Category: Systems Science

  • Certification in Automation: ISA

    Certification | ISA. Related articles ISA Technical Report Presents Wireless User Requirements for Factory Automation (prweb.com) ISA Gets “Social,” with its New ISA Interchange Blog (prweb.com) ISA Announces Location and Dates for ISA Automation Week 2011 (prweb.com) Automation process divided in half works (gearslutz.com) HubSpot Launches Workflows: A Powerful Way to Nurture & Manage Your…

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  • River Rock Farm – All Natural Beef in Brimfield, MA

        River Rock Farm – All Natural Beef in Brimfield, MA.   Related articles   We Love Brimfield. (everydayelsie.com) Whole Foods to Offer Local Grass-fed Beef in Denver (prweb.com) Modern Paleo Meats Online Store Opens for Business Offering 100% Grass-Fed Meats like Buffalo, Beef and Lamb for the Health Conscious Consumer (prweb.com) Farm to…

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  • Google Earth Uncovers Cow GPS

      I found this article fascinating since it demonstrates how large scale observation of thousands of bovines can detect patterns in their behavior, namely that they all face North/South. A pair of German researchers are crediting Google Earth for enabling a new discovery into the hidden powers of cows. The two zoologists used the Google mapping tool to…

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  • NASA-Funded Carbon Dioxide Map of U.S. Released on Google Earth

    NASA – NASA-Funded Carbon Dioxide Map of U.S. Released on Google Earth. Related articles Plants’ fungi allies may not help store climate change’s extra carbon (esciencenews.com) Differences Between Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide (differencebetween.net) New Tool Maps California’s Biggest Greenhouse Gas Emitters (blogs.kqed.org) The coal conundrum and global warming (blogs.courier-journal.com) You: Rising carbon dioxide in…

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  • Why some people spend money they don’t have

    Surprising insights from the social sciences – The Boston Globe. This interesting article discusses a study on why some people are more likely to spend money the do not have. Related articles Have Your Money-Saving Plans Ever Blown Up in Your Face? (bellasugar.com) The Importance of Studying the Obvious (blogs.hbr.org) Paul Ryan caught lying about…

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  • Why farmed salmon is a bit odd

    Catch of the day? – The Boston Globe. This article shows that farmed salmon is indeed a rather scary product. It is injected with colorant to give it the beta carotene rich appearance of pink color which occurs naturally from the diets of wild salmon. It is often infected with sea lice Related articles The…

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  • Reinventing the Workweek with Green Business Practices

    All In A Days Work — Reinventing the Workweek — Green Business Practices | Fast Company. Related articles Opinion: Be More Productive. Shorten the Workweek. (nytimes.com) Be More Productive. Shorten the Workweek. (andsp.com) US DATA: Aug Dallas Fed Svcs Outlook Survey activity. (forexlive.com) Is Monday really the worst day of the workweek? (bizjournals.com) It’s Sick…

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  • Howonearth: Great restaurant in Southern Mass

      howonearth.tk.       Related articles Can a New Kind of Fast Food Bring Healthy Green Eating to the Masses? (forbes.com) Former McDonald’s CEO Opens a Sustainable and Healthy Fast-Food Restaurant to Rival the Giant (inhabitat.com) Choose Organic Produce Where It Matters Most (organicready.org) Agri-Cube grows mass quantities of vegetables in a one-car parking…

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  • State is thinking big on energy

      State is thinking big on energy – The Boston Globe. Great article on what MASS has invented, and will.. Related articles MassChallenge’s tech, energy & consumer product startups (slideshow) (bizjournals.com) How New York Is Going Green (abcnews.go.com) Why Boston Is One Of The World’s Smartest Cities (fastcoexist.com) Boston TechStars Fall Session Kicks Off With…

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