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Thompson: Right and wrong in a weak economy

“Ooh, don’t pooh-pooh a nickel, Lisa. A nickel will buy you a steak and kidney pie, a cup of coffee, a slice of cheesecake and a newsreel. With enough change left over to ride the trolley from Battery Park to the Polo Grounds.”

LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT One-Kit Wonders

Published by: NO STARCH PRESS Author: Martijn Boogaarts, Eric D. Burdo, Jonathan A. Daudelin, James Floyd Kelly, BlueTooth Kiwi, Fay Rhodes, Matthias Paul Scholz, Christopher R. Smith, Laurens Valk Number of pages: 352 Group:...

Mahindra to launch Scorpio in China

The company is evaluating options to launch the Scorpio, Bolero, Xylo and pickup trucks in the Chinese market. However, no firm decision has yet been taken. In China, the company already has a presence in the tractor segment...

Output cut by auto companies puts the brakes on ancillaries

Auto component companies -- especially the mid-size and small ones -- are facing an uphill task to stay afloat as banks have become tight-fisted in giving credit and vehicle makers are cutting orders to combat the slowdown in...

Tough times leave more pets homeless

By Lenita Powers • lpowers@rgj.com • November 10, 2008 Amid the din of his barking cellmates, M&M looked imploringly at anyone who passed his cage at the Nevada Humane Society shelter in Reno. Locally, dogs are faring better...

Buy Mahindra Mahindra, target of Rs 461: Angel

Angel Broking has maintained its buy rating on Mahindra and Mahindra with a target of Rs 461. Net Profit post factoring in Exchange loss and Exceptional items to the tune Rs 51.4 crore stood at Rs 175.4 crore, a decline 38.6% yoy.

'Heroes' sells out, cashes in

"Thanks Dad, a new Nissan Rogue!" The line from the television show "Heroes'" shark-jumping second season, which spawned a million facepalms from entertainment bloggers across the world, is one of the more groan-inducing pieces...

Pets the latest casualty of sagging economy

By Lenita Powers • lpowers@rgj.com • November 9, 2008 Amid the din of his barking cellmates, M&M looked imploringly at anyone who passed his cage at the Nevada Humane Society shelter in Reno. Joining the growing number of...

War Movie: Catch-22 (1970)

Alan Arkin, Jon Voight, Richard Benjamin Star in Mike Nichols Film Joseph Heller's novel Catch-22 came to the big screen in 1970. A big-budget production, Catch-22 stars Alan Arkin as the film's protagonist, with Richard...

Naked Cowboy, M&Ms settle lawsuit

Published: Nov. 8, 2008 at 3:53 PM NEW YORK, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- "The Naked Cowboy," Robert John Burck, has settled his lawsuit against the candymaker Mars for allegedly stealing his look for ads in New York. The confidential...