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New Hydrogen Powered Urban Car by Riversimple
Feb 8@6:19am: In June 09, a new hydrogen car was unveiled in London, UK by Riversimple. This Riversimple Urban Car (RUC) is powered by fuel cells. These fuel cel... [from MidWest News]
Jet Engines the Inspiration for New Wind Power Technology
Feb 8@1:17am: Wind power has recently received a nice boost as one of the hottest forms of energy on the market. When comparing the recent market growth against ... [from Alternative Energy]
Why The Price Of E-Books Shouldn't Approach Zero
Feb 6@9:36pm: Earlier this week, Virginia Postrel wrote a post addressing the e-book price war brewing between Amazon and Apple. She argued that e-books should b... [from MidWest News]
Where are you consuming and spending the most now?
Feb 6@9:15pm: The first consideration when making decisions about energy conservation is: "Where are you consuming and spending the most now?"Look at this simple... [from MidWest News]
Today, February 6: International Eat Ice Cream For Breakfast Day
Feb 6@6:29am: Gerri Moen, Mayor of Howell, Michigan, accepts a cone from one of the servers at Sweet Temptations in August 2009. From a couple Facebook statuses ... [from Luna Pier Cook]
Conservation needed to prevent drain on water reserves
Feb 4@5:32am: Is your water too cheap? Maybe if it were more expensive, you'd do more to conserve. That's one suggestion in a new report that for first time take... [from Lake Michigan]
Riversimple Fuel Cell Car Project Continues to Plod Along
Feb 4@1:20am: People are getting more and more excited about green automobiles, so it was kind of surprising to see such a neutral reaction to the Fuel Cell Car ... [from Alternative Energy]
Lake Zurich hopes to tap Lake Michigan
Feb 3@5:30am: Officials from Lake Zurich and 10 other communities met with Illinois Department of Natural Resources officials recently in a series of preliminary... [from Lake Michigan]
Wood-Powered Cars: History Repeats Itself
Feb 3@3:23am: Few people that are ripping around the streets in today’s gas guzzlers will remember wood-powered cars, but if things continue the way they are, th... [from Alternative Energy]
Is the Volkswagen E-Up the Future of Electric Cars?
Feb 2@1:04am: Consumers surely remember the days of seeing pictures off all the funny looking electric cars. They looked like something out of the Jetson’s and w... [from Alternative Energy]
Three ships wrecked off St. Francis coast
Feb 1@5:45am: Three 19th-century Great Lakes sailing ships, the Boston, the Sebastopol, and the Alleghany, had two things in common. All three were shipwrecked o... [from Lake Michigan]
Boaters to see more access to Fox River due to restorations, projects
Feb 1@5:43am: Starting in May, the Fox River near the Appleton Yacht Club will no longer just be a cul de sac for boaters.The completion of three bridge projects... [from Lake Michigan]
Parachute Altitude Record Challenged
Feb 1@5:10am: Extreme sportsman Felix Baumgartner, of Austria, announced last week he will try to break... [from Private Pilot News]
Flint Coney Matchup & Recipe: Marty Embry, Organ Meats and Hot Dogs
Feb 1@3:45am: From top to bottom, Marty Embry’s Coney Sauce with ground Koegel Viennas, Marty Embry’s Coney Sauce with beef heart and beef kidney, and Angelo’s o... [from Luna Pier Cook]
Is It Possible To Convert To 100% Wind Power?
Feb 1@1:26am: With all the talk of going green, the question had been thrown out many times if there will ever be a time that we can use nothing but renewable en... [from Alternative Energy]
Review: Tortellini from Pierino, Lincoln Park, MI
Jan 31@12:33pm: I had originally posted this entry on another blog I was writing a couple years back. I think the time is right to pull it out again so people can ... [from Luna Pier Cook]
Hack Reveals the Worst 20 Passwords
Jan 31@7:26am: The best solution, they say, is to come up with a password that incorporates both uppercase and lowercase characters, numbers, and special characte... [from Midwest News]
The Government Could Have Handled AIG's Bailout Better
Jan 31@5:06am: I listened to the AIG bailout hearing Wednesday (Jan 27, 2010). The testimony of those involved, including current and former Treasury Secretaries ... [from MidWest News]
Treasury Removes Embarrassing Line From Mortgage Modification Report
Jan 30@6:52am: I was working on a post about the Treasury's new mortgage modification rules (to soon follow) when I noticed something kind of amusing. Last month,... [from MidWest News]
Detroit overflows need fixing
Jan 29@6:05am: In the summer of 2009, waters in western Lake Erie looked more like a golf course rather than waters to fish and swim in. Part of the problem stems... [from Lake Erie]
Waukesha unveils its request for water
Jan 29@6:03am: Calling the city's search for a radium-free water supply "a critical public health issue," Mayor Larry Nelson on Thursday said a proposed diversion... [from Lake Michigan]
Kern’s Sausages, Frankenmuth, Michigan
Jan 29@4:47am: One of the great things, probably the great thing, about a visit to Frankenmuth, Michigan, is the absolute glut of traditional, artisnal crafters w... [from Luna Pier Cook]
Muskrat Dinner January 29th at Erie VFW Post 3295
Jan 28@4:18am: A meal of muskrat at Erie VFW in 2008, topped with banana peppers and served with mashed potatoes, creamed corn and turtle soup. Our friends at Eri... [from Luna Pier Cook]
New owner of Erie shipyard promises growth
Jan 25@9:11am: With anxiety about jobs dominating the national conversation, we're pleased to report a healthy development in the local employment picture. The ne... [from Lake Erie]
Ethiopian B-737 Crashes off Coast
Jan 25@3:16am: An Ethiopian Airlines plane carrying 90 people caught fire and crashed into... [from Private Pilot News]
A Hard Day’s Flight
Jan 24@2:18pm: Professional pilots are required to track their duty times in an effort to reduce the risk of errors... [from Private Pilot News]
Lake Erie and Ohio River are designated Ohio Department of Transportation's M...
Jan 22@6:18am: The Ohio Department of Transportation won't ever have to pave, plow or patch its two newest highways. The Ohio River and Lake Erie have been design... [from Lake Erie]
Is Windows 7 Right for Your Business?
Jan 20@8:04pm: Windows 7: Better Search, Better Driver integration, Better Access, Better Enterprise Features; but,... [from Midwest News]
Bendix/King Database Problem
Jan 17@2:35pm: Bendix/King has issued an “Urgent Safety Bulletin” regarding certain Bendix/King KLN and KLX products that have... [from Private Pilot News]
Oregon, Toledo councilmen to offer dredging alternative
Jan 14@8:29am: A joint proposal to end the federal government's controversial practice of dumping dredged material into Lake Erie is to be unveiled in downtown To... [from Lake Erie]
LORAN-C Termination Information
Jan 13@4:00pm: The Coast Guard published a Federal Register notice on Jan. 7, 2010, regarding its intention to... [from Private Pilot News]
Ferry study released
Jan 13@6:46am: The results are in on an international ferry service feasibility study and they are getting mixed reviews. Bayham, Ontario, officials released the ... [from Lake Erie]
Virtual Server by VMware
Jan 3@9:48pm: Run multiple virtual machines simultaneously on a single server. [from Midwest News]
Brain boosting: five tips on how to improve your memory
Nov 13@9:15am: Your Brain: Use it or Lose it! [from Midwest News]
Lucas County Dog Warden is Exceptional
Nov 10@9:14am: Tom Skeldon, Lucas County Dog Warden, provides exceptional service to community. [from Midwest News]

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