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Seven killed as rains pound Kenya: police
Nairobi (AFP) March 31, 2008At least seven people have died and thousands displaced in Kenya in incidents linked to heavy rains pounding the country, marking the start of the wet season, police said Monday. Two children died at a camp in the Rift Valley regional capital Nakuru while three people drowned when western Kenya's River Nyando burst its banks, police said. Police in Nyanza, one of the most affected region ... more Outside View: Old, new Europe clash 
Washington (UPI) Mar 31, 2008 President Bush's two-day visit to Kiev on the eve of NATO's April 2-4 summit in Bucharest, Romania, is his first visit to Ukraine and therefore long overdue. His predecessor, Bill Clinton, visited Ukraine on three occasions. Bush's visit to Ukraine ahead of the NATO summit is seen as a strong show of U.S. support for NATO enlargement to Ukraine and Georgia. Bucharest will be dominated ... more Disasters In Small Communities: Researchers Discuss How To Help 
Buffalo NY (SPX) Apr 01, 2008Whether it's springtime flooding, an infectious disease outbreak or a volcanic eruption, small or rural communities affected by natural disasters often suffer additional hardship because of their size, say organizers the of "Natural Disasters in Small Communities: How Can We Help?" conference. The conference was open to faculty, students, researchers and all stakeholders in the consequence ... more AIDS May Partly Be The Consequence Of An Evolutionary Accident 
London, UK (SPX) Apr 01, 2008AIDS, a fatal disease in humans, may partly be the consequence of an evolutionary accident, scientists heard today at the Society for General Microbiology's 162nd meeting being held this week at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. "AIDS is a deadly disease in people that is caused by human immunodeficiency virus. But similar viruses such as simian immunodeficiency virus ... more Specially-Designed Soils Could Help Combat Climate Change 
London, UK (SPX) Apr 01, 2008Could part of the answer to saving the Earth from global warming lie in the earth beneath our feet? A team from Newcastle University aims to design soils that can remove carbon from the atmosphere, permanently and cost-effectively. This has never previously been attempted anywhere in the world. The research is being funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. The ... more |
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Washington DC (SPX) Apr 01, 2008Fuel cells and hydrogen fuel are the only motor vehicle technology option that will respond effectively to global warming during this century, according to a new analysis by a Washington expert in alternative fuels. "The hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicle is the only option that can achieve the goal of reducing greenhouse gases by 60% or more below 1990 levels in the transportation sector," ... more VeraSun Energy To Pass One Billion Gallons Of Ethanol Production Capacity 
Brookings SD (SPX) Apr 01, 2008VeraSun Energy has announced the startup of its 110 million gallon per year production facility located near Bloomingburg, Ohio. With the closing of the merger between VeraSun and US BioEnergy becoming effective April 1, 2008, the Bloomingburg biorefinery represents the 11th VeraSun facility in operation, pushing the company's annual operating capacity to more than one billion gallons. ... more Qaeda in Yemen says it attacked foreign oil assets: SITE 
Dubai (AFP) March 31, 2008Al-Qaeda's wing in Yemen has said it carried out separate attacks on a French oil pipeline and a Chinese oilfield last week in Yemen, web monitoring group SITE said on Monday. The attackers, calling themselves the Jund Al-Yemen Brigades claimed they detonated a timed explosive Thursday on a pipeline belonging to France's Total in the western Saah district, the SITE Intelligence Group reported ... more New Colorado - Wyoming Transmission Offering 
Cheyenne WY (SPX) Apr 01, 2008A new transmission line connecting the Front Range of Colorado with the wind-rich high plains of eastern Wyoming is planning to offer capacity rights in an open auction in June 2008. The Wyoming-Colorado Intertie Project has announced its time line for an Open Season auction for up to 900 MW of transmission capacity between the two states. If the auction is successful the project ... more Examples of eco-friendly measures in Swedish town of Vaexjoe 
Vaexjoe, Sweden (AFP) March 31, 2008The southern Swedish town of Vaexjoe is a world leader in environmental protection, with many international delegations visiting the town to see the measures it has implemented. The following are some concrete examples of the initiatives Vaexjoe has introduced to help fight climate change, such as new apartment buildings constructed entirely out of wood. ... more |
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Paris, France (ESA) Mar 31, 2008International Space Station managers gave the go-ahead on yesterday for Jules Verne ATV to proceed with the second of two demonstration days in the lead up to a first ISS docking attempt later in the week. On Monday, Demonstration Day 2 will see ATV approach to within 11 m of the ISS. "Having tested very successfully on Saturday the first part of the rendezvous, in particular using the ... more Researchers Explore Materials Degradation In Space 
Arlington VA (AFNS) Mar 31, 2008When Space Shuttle Endeavor launched March 11, more than 1,000 new materials were onboard to be tested as a part of the sixth Materials International Space Station Experiment, or MISSE-6. The Air Force Office of Scientific Research initiated MISSE-6 to gain a theoretical understanding of the mechanisms involved in materials degradation. In the low-Earth-orbit environment -- 50-1,240 miles ... more Old Solar Cycle Returns 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Mar 31, 2008Solar Cycle 23, how can we miss you if you won't go away? Barely three months after forecasters announced the beginning of new Solar Cycle 24, old Solar Cycle 23 has returned. (Actually, it never left. Read on.) "This week, three big sunspots appeared and they are all old cycle spots," says NASA solar physicist David Hathaway. "We know this because of their magnetic polarity." What's going ... more Consumer Telematics Hardware And Services Revenue Will Reach 41 Billion Dollars By 2013 
London, UK (SPX) Mar 28, 2008After several years of moderate growth, consumer telematics solutions are expected to become very popular in the future as drivers start to appreciate the advantages of GPS and cellular communication technology for improved safety, comfort and entertainment," says ABI Research principal analyst Dominique Bonte. "According to our latest forecasts, by 2013 OEM and aftermarket consumer telematics ... more Dash Navigation Now Shipping First Two-Way Connected GPS Device Exclusively At Amazon.com 
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Mar 28, 2008Dash Navigation and Amazon.com have announced that the highly anticipated Dash Express, the first Internet-connected GPS device, is now shipping. The Dash Express is designed to deliver the most accurate traffic and destination information to consumers in their cars every day. With two-way connectivity, Dash Express delivers traffic and destination information in exciting new ways, and offers a ... more
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