With the Mars Curiosity rover's science instruments working well, NASA engineers are getting ready for two big tests of their robotic rover -- blasting a rock with a laser beam and getting the rover moving. Curiosity's first drive will be ...
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Garmin just introduced an update to it's smart-phone navigation apps that allows users stay connected while on the road and keep in touch with friends while traveling. Joining the social networking scene, Garmin has partnered with ...
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Proving paying more doesn't automatically equate to safer,some midsized cars do better than luxury models in the new frontal offset crash test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety(IIHS). Of the 18 sedans tested in the ...
With winter upon us,it's a good time for a reminder of how to safely transport children in the cold weather while still keeping them warm. As a general rule,winter coats should not be worn underneath the harness of a car seat.A bulky coat ...
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Conventional wisdom says that car deals are better at the end of the year.But is this still true?Our analysis shows,some new-car offers in late December are great,while others are just hype. Working with TrueCar,our data analysts ...
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As select buyers emerged for specific tonnage largelv the cape size bulkers and suezmax tankers/VLCCs vessels with 20,000 LDT and over, a whole raft of candidates either discharging in the area or coming from the East were mostly ignored, ...
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully blasted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Sunday night, marking a new chapter in America's space program. The rocket, carrying the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, lifted off at 8:35 p.m. ...
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SSI's patented Portable Vehicle Barrier (PVB), the solution for a quick deploying crash barrier, now being purchased by public safety and stadiums, police departments and even the US NAVY has been independently tested by NCS4 at the ...
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A non-profit devoted to helping injured extreme sports athletes is launching a campaign to inform BMX riders about the difference between BMX and skateboarding helmets. While U.S.standards prohibit the sale of non-certified bicycle ...
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Podium Imports has been appointed Canadian distributor for Swiss-based Suplest cycling shoes,the company announced this week. Podium said the first delivery of 2013 Suplest shoes is expected to be ready for shipment to dealers in ...
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Network Rail announced the award of a GBP 220 million contract for detailed design and construction of the Borders Railway to BAM Nuttall on December 13. Construction is scheduled to get underway in early 2013, for commissioning 'by the ...
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Industry veteran and Mountain Bike Hall of Fame inductee Jim Wannamaker has been named to the board of advisors for the Providence Cyclo-cross Festival,the event announced this week. "Who knows more about bike expos at events than Jim ...
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Currie Technologies'eFlow E3 Nitro electric bike has been selected as one of the 10 finalists in the Last Gadget Standing competition.The winner will be selected at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month. The eFlow E3 Nitro ...
A major shipping logistics firm says"the likelihood of a strike is high"after contract negotiations broke down this week between the longshoreman's union and East Coast port operators. This fall both sides agreed to extend their contract ...
Arno Raaijmakers has joined JD Group as Benelux service manager for the company's TransX electric bike drive systems. Raaijmakers will be the company's prime contact person for the markets in the Netherlands,Belgium and Luxembourg.His ...
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