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Land Rover to Introduce twin-turbo V8 Defender

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Part of that effort apparently includes this new OCTA trim, promised to be the most powerful Defender ever to roll off an assembly line. Specs are scarce at the moment but it’s worth noting that max attack V8 models currently make 518 horsepower; something in the neighborhood of 600 isn’t out of the question.

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Column: ‘Historical’ UAW accident, certainly — Jeep staff accident in Toledo is one way or the other a primary

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With Global Battle II raging in Europe and an notable a part of the warfare try to create, there used to be tiny to disagree urge for food for disruptive moves at Willys-Overland till no less than hostilities had ceased out of the country. however which used to be now suffering throughout the Superior Melancholy.

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Enbridge to undertake $7B pipeline replacement program; from Alberta to Wisconsin

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As part of the Line 3 Replacement Program, the existing Line 3 pipeline will be decommissioned. Decommissioning refers to the permanent cessation of operation, such that the cessation does not result in the discontinuance of service to end-users. In the US, Enbridge Energy Partners L.P. will undertake an approximately US$2.6-billion

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New lightweight metals institute will be headquartered in Detroit

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The new $148-million lightweight metals manufacturing institute announced in February by President Obama ( earlier post ) will locate in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit, officials from the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ALMMII) and the city announced today.

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How to Prevent a Power Outage From Becoming a Crisis

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On 4 August 2020, a tropical storm knocked out power in many parts of New York City as well as neighboring counties and states. There are technical reasons that contributed to faster repairs in Manhattan, but in general the neighborhoods that waited the longest to have their power restored tended to be poorer and less white.

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OSU study: Low-income, black neighborhoods still hit hard by air pollution

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Ard, who is part of Ohio State’s Institute for Population Research, recently published a textbook chapter focusing on this work. Fine particulate matter refers to small, lightweight particles in the air that easily make their way into the lungs and sometimes the bloodstream and are known to trigger and worsen a host of diseases.

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Pong Was Boring—And People Loved It

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The game was actually created as part of a training exercise to get a young engineer named. His house was the first in the neighborhood to have a home version of Pong. To this day, references to Frogger inevitably surface whenever I make ill-timed attempts at jaywalking in the city. The first player to reach 11 points wins.