|
Exxon to Build $325 Million Battery-Part Plant in South Korea (Bloomberg) Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Exxon Mobil Corp. , the world's largest oil company, will invest $325 million to build a factory in South Korea to produce a main part of lithium batteries used in power-hybrid cars. us.rd.yahoo.com
Qantas Pins Blame On Laptop Computer For A330 Incident (The Aero-News Network) ATSB Says Onboard Electronics Have Caused Problems Before Perhaps you suspect ulterior motives when the airlines require you to shut down your computer and cell phone during critical flight phases. Especially with recently announced plans to offer in-flight cellphone and wireless internet services, can these seemingly benign consumer devices really interfere with navigation and control of an ... us.rd.yahoo.com
In a Home Like Many Others, Uncertainty in Every Check of the Market (New York Times) Tyler Pappas is intelligent, in good standing with society and, like so many of us, not quite sure what to do as his family?s life savings shrink by the day. us.rd.yahoo.com
Laptop Battle comes to Seattle (Seattle Times) Latest news in local entertainment. us.rd.yahoo.com
Watertown High School engineering program is designed for success (Watertown Tab & Press) The Engineering and Design program uses curriculum developed from the Museum of Science in Boston. The learning plan is also used by Brookline and other school departments in the area us.rd.yahoo.com
NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 11 October 2008 (SpaceRef) Overnight on 10/9-10, the Russian BITS2-12 onboard telemetry measurement system failed, resulting in a shutdown of RS (Russian Segment) SOZh/ECLSS equipment. us.rd.yahoo.com
Can Apple's New MacBook Save The World? (Forbes) No, but it might be able to keep Apple's good fortune going a little longer. us.rd.yahoo.com
West Lawn student wins laptop (Grand Island Independent) West Lawn Elementary fourth-grader Aric Montgomery received a laptop computer from Hy-Vee and his school received $5,000 from the grocery chain Tuesday. us.rd.yahoo.com
After theft, UND intends to change data policy (The Bismarck Tribune) The University of North Dakota's Alumni Association plans to stop keeping Social Security and credit card numbers in the computer records of its donors and alumni. us.rd.yahoo.com
State audit faults Vestal school district (Press & Sun-Bulletin) VESTAL -- Weak internal controls in the Vestal Central School District led to $15,305 in questionable spending and inappropriate use of computers, including the accessing of pornographic Web sites, an audit by the state Comptroller's Office concluded. us.rd.yahoo.com
|