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GM's bid for publicity happens to be of larger interest to me, given my interest in football ( see my other blog ). The hybrid buses wi...
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PRQ#8: Heather Mosely
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Hybrid market predicted to increase by KPMG survey
It's like predicting that the sun will rise tomorrow. Of course, all such predictions are based on fuel costs, and that's a very vo...
Leg warmer comparison review
Leg Warmers like arm warmers are one of those things that roadies know about but a lot of mtn bikers don't. The warmers are the perfect...
Hybrid buses to be used in Washington
GM announced it is providing 50 new hybrid vehicles by the end of March for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. The new hyb...
Google in China
Posted by Andrew McLaughlin, senior policy counsel Google users in China today struggle with a service that, to be blunt, isn't very goo...
Property hotspots in Mallorca
This year’s property hotspots in Mallorca will be business premises and middle-priced holiday homes.The shortage of business premises in Pal...
It's all about reputation
It's interesting how consumer reports rates ford and GM lower than JD Powers does in quality and reliability. But the point is made in t...
Bush tells Ford and GM to build better cars
Makes a lot of sense to me. The reason Ford and GM are suffering right now is they build cars that aren't as good as their competitors. ...
Ford's Hybrid Research Vehicle
On Wednesday, Ford revealed it's ethanol hybrid at hte Washington Auto Show. It's a mixture of hybrid technology with a twist. Inste...
Watching NBA Games on Google Video
Posted by Nelson Cheng, Business Product Manager by day, Sports Enthusiast by night I first started following basketball during the era of M...
Just getting out the door
Today was a real victory for me. The plan called for sprints+3hrs on the bike. I did the 3hrs but not the sprints. It never got above 32 de...
Ford plans on investing more in hybrid vehicles as part of it's "Way Forward"
In Ford's plan, called "Way Forward", they are planning on new product investments, including hybrids and crossovers. This wou...
Putting a stop to spyware
Posted by Elizabeth Echols, Director of Policy, Global Online Sales and Operations We're really excited to tell you about StopBadware.o...
New post at Biking Hub
Check out part 1 of my article on being a weight weenie. Part two goes up in a few days. This is one of those subject areas that I've ...
The problem with being a focused person
I like being able to focus on one thing at at time. My training program goes along those lines as there are blocks of days where I train an...
Property development in the French Alps
It is not every ski resort that has a large, colourful Picasso sculpture of a woman's head in the middle of its village, with other mode...
New year, new imagery
Posted by Chikai Ohazama, Google Earth Team We're always trying to improve the imagery in Google Earth and Google Local , but our lates...
And now, News
Posted by Krishna Bharat, Creator, Google News We're taking Google News out of beta! When we launched the English-language edition in S...
Australia holiday home property
The holiday home property wave has broken but, for the time being at least, living on millionaires' row means there won't be a wipe...
Are hybrid vehicles worth it?
CNet had an article on the downside of hybrid technology . Automakers are not seeing a lot of profit from their investment (so far) and fee...
Accelerated Composites Aptera to get 330 mpg
But would anyone buy it? The Aptera is a three wheeled concept car with an aerodynamic design that makes it look more like a small plane. ...
It's in the mail...
Posted by Aaron Whyte, Gmail Engineer Our shipment of delete buttons finally came in! We're busy affixing them to the Gmail interface ...
Afternoon Delight
My wife and I were planning on meeting for lunch today and she suggested a rendevouz of another kind. I know what you're thinking. And...
Long term test of Extreme Simple Green
If you read my preliminary review of Extreme Simple Green several weeks ago, you'll recall that I started soaking a chain in the stuff o...
A resolution for well-being
From time to time, the resident physician at Google headquarters weighs in with her thoughts on healthy living. This is not medical advice, ...
Hybrid Cars reviews the concept cars from the Detroit Auto Show
Hybrid Cars has put up a preview of the hybrid cars being shown at the Detroit Auto Show . The hybrids include the Mitsubishi Concept-CT, T...
2006 Mercury Mariner Review
The 2006 Mercury Mariner Review by AutoWee k. Not very flattering on noise levels and the way it drives, but does complement the hybrid tec...
Feel the power
The other day in the cold I was doing some ME (muscle endurance) intervals. Low cadence, high gear work up a hill. It is amazing how big a g...
Want a recap on hybrids?
Then you'll want to read this story on hybrids from SA . It recaps the SUVs that are available today and points out all the versions th...
More character building
Sub 30s 30mph wind gusts some sleet My feet still froze. This time I had some Windetex booties then some toe covers on top of those and ...
NY to promote the use of hybrid vehicles
In a press release ( 01.16.2006 NY Press Release ) Governor George E. Patakii outlined his plan for promoting hybrid vehicle use. These inc...
Open federation for Google Talk
Posted by Mike Jazayeri, Product Manager, Google Talk We've just announced open federation for the Google Talk service. What does that ...
New post at biking hub
My weekly entry just went up at the Biking Hub Weight loss article So far it is working. I was 139 a few weeks ago and am down to 134-135. ...
Toughness training
35 and rainy this morning. I had to try it. Days like today are not for training aerobic or anaerobic pathways, etc. It's about mental t...
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