BY THE EDITORIAL PAGE STAFF OF THE FREE LANCE-STAR
THANKS IN part to steep discounts, billions of dollars in manufacturers rebates, generous federal and state tax credits, and even special utility rates in some cases, ânearly 5.4 million hybrid electric vehicles and just over 1.4 million plug-in electric cars have sold in the United Statesâ as of October 2020, according to USAFacts. All-electric cars accounted for about 60 percent of those sales and plug-in hybrids the remaining 40 percent.
That sounds like a lot. But itâs just a fraction of the sales of vehicles with internal combustion engines (ICE). âPlug-in electric cars accounted for just under 1 percent of all 146 million new light-duty vehicles sales between 2011 and 2019,â according to USAFacts.
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Dairy farm management student Michéal O Sullivan, The Glen, Ballinskelligs, Co Kerry brings in the cows for evening milking on the farm in Limerick where he is doing his work placement. \ Donal O Leary
Teagasc are now accepting applications for the professional diploma in dairy farm management programme. Applications must be submitted by Friday 4 June 2021.
The dairy farm management programme is fast becoming a recognised standard for professional dairy farm managers across Ireland.
This blended learning opportunity teaches students best practice dairy herd management in a secure practical learning mentored environment.
Commenting on the programme, Dr Emma-Louise Coffey from Teagasc said:
PerkinElmer, Inc.: PerkinElmer Further Expands Industry-Leading Signals Informatics Capabilities in Biologics Drug Discovery
Interfaces with Geneious Prime and SnapGene software will assist in substantially reducing research cycle times and accelerating biologics and vaccine development PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced its industry-leading documentation, workflow and decision making Signals informatics platform is being expanded to build on existing capabilities in the biologics drug discovery space. This comes through a collaboration with Insightful Science, a software company serving the global life sciences community.
With the collaboration, pharmaceutical and academic research teams can bring together the power of the PerkinElmer Signals platform with leading solutions from Insightful Science s Bioinformatics division. This includes the popular SnapGene and Geneious Prime software offerings that help molecul
High Demand from Fashion Industry to Replace Leather to Open Plethora of Opportunities for the Flexible PVC Films & Sheets Market, Growing Use in Haute Couture Fashion to Accelerate its Uptake in the Industry: TMR
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The meat processing sector, as well as other sectors dealing with fruits and cold cuts, are generating income for market participants.
ALBANY, N.Y., March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ PVC films and sheets refer to those flexible materials that can be utilized for an extensive range of applications. Synthetic leather, vinyl records, credit cards, cling films, packaging, vehicle interiors and vehicle interiors, stationery, roofing membranes, durable flooring, cable and wire insulation, and so on. Such extensive scope of usage is likely to foster growth of the global flexible PVC films & sheets market over the timeframe of analysis, from 2020 to 2030.