| 02/12/08 | Cuisinart SmartStick Hand Blender - Perfect For Holiday Gift Giving (Kitchen Contraptions) |  |
Published 02/12/08 14:20:44
The Immersion hand blender is equipped with powerful 200-watt motor, and the blade provides smooth blending while the protective guard helps prevent splattering. Source : Kitchen Contraptions (subscribe) Explore : Kitchen Gadgets, Leisure |
| 02/12/08 | Volkswagen team ready for its toughest ?Dakar? test (AutoMotoPortal.com) |  |
Published 02/12/08 13:53:23
The world?s greatest motorsporting challenge, the Dakar Rally, switches continents to South America next month after 29 editions of the event in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Source : AutoMotoPortal.com (subscribe) Explore : South America |
| 02/12/08 | Consumer Track Events: 12/02/08 (Straightline) |  |
Published 02/12/08 13:00:00
The following is a list of vehicle makers with consumer track events. Some are free, while others cost some money. Please visit the link provided for details. Audi Audi Sportscar Experience Bentley Experiencing Bentley Activities Bentley Motors Events (Continental Series Test Drive Invitation) Bentley Driving Driving Dynamics Course BMW Performance Driving School Ultimate Driving... Source : Straightline (subscribe) |
| 02/12/08 | Ocean Motoring Proves Plain Sailing (All Africa) |  |
Published 02/12/08 10:20:00
CAPE Town-based Caudwell Marine has moved aggressively into the $7bn international market for petrol-driven small craft motors with a new technology that is the brainchild of entrepreneur Mike Beachy Head. Source : All Africa (subscribe) Explore : Cape Town, Hockey Players, International Markets, Markets, South Africa |
| 02/12/08 | Audi announces new R15 TDI diesel racer for Le Mans (AutoGuideBlog.com) |  |
Published 02/12/08 10:00:31
Filed under: Diesel, Audi At the Essen Motor Show in Germany, Audi has announced a new part of its 2009 motorsports program. After three years of running its pioneering R10 TDI, Audi?s diesel racer is being replaced for 2009. The manufacturer has designed an all-new diesel powered R15 TDI. The R15 remains an open cockpit car [...] Source : AutoGuideBlog.com (subscribe) |
| 02/12/08 | Eco Cars: Electricity-powered Lynx offers a safe ride (Ecofriend) |  |
Published 02/12/08 09:35:13
Eco Factor: Eco-friendly concept car powered by electric axle motors. One thing we don?t often see in concept cars is the focus on driver and passenger safety. However, designer Manuel Schneider and his team has designed a car that incorporates... Source : Ecofriend (subscribe) Explore : Energy, Solar Energy |
| 02/12/08 | The 79th Geneva International Motor Show is a sell-out (SAMAR) |  |
Published 02/12/08 09:12:47
The automobile industry will be fully represented at the next Geneva International Motor Show in the spring of 2009. Source : SAMAR (subscribe) Explore : Cars, Geneva |
| 02/12/08 | This job is not permanent (HighCallingBlogs.com) |  |
Published 02/12/08 05:41:56
Having mowed lawns and been a janitor by age 15, I was ready for something new, something that paid well. That summer a neighbor who worked for a local motor oil distributor offered me a job. Chickering Oil supplied motor oils to various retail outlets in Houston. They had every kind of oil imaginable in their warehouse: standard motor oil for cars, specialty aviation oils,... Source : HighCallingBlogs.com (subscribe) |
| 02/12/08 | Nikkei Tumbles on Yen, Darkening Economic View (Business Daily Reviews) |  |
Published 02/12/08 04:20:20
Japan?s Nikkei average tumbled 4.6 percent, dragged down by Honda Motor Co. and other exporters on a stronger yen as fears deepened about the global economy. Source Source : Business Daily Reviews (subscribe) |
| 02/12/08 | The long, cold winter of my absence: ? (Half Past Noon) |  |
Published 02/12/08 03:58:57
The long, cold winter of my absence: Today D and I were talking (I, of course, being C), and D postulated that my sudden hiatus from blogging was caused by, of all things, the end of the political rabble that the last few months roused; I offered some other theories, but left the conversation content to [...] Source : Half Past Noon (subscribe) |
| 02/12/08 | The Top 10-ish Orphan Car Brands (Driive) |  |
Published 02/12/08 02:00:00
Filed under: Time Warp In this era of automakers on the brink of extinction, it's worth recalling that car companies going belly up is not a new phenomenon. Henry Ford himself started up two other brands that failed before Ford Motor Co. finally caught on. Start-up companies are not something that was invented in Silicon Valley and among all start-ups, failure is much more likely... Source : Driive (subscribe) Explore : Cars |
| 02/12/08 | The Top 10-ish Orphan Car Brands (TODAY ON ROADST3R - Car STORIES) |  |
Published 02/12/08 01:40:09
In this era of automakers on the brink of extinction, it's worth recalling that car companies going belly up is not a new phenomenon. Henry Ford himself started up two other brands that failed before Ford Motor Co. finally caught on. Start-up companies are not something that was invented in Silicon Valley... Source : TODAY ON ROADST3R - Car STORIES (subscribe) |
| 02/12/08 | Detroit Show?s Attention Shifting to Geneva (SPEED - Featured Headlines) |  |
Published 02/12/08 00:32:18
January?s show on the Motor City looks on shaky ground as many global manufacturers withdraw and others cancel launches and press conferences. Source : SPEED - Featured Headlines (subscribe) Explore : Geneva |
| 01/12/08 | Duo flee as cops look on (The Telegraph India) |  |
Published 01/12/08 23:32:03
Cops deployed on the streets following the Mumbai siege zeroed in on two men ' one carrying hooch and another motor parts without a challan ' on Monday and both fled. Source : The Telegraph India (subscribe) Explore : Kolkata, Mumbai |
| 01/12/08 | House leader says Detroit CEOs should be fired (Leftlane) |  |
Published 01/12/08 23:11:43
On the eve of Detroit?s day of reckoning with the United States government, House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, a South Carolina Democrat, said that the future of the auto industry was up to him, the CEOs of Chrysler LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors would be fired. ?If I had my way, all three of [...] Source : Leftlane (subscribe) Explore : Automotive, Business, General Motors Corporation, Government, South Carolina |
| 01/12/08 | Ford Considering Sale of Volvo (World Auto News & Reviews) |  |
Published 01/12/08 22:50:14
Soyoung Kim writing for Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co said on Monday it was reviewing options for Volvo and could sell the luxury Swedish car brand as it scrambles to shore up cash amid a deep industry downturn.The announcement came a day before Ford and the other two Detroit automakers face a deadline to [...] Copyright © 2007 World Auto News & Reviews This feed is intended... Source : World Auto News & Reviews (subscribe) Explore : Automotive, Business, Ford Motor Company, Volvo |
| 01/12/08 | Woonsocket man pleads guilty in check-fraud scheme (Providence Journal) |  |
Published 01/12/08 22:36:55
Edward Marcelli, of Woonsocket, has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a check-fraud scheme in which he and other individuals used bad checks at retail stores in... Source : Providence Journal (subscribe) Explore : Rhode Island |
| 01/12/08 | Ford says CEO will return to Washington by car (Houston Chronicle) |  |
Published 01/12/08 22:33:00
Ford Motor Co. says CEO Alan Mulally will travel by car when he makes his return trip to Washington, D.C., to seek $25 billion in government loans. Source : Houston Chronicle (subscribe) Explore : Business, Ford Motor Company, Government |
| 01/12/08 | Texas Motor Speedway to change seating (The Dallas Business Journal) |  |
Published 01/12/08 22:21:28
Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage on Monday announced a $2 million capital improvement project ? along with a reduction in seating ? at the speedway. Source : The Dallas Business Journal (subscribe) Explore : Allen, Business, Cities and Towns, Richardson, Texas |
| 01/12/08 | How to prevent teen driving accidents (New York Newsday) |  |
Published 01/12/08 22:19:00
Although driver's education courses may be marketed for their safety, there is no proof that they reduce the rate of motor vehicle accidents involving teenagers. In fact, specialized classes that emphasize practice in skid control and other emergency maneuvers may actually increase risk of crashes, especially for young men, possibly because of excess confidence or a desire to "show... Source : New York Newsday (subscribe) Explore : Teen |