September 7, 2010
- MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - An explosion ripped through a major refinery in northern Mexico on Tuesday, state oil firm Pemex said, but officials were unable to confirm reports that several people were killed.
The LG Town is the follow up to the KS360, which we reviewed way back in October 2008. The KS360 was available for the same price as the new Town, which has a small slide-out keyboard like its predecessor.
Things have moved on a long way in the intervening months...
- Up to £30000: SIV Human Resources Excellent opportunity for a recently qualified Part II design focused Architect
Webcam screenshot via National Zoo
August 31st was a special day at the National Zoo -- four lion cubs were born! It is the first litter to a five-year-old lioness named Shera. But you don't have to be a visitor at the zoo to check out the tiny newborns. (In fact, even...- HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba will soon turn some small-scale manufacturing and retail services into cooperatives as the state retreats from minor businesses in an effort to boost the island's troubled economy, government and Communist Party sources said.
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UK-based Industrial Design Consultancy "regularly [fields] calls from inventors bristling with new inventions and ideas." And no matter how diverse the inventions are, there's a commonality to getting something mass produced that requires a sort of FAQ to help would-be designers out.
IDC has put just such a guide...
We always say that streets are for people, but nobody works very hard to make them comfortable for people rather than cars. After all, cars get curved corners to make it easier to get around but humans, they have to make sharp right angles. Jae Min Lim looks at the problem, and redesigns the crosswalk to reflect how people actually move.......
Sony believes that the regulation of products by television platforms needs to be eased back, in order for consumers to understand why it's worth paying for premium products.
Speaking at the Westminster eForum, Sony's UK head of corporate affairs, Adrian Northover-Smith, insisted that big companies deserved an advantage because of the amount they invested in...
- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of NATO on Tuesday condemned a small Florida church's plan to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, saying it was disrespectful and could endanger Western troops.
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