Feb 15
Published on 1/27/2012 George Follmer, who has competed in virtually every form of auto racing, and five-time SCCA national champion Don Knowles were honored by the Road Racing Drivers Club in Daytona, Fla., on Wednesday. Follmer was given the 2012 Phil Hill Award, which has been presented annually since 1993 to the person who the …
Feb 13
The Great Central U.S. ShakeOut is an annual event intended to raise awareness about what to do in the event of a major earthquake. Steve Besemer of the Missouri Emergency Management Agency says in Missouri and Illinois, more than 900,000 people, most of them students, participated in today’s drill. He says if an earthquake hits, …
Feb 07
A winter wind storm or ice storm can sometimes knock out power around Southwest Washington, leaving homes cold and dark. While Clark Public Utilities has line workers available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to restore power as fast as possible, it’s still a good plan to have a home emergency-disaster kit ready …
Jan 30
January 7 (AP) South Carolina freshman Damien Leonard lined up from 3-point range when Anthony Davis took off from the paint to block it. It’s yet another sign that Davis and the rest of Kentucky’s athletic underclassmen will give the entire Southeastern Conference fits. "He had one foot in the paint and still blocked my …
Jan 24
TATA Manza Price in India,Feature and Specification Tata Manza ELAN Quadrajet BS IV Engine Engine Type :- Diesel Engine Engine Description :- 1248 cc engine,4 cylinder,Common Rail,Diesel No. of Cylinders :- 4 Maximum Power :- 90 PS@ 4000 rpm Maximum Torque :- 200 Nm @ 1750-3000 rpm Valves Per Cylinder :- 4 Fuel Supply System …
Jan 23
BANNED in Pittsburgh? Controversy over a new advertising campaign by Trojan, the condom maker, has trickled down to the local level, with television stations in Pittsburgh roundly refusing to show it, and stations in Seattle giving it the green light. When Trojan introduced the condom commercial last month, it was rejected as national advertising by …
Jan 19
THE tougher the battle, the greater Jono Lance's prospects are of winning the vacant flyhalf role for the Queensland Reds' Super Rugby season-opener next month against the Waratahs. Lance is one of several young playmakers auditioning for Quade Idol, a scrap to determine who will stand in for Quade Cooper until he returns from a …
Jan 16
Housing Visions: A Continuum of Care is seeking donations for its annual Point in Time Count of homeless persons in Catawba County. The project is a U.S. Census effort to document how many homeless persons live in the area. Each homeless person participating in the count receives an 8-by-10-foot tarp, alcohol-free mouth wash, new or …
Jan 09
I was scanning through some YouTube videos and came across someone that put together a rubbing alcohol heater. The purpose of this was to have a portable, ready-to-go device in case you need emergency heat in a situation such as a vehicle breakdown in the middle of winter. I really questioned how well this “rubbing alcohol …