndrome, Hemochromatosis and Prader-Willi syndrome. Testosterone treatment can also have significant beneficial effects on men over the age of 35 with andropause, also known as male menopause.

What is Andropause?
Andropause, or male menopause, is a medical condition caused by a drop in testosterone levels. Approximately 4-5 million men in the U.S experience testosterone deficiency. Low testosterone levels can also cause osteoporosis and cardiovascular problems, such as atherosclerosis.

The Symptoms Associated with Andropause Are:
– Irritability, depression and mood swings
– Hot flashes
– Erectile dysfunction
– Decreased sex drive
– Osteoporosis
– Increased body fat around the middle
– Loss of muscle size and strength

It is highly recommended that men have their testosterone levels checked by their physician during their annual check-up. It is a simple test, but many physicians will not check your testosterone levels unless you ask. The “normal” range of testosterone in men is between 240 and 1,000 nanograms per deciliter. A major cause of men going untreated is doctors telling men they are fine “it is your imagination” is they fall within that range. The problem “normal range” is determined by the men who are tested not by symptoms men are experiencing. Men in the lower to mid-range will have moderate to serious symptoms. To feel good men need to be at the upper end of the range

4 out of 5 men over the age of 40 have low testosterone levels and 99% of men over the age of 50 experience the symptoms of andropause, but only 5% of men with andropause symptoms seek treatment. There are many choices for the supplementation of testosterone in males, which include topical gels, creams, skin patches, oral capsules and injections. Testosterone replacement therapy is highly effective at relieving andropausal symptoms within 3-6 weeks.

Many sports enthusiasts think its a shame that athletes have used performance-enhancing drugs to give them a competitive advantage. However, hormones like human growth hormone and testosterone do not deserve a bad reputation–testosterone and Growth Hormone can be safe and beneficial if used properly and if treated by licensed physicians via individualized treatment plans in a safe, controlled environment.

Is Hormone Replacement Therapy Right for You?
Before hormone replacement therapy is prescribed, men have a physical exam and a PSA (protein-specific antigen) blood test. A series of blood tests are ordered to measure testosterone levels and, if levels are low, a physician discusses the various treatment options. Many insurance companies cover the costs of andropause treatment, and male menopause treatment is often able to be purchased with a tax advantaged flexible savings account.

Male hormone replacement therapy and testosterone replacement are effective low testosterone treatment options for men with andropause. If you have any symptoms associated with andropause, such as low energy, irritability, hot flashes, abdominal weight gain, loss of muscle strength, loss of sex drive and the inability to maintain an erection, talk to your doctor. The sooner you speak with a physician and get checked for low testosterone levels, the sooner you can begin feeling like yourself again.

The BPO or Business Process Outsource industry of the Philippines had grown significantly because of a number of industries in the Philippines that contributed to the success of the BPO industry. And one industry that largely contributed to the success of the BPO industry is the call center industry of the Philippines.

Successful Industry in the Philippines
The call center industry of the Philippine is considered today as one of the most successful and one of the largest industries in the Philippines. The success of this industry had also placed the Philippines as the call center capital of the world, recognizing the industry as the largest provider of Outsource Call Center service in the global market.

So what are the reasons why the call center industry became successful in the global market? According to industry experts, the industry became very successful because of a number of call center companies that contributed their own successes in the market to the growth of the call center industry. A popular example of a call center company in the Philippines is Magellan Call Center.

A Successful Call Center Company
Magellan Call Center was one of the many successful call center companies and agencies in the Philippines. It was established at the time when the demand for call center services in the Philippines had grown dramatically since the first call center companies had offered live answering services to different businesses in the Philippines.

However, what made Magellan Call Center unique in the market is because of its collection of Small Business Answering service including Order taking service and reservation services. And it was because of these small and simple types of call center services that Magellan Call Center had gained a lot of popularity with. This is because Magellan Call Center was only one of the few call center companies and agencies in the Philippines that provided such services.

Magellans Contribution
Because of the services that the call center industry have provided, the call center industry had gained access in many other markets in the Philippines which were considered inaccessible in the past due to their present call center services that aims only to provide live answering services to large businesses.

Eventually, the number of call center companies similar to Magellan Call Center had grown which further expanded the reach of the call center industry even to the global market.

The steel industry has undergone many changes in the recent years, especially in the US. With the competition for business becoming more competitive, steel producers have had to look for ways to reduce costs while increasing their production. The USA has quickly become one of the world leaders in steel production due to all of the efforts of these companies to remain competitive. It is still forecast that the employment opportunities will continue to decrease yet the production rates are forecast above average making the steel industry a profitable business.

The steel industry produces steel by combining scrap metals, iron, and additional products and melts them down to produce other products. The molten steel is poured into molds, or cast into other forms such as rods, sheets, wires, cold rolled steel or whatever the demand may be. It is a complicated process but with this small description you can see the amount of work that goes into each product.

How do scrap steel prices affect me as a consumer?

To know just how much your scrap is worth you can check the steel price index. As demands for scrap (which is the base product of many production companies) increases the prices go up to encourage vendors to get rid of their stock. Even the average Joe has learned to make a profit off of this industry by offering to clean out garages, take in your junk cars on trade and so on.

Five short years ago used car dealers were able to buy up cars, repair them and turn a profit by offering affordable transportation to you, the consumer. Now we see a downslide in the auto industry because it is more profitable for an auto owner to take their car to the scrap yard and make a higher profit therefore making the price of a used car go up because there are fewer affordable vehicles available to the public.

How does Cold Rolled Steel get priced?

When production is high and the demands are low the cold rolled steel prices go down. When just the opposite happens the prices skyrocket and steel producers once again begin to see profits.

The steel industry is always based on supply and demand so being able to produce more products with less production workers is always an important part to keep the business thriving and competitive.

In conclusion, If the demand for scrap metal goes up, the scrap steel prices will continue to rise. During times of war this has been seen in the past and we are continuing to see it today. If you have an old car sitting in the driveway taking up space you may want to go to the local scrap yard and find out just how much its worth, not only will you be ridding yourself of the eyesore in the driveway, you may just be making a little extra money to spend on other items that you were unable to afford.