Archive for February, 2009

FirstChoiceAutoFinder - Family flees, garage fire destroys home, cars in Watchung (Echoes-Sentinel)

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

WATCHUNG – A family of four were forced to flee their home at 118 Johnston Drive at 8:40 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 3, when a fire that probably started in the garage beneath the living room and kitchen caused significant damage to the entire home and two cars, according to Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne J. Forrest and Watchung Police Chief Sean Whelan. FirstChoiceAutoFinder

FirstChoiceAutoFinder - As Gaza aid caravan leaves England, 9 supporters seized by ‘anti - Imemc.org

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

According to Israeli media, 9 British activists on their way to join a humanitarian aid caravan to Gaza were seized by British ‘anti-terror’ police, along with the aid in their vehicles and the vehicles themselves. Most of them were released FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Most of the time, such small choices have little consequence. But on the morning of Feb. 3, when a blinding snowstorm triggered one of the biggest highway crashes Indiana has ever seen, small choices were the difference between life and death. Snow FirstChoiceAutoFinder

As a truck driver, Gul Mohmamad regularly ferries containers full of food and other supplies along the Khyber Pass route to Western forces in the Afghan capital. It’s an increasingly dangerous occupation, with Taliban forces attacking trucks on the FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Higher foreign exchange costs have forced domestic car companies to raise prices even as they face difficulty in realizing higher sales this year. Industry leader Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. and all-commercial vehicle player Isuzu Philippines have FirstChoiceAutoFinder

I periodically see one or two flatbed trucks - either empty or with products on them - on the westbound service road of the Long Island Expressway between exits 48 and 50. I have no idea what’s on these trucks. I finally took pictures of the trucks FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Interstate 5 remains closed to trucks at the Fawndale exit 10 miles north of Redding this morning. The California Department of Transportation required chains for all other motorists. About a thousand vehicles were backed up at the Fawndale exit at FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Caroline County authorities today identified a 63-year-old man killed in Saturday’s fire at his home. Robert E. Jeter Sr.‘s remains were found after firefighters extinguished the fire at the house in the 30000 block of Bethlehem Road in the FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Mount Rainier towers over the landscape of conveyor belts and gravel at the processing plant of Glacier Northwest’s gravel mine in DuPont. The company wants to increase the size of its operation from 387 acres to 564 acres, expanding closer to FirstChoiceAutoFinder

There are at least 10,000 employees in the Ministry of Transport who practically have nothing to do, the minister said. Amer Abduljabbar Ismael said the employees were highly skilled but the scaling down of public transport activities has made them FirstChoiceAutoFinder

FirstChoiceAutoFinder - Changan Auto Seeks Approval for HK$909 Million B-share Buyback (Bloomberg)

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

Changan Auto Seeks Approval for HK$909 Million B-share Buyback (Bloomberg)
Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) — Changan Automobile (Group) Ltd. said it will ask shareholders for approval next month to buy back as much as HK$909 million ($117 million) of its foreign currency- denominated Class B shares to help boost the slumping share price.

AAA Texas, HPD partner to fight automobile thefts (Memorial Examiner)
AAA Texas and the Houston Police Department have entered a long-term partnership to provide services and education addressing car theft prevention and awareness.

Two coaches: One happy, one miserable (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Mike Anderson was a very happy man in Columbia Saturday as his Tigers extended their home-court winning streak to 17 games. Rick Majerus, on the other hand, had to be miserable. He stayed back in St. Louis to tend to his girlfriend, who was seriously injured in an automobile accident.

Bloomington wrestlers compete with heavy hearts (Bloomington Sun-Current)
Bloomington Kennedy/Jefferson wrestlers experienced an emotional incident off the mat last week. Jefferson sophomore wrestler Tim Crockett’s 34-year-old mother, DoraLasheen Lake, was killed in an automobile crash Jan. 19. Team members and coaches attended her funeral Saturday.

‘Huge scope for Canadian investment in the country’ (The Economic Times)
Commerce and Industry minister Kamal Nath said on Sunday that Canadian companies have extensive opportunity in India for joint ventures and investments in sectors such as infrastructure, automobile, power generation, petroleum, mining and environment.

Budget set to push housing (Hindustan Times)
COMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! A slew of fresh fiscal measures, including steps to boost the sagging real estate, automobile and export sectors are expected as the UPA government presents the Interim Budget for 2009-10 on Monday, weeks ahead of expected general elections.

Chattanooga: Trustee seeks buyer for Prebul dealerships (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
The bankrupt Prebul automobile dealerships in Chattanooga and Dalton, Ga., could resume limited operations this week and get new owners by this spring, the court-appointed trustee for the businesses said Saturday.

FirstChoiceAutoFinder - Local assemblers raise vehicle prices - Manila Bulleting Online

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

Higher foreign exchange costs have forced domestic car companies to raise prices even as they face difficulty in realizing higher sales this year. Industry leader Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. and all-commercial vehicle player Isuzu Philippines have FirstChoiceAutoFinder

As a truck driver, Gul Mohmamad regularly ferries containers full of food and other supplies along the Khyber Pass route to Western forces in the Afghan capital. It’s an increasingly dangerous occupation, with Taliban forces attacking trucks on the FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Caroline County authorities today identified a 63-year-old man killed in Saturday’s fire at his home. Robert E. Jeter Sr.‘s remains were found after firefighters extinguished the fire at the house in the 30000 block of Bethlehem Road in the FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Most of the time, such small choices have little consequence. But on the morning of Feb. 3, when a blinding snowstorm triggered one of the biggest highway crashes Indiana has ever seen, small choices were the difference between life and death. Snow FirstChoiceAutoFinder

According to Israeli media, 9 British activists on their way to join a humanitarian aid caravan to Gaza were seized by British ‘anti-terror’ police, along with the aid in their vehicles and the vehicles themselves. Most of them were released FirstChoiceAutoFinder

Mount Rainier towers over the landscape of conveyor belts and gravel at the processing plant of Glacier Northwest’s gravel mine in DuPont. The company wants to increase the size of its operation from 387 acres to 564 acres, expanding closer to FirstChoiceAutoFinder