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What's New?
By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features With New Year's in the rearview mirror, here's a look at what to expect among the 2012 models. • Audi A7. This sleek “four-door coupe” is a more expressive looking hatchback alternative to the A6. Like...Tags: Apple iPhone, Car Engine Repair, Scion, Land Rover, Chevrolet
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Toyota HIghlander
If you’re still wondering why crossover utility vehicles have replaced SUVs in your neighbors’ driveways, drive a Toyota Highlander. The Highlander has the room and flexibility for carrying passengers and cargo that made SUVs so popular a...Tags: Japan, Science and Technology, Toyota, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), SUVs and Crossovers
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Cruisin' with the Top Down?
By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features There are few experiences as pleasant as driving a convertible with the top down on a warm day with the sun shining, the wind blowing, and the open road beckoning. Good thing automakers are introducing new convertibles just...Tags: Fiat, Car Engine Repair, Automotive Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering, SUVs and Crossovers
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Powerful tornadoes strike in four central U.S. states
Reuters(Reuters) - A massive storm front swept north through the central United States on Sunday, hammering the region with fist-sized hail, blinding rain and tornadoes, including a half-mile wide twister that struck near Oklahoma City. News reports said at...Tags: Natural Disasters, Science and Technology, Mary Fallin, National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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A birth control double standard
In the uproar about making the morning-after contraceptive known as Plan B available to our daughters, there has been no similar outcry about condoms and our sons. Anyone of any age can walk into a drugstore — as well as most grocery and big-box...
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European Brand, Manufacturing In Connecticut, An Example Of State Incentives That Work
The Hartford CourantSEYMOUR — Thule, the Swedish outdoors equipment company, was drawn to a hilltop industrial park here two decades ago by the area's skilled labor, proximity to East Coast airports and mere six-hour time difference with the company's main offices....Tags: Engineering, Inventories, Automotive Equipment, Canoeing and Kayaking, Executive Branch
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The Philadelphia Inquirer Diane Mastrull column
The Philadelphia InquirerKip Anthony was a farm boy from the Midwest who went on to become a mechanical engineer at big companies doing big things. His work included preserving the rich sound of Steinway pianos, reconfiguring jet engines to move oil and gas through pipelines,...Tags: Career and Workplace, Petroleum Industry, Science and Technology, Computing and Information Technology Industry, The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Texas behind the curve on regulating fertilizer plants
Austin American-StatesmanIf the West Fertilizer Co. plant had been in Illinois, state regulators there likely would have inspected it annually, making sure that its bins storing tons of ammonium nitrate were still in good shape and that the potentially explosive chemical wasn't...Tags: Storage, Prosecution, Chemical Industry, Health and Safety at Work, Disasters and Accidents
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ND air quality receives 'A' grade
The Dickinson PressThe Peace Garden State continues to receive high marks for air quality, despite dust issues plaguing the western part of the state. "North Dakota is one of a handful of states that meet all clean air standards," Jim Semerad, North Dakota Department of...Tags: Air Pollution, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science and Technology, Population, Environmental Politics
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York City schools reform: Plan details path, timeline for consequences
York Daily Record, Pa.The recovery plan presented to the York City School Board offers more detail on the path laid out for schools to improve, while setting up a timeline for more change if improvement isn't seen. David Meckley, the state-appointed chief recovery officer...Tags: Finance, Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning, Students, York (York, Pennsylvania)
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York County health inspections for May 19
York Daily Record, Pa.Each week, the Daily Record/Sunday News publishes the results of state health inspections for York County eateries. To read about all health inspections in the state go to http://www.eatsafepa.com. STATE HEALTH INSPECTIONS Restaurants in...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Science and Technology, Soups, Foods and Beverages, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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MOCA architecture show opening pushed back to June 16
The Museum of Contemporary Art released a statement Friday saying it has moved back the opening date of its show about contemporary Los Angeles architecture, part of the Getty's "Pacific Standard Time Presents" initiative, by two weeks, to June 16....
Tags: The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Arts, Science and Technology, The Getty, Arts and Culture
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