Press Releases on October 22, 2013 - EIN Presswire - Press Release Distribution Service

Published on October 22, 2013 - 23:22 GMT

Africa: Release of United States African Development Foundation Data on the Foreign Assistance Dashboard

The Department of State and the United States African Development Foundation (USADF) are pleased to announce that data for USADF is now available on the Foreign Assistance Dashboard (www.foreignassistance.gov). The addition of USADF budget, obligation, …

Distribution channels: Human Rights

Published on October 22, 2013 - 23:23 GMT

South and Central Asia: Pakistani Foreign Secretary Jilani and OES Assistant Secretary Jones To Sign Science and Technology ...

On October 23, Pakistani Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani and State Department Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) Dr. Kerri-Ann Jones will sign a five-year extension of the U.S.-Pakistan Science …

Distribution channels: Human Rights

Published on October 22, 2013 - 23:19 GMT

Arms Control and International Security: Sixty-Eighth UNGA First Committee Thematic Discussion on Nuclear Weapons

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Earlier this year in Berlin, President Obama reaffirmed his commitment to the goal of a world without nuclear weapons. The United States continues to undertake mutually reinforcing steps in pursuit of that goal, knowing that only a …

Distribution channels: Military Industry

Published on October 22, 2013 - 22:29 GMT

Dynamic Desert Contemporary Residence at BIGHORN Features Endless Entertaining Opportunities

PALM DESERT, CA, USA, October 22, 2013 /EINPresswire.com/ -- PALM DESERT, CA – Located at BIGHORN Golf Club resides 869 Rock River, a stunning 8,457sf, 4 bedroom plus office home designed specifically to capture the incredible Santa Rosa Mountain views. …

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Published on October 22, 2013 - 22:29 GMT

Open Server Summit Announces Andy Bechtolsheim of Arista Networks Keynote

“Cloud Networking for Warehouse-Size Datacenters” SANTA CLARA, CA, USA, October 22, 2013 /EINPresswire.com/ -- SANTA CLARA, CA — Open Server Summit, a leading Silicon Valley conference for the server industry taking place this week at the Santa Clara …

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Published on October 22, 2013 - 21:11 GMT

POET Biorefining – Hudson Earns Governor's Safety Award

Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - Plant News & Announcements HUDSON, SD (October 22, 2013) – The South Dakota Safety Council has awarded a Governor’s Safety Award to POET Biorefining - Hudson for excellence in workplace safety and health. Awards were …

Distribution channels: Energy Industry

Published on October 22, 2013 - 21:11 GMT

Women: International Conference Action to Achieve Commitments in UNGA Resolution 67/146: Intensifying Global Efforts for the ...

With the adoption of the 2012 UNGA Resolution 67/146 on Intensifying Global Efforts for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilations, Governments agreed to a groundbreaking, comprehensive commitment to eliminate female genital mutilations, recognizing …

Distribution channels: Human Rights

Published on October 22, 2013 - 21:11 GMT

Merck Receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation for MK-5172/MK-8742, an Investigational Oral Combination Regimen for the Treatment ...

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted MK-5172/MK-8742 Breakthrough Therapy designation for treatment of …

Distribution channels: Companies

Published on October 22, 2013 - 21:09 GMT

Arms Control and International Security: Sixty-Eighth UNGA First Committee Thematic Discussion on Disarmament Machinery

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Last year at the sixty-seventh meeting of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) First Committee, the so-called “Sandy Rules” very sensibly promulgated by then-Chairman Percaya of Indonesia, caused our delegation to submit our comments on …

Distribution channels: Military Industry

Published on October 22, 2013 - 20:46 GMT

NREL to Release RFP for Regional Resource Centers

Date: 10/21/2013 In support of DOE's efforts to further the appropriate deployment of wind technology, NREL will soon release a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the development and operation of wind technology Regional Resource Centers. The RFP will be …

Distribution channels: Energy Industry

Published on October 22, 2013 - 20:46 GMT

The Western Wind and Solar Integration Study Phase 2

Date: 9/30/2013 New landmark research from the DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) quantifies the potential impacts of increasing wind and solar power generation on the operators of fossil-fueled power plants in the West. Phase 2 …

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Published on October 22, 2013 - 20:46 GMT

NREL Releases RFP for Distributed Wind Turbine Competitiveness Improvement Projects

Date: 10/21/2013 In support of DOE's efforts to further develop distributed wind technology, NREL's National Wind Technology Center has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the following Distributed Wind Turbine Competitiveness Improvement …

Distribution channels: Energy Industry

Published on October 22, 2013 - 20:46 GMT

A Letter from Patrick Gilman: Wind Powering America Is Now Stakeholder Engagement and Outreach

Date: 10/21/2013 In slightly more than a decade, the wind industry has progressed from a small niche market with installations in just a handful of states to a major economic driver in the power sector, with more than 60 gigawatts of installed capacity and …

Distribution channels: Energy Industry

Published on October 22, 2013 - 20:46 GMT

Great Lakes Wind Collaborative Webinar: Offshore Wind Energy-Understanding Potential Impacts on the Great Lakes Fishery

Date: 10/24/2013 2:00 p.m. ET Victoria Pebbles, program director at the Great Lakes Commission, will highlight the findings from the Great Lakes Wind Collaborative workshop on potential impacts of offshore wind energy on the Great Lakes fishery and other …

Distribution channels: Energy Industry

Published on October 22, 2013 - 20:41 GMT

Broward County, FL Approves PACE Program

Broward County, Florida is the most recent community to approve Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing, reducing financial barriers of renewable energy and energy efficiency retrofits to the county's 1.8 million residents. Under PACE, property …

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Published on October 22, 2013 - 20:41 GMT

Two New Mexico High Schools Powered by 80% Solar

Rio Rancho Public Schools of Rio Rancho, New Mexico has announced the completion of two solar arrays, one each at Cleveland and Rio Rancho High Schools; each array is approximately 1,200 kilowatts (kW). The arrays are expected to produce 4,650,000 total …

Distribution channels: Energy Industry

Published on October 22, 2013 - 20:41 GMT

Virtual Net-Metering Now Available to Washington D.C. Residents

The Washington D.C. Council has unanimously voted to pass the Community Renewable Energy Act, legislation allowing D.C. residents to participate in virtual net-metering. The Act allows residents to buy ownership in community solar projects and receive …

Distribution channels: Energy Industry

Published on October 22, 2013 - 20:41 GMT

280 MW Concentrating Solar Plant Begins Operation

Abengoa has announced the successful completion of commercial operation tests on Solana, the company's 280 MW concentrating solar plant near Gila Bend, Arizona. The plant uses parabolic shaped mirrors mounted on sun-tracking structures to concentrate …

Distribution channels: Energy Industry

Published on October 22, 2013 - 20:39 GMT

Readout of Vice President Biden’s Meeting with Prime Minister Victor Ponta of Romania

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release October 22, 2013 Vice President Biden met today with the Prime Minister of Romania, Victor Ponta. The Vice President reaffirmed the enduring U.S. commitment to a strategic partnership …

Distribution channels: U.S. Politics

Published on October 22, 2013 - 20:39 GMT

IMF Participation in the Regulatory Oversight Committee of the Global Legal Entity Identifier System - IMF Policy Paper

Summary:This paper describes the Global Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) System and proposes Fund participation in the LEI Regulatory Oversight Committee (ROC) as an observer. An Executive Board decision is required for this purpose and is proposed in this …

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