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Argonne and RIKEN sign MOU in support of petascale computing

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The MOU was signed at SC13, a supercomputing conference being held in Denver, by Kimihiko Hirao, director of the RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science (AICS) of Japan, and Michael E. Papka, director of the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF).

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Junkyard Find: 1988 Pontiac Sunbird SE Coupe

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Even by the standards of the far-flung General Motors Empire, the J-Body was found everywhere , from the Vauxhall Cavaliers of Great Britain to the Isuzu Askas of Japan to the Daewoo Esperas of South Korea. Today's Junkyard Find is a sporty Sunbird coupe, found in a yard just south of Denver, Colorado.

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LA Unified School District Orders 130 CNG School Buses from Thomas Built

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Last month, Daimler Trucks North America delivered four medium-duty Freightliner Business Class M2 106 Hybrid trucks to the city of Denver. It will serve as a local competence center for the research and development of hybrid technology in North America and supplement Daimler Trucks’ Global Hybrid Center in Japan.

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Junkyard Find: 2004 Mitsubishi Diamante LS

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Today's Junkyard Find is one of the very last Diamantes sold here, now residing in a Denver car graveyard. As you know from having admired the discarded 1994 Diamante Wagon we saw last June , the long-roof Diamantes were sold here for the 1993 through 1995 model years and they were built in Australia (the sedans were built in Japan).

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Junkyard Find: 1982 Mercedes-Benz 300 D With 417k Miles

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Remember that 1985 W123 with 411,448 miles we saw in a Denver car graveyard a few years back? Here's a very solid Mercedes-Benz W123 oil-burner that now languishes in a self-service boneyard in Phoenix, Arizona. 417,046 miles is enough to get this car into 11th place in the Murilee Martin Junkyard Odometer standings.

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Junkyard Find: 1983 Datsun 200SX Coupe

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Today's Junkyard Find , found in a yard just south of Denver , is a nicely preserved example of the final year of the S110 Silvia , as well as of the Datsun name. Make sure you get the Exciting Turbo (sorry, only available in Japan). Images: The Author] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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The Best Road Trips to Take in an Electric Car

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There are also plenty of great places to stop overnight and recharge batteries (literally and figuratively speaking), such as Omaha, Denver or Las Vegas. Coasting in Japan: Osaka to Tokyo. Prepare to soak up all the natural beauty Japan has to offer in under 9 hours of driving.