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Spy gave shuttle secrets to China

" A Chinese-born engineer in the United States has been found guilty of passing space shuttle technology secrets to China, for more than 30 years. Dongfan "Greg" Chung, 73, is the first person to be found guilty...

created by Babel-Fish | 25 wks ago
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mana.ustad

Jailed in United Arab Emirates for having sex with boss

" The daughter of a British engineer has been jailed in the United Arab Emirates after being accused of sleeping with her boss. Roxanne Hillier is serving a three-month sentence following her arrest at a dive...

created by Babel-Fish | 30 wks ago | updated 30 wks ago
4740 views | 2 recommendations | 3 comments

Taleban release Chinese engineer in Pakistan

Taleban militants in north-western Pakistan have released a Chinese engineer held hostage for more than five months. The engineer, Long Xiaowei, along with a Chinese colleague in the August in the Dir region. A Pakistani guard and driver who had been captured with the two...

created by Sanjay Jha | 46 wks ago | updated 46 wks ago
98 views | 17 recommendations | 1 comment

hussain

Pakistani militants threatens to kill kidnapped Polish engineer

Militants who had kidnapped a Polish engineer in September last year on Thursday set February 4 deadline for the Pakistan government to accept their demands, warning that otherwise they would kill the captive.The...

created by hussain | 49 wks ago | updated 49 wks ago
6226 views | 20 recommendations | 21 comments

LotusFlower

The Road to Timbuktu - by flying car!

Last week saw the announcement of the possibility of a flying car being in full production and available to the general public but pilot Neil Laughton is already off to Timbuktu in the worlds first bio-fuelled...

created by LotusFlower | 51 wks ago | updated 51 wks ago
325 views | 25 recommendations | 3 comments

Metrolink engineer sent text message moments before fatal crash

World_Groove

Train Engineer Blamed for 25 Deaths Autopsy Revealed

The autopsy was finally revealed today regarding the operator of the Metrolink train who liked to text little boys when he operated the Metrolink. " December 14, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports by...

created by panzerlawyer | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
561 views | 3 recommendations | 23 comments

hussain

Chinese telecom engineer kidnapped in Pakistan three months ago still languis...

A telecom engineer of Chinese origin, who was kidnapped by militants in Pakistan's mountainous Dir Lower district bordering the restive tribal region on August 29 along with another Chinese colleague, a guard and...

created by hussain | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
237 views | 22 recommendations | 5 comments

Plasmonic Computer Data Storage: 10-100 Times Today's Capacity

"Plasmonic nanolithography" focuses light by exciting electrons on metal lenses, which write data on photo-sensitve disks. According to UC Berkeley professor Zhang, storage capacity 10 to 100 times today's may be possible."Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley,...

created by Erik Larson | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Suit Filed Against Company That Employed Metrolink 111 Engineer

After admitting they were at fault, now Metrolink is trying to sue the company that employed the homosexual train engineer who was text messaging little boys when he crashed the Metrolink, killing 25 people. Check it out."October 26, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) It has been...

created by panzerlawyer | 1 year ago
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kenkuhl

Train engineer texted 22 seconds before LA crash

" LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Metrolink engineer sent a cell phone text message 22 seconds before his commuter train crashed head-on into a freight train last month, killing 25 people, federal investigators said...

created by RayBanBro66 | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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World_Groove

Metrolink engineer sent text message moments before fatal crash

More sad developments in the Metrolink saga."A Metrolink engineer sent a text message from his cellphone seconds before he slammed into an oncoming freight train in an accident that killed 25 people and injured...

created by World_Groove | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
190 views | 7 recommendations | 3 comments

Polish oil company engineer kidnapped in Pakistan

With growing militancy in northwestern parts of Pakistan, the criminals have also stepped up their activities and kidnapping for ransom incidents have been rampant in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) until now but the menace is now spreading to other parts of the country...

created by hussain | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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NTSB Reported Radio Silence Minutes Before Crash

panzerlawyer

NTSB Reported Radio Silence Minutes Before Crash

"September 23, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports by Metrolink accident attorneys, the National Transportation Safety Board the audio recordings between the Metrolink engineer and the conductor showed they...

created by panzerlawyer | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
142 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments

NTSB Seeks Order Banning Use of Cell Phones by Train Operators

panzerlawyer

NTSB Seeks Order Banning Use of Cell Phones by Train Operators

"September 16, 2008- Ever since the news that teenage train enthusiasts were text messaging the train engineer at the time of the train crash in Chatsworth, the NTSB has sought an order banning the use of cell...

created by panzerlawyer | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
213 views | 2 recommendations | 5 comments

Dave Keating

Train collision probe to examine text messages

Authorities in Los Angeles are now looking at the possibility that text messages sent by teenagers to the driver of the commuter train that crashed into a freight train played a role in the accident. Apparently...