As cost of fuel increases, commuters get thrifty (Courier-Post) Ken

As cost of fuel increases, commuters get thrifty (Courier-Post)
Ken Ficara's van sat outside his house all summer, baking in the heat and collecting dust. It wasn't broken down. It was temporarily supplanted by something much more economical -- his Harley-Davidson.

Steps taken to make T'puram airport an international one (Kaumundi Online)
: Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said that all steps have been taken to make the Thiruvananthapuram airport up to an international standard.

The men behind the unmanned vehicles (SiliconValley.com via Yahoo! News)
They are the men behind the machines that have no men -- or women -- behind the wheel.

Debt: consumers juggle big burden (CNN Money)
The American consumer has long enjoyed a healthy dose of borrowing, but the sustained low interest rates of recent years have launched consumer debt to near-record levels.

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

No cartel; even we compete among ourselves: Bharti, REL, VSNL (Kaumundi Online)
NEW DELHI: Debunking a government charge about forming a cartel, India's top three private telecom players - Bharti, Reliance Infocomm and VSNL - on Friday said their demand for level-playing field should not be construed as opposition to new entrants.

Advanced High Temperature Resistant Plastics Rapidly Replace Metal Motor And Gear Components (Adhesives and Sealants.com)
Palo Alto, CA - High temperature resistant plastics are increasingly being used in motor and gear parts -- hot fuel systems and air manifolds of automobiles, industrial machinery products, and aviation and marine engine segments -- environments that would have degraded previous generation polymers.

Ford, Boeing, Northwestern Join In Nanotech Research (Storage Pipeline)
Ford Motor Co., Boeing Co. and Northwestern University have formed a research alliance to develop commercial applications for nanotechnology.