For $10, $20, Clearing Cars and Walks, in a Flash - New York Times (East Stratton)

For $10, $20, Clearing Cars and Walks, in a Flash - New York Times
Mr. Claborn and his shovel were a popular duo on the Upper West Side on Tuesday morning. Between 8:30 and 9 a.m., he had dug out five cars, pocketing $10 or $20 for each one. He was busy freeing a Hyundai imprisoned by a wall of snow when he was summoned
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Ford plans to offer fuel-saving 'start-stop' system in 2012 - Detroit Free Press
Ford said today that it plans to introduce fuel-saving start-stop technology on many vehicles starting in 2012 and will show the feature in January at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Generally, start-stop systems save fuel by turning
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Ford to Include Auto Start-Stop Technology to All Cars by 2012 - Industry Week
A technology developed by Ford nearly seven years ago will finally find its way into U.S. cars in 2012. The automaker announced that its Auto Start-Stop system, which turns off a car’s engine when it comes to a stop, will be added to non-hybrid vehicles
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Eugene Kerik Garfield, founded railway for travelers and their cars, dies at 74 - The State
MIAMI — Eugene Kerik Garfield, a government attorney-turned-pioneering-railroad-entrepreneur, changed the way millions of Americans travel with a simple premise: You can take your car with you on vacation, without having to drive it there. From that idea
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Sore-backed Newark Mayor Cory Booker uses Twitter to rescue citizens, dig out cars, deliver diapers - New York Daily News
Trapped in Newark after Blizzard 2010? Mayor Cory Booker wants to rescue you - and he's only a tweet away. Booker has been tweeting up a storm , personally responding to tweets from citizens stranded by snowed-over streets. For days, Newark's hero mayor
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Three Prichard police cars burn, along with stolen SV, after chase; suspect gets away - Everything Alabama Blog
PRICHARD, Ala. -- A police chase of a stolen sport utility vehicle ended with three Prichard police cars and the stolen vehicle burned in a dry, grassy field Tuesday night, authorities said. No one was injured, and the suspect escaped capture, Prichard
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Malaysia's Proton Sees Promising Future for Electric Cars in Asia - EV World
BAHARU -- In view of escalating oil prices and depleting reserves, the world's auto giants are in the race to produce hybrid cars powered by a combination of combustion engine and electric motor. National carmaker Proton Holdings Bhd, however, takes a
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Hyundai, Volkswagen top safe-car list - Chicago Sun-Times
Hyundai, Kia and Volkswagen head the insurance industry’s annual list of the safest new vehicles, often consulted by safety-minded consumers looking for a new car. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recognized 66 vehicles with its “top safety
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