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Ford introduces 2014 Transit Connect Taxi with CNG/LPG capability

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Ford unveiled the redesigned 2014 Transit Connect Taxi at the 2013 International Association of Transportation Regulators Conference in St. Conversion to CNG/LPG is supported by a Ford Qualified Vehicle Modifier. The roomy, flexible interior is suited for livery service and conversion to CNG and LPG. Click to enlarge.

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USDA and DOE award $12.2M to 10 research projects to accelerate bioenergy crop production and spur economic impact

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Goal: Identify natural genetic variation in switchgrass that correlates with lignocellulose-to-biofuel conversion qualities. This project should enhance understanding of the qualities that critically impact the conversion efficiency of lignocellulose into biofuels. Mockler, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St.

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The Tremendous VR and CG Systems—of the 1960s

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As Sutherland put it in his thesis , “The Sketchpad system makes it possible for a man and a computer to converse rapidly through the medium of line drawings. Critically for Sutherland, he supported a new effort by Clark, who by then had moved from MIT to Washington University, in St.

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Xerox Parc’s Engineers on How They Invented the Future—and How Xerox Lost It

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Pake was executive vice chancellor, provost, and professor of physics at Washington University in St. The first version of Smalltalk was written as the result of a chance conversation between Kay, Ingalls, and Ted Kaehler, another PARC researcher. First Steps When Goldman set up PARC, one of his first decisions was to ask George E.

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