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Thompson Files: Boeing at war with USAF
Arlington, Va., April 29, 2008 If you want to understand how former allies end up going to war - or former lovers end up getting divorced - take a look at how Boeing and the U.S. Air Force are treating each other in their angry confrontation over the award of a next-generation tanker program to Northrop Grumman. Boeing expected to win the contract, and now finds itself facing the prospect of losing a 50-year ... more Pentagon denies report of new Iran war planning 
Mexico City (AFP) April 30, 2008The United States remains focused on halting Iranian meddling inside Iraq, the Pentagon's spokesman said here Wednesday, denying reports of new planning for military options against Iran. "I'm not aware of any ramping up or revision of war plans for Iran," Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell told reporters traveling with US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who is winding up a two day visit here. ... more Three Chinese banks in world's top four: study 
Paris (AFP) April 30, 2008Three Chinese institutions were among the world's top four banks at the end of 2007 at a time when the market capitalisation of Western banks was suffering from a global financial crisis, a study showed Wednesday. The number one spot in the rankings, compiled by the Boston Consulting Group, was occupied by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, with market capitalisation of nearly 340 ... more General Dynamics And Cisco Systems Advance Battlefield Networking 
Taunton MA (SPX) May 01, 2008General Dynamics C4 Systems and teammate Cisco Systems have successfully integrated Cisco's Unified Communications Manager software into the General Dynamics Itronix GoBook XR-1 computer. This will allow current and future users of the Army's Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) to access communication services such as telephony, email, voice and text messaging via a fully-ruggedized ... more Marine Snails Could Help Provide Better Armor For Soldiers 
Riverside CA (SPX) May 01, 2008Marine snails, sea urchins, and other animals from the sea are teaching researchers in UC Riverside's Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering how to make the world a better place. Consider, for example, the possibilities of designing a lightweight armor that would protect U.S. soldiers in Iraq from Improvised Explosive Devices. Or, what flexible ceramics might offer industry. ... more |
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Kabul (AFP) April 30, 2008Afghan security forces Wednesday raided the Kabul hideout of Taliban militants behind an attack on President Hamid Karzai, sparking a battle that left seven people dead including a woman and child. Two rebels and three government agents were also among the dead after fierce clashes involving rockets and machine-guns raged for around 10 hours at a "safe house" in the west of the capital, the ... more Baghdad dust storm disrupts road, air traffic 
Baghdad (AFP) April 30, 2008A blinding dust storm hit Baghdad for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, forcing pedestrians to stay indoors and bringing road and air traffic to a halt, officials said. Fine dust from the storm, which is expected to continue for several days, has seeped into homes, depositing a thin film of yellow powder. "People are afraid of storms. They do not want to leave their homes and they ... more NATO chief would 'eat tie' over Russia drone claim: spokesman 
Brussels (AFP) April 30, 2008NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has offered to eat his tie if Russia can prove that an alliance war plane recently shot down a Georgian drone, his spokesman said Wednesday. "The secretary general said that he would eat his tie if it turned out that a NATO Mig-29 had magically appeared in Abkhazia and shot down a Georgian drone," spokesman James Appathurai told reporters in ... more Scientists Collect Data To Aid Afghanistan Reconstruction 
Washington DC (SPX) May 01, 2008Policymakers, potential private investors, and the public received valuable new information today to help identify fault lines and the potential location of undiscovered water, oil and gas, and non-fuel mineral resources in Afghanistan. Data were collected by U.S. Geological Survey scientists, who flew over Afghanistan and conducted an airborne geophysical and photographic survey of the country. ... more Researchers Develop Method For Transmitting Medical Images Via Cell Phones 
Jerusalem (SPX) May 01, 2008A process to transmit medical images via cellular phones that has been developed by a Hebrew University of Jerusalem researcher has the potential to provide sophisticated radiological diagnoses and treatment to the majority of the world's population lacking access to such technology. This would include millions in developing nations as well as those in rural areas of developed countries who live ... more |
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Washington (AFP) April 30, 2008The United States said Wednesday it was "concerned" about reports that China has sentenced 30 people to between three years and life in prison for their role over last month's Tibetan unrest. "We have seen the reports. We are concerned. We don't think that anyone should break the law, but we also believe in freedom of expression and assembly," said White House spokeswoman Dana Perino. ... more UN food supremo warns against 'knee-jerk' response to biofuels 
Geneva (AFP) April 30, 2008A senior UN official who will lead a top international task force on the global food price crisis warned Wednesday against a hasty response to the growing use of biofuels. "I think we should avoid a knee-jerk response," UN under-secretary general for humanitarian affairs John Holmes told reporters. Holmes was tasked by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to head a new task force to counter ... more 'Biofuels frenzy' fuels global food crisis: experts 
Washington (AFP) April 29, 2008A "biofuels frenzy" and other misguided policies have led to the global food crisis in which prices have soared and rice consumption has outpaced production, threatening a billion people with malnutrition, experts said Tuesday. International agriculture researchers warned that farmers will need to double global food production by 2030 to meet rising demand, and said countries should impose a ... more Beacon Power To Provide Flywheel System To Support Wind Power Integration Project In California 
Tyngsboro MA (SPX) May 01, 2008Beacon Power has announced that it has been awarded a subcontract to provide a flywheel energy storage system in support of a wind integration R and D project sponsored by the California Energy Commission. Beacon will receive approximately $250,000 to offset R and D expenses and will contribute an additional $90,000 of engineering resources for the project, bringing the R and D total to ... more Analysis: Algae emerges as new fuel source 
Chicago, April 30, 2008 As climate change and rising oil prices intensify the search for alternative energy sources, researchers are on the brink of commercializing algae for fuel, experts say. These small, plantlike organisms could be used as feedstocks for ethanol or other biofuels, replacing some of the traditional sources of ethanol, such as corn or soybeans. Algae possess several characteristics ... more
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