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Thursday, February 14th, 2008
The muddy estate car with a hound mascot on its bonnet and a labrador in the boot is as much a part of country life as waxed jackets and green wellingtons. At least it is in remoter areas. Like the red squirrel being pushed northwards by an interloper who has ...
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Thursday, February 14th, 2008
THE CARS that manufacturers lend to motoring hacks all have one thing in common: they're brand new. Of course they are. They're less likely to break down, the hacks get to pose around in the latest gear, and everyone's happy . Except that it's not much use for trying to ...
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Thursday, February 14th, 2008
The worldwide automotive market for ics and semiconductors is on the brink of a massive expansion, according to a report from research group Forward Concepts.
The report, Automotive Chips 2000, point outs that the basic design of cars is about to dramatically change. For example, in future cars, such as ...
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Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Business leaders are regularly called upon to set examples, especially for younger people on the corporate ladder.
Usually, these leaders set a fine example that leads their younger employees to business success.In one area, though, this leadership is not quite so evident. Too often executives, their clients and associates stop ...
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Thursday, February 14th, 2008
After years of union agitation and management push-back, the fate of a unionization drive at the Chinese Daily News will be settled Sept. 22.
That's the date the Monterey Park-based Chinese-language newspaper and the Communications Workers of America have set for a second vote on whether the paper's 150 employees ...
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Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
Introduced by classroom teachers and anchored by CTA President Wayne Johnson, the ads highlighted recent increases in student achievement scores, while focusing on unsolved problems in public education-including unwired schools, crowded classes, teacher shortages, overflowing universities, and the need to relate testing to what's being taught.
More radio spots, which have ...
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Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
The drivers license is perhaps the most recognized rite of passage in a teenager's life. But experts are scratching their heads trying to figure out why so few young Americans are snapping up that plastic symbol of freedom.
According to a report on Marketplace, National Public Radio's daily business report, "The ...
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Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
WHETHER to continue driving is often a disturbing question for seniors and their families. As we age, changes in our vision, mobility, alertness and reaction time can affect our driving ability and safety. We can safely adapt to these limitations but not always. When is it time to stop driving ...
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Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
A major insurance company has ranked Topeka seventh in a listing of the nation's safest cities for driving.
Allstate Insurance agent Patrick Weissbeck presented Mayor Bill Bunten and the city with an award for the city's rank in Allstate's inaugural "America's Best Drivers Report" during a news conference Tuesday afternoon.
The study ...
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