BRIEFCASE EYEWEAR CONTRACT GIVEN TO ROCKWELL.Byline: - Staff and Wire Services THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. - Rockwell Scientific Co. has been awarded a $2.8 million, 12-month contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop technologies and manufacturing processes to produce laser-protective eyewear for air crews. The eyewear will protect air crews from various laser devices to prevent temporary or permanent loss of physical or functional vision. When using the eyewear, air crew members will see their flight instruments Most aircraft are equipped with a standard set of flight instruments which give the pilot information about the aircraft's attitude, airspeed, and altitude. Most aircraft have these seven basic flight instruments: Westfield picks up 9 shopping malls Los Angeles-based Westfield America announced Friday that it has completed the acquisition of nine regional shopping centers from The Richard E. Jacobs Group. The nine Jacobs centers acquired by Westfield for $756 million are Belden Village, Canton, Ohio Canton is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Stark CountyGR6. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio and is situated on the Nimishillen Creek, approximately 24 miles (38 km) south of Akron[4] ; Chesterfield Mall, Chesterfield, Missouri Chesterfield is the largest city in west St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 46,635 as of 2006[1] It is a suburb of St. Louis. Geography Chesterfield is located at (38.653402, -90. ; Eastridge Mall, Gastonia, North Carolina Gastonia is a city in Gaston County in North Carolina, a state in the southeastern United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 66,277 (68,964 is the 2005 Census Bureau estimated population). It is the county seat of Gaston County. ; Gateway Mall, Lincoln, Nebraska; Midway Mall, Elyria, Ohio; Richland Mall, Mansfield, Ohio; Southcenter Mall, Seattle, Washington; Southlake Mall, Merrillville, Indiana; and SouthPark Center, Strongville, Ohio. Vivendi Universal calls for a revote PARIS Paris, in Greek mythology Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt. - Vivendi Universal SA said late Friday it discovered irregularities in votes cast electronically by principal shareholders at its stormy April 24 annual meeting. The media company said it will call an extraordinary meeting of shareholders to conduct new votes on all resolutions. Vivendi described the irregularities as systematic and ``probably due to piracy.'' Wednesday's meeting came amid a recent share-price slump, controversy over the firing of the head of Vivendi unit Canal Plus, and growing doubts over Chairman and Chief Executive Jean-Marie Messier's position. Hazard prompts recall of baby crib WASHINGTON - Vermont Precision Woodworks is recalling about 990 cribs because slats can come off, creating an opening that could entrap a child's head or neck and cause strangulation strangulation /stran·gu·la·tion/ (strang?gu-la´shun) 1. choke (2). 2. arrest of circulation in a part due to compression. See hemostasis (2). stran·gu·la·tion n. . Consumers should stop using the cribs until they are repaired. The company is providing replacement side rails. The models are 7010 Alpine, 7020 Caspian, 7030 Coventry, 7040 Dunmore and 7070 Haystack. The full-size maple cribs were sold in five finishes. A label on the bottom reads ``Vermont Precision Woodworks'' and includes the manufacturing date and model. An opening of more than 2 3/8 inches between crib slats can lead to strangulation, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Consumers can call Vermont Precision Woodworks toll-free at (866) 869-7974. Enduro en·dur·o n. pl. en·dur·os A race, as of motorcycles, that tests endurance. [Shortening and alteration of endurance.] bicycles pose crash risk WASHINGTON - About 2,200 Enduro-brand bicycles that sold for $1,650 to $2,750 are being recalled because a tube behind the seat could break, causing the rider to lose control and crash. The recall involves model year 2002 bicycles: the silver Enduro Pro FSR (Free System Resource) In Windows 3.x, the amount of unused memory in various 64K blocks reserved for managing current applications. Every open window takes some space in this area. See Windows memory limitation. , the black Enduro Expert FSR, the yellow Enduro Comp FSR and the blue Enduro FSR. The model name of the bicycles is on the top tube, and the brand name is on the bottom tube. Consumers should stop riding these bicycles and call (800) 214-1468 for details on repairs. Trailers for kids need safety repair WASHINGTON - InStep LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control is recalling about 4,300 Hitchhiker III Trailer Bikes designed for children because the joints that attach them to adult bicycles can fail, causing riders to lose control. The voluntary recall covers NH300 model trailer bikes with the words ``Hitchhiker III'' printed in red on the trailer arm and the InStep logo on the bottom tube and the safety flag. Consumers should stop using the trailer bikes immediately. They can receive a free repair kit by contacting InStep at (800) 242-6110. |
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