Two Michigan entrepreneurs say they plan to begin putting thousands of people to work in the wind energy industry this summer. Global Wind Systems Inc. says it will employ 300 at its Novi assembly operations by this fall, building the central hubs of huge 1.5 megawatt wind turbines. CEO Chris Long likens the hubs to ’70-ton school buses in shape and size. Meanwhile, Gilbert Borman and his Borman Holdings LLC hope to act as a supplier of gears to Global Wind Systems. The dirty little secret of today’s rapidly growing American wind power industry is that virtually all of its hardware is imported from Europe, which has been pursuing wind power for 30 years now. Long and Borman aim to change that, with the enthusiastic support of state officials like Stanley ‘Skip Pruss, director and chief energy officer of the state Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth. Long said Michigan’s long legacy manufacturing expertise gives it substantial advantages in wind turbine manufacturing, and global demand is astounding. Long said current industry figures show a global market for one 1.5 megawatt wind turbine to be built every 20 minutes, but […]
The Kremlin published its priorities Monday for an upcoming meeting of the G20, calling for the creation of a supranational reserve currency to be issued by international institutions as part of a reform of the global financial system. The International Monetary Fund should investigate the possible creation of a new reserve currency, widening the list of reserve currencies or using its already existing Special Drawing Rights, or SDRs, as a ‘superreserve currency accepted by the whole of the international community,’ the Kremlin said in a statement issued on its web site. The SDR is an international reserve asset, created by the IMF in 1969 to supplement the existing official reserves of member countries. The Kremlin has persistently criticized the dollar’s status as the dominant global reserve currency and has lowered its own dollar holdings in the last few years. Both President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin have repeatedly called for the ruble to be used as a regional reserve currency, although the idea has received little support outside of Russia. Analysts said the new Kremlin proposal would elicit little excitement among the G20 members. ‘This is all in the realm of fantasy,’ said […]
It is a fact that acne is one of the most common forms of skin problems prevalent among teens, adults and pregnant women. Many people are bothered when acne spots suddenly form and erupt into the skin, most especially in the face. Acne can be a little painful, can cause discomfort and can be an ugly sight. Worse, if handled inappropriately and left untreated, acne can lead to scars, marks and pigmentations that may eventually be permanently fixed in the skin. What are natural remedies for acne? These are home remedies and simple ways that have been used for ages to cure, curtail and even prevent formation of the skin problem. You may be surprised to realize that many of home or natural remedies for acne can be conveniently found in the kitchen. Sometimes, you may throw away excess food ingredients, herbs and condiments, not knowing that they could have other uses other than as ingredients for cooking. Natural remedies for acne can be easily done at home and could not cost much. As mentioned, most remedies are already found in the kitchen or in the fridge. For some time, many people have preferred these remedies over available […]
The prostate cancer screening tests that have become an annual ritual for many men don’t appear to reduce deaths from the disease among those with a limited life-expectancy, according to early results of a major U.S. study involving 75,000 men. Results released today from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial show that six years of aggressive, annual screening for prostate cancer led to more diagnoses of prostate tumors but not to fewer deaths from the disease. The study, led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and conducted at 10 sites, will appear online March 18 in the New England Journal of Medicine (and in the journal’s print edition on March 26). ‘The important message is that for men with a life expectancy of seven to 10 years or less, it is probably not necessary to be screened for prostate cancer, says the study’s lead author and principal investigator Gerald Andriole, M.D., chief urologic surgeon at the Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital. But it’s too soon, he added, to make broad screening recommendations for all men based on the study’s initial findings. […]
Contrary to the TV sitcom where the wife experiencing strong labor pains screams at her husband to stay away from her, women rarely give birth alone. There are typically doctors, nurses and husbands in hospital delivery rooms, and sometimes even other relatives and friends. Midwives often are called on to help with births at home. Assisted birth has likely been around for millennia, possibly dating as far back as 5 million years ago when our ancestors first began walking upright, according to University of Delaware paleoanthropologist Karen Rosenberg. She says that social assistance during childbirth is just one aspect of our evolutionary heritage that makes us distinctive as humans. Rosenberg, who is a professor and chairperson of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Delaware, presented a talk on natural selection and childbirth on Feb. 13 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Chicago. It was part of the symposium ‘The Invisible Woman in Evolution: Natural Cycle and Life-Cycle Events,’ which Rosenberg co-organized. The meeting’s theme, ‘Our Planet and Its Life: Origins and Futures,’ commemorated the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the […]
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