Black Friday 2009: WalMart and Target Security

According to a recent article on CentralMichiganLife it seems that both Wal-Mart and Target stores in Mount Pleasant are currently seeking extra security for the Black Friday period. Read more

Kindle Eats Homework: Amazon pays for deleting student’s book notes

A US District Court judge has now allowed Amazon.com to settle a lawsuit regarding its Kindle device. Amazon is to pay lawyers $150,000 who is representing a US high school student, whose copy of George Orwell’s “1984 was deleted from his device. Read more

General Motors and Assembly Plants: Restores 3,000 Jobs

Things are starting to look up for the troubled auto sector in the U.S., as on Tuesday General Motors announced that it was to restore 3,000 jobs at its assembly plants. GM is also set to increase production by up to 45 percent in North America in 2010 We wonder if this has anything to do with GMs recent aggressive marketing campaign, which was hoped to convince Americans that their products are as good as its rivals. Read more

Chevy Volt Battery: GM starts work on plant

You may have read my post towards the end of last week regarding General Motors new electric car the Chevy Volt, the new eco friendly car is rumored to be the first mass produced triple figure mpg car on the market and will hopefully be launching late in 2010. General Motors are now revealing details on where they plan to produce the Lithium-ion batteries. Read more

Cash for Clunkers Suspended: $2 billion increase will face hurdles

The U.S. government had a bit of a shock yesterday when they found that their Cash for Clunkers program had run out of funds, this lead to the incentive being suspended. The Obama administration has been working alongside Michigan lawmakers to make another $2 billion in funds available, but getting the extra money will face some tough hurdles. Read more

General Motors (GM) to drop models in favor of Buick

General Motors Corp. (GM) has a lot of tough decisions to make as they struggle to stay solvent, now they are looking at dropping a number of its models, such as Hummer, Saab and Saturn in favor of keeping hold of its 106-year-old luxury brand, Buick. GM is also considering offloading Pontiac and GMC as well. Read more

Treasury Secretary could force General Motors and Chrysler LLC into bankruptcy

The U.S. Treasury Secretary is taking a tough stance on North American automakers General Motors and Chrysler LLC, and could force them into bankruptcy if they can’t show that they can survive without aid from the U.S. government. Read more

Ceramic Nanotechnology Applied to Metal Restoration to Create Fuel-Savings

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ — The value of ceramic as a thermal barrier and for protection against corrosion has been proven in thousands of applications over the last five decades in the electronics industry, and in other products. Ceramic coatings, achieved through a physiochemical process, can create a ceramic-metal structure that reduces friction in metal-to-metal environments Read more

Xbox 360 and the ROTHBURY Festival

The 2008 July 4 weekend saw the ROTHBURY Festival emerge as a new American music celebration. Xbox 360 was a proud sponsor of this inaugural, next-generation rock and roll music festival.

ROTHBURY was a huge party with a purpose, hosted at the one-of-a-kind Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury, Michigan. The ranch offers beautiful trails, forests, fields, lakes, and beaches, and even on-site lodging, bars, and eateries Read more

Ford Focus Fuel Cell vehicles perform better than expected

Ford Motor Company’s fleet of 30 fuel cell vehicles has exceeded expectations of the company’s hydrogen research engineers by accumulating more than 865,000 real world miles without significant maintenance issues since the fleet’s launch three years ago. The Ford Focus Fuel Cell test vehicles also have earned accolades from the company’s global fleet partners for outstanding durability, reliability and capability Read more

Ford SYNC Recognized: National Multiple Sclerosis Society Da Vinci Award

Today the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society, Michigan Chapter announced that Ford SYNC® is one its 2008 da Vinci Award winners. The National MS Society honors innovations annually that give people with disabilities the ability to participate and contribute in all aspects of society. SYNC is being honored because it features a voice-recognition interface that allows hands-free operation of a variety of Bluetooth enabled devices in a safe manner Read more

10 examples of Ford successes already achieved

Ford continues to make great strides toward achieving its goal of best-in-class quality. The following ten examples show some of the successes already achieved along the way.

1. Now shoulder-to-shoulder with industry leaders in initial quality - The quality of Ford brand vehicles soared to the top of the charts equaling that of Toyota and Honda, according to the second quarter 2008 U.S. Global Quality Research System (GQRS) study conducted by RDA Group of Bloomfield Hills, Mich. The study showed Ford brand improved 6.5 percent versus last year with a combined average of 1343 things-gone-wrong (TGW) per 1,000 vehicles during the first three months of ownership. This performance is statistically equivalent at the 95% confidence level to the TGW levels of Honda and Toyota Read more

Ashley Force’s Mustang Funny Car reaches semifinal at NHRA race

Ashley Force, driver of the Castrol GTX Mustang, made it to the third round of the NHRA race in Joliet, Ill., before losing to Tony Pedregon. She remains second in the standings, now just 57 points behind leader Tim Wilkerson. Read the press release below.

DEARBORN, Mich., June 8, 2008 – Ashley Force’s Mustang Funny Car may have been the best dragster going into Sunday’s NHRA race in Joliet, Ill., but a broken belt in the semifinal round ended her day early, highlighting a busy Ford Racing weekend.

Force qualified third and had defeated her teammate Robert Hight in the first round and Gary Scelzi in the second round on her way to the semifinal against Tony Pedregon. In the semifinal run, Force jumped out to an early lead before her car suffered a dropped cylinder and broken supercharger drive belt, causing her to lose enough power to end her day earlier than she hoped.

“This weekend I definitely felt like we were going to go a lot of rounds because my car was so good,” Force said. “The conditions were so difficult, but we still ran well. Getting our car down both lanes really gave us some confidence. We had a really good feeling going into this race. It’s tough on the team when you have to sit around in the rain. We were ready every round, and I am so proud of my guys. There were no mistakes. Bad luck just bit us, (but) we gave them a run for their money.”

Force remains second in the standings, now just 57 points behind leader Tim Wilkerson.

The NASCAR Sprint Cup series was at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa., where Matt Kenseth finished as the top Ford driver in the race in the No. 17 Fusion. Kenseth crossed the finish line in seventh place and moved up one spot to 15th in the standings as he continues his charge toward championship contention.

Carl Edwards led late in the race for a few laps before heading into pit road. On his way out, Edwards’ car had a flat left-rear tire and he needed to pit yet again, dropping him to 33rd. Edwards would fight back the rest of the race and still ended with a top-10 finish, taking ninth place. He remains fourth in the standings.

“It was not too bad,” said Edwards of his finish considering his flat tire. “We have just got to a better job on pit road. But, we went from 34th to ninth. I’m not real good at math, but that’s a lot of cars. This was fun. I mean, I had a good time on that last run. I just wish (I had) 10 more laps or something to work on people, you know?”

David Ragan led all Ford drivers across the finish line in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race in Nashville, Tenn., finishing fifth in the No. 6 Fusion. Ragan has landed a top-10 finish eight times through 15 Nationwide Series races this season.

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers competed in Fort Worth, Texas, this weekend. Bobby East, who was behind the wheel No. 09 F-150 for the second time this season, spent the entire day running in the top 10 before eventually finishing eighth. The finish marked East’s first top-10 result in a NASCAR event. East has run in a total of 37 NASCAR events; 26 Truck Series races and 11 Nationwide Series races.

“The Zaxby’s Ford F-150 was great,” said East. “We unloaded good, and Chad Norris and the crew did a great job. Our performance was because of him, Mike Beam and Matt Puccia. I want to thank everybody. I want to thank Jack Roush for this opportunity.”

East will also be driving the No. 09 F-F150 again next weekend at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich.

Four Fords finished in the top 10 spots of the Grand-Am Rolex Series race at Watkins Glen, N.Y. Team Owner Michael Shank’s No. 60 Ford-Riley Daytona Prototype, driven by Oswaldo Negri Jr. and Mark Patterson, took fourth place, while his No. 6 Ford-Riley Daytona Prototype, driven by Ian James and John Pew, were sixth.

“All of our drivers really pulled their weight for all six hours out there,” said Shank. “Oz [Negri Jr.] and Ian did over three hours each and didn’t put a wheel wrong. It was a very good weekend all around for us. We were in the fight all day, and Mark put in I think his absolute best stint ever, bringing the car into the pits in second place deep into the race. Just fantastic.”

Memo Gidley and Brad Jaeger finished fifth in the No. 77 Ford-Dallara Daytona Prototype and Brian Frisselle and Mark Wilkins took seventh in the No. 61 Ford-Riley Daytona Prototype.

Next weekend, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will compete at Michigan International Speedway, while the NASCAR Nationwide Series will be in Sparta, Ky. Also competing will be the Grand-Am KONI Challenge and the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge at Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ont.

Potential New Cancer Drug Identified by Scientists

We all know that Cancer claims a lot of lives and many of us have lost relatives to the disease, I know I have.

Scientists from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Centre have been able to accomplish what a lot of scientists have been trying to do for years; they have found a cancer drug which doesn’t kill normal cells in the way that it does tumour cells.

To read the full and in depth article about this discovery click here.

Kid Taken to Hospital: Burnt by PSP!!

A kid in Michigan, was taken to hospital with legs burns after his PSP over heated in his pocket. The kids are allowed to take them to school, so long as they’re not used in school hours and whilst in band practice the PSP got too hot and overheated. Read more

Super Bowl XLII kickoff time and your superbowl predictions

Yes it’s Superbowl day today, and the kickoff time is scheduled for 6:18 p.m. EST.

We want to hear your Super Bowl XLII predictions, what do you think the scores will be and who will win…New England Patriots or the New York Giants.

It’s amazing how Tom Brady went from almost leaving Michigan to one of the greatest quarterbacks in the NFL Read more

Miss America 2008: Kirsten Haglund

Kirsten Haglund who is just 19 and from Michigan was last night crowned Miss America 2008. Kirsten also won the accompanying $50,000 scholarship.

Kirsten Haglund was born in Farmington Hills, Michigan on 30th November 1989. Read more

Michigan Republican Primary Results: Ron Paul just 6%: will it improve?

The Michigan Republican Primary results can be seen below with lowest first. We now have to ask ourselves what next for Ron Paul as he got just 6% of the votes in the Michigan Republican Primary Read more

Tuesday’s Michigan 2008 Primary Results

Today is Tuesday and also it’s a big day in politics with the Michigan 2008 Primary Results to be dealt, at 9pm EST the polls will close and throughout the day you can get updates on the polling Read more

2008 January Primary Schedule: Michigan, South Carolina & Florida

For everyone that is following the race for US President closely you will want to know the Primary schedule for the upcoming States.

The January Primary schedule puts Michigan next, followed by South Carolina and Florida, the photo above is of the Republican calendar Read more

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