It's so cool to be a geek (The Capital Times)

It's so cool to be a geek (The Capital Times)
There are few people who can silence a crowd by the mere anticipation of their entrance.The world's richest man is one such person.

SIERRA CLUB LAUNCHES NATIONAL COOL CITIES CAMPAIGN Working With Mayors To Solve Global Warming One City At A (Sierra Club)
CHICAGO, IL -- At a time when U.S. oil dependence is increasing, and the threat of global warming is heating up, the Sierra Club has launched its new "Cool Cities" campaign that encourages local leaders throughout the country to move forward with innovative solutions to reduce heat-trapping global warming pollution.

Firm to help cool California (Greeley Tribune Online)
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The Fool's Look Ahead (The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News)
Cars and dot-com stars will play bit parts in the week of news that is waiting to happen.

The Fool's Look Ahead (The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News)

The Fool's Look Ahead (The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News)
Cars and dot-com stars will play bit parts in the week of news that is waiting to happen.

Make a bundle by selling your own car (MSN Money)
Dealerships are overflowing with used cars and likely won't pay much for yours. But with a little work, you can find the right buyer and cash in.

Firm to help cool California (Greeley Tribune Online)
STAFF REPORTS

The Fool's Look Ahead (Motley Fool via Yahoo! Finance)
Cars and dot-com stars will play bit parts in the week of news ahead.

The Fool's Look Ahead (The Motley Fool)
Cars and dot-com stars will play bit parts in the week of news that is waiting to happen. Monday It's earnings season again. I think that translates, loosely in Latin, into "no sleep till mid-November."

Frankfurt Motor Show FavoritesPublic days for this huge auto show

Frankfurt Motor Show Favorites
Public days for this huge auto show run through September 25, and concept cars continue to be a big draw. Our editors pick their ten favorites.
Editors of MSN Autos

SIERRA CLUB LAUNCHES NATIONAL COOL CITIES CAMPAIGN Working With Mayors To Solve Global Warming One City At A (Sierra Club)
CHICAGO, IL -- At a time when U.S. oil dependence is increasing, and the threat of global warming is heating up, the Sierra Club has launched its new "Cool Cities" campaign that encourages local leaders throughout the country to move forward with innovative solutions to reduce heat-trapping global warming pollution.

A customized convergence (St. Petersburg Times)
About 1,500 owners and cars will show and schmooze at the Southeast Street Rod Nationals.

The Fool's Look Ahead (The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News)
Cars and dot-com stars will play bit parts in the week of news that is waiting to happen.

GSP mini cars enliven San Fransisco tours (Independent Online) Vacationers

GSP mini cars enliven San Fransisco tours (Independent Online)
Vacationers are now able to take a high-tech drive through the streets of San Fransisco. Brightly coloured mini cars, armed with Global Positioning System receivers, simply direct drivers to all the interesting sites in the city.

Top Sport Utilities on MSN AutosThe most popular sport-utility vehicles

Top Sport Utilities on MSN Autos
The most popular sport-utility vehicles on MSN Autos, based on visits to the site's vehicle research pages during the third quarter of 2005.
compiled by MSN Autos

2005 Frankfurt Motor Show
MSN Autos brings you highlights from one of Europe's major shows.
Editors of MSN Autos

Deal has some ABC affiliates feeling uneasy (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News)
Less than two weeks after replacing Michael Eisner as Disney's CEO, Bob Iger began to put his stamp on the company Wednesday with a potentially precedent-setting deal. Iger sent several signals by agreeing to sell current episodes of some of his company's biggest TV hits on Apple's iTunes.

Hybrids Are Hot
Automakers that used to downplay the viability of gasoline-electric hybrids are now embracing them.
Ann Job

The cars of the future... today! (Luxist) Times Online has

The cars of the future... today! (Luxist)
Times Online has an article about the future of car features and what amazing space-age technologies are already available in luxury cars. Most of them like steering assist, adaptive cruise control, advanced driver assist, and self-parking show a trend toward cars that will eventually drive themselves. Conspicuously missing from the list is any mention of flight or that cool noise the

iPod Video Coming to a Car Near You (Slashdot)
_am99_ writes "In the "one more thing" media event today, an iPod that can play Video was announced. The initial content seems to be music videos that can be purchased from the iTunes Music Store." In related news aquachannel writes "Apple has just updated their iPodYourCar page to include a slew of new car companies. This means that there'll be a lot of cars that you can buy off the showroom

Top Sport Utilities on MSN Autos
The most popular sport-utility vehicles on MSN Autos, based on visits to the site's vehicle research pages during the third quarter of 2005.
compiled by MSN Autos

BURNOUT REVENGE (Weekly Dig)
WHAT S COOL Checking cars, vertical takedowns and the crash mode; the game s sense of speed; the fantastic audio. WHAT S UNCOOL Repetitive play; some drawbacks to the game s new car class system; the less-than-challenging traffic attack mode.

Advocates cool to Tappan Zee Bridge options (Westchester County Business Journal)
The six options unveiled by the state and Metro-North Railroad for the future of the Tappan Zee Bridge have drawn a cool response from area transportation watchers, who say the choices are unlikely to help forge a strong regional mass transit system to go along with a new span across the Hudson.

New Jeep Concepts
Two concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto show, provide a peek into the future of DaimlerChrysler's Jeep brand.
Editors of MSN Autos

I-TEAM: Government Pushing For Safer Cars For Kids (WCCO)
(WCCO) Between carpools, soccer practice and trips to the grocery store, children spend a lot of time in vehicles, which can be dangerous places for them.

Barnett takes first win in feature (The Shelby County Reporter)

Barnett takes first win in feature (The Shelby County Reporter)
Cool weather didn't stop racers and fans from coming out to Shelby County Speedway Saturday night. In the Hobby division it was Phillip Barnett that took his first win at SCS for the season in the #1 car.

Preview: 2006 Ford Fusion
Ford's most important sedan launch since the Taurus.
Perry Stern

Tops in Vehicle Satisfaction
Nissan models are big winners in this annual vehicle satisfaction study.
Editors of MSN Autos

New Jeep Concepts
Two concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto show, provide a peek into the future of DaimlerChrysler's Jeep brand.
Editors of MSN Autos

2005 Frankfurt Motor Show
MSN Autos brings you highlights from one of Europe's major shows.
Editors of MSN Autos

BURNOUT REVENGE (Weekly Dig)
WHAT S COOL Checking cars, vertical takedowns and the crash mode; the game s sense of speed; the fantastic audio. WHAT S UNCOOL Repetitive play; some drawbacks to the game s new car class system; the less-than-challenging traffic attack mode.

GSP mini cars enliven San Fransisco tours (Independent Online)
Vacationers are now able to take a high-tech drive through the streets of San Fransisco. Brightly coloured mini cars, armed with Global Positioning System receivers, simply direct drivers to all the interesting sites in the city.

Advocates cool to Tappan Zee Bridge options (Westchester County Business Journal)
The six options unveiled by the state and Metro-North Railroad for the future of the Tappan Zee Bridge have drawn a cool response from area transportation watchers, who say the choices are unlikely to help forge a strong regional mass transit system to go along with a new span across the Hudson.

2005 Frankfurt Motor ShowMSN Autos brings you highlights from one

2005 Frankfurt Motor Show
MSN Autos brings you highlights from one of Europe's major shows.
Editors of MSN Autos

Cars: the bad and the ugly (Dallas Morning News)
Some cars are just born ugly and behave badly all their lives. But rather than dismiss them or try to forget them, Richard Porter celebrates them in a sense in his book Crap Cars , a collection of the 50 worst cars ever made (Bloomsbury, $14.95).

Hybrids Are Hot
Automakers that used to downplay the viability of gasoline-electric hybrids are now embracing them.
Ann Job

University students show off solar-powered homes (Knight Ridder via Yahoo! News)
WASHINGTON - Gray skies darkened spirits Tuesday in a little village of solar homes on the National Mall, erected by 18 college teams that are participating in the Department of Energy's "Solar Decathlon" challenge.

Red, white and cool By Lee Bonorden/Austin Daily Herald (Austin Daily Herald)
News Call or email the Newsroom at (507) 434-2230. What s red and white and irresistible? If you said the Tendermaid, you are correct. The Tendermaid Sandwich Shop at 217 4th Ave. NE is everybody s favorite.

Preview: 2006 Ford Fusion
Ford's most important sedan launch since the Taurus.
Perry Stern

Advocates cool to Tappan Zee Bridge options (Westchester County Business Journal)
The six options unveiled by the state and Metro-North Railroad for the future of the Tappan Zee Bridge have drawn a cool response from area transportation watchers, who say the choices are unlikely to help forge a strong regional mass transit system to go along with a new span across the Hudson.

Advocates cool to Tappan Zee Bridge options (Westchester County Business

Advocates cool to Tappan Zee Bridge options (Westchester County Business Journal)
The six options unveiled by the state and Metro-North Railroad for the future of the Tappan Zee Bridge have drawn a cool response from area transportation watchers, who say the choices are unlikely to help forge a strong regional mass transit system to go along with a new span across the Hudson.

Cars: the bad and the ugly (Dallas Morning News)
Some cars are just born ugly and behave badly all their lives. But rather than dismiss them or try to forget them, Richard Porter celebrates them in a sense in his book Crap Cars , a collection of the 50 worst cars ever made (Bloomsbury, $14.95).

SAN JOSE / Man kills pregnant girlfriend and 2 kids, police say / He allegedly slays family members before setting fire (San Francisco Chronicle)
A San Jose man described by his neighbor as a "cool, laid-back dude" killed his pregnant girlfriend and their two young daughters Monday before setting their home on fire, according to police. San Jose police arrested 28-year-old Rodrigo...

Preview: 2006 Ford Fusion
Ford's most important sedan launch since the Taurus.
Perry Stern

Detroit: Suddenly, Small Is Beautiful (BusinessWeek)
Buyers are flocking to little cars -- and not just because of high fuel prices

Saleen Presents Cool Tops for Hot Cars (The Auto Channel)
ANAHEIM, Calif., Oct. 5 -- California International Auto Show: Saleen Inc., the specialty automobile manufacturer that puts the Power In The Hands Of A Few, presents Saleen Cool Tops.

Hello again (Boston Globe) New wave had its nerds (think

Hello again (Boston Globe)
New wave had its nerds (think Thomas Dolby and Gary Numan) and its poseurs (the Human League and Spandau Ballet), but there was only one 6-foot-4 insect with a skinny tie. Ric Ocasek, lead singer and chief songwriter of the Cars, was a singular rock 'n' roll character. Beginning in 1978, his Boston-based band had a bundle of Top 40 ...

Opening fair day a busy one (CentralOhio.com)
LANCASTER - Sunday's overcast skies and cool weather didn't stop throngs of fairgoers from flocking to the 155th Fairfield County Fair. Known to many fairgoers as "free day," the first day of this year's fair meant many things to many people.

Hondas Topping List Of Stolen Cars (KXAN 36 Austin)
With Friday's cool weather, some of you may have left your car running unattended to get it warmed up.

Opening fair day a busy one (Lancaster Eagle-Gazette) LANCASTER -

Opening fair day a busy one (Lancaster Eagle-Gazette)
LANCASTER - Sunday's overcast skies and cool weather didn't stop throngs of fairgoers from flocking to the 155th Fairfield County Fair. Known to many fairgoers as "free day," the first day of this year's fair meant many things to many people.

Kings of the subculture (The Age)
Cool crew aiming at the inbox: Barrie Barton, Paul Fuog, Andrew Mackinnon, Dan Honey, Richard Hack and Chris Barton. Photo: Simon Schluter A new e-zine is attracting advertisers keen for street credibility, writes Michelle Griffin.

Saleen Presents Cool Tops for Hot Cars (The Auto Channel)
ANAHEIM, Calif., Oct. 5 -- California International Auto Show: Saleen Inc., the specialty automobile manufacturer that puts the Power In The Hands Of A Few, presents Saleen Cool Tops.

Capps played Texas Hold'em today by remaining No. 1 qualifier (The Auto Channel)
DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 21 of 23 O'REILLY NHRA FALL NATIONALS Texas Motorplex Dallas, Texas Race Dates: Oct. 7-9, 2005 DALLAS (Oct. 8, 2005) - Ron Capps held on to his No. 1 qualifying position that he earned in last night's cool qualifying round, a track-record-breaking and career-best 4.694-second elapsed time, at 327.82 mph.

San Francisco lives its PGA dream: Harding and Tiger on top (San Francisco Chronicle)
The American Express Championship at Harding Park, once just a concept met with skepticism, was a winner even before Sunday's final round. The cool layout, the balmy weather (one day of wind aside), the enthusiastic and diverse galleries, and the host...

Tops in Vehicle Satisfaction
Nissan models are big winners in this annual vehicle satisfaction study.
Editors of MSN Autos

Frankfurt Motor Show Favorites
Public days for this huge auto show run through September 25, and concept cars continue to be a big draw. Our editors pick their ten favorites.
Editors of MSN Autos

Cars: the bad and the ugly (Dallas Morning News)
Some cars are just born ugly and behave badly all their lives. But rather than dismiss them or try to forget them, Richard Porter celebrates them in a sense in his book Crap Cars , a collection of the 50 worst cars ever made (Bloomsbury, $14.95).

There is no gene for racism' (La Crosse Tribune) What

There is no gene for racism' (La Crosse Tribune)
What is a "handkerchief head?" Is it a cool cat, a porter, an Uncle Tom, a Hoddi or a preacher? What is a "gas head?" A person with a fast-moving car, a stable of "lace," "process," a habit of stealing cars or a long jail record for arson?

America's Most Loved New Vehicles
Discover which new cars and trucks Americans love the most . . .
Editors of MSN Autos

Tops in Vehicle SatisfactionNissan models are big winners in this

Tops in Vehicle Satisfaction
Nissan models are big winners in this annual vehicle satisfaction study.
Editors of MSN Autos

Preview: 2006 Ford Fusion
Ford's most important sedan launch since the Taurus.
Perry Stern

Previously on Autoblog (Luxist)
Some tasty exotic and luxury good stuff from our auto-obsessed sibling: The Rolls-Royce 100EX is one sexy beast The limited edition Mini is one cute speedster You can bid on the Ford Equator concept car for hurricane relief The sweet British cool of the Lotus Exige Espionage (shown here) Go speed racer, the Gallardo GT3 Racer Russian millionaires love luxury cars Rent

France marks birthday of the "Goddess" - design icon on wheels (AFP via Yahoo! News)
It has been voted the best design object of the 20th century. Gangsters and models breathed Gauloises over its graceful lines in a hundred films. It was the embodiment of Gallic cool. Some say it even saved the life of President Charles de Gaulle.

New Jeep Concepts
Two concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto show, provide a peek into the future of DaimlerChrysler's Jeep brand.
Editors of MSN Autos

Saleen Presents Cool Tops for Hot Cars (The Auto Channel)
ANAHEIM, Calif., Oct. 5 -- California International Auto Show: Saleen Inc., the specialty automobile manufacturer that puts the Power In The Hands Of A Few, presents Saleen Cool Tops.

Dallas: Ron Capps Saturday summary (Motorsport.com)
DALLAS (Oct. 8, 2005) - Ron Capps held on to his No. 1 qualifying position that he earned in last night's cool qualifying round, a track-record-breaking and career-best 4.694-second elapsed time, at 327.82 mph.

There is no gene for racism' (La Crosse Tribune) What

There is no gene for racism' (La Crosse Tribune)
What is a "handkerchief head?" Is it a cool cat, a porter, an Uncle Tom, a Hoddi or a preacher? What is a "gas head?" A person with a fast-moving car, a stable of "lace," "process," a habit of stealing cars or a long jail record for arson?

Cars talk (The Boston Phoenix)
When Ric Ocasek last hit town, he was touring his best solo album, 1997 s Troublizing (Sony). If this had been a Cars reunion, he would likely have been filling the Garden.

Previously on Autoblog (Luxist)
Some tasty exotic and luxury good stuff from our auto-obsessed sibling: The Rolls-Royce 100EX is one sexy beast The limited edition Mini is one cute speedster You can bid on the Ford Equator concept car for hurricane relief The sweet British cool of the Lotus Exige Espionage (shown here) Go speed racer, the Gallardo GT3 Racer Russian millionaires love luxury cars Rent

America's Most Loved New Vehicles
Discover which new cars and trucks Americans love the most . . .
Editors of MSN Autos

'Modded' cars underground stars of Calif. auto show (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
ANAHEIM, Calif., Oct 8 (Reuters) - Soccer moms are not settling for the same old SUV. The stars of the first major auto show of the 2006 season may be a basement of "modded" cars, standard-issue models souped up and aimed at a mainstream audience that has exploded in recent ...

Saleen Presents Cool Tops for Hot Cars (The Auto Channel)
ANAHEIM, Calif., Oct. 5 -- California International Auto Show: Saleen Inc., the specialty automobile manufacturer that puts the Power In The Hands Of A Few, presents Saleen Cool Tops.