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Obama Hammers The Industry.

If it isn't obvious that Obama and his liberal ideologues aren't out to eliminate the car as the main mode of transportation for most Americans, ... states to target greenhouse gases through more stringent auto emission standards, and he ordered new ... . The auto industry responded warily. Reducing planet-warming emissions is a great idea, carmakers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 03:48:48

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BMW DesignworksUSA pens Bavaria Deep Blue 46 motoryacht

You might think that BMW’s designers would be busy enough coming up with new segment-busting crossovers or toning down Chris Bangle’s “flame-surfacing” design language, but they’ve found the time to dabble in naval architecture (to be fair, DesignworksUSA is an independently operated studio acquired by the BMW Group in 1995, but still…) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 03:00:57

Whatever Mischa Barton’s Doing in Paris, It’s Working

I mean, she’s not working, at least not in films, but she did drop the tiny amount of weight she needed to lose when we saw her this past fall, and her wardrobe is decidedly less frumpy. In fact, she looked quite lovely at the Dior show in Paris today. I give this an A. .gallery { margin: auto; } .gallery-item { float [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 00:47:54

Lobbying or Lying?

Growing up, as I became more aware of the political process, the terms “lobbyist” and “lobbying” would frequently crop up- and always with a negative connotation. For a long time, I thought lobbying was a four-letter word, and all the dirt bags out there doing whatever dirty lobbyist do, were just a bunch of corrupt cronnies [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 06:32:48

Bleg: Please browser makers, show a where the audio is coming from button

I’ll admit it: I’m a tab fiend. I switched away from IE6 to Firefox all those years ago (when I was still a Windows user) for tabs ... and come back to it later.In my case, that’s opening content in Google Reader that I might want to read ... is more stable.But I digress. The problem I have today is with audio. Sometimes I’ll open a tab (and they’re [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 06:24:37

Killtrocity v2 New download

I seen many people request this so here you go. Working links finally. Quote: Halo 2 Killtrocity mappack version 2 Hello modders and remaining public!!! after a lot of work, debugging maps, finally we could publically release. We present proudly a compilation of maps that deserve being played into eternity and that were made with great [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 04:43:11

First Test: 2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK350 4Matic

The hills and canyons above Malibu are a well-known playground for automotive enthusiasts. Warm weather and spectacular views make for a wonderful Sunday afternoon cruise, while winding roads and sparse traffic create a driver’s playground. Expensive sports cars are routinely seen here testing their limits, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 03:16:27

Dem ol’ externality blues

From the NYT: Automakers said Monday that they were working toward President Obama's goal of reducing fuel consumption, ... of thinking that made this country great.The auto execs are suggesting, just like Big Stone II’s owners ... !Yes it would, now that you mention it, grasshopper.Technorati Tags: auto industry bailout,auto [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 04:19:00

//Lil Wayne To Release Rock Album This Spring//

Jan27 News Add Lil Wayne must have gotten really inspired by his worked on Cash Money Records newcomer Kevin Rudolf’s debut hit “Let It Rock,” because like the song says, Weezy will be letting it rock on a new rock-inspired album, tentatively scheduled for a April 7 release.The album, titled Rebirth, will be led by the rapper/auto-tune [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 06:32:37

Barack Obama’s Cadillac presidential limo revealed

With president-elect Barack Obama soon to be sworn in as the nation’s leader, a new presidential limousine was in call for and once again General Motors was assigned the task of building it. Nicknamed ‘The Beast’, the limo is based on a number of GM platforms and shares components with several different vehicles [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 04:33:30

Risks will always be a part of business

Thinking made Easy ideas . thoughts . explanations Search Topics (1) Abstract Samples (2) Adam Smith Theory (1) Admission Essays (6) Adoption Paper Samples (1) Adult Anxieties Essays (1) Advertising Essays (13) Agriculture Essays (21) Air Pollution Essays (3) Airline Industry Essay Samples (6) Airline Industry of China (1) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 05:43:13

Holland Bar Reopens

Barack Obama's roadblocked info highway Posted at January 26th, 2009 5:51am Traffic is still backed up on Civics 101. What was touted in the web's early days as the "information highway" has become too cluttered with political billboards. This is not a vast right-wing conspiracy. The blizzard of b.s [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 04:19:14

Auto Industry Resigned to California's Leadership On Climate Change

President Obama has officially directed the EPA to review the decision to deny California (and 17 other states) ... ). But notably, another group on board with the decisions are - wait for it - the automakers. Auto ... waiver which could have ended up in Congress or the courts, may be a factor in the auto companies' tepid [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 23:39:39

Where’s the Progress?

Victoria Hamilton can eat 10 times a week with her meal plan, but she said it isn’t as good as it sounds.The freshman fine arts major is upset she can’t shop for food around Temple like she could at home. Without the convenience of grocery stores near Main Campus, she has to rely on her meal plan to eat during the week [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 05:00:54

Cowboys sign a local guy with a wild story

The Cowboys signed two players to their futures list today -- defensive tackle Tim Anderson and cornerback Michael Hawkins. Anderson was a third-round pick out of Ohio State in 2004 whose last game action came in 2007 with the Falcons. That's basically all I know about the 6-3, 325-pounder. Hawkins, a Carrollton R.L [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 21:44:39

Obama Reverses Bush Policy and Seeks to Rein in Tailpipe Emissions

To kick off the second week of his administration and signal his commitment to environmental and energy issues, President Barack Obama today asked the Environmental Protection Agency to consider allowing states to set their own strict standards for auto emissions. He also ordered the Department [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 23:09:40

Fannie Mae Says ‘Give Me Some Money’ & Market Wrap Up

Jan26 Chuck &middot 11:25 p.m. Jan. 26 &middot Print This PostFannie Mae says they need upwards of $16 billion from the US Treasury to cover additional losses.WSJ:The disclosure late Monday from the government-backed provider of funding for mortgages came three days after its main rival, Freddie Mac, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 04:25:35

President Obama Unleashes Regulatory Nightmare on Struggling Auto Industry

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's executive order allowing each state in the Union to establish its own tailpipe emission standards has single-handedly unleashed a massive new wave of regulatory burden on the struggling auto industry, according to free market advocacy group Americans for Prosperity. Obama has reversed a long [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 01:01:36

50,000

Sometime Monday hutchead.com hit 50,000 page views. Thanks everybody! We have a new masthead to celebrate.Hutchead Jason took some great shots at a recent show. Here are a few and you can see more of them at his flickr post. .gallery { margin: auto; } .gallery-item { float: left [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 03:13:29

The Entrepreneurs

Date: 2009-01-27 06:59:39

States are looking for new ways to tax

States are looking for new ways to tax by Steve Lawrence / The Associated Press Monday January 26, 2009, 2:50 PM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ... . So are veterinarians, auto mechanics and amusement park operators. Their anger is directed ... by taxing rounds of golf, auto repairs, veterinary care, amusement park and sporting event admissions [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 00:03:54

Ralph Nader: Open letter to President Obama on consumer protection

By Ralph Nader Nader.orgDear President Obama:Underneath many of our country’s economic problems is the thirty-year collapse of consumer protection—both of the regulatory kind and of the self-help kind known as proper access to justice.Last month major consumer groups sent you a letter proposing action to rein in exploitation of consumers as [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 21:04:38

Massachusetts officials welcome Obama waiver for auto exhaust rules

By STAN FREEMAN sfreeman@repub.com President Barack Obama took steps Monday to reverse a controversial Bush administration policy, ordering environmental regulators to grant a waiver to Massachusetts and more than a dozen other states to set their own vehicle pollution standards... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 03:59:30

Top 3 Wireless Printing Apps for iPhone

27JanPosted on 2009 under AppStore, Free Apps, Paid Apps, iPhone Apps | (No Ratings Yet) Loading .. ... it is added to the exception list of your firewall)Key features and benefits:1. Auto-rotation. You don’ ... are persistent. 4. Simple and seamless interface. Single tap to print. 5. Auto connect if only [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 05:28:59

Obama On Emissions Standards Restrictions: “We Will Not Deny Facts. We Will Be Guided By Them”

Declaring that “Rigid ideology has overruled sound science,” President Barack Obama signed an executive order basically scuttling roadblocks the Bush administration has placed in the way of California and other states in setting their own emission and fuel efficiency standards [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 22:30:32

New York Times is Pessimistic about Americans' Retirement. Let's Fix That.

The New York Times pens an editorial today that's half-kvetching at the current state of retirement security and half-prescriptive for policymakers interested in preserving a comfortable retirement for the boomers and beyond. Are they optimistic about a market rebound that acts as a cure for shockingly low account balances ( [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 23:43:03

HOWTO: serve jpeg2000 images with a scalable infrastructure

At the Biodiversity Heritage Library, we have replaced a proprietary jpeg2000 image server, that was straining under the load, with a new, open source jpeg2000 server, djatoka. Chris Freeland covers the background in far more detail on the BHL Blog, so here I’ll cover my rationale and decisions I made to provide a scalable, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 06:47:51

Self-Signed Certificate and Outlook VSTO Add-in Silent Installation

crosspost from http://blogs.msdn.com/rextang As in my CRM 4.0 design and deployment project we are reaching the end part of testing deployment phase. the Outlook Add-in I made using VSTO 3.0 with ClickOnce deployment will finally need to be deployed to client side and it's the time I am facing those digital signing stuffs as well as client [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 07:37:23

Mountain West pushing to gain BCS Entry

The USA Today is reporting that Mountain West Conference commissioner Craig Thompson wants to at least “put on the table” the idea that the Mountain ... on the table about the MWC trying to gain an auto bid. The rules do say that there can be five to seven automatic bids for the BCS bowls, and with five major bowls moving to seven auto bids would [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 03:19:38

Science DIY - How to Make a Simple Hydrogen Generator!

Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen ModeHere’s a good video on how to make your own simple hydrogen generator. This might be a great auto project for you to tinker with. Green Power Science ... , auto project, combustion, great auto, hydrogen-generator, large scale, science, solar energyA [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 23:13:10

Report: Mountain West making push for BCS auto bid

The Mountain West Conference is pushing for an automatic annual entry into the Bowl Championship Series' postseason lineup, USA Today reported on its Web site Monday night. The newspaper said that presidents and chancellors of the league's nine schools, along with commissioner Craig Thompson, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 07:00:54

Obama's Aggressive Environmental Thrust

Obama's Aggressive Environmental Thrust by BooMan Mon Jan 26th, 2009 at 01:25:47 PM EST With several strokes of Obama's executive pen, ... of setting the American auto industry back even further,” Sen. George Voinovich (R-Ohio) said ... the struggling American auto industry,” he said, but rather to make a major step toward addressing global [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 23:31:33

The Daily Mac: 01.27.09

Hot, hot, hot! I just got a belated Christmas gift - thank you! - and it’s the best that invention I had never heard of. This mug keeps my coffee hot - not only through an auto power plug - but via USB power ... million years in 80 seconds. http://is.gd/gnCY Very cool but it auto-plays w/sound fyi. # And as long [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 04:59:59

Obama pushing stronger fuel-efficiency standard

Obama pushing stronger fuel-efficiency standard by Ben Feller, The Associated Press Monday January 26, 2009, 11:16 AM WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama ordered the government Monday to re-examine whether California and other states should be allowed to have tougher auto emission standards to combat a build up of greenhouse [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 00:12:31

Lil Wayne Plugs In

It's slightly depressing that so much Internet commentary these days seems to be devoted to criticizing and dismissing art work before anyone's had ... of his "Lollipop," has created a bewildering mess of sludgy guitars and auto-tuned bleating [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 23:00:00

T-Mobile G1 - A Phone you can Mold to fit You

January 27th, 2009by Matt Ryan | Filed under Communications by Matt RyanT-Mobiles G1 is the very first Smartphone that allows consumers to create their own applications and share them with the world. Googles operating system - Android - opens a completely new world to the cell phone community, and to consumers alike [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 06:19:48

Automotive Diagnose interface code tool OBD-2 OBDII CAN

US $9.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Jan-27-2009 20:17:40 PSTBuy It Now for only: US $19.99Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch listLike this post? Publish It On Your Own Blog This entry was posted on Monday, January 26th, 2009 at 9:17 pm and is filed under Auto Parts Tools. Original contribution by automotive [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 04:17:40

AdReady: Growth for Builder of Insta-Display Ads for SMBs

January 27, 2009 AdReady, the Seattle-based media placement firm and builder of display ad templates for SMBs, has long been on our list of “most interesting” local services. And that was before it signed white-label deals with The New York Times, Boston Globe and MSNBC.com [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 03:56:17

AUTOMATIC BATTERY CHARGER NEW COMPACT AUTOMOTIVE

US $17.99 End Date: Thursday Jan-29-2009 19:08:29 PSTBuy It Now for only: US $17.99Buy it now | Add to watch listLike this post? Publish It On Your Own Blog This entry was posted on Monday, January 26th, 2009 at 8:08 pm and is filed under Auto Gadgets. Original contribution by automotive [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 03:08:29

The belly rubbing has begun.

And yes, at eleven weeks, there is now something to rub. It’s not obvious unless I’m naked (and of course, I frequently am) or in yoga pants ... with someone as vain as myself …. well, I can hardly stand myself. .gallery { margin: auto [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 06:45:25

OMMA Social Panel: Seen But Not Heard; When Is It Appropriate for Brands to Simply Listen?

Cover of Listen Seen But Not Heard; When Is It Appropriate for Brands to Simply Listen? Moderator: Cory Treffiletti, President/ Managing Director, Catalyst:SF Shane Ginsberg, Executive Director, Global Business Development, Organic Gary Goldhammer, Senior Vice President &amp; Director, Client Services West, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 21:35:49

Is Wall Street on another planet?

In a memo posted Monday on the CNBC website, disgraced Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain gives a curious mea culpa for his expensing of $1 ... Citigroup to purchase a plush plane -- foreign-built no less -- while domestic auto companies are being [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 20:25:22

LIE TO ME “Moral Waiver” Episode 2

.gallery { margin: auto; } .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } ... 7) DiscussionELI STONE “The Humanitarian” (Season 2 Episode 5)On TV Tonight, Sunday 5/4: BROTHERS & SISTERS [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 06:19:33

IDING Power Ferrari F460GT conversion

With more power and even more aggressive aerodynamics than the factory-built 430 Scuderia, ... marking them as part of the limited-edition conversion.Optional components include a new navigation ... :MotorAuthority More Excellent Articles About Ferrari In www Auto Com: + Street Legal Ferrari FXX [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 04:41:32

Samsung wins U.S. LCD patent ruling against Sharp

Samsung wins U.S. LCD patent ruling against SharpPosted by: Editor Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp said it had been ruled against in a U.S ... -largest LCD TV maker behind Samsung and Sony Corp, planned to appeal, and that a final decision ... . LCD patent row in which South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co sought to stop it importing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 06:31:39

Capital Read

Canada’s government has been “working toward” emissions standards like the ones Barack Obama allowed California to impose “for the past year, ... the beleaguered auto industry money and jobs…Almost a year ago, Lawrence Cannon, then the federal transport [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 22:39:57

Exposing the minds and money behind Jim Inhofe

Ah, now that Sen. Inhofe has been re-elected, we can look forward to six more years of his silly yet dangerous shenanigans in the Senate ... patchwork” approach would cost jobs in the beleaguered auto industry.As the top Republican of the Senate [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 04:00:46

T-Mobile G1 - A Whole New Experience for Consumers

by Matt RyanT-Mobiles G1 has a truly open source operating system - Google’s Android. This was a massive step, not only for Google, but for T-Mobile as well. The combination of Smartphone technologies and open source OS, gives consumers full control over their experience with the G1 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 06:23:57

Loopholes in the 2009 California Driving Laws

Loopholes in the 2009 California Driving Laws As of January 1, 2009, California put into effect a new law that forbids texting while driving ... you’re in the middle of that never-ending California traffic? Indiana Auto Insurance Requirements ... for Auto Insurance Articles Subscribe to our free, high quality RSS feeds for auto insurance [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 06:19:40

Obama's clean cars could mean Florida emission fight

President Barack Obama's decision Monday to order federal regulators to swiftly respond to California's request to set strict new emissions ... but the measure must get a legislative ok and opponents -- from auto dealers and manufacturers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 22:56:52

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