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US bid to name Science Laureate hits snag with climate denialists
2013-09-13 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ars Technica: You may not be aware of it, but the US has an official poet. Named by the Librarian of Congress, the Poet Laureate is meant to increase the public's appreciation of poetry and the arts in general. Inspired by this example, a bipartisan group of Representatives introduced a bill that would create a Science Laureate to indicate to the US public the value placed on science. Unfortunately, that plan has hit a snag, as lobbyists freaked out over fears the Science Laureate could introduce the US public...
Siemens and Russian Machines unveil train to bid for Moscow metro contract
2013-09-13 01:00:00| Railway Technology
Siemens and Russian Machines (RM) have unveiled a full-size mock-up of their proposed new-generation train at the Fourth International Rail Salon of Engineering and Technologies EXPO 1520 near Moscow, as they plan to jointly bid to bring the new trai
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KPN board breaks silence and confirms Movil bid
2013-09-12 22:08:29| Telecom - Topix.net
Dutch telecoms firm KPN NV broke a month's silence Thursday and confirmed that it is in talks with Carlos Slim's America Movil over a takeover bid.
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KPN board breaks silence on Movil bid
2013-09-12 13:44:32| Telecom - Topix.net
A month after Carlos Slim's America Movil said it planned to launch a 7.2 billion euro takeover bid for the 70 percent of Royal KPN NV it doesn't already own, KPN's boards have broken a long silence to say the two companies are in talks.
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VIDEO: Dell founder in turnaround bid
2013-09-12 08:43:57| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The founder of PC maker Dell is set to buy back his company, but faces the challenge of falling PC sales and rising competition from China. Mariko Oi reports from New York.
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