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Renewable energy in action: Examples and use cases for fueling the future

IBM Big Data Hub

More than 110 countries at the United Nations’ COP28 climate change conference agreed to triple that capacity by 2030, and global investment in clean energy transition hit a record high of USD 1.8 In fact, world-wide capacity for energy from solar, wind and other renewable sources increased by 50% in 2023. trillion in 2023.

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INSIGHTS from SENTINEL

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

At Sentinel Insights 2021, the Thales flagship software monetization conference, industry-leading experts shared their insights on why and how innovative software licensing and packaging—the infrastructure behind the subscription economy—can be rocket fuel for your revenue. . INSIGHTS from SENTINEL. Wed, 06/23/2021 - 16:11.

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Connecting town and gown through the library

CILIP

Part of a Lancastrian slave-trading and plantation owning dynasty, Joshua sold cargoes of enslaved people landed by English slave ships in the West-Indies and was the manager on a sugar plantation in Grenada before he retired back to Lancaster and used some of his ill-gotten wealth to turn Bailrigg into a private agricultural estate.

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Mobile Libraries: Culture on the Go

Unwritten Record

They meet once a week at their library headquarters where saddle-bags are replenished with books for eager mountain folk. Selected Papers from the …Annual Conference (2017): 202-210. Hindman, Knott County, Kentucky. Carriers, mostly women, travel the remote sections of the state by horse and mule. ProQuest , [link]. Novak, Matt.

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Part 2: OMG! Not another digital transformation article! Is it about the evolution from RIM to Content Services?

ARMA International

Not meeting this expectation may lead to negative posts on social media – anytime, anywhere, and from any device. Another example is when sensitive information is removed from transaction data after meeting operational requirements, but the data is kept for analytical processing such as market research and trend analysis.

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Examples of sustainability: How new efforts are shaping the environmental future

IBM Big Data Hub

The United Nations’ Brundtland Commission once defined sustainability as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” What is sustainability? They may also invest in education, healthcare and other social services in their local communities.

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A Strength of Snells

Archives Blogs

William has been credited with the invention of the principle of the mechanical knotter or twine binder , which he sold to Appleby who made improvements and revolutionized American agriculture.”. Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Southern California Congregational Conference, 1901, p. The Christian Union, Vol. 52 (obituary).

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