Archive for December, 2009

South Korea and Masdar sign an MoU to collaborate on renewable energy research and development and joint projects (AME Info)

The accord was signed during an official visit to the UAE by His Excellency Lee Myung-bak, President of the Republic of Korea, that included a briefing about Masdar’s achievements in the field of renewable energy and a tour of the Masdar City construction site.

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On the technology trail (The Sun)

ANY review of the major technology developments of 2009 would inevitably include copious copy on the Googles, Microsofts and other giants of the tech world.

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Auburndale Man Says Amputation a Challenge (The Lakeland Ledger)

By MERISSA GREEN The Ledger AUBURNDALE | A 21-year-old Auburndale man was recovering last week at Tampa General Hospital from injuries he received in a motorcycle accident. Drew Johnson, a 2007 graduate of Auburndale High School and a University of Florida art student, had his left foot amputated Monday.

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2009 in review (Denton Record-Chronicle)

Denton businesses faced plenty of hurdles in 2009, including record national unemployment numbers and local foreclosure postings. It’s been a deep global recession, with local companies like Peterbilt Motors Co., Victor Equipment and Jet Works Air Center cutting jobs, and other businesses - including two Chrysler dealerships, Circuit City, Fairhaven Retirement Home and Piggly Wiggly - shutting …

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Private paradise (The Columbus Dispatch)

NIIHAU, Hawaii — Tell people you’re going to Niihau, and they invariably exclaim, “No way!” Or “Do you know the Robinsons?” Yes, way, and I do not know the Robinsons.

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