BANGLADESHIS REACT The rise of suicidal militancy and the current political situation have shaken the nation. People have started questionin...

Why it's hard to focus on cycling when you are a regular joe

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How I Got to Google, Ch. 2: Tale of a T-shirt

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Autoweek interviews Ford's new hybrid chief

Nancy Gioia as the new director of Ford Motor Co.'s Sustainable Mobility Technologies and Hybrid Vehicle Programs was interviewed by Aut...

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Posted by Mike Jazayeri, Google Talk Product Manager The rainy season and short days are back in full swing in the Pacific Northwest and th...

Investing in real estate

For an increasing number of consumers, property investment is widely regarded as being an integral part of their pension portfolio. Proper...

New features for the 2006 Toyota Prius

At PriusChat , a list of the new features is available on the 2006 Toyota Prius. A shortened look at what's new: * New head and taillig...

Over 65 property market

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TODAY'S LINKS * Bangladesh bombs - blog buzz * Fear of Islamic state in Bangladesh grows after bombers target. * TV becomes new weapon ...

Assemblyman John Benoit, R - Palm Desert goes hybrid

Trading in his V-8 sedan for a Toyota Highland Hybrid is Assemblyman John Benoit's attempt to go greener. "The recent rise in gas p...

LIFE WITHOUT MUSIC Its Saudi blogger Alhamedi again having a critical look at the Saudi fundamentalist's view of music and their oppres...

BIRD FLU ALERT! From the 'Bird Flu Alert in Bangladesh!!' blog: Bird flu is now the greatest health crisis both for humans and bird...

THE MILITANT MAYHEM CONTINUES IN BANGLADESH Wake up! Suicide bombing has arrived in Bangladesh. The militants have done it recently killing...

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH INDIA ON TRIGGER HAPPY BSF Indian border security force (BSF) had become famous for 'killing one Bangladeshi every fi...

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A billboard in El Segundo, CA estimates the fuel savings

Toyota Billboard Marks 100 Million Gallons of Gas Saved by Driving Hybrids -- press release from Toyota November 28, 2005 - Torrance, CA - W...

Initial review Jtek Engineering Shiftmate

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Thanks Mr. T

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Restrictions on motorists proposed in the Dallas-Fort Worth area

According to an AP report, in an effort to meet tougher 2010 federal ozone standards deadlines, planners in the Dallas-Fort Worth area are p...

Nissan cautious about producing hybrids

Even though Nissan is launching a new hybrid car next year for sale in the United States, CEO Carlos Ghosn remains cautious about the produc...

UTOPIA OR REALITY? "The world we are fighting for — a world where an Imam teaches a Rabbi words from the Holy Koran to comfort a young ...

TODAY'S LINKS * What the Muslim world needs is more chapatti . * Martyr's sexual rewards . * Fear, protections and loopholes in the ...

A SHORT HISTORY OF THE IRAQI BLOGGERS Iraqi blogger Hassan collates a factual history of the Iraqi bloggers from 2002 till-to-date. Iraqi B...

PERILS OF TECHNOLOGY Iranian blogger Hoder was refused re-entry to US from Canada after the US customs and border security officials read hi...

CTV.ca busts eight myths about hybrids

Myth #1: I will save a lot of money by driving a hybrid car Costs at the pump will not save you the difference in the cost of the car. Add ...

Serving up an Epic

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BANGLADESH BLOGOSPHERE ON ABU HENA'S EXPULSION FROM BNP The hottest topic of the town was the expulsion of ruling Bangladesh Nationalist...

THE SWORD IS MIGHTIER Simon Denyer writes in Boston.com : "Outside Iraq, Bangladesh is one of the most dangerous places in the world to...

Happy Thanksgiving from Sonic

So we were going to go to my parents new place in Myrtle Beach for Thanksgiving. They just retired their literally last week. But their ho...

Chamber of Congress suggesting a tax on mileage

It seems the federal Highway Trust Fund is runninng out of money and so the Chamber of Congress is suggesting a new federal tax based on mil...

Toyota's sales of hybrid vehicles passes the half million mark

Toyota announced on Friday it had surpassed 513,000 hybrid vehicles sold worldwide since it started selling the gasoline-electric hybrid in...

West Burlington, PA looks to cut costs by buying a hybrid

The Northern Tier Solid Waste Authority in West Burlington, PA purchased a hybrid 2006 Honda Civic. The authority's other vehicle is a F...

Tax credits and tax deductions

"Buying a hybrid vehicle will not save you money in the long run." And that's because hybrids tend to cost (on average) $3000 ...

Thanks Victoria doodlers!

Posted by Dennis Hwang, Webmaster and Google Doodler . Last week Google opened our new office in the Victoria area of London, and to mark th...

Why buy a hybrid?

Patrick Bedard at car and driver lets readers in on a little secret about buying a hybrid. It's not about the money saved, it's abo...

TODAY'S LINKS * Blog etiquette for newspapers. * The Mongolian government wants to change the Mongolian language from the Cyrillic to ...

NYC now has hybrid taxis

In an effort to help clean up the air in NYC (ranked third worst in 2004), hybrid taxis can now be seen on the city streets. As part of the...

SOUTH ASIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK The South Asian International Film Festival ( SAIFF ) is a not-for-profit organization d...

VATICAN MEET AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano In this photo released by Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope benedict XVI excha...

TOWARDS UNITY OR CHAOS? (Picture courtesy: The daily Star ) Yesterday can be a turning point of Bangladesh politics, which is bound to shap...

GLOBAL VOICES WIN 'Global voices online' has won the jury’s choice for the Best Journalistic Blog in English from Deutsche Welle, ...

HARRY POTTER'S BANGLADESH CONNECTION The latest film of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire casts two Banglades...

Don't drop while you shop

Posted by Jessica Lee, Associate Product Manager There's bravery, and then there's hitting the mall the day after Thanksgiving, also...

Minivans and SUVs

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Honda Civic 2006

Honda will give the Toyota Prius a run for it's money this year with a slick new look to it's Civic hybrid. The EPA estimates of 50...

Confidence in property

Confidence in the housing market has picked up so far in November, with sellers raising asking prices by 0.8%, figures showed today.Accordin...

Ford Hybrid Patrol

It seems driving a hybrid in south today (Nov 22, 2005) San Francisco could pay off with a ticket, only this time it's not going to hurt...

Hybrid Rentals in Las Vegas

After noticing how bad the smog was in LA, Jeff Pink decided "We've got to do something about this (air pollution) or we're goi...

Hong Kong property investment

Macquarie Goodman Group plans to launch a Hong Kong real estate investment vehicle in 2006, chairman David Clarke told the industrial proper...

RACISM IN SAUDI ARABIA Saudi blogger " The Religious Policemen " on racism: ....up until now, we've been one of the most rabid...

BLOG OF AN EXILED JOURNALIST I have discovered the blog of the exiled Bangladeshi journalist Saleem Samad, who was granted political asylum...

TODAY'S LINKS * The partnership between Grameen & Nokia will expand the Village Phone network in Africa. * Music: On a ship to Bang...

Putting skills training into practice

So I've been trying to put into practice what I learned from Gene Hamilton at Better Ride . I've been practicing at least once a wee...

Driving a hybrid has it's perks

According to the MercuryNews, driving a hybrid in california can have it's perks. 75,000 permits are being issued (27,000 have been iss...

Keep it simple

Edmunds.com blog is letting you know about Ford's "keep it simple" program. The Ford Escape hybrid and the Mercury Mariner hy...

Interest in hybrids is growing

"Fuel economy is the biggest issue that drives people to hybrids," said Mike Chung, an analyst with consumer automotive Web site E...

Dedication

Was at the gym today and ran into Missy. She is racing on a road squad at the elite level. She's lifting and riding between 8-13 hrs a ...

2005 Toyota Prius

The Toyota Prius delivers on it's promise of cleaner with more power in it's second generation. With eye-popping mileage, it has a ...

Formula One to go hybrid?

BAR Honda boss Nick Fry said energy efficiency was now a more important goal in design than the push for pure power and predicted the huge i...

MY WAY OR HIGHWAY Adda posts some thoughts on the nature of the Bangladeshis. He says: As Bangladeshi, we faithfully practice, "Either...

SINGAPORE PHOTOS Finally I have managed to upload some photos of Singapore in Flickr. Check them out.

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