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Distances traveled on the road and in the air: 1970-2015

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Furthermore, the focus here is not on total distances but on distances per person, because the U.S. The calculated average passenger-distances traveled per person are shown in the table below, along with the average occupancy rates from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. population increased by 57% during the period studied.

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Avis Budget group to acquire car-sharing company Zipcar in cash deal for approximately $500 million

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Rental car company Avis Budget Group, Inc. Founded in 2000, Zipcar operates the largest member-based, car sharing network in the world. Nelson, Avis Budget Group chairman and CEO. Avis Budget Group expects to fund the purchase price primarily with incremental corporate debt borrowings, as well as available cash.

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Remembering Roberto Saracco, President of EIT Digital

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Saracco also taught courses on technology forecasting and market impact at the University of Trento in Italy. students from European universities to help them transform their research into marketable products and solutions. There he led network management research and helped design Italy’s first electronic exchange and data network.

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The Power Engineer Electrifying John Deere’s Tractors, Trucks, and More

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Singh grew up on a 10-hectare farm his family has owned for more than six centuries in Shahpur Charki, a 560-person village in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. I personally know how important [farming] is,” he says. In 2007, he joined John Deere’s electronics-solutions group, in Fargo, N.D., as a staff engineer.

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What Texas Instruments’ Little Professor Can Teach Us

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I encountered this funny-looking calculator during a recent visit to the Whipple Museum of the History of Science , at the University of Cambridge. Math as a fun group activity? Personally, I would like to see the Little Professor in an exhibit about designing for children. Which brings me to the object at top.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) assumed top posts in the industry as well as coveted positions teaching or researching semiconductors at universities and government institutes. He studied at Seoul National University and then at Columbia University, in New York City, where he earned his doctorate under.

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Union College Partners with EV Connect to Provide EV Charging for Faculty, Staff, and Students

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As electric vehicle adoption soars and students across the country return to in-person learning, Union College, seeks to have their nine new (mid-2019) dual port EV charging stations around campus continue to be utilized by faculty, staff and student EV drivers. It’s a good relationship.

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