Jan 23 2009

GM to build battery packs – StarPhoenix


Christian Science Monitor

GM to build battery packs
StarPhoenix – 6 hours ago
General Motors Corp. will assemble its own battery packs in North America's first mass production lithium-ion facility in order to arm itself with a "key competitive advantage" over other manufacturers of plug-in electric cars, the company said …
Hope's alive, at least a little, in Michigan Windsor Star
Detroit Auto Show The Kingston Whig-Standard
Business Green – Earth2Tech – Christian Science Monitor
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Jan 23 2009

Satellite rivals tune in to same wavelength – Globe and Mail


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Satellite rivals tune in to same wavelength
Globe and Mail – 19 Jan 2009
One of the more complex mating dances in Corporate Canada has begun, as satellite radio kingpins Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. – owner of XM Canada – and archrival Sirius Canada Inc. hire investment bankers to negotiate terms of a possible …
Sirius XM to charge for online radio, more? Electronista
Sirius XM Jacking Up the Price? Electronic House
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Jan 23 2009

2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring First Impressions – Auto123


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2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring First Impressions
Auto123 – 7 hours ago
By Marc Bouchard, Victoria, British Columbia – Last year, Hyundai took advantage of the Montreal International Auto Show to unveil the all-new 2009 Elantra Touring, a more family-oriented variant of their popular compact.
European DNA shows National Post
First Drive: 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring CanadianDriver
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Jan 23 2009

Study: Western forests dying at increasing rate – The Associated Press


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Study: Western forests dying at increasing rate
The Associated Press – 49 minutes ago
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – Trees in old growth forests across the West are dying at a small, but increasing rate that scientists conclude is probably caused by longer and hotter summers from a changing climate.
Climate shift 'killing US trees' BBC News
Environment Blamed in Western Tree Deaths New York Times
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Jan 23 2009

Researchers develop tool to bury racial bias, forge understanding – Times of India

Researchers develop tool to bury racial bias, forge understanding
Times of India – 21 Jan 2009
WASHINGTON: One way of reducing racial bias could be to help people differentiate between faces of individuals of a different race, according to the latest study.
Racial Bias Decline With Ability To Identify Different Races MedIndia
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Jan 23 2009

Metallica – Enter Sand(cat)

Metallica’s Enter Sandman redone with cats.

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Jan 23 2009

Obama To Shutter CIA Prisons Immediately

Guantanamo Bay isn’t the only thing on the chopping block. President Barack Obama will close a secret network of CIA prisons immediately.

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Jan 23 2009

Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Delayed Until May or June

The next major update to Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system could arrive as late as May or June 2009, months later than originally expected.

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Jan 23 2009

Steve Ballmer’s e-mail to employees regarding layoffs

Here is the e-mail that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sent to employees this morning, as the company announced poor earnings and major layoffs.

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Jan 23 2009

Calendar of the Future: 25 Years of Geeky Greatness!

From pop culture (Star Trek! Robert Downey Jr.!) to science (Aliens! Robert Downey Jr.!) and everything in between (Sound-blocking wallpaper! Robert Downey Jr.!), get ready for the future to bring the happy.

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