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Quo Vadis, Indoor Location?
2014-12-02 17:03:08| Wireless - Topix.net
Today, the majority of 911 calls are made from cellphones, making it necessary to pinpoint indoor location, including floor level, with reasonable accuracy. During one of my shopping jaunts to the mall, my school buddy declared that we're close to the day when we will be able to navigate within large indoor spaces, single or multi-level, with full 3D maps.
Bunge's new chief challenges status quo in first months on job
2013-10-26 12:47:21| Agriculture - Topix.net
After vowing in February that he would make no major strategy changes when he became chief executive, the company's first new leader in 14 years has said that financial results must improve and chopped capital expenditure plans.
All-female miniature-warrior armies rock RPG status quo
2013-06-10 21:44:04| CNET News.com
A Kickstarter project offering all-women miniature-warrior RPG armies meets its funding goal in 30 seconds, rockets to nearly $350,000 in less than a week. [Read more]
A Call for Quid Pro Quo on Keystone Pipeline Approval
2013-05-08 11:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: President Obamas first major environmental decision of his second term could be to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, profoundly disappointing environmental advocates who have made the project a symbolic test of the presidents seriousness on climate change. But could some kind of deal be in the offing, a major climate policy announcement on, for example, power plant regulation or renewable energy incentives, to ease the sting of the pipeline approval? White House and State Department officials...
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Women in aviation the status quo won't fly
2013-04-18 01:00:00| Airport Technology
Women are vastly under-represented in the aviation and aerospace sectors and while change has been slow, new education policies and more visible role models are shifting the status quo. Frances Cook spoke to the UK's Royal Aeronautical Society and Wo
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