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  2. Toshiba–Kongsberg scandal - Wikipedia

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    The Toshiba–Kongsberg scandal, referred to in Japan as the Toshiba Machine Cocom violation case, was an international trade incident that unfolded during the final period of the Cold War. It centered on certain Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls (CoCom) member nations who transgressed foreign exchange and foreign trade ...

  3. Lathe - Wikipedia

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    Modern metal lathe A watchmaker using a lathe to prepare a component cut from copper for a watch. A lathe (/ l eɪ ð /) is a machine tool that rotates a workpiece about an axis of rotation to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, deformation, facing, threading and turning, with tools that are applied to the workpiece to create an object with symmetry about ...

  4. List of industrial disasters - Wikipedia

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    The accident, called the worst environmental disaster in Europe since Chernobyl, was a release of 100,000 tons of cyanide-contaminated water into the rivers Someş, Tisza and Danube by the Aurul mining company due to a reservoir breach. Although no human fatalities were reported, the leak killed up to 80 percent of aquatic life in some of the ...

  5. Sayano-Shushenskaya power station accident - Wikipedia

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    Before the accident, it was the largest hydroelectric power station in Russia and the sixth-largest in the world by average power generation. On 2 July 2009, RusHydro , the power station's operator, announced the station's all-time highest electricity output over 24 hours.

  6. David Wilkinson (machinist) - Wikipedia

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    The report went on to say 'Wilkinson was the "true and undisputed author" of the lathe, and that it was "indispensable" for making firearms, and that public armories used 200 lathes based on the invention. [4] The report recommended a $10,000 reward, which he was given. Wilkinson failed to generate much income from his lathe.

  7. Construction worker killed after being pinned by heavy ... - AOL

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    A roller machine on the site reportedly backed toward 62-year-old Noel Soleyn, of Fort Pierce, and pinned him against a paver. ... A neighbor who spoke to WESH described the incident as horrific.

  8. Man Sent 'Torrent of Highly Abusive' Texts to Woman Before ...

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    The fatal violence you inflicted on her… was not an isolated incident,” Beale said. “You told her you would make her scream in agony. The text messages make for appalling reading.”

  9. Metal lathe - Wikipedia

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    A view inside the enclosure of a CNC Swiss-style lathe/screw machine. A Swiss-style lathe is a specific design of lathe providing extreme accuracy (sometimes holding tolerances as small as a few tenths of a thousandth of an inch—a few micrometers). A Swiss-style lathe holds the workpiece with both a collet and a guide bushing. The collet sits ...