| Director of Chrysler museum in Norfolk to retire |
Sep 25th, 2013 |
NORFOLK, Va. -- The director of the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk plans to retire next year.William J. Hennessey will be 66 when he retires on Oct. 3, 2014. The museum is expected to reopen by then following a $24 million expansion and renovation.Hennessey tells The Virginian-Pilot (http://bit.ly/19CE9QW ) that it would be the ideal time for a transition to new leadership. Museum board ...
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| Sports cars glamour usher in Bond novel |
Sep 25th, 2013 |
FLANKED by vintage sports cars and glamorous flight attendants, author William Boyd has unveiled the new James Bond novel, Solo, in which he opts for a 1960s settings for 007's ...
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| UPDATE 1-Auto parts retailer AutoZone same-store sales miss estimates |
Sep 25th, 2013 |
Wed Sep 25, 2013 10:58am EDT * Same-store sales up just 1 pct in fourth quarter * Quarterly profit $10.42/share vs est $10.34 By Bijoy Anandoth Koyitty Sept 25 (Reuters) - Auto parts retailer AutoZone Inc's quarterly same-store sales missed estimates as a recovering U.S. economy encouraged more consumers to buy new vehicles instead of repairing existing ones. The company's same-store ...
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| Dozens of cars derail when 3 freight trains collide in Texas 4 crewmembers hurt |
Sep 25th, 2013 |
AMARILLO, Texas - Three freight trains have collided in Texas, derailing up to 30 cars and leaving four crewmembers hurt including two with critical injuries. The Department of Public Safety says the accident happened before dawn Wednesday just east of Amarillo. Sr. Trooper Chris Ray says an eastbound train rear-ended a stopped train, and that a westbound train then collided with the two-train ...
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| Travelers Launching Low Cost Segmented Product in New Personal Auto Strategy |
Sep 25th, 2013 |
The Travelers Companies Inc. is adopting a new strategy to become more price-competitive in personal auto insurance. Travelers’ CEO Jay Fishman explained his company’s personal auto strategy at the Barclays Capital Global Financial Services Conference in New York last week. Travelers said it will begin launching a new private passenger automobile product — called Quantum Auto ...
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| US durable goods edge higher boosted by cars |
Sep 25th, 2013 |
Orders for long-lasting US manufactured goods edged higher in August and gave a signal that the factory sector gained a step midway through the third quarter. Durable goods orders rose 0.1% during the month, the Commerce Department said today. The report showed that shipments of non-military capital goods other than aircraft grew 1.3% during the month, snapping two months of declines in a row. ...
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| 19 more trucks impounded in KZN |
Sep 25th, 2013 |
Durban - Nineteen trucks have been impounded, most with faulty brakes, since the start of an operation at the weekend that is targeting heavy vehicles, including those using Field’s ...
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| Hugbots tiny cars and 3D-printed almost-clothes at Maker Faire |
Sep 25th, 2013 |
Maker Faire took place over the weekend, September 21-22, at the New York Hall of Science in Queens (which is also the host of this unique Nikola Tesla exhibit including ...
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| Fiat forays into entry level sedan segment with Linea Classic |
Sep 25th, 2013 |
President and Managing Director of Fiat India, Nagesh Basavanahalli, poses for photographers during the launch of Fiat Linea classic car in New Delhi on September 25, ...
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| Carzonrent to offer Mahindra e2o for self drive at Rs 800 a day |
Sep 25th, 2013 |
Mahindra Group firm Mahindra Reva and cab rental firm Carzonrent joined hands to provide users in New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore self drive experience at a price of Rs 800 for 24 ...
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