Hurt collarbone hospitalizes Marseille's Gonzalez Jul 30, 2009
Marseille said on its Web site that Gonzalez was taken to a hospital in Valence for tests. Coach Didier Deschamps was worried that Gonzalez could miss the season-opener at Grenoble on Aug. 8. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
If You're Happy, Then We Know It: New Research Measures Mood Jul 28, 2009
Then, drawing on a standardized "psychological valence" of words established by the Affective Norms for English Words (ANEW) study, each sentence receives a happiness score ... In contrast, the day of Michael Jackson's death and the two following were some of the unhappiest, showing a significant dip in average valence scores. (Science Daily)
"Generation Y" could face bleak future in the labor market. Jul 25, 2009
"The crisis has made ," says the native of the southern French city of Valence. Related. (ABC News)
Ytterbium's Broken Symmetry: Largest Parity Violations Ever Observed In An Atom Jul 24, 2009
Measurements of parity violation in ytterbium may also reveal anapole moments in the outer shell of neutrons in the nucleus (valence neutrons). As predicted by the Russian physicist Yakov Zel dovich, these electric currents are induced by the weak interaction and circulate within the nucleus like the currents inside the toroidal winding of a tokamak; they have been observed in the valence protons of cesium but not yet in valence neutrons ... Parity violation has been detected in many atoms, and... (Science Daily)
Europe's Jobless Youth Jul 24, 2009
"The crisis has made getting a real job very difficult," says the native of the southern French city of Valence. Delorme is typical of Europe's Gen Y these days. (BusinessWeek)
Hydrophobic, Hydrophilic and Hydrog... Jul 2, 2009
As a result the hydrogens each have a partial positive charge and can form with pairs of valence electrons on other atoms that have a partial negative charge. The two pairs of valence electrons of water that are not involved in covalent bonds to hydrogens have partial negative charges and can for H-bonds ... The hydrogen can bond to a pair of valence electron on the oxygen of water and each of the two pairs of valence electrons of the hydroxyl can bond to a hydrogen of water. (Suite101.com)
James Howard Kunstler on Michael Jackson as America Jul 2, 2009
The Man in the Mirror - Clusterfuck Nation. Clusterfuck Nation Comment on Current Events by the Author of "The Long Emergency". (Harper's Magazine)
Chemist Edward Frankland Jun 30, 2009
Scientist Famous for Theory of Valence and Chemical Bond Formation. Life and works of Sir Edward Frankland who laid the foundation for the theory of valence and discovered the science of organometallic compounds ... He laid the foundation of modern structural chemistry through his theory of valence, a concept that atoms, when they come together to make chemical compounds, did so in regular ratios. (Suite101.com)
Art touches something personal in all of us Jun 21, 2009
Other big names at the festival include the San Francisco Mime Troupe, the Alexander String Quartet, artist Jeffrey Valence, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and flutist William Bennett. Look for a daily digest on fresnobeehive. (Fresno Bee)
Valence co-founder invests $2.5 million Jun 19, 2009
Valence co-founder invests 2 ... Valence, the company that recently announced plans to open a lithium-ion battery plant in Leander, recently got a shot of cash as California investor Carl Berg bought 1 ... 2 million shares of Valence Technology Inc. for 2. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Jun 16, 2009
A "Ground Effects" package that includes a front spoiler, side sill extensions, and a rear valence goes for $1,699. Custom alloy wheels in a variety of styles and colors can be added for $1,350 to $1,799. (BusinessWeek)
Villarreal says goodbye Jun 16, 2009
Valence announcement. Though Valence had announced more than a week earlier its intention of coming to Leander, Economic Development Director Kirk Clennan still made a presentation to the council on the announcement ... Valence announced it has applied for federal grant money to coincide with local incentives to build a two million square foot battery manufacturing facility that will cost nearly 760 million and employ about 4,000 people. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
Magnetic Super-atoms Discovered Jun 16, 2009
Consequently, when an atom combines with other atoms, it tends to lose or gain valence electrons to acquire a stable configuration. According to Khanna, the new cluster had a magnetic moment of five Bohr magnetons, which is more than twice the value for an iron atom in a solid iron magnet. (Science Daily)
The complicated consumer: Positive ads aren't always the most effective Jun 16, 2009
"Emotional Persuasion: When the Valence Versus the Resource Demands of Emotions Influence Consumers' Attitudes." Journal of Consumer Research: December 2009 (will be published online June 2009). . (EurekAlert!)
executive director Jun 16, 2009
She has conducted research in mixed valence chemistry at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and the Universitt Bern in Switzerland. Ms. Sedney holds a bachelors degree in chemistry and earned a doctoral degree in inorganic chemistry at Northeastern University. (Harper's Magazine)
Tunable Graphene Bandgap Opens The Way To Nanoelectronics And Nanophotonics Jun 16, 2009
In ordinary semiconductors, the gap between the conduction band (unoccupied by electrons) the valence band (occupied by electrons) is finite, and fixed by the crystalline structure of the material ... One of the most unusual features of single-layer graphene (top) is that its conical conduction and valence bands meet at a point -- it has no bandgap. (Science Daily)
Robert Kanode Jun 6, 2009
President and CEO, Valence Technology Inc. ... Kanode, the president and CEO of Austin-based Valence Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: VLNC), said the company was already on its third-generation battery, and teaming up with other companies would provide little benefit to Valence ... In April, Valence revealed that it applied for $608 million in low-interest federal loans that could help it create up to 4,000 new jobs in Central Texas. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
People Who Wear Rose-colored Glasses See More Jun 6, 2009
Opposing Influences of Affective State Valence on Visual Cortical Encoding. Journal of Neuroscience, 2009; 29 (22): 7199 DOI. (Science Daily)
LISD gets $600M facility Jun 5, 2009
The announcement was made last Wednesday that Valence has selected Leander as the location for a 600 million battery manufacturing facility, if it is awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy under the Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative. If President Obama gives Valence 225 million they will build and manufacture car batteries for future electric cars right here in Leander ... The decision is supposed to be made in July so we all must sit, wait and... (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
Leander's ‘Segway' to the future Jun 5, 2009
Valence announced last week it wants to build a battery manufacturing facility in Leander ... We're about two or three years away from seeing automobiles powered by our battery everyday on the road here in the United States, said Ross Goolsby, the Valence Chief Financial Officer who lives in River Place ... Valence has submitted a grant application to the U.S. Department of Energy under the Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
A Taste of France on Lake Geneva May 29, 2009
You might have expected her to open a restaurant in Paris on the strength of it (her base is Valence, in southwest France), but as with her cooking, she likes to confound expectations. For her next move, Pic has taken over the dining room at the grande-dame Beau-Rivage Palace hotel on the shores of Lake Geneva in Lausanne, Switzerland. (Time.com)
BREAKING NEWS: Proposed facility in Leander to provide 4,000 jobs May 29, 2009
Valence Technology, Inc., a leading U.S.-based manufacturer and supplier of lithium iron magnesium phosphate energy storage solutions, announced on Wednesday it plans to open a facility in Leander that would provide 4,000 jobs. Valence has submitted a grant application to the U.S. Department of Energy under the Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative ... "With significant incentives projected from the state, county and city governments, Leander, Texas, was chosen as... (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
Valence wants to build major plant in Leander May 28, 2009
With significant incentives projected from the state, county and city governments, Leander, Texas, was chosen as the primary site for our advanced battery manufacturing plant, said Ross Goolsby, Valence s chief financial officer ... Valence (Nasdaq: VLNC) has requested $225 million in federal grant funds over a three-year period and plans to fund the remaining project costs - about $359 million - through state and local tax and other incentives ... The proposed facility s production capacity... (Austin Business Journal, TX)
The Radical Lasch May 25, 2009
Desire and appetite, on the other hand, must now carry a positive valence. Formerly condemned as potentially insatiable and therefore subject to a panoply of private, public, and religious constraints, for there to be progress desire and appetite had now to be continually stimulated. (The American Conservative)
The color green May 24, 2009
"It soon became apparent that there's a very high political valence on this issue because it means access to funding, it means access to training funds," he said. One approach to thinking about green jobs might be to identify green industries. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
How to bridge Thailands divide May 15, 2009
This "valence" versus vision voting notion, while incomplete, probably was not entirely off base ... Valence voting occurs when there are no sharp policy differences among parties. (Asia Times Online)
Startups spring out of SCU May 13, 2009
Valence Energy, Bookrenter ... Valence Energy currently subleases from SCU-owned office space ... Starting in 2006, student James Bickford and his now co-workers at Valence Energy designed and built a prize-winning, zero-carbon solar home in the Solar Decathlon, an international competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
ENTRY LIST: 93rd Indianapolis 500 May 5, 2009
2009 Indianapolis 500 entry list - USATODAY.com. 2009 Indianapolis 500 entry list. (USA Today -- Sports)
Foresee Entertainment and Digital Valence Form Strategic Alliance May 1, 2009
(PRWEB) May 1, 2009 -- Foresee Entertainment, the media and entertainment company founded by former HBO CEO and former HBO Digital Initiatives executive , and Digital Valence, LLC, a next-generation media solutions firm founded by five former digital and technology executives from Turner Broadcasting, have formed a strategic business alliance ... Through this new collaboration, Digital Valence and Foresee will offer clients and business partners of both companies the benefit of their respective... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
* Rationality versus intelligence: The debate continues Apr 12, 2009
Suboptimal investment decisions have, for example, been linked to overconfidence in knowledge judgments, the tendency to over-explain chance events, and the tendency to substitute affective valence for thought. Errors in medical and legal decision-making have also been linked to specific irrational thinking tendencies that psychologists have studied. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Austin companies hit as markets drop Apr 8, 2009
5 percent), Valence Technology Inc. (down 8 ... Valence Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: VLNC) down 8. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Valence applies for federal loan Apr 3, 2009
Lithium battery maker Valence Technology Inc. said Thursday it has applied for $608 million in low-interest federal loans. Austin-based Valence (Nasdaq: VLNC) said if it gets the loan from the U.S. Energy Department's Advanced Technology Vehicles Manafuctring Incentive program it will use the money to fund construction of a new $760 million manufacturing plant in the region ... The 2 million-square-foot plant would manufacture and assemble finished energy storage products, helping Valence meet... (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Parade causes bus changes Mar 15, 2009
The Magazine Street bus line will turn from Magazine onto Valence Street to Tchoupitoulas and then turn left on Calliope, back to Magazine Street to continue the regular route. Outbound, the Magazine Street bus line will turn left on Calliope to Tchoupitoulas to Napoleon and then back to Magazine Street. (WWLTV.com, LA)
M.I.T. Energy: From Algae to Wind Turbines [Slide Show] Mar 13, 2009
ELECTRIC PORSCHE: M.I.T. students have converted a 1976 Porsche 914 to run on 18 lithium phosphate batteries from Valence Technology. COURTESY OF RACHEL VANCOTT/MIT. (Scientific American)
Local stocks rise with Wall Street rally Mar 11, 2009
Valence Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: VLNC) up 10 percent to $1. 20. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Geeks May Be Chic, But Negative Nerd Stereotype Still Exists, Professor Says Mar 9, 2009
The valence of the word geek has really changed over the years, she said. People talk about geeking out, which indicates a very intense focus on an interest, and sometimes it s an interest that not a lot of people share. (Science Daily)
Campus watch: a summary of violations reported at or around Loyola University Mar 6, 2009
Someone was robbed at gunpoint on Feb. 28 at around 6 p.m. at the corner of Valence and LaSalle streets. Three men approached the victim. (The Maroon, LA)
Report lists 'series of errors' Feb 25, 2009
The firm, Valence Technology, received 15m of government assistance before it pulled out of Northern Ireland and relocated its operations to China ... In all, Valence Technology was given 15m in assistance before it relocated to China in 2003. (BBC News -- UK)
Bent Elementary fire not stopping classes; cleanup continues Feb 23, 2009
A light valence fell on the employees head, causing a cut that required about 17 stitches, Riley said. . (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Dame Vera loses out on old songs Feb 21, 2009
HITS AFFECTED BY CHANGE Lonnie Donegan - My Old Man's A Dustman Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown Eddie Cochrane - Three Steps To Heaven Johnny Kidd and The Pirates - Shakin' All Over Shadows - Apache Ricky Valence - Tell Laura I Love Her Roy Orbison - Only The Lonely Elvis Presley - It's Now Or Never. Jonathan Morrish of PPL - which represents the rights of 38,000 performers and their record companies - said "millions" of songs would be lifted into copyright if the rules were changed. (BBC News)
Valence narrows fiscal Q3 loss Feb 11, 2009
Austin-based Valence (Nasdaq: VLNC), which was founded in 1989, develops lithium phosphate batteries for a variety of electric vehicles including hybrids and plug-in hybrids ... In December 2008, Valence agreed to a multi-million, multi-year deal with France s PVI to supply its lithium phosphate batteries ... Under the terms of the non-exclusive supply agreement, Valence will provide the company with its U-Charge XP Energy Storage Systems and engineering support. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Nature Physics Feb 8, 2009
The description of valence electrons in terms of non-local states that extend throughout a material presents problems for describing their contribution to ferroelectric polarization behaviour, which is inherently local. A new first-principle approach that treats electric displacement as a fundamental variable could provide a solution. (Nature News Service)
Austin could snag major plant Feb 8, 2009
Local energy storage companies that haven t publicly joined the coalition include Austin-based Valence Technology Inc., Cedar Park-based EEStor Inc. and Kyle-based Xtreme Power Inc.. Valence CEO Robert Kanode said the company, which was founded in 1989 and is on its third generation of battery systems, may be better off not joining. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
