OAK BROOK, ILL. -- McDonald's Corp. added chicken breast strips to its menu at locations nationwide. Served with a choice of low-fat honey mustard, spicy Buffalo or ranch dipping sauces, the strips are $2.89 for three strips, $4.39 for five strips and $7.99 for 10 strips. Before rolling out the...
Burger King Corp., Miami, recently introduced BK Chicken Fries, an innovative chicken strip. The french fry-shaped strips of premium, all white meat chicken breast will be a permanent addition to the menu at ... Burger King Corp., Miami, recently introduced BK Chicken Fries, an innovative...
Current methods of flexural strengthening of reinforced concrete beams with fiber-reinforced polymer FRP strips require time-consuming and often difficult preparation to provide adequate bond strength between the FRP strip and the concrete substrate. This paper presents a feasibility study of an alternative method of attaching FRP strips to reinforced concrete...
A new half-hour game show has joined the previously announced half-hour late-night strip, Chat Room America, on MGM Television Entertainment's development slate. The strip, from producer ... A new half-hour game show has joined the previously announced half-hour late-night strip, Chat Room America, on...
May 28--Not many people recognize the name Scott Adams. But they have heard of his comic strip, Dilbert. The strip features Dilbert, an overweight eraserhead who has become a mythical champion of the cubicle class. In the strip, Dilbert is tormented anMay 28--Not many people recognize the...
A low-cost, high-torque, flat rotary motor made of flexible strips of lead-zirconate-titanate PZT has reportedly been developed by the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa PZT is an inexpensive, commonly available piezoelectric materi A low-cost, high-torque, flat rotary motor made of flexible strips of lead-zirconate-titanate...
Ratings down sharply for syndicated strips and weeklies; media buyers still high on power of genre Ratings for syndicated children's shows took an across-the-board hit kin 1995, a year ushered in by the launch of two broadcast networks that alrea Ratings down...
Tyco Electronics has introduced a line of high-rise dual barrier strips for space-saving dual-level wire entry on congested printed circuit board PCB mounted applications. The BUCHANAN barrier strips are moulded to length with an 8.25-mm centreli Tyco Electronics has introduced a line of high-rise...
Although fall 1995 will not see the entrance of a new reality competitor on the scale of this season's Extra magazine show, the number of new offerings is up as syndicators and stations turn to the format to counter a wealth-- some would say glut--of Although...
Byline: BETSY SPETHMANN Put a bowl of Hershey kisses on a counter, add the smell of chocolate and you're on your way to one of your most successful product launches. That's what Verizon Wireless did last...
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories developed a device that rides on small aerial drones to detect potential nerve gas and blister-agent attacks on cities and military bases. The patented device, called SnifferSTAR, is a series of tiny sens Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories developed...
Toy-driven shows continue to drive the pack of new children's animated strips being offered at NATPE. The occasional FCC-friendly strip or a live-action detective show highlights the crop, but there's no beating the cash that comes from a N ...
Studio outlines 'Home Improvement' marketing plans for stations Disney will launch blockbuster off-net sitcom Home Improvement Sept. 11, aided by a twopronged $90 million promotional push to brand the strip's location and time on stations and pea Studio outlines 'Home Improvement' marketing...
There were no runaway hits on the scale of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers among this season's debuting kids shows, but new strips from Saban and Disney found a strong audience response as the storm clouds of increased competition from the new UPN a There were...
Syndicators launching shows for kids and teens in fall 1995 will likely face one of the most competitive markets ever as the new WB and UPN networks take off. WB's 60-- and counting--stations are committed to a three-hour Saturday morning kids block Syndicators launching shows...
A new steelmaking technology nearing commercialization could lead to more steel capacity at a lower cost, a key combination during a time when global overcapacity is depressing steel prices and creating major problems for integrated steel companies s A new steelmaking technology nearing commercialization could lead...
Byline: PETA MILLER PONTOISE, France-Continental Airlines Inc. is disputing an official finding that debris from one of its aircraft was the direct cause of the 2000 crash of a Concorde jet at Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris. A panel of exp...
HOLLYWOOD--After extensive presentations to broadcasters at last month's NATPE convention, DreamWorks Television is quietly lining up stations for its upcoming strip hosted by Connie Chung and Maury Povich. Among the first to commit a prime a HOLLYWOOD--After extensive...
Three weeks out of the box, new first-run children's shows are performing no better than first-run adult syndicated fare. A look at year-ago audience shares for prime kids time periods indicates that broadcasters are slowly but surely losing young Three weeks out of...