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            <title>Congress Introduces the ''LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013''</title>
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H.R. 2202 makes a simple but important modification in the way LNG is taxed as a transportation fuel. Currently, the federal highway excise tax on both diesel and LNG is set at 24.3 cents per gallon (Internal Revenue Code 4041). However, it takes about 1.7 gallons of LNG to equal the energy content of one gallon of diesel. The result is the taxation of LNG at a rate 70 percent higher than diesel on an energy equivalent basis. This legislation changes the way LNG is taxed--from a volume (gallon) to an energy content (diesel gallon equivalent) basis.
To better understand the problem with the current excise tax, consider a diesel truck traveling 100,000 miles per year at 5 miles per gallon consumes 20,000 gallons of diesel fuel. An identical LNG truck would require 34,000 gallons of LNG to travel the same distance. While the LNG truck uses a cleaner form of fuel, it would pay an additional $3,402 per year in taxes for using LNG.
"This bill provides a fair, market-centered solution to fix the tax disparity between diesel and LNG," said Rep. Thornberry. "I think this change will encourage more private sector investment in LNG infrastructure and production, and that will be a real positive effect on our economy."
NGVAmerica applauds the step Congress has taken to remove one of the significant artificial barriers to the greater use of domestic natural gas as a transportation fuel. "We commend Reps.Thornberry (R-TX) and Larson (D-CT) for this common-sense measure that will help reduce reliance on foreign oil and accelerate the switch to domestic natural gas," said NGVAmerica President Richard Kolodziej.
This effort by Congress is being matched by efforts in a number of states.  Already this year legislatures in six states have passed bills that adjust the tax on LNG so that it is based on an energy equivalent basis. "The state leadership on this issue has really helped, and we are pleased to see the Congress moving in the same direction," added Kolodziej.
About NGVAmerica
NGVAmerica is a national organization dedicated to the development of a growing, profitable, and sustainable market
for vehicles powered by natural gas or biomethane. NGVAmerica represents more than 200 companies, environmental groups, and government organizations interested in the promotion and use of natural gas and biomethane as transportation fuels. Our member companies are those that produce, distribute, and market natural gas and biomethane across the country; manufacture and service natural gas vehicles, engines, and equipment; and operate fleets powered by clean-burning gaseous fuels. For more information about NGVAmerica, visit www.ngvamerica.org (http://www.ngvamerica.org/).
Please contact Rich Kolodziej for questions at: (202) 824-7366 or rkolodziej@ngvamerica.org
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 20:31:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Will Robots Take Over the World? Robot Alchemy: Androids, Cyborgs, and the Magic of Artificial Life</title>
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Come and take a thrilling excursion across the robot galaxy. Discover the incredible artificial creatures that move and talk--and kill!
You will see a startling future in which science and alchemy turn everything upside down. Robotic life thrives; machines conquer the workplace, and humanity shrinks before the advance of a superior life form.

Artificial life--androids, cyborgs, robots--magically prosper while Homo Sapiens, creator of robotics, must now bow to the strange new creature, who is stronger, more cunning, and more lethal.
Hundreds of color photos illustrate a near future in which a bold and intelligent Avatar rules a planetary kingdom of machines, and the vast majority of humans grow extinct, deemed unworthy of life extension.
This astonishing new book predicts that within 25 years, robotic machines will have literally taken over the world. Humankind is now busily involved in creating its own successors. Robots will prove to be a "better breed," outdoing humans in every field.
Mass unemployment will result as factories are robotized and robots take over millions of service and construction jobs.
DARPA is now spending billions to develop a robotic military force, including drones and hunter/killer robots. Soon, there will be no place to hide as swarms of nanorobots scan the skies and even gather in homes and on city streets watching and surveying. The U.S. Army has developed the EATR robot designed to use sticks, branches, limbs off trees for energy. The EATR can even consider dead human bodies for fuel. Shades of Soylent Green. Meanwhile, Japan has Titanoboa, a frightening 50-foot long snake robot.
It all adds up to amazing technological changes in our lives and in the economy. The impact of robots will suddenly be so huge it will dwarf problems such as immigration, gun control, and crime.
Contact Michelle Hallmark 800-234-9673
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:02:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Teaching Tool Changes how Biology is Taught!</title>
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May 23, 2013 (MMD Newswire) -- In 2005, high school biology teacher, John MacLellan created a new  set of hand built, magnetic cell biology teaching models. MacLellan and his students had an immediate connection to his one of a kind teaching models resulting in MacLellan developing the company VIRTmac in 2007. VIRTmac stands for:  Visual Interactive Revolutionary Tactile Magnetic Classroom. VIRTmac models are now used in over 1000 classrooms around the world.

VIRTmac - Cell Biology Manipulatives for Teachers and                                                                    Students
&gt; a brilliant unifying model for teaching  all aspects of cell biology
&gt; hands down the most cost effective teaching models on the market - nothing comes close!
&gt; easily demonstrate dynamic and complex cell processes
&gt; students are not passive observers during lessons
&gt; students love to touch and manipulate the model
&gt; covers  curriculum for grades 8,9,10,11 and 12
&gt; the term interactive is sometimes too easily used, but VIRTmac students can really get involved
&gt; can be used to teach 40 or more different lessons
&gt; VIRTmac models evolve as the curriculum evolves
TEACHER QUOTES:
&gt; the model saved a lot of time
&gt; it is so good to have a model that covers so many aspects of cell biology that you can manipulate and develop further
&gt; it's a whole new approach for me and I would use it without hesitation
&gt; I was particularly impressed on how we can use this model to explain oxidative phosphorylation and  photophosphorylation - very difficult concepts to get across.
&gt; Cell size! How obvious a way to explain surface area to volume ratios!
&gt; daring departure from mainstream teaching
&gt; In thirty years, I have seen nothing that rivals this as a means of enabling students to discuss the chemical processes of life
STUDENT QUOTES:
&gt; I understood biology for the first time because I can see the cell parts moving
&gt; For once, I was able to fully understand what was going on in the process instead of just memorizing a bunch of words out of the text book.
&gt; I cannot imagine learning biology without the VIRTmac model
&gt; Now that I am in University I wish my professors would teach some of their lessons with the VIRTmac models.
Three VIRTmac learning kits are available: http://www.biologyteachingtools.com (http://www.biologyteachingtools.com/).
Contact:
John MacLellan, VIRTmac Creator.
Phone: (519) 472-0549    Email: info@)virtmac.com
Join us on: Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/VIRTmac/122245457792762) and Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/virtmac)]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 13:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>'Governance Council' Announced for .Health Top-Level Domain</title>
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May 23, 2013 (MMD Newswire) -- Dot Health Limited, the Gibraltar-based organisation seeking to operate a new .Health top-level domain (gTLD), today announced the creation of a Governance Council (http://www.governancecouncils.com/) that will allow the world health community to provide input on the .Health TLD (http://www.governancecouncils.com/health). The Governance Council will be called upon to monitor, advise, and recommend best practices for the .Health gTLD.
The announcement comes during the application process for new generic top-level domains (new gTLDs). Nearly two thousand applications (http://domaintyper.com/new-gTLD/applicant/Famous-Four-Media) have been submitted to ICANN (http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/) (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) for various strings. In creating the .Health Governance Council, dot Health Limited emphasised the importance of ensuring that key worldwide stakeholders have a voice in ensuring that the .Health gTLD meets the needs of the health sector.

It is expected that the Governance Council will be comprised of practitioners, scientists, researchers, and others involved in health industries, including not only medical health but also other areas of health. The Governance Council will be called upon to advise dot Health Limited on best practices for the .Health gTLD, including Abuse Prevention and Mitigation (APM) Seal reporting system, intellectual property rights protection, gTLD rules, reserved second-level domain names, certification or authentication programmes, and ensuring compliance with ICANN rules.
"The .Health Governance Council will be an essential part of the .Health gTLD," explained Charles Melvin of Dot Health Limited. "Health is a powerful and important concept. From the beginning, we have believed that the .Health gTLD should be the premier digital space on the Internet for the health industry, and so, to accomplish this, we are calling on industry leaders to participate in the Governance Council and help shape .Health."
Interested parties are encouraged to visit www.governancecouncils.com/health (http://www.governancecouncils.com/health) to express interest in participating. Dot Health Limited representatives explained that expressions of interest would be accepted at this site for several months, with ongoing communications sent to interested parties prior to the Governance Council launch. Officials also noted that ongoing Governance Council activity is subject to award of the .Health gTLD by ICANN.
- ENDS -
For further .Health media information please contact Jaime Domingo
Tel: +350 21650000
Email: JDomingo@famousfourmedia.com
About Dot Health Limited:
dot Health Limited, a Gibraltar company which is serviced by Famous Four Media Limited, was established in 2011 to apply for the .Health gTLD. Visit www.famousfourmedia.com for more information.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:52:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>CO2 Pro, an application that helps companies and professionals to calculate their carbon footprint</title>
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May 22, 2013 (MMD Newswire) -- Intensive resource consumption and climate change are two factors which remind us on a daily basis that the global system that we have built can be rocked, due to the environmental impact being suffered. There is clear evidence to show that climate change caused by the emission of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs), particularly CO2, causes a global warming of the planet's temperature with unforeseeable consequences.
The UN's Executive Secretary for Climate Change, Christiana Figueres, recently expressed her concern that the increased concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is soon to reach the symbolic value of 400 ppm (parts per million), something that has never happened before.
The Carbon Footprint is a simple way of measuring the impact or footprint that a company leaves on the planet due to its activities.
This Footprint, expressed in equivalent tonnes of CO2, measures the total of GHGs emitted by an organisation. The calculation is performed in accordance with reputable guidelines, such as the GHG Protocol and ISO 14064. It is a complex calculation, to which only large organisations have access. Small and medium‐sized companies are forced to hire specialist consultancies, which involves a significant cost.
Appuga, the newly created company that offers environmental technology solutions, has recently released CO2 Pro, a tool which seeks to make it easier for any organisation to perform the Carbon Footprint calculation. It is a mobile application, or app, which is available for the iOS and Android operating systems.
CO2 Pro: calculates a company's CO2 emissions.
Link for Apple: click here (https://itunes.apple.com/es/app/co2-pro/id621974759?mt=8)
Link for Android: click here (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appuga.co2pro&amp;feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5hcHB1Z2EuY28ycHJvIl0.)
The application requires the user to consider seven categories which make up the life cycle of a company's activities and which can have an impact on the environment.
The resulting calculation makes it possible to know the environmental situation of a company, and as such, to set better objectives and establish policies for reducing its emissions with the aim of being more sustainable in carrying out its business activities.
Appuga is a company that was created in September 2012 in order to develop applications for professional use. The company's mission is to develop environmental and engineering applications for smartphones and tablets using the existing platforms.

For further information, please visit our web page http://www.appuga.com (http://www.appuga.com) or send us an email to Luis Molinelli lmolinelli@appuga.com or info@appuga.com
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 13:33:25 GMT</pubDate>
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