Archive for May, 2009

Bombay Silk Centre raffle draw (The Peninsula)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009
Ganesh Shankar, an Indian, won a Toyota Corolla (coupon number: 02012) in a raffle draw conducted by the Bombay Silk Centre (BSC). Musthafa (coupon number; 19791) and Shahar Ghanim (00089) were the second and third winners for Gold Bars and LG Plasma TV respectively.

Stockton man dies on I-5 near Coalinga (The Fresno Bee)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009
A Stockton man was killed early Sunday morning when the car he was driving overturned in the center

Fate of NUMMI plant still uncertain (Contra Costa Times)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009
n Officials at NUMMI, which produces vehicles for GM and Toyota, say they have heard little from either company

Wildlife Education Center on the Outer Banks Shortens Their Work Week (WNCT Greenville)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009
COROLLA, N.C. (AP) - One of North Carolina’s wildlife education centers is feeling the pinch of an economic slump. Starting Sunday, the Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education will close on Sundays due to budgetary constraints.

Budget woes force Sunday closing for NC center (Rocky Mount Telegram)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009
COROLLA, N.C. — One of North Carolina's wildlife education centers is feeling the pinch of an economic slump.

The Captain – Beer bottles, bears, goop and horses (The Wilmington Star-News)

Saturday, May 30th, 2009
On the Captain’s blog this week, we discussed a bear stuck in a tree in Lumberton, cops in Tarboro who don’t file charges when partiers throw beer bottles through the cruiser’s window, goop that falls on cars parked at RDU and an ATV driver who hit a wild horse in Corolla. Here are excerpts from posts by Mike Voorheis and Vicky Eckenrode.

Nation?s Love for New Cars Is on the Wane (New York Times)

Saturday, May 30th, 2009
People are making do with the cars they have, leaving the automotive industry to debate, and worry, about what the new normal will be once the recession ends.

TOYOTA COROLLA G6R ,LIMITED EDITION,ONLY ONE IN BLACK COLOR IN JERSEY,MINT CONDITION,YEAR 99,ONLY 30.000 MILES!!!! (Jersey Insight)

Saturday, May 30th, 2009
This is one of the limited edition Carlos Seinz commemorative models for the 1998 World Rally Championships, of which only 420 were brought to the UK. They were available in either Sunburst Red or Satin Black Metallic.The G6R has a 1.6 litre 16 valve 109bhp engine powering through a 6 speed gearbox, which gives a 0-62mph time of 9.9 seconds and a top speed of 121mph whilst achieving a combined ...

2 Juveniles Killed, 4 Injured In Madison Crash (WISC-TV Madison)

Saturday, May 30th, 2009
The Madison Police Department said that two juveniles were killed and four were injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday night.

Beach bargains: More rental owners are willing to strike a deal (Asbury Park Press)

Saturday, May 30th, 2009
Out of work since December, Kathleen Hewes quickly realized a 14-year family tradition at the Delaware shore would have to come to an end in 2009.