[NTIACNews]December 2004 Newsletter Now Available

[Chris R. Coughlin]

Hello All,

The December 2004 edition of the newsletter is available online from the 
usual place at http://www.ntiac.com/newslist.html , or 
http://www.ntiac.com/news/1204news.pdf if you prefer a direct link to 
the PDF.  The PDF's a little on the large side due to the picture 
content; if you have any problems retrieving it let me know.

In this edition...

- Nondestructive Inspection Technicians Ensure Aviation Safety
- Space Shuttle Return To Flight Update
- NASA Adjusts Shuttle Launch Window to May 2005
- Recent Government NDE Patents
- NTIAC Products Price List

In NDE industry news, the Dow Jones Newswire is reporting that GE 
completed the acquisition of InVision Technologies before the markets 
opened this morning and after InVision signed a deal with the U.S. 
Justice Department in which the company pays a fine of U.S. $800,000 in 
exchange for no prosecution under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.  In 
August NTIAC reported 
(http://lists.ntiac.com/pipermail/ntiacnews/2004/000081.html )that 
InVision had begun an internal probe after allegations emerged that some 
of its distributors had made improper payments in foreign countries.

Finally, if you're at all interested in NASA's Request For Proposals on 
NDE of foam don't forget that submissions are due a little over a week 
from today.  You can read the original announcement at 
http://lists.ntiac.com/pipermail/ntiacnews/2004/000090.html and download 
a PDF of the RFP at http://www.ntiac.com/news/NASA NESC ET RFI.pdf (note 
the spaces in the PDF's file name).

As always if you have any questions/comments/suggestions feel free to 
drop any of us a line.  All our best for the season, and thank you for 
supporting NTIAC!

Regards,
Chris

-- 
Chris Coughlin / NTIAC / 415 Crystal Creek Drive / Austin TX 78746
Phone (800)684-2239 or (512)263-2101x227 / FAX (512)263-3530
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