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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Arlington Transit – ART, Virginia: $1,500,000. Lighting Conversion and Upgrades for Facilities: Converting the lighting system at four RIPTA facilities to more energy efficient systems. These projects improve the working environment, conserve energy, reduce operating/maintenance costs and reduce GHG emissions for a ten-year lifecycle.

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The Do-or-Die Moments That Determined the Fate of the Internet

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One arose at General Motors , which had a strategic goal of using computer-based automation to combat growing competition from abroad. In 1981, GM held exploratory conversations with Digital Equipment Corp. Several initiatives examined proposals for standards and applications within OSI’s seven-layer framework.

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IEEE Celebrates Engineering Brilliance

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IEEE MEDAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES Sponsor: Toyota Motor Corp. HAGIT MESSER-YARON Tel Aviv University “For contributions to sensing of the environment using wireless communication networks.” IEEE FOUNDERS MEDAL Sponsor: Lockheed Martin Corp. IEEE DENNIS J. IEEE SIMON RAMO MEDAL Sponsor: Northrop Grumman Corp.

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