Archive for November 11th, 2009

Tess (RSPCA Macclesfield – fostered Cheshire)

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Beautiful Tess is looking for a loving retirement home where she can get all the love and care she deserves. She’s just about perfect – good with children, other dogs and cats, clean in the house, good in the car and a sweet, gentle nature. Can you give her a warm fireside and loads of love?

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Sporty Volt SS Possible, Cadillac Converj Gets Green Light

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In recent years, GM stuck the SS badge on more cars than it didn’t. For a long time the Super Sport moniker meant something, but sticking it on a turbocharged HHR delivery wagon did nothing to improve the General’s image. In a bit of an acknowledgment that maybe they went too far with the SS badge, GM has dumped many of these mistakes recently; currently the only vehicle with an SS badge is the Camaro.

So what does any of this have to do with Gas 2.0? GM’s vice-chairman, Bob Lutz, did not rule out the possibility of a Volt SS. Furthermore, the rumor mill is reporting that GM has given the green light to the Volt-based Cadillac Converj, a concept car that debuted earlier this year.

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Tractor Trailers with Tails Improve Fuel Efficiency by 7.5%

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The tapering tail is no secret among scientists for improving stability and fuel efficiency. Many high-mileage concept cars feature just such a design to smooth the aerodynamics of the vehicle. Now imagine applying the same concept to container trucks that log more miles in a year than most of us travel in five.

A Dutch public-private enterprise did just that, adding a 6 foot long tail to the end of a tractor trailer truck. The results from two years of testing were a 7.5% increase in fuel efficiency, and thus a similar decrease in emissions.

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Soft Circuit Build Night 11/12

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Instructables build night returns Thursday with a wonderful evening of fun for crafters and hackers alike. Oh yes. It is soft circuit build night! Bring whatever soft circuit project it is you are working on, thinking about working on or even not working. If you need inspiration, we will have a nu…
By: randofo

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Instructables goes Trapezing! (Updated with Videos!)

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On the 16th of October, team instructables decided to head over to Trapeze Arts for a day of fun and adventure! As a reward for our one millionth registered user, I was given the option to choose how we got to celebrate the occasion.  After researching for a little while, a friend mentioned that sh…
By: StumpChunkman

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