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IBM and Tridium, Inc. to Develop New Systems for Energy-Efficient Buildings

*IBM and Honeywell division collaborate to advance ‘smart’ technology for structures*

ARMONK, N.Y., – 28 Jul 2010: IBM (NYSE: IBM) said today it plans to work with Tridium, Inc. to develop new technology and solutions that will allow companies to maximize efficiency of their new and existing buildings and facilities while keeping an eye on profits.

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Three Year Investigation of Military Munitions Sea Disposal Site Completed

Environment, Weapons

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s School of Ocean Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) completed a three-year long investigation of Sea Disposal Site Hawaiʻi Number 5 (HI-05), a deep-water military munitions disposal site in U.S. coastal waters approximately 5 miles south of Pearl Harbor, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi.

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Social Networking Sites Reach a Higher Percentage of Women than Men Worldwide

Culture, Technology

*comScore Releases Report, Women on the Web: How Women are Shaping the Internet*

Reston, VA July 28, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a global report on women’s online usage titled, Women on the Web: How Women are Shaping the Internet, which provides an in-depth analysis of the female Internet user, highlighting key trends by Internet activity, worldwide region and digital channel.

Among its results, the report found that social networking sites reach a higher percentage of women than men globally, with 75.8 percent of all women online visiting a social networking site in May 2010 versus 69.7 percent of men. To download a copy of Women on the Web: How Women are Shaping the Internet, please visit: www.comscore.com/WomenOnTheWeb

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Spread of Malaria Still a Looming Problem

Health

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—There are hundreds of millions of new cases of malaria annually, but much of what scientists believe about preventing the spread of malaria in urban settings is mistaken, a new University of Michigan study suggests.

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Troops in Afghanistan Had Special Group to Exterminate “Terrorists”

Politics

Hundreds of civilians were killed without public and official knowledge by coalition troops in Afghanistan. Secret plans to kill leaders of the extremist Taliban and Al Qaeda and the discussion of the alleged involvement of Iran and Pakistan in supporting the insurgents were recurring themes for military leaders.

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Developers Rate IBM Top Private Cloud: Evans Data Corporation Survey

Technology

ARMONK, N.Y., – 27 Jul 2010: IBM today announced that its private test and development cloud was the top choice of developers in Evans Data Corporation’s Cloud Development Survey 2010. (more…)

Microsoft Hohm Joins Forces With Blue Line Innovations to Help Consumers Track Energy Use Down to the Minute and the Dollar

Technology

*Real-time power data monitor uses cloud to provide online, personalized energy- and money-saving recommendations via your Hohm profile.*

REDMOND, Wash. — July 27, 2010 — Tracking your energy use and saving money just got easier today. Microsoft and Blue Line Innovations have joined forces to give consumers real-time information about their energy use down to the minute and the dollar. The companies have combined Blue Line’s popular energy tracking device with Microsoft Hohm to give consumers information about their household energy use — and its cost — at a glance, with easy-to-use graphs that show where you can save the most energy and money.

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Stieg Larsson Passes 1 Million Kindle Books Sold

Culture, Technology

*Larsson is the first author to join the new “Kindle Million Club”*

SEATTLE, Jul 27, 2010 — Amazon.com, Inc., today announced that Stieg Larsson, author of the internationally bestselling Millennium Trilogy, has become the first author to sell over 1 million Kindle books and is the first member of the new “Kindle Million Club.”

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