(Ono Sokki: Addison, IL) -- Ono Sokki Technology Inc. has once again created a new type of handheld tachometer, one that is completely ergonomic.

(Hunter Associates Laboratory Inc.: Reston, VA) -- Hunter Associates Laboratory's (HunterLab) next-generation Color Flex EZ spectrophotometer takes color quality control to its highest level with 45/0 design for the ultimate in color measurement precision.

(Hunter Associates Laboratory Inc.: Reston, VA) -- Hunter Associates Laboratory's (HunterLab) next-generation Color Flex EZ spectrophotometer takes color quality control to its highest level with 45/0 design for the ultimate in color measurement precision.

(Vision Engineering: Surrey, UK) -- Vision Engineering Ltd. has developed Hawk, a noncontact measurement system that is the first to offer both a true optical image display combined with fully-automatic video edge detection.

(Vision Engineering: Surrey, UK) -- Vision Engineering Ltd. has developed Hawk, a noncontact measurement system that is the first to offer both a true optical image display combined with fully-automatic video edge detection.

(JHU: Baltimore, MD) -- The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Johns Hopkins University Center for Civil Society Studies have released a new manual to help statistical agencies around the world track the amount, type, and value of volunteer work in their countries.

(JHU: Baltimore, MD) -- The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Johns Hopkins University Center for Civil Society Studies have released a new manual to help statistical agencies around the world track the amount, type, and value of volunteer work in their countries.

(FDA: Silver Spring, MD) -- The U.S.

(FDA: Silver Spring, MD) -- The U.S.

Let me give a big ole’ Texas-sized hat tip to Bob Emiliani for sending me the sad article with the headline  “General Motors Lays Off Workers at NY Plant