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NASA Satellite Data Aids Ability To Detect Global Fire HotspotsWashington DC (SPX) Sep 08, 2010 In the midst of a difficult fire season in many parts of the world, the United Nations' (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization has launched a new online fire detection system that will help firefighters and natural hazards managers improve response time and resource management. The Global Fire Information Management System (GFIMS) delivers fire data from an imaging sensor aboard NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites to generate daily fire maps and images through a freely accessible Web interface. The s ... read more |
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Beijing (AFP) Sept 7, 2010China on Tuesday again emphasised the need for good relations with the United States during a visit by two top White House envoys, but warned Washington not to apply further pressure over the yuan. The comments from Beijing came as the world's top two economies try to put months of tensions - over everything from trade to Taiwan to Tibet - behind them, and prepare for a visit to Washington ... more  
Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 7, 2010Bank of China said Tuesday it would sell a bond issue worth five billion yuan (740 million US dollars) in Hong Kong, as the city aims to be a test bed for internationalising China's currency. The bank said it plans to issue two-year yuan-denominated bonds with an annual interest rate of 2.65 percent and three-year bonds with a 2.9 percent interest rate, with the proceeds to be used for "gen ... more  
Le Bourget, France (SPX) Sep 07, 2010The all electric Cri-Cri, jointly developed by EADS Innovation Works, Aero Composites Saintonge and the Green Cri-Cri Association has made its official maiden flight at Le Bourget airport near Paris on Thursday. This Cri-Cri is the first-ever four-engined all-electric aerobatic plane. The event has been supported by the French Musee de l'Air et de l'Espace. The plane became airborne at 11: ... more |
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Students Invited To Spin Their ThesesParis, France (ESA) Sep 07, 2010 ESA is offering European students the opportunity to conduct hypergravity experiments, with a call for proposals for the 2011 'Spin Your Thesis!' campaign. This programme enables university students to carry out experiments in hypergravity using the Large Diameter Centrifuge in the agency's ESTEC space research and technology centre in the Netherlands. The centrifuge subjects samples to accelerations of 1-20 times Earth's gravity. Each of the four arms can support two gondolas, with a maximu ... read more |
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