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AgBank draws 30 billion yuan from key investors: mediaShanghai (AFP) July 2, 2010 Agricultural Bank of China attracted more than 30 billion yuan (4.4 billion dollars) from key domestic institutions as it opened A-share subscriptions in Shanghai, state media said Friday. AgBank, which plans to raise 23.2 billion dollars in what would be a world-record initial public offering in Shanghai and Hong Kong, started taking orders from institutional investors on Thursday. The cornerstone investors include major insurance firms such as China Life Insurance, Ping An Insurance, People's ... read more |
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Can One-Time Tillage Improve No-till
Madison WI (SPX) Jun 30, 2010A one-time tillage has no adverse effects on yield or soil properties on no-till land, according to field research conducted at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Although tillage is another expense for farmers and generally increases the risk of soil erosion, a one-time tillage may be performed to correct some problem, such as a perennial weed problem. The feasibility study was con ... more Russia, Canada Seek Joint Arctic Space Monitoring Project
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 30, 2010Russia and Canada will start negotiations on the integration of their national space systems to monitor the Arctic, a Russian space official said on Tuesday. Anatoly Shilov, deputy head of the Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, said the first Russian-Canadian meeting was scheduled for August. "We are currently discussing which services will be provided by Russian satellites and which b ... more Alex Stirs Up The Gulf
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 30, 2010Tropical Storm Alex, the first storm of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, continues to pick up steam as it crosses the western Gulf of Mexico. According to NOAA's National Hurricane Center, Alex is expected to approach the coast of northeast Mexico and southern Texas on Wed., June 30, and make landfall Wednesday night. The storm is expected to reach a peak intensity of 80 to 85 kno ... more |
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How NASA Science Visualizer Creates EarthGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 29, 2010 The Earth floats delicately in space, sunlight illuminating the fluid mottling of white clouds suspended over its surface. The scene, the leading sequence in a recent NASA video about ship pollution and clouds, shows our planet from a perspective only a satellite or spacecraft could provide. However, no camera captured that image of the Earth. The reason? It's not one image. Instead, the single cloud-scattered globe is a mosaic of 298 smaller images of close-up areas of our planet meticulously sti ... read more |
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