Engineers look backwards to look forwards -

 So the scary stuff would have really been scary stuff

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US authorities recalled some 440,000 Chinese-made toys Wednesday because of high levels of lead , just hours before US children were set to use some of them while celebrating Halloween.

We may ask - Are the Standards and Engineering Specifications being supplied or being disregarded ?

 It would be funny if it wasn't so serious - but a thriving "underground" industry with enormous challenges for the security engineers --

 The Safety Engineers will be having nightmares (and daymares) over these --

 The slew of accidents plaguing heavy construction machinery (especially cranes) continues unabated. Most crane predicaments could have been averted by correct placing of counterweights, or attention of the operator. Some others, though, could be attributed only to the exceptional dumbness of whoever was involved.

 The business of business is business and the Chinese are engineering themselves into long term positions

 Out there in the wild wild west ,  the mining engineers are having a lot of fun - a bit more than nickel and dime action --

 XSTRATA has made a third attempt to enter the West Australian nickel sector: yesterday it lodged a friendly $3.1 billion cash offer for Jubilee Mines

 Always a dilemma for the environmental engineers - it's a chicken and egg question

The rush for biofuels could harm the world's poorest people, Oxfam has said.

 In Sport Science, Fox Sports used wireless accelerometers, high-speed cameras, tactile sensors, load cells, gyroscopes and more to learn about athletic performance in engineering terms

Scientists from Queen's University in Belfast have found three new planets orbiting their own stars.

 If your out there trying to hitch a ride - tough ---

A robotic truck, Prius, and family sedan will be among the 11 autonomous vehicles trying to pass their driving test this weekend in Victorville, Calif.   Following a 2 year break  the challenge is on again to engineer automatic vehicles

 Despite the doom and gloom - there are some areas of hope !!! and a top spot is a top spot - I'm sure that engineering excellence is in there somewhere 

 Being able to engineer a situation to advantage is a definate plus,  but is it a win - win for all parties --- an interesting view ---

In many organisations, you'll find a type of personality that thrives on conflict , the sort of person who goes in, resolves crises and comes out looking like a hero.

 I know nothing, I see nothing - somethings you are better not knowing -

 Gas to liquid technology is an exciting process and engineering expertise - this could open some doors --

 It all goes around but goods and services and engineering are fundamental - the economists can theorise but the basics go on,  and on  and on --- we've all got to live

When the Germans engineer a car it needs to meet a given set of parameters and autobahn cruising is right up there       What more can we say -----

 A changing world,  and maybe a way to engineer change ----

BHP Billiton has broken with its iron ore rivals Rio Tinto and Brazil's CVRD, calling for the commodity to be traded in a more transparent market like that seen for thermal coal rather than in the "outdated" benchmark pricing system. 

 The auto engineers will be on tenter hooks as the "business" side of the industry looks for some changes to the owners of these brands ----

 A spate of news stories about structural deficiencies in bridges is leading engineers to examine an age-old culprit: metal fatigue.

 Chemical Engineers must ensure eternal vigilance is maintained to ensure the highest possible Q&A standards --

 MILAN — In January, Honor International Pharmtech was accused of shipping counterfeit drugs into the United States. Even so, the Chinese chemical company — whose motto is “Thinking Much of Honor” — was openly marketing its products in October to thousands of buyers here at the world’s biggest trade show for pharmaceutical ingredients.