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…And I drove the XKR anyway. With the little snowflake on the dash flashing and, on top of the mountain, the snow coming down heavy, I drove like a little old lady with a nervous bladder and a trunk full of angry, nitroglycerin-soaked badgers. Why, with “CATS” active yaw control, stability control, etc, etc? Look at those rear meats: Those are 285/30R20s on the two-piece alloys. Not what you’d call all-season rubber. That is, in fact, why the car’s been parked for the last week. But that was only the mountaintop, and thanks to St. Callum, it was clear and dry in the valleys. All the ingredients were there for me to hate the car: Active handling aids up the wazoo, paddle-shifter automatic, a 38-pound wheel and tire combination. This stuff normally drives me nuts . But oh man, is this one fantastic automobile. Start with the exhaust note. This is the car with a little tube running from the engine compartment to the dash, to pipe in the engine sound. I don’t care. Push the Start bu...

And you thought you'd heard the last from FANUC Robotics America, Inc. Hooray. FANUC Robotics America, Inc. Honored by General Motors as a 2006 Supplier of the Year ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., April 10, 2007 – FANUC Robotics America, Inc., the world’s leading supplier of industrial robots, was presented the General Motors 2006 Supplier of the Year award for its overall business performance in providing GM with world-class parts and services. The 15th annual award - themed the “Best of the Best” - was given during ceremonies Satu rday, March 31 at the JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes in Orlando, Fla. In addition to 2006, FANUC Robotics was named among GM’s top suppliers in 1997 and 2005. “We are proud to honor FANUC Robotics as one of the ‘Best of the Best’ GM suppliers in 2006,” said Bo Andersson, GM group vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. “FANUC Robotics achieved the award based on outstanding performance in 2006. We appreciate their energy, ha...

Digital Journal - Greek Archaeologists Unearth Rich Tomb Greek Archaeologists Unearth Rich Tomb Rows of stone seating and a stone-flagged pavement from what archaeologists believe may have been an ancient theater.(AP Photo/Culture Ministry, HO) Greek Archaeologists unearth a Roman tomb with graves and a small theater. The tomb was found on a Greek island and it contained gold jewelry, pottery and bronze offerings. The Greek Culture Ministry said archaeologists have found a building near the village of Fiscardo on Kefalonia. This building complex, measuring 26 by 20 feet, contained five burials including a large vaulted grave and a stone coffin. Luckily it was found intact, the grave robbers missed this area. Archaeologists found gold earrings and rings, gold leaves that may have been attached to ceremonial clothing, glass and clay pots, bronze artifacts decorated with masks, bronze locks and copper coins. The vaulted grave, a house-shaped structure, had a small stone door that still w...

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It doesn't mean anything; it's the name of a car: Hyundai Getz Prime launched Hyundai has launched a new version of the Getz, called Getz Prime , which is meant to comply with government's definition of small car to obtain tax discounts, and hence reduce the price tag of the car. The Getz prime GLE with a 1.1 liter engine and body length less than 4000mm will comply to small car standards and will cost 3.89 lakh, ex-showroom Delhi. Getz also comes with a 1.3 liter, 82.9bhp engine option. See more information and specifications on Hyundai Getz website .

And I understand there's a car in there somewhere.