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...The rag rug has never wielded greater soft power: to comfort and unite, to protect and seal – and even to heal....
...They are used to make critical coating materials and chemical-resistant parts in the chip supply chain, such as in factory pipes, pumps and seals....
...Get smart on the controversial bid with this analysis by the FT’s Peggy Hollinger here. Welcome to the Due Diligence briefing from the Financial Times. Not a subscriber? Sign up here....
...But there’s an underlying modernisation programme at Rolls-Royce and we are making progress on that,” he told Peggy Hollinger....
...Additional reporting by Chloe Cornish in Beirut and Peggy Hollinger in London...
UK industrial group splits with spin-off of vehicle drive systems business
...The US Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday warned that an updated P&W engine on certain single aisles ran the risk of stalling as a result of a “knife edge seal fracture”....
...Driveline automotive business with Dana of the US Mar 12 2018 GKN rejects increased ‘final’ £8bn bid from Melrose Mar 14 2018 Airbus warns ‘practically impossible’ to do business with GKN if Melrose seals...
...Bombardier desperately needs that seal of approval to ensure the viability of the C Series. It has struggled to drum up orders, despite universal acknowledgment that the aircraft is highly efficient....
...As the boat ploughed along the deserted coast of pines and rock, we had our first sighting: seals, their heads bobbing up like curious puppies as we passed....
...Buyers are sure to be aplenty for the 2,000-plus works coming to Christie’s from the estate of the billionaire banker, philanthropist and collector David Rockefeller and his wife Peggy....
...“Darpa is the kind of place where you can get in the elevator in morning with a serial entrepreneur who is now a programme manager, a navy seal [member of the special forces] and a world famous hacker and...
...Vodafone has 45m Sim cards installed in machines not typically associated with mobile phones, including smart meters, semi-autonomous cars and even in tracking equipment attached to seals....
...Smiths, whose businesses include airport security scanners and industrial seals, was seen as a candidate for a break-up, but ValueAct found the company appeared resistant to such a strategy....
...Additional reporting by Peggy Hollinger, John McDermott...
...Bleed air, as this is known, is segregated by valves and seals from the oil system but can be contaminated if these wear out....
...Dampen the edge with a little water or milk, and press down lightly on the pies to seal. Brush the tops with water or beaten egg, and prick the tops with a fork....
...Additional reporting by Peggy Hollinger in Paris...
...Several industry experts said the component was probably an oil seal or a part that retained oil but warned this did not mean a parts supplier was at fault....
...An FBI spokeswoman told the FT that the US warrants were under seal....
...The tanker contract was to have set the seal on the vision unveiled by Mr Gallois three years ago, to have a group evenly balanced between civil and non-civil activities such as defence, security and space...
...It has been under acute pressure to run a successful competition because the tankers are crucial to the USAF and it has failed to seal the contract twice before....
...The EDF board met all day Monday and is scheduled to meet again Wednesday to set the final seal on the formal agreement....
...EDF is preparing finally to seal a sweetened £12bn offer for British Energy, the nuclear operator....
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