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...sold every year. But the days of the space-hogging picture tube do seem numbered. In smaller sizes, flat screens can fit into places where crts simply won't go, such as in a bookshelf or on a kitchen countertop. At the other end of the size spectrum, jumbo wall-mounted flat-screens are ideal for cinema-like home theater systems?and displays keep getting bigger. LG.Philips lcd recently announced a prototype for a 52-inch model that will be the largest commercial lcd TV available if the company brings it to market on schedule late next year. Samsung Electronics...
...prevent "loss of control" incidents, now the No. 1 cause of airline fatalities. There is an urgency to this approach: the crash of American Airlines Flight 587, which killed 265 in November 2001, is considered a loss of control, perhaps triggered when the plane hit the wake of a jumbo jet while departing New York City's Kennedy airport...
...settlement of about 30 tribal families, was once engaged in the capture and breaking of wild elephants. Today the residents breed and train the ones they already have, and put on shows for tourists. Sounds pretty tame, but the camp's denizens love to point to a rogue jumbo, tethered with heavy chains nearby, and recount the harrowing tale of the time he ran amok in the forest. It's enough to make you want to get back on the boat...
...suppliers stand to benefit from new technology that will be built into the A380. Eaton Aerospace, based in Irvine, Calif., is leading an effort to give the Airbus jumbo jet more power in the hydraulic systems than any passenger plane has ever had. "What makes the A380 so exciting is that it is cutting-edge technology," says Steve Eisenberg, head of aerospace operations for Eaton. "The A380 tail is as large as the wing of an Airbus A320; it takes a heck of a lot of hydraulic power to move that...
...being delineated and segregated by physical structures (i.e. highways, bridges). The separation not only affords Chicagoans the opportunity to demonstrate their pride but also makes a tour of the city reminiscent of a mosaic. Chinese characters spell out street signs against a backdrop of Chinese architecture in Chinatown; two jumbo-size Puerto Rican flags on the North Side lend a festive air to the turf of Logan Square and Humboldt Park; an imposing, pink, concrete arch at the eastern border of Little Village lends an hacienda air to the neighborhood. The often cartoonishly large landmarks allow inhabitants...