News tagged with board
Lawmakers seek ban on laptops in airliner cockpits
Nov 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Lawmakers are moving to ban the use of computer laptops and other personal electronic devices in airline cockpits to prevent another incident like the Northwest Airlines plane that overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles.
Pilots used laptop computers while straying off course
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Two distracted US pilots were using laptop computers against company rules last week when they overshot their destination by some 150 miles (240 kilometers), federal investigators said.
Game Review: 'Wii Fit Plus'
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Making exercise less boring. For millions of gamers, this was the promise of the original "Wii Fit."
Dell settlement has tougher accounting oversight
Sep 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Dell Inc. says it will beef up accounting and corporate governance rules as part of a settlement tied to an investigation into past financial practices.
NTSB restricts employee cell-phone use
Sep 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The federal safety agency that investigates transportation accidents is banning texting and talking on cell phones by its employees while driving on government business.
'FEAsy' analyzes designs from raw sketches to speed parts creation (w/ Video)
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Going back to the drawing board is much easier now that researchers have developed a new type of design program called FEAsy.
Hankering for molecular electronics? Grab the new NIST sandwich
Aug 26, 2009 |
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The sandwich recipe recently concocted by scientists working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology may prove tasty for computer chip designers, who have long had an appetite for molecule-sized ...
US building tech tools to foil online censors
Aug 15, 2009 |
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The US agency behind Voice of America said Friday it is working on ways to slip news past tough Internet blockades in countries such as China and Iran.
Women on company boards face stockmarket prejudice
Aug 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Companies with female board members fare worse on the stock market, despite performing as well on all other measures as those with all-male boards. This is the finding of a new study by the ...
Nintendo prepares to set new Wii gizmo into motion
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- There's nothing all that charming about Nintendo's latest gadget.
US attorneys meet with Craigslist on ad concerns
May 05, 2009 |
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US attorneys general met with Craigslist on Tuesday to discuss concerns that the free online classified service is being used to advertise prostitution.
Texas board hears testimony on science standards
Mar 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Tensions over the teaching of evolution are simmering as the State Board of Education begins the final stretch in the process of adopting new classroom science curriculum standards.
Steve Wozniak joins search startup advisory board
Mar 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak - currently strutting his stuff as a competitor on the ABC show "Dancing With the Stars" - is joining the advisory board of search startup DeepDyve.
Groups share information in workplace, but not the 'right' information
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 23, 2009 |
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From the operating room to the executive board room, the benefits of working in teams have long been touted. But a new analysis of 22 years of applied psychological research shows that teams tend to discuss information they ...
Fraud-hit Satyam gets nod for 51 pct stake sale
Mar 06, 2009 |
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Fraud-hit Indian outsourcing firm Satyam on Friday said it had been given the green light to open a global bidding process to sell off a 51 percent stake in the company.
