Archive for February, 2009

Excerpt Taken from http://www.physorg.com/news152806847.html Human adenovirus type-3 is known as the “uncommon cold” because the infection’s symptoms—runny nose, sore throat, cough and fever—are eerily similar to those of the common cold which is caused by the rhinovirus. The difference is that, unlike the common cold, the symptoms of the uncommon cold are typically much...
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Greenlings: Why do so many green cars have only three wheels? Filed under: Green Culture, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, On Two Wheels, USA digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/autos/Greenlings_Why_do_so_many_green_cars_have_only_three_wheels’; You may have noticed that a lot of new ‘green’ cars not only lack a large carbon footprint but they also seem to be missing something else; a fourth wheel....
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REPORT: GM bondholders could still spur Chrysler merger Filed under: Government/Legal, Chrysler, LLC., GM, Earnings/Financials It’s the General Motors and Chrysler merger saga, take three. A few months ago, GM said ‘No can do’ to the union, taking off its ring and walking out of church. Now GM’s bondholders may be contemplating a shotgun...
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Switzerland using fleet of undercover Audi S4s with high-tech radar Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Euro, Government/Legal, Audi, Police/Emergency Switzerland, the same country whimsical enough to bring us yodeling and cuckoo clocks, takes a decidedly draconian approach when it comes to speeding. Speeding that would get you a stern talking to and a big ticket in...
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ebay :: extreme cave home for sale In December of 2003 Kurt and Deborah Sleeper purchased a St. Louis Missouri 15,000 square foot cave for about $160,000 on Ebay. Now, 6 years later after spending over five years turning the cave into a livable home and offices, and living in it for less than...
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Seems like wasteful money spent on something totally impractical. But then again, this art must serve some function besides looking ridiculous and causing second glances.
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Here’s an enticing way to get you to stop at the rest area for a bite to eat … Or give you driver’s angst. Yikes – It’s JUST COOL!
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Paraphrased from http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/transportation/ford-january-sales/ GM Snapshot Comprehensive January  2009 Vehicle Sales Domestic Chrysler 55% GM 49% Ford 40% German Mercedes (no longer owns Chrysler) 36% Volkswagen 11.6% Japanese Toyota32% Nissan 30% Honda 28% Subaru Second Month in a row, Subaru has seen growth, showing 8% in increased sales Korean Hyundai Up 14% in sales.  Though...
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art :: how to kiss a fish via�fwdfish
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Microsoft showed off a ‘Write in the Air‘ system developed in China. You can write with a gyro controller or in thin air, using a camera. Is it next for the Xbox? You can’t help but notice the giant Xbox logo there on the screen, and the researcher I talked to said that it...
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