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  • N.D. state engineer says outlet intake will be checked (WKBT La Crosse)BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The North Dakota Water Commission engineer says it was a surprise to see minnows in the transition structure of the Devils Lake outlet.


  • Former Russian nuclear engineer gets prison sentence (The York Dispatch)PITTSBURGH -- A former nuclear engineer accused of helping the former Russian atomic energy minister steal $9 million in aid was sentenced Thursday to 15 months in prison for tax evasion.


  • Local engineer, surveyor fined (Herald Standard)A longtime engineer and land surveyor in Fayette County was fined $7,000 by the Pennsylvania Department of State for practicing engineering and surveyor work when his licenses had expired.


  • Compensation arrives too late for nuclear weapons engineer (Contra Costa Times)Donald Freitas knew there would be risks involved with working at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, but he took the job anyway. It was a good job, and he wanted to provide a good life for his family.


  • NASA International Space Station Status Report 29 June 2007 (SpaceRef)HOUSTON -- After the departure of the space shuttle Atlantis, Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov returned to their daily operations aboard the International Space Station this week, while newly arrived Flight Engineer Clay Anderson began conducting scientific experiments.


  • Power connectors maximize cooling in hot ICs (Electronic Engineering Times Asia)To optimize a system design and solve thermal problems, an engineer has to look at elements other than connector design?such as the amount of copper on the board?that can help draw heat away from the connector interface.


  • Buffalo engineer set to go on trial over ?06 derailment (The Buffalo News)GARDEAU, Pa. ? A year ago today, a Norfolk Southern engineer from Buffalo slowly took a freight train up Keating Summit, and then raced down into an environmental disaster, a derailment that caused millions of dollars in damages, killed thousands of fish, and endangered one of Pennsylvania?s finest trout streams.


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