Join us at the World Bank on January 31st for a discussion about using open data to address the challenges of climate change.
The World Bank recently launched three related initiatives—the Open Climate Data Initiative, the updated Climate Change Knowledge Portal, and the AppsForClimate Competition—to expand the availability of open data relating to climate change. So how can these recent efforts on open data help address the challenges of climate change and development? And how can the climate change and development communities use open data to improve decision making, planning, and communications?
We need greater understanding of the available data, together with greater capacity for using it effectively. So
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Transportadora de Gas Del Sur S.A. (TGS)
Per share values in USD 1-19-2012
Market value $ 3.00
Indicated Dividend rate 49%
Durig Capital seeks out quality high yielding global investments that offer both a high yield and a good probability of appreciation, while providing a unique hedge against inflation and/or a continued devaluation of the US dollar. As a result of our diversification research efforts, we have identified and selected Transportadora de Gas Del Sur S.A. (TGS), Argentina’s largest natural gas pipeline operator, for our Investment with Income Portfolio.
US Dollar Concerns
Most investors seeking income with growth for their investment portfolios are aware that the artificially very low US Treasury return rates still remain, even before taxes, significantly below current inflation rates. American savers are thus thrust into th
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Today’s post answers a couple of recent reader e-mails. The first question concerns the mortgage modification aspect of the government’s Making Home Affordable program.
“I applied for MHA and was turned down. Our mortgage is 51 percent of our income but we’ve never been late. Their answer was to sell my home. If I can scrape by and make payments, don’t I of all people deserve some relief?”
The reader didn’t provide further specifics than what you see above, so I will address not to this one individual but for the multitudes of others in a similar situation. On the surface, many appear eligible when there could be an underlying reason they are not.
There is a progression that lenders must follow under the Home Affordable Modification Plan, or HAMP. This “waterfall” process is designed to reduce mortgage payments to 31 percent of household income.
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Florida Commerce Credit Union encourages its members to take advantage of their high yield savings account called iSave Savings. This money in the bank deal is designed for customers who want to save for their future needs like emergency fund, retirement, or future goals. The credit union has the following current savings account rate:
- $1,000 2.53% APY
- $1,001 to $24,999.99 0.05% APY
A dividend rate of 2.53% APY can be earned on the first $1,000 deposit. Earn an interest rate of 0.05% APY on the portion of your deposit above $1,000 and for the succeeding months as well. You will also be required to make at least one automatic transfer into your account monthly. The interest rat
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The iTunes gets more mobile banking apps every day. Apps from U.S. Banks and global banks. Apps for iPhones and iPads. The latest: A new mobile banking app released from Citi for iPad owners. F
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On December 2nd, 2011 the World Bank Group announced the launch of a new “Apps for Climate” competition, to discover extraordinary ways to use open climate data. The competition encourages scientists, software developers, development practitioners and others to create applications that use open data to help solve the development problems that climate change poses. It aims to promote innovative use of open climate data – for example, through apps that help understand and manage weather-related disasters, to agriculture, food and water supplies, rising sea levels and other climate related development challenges.
Detailed rules are available on the competition website but developers should make some use of the World Bank’s data resources on climate change – including data on climate systems, exposure to climate impacts, resilience, greenhouse gas emissions, and energy use – available from a dedicated page. Some of the
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RadiSys RSYS 6.12 [+0.13] High Cash Stock Review – A wireless infrastructure company.
by Randy Durig, CEO of Durig Capital
RadiSys is leading provider in a wide variety of applications including 3G/4G/LTE wireless voice, data and video products and services; Deep Packet Inspection (DPI); femtocell, picocell and macrocell base stations; conferencing and Voice Quality Enhancement (VQE); and military command and control systems.
RadiSys promise is that they will deliver whatever is needed to bring your vision to market…and fast. Their
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The Federal Open Market Committee wrapped up its two-day meeting today, holding rates steady and indicating that will remain the case. Specifically, the Fed made no changes to its much followed statement about “exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended period.”
The statement did reaffirm the Fed’s commitment to reel in some of the liquidity with several facilities set to expire on schedule Feb. 1 and the Term Auction Facility now slated to sunset on March 8.
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Pensacola Government Federal Credit Union continues to provide high interest savings account under their Primary Share Savings. This money in the bank deal has an interest rate of 1.55% APY which you can earn when you open an account. The credit union requires you to deposit a minimum of $25 to open an account, but you will need to have an average daily balance of $100 to earn this best savings account rate.
The earnings of this money in the bank deal is compounded daily and credited to your account every quarter. This high yield savings account allows you to make up to 6 electronic transfers each month. There will be a $3 transfer fee that will be charged to you for every transfers you make in excess to the limit.
Aside from the Primary Share Savings, the credit union also provides high yield savings account with their Special Share account, Christmas Club account, and Saving Safari account for Kids.
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