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Get to Know the IEEE Board of Directors

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He was also responsible for planning the transmission and distribution systems and the maintenance of the Panama Canal power system. He has also served as the chair of the Region 9 awards and recognitions committee and on the IEEE Student Activities Committee.

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This IEEE Service-Learning Program Is More Popular Than Ever

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In Panama, engineering students from Universidad Tecnológica de Panama ’s electrical engineering and computer science departments used their tech know-how to make the university’s campus more accessible for people with disabilities. As the field of service learning and community-engaged learning evolves, so does EPICS in IEEE.

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Investigators Outline Critical Questions in Boeing 737 Max 9 Incident

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The board will also examine a plug that remained intact on the other side of the plane, interview flight crews and passengers, review maintenance records and repair logs, and conduct laboratory analyses of parts from the plane. Jennifer Homendy, the chairwoman of the N.T.S.B., 27 and Dec.

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Down to the wire for final round of public voting in DOE Apps for Vehicles challenge

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Currently in closed beta test (tested in multiple makes/models/years of cars, as well as city, rural environments, as well as internationally in Panama, Canada, UK and France), with a Q1/2 2013 launch date.

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BP Riser Insertion Tube Reported Working, Some Oil and Gas from Deepwater Horizon Well Being Captured

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The Development Driller II , which will drill the second relief well, is on location and is making preparations for initiating the drilling process and performing BOP maintenance. Panama City, Fla.; NOAA earlier said that tarballs have been reported west of Galveston, Texas to the Florida panhandle. Orange Beach, Ala.; Theodore, Ala.;

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State Department releases Keystone XL Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

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MMTCO 2 e would be emitted per year, largely attributable to electricity use for pump station power, fuel for vehicles and aircraft for maintenance and inspections, and fugitive methane emissions at connections. During operations, approximately 1.44

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Also maintenance on these (no oil changes to speak of) etc will cost much less than an internal combution propelled car. April 18, 2009 1:03 pm Link Writing from Panama where we could use a few more electric cars to reduce pollution. It is also flex so that future biomass fuels such as cellulosic ethanol, methanol can be used (no oil).

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