Coffee Harvest in Vietnam Set to Drop From Record on Weather
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Why 2013 will be a year of crisis
Why 2013 will be a year of crisis
- David Frum: The drought in the U.S., Russia and Australia is driving up food prices
- He says sharp rises in prices have long been tied to unrest among the world’s poor
- High prices have been cited as a cause of last year’s upheaval in Egypt and Tunisia, he says
- Frum: The winner of November election in U.S. will have to deal with the consequences
Bill to Shift NOAA Resources to Short-Term Forecasting
Hey Hollywood, forget SOPA, ACTA & TPP. Embrace Netflix instead
Every few months, Hollywood is making yet another push for stronger copyright laws and more restrictive trade agreements. First, there were SOPA, PIPA and ACTA, and now there is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). But new data from Ericsson’s (s ERIC) ConsumerLab research unit shows that Hollywood may have gotten it all backwards. The most successful weapon in the fight against piracy aren’t new laws, but better services.
Case in point: Less than 15 percent of U.S.-based online video viewers use file sharing for their movies and TV show fix, according to Ericsson’s TV & Video Consumer Trend Report 2012 (PDF). Netflix (s NFLX) on the other hand is used by around 55 percent. Hulu, websites of TV networks, iTunes (s AAPL) and Amazon’s (s AMZN) VOD offering are also more popular than piracy.
Compare that to Spain, where legal services are still in their infancy: Spanish online…
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Curso: Sistema de Energía Solar – División de Educación Continua y Estudios Profesionales UPRM
Sistema de Energía Solar
| Curso: | DT0303 | |
| Categoría: | Destrezas Técnicas | |
| Nombre: | Sistema de Energía Solar | |
| Duración: | 30 Horas | |
| Costo: | $150 |
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Como la utilización de celdas fotovoltaicas (fabricada con silicio) convierte en forma directa la energía lumínica en electricidad.
Los estudiantes desarrollarán conocimientos para realizar instalaciones seguras y eficientes con el propósito primordial de conservar el planeta utilizando uno de nuestros recursos naturales. Áreas a cubrirse en este curso: -Estructura de la materia |
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Marcha este jueves en el RUM por la seguridad alimentaria – Jueves 30 de agosto a la hora universal
AGROVISIÓN Sábado de 5 a 6 pm 1320AM
Singapore issues national climate change strategy
Singapore issues national climate change strategy
Perhaps Singapore’s plan is something that Puerto Rico could benefit from.
Groundwater over-exploited in agricultural regions, study finds
Groundwater over-exploited in agricultural regions, study finds
Groundwater footprints of aquifers that are important to agriculture are significantly larger than their geographic areas. Higher footprint values indicate widespread stress. (Nature Publishing Group)
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