Ford Model R of 1909

Ford Model R of 1909 Fuel for this Car was sold in Drug Stores only.  There were only 8,000 Cars and only 144 Miles of Paved Roads.  The Maximum Speed Limit in Most Cities was 10 mph. THE ...

Full Circle Baby: Where did the time even go?

The year was 1981. Remember 1981? That first burst of the go-go eighties? Back In 1981 the odd term “internet” was first mentioned, Microsoft released an operating system, a bunch of air traffic controllers...

100% crazy or .. married to God; God is fonderful

Okay, it's official - i'm 100 percent nuts .. or married to God .. Today at 5:30 in the morning, She wouldn't let me sleep. i told you about Her 'molesting' me in the shower and waking me up in the middle of the night .. This time, She might as well have dropped a ton of...

Wild Horses: Bullitt, Steve McQueen and why going fast is cool

Hands down, one of the best movie car chases of all time has to be the Steve McQueen Mustang-Charger chase from “Bullitt.” Those cars absolutely tore up the streets of San Francisco, and did it at real speed...

Wuhan-Guangzhou high speed railway to open

New Delhi: China has start high speed railway from Wuhan-Guangzhou. The  high speed railway will go into operation Saturday with 28 passenger trains carrying an estimated 1,300 people. Travel time between Wuhan,...

USB 3.0 Demonstrated At Intel Development Forum

Point Grey and Fresco Logic are showing off the first camera that contains functioning USB 3.0 technology at the Intel Development Forum this week. The camera is capable of capturing 60 uncompressed frames per...

Grand Isle Ferry crashes into dock in Vermont; casualties

The Grand Isle Ferry in Vermont has crashed into the South Hero dock at full speed, and casualties have been reported.At least two people have been reported as injured as this time."The Grand Isle ferry has crashed into a South Hero dock at full speed and emergency...

Matt Dillon arrested in Vermont for excessive speeding

Actor and Hollywood celebrity Matt Dillion was arrested and charged last night for driving at an excessive speed on a Vermont interstate highway; he was travelling at 106 miles per hour. He was driving a rented...

Tide’s power vs. Gators’ speed for SEC title

"Don’t get caught up in a race with those Florida Gators, who can dart to the edges and wave goodbye if a defender doesn’t react awfully quick.Then again, it might not be a good idea to try to go toe-to-toe...

Car crash into apartment sends infant flying, but leaves baby unharmed

" A month-old baby was sent flying through the air after a car backed into an East Naples apartment at a high rate of speed this week and struck the child’s crib. The baby did not appear to have suffered any...

Israeli world first: Surgeons weld wounds shut with surgical laser

This is a first in the world. An opportunity to seal incisions using a new method that discourages infection by its application and procedure."Surgeons of the future may have to learn welding rather than sewing,...

Solving the Foreclosure Crisis – How can we fix the process?

"As discussed previously, the pooling and servicing agreement requires the servicer to forward payment to the securitized trust regardless of whether the borrower is making the mortgage payment.  This must continue until the loan is removed from the trust, and that can...

Storm lashes Bangladesh, thousands of houses damaged

The deep depression in the Bay of Bengal  has created a cyclonic storm and roar into the West Bengal-Bangladesh coast by Monday afternoon. The tropical storm with winds of up to 80 kph (50 mph) lashed southern Bangladesh early on Monday, damaging thousands of...

US Faces "Sputnik Moment" in Broadband

New report shows US broadband is getting blown away by other nations"According to Strategy Analytics, the US has not come close to meeting the goal?enunciated by President George Bush in 2004?of ?universal and affordable access by 2007.? In fact, in the so-called ?metrics...

More English councils expected to ban speed cameras

After a period of criticism of speed camera, a number of councils in England are opting to ban them, following the lead of Swindon Council. That area's highway councillor has been critical of speed cameras, saying they aren't effective in increasing road safety."Several more...

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