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Space Shuttle's Legacy: More Technology Spinoffs Than Apollo Era Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:19PMAlthough the shuttle program has ended, the technologies that spun off in its wake continue to change lives.
Energy Conversion Devices to Divest Ovonic Battery Company Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:00AMAUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. , a leading global manufacturer of thin-film flexible solar laminate products and systems for the building-integrated and commercial rooftop markets, today announced that it is initiating a process to divest its Ovonic Battery Company subsidiary.
NASA agrees to help modify Atlas 5 rocket for astronauts Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:12AMUnited Launch Alliance and NASA will share technical data to help ready the company's Atlas 5 rocket for astronaut passengers, officials announced Monday.
AC-DC Power Supplies: Economic Factors, Application Drivers, Architecture/Packaging Trends, Technology and Regulatory ... Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:50AMReportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:
Adams fair touts close fellowship Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:04AMAs the temperature climbed into the 90s Monday afternoon, not even a new, 22,000-square-foot complex could chill sun-baked Adams County fairgoers. Unless nature called.
Beer cocktails put a new twist on summer refreshments Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:07PMBeer cocktails as an excuse to dabble in two things: brews and booze.
City consultants unveil proposed rebuilding plan Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:46PMTUSCALOOSA | An exhaustive proposal for revitalizing the areas of Tuscaloosa affected by the April 27 tornado is now in the hands of City Hall. The 96-page document centers on seven key elements — ranging from a citywide greenbelt and walking trail to village centers and multi-use neighborhoods. The document grew out of five weeks of brainstorming and idea-gathering from city officials, business ...
SPoT Coffee First Quarter 2011 Results: Reports 15% Increase in Gross Profit Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:13PMTORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 18, 2011) - SPOT COFFEE (CANADA) LTD. (TSX VENTURE:SPP) ("SPoT" or the "Company") released on June 28, 2011 its financial results for the Company's first quarter ended March 31, 2011. Complete financial statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis have been filed for public review at www.sedar.com and are available on the ...
K. Hovnanian Homes focuses on greener homes, new communities Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:00PMWhile much of the real estate industry seems to have been treading water these past few years, holding out until the economy comes back around, one Tampa Bay builder has used the down time as an opportunity to make strategic moves and expand its offerings.
Awesome Airbus Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:16PMTO call an Airbus A380 a big plane is obviously an understatement. With a height of 24.1 metres, [...]
Wind Energy Manufacturer Selects Kansas For New Facility Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:46PMColorado-based New Millennium Wind Energy has chosen the Kansas Logistics Park in Newton for its first manufacturing facility, state and local officials announced today.
Celebrating the 'Best of Best' in the Sanford/Springvale area Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:59PMThe auto technicians at Ballenger Auto (best auto mechanic): From left, Mike Lamontagne, Andy Gailloux, Armand Morin, Pat Hamel and Jason Baldwin. Missing: Ron Morin.
The truth about NASA's space tech spinoffs Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:43PMTang. Velcro. Teflon. Each is popularly known as a product of the space age, and yet none of them represent actual NASA tech spinoffs. The real truth behind the innovations that came from human and robotic spaceflight is far murkier.
Suntech's Warranty on Solar Panels Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:15PMSuntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd has extended the limited product warranty for its standard product offering from five to ten years.
9th Square Rescue Mission Triumphs Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:46AMThe nearly 100 year-old S.Z. Field building—which once shook with vibrations of printing presses, then was left for dead—reopened for business as part of a complex with 65 new apartments, many with original wood floors, brick, and beams.
Lutron Services Company Expands National Authorized Service Network through Agreement with SYLVANIA Lighting Services ... Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:09AMCOOPERSBURG, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SYLVANIA Lighting Services Corp. will perform services related to Lutron Electronics commercial lighting control products including start-up, system programming and warranty services.
SC Johnson to Exhibit Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Collection Centered Around Families and the Home Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:00AMToday SC Johnson and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation announce a long-term loan agreement for the company to display a collection of artifacts highlighting Frank Lloyd Wright's influence on families and the home. Â The agreement marks a new chapter in the Johnson family's long history with the visionary architect.
Hamilton Sundstrand authorizes Mubadala Aerospace for Boeing 787 MRO Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:15AMAbu Dhabi, July 14, 2011 - Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation and Mubadala Mubadala Aerospace have finalized a wide-ranging strategic agreement under which Mubadala Mubadala Aerospace will be a key part of the support network for servicing Hamilton Sundstrand products and systems on the Boeing 787. The deal, a first for Hamilton Sundstrand, includes a licensing agreement for Mubadala Mubadala ...
Wärtsilä to supply Ship Design for new generation of MARLIN super container feeders for Graig Group Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:09AMWärtsilä Corporation, Trade and Technical Press release, 14 July 2011The MARLIN series is a major leap forward for the container feeder section. The design marks a new era in the container industry´s standard for environmentally sustainable, …
California launch pad readied for huge rocket Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:58PMAn unused pad at the nation's West Coast launch complex is being retrofitted to send up what would be the world's most powerful rocket.
Hamilton Sundstrand Authorizes Mubadala Aerospace for Boeing 787 MRO Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:40PMABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates , July 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation and Mubadala Aerospace have finalized a wide-ranging strategic agreement under which Mubadala Aerospace will be a key part of the support network for servicing Hamilton Sundstrand products and systems on the Boeing 787. The deal, a first for Hamilton Sundstrand, includes a licensing agreement for ...
China’s strategic eggs in South Asia Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:36AMChina is not a South Asian power, but it has been seeking to build up for itself a strong South Asian presence which could cater to its strategic needs in the long term.
Salt Lake Builder Replicates House From "Up" Film Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:55PMThe candy-colored model, built by Bangerter Homes, has become a showpiece for an ambitious master planned community.
On the Boards – SAGE Electrochromics HVM-1 Plant Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:24PMSAGE Electrochromics’ vision of its first High Volume Manufacturing (HVM-1) facility is coming to fruition through the design efforts of LHB’s Commercial Group. The energy-efficient and high-performance building will pursue LEED silver certification.
Meeting reminder: Public input meeting for Flushing business design standards is tonight Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:22PMAt 7:30 p.m. today a public input will be held to discuss design standards for future commercial buildings, as well as remodeling of current ones.
Fears Brazilian clout could dominate Peru Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:25PMThe towering statue of Jesus on a cliff overlooking the Pacific looks, at first glance, eerily like Rio de Janeiro's majestic Christ the Redeemer, a famed icon of Brazil on the Atlantic side of the co
Fort Myers Fence Company Announces Wholesale Fence Materials Now Available to Public Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:28AMLiberty Fencing, a Fort Myers fence company announces a new service in which it will be providing wholesale fencing materials directly to the public.We are offering the public the chance to cut out the middle man and save money on their own fence projects," said Jonathan Duffy, owner and President, Liberty Fencing. We are getting...
Q-Cells to complete 60 megawatt project for Starwood Energy Group in North America Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 9:15AMSAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Q-Cells North America, a global leader in designing, building and managing financially sustainable solar photovoltaic (PV) solutions, has been issued a full notice to proceed with construction activities of a 10 Megawatt project as final part of a combined 60 Megawatt project in Ontario, Canada. Q-Cells will implement this project on a turn–key basis for Starwood ...
Pro-business attitude keeps Chilliwack open for business Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 9:04AMAs a high school student in Chilliwack, Brad Miller bought gas for his Ford F100 pickup truck with proceeds from working the 4 p.m. to midnight shift at Ironside’s Machine and Welding, a local equipment manufacturer. Miller is now president of the fast-growing company with 250 employees which designs, builds and exports compressed natural gas equipment, some of which is shipped to China ...
Plan aims to keep the 'burb at Brookie Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 9:00AMTHIS is the first look at a new design for the Brookvale Oval and Park. It will use and and extend the popular grassed hill around the Northern Beaches oval.
Lighting Science Group's CEO Asks Congress Not to Roll Back Light Bulb Energy Efficiency Standards Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 8:00AMLighting Science Group Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jim Haworth issued the following statement regarding the movement to pass the Better Use of Light Bulbs Act, H.R. 2417:
Hamilton Sundstrand Supports Final Space Shuttle Mission Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 2:12AMWINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. | Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, on Friday supported the final launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, continuing its legacy of...
City Council looking west Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 7:24AMLocal residents will have one more chance Tuesday to look over a proposal for how to develop a wide region of Greenville, before the City Council votes to formally add the recommendations to the city’s future plans.
Made in the Mid-Willamette Valley: Oregon Bath & Kitchen Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 5:15AMAt Oregon Bath & Kitchen, we not only provide all the construction and design related needs to meet the demands of the customer; we also manufacture all of our own cabinets, allowing us flexibility to meet any project requirements.
SmartWatt Energy Completes LED Lighting Retrofit at Americold’s Gouldsboro, PA Cold Storage Facility, 13 Month Payback Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 2:20AMSmartWatt Energy, Inc. recently completed a LED lighting retrofit at Americold’s temperature-controlled storage facility in Gouldsboro, PA that resulted in a short, 13 month payback. The project produces higher quality light, will save $195,806 per year in lighting costs and will result in $67,308 per year in coincidence cooling savings. (PRWeb July 10, 2011) Read the full story at [[[SHIFTOUT ...
Japan Nuclear Disaster Update 30: It was, is, and will be worse than you thought [Greg Laden's Blog] Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 10:12AMPerhaps the most interesting single thing on the table in today's update is the revelation that at least one of Fukushima's reactors suffered sufficient damage from the earthquake that hit the region ... prior to the tsunami ... to have likely gone out of control or melted down. This is hard to assess because the tsunami caused so much additional damage as to obscure earlier damage, and because ...
Sunrise Greetings® and HealeyGrisham Partner for Hooray for the Underdog!® Card Line Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 3:48PMSunrise GreetingsÂ® today formally announced an agreement with HealeyGrisham for development and distribution of the Hooray for the Underdog!Â® card line.
RISE to the Top: CB Richard Ellis Office, Dallas, Designed by HKS, Inc. Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:51PMHKS Commercial Interiors designs a winning prototype to integrate three existing, Dallas-based CB Richard Ellis offices into one
East Donegal continues energy-system discussion Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:49PMEast Donegal planners continued discussion Thursday on a proposed ordinance regulating alternative energy systems in the township.The board — thinned by summer vacations — lacked enough members for a quorum and took no action on any items discussed at the meeting.It also gave no indicati...
Ernst & Young honours Prairies finalists for Entrepreneur Of The Year 2011 Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:17PMErnst & Young honours Prairies finalists for Entrepreneur Of The Year 2011
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne's Space Shuttle Main Engines Power Final Flight to International Space Station Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 12:12PMIn an awesome display of technology and immense power that capped a 30-year legacy of boosting orbiters into space, three Space Shuttle Main Engines today successfully powered the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on the program's final flight to the International Space Station . Â The SSME is the only fully reusable high-performance rocket engine rated for human spaceflight, having delivered the ...
Hamilton Sundstrand Supports Final Space Shuttle Mission; Plans Continued Involvement with U.S. Space Program Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:46AMHamilton Sundstrand Corporation, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation , today supported the final launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, continuing its legacy of contributions to every launch since the shuttle's maiden mission in 1981.
Elkhorn Project vies for statewide RTA award Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 8:37AMMayor Bill Pinkham talks to citizens informally at his Coffee Chat on Wednesday. ( Juley Harvey )
Venstar Expands New York State Distribution Of Its HVAC Control Products With DBM Control Distributors Inc. And DBM ... Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 4:05AMVenstar, a leading thermostat and energy management systems supplier, recently announced that it has expanded New York state distribution of its commercial and residential thermostat HVAC control products by adding two new distributors.
Events 4-29-11 Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 3:03AMThis series, presented by the Friends of the Dennis Public Library, kicks off at 2 p.m. April 29 , with a talk by the multi-talented mystery writer Peter Abrahams, who has more than 25 novels to his credit, including the best-selling Chet and Bernie mysteries.
Fulcrum Utility Srvc - Final Results Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 1:12AMFulcrum Utility Srvc - Final Results
After big business deals, Abound Solar progresses toward move Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 9:27PMA second production line is almost installed in Colorado and a third will go in before a solar manufacturer moves into Tipton County, company and county officials said last week.
GasTechno Goes Commercial With Alcohol, Biofuel, Chemical Plant Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 3:45PMWalloon Lake-based Gas Technologies LLC said Thursday that it has streamlined its GasTechno advanced alcohol, biofuels and chemical plant that profitably converts natural gas to liquids and chemical products at an unprecedented capital cost of less than $2 million.
TelcoBridges Signs CRM-CSI as Their NEW VoIP Gateway Partner in Costa Rica; Focused on Building New Channels ... Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 2:05PMTelcoBridges Inc., the preferred hardware and software supplier for telecom resellers, system integrators, and solution developers, today announced its most recent partnership with CRM-CSI, certified reseller for Costa Rica and LATAM. (PRWeb July 07, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8626681.htm
SmartWatt Energy Completes LED Lighting Retrofit at VersaCold's Gouldsboro, PA Cold Storage Facility, 13 Month Payback Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 1:06PMSmartWatt Energy recently completed a LED lighting retrofit at VersaCold's temperature-controlled storage facility in Gouldsboro, PA that resulted in a short, 13 month payback. The project produces higher quality light, will save $195,806 per year in lighting costs and will result in $67,308 per year in coincidence cooling savings. (PRWeb July 07, 2011) Read the full story at http ...