United Arab Emirates is no place for old cars

In Dubai, the average age of vehicles is just 5.6 years, so the new rule that has just been put in place to start January 1 2009 will not affect many residents.""There are only 10,277 vehicles that are 20 years...

Many injured in UK motorway pile-up

The M4 Motorway in Wiltshire, UK, a very busy highway, remains closed this morning after a multi-car accident last night arounf two in the morning. Police said one of the drivers was trapped in his vehicle for more than two hours during the ordeal."At least 13 people have...

Jamie Oliver launches attack on British booze culture

Jamie Oliver, the man who's nicknamed the Naked Chef along with the successful show and a bunch of others, has made some comments on what he thinks of British alcohol culture and the lack of tradition in households. "Oliver, 33, said Britons used to create "fabulous dishes"...

Felipe Massa wins European Grand Prix

Felipe Massa drove his Ferrari to victory in the European Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton taking second and keeping his place at the top of the Grand Prix Championship table. There is however a stewards...

Sword maniac on the run in capital

Edinburgh Scotland, where you thought assault with the deadly bagpipes was enough."AVIOLENT criminal who was jailed for slashing a man with a samurai sword is on the run after absconding from an Edinburgh clinic....

GM will no longer sponsor Oscars and Emmys due to cost constraints

Another sign that GM is not doing well: it is breaking its sponsorship ties with Oscars and Emmys due to cost constraints. Hence, GM logo will be missing from anniversary 80th Academy Awards and 60th Emmy TV...

New Tech Converts Heat into Electricity, Saves You Gas

Turning your car into a closed system."New Tech Converts Heat into Electricity, Saves You Gas Furukawa, a Tokyo-based tech company, has developed a thermoelectric conversion material that's said to be...

Chinese curve a Speed Bump -

Some have said before, Wrongly, that no idea is a bad idea. "The local government in ShanXi province, China, decided they had enough of people speeding on their highways. In an effort to stop speeders once and for...

Deaths of Motorcyclists Continue to Rise

In 2007, US motorcycle deaths spiked by over six percent. Sadly, this isn't surprising, as fuel prices creep upwards and bikes get more popular with younger people and women, which are two markets previously...

Gas prices rise everywhere as new solutions emerge to driving and gasoline use

As the world is experiencing at the moment, gas prices everywhere are rising. It's now not a myth, but a fact.As some cities across the world cope with the rising number of cars on the road, Canada is one of...

Georgia says Russian aircraft bombed its air bases

"Russia sent columns of tanks and reportedly bombed Georgian air bases Friday after Georgia launched a major military offensive Friday to retake the breakaway province of South Ossetia, threatening to ignite a broader conflict. Hundreds of civilians...

Bomb Kills two people in Baghdad

"BAGHDAD, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- A roadside bomb explosion struck an Iraqi army patrol in eastern Baghdad on Monday, killing two people and wounding 22 others, an Interior Ministry source said. The bomb explosion hit the military patrol in Palestine Street near Mustansriyah...

"Millionaire shoplifter" jailed

A man who made so much money from shoplifting that he was able to afford a "lavish lifestyle" has been jailed in the UK. They had evenr ented a flat in London's upmarket Knightsbridge neighborhood that cost 1,000 pounds per week."A Briton dubbed the "millionaire shoplifter"...

How to Build an Electric Car Charging Infrastructure

There's been alot of talk about hybrid and pure electric cars lately -- largely due to the price of gas. There's already some great cars on the road already (Th!nk, Tesla, Zenn). One issue that hasn't been...

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