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Is TPP Worse Than SOPA, PIPA & ACTA? | WebProNews

Laurie Scully — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:58:58 +0000

“First there was SOPA, then there was PIPA. The Internet beat those back. Then along came ACTA inciting protests around the world. Up next is something far worse and far more secret – the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. For those that don’t know about TPP, which is probably a large majority of the population, it’s a [...]

Newsletters For International Business Development

sbooker — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:54:32 +0000

Newsletters For International Business Development As a world business developer, one of your primary concerns should be to use all obtainable tools to make trust together with your foreign prospects and clients. Most cross-cultural communication barriers are an on the spot result in lack of trust. Therefore not only do you have got to actively [...]

Electronic Paper Technology – Tomorrow’s Paper

sbooker — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:56:15 +0000

Electronic Paper Technology – Tomorrow’s Paper According to Judy Rodrigrues of Greenpeace International: “Our aim is to generate a society-wide understanding of the need to cut wasteful paper use and to help both big and small consumers to take action to make real reductions.” On June 09, 2008, about fifty European non-governmental, environmental organizations launched [...]

Ollinger, Kropp and Menon Join GraphEffect Advisory Board

sbooker — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:57:12 +0000

Salão do Chocolate na Bahia Image by Fotos Gov/Ba Bahia sediará evento internacional do Chocolate em 2012. Na foto: reunião entre Governador Jaques Wagner, Genaro Brady, representante da International Business Development, Eduardo Salles, Seagri, Domingos Leonelli, Setur, Diego Badaró, Coordenador do Salão do Chocolate na Bahia/Amma Chocolate e Luiza Olivetto, Amma Chocolate. Foto: Mateus Pereira/Secom [...]

Electronic tattoo monitors brain, heart and muscles (w/ video)

sbooker — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:55:46 +0000

Electronic tattoo monitors brain, heart and muscles (w/ video) Imagine if there were electronics able to prevent epileptic seizures before they happen. Or electronics that could be placed on the surface of a beating heart to monitor its functions. The problem is that such devices are a tough fit. Read more on PhysOrg.com Report: Electronic [...]

SOPA Was Only the Beginning: ACTA Gets International Push Back | WebProNews

Laurie Scully — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:30:27 +0000

“As we touched on earlier, as members of the European Union sign ACTA into something of an existence — it still requires ratification from the European Union parliament — various EU citizens have decided to fight back against ACTA. Unfortunately, while these protests are getting noticed, the ruling governments signed the treaty anyway. While ACTA [...]

Axion Power Appoints Vani Dantam to Head Business Development, Sales & Marketing

sbooker — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:52:04 +0000

Axion Power Appoints Vani Dantam to Head Business Development, Sales & Marketing Mr Dantam was previously Vice President/Business Development & Sales for NYC-based Ener1 Inc., a supplier of lithium-ion batteries and associated software and systems. He brings to Axion his nearly 30 years of experience in leadership roles with … Read more on MarketWatch (press [...]

Toro(R) Brings 'Brains For Your Backyard' to Consumer Electronics Show

sbooker — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:56:50 +0000

Toro(R) Brings 'Brains For Your Backyard' to Consumer Electronics Show For the first time ever, journalists attending the ShowStoppers event at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas saw how high-tech advancements in water management can save homeowners time and money. With Toro's line of XTRA SMART(TM) Precision(TM) … Read more on MarketWatch (press release) [...]