IRVING, TX, MAY 21, 2014 --- Construction equipment dealers are optimistic that rental activity will remain strong, according to a survey recently conducted by GE Capital, Equipment Finance. In fact, they estimate that the rental segment of the industry will grow about 12 percent this year.
Education, Income, Innovation Fuel Sharp Child Mortality Drop
Education, Income, Innovation Fuel Sharp Child Mortality Drop

The number of children under the age of 5 who died around the world in 2013 fell by almost two-thirds compared to mortality rates in 1970, a major international study reports. That proportion represents 11.3 million fewer young children dying of injury, disease and malnourishment every year from then to now.
The New Role Of Leaders
The New Role Of Leaders
When Alfred Sloan created the modern corporation at General Motors, he based it on the military. The company was split into divisions, each with its own leadership. Information flowed up, orders went down and your rank determined your responsibility.
The model was designed to implement strategy from the top and move men and materiel efficiently. It assumed that leaders had better nderstanding than those on the lower rungs. Managers made plans and foot soldiers carried them out.
SHANNON, Ireland, May 22, 2014 -- GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing arm of GE, today announced delivery of a leased Boeing 737-300SF freighter aircraft to a new airline customer, PT Trigana Air Service.
Indonesia's Trigana Air will use the aircraft to expand its fleet. Trigana Air currently operates a fleet of nearly 20 passenger and freighter aircraft to more than 20 destinations in Indonesia.
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The Most Important 10 Pages in the History of Aviation Are Missing
The Most Important 10 Pages in the History of Aviation Are Missing

Could New Wireless Power Transfer Unleash Electric...
Could New Wireless Power Transfer Unleash Electric...

Near-field electromagnetic waves transfer power over very short distances. The tech is used to recharge wireless toothbrushes when resting in the cradle & in some medical devices implanted near skin.
The Stanford team's mid-field power transfer technology can send electromagnetic waves farther from the source by using tissue to amplify it.
Reforming U.S. Regulation to Achieve Better Science
Reforming U.S. Regulation to Achieve Better Science
A bipartisan initiative known as "21st Century Cures," spearheaded by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is aiming to keep the U.S. at the forefront of biomedical innovation.

