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October 09, 2008
- Almost 1 in 6 Homeowners 'Under Water'
WSJ says an alarming number of Americans owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth. - 2 days
source: (U.S. News) - Great Web Reads: Thursday Edition
A look at some of the best articles from blogs and traditional media outlets. - 2 days
source: (U.S. News) - Over? Did Someone Say the McCain-Obama Race Is Over?
The Thomas Jefferson Street gang has weighed in—now you let us know what you think. - 2 days
source: (U.S. News) - The Story Behind China's Tainted Milk Scandal
Company feared going public with information as thousands of children were sickened. - 2 days
source: (U.S. News) - As the Economy Sinks, So Do Odds of a Tax Cut
What McCain and Obama won't say: There's no money left for cutting taxes. - 2 days
source: (U.S. News) - For Sale: Flight Suit of Hiroshima Bomber
Forget stocks. Historical artifacts are where the big dollars are, and one is going up for sale. - 2 days
source: (U.S. News) - Carbon tax seen as best way to slow global warming
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Climate taxes, not cap and trade markets alone, will lead to the vast technological changes the world's energy system needs to fight global warming, a top U.S. economist said on Thursday.- 2 days
source: ( Reuters: Environment) - Blog Buzz: John McCain's Mortgage Proposal Flops, New Bill Ayers Ad, NSA Wiretapping Report
Bloggers blast the McCain Resurgence Plan; the NSA gets caught eavesdropping on private conversations. - 2 days
source: (U.S. News) - Another Collapse in Stocks
Finance, global troubles lead the way. - 2 days
source: (U.S. News) - What It Takes to Be Rich—Where You Live
Whether you feel wealthy depends on a lot more than your income. - 2 days
source: (U.S. News) - What It Takes to Be Rich: Methodology
How we calculated our thresholds for wealth. - 2 days
source: (U.S. News) - Problem properties hamper city district
TONIGHT WE LOOK INTO WHICH PART OF ALBUQUERQUE HAS THE MOST 'PROBLEM PROPERTIES' ... AND IT MAY NOT BE WHERE YOU THINK.
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source: (Environmental News) - Defence lawyers threaten to stop Ivory Coast pollution trial
AFP - The trial of nine people accused over the dumping of toxic waste off Ivory Coast's main city, killing 17 people, faced collapse Thursday as the defence threatened a permanent boycott alleging bias.
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source: (Yahoo! Green: News) - Reader Comment of the Day
The only poll that really counts is on November 4th. - 2 days
source: (U.S. News) - 'Credible Threat' at Middle Tennessee State
Officials cancel class Thursday and Friday after responding to threatening E-mails and small fires. - 2 days
source: (U.S. News) - Ballard in High-Volume Development and Supply Agreement for Fuel Cell Telecom Backup in India
Ballard Power Systems has entered into a high volume development and supply agreement with an affiliate of the ACME Group and IdaTech LLC to supply net 5kW natural gas fuel cell products. The systems will be deployed by ACME, primarily for telecom backup power applications in India.
Ballard will supply these fuel cell products to IdaTech for integration into natural gas-fuelled systems. ACME and IdaTech will enter into an agreement to form a joint venture in India for the manufacture and assembly of this system. Ballard will be the exclusive supplier of fuel cells to this joint venture.
This agreement provides a binding commitment for the purchase of approximately 1,000 units in 2009 and 9,000 units in 2010, subject to meeting product design and acceptance specifications.
ACME, an infrastructure provider to telecom network operators, intends to deploy these systems for extended backup power for wireless base stations throughout India.
In consideration of ACME’s minimum 10,000 unit purchase commitment and its agreement to develop the market for fuel cell systems in applicable territories, Ballard has granted ACME exclusive rights for the sale and use of Ballard’s fuel cells for stationary power applications in the Indian subcontinent and for telecom backup power applications in the Middle East and Africa (excluding South Africa) through to mid-2011. The agreement provides options for extending these exclusivity provisions into 2011 and 2012, subject to additional binding orders by ACME for at least 10,000 units per year.
These agreements replace Ballard’s existing supply agreement with ACME and represent an increase in volume of at least three times. These agreements do not impact Ballard’s existing supply agreements with IdaTech for its iGen and ElectraGen products.
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source: (Green Car Congress) - Financial Crisis Management
Responses to Editor Brian Kelly's "How Do We Cover a Crisis?" [October 13-20] range from rattled to resigned. - 2 days
source: (U.S. News) - McCain's Plan to Hold Weekend Rally in Obama-Friendly Iowa Is Raising Eyebrows
Political experts wonder whether his time would be better spent in closer battleground states. - 2 days
source: (U.S. News) - The Race Isn't Necessarily Over for Barack Obama and John McCain
There are lots of factors that make a Democratic victory uncertain. - 2 days
source: (U.S. News) - Stressed About Money? The Kids Might Be, Too
Here's how to walk the line between telling them too little and too much. - 2 days
source: (U.S. News)