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Across the US, employer-sponsored gardens growWashington (AFP) July 11, 2010 For the average US employee, work takes place in an enclosed office, under fluorescent lighting, with not so much as a ray of sunshine or a whiff of fresh air floating in from the outside world. But a few employees, at companies big and small throughout the United States, are putting in work at very different locations: vegetable gardens sponsored by their firms. Fred Haberman, president and co-owner of Minneapolis public relations firm Haberman & Associates, set up a garden for his 25 employees ... read more |
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NASA To Fly Into Hurricane Research This Summer
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 08, 2010Three NASA aircraft will begin flights to study tropical cyclones on Aug. 15 during the agency's first major U.S.-based hurricane field campaign since 2001. The Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes mission, or GRIP, will study the creation and rapid intensification of hurricanes. Advanced instruments from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., will be aboard two of the aircra ... more China's AgBank raises 10 billion dollars in Shanghai IPO
Shanghai (AFP) July 7, 2010Agricultural Bank of China said on Wednesday it raised 68.5 billion yuan (10.1 billion US dollars) from the Shanghai portion of its initial public offering. The amount included the overallotment option and put the bank on track to achieve the largest IPO on record by raising up to 22.1 billion dollars ahead of its dual listing in Hong Kong and Shanghai, the bank said in a statement to the Sh ... more Cleaner Water Mitigates Climate Change Effects On Florida Keys Coral Reefs
Melbourne FL (SPX) Jul 08, 2010Improving the quality of local water increases the resistance of coral reefs to global climate change, according to a study published in Marine Ecology Progress Series. Florida Institute of Technology coral reef ecologist Robert van Woesik and his student Dan Wagner led the study, which provides concrete evidence for a link between environmental health and the prospects for reefs in a rapi ... more |
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Saudi Scientists To Visit India To Seek ISRO AssistanceDelhi (PTI) Jul 07, 2010 A delegation of scientists from Saudi Arabia are set to visit India to ink an agreement with space agency ISRO for boosting cooperation that will help the country develop an indigenous space programme. The Saudi delegation, comprising of the country's leading scientists will visit the India Space Research Organisation later this month. The agreement to boost cooperation in space science is in line with a MoU signed between the two countries' space agencies during Prime Minister Manmohan Sing ... read more |
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