Nearly 745,000 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Jeep Liberty sport-utility vehicles are being recalled due to an issue with the cars' supplemental restraint systems. A component within the system could fail and cause a sudden, inadvertent deployment ...
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In a project valued at over $400,000, Mexican officials have selected the EG500 solar-powered outdoor lighting system to illuminate the country's latest major superhighway, Supervia Poniente. The EG500 solar outdoor lighting system, ...
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As part of its Gateway program, the DOE has evaluated the use of LED retrofit kits or luminaires to replace the existing lights on the Golden Gate Bridge, without altering the historic character of the installation. ...
You may not have heard, but BMW now offers its luxurious 5 Series sedan as hybrid. We recently spent a few days with a BMW ActiveHybrid 5 to see if it lives up to the promise and share our first impressions. The car was borrowed from ...
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened up a safety investigation into 31,000 2000-2003 Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable models after receiving 50 complaints of a stuck throttle, which could cause unintended ...
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Qatar-Part of the Qatar Foundation's Education City campus,Qatar National Convention Centre(QNCC),designed by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki and RHWL Architects of Berlin,is the largest in the Middle East.Located in the fast-developing ...
Fernie’s Home Hardware has been through a few changes over the years. Originally Beaver Lumber, the store moved from its original location to East Fernie’s industrial area in 1995, and in 2000 became a Home Hardware Building ...
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Financing for the second phase of the street lighting project on St. Kitts has been handed over to St. Kitts and Nevis' Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas by Resident Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan), His ...
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US carmaker Ford Motor has unveiled the 2013 Titanium edition of its Fusion Hybrid sedan in the US. The new Titanium edition hybrid is powered by a combination of 2.0litre four-cylinder engine and an electric motor generating a combined ...
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As in-car displays house more information and controls, there is concern at how to make the screens less distracting while driving. Now a new study has found that even small changes in typeface style can help reduce the visual load of a ...
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On the smart-phone battleground, much attention has been paid recently to the quality of the free navigation app--Apple Maps--that comes with the new iPhone 5 (also part of the iOS 6 upgrade available for some other Apple devices). But ...
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DALLAS -- Nebraska Furniture Mart broke ground Tuesday on what it says will be "the largest home furnishings store in North America," a 1.86 million-square-foot retail store and distribution center in a north Dallas suburb. An interior ...
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The Highways Electrical Association (HEA) have joined forces with the Lighting Association Laboratories to provide a cost effective testing and accreditation service for a range of lighting products for HEA members. HEA members will have ...
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WOODWORKING is a tricky skill to master. Students learn to measure carefully before they reach for a saw, and to cut as true to the design as hand and eye allow. But, even so, precise cutting is a painstaking job, full of pitfalls and ...
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In many of the nation's traffic lights, light-emitting diodes or LEDs with their brighter light and longer life have replaced standard bulbs. But knowing when to replace the signal heads has remained a guessing game, says Dr. Suzanna Long, ...
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