Boeing workers and officials joined with politicians to take a victory lap Friday, a day after the company won a lucrative contract to build refueling tankers for the Air Force.
Meanwhile, officials at EADS headquarters in Leiden, Netherlands, privately expressed relief, since losing the contract will spare them from having to make frequent trips to Alabama.
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Down on the content farm: Google says it will tweak its search engine code to reduce the rankings of “low-quality sites” — in other words, eHow.com.
This is terrible news for anyone who needs such invaluable eHow advice as “How to Put on a Speedo” and “How to Terminate a Suicidal Employee.”
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It’s the real thing: A restored vintage Coca-Cola sign decorating a San Francisco home has drawn fire from neighbors who say it promotes sugary soft drinks and childhood obesity.
The Buzz believes this dispute is easily solvable. Simply inform the critics that the sign dates from an era when Coke was sweetened with pure cane sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup.
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