It's the Cars, Stupid: Part Three
Volkswagen Net Profit Triples
Revamped Golf and Passat models plus cost cuts have tripled profits at Volkswagen. (Keep in mind last year was awful, so tripling may call for polite applause rather than a standing ovation.)
Bloomberg.com: Top Worldwide
Thursday, November 03, 2005
Demand for Solstice prompts third shift - 11/03/05
It's the Cars, Stupid: Part One
Demand Prompts 3rd Shift for Pontiac Solstice Plant
Demand for Solstice prompts third shift - 11/03/05
Demand Prompts 3rd Shift for Pontiac Solstice Plant
Demand for Solstice prompts third shift - 11/03/05
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Christian Slater's Roof Goof - Nov 01, 2005 - E! Online News
Christian Slater: I can fly I can fly! I can't!
Apparently Christian Slater has gotten so experienced at Jumping the Shark that he thinks he can fly. At least he thought he could fly. He fell off the roof of a house owned by Paris Hilton's neighbor.
This also goes to show that even though she's been domesticated somewhat, Paris Hilton can still throw a party.
Christian Slater's Roof Goof - Nov 01, 2005 - E! Online News
Apparently Christian Slater has gotten so experienced at Jumping the Shark that he thinks he can fly. At least he thought he could fly. He fell off the roof of a house owned by Paris Hilton's neighbor.
This also goes to show that even though she's been domesticated somewhat, Paris Hilton can still throw a party.
Christian Slater's Roof Goof - Nov 01, 2005 - E! Online News
A rugged drive through Laos and Thailand in a Range Rover Sport
What is a Tak-Tak - and would you want to drive one?
Edmunds.com has a feature story by Alistair Weaver about driving a Range Rover from Laos to Thailand. On the way, the author encounters a form of transportation unique to Laos. Here's how he describes it:
The Tak-Tak features a simple internal combustion engine and can serve as transportation, a plough, a water pump or even as a generator. It's a one-stop shop for all your automotive needs, and it's brilliant.
Oh, he doesn't stop there, he includes a "restaurant" review:
We stop for refreshment in the market town of Ban Tha. With little or no meaningful refrigeration available, the local traders sell most of their food live. I'm offered an iguana with its legs tied together, and a bowl of frogs with wooden spikes piercing their limbs. Southeast Asia is not for the queasy.
A rugged drive through Laos and Thailand in a Range Rover Sport
Edmunds.com has a feature story by Alistair Weaver about driving a Range Rover from Laos to Thailand. On the way, the author encounters a form of transportation unique to Laos. Here's how he describes it:
The Tak-Tak features a simple internal combustion engine and can serve as transportation, a plough, a water pump or even as a generator. It's a one-stop shop for all your automotive needs, and it's brilliant.
Oh, he doesn't stop there, he includes a "restaurant" review:
We stop for refreshment in the market town of Ban Tha. With little or no meaningful refrigeration available, the local traders sell most of their food live. I'm offered an iguana with its legs tied together, and a bowl of frogs with wooden spikes piercing their limbs. Southeast Asia is not for the queasy.
A rugged drive through Laos and Thailand in a Range Rover Sport
Random.org - Heads or Tails Service
Virtual Coin Flip Page
Let's say you have to settle a dispute. You don't have a coin to flip. Do you have to resort to pistols at 20 meters? Nope, just go to the Virtual Coin Flip page from random.org. There are lots of different coins to choose from.
Random.org - Heads or Tails Service
Let's say you have to settle a dispute. You don't have a coin to flip. Do you have to resort to pistols at 20 meters? Nope, just go to the Virtual Coin Flip page from random.org. There are lots of different coins to choose from.
Random.org - Heads or Tails Service
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
SFGate: Lethal Beauty
The Bridge that Killed 1,218 People
With US combat deaths in Iraq at 2,000, it's interesting to note that a single bridge in the united states has killed 1,218 people. Actually, that's not the number of people killed on the bridge, that's the number of suicides of people jumping off of the famous Golden Gate Bridge.
One can assume that most of these folks suffer from some sort of clinical depression. Since most depressed folks don't live within jumping distance of the Golden Gate Bridge, we can only guess at the number of suicides caused by depression. I wonder how the government's funding of mental health programs compares to the budget for the Iraq war?
SFGate: Lethal Beauty
With US combat deaths in Iraq at 2,000, it's interesting to note that a single bridge in the united states has killed 1,218 people. Actually, that's not the number of people killed on the bridge, that's the number of suicides of people jumping off of the famous Golden Gate Bridge.
One can assume that most of these folks suffer from some sort of clinical depression. Since most depressed folks don't live within jumping distance of the Golden Gate Bridge, we can only guess at the number of suicides caused by depression. I wonder how the government's funding of mental health programs compares to the budget for the Iraq war?
SFGate: Lethal Beauty
Inside Line: Long-Term Test: 2005 Ford GT - Introduction
What's it like to own a Ford GT?
Well, let me tell you about MY experience.
There, that was short.
If you really want to know, Edmunds has a Ford GT on a long-term test. I'm sure if you buy a Ford GT, you'll want to know about its real world fuel economy. It's 16 mpg in their initial test.
Inside Line: Long-Term Test: 2005 Ford GT - Introduction
Well, let me tell you about MY experience.
There, that was short.
If you really want to know, Edmunds has a Ford GT on a long-term test. I'm sure if you buy a Ford GT, you'll want to know about its real world fuel economy. It's 16 mpg in their initial test.
Inside Line: Long-Term Test: 2005 Ford GT - Introduction
Music Article | Reuters.com
Ron Isley: You can be a MILLIONAIRE and Never Pay Taxes
Per Steve Martin - how do you become a MILLIONAIRE and never pay taxes?
First - get a million dollars.
Then - when the tax man comes to your door and tells you you have made millions of dollars, and never paid taxes - what do you say?
"I forgot."
Music Article | Reuters.com
Per Steve Martin - how do you become a MILLIONAIRE and never pay taxes?
First - get a million dollars.
Then - when the tax man comes to your door and tells you you have made millions of dollars, and never paid taxes - what do you say?
"I forgot."
Music Article | Reuters.com
Buffett shows he's generous with pen and checkbook | IndyStar.com
Bankruptcies Pre and Post BARF
According to the Indianapolis Star article linked below, bankruptcies filed in the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division -- for the two weeks before the October 17 effective date of the bankruptcy reform law: 9,897. For the two weeks after October 17, the figure was 19.
Buffett shows he's generous with pen and checkbook | IndyStar.com
According to the Indianapolis Star article linked below, bankruptcies filed in the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division -- for the two weeks before the October 17 effective date of the bankruptcy reform law: 9,897. For the two weeks after October 17, the figure was 19.
Buffett shows he's generous with pen and checkbook | IndyStar.com
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