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Satellites Take Sustainability To New Heights
Paris, France (ESA) Mar 26, 2008Shell Canada has incorporated Earth Observation data into its Sustainable Development Report, demonstrating the potential of satellites to provide a global and cost-effective way to measure objectively the sustainability of business activities. Companies that aim to create wealth while also contributing to the long-term quality of life and respect for the environment regularly issue environment ... more NASA discusses space exploration benefits 
St. Louis (UPI) Mar 25, 2008 A U.S. space agency deputy administrator and Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder discussed how space exploration can benefit that state's economy. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Deputy Administrator Shana Dale and Kinder discussed the issues Tuesday during a NASA "Future Forum" in St. Louis. The event is part of a year-long nationwide series of forums marking NASA's 50th anniversary ... more India Seeks Russia's Help In Space Pilot Training 
New Delhi, India (RIA Novosti) Mar 26, 2008India is considering sending one of its citizens into space on board a Russian spacecraft to acquire the skills necessary for future manned space missions, an Indian space source told RIA Novosti. "India would like to have one of its astronauts trained in Russia and send him into space on board the Soyuz spacecraft," said a senior researcher from the Indian Space Research Organization. ... more Google sees wireless Internet on unused television airwaves 
San Francisco (AFP) March 24, 2008Google wants US regulators to sign off on a plan to pack wireless Internet services into "TV white space" left empty as buffer zones between television broadcasting frequencies. Google on Monday sent the Federal Communications Commission its pitch to use TV white space for mobile Internet or telephone services instead of leaving it empty to assuage what it says are baseless worries by broadcast ... more Spacenet Extends Commercial Grade Broadband And Digital Phone Services To Alaska And Hawaii 
Mclean VA (SPX) Mar 26, 2008Spacenet has announced the introduction of its commercial grade Connexstar broadband and digital voice services to Alaska and Hawaii. Spacenet's Connexstar service, which offers high-speed two-way satellite communications, has powered networks for enterprise and government clients across the continental US since 2001. Starting in April 2008, Connexstar will be available in all 50 states including ... more |
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Atlanta GA (SPX) Mar 26, 2008Truancy not only keeps students from getting an education, it also acts as a gateway to the commission of illegal activities, such as vandalism, theft or more serious crimes. That's why getting students back in school is so important to the Midland County Justice Court in Texas, where they announced the use of Omnilink's electronic monitoring devices on at-risk truant students to track whether ... more deCarta Announces Real-Time, Two-Way Connected Navigation Service 
San Jose CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2008deCarta has announced its real-time, two-way connected navigation service for next- generation personal navigation devices and smartphones. The service will be made available to carriers, handset manufacturers, consumer brands, automotive OEMs and in-vehicle service providers in Q3 2008. deCarta will be demonstrating its connected navigation platform, reference architecture and select ... more Glonass System To Consist Of 30 Satellites 
Krasnoyarsk, Russia (RIA Novosti) Mar 26, 2008A fully operational Glonass cluster will consist of 30 Glonass-M and Glonass-K satellites by 2010, a satellite production corporation official said on Friday. Glonass (Global Navigation Satellite System) is the Russian equivalent of the U.S. Global Positioning System, which is designed for both military and civilian use, and allows users to identify their positions in real time. "The ... more Nova Scotia's Emergency Health Services System Deploys onBoard Mobile Gateway 
Nova Scotia, Canada (SPX) Mar 25, 2008In Motion Technology, a leader in wireless mobile communications systems for public safety organizations, today announced that the Emergency Health Services system of Nova Scotia, has deployed In Motion's onBoard Mobile Gateways to improve emergency operations, medical transportation and care for residents of its 32,000 square-mile service area. Emergency Medical Care manages the EHS ... more Ocean May Exist Beneath Titan's Crust 
Laurel MD (ESA) Mar 26, 2008Cassini has discovered evidence that points to the existence of an underground ocean of water and ammonia on Saturn's moon Titan. The findings were made using radar measurements of Titan's rotation. "With its organic dunes, lakes, channels and mountains, Titan has one of the most varied, active and Earth-like surfaces in the solar system," said Ralph Lorenz, lead author of the paper and ... more |
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Moscow (UPI) Mar 25, 2008 Russia and the United States have completed talks on U.S. plans to deploy a third positioning anti-ballistic missile region in Europe. The talks were held in the two-plus-two format with the participation of U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and their Russian counterparts Sergei Lavrov and Anatoly Serdyukov. Russian Foreign Minister ... more The ABM Deadlock Melamedov Version Part One 
Moscow (UPI) Mar 24, 2008 There was no breakthrough on Washington's controversial missile defense plans at the recent two-day Russian-U.S. talks in Moscow in the two-plus-two format of foreign and defense ministers. As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov put it after the talks on March 18, the sides have not reached agreement on the missile defense plans nor the control of strategic offensive arms, although ... more Analysis: Cyberattacks on Tibet groups 
Washington (UPI) Mar 24, 2008 Malicious e-mail and other cyberattacks on Tibet advocacy groups in the United States are linked to Internet servers used in past hacker intrusions traced by U.S. law enforcement to China. The link, made by security experts on the basis of publicly available data, is the first direct evidence the recently intensified attacks against the Tibet groups, reported by United Press Internation ... more France And UK To Forge Deals On Nuclear And Defence Issues 
London, UK (SPX) Mar 26, 2008The leaders of France and Britain are to hold a joint meeting later this week expected to result in an agreement to promote nuclear power as well as further co-operation on defence, immigration and money markets. UK daily the Guardian reported last week that Paris and London are ready to sign a deal on constructing a new generation of power plants, a move that is expected to be signed off by ... more 16 National Religious Organizations Oppose New Nuclear Bomb Plant 
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 26, 2008Sixteen national religious organizations filed formal public comments opposing the administration's plans to build a new nuclear bomb plant that would be wasteful, unneeded, and dangerous, the Friends Committee on National Legislation (Quakers) announced. "As religious leaders in the United States, we firmly oppose the administrations multi-billion dollar plan to rebuild the nations nuclear ... more
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