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Boeing Completes First Phase of CF-18 Aircraft Modernization Project (Popularity:  )
Boeing [NYSE: BA] today delivered the 80th modernized CF-18 aircraft to the Canadian Department of National Defence during a ceremony at L-3 Communications MAS in Mirabel, Quebec. The delivery marks the completion of Phase I of the CF-18 Modernization Project. Canada awarded Boeing the first phase of the US$436 million project in April 2001, followed by Phase II, valued at US$135 million, in February 2005. Boeing selected L-3 Communications MAS ...
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Nasa Invites Students To Help Astronaut Count The Stars (Popularity: )
NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) are collaborating on a new education activity that helps students become astronomers. The Star Count Project will investigate the visual quality of the night sky and help assess the extent of atmospheric light pollution. There are many factors that affect how many stars can be seen at night. NASA and the CSA are inviting U.S. and Canadian students to participate in an effort ...
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Is Pluto A Planet? Astronomers Vote, JHU Takes Straw Poll (Popularity: )
Generations of schoolchildren have memorized "My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas" (or a variation thereof) in order to remember the order of the nine planets in our solar system. For 70 years - ever since it was discovered - the "p" in that oft-repeated mnemonic device has stood for Pluto, the ninth and smallest planet. But is Pluto actually a planet? Or is it something else? Astronomers ...
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Wind Power Report Shows Facts Instead of Myths (Popularity: )
ABS Energy Research’s 2006 Wind Power Report details an eventful year in this sector of the renewable energy industry. While generating capacity is up, solid new evidence suggests that some of the costs of producing electricity using the breeze sometimes mean that wind generation is not always unambiguously good. So are industry critics quoting facts or tilting at windmills? The Report shows continued growth in wind power generating capacity. Capacity ...
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Polymer Group, Inc. Announces Patent Infringement Lawsuit Filed Against The Kroger Co., Inter-American Products, Inc. and U.S. Nonwovens Corp. (Popularity: )
Polymer Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: POLGA, POLGB) (PGI), one of the world's leading producers of engineered materials, announced today that it, through certain of its subsidiaries, has filed a suit against The Kroger Co. (Kroger), Inter-American Products, Inc. (Inter-American) and U.S. Nonwovens Corp. for patent infringement related to private-label imaged wipes sold through Kroger's retail food stores.
The suit, filed in the United States District Court for the Northern ...
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Automotive Industry to Gain Significant Benefits From Advances in Fuel Cell Technology (Popularity: )
Growing regulatory pressures from government authorities such as the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are stimulating the adoption of fuel cell technologies in order to ensure reduced emissions and effective fuel conversion. Initiatives such as the California Fuel Cell Partnership are likely to usher in the use of fuel cells in commercial vehicles much earlier than expected.
"Fuel cells are likely to be initially targeted ...
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Gap Inc. Reports June Sales Down 1 Percent; Comparable Store Sales Down 6 Percent (Popularity: )
Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) today reported net sales of $1.51 billion for the five-week period ended July 1, 2006, which represents a 1 percent decrease compared with net sales of $1.52 billion for the same period ended July 2, 2005. The company’s comparable store sales for June 2006 decreased 6 percent compared with flat comparable store sales in June 2005.
Comparable store sales by division for June 2006 were as ...
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Fast-growing Baffle Gab, Inc. Game Company Secures First Round of Funding (Popularity: )
Baffle Gab, Inc., maker of the award-winning game Baffle Gab™, announced today that it has successfully secured its first round of financing and has completed its executive team with an impressive array of management talent. Baffle Gab is a story telling game targeted towards children and families. The game has already garnered nine industry awards from various parenting and educational organization, including Top Classroom Game of the Year by Creative ...
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One of a Kind ‘Giant Wheel’ Debuts in Niagara Falls, Canada (Popularity: )
Canada's largest observation wheel is now open. At 175 feet tall (53 metres), the Niagara SkyWheel is the newest, most exciting way to see Niagara Falls. The Niagara SkyWheel is the latest addition of quality amusements to HOCO Entertainment and Resorts, and promises to boost the tourism and family entertainment experience on Clifton Hill, in Niagara Falls, Canada. The Niagara SkyWheel represents a $10 million dollar investment designed to ensure ...
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The Working Person’s Store and Timberland PRO put 'Boots on the Ground' for Homebuilders Association and Habitat for Humanity’s Home Builders’ Blitz (Popularity: )
What will it take to build two homes on South Bend’s near Northwest side this coming week? “Boots on the ground,” answers Eric Deniger, CEO of The Working Person’s Store in Lakeville. “We’ve teamed up with the folks at TimberlandPRO to assist Habitat for Humanity and the Homebuilders Association of St. Joseph Valley with financial support, T-shirts, some great TimberlandPRO boots”, said Deniger. “Plus, we’re hosting an “Appreciation Days” event ...
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