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United States: Is Biomass "Carbon Neutral?" EPA Call for Information Signals Rigorous Review Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 7:29AMOn July 15, EPA issued a Call for Information on the hot bioenergy topic of whether biomass and other biogenic materials should be considered "carbon neutral" and thus not subject to greenhouse gas (GHG) regulation, 75 Fed. Reg. 41176. The opening of this docket directly responds to the furor created by EPA's decision not to exempt biomass from its recently adopted GHG "Tailoring Rule" which ...
O2h no! Is our oxygen running out? Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 7:10AMThe evidence is in: the gas we breathe is becoming scarcer – and we're to blame. What does that mean for life on Earth?
Exit, stage left Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 6:24AMSome Twin Cities actors are struggling to make ends meet, or even packing it in. Will our status as one of the nation's best theater towns suffer, too?
Press Releases: Joint Statement of ROK-U.S. Foreign and Defense Ministers' Meeting on the Occasion of the 60th ... Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 6:18AMJoint Statement of ROK-U.S. Foreign and Defense Ministers' Meeting on the Occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Outbreak of the Korean War Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC July 21, 2010 Following is the text of a joint statement by the United States and the Republic of Korea issued on July 21, 2010, in Seoul: ROK Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Yu Myung-hwan and Minister of ...
Acquiring New Lead Relationships in Middle Market Banking Will Require Long-Term, Differentiated Focus Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 6:00AMThe latest information from TNS' Commercial Banking Momentum Monitor shows only one in five mid-sized business are truly loyal to their current lead banking provider. Â This represents a decline in loyalty from historic norms and suggests the majority of lead relationships may be in play. Â Slightly less than 10% of these firms are either proactively seeking a new lead relationship or frequently ...
China VoIP & Digital Telecom Signs Additional Virtualization Contract from Huaneng Power International Inc. Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 6:00AMBeijing PowerUnique Technologies Co., Ltd , the wholly-owned subsidiary of China VoIP & Digital Telecom , today announced that it has signed a second virtualization contract with Huaneng Power International Inc. in Beijing, through its alliance system integrator partner.
Crash-avoidance technology desired by Jacksonville sheriff may not exist Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 3:53PMEarlier this year Jacksonville Sheriff John Rutherford expressed the desire to install crash-avoidance technology at the busiest intersections in Jacksonville. There is only one problem: This technology may not exist. State officials say the technology Rutherford wants isn’t being used anywhere in the country. Efforts are ongoing to develop it, but the state disagrees with Rutherford on who is ...
Apple Reports Third Quarter Results Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 3:26PMCUPERTINO, Calif., July 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2010 third quarter ended June 26, 2010. The Company posted record revenue of $15.7 billion and net quarterly profit of $3.25 billion, or $3.51 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $9.73 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.83 billion, or $2.01 per diluted share, in the ...
Talks target adapting to warming Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 2:03PMKITAKYUSHU (Kyodo) Environmental officials and researchers from 17 Asia-Pacific countries and international organizations on Tuesday began a three-day seminar here on global warming with a focus on adaptation to climate change. About 50 participants from countries that include China and Indonesia, as well as from the U.N. Development Program, will share their information and experiences and ...
Ezenia! Inc. Secures Multi-Year Contract with United States Air Force Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 2:00PMEzenia! Inc. , a leading market provider of real-time collaboration solutions for corporate and government networks and eBusiness, has received a new multi-year order from the United States Air Force, totaling approximately $1M in licensing royalties for the Ezenia! flagship product line, InfoWorkSpace.
Apple Reports Third Quarter Results Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 1:30PMAppleÂ® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2010 third quarter ended June 26, 2010. The Company posted record revenue of $15.7 billion and net quarterly profit of $3.25 billion, or $3.51 per diluted share.
Juniper Networks Reports Preliminary Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 1:08PMSUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - July 20, 2010) - Juniper Networks, Inc. ( NYSE : JNPR )
Juniper Networks Reports Preliminary Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 1:05PMSUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - 07/20/10) - Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE: JNPR - News ) Revenue: $978.3 million, up 24% year-over-year Operating Margin: 18.9% GAAP; 23.9% non-GAAP GAAP Net Income Per Share: $0.24 diluted Non-GAAP Net Income Per Share: $0.30 diluted, up 58% year-over-year Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE: JNPR - News ) today reported preliminary financial results for the three months ...
@ paidContent Mobile: NBCU's Alan Wurtzel On Mobile Phone And Content Use Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 10:34AMAt paidContent Mobile today in New York, Alan Wurtzel, the president of research and media development of NBC Universal , outlined how mobile is ready for prime time with the Vancouver Olympics as a $100 million research lab.
Clinton Announces Pakistan Energy, Health Development Projects Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 10:36PMU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced more than $500 million in new aid programs for Pakistan today with the bulk of the funds going to improve the management, access and storage of water.
Through Microbes, Nitrogen Alters Soil Carbon Cycle Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 9:48PMChanges in soil microbial communities reduce plant decomposition rates and affect carbon cycling
Guns, Cameras, and Consciousness Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 9:44PMHow does what you carry change how you see the world? Ralph Waldo Emerson - Concealed carry in the United States - Gun Control - Law - World Literature
New faces, roles for India's economic think tanks Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 9:44PMIt's a season of change at economic think tanks.
Indian Army boosts cyber defences Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 9:10PMNEW DELHI, INDIA: The Indian Army is fighting attacks in the cyber world with electronic warfare capability of the "highest standard", say officials pointing out that virtual strikes have shot up from hostile quarters in both sophistication and frequency.
Should you tweet from the seats? Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 8:53PMIs it rude for members of a live audience to use Twitter mid-show?
V V: Publishing today - At the crossroads Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 8:38PMJournalists, writers, academics and literary agents who earn their living through the spoken and written word often believe that it is just a short step away from being published in a printed book.
German industrialists attack Chinese Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 8:11PMBeijing, China (FT.com) -- Two of Germany's most prominent industrialists have attacked the business and investment climate in China during a meeting with Wen Jiabao, the Chinese premier.
New National Space Policy for the USA! [Starts With A Bang] Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 11:32AM"Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful." - Mark Victor Hansen Last week, the Obama Administration unveiled their new ...
Aethlon Medical Featured on National Public Radio (NPR) Today Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 11:28AMAethlon Medical, Inc. , the pioneer in developing therapeutic filtration devices to address infectious disease and cancer, disclosed that it is featured in a sports head trauma news story being broadcast on National Public Radio today. Â The article and radio news story can be accessed online at:
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Researchers Calculate The Cost Of CO2 Emissions Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 8:53AMTwo Rice University researchers are calling on policymakers to encourage the transition from coal-based electricity production to a system based on natural gas through a carbon tax.Such a mechanism would help limit carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. At the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen last December, the United States pledged to reduce the 2005 levels of CO2 emissions by 17 ...
Managing and Addressing a Company's 'Energy Imperative' Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 8:40AMOAKLAND, CA — We are facing an "energy imperative," says Michel Gelobter, the Chief Green Officer of Hara . Quoting President Obama, he said the future of our country is based on energy economy, reducing energy use, and increasing energy efficiency.
MoJ calls for comments on data protection Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 8:39AMThe Ministry of Justice has called for views from individuals, organisations and others to outline their views on current data protection laws
Old Tech Foils Schwarzenegger's Minimum Wage Order Saturday, July 3, 2010 @ 10:09AMAs the Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger was the technology of the future, feared by humans. As governor, he's being foiled by the technology of the past. For the second time in two years, Schwarzenegger has ordered most state workers' pay cut to the federal minimum wage because lawmakers missed their deadline to fix the state's $19 billion budget deficit.
Minimum Wage Cuts Foiled By Obsolete Tech Saturday, July 3, 2010 @ 10:00AMAs the Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger was the technology of the future, feared by humans. As governor, he's being foiled by the technology of the past.
Old Technology Foils Schwarzenegger's Wage Order Saturday, July 3, 2010 @ 9:57AMGov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's attempt to impose the federal minimum wage on state workers is being foiled by California's out-of-date technology.
June 20: Oil spill roundtable, Feinberg Saturday, July 3, 2010 @ 9:16AMTranscript of the June 20, 2010 broadcast of NBC's "Meet the Press," featuring Haley Barbour, Mary Landrieu, Ed Markey, John Hofmeister, Katty Kay and Ken Feinberg.
Hypocrisy in the xxx porn domain 'debate' Saturday, July 3, 2010 @ 3:49AMThe image of sober men in dark suits all huffy about naked exhibitionists and virtual whatnot is comic, thinks Robert Greig.
Computers manage to spark ingenuity Saturday, July 3, 2010 @ 3:09AMThe notion that computers take the creativity out of chess doesn’t ring true in today’s game.
Who Can You Trust, Oil Spill Edition: Volume 14 Saturday, July 3, 2010 @ 2:12AMAn ongoing look at some of the main players in the gulf oil-spill disaster. Who and what can you count on, and who's hiding behind spin? This week: will the steel wedding drums be silenced? Plus: BP does good.
Our Bay: Things I learned from 'Hands Across the Sand' Friday, July 2, 2010 @ 11:53PMI found myself in a state of shock, anger and pain, probably just like you did, as the events of the offshore drilling oil catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico unfolded.
SPECIAL REPORT - Deepwater spills and short attention spans Monday, June 14, 2010 @ 10:10AMNUEVO CAMPECHITO, Mexico (Reuters) - Within a week of the explosion of Mexico's Ixtoc offshore oil well in June, 1979, Misterveel Rodriguez and other village fishermen were pulling up nets choked with tarballs instead of red snapper.
Reveling in architectural and artistic masterpieces Monday, June 14, 2010 @ 10:07AMFrance's new Centre Pompidou-Metz puts another post-industrial city on the map. read more
Get IEEE 1685™ Launches to Provide Industry with Free Access to Standard for Automated Design Environments Monday, June 14, 2010 @ 9:49AMThe IEEE announced today the launch of Get IEEE 1685™, a website where users can download the current version of the standard free of charge. IEEE 1685™ is the first standard description of Intellectual Property blocks in highly automated design environments and provides the electronics industry with a way to make the use of IP blocks both easier and more affordable. read more
Get IEEE 1685 Launches to Provide Industry with Free Access to Standard for Automated Design Environments Monday, June 14, 2010 @ 9:46AMPISCATAWAY, N.J.----The IEEE announced today the launch of Get IEEE 1685™, a website where users can download the current version of the standard free of charge. IEEE 1685™ is the first standard description of Intellectual Property blocks in highly automated design environments and provides the electronics industry with a way to make the use of IP blocks both easier and more affordable.
Provisional results for a year just beginning Monday, June 14, 2010 @ 9:31AMNow well-anchored in the month of January, the SIHH, which celebrated its 20th anniversary this year, has become a major pole of attraction for the watch industry.
Olive oil production branches beyond tradition Monday, June 14, 2010 @ 9:23AMCall it the EVOO evolution. Extra-virgin olive oil, once the domain of Spain and Italy, is popping up in surprising new places.
Olive oil production branches beyond tradition Monday, June 14, 2010 @ 9:20AMCall it the EVOO evolution. Extra-virgin olive oil, once the domain of Spain and Italy, is popping up in surprising new places. It's on the up-and-up Down Under, growing in Croatia and is becoming such an industry in South America that a Chilean producer is... Olive oil - South America - Croatia - Italy - Spain
Nikolas Kozloff: Hugo ChÃ¡vez's Geopolitical Rivalry Reaching Soaring New Heights Monday, June 14, 2010 @ 9:19AMIn an effort to build up his "multi-polar world," ChÃ¡vez has allied himself with anti-democratic countries like China and Russia.
Olive Oil Production Branches Beyond Tradition Monday, June 14, 2010 @ 9:13AMFrom Chile to China, olive oil industry putting down roots in new ground Olive oil - Olive - Petroleum industry - Condiments - Food and Related Products
Cover Story: What's Next for Neslté Monday, June 14, 2010 @ 9:06AMOne of the world’s business leaders, Nestlé, is known for its focused approach in the beverage arena.
Dr. Reddy's provides update on the fexofenadine-pseudoephedrine 24 hour Preliminary Injunction hearing Saturday, June 12, 2010 @ 7:44AMHYDERABAD, India----Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories announced today that the U.S. District Court of New Jersey has granted sanofi-aventis and Albany Molecular Research’s motion for a Preliminary Injunction.