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America might have invented “car culture," but there's a strong case to be made for lusting after European luxury. And while possession may seem the obvious goal, the duration of that possession is always relative. So ask yourself which is better: owning a Maserati you can never drive? Or driving a Maserati you could never own? More and more car aficionados are exercising the latter option, through rental agencies that specialize in luxury auto and high-end driving clubs. Across the country and abroad, fleets of the newest, sweetest rides—Ferraris, Aston Martins, Audis, Lamborghinis—are available for all, at a price—without the hassles of garaging, maintenance and repair. Exotic car rentals are often the first step, followed by car clubs. In these automotive versions of the members-only country club, well-heeled car enthusiasts pony up initial membership payment, and then annual dues—in exchange for the keys to a cadre of top-end vehicles.
Rental Cars Won't Need Transponders to Travel Through Sunpass Lanes
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 27 -- Many rental car customers traveling on Florida's toll roads and bridges are now able to utilize 'SunPass Only' lanes to pay their tolls, even without a SunPass transponder, thanks to a pair of innovative programs announced by Turnpike officials this week. Rental car customers in Central Florida also can use the EPass lanes on toll roads operated by the Orlando- Orange County Expressway Authority (OOCEA), and will soon be able to use the LeeWay toll lanes in Lee County. Florida's Turnpike Enterprise has entered into contractual agreements with American Traffic Solutions and Rent A Toll, Ltd. to administer a program which utilizes license plate information to identify rental vehicles and electronically collect the toll. American Traffic Solutions is currently offering its PlatePass(R) cashless toll payment service to rental car customers using vehicles rented from Avis, Budget, and Hertz.
Goshen man completes eating quest for third time
Goshen resident Ray Yoder thought it would be interesting to come home and tell friends that he had eaten at far-away Cracker Barrel restaurants when he started eating at them while delivering RVs for Coachmen Transportation.Now he can tell his friends that he has visited and eaten at all 565 of the restaurants in 41 states. Yoder met with the media Tuesday at the Elkhart Cracker Barrel to explain his accomplishment and talk about his career."I started about 20 years ago, then got real aggressive the last 15," said Yoder, who worked full-time for Coachmen for 271/2 years and the past four years part-time. "When we saw how many there were," he thought it would be a challenge to find them all, he explained. "I thought it would be fun to tell my friends, 'Yes, I ate there.'"About 10 years ago he reach the goal for the first time, when there were fewer than 500 restaurants.
Killer to serve at least 38 years
A man has been ordered to serve at least 38 years for the sadistic murder of a family-of-three who were bludgeoned to death with a hammer. Pierre Williams, 33, of Selly Oak, Birmingham, was given three life sentences for killing former girlfriend Beverley Samuels, 36, her daughter Kesha Wizzart, 18, and son Fred Wizzart, 13, at their home in Manchester on July 12 last year. Judge Mr Justice Christopher Pitchford said: "Pierre Williams is a man with a low threshold for sexual frustration. "Just as he had in the past with a previous girlfriend, he took out his frustration by treating Beverley and her daughter with gross sexual aggression. "Only he can know what terror and pain he inflicted upon them before they died." The family were beaten to death with a 2lb engineer's hammer and Mrs Samuels and Kesha - a former Young Stars In Their Eyes contestant - were sexually assaulted.
Woman testifies against ex-Peru military officers about massacre
It happened in the midst of a civil war in Peru between the government and the Shining Path guerrilla group. Rondon's unit blocked an escape route in a village in the Andean highlands while Hurtado's men searched from house to house, according to court documents. Ultimately, dozens of people were forced into two buildings and Hurtado's soldiers opened fire on them, the lawsuit alleges. The suit was filed under the U.S. Alien Tort Statute and Torture Victim Protection Act, which allows non-U.S. citizens to bring to courts cases of international law violations if the accused lives or has assets in the United States. Hurtado came to the U.S. in 2002 and recently served a six-month sentence in a Miami federal prison for lying to U.S. officials to obtain a visa. He remains in federal custody pending deportation proceedings.
Car sprayed with bullets in broad daylight, driver killed
It happened in the Lower Garden District. Police said the victim's rental vehicle was sprayed with bullets near St. Mary's Street and kept moving, striking another vehicle before crashing into a nearby building at the intersection of Annunication and Felicity. The victim was shot several times. Police are currently trying to get leads from possible witnesses. Anyone with information is asked to call Crimestoppers at 822-1111. Callers do not have to leave a name and could be eligible for a reward. .
OTOlabs Launches PolyThink 1.0
OTOlabs Launches PolyThink 1.0 Branded Widget Relationship Management Platform CHARLESTOWN, Mass., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- OTOlabs, a permission-based digital marketing platforms company, today announced the launch of PolyThink, its new branded widget relationship management platform. PolyThink is a platform to deploy and manage branded widget networks for major brands, agencies and publishers to engage their audience over a longer period of time with increased interaction frequency. A branded widget network (BWN) is a suite of related widgets, desktop applications and Web 2.0 social media applications deployed as a focused brand-centric relationship engagement strategy. PolyThink is primarily focused on private-facing branded widget networks deployed across platforms such as personalized start pages like My Yahoo!, Netvibes, and iGoogle; desktop widgets like Yahoo Widgets and Apple's Dashboard; branded desktop applications (BDAs); and mobile widget platforms like Zumobi.
Friend, Husband Testify In Love Triangle Trial
Nelson's best friend, Michelle Moore, accepted a deal Tuesday that calls for her to testify and to plead guilty to being an accessory to a crime. In exchange, prosecutors dropped more serious charges. They say she helped plan the slaying. Moore testified she and Nelson left nails on the murder victim's driveway and vandalized her car. But when Heather Garraus and her husband decided to patch up their marriage, Nelson was furious."She had said that she wanted to get rid of her," Moore testified. "She had said that she could just drive down to the credit union where she worked and she could just shoot her."Moore said she thought it was just talk, even Nelson's comments the night before the murder."She just had to get rid of her," Moore said. "She had to do it. That she was in Hell and she didn't want to live like this anymore."Moore said that Nelson told her that if she got a phone call the next day saying she was taking a bath, then Moore would know she did it.
Every School Every Thursday -- Ankeny
They had a great time celebrating the 100th day. In math, the students worked on dividing 100 items into piles of 10, 5, and 2, counting to 100 by 2s, 5s, and 10s, and they compared 100 pieces of rice and 100 pennies. In reading, the students wrote 100 words, read for 100 seconds, and made words with the letters, "one hundred days." The students also finished the sentences, "If I had 100 mosquito bites, I would ..." and "If I had 100 legs, I would ..." Northwest
Spencer Smith, Josephine Lewis, and Jennifer Rich's class buddied up with fourth and fifth grade students to make paper mache planets for our upcoming fun night. We also read books about the planets and sang songs. We had a great messy time.
Southeast
Four lucky students at Southeast got a chance to go out to lunch with the principal.
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