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  1. 13. He just got his first erection . He drives his Mopars with bricks under his feet.
  2. Z-06

    Hey PCS

    When is the BMW S1000RR going on sale and how much will it cost?
  3. Yeah, Frankfurt makes sense, with sales soon after the reveal. Any more news about 9-1 yet? Or now it is on indefinite hold.
  4. Dumb
  5. Leet Key FTW.
  6. Z-06

    My Dad Says...

    How is the XFE in handling department? Penn has some good back roads. Blu, have you pushed the cars around the corners?
  7. Not bad, but I would like to see the real meat. ZL-1, do you think Frankfurt reveal is a possibility?
  8. I like the interior of this one better than the Equinox or the SRX.
  9. [source: Wall Street Journal] Climate Bill Passes Key Procedural Hurdle in House Democrats Still May Not Have Votes for Final Passage By IAN TALLEY and SIOBHAN HUGHES WASHINGTON -- A landmark climate bill narrowly passed a key procedural hurdle in the House Friday, a sign that leadership may just barely have enough votes for final passage later in the day. Republicans said the bill included the largest tax increase in American history. It passed by a vote of 217-205. To ensure final passage, the bill needs 218 votes. Passage of the controversial bill will hand Democrats and President Barack Obama a major victory on a cornerstone administration policy. It would also give Washington strong bargaining leverage ahead of international climate negotiations later this year. The House of Representatives is set to vote on legislation to cap greenhouse gases. Opponents say it would put the U.S. at a disadvantage relative to countries like China and would damage the U.S. economy, Steve Power reports. If it fails, however, it would be a major setback for Democrats. Two indications revealed leadership may not yet have the votes. The legislation would impose limits for the first time on carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas pollution from power plants, factories and refineries. It also would force a shift from coal and other fossil fuels to renewable and more efficient forms of energy. Supporters and opponents agreed the result would be higher energy costs, but disagreed widely on the impact on consumers. The chamber was scheduled to move forward on the climate legislation immediately after the procedural vote, but instead moved to an unrelated Interior Department measure, apparently to buy leadership time for 11th-hour arm-twisting. The Senate Thursday confirmed Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D., Calif.) as undersecretary of State for arms control. She would normally immediately resign her representative position, but said she would resign at the end of votes Friday, indicating Democrats needed every last vote. In another sign of the problem facing House leadership, 30 Democrats voted against the procedural item that allows the bill to officially come to the floor for consideration. There were 11 members who didn't vote. Still, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) -- when asked if she didn't have the votes for passage -- said, "No, that's quite to the contrary." The bill aims to cut greenhouse gases thought to contribute to global warming by 17% below 2005 levels by 2020 and nearly 80% by mid-century. It would transform the way the nation uses energy through an increasing cap on emissions while creating a market to buy and sell the right to emit such gases. Thursday, Democratic aides said the majority was still short more than a dozen lawmakers needed to hit the 218-vote margin needed for passage. Fearing a failed vote, the White House ramped up its campaign urging members to support the bill, from personal meetings with senior cabinet officials and advisers on Capitol Hill, to private meetings with the president himself. Mr. Obama even hosted a luau on the White House lawn Thursday evening, politicking over roasted pork and pineapple. A bloc of moderate Democrats from largely rural, Midwestern states -- fearing their regions would be disproportionately hit by the legislation -- have posed the biggest hurdle for the bill in recent weeks. But many of those members were won over through the same strategy that the bill's authors had used to gain backing from other industries, such as the steel, utilities and manufacturing sectors. That strategy was to give them a greater share of the valuable emission credits that can help offset expected energy price rises. The administration is selling the legislation as a measure that will not only transform the nation into a lower-emitting energy economy, but also as a jobs bill that will help spur an economic recovery. Republicans call it a massive energy tax that could cripple the economy, cost millions of jobs and force manufacturing and agriculture overseas to countries like China and India that won't have the same constraints on greenhouse gases. The nation relies on 95% of its transportation fuels and a majority of its electricity from greenhouse-gas emitting sources, such as oil, coal and natural gas. Besides the emissions cap, the bill mandates that utilities provide an increasing percentage of their power from renewable sources, such as wind and solar power. It establishes new building codes that would penalize families and businesses if energy-efficiency standards aren't achieved. It also includes a provision that would give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission greater authority to site transmission lines, a major barrier to expanding renewable energy. As the least-protected greenhouse-gas emitter in the bill, the oil industry is expected to be hit the hardest by the legislation while the renewable energy, biofuels and other low-carbon energy sectors will be given a major boost. By giving some of the other large emitting industries shares of the emission credits -- particularly the electricity sector -- many of those sectors ended up backing the bill. Power companies will be required to pass on the value of the credits to customers to help them offset the cost of rising utility bills. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers opposed the legislation, warning that it could cause a mass migration of business out of the country.
  10. When Blockbuster gets it on the shelf of 4 for $20.
  11. I never care or have cared about celebrities do outside their gig lives. When it comes to talent this man was and will possibly remain peerless considering the fickleness of current world. Too bad his life intervened his talent in the last decade and a half otherwise he would have still ruled pop world and may not have been a sorry state as he was. Oh well Destiny. So long Prince Of Pop (POP).
  12. [source: Wall Street Journal] 'Transformers' Sequel Opens Strong By KEVIN KINGSBURY "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" sold $120.1 million in tickets on Wednesday, with the U.S. total of $60.6 setting an record for movies debuting on that day -- and the second best one-day total overall. The domestic take, more than analysts were expecting, sets the stage for the sequel to top the $319 million the first film in the series generated in 2007 and $708 million overall. "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" hit theaters overnight, selling out midnight shows in cities around the country. The action thriller is considered one of the anchors of the blockbuster season. The prior top spot for Wednesday-opening films was "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," which had $44.2 million in ticket sales on its opening day in 2007. The sixth film in the series opens on July 15, another Wednesday. Overall, the "Transformers" sequel, distributed by Paramount, had the second-biggest opening day, behind last summer's smash "The Dark Knight." It had a $67.2 million and went on to become the second film to gross more than $500 million domestically. It opened in a Friday, which generates the biggest box-office business of any weekday. The sequel's international gross was led by $18.7 million in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Malta. Paramount is a division of Viacom Inc. The sequel reunites Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro and other co-stars as the humans again team up with the shape-shifting Autobots against their evil robot enemies, the Decepticons. —The Associated Press contributed to this article.
  13. [source: Wall Street Journal] GM Gets Bankruptcy Court Approval By DAVID MCLAUGHLIN NEW YORK -- General Motors Corp. won court approval Thursday to borrow the full amount of a $33 billion loan from the U.S. and Canada while it moves to swiftly wrap up its bankruptcy restructuring. Judge Robert Gerber of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan gave final approval to the financing at a court hearing. When GM filed for bankruptcy June 1, the judge said GM could borrow about half of the loan. It took about 15 minutes for the judge to approve the financing after GM lawyers said they had resolved a number of objections. The loan is designed to prop up the auto maker until it can sell its assets to a new company owned largely by the U.S. government. The sale is the centerpiece of GM's plan to restructure and become viable. Thursday's hearing was continuing. Among other matters, GM's retired salaried workers are scheduled to ask Judge Gerber to appoint a committee to represent them in the bankruptcy case.
  14. Can I make the second and third sentence as my signature? Wisdom speaketh thou.
  15. How much do you think it will be worth? $5k? If it was in southern states I would have seriously thought of getting one. But CA is way too far.
  16. It's GM PR. Enough said.
  17. Michelins. I had Michelins PS2 on the Z06 and now on second set of Destinies on the Lumina. Although my heart says Goodyear more than the Michelins, the French tires have not given me any complaints. The BMW has Bridgestones run flats on it. Kinda harsh ride.
  18. I wished I would have put a smiley after the statement. Although I do admit I did not know the MY. Gorgeous car. I have soft spot for black color too.
  19. :rotflmao: . She actually skipped a generation to find herself?
  20. He is not a pure BMW employee. He is just a transplant who went there after a cause rather than before an effect. His blood still runs GM.
  21. Happy Birthday SS. What you went from a complete no to take her? What changed over the past few months?
  22. Do you mind if it is pixelated and out of focus?
  23. Umm what is the vehicle's make, model and year?
  24. Do you have fascination for pines and conifers? Isn't that a Japanese pine?
  25. Meta sequoia - makes me think it is a conifer. Possibly a fern like tree.
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