Tons of Toxic Chemicals Flow from China to Russia
On Wednesday, approximately 7,000 containers of hazardous substances were washed away to a tributary of the Amur River with floods from the territory of chemical plants in China.
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President Obama, not Invited to Chelsea Clinton’s Wedding
President Obama is not invited to Chelsea Clinton’s wedding. As Mr. President thinks, it would be tough to have two presidents at a wedding.
America’s Most Hated and Clueless Man Goes, Any Hope Left?
During the second quarter of the year, Britain’s BP that suffered an accident on its oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico has lost $17.15 billion. Analysts predict that the company will be in the red for at least another two quarters, and this is despite the resignation of Tony Hayward, BP’s executive director and “the most hated person in the USA.” (more…)
IBM Opens the First Multipurpose Cloud Computing Center in Poland
WARSAW, Poland & WROCLAW, Poland – 29 Jul 2010: IBM Poland (NYSE: IBM) and the Wroclaw University of Technology today announced an agreement to establish the first university cloud computing center in Poland. As part of the partnership, the Wroclaw University of Technology will create a new academic curriculum, making cloud-focused courses available to more than 1500 students.
Ordinary Soot Key to Saving Arctic Sea Ice
WASHINGTON — The quickest, best way to slow the rapid melting of Arctic sea ice is to reduce soot emissions from the burning of fossil fuel, wood and dung, according to a new study. (more…)
Russian Court Bans Access to YouTube Entirely
A court of the city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur in Russia’s Khabarovsk region, the Far East, ruled to restrict access to world’s largest video hosting YouTube and four other websites, which, as legal experts believed, contained extremist materials, Pravda.Ru news service reports. (more…)
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. (more…)