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This seems to happen a lot.
(Bloomberg) Chevron Corp. reported a compressor malfunction at its El Segundo, California, refinery yesterday, according to a filing made with the National Response Center.The incident caused a release of sulfur dioxide and workers were attempting to fix it, according to the filing.
Read more on Chevron's malfunction.
What are the grossest toys this holiday shopping season?
I came up with a list in my Business Casual column. Compare it to yours.
Here's how I started Business Casual:
If you still haven't bought your someone special that something special for Christmas, I have a nugget of advice.Consider going with gross.
A gross present for a guy has a 50-50 chance of being well received. Even some members of the fairer sex can appreciate the ewww factor.
Read Business Casual.
For Honda Civic lovers, the next concept could turn out to be 'heavily styles" according to a writer at CNET.
(CNET) Honda released a sketch today teasing the Civic concept it will show off at the 2011 Detroit auto show. Concept sketches are not entirely reliable, but this one shows the standard Honda grille bracketed by deep-set headlights.The artist chose to show the coupe, emphasizing the sporty lines. The angle of the beltline from front to rear is very reminiscent of Hyundai's Fluidic Sculpture design language.
Read more on the Honda Civic.
How is WikiLeaks different than newspapers like the Daily Breeze? How is their press freedom different from ours?
I address those questions in this week's Business Casual column.
Here's how I started the column:
I recently asked myself the following question: How am I different than Julian Assange, editor-in-chief of the controversial whistle-blower website WikiLeaks?My answer: I'm not sure.
Click on the link below to see Raytheon's memo about WikiLeaks.
Following up on my story on Raytheon forbidding its employees from accessing WikiLeaks at work or even on their own personal computer equipment.
A source at a local aerospace/military contractor told me today that his company issued a similar directive "months ago."
"We were notified months ago when it (WikiLeaks disclosures) first came out and we got a reminder notice last week," the source said.
He added, "To us in the industry, it makes Raytheon look a little naive and late to the party."
Toyota, which is fending off hundreds of lawsuits related to its milions of recalled vehicles, has filed its own lawsuit against GM.
Lawsuits are a part of life and business and have an important place in our world, so I c an't blame Toyota for filing a lawsuit if it feels it's owed money. The same goes for those sueing Toyota over the recalls.
(WSJ) TOKYO--Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it filed a lawsuit against General Motors Co.'s bankruptcy estate over a production halt at a now-closed manufacturing joint venture in California.
Read more on Toyota's lawsuit against GM.
