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Around town: Shining a new light on Hume theory Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:53AMScottish Enlightenment philosophers such as David Hume laid the foundations for Indian independence, Scots historian Michael Fry will argue this week.
Guide to our advertising Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:17PMAdvertising on Teletext Holidays delivers! Teletext Holidays' website is an advertising medium on which advertisers promote their own offers. Teletext does not sell holidays directly.
Entrepreneur Brings Trendy Berries to Russia Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:48PMThree months ago, there was not an acai berry to be found in Russia. But thanks to Maria Lobova, that has changed. What started as an informal pitch by a friend has transformed into a fast-growing business for Lobova, who started the company Acailosophy to import and distribute the fruit in Russia.
Call to put brake on rail fare rises Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:03PMCAMPAIGNERS opposed to higher Rail fares will be asking Oxford commuters to support their fight.
Fort Miles volunteers muster to obtain 16-inch gun Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:32AMAn extremely rare piece of military history could become part of the arsenal on display at Cape Henlopen State Park. Fort Miles Historical Association and state park staff are working quickly to put together a plan requesting a 16-inch, Mark-7 gun barrel – Number 371 – that was on the USS Missouri, the ship where the Japanese signed surrender documents Sept. 2, 1945, ending World War II. There ...
'Carmaggedon? More like carmaheaven!' All quiet in Los Angeles as drivers tell of fastest commute on ghost roads ... Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:06AMA 10-mile stretch of one of the nation's busiest freeways was a virtual ghost road today. The public heeded calls to avoid the area and cut back on driving to prevent epic traffic jams. Light traffic whizzed across the Los Angeles freeways in the morning hours.
Carmageddon to bring chaos to LA: Drivers 'fastest ever commute' on deserted roads Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:02AMLos Angeles was home to eerie ghosts road last night as the crucial Freeway 405 was shut at midnight in an event dubbed ‘Carmageddon’.
Early ‘Carmageddon’ traffic in LA moving smoothly Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:12AMLOS ANGELES (AP) — Traffic in the Los Angeles area was flowing freely Saturday morning following the shutdown of a 10-mile stretch of one of the nation’s busiest freeways.
Carmageddon: More fizzle than fret in LA Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:52PMTraffic in the LA was flowing freely Saturday following the shutdown of a 10-mile stretch of a busy freeway.
'Carmaggedon? More Like Carmaheaven' On The 405 Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:27AMA 10-mile stretch of one of the nation's busiest freeways has turned into a virtual ghost road. Ramps to the normally clogged Interstate 405 began shutting down Friday evening before the entire roadway was closed at midnight.
'Carmageddon' as Los Angeles freeway shuts down Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:54AMA 16km stretch of one of the United States' busiest freeways has turned into a virtual ghost road. read more
'Carmaggedon' awaited as L.A. freeway closes Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:44AMLos Angeles officials wait to see whether motorists have heeded their pleas to stay home and avoid 'Carmageddon', as a 16-kilometre stretch of one of the busiest freeways in the U.S. shuts down for the weekend.
LA looks to survive highway closure Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:44AMWhen the sun rises above Los Angeles today, residents in this car-dependent, traffic-choked city will see a rare sight: a 10-mile stretch of one of the nation’s busiest freeways turned into a virtual ghost road. Interstate 405 is closing for 53 hours for major construction.
Pay as you drive Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:56PMHow smartphone-style contract plans could be coming to the car showroom.
Los Angeles residents, businesses brace for "Carmageddon" Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:26PMBusy Interstate 405 is closing for 53 hours for a major construction project.
Dutch men in Poland Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:32AMDear Mr Madlener, I would like to draw your attention to the fact that Dutch people also work in Krakow. They are free to do what they wish their money and send it wherever they like because they have earned it fairly. Dutch companies have been based in Poland for years and benefit from Polish custom. A Dutchman, Robert Maaskant is the manager of Cracovian Football Club, Polish champions Wisła ...
GET ON at the Southport Air Show Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:28AMThe Southport Air Show returns to Southport Beach from 23rd to 24th July. Among many of the features and activities at the event 'Get On' will be offering visitors the chance to try out something never normally so easily accessible something exciting and something absolutely Free Of Charge a ride on a Scooter or a MotorcycleThe 'Get On' campaign is a major new initiative launched in...
Articles additionnels de "Society" Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:22AMThe President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and St. Petersburg Governor Valentina Matvienko attended the opening of a new car platform on the Caspian Sea coast, reports BakuToday.
Used cars: Ruling in buyers' interests Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:30PMI HAVE read of appeals by used car dealers in relation to the implementation of the 18-point inspection introduced by the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry.
In Los Angeles, dire warnings as freeway closure looms Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:05PMLOS ANGELES - Thousands of doctors and nurses will bunk at hospitals, an emergency operation center will be set up and Southern California residents are being urged to stay home and stock up on food.
'Carmaggedon' Ahead When LA's 405 Shuts Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:02PMNorth Texas sees road construction all the time. But when ten miles of Los Angeles' busiest freeway shuts down this weekend, locals are expecting "carmageddon" unlike any mayhem ever before.
Operation Lookout Sends Out a Special “Thanks” for Car Donations Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:11AMPartnership with Kars-R-Us generates over $5000 in just the first few months of new car donation program (PRWeb July 13, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8634477.htm
The Legendary Black Water Rafting Co Makes Top 10 World Adventure Tours List Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 3:12AMTripAdvisor have named their Top 10 picks for the best adventure tours in the world, with New Zealand cave tubing company The Legendary Black Water Rafting Co . the only Australasian adventure tour operator to feature in the list. (PRWeb July 13, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8635055.htm
After going largely unregulated, Peterborough limo operators face new rules, inspections Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:29AMNew rules are on the way for local taxi and limousine operators in the city, but the old rules still apply, too. "It's never been legal to drink alcohol in a limo," said city police Chief Murray Rodd.[...]
Police blotter - 7/13; Two burglaries under investigation Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:20AMCity police are investigating two burglaries that occurred during the weekend. At 11:29 p.m. Friday, police went to the 1600 block of Oak Street to investigate a report of a break-in.
Trivial calls to 911 prove costly Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:00PMAn annoying Chihuahua. A routine checkup. A basketball score. A date.These are not reasons to call 911.
Government/Regulations: Related News Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:08PM6/30/2011 - FMCSA Strategic Plan Proposes Comprehensive Safety Effort One of the top items on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's agenda over the next five years is to expand its influence over shippers and receivers.
The Planking craze: Strike a pose -- then post Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 6:56AMThe latest computer-born fad has people lying down on anything they can reach
McCollum HS Grad Killed In Iraq Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 5:20AMA Fort hood soldier who graduated from McCollum High School has died in an enemy attack on his unit in Iraq.
LRT bidder OK with domestic content rule Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:04AMA controversial rule forcing one-quarter of Ottawa's new light-rail transit cars to be domestically made will not prevent foreign companies from bidding on the project, says one of the businesses hoping to win the deal.
Backpackers 'wing it' on a bigger budget Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:35AMFlashpacking is a trend among travellers who share the backpacking ethos. Someone, usually in their mid-20s to early 30s, who travels like a backpacker but has more disposal income; also uses electronics on the road; expects better accommodation; seeks to explore the world but not give up comforts. Flashpacking is backpacking for the 21st century.
Truckers pleased with new rules Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:33AMTrucking regulations in Western Canada moved one step closer to being streamlined as of July 1. Under the New West Partnership Trade Agreement, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia have negotiated "consistent" regulations and policies with regards to the operation of large transport trucks.[...]
Private car owners must pay more for diesel: JD-U Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:26AMJanata Dal (United) chief Sharad Yadav on Monday suggested selling of diesel at higher prices to private car owners, hotels and malls to fund fuel subsidy for farmers and public transport sector.
Plea for Perth light rail links Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 3:56PMSustainability expert Peter Newman has a plan - a radical transport plan to connect Perth's most significant growth areas.
Fuel cell technology 'is the ultimate solution' 11th July 2011 Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:58AMFuel cell technology is the "ultimate solution" to reducing emissions from cars, according to Tony Whitehorn, Hyundai UK managing director.
Nuclear scene is clean and green Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 9:28AMWhen I first arrived in Australia some 17 years ago, I noticed signs that proudly proclaimed that Victoria was a nuclear-free state. This highlighted the hypocrisy of Australia's so-called ''green'' philosophy.
Green eMotion study to ramp up EV adoption Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 3:30AMThe Green eMotion project is an EU-funded initiative whose main objective is to demonstrate the integration of electromobility into electrical networks . The project aims to contribute to the development and also the improvement of new and existing standards for electromobility interfaces.
Woman dies in Banks Twp. crash Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 10:05PMA Weatherly woman died after injuries sustained in a one-car crash early Sunday in Banks Township.State police at Hazleton said Mary E. Doria, 69, of Weatherly was pronounced dead upon arrival at Hazleton General Hospital.Doria, police said, was drivin
SA may face Matopo Hills moment Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 8:21AMLate 19th-century Cape Times correspondent Vere Stent, in his account of Cecil John Rhodes’s successful attempt to put an end to the 1896 Ndebele revolt in present-day Zimbabwe, relates an encounter the British imperial warlord and plunderer had with a young Ndebele chief.
Coach industry unhappy Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 2:14AMThe bus industry says the government's carbon tax does nothing to support non-car passenger transport.
Company team helps fill Tohoku gap Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:52PMAt 10:50 p.m. last Monday night, a bus carrying 42 people, mostly employees of the Shangri-La Hotel Tokyo, left the underground car park of the luxury hotel adjacent to JR Tokyo Station. Their mission: A one-day volunteer trip to the city of Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture, where efforts to recover from the devastating tsunami following the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11 are stalling ...
Up close and personal with Datuk Dr Ang Bon Beng Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 7:17PMIT may come as a bit of a surprise when Datuk Dr Ang Bon Beng , executive director of Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn Bhd (ETCM) , a local distributor of Nissan cars, says he was never a man with big dreams.
Court: Petaluma Brinks manager who lost bonus not crime 'victim' Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 1:13PMA court ruled Thursday that the manager of Brink's Petaluma branch is not entitled to restitution after she lost bonuses when an ex-employee robbed armored cars from her office.
Top Pinoy auto mechanics train here Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 12:10AMMANILA, Philippines — Unknown to many, there are young men and women from very poor families who train to become skilled automotive mechanics at a well-equipped training center in the outskirts of Tacloban City. That training center is the P130 million TESDA-Isuzu Auto Mechanic Training Center which opened in 2008 as the Heart & Smile project of Isuzu Motors Limited (IML) to upgrade the skills ...
More Isuzu-TESDA scholars graduate Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 11:10PMIsuzu Motors Limited Chairman Yoshinori Ida (far right) flew in to congratulate the Batch 2 graduates of Isuzu-TESDA Auto Mechanic Training Center. MANILA, Philippines -- The Isuzu-Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Auto Mechanic Training Center has graduated its second batch of scholars, made up of 29 scholars picked from qualified but underprivileged youth in the ...
Electric car future envisaged Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 2:47PMKiwis could be able to affordably convert their petrol-powered cars to electric vehicles, says a Japanese executive who is pushing his company's electric vehicle prototype technology in New Zealand.
Phone hacking scandal brings down 168-year old newspaper Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 1:27PMThe British tabloid newspaper, News of the World, is to be shut down. The closure comes amidst a widespread phone-hacking scandal in which victims of terrorism, widows of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, celebrities and politicans were targeted.
Los Robles celebrates trauma center's first year Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 12:26AMVanessa and Sam Maynard of Camarillo celebrate their 27th wedding anniversary today, something they say that is nothing short of a miracle. Four months ago, Vanessa Maynard, 51, was critically injured in a car accident, suffering five potentially lethal injuries including a ruptured aorta, a ruptured liver, a broken pelvis, collapsed lungs and a head injury.
Stick to the real issue Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 10:09PMKL: Seat belts in buses (July 4) Thursday, July 7th, 2011 10:51:00 IT appears this has been the style of our authorities -- trying to resolve a problem without looking at the real issue. There are several examples I can give but it would be irrelevant to the topic we are discussing here, which is about seat belts in buses. If I may be blunt and frank, the idea to introduce seat belts in buses is ...
How the Private Space Race Has Taken Off Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 1:10PMThe Global Innovation Series is supported by BMW i , a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment. It delive …