BRIEFCASE.Byline: - Staff and Wire Services Contractor team vies for project EL SEGUNDO El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. Its products include navigation and computer systems, aircraft parts, office machines, telephone apparatus, and - A Northrop Grumman-Boeing team will compete to design and build NASA's Crew Exploration Vehicle
The Crew Exploration Vehicle (or CEV) was the conceptual component of the Vision for Space Exploration that later became known as the Orion spacecraft. , a human space-transportation system that will serve as the Space Shuttle's replacement, the companies announced Tuesday. The competition is expected to result in an award, in early 2006, to a single contractor team to design and produce the vehicle, which as envisioned by NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. will carry up to six astronauts beyond low-Earth orbit See LEO. soon after the Space Shuttle space shuttle, reusable U.S. space vehicle. Developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), it consists of a winged orbiter, two solid-rocket boosters, and an external tank. is retired in 2010, and then on to the moon as early as 2015. Carney's honored by assemblyman STUDIO CITY - After 30 years serving up fast-food in an outlandish setting, Carney's, the burger joint carved into a passenger train, will win recognition of its entrepreneurial acumen today. Selected by Assemblyman Paul Koretz, D-West Hollywood, as a top local company as part of California Small Business Day, Carney's will be honored alongside 60 other small enterprises. Co-owned by North Hollywood resident John Wolfe, the restaurant has locations on both Ventura and Sunset boulevards. Jakks plans to buy Carlsbad's Pet Pal MALIBU - Jakks Pacific Inc. announced Tuesday it will pay an undisclosed sum for Pet Pal Corp. The toy maker will use the Carlsbad-based Pet Pal to sell pet toys and treats based on licenses including the American Kennel Club American Kennel Club (AKC), national organization in the United States devoted to the advancement and welfare of pure-bred dogs. It is comprised of approximately 500 autonomous clubs. , SpongeBob SquarePants, ``Madagascar'' and Shrek. Jakks did not disclose terms of the deal, but said it would add a nominal amount to 2005 earnings and begin contributing in earnest in 2006. Razor scooters subject of recall About 246,000 Razor electric scooters, imported by Razor USA LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , have been recalled because a weld can break and cause the handlebar to detach from the scooter, making the rider lose control and fall. Discount department, auto parts and toy stores nationwide sold the battery-powered scooters from October 2003 to May 2005. For more information, call the company at (866) 664-1409. Home Depot suits can become one RIVERSIDE - Home Depot assistant managers in California can sue the home improvement company as a class for unpaid overtime, a Riverside County Superior Court judge has ruled. A trial on the merits on the merits adj. referring to a judgment, decision or ruling of a court based upon the facts presented in evidence and the law applied to that evidence. A judge decides a case "on the merits" when he/she bases the decision on the fundamental issues and considers of the case is set for next year. The decision stems from three separate lawsuits against Home Depot which were consolidated into one case in Riverside. The lawsuit claims that Home Depot routinely made ``merchandising assistant store managers'' work at least 55 hours per week and often more. Raytheon pushes defense system LE BOURGET, France - Raytheon Co. said Tuesday it has developed a high-powered microwave beam to defend airliners from missiles and is urging the U.S. government to deploy it at major airports to foil possible terrorist attacks. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States has already acknowledged concerns about the potential for attacks on jets from shoulder-fired missile launchers. In August, it awarded two $45 million contracts to Los Angeles-based Northrop Grumman Corp. and Britain's BAE Systems PLC to develop anti-missile lasers for commercial planes. |
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