Exodus

Brian and Trevor’s neighbors from childhood had moved. The street where they had learned to ride bicycles appeared blank under the searing sun. It felt unreal, as if no children now—or ever—ran around shouting there.  Why go in? The body was at the town funeral home, awaiting cremation. But Trevor insisted. “You and I began life right here [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 00:40:19

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Gold Standard Insights

Writing and photography by Matthew Kang Jonathan Gold might be the premier gastronome in a budding food mecca, a town where even New York transplants are beginning to declare as “exciting.” That could be an understatement considering the overwhelming turnout at the first annual (meaning I hope there is more than one) [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 21:15:02

Gold Standard Insights

Writing and photography by Matthew Kang Jonathan Gold might be the premier gastronome in a budding food mecca, a town where even New York transplants are beginning to declare as “exciting.” That could be an understatement considering the overwhelming turnout at the first annual (meaning I hope there is more than one) [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 21:31:33

Zimbabwe PM claims deadly crash was deliberate

Robert Mugabe needs to go , one way or another. The African Union needs to quit being such pathetic cowards and help the people of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe's prime minister believes the truck driver that struck his car, killing his wife, deliberately drove toward them, his party told CNN. Morgan Tsvangirai left hospital Saturday, a day after [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 01:00:00

Bailout Watch 433: PTFOA To Drive Chevy Volt (A Bit)

The Presidential Task Force on Automobiles (PTFOA) rolls (flies?) into Motown today for a pow-wow with the ow-ow brigade. But wait! There’s more! ... Photo op alert! The AP tersely reports that “members of the government’s auto task force will test drive a General Motors Corp. electric car and tour a Chrysler LLC pickup truck factory on ... [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 06:44:18

USAID truck caused Tsvangirai crash

When Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was involved in a car crash last Friday that killed his wife of 31 years and left him hospitalized, ... Tsvangirai himself denied today. But ABC News now reports a new twist in the case. The vehicle ... with U.S. government money, and the driver was hired and paid by a British development agency. [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 00:16:04

Stumbling into history in South Troy, NY

In early March, we all go a little crazy here in western Massachusetts ... and photographing them. This, in turn, involves driving around looking for promising looking mills ... up to some of these hulking wrecks, climb out and start shooting photos - generally, milling requires you to park a truck [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 15:59:13

Is it Time to Upgrade From a Point-and-Shoot Digital Camera?

Point-and-shoot cameras can be disappointing because it seems impossible to get that one perfect shot – either the camera is too slow and you miss ... and uploading photos. A plate of garlic shrimp, purchased from a food truck near Poipu Beach on Kauai. Image shot with a Nikon D60. Each camera comes with proprietary editing software, which takes [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 03:02:03

Matthews: Limbaugh Like a Bond Villain, a ‘Human Vat of Vitriol’

Over the weekend, Chris Matthews compared Rush Limbaugh to a James Bond villain and claimed the radio talk show host was a " human vat of vitriol. He relishes the attention and he sells anger as a weapon." Before playing a clip from "You Only Live Twice," in which a Bond nemesis drops a victim into a piranha tank, Matthews, on his syndicated " [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 01:03:05

Martha Stewart's Puppy Killed, Is This A National "Need To Know Story" or what?

First of all I love dogs so don't think otherwise, I had one for 12 years as a young teen through my 22nd birthday named Pistol from birth to death ... " are the questions I asked myself and now you when seeing this "Headline News" newsflash this afternoon. And the sickest thing about this article? The driver of the propane truck which ignited the [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 21:43:00

Recession Finds Even Those With Jobs Losing Pay

In cubicles, factories and stores these days, anxious workers are trying to ease each other's economic fears with something akin to, "Well, ... of workers whose incomes have fallen even as they manage to hold onto their jobs. Their shrunken pay ... hours or commissions have dropped have still fared better than those who have lost jobs altogether [more...]

Date: 2009-03-08 22:47:56

If You’re Competent, The Referrals Will Flow

This post was inspired while eating lunch with a few of my new Arizona Internet marketing friends last week ... story: Last week my Tahoe broke down while I was driving it to visit my brother, and it felt ... the truck had been having issues, and my Father-in-law who is an ASE certified mechanic gave [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 22:00:53

Matthews: Limbaugh Like a Bond Villain, a 'Human Vat of Vitriol'

Over the weekend, Chris Matthews compared Rush Limbaugh to a James Bond villain and claimed the radio talk show host was a " human vat of vitriol. He relishes the attention and he sells anger as a weapon." Before playing a clip from "You Only Live Twice," in which a Bond nemesis drops a victim into a piranha tank, Matthews, on his syndicated " [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 22:47:17

THIS DAY March 10

.Even if I hadn’t been a camouflage officer in the Israeli army at the tender age of 16 during the siege of Jerusalem of 1948, I would have been able to tell you that 600 km under the serene mountain of olive trees and terraces of my real estate lurks the most powerful bomb in the world exploding away like there was no tomorrow [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 21:29:51

HHR Hugs it Out [3.9.08]

Hoffpauir Tags a Bag… And Then Tags Another One ( Right Field Bleachers ) Pedroia Can Hit That Pitch - Video of the Day ( The On Deck Circle ) What the hell is that jackass in the truck thinking ( Eye on sports media ) Click here to continue your procrastination ( YepYep ) Gallery tribute to the weird butt x-ray ( Afrojacks ) Thigh [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 20:25:00

Martha Stewart’s Dog Ghenghis Khan Dies In Freak Explosion (Photos)

Martha Stewart’s chow puppy named Ghenghis Khan was one of 17 dogs killed in an accidental propane explosion at an eastern Pennsylvania kennel ... ., which owned the truck that Kleinhagen was driving, has declined to comment. Click Thumbnails for Larger Pictures Photos: pr Source: news Copyright 2008 Stupidcelebrities.net [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 01:52:19

Ontario Soups Up the Money Truck

The OMDC (Ontario Media Disco Cavaliers) have just announced this year’s two Interactive Digital Media Fund funding rounds. New this year is a broadened provision for fee-for-service projects between digital and traditional media (ie a website based on a movie, or a cell phone game based on a magazine … ugh), and a new level cap of $150k [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 00:57:49

He always seemed to prefer Lester B. Pearson to Langevin

What can we say? ITQ just can’t resist the opportunity to liveblog a former prime minister even when there aren’t mysterious payments from shadowy arms-dealers-turned-pasta-lobbyists involved. Print Story Commentarticle tools sponsor3:26:15 PM Greetings from West Block, home of the Foreign Affairs committee, [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 18:46:13

Sometimes it’s not worth the trouble

Another  Throwback Tuesday post. I used to do alot of stupid shit to meet girls when I was younger ... driving an hour out of Denver to meet some girls I had knew who lived 60 miles away. We drove ... . I had no gas. Or money. My mother and Father weren’t home but my dad’s truck was home. Now I knew [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 03:04:01

Spring has boinged

And then it sprung away. Despite switching to daylight savings time (where do we save it? in a box?) ... of totalitarianism” and the bombing campaigns were always on the news (when the miners weren’ ... of a grave-diggers’ strike. I do remember gas stations closing because truck drivers were on strike [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 02:50:36

Honda Testing Hybrid Class 8 Diesel Truck

Businesses hoping to reduce their transcontinental footprint from transporting goods may one day be able to use Peterbilt Trucks powered by a Honda hybrid system. Honda’s North American sales and distribution arm is testing the concept on a hybrid diesel truck built by Paccar Inc., incorporating a Peterbilt Model 386 truck, according [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 22:35:34

Court rejects argument that a robbery isn't a robbery unless somebody sees you

The Massachusetts Court of Appeals today rejected a career criminal's contention that because nobody actually saw him steal somebody's car, ... of the Honda, the defendant, stopped at a traffic light, and Adams jumped out of the truck, ran ... on the inside of the roof of the Honda and holding onto the door with the other. While driving [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 14:47:09

Automatic Data Processing's Promising Balance Sheet

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) is the leading business outsourcing provider in the human resources, payroll, tax, pension and benefits administration space. ADP also provides industry-specific solutions to automotive, heavy truck, motorcycle, marine and recreational vehicle dealers. The company operates [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 21:04:37

Philip John Brooks, at Willie’s Place Theater

Philip John Brooks invites you to hear him perform at Willie’s Theater: On Friday and Saturday, the 3rd and 4th of April, you’ll find me performing at Willie Nelson’s new place at Carl’s Corner, Texas. Please come over. This is a really cool place. It’s a truck stop selling bio diesel, but also includes a theatre [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 03:01:14

Getting the knees a lil’ dirty!

Today was such a nice, warm day- I just couldn’t stay inside when Harper Cole and I came home after I got off work. We took our shoes off (well, I took our shoes off!), grabbed the big red ball and the squishy Tonka truck with the big wheels and headed outside. Harper Cole was too tiny to “play” outside much last year, but this year [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 00:56:39

Global Vehicles lobbying to end Chicken Tax for Mahindra pickups

Should a tax on foreign-made pickup trucks that was first instituted way back in 1963 as a retaliation for a European tax on U.S ... on the environmental benefits of what we're bringing in." Mahindra's new truck is scheduled ... amount to over $4,000 on each of these vehicles. Source: Automotive News - sub. req'd Filed [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 16:54:22

S.F. may crack down on ‘flash mob’ antics

(03-08) 17:48 PST — It’s not political, ideological or cultural, but San Francisco officials say they are seriously considering cracking down on one of the city’s most popular events in the growing "flash mob" phenomenon.This year’s Valentine’s Day pillow fight was, quite simply, a mess [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 22:58:20

cool stuff about our truck

i wasn't sure where to put this so i put it here. move it if need be... my mom has 98 2500 quad cab short bed red sport. What is weird is the truck was built in 11-97, has badges on the doors that say RAM2500 with CUMMINS TURBO DIESEL under it. BUT...it is a factory 24-valve 5speed. my dads truck, a 98 24-valve 3500 [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 01:49:31

Farm Workers Fight Slavery

Human rights advocates say people are being forced to work for little or no pay on some Florida farms. The Coalition of Immokalee Workers hosted a rally and a play at the state capitol Monday. The play depicted two migrant slaves being beaten and chained to a truck. About 50 members [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 20:44:47

One More Year Then I’m Going To Lourdes

Day Seven began with pastries at the Payard Patisserie. There are now three pastry shops of absolutely impeccable quality in Las Vegas. I’m not sure how to handle this. Jean-Philippe is the clear #1, if only for the ability to load up the rental car, check out of your hotel, drive to the Bellagio, [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 00:46:37

Woman Refuses Active Duty Call-Up - Receives Honorable Discharge

Lisa Pagan (pictured) has been fighting the Army ever since November 2007 when she was told she would be returning to active duty with the possibility of deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan.  As part of the Army's "Individual Ready Reserve" program, the former Army truck driver was liable for recall to active duty. But Pagan told [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 02:44:14

Out of State Plates

What's the most popular neighborhood in Philadelphia? The Fair Haven section of New Haven! I know that's a little sarcastic but as our latest Count on 8 Investigation reveals, if you drive a round Fair Haven it's hard not to see a car or truck without Pennsylvania plates [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 03:00:02

Happy For No Reason?

marci-title I was crammed in the back of an ancient flat-bed truck with 30 other Westerners, ... stopped the truck, got out and unceremoniously hauled our luggage onto the dusty ground. “You’ll need ... and narrow for my truck.” As the truck rattled off, I looked at my 91-pound suitcase with dread.  Why [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 01:43:15

Matthews echoed Kurtz's baseless claim that Limbaugh's ratings have recently "doubled"

On the March 8 edition of his NBC-syndicated television show, Chris Matthews discussed Rush Limbaugh's recent attacks on President Obama and said, "Limbaugh's numbers are doubled. Barack Obama's numbers are not doubling." Matthews' claim echoed a March 6 Washington Post article by Post media critic Howard Kurtz, who wrote , "By one measure, [more...]

Date: 2009-03-08 23:20:59

artist residencies & studios - coming soon

For the past decade, Flux Factory has offered an informal artist-in-residency program providing a built-in community of enthusiastic artists and collaborators, an opportunity to live and work in a thriving community, and to exhibit in New York City. Because Flux Factory is primarily a loose community of artists, [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 22:54:48

10 Great Ensembles Of the Big East - Last 15 Years

With the Big East Tournament starting this week at Madison Square Garden, arguably the greatest post-season conference tournament gets underway in all of college basketball. (I await the ACC backlash.) That said, let's take a look back at 10 of my favorite ensemble casts from awesome Big East teams in the last 15 years [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 20:02:00

Vehicles qualifying for maximum Section 179

From a client with a 3/31/09 corp year-end: Dear Kerry: Our corp is considering purchasing a van such as a delivery van (GMC, Chevy, etc.) ... and derricks, and forklifts. • Qualified specialized utility repair trucks. • Tractors and other special ... . • A truck or van that is a qualified nonpersonal-use vehicle. Qualified nonpersonal-use [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 00:40:00

KILLER GREEN - Part XI - Shall We?

EXT. PARKING LOT - MORNING TERENCE exits his room, looks down toward the Thunderbird, and then starts across the parking lot toward the truck ... toward the truck. DELILAH follows a couple of steps behind.  She turns and glances at the room where MULE ... the TERENCE and the truck. DELILAH What the hell? GARY Nice car. GARY only hesitates [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 01:23:42

Goals!

I am goign to try and put together a portfolio this month, to apply for a more applicable diploma in something where I get to draw things for money ... and bottle on a table, or a toy truck on a floor Examples of character design/cartooning [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 01:11:56

The truck camera (XXL-FX format)

Wow! We got more than 200 comments on the FX vs. DX vs film topic and I don’t even know what triggered that discussion. There is no smoke today (no rumors), but to keep the fire going (and the discussion) here is a video that proves (at least to me) that the camera/format doesn’t really matter if you have a good, [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 00:19:28

Nine killed in Rajasthan road accident

Dausa (Rajasthan), Mar 9 (ANI): Nine people were killed and five others injured when a vehicle in which they were travelling collided head on with a truck here on Monday. The incident took place in Mahua town of Dausa district in Rajasthan. According to police officials, the injured were admitted to a nearby hospital. (ANI [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 10:41:40

Autos task force sees Chrysler, GM electric cars

Four members of President Barack Obama's autos task force spent much of their Monday driving General Motors Corp. electric vehicles and touring a Chrysler LLC pickup truck factory. The members, led by Wall ... center in the Detroit suburb of Warren, Mich., and then drove to Chrysler's Warren Truck plant. [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 01:58:46

NO MORE BIRTHDAY!

Waaaaa. First I get a pile of porn in my mailbox (wait, that's not so bad…except that none of it matched my particular interests) ... -meaning admirer has commissioned a dump truck to drop off a load of squid poop in my yard, or something [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 17:08:04

Milk Causes Rush Hour Problems

I could make a bad joke about crying over spilled milk….A milk truck’s trailer has overturned on U.S. 131., spilling 5,000 gallons of milk onto the highway.The crash occurred around 4 p.m. Monday in the southbound lanes, south of the S Curve and near the I-196 interchange near Grand Rapids.The truck [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 21:42:37

A New Jumpmaster Graduate...Someone You Should Know

Congrats, brother! Sgt. 1st Class Mike Fairfax, Special Forces Operations & Intelligence Sergeant, Operations Detachment, ... began the summer of 2005 in a remote region of Afghanistan when his truck was struck by an improvised [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 20:51:43

Social Media Marketing Tips From Los Angeles Media Event

Social Media Marketing Tips From Los Angeles Media Event Posted March 9th, 2009 Question: “What does Kogi & Twitter have in common?” (I’ll get to that). But first - this past week, I’ve been collecting my thoughts from the first ever, recent social media marketing event at UCLA, put on by the awesome team at Gravity Summit [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 21:00:25

Martha Stewart’s Dog Dies in Kennel Explosion

Martha Stewart’s beloved puppy, Genghis Khan, was killed in a propane explosion at a dog kennel in Lehighton, Pa. A propane tank was being refilled near the building when it ignited, setting the pet’s pens on fire. Fifteen dogs died in the blast , another two died later. The driver of the truck, Timothy [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 00:49:32

36 Hours in Reno

Weekend before last I packed up the Buick with mrsth and the kids and headed out to shoot the “ Biggest Little City in the World ,” Reno Nevada. I’ve been meaning to shoot Reno for a while now, but somehow just never quite made it out there. I’ve been to Vegas dozens of times, [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 13:34:59

The Obama Recovery Plan: Save Us from Those Who Would Save Us

By Carl Finamore We know billions of dollars are going to AIG, banks and auto companies to stabilize basic institutions of the capitalist economy. We know other billions are going to state and local governments to fund programs designed to employ some 4 million [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 00:11:37

Louise McCready: Expat Robert Camuto On His Oenophilic Excursions In France

Robert Camuto , recently published Corkscrewed , a collection of profiles on French winemakers he's met during the past seven years he's been living in France. During his U.S. book tour, I caught up with Camuto—over coffee—to discuss biodynamic wines, Robert Parker, and wine as food [more...]

Date: 2009-03-08 22:45:24

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