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Analysis: Brand-jacking on the rise Washington (UPI) Mar 9, 2009 
The illegal use of trademarked brand names online, known as brand-jacking, continued to rise last year, and the great majority of abusive sites are now mature e-commerce efforts with life spans of up to two years, according to a new survey. Cyber-squatting, in which crooks set up a Web page containing a trademarked name to hawk counterfeit goods, spread malicious software or sell pornog ... read moreStimulus Plan Is A Ray Of Sunshine For Solar Industry 
Tempe AZ (SPX) Mar 10, 2009The solar industry was moving at a frantic pace through the end of 2008 in an effort to capture the solar tax credits that were set to expire at years end. Global demand for solar hit a whopping 5.3 GW and saw the price of silicon skyrocket and solar panels became very scarce. Citigroup's Timothy Arcuri in a recent research note observed that, "Global demand for solar is likely to see a sl ... more
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Scientists learn to 'declaw' plutonium
Beer-Sheva, Israel (UPI) Mar 9, 2009 Engineers at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel say they have developed a way to "declaw" nuclear fuel, ensuring only peaceful plutonium use. The engineers said their technique "denatures" plutonium created in large nuclear reactors, making it unsuitable for use in nuclear arms. They said that by adding Americium, a form of the basic synthetic element found in commercial s ... more Nigeria foils plot to attack Chevron facility: military 
Lagos (AFP) March 9, 2009Nigeria's armed forces claimed Monday to have uncovered a plot to target a Chevron oil facility and its pipelines in the Niger Delta. "The Joint Task Force, Operation Restore Hope, has uncovered a plan by some suspected illegal oil bunkerers from the Benkrukru community in Delta State to attack Chevron's Abiteye flow station and blow up pipelines," it said. In a statement, military spoke ... more Analysis: U.S. engineer protects Iraqi oil 
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 09, 2009New physical barriers keeping would-be saboteurs from attacking Iraq's northern pipeline have led to increased oil exports. It's a major reason Elizabeth Burg, a U.S. Army civilian who volunteered for duty in Iraq, was recently named one of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' top five proteges. Burg's duties include inspections of Iraqi contract workers beefing up the Pipeline Exclusion Z ... more  |
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Walker's World: The big spenders
Brussels (UPI) Mar 9, 2009 And the winner is ... Saudi Arabia. Of all the countries taking part in the Group of 20 financial summit in London on April 2, the calculations of the International Monetary Fund find that Saudi Arabia is making the biggest single contribution in stimulus spending. The desert kingdom pumped 2.4 percent of GDP into stimulus in 2008, and is spending 3.3 percent of GDP in 2009 and 3.5 perc ... more Asia markets dip on Japan news 
Hong Kong (AFP) March 9, 2009Most Asian share markets dipped Monday on more glum news from Japan, where stocks hit a 26-year low on the announcement of the country's first current account deficit in more than a decade. The government said the deficit in Japan's current account, the broadest measure of trade in goods and services, was a larger-than-expected 172.8 billion yen (1.8 billion dollars). Japan has historica ... more National hypersonic science centers named 
Washington (UPI) Mar 9, 2009 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and U.S. Air Force have created national hypersonic centers in California, Texas and Virginia. Officials said the three centers will advance research in air-breathing propulsion, materials and structures, and boundary layer control for aircraft that can travel at Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound, and faster. NASA and the A ... more Solat Industry Internal Research System: The Wall 
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 10, 2009PHOTON Consulting has announced the release of The Wall. Developed originally as an internal tool for PHOTON Consulting, this database has been used exclusively by PHOTON Consulting researchers. With the most comprehensive and concise analytics, The Wall is a one of a kind decision support tool for the solar industry. The Wall contains historical and 5-year forward projections for solar en ... more |
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