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Delaware would become the hub of regional wind farm development if a proposed wind farm off Rehoboth Beach gets the go-ahead.
Lt. Gov. John Carney announced Thursday, Jan. 31, that Babcock and Brown, parent company of Bluewater Wind, has agreed to import turbines through the Port of Wilmington and to build an operations center, possibly in the Milford area. A Delaware-based training center may also be needed.
"This is a great opportunity to make Delaware a central part of the wind power industry and to get the state in on the ground floor of an industry with a huge upside-growth potential," Carney said.
The environmental benefits of wind power are well known, he said. But beyond stable prices, the economic benefits have so far appeared less apparent.
Exim Bank upgrades Pakistan’s rating
Despite the payment of Rs 8 billion to Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) the price differential claims would reach Rs 52 billion by the end of current fortnight, sources told Daily Times on Monday. Sources said that though government has paid differential claims...
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Sask. woman wins legal battle against drug dealer
Actions have consequences and she needs to learn to live with the fallout of her poor choices. While the dealer did provide her with the drug it was ultimately her decision to use it. This precedent opens the door to similar cases in the future and that is very unfortunate. We need to accept responsibility for our actions. .
Google uses workers' bets to bolster business
It probably doesn't come as a huge surprise to learn that while employees in many companies sit in the cafeteria gossiping about work or the boss or the competition, at Google they are doing something else. Employees there are encouraged to go to an online exchange that tries to forecast events based on the money wagered on a particular outcome. Such prediction markets have been used for years for elections and the like. At Google, they are used for business. In the past two and a half years, 1,463 employees have made wagers with play money (Goobles, as in rubles) on questions like: Will Google open a Russia office? Will Apple release an Intel-based Mac? How many users will Gmail have at the end of the quarter? The lure, nominally, is accumulating those Goobles, which can be converted to modest prizes, valued at $10,000 each three months.
Failure Was an Option!
Update: Matthew Yglesias talks about "[t]he objective social conditions militating in favor of reform." Wow, that brings back memories. ... 4:55 P.M. link Don't calm down: The White House says Bush is going to keep pushing the "grand bargain" in a Capitol Hill meeting next week. This could mean he's planning a surge-like effort, or it could just be part of the gradual let-down-easy process in which he learns that it's not really about the amendments--the Senate is just not that into him. ... .
Sharper Image seeks bankruptcy protection
Increasingly, however, high-tech products have lost much of their novelty and become the purview of discounters like Target Corp., Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Costco Wholesale Corp., said Kurt Barnard, president of Retail Forecasting LLC of New Jersey. The company has also faced competition from stores with similar models, including Brookstone Inc. and Hammacher Schlemmer. "The Sharper Image is no longer alone in pioneering the field of new and exciting items," Barnard said. "They have found it increasingly difficult over the last couple of years to hold onto their customers." The slowing economy and growing fears of a recession are contributing to the company's woes, as shoppers become increasingly cost conscious, said Nina Gruen, executive vice president and co-founder of San Francisco research firm Gruen Gruen + Associates.
McCain, Clinton win state battles
For the victors on Saturday, the prize is a jolt of energy in a race where momentum has been short-lived. Republican contenders head to Florida for a January 29 primary, while Democrats focus on next Saturday's primary in South Carolina. Both parties then turn their attention to the critical February 5 "Super Tuesday" round of 22 state contests. Clinton won the Nevada Democratic race, 51% to 45%, with turnout reported to surpass 115,000 voters. "We ran an honest, uplifting campaign in Nevada that focused on the real problems Americans are facing, a campaign that appealed to people's hopes instead of their fears," Obama said in a statement. "That's the campaign we'll take to South Carolina and across America in the weeks to come." South Carolina conservatives McCain's win in South Carolina comes after a win in New Hampshire and was fuelled by support from conservatives, with seven in 10 voters in the state primary describing themselves that way, according to exit polls.
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