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IS F: At Last, A Lexus I Could Love
MotorTrend MagazineThe original Lexus LS400 was a machine that changed the world. "...exquisitely engineered and painstakingly put together," I wrote in the January, 1991, issue of Australia's Wheels magazine. "...it is now the benchmark against which all other luxury... -
WWII veteran James Hebron of Roslyn Heights has died
william.murphy@newsday.comJames T. Hebron of Roslyn Heights was a wounded and decorated World War II veteran, a systems engineer at Grumman, a leader in his church and active in community affairs. During Christmas, he would don a Santa outfit, put reindeer horns on his...Tags: Salvation Army, World War II, New York University, Columbia University, Anglican
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Q&A with Ravens CB Frank Walker
Each week we'll bring you a Q&A with a Ravens player to help you learn a little more about the team. Today's guest is cornerback Frank Walker, who has made an interception and broken up 14 passes in his first season with the Ravens. Walker discusses his...Tags: Marques Douglas, Buffalo Bills, Major League Baseball, Movies, Football
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Lehigh Township reappoints engineer
Of The Morning CallLehigh Township's engineer of 18 years will remain as its primary consultant on environmental topics, as least for the next three months. The five supervisors voted during their annual reorganization meeting Monday to temporarily retain Spotts, Stevens &... -
Waterford Wedgwood makes tentative deal with US private equity firm KPS for sale of assets
AP Business WriterLONDON (AP) — Administrators for Waterford Wedgwood PLC, the collapsed maker of classic china and crystal, said Thursday they had reached a tentative agreement with U.S. private equity firm KPS Capital Partners over the sale of many of the company's...Tags: Building Material, Bankruptcy, Financially Distressed Companies, Material Science, Stock Broking
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Engineer: Tennessee ash spill warning signs ignored
The Associated PressThe nation's largest government-run utility ignored two small leaks that could have provided a warning years before a coal ash pond collapsed, flooding a neighborhood with a billion gallons of sludge, a former federal regulator contends. Jack Spadaro,...Tags: Tennessee Valley Authority, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, North Carolina, Kentucky, Coal
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Earl Gosswiller, 1912-2009: Engineer, prolific inventor
Tribune reporterAnyone who has been jolted by a whirring police light in his or her rearview mirror can thank Earl Gosswiller, an inveterate tinkerer whose creations included the Federal Signal Beacon Ray, believed to be the first rotating light for the top of squad...Tags: Invention and Innovation, Government, Federal Signal Corporation, Technology, National Government
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A freezing primer
The Washington PostWhen it comes to stashing food in the freezer, this much is true: Everybody does it, but not everybody has gotten the hang of it. After all, freezing food properly takes a certain know-how. Understanding which foods freeze well and which ones can be...Tags: Food Safety, Moving and Storage, Storage, Electrical Appliance, Consumers
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Stephen Fleitz strikes a dramatic chord with his sculptural ceramics
Operating from studios in Venice and San Francisco, Stephen Fleitz strikes a dramatic chord with his sculptural ceramics. Festooned with beautifully rendered butterflies and piglets that look as if they came from a dusty natural history book and topped...Tags: Building Material, Material Science, Los Angeles, Venice, Metal and Mineral
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Management knew about train engineer's texting, lawyers say
Lawyers for victims of the Chatsworth Metrolink crash alleged Tuesday that officials with the contractor that provides crewmen to the commuter rail service knew that the engineer involved in the deadly crash had a history of sending text messages while on...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Chatsworth, Lawyers, Transportation Industry, Union Pacific Corporation
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US-funded program fails to stop smuggling through tunnels at Egypt-Gaza border
Associated Press WritersRAFAH, Egypt (AP) — Angry at Hamas' ability to fire rockets at Israel, the United States last year allocated $23 million to help train Egyptian officials to stop the smuggling into Gaza through tunnels at a border plagued by crisis and corruption....Tags: Armed Forces, Corruption, Tony Blair, Government, Corporate Crime
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Brooks H. Grimme excelled as inventor, scholar, businessman
Sentinel Staff WriterBrooks H. Grimme found success in every stage of his career: As a college student, he graduated magna cum laude; as an engineer, he was a part of the NASA space team, with several patents to his credit; and in his retirement, he became a business broker...Tags: Armed Forces, Memphis, Fishing, California, Retirement
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