Saturday, March 17th, 2012
The House of Representatives has approved a bill mandating the Land Management Bureau to conduct a fresh survey of land titles to separate the bonafide landowners from fake land claimants. The House approved on second reading House Bill 5870 or the “Cadastral Survey Act of 2012″ requiring the implementation of a nationwide cadastral survey aimed at
Saturday, March 17th, 2012
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management will OK 1,298 new eastern Utah gas wells proposed by Gasco Energy, according to a final environmental study released Friday. Once drilled, the expanded Uinta Basin field would represent a significant boost to a gas industry that already has sunk more than 6,000 wells in the state, and Gov. Gary
Friday, March 16th, 2012
Deep in the African rainforest and three days from home, a tribal hunter, punting down a backwater, puts aside his spear and takes out a GPS handset. He doesn’t need the Global Positioning System to know where he is. He is intimate with every inch of his tribe’s forests. But he taps an icon on
Friday, March 16th, 2012
Yesterday Industry Minister Christian Paradis emerged from the secret invisible fortress he’s been hiding in since his appointment to announce the new rules that will govern the upcoming auctions of wireless spectrum. He revealed a number of conditions designed to foster competition and extend services to rural areas, chief among them being the welcoming of
Friday, March 16th, 2012
My mother-in-law likes to use public transport. Why wouldn’t she, as a trip from her home in Espoo to the centre of Helsinki is easy. Numerous bus lines are running just a couple of hundred metres away from her home, two of which will whisk her to Helsinki’s Kamppi in 20 minutes. In a few years’ time,
Friday, March 16th, 2012
Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen says Germany can become world champions in resource efficiency. A recent cabinet paper outlines 20 ways the country can achieve that goal and critics are reacting positively. Late last month, Germany’s environment ministry published a report outlining how the country would slash the amount of resources it uses in its economy. Known
Friday, March 16th, 2012
“We need smarter tools to manage, search, and manipulate information – tools that can comprehend language as humans speak it.” Fulbright scholarships are awarded for a combination of academic merit and leadership potential. The Fulbright Program is part of one of the largest and most prestigious educational exchange programs in the world. Read More
Thursday, March 15th, 2012
First Chinese attempt to traverse the Northern Sea Route will take place this summer. It will be the first time ever a Chinese icebreaker sails into the Barents Sea. China is eyeing the Arctic and increases its presence by announcing a research expedition all along the north coast of Siberia towards the Barents Sea. The icebreaker
Thursday, March 15th, 2012
Even the most accurate plan omits many details and design options. The client requires imagination to imagine the finished building.Now enables 3D video glasses from the KIT Spinoffs “inreal Technologies” a faithful representation in virtual reality. With the help of integrated high-resolution motion sensors in the virtual environment in real time to match the natural head movement.Read
Thursday, March 15th, 2012
All the buildings in 3D, curves and lines with more realistic simulation EA has announced the continuation of urban simulation “SimCity”. The game will be released for PC in 2013. A Mac version has not been confirmed. Read More
