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FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF SHINTO PRIESTS
c.2013 The International Herald Tribune From The International Herald Tribune SOUTH AFRICAN EDUCATOR PRESERVES AN OLD HOME IN A ONCE-SACRED DISTRICT KYOTO _ Centuries ago, it would have been difficult for anyone other than a Shinto priest to enter the sacred district of Kamigamo, let alone live here. But now ...
Moss Point gets new technology in patrol cars
Moss Point patrol cars are now equipped with new technology to help officers record events as they happen and track criminal activity. The new equipment comes from a $132,000 Juvenile Accountability block grant through the Department of Public Safety. Police Chief Keith Davis tells The Sun Herald (http://bit.ly/14rDhh7 ) the ...
APNewsBreak: Details of NC House tax plan unveiled
House Republicans offered their own North Carolina tax overhaul plan Thursday that would reduce personal and corporate income tax rates and expand the sales tax to cover more services. The proposal's scope is much narrower than what Senate counterparts offered as GOP legislators try to fulfill a commitment to carry ...
Honda to return to F1 as engine supplier
Japanese automaker Honda is returning to Formula One in 2015 as an engine supplier to McLaren, recreating a partnership that was dominant in the 1980s and 1990s. Honda president Takanobu Ito announced the decision at a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday, reversing the decision made in 2008 to pull ...
Bowling Green plant to add 100 full-time jobs
An auto parts maker is adding a new building and 100 full-time jobs to its operation in Bowling Green. Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products LLC broke ground Wednesday on its second expansion since November. Gov. Steve Beshear's office said the company plans to add an 87,000-square-foot building with a capital investment ...
Asia stocks mixed as Wall St. ignores euro gloom
Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday following dour European economic data that dampened hopes of a recovery there anytime soon. However, losses were limited by another record session on Wall Street. The European Union statistics office said Wednesday that nine of the 17 countries that use the euro are in ...
UN: $2.5 trillion in disaster losses since 2000
Economic losses from disasters since 2000 are in the range of $2.5 trillion, a figure at least 50 percent higher than previous international estimates, according to a U.N. report released Wednesday. The U.N. Office for Disaster Risk Reduction warned in the 246-page report that economic losses from floods, earthquakes and ...
Business Highlights
___ Google unveils $10-a-month 'All Access' music plan SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google on Wednesday launched a subscription-based music service, allowing users of Android phones and tablets to listen to their favorite songs and artists for a monthly fee. The streaming service, called All Access, is available in the U.S. ...
Drivers worried Pirelli tires are wearing too fast
Tires shredded like paper, rubber flew everywhere and cars flitted in and out of pit lane like shoppers in a supermarket parking lot. On a frustrating day for drivers and fans alike, nearly 80 pit stops were made during Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix, highlighting what has become a major concern ...
Big Mercedes-Benz GL-Class SUV is in demand
The high mark for sales of big sport utility vehicles came years ago, but don't tell that to Mercedes-Benz customers. Through the first four months of 2013, they have boosted sales of the Mercedes full-size GL-Class SUV 27.5 percent above last year's level, to nearly 11,000. And low supplies are ...
Eurozone recession is now longest in currency bloc
The eurozone is now in its longest ever recession — a stubborn slump that has surpassed even the calamity that hit the region in the financial crisis of 2008-2009. The European Union statistics office said Wednesday that nine of the 17 EU countries that use the euro are in recession, ...
US factory output falls 0.4 percent in April
U.S. manufacturers cut back on production in April, as auto companies cranked out fewer cars, factories made fewer consumer goods and most other industries reduced output. The weakness suggests economic growth may be slowing. The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that factory output dropped 0.4 percent in April, the third decline ...
Fact sheet: 2013 Mercedes-Benz GL350
2013 Mercedes-Benz GL350 Bluetec 4Matic BASE PRICE: $62,400. PRICE AS TESTED: $85,020. TYPE: Front-engine, four-wheel drive, seven-passenger, full-size, luxury sport utility vehicle. ENGINE: 3-liter, turbocharged, direct-injected, Bluetec diesel, 72-degree V-6. MILEAGE: 19 mpg (city), 26 mpg (highway). TOP SPEED: 130 mph. LENGTH: 201.6 inches. WHEELBASE: 121.1 inches. CURB WEIGHT: 5,467 ...
Va. program aims to provides wheels to families
A nonprofit organization is launching a program to provide low- to moderate-income Richmond families loans to assist in the purchase or repair of used cars. The program was announced Wednesday by Presbyterian Homes and Family Alliance. The Ways to Work program also has an office in Lynchburg. The program is ...
Apologetic Hawaii mechanic to buy new copter, car
The mechanic who is taking the blame for last week's helicopter crash landing in downtown Honolulu says he's buying a new copter for the company that leased the aircraft. He's also buying a new car for the college student whose parked Mazda was badly damaged when the helicopter skidded down ...
Ford owners sue, saying EcoBoost engine defective
Three Ohio drivers are suing Ford Motor Co., claiming the company's six-cylinder EcoBoost engine is defective. The lawsuit says the 3.5-liter V6 EcoBoost engine can shudder, shake and then rapidly lose power while drivers are accelerating. Two of the plaintiffs, a married couple, say their 2010 Ford Taurus SHO has ...
Honda to produce new Acura NSX in US
Honda's new version of its Acura NSX sports car will be produced at a new plant inside one of the automaker's former facilities in central Ohio, Honda said Tuesday. The new $70 million plant, called the Performance Manufacturing Center, will be inside the former North American Logistics facility and adjacent ...
Honda to produce new Acura NSX in central Ohio
Honda's new version of its Acura NSX sports car will be produced at a new plant inside one of the automaker's former facilities in central Ohio, Honda said Tuesday. The new $70 million plant, called the Performance Manufacturing Center, will be inside the former North American Logistics facility and adjacent ...
Pirelli responds to criticism by pledging changes
Pirelli will make changes to its Formula One tires from next month's Canadian Grand Prix after widespread complaints from drivers at last weekend's Spanish race that they shredded too easily. Tires cut like paper, rubber flew everywhere and cars flitted in and out of lanes as drivers made nearly 80 ...
Nissan chief welcomes yen fall for luxury brand
Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn welcomed the yen's recent decline to what he called "neutral" levels for the Japanese automaker's profitability, but said Tuesday it must drop further to be "normal." "The abnormal situation of the yen is hopefully something of the past," he told reporters at the roll-off ...
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