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Toyota signs new three-year deal with AFC Champion Indianapolis Colts
nfl.football-media.net via @sportsforyou &bull 50 Minutes AgoAfter a successful one-year partnership this past football season, the AFC champion Indianapolis Colts and Toyota have signed a new three-year contract which maintains the automaker's status as "Official Vehicle of the Indianapolis Colts." Our Central Indiana Toyota dealers are… Full Story »
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Commissioner says Shelby County Mayor Joe Ford uses delay tactic The Commercial Appeal
www.commercialappeal.com via @PlanetFordGuy &bull 4 Hours AgoThe administration of Interim Shelby County Mayor Joe Ford plans to wait until late April to present a proposed budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1. County Commissioner Mike Carpenter says the schedule is meant to prevent difficult… Full Story »
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Toyota CEO appears on Letterman to apologize
www.japanprobe.com via @alatown &bull 5 Hours AgoThis entry was posted on Friday, March 12th, 2010 at 10:58 am and is filed under General Japan. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response.… Full Story »
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OT President's Plan For Revamping Civil Service?
www.motorsforum.com via @motorsfan &bull TodayThe new administration wanted the government to run more like a business. The president's advisers had plenty of ideas: Get rid of the General Schedule, the 15-grade pay system that links pay to longevity. Free managers from complex personnel rules,… Full Story »
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Nat Ford Defies Gavin: Sunday, Extended Weekday Parking Meters Back On Table: News: SFAppeal
sfappeal.com via @sfappeal &bull YesterdayNathaniel P. Ford, Sr., is just like you: he's hanging on, waiting for better times just over the horizon. But unlike you, Nathaniel P. Ford, Sr., is director of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, which will reduce service by… Full Story »
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California boosts bond deal to $2.5 billion amid strong investor demand
LA Times - Up to Speed &bull Yesterday
California, by contrast, paid a yield of about 5.7% on a 26-year bond in this week's deal. That yield is exempt from federal and state income tax, so it's equivalent to a much higher taxable yield for high-income investors. Lockyer… Full Story »
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Traffic fatalities drop to record low
Consumer Reports - Cars Blog &bull Yesterday
Traffic fatalities in 2009 reached the lowest level since 1954, according to preliminary statistics from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The estimated toll for 2009 fell to 33,963 deaths, a drop of almost 9 percent from 2008's tally of 37,261… Full Story »
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Toyota hands over safety warning memo
www.theaustralian.com.au via @australian &bull YesterdayTOYOTA has been forced to hand over to US congressional investigators a "smoking gun" memo produced by its own factory workers that warned management as far back as 2006 of systemic threats to car safety. The two-page memo, drafted by a group of long-term Toyota employees and sent directly to Toyota's then-president Katsuaki Watanabe in 2006, condemns "safety sacrifices" made by the company in pursuit of profit. It highlights the inadequate… Full Story »
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Videos Show Prius Will Stop
The Auto Prophet &bull Yesterday
Leith Toyota's (Raleigh, NC) service director, Rodney Britt, has posted a home made video starring Shawn Witek, general manager. Witek shows how you can stop a 2008 Prius which has its throttle pedal mashed to the floor, using the neutral… Full Story »
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Women in Business, Jobs, Women Entrepreneurs, Women in the News: News On Women: Laura Soave Named Head of the Fiat Brand in North America for Chrysler
newsonwomen.typepad.com via @HelenPickard &bull YesterdayChrysler Group LLC appointed Laura Soave to lead the Fiat Brand for North America. Laura had been with Volkswagen of America where she most recently was the General Manager of Experiential Marketing leading consumer marketing initiatives. Read more in the… Full Story »
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InterAcademy Council to Conduct Independent Review of the UN IPCC's Processes and Procedures at Request of United Nations and IPCC
Green Car Congress &bull Yesterday
The United Nations Secretary General and the Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) announced have asked the InterAcademy Council (IAC) to conduct an independent review of the IPCC's processes and procedures to further strengthen the quality of... Full Story »
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California's cash balance higher than expected in February
LA Times - Up to Speed &bull Yesterday
General fund revenues were $480 million higher than the 2010-11 budget had projected, the controller's office said. Corporate tax revenues exceeded estimates by 89.2%, or $119 million, and sales tax beat projections by 17.9%, or $544 million. Personal income tax… Full Story »
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Hummer Plant Reopens For a Final, Huge Fleet Order
Gas 2.0 &bull Mar 10, 2010
Hummer is another one of General Motor's zombie brands that will likely soon cease to exist (if no last minute buyer steps up). The builder of gas-guzzling SUV's was thought to have been saved when Chinese construction company Sichuan Tengzhong,… Full Story »
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Nissan has a grand plan for full-size van
Detroit Free Press &bull Mar 10, 2010
Nissan will challenge General Motors' and Ford stranglehold on the market for full-size vans when it unveils its big NV today. Full Story »
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cisco says new router to "forever change the internet" the question is 'when': Tech Ticker, Yahoo! Finance
finance.yahoo.com via @31creative &bull Mar 10, 2010Editor's note: Cisco made headlines today announcing a next generation router that will revolutionize the internet by increasing downloads to unheard of speeds. It enables the entire printed collection of the Library of Congress to be downloaded in just over one second; every man, woman and child in China to make a video call, simultaneously; and every motion picture ever created to be streamed in less than four minutes. Tech Ticker interviewed Kelly Ahuja, Cisco Senior Vice President and General Manager… Full Story »
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Ford plans new car every 12-18 months
www.tradingmarkets.com via @toddkrafty &bull Mar 10, 2010Ford Motor Co. launched its small car Figo in India on Tuesday. Joseph Hinrichs, who was recently appointed as the company's president for Asia-Pacific and Africa, and Michael Boneham, president and managing director of Ford India Pvt. Ltd, talk about the road ahead for the firm. Hinrichs: The Figo launch is a culmination of years of work, from Indian engineers to our manufacturing team in Chennai. The opportunity that we have for Ford in India is a special one as the Indian auto market will continue to grow and we… Full Story »
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Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme: Rea goes back to school
www.fim-live.com via @FIM_live &bull Mar 10, 2010Jonathan Rea, who races for the Hannspree Ten Kate Honda team in the FIM Superbike World Championship went back to school in Northern Ireland to take part in a Honda School of Dreams workshop for nine to 13-year-olds and education… Full Story »
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Layoffs at Exelixis Inc., Ford Motor Credit Co., Preferred Health Systems, Jackson Health System, and General Dynamics Robotics Systems
www.recessionwire.com via @EarnByHelping &bull Mar 10, 2010The Jackson Health System in Florida is considering cutting a whopping 4,500 jobs and two hospitals to close its budget gapIn San Francisco, bio-tech company Exelixis Inc will cut 270 jobs, currently 40 percent of their workforceIn Tennessee, Ford Motor… Full Story »
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Jack Conway For United States Senate!
www.democratsenators.org via @HammieHamHam &bull Mar 9, 2010We need your help to elect Jack Conway to represent us in the United States Senate! How can you "Back Jack"? There are a number of ways to get involved. Volunteer at the campaign office or at events. Would you… Full Story »
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State sets preliminary yields on big muni bond deal
LA Times - Up to Speed &bull Mar 9, 2010
The shorter-term yields would be below what the state paid on tax-free general obligation bonds at a $1.3-billion sale in early October. But the longer-term yields would be above what buyers got in that sale, reflecting upward pressure on longer-term… Full Story »
