Saturday, October 15th, 2011
In the Bay of Douarnenez, the agents of natural marine park Iroise follow closely the flat fish, especially juveniles sole and turbo. Read More
Saturday, October 15th, 2011
Umno Youth Keningau has requested the State Government to adopt a more appropriate system to improve the state’s land management, particularly those relating to land applications. Its chief, Azman Haji Ruslan said the time has come for State Government to consider the implementation of a computerised land registration system (CLRS) in Sabah, like what is currently adopted
Saturday, October 15th, 2011
Navigation beacons must be as visible as possible. So 20th century radio navigation towers guiding aircraft stood hundreds of metres tall, while the lighthouses guarding mariners of treacherous waters reach dozens of metres in height or cling to high ground. In essence navigation satellites are the same, except they are built on the ultimate high
Saturday, October 15th, 2011
The emirate is to create a detailed inventory of the greenhouse gases it emits. The UAE as a country already reports its emissions as part of a global treaty under the United Nations, but the new project, from the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, will take a more detailed approach. Ruqaya Mohamed, the assistant manager – climate
Friday, October 14th, 2011
Recent news of the dire condition of the Bulgarian State Railways company bring to mind a well-known model of state neglect and tolls yet another chime for the very possibility of Bulgaria’s development as an integral country. The first part of this model is years-long neglect, which also includes years-long overlooking by the state of
Friday, October 14th, 2011
The deal puts Total firmly in the lead among foreign companies operating in the Russian Arctic. The company is from before a partner in the Shtokman project, as well as in the Kharyaga project in the Timan Pechora province. Read More
Friday, October 14th, 2011
BP has revealed the story of North Sea oil will run for at least another 40 years after receiving the go-ahead for a major £4.5 billion project. The second phase of the giant Clair field, west of the Shetland Islands, forms part of £10bn being spent on four projects by BP and its partners from Shell,
Friday, October 14th, 2011
China has become one of the world’s biggest economic superpowers. The country is booming, and personal wealth and prosperity are on the rise – especially among the middle class. But that has its drawbacks, too. More goods, services and people are on the move, and China’s roads are becoming increasingly congested. Many cities and towns
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
ORBCOMM Inc. today announced the successful launch of VesselSat1, an Automatic Identification Service (AIS) enabled satellite built by LuxSpace Sarl (LuxSpace), an affiliate of OHB System AG. VesselSat1 launched from the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) launch pad at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh near the Bay of the Bengal at 1:30 AM EDT. The satellite
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
The urban population was 8662,4 thousand people, rural population was 7347,2 thousand people. The urban population increased to 206,6 thousand people or to 2,4 %, and rural – to 821,7 thousand people or to 12,6 %. The share of the urban population in the country was 54,1 %, rural – 45,9 %, in 1999 their share was 56,4
