Wednesday, November 07, 2007
EarthBox - Home
EarthBox - Home: "Welcome to EarthBox® The World's Most Revolutionary Gardening System! The patented EarthBox was developed by commercial farmers and proven in the lab and on the farm. Our maintenance-free, award-winning, high-tech growing system controls soil conditions, eliminates guesswork and more than doubles the yield of a conventional garden-with less fertilizer, less water and virtually no effort."
Sunday, November 04, 2007
Philippine Stock Exchange
Philippine Stock Exchange:
Securities Lending Program
Background
Securities borrowing and lending (SBL) has been an important element of securities trading and capital development among emerging markets. It is a vital facility behind the efficient trading settlements and the growth of derivative markets. Although no hard statistics is available, it is estimated that SBL is a trillion dollar business, generates billions dollar revenues and has a significant impact to financial service industry globally. SBL exists for both equities and debt instruments and has been an established practice in developed countries like the United States, Canada, UK, Japan and Australia since at least 1970s. Most of the countries in Southeast Asia have allowed SBL for both international and local markets. Securities lending involve not only the Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. but also other institutions like the Securities and Exchange Commission, Bureau of Internal Revenue, and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Being the regulatory body of stockbrokers and as the venue for the buying and selling of securities, the Exchange plays a critical role in the implementation of SBL. The objective is to establish a system for borrowing and lending that would ensure the protection of the interest of all stakeholders through monitoring and strict compliance with the rules."
Securities Lending Program
Background
Securities borrowing and lending (SBL) has been an important element of securities trading and capital development among emerging markets. It is a vital facility behind the efficient trading settlements and the growth of derivative markets. Although no hard statistics is available, it is estimated that SBL is a trillion dollar business, generates billions dollar revenues and has a significant impact to financial service industry globally. SBL exists for both equities and debt instruments and has been an established practice in developed countries like the United States, Canada, UK, Japan and Australia since at least 1970s. Most of the countries in Southeast Asia have allowed SBL for both international and local markets. Securities lending involve not only the Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. but also other institutions like the Securities and Exchange Commission, Bureau of Internal Revenue, and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Being the regulatory body of stockbrokers and as the venue for the buying and selling of securities, the Exchange plays a critical role in the implementation of SBL. The objective is to establish a system for borrowing and lending that would ensure the protection of the interest of all stakeholders through monitoring and strict compliance with the rules."
Saturday, November 03, 2007
Interfax: Soaring oil prices on global markets will not affect Russian gas prices – Dmitry Medvedev
Interfax: Soaring oil prices on global markets will not affect Russian gas prices – Dmitry Medvedev: "Soaring oil prices on global markets will not affect Russian gas prices – Dmitry Medvedev Russian First Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of Board at Gazprom Dmitry Medvedev gave an exclusive interview to Interfax. Soaring oil prices on world markets will not lead to unexpected gas and energy prices on Russia's domestic market, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of Board at Gazprom Dmitry Medvedev has said."
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Oil Above $96 on Drop in US Supplies - AOL Money & Finance
Oil Above $96 on Drop in US Supplies - AOL Money & Finance: "By GILLIAN WONG,AP Posted: 2007-11-01 04:28:33 SINGAPORE (AP) - The price of oil rose to a new record above $96 a barrel Thursday after a surprise drop in U.S. crude stockpiles raised concerns about supplies for coming winter demand. Other energy futures also gained. It was the second week in a row the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported a sharp and unexpected drop in oil inventories. 'The decline in U.S. crude oil inventories has been a key driver of oil prices,' said David Moore, commodity strategist at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in Sydney. Light, sweet crude for December delivery rose as high as $96.24 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange by midafternoon in Singapore before dropping back to $95.59 a barrel. Crude prices have reached inflation-adjusted highs set in early 1980. Depending on the how the adjustment is calculated, $38 a barrel then would be worth $96 to $101 or more today. 'We are stepping into an unknown area. Nobody wants to sell (given the fear of a) further rise,' broker Ken Hasegawa of Fimat Japan told Dow Jones Newswires. "
Dollar falls, gold rises in Europe
AP
Posted: 2007-10-31 15:54:10
LONDON (AP) - The U.S. dollar hit another new low against the euro and the pound Wednesday and was mixed against other major currencies in European trading. Gold rose. The euro traded at $1.4454, up from $1.4434 late Tuesday in New York. Earlier the euro rose to $1.4466, its fourth new high in four trading days. Later, in midday trading in New York, the euro fetched 1.4457. Other dollar rates in Europe, compared with late Tuesday, included 115.37 Japanese yen, up from 114.77; 1.1599 Swiss francs, down from 1.1600; and 0.9500 Canadian dollars, down from 0.9535. The British pound was quoted at $2.0734, up from $2.0619. In midday New York trading, the dollar bought 115.22 yen and 1.1599 Swiss francs, while the pound was worth $2.0774, a 26-year high. Gold traded in London at $790.20 per troy ounce, up from $784.00 late Tuesday. In Zurich, gold traded at $789.35 bid per troy ounce, up from $782.00. Silver traded in London at $14.42, up from $14.25.
AP
Posted: 2007-10-31 15:54:10
LONDON (AP) - The U.S. dollar hit another new low against the euro and the pound Wednesday and was mixed against other major currencies in European trading. Gold rose. The euro traded at $1.4454, up from $1.4434 late Tuesday in New York. Earlier the euro rose to $1.4466, its fourth new high in four trading days. Later, in midday trading in New York, the euro fetched 1.4457. Other dollar rates in Europe, compared with late Tuesday, included 115.37 Japanese yen, up from 114.77; 1.1599 Swiss francs, down from 1.1600; and 0.9500 Canadian dollars, down from 0.9535. The British pound was quoted at $2.0734, up from $2.0619. In midday New York trading, the dollar bought 115.22 yen and 1.1599 Swiss francs, while the pound was worth $2.0774, a 26-year high. Gold traded in London at $790.20 per troy ounce, up from $784.00 late Tuesday. In Zurich, gold traded at $789.35 bid per troy ounce, up from $782.00. Silver traded in London at $14.42, up from $14.25.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Business - Land Bank to issue $200M in bonds - INQUIRER.net
Business - Land Bank to issue $200M in bonds - INQUIRER.net
Land Bank to issue $200M in bonds
InquirerLast updated 05:05am (Mla time) 08/16/2007
Government-owned Land Bank of the Philippines plans to raise as much as $200 million from a foreign bond issue to boost its capital.
The bank will seek regulatory approval to offer a combination of hybrid or perpetual bonds that shall qualify as tier 1 or core capital and 10-year subordinated notes to boost its tier 2 or supplementary capital.
The bank will also sell P2.5 billion in peso-denominated tier 2 notes in the domestic market.
In a news briefing Tuesday night, Land Bank president Gilda Pico said that the proceeds of the bond offer will hike its capital adequacy ratio (CAR) to as much as 23 percent from 15 percent to comply with the stiffer global capital adequacy requirements under Basel 2.
Land Bank vice president Alex Macapagal said the bank had recently invited over a dozen investment banks to submit proposals for the fundraising.
“We’d like to get the process going so that when the market is favorable, we can just go ahead and issue,” Macapagal said.
He added that Land bank would not necessarily issue the hybrid and tier 2 notes in one tranche.
Once a proposed foreign borrowing is approved by the central bank’s policy-making Monetary Board, the applicant is usually given 12 months to pursue the plan, he said.
Hybrid capital instruments have equity-like features that have made them acceptable as Tier 1 or core capital.
Meanwhile, Land Bank also plans to sell at least P3 billion worth of real and other properties acquired using the Special Purpose Vehicle framework and a series of property auctions, to complement continuing efforts to reduce its bad assets and comply with the Basel 2 standards.
About P1.4 billion worth of property assets would be bid out using the SPV mode while another P1.6 billion shall be sold through auctions to be held across the country in September and November with the help of property consultant CB Richard Ellis.
“The proceeds of these sales will be used to meet the expanding demands for loans by our priority sectors, including the small farmers and fisherfolk, small and medium enterprises and microenterprises,” Pico said. Doris C. Dumlao
Land Bank to issue $200M in bonds
InquirerLast updated 05:05am (Mla time) 08/16/2007
Government-owned Land Bank of the Philippines plans to raise as much as $200 million from a foreign bond issue to boost its capital.
The bank will seek regulatory approval to offer a combination of hybrid or perpetual bonds that shall qualify as tier 1 or core capital and 10-year subordinated notes to boost its tier 2 or supplementary capital.
The bank will also sell P2.5 billion in peso-denominated tier 2 notes in the domestic market.
In a news briefing Tuesday night, Land Bank president Gilda Pico said that the proceeds of the bond offer will hike its capital adequacy ratio (CAR) to as much as 23 percent from 15 percent to comply with the stiffer global capital adequacy requirements under Basel 2.
Land Bank vice president Alex Macapagal said the bank had recently invited over a dozen investment banks to submit proposals for the fundraising.
“We’d like to get the process going so that when the market is favorable, we can just go ahead and issue,” Macapagal said.
He added that Land bank would not necessarily issue the hybrid and tier 2 notes in one tranche.
Once a proposed foreign borrowing is approved by the central bank’s policy-making Monetary Board, the applicant is usually given 12 months to pursue the plan, he said.
Hybrid capital instruments have equity-like features that have made them acceptable as Tier 1 or core capital.
Meanwhile, Land Bank also plans to sell at least P3 billion worth of real and other properties acquired using the Special Purpose Vehicle framework and a series of property auctions, to complement continuing efforts to reduce its bad assets and comply with the Basel 2 standards.
About P1.4 billion worth of property assets would be bid out using the SPV mode while another P1.6 billion shall be sold through auctions to be held across the country in September and November with the help of property consultant CB Richard Ellis.
“The proceeds of these sales will be used to meet the expanding demands for loans by our priority sectors, including the small farmers and fisherfolk, small and medium enterprises and microenterprises,” Pico said. Doris C. Dumlao
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Committee on the Global Financial System: mandate
As approved by the Governors of the G10 central banks on 8 February 1999
The Committee on the Global Financial System is a central bank forum for the monitoring and examination of broad issues relating to financial markets and systems with a view to elaborating appropriate policy recommendations to support the central banks in the fulfilment of their responsibilities for monetary and financial stability. In carrying out this task, the Committee will place particular emphasis on assisting the Governors in recognising, analysing and responding to threats to the stability of financial markets and the global financial system. More specifically, the Committee's primary objectives will be the following:
To seek to identify and assess potential sources of stress in the global financial environment through a regular and systematic monitoring of developments in financial markets and systems, including through an evaluation of macroeconomic developments;
To further the understanding of the functioning and underpinnings of financial markets and systems through a close monitoring of their evolution and in-depth analyses, with particular reference to the implications for central bank operations and broader responsibilities for monetary and financial stability;
To promote the development of well-functioning and stable financial markets and systems through an examination of alternative policy responses and the elaboration of corresponding policy recommendations.
In its analysis, the Committee should pay particular attention to the nexus between monetary and financial stability, to the linkages between institutions, infrastructures and markets, to the actual and potential changes in financial intermediation and to the incentive structures built into markets and systems. The Committee should seek to increase the transparency of financial markets and systems by promoting the design, production and publication of statistics and other information by central banks - including through the BIS - and by recommending the adoption of appropriate disclosure standards by both the official and private sectors. Where relevant, the Committee should also contribute to the development of an international consensus on sound principles and norms.
The Committee is encouraged to co-operate with other national, supranational and international institutions with responsibilities for pursuing related objectives. In particular, it shall co-ordinate its activities with other Basel-based committees, such as the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems, in order to strengthen the overall effectiveness of the process.
As approved by the Governors of the G10 central banks on 8 February 1999
The Committee on the Global Financial System is a central bank forum for the monitoring and examination of broad issues relating to financial markets and systems with a view to elaborating appropriate policy recommendations to support the central banks in the fulfilment of their responsibilities for monetary and financial stability. In carrying out this task, the Committee will place particular emphasis on assisting the Governors in recognising, analysing and responding to threats to the stability of financial markets and the global financial system. More specifically, the Committee's primary objectives will be the following:
To seek to identify and assess potential sources of stress in the global financial environment through a regular and systematic monitoring of developments in financial markets and systems, including through an evaluation of macroeconomic developments;
To further the understanding of the functioning and underpinnings of financial markets and systems through a close monitoring of their evolution and in-depth analyses, with particular reference to the implications for central bank operations and broader responsibilities for monetary and financial stability;
To promote the development of well-functioning and stable financial markets and systems through an examination of alternative policy responses and the elaboration of corresponding policy recommendations.
In its analysis, the Committee should pay particular attention to the nexus between monetary and financial stability, to the linkages between institutions, infrastructures and markets, to the actual and potential changes in financial intermediation and to the incentive structures built into markets and systems. The Committee should seek to increase the transparency of financial markets and systems by promoting the design, production and publication of statistics and other information by central banks - including through the BIS - and by recommending the adoption of appropriate disclosure standards by both the official and private sectors. Where relevant, the Committee should also contribute to the development of an international consensus on sound principles and norms.
The Committee is encouraged to co-operate with other national, supranational and international institutions with responsibilities for pursuing related objectives. In particular, it shall co-ordinate its activities with other Basel-based committees, such as the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems, in order to strengthen the overall effectiveness of the process.
Monday, July 30, 2007
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Let the games begin - The Boston Globe
Let the games begin - The Boston Globe:
"Let the games begin
One Laptop Per Child to hold software jam for the XO
By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff June 9, 2007
What will millions of poor children do with cheap laptop computers? Play games, of course. But not just any games."
"Let the games begin
One Laptop Per Child to hold software jam for the XO
By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff June 9, 2007
What will millions of poor children do with cheap laptop computers? Play games, of course. But not just any games."
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
March 2007 eNewsletter | Grameen Foundation
March 2007 eNewsletter Grameen Foundation: "Record of innovation also supports the broader microfinance industry
Grameen Foundation is pleased to announce that we now reach more than 3 million clients through our global network. This milestone arrives on the heels of a number of key successes across our network of microfinance institution (MFI) partners."
Grameen Foundation is pleased to announce that we now reach more than 3 million clients through our global network. This milestone arrives on the heels of a number of key successes across our network of microfinance institution (MFI) partners."
Emissions trading The carbon game
Emissions trading The carbon game:
Companies are already swapping money for the right to emit more pollution, and cashing in on projects designed to suck up greenhouse gases. As this market booms, will it actually help to cut down on emissions? Michael Hopkin reports.
This summer, a group of power companies in Japan and Canada developed an unusual interest in pig manure. The porcine waste was at the heart of a landmark multimillion-dollar deal between Chile's largest pork producer and the power companies, allowing the latter to emit more pollution. The pig farm promised to recycle its animals' emissions of methane — a potent greenhouse gas — by covering the manure, capturing the gas, and burning it as sustainable energy. In return, the power companies bought the right to emit more carbon dioxide from their stations, half a world away from the oblivious pigs."
Companies are already swapping money for the right to emit more pollution, and cashing in on projects designed to suck up greenhouse gases. As this market booms, will it actually help to cut down on emissions? Michael Hopkin reports.
This summer, a group of power companies in Japan and Canada developed an unusual interest in pig manure. The porcine waste was at the heart of a landmark multimillion-dollar deal between Chile's largest pork producer and the power companies, allowing the latter to emit more pollution. The pig farm promised to recycle its animals' emissions of methane — a potent greenhouse gas — by covering the manure, capturing the gas, and burning it as sustainable energy. In return, the power companies bought the right to emit more carbon dioxide from their stations, half a world away from the oblivious pigs."
Emissions trading - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Emissions trading - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
"Emissions trading (or cap and trade) is an administrative approach used to control pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions in the emissions of pollutants.
In such a plan, a central authority (usually a government agency) sets a limit or cap on the amount of a pollutant that can be emitted. Companies or other groups that emit the pollutant are given credits or allowances which represent the right to emit a specific amount. The total amount of credits cannot exceed the cap, limiting total emissions to that level. Companies that pollute beyond their allowances must buy credits from those who pollute less than their allowances or face heavy penalties. This transfer is referred to as a trade. In effect, the buyer is being fined for polluting, while the seller is being rewarded for having reduced emissions. Thus companies that can easily reduce emissions will do so and those for which it is harder will buy credits which reduces greenhouse gasses at the lowest possible cost to society."
"Emissions trading (or cap and trade) is an administrative approach used to control pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions in the emissions of pollutants.
In such a plan, a central authority (usually a government agency) sets a limit or cap on the amount of a pollutant that can be emitted. Companies or other groups that emit the pollutant are given credits or allowances which represent the right to emit a specific amount. The total amount of credits cannot exceed the cap, limiting total emissions to that level. Companies that pollute beyond their allowances must buy credits from those who pollute less than their allowances or face heavy penalties. This transfer is referred to as a trade. In effect, the buyer is being fined for polluting, while the seller is being rewarded for having reduced emissions. Thus companies that can easily reduce emissions will do so and those for which it is harder will buy credits which reduces greenhouse gasses at the lowest possible cost to society."
Climate Top 50 - How does it work
Climate Top 50 - How does it work:
If you agree with the Rules then fill in your data, including a link to your own banner (maximum size 400 x 44 pixels) that will be included in the Climate Top 50 listing and that will be downloaded from your own WWW site.
After filling in the above mentioned data you will receive an e-mail with html code that you have to include in your index or home page (otherwise the counter can not work!).
The html code registers the amount of visitors to your WWW site and also refers to the Climate Top 50 banner that will be downloaded from the Climate Top 50 WWW site. The Climate Top 50 banner needs to be displayed at a well visible place on your index or home page. You may not change the size of the Climate Top 50 banner.
You are now ready to be included in the Climate Top 50!
Each time a visitor comes on your WWW site’s index page the counter of Climate Top 50 is increased.. The Climate Top 50 only counts unique visitors to your WWW site, that means each IP number can only be counted once a day.
You will receive your ID-Number per e-mail. Together with the password you have received you can change your data profile. Please keep the ID-Number and Password in a safe place! "
If you agree with the Rules then fill in your data, including a link to your own banner (maximum size 400 x 44 pixels) that will be included in the Climate Top 50 listing and that will be downloaded from your own WWW site.
After filling in the above mentioned data you will receive an e-mail with html code that you have to include in your index or home page (otherwise the counter can not work!).
The html code registers the amount of visitors to your WWW site and also refers to the Climate Top 50 banner that will be downloaded from the Climate Top 50 WWW site. The Climate Top 50 banner needs to be displayed at a well visible place on your index or home page. You may not change the size of the Climate Top 50 banner.
You are now ready to be included in the Climate Top 50!
Each time a visitor comes on your WWW site’s index page the counter of Climate Top 50 is increased.. The Climate Top 50 only counts unique visitors to your WWW site, that means each IP number can only be counted once a day.
You will receive your ID-Number per e-mail. Together with the password you have received you can change your data profile. Please keep the ID-Number and Password in a safe place! "
The case against carbon trading | Rising Tide UK
The case against carbon trading Rising Tide UK: "The case against carbon trading
CARBON TRADING IS CONTRARY TO SOCIAL JUSTICE
THE LARGEST RESOURCE GRAB IN HISTORY
You can't trade in something unless you own it. When governments and companies 'trade' in carbon, they establish de facto property rights over the atmosphere; a commonly held global commons. At no point have these atmospheric property rights been discussed or negotiated - their ownership is established by stealth with every carbon trade.
THE CARBON TRADE WILL STRENGTHEN EXISTING INEQUALITIES
Market shares in the new carbon market will be allocated on the basis of who is already the largest polluter and who is fastest to exploit the market. The new 'carbocrats' will therefore be the global oil, chemical, and car corporations, and the richest nations; the very groups that created the problem of climate change in the first place. What is more, with the current absence of 'supplementarity', the richest nations and corporations will be able to further increase their global share of emissions by outbidding poorer interests for carbon credits."
CARBON TRADING IS CONTRARY TO SOCIAL JUSTICE
THE LARGEST RESOURCE GRAB IN HISTORY
You can't trade in something unless you own it. When governments and companies 'trade' in carbon, they establish de facto property rights over the atmosphere; a commonly held global commons. At no point have these atmospheric property rights been discussed or negotiated - their ownership is established by stealth with every carbon trade.
THE CARBON TRADE WILL STRENGTHEN EXISTING INEQUALITIES
Market shares in the new carbon market will be allocated on the basis of who is already the largest polluter and who is fastest to exploit the market. The new 'carbocrats' will therefore be the global oil, chemical, and car corporations, and the richest nations; the very groups that created the problem of climate change in the first place. What is more, with the current absence of 'supplementarity', the richest nations and corporations will be able to further increase their global share of emissions by outbidding poorer interests for carbon credits."
Carbon credit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carbon credit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Carbon credits are a tradable permit scheme. They provide a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by giving them a monetary value. A credit gives the owner the right to emit one tonne of carbon dioxide.
International treaties such as the Kyoto Protocol set quotas on the amount of greenhouse gases countries can produce. Countries, in turn, set quotas on the emissions of businesses. Businesses that are over their quotas must buy carbon credits for their excess emissions, while businesses that are below their quotas can sell their remaining credits. By allowing credits to be bought and sold, a business for which reducing its emissions would be expensive or prohibitive can pay another business to make the reduction for it. This minimizes the quota's impact on the business, while still reaching the quota."
International treaties such as the Kyoto Protocol set quotas on the amount of greenhouse gases countries can produce. Countries, in turn, set quotas on the emissions of businesses. Businesses that are over their quotas must buy carbon credits for their excess emissions, while businesses that are below their quotas can sell their remaining credits. By allowing credits to be bought and sold, a business for which reducing its emissions would be expensive or prohibitive can pay another business to make the reduction for it. This minimizes the quota's impact on the business, while still reaching the quota."
The Great Global Warming Swindle from Channel4.com
The Great Global Warming Swindle from Channel4.com: "Channel 4, Thursday 8 March, 9pm
Are you green? How many flights have you taken in the last year? Feeling guilty about all those unnecessary car journeys? Well, maybe there's no need to feel bad.
According to a group of scientists brought together by documentary-maker Martin Durkin, if the planet is heating up, it isn't your fault and there's nothing you can do about it.
We've almost begun to take it for granted that climate change is a man-made phenomenon. But just as the environmental lobby think they've got our attention, a group of naysayers have emerged to slay the whole premise of global warming."
Are you green? How many flights have you taken in the last year? Feeling guilty about all those unnecessary car journeys? Well, maybe there's no need to feel bad.
According to a group of scientists brought together by documentary-maker Martin Durkin, if the planet is heating up, it isn't your fault and there's nothing you can do about it.
We've almost begun to take it for granted that climate change is a man-made phenomenon. But just as the environmental lobby think they've got our attention, a group of naysayers have emerged to slay the whole premise of global warming."
Count Down Your Carbon
Count Down Your Carbon:
"WELCOME TO COUNT DOWN YOUR CARBON!
This is not a game. Unfortunately, climate change is deadly serious.
We have created a way for people to join together and register the impact of their many individual actions in a public and meaningful way. You are not powerless and you are not alone. Together we can make a difference. "
"WELCOME TO COUNT DOWN YOUR CARBON!
This is not a game. Unfortunately, climate change is deadly serious.
We have created a way for people to join together and register the impact of their many individual actions in a public and meaningful way. You are not powerless and you are not alone. Together we can make a difference. "
Saturday, March 03, 2007
LPG News - Gatwick Airport Goes Green with New LPG Bus Fleet
LPG News - Gatwick Airport Goes Green with New LPG Bus Fleet: "Airline passengers flying from Gatwick will have a cleaner, greener start to their journey following the award of a new coach contract.
BAA, owner of Gatwick airport recently awarded its airport coach contract to AirLinks, who purchased 13 new coaches powered by liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), supplied by Calor Autogas, the UK’s leading supplier of vehicle LPG.
The new LPG buses are used to ferry passengers, airline crews and airport staff from car parks at Gatwick airport. The new fleet, which represents the largest single order of LPG buses in the UK to date, will be fuelled at a newly installed on-site Calor Autogas bulk storage facility. Consisting of two 12 tonne tanks, the site is the biggest back to base facility installed by Calor in the UK and will provide a central fuelling point to keep the fleet operational 24 hours a day. "
BAA, owner of Gatwick airport recently awarded its airport coach contract to AirLinks, who purchased 13 new coaches powered by liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), supplied by Calor Autogas, the UK’s leading supplier of vehicle LPG.
The new LPG buses are used to ferry passengers, airline crews and airport staff from car parks at Gatwick airport. The new fleet, which represents the largest single order of LPG buses in the UK to date, will be fuelled at a newly installed on-site Calor Autogas bulk storage facility. Consisting of two 12 tonne tanks, the site is the biggest back to base facility installed by Calor in the UK and will provide a central fuelling point to keep the fleet operational 24 hours a day. "
Total eclipse will turn Moon red-News-UK-Science-TimesOnline
Total eclipse will turn Moon red-News-UK-Science-TimesOnline: "Millions of people have the chance to see the most spectacular lunar eclipse in years tonight when the Moon will turn bright orange or red.
Lunar eclipses are when the Earth’s shadow from the Sun falls directly on the Moon and a change in the weather forecast means it is likely to be visible almost everywhere in the country. The colour of the Moon will change from silvery white to coppery red or orange as light is deflected by the Earth’s atmosphere and bounces back off the “blood moon”. "
Lunar eclipses are when the Earth’s shadow from the Sun falls directly on the Moon and a change in the weather forecast means it is likely to be visible almost everywhere in the country. The colour of the Moon will change from silvery white to coppery red or orange as light is deflected by the Earth’s atmosphere and bounces back off the “blood moon”. "
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas - Financial Markets
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas - Financial Markets PHILPASS (RTGS - REAL TIME GROSS SETTLEMENT)
Saturday, February 17, 2007
GeoHive: Global Statistics
GeoHive: Global Statistics: "GeoHive: Global Statistics
Welcome to GeoHive, a site with geopolitical data, statistics on the human population, Earth and more. The main kind of data you can find here is population statistics of regions, countries, provinces and cities. Next to that there are some statistics on economic factors like wealth, infrastructure; statistics on natural phenomena; ....... and yet, even more."
Welcome to GeoHive, a site with geopolitical data, statistics on the human population, Earth and more. The main kind of data you can find here is population statistics of regions, countries, provinces and cities. Next to that there are some statistics on economic factors like wealth, infrastructure; statistics on natural phenomena; ....... and yet, even more."
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Hinesberg Journal
Hinesberg Journal: "New mollusk species found in Philippines
2007/2
Tue Feb 6, 7:38 PM ET
MANILA, Philippines - A French-led marine expedition team believes it has discovered thousands of new species of mollusks and crustaceans around a Philippine island, officials and scientists said Monday. "
2007/2
Tue Feb 6, 7:38 PM ET
MANILA, Philippines - A French-led marine expedition team believes it has discovered thousands of new species of mollusks and crustaceans around a Philippine island, officials and scientists said Monday. "
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
The Hindu News Update Service
The Hindu News Update Service: "Yunus hits out at banking system for not lending to poor
Mumbai, Feb 3. (PTI): Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, founder of the micro-credit pioneer Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, on Friday hit out at banks for not providing loans to the poor and disadvantaged.
'Only one-third of the population has access to credit, while the rest are not creditworthy for the system. We have left two-thirds of the world poor, disadvantageous and without a starting point,' he said.
Yunus said credit, an important tool to eradicate poverty, was a human right. "
Mumbai, Feb 3. (PTI): Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, founder of the micro-credit pioneer Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, on Friday hit out at banks for not providing loans to the poor and disadvantaged.
'Only one-third of the population has access to credit, while the rest are not creditworthy for the system. We have left two-thirds of the world poor, disadvantageous and without a starting point,' he said.
Yunus said credit, an important tool to eradicate poverty, was a human right. "
Friday, January 19, 2007
"For houses, it's hip to be green"
As the cost-effectiveness of geothermal, wind and solar power goes up, so does the cachet. A number of companies are cashing in on the trend.
By Aili McConnon, BusinessWeek
More than 1 million U.S. households now warm their homes in the winter with heat from the earth instead of using furnaces or fuel lines. Elton John, Virgin Airlines chief Richard Branson and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen use ground-source energy in their homes.
Even George W. Bush has a geothermal system in his vacation home in Crawford, Texas. Designed by architect David Heymann, Prairie Chapel Ranch captures solar energy and has a cistern that gathers rainwater and wastewater, purifies it and then uses it to irrigate the greenery around the presidential vacation home.
Upscale your conscience
Reducing the size of your carbon footprint and increasing the number of renewable energy systems you use is becoming something to brag about. From geothermal systems to wind turbines to solar panels, going green is starting to get glamorous, as well as being politically correct and simply forward-thinking. As renewable and conservationist technologies become economically competitive with traditional fuels, several alternative-energy companies saw demand skyrocket in 2006.
'The green-energy movement"
As the cost-effectiveness of geothermal, wind and solar power goes up, so does the cachet. A number of companies are cashing in on the trend.
By Aili McConnon, BusinessWeek
More than 1 million U.S. households now warm their homes in the winter with heat from the earth instead of using furnaces or fuel lines. Elton John, Virgin Airlines chief Richard Branson and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen use ground-source energy in their homes.
Even George W. Bush has a geothermal system in his vacation home in Crawford, Texas. Designed by architect David Heymann, Prairie Chapel Ranch captures solar energy and has a cistern that gathers rainwater and wastewater, purifies it and then uses it to irrigate the greenery around the presidential vacation home.
Upscale your conscience
Reducing the size of your carbon footprint and increasing the number of renewable energy systems you use is becoming something to brag about. From geothermal systems to wind turbines to solar panels, going green is starting to get glamorous, as well as being politically correct and simply forward-thinking. As renewable and conservationist technologies become economically competitive with traditional fuels, several alternative-energy companies saw demand skyrocket in 2006.
'The green-energy movement"
Monday, January 15, 2007
One Laptop per Child
One Laptop per Child: "Introducing the children's laptop from One Laptop per Child—a potent learning tool created expressly for the world's poorest children living in its most remote environments. The laptop was designed collaboratively by experts from both academia and industry, bringing to bear both extraordinary talent and many decades of collective field experience in every aspect of this non-profit humanitarian project. The result is a unique harmony of form and function; a flexible, ultra low-cost, power-efficient, responsive, and durable machine with which nations of the emerging world can leapfrog decades of development—immediately transforming the content and quality of their children's learning. "
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
BBC NEWS | Technology | $100 laptop project launches 2007
BBC NEWS Technology $100 laptop project launches 2007: "$100 laptop project launches 2007
The laptop could one day cost as little as $100
The first batch of computers built for the One Laptop Per Child project could reach users by July this year.
The scheme is hoping to put low-cost computers into the hands of people in developing countries.
Ultimately the project's backers hope the machines could sell for as little as $100 (£55).
The first countries to sign up to buying the machine include Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Nigeria, Libya, Pakistan and Thailand.
The so-called XO machine is being pioneered by Nicholas Negroponte, who launched the project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab in 2004.
Test machines are expected to reach children in February as the project builds towards a more formal launch.
Wireless networking
Mr Negroponte told the Associated Press news agency that three more African countries might sign on in the next two weeks.
The laptop is powered by a 366-megahertz processor from Advanced Micro Devices and has built-in wireless networking.
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It has no hard disk drive and instead uses 512 MB of flash memory, and has two USB ports to which more storage could be attached.
'I have to laugh when people refer to XO as a weak or crippled machine and how kids should get a 'real' one',' Mr Negroponte told AP.
'Trust me, I will give up my real one very soon and use only XO. It will be far better, in many new and important ways.'
The computer runs on a cut-down version of the open source Linux operating system and has been designe"
The laptop could one day cost as little as $100
The first batch of computers built for the One Laptop Per Child project could reach users by July this year.
The scheme is hoping to put low-cost computers into the hands of people in developing countries.
Ultimately the project's backers hope the machines could sell for as little as $100 (£55).
The first countries to sign up to buying the machine include Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Nigeria, Libya, Pakistan and Thailand.
The so-called XO machine is being pioneered by Nicholas Negroponte, who launched the project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab in 2004.
Test machines are expected to reach children in February as the project builds towards a more formal launch.
Wireless networking
Mr Negroponte told the Associated Press news agency that three more African countries might sign on in the next two weeks.
The laptop is powered by a 366-megahertz processor from Advanced Micro Devices and has built-in wireless networking.
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I'm 62 years old. I've seen massive changes in people's lives through technology over the years.
Ian Thompson, Spain
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It has no hard disk drive and instead uses 512 MB of flash memory, and has two USB ports to which more storage could be attached.
'I have to laugh when people refer to XO as a weak or crippled machine and how kids should get a 'real' one',' Mr Negroponte told AP.
'Trust me, I will give up my real one very soon and use only XO. It will be far better, in many new and important ways.'
The computer runs on a cut-down version of the open source Linux operating system and has been designe"
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Boracay Hotels and Spa Resorts - Shangri-La's Boracay Resort & Spa
Boracay Hotels and Spa Resorts - Shangri-La's Boracay Resort & Spa: "
(Opening in 2008)
Location
The Shangri-La's Boracay Resort & Spa is located in a secure, beachfront position overlooking two breathtaking white sandy bays on the picturesque island of Boracay. The resort is just one hour's flight south of Manila, with a transfer time between the airport and resort of approximately 30 minutes.
Accommodation
The resort offers 217 rooms, including 43 villas and suites, of which 31 have a private plunge pool or Jacuzzi. All guest rooms offer spacious floor plans and ocean views from a private balcony or terrace. Villas also include a pergola for alfresco dining and a day bed for relaxation or massage."
(Opening in 2008)
Location
The Shangri-La's Boracay Resort & Spa is located in a secure, beachfront position overlooking two breathtaking white sandy bays on the picturesque island of Boracay. The resort is just one hour's flight south of Manila, with a transfer time between the airport and resort of approximately 30 minutes.
Accommodation
The resort offers 217 rooms, including 43 villas and suites, of which 31 have a private plunge pool or Jacuzzi. All guest rooms offer spacious floor plans and ocean views from a private balcony or terrace. Villas also include a pergola for alfresco dining and a day bed for relaxation or massage."
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