Why your next car may not have a spare wheel (/tire - don't get a flat on a Chevrolet Cruze Eco)
Why your next car may not have a spare wheelAFP Relax – Wed, May 25, 2011 Chevrolet has chosen to remove the spare wheel from one of its US models, opting instead to include a puncture repair kit, just as Michelin announces a tire that can't puncture -- does this mean the end of the spare wheel? A long-held fixture in today's cars, spare wheels are little thought about but often essential, especially when a long distance from home. Statistics suggest European drivers suffer a puncture every 75,000 kilometers on European roads, although the number falls to every 3,000 km...
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 06:41:24 PM
Tires and Train Wheels
...So there I was, tooling along I-20 through Tuscaloosa, AL. The MS state line was only 71 miles away. It was early afternoon and I was already thinking about what I was going to fix myself for dinner when I got home. Then all hell broke loose...
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 06:41:24 PM
China: complaints on US chicken dumping justified (Chinese tire, now U.S. chicken)
China: complaints on US chicken dumping justified Sun Sep 27, 3:26 am ET BEIJING (AFP) – China said Sunday it had grounds to start a formal anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation into American chicken meat imports, as tensions persist following President Hu Jintao's visit to the US. The Commerce Ministry announcement said an initial examination that began two weeks ago into domestic chicken producers' concerns had grounds and officials would now formally investigate the US imports. "The ministry had carefully evaluated the applications... and decided to start an investigation into unfair trade practices such as dumping and subsidies of chicken products...
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 06:41:24 PM
We Have a Tire Track On Our Chest": President Obama Faces Possible Rebellion of House Democrats
The president's liberal allies on health care reform have a message for the president: Don't think you can drop the public option without a fight. "If the president thinks we're gonna get the votes without the public option, he's got another think coming," Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-NY, told ABC News. "That won't pass the House." Over the weekend, the President seemed to change his tone on whether a final health care reform bill had to include a public option -- something that just two months ago, he indicated was a deal-breaker.
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 06:41:24 PM
Maryland circuit court judge admits he deflated courthouse worker's tire over parking spot
A circuit court judge has acknowledged he deflated a tire on a car parked in a restricted area near his courthouse earlier this week. But he isn't apologizing. Charles County Judge Robert C. Nalley told station WUSA on Wednesday that he let out the air because leaving notes for those parked illegally isn't effective. The chief administrative judge for Maryland's 7th Circuit said Nalley told him what he had done on Monday. Judge William D. Missouri suggested to The Washington Post that Nalley might be sanctioned. The owner of the car, Jean Washington, works part-time at the courthouse in La...
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 06:41:24 PM
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