| SA to donate fire trucks to Tonga |
Sep 12th, 2013 |
South Australian Emergency Services Minister Michael O'Brien said the donation was in line with an agreement with the island nation which allows for the exchange of personnel, information and equipment.Over the past nine year's Adelaide's MFS has provided other equipment to Tonga including breathing apparatus and uniforms and has also helped with training fire fighters.Mr ...
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| Crude in deadly Canadian train crash was mislabeled |
Sep 12th, 2013 |
Canadian officials said the crude oil that exploded when a train derailed in Quebec killing 47 people was mislabeled and more volatile than first thought. Canadian transportation investigators working in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, said the type of crude oil tanker the train was transporting when the it sped out of control and derailed was lighter than typical crude oil -- making it more susceptible ...
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| FMCSA begins efforts to improve truck safety |
Sep 12th, 2013 |
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In early 2012, President Obama signed into law the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, also known as MAP-21. Among other things, this law provided the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration with the authority and the means to continue its efforts to improve highway safety and reduce the incidence of truck accidents across the U.S.
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| New Jersey court outlines rule for remote texter liability |
Sep 12th, 2013 |
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It is no secret that distracted driving is one of the most pressing threats to drivers on our nation's highways. Indeed, many states, including New Jersey, have passed legislation strictly prohibiting the practice of texting or the use of cell phones while behind the wheel.
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| Ford names Steelcase Lilly executives to board |
Sep 12th, 2013 |
DEARBORN, Mich. -- Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday that it has elected James P. Hackett and John C. Lechleiter to its board of directors.Hackett, 58, is CEO of office furniture maker Steelcase Inc. Lechleiter, 60, is chairman, president and CEO of pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Co.Ford said that Hackett will join the board immediately and Lechleiter will join on Oct. 1. The company's ...
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| New Jaguar platform “tough enough” for Land Rover says boss |
Sep 12th, 2013 |
Range Rover products and would not jeopardise their famous off-road reputation. "It's an aluminium architecture, I'm sure it could be [tough enough]," Edwards said. "It was one of the questions when we introduced the ...
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| GTA 5 Grand Theft Auto 5 For PC Release Leaked PHOTO |
Sep 12th, 2013 |
To this point, Rockstar Games have only confirmed "Grand Theft Auto 5" for PS3 and Xbox 360. However, this photo indicates that a PC version of "GTA 5" may very well be on the way and available for pre-order very ...
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| 2014 Toyota Corolla Review |
Sep 12th, 2013 |
Toyota says it has added some emotional design to the 2014 Corolla, but the effect only works on the top-of-the-line S trim, with its black front fascia and available 17-inch alloy wheels. The S also gets firmer suspension tuning for better handling. Two years ...
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| Studies from Mitsubishi Update Current Data on Microwave Research |
Sep 12th, 2013 |
, by VerticalNews journalists, research stated, "This paper presents a new concept of an active phased array antenna (APAA) system with RF modules, including an RF signal generator. The proposed APAA realizes multi-frequency and multi-modulation beam forming simultaneously by generating an RF signal independently in each module and sharing them among the antenna arrays."The news ...
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| Mitsubishi Motors shares tumble 8 percent on fundraising report |
Sep 12th, 2013 |
7211.T ) fell as much as 8.1 percent to 1,027 yen on Thursday, their lowest in more than a week, after a media report it plans to offer about 200 billion yen ($2 billion) in shares to the ...
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