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Rare Earth Elements in U.S. Not So Rare

By Guest PostNovember 18, 2010Economy, Environment, Scienceaustralia, bear lodge mountains, bokan mountain, China, department of defense, deposits, geochemical properties, marcia mcnutt, mountain pass, rare earth elements, ree, united states

*Significant Deposits Found in 14 States*

Rare Earth Elements. Image credit: USGS

Approximately 13 million metric tons of rare earth elements (REE) exist within known deposits in the United States, according to the first-ever nationwide estimate of these elements by the U.S. Geological Survey.

This estimate of domestic rare earth deposits is part of a larger report that includes a review of global sources for REE, information on known deposits that might provide domestic sources of REE in the future, and geologic information crucial for studies of the availability of REE to U.S. industry.

The report describes significant deposits of REE in 14 states, with the largest known REE deposits at Mountain Pass, Calif.; Bokan Mountain, Alaska; and the Bear Lodge Mountains, Wyo. The Mountain Pass mine produced REE until it closed in 2002. Additional states with known REE deposits include Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, and South Carolina. (more…)

comScore Veteran Amy Weinberger Appointed Vice President for Australia and New Zealand

By Guest PostNovember 12, 2010Technologyadobe, Amazon, amy weinberger, asia-pacific, australia, cisco, Comscore, digital media, fox interactive media, global technology, jupiter media metrix, new zealand, san francisco, sydney, will hodgman

*comScore Continues Emphasis on Expansion in Asia Pac*

Sydney, Australia, November 12, 2010 – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced the appointment of Amy Weinberger as vice president for Australia and New Zealand. Ms. Weinberger brings nearly 12 years of digital research industry experience to her new role, including 8 years of experience with comScore in its San Francisco office where she was responsible for developing relationships and delivering value to some of the leading global technology brands. Ms. Weinberger will be responsible for new and existing business in Australia and New Zealand and will be based in Sydney. (more…)

Scenes from Windows Phone 7 Launch in Europe Australia, and New Zealand

By Guest PostOctober 21, 2010Technologyandrew willett, asia-pacific, australia, belgium, berlin, Europe, france, Germany, hong kong, ireland, italy, jourdan templeton, london, new zealand, orange shop oxford street, singapore, spain, uk, windows phone 7, windows phone blog post

*Consumers line up to be among the first to own new handsets.*

REDMOND, Wash. – Oct. 21, 2010 – The much-awaited launch of Windows Phone 7 has begun, with the first handsets going on sale yesterday in New Zealand, followed shortly in countries throughout Europe and Asia Pacific, including Australia, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Singapore, Spain and the U.K. (more…)

4 Out of 5 Internet Users in Australia Viewed Online Video in July

By Guest PostSeptember 9, 20101 commentTechnologyadconion video network, amy weinberger, australia, Comscore, comscore video metrix, Facebook, Google, internet, Microsoft, new zealand, spotxchange, top video properties, YouTube

*Australians Watched an Average of 7 Hours of Online Video Per Viewer during Month*

Sydney, Australia, September 9, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its July 2010 rankings of the top video properties in Australia based on data from its comScore Video Metrix service. The report found that 81 percent of Australia’s Internet population viewed video online in July, with an average viewer watching more than 7 hours of video during the month.

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Crocodiles ride ocean currents for ocean travel

By Guest PostJune 14, 2010Natureaustralia, australia zoo, australian ecologists, british ecological society, crocodylus porosus, east india, estuarine crocodile, fiji, gulf of carpentaria, hamish campbell, indian and pacific ocean, journal of animal ecology, kennedy river, north australia, north queensland, oceanic island, queensland parks and wildlife service, reptile, salt-water living crocodile, satellite-tagged crocodile, sonar transmitters, south pacific islands, south-east pacific, southern china, steve irwin, the crocodile hunter, torres straits, university of queensland, wenlock river, west coast of cape york, west coast of cape york peninsula

The mystery of how the world’s largest living reptile – the estuarine crocodile – has come to occupy so many South Pacific islands separated by huge stretches of ocean despite being a poor swimmer has at last been solved by a group of Australian ecologists.

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Office Web Apps Planner Brings Documents to the Cloud

By Guest PostJune 3, 2010Technologyaustralia, campbell, emailing to yourself, engelbert humperdinck, glenn miller orchestra, idc, international data corporation, Japan, jill campbell, latin america, microsoft business division, microsoft excel, microsoft news center, microsoft office, microsoft onenote, microsoft outlook, microsoft power point, microsoft word, office web apps, pocket pc, sharepoint, steno booster, windows longhorn

*Lead Product Planner Jill Campbell talks about Office Web Apps, the free, lightweight, Web-based versions of Microsoft Office programs that will become available this month, enabling users to access their documents anytime, anywhere.*

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Rare Earth Elements in U.S. Not So Rare

comScore Veteran Amy Weinberger Appointed Vice President for Australia and New Zealand

Scenes from Windows Phone 7 Launch in Europe Australia, and New Zealand

4 Out of 5 Internet Users in Australia Viewed Online Video in July

Crocodiles ride ocean currents for ocean travel

Office Web Apps Planner Brings Documents to the Cloud