segunda-feira, 27 de fevereiro de 2012

Climate change alters bird migration patterns - Times of India

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Climate change alters bird migration patterns

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WASHINGTON: Rising temperatures, triggered by climate change, are forcing birds to alter their migration patterns. The finding is based on data from eBird, a database containing 10 years' worth of observations from amateur b irdwatchers.


Study finds climate change affects birds' migratory patterns

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Global warming found to shift bird migrations

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sexta-feira, 24 de fevereiro de 2012

Enjoy the local 'soundscape' by learning to recognize bird songs - Plumas County Newspapers

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Enjoy the local 'soundscape' by learning to recognize bird songs

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Spring is a good time to listen to different bird songs because many bird species sing at this time. When songbirds migrate into your area you mainly will be hearing the males singing. For a few other species, however, it is possible to hear the males ...



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quarta-feira, 22 de fevereiro de 2012

Dayton-area staffing expected to remain level - San Antonio Business Journal:

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From July to September, 75 percent of employeres expect to maintain their currentstaffing levels, 7 percenty of the companies interviewed plan to hire more employeea and 17 percent expect to reduce their payrolls. Only 1 percent are not certaibn of theirhiring “The hiring activity is expected to be lightef than the previous quarter when 13 percent of companiesw surveyed planned to increase staff levelws and 18 percent expected to cut payrolls,” Manpower spokesperso n Tom Maher said in a news release. The wholesale and retail trade appears to have the best job prospectes for thecoming quarter.
Employers in durable goods manufacturing, nondurable goodzs manufacturing, transportation and utilities, financial activities, professionalo and business services, education and health servicee and government plan to reducestaffing Construction, information, leisure and hospitality and other serviceas are expected to remain On a national level, of the more than 28,00p employers surveyed, 15 percent expect to increase stafgf levels in between July and while 13 percent expectr to reduce payrolls, resulting in a net employmenty outlook of 2 A total of 67 percent expecyt no change in hiring for the third and 5 percent are undecided.
The Manpower Employmenyt Outlook Survey is a quarterly measureof employers’ intentions to increase or decrease the numbere of employees in their workforce during the next quarter.

segunda-feira, 20 de fevereiro de 2012

Reporter Catherine Parrotta Joins Boston's WFXT - mediabistro.com

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Reporter Catherine Parrotta Joins Boston's WFXT

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By Merrill Knox on February 16, 2012 3:23 PM Catherine Parrotta is joining WFXT, the Fox O&O in Boston, as a general assignment reporter. For the past five years, Parrotta has been a reporter and weekend anchor at WGME, the CBS-affiliate in Portland, ...



sábado, 18 de fevereiro de 2012

Lockheed Martin Develops Airborne Laboratory for C4ISR Experimentation

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(Photo: "The AML will be a key asset in furtherinbg our ability to test and field rapidluy deployable capabilities that warfighters need in thefield today," said , Presiden t of Lockheed Martin's IS&GS-Defense. "It is importantt to note this is not about proving the valueof multi-INTg or mobile communications - that is the statde of the practice. This is about expeditinhg our ability to provide intelligencee across the full spectrumof conflict. " Complementing investments the corporation has madein multi-INT transit case and Humvee based configurations, the AML completew a unique C4ISR experimentation constellation.
The AML, a Gulfstream III businese jet, provides a readily reconfigurable platformm for a wide varietyof multi-INT experimentsa and sensor evaluation, as well as participation in government and coalition exercises. Using the AML as a multi-rol e cooperative research platform testbed, the team will work with operationapl commands to develop innovative ways to bring ISR tothe edge; investigatde new Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition approaches and develop operational concepts that link battlefielrd resources at all echelons.
Planned experimentation exercisesw include improvement ofthe end- to-ensd intelligence enterprise from initial intercept through sensoer cross queuing, precision geo-location and rapidf transmission to the end Designed for rapid reconfigurationb of onboard sensors, the testbed draws from Lockhees Martin's expertise in service orientecd architecture (SOA) based solutions. This SOA architecture embraces change and accommodates reach back to other collection sources and While future C4ISR technology advancements cannot alwaysbe predicted, this architecture alloww new capabilities, operational uses and cyberf security schema to be easily Headquartered in Bethesda, Md.
, Lockheed Martin is a globa security company that employs about 146,000 peoplw worldwide and is principally engaged in the design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technologuy systems, products and The corporation reported 2008 sales of $42.7 billion. For additionapl information, visit our

quinta-feira, 16 de fevereiro de 2012

Vigilantes Turn to Junk With Terms Tightened: Credit Markets - San Francisco Chronicle

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Vigilantes Turn to Junk With Terms Tightened: Credit Markets

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Feb. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Junk-bond investors who have been buying new debt at the fastest pace since June are growing more discriminating, pressuring borrowers to shorten maturities or add creditor protections. Limited Brands Inc., the operator of the ...



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