Add to that the enormous task of merging Digital Equipment Corp. into Compaq and sorting out the resulting 68, 000-employee roster, and it's little wonder that Capellas' predecessor, Eckhard Pfeiffer, was shown the door.

FORBES: Desktop battle plan

Its most striking feature is to delegate the humdrum task of ferrying people and equipment to low-Earth orbit to the private sector.

ECONOMIST: The space shuttle

Customers can minimize power surges by turning off appliances, lights and other equipment, except for one task light to determine when power has been restored.

FORBES: Lights Dimming in Texas; Rolling Blackouts Likely

At the hearing Thursday, Holder said the money is needed for special equipment and facilities for the highly classified task force work necessary to enable the detention facility to be closed.

CNN: Holder: Suspected Gitmo terrorists won't be freed in U.S.

The new federal plan, developed by the departments of Justice and Homeland Security, calls for doubling the number of border security task force teams and moving a significant number of other federal agents, equipment and resources to the border.

CNN: Obama to beef up Mexico border policy

The Hebrides Range Task Force said the MoD was opposing renewable projects planned for Uist because the turbines may interfere with military equipment.

BBC: Typhoon

The industry convened two task forces after the April 20 disaster, one to look at industry procedures and the other to look at equipment.

WSJ: Oil Industry Recommends Offshore Safety Measures After Gulf Spill