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Philips Lighting CEO Speaks About Business Opportunities in India
Nov 10, 2015Philips Lighting CEO Eric Rondolat recently met with India Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the biannual “key market visit” to discuss smart cities, smart lighting and solar lighting opportunities in Indian metropolitans, ...
Tags: Philips Lighting, LED business, business strategy, connected lighting
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PwC Is Planning to Aid Governments and Food Companies to Solve Food Safety
Apr 8, 2015PwC is planning to aid governments and food companies to address the major issues of food safety, security and quality by declaring open its global food supply and integrity services business—established, developed and run from New ...
Tags: integrity services, political issue, Food
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China May Increase Coal-Fired Capacity in 2014 and 2015 to Maintain Power Supply Security
May 8, 2014China is expected to increase its coal-fired capacity in 2014 and 2015 to maintain power supply security, but that might not significantly boost thermal coal prices as the market is oversupplied, analysts at UBS Securities said in a ...
Tags: Coal-Fired Capacity, Thermal Coal
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Democrats and Republicans Sparred Over The Congressional Budget Office Report Released
Feb 26, 2014During a House Budget Committee hearing, and also across the Capitol, and on social media and the airwaves, Democrats and Republicans sparred over the Congressional Budget Office report released this week. The Wall Street Journal: ...
Tags: Affordable Care, Health Law, Workforce, CBO
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U.S. Department of Labor Is Sending Experts to Help Florida Unravel Its Technological Mess
Jan 21, 2014Last week was an unusually quiet week in the land of IT-related snafus. Most of the snarls reported concerned existing tech issues that continue to fester without resolution. For example, late last week, Florida decided to pay unemployment ...
Tags: IT-related snafus, Plague Maryland, Governor Rick Scott, CAC
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There Is a Huge Shortfall in Funding for Energy-Saving Programmes
Feb 6, 2013New research has revealed that there is a huge shortfall in funding for energy-saving programmes that would help alleviate the burden on families in fuel poverty. The figures, compiled by National Energy Action (NEA), found that the ...
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The Rare Earth Universe Is Made up of Four or Five Distinct "Critical Rare Earth" Markets
Jan 4, 2013There is no single rare earth element market. Instead, the rare earth universe is made up of four or five distinct "critical rare earth" markets that should be the focus for investors today. Even with new mine supply and refining capacity ...
Tags: Jack Lifton, rare earth element market, Metallurgy, Mineral
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D-NY Introduce His Own STEM Visa Bill to Challenge a Similar Republican Bill in The House.
Dec 31, 2012Computerworld - U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who is chair of the Senate's Immigration, Refugees and Border Security subcommittee, is introducing his own STEM visa bill to challenge a similar Republican bill in the House. Schumer's ...
Tags: Chuck Schumer, green cards, Republican bill in the House, IT industry
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Lynas Received an Operating Licence for Its Long-Delayed $800 Million Rare Earths Plant
Dec 26, 2012Australia's Lynas Corp (ASX:LYC) said on Wednesday it has received a temporary operating licence for its long-delayed and controversial $800 million rare earths plant in Malaysia. The permit, which allows Lynas to start operating as early ...
Tags: Asia, Lynas Corp, Malaysia, Rare Earth
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Chicago Startup HEVT Is on The Brink of Commercializing a New Type of Electric Motor
Dec 26, 2012Chicago startup HEVT (Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technologies) is on the brink of commercializing a new type of electric motor which unlike its conventional predecessors does not require the usage of rare earth metals. Gigaom reports that ...
Tags: Rare Earth, Rare Earths, USA, Metallurgy
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A Senior Democratic Lawmaker Is Urging President Barack Obama to Issue an Executive Order
Dec 26, 2012Computerworld - A senior Democratic lawmaker is urging President Barack Obama to issue an executive order aimed at protecting the nation's critical infrastructure against cyber threats. In an open letter to the President on Tuesday, Sen. ...
Tags: infrastructure, US, cyber threats, computer network
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Huawei Technologies and ZTE Pose a Security Threat to The Nation
Dec 17, 2012A year-long investigation by a U.S. congressional committee has reportedly concluded that Huawei Technologies and ZTE pose a security threat to the nation, and the committee is advising U.S. firms to buy networking gear from other vendors. ...
Tags: Huawei Technologies, ZTE, security threat, networking gear
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Holden Called on Both Sides of Australia's Political Spectrum to Settle Difference
Nov 28, 2012The boss of Holden has called on both sides of Australia's political spectrum to settle their differences and agree to support the local automotive sector ahead of what he believes will be a defining year for the industry. Holden chairman ...
Tags: Automotive Industry, political, federal election, government support