Monday, October 4th, 2010
Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency will continue mapping luxury real estateproperties across the country from the skies via helicopter raids over next week. This was announced by the Revenue Agency’s head Krasimir Stefanov to Darik Radio just days after the tax authorities launched the spectacular operation together with helicopter Air Detachment 28. Read More
Monday, October 4th, 2010
ALL AFRICA – The African Development Bank has made infrastructure development a cornerstone in its development agenda with regional member countries. The Bank recognizes that lack of adequate social and economic infrastructure is one of the key constraints to short- and medium-term poverty reduction in Africa, and has thus been a major force in private
Monday, October 4th, 2010
ESA – Members of the space and oil and gas sectors have come together in the first meeting of its kind to discuss current Earth observation capabilities and the evolving information requirements within the oil and gas industry. Read More
Sunday, October 3rd, 2010
BfN – For about 10.000 kilometres of larger rivers and streams of Germany dimension, loss of flooding areas, and status of the remaining active floodplains are presented in three maps. These maps and the status report on floodplains shows that at large parts of streams like Rhine, Elbe, Danube, and Odra only 10-20% of the former
Sunday, October 3rd, 2010
EEDA – ideaSpace, part of the new Hauser Forum, is the latest Cambridge business organisation to get behind the Discovering Start-Ups competition run by Cambridge Wireless and supported by the East of England Development Agency (EEDA). The new initiative is designed to showcase and support the next generation of wireless technology companies and give them the opportunity
Sunday, October 3rd, 2010
RIA NOVOSTI – The Russian Navy is currently taking measures to integrate the Glonass satellite system with the RSDN-20 radio-technical navigation system, he added. The RSDN-20 is a navaid used to determine positions of aircraft, vessels and submarines; however its effectiveness is low. Integration with Glonass will allow the system to determine positions of objects with the accuracy
Sunday, October 3rd, 2010
SA MAIL & GUARDIAN – Relatively new in the South African public transport mix is the bus rapid transport (BRT), a system that uses a mix of technology, dedicated road lanes and new-generation buses, to provide high-speed services to commuters in the major cities. Read More
Saturday, October 2nd, 2010
BGS – Scientists at the British Geological Survey (BGS) have found evidence in the UK of large ash particles from the Icelandic volcanic eruption in April 2010. This discovery will help refine the modelling of ash plume dispersal for future eruptions. Read More
Saturday, October 2nd, 2010
NWO – When making malaria predictions you must not look at the average monthly temperature but rather at variations around the average temperature. These have proven to be far more important for the development and survival of malaria parasites and malaria mosquitoes. Rubicon researcher Krijn Paaijmans published this research finding in the journal PNAS. Read More
Saturday, October 2nd, 2010
NORWAY NEWS – Norway will help six African countries gain control of the oil and gas r esources located off their coastal borders. According to an agreement to be signed in New York Tuesday, Norway will provide assistance to six countries — Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mauritania and Senegal — in setting up of their
