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Facts About Organic Production and Markets
There is a growing interest in organic production. It is due in part to increasing constraints on agrochemical use and increasing consumer interest in more environmental- and people-friendly farming technologies. Of compelling interest to most farmers, however, are the premiums offered for organically grown food and feed in the marketplace....
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National Center for Appropriate Technology Gets $2.5 Million to Aid Farmers.
By Leslie McCartney, The Montana Standard, Butte Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 26--The Butte-based National Center for Appropriate Technology has received $2.5 million to continue its work on its largest project, one that provides free technical assistance to farmers, ranchers and ...
Tags: Farmers
Research articles 2004-01-26
Montana Renewable Energy Group Makes Its Official Debut.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Jan. 10--Although planning started months before regional threats of power shortages and skyrocketing wholesale prices for electricity, the Montana Renewable Energy Association's official debut comes at an auspicious time. " People are going to be paying a lot more attention to renewable energy,...
Tags: Renewable Energy Group Inc.
Research articles 2001-01-11
Export Alert! Service helps industry - News Briefs - National Institute of Standards and Technology to provide online warning of trade-related technical regulations - National Institute of Standards and Technology - Brief Article
The free Export Alert! web-based system operated by NIST automatically provides early warning of changes in trade-related technical regulations proposed by members of the World Trade Organization WTO. The OSS National Center for Standards and Certification Information NCSCI is the U.S. inquiry point for the WTO and is responsible for...
Tags: FINANCE, Government, NIST, regulation, Regulations, U.S., World Trade Organization
Research articles 2002-05-01
Net threat to minors less than feared
A long awaited report from the Internet Safety Technical Task Force concludes that children and teens are less vulnerable to sexual predation than many have feared. The report also questions the efficacy and necessity of some commonly prescribed remedies designed to protect young people.The Task Force was formed as a...
News items 2009-08-07
Wheel/rail interface: a systems approach; a computerized system can be used to determine the condition of both track and rolling stock and when appropriate maintenance should be carried out
To provide a systems approach to achieving and maintaining a healthy wheel/rail interface, Amtrak and The National Research Council of Canada's Center for Surface Transportation Technology are developing a concept for a computerized Wheel Rail Interface Management System that can be used by all railroad departments, including management, to determine...
Tags: Amtrak, Construction, Databases, SOFTWARE, stock, window
Research articles 2002-12-01
Revised Bill Still Gives Obama Unprecedented Cyber-security Powers
After receiving a hailstorm of criticism for his first version of the Cybersecurity Act of 2009, Sen. Jay Rockefeller revises the legislation to encounter even more criticism. In both versions, the controversy rests on the president's ability to shut down private Internet networks in the case of a national emergency.Sen....
Tags: Cybersecurity
News items 2009-08-31
Scaling Back En Route to Copenhagen
About 53 days until COP15, and the word compromise is surfacing more and more in discussions around reaching an agreement in December. There is also worry that the U.S. will not have passed any sort of significant climate bill by then, thus hampering their ability to make any real CO2...
Tags: Copenhagen
News items 2009-10-16
AFIT, NASIC educate new officers
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- When young Air Force officers arrive at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center many do not always have the appropriate clearances to immediately begin work in their assigned branches. Their supervisors must find other tasks for them to do until their security...
Tags: Air Force, Benefits, officer
Research articles 2006-03-01
Revised Bill Still Gives Obama Unprecedented Cyber Security Powers
After receiving a hailstorm of criticism for his first version of the Cybersecurity Act of 2009, Sen. Jay Rockefeller revises legislation to encounter even more criticism. In both versions, the controversy swirls around the president's ability to shut down private Internet networks in the case of a national emergency.Sen. Jay...
Tags: authority, Cybersecurity, Jay Rockefeller
News items 2009-08-31
Semiconductor Executives Urge Support for University Research Program; SIA Says Focus Center Research Program is Vital to US Tech Leadership
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Basic research on advanced microchip technology at 33 U.S. universities is vital to economic growth and national security. This was the key message in a letter sent to the members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees and Defense Appropriations Subcommittees by the Semiconductor Industry...
Tags: leadership, semiconductor, Semiconductor Industry Association
Research articles 2005-05-03
Who's Your City: Top 10 Megaregions
These ten megaregions generate the bulk of America's economic output and stand to be the biggest areas for job and economic growth, according to Richard Florida, author of Who's Your City? ...
Tags: BNET Feature, Economic Conditions, Urban Communities, Knowledge Worker, City, Creative Class, Books, Richard Florida, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Recruitment & Selection, Key, Chicago, Entertainment, Real Estate, Sector, Finance, Region, New York, Job, Silicon Valley, Who’s Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life
Articles 2008-03-19
2010 Lexus GS 450h Hybrid refreshes Sheetmetal, goes High-Tech
The GS 450h hybrid luxury sport sedan enters the 2010 model year with stylish exterior changes. Several exclusive design features, including grille, clear taillamp covers and 18-inch alloy wheels, were updated for 2010 and add to the existing advanced technology, high performance and indulgent luxury of the rear-wheel-drive GS 450h. ...
Tags: system, Driver, XM Satellite Radio Inc.
News items 2009-10-08
Let's Reboot America's Health IT Conversation Part 2: Beyond EHRs
by DAVID C. KIBBE and BRIAN KLEPPER Yesterday we tried to put EHRs into perspective. They're important, and we can't effectively move health care forward without them. But they're only one of many important health IT functions. EHRs and health IT alone won't fix health care. So developing a comprehensive...
News items 2009-08-07
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