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2010 Buick LaCrosse: Looks like a Lexus

An attractive, premium-looking sedan pulled up, and for a moment I thought I had been given the wrong car — a Lexus. But no, it was the 2010 Buick LaCrosse, with Lexus-like styling, that caused the confusion. Complete Story...

A look at the 2010 Buick LaCrosse

2010 Buick LaCrosse CXS

A look at the 2010 Nissan Armada

2010 Nissan Armada Titanium 4X4

2010 Nissan Armada is 1 big SUV

Large sport utility vehicles aren't as fashionable as they once were. So today's buyers of big SUVs are apt to be the people who really need them — for towing horse trailers, boats and motorhomes and for carrying large groups of people.

Stuck Mars rover makes first move in months

For the first time in seven months, the Mars rover moved.

A look at the 2010 BMW 650i Convertible

2010 BMW 650i Convertible

2010 BMW 650i convertible is a grand tourer

The model year on the BMW 650i is 2010, but this lengthy, smooth-riding, luxury coupe and convertible feel a bit like yesteryear.

A look at the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox FWD LTZ

2010 Chevrolet Equinox FWD LTZ

2010 Chevrolet Equinox SUV refined, stylish

Chevrolet's sport utility vehicle named for the first day of spring had a rebirth this year, and the resulting 2010 Equinox is the best ever.

A look at the 2010 Audi S4 quattro MT6 Sedan

2010 Audi S4 quattro MT6 sedan

Audi's performance S4 drops its V-8 for 2010

You don't see this very often: a car company dropping a V-8 engine from a performance car and replacing it with a V-6. But German automaker Audi does it in its 2010 S4 compact sedan.

A look at the 2010 VW Golf

2010 VW Golf TDI 4-Dr

Iconic VW Golf revised for sixth generation

The sixth-generation Volkswagen Golf, heralded by European automotive media as World Car of the Year, finally comes to U.S. showrooms this fall and instantly is the most fuel-efficient, non-hybrid compact car for 2010.

A look at the 2010 Mazdaspeed3

2010 Mazdaspeed3

Mazdaspeed 3 is a hot, youthful hatchback

How much does fun and youthful spirit cost these days?

Rusting relic faces a tight river voyage in Ohio

Steam-driven paddle wheel towboats once plied Midwestern rivers by the hundreds, pushing barges to feed the nation's industrial appetite for coal and steel.

A look at the 2010 Lexis IS 350C

2010 Lexus IS 350C

Toyota Prius stays on top in mileage

There's no sunroof available in the latest Lexus IS cars. But no one is going to complain.

A look at the 2010 Toyota Prius

2010 Toyota Prius V

Toyota Prius stays on top in mileage

There's a little something extra for car buyers who have their hearts set on top fuel mileage in the Toyota Prius. But they'd better not get tired of the car's wedge shape.

A look at the 2010 Subaru Legacy

2010 Subaru Legacy 2.5i Premium

Subaru's 2010 Legacy low in price, tops in mileage

Subaru's Legacy mid-size sedan grew for 2010, but its price tag didn't.

A look at the 2010 Jaguar XFR

2010 Jaguar XFR

Jaguar's fastest XF handsome, seductive, powerful

The 2010 Jaguar XFR is what a Jaguar should be — sleek, fast and handsome.

A look at the 2010 Acura TSX

2010 Acura TSX

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Incredible Concept Bike Folds Down to Size of One Wheel
Source: gajitz.com

If you've ever had to lug a bike with you onto the train or bus, or up a steep flight of stairs, you can probably understand the appeal of lightweight folding bikes. But most of them are too light-weight to handle the demands of serious riders.

Dolmen with wheel petroglyphs found near Villupuram
Source: Hindu

A big dolmen with four petroglyphs that portray men with tridents and a wheel with spokes has been found at Kollur, near Tirukoilur, 35 km from Villupuram in Tamil Nadu. This is the second time that a dolmen with petroglyphs has been found in Tamil Nadu.

Trucker flips his rig after masturbating while driving
Source: thelocal.se

A German trucker suspected of driving under the influence of drugs crashed his vehicle near Borås in western Sweden on Tuesday. He subsequently admitted to masturbating at the time of the accident.

11 million Brits have had sex in their car
Source: The Sun Newspaper Online

BONKING Brits are turning their cars into love mobiles - after it was revealed 11MILLION of them have had sex in their motors. Those living in the South West are the most likely to get their lovemaking into gear - with almost half admitting to get randy behind the wheel.

School officials prevent potentially-disastrous traffic accident
Source: austriantimes.at

A female teacher and a male school director prevented a potentially-disastrous traffic accident this morning (Fri) by stopping a school bus after the driver became incapacitated.

A Wisconsin Welcome??!!

If you work for the WISCONSIN Department of Tourism, get ready to SHUDDER! This how YOUR State Patrol Officers exemplify a Wisconsin Welcome!! A Wisconsin Welcome??!!

4-Year-Old Behind Wheel As Car Hits Storefront
Source: KIRO TV

A 4-year-old boy was behind the wheel of a parked car that rolled from a parking lot into a street and into a storefront in Tacoma Thursday morning.

Wagner's granddaughter avoids accident as driver dies at wheel
Source: thelocal.de

The new head of Germany's famed Bayreuth opera festival, Katharina Wagner, narrowly avoided an auto accident early on Friday morning when she took the wheel after the driver of the car suffered a heart attack and died.

25 Ways To Suppress Truth - The Rules of Disinformation - Michael Sweeney.pdf
Source: prernalal.com

Built upon Thirteen Techniques for Truth Suppression by David Martin, the following may be useful to the initiate in the world of dealing with truth, lies, and suppression of truth when serious crimes are studied in public forums.

AbeBooks: Found in Books
Source: abebooks.com

Be careful what you use as a bookmark.

Jake-the-dog Sporting New Wheels
Source:

Okay, if you're not a dog-person, or a person who understands dog-people, this story is going to seem insane. Enjoy a hearty laugh, and move-on to the next story.

Men, Have You Ever Been Proposed To? How Well Did You Handle It?

I've been caught flat-footed before by the surprise proposal. No it doesn't just happen to women, it happens to men too, and we often don't handle it any better than you gals do. I must admit that I handled it about as poorly as anyone I've ever heard of.

Getting Teenagers Home Safely
Source: The New York Times

There are few things more anxiety-inducing for parents than watching their children learn to drive — and for good reason. Even the most mature teenager can take ill-advised risks, and inexperience behind the wheel can be deadly.

Girl Stuck In Steering Wheel -
Source: TurnTo23.com

"Angelica Perez, 4, got her head wedged in the steering wheel of her family's catering truck parked in southeast Bakersfield."

High-Tech Invitations Take Your Mind Off Road
Source: The New York Times

DETROIT — Drivers have never had so many distractions tempting them to take their eyes off the road and their hands off the wheel.

World's largest ferris wheel debuts in Singapore
Source: Reuters

The world's largest ferris wheel, the Singapore Flyer, made its first spin on Monday, offering passengers a bird's eye view of the city-state as well as parts of neighboring Malaysia and Indonesia.

Instant Karma's Gonna Get You...

I'm not really a believer in karma, too many horrible people are doing too well for me to put much faith in it. But occasionally something comes along that is so apt that it seems like karmic justice.

The Wheel Has Been Reinvented
Source: Telegraph

The Crossbreed Collapsible Wheel, invented by Duncan Fitzsimons, a London-based industrial design engineer, has been shortlisted for the fifth Saatchi & Saatchi Award for World Changing Ideas.

Dolphins Finally Invent Wheel
Source: metacafe.com

When you spend your life in the water, I guess you tend to develop a good intuition for its subtleties.

Quotes from Andy Rooney about the greatness of older women - Susun Weed
Source: menopause-metamorphosis.com

Andy Rooney says: As I grow in age, I value older women most of all. Here are just a few reasons why.

Troll, It's a Dog's Life

Dogs are not contemplative, they live very much in the now. One of the many good things about that is that dogs are seldom fatuous, practically never given to feeling sorry for themselves.

Rite of Passage

A young fellow at work, he's 32, went to the hospital with 3 kidney stones this past Monday. He's going to be fine, he's passed 2 and he's back home waiting for the last one. I've had kidney stones myself and I really have sympathy for him.

The Guilty Man Flees Where No Man Pursues

40 years ago, this coming June, I got my drivers license. It was probably the proudest day of my young life. It took me three whole days to get in trouble.

Would You Tell Me If I Had A Boogie In My Mustache? (Poll)

I hesitated to bring this up, I thought about it for...probably 30, even 40 seconds, and then I started laughing. Of course I'm going to bring it up! Alpha Dog can write an article about frozen vomit, then I can write one about boogers.

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