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Can We Identify a Person From Their Voice?

Cars That Think

Broadcasting a false distress signal over maritime radio is a violation of international code and, in the United States, a federal Class D felony. Secret Service claims to be able to identify an unknown person in a voice-only lineup, comparing a recording of an unknown voice with a recording of a known speaker, as a reference.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

During the intervening six and half years in the US alone, the auto industry will sell a projected 70-80 million internal combustion engine cars, pointing out the importance of improving today’s technology. He works for Systemica, who has been contracted to design the Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system for the citadel of Masdar.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

Personal computers in the late 1980s began incorporating CD-ROM drives, but initially these could read only from prerecorded disks and could not store user-generated data. IBM has its own claim to the invention of an aspect of the device, based on a year-2000 confidential internal report written by one of its employees, Shimon Shmueli.

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EPA announces $1B in grants for electric school buses and heavy-duty vehicles

Baua Electric

Most of the vehicles eligible for replacement are powered by internal combustion engines that pre-date recent EPA emission standards. Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you’ll get access to unbiased Energy Advisers to help you every step of the way. Get started here. –

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National Drive Electric Week extends EV access

Electric Auto Association

Every neighborhood deserves clean air and the transition to EVs is the quickest way to get there.” One of the manufacturers speculated that our marketing model would outperform international auto shows that cost the car companies way too much money for little return. NDEW event in Upple Saddle River, New Jersey.

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New York State’s largest solar + storage carport breaks ground at JFK airport

Baua Electric

Rendering: New York Port Authority New York State’s largest onsite solar plus storage project – a solar carport canopy at JFK International Airport – has begun construction. Once the solar carport comes online, it will help power the AirTrain and reduce electricity costs for residents of low-income neighborhoods in Queens.

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Help! Our Paris Rental Apartment Was Robbed and Airbnb Won’t Compensate Us.

Baua Electric

The electricity was faulty, forcing my children to use a flashlight to climb a steep stairwell, and the Wi-Fi didnt work, requiring us to spend about $200 on international data. But the fact that your sons credit card was used minutes later at a neighborhood butcher and local shoe store makes that scenario unlikely.