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CanalDigitaal And TV Vlaanderen Launch HDTV Bouquet On ASTRA For Dutch And Belgian Markets Betzdorf, Luxembourg (SPX) May 05, 2008 
SES ASTRA has announced the launch of a new High Definition (HD) bouquet on ASTRA targeting the Dutch and Belgian markets. As of this month, Dutch satellite TV provider, CanalDigitaal, and Belgian sister company, TV Vlaanderen, broadcast their new HDTV package via the ASTRA satellites at the 23.5 degrees East orbital position. The capacity for the new offer, namely two transponders, was already ... read more |
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Poland And ESA Sign The Plan For European Cooperating State
Warsaw, Poland (ESA) May 06, 2008On 28 April 2008 Poland reinforced its relations with ESA by signing the Plan for European Cooperating State Charter. This is a direct follow up to the signing of the European Cooperating State Agreement in April 2007. The Plan for European Cooperating State (PECS) Charter was signed in Warsaw by Rafal Baniak, Secretary of State in the Polish Ministry of Economy, and Chris de Cooker, Head of the ... more Malaysian Satellite Operator ScopeTel Standardizes Services On iDirect Platform 
Herndon VA (SPX) May 05, 2008iDirect has announced a new contract with ScopeTel. The contract includes the purchase of an iDirect Series 15000 Universal Hub, Web Optimizer and multiple iNFINITI 3000 and iNFINITI 5000 Series Satellite Routers. ScopeTel will consolidate its current customer networks onto iDirect's satellite communications platform in an effort to increase bandwidth efficiency and simplify network management. ... more GPS Treasure Hunts Turn Vacations Into High-Tech Adventures 
Asheville NC (SPX) May 05, 2008Destinations across the globe are urging travelers to use Global Positioning System (GPS) units for more than just navigation to and from the hotel. From the Blue Ridge Mountains to Floridas Gulf Coast to Route 66, the tech-savvy sport known as geocaching allows destinations to unfold like a mystery novel, one clue at a time. Starting May 20, Ashevilles geocache hunt-The Ultimate AsheCache-will ... more Backpacker Wins National Magazine Award For General Excellence 
Boulder CO (SPX) May 05, 2008The American Society of Magazine Editors has named Backpacker the winner of its 2008 National Magazine Award for General Excellence in the 250,000 to 500,000 circulation category. The General Excellence award, which is given annually and decided by a rigorous judging process, is the highest honor in the magazine industry. According to ASME, the award celebrates "the effectiveness with ... more MTI Micro Debuts Embedded Fuel Cell Prototype For Handheld GPS Devices 
Albany NY (SPX) May 05, 2008MTI MicroFuel Cells has unveiled a new embedded micro fuel cell prototype design for handheld global positioning system devices at the 10th Annual International Small Fuel Cells Conference in Atlanta. MTI Micro will exhibit a micro fuel cell powered GPS prototype alongside its full range of functional prototypes for use in handheld electronic devices. MTI Micro's new Mobion powered GPS ... more |
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Moscow (UPI) May 5, 2008 On May 2, the foreign ministers of Russia, China, the United States, Britain, France and Germany met in London to discuss a diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear problem. Sergei Kislyak, a Russian deputy foreign minister who has attended all the meetings on ballistic missile defense and Iran's nuclear problem, said before the meeting they expect progress from each such meeting. ... more NATO secretary supports US missile shield 
Prague (AFP) May 5, 2008NATO secretary general Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on Monday the alliance supports the installation of an American radar base in the Czech Republic as well as a missile shield for its allies. "We need to be pro-active as NATO on why we need a missile defence and this is why I'm in Prague today," Scheffer said at a missile defence conference. The Czech government is preparing to sign an ... more Fungi Have A Hand In Depleted Uranium's Environmental Fate 
Washington DC (SPX) May 06, 2008Fungi may have an important role to play in the fate of potentially dangerous depleted uranium left in the environment after recent war campaigns, according to a new report in the May 6th issue of Current Biology, a publication of Cell Press. The researchers found evidence that fungi can "lock" depleted uranium into a mineral form that may be less likely to find its way into plants, animals, or ... more Grand Challenge Vehicles Gear Up For Final Showdown 
London, UK (SPX) May 05, 2008A range of futuristic vehicles that could one day help UK forces to identify and avert threats on operations have been unveiled at an MOD event in London. The systems are currently being developed by teams from universities, schools and private business from across the UK, as part of the MOD's Grand Challenge competition. The challenge will culminate in August when vehicles battle it out ... more |
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Tewksbury MA (SPX) May 05, 2008Raytheon's newest research facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, is developing a robotic suit for the soldier of tomorrow. Known as an "Exoskeleton," it is essentially a wearable robot that amplifies its wearer's strength, endurance, and agility. In its May issue, Popular Science magazine likens the Exoskeleton to the "Iron Man" in the movie of the same name and suggests a blurring of the lines ... more Myanmar says more than 10,000 killed in cyclone 
Yangon (AFP) May 6, 2008Myanmar said Monday more than 10,000 people died in the cyclone that battered the impoverished nation, whose secretive military rulers made a rare appeal for international help to cope with the tragedy. Reeling from the weekend disaster, which also left thousands missing, the Southeast Asian country once known as Burma - one of the world's poorest - warned that the staggering death toll ... more US: Myanmar junta failed to warn people on cyclone 
Washington (AFP) May 5, 2008US First Lady Laura Bush accused Myanmar's military rulers Monday of failing to warn their citizens in time about a killer cyclone and pressed the junta to accept US aid in the disaster's wake. "Although they were aware of the threat, Burma's state-run media failed to issue a timely warning to citizens in the storm's path," Bush said in an unusual appearance at the White House briefing room ... more Governments line up to offer aid to cyclone-hit Myanmar 
London (AFP) May 5, 2008The international community rallied to help the victims of the devastating cyclone in Myanmar Monday, answering a rare appeal from the military junta there for aid as the death toll passed 10,000. As Myanmar's authorities announced the revised toll from Tropical Cyclone Nargis, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon pledged to provide urgent humanitarian aid. "The UN will do ... more
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