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Gazprom secures major Azeri gas deal
MOSCOW, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Russian energy giant Gazprom announced an agreement to double its natural gas purchases from Azerbaijan in 2010 and again in 2011.
Pickens: U.S. spends $502,473/min on oil
DALLAS, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. government in 2009 sent more than $500,000 every minute to foreign governments to pay for oil, energy mogul T. Boone Pickens said.
Accord Reached on Insurance Tax for Costly Plans
The White House, Congressional leaders and labor unions said that they had reached agreement on a proposal to tax high-cost health insurance policies.
Intel earnings better than expected
Intel kicked off the technology sector's fourth-quarter earnings season Thursday, reporting better-than-expected profits of 40 cents US a share after markets closed.
Electric car road test planned for Quebec
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Quebec's power utility is teaming up with Mitsubishi Motors to road test the performance of up to 50 all-electric vehicles against the rigors of the Canadian climate...
Australia offshore rig leak plugged
SYDNEY, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- PTTEP Australasia, the company behind an August oil spill considered one of Australia's worst environmental disasters, has plugged and secured the leaking well at...
Brazil's Petrobras expands global oil operations
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Brazil is poised to capitalize on its experience with deepwater drilling for oil and gas and increase overseas operations of the state-managed...
A blank slate for techies' dreams; the impending release of the 'Apple tablet' has fueled all manner of speculation
It's the most eagerly awaited tablet since Moses. As with the tablets handed down from on high, no one knows what's on it. Or even what it is. They know...
Researcher Looks for Better Ways to Route Relief Supplies to Disaster Sites Like Haiti
University of Iowa researcher Ann Campbell studies how governments and public agencies can better transport relief supplies to victims in disaster-stricken areas like Haiti, where roads, rail networks and ports...
January 2010 IFT Media Update
The following news briefs are from the Institute of Food Technologists(r) (IFT(r)), a nonprofit scientific society with members working in food science, food technology, and related professions in industry, academia,...
Phones have TV signals, TVs have Internet feeds, computers have a bit of everything
"Convergence" is too bulky a word to do justice to all the pretty gadgets on display at the Consumer Electronics Show, or to describe how they are increasingly doing more...
NASA Technology to Enhance 'Green' Building's Efficiency
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA today announced that it is collaborating with Integrated Building Solutions (IBS), Inc. to develop a next-generation intelligent, automated, and integrated environmental monitoring and management capability...
Blame Lousy Airport Security On Evolution
While people typically blame incompetency when airport security screeners fail to keep dangerous weapons off airplanes or when doctors miss developing cancer tumors, the real culprit may be evolution, according...
Gadgets: Consumer Electronics Show 2010 roundup
With the annual Consumer Electronic Show taking over Las Vegas last week, an endless number of products were introduced and on display.
Everglades still in decline, group says
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Jan. 14 (UPI) -- The subtropical Florida Everglades wetlands are still deteriorating a decade after Washington began a multibillion-dollar plan to restore them, advocates say.
Kodak suing Apple, RIM over cameras
Eastman Kodak said Thursday it is suing Apple and Research In Motion over technology related to digital cameras in their iPhone and BlackBerry smartphones.
Droplet Of Oil Navigates a Maze As Well As a Lab Rat
Successfully navigating a complex maze is the basic lab test for intelligence. Rats can do it. Cuttlefish can do it. And now, inanimate droplets of oil can do it. By creating a...
Canadians should be concerned about camera surveillance -- Queen's University report
A new report by the Surveillance Camera Awareness Network (SCAN) at Queen's University shows that Canadians believe surveillance cameras promote safety, but their perceptions don't match the actual...
Shaw gets wireless plan rolling
Shaw Communications plans to finally get moving on launching a cellphone network in 2010.
Mailspam, Webspam, And Freedom Of Speech.
Mailspam, Webspam, and Freedom of Speech. "given that the e-mail system has gone largely unchanged since 1965,perhaps we should be grateful that it works at all. " - David A. KarpPCmag.com Spam...
Holbrooke pressures Pakistan on IPI
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Washington said it would help Islamabad secure liquefied natural gas supplies if it backs away from a planned pipeline from Iran's giant South...
Punishment important in plant-pollinator relationship
Figs and the wasps that pollinate them present one of biologists' favorite examples of a beneficial relationship between two different species. In exchange for the pollination service provided by the...
Gulf Keystone ups Iraqi oil estimates
LONDON, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Oil and gas explorer Gulf Keystone Petroleum said Thursday an external review of its Shaikan-1 well in Iraqi Kurdistan showed increased oil in place.
Think-tank wants to build high-tech car in Ottawa
A new automotive think-tank wants to develop a technologically advanced hybrid car and build it in Ottawa.
Alleged Quake Scams Popping Up Already
FBI Probing One Potentially Fraudulent Web Site Claiming It's Helping Haitian Victims; How Can You Be Sure a Charity's Legit?
Sony delays release of hit game Gran Turismo 5
Sony Computer Entertainment said Thursday it had delayed the launch of the latest version of its blockbuster video game Gran Turismo without giving a new release date.
Next-generation autos go for global connectivity
Touch navigational screens, Internet, communications systems: Automakers are ramping up an array of connectivity gizmos to lure consumers into buying next-generation vehicles.
S.Korean firm launches fightback against iPhone
South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom Thursday announced an aggressive plan to reinforce its smartphone line-up after its market share was eroded by Apple's top selling iPhone.