Archives for July, 2009
31 Jul by Qurly in news
Honda Recalling Over 400K Cars: Airbag Risk
Honda Motors is recalling another 400K vehicles on the risk of a dangerous airbag problem with several of their models, including Accord and Civic. Honda has admitted some injuries and a fatality due to this airbag problem. ...more»
31 Jul by Qurly in news
U.S. House Approves $2B More for Cash for Clunkers CARS Rebate Program
Bloomberg is reporting that the U.S. House approved today a measure to add $2B to the Cash for Clunkers CARS rebate program. Rebates of up to $4500 are being offered to consumers - through particpating dealerships - on the purchase of qualifying new cars when their old ones are traded ...more»
31 Jul by Qurly in news
Tiger Woods Rises In 2009 Buick Open Second Round
Tiger Woods has finished up at -9 for the day, on the 2nd round of the 2009 Buick Open - recovering from a poor first day. This puts him at -10 overall, two strokes short of leader Michael Letzig. The Buick Open is being played in at the Warwick Hills ...more»
31 Jul by Qurly in news
Democratic Senator Chris Dodd Has Cancer
ABC and Reuters are reporting that U.S. Democratic Senator Chris Dodd has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The disease is said to be treatable, either with surgery or variations of radiation therapy. Dodd has been a strong proponent of the U.S. healthcare reform. He had taken over the role from ...more»
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31 Jul by Qurly in news
Space Shuttle Endeavour Landed Today
The crew of the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour landed back on Earth today, after a successful of deploying a set of satellites. The satelites are part of an experiment to study Earth's atmosphere.
Other highlights of the mission included the first Japanese astronaut to live on the ISS (International Space Station), ...more»
31 Jul by Qurly in news
Cash for Clunkers CARS Rebate Program Not Suspended
The Cash for Clunkers/ CARS rebate program, which offers consumers up to US$4500 rebate on the purchase of a new car, is already running out of the $1B allocated to it. The program was to run until the end of Oct 2009, and some media outlets are reporting that it ...more»
30 Jul by Qurly in Success + Prosperity, news
Richard Leroy Walters, Homeless Millionaire
A homeless man who died in Phoenix in 2007 was later revealed to be a millionaire. Richard Leroy Walters, a retired engineer with a Master's degree, was unmarried and left behind an estate of about $4M when he died. He left behind donations to several organizations, including $400K to NPR ...more»
30 Jul by Qurly in news
Georgia Tax Free Days 2009 Weekend
The state of Georgia is running a "tax free holiday" from today (Jul 30) through Aug 2nd (Sun). During this period, state and local taxes will not be applied to certain purchases, including clothing, school supplies, personal computers. This tax-free holiday is aimed at back-to-school shoppers. Clothing and footwear of ...more»
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29 Jul by Qurly in news
SF Giants Get Sanchez in Return for Pirates’ Alderson
The San Fransisco Giants have picked up second baseman Freddy Sanchez from the Pittsburgh Pirates in return for trading minor-league pitcher Tim Alderson. Sanchez is currently nursing an inflamed knee and may sit out the rest of this week.
In addition to trading Sanchez, the Pirates also had a seven-player ...more»
29 Jul by Qurly in news
Reds Trade Manuel to Mariners for Balentien
The Cinncinnati Reds today acquired outfield Wladimir Balentien from the Seattle Mariners in a trade for pitcher Robert Manuel. The Mariners also just acquired shortstop Jack Wilson. ...more»
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Tags: cars