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  2. Immobiliser - Wikipedia

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    The electric immobiliser/alarm system was invented by St. George Evans and Edward Birkenbeuel and patented in 1919. [2] They developed a 3x3 grid of double-contact switches on a panel mounted inside the car so when the ignition switch was activated, current from the battery (or magneto) went to the spark plugs allowing the engine to start, or immobilizing the vehicle and sounding the horn. [3]

  3. Car alarm - Wikipedia

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    Car alarms should not be confused with immobilizers; although the purpose of both may be to deter car theft, they operate in a dissimilar fashion.An immobilizer generally will not offer any audible or visual theft deterrence, nor require any more input from the driver than from the driver of a non-immobilizer car.

  4. de Havilland Ghost - Wikipedia

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    de Havilland Ghost 50 at RAF Museum Cosford. The Ghost originated when de Havilland started work on what was to become the Comet in 1943. Frank Halford's first design, the H-1, was just entering production and he was able to meet the power requirements of the Comet by scaling up the H-1.

  5. Is China’s military really built for war? New report ... - AOL

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    China is not ready for war, according to a contentious report from a US think tank, which claims the main motivation for the ruling Communist Party’s expansive push for military modernization is ...

  6. Kia Challenge - Wikipedia

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    In Kia Sportage models manufactured in 2010, the immobilizer system comprised a transponder in the ignition key, an antenna coil in the key cylinder, and a SMARTRA unit. [4] Kia vehicles manufactured from 2011 to 2021 and Hyundai vehicles manufactured from 2016 to 2021 that use a steel key, in comparison to a key fob and a push-button start ...

  7. Colombo family mob boss’s son, grandson arrested in NYC ghost ...

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    The son and grandson of a late Colombo crime family mob boss have been busted on federal weapons charges after a huge stash of ghost guns was found at their Staten Island home, law enforcement ...

  8. Stray voltage - Wikipedia

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    The stray voltage problem had claimed the lives of two dogs in the previous few months. [ 28 ] In March 2013, Californian Simona Wilson won a $4 million lawsuit against her power company after stray voltage from an electrical substation near her house repeatedly shocked her and members of her family whenever they were in the shower.

  9. Grand jury recommends Alabama police department be ...

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    An Alabama grand jury has recommended that a city's police department be "immediately abolished," finding there is a "rampant culture of corruption," officials said Wednesday while announcing the ...