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...designed and built the most energy efficient data centers in the world.”In October, Google reported that its Power Usage Effectiveness—a measure of power efficiency—had a quarterly average rating of 1.13, well below the Environmental Protection Agency??s reported average of 2.0 for data centers.Wissner-Gross speculated as to why the Sunday Times targeted Google. “It’s a really easy way to sell papers. Google is a very successful company and it’s a very easy way to get readership by making...
...change this, Secretary-designate Vilsack? Your first step should be to appoint impartial officials who will challenge the USDA’s culture of complicity. The current Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, Charles F. Conner, is the former president of the Corn Refiners Association, and the agency??s Chief of Staff is the former chief lobbyist for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. As long as agency jobs serve as sabbaticals for industry lobbyists, the USDA will halt reforms...
...decisions happen at the speed of light,” McConnell said. McConnell also noted that the intelligence agencies have shifted their focus so that terrorism is now considered a legitimate threat. He noted that the FBI—which is considered both an investigative and domestic intelligence agency??has made the prevention of terrorist attacks its “primary focus.” As director of the nation’s intelligence-gathering agencies, McConnell, a former Navy admiral, is charged with presenting the president with his daily intelligence briefing. He was also involved...
...provide for the community, ranging from childcare to adult education, according to DHC officials. The Center for Families, a support program that runs educational activities and provides resources for families with young children, suffered the largest direct cut: the Massachusetts Family Network grant, which makes up most of the agency??s current funding, was cut by 21.7 percent, a reduction of over $30,000. Assistant City Manager for Human Services Ellen M. Semonoff predicted that funding prospects would only worsen after likely additional cuts in January and also in the following fiscal year...
...legal address outside College rooms, and risk capital, the new institution will enable students with selling and promotion ideas to expand them greatly. A student with a good idea will be able to borrow up to $5,000 to start a new business if he can convince the Agency??s directors that it would be profitable and proper to set him up selling typewriters or toe-nail clippers. Within the rather vague limits of propriety, the opportunities for future hucksters seem boundless...