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Boosting innovation, boosting economic growth

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 with this sort of growth,  someone is doing something right

 BEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- China's largest city Shanghai posted a GDP growth of 13 percent based on a rise of 9.6 percent in fixed assets investment in the first half of 2007, thanks to the strategic adjustment of economic structure, statistics from the municipal government show

Saturday 6 October, 2007 06:06 PM
 

NASA spacecraft to fly Russian equipment

Clipped to the Drawing Board by Dillon Smatcher
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 Isn't it good to see that they have such a close working relationship - lets just hope that the engineering matches

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. and Russian space agencies announced an agreement Wednesday for NASA spacecraft to fly Russian instruments to the moon and Mars.

 

Saturday 6 October, 2007 04:03 PM
 

Outrageously Cool Custom Cars

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 You've just got to love these - baby you can drive my car -  beep beep beep ----

These high-powered sculptures are hand-built from the ground up by small-volume manufacturers for drivers who crave extreme performance, unique design and detailed workmanship.

 

Saturday 6 October, 2007 02:01 PM
 

Inflatable car is crash resistant and packs flat

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 What a neat little number this is - in concept and in price  - beep,  beep,  yeah

A team in San Francisco has developed a “Sub $5000” electric car where already inflated air bags provide both structure and crash protection.

 

Saturday 6 October, 2007 12:06 PM
 

Ageing Japanese turn to robots

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 Is it just my imagination,  or do all of these Robot articles come out of Japan ??

 If you grow old in Japan, expect to be served food by a robot , ride a voice-recognition wheelchair or even possibly hire a nurse in a robotic suit - all examples of cutting-edge technology to care for the country's rapidly greying population.

Saturday 6 October, 2007 10:08 AM
 

Will biofuel leave the poor hungry?

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 This certainly will make you think and I hope that it's about this article ----

It is one of the most hotly debated environmental topics of the year - whether the drive to produce alternative so-called green fuels will take food from the mouths of the hungry.

 

Saturday 6 October, 2007 08:02 AM
 

Autodesk Takes Flight with FEA Functionality

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 No one is standing still in the CAD world and the niche players are being eaten up - munch , munch

Joining in its competitors' push to make sophisticated finite element analysis (FEA) capabilities part of the 3D CAD equation, Autodesk Inc. has acquired a small simulation software firm and plans to integrate its technology into its Inventor platform. 

Saturday 6 October, 2007 06:04 AM
 

But I Thought Everyone Saved Money in China

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 There are some basic business fundamentals - do the exercise - if cheap labour is a key factor !!

Oct. 1, 2007  -- With China almost single handedly responsible for driving down the price of manufactured goods around the globe, it often seems inevitable that any low-end manufacturing can be done cheaper in the middle kingdom. But despite its many market distortions, China still hasn't managed to rewrite some economic fundamentals.

 

Saturday 6 October, 2007 04:08 AM
 

SAS seeks 77 million dollars from Bombardier for faulty planes

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 Nothing personal guys - but business is business and we have to recoup our losses - I'm sure it goes something like that .....

 STOCKHOLM (AFP) - SAS airline said Wednesday it would seek compensation from plane manufacturer Bombardier for costs and lost revenue after faulty landing gear on its Dash 8-400 planes forced SAS to ground its Dash fleet for three weeks.

Saturday 6 October, 2007 02:07 AM
 

Resource frenzy pushes Fortescue to record high

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 just dig it out and sell it - whatever it is

Iron ore hopeful Fortescue Metals Group has continued its impressive run, with its shares punching through the $50 mark, without the company having shipped a single tonne of ore.

 

Saturday 6 October, 2007 12:09 AM
 

Energy-Guzzling Hollywood Goes Green — Sort of

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 Am I detecting a slight note of cynicism ?  never,  I hear you say

LOS ANGELES —  From "green carpets" at awards shows to organic fruit served to actors on sets, Hollywood is going all out to promote itself as being environmentally hip.

 

Friday 5 October, 2007 10:05 PM
 

Trying to turn Mr. Clean into Mr. Green

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 Get the feather dusters out guys - that a natural product

Robin Freedman hasn’t bought a cleaning product in five years. But it doesn’t mean her house is dirty.

 

Friday 5 October, 2007 08:09 PM
 

Lead levels trigger another massive toy recall

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 This Toy Story just keeps on getting more sequels - when will it stop ?

 WASHINGTON - More than a half-million Chinese-made products were recalled Thursday, including “Pirates of the Caribbean” and Baby Einstein toys, because they contain dangerous levels of lead.  Business practice to improve ?

Friday 5 October, 2007 06:04 PM
 

Fast food inspection

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 fast food - slow food - sometimes you just want food

 Microwaves and microwave ovens may not be synonymous with healthy eating, but they may hold the key to finding out how much fat and salt is in your food.

Friday 5 October, 2007 04:09 PM
 

Russia seeks to ease EU fears in Ukraine gas dispute

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 Crisis,  what crisis - nothing which can't be sorted out over a few glasses of vodka (better make that bottles of vodka)

MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia on Wednesday allayed European fears of a potential gas supply crisis due to a payment row with Ukraine after the government in Kiev sent a minister to Moscow and pledged to settle the dispute.

 

Friday 5 October, 2007 02:03 PM
 

Fast boat to china

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 You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours - a noble sentiment - as long as everyone is sailing with the same wind

With booming trade between the UK and China , exporting original equipment manufacturers from both regions will need product designers with up-to-date, local experience of these markets.

 

Friday 5 October, 2007 12:06 PM
 

Arctic ice island breaks in half

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 Breaking up is hard to do (in the words of the song ) but not for this floating Island

 The giant Ayles Ice Island drifting off Canada's northern shores has broken in two - far earlier than expected.

Friday 5 October, 2007 10:07 AM
 

New High-Performance Nissan

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 go, go,go with this one - a big build up and very reasonably priced too

 Nissan has begun the pre-launch build-up for its new, high performance GT-R sports car ahead of the Tokyo Motor Show on October 24. Japan will be the first to get the GT-R (previous models were known as the Skyline GT-R) in December with an expected price of 7.8 million yen (US$67,500).

Friday 5 October, 2007 08:02 AM
 

Cyberspace Trade Shows Bring Action to the Desktop

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 Always a new angle to do business - and why not from the comfort of your computer

THERE are no stale bagels at virtual trade shows. And no free knickknacks. But this new kind of gathering, which takes place in cyberspace , does deliver something real: sales prospects with more than a passing interest in your products or services.

 

Friday 5 October, 2007 06:07 AM
 

Scans reveal lost gravestone text

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 Fascinating - History raised from beyond the grave - Dead and Buried does not mean Gone and Forgotten

 Illegible words on church headstones could be read once more thanks to a scan technology developed in the US .

Friday 5 October, 2007 04:05 AM
 

China's plane ambitions take off

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 Get ready  -  because here they come -  flying into an airport near you - very soon

 China Aviation Industry Corporation I (AVIC I) is probably not a name that has executives at Boeing and Airbus quaking in their boots.

Friday 5 October, 2007 02:03 AM
 
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