Fires out at the Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal

Tuesday, December 13, 2005  After two days, the 2005 Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal fire has finally been extinguished. The fires began after a series of explosions early on the morning of 11 December 2005. The terminal, known locally as the Buncefield Depot, is an oil storage facility located near Hemel …

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Aluminum Storm Windows: Versatile Add Ons For Homes

By William I. Neil In most home improvement projects, cost and value are the main factors that are often given the utmost consideration. It is certainly difficult to finance a home remodeling task, especially if one has to work on a limited budget. Because of this, some homeowners are now …

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Holiday In Kerala

Submitted by: DAKSHIN ROUTES Kerala has turned more beautiful after the pampering of the monsoons. It s green everywhere and ideal time to go for Kerala Holiday packages. Unlike some other destinations it s not all about driving from one place to another, but getting involved and feeling for you …

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Hard drive technology breaks storage density record

Sunday, April 10, 2005  Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, the San Jose, California-based joint venture of Japanese storage vendor Hitachi and U.S. technology giant IBM, has set a new record for storage density at 230 gigabits per square inch (Gb/in2). The company has developed technology to implement a recording method known …

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User:Vapmachado

Virgílio A. P. Machado, Ph.D. (1978), University of Florida, USA, is Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at the School of Sciences and Engineering (Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia) of the New University of Lisbon (Universidade Nova de Lisboa – UNL), University of Portugal. He has been teaching Industrial Engineering, in …

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24 error messages sent by Flight 447

Saturday, June 6, 2009  French authorities have today revealed that Air France Flight 447 sent 24 error messages shortly before the plane disappeared during the flight between Rio de Janeiro and Paris with 228 people on board. They also said that the plane’s auto-pilot was not active, although they say …

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