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The 11th auto expo-2012 happening in New Delhi is being used as a platform by the companies to introduce new bikes and cars to the market. Harley Davidson India has introduced two new bikes, FXDB Street Bob and FXDS Super Glide Custom. Joining the club, Maruti Suziki has introduced its concept car X4 alpha in the auto expo. This particular car is opened up a new section called MINI SUV( whose price falls under below 10lakhs) The compact SUV is based on the concept of wrestling, integrated in Indian history.
http://hoowstuffworks.blogspot.com/2012/01/cars-and-bikes-in-new-delhi-auto-expo.htmlThe 11th auto expo-2012 happening in New Delhi is being used as a platform by the... more
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From the Motor City, Detroit, the Chrysler advert celebrates car industry and its people and the pride in the things they make. It features a story of resilience not dissimilar to many around UK and Europe. The advert is concluded with a date for the launch of the new Chrysler 300c and Chrysler's "Imported from Detroit" line which has become a confident movement statement. To learn more about the Chrysler 300c visit http://www.youtube.com/user/officialchryslerukFrom the Motor City, Detroit, the Chrysler advert celebrates car industry and its... more
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Sarà presentato in anteprima assoluta per l’Italia, il docu-film “Revenge of The Electric Car” (La vendetta dell’auto elettrica), l’opera di Chris Paine presentata al Tribeca Film Festival di New York ad aprile. La presentazione avverà il 23 ottobre al MobilityTech 2011 di Milano, il 6°Forum internazionale sull'innovazione tecnologica per lo sviluppo della mobilità e dei trasporti.Sarà presentato in anteprima assoluta per l’Italia, il docu-film... more
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Si terrà dal 16 a giovedì 22 settembre in tutta l’UE la decima edizione dell' European Mobility Week, l'appuntamento annuale voluto dalla Commissione Europea per incentivare la mobilità sostenibile. Anche le città italiane partecipano con diverse iniziative.Si terrà dal 16 a giovedì 22 settembre in tutta l’UE la decima... more
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win extraordinary, once in a lifetime prizes. Radio 1 DJ, Reggie Yates explains in a series of short videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0ppQaGr2oA
The Mazda competition on Facebook at http://bit.ly/spirit-mazda poses a series of four questions which explore whether participants share the same spirited characteristics as Mazda, and establish which adventure is best suited to their personality. The lucky winners will be treated to memorable prizes with their partner all of which have been uniquely designed to defy convention.
The incredible prizes are:
A High Octane Loop the Loop experience that will see the winner taking the controls in an aerobatic flight with the British Aerobatic Champion, Gerald Cooper
A VIP trip to Ibiza - the island that defies convention. The winner will join top DJ Seb Fontaine at the Es Vive hotel and learn the tricks of the trade. Seb will perform an exclusive set at Sands, Ibiza's hottest new beach club, where the winner will be his VIP guest and then join him for the ultimate clubbing experience at Space, recently voted the World’s No 1 club.
A Picnic in a Basket at 10,000 ft – A Hot Air Balloon picnic at 10,000 above the Swiss Alps with a Swiss chef. Winners will be flown by Robin Batchelor, the man who taught Richard Branson how to fly and enjoy three nights in the ski resort Chateau D’Oexwin extraordinary, once in a lifetime prizes. Radio 1 DJ, Reggie Yates explains in a... more
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2013 FAW Infinite SUV 一汽インフィニットカー 年一汽无限汽车 अनंत कार
The New 2013 FAW "Infinite" SUV
2013年一汽“无限”SUV
새 2013 FAW "무한한"SUV
नई 2013 FAW एसयूवी "अनंत"
kb http://www.faw.com/2013 FAW Infinite SUV 一汽インフィニットカー 年一汽无限汽车... more
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A motorcyclist was kicked off the Tour de France
after he collided with the SaxoBank Sunguard rider
Nicki Sorensen on Wednesday's stage five.A motorcyclist was kicked off the Tour de France
after he collided with the... more
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Spanish rider Juan Antonio Flecha was clipped by
the car during a breakaway in Sunday's Stage 9.
Before tumbling over his handlebars, Mr. Flecha
slid into Holland's Johnny Hoogerland, who flew
into a barbed wire fence along the small country road.
The duo managed to finish the stage despite their injuries.Spanish rider Juan Antonio Flecha was clipped by
the car during a breakaway in... more
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mooney.mug
Posted by:
CNN White House Producer Alexander Mooney
Despite what we learned in school, the president doesn’t actually have to sign a bill before it becomes a law. An automatic pen perhaps can do it for him.
That’s what happened Thursday evening when it came time to put President Obama’s John Hancock on the extension of the Patriot Act, a controversial set of anti-terrorism and law enforcement measures passed in the wake of 9/11 that was set to expire Friday.
With Obama an ocean away in Europe and time marching toward the stroke of midnight, the White House determined it was easiest to have his autopen get the job done - a tool that exactly mimics the president’s signature and is more commonly used to sign Christmas cards and letters to schoolchildren. Indeed, this is the first time the Obama administration has ever used the unique device for such weighty purposes as putting laws on the books.
But what about the Constitution’s pesky clause in Article I, Section 7, providing that a bill must be presented to the president and “[i]f he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it”? (emphasis added)
It was a matter the Justice Department considered in 2005, determining then that the word “sign” does not necessarily mean an active signature by the president himself. Rather, the Justice Department stated, “a person may sign a document by directing that his signature be affixed to it by another.”
“So long as the president retains this decision-making function, his instruction to a subordinate to affix the President’s signature to a document does not amount to a delegation of presidential authority in any meaningful or legally significant sense,” the department concluded in a 29-page memo.
But at least one congressman disagrees. Georgia Republican Tom Graves sent a letter to Obama Friday, stating he believes the use of an autopen in this context sets a “dangerous precedent.”
“Any number of circumstances could arise in the future where the public could question whether or not the president authorized the use of an autopen,” Graves said. “For example, if the president is hospitalized and not fully alert, can a group of aggressive Cabinet members interpret a wink or a squeeze of the hand as approval of an autopen signing?”
Graves is also requesting the president provide “a detailed explanation of his authority to delegate this responsibility to a surrogate, whether it is human, machine, or otherwise.”
Perhaps the issue does require more legal interpretation. After all, could the framers of the constitution have possibly anticipated such newfangled technology as a pen that automatically signs a name?
Actually, the device traces back to the early 1800’s and was reportedly used by Thomas Jefferson, though not necessarily to sign bills. It’s also been widely employed by senators and congressmen for decades on the Hill so staffers can easily lend their bosses name to several documents daily.
And, the fundamental technology isn't that advanced: the person's signature is merely engraved, allowing a machine-powered pen to follow the lines of the engraving to replicate the signature.
Still, Thursday may just mark a new frontier in the two-century life of the autopen.
http://whitehouse.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/27/rise-of-the-machines-autopen-puts-bill-into-law/?npt=NP1mooney.mug
Posted by:
CNN White House Producer Alexander Mooney
Despite what we... more
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