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TransCore Launches CabLink For In-cab Communications And Telematics
Portland OR (SPX) Sep 02, 2008TransCore introduces CabLink 100 percent satellite mobile terminals with next generation technology for small to mid-sized carriers and private fleets that need economical options for in-cab communications and sensor-enabled tracking and monitoring of mobile assets. The introduction of CabLink showcases a new streamlined design from the previous Text and Track product, integrates multiple ... more NASA Postpones Atlantis Mission To Hubble Again 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Sep 02, 2008NASA has postponed the Atlantis shuttle's launch to the Hubble Space Telescope for another two or three days to October 10-11, to complete work on an external fuel tank. During 'Servicing Mission 4', originally scheduled for launch on August 28 but postponed until October 8, the shuttle's seven-member crew will install new instruments, replace degraded systems, and "bring inactive ... more DataPath Wins Suppport Contract For US CENTCOM SatComm Hubs 
Duluth GA (SPX) Sep 02, 2008DataPath has been awarded $1.9 million to continue providing field services for DataPath Deployable Ku Band Earth Terminals (DKETs) at a key communications hub in Iraq. The DKET systems were built and installed by DataPath and are used by the U.S. military as critical satellite communications (SATCOM) hubs that deliver high-bandwidth capabilities on the battlefield. DataPath technical ... more Hanna Not Moving Much Near North Of The Caicos Islands 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 02, 2008Tropical Storm Hanna has virtually parked herself north of the Caicos Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, continuing to bring residents heavy rains and winds. A tropical storm warning remains in effect for the central and southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos islands. This visible image of Hanna was created by data from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS), an instrument that flies a ... more Sislink Secures 4000 Hours Of Eutelsat Satellite Capacity For SNG Customers 
Paris (SPX) Sep 02, 2008SISLink has signed a new contract with Eutelsat Communications for a total of 4,000 hours of capacity in average 9MHz slots on a range of Eutelsat satellites until 1 June 2009. This new contract, which continues an almost 20-year relationship between the two companies, equips SISLink to meet growing requirements from agencies and broadcasting organisations to provide TV coverage of leading ... more |
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London (AFP) Sept 1, 2008Last month was the dullest August in Britain since records began in 1929, with just 105.5 hours of sunshine over the entire month, officials said Monday. That was far below the month's average of 165 hours, the Met Office said, adding that August was also the fifth wettest on record with 139.8 millimetres (5.5 inches) of rain falling. But things are looking brighter for the months ahead, ... more The Cleanest, Greenest Courier in London is E-lectric 
London, UK (SPX) Sep 02, 2008eCourier.co.uk is e-lectric! In 2006 they became London's first carbon neutral same day courier company, and now they're rolling out zero emission electric vans and scooters as part of their fleet. The company are testing the 'Gem eLXD, which has been used by NASA; the funky MEGA multi-truck; and the worlds first purpose built electric scooter - the 'e-max'. Over the coming months ... more OnStar Opens Crisis Assist Emergency Services For Gustav Victims 
Detroit MI (SPX) Sep 02, 2008OnStar reminds its subscribers in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama that a simple push of the OnStar button in GM vehicles will put them in contact with specially-trained Crisis Advisors. On August 31, 2008, OnStar saw a 30 percent increase over typical call volume. OnStar's Crisis Assist capabilities include specially trained Crisis Advisors, who will help with ... more Russian bombers again cloud skies in Europe's far north 
Bodoe Airbase, Norway (AFP) Sept 1, 2008In scenes reminiscent of the Cold War, Russian bombers have returned to the skies in Europe's far north after years of absence, putting NATO's jet fighters on alert once again. At the Bodoe airbase, above the Arctic circle, two F-16s are always on call, ready to take off in less than 15 minutes for stand-offs with surprise visitors from Norway's eastern neighbour. "We have noticed a ... more Taiwan won't deploy longer-range missiles: report 
Taipei (AFP) Sept 1, 2008Taiwan's China-friendly government has decided not to deploy missiles capable of hitting Shanghai, in yet another sign of warming ties between the rivals, a report said Monday. Taipei has begun deploying its Hsiung-feng 2E cruise missiles, which have a range of 600 kilometres (360 miles), the Taipei-based China Times said. "The military had planned to further the range to 1,000 kilometre ... more |
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Miami (AFP) Sept 2, 2008US officials were keeping a close eye on another hurricane in the Caribbean and a tropical storm that formed in the Atlantic, posing a potential threat after Hurricane Gustav battered the US Gulf Coast. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Monday preparations were already underway as Hanna hit the Turks and Caicos Islands, with a forecast that it would head toward the eastern US ... more Worst believed over for storm-socked New Orleans 
New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) Sept 2, 2008New Orleans shrugged off a pounding blow by Hurricane Gustav, with relieved officials saying the city survived the storm's best shot and that it was time to prepare for residents to return. "It's been a hell of a day," St. Bernard Parish chief sheriff's deputy Jimmy Pohlmann told AFP as National Guard soldiers reinforced a nearby overflowing levee with sand bags at sundown Monday. "I thi ... more Grim prospects for Australian river system as drought bites:official 
Sydney (AFP) Sept 2, 2008Rivers in Australia's most important farming region are in critical condition thanks to the long-running drought, with no sign of an end to the 'big dry,' officials said Tuesday. The Murray-Darling Basin Commission, which monitors the east coast region that accounts for some 40 percent of the nation's farming production, said the level of water entering the Murray River was at a record low. ... more 15 drown as Indian flood relief boats capsize: officials 
Patna, India (AFP) Sept 2, 2008At least 15 people drowned overnight in two separate incidents in India's flood-ravaged northeast, an official said Tuesday. The dead were on two overcrowded rescue boats that capsized while ferrying people to relief camps and included children washed away by strong currents, said Bihar state's disaster management secretary Prataya Amrit. The boats were carrying people away from flooding ... more Mass exodus from Indian 'river of sorrow' 
Madhepura, India (AFP) Sept 2, 2008Distraught and destitute, countless numbers of poor Indian villagers are slowly wading out of their flood-hit region in a desperate search for food and drinking water. Huge swathes of the already impoverished state of Bihar are under water after a major river breached flood defences in neighbouring Nepal, changing course and washing away villages, crops, livestock and people. Survivors a ... more
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