Insider trading case's key players Nov 22, 2009
Free on $750,000 bail, he has been placed on leave by the company, which has hired San Francisco's Orrick Herrington iff LLP to investigate the leaks. Anil Kumar. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Giga-tronics and Team Achieves Milestones in F-15E Radar Modernization Program Nov 7, 2009
Other RMP modifications include the addition of Raytheon's new Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Electronically Scanned Array antenna, which was developed for the F-15C APG-63(v)3 radar system, as well as new Radio Frequency Tunable Filters (RFTF) and an improved Environmental Cooling System (ECS) ... Actual results may differ significantly due to risks and uncertainties, such as future orders, cancellations or deferrals, disputes over performance and the ability to collect receivables. (Primezone Releases)
Fighting Radical Islam in Afghanistan Must Be Priority 1 Nov 6, 2009
Because we will not accept these levels of U.S. forces or the resulting casualties, we must assemble a permanent International Freedom Force (IFF). It would be individually recruited and serve under U.S. command. (Townhall.com)
Yahoo to Allow Users to Opt Out of Custom Ads Oct 9, 2009
Markey, as well as Republican subcommittee members Joe Barton of Texas and Cliff Stearns of Florida, asked that the companies submit their responses to the subcommittee no later than August 8; the majority of which are now on the full committee Web site ... The company has three different services that serve up ads, including aol ... PC Magazine is a registered trademark of Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written... (Yahoo News -- Internet and WWW)
New tariff rules to boost renewable energy sector Sep 18, 2009
NEW DELHI: The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) on Thursday announced tar 00004000 iff norms for electricity generated from renewable energy sources such as solar, wind and biomass. The new tariff regime will offer 19% on pre-tax return on investment (ROI) in new projects for the first 10 years and 23% in the subsequent period ... The new tariff regulations are expected to promote investments in renewable sector that is also required to meet the goals stipulated in the National... (India Times)
Virtually Engineering Power Plants Jul 21, 2009
Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF in Magdeburg have developed a method that visualizes the processes inside energy conversion plants, e.g. such as photovoltaic, wind, biogas and hydroelectric power stations. To do so, they have coupled 3-D plant engineering and simulation results with a virtual reality (VR) program developed at the IFF. A special software tool has enabled us to visualize all the motion sequences for the first time ever at just the... (Science Daily)
Fashionable quandary Apr 12, 2009
According to Prof Madya Mohamad Najib Nor from the Textile and Fashion Department of the Creative Technology and Heritage Faculty, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, the Malay way of dressing has evolved over the centuries with the advent of different religions in the region ... For the past three years, he has been organising the Islamic Fashion Festival (IFF) in Kuala Lumpur ... He has no current equivalent at the moment, but he does have a plan to turn the IFF into an actual fashion week, take it... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Unchicken? Synthetic Flavors Get More Authentic Apr 9, 2009
If you notice sometime in the not-too-distant future that those chicken fingers you ordered taste different, well, you might be onto something ... "We thought we already had them," says Jos Muilwijk, IFF's head of global savory category management ... IFF flavorists decided they needed a new standard to replicate, so they dispatched the company's master chef, Florian Webhofer, to source the widest variety of raw chicken he could find and to prepare it in countless ways. (FastCompany)
Biden: No Plans To Lift Cuba Embargo Mar 29, 2009
I can't tell iff this is stupidity, ignorance or just plain stubborness. Posted by IrishWench1 at 8:29 PM : Mar 28, 2009. (CBS News)
Tiny Radio Transmitters On Skis Help Competitive Skiers Analyze Every Move Mar 11, 2009
An analysis was based more on instinct than concrete measured values, explains Dr. Klaus Richter, Expert Group Manager at the Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF in Magdeburg ... Together with colleagues from the university in Magdeburg, the researchers at the Fraunhofer IFF are testing its systematic implementation in sports: What adhesive bonds the antennas to the skis so they do not loosen during a downhill run but can be detached when no longer needed ... The... (Science Daily)
Weather, news, and other widgets on HDTV Mar 9, 2009
The RFID ski system can pinpoint the position of an RFID tag to within three centimeters, according to researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF in Magdeburg, Germany, who tested the system on the country's Bottrop indoor ski slope. (The Austrian firm Abatec designed the system. (Boston Globe)
Rotten Eggs An Aphrodisiac? Mar 4, 2009
Rotten Eggs An Aphrodisiac. Rotten Eggs An Aphrodisiac. (CBS News)
