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U.S. Supreme Court will review details of EPA’s climate rules

November 14, 2013

(c) inhabitat.com The Supreme Court will review some details of the Environmental Protection Agency’s early efforts to regulate greenhouse gases. The question is, whether the EPA has exceeded its power concerning the latest climate rules. States and industry groups challenged these regulations. In 2007, the Supreme Court ruled that the EPA was responsible for regulations…

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Ticketed for driving with Google Glass

November 14, 2013

(c)techcrunch.com A woman in California received a traffic ticket for wearing Google Glass while driving. The California law wants to prevent people from driving while watching television or be distracted by similar monitors. However, Cecilia Abadie is not willing to accept this punishment. She is of the opinion that Google Glass cannot be more distracting…

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RapidMiner: Headquarters from Dortmund to Boston

November 6, 2013

(c)rapidminer.com German-founded company RapidMiner has moved its Headquarters from Dortmund to Boston and raised a $5M Series A round. RapidMiner was founded in Dortmund and will maintain an R&D office there. RapidMiner provides software, solutions, and services in the fields of predictive analytics, data mining, and text mining. Their technology allows companies to use previously…

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USA Flights – Passengers may use Laptos during Takeoff and Landing

November 6, 2013

(c) www.onlinekosten.de Experts agree: switched-on mobile phones do not affect the technology of airplanes anymore. The US Federal Aviation Administration now permits the use of electronic devices during takeoffs and landings, starting by the end of the year. It remains prohibited to talk on the phone during flights or to surf in the internet via…

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Death of co-conspirator has no effects on claim

November 6, 2013

(c) freedigitalphotos.net The case: Koch Measurement Devices, Inc. is a Wilmington-based subsidiary of a German glass conglomerate. They distribute high-end glass beer growlers imported by the German company Wassermann. Koch’s principal shareholders are Karl Koch Thermometerfabrik Verwaltungs GmbH (75 %) and Defendant Kenneth Armke II (25 %). Armke was the only employee of the subsidiary…

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4 risky places to swipe your debit card

October 24, 2013

Did you know that you may give a thief direct access to your checking account just by regularly using your debit card? Debit cards may look identical to credit cards, but have one key difference. With credit cards you can simply decline the charges and not pay the bill. Debit cards draw money directly from…

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Societas Europaea (SE) – Die Europäische Aktiengesellschaft

October 21, 2013

(c) lv.rlp.de Die Societas Europaea ist eine europarechtliche (transnationale) Rechtsform einer Aktiengesellschaft und ist 2004 durch das Gesetz zur Einführung der Europäischen Gesellschaft entstanden. Sie beruht auf der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2157/2001 des Rates der Europäischen Union vom 8.10.2001 über das Statut der Europäischen Gesellschaft (ABl. L 294/1 vom 10.11.2001) und dient der europarechtlichen Harmonisierung…

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Government Shutdown: Was ist geöffnet, was ist geschlossen?

October 21, 2013

(c) foxnews.com Welche Einrichtungen vom Government Shutdown betroffen sind und welche nicht, erfahren Sie hier: Geschlossen: Arbeitsministerien Nationalparks Staatliche Museen Staatsbibliotheken Staatliche Denkmäler, zum Beispiel die Freiheitsstatue Teilweise stillgelegt: Luftfahrtaufsichtsbehörde: Maschinen werden nicht mehr zertifiziert und können deshalb nicht ausgeliefert werden. Zoll: Zollformalitäten können nicht mehr erledigt werden. Große US-Unternehmen können daher ihre Waren nicht…

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Upcoming ban on recyclables in roll-out garbage bins in Charlotte?

October 7, 2013

(c) recommunity.com Sorting trash for recycling still is a rarity. The green recycling bins can be found all-around, on public placed and in private backyards. All garbage items put into the gray garbage carts will end up in landfills. Throwing away recyclable items into ordinary garbage bins means throwing away valuable resources and future products.…

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Government Shutdown: Öffentliche Verwaltung in den USA noch immer lahmgelegt

October 7, 2013

(c) freedigitalphotos.net Seit 17 Jahren ist das erste Mal die Bundesverwaltung in den USA in großen Teilen blockiert. Damals dauerte der Shutdown ganze zwei Wochen an. Am Dienstagmorgen, den 1. Oktober 2013, begann das neue Haushaltsjahr in den USA. Der Kongress konnte sich nicht auf eine gemeinsame Vorlage zur Haushaltsfinanzierung einigen; ein Kompromiss wurde von…

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