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Satellite study shows drought-stricken Colorado River Basin states depleting their groundwater

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A new satellite study finds more than 75% of the water loss in the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin since late 2004 came from underground resources. GRACE is a joint mission with the German Aerospace Center and the German Research Center for Geosciences, in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. Stephanie L.

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Ford wins reversal of $105 million industry secrets and techniques U.S. courtroom award

Baua Electric

million for breaching a 2004 licensing assurance and misappropriating industry secrets and techniques. of what Austin, Texas-based Versata had sought. A federal pass judgement on in Detroit on Monday threw out a jury verdict ordering Ford Motor Co. to pay Versata Device Inc $104.6 million award was once about 85 p.c

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Sony invests in Cogitai; collaborating on R&D for next wave of artificial intelligence

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In parallel, Sony established Sony Intelligence Dynamics Laboratory in 2004, which studied autonomous development of intelligence called Intelligence Dynamics. These technologies were then incorporated into Sony’s products and services, such as digital cameras and personalized TV program recommendation services.

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Basic transportation, EV style

Electric Auto Association

That was back in 2004, when his father taught him how to ride his 1980’s-vintage gas-powered version. It’s a perfect match,” Sainz continued, eager to thank both EAA Vice-President Elaine Borseth and Austin EAA Chapter President Aaron Choate for helping to lead the way. “We We’ve felt very at home with the EAA.

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Former IEEE Chief Financial Officer Richard Schwartz Dies at 77

Cars That Think

In 2004 he founded the Stata Center for Computing, Information, and Intelligence Sciences. He received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. As provost, he worked to increase the salaries for research and teaching assistants, and he tripled funding for student association activities.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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July, 2009 : A NASA satellite study found that Arctic sea ice had thinned dramatically between the winters of 2004 and 2008, with thin seasonal ice replacing thick older ice as the dominant type for the first time on record ( earlier post ).

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

CalCars PRIUS+/Ron Gremban, Fall 2004 Ron Gremban, CalCars team; initially with EnergyCS technology (not used in redesigned conversion) Marin County, CA info@calcars.org 2. Austin Energy by Hymotion, March 2007 Same as above (2 vehicles), contact mark.kapner@austinenergy.com. Please send it to webmaster@calcars.org. Jim Tech Ltd.

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