Harvard professor traces time from clocks to atomic standard
Harvard scholar Landes outlines evolution from weight driven and swinging clocks to wearable timepieces, mass production, and WWI wristwatches. He notes the shift from solar and celestial time to cesium atomic clocks defining the second with nine billion pulsations per second, marking the era of extreme precision.
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Goodwill shows business side in Dallas trash pickup contracts
Goodwill Industries of Dallas, expanding beyond charity, bids on Dallas County highway litter contracts and operates a handicapped worker shop. The program pays 96 disabled workers about 218000 in wages while Goodwill argues wages are based on output relative to non-disabled labor.
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Metzenbaum to keynote Elyria Democrats dinner
U S Senator Howard Metzenbaum will speak at the Elyria Democrat Central Committee CODE dinner at 6 30 p m February 18 at the Holiday Inn. CODE comprises dues paying members of the Elyria Democrats with more than 250 members.
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