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Junkyard Find: 2007 Ford Taurus SE

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The original Ford Taurus first appeared as a 1986 model , going through three generations and nearly 10 million sales (counting the Mercury Sable ) before getting the axe in October of 2006. That made 2007 the final model year for the "real" Taurus, and I've found one of these rare cars in a New Orleans self-service junkyard.

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Yamaha Motor produces 3 mn Performance Damper since 2004 – ET Auto

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In 2005, it was chosen for the Chairman’s Award at the 3rd New Machinery Promotion Awards, hosted by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Machine Industry. In 2006, it received the Technological Development Award at the 56th JSAE Awards , hosted by the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan.

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Harish Lakshman to take over as Chairman of Rane Group after L Ganesh retires on March 31 – ET Auto

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Ganesh became Chairman of Rane Group in November 2006. He held positions of increasing responsibilities in the areas of Marketing and Operations and became Managing Director in 2008. He will serve as a Non-Executive Director on these entities and continue as Chairman and Managing Director of Rane Holdings Limited.

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Tesla’s Master Plan turns 15 years old: What Elon Musk’s company has achieved so far

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Fifteen years ago today, on August 2nd, 2006, Co-Founder and CEO of what was then called “Tesla Motors” Elon Musk put out his top-secret Master Plan. “Almost any new technology initially has high unit cost before it can be optimized, and this is no less true for electric cars,” Musk wrote in 2006.

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Pioneer of Google’s Data Centers Dies at 58

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The company’s first data center designed by Barroso opened in 2006 in The Dalles, Ore. He retired in 2008. From 2008 to 2022, he served as an adjunct professor at Anne Arundel Community College , in Arnold, Md., It implemented fault-tolerance software and hardware infrastructure to make the servers less prone to disruption.

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Maruti Suzuki’s hits and misses | Autocar Professional

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Maruti Zen Estilo | 2006-2013 In 2006, Maruti introduced the Japanese market MR Wagon as a relatively more premium and stylish alternative to the Wagon R, and in a bid to capitalise on the brand equity that the discontinued Zen had, named it the Zen Estilo. Both were eventually discontinued.

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Remembering the Legacy of Trailblazing Technologist Gordon Moore

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The IEEE Fellow was awarded the 2008 IEEE Medal of Honor for “pioneering technical roles in integrated-circuit processing, and leadership in the development of MOS memory, the microprocessor computer, and the semiconductor industry.” He served as chairman emeritus until 2006. Intel cofounder Gordon E.