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Pilot Tests: - Testing a cleanup technology under actual site conditions to identify potential problems prior to full-scale implementation.
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MOD retail rollout delayed  -  04 Aug 2008
Video Business (subscription),Despite expectations of large-scale pilot tests and a commercial rollout this year of kiosks that would save retailers aisles of shelf space while offering

Quebec Pilot Tests Slow Electric Cars On City Roads  -  Jul 16, 2008
AHNSaint-Jerome, Quebec (AHN) - Quebecois can drive locally-made electric cars on city roads with speed limits starting Thursday as part of the provincial

In pursuit of Excellence in Journalism  -  Aug 2, 2008
IPPmedia,Results from pilot tests in the four country projects will be synthesized and widely disseminated to inform HPV vaccine policy, programming and funding

Itronics Silver-Iron-Zinc-Sulfur Leach Process to Increase Silver ...  -  Jul 25, 2008
FOXBusinessWe have already conducted laboratory and pilot tests that have validated that the process will work on these materials," said President Dr. John Whitney.

Watchdog reporting central to the AJC's mission  -  Jul 25, 2008
Atlanta Journal Constitution,Initial stories showed that pilot tests had reflected large-scale failures in sixth- and seventh-grade social studies, though state officials expected

Leaders say TWIC testing should be free  -  Jul 22, 2008
FCW.com,TSA is conducting the pilot tests to deploy the card-reader technologies in the field and demonstrate their effectiveness.

Apex Oil appeals order to clean up under Hartford  -  Aug 1, 2008
Alton Telegraph,These wells, combined with the other pilot tests, have removed more than 20000 gallons of petroleum products since 2004. The working group has submitted to

DHS Pilot Tests Electronic  -  Aug 1, 2008
Gant Daily,Washington, DC (AHN) - The Department of Homeland Security's free online screening system for visa-free travelers to the US began its pilot test Friday.

StandoutStocks.com: StandoutStocks.com "Stocks that Standout ...  -  Jul 25, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),We have already conducted laboratory and pilot tests that have validated that the process will work on these materials," said President Dr. John Whitney.

Tendril: smart grid meets Zigbee home networks  -  Jul 29, 2008
CNET News,Also, it intends to take a more consumer-friendly approach than existing smart grid pilot tests, which tend to focus on the benefits to utilities.

Mintel highlights global packaging innovation  -  Jul 30, 2008
packagingnews.co.uk,Head of Mintel research consultancy Helen Osman said that pilot tests proved popular with clients and were "getting the ideas flowing".

Buy a bond, save the planet  -  Jul 21, 2008
CBC.ca,They've gone through all their pilot tests. We know it works. Engineers have signed off on it. It works. But banks don't get it yet.

A reader weighs in on the green supply chain  -  Jul 29, 2008
MMH.com,Two weeks ago, I learned about a hydrogen-boosted engine that has increased the miles per gallon from 5.3 to 8.2 in pilot tests for one national fleet.

Everyone Can Now Make Sprint-Powered Wi-Fi Calls  -  Jul 29, 2008
Mobile MagazineSprint had a couple of pilot tests in Denver and Indianapolis earlier, and I guess those went well. The $100 box is now available nationwide.

Ballast water treatment receives approval  -  Jul 17, 2008
Creamer Media's Engineering News,..."Because the official results for PureBallast are in line with those of our own pilot tests on land and at sea, they reaffirm the promises Alfa Laval has

FDA Approves Intel Home-Care Tools  -  Jul 9, 2008
Wall Street JournalIntel has conducted pilot tests of the system and will start broader testing in the third quarter, with availability in the US and the UK expected late this

The June-July print edition of Canadian Consulting Engineer ...  -  Jul 21, 2008
Canadian Consulting Engineer (subscription) (press release),..."Harnessing the Sea" about pilot tests for tidal power energy in the Bay of Fundy. "After the Acquisition," about the experience of people whose firms have

Congressional Leaders Grill Embarq on Behavioral Advertising Test  -  Jul 15, 2008
Public Knowledge Tech News and Comment,Chairman of the Telecommunications and the Internet Subcommittee) sent a letter to NebuAd's CEO, politely asking him to put his pilot tests on hold,

Last days for auto insurance buccaneers  -  Jul 13, 2008
Manila Times,The GSIS-formulated scheme is undergoing pilot tests prior to its full implementation by the end of July. Even before authorities gave the GSIS CTPL system

Electric Truck Makers Grapple With the Real World  -  Jul 11, 2008
Hybrid Cars NewsBut in pilot tests, Modec’s William Doelle told us, the truck makers have learned some hard lessons. His cheerful and often humorous manner belied some of

Israel: Israel Corp commits to invest additional US$15.5m in ...  -  Jul 10, 2008
Automotive World (subscription),...vehicle infrastructure in Israel and Denmark. A report in Globes claims that the company plans to launch pilot tests in Israel by the end of this year.

Survey results show many companies are unprepared for XBRL  -  Jul 6, 2008
Accountingweb.com,Another 6 percent say they've done some small pilot tests, and 2 percent say they've been testing their own systems comprehensively.

Hamilton liess die Konkurrenz erneut hinter sich  -  Jul 9, 2008
NZZ Online,Silberpfeil-Pilot Lewis Hamilton hat sich mit überzeugenden Tests auf dem Hockenheimring in die Favoritenrolle für den Grossen Preis von Deutschland in

Telefonica starts pilot tests on FTTH network in Spain  -  Nov 6, 2007
Telecom Paper (subscription),Telefonica is starting pilot tests on its FTTH network in various parts of Spain, reports Cinco Dias. The tests will cover 54000 potential customers via 600

Cape tests 'improved' public transport  -  Nov 28, 2007
Independent Online,The eNatis system had been rolled out nationally without pilot tests. "The rolling transformation will take between three and five years," said Manyathi.

Pilot Tests For Payment by Cell Phone Are Being Planned in Ontario  -  Nov 10, 2007
High Tech Lounge,...in conjunction with traditional credit cards. Pilot tests are being planned in Ontario, but no real timeline has been laid out for widespread deployment.

Microsoft Philippines to relaunch service for OFWs next year  -  Nov 24, 2007
Inquirer.net,Asked why the pilot tests were conducted overseas, the Microsoft Philippines executive said this was due to the high concentration of OFWs who can afford to

P&G Pilots New Agency Model for a Digital Age  -  Nov 18, 2007
AdAge.com (subscription)One person close to the company said the pilot tests are most likely a way to address problems with the sales-based compensation system, which hasn't always

Avasoft Foresees Major National Account Sales Penetration  -  Nov 12, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Many of these national customers have a longer sales cycle requiring pilot tests and incremental scale up solutions prior to full US rollout.

Orange to trial mobile HDTV broadcasts in Spain  -  Nov 6, 2007
Telecom Paper (subscription),Orange will launch, on 06 November, pilot tests on HDTV broadcasts via mobile in Spain, reports Cinco Dias. The pilot will last three months.

OLPC asked to free XO laptop  -  Nov 25, 2007
Washington Post,After several years of pilot tests and attempts to reduce manufacturing costs, OLPC's XO laptops went on sale Nov. 12 through itsGive One Get Oneprogram,

Farmers to benefit from online help in pest war  -  Nov 28, 2007
Business Daily Africa,Our initial pilot tests of infonet-biovision have been encouraging and many of the farmers, including those who had never used a computer before,

Rex Energy Reports Continued Growth with Strong Third-Quarter 2007 ...  -  Nov 14, 2007
Business Wire (press release),...at this time, believe these delays will prevent us from accomplishing our goal of obtaining sufficient information from our pilot tests to assist us in

Silent killer  -  Nov 4, 2007
East African,Results from pilot tests in the four country projects will be synthesised and widely disseminated to inform HPV vaccine policy, programming and funding

Cargo Scanning Program Sparks International Debate Over US ...  -  Nov 12, 2007
World Politics Review...a grave mistake by mandating 100 percent scanning of all US-bound cargo originating in foreign ports before knowing the full results of the pilot tests.

Bacteria Used to Generate Hydrogen From Garbage  -  Nov 13, 2007
FOX News..."We hope to see pilot tests of this soon," Logan said. "We have been contacted by several companies, but so far no plans — yet — for a demonstration project

Grade 11 papers confound pupils  -  Nov 7, 2007
Independent Online,..."The grade 11 exemplar paper (pilot tests done earlier this year) and other revision papers were not helpful, as the intellectual level of the revision

Desktop Linux on the rise, Linux Foundation reports  -  Nov 21, 2007
Desktop LinuxOnly a minority are deploying Linux in pilot tests. Only 16.3 percent say they will not be using Linux on their desktops. Since this is an open survey for

Startup Takes Aim at Man-in-the-Middle  -  Nov 5, 2007
Dark Reading,...keyid plans to begin its pilot tests in the first quarter of next year, and then roll out the product in the second quarter. secureotp will be priced under

Talking the Legislative Talk: The Patient-Centered Medical Home  -  Nov 19, 2007
Annals of Family MedicineHis committee’s consensus support has touched off a series of pilot tests of the PC-MH, and Representative Deal himself has been characterized as a

APL taking delivery of the worlds first ocean-capable 53-ft containers  -  Nov 13, 2007
Canadian Transportation & Logistics,APL has concluded pilot tests of 53-ft ocean containers with key US retailers. The successful trials led to the decision to order the big boxes for

Better Lawmaking  -  Nov 10, 2007
New Europe,The Committee of the Regions has set up a subsidiarity monitoring network and conducted two pilot tests in this field and this experience is something,

The New Citizenship Test  -  Nov 8, 2007
XETV FOX6 San Diego,She points to pilot tests, which have a more than 90-percent pass rate. Right now, 82 percent of test-takers make the grade. Sebrects says success with the

Staying On Track  -  Nov 16, 2007
GovExec.com,This was the lesson learned after more than three years of biometric exit pilot tests at 12 airports and two seaports, DHS officials say.

Electronics Line 3000 Announces Results For The Third Quarter Of 2007  -  Nov 7, 2007
ABN Newswire (press release),We have now begun pilot tests with several key strategic partners and are receiving positive feedback and great interest. I am positive the results of the

First artificial oil well in Iran based on nanosensors' technology  -  Nov 6, 2007
Payvand,We are trying to setup a mechanism to collect their ideas and carry out pilot tests on them and if successful lead them to the market.

Farmland Dairies Serves Up Plastic, Not Paper  -  Nov 5, 2007
NJBIZ,He cites the results of pilot tests and surveys by Illinois-based Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), the industry’s national nonprofit trade group,

Colombia: innovation project on logistics of fresh produce  -  Nov 5, 2007
FreshPlaza,...by means of complex pilot tests the technical and logistical feasibility to change from air transport to maritime transport for shipping fresh produce.

itsthe1 participates at the inaugural IPTV show in Dubai  -  Nov 4, 2007
AME Info (press release),...'Many of the developed countries were still running pilot tests on IPTV, while Dubai was implementing the same', he continued. 'Hosting of the first ever

Technology Solutions Company Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript  -  Nov 14, 2007
Seeking Alpha,We have two to three customers that we are actively now in final discussions with to begin pilot tests. The customer feedback we have received is completely

Four Major Multi-Family Housing Operators Select The Rainmaker ...  -  Aug 15, 2007
PR Web (press release),Bruce Barfield, president of The Rainmaker Group, Inc., said, "The multi-family housing companies conducting current LRO pilot tests utilize several

Palace: Talks with MILF resume August 22 in Malaysia  -  Aug 14, 2007
INQ7.net,In her speech before the Federation of Philippine Industries Monday, Arroyo said she wants to undertake pilot tests of the Muslim ancestral domain concept

Lemmi Fashion Changes Frequency  -  Aug 21, 2007
RFID Journal,Two years ago, when most retailers were taking baby steps, running small-scale pilot tests involving hundreds of cases and pallets, Lemmi was busy scaling

SRL Ranbaxy, Dr Lal Pathlabs on expansion mode  -  Aug 10, 2007
Economic Times,They have conducted pilot tests and have already tied up with US companies or are in talks for strategic tie-ups to source samples from the US.

Online tax filing system delayed  -  Aug 6, 2007
Independent Online,The launch of an online tax filing facility was delayed after pilot tests revealed system flaws, the SA Revenues Service (Sars) said on Monday.

Need to step up the fight against malaria  -  Aug 7, 2007
IPP Media - Guardian,The programme is expected to carry-out pilot tests in two districts of Maswa and Kongwa in Shinyanga and Dodoma regions respectively.

Government urged to halt internet voting trials  -  Aug 2, 2007
PC Pro,The organisation responsible for monitoring elections across the country believes that recent pilot tests in local elections have shown that the electoral

Disputes over total loss valuations fuel 25% increase in ...  -  Jul 31, 2007
Auto Industry,Pilot tests of GVA show the system can dramatically reduce the costs associated with settling disputed total loss claims (up to £1000 per claim),

Q2 2007 Penn West Energy Trust Earnings Conference Call - Final  -  Aug 9, 2007
Insurance News Net,The second half of 2007 in addition to ongoing geological and engineering studies and pilot tests, Penn West plans to drill an additional 19 horizontal

Vonage's strategy for rough times  -  Aug 9, 2007
Newark Star Ledger,In the meantime, Citron said, Vonage is working on developing new products and services, including conducting pilot tests with unidentified partners to

Q&A: EVE Online's Hilmar Petursson  -  Aug 16, 2007
GameSpotHP: We have been working on that for some time now, mostly with a university in Iceland where we have done pilot tests, and its certainly a concept that

SARS filing system launch delayed due to flaws  -  Aug 6, 2007
SABC News,SARS said in a statement that the launch of the eFiling system was delayed after pilot tests revealed system flaws. The eFiling channel for individual tax

SARS blames ‘system flaws’ for delaying launch of online filing  -  Aug 6, 2007
Business Day,YESTERDAY’s launch of an online tax filing facility was delayed after pilot tests revealed system flaws, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) said

SARS delays launch of online tax filing facility  -  Aug 6, 2007
The Mercury (subscription),JOHANNESBURG: The launch of an online tax filing facility had been delayed after pilot tests had revealed system flaws, the SA Revenue Service said

Toxic site gets new cleanup plan  -  Jul 31, 2007
Press & Sun-Bulletin,But pilot tests at the site showed that approach would not effectively reduce pollution to meet DEC guidelines, DEC spokeswoman Maurine Wren said.

Penn West announces second quarter results  -  Aug 1, 2007
Earthtimes.orgLong-term Project Updates - In the second half of 2007, in addition to ongoing geological and engineering studies and pilot tests, Penn West plans to drill




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