Judge slams hot-rod Customs deal (The Advertiser) A DIRECTOR of

Judge slams hot-rod Customs deal (The Advertiser)
A DIRECTOR of Australia's largest hot-rod wheel and tyre supplier has been fined $3.5 million for smuggling car accessories into the country and defrauding Customs.

Yummy's backed by experience: Restaurant is owner's latest venture in food (The Herald-Press)
"We have a car on the lot!" Jimmy Nikolulis shouted to his employees at the new Yummy's restaurant Thursday morning. Cars hadn't been in the lot of the former Hot 'N' Now building in more than two years, but Nikolulis needed just one day to get them back.

Kids raise $300 for hurricane relief (The Buffalo News)
Three Town of Hamburg youngsters - armed with a garden hose, sponges and towels - raised more than $300 for hurricane relief in the Gulf by washing cars and selling hot dogs Sunday afternoon to local residents.

World's Most Expensive Cars 2005 (Forbes)
How expensive are these cars? Put it this way: No Ferrari, Bentley or Lamborghini make the list.

Bay Area counties consider charging solo drivers to cruise in carpool lanes (North County Times)
PLEASANTON ---- Solo drivers in the Bay Area who have watched in envy as multiple-passenger cars zipped by in carpool lanes might soon get that same taste of freedom ---- at a price.

Fort Pierce's gritty waterfront suddenly in hot demand among developers (Palm Beach Post)
FORT PIERCE This coastal city's gritty, storied, industrial waterfront is changing. Enter condominiums, hotels, boutique shops, brick pavement. And millions of dollars from investors, developers and city coffers.

Rakes, Bloc Party, Ron Sexsmith on indie music video memory card 'album' for mobiles (Digital Media Europe)
Virgin's independent-style record label, V2 Music, and mobile video solutions developer Rok Player have announced the release of an 'indie music video album' for mobile phone play featuring indie artists such as Bloc Party, the Rakes, Dogs Die in Hot Cars and Ron Sexsmith.