Founded in 2002 in Petaluma, 65 kilometres north of San Francisco, HydroPoint has engineered what appears to be the most sophisticated weather-based irrigation system among a growing list of competitors. The company built its primary climate-modelling centre outside of Salt Lake City, programming a supercomputer to simulate local weather for every square kilometre across North America - all just to water the grass. The centre communicates via a two-way satellite link with control boxes that operate distinct zones of a client's irrigation system. Wires running underground from the outdoor boxes open and close valves in the water lines. Every night the climate centre broadcasts local weather-related data to a microprocessor inside each controller, which runs software that uses the information to compute precisely how much and when to water its zones, customized to one of 18 plant types as well as other factors like soil type and ground slope.
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If a customer's land area is smaller than a square kilometre, the area is watered uniformly.
Founded in 2002 in Petaluma, 65 kilometres north of San Francisco, HydroPoint has engineered what appears to be the most sophisticated weather-based irrigation system among a growing list of competitors. The company built its primary climate-modelling centre outside of Salt Lake City, programming a supercomputer to simulate local weather for every square kilometre across North America - all just to water the grass. The centre communicates via a two-way satellite link with control boxes that operate distinct zones of a client's irrigation system. Wires running underground from the outdoor boxes open and close valves in the water lines. Every night the climate centre broadcasts local weather-related data to a microprocessor inside each controller, which runs software that uses the information to compute precisely how much and when to water its zones, customized to one of 18 plant types as well as other factors like soil type and ground slope.
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The weather conditions of every square kilometer in North America necessarily differ.
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Founded in 2002 in Petaluma, 65 kilometres north of San Francisco, HydroPoint has engineered what appears to be the most sophisticated weather-based irrigation system among a growing list of competitors. The company built its primary climate-modelling centre outside of Salt Lake City, programming a supercomputer to simulate local weather for every square kilometre across North America-all just to water the grass. The centre communicates via a two-way satellite link with control boxes that operate distinct zones of a client's irrigation system. Wires running underground from the outdoor boxes open and close valves in the water lines. Every night the climate centre broadcasts local weather-related data to a microprocessor inside each controller, which runs software that uses the information to compute precisely how much and when to water its zones, customized to one of 18 plant types as well as other factors like soil type and ground slope.
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HydroPoint's computerized irrigation system is based on theoretical climate-modeling data and not on live weather broadcasts.
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The European Commission [EC], the executive body of the EU, has re-adopted a decision to fine Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, together with Toshiba Corporation, for their participation in a cartel on the markets for gas-insulated switchgears. This was after part of the original decision was annulled by the European General Court [EGC] for a breach of equal treatment in the setting of the two companies' fines. The EGC had annulled the fines even though the Commission's findings were upheld because in setting the fines the Commission had used sales figures for a different reference year than for other cartelists. Today's decision ensures that Mitsubishi and Toshiba receive an appropriate fine for their participation in the cartel; the newly imposed fines are calculated on the basis of the same parameters as in the original decision, with the exception of the reference year.
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All EC rulings involving fines must be approved by the EGC.
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The European Commission [EC], the executive body of the EU, has re-adopted a decision to fine Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, together with Toshiba Corporation, for their participation in a cartel on the markets for gas-insulated switchgears. This was after part of the original decision was annulled by the European General Court [EGC] for a breach of equal treatment in the setting of the two companies' fines. The EGC had annulled the fines even though the Commission's findings were upheld because in setting the fines the Commission had used sales figures for a different reference year than for other cartelists. Today's decision ensures that Mitsubishi and Toshiba receive an appropriate fine for their participation in the cartel; the newly imposed fines are calculated on the basis of the same parameters as in the original decision, with the exception of the reference year.
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The EC and the EGC concur on Mitsubishi's and Toshiba's culpability regarding participation in a cartel.
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The European Commission [EC], the executive body of the EU, has re-adopted a decision to fine Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, together with Toshiba Corporation, for their participation in a cartel on the markets for gas-insulated switchgears. This was after part of the original decision was annulled by the European General Court [EGC] for a breach of equal treatment in the setting of the two companies' fines. The EGC had annulled the fines even though the Commission's findings were upheld because in setting the fines the Commission had used sales figures for a different reference year than for other cartelists. Today's decision ensures that Mitsubishi and Toshiba receive an appropriate fine for their participation in the cartel; the newly imposed fines are calculated on the basis of the same parameters as in the original decision, with the exception of the reference year.
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The European Commission revised its original decision, once the EGC gave its ruling.
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E-learning systems have been recently used by major corporations. These systems, in most cases, are used as an economical replacement for the long established leadership development programs. With the leadership role becoming increasingly complex on the one hand and budgets for one-on-one or group training shrinking on the other, e-learning is a simple and cost effective solution. By providing interactive courses using the Internet infrastructure directly to one's personal computer and supporting the learner in their own pace, e-learning can, at times, be more effective than other conventional forms of training. The content of such training varies significantly but is generally used for the adoption of new technologies, enhancing managerial capabilities and improving financial planning.
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One reason to cut down conventional training is the escalating costs of manpower.
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E-learning systems have been recently used by major corporations. These systems, in most cases, are used as an economical replacement for the long established leadership development programs. With the leadership role becoming increasingly complex on the one hand and budgets for one-on-one or group training shrinking on the other, e-learning is a simple and cost effective solution. By providing interactive courses using the Internet infrastructure directly to one's personal computer and supporting the learner in their own pace, e-learning can, at times, be more effective than other conventional forms of training. The content of such training varies significantly but is generally used for the adoption of new technologies, enhancing managerial capabilities and improving financial planning.
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E-learning is better than other conventional training methods.
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E-learning systems have been recently used by major corporations. These systems, in most cases, are used as an economical replacement for the long established leadership development programs. With the leadership role becoming increasingly complex on the one hand and budgets for one-on-one or group training shrinking on the other, e-learning is a simple and cost effective solution. By providing interactive courses using the Internet infrastructure directly to one's personal computer and supporting the learner in their own pace, e-learning can, at times, be more effective than other conventional forms of training. The content of such training varies significantly but is generally used for the adoption of new technologies, enhancing managerial capabilities and improving financial planning.
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The internet infrastructure facilitates e-learning courses.
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In the past, home heating systems have been operated using different sources of energy such as wood, electricity, and kerosene. But these are expensive when compared to a more recently developed source - solar energy. Solar energy is an alternative, but its application for heating is limited to a small number of appliances. There is also the difficulty of obtaining solar energy for heating purposes in the winter time when it is most needed and its major resource, the sun, is hardly effective.
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Solar energy is the fourth source of energy to be developed for home heating systems