Canada and U.S. beef up security for the winter Olympic Games in Vancouver

US officials say their security presence for the Games will be understated and in support of Canadian forces, but the Games, which begin Feb. 12, will nevertheless mark the largest-ever test of North American security coordination for a major border event. - Washington Post. (For full story: www.washingtonpost.com )

Oregon gas terminals' futures hang on global supplies

Five years after energy developers started sniffing around Oregon as a likely spot to build an import terminal for liquefied natural gas, the air has come flooding out of the gas market like a whoopee cushion, making such proposals sound economically reckless. - The Oregonian. (For full story: www.oregonlive.com )

Container ship will open faster route for relief supplies to earthquake-damaged Port-au-Prince

Crowley Maritime will start delivering relief supplies directly to earlthquake-crippled Port-au-Prince, Haiti, next week after successfully completing an experimental ship-to-shore transfer of ocean containers at the Haitian capital’s port. - The Journal of Commerce.  (For full story: www.joc.com )