Lathe
Lathes represent one of the earliest machine tool families and were probably in use as early as 700 B.C. The invention of the cord drive for the rocking drill--the first mechanical cutting tool-...
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A recent spate of illicit technology transfers by Taiwanese
companies to North Korea, China and Iran, possibly allowing those
countries to manufacture weapons of mass destruction, has trigger...
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One of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race's most popular mushers was handed a two-year suspension Friday and placed on three years' probation for abusing his dogs during this year's race.Ramy Brooks ...
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The ceaseless sound of tapping metal echoes through these muddy, garbage-strewn alleys where thousands of workers in crumbling brick hovels churn out one of Pakistan's most successful exports _ sur...
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Two-time runner-up Ramy Brooks was disqualified from the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race for abusing his dogs.The 38-year-old Brooks hit each of his 10 dogs with a trail marking lathe, similar to a su...
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In the ''first ever discovered case'' of a Taiwanese firm
transferring to North Korea technology for producing nuclear and
biological weapons, Taiwan's Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday
l...
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Madura, Indonesia (dpa) - The Indonesian island of Madura is half
a world away from Spain, but the two share a love of folk sports that
involve bulls. The islanders have no ...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is still
struggling to get North Korea to disclose its nuclear programs,
a challenge in a society so tight-lipped that it would keep
even clothing sizes se...
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Thousands of adventurers have been drawn to Mount Everest by the challenge of climbing to the top of the world. Jeff Clapp was drawn by the trash they leave behind.Inspired by a documentary about E...
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Charles Plumier (1646 – 1704), was a famous Franciscan monk, vegetarian and botanist, who over the course of his lifetime created 31 manuscripts which documented over 4,300 plants, and 1,200 ...
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Machine-tool makers had it rough in the early part of the decade.With manufacturing in decline, orders were scarce for their heavy equipment. Hurco, of Indianapolis, responded by shifting productio...
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Lathe
FOCUS: Taiwan cracks down on WMD-related tech transfers overseas
