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DigitalGlobe Expands Commercial Imagery Distribution Network In Australia And New Zealand
Longmont CO (SPX) Jul 25, 2007DigitalGlobe, provider of the world's highest-resolution imagery and geospatial information products, today announced the addition of Geoimage Pty Ltd of Brisbane, Australia to its network of distribution partners. Under terms of the agreement, Geoimage will resell DigitalGlobe's high-resolution satellite imagery throughout Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the islands of the South We ... more New NASA AIRS Data To Aid Weather And Climate Research 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 26, 2007There's an old saying, "You can't see the forest for the trees." When it comes to global climate change, it's not hard to spot the "trees" -- they're in the news headlines nearly every day. To see the "forest," however--that is, to gain a more complete understanding of the climate variations we're seeing--scientists use satellite remote sensing. With these technologies, they can directly measure ... more Renewable Energy Wrecks Environment 
New York NY (SPX) Jul 25, 2007Renewable does not mean green. That is the claim of Jesse Ausubel of the Rockefeller University in New York. Writing in Inderscience's International Journal of Nuclear Governance, Economy and Ecology, Ausubel explains that building enough wind farms, damming enough rivers, and growing enough biomass to meet global energy demands will wreck the environment. Ausubel has analyzed the amount of ener ... more Treat HIV Babies Early 
Sydney (UPI) July 25, 2007Doctors said Wednesday that babies infected at birth with the virus that causes AIDS should be treated with antiretrovirals as soon as the infection is determined -- even within the first three weeks of life. Researchers stopped prematurely a study that attempted to determine if deferring treatment until signs of disease caused by HIV occurred might be better for the infants by preserving treatm ... more Asian Land Grabs Highlight Class Friction And Bureaucratic Failures 
Trapeang Krasaing, Cambodia (AFP) July 24, 2007Monsoon rains have brought new misery to the residents of this resettlement site outside the Cambodian capital. Already uprooted from their homes, the hundreds of families living here now have to contend with near daily downpours that flood their shacks with putrid water. "Living here is a misery," said Chan Bory, one of the thousands who authorities in Phnom Penh pushed from their homes in a ci ... more |
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Wilmington NC (SPX) Jul 24, 2007Climate change is nothing new. For thousands, perhaps millions of years, Antarctica's massive ice sheet - 5.5 million square miles - has advanced and retreated as the earth's atmosphere cooled and warmed. Yet, until recently, there was no precise way to measure the shifting interface between ice and open water. By estimating the age of Adelie penguin remains using radiocarbon dating, Unive ... more US Lawmakers Question Secretive US-India Nuclear Pact 
Washington (AFP) July 25, 2007US lawmakers have warned President George W. Bush of "inconsistencies" amid reports Washington has agreed in principle to allow India to reprocess spent nuclear fuel under a landmark deal. The warning came after US and Indian officials finalized last week the implementing agreement for Washington to provide nuclear technology and fuel to India under a deal agreed upon by Bush and Indian Prime Mi ... more Wanted: Wearable Power System, Batteries Included 
Washington (AFNS) Jul 26, 2007The Defense Department is offering $1 million to the person who invents a way for servicemembers to take a load off. During a conference call with Internet "bloggers" today, William Rees, deputy undersecretary of defense for laboratories and basic sciences, explained the department's "wearable power" competition announced earlier this month. Currently, an individual servicemember on the ground i ... more Japan's Quake-Hit Nuke Plant Says Nothing To Hide 
Tokyo (AFP) July 25, 2007The operator of Japan's largest nuclear plant, which was damaged in a powerful earthquake, said Wednesday it had nothing to hide as UN inspectors prepared to visit. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team is set to arrive in Japan in the next few weeks to look at the sprawling Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant operated by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO). Asked to promise the co ... more French Firm Could Build Shield Over Main Chernobyl Reactor 
Kiev (RIA Novosti) Jul 26, 2007Ukraine could sign a contract with a French firm in September to build a giant protective shield over a damaged reactor in Chernobyl, the scene of the world's worst nuclear disaster, the emergencies minister said Wednesday. "The Assembly of Chernobyl Shelter Fund Donors made a decision in London July 17 to give its approval to the contract to build the shelter with the Novarka concern, with a pr ... more |
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Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 25, 2007Got a calendar? Circle this date: Sunday, August 12th. Next to the circle write "all night" and "Meteors!" Attach the above to your refrigerator in plain view so you won't miss the 2007 Perseid meteor shower. "It's going to be a great show," says Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office at the Marshall Space Flight Center. "The Moon is new on August 12th--which means no moonlight, dark ... more Trimble Combines Its Popular Trimble Outdoors GPS-on-Cellular Applications Into An Affordable Package 
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Jul 25, 2007Trimble has announced the availability of Trimble GPS Pack-a versatile and unique application suite that combines its popular GPS phone applications into one affordable and convenient package. The Trimble GPS Pack includes the AllSport GPS, Geocache Navigator and Trimble Outdoors applications from the Trimble Outdoors family of GPS-on-cellular products and services. Now more than ever, consumers ... more Navtrak GPS Fleet Tracking Services Added To InfoLogix Mobility Solution Suite 
Salisbury MD (SPX) Jul 25, 2007Navtrak has announced that it has entered into an agreement with InfoLogix, whereby InfoLogix will incorporate Navtrak products and services into its growing suite of enterprise mobility solutions. Navtrak has emerged as a leader in the rapidly growing wireless asset management sector, providing GPS-based vehicle tracking services for regional fleets of 50 to 1,000 vehicles. Focusing primarily o ... more Trimble Elects New Chairman And Vice Chairman 
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Jul 25, 2007Trimble announced that its board of directors today elected a new chairman and vice chairman following the death of chairman Dr. Robert S. Cooper on July 2, 2007. Dr. Cooper, who served on Trimble's board since 1989, consistently displayed a unique combination of dignity, integrity and a visionary belief in the benefits of technology. His extensive list of accomplishments includes leadership pos ... more Nokia Makes Finding Yourself Faster With New A-GPS Service 
Espoo, Finland (SPX) Jul 25, 2007This Assisted GPS (A-GPS) service helps Nokia Maps users find their current locations faster and get to their desired locations quicker using their Nokia mobile device with built-in GPS. Nokia intends to equip all of its future devices that have built-in GPS with this service. The first devices to use this service are the Nokia 6110 Navigator, which has begun shipping in select markets, and the ... more
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