Word: compaction
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...Enter the Solstice, a vehicle that, at first glance, ought to sell itself. Luxuriantly curvaceous, its standout design feature is a broad hood and front end that slope gracefully down. The rear is compact, musclebound and squat, accentuated by sculpted fairings behind the seats. The overall profile conveys a neat blend of attitude: a little daring, just shy of being menacing. It doesn't drip machismo like Nissan's 350Z or feature the delicate bone structure of a Mazda Miata. With a starting price around $20,000 the Solstice is the cheapest roadster on the market (a hair under...
Like many other successful small companies, Spira started by accident. In 1999 David Krafsur, an aerospace engineer living in Knoxville, Tenn., was thinking of ways to cushion his treadmill when he saw compact wave springs featured in a trade magazine. He figured the tiny springs could fit in shoes instead. Krafsur ordered some wave springs, and he picked up a $10 pair of skippies at Wal-Mart. As his wife rolled her eyes, Krafsur filleted the sole of each sneaker like a fresh trout, stuck springs in the heel and the forefoot and duct-taped them back together...
...share it online. At streamload.com you can also store videos - no need to buy an extra hard drive for your video library - and easily e-mail them to family members and friends. The basic service is free, or $100 annually for heavy usage. Short Takes Cheap And Compact At less than half a kilogram, the JVC GR-D250 is 30% smaller than previous models. It has a handy digital battery monitor and is just $300 The Magic Button On top of its Super NightShot feature for low light, Sony's DCR-HC32 (about $400) has an "easy" button that switches...
Ruggie’s current charge is in many ways an outgrowth of his work on the Global Compact, a U.N. group designed, among other things, to promote corporate responsibility. Upon assuming his new post, Ruggie resigned from the Global Compact...
...concrete goals to reduce global warming, sets no emissions targets for countries, and can't even be called a pact?the six countries merely endorsed a vision statement. The next apparent step is for the six nations to meet in November in Adelaide to start work on a "nonbinding compact" that emphasizes consensus, cooperation and advanced technologies as the means to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions...