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HKU Centre for Civil Society and Governance to Release Second Annual Report on Civil Society in Hong Kong – Natural and Built Environment Conservation Sector
Posted in Society on 28 January 2012HKU’s Department of Politics and Public Administration and Centre for Civil Society and Governance will release its second Annual Report on Civil Society in Hong Kong: “An outdated government consultative system misses voices from active conservation advocates” on January 31 (Tuesday). The conservation sector has grown in numbers in recent years. The study covers a [...]
Plant Status of Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station
Posted in Technology on 14 January 2012—–, turbines and reactors of Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station Units 1 to 4 (Boiling Water Reactors, rated output 1,100Megawatts) that we had been constantly operating at rated thermal output were automatically shut down at 2:48 pm due to the Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyou -Oki Earthquake occurred at 2:46 pm. Due to the affect of tsunami accompanied by [...]
Toyota Reveals NS4 Advanced Plug-In Hybrid Concept
Posted in Technology on 14 January 2012DETROIT, January —–– Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (TMS), today revealed the NS4 advanced plug-in hybrid concept vehicle at the 2012 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The NS4 signifies Toyota’s vision for future mobility with a focus on connectivity and the human interface. Toyota engineers were challenged to design a new mid-sized [...]
2012 North American International Auto Show
Posted in Media on 14 January 2012Cobo Hall, Detroit, Mich. ————- Jack Hollis, Vice President of Scion Thank you so much for joining us today. It is great to be back here with you in Detroit…truly one of my favorite auto shows. I love this show because so many great cars are revealed here. You’ve got to give it up to [...]
Foreign Secretary William Hague Statement on the Foreign Affairs Committee Report ‘Piracy off the Coast of Somalia’
Posted in Government on 5 January 2012he Foreign Secretary, William Hague, said: “I welcome the FAC’s report into Piracy off the coast of Somalia. Somali piracy has grown into a major international problem, exacerbating the wider challenges we face in helping Somalia recover from conflict and drought. We will use the London Conference on Somalia to chart a way forward on [...]
TUC Dismisses Downing Street Health and Safety Claims
Posted in Business on 5 January 2012Dismissing Downing Street claims today (Thursday) that UK businesses are in a ‘stranglehold’ of health and safety ‘red tape’ and compensation claims, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: ‘This shows just how out of touch with the reality of working life Number 10 is. Every government report on the UK’s supposed compensation culture has shown [...]
Total Unpaid Overtime Worked is Equivalent to a Million Extra Jobs
Posted in Society on 5 January 2012The total amount of unpaid overtime worked last year was 1,968 million hours – worth a record £29.2 billion to the UK economy – and roughly equivalent to a million extra full-time jobs. If workers who regularly put in unpaid overtime worked all their hours from the start of the year, the first day they [...]
Free Trade, Not Foreign Aid, is the Best Route out of Poverty for Poor Countries
Posted in Government on 5 January 2012Commenting on the report on foreign aid released today by MPs on the International Development Committee, Prof Philip Booth, Editorial Director at the Institute of Economic Affairs, says: “The International Development Committee makes some very important points about the provision of foreign aid to fragile states. It is certainly true that both the risks and [...]
ISAF Schedules Press Conference
Posted in International on 4 January 2012KABUL, Afghanistan — Kabul-based media representatives are invited to attend an ISAF press conference on Monday, January 2, 2012 at 11 a.m. Brigadier General Carsten Jacobson, ISAF Spokesman, will provide an operational update. Please note that this is an hour later than our normal start time. The presentation will be followed by a question and [...]
ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update
Posted in International on 4 January 2012KABUL, Afghanistan — A combined Afghan and coalition security force discovered two drug caches while conducting a routine patrol in Panjwa ‘i district, Kandahar province, yesterday. The first cache consisted of approximately 2,200 pounds (1,000 kilograms) of marijuana. The second cache consisted of approximately 330 pounds (150 kilograms) of marijuana and approximately 110 pounds (50 [...]