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...instance, has installed sensors clever enough to read the birth date on a driver's license?and savvy enough to recognize a fake ID. Another breakthrough allows machines to send messages directly to maintenance workers, alerting them if a machine needs repair, drinks or snacks?making distribution and upkeep more efficient. Sanyo, meanwhile, has devised a way to fight Japan's rising crime?a new drink dispenser made of a boltless, seamless piece of steel that they say is almost impossible for thieves to pry open...
...just weren't impressed with anything they did over there," he said, gesturing to the empty storefront. "The way they conducted themselves-I can conclude that they had no pride in their product-from the upkeep to the storefront...
...promised to accelerate the cleanup of toxic brownfields and proposed making a "major investment in conservation by fully funding the Land and Water Conservation Fund" (a fund under the auspices of the United States Department of Agriculture). Bush also pledged $4.9 billion in resources over five years for the upkeep of national parks, a remark ostensibly designed to sooth critics who feared that Bush would attempt to unravel Clinton's last-minute executive orders involving these "national treasures...
Ronaldo Rauseo-Ricupero '04, who was decked out in a suit and tie--and shiny shoes--at Annenberg Hall yesterday, said he performed extensive upkeep on his loafers...
...technological equipment that it needs to function is not only degrading to council members, but damages the council in the eyes of the student body as a whole. Indeed, it is disgraceful that the council has not been financially responsible enough to set aside funds for its own technological upkeep--especially with high speed personal computers selling for as little as $400 on discount and auction websites. Had the council not laid out $650 in March on a dry St. Patrick's day dance which mustered only 150 attendees, it could have assuredly purchased a computer instead of digging...