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Archive for April, 2008
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008Hamburger Hill: frontline base in a sea of poppies British soldiers dare not clear (Guardian Unlimited)
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008War on drugs loses out to anti-Taliban fight for hearts and minds in Helmand province
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Monday, April 28th, 2008Motorcycle enthusiasts from all over the UK headed for Stafford’s County Showground over the weekend. There were tailbacks on the A518 Weston Road on both Saturday and Sunday due to the large volume of people going to a classic motorcycle show. More than 30,000 people attended over the weekend.
Force India to use zero emission bikes (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Saturday, April 26th, 2008Barcelona, April 25 (IANS) As part of its environment policy and in a bid to reduce carbon footprint, the Force India Formula One team Friday announced its partnership with Vectrix UK Ltd, producers of the world’s first high-performance, zero emission, electric motorcycle.
Force India to use Vextrix electric scooters (Motorsport.com)
Saturday, April 26th, 2008As part of its environmental policy and endeavours to reduce its carbon footprint, the Force India Formula One Team is delighted to announce a partnership with Vectrix UK Ltd, the producers of the world’s first high-performance, zero emission, electric motorcycle.
Spirits in St. Louis: UK band brings gutsy blues rock to the Loop Thu-Fri (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Friday, April 25th, 2008Fans attending the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club show on Friday are advised to get to the Pageant by show time (9 pm) to see soulful opener The Duke Spirit, out of the UK.
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-04-21 06:54 GMT: Harley-Davidson put on negative watch after weak US motorcycle mkt outlook - S&P (Interactive Investor)
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said it has placed its ratings, including the ‘A’ corporate credit rating on motorcycle manufacturer Harley Davidson Inc. on negative watch following the deteriorating outlook for the motorcycle market in the United States.
The Duke Spirit/Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Riverfront Times)
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008Not since the days of Transvision Vamp, the Darling Buds and the Primitives has the UK produced so many bands capable of fusing together girl-group coyness, psych-fuzz drone and smart-pop sass. Of the new breed, though, it’s the Duke Spirit who rises above buzzed-about peers such as the Ting-Tings. …
Alone In The Dark Special Edition Announced (Voodoo Extreme)
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008UK Limited Edition available exclusively through GAME for an extra £20. Atari today announced…
The boom is over in Detroit. But now India has its own motor city (Independent)
Sunday, April 20th, 2008The tiny Mahadev Temple is beginning to look out of place on its hill above the village of Chakan, 30km from the Indian city of Pune. Just a few years ago, its squat bulbous cupola looked down over an empty plateau of farm and grazing land. Now, more than 2,500 workers swarm over the 2.3sq km of land beneath it. By early next year, the steel and concrete hangars rising from the scrub will have …