PredictionRice 17Texas Tech 45         

The last time a Rice team beat Texas Tech, Bert Emanuel was quarterbacking the Owls in the early 1990’s.Last week's win gave Mike Leach a career record of 76-39. He is now just six wins away from becoming the school's all-time wins leader. Spike Dykes currently holds the record with 82.Expect the Red Raiders to come out blazing in this one. Last week’s win against North Dakota was not quite what coaches, players, and fans want to see from the 2009 Texas Tech squad.Prediction:Rice: 17Texas Tech: 45 . By Tom DoggettWASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Obama administration has high hopes that millions of "green" jobs will be created by investing billions of dollars in renewable energy, but a report on Tuesday warned not all those workers would earn good pay."Green jobs are not automatically good jobs," according to the report, which looked at pay practices at renewable energy companies.The report was released by Democrats Sen Debbie Stabenow of Michigan and Rep. Jay Inslee of Washington a day before hundreds of labor, environmental and business activists were scheduled to go to Capitol Hill to lobby for good-paying green jobs."Our survey results suggest that wind and solar manufacturing workers earn more than the typical employee at a Wal-Mart store, but it would be a stretch to say that all of them have good jobs," the report said.Wage rates at many wind and solar manufacturing facilities are below the national average for workers employed in the manufacture of durable goods of $18.88 an hour, and average pay rates at some locations fall short of income levels needed to support a single adult with one child.For example, the lowest wage found was $8.25 an hour at a recycling processing plant, while jobs in manufacturing facilities that serve the renewable energy sector pay as little as $11 an hour.To avoid paying high wages, some U.S.

It is more than ten times the size of the company's facilities in Perrysburg, Ohio. TPI Composites, headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, has wind-blade manufacturing operations in China and Mexico. The Chinese operation was set up to supply GE Energy (GE.N), while the Mexican one is a joint venture with Mitsubishi Power Systems (7011.T) called VienTek. United Solar Ovonic (ENER.O), based in Rochester Hills, Michigan, has a plant in Mexico that produces laminates for the photovoltaic cells that are assembled at the company's plant in Greenville, Michigan.To improve job quality standards, the report recommends renewable energy companies that receive tax breaks or other subsidies to pay a so-called "living wage" to ensure that workers are paid enough to meet basic needs."Requiring that green-sector companies receiving economic development subsidies provide wages and benefits high enough to allow workers to achieve self-sufficiency standards will help realize the promise of the clean-energy revolution," the report said.(Reporting by Tom Doggett; Editing by Marguerita Choy) China Mexico China Mexico. Southwest Airlines Selects Wunderman as Agency of Record for Rapid RewardsProgramDALLAS, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ Southwest Airlines has selectedWunderman as its Agency of Record for the airline's award-winning frequentflyer program, Rapid Rewards.The account will be managed from Wunderman'sIrvine, California office and will utilize the resources of the Wundermannetwork.Wunderman will be tasked with strategic, creative, and analyticalresponsibilities related to Rapid Rewards marketing communications programs. Southwest and the agency will work together to develop campaigns in a range ofmediums."We chose Wunderman because of their strategic vision, their ability toprovide innovative solutions, and the personal chemistry that theydemonstrated with our team," said Kevin Krone, Vice President Marketing,Sales, and Distribution."They've shown that they know how to marrycreativity and innovation to reach consumers effectively.""Southwest Airlines knows their Customers," said Wunderman North AmericanManaging Partner Dan Olson."Wunderman's role is to provide fresh thinkingthat will spur growth and energize their ability to create meaningful dialogueand deeper relationships with Rapid Rewards Members." About Rapid RewardsSouthwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Members earn credits by flying or using theprogram's Preferred Partners. It takes just eight roundtrips to qualify for aReward, but members can accelerate their earnings by using the SouthwestAirlines Rapid Rewards Visa Signature Card, doing business with any of theairline's other Preferred Partners, or by purchasing Southwest's BusinessSelect fares when flying.About SouthwestAfter 37 years of service, Southwest Airlines continues to differentiateitself from other low fare carriersoffering a reliable product withexemplary Customer Service.

Southwest Airlines is the most productive airlinein the sky and offers Customers a comfortable traveling experience. Southwestrecently updated its gate areas and improved its boarding procedure to makeflying Southwest convenient and simple. Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV), thenation's largest carrier in terms of domestic passengers enplaned, currentlyserves 64 cities in 32 states (Southwest will begin service to Minneapolis/St.Paul in March 2009). Based in Dallas, Southwest currently operates more than3,200 flights a day and has more than 35,000 Employees systemwide.About WundermanWunderman creates impactful conversations between clients and their customers.For 50 years, listening has been at the core of every campaign and vital tosuccess. Strong, lifelong, profitable customer conversations result fromgetting the right people talking, in the right way, at the right time.

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