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Cambridge City Councillor Marjorie C. Decker also praised Stone’s work to improve relations with the community...
...noticed a greater police presence in their neighborhood. “We did notice an increase in foot patrols and bicycle patrols, and at least the perception of a decrease in crime did occur,” said Ben Holtzman, a resident of Riverside. But Councillor Marjorie C. Decker said that, to her knowledge, the expanded patrols in other parts of the city had little to do with noise grievances. And neither Decker nor Councillor E. Denise Simmons said they knew of the plan to up patrols around the Quad. “I’m not aware...
...stopped Dyson from becoming a dominant force in Europe's and Japan's vacuum markets. But the price-conscious U.S., where Dyson upright vacs have been selling since 2002, is tougher. Big brands, feeling threatened, are quick to advertise their own Dyson-like benefits at lower costs. Black & Decker already has a Root 6 competitor, the 18 Volt Pivot Vac. There's no lithium-ion battery, but for $60 it picks up dirt using something it calls "cyclonic action...
...Institute in Florence, Italy, says, "Because of the politics, Airbus certainly won't be able to carry out the sort of cost-cutting that a U.S. firm would now do." Indeed, archrival Boeing has cut more than 50,000 jobs over the past eight years. The 555-seat, double-decker A380 is not just another airplane. It is one of those bet-the-company ventures, so beloved by the airline industry, which either succeed spectacularly - as the Boeing 747 did - or risk sending the whole firm into a tailspin. Mechanically at least, the A380 works: Airbus has been conducting successful...
...Directed by Tony Bill 5 stars Judging by its pre-theater publicity, I wasn’t expecting much from “Flyboys.” A grim James Franco seductively looks over his shoulder through his aviator goggles. Previews show some lovin’ with Jennifer Decker (known primarily for roles on French television). Is this yet another “Pearl Harbor,” where war is eclipsed by the tearful tale of a pretty boy military man and his gal? The bittersweet romance is definitely there, but rather than commandeering the plot...