Posts Tagged ‘Nov-2008’

November 1st, 2008

Iowa’s Big Game

Dedicated deer hunters flock to Iowa in search of giant bucks

By David Hart

The soft patter of rain on the roof of my pop-up blind might have lulled me into a slumber if it wasn’t for the deer 50 yards in front of me. I was guarding the edge of a cornfield in southern Iowa, a Knight KP1 muzzleloader laid across my knees and visions of giant whitetail bucks pranced through my mind. The thermometer was plummeting, the rain was turning to ice, and the blind I was in looked more like an igloo than a camouflage dome. This was no place to sleep.Iowa has earned a…

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November 1st, 2008

Color Me Safe

High visibility seat belts encourage truckers to buckle up

With safety belt use mandatory in most states and a federal requirement for commercial vehicle drivers, it’s surprising that so many truckers still refuse to buckle up. Many companies are taking steps to encourage use. Take the spread of bright orange or green high visibility seat belts. Available from Freightliner, Kenworth, Mack, Peterbilt, Sterling and Volvo, the colorful belts from LifeGuard Technologies let anyone see that a driver is strapped in.“From a fleet’s standpoi…

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November 1st, 2008

Audiobooks

By Nancy Henderson and Katie Dodd

Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Sanction
By Eric Van Lustbader
Read by Jeremy Davidson
15 CDs 18 hours$49.98
It’s another twisty tale of identity confusion with the unflappable Jason Bourne, former intelligence agent, chasing down bad guys. And all the bad guys are here: Islamic terrorists, evil Russians and even some WW II Nazis. They have a big plot to destroy something major in the U.S. Bourne gets drawn in to stop it. Working against him on the other side is a man who seems like h…

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November 1st, 2008

Terms of Use

Words that truckers can expect to hear in the march toward 2010 emissions standards

By David A. Kolman

As 2010 draws closer, there is ever more discussion about the issues, technology and products coming into the marketplace to meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s more stringent diesel emission standards. These new regulations will dramatically reduce discharges of both particulate matter (soot and ash) and nitrogen oxide (NOx). Particulate matter is formed by the incomplete combustions of fuel in diesel engines. Nitrogen oxide is the generic term for a group of highly reactive…

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November 1st, 2008

Shop Talk

Your guide to unique holiday gifts for friends and family

In the Bag
For Green Gals
Made from recycled truck tires, these handbags are both durable and cruelty-free. And they’re hot in Hollywood, too: celebrities like Snoop Dogg and Daniel Day Lewis snatched them up at the Critics Choice Awards and Sundance Film Festival. Treat the lady in your life like a movie star and feel good about saving the earth, too. The bags are available in several styles and sizes at www.englishretreads.com.English Retreads Large Beetle Bag: $209Wheel Good TimeFor Cyc…

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