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AgBank shares mixed after confirming IPO world recordShanghai (AFP) Aug 16, 2010 Shares in Agricultural Bank of China were mixed Monday after it confirmed it fully exercised its overallotment option in Shanghai to officially become the world's biggest initial public offering. Shanghai-listed shares closed up 0.74 percent at 2.71 yuan (40 US cents), slightly higher than its IPO price of 2.68 yuan. It hit a high of 2.88 yuan on July 29. But in Hong Kong, its shares ended 0.88 percent lower at 3.36 Hong Kong dollars (43 US cents). The Hong Kong initial offering price was 3.20 H ... read more |
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Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 13, 2010Two movies were created using continuously updated data from the "Eyes on the Earth 3-D" feature on NASA's global climate change website They show three-day running averages of daily measurements of carbon monoxide present at an altitude of 5.5 kilometers (18,000) feet, along with its global transport. The data are from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument on NASA's Aqua spa ... more 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 13, 2010Gaze up at a cloud-filled sky, and you may spot the white, fluffy shape of a dragon, fish or elephant. Looking at the same sky, Graeme Stephens sees a different vision - a possible future for Earth's climate. Stephens, a professor at Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, is principal investigator of NASA's CloudSat mission, launched in 2006 to improve our understanding of the role clou ... more 
Beijing, China (RIA Novosti) Aug 12, 2010China put into orbit on Tuesday another remote sensing satellite, China's Xinhua news agency reported. The Yaogan X was launched aboard a Long March 4C carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province. According to Xinhua, the satellite will be used primarily for scientific experiments, land survey, crop yield assessment, and disaster monitoring. We ... more |
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Perseid Meteors Return: Viewing Conditions ExcellentPalm Coast FL (SPX) Aug 10, 2010 The Perseid meteor shower, an annual celestial event beloved by millions of skywatchers around the world, returns to the night sky this week. And because the Moon is new, there will be no moonlight to hinder the view. Sky and Telescope magazine predicts that the Perseid shower will be at or near its peak late on Wednesday night (the night of August 11-12) and, probably even better, late on Thursday night (August 12-13). "The moonless sky this year means the viewing will be ideal," notes Alan MacRo ... read more |
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