| Northern Lights' engines power fishing boats, yachts
The most important attribute of a boat is its ability to keep the water on the opposite side of the hull from its occupants. Achieving that is the job of the designers and builders. But once that's accomplished, perhaps you might like a way to move the boat. Or have some electricity for radios, navigation systems, lights, even air conditioning. That's the job of Northern Lights. Northern Lights may be a small company -- just 70 employees in five buildings tucked along the north side of the Ship Canal just east of the Ballard Bridge. Being a privately held company in a niche market doesn't make for a high profile. But within that niche, Northern Lights is huge, known throughout the global yacht-building business as the company to turn to for the modified diesel engines that power a boat's electrical systems.
Tata working on ultra-green 'air car'
A car that runs on air and releases no pollutants into the atmosphere at low speeds could be offered for sale in India as soon as this year. The three-seater fibreglass OneCAT weighs just 350kg and is expected to be priced at about £2,500. The technology under its bonnet is backed by Tata, the Indian conglomerate that sent a shockwave through the auto industry last month when it unveiled the world's cheapest car, the £1,250 Nano. Refuelling involves topping-up on compressed air, which is used to power the OneCAT's piston engine. In a couple of minutes - and at a cost of as little as £1 - the vehicle is ready to travel another 200 to 300 kilometres, its inventors say. The vehicle, which burns small amounts of conventional fuels at higher speeds, has been developed by Moteur Development International (MDI), a French-based, family-owned group that has been working on a roadworthy "air car" for the past decade.
Temple man’s rail artifacts on the block
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We cannot spend what we do not have — and we cannot enact something that will result in budget holes and tax increases next year or in the following years," she told the Democratic-controlled Legislature. Rell also renewed her call for a property-tax cap on cities and towns, an idea that lawmakers rejected last year. In response to a brutal murder last summer in Cheshire in which a woman and her two daughters were killed by two parolees, Rell proposed imposing a "three strikes" law for those convicted of three violent felony offenses. Rell also called for removing the possibility of a case review after 30 years. "Now it’s three strikes for violent felony convictions and you’re truly out." The Cheshire murder prompted the Legislature to convene a special session last month on criminal justice issues that led to new penalties for home invasions.
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