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CAROL KRON / Copley News Service
Back and body armor plates made by Ceradyne in Costa Mesa are being augmented by side plates under a rush order from the Army.
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Protecting the troops
Ceramic side plates complete the well-armored soldier's combat shield
By Gordon Smith
COPLEY NEWS SERVICE
COSTA MESA – Only days after receiving a $70 million order from the Army, Ceradyne of Costa Mesa this week sent its first shipment of ceramic armor side plates to U.S troops in Iraq. The side plates, which augment chest and back plates worn by many soldiers and Marines in Iraq, were ordered by the Army on a no-bid, “urgent and compelling” basis after a report surfaced in early January that Americans were dying from side torso wounds.
Ex-exec says Enron lied, cheated
Cover-up allegedly aided ailing broadband unit
By Alexei Barrionuevo
NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE
HOUSTON – In surprising testimony yesterday, Enron's former head of investor relations said the company fudged its quarterly earnings and repeatedly lied to Wall Street about the true condition of its troubled broadband services division to keep its stock price soaring.
Local Web analytics company in acquisition
WebSideStory, Va. firm reach cash, stock deal
By Rachel Laing
STAFF WRITER
Web-analytics software company WebSideStory said yesterday it has acquired Virginia-based Visual Sciences in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $57.3 million. Privately held Visual Sciences sells software and streaming data analysis that, like WebSideStory's services, help companies analyze customer behavior and business activity.
No. 2 executive at SAIC resigns after 13 years
By Bruce V. Bigelow
STAFF WRITER
San Diego-based SAIC said yesterday that Duane P. Andrews, the company's second-highest ranking executive, is leaving after 13 years. Andrews, 61, will remain as SAIC's chief operating officer until Feb. 24, when the defense contractor closes the books on its fiscal year that ended in January.
Burger King to sell shares for first time
IPO filing to be made late this month or early March
By John Pain
ASSOCIATED PRESS
MIAMI – Burger King's parent company said yesterday that it plans to sell shares to the public for the first time in the fast-food chain's 52-year history, as it tries to more effectively compete with McDonald's and Wendy's.
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