| American Airlines Case in New York Highlights Problems with Hotel Taxes | | 2008-07-22 23:00:00 | | If you've stayed in a hotel room in the United States, you probably paid tax on it. Not just your share of the hotel's property tax and income taxes (embedded in the price), and not even the sales tax imposed on the transaction. Virtually every city (or other local government unit) imposes a separate (higher) tax on hotel stays. Today at the National Conference of State Legislators in New Orleans, one speaker referred to raising hotel taxes as a great way to raise new revenue "without taxing your own folks." That's certainly true in a narrow parochial sense. But when everyone imposes a huge tax on hotel rooms, we're all taxing each other. Take New York City for instance, according to an editorial in yesterday's New York Sun: A $200 a night hotel room in the city is already subject to an 8.375% city and state sales and use tax - $16.75. There's a $1.50 a room tax on top of that to pay for the "Javits Center Expansion," which has not happened and doesn't ha | | By: Tax Policy Blog | | |
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| Asia Cup: India vs Sri Lanka - Final Match (06 Jul 2008) at Karachi : Full Highlights in High Quality | | 2008-07-20 11:49:00 | |
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| Growth in Online shopping in the UK highlights the importance of SEO | | 2008-07-18 05:46:02 | |
With the current increases to the cost of living in the UK, the spend in high street shops has been falling. However, recent online results have shown that, in the UK, the amount of money spent online is increasing and not falling as on the high street.
The internet offers shoppers the ability to make some huge savings and also allows them to shop from home or work without the costs of travel. Many online stores offer free delivery as well as their online discounts. Where shoppers are looking to take advantage of these great savings the average UK online spend is now a massive £145 million a day!
Research conducted by IMRG (Interavtive Media in Retail Group) shows that the high end and Lower end products are the areas where online stores are seeing the major benefits of this upturn in online shopping.
In addition the research shows that more and more people are using the internet as a research tool before making major purchases and is supported by the increase in UK visit | | By: Sonicatu | | |
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| A Very Special LOHO: First Half Highlights | | 2008-07-14 11:33:57 | |
"Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire" Plays
As we say goodbye to the first half of the 2008 season, let's take a moment to look back and remember our favorite things about the first half of this magical, scraptacular, butterlicious year.
We here at LOHO want to know what you have liked best about the first half of this season. Being able to make a half-decent argument, for once, that Theriot should have been named to the All-Star Team? The rise of Geovany Soto? The fact that Larry Rothschild appears to be spray painting his hair with spun gold?
It's sharing time. Let's hold hand and make a circle.
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| Wachovia Economic Report Highlights | | 2008-07-14 09:42:20 | | Thanks to David Bell for proving these highlights on Wachovia’s July Economic Report. (bold emphasis added by me)
Modest consumer spending, a pullback in commercial construction and lower growth in exports has resulted in a lower forecast for 2009.
Inflation remains at the top end of the Fed’s target range, due to higher priced imports, energy and [...] | | By: Maxsell Real Estate | | |
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| HEALTH Highlights - July 10th, 2008 [Highlight HEALTH] | | 2008-07-10 08:57:32 | | Five Best And Worst Sunscreens: Not Just For Summer Anymore | The Patient Report
The Patient Report.com provides a news brief on the Environment Working Group’s second annual sunscreen report. Does your sunscreen offer adequate protection against the sun’s rays?
Going Buggy? Go Green! | Healthbolt
Liberty suggests some natural green alternatives to keep the mosquitos at bay.
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| June 2008 Monthly Highlights | | 2008-07-02 09:21:37 | | Time for another shout to My Tech Quest’s top 5 most popular posts for the month of June 2008.
Sexy and Gorgeous Firefox Wallpapers
The Best Collection of Clock Screensavers For Your Desktop
How to Give Your Windows XP Folders Background Images?
Laptop Alarm : Sound the Alarm to Prevent Your Computer from Being Stolen
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| ICFF HighlightsAdriana Hoyos | | 2008-07-02 00:00:00 | |
Voted for Peoples choice award as the most memorable exhibitor at ICFF 2008, Adriana Hoyoss Caramelo collection has been admired for its modern appeal and traditional craftsmanship. Simply put, Hoyoss furniture is remarkable. Signature warm, ingenuous designs and her inspirational use of natural materials!
The Latin American designer is also popular as an interior designer who has been associated with major international chains such as Starwood, Swissotel, Hilton and the recently commissioned Trump Ocean Club Panama project. An accomplished international interior designer, Hoyos is a pioneer of her unique style in both interior design and the furniture collections. Her collections are themed around retro-modernism, and I admire her use of natural materials from back homeEcuador. Her collection has it all upholstered dining chairs, dining room furniture, contemporary sofas and home theater seating and many exciting designs rooted in nature.
One of my faves includes the T | | By: SPACIFY – Modern Furniture | | |
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| ICFF Highlights-Indi B Rugs | | 2008-06-30 00:00:00 | |
Indi B Rugs grabbed attention at the ICFF (a Candyland; no way!) for their inventive floor coverings. I did fall for some of their stunning decorative rugs. After working for several years, as Lead Designer, Architect and Project Director for some well know international interior design firms, Beatrice Girelli decided the time was right to strike out on her own and founded Indi B that to unique home furnishings.
It seems with more than 600 exhibitors from every corner of the globe, texture was one of the theme at ICFF. So was woodcant forget Morimotos pendant lamps that were remarkable. Put on show were Girelli's IndiB multi-level cut and loop modern area rugs in wool, viscose and silk with color-saturated images of gingko leaves and branches.
My faves include the silver, the deck red and the branches.b. The Silver Rug I like for its individuality. The pattern is bold enough to fit into a variety of drawing and bedroom spaces, yet contemporary and soothing in its own way | | By: SPACIFY – Modern Furniture | | |
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| Milan Off-Runway Highlights | | 2008-06-27 15:31:19 | | So Milan was, overall, adequate I suppose and some collections - McQueen, Sander, Fujiwara - did prove modern menswear is gradually growing out of static understatedness, if a little slowly for me personally. But for now, I want to share some of the Sart's top snaps with those of you whom haven't yet witnessed Milanese men's inherent style.
I just have something for black jeans. And geometrics - no matter how much the high-street do them to death - are almost always appealing, particularly in | | By: Male-Mode | | |
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| ICFF HighlightsOrange22 | | 2008-06-27 00:00:00 | |
From iconic symbols of innovation to social design inspirationOrange22 stood out at the ICFF. If you have been there, I am sure you could not have missed out this booth. The Blank canvas seriesa concept backed by eight renowned designersnew version of Orange 22s eco-friendly indoor-outdoor furniture.
Established in 2000 by Dario Antonioni, the LA-based design lab Orange22 creates and fabricates mass-market and limited-edition objects and furniture. Their idea is to brand-define retail environments, residential interiors and design concepts licensed for mass production.
The designers who came together for Orange22 Design Lab in the Blank Canvas ProjectJoe Ricchio with Kara Larsen, Claude Zellweger, Milton Glaser, Kahi Lee, Yves Behar, Margo Chase, Karim Rashid, Massimo and Lella Vignellil. Each designer has created a new edition of Orange22 indoor- outdoor, eco-friendly Botanist furniture. The best part, Orange22 matches the designers royalties to a foundation or | | By: SPACIFY – Modern Furniture | | |
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| ICFF Highlights - Ducduc | | 2008-06-25 00:00:00 | |
Must say my quest for kids furniture made interesting exploration. Also as I was keen on exceptional designs; and also did hit upon some really exciting ones in the segmentloft bunk beds, multi-functional modern kids bed, child bedroom furniture and some advanced designs in toddler furniture. Must mention DucDuc that I admire for its rational designs that are based on such clear kid-oriented practicality. In Philip Erdoes (CEO) words, Our basic principle is versatility. Every piece has to last a long time and warrant being in parts of the house other than the nursery." Thoughtful, just like their designs.
Must talk of their Cabana series. The full-size cabana canopy bed looks neat. The Mortise and tenon construction ensures strength and durability. For those wondering what it exactly means, it is a kind of carpentry used to attach two perpendicular pieces of wood where a carved out notch of one fits into a carved out hole of the other. The bolster pillows provide additional | | By: SPACIFY – Modern Furniture | | |
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| ICFF HighlightsArgington | | 2008-06-20 00:00:00 | |
The emails were outstanding. Thank you, all you out there. Do also post up some comments. Yes, I know there have been more names in baby furniture that are synonymous with quality and sophistication. I would be covering up one by one, so that we dont miss out on any of the great kids furniture designs. I have seen kids bunk beds in so many fancy things and colors and sometimes they look, well.. Out-dated (who knows, they may actually be). The concept of bunk beds has been on for quite some time, I remember as a kid I used to wonder if there is something different too. A look at Argington furniture brought a smile to the child in me.
I must point out the Sahara Crib, and I am sure it would make parents happy too! Amongst a line of new designs in Argington nursery line, Sahara crib has it alla trundle storage drawer, 3-point mattress height adjustment, and the possibility of transforming the crib to a full-fledged bed with the help of a kit. I fell for the compact and ergonomic | | By: SPACIFY – Modern Furniture | | |
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| ICFF Highlights - NURSERY WORKS | | 2008-06-18 00:00:00 | |
The ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair) this May (19th) held in NYC took a good deal 6-hours of walk to cover it up. Followed up by the Milan fair theme (not over with it), sticking with the green design, must mention the felt flip low chair design by Cate & Helson. Loved the Schmitt bamboo lamps (as always), the garbage chair and newspaper chair by CCA booth looked like fine attempts, and the Trubridges spiral Island booth as also the light sculpture Hori Morimoto were fabulous.
But, apart from the eco-designs, I found some great kids furniture that compelled this post. There were striking designs on kids playroom furniture, toddler bedroom furniture and modern baby furniture. The designs belong to Nursery work, an LA-based furnishings firm founded by Traci Fleming and Kaye Popofsky Kramer. Their furniture and furnishing strike a cord with parents and children looking for modern furniture, bedding and accessories.
Let's just say that Glenn Lawson and Grant F | | By: SPACIFY – Modern Furniture | | |
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| Milan HighlightsLa Fete | | 2008-06-16 00:00:00 | |
At first the name struck the mind; next came the design (for once). Incidentally, one of my fav electropop music guysVive La Fetea Belgium group (reminiscence of 80s music) got me all nostalgic (try their first album Attaque Surprise) and all. Back to the design scene, the La Fete logo says the scene outdoors so I had to peep in. And must say I liked some of the catchy sculptural lounge seating stuff and a few contemporary outdoor furniture designs that just stood there gasping for airthey did their job well.
A joint venture of Angie Thornbury, asid/cid and Softub, Inc., a 20-year-old manufacturer of outdoor products, La fete plays a new concept in outdoor living. Their Crib outdoor bed has the attitude and modern instincts. The concept is dearly urbane. I learnt that the sculptural beauty uses patented polymeric technology. The structural foam and outdoors cushion foam has been sheathed in a waterproof membrane, and then covered with marine grade vinyl, the same marine | | By: SPACIFY – Modern Furniture | | |
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| Milan HighlightsAntiDiva | | 2008-06-13 00:00:00 | |
More on Milan Show, I abs. loved the Janitor, eight rung ladder. The ladder equipped with a brilliant light bulb and short hanging switch at the very top, a ticker that allows the climber the time to think about use of energy consumption.
The next in focus is the designer furniture store AntiDiva. AntiDivas Fluetta and Bloob won the Young design award in earlier Milan Furniture Shows. A baby of Maurizio Giodani, I think the Confident grabbed attention as a fine piece of furniture. A great one-piece structure frame construction in Pine, the squares are homogeneous, and the effect is stunning. The structure uses polyurethane padding with a polyamide velvet support. Seat and back in polyurethane foam can be filled with sterilized duck down (great for people allergic to synthetic fiber, like myself) or regular acrylic fibers. Looks like the thing for hotels, office receptions and contemporary homes.
On modern living room furniture, the au courant Sally is an armchair that strikes | | By: SPACIFY – Modern Furniture | | |
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| Highlights Nascar en Pocono | | 2008-06-12 02:18:12 | | La semana pasada se celebró una nueva prueba de las NASCAR Sprint Cup, y estos fueron los mejores momentos del carrerón.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7KVP_uQ-ro | | By: Videos a dolor | | |
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| India vs Pakistan at Dhaka, 2008 - Match Highlights | | 2008-06-11 09:23:08 | | A comprehensive 140 run win over Pakistan has ensured that India will be in the finals even though they have a match to play against hosts Bangladesh. Both Sehwag and Gambhir continued with their red-hot form in the recently concluded IPL.
Full Highlight India Inning
Fall OF Wicket
Gambhir’s wicket
Shewag’s Wicket
Pathan’s Wicket
Raina’s Wicket
Pakistan’s All Wickets
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| Milan HIGHLIGHTSCattelan Italia | | 2008-06-11 00:00:00 | |
Green was the fervor this April at the Milan fair 2008. And we had moments inviting us to more practical aspects of eco-friendliness (greenagry design). I loved the sight of Toshiyukis Sunplant at the entrance; the structure I learnt used photovoltaic cells to charge rechargeable batteries. The big entrance sign Viva il Verde! Go Green was a fresh note to start with
On the furniture highlights, I plan to start a series of posts on the popular happening brands and designs in the event (you bet there were many) to ensure I cover systematically. Must say there were a host of bedroom interior design ideas, modern console tables, contemporary TV stands and dining room chairs that caught the attention.
Starting with Italys very own Cattelan Italia. The highlights??? I must say the Valentinox Console was stunning. It makes ingenuous furniture revealing superb engineering. Designed by Emanuele Zenere, the polished steel stainless steel base and the cylinder stun as stark shapes, | | By: SPACIFY – Modern Furniture | | |
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| HEALTH Highlights - June 9th, 2008 [Highlight HEALTH] | | 2008-06-09 06:00:53 | | On Being Certain | Science-Based Medicine
Harriet Hall explores certainty and similar states of “knowing what we know”. Another must read from Science-Based Medicine!
The Plausible Promise of Participatory Medicine | e-patients.net
Susannah Fox writes about e-patients and the pursuit of participatory medicine.
Definitive Guide: The Primal Blueprint | Mark’s Daily Apple
Mark Sisson summarizes the Primal Blueprint, a set [...] | | By: Highlight HEALTH | | |
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| GP Canadá Fórmula 1 Highlights | | 2008-06-09 02:25:13 | | Parece que FOM se ha puesto las pilas, y nos deja subir los mejores momentos de las carreras de Fórmula 1. Aquí os dejo lo que sucedió ayer en Montreal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tKZeDGUG78 | | By: Videos a dolor | | |
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| May 2008 Monthly Highlights | | 2008-06-03 03:55:53 | | Time fly so fast and now we are in the month of June. Before I proceed with new blog posts, let me give a little shout to the My Tech Quest’s top 5 most popular posts for the month of May 2008.
4 Free Software Update Checker that Keep Your Windows Software Up to Date
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| UN Monitoring Team Report Highlights Problems Plaguing Implementation of Measures Against Al Qaeda and the Taliban | | 2008-05-30 23:06:57 | | The United Nations Al Qaeda/Taliban Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team issued its 8th report earlier this month reviewing the implementation by states of the UN measures against Al Qaeda and the Taliban. The report also highlights several problems that continue to reduce the effectiveness of these UN measures. Unlike the previous Monitoring Group on which I served, this team has shied away from drawing attention to specific violations of the UN measures. Nevertheless, their description...(read more) | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| HP introduce Eco Highlights | | 2008-05-23 19:28:15 | | Eco Highlights es la marca más “verde” de HP, la cual pretende poner en el mercado una serie de periféricos realizados con materiales reciclados y no tóxicos entre ellos la siguiente impresora.
-La impresora D2545
Precio: US$ 45.
Ecológica: Si (fabricada en un 83 por ciento con materiales reciclados e incluso los cartuchos de tinta que utiliza están [...] | | By: Novermod | | |
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| 2008 MAHA Select 16/17 Highlights | | 2008-05-13 20:23:34 | | Here's a little video from last weekend's Select 16/17 Festival in Taylor. I didn't tape a lot of the games, but there was plenty of good action out there. Good luck to all of the players looking...
This is a content summary only. Visit the vlog for the full story, http://atrainhockey.blogspot.com.
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| HEALTH Highlights - May 6th, 2008 [Highlight HEALTH] | | 2008-05-05 23:25:32 | | One Hand Clapping | Science-based Medicine
Mark Crislip ponders the meaning of “better” and explores objective and subjective therapeutic responses. A must read!
Trusted doesn’t mean accurate. Safe is almost certainly stale. | e-patients
How do you know if you can trust medical information from a website? Did you know the guidelines used to determine "trusted" websites were [...] | | By: Highlight HEALTH | | |
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| Weekend Roundup: Mini-camp highlights | | 2008-05-04 23:15:02 | |
Incase you've been living under a rock for the past 48 hours, you know that the main story of this weekend for the Dolphins was their rookie mini-camp, the first one of 2008. And with it's conclusion on Sunday, there's really only one thing that Dolphin fans (and football fans in general) are thinking: Football season can't get here soon enough. All this weekend's mini-camp really did was wet my appetite for, of course, more football. But we'll have to wait a little bit for that.
Here are some of the storylines that came out of this weekend's mini-camp:
A NEW ERA HAS BEGUNFor Tony Sparano, this weekend really marked the beginning of what will hopefully be a successful head coaching career. And he was just as excited as anyone to get on the practice field for the first time. On Friday, Sparano shared with the media:
"It was great. I was excited; didn’t sleep much last night. All of the administrative stuff for me, from that standpoint, was p | | By: The Phinsider | | |
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| Blackwater shooting highlights ignorance of American officials | | 2008-05-04 10:52:02 | | Mohammed Hafidh Abdul-Razzaq had been summoned by U.S. Embassy officials who wanted to make amends for the killing of his 10-year-old son. The boy died during a shooting involving employees of Blackwater Worldwide, the U.S. security firm. Deputy Chief of Mission Patricia A. Butenis told him that she was sorry for what had happened, Abdul-Razzaq recalled. She gave him a sealed envelope. It had his name written on it. Abdul-Razzaq pushed it away. “I told her I refuse to receive any amount, | | By: PhreQuency Ent. | | |
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| April 2008 Monthly Highlights | | 2008-05-02 23:18:21 | | This is the first time for me to highlight the popular posts on My Tech Quest since the migration from Blogger. So here you go the Top 5 Posts for last month, April 2008.
Watch Star Wars Episode IV in Your Command Prompt for Free (16,835 Views)
How to Lock/Hide Your Folder in Windows XP without Using [...] | | By: My Tech Quest | | |
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| Jake Long Press Conference Highlights | | 2008-04-22 23:06:22 | |
I wanted just to highlight a couple of quotes from yesterday's Jake Long press conference. Of course, you can watch the entire press conference at miamidolphins.com.
First, here are Jake Long's first words to the media as a Miami Dolphin:
"I'm very excited and honored to be able to be part of the Miami Dolphins and this organization. I want to thank my agents and the Miami Dolphins for getting this deal done so now I can just concentrate on football and don't have to worry about any of that other stuff. I just have to worry about getting in here, playing, making myself better, learning and getting prepared for the NFL."
And here is some more of Jake Long, in his own words.
Jake talks about the honor of being the #1 pick:
"It means everything. It's such a great honor to be the No. 1 pick and it's an honor to be a part of this organization. I'm real glad that we got the contract done so I don't have to worry about any of that. I can get into camp and just start playing football | | By: The Phinsider | | |
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| Beijing Show 2008 Highlights: BAIC 800 Concept | | 2008-04-22 22:11:00 | | Beijing Automotive Industry Corp. (BAIC) has two current joint ventures with Daimler-Benz and Hyundai producing nearly 700,000 vehicles in 2007 but is only now launching its own brand under the BAIC banner. The 800 is the latest model from this highly ambitious company and, as a first start, it's impressive. The 800 is a full-size limousine based on the large Hyundai Sonata, and follows a basic styling formula similar to that of a Lexus, Nissan Teana or Buick LaCrosse. Amongst the domestic | | By: My Blog | | |
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| Beijing Show 2008 Highlights: Geely NL Concept | | 2008-04-22 22:10:00 | | Sketches released for this concept looked promising: a compact SUV in the mold of the Ford Kuga, VW Tiguan or BMW X3. But this milled mock-up really shouldn't have escaped the studio to be presented at a public show. The front end is the best part, with LED headlamps shaped like a curved sabre and a bar that runs across the grille - finished in chrome and body color - but the lower mask has a different feeling altogether, with a chrome frame to the lower grille and heavy rectangular foglam | | By: My Blog | | |
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| Beijing Show 2008 Highlights: 2009 Brilliance Junjie Wagon | | 2008-04-22 22:08:00 | | Since its launch at the Beijing Motor Show in March 2006 -where it won the Best New Car prize for its category - Brilliance sold 35,367 units of the Junjie sedan, increasing to 72,502 units in 2007. The new wagon is derived from that Pininfarina-designed car, and aims to enable the Group to maintain its market share and further diversify its product mix in the premium luxury car segment. Like the sedan, the Junjie wagon was designed and engineered by Pininfarina. The overall form language | | By: My Blog | | |
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| Beijing Show 2008 Highlights: 2009 Chery A3 | | 2008-04-22 22:06:00 | | This is Chery's second big launch of the show, also with Italian design input, but here from Pininfarina rather than Torino Design. The A3 is a compact C-segment model available in four-door or five-door bodystyles and the co-ordinated presentation of the cars - all in silver - was very good and gave a sophisticated impression to the booth. The exterior design picks up a number of current design cues that are typical of current Chinese car design: the DLO kicks up at the rear, similar to t | | By: My Blog | | |
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| Beijing Show 2008 Highlights: 2009 Volkswagen Bora | | 2008-04-22 22:03:00 | | VW is launching two new C-segment models here in Beijing this week, both near identical in terms of size and price. There are two reasons for this seemingly bizarre outcome: as the market leader with over 18 percent of the entire market, VW can afford to offer two distinct models. But, more importantly, they have two separate joint ventures here with two different companies: Shanghai Volkswagen which produces the old VW Passat, Santana and Audi models and FAW-Volkswagen who build the new P | | By: My Blog | | |
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| Beijing Show 2008 Highlights: Buick Invicta Concept | | 2008-04-22 00:10:00 | | The once proud all-American Buick brand is making its second renaissance - albeit away from its birthplace. The Invicta concept is the second Buick concept unveiled in China in the last two years, following from the Riviera concept unveiled at Shanghai last year. As with the Riviera, China has again played a significant role in designing, developing and premiering the car. The Invicta concept can best be described as a four-door luxury sports coupe, with styling that demonstates a good over | | By: My Blog | | |
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| Beijing Show 2008 Highlights: 2009 Chery Faira | | 2008-04-22 00:04:00 | | Chery is China's top selling domestic brand, with sales of over 300,000 last year. The company is best known for its small cars, and is already exporting cars to markets such as Russia and Southeast Asia, particularly the successful QQ model that bears a striking resemblance to GM's Chevrolet/Daewoo Matiz model. But Chery is changing fast and has become one of the first Chinese makers to realize that it needs to embrace design in a more professional way in order to develop their image, bot | | By: My Blog | | |
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| Beijing Show 2008 Highlights: Honda Li Nian Concept | | 2008-04-22 00:01:00 | | In one of the most underappreciated concept car debuts at the Auto China 2008, Guangbin - a subsidiary brand GunagZhou Auto and Honda plan for launch in 2010 - revealed the Li Nian SUV concept. Painted lilac purple to showcase its design, this compact SUV/CUV was located at the obscure edge of the Honda booth in Hall E2, with some journalists actually realizing its presence only after their visit to the nearby restroom. Although it can't possibly be, it's almost looked as if neither Guang | | By: My Blog | | |
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| Beijing Show 2008 Highlights: 2009 Mercedes GLK | | 2008-04-21 23:55:00 | | Mercedes-Benz is keen to get a hold of the growing small SUV market with its new GLK, shown in concept form as the Vision GLK at Geneva earlier this year and revealed as a production model at Auto China 2008. Competing against the BMW X3, Land Rover Freelander and the new Audi Q5 (which also made its debut in Beijing) the production GLK is virtually identical to the concept car. Its design harps back to the now defunct G-Wagon, a model the Stuttgart-based company calls the ‘founding fath | | By: My Blog | | |
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| Beijing Show 2008 Highlights: 2009 Volkswagen Lavida | | 2008-04-21 01:57:00 | | Volkswagen's SAIC partnership has yielded the Lavida, meaning 'the life' in Spanish, unveiled at Auto China 2008. While the Lavida is dubbed the 'Mini Phaeton' by the Chinese press, it is much smaller and won't break the bank to purchase. But its exterior design certainly has a lot of exterior similarities to its larger German sibling. The overall design concept of the Lavida was specifically targets the Chinese market, where automobiles are more about status symbols and ways to show off | | By: My Blog | | |
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| Beijing Show 2008 Highlights: 2009 Roewe 550 | | 2008-04-21 01:55:00 | | Up until now, Shanghai Auto's sub brand, Roewe, has had to deal with criticism and even some snickering from various people regarding the current design of the 750, which resembles a number of different vehicles from the design of its emblem to its overall styling. But at Auto China 2008, Roewe must have had the last laugh, with their release with the new 550. Ever since the photos of the 550 were shown online, it instantly became one of the most anticipated new cars of the show, and indee | | By: My Blog | | |
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| Beijing Show 2008 Highlights: Geely GT Tiger Concept | | 2008-04-21 01:53:00 | | According to several Chinese designers we spoke to, this was the star of the show. The Geely GT Tiger represents another type of dream car: a low-slung front-engined luxury GT, in the mold of a Maserati or Aston Martin and therefore symbolizes the increasing ambition of manufacturers such as Geely, China's second biggest-selling domestic brand. The side view is characterized by a falling shoulder line that crosses over in mid-door to a kicked-up haunch over the rear wheel. While the overall | | By: My Blog | | |
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| Beijing Show 2008 Highlights: Red Flag Premium SUV Concept | | 2008-04-21 01:51:00 | | Red Flag is the China's oldest and most formal domestic brand, owned by FAW and best known for producing the limousines favored by government officials. So this concept is China's answer to the Porsche Cayenne, Audi Q7 or Range Rover. Talking to CDN, chief designer Zhang Changlin explained the cultural influences that inform the design. "These are particularly rooted in military symbols. The grille represents Tian'anmen Square, with the flanking headlamps (and taillamps) modeled on an anci | | By: My Blog | | |
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| Beijing Show 2008 Highlights: 2009 Audi Q5 | | 2008-04-21 01:47:00 | | At first sight, the Beijing Auto Show seems an odd choice for Audi to launch its new mid-sized SUV that will compete with established premium models such as the BMW X3 or Land Rover Freelander. But Audi is the strongest premium brand in China and the SUV sector was the fastest growing area of the market last year. Although we could not confirm it, the Q5 appears to be based on the VW Tiguan platform, with its deep doors that extend into the rocker panels. However, the Q5 is 200mm longer a | | By: My Blog | | |
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| Andy Timmons: dallas 2008 show highlights | | 2008-04-20 05:12:35 | | News:
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Dallas International guitar Show 2008 Fender Stage Andy Timmons I
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| Arsenal 2 - 0 Reading Highlights[19 TH APRIL,2008] | | 2008-04-19 12:13:00 | | Arsenal 2 - 0 Reading Highlights
1-0 Emmanuel Adebayor opens the score for Arsenal with a low shot from inside of the box.
Arsenal manage to win as expected at the Emirates, in the 35th match-day. The Gunners scored twice this afternoon and Reading can say that they escaped easy from the Emirates, because the scoreboard could have shown higher numbers for the home side. <!-- BEGIN Sampurn Ad | | By: Watch Soccer,Nba,MLb,Sports Match Videos,Highlight | | |
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| IPL Season 1 - Match 1, RCB vs KKR Match Highlights | | 2008-04-18 21:14:56 | | Here are the highlights of the first match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkatta Knight Riders. A complete rout thanks to an unbeaten 158 from Brendon McCullum. A spectacular batting effort by the Kiwi wicket-keeper led to one of the biggest defeats in Twenty20 cricket.
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| India vs South Africa 2008, 3rd Test, Day 2 Highlights | | 2008-04-12 16:57:42 | | What happened on the first day, was repeated on Day 2. The pitch has become unplayable after just 2 days. Batsmen who are not technically strong - beware. This pitch is going to keep on getting worse with each passing second.
India started the day disastrously by losing both the openers cheaply. However, the combo of [...] | | By: Cricket Blog | | |
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| India vs South Africa 2008, 3rd Test, Day 1 Highlights | | 2008-04-12 01:42:10 | | A good day for India after they lost the toss. Graeme Smith’s luck with the coin continued yesterday as he won a crucial toss on a pitch that would deteriorate from the first day itself. There was no exception to this as the spinners played an important part in India’s bowling performance.
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| highlights of my week & spring break plans | | 2008-04-11 17:33:12 | | Highlights of my week
1. I got a 96 on my Merchant of Venice essay that I aptly titled “THE SORDID UNREQUITED LOVE THEORY” and went on to list the reasons why I thought Antonio was gayer than a picnic basket full of tap dancing penguins (don’t ask) for Bassanio. It’s worth nothing that a) I [...] | | By: the cloudy dreamer/stacy | | |
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| Hair Highlights | | 2008-04-06 12:08:00 | | Mischo Beauty explains the difference between"lye" and "no lye" relaxers in herMischo Beauty School: Hair Relaxers 101 post.Spoiled Pretty shows us beautiful people!Learn about the history of hair colour and the different options that are available. Lipstick, Powder 'n Paint tells all.We at Cybelesays are quite hair challenged. Learn about some new hair styling brushes that help make the job easier.Read The Makeup Divas reviews and why she recommends these ProSilk Hair Products.StyleBell shows you how to get your Wedding Day Dramatic Do.
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| My mouse highlights a word and deletes it automatically | | 2008-04-04 10:17:50 | | What a hassle I was having yesterday with our computer acting up because each time I try to type a letter a word would automatically disappear-be deleted. Now that is something I know nothing about how to solve. Sometimes I will only notice that a word is missing when I proof read my post. So oh, if only I can shout out saying "Help!" and somebody can come to rescue me, I mean help me with such | | By: Simply Me | | |
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| Hair Highlights From The BBN | | 2008-03-28 09:52:00 | | Maintaining curly hair can be a challenge. Lipstick, Powder 'n Paint shares the perfect products for curly hair.Spoiled Pretty tells us about good hair days!.The Makeup Divas reviews Alterna 10 Science hair products..Mischo Beauty shares a lesson on hair porosity in her Mischo Beauty School: Hair Porosity 101post.StyleBell shows you How to Fake Eva Longoria's Bob.Been hearing about Kim Vo a lot lately? The 26 year-old hair wiz just came out with a full product line and Cybelesays picks out their favorites.
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| Stonebriar Park in Frisco Highlights Designs | | 2008-03-22 20:59:00 | | Stonebriar Park is a residential community in Frisco by LandPlan Development featuring a collection of six European-style neighborhoods enveloped by parks, ponds, fountains and an abundance of landscapes. Stonebriar Frisco homes are characterized by European-designed homes with architecture and craftsmanship that exude traditional country French and English distinction.Full Story | | By: Frisco Texas Living | | |
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| NY Show 2008 Highlights: Suzuki Kizashi 3 Concept | | 2008-03-22 19:53:00 | | It’s been a while since Suzuki offered a large car in the U.S., but that all changes with the Kizashi 3, the third and final offering in its sports-sedan-concept series.The Kizashi 3 was made public at the 2008 New York auto show. It follows the Kizashi 2 from the 2007 Tokyo auto show, and the original Kizashi from the 2007 Frankfurt auto show.The first car was a two-door, low-slung wagon. The Kizashi 2 was a four-door version that Suzuki described as a "crossover sports wagon." This third ins | | By: My Blog | | |
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| NY Show 2008 Highlights: 2009 Kia Optima | | 2008-03-22 19:43:00 | | At the New York Auto Show, Kia debuted the refreshed 2009 Optima alongside the Koup concept. New sheetmetal in front and back add up to a two-inch increase in length, meaning the Optima now measures about 189 inches. That compares to a 2008 Toyota Camry at 189.2 inches and a 2008 Ford Fusion at 190.2 inches.With the V-6 engine option producing just 190 horsepower, though, the 2.4-liter four is probably the better option. The four cylinder engine makes 175 horsepower, up 13 from last year's model | | By: My Blog | | |
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| NY Show 2008 Highlights: 2010 Pontiac G8 Sport Truck | | 2008-03-21 18:20:00 | | There are those who associate the Chevrolet El Camino with mullets and denim jackets with giant Winger patches sewn onto the back and those who instead associate it with mullets and denim jackets with giant RATT patches. Just keep in mind that at one time all those things were cool.And then there are those (in the Northern Hemisphere, mostly at GM) who associate the Chevrolet El Camino with its still-kicking Australian descendant, the Holden Ute, and suspect that perhaps the Ute might succeed in | | By: My Blog | | |
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