Saturday, October 16th, 2010
GCN – Logistics is an unsexy but vital component of any successful military operation. During the past two decades, computer-based tracking technologies have emerged to help commanders plan and track supply shipments. The military services have developed many different systems that operate separately, and that has created headaches for warfighters who need to locate and
Saturday, October 16th, 2010
CHINA DAILY – Bulgaria and Russia agreed here Friday to speed up the construction of the South Stream gas pipeline. This was announced after Russian energy company chief executive officer Alexei Miller met Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Economy Minister Traicho Traikov. Both sides told reporters separately that significant progress on the South Stream
Friday, October 15th, 2010
Several new Kipp and Zonen sensors are now available for solar-energy research applications. A complete solar monitoring station for research or solar prospecting typically measures global horizontal radiation (GH), direct normal irradiance (DNI), and diffuse radiation. For monitoring GH, Campbell Scientific offers the CMP6, CMP11, and CMP21 pyranometers. These pyranometers measure solar radiation with a high-quality
Friday, October 15th, 2010
It is particularly satisfying for us at Campbell Scientific when we develop technologies or products that benefit a large number of our customers. Because of this, we are excited to release our new wireless-sensor product line that allows sensors to be installed at a distance from the datalogger without connecting cables. Freeing sensors from the location
Friday, October 15th, 2010
HURRIYET TURKEY – Turkish and Chinese companies will jointly construct high-speed train lines in Turkey, Turkish State Railways, or TCDD, Director General Süleyman Karaman said Friday. In an agreement signed between China and Turkey last week, China will grant loans for the construction of a Silk Road Railway of high-speed train lines between Edirne and Kars. Read
Friday, October 15th, 2010
MASDAR – Joining a global call to action, more than 150 members of the Masdar community took part in the International Day of Climate Action for the second straight year to raise awareness about climate change and the dangers of excessive carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. Organized by 350.org, the annual worldwide rally connects communities
Friday, October 15th, 2010
RIA NOVOSTI – In the bitterly cold darkness more than a thousand kilometers above the Arctic Circle, a team of Russian scientists on Friday inaugurated a floating research station that will be home to 15 researchers for up to a year. Strong winds blew snow across the ice as the Russian flag was raised above the Severny
Friday, October 15th, 2010
NORWAY POST – Norwegian adventurer and polar explorer Børge Ousland and his friend Thorleif Thorleifson are back in Norway after having completed an Arctic voyage through both the North East and the North West Passage. They have written a new chapter in Polar History, after being the first to complete such a voyage in one season. Read More
Friday, October 15th, 2010
DER SPIEGEL – After years of work deep under the surface of the earth, drilling on the Gotthard Base Tunnel is set to be completed on Friday. It will be years before the first trains roll through the 57-kilometer-long tunnel, but given the difficulties workers have encountered, it is a wonder they have come this far.
Thursday, October 14th, 2010
The District is looking to the future by revising its Official Community Plan. “We are entering into this process not only as a requirement under the community charter, but also to give council fresh direction from the community on moving ahead and setting achievable goals and objectives,” said Mayor Bev Parnham. Read More
