DOT to Turn Underused Waterways Into Maritime Highways

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Ships, long used to transport goods overseas, may be used to transport goods within the United States. It would be far more efficient.

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Bombardier Says Economy Clouds CSeries Order Outlook

Monday, July 19th, 2010

Bombardier Inc. said some prospective buyers of its CSeries jet, aimed at the lucrative single-aisle market of Airbus SAS and Boeing Co., are still hesitant to place orders as the economy takes time to rebound.

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As Los Angeles’s River Runs Again, Designers Determine Its Course

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

  I have not studied the complete history of famous rivers, but I think I can confidently say that the Los Angeles River is having a big month. In fact, it may be the river's biggest month since February 1938, when, flood-fueled, it sloshed so far out of its banks that it busted down dams, destroyed thousands of houses, and killed around 100 people. Engineers at that time couldn't handle the ...

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Global Design Appeal For The New Kia Sportage

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

WEYBRIDGE, UNITED KINGODM June 29, 2010: I want to give Kia global appeal, and I want that appeal to be about design above all else the new Sportage is a major step towards achieving that goal says Peter Schreyer, Kias Chief Design Officer.

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Texas Tech, U of Utah Win Sandia Microdevice Competition

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

The world's smallest chess board -- about the diameter of four human hairs -- and a pea-sized microbarbershop were winners in this year's design contest for, respectively, novel and educational microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), held at Sandia National Laboratories in mid May.

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Mini Becomes Maxi – First Mini Countryman Drive and Review

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

MELK, Austria. May 21. At the Wachauring, that serves as a driver safety center and racetrack for Austrian series, Mini organized the first meeting between the Countryman and the media and The Auto Channel was the only NA web site here.

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German Export Juice Should Guide U.S. in China, Companies Say

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

German and U.S. trade delegations crisscrossed Shanghai yesterday, competing to persuade customers in the worlds fastest-growing major economy to buy more imported cars, airplanes and solar panels.

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Ash Cloud Alters Travel Habits, Buoying Trains, Boats (Update1)

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

The volcanic ash cloud thats closed European airports for two weeks out of the past five is changing travel habits, leading to a surge in rail and ferry bookings.

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Trial by fire for Tata Motors’ small car project

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

Two Nanos have gone up in flames. What is Tata Motors doing to contain the damage? Forbes India finds out.

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Daddy, Whats a Brand? and 9 More Awkward Questions for Uncertain Times

Monday, May 10th, 2010

Naked, without its logo 1. "Daddy, what's a brand?" Chiquita, Victoria's Secret, The GOP, Amnesty International. They all use marketing and invite trust in a distinct belief system. They're all, to one degree or another, brands. For a brand, nirvana is when your good name is so widely endorsed that it enters the language. "Pass the Kleenex." "Google it." But that's the top of a long and slippery ...

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