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It's not superpowers that make comic book heroes untouchable these day. It's the stiff sleeves that render them unreadable and more valuable. REMEMBER when comic books were considered too juvenile to be read? Now it appears that they have become too valuable to be touched.

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Injuries to the body of Sydney luxury car dealer Bob Ljubic, including 15 badly fractured ribs, were probably inflicted while he was still alive, a court has been told.

A former employee of dead luxury car dealer Bob Ljubic was himself murdered after fleecing the business of thousands of dollars, a court has been told.

It's not superpowers that make comic book heroes untouchable these day. It's the stiff sleeves that render them unreadable and more valuable. Remember when comic books were considered too juvenile to be read? Now it appears that they have become too valuable to be touched.

MIAMI, Aug. 20, 2007 -- Fearless International Inc. , a luxury performance boat manufacturer, announced today that the company has received deposits for 33 luxury speedboats to be produced during its first year of production for the Company's fiscal year ending March 2008.

ATLANTA — For New Zealand-born rallyist Rod Millen, the 2007 Transsyberia Rallye marked a significant milestone. Not only did Millen and Richard Kelsey in their Team North America Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia outlast a field of 39 vehicles over the course of two weeks, but it was the first time Millen had rallied in a luxury vehicle.

HILARY DUFF has been banned from buying her dream car by her business manager - because she's a terrible driver. The actress wants to get behind the

The memories that remain from the close of last softball season aren't ones that Ritenour softball coach Jennifer Gaines wants to hang on to.

Porsche Chief Executive Wendelin Wiedeking loves to relax on weekends by rumbling around the farmed fields near his home in a tractor. But when it comes to running the worlds most profitable automaker, Wiedeking never takes his foot off the gas.

SYDNEY luxury car dealer Bob Ljubic was involved in drugs and rebirthing stolen cars, and had connections to organised crime, a court has been told.

Joel Camathias had a positive Le Mans Series weekend at Spa.

Most of you know by now that Henrico Circuit Judge L.A. Harris Jr. has ruled that the “abusive-driver fees” are indeed constitutional but that is not the final say.

The Palomar's opening tonight just plain rules," said Candy Evans of D Home Magazine "better organized, more space, better entertainment, than any hotel opening thus far in Dallas."

Several law enforcement agencies pursued a man they say was driving a stolen Porsche.

Authorites said they spotted a black Porsche they believed to be stolen, traveling eastbound on Interstate 4 early Monday morning. Police said when they attempted to pull over the driver and he refused to stop.

A suspected car thief was under arrest Monday morning. Officers had to use stop sticks on SR-436 to get the driver to stop. VIDEO: Suspected Car Thief Arrested In Altamonte Springs Neighborhood

Mark McQueen submits: Ive never witnessed one myself, but the good people of California certainly have and the image of dozens of people lined up outside branches of Countrywide Bank will not have helped calm anyone last week in that part of the continent.

Sports car star Bill Auberlen took the lead with 15 minutes remaining in Sunday's two-hour Grand-Am KONI Challenge Grand Sport (GS) race and went on to win at the Grand Prix of Trois-Rivieres for the second time in three years in the No. 96 Turner Motorsport BMW M3 he co-drove with Chris Gleason.

Most of you know by now that Henrico Circuit Judge L.A. Harris Jr. has ruled that the “abusive-driver fees” are indeed constitutional but that is not the final say.

Sydney luxury car dealer Bob Ljubic was involved in rebirthing stolen cars, drugs, and had connections to organised crime, a court has been told. Ljubic, 44, never returned home after telling his wife he was going to see a man about a Ferrari on the night of March 23, 2005.

With his 40th birthday approaching, James Mejia needed something to cope with his self-diagnosed midlife crisis. “My friends and I were all turning 40,” said Mejia, who hit the milestone in February. “Everyone was doing seminal things like skydiving or going to Vegas.”

Having had a good start to the weekend the race was looking every bit as promising as was hoped with the car running second in class for much of its spell.

Spa-Francorchamps, 19 August -- A punctured tire caused an early exit for Dutch Spyker Squadron today in the fourth round of the Le Mans Series: the 1000km of Spa. The team was able to make good progress during the six-hour race but had to retire due to an accident whilst running in a fourth position after almost five hours of racing.

MOTOR race ace Guy Smith remains in fifth place in the American Le Mans Series LM P2 standings after steering his Porsche Spyder into fourth place at Wisconsin last Saturday. (17/08/2007)

Sunday, August 19, 2007 Traffic restricted at Rehberg RanchChief Construction Specialties Inc. will perform construction on the Pine Village at Rehberg Ranch beginning Tuesday.

The memories that remain from the close of last softball season aren't ones that Ritenour softball coach Jennifer Gaines wants to hang on to.

Sunday, August 19, 2007 Traffic restricted at Rehberg RanchChief Construction Specialties Inc. will perform construction on the Pine Village at Rehberg Ranch beginning Tuesday.

Every semester, Academy of Art University helps students realize their dreams by learning directly from working professionals about what it takes to be successful in the world of art and design.

Del Burns, superintendent for the Wake County school system, began his tenure began on a high note a year ago. Since then, his time has been marked by setbacks and controversies.

Albany’s downtown renewal agency will not get involved in trying to save a fire-damaged historic house on the east side of Lyon Street. The house at 532 Baker St. S.E. may now face eventual demolition unless the owners can fix it up or someone buys it and does so — an unlikely prospect.

Got a problem? Sex for the first time? Need a bikini? Worried about your drinking? Don’t panic – Tara Palmer-Tomkinson and Sharon Marshall are here, with the second extract from their inimitable guide to coping with life

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA Two days before he died this year at the age of 101, Gaspar Paino leaned close to his daughter and whispered one final request. "He told me, 'Don't you forget -- I want to be cremated, then take me to the cemetery of Boca,'" Norma Paino said. Her father had lived just long enough to witness an incredibly pervasive merchandising assault by his favorite soccer team, ...

President Arroyo defended on Saturday her decision to destroy smuggled luxury vehicles seized by the government at the Subic Bay Freeport, which has been widely criticized by various sectors.

KINGSTON — Automobile fans from all over the North End and beyond will be burning rubber to get to the 5th annual Show and Shine car show this Sunday, as the event will be bigger and better than before.

Albany’s downtown renewal agency will not get involved in trying to save a fire-damaged historic house on the east side of Lyon Street. The house at 532 Baker St. S.E. may now face eventual demolition unless the owners can fix it up or someone buys it and does so — an unlikely prospect.

HIGH NOON --- a most appropriate description of the career of Nora Roberts, who remains at the peak of her craft. She is one of the hottest romantic suspense writers of all time; each of her novels are eagerly anticipated and never fail to climb repeatedly to the top ten on the New York Times bestseller list.

Are pens the new collectibles? Some are so exquisite and well-crafted that they are referred to as writing instruments!

Driving their Team North America Porsche ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) Cayenne S Transsyberia, Rod Millen and Richard Kelsey outlasted a field of 39 vehicles over more than two weeks and 4,400 miles to score a 17-minute win in 2007 Transsyberia Rallye, one of the world's toughest off-road marathons.

THE “condemnation process” (in Customs Commissioner Napoleon Morales’ words) that turned 18 smuggled cars into a pile of scrap at the Subic Freeport on Thursday elicited mixed reactions from the public. This does not surprise us since the government sent mixed messages.

The memories that remain from the close of last softball season aren't ones that Ritenour softball coach Jennifer Gaines wants to hang on to.

Embassy confirms three year deal for Hughes but what will he drive?

Anxious customers jammed the phone lines and Web site of Countrywide Bank and crowded its branch offices to pull out their savings because of concerns about the financial problems of the mortgage lender that owns the bank.

The private will become public, at least for one weekend at Autobahn Country Club in Joliet. The large, winding road course with 21 turns will be the sight of the first ticketed, public event by the club, which is in its third year.

Albany’s downtown renewal agency will not get involved in trying to save a fire-damaged historic house on the east side of Lyon Street. The house at 532 Baker St. S.E. may now face eventual demolition unless the owners can fix it up or someone buys it and does so — an unlikely prospect.

Porsche Cayman S ‘Design Edition 1′ showcasedLuxury sports car maker Porsche has now displayed their Cayman S ‘Design Edition 1′ to the media.This would be a limited edition Cayman S to feature Porsche Design’s signature chronographs and leathers.It would be available on sale coming this November.

Pierre Ehret travels well prepared to the 4th round of the Le Mans Series at Spa-Francorchamps (BEL). The Porsche pilot of Farnbacher Racing aims to finish on podium next weekend.

Joel is ready to be back in action for the fourth round of the Le Mans Series. Swiss GT driver Joel Camathias (26) is ready to return at Spa for the fourth round of the prestigious Le Mans Series.

Special edition numbers 777 copies. (Daily Auto News)

New Fairfield, in the southwestern corner of Connecticut, feels farther away than it really is.

Albany’s downtown renewal agency will not get involved in trying to save a fire-damaged historic house on the east side of Lyon Street. The house at 532 Baker St. S.E. may now face eventual demolition unless the owners can fix it up or someone buys it and does so — an unlikely prospect.

STERLING — “Nine rhymes with line. Ten rhymes with hen,” he said, as he had members of his audience drawing lines in the air and tucking their fists under their armpits to mimic a chicken.”

Whether and how to rescue a fire-damaged historic house from demolition is a question the Albany Revitalization Agency will face this week. The agency’s advisory board — made up of the city council and an equal number of others — meets at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall.

The memories that remain from the close of last softball season aren't ones that Ritenour softball coach Jennifer Gaines wants to hang on to.

Worried about the stability of mortgage giant Countrywide Financial, depositors crowd branches. Anxious customers jammed the phone lines and website of Countrywide Bank and crowded its branch offices to pull out their savings because of concerns about the financial problems of the mortgage lender that owns the bank.

A SONNING rugby player died after losing control of his high-speed sports car in wet conditions and plunging down a steep embankment.

Markets ended slightly lower Wednesday as edginess about the impact of credit market turmoil on financial stocks persisted. But shares in Germany and Switzerland were buoyed by big gains in Nestlé and Bayer.

A Hoover resident was among 15 people identified by federal authorities Wednesday as being part of an international crime ring charged with producing fake identification documents and mortgage fraud, among other crimes.

Porsche announces a limited edition Cayman S. The Cayman S Porsche Design Edition 1 will be available in November with only 777 cars available. The black exterior of the limited edition Cayman emphasizes the purist nature of the 295hp sports car ...

BARRINGTON, Ill., Aug. 15 -- Tickets are now on sale for the inaugural Barrington Concours D' Elegance, scheduled for Sept. 16, 2007, in Barrington, Ill.

I came across a few inexpensive Maisto models of Porsche's redesigned 911 Carrera convertible, the 911 Carrera S convertible and the hot Porsche Cayman Coupe, and all are pretty well done.

Dutch driver Peter van Merksteijn and co-driver Erwin Berkhof will make their FIA World Rally Championship debuts next week when they take on ADAC Rallye Deutschland. Van Merksteijn will pilot an M-Sport built Ford Focus RS WRC06 on this tenth round of the WRC.

Toronto native Tony Burgess will return to his home track this year to compete in the leading prototype division for the August 24-26 Grand Prix of Mosport, one of the most popular events on the ALMS schedule for fans and drivers alike.

Whether and how to rescue a fire-damaged historic house from demolition is a question the Albany Revitalization Agency will face this week. The agency’s advisory board — made up of the city council and an equal number of others — meets at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall.

Since my hometown is Memphis, I have had the opportunity to be around Elvis Presley. There were good and sad memories during this time.

The Porsche Cayman S 'Porsche Design Edition 1' is a limited edition all-black version of the Cayman S. Only 777 will be built.

Watkins Glen, NY (August 10, 2007) . The Crown Royal 200 at The Glen is the only "sprint race" on the 2007 Grand-Am Rolex Series schedule. "Sprint" accurately described the style that Rob Dyson and Andy Lally used to post a 13th-place finish in the two-hour event on Friday evening.

When I got a phone call to see if I would be interested in debuting the Viper Comp Coupe in GT2 in the American Le Mans Series at Mid-Ohio, let's just say I really didn't hesitate too long with my answer.

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Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks dropped for a second day, led by banks on concern losses from the subprime-mortgage rout will hurt earnings. UBS AG and Deutsche Bank AG paced the retreat after analysts downgraded the shares, saying tougher financing conditions will reduce profit.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Leading European shares ended lower but off their worst levels, helped by modest morning gains on Wall Street, with Nestle ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) a notable riser after the food giant posted strong results, announced a share buyback and lifted its guidance.

Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks dropped for a second day, led by banks on concern losses from the subprime-mortgage rout will hurt earnings. UBS AG and Deutsche Bank AG led the decline after analysts downgraded the shares, saying tougher financing conditions will reduce profit.

Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks dropped for a second day, led by banks on concern losses from the subprime-mortgage rout will hurt earnings. UBS AG and Deutsche Bank AG led the decline after analysts downgraded the shares, saying tougher financing conditions will hurt profit.

2007-08-15 15:09:35 STOCKWATCH CEZ turns lower as foreign shareholder sells down stake PRAGUE (Thomson Financial) - Shares in CEZ turned sharply lower in late afternoon trade after an unidentified foreign investor sold down its stake in the company.

FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - German shares were lower in afternoon trade as losses on Wall Street last night, and a lower opening on American markets, continued to put German indices under pressure.

THE reported move of Russell Ingall from Ford back to Holden next year has started the V8 Supercar merry-go-round for drivers.

Volkswagen shares rose on Wednesday on talk that rival Porsche planned a full takeover.

Porsche has announced a limited edition version of its acclaimed Cayman S mid-engined coupe.

Drivers of red cars get more tickets. Don't sign a ticket and the case will be dropped. If the officer gets your hair color wrong on the ticket, you'll win.

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Paul Yaxley Luxury Eyewear, UK specialist optician based on Harley Street, will be holding a private sale of solid gold and platinum eyewear at Th ...

Despite the heroics of neighbors, a fast-moving fire tore though the garage and roof of a Foster City home Tuesday afternoon.

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As law enforcement continues its summer-driving season crackdown on speeders, Bankrate takes a look at some of the most common misconceptions surrounding tickets and how to beat them.

(Juan Carlos Pometta Betancourt/Special to The Examiner) Firefighters respond to a two-alarm fire in Foster City. The blaze was contained within 10 minutes. The residence’s garage and roof were destroyed, but the rest of the house is still habitable, officials say.

Shares in German carmaker Volkswagen rose on Wednesday on talk that rival Porsche planned a full takeover of the company.

Shares in German carmaker Volkswagen rose on Wednesday on talk that rival Porsche planned a full takeover of the company.

Black is back with the Porsche Cayman S "Porsche Design Edition 1", a limited-edition special series of which just a handful will reach South Africa.

DELBRUCK, Germany — German automotive supplier Paragon caused quite a stir at the 2007 Geneva Auto Show this spring with its Porsche-rivaling Artega GT . Though strictly a full-sized mockup, its appearance, combined with the presence of industry heavyweight Karl-Heinz Kalbfell, was convincing enough that the company received sufficient orders to justify a limited-edition production run.

MANAMA: Bahrain has the potential to be a key manufacturing base for the automobile industry, the general manager of performance car firm RUF-Bahrain told GDN yesterday as he announced the first cars built in Bahrain will roll off the production line before the end of the year.

PARIS — Jean Rédelé, founder of one of France's best-known and longest-running independent sports car companies, died Friday at his home here, at age 85.

The memories that remain from the close of last softball season aren't ones that Ritenour softball coach Jennifer Gaines wants to hang on to.

60 years after independence and not all Indians are feeling the benefits of an economic boom, Mumbai business correspondent Karishma Vaswani says.

Dubai: Dubai's representatives in the Transsyberia Rally 2007 are now engaged in some of the most demanding stages of the gruelling 4,125-mile race.

The memories that remain from the close of last softball season aren't ones that Ritenour softball coach Jennifer Gaines wants to hang on to.

STUTTGART, Germany — Ferdinand Alexander Porsche — son of Ferry, grandson of Ferdinand — first came to fame as the designer of the original Porsche 911 and later as the founder of Porsche Design.

This winter, black will be back when the Cayman S “Porsche Design Edition 1” goes on sale in November.

When filmmaker Peter Rosten's midlife crisis hit, he didn't buy a Porsche or start dating a 25-year-old. Instead he moved to a small town in Montana and began teaching high school kids how to make movies.

HRE Performance Wheels, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-quality forged custom alloy wheels, today announced it has launched a Forged Monoblok series of wheels manufactured exclusively for select Porsche vehicles.

Whether and how to rescue a fire-damaged historic house from demolition is a question the Albany Revitalization Agency will face this week. The agency’s advisory board — made up of the city council and an equal number of others — meets at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall.

OPERATION LUCKY On 6 August 2007 at Nottingham and Derby Crown Courts, confiscation orders totalling £2,823,701 were agreed.

Once the budding young diva starts yammering learn what is print-worthy and what is just utter brain-dead nonsense. Listen carefully because often you won't be able to distinguish one from the other.

WASHINGTON and LOS ANGELES , Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM and MySpace today announced the launch of "Show Us What Ya Got!," a coast-to-coast online search for the hottest unsigned hip-hop and R&B music talent, beginning now.

Porsche is launching a special edition version of the Cayman S labeled the ‘Porsche Design Edition 1.’ The new car, which goes on sale in November, was created to signify the work done at Porsche Design and mark the 35th anniversary of the original Chronograph 1s designed by Ferdinand Porsche.

Porsche will expand its mid-engine coupé model range with the launch, in November 2007, of the Cayman S “Porsche Design Edition 1”, a limited-edition special series.

As a tribute to the 1972 Porsche Chronograph 1 designed by Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, son of Ferry Porsche and grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, 777 Cayman S models will receive a special trim package which reflects all Porsche Design chronographs.

STUTTGART - August 14, 2007: Porsche is to expand its mid-engine coupé model range with the launch, in November 2007, of the Cayman S “Porsche Design Edition 1”, a limited-edition special series.

Remember when you were a college student and the IRS sent you a bill for $200,000 because you caught that baseball? That was funny. Matt Murphy was the lucky winner of the "I Have Barry Bonds' 756th Home Run Ball Now Get Off Me You're Crushing My Spleen" contest Tuesday night in San Francisco. But he isn't sure he wants to sell the ball. "Part of me wants to keep it. It's the greatest ...

After painting Bollywood actors Madhuri Dixit and Tabu, M.F. Husain is all set to make a portrait of Haya, granddaughter of K. Asif who made the magnum opus 'Mughal-e-Azam', on her 18th birthday.

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) After painting Bollywood actors Madhuri Dixit and Tabu, M.F. Husain is all set to make a portrait of Haya, granddaughter of K. Asif who made the magnum opus 'Mughal-e-Azam', on her 18th birthday.

Whether and how to rescue a fire-damaged historic house from demolition is a question the Albany Revitalization Agency will face this week. The agency’s advisory board — made up of the city council and an equal number of others — meets at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall.

Arrow Motors dealership is battling with a looming auction threat by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) over unpaid duty to the tune of Sh906 million.

204 Seminoles named to ACC Academic Honor Roll. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A school-record 204 Florida State student athletes, including 16 members of the Seminoles' football team, have been named to the 2007 Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Roll as announced by conference Commissioner John Swofford.

Northampton's Steven Kane will continue his quest for the Porsche Carrera Cup GB title in rounds 15 and 16 at Brands Hatch (Kent) next weekend (18/19 August). Racing on home ground for his team, Motorbase Performance, Kane heads to Brands with a 28-point lead over James Sutton (Barnet).

Police hit out at "dangerous and irresponsible" motorcyclists following a spate of accidents in Sussex.

1) 2 die as Porsche flips, hits tree

MET TOM CRUISE? LAVISH DINNERS? LONDON—British holidaymakers are prepared to stretch the truth and their wallets to impress friends and colleagues with tall tales of lavish vacations, a British survey said this week.

IT'S time someone stood up for what's right around here.

David Duchovny returns to series television with a bang. (Several, actually. But more on these carnal exploits in a minute.)

Showtime?s new series, starring David Duchovny, is supposed to be a dark comedy about love and sex in Los Angeles, but it is not nearly dark or funny enough.

LOS ANGELES. One-time Olympic golden girl Marion Jones, her athletics career now shadowed by doping suspicions, says in court documents that she is deep in debt, the Los Angeles Times reported on Saturday.

Business & money: Ashley Seager: The crisis affecting markets around the world means a healthier sharing of risks.

It’s time someone stood up for what’s right around here. Someone has to look at things from Team England’s point of view and once you do, it’s perfectly clear that India have behaved disgracefully over the course of the past two Test matches.

BUENOS ARIES -- Two days before he died this year at the age of 101, Gaspar Paino leaned close to his daughter and whispered one final request.

The crisis affecting markets around the world means a healthier sharing of risks, says Ashley Seager.

OK, I’m going to toot my own horn here. Last year I picked, in August, Indianapolis over Chicago in Super Bowl XLI. This year’s Super Bowl XLII prediction: Chargers over Eagles.

SONOMA — It’s a combination of action sports and motorsports.

William H Macy speaks about 'Wild Hogs' and other things in his life.

?My first job was part of a family tradition. My grandfather had started John J. McManus & Sons Funeral Homes in Brooklyn.?

The First Day Festival, a community celebration of the first day of school, will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 18 at Northridge Mall in Salinas.

Jim Murphy, a country guitar player and singer, will perform from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Florida Sunshine Opry, 431 Plaza Drive, Eustis. Cost is $8.

The most exciting 2 minutes in sports became one of the most incredible days of Jim Tafels life.

Toyota Motor Corp. and Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., maker of Subaru cars, are eyeing joint development of a low-priced sports car, sources said. The project would be their first alliance in the domestic market since forming capital ties in 2005.

ELKHART LAKE, Wisc. -- August 10 -- Romain Dumas (France) set an LMP2 class record -- faster than last year's LMP1 qualifying -- while putting his points-leading #7 Penske Porsche RS Spyder on class pole for tomorrow's American Le Mans Series race -- the Generac 500 -- at Road America.

August 10, 2007 -- Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin -- Joerg Bergmeister qualified the Flying Lizard No. 45 Porsche fourth in GT2 today, the fastest of the six Porsches in the GT2 field.

A Porsche driver who died after crashing into a tree had been overtaking a line of cars on a wet night at speeds of up to 100mph, an inquest has heard.

ATLANTA — Porsche Cars North America will put the first of 500 Limited Edition Boxster and Boxster S models on sale on September 28, priced at $49,900 and $59,900, respectively.

FRANKFURT — The centerpiece of Saab's Frankfurt auto show exhibit will be the limited-edition Turbo X, a variant of the 9-3 that harks back to the Saab 99 and 900 "Black Turbos."

This course is designed for the woman who enjoys driving and wants to experience the essence of Porsche automobiles as well as enhance her current driving skills.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 (Bernama) -- Hong Leong-Kencana Racing Team are confident of winning the Merdeka Millennium Endurance (MME) race this year. Last year, the team, which was known as Jaseri Racing Team, finished in third place in the gruelling 268-round race.

2007-08-10 15:31:47 Italy's Management & Capitali to invest 50-165 mln eur in Tiscali's UK unit MILAN (Thomson Financial) - Italy's Management & Capitali SpA has agreed with Tiscali SpA to invest 50-165 mln eur in Tiscali's UK unit via a convertible bond or capital increase at the unit, M&C and Tiscali said in a joint statement.

Peter van Merksteijn has confirmed that he will compete in four WRC events this season, beginning in Germany next weekend.

STUTTGART (Thomson Financial) - Porsche AG said Volkswagen AG shareholders, representing less than 1 pct of voting rights, accepted its takeover offer by the end of the offer period today.

The mystery of the Key Biscayne Venezuelan caught with more than $790,000 in undeclared cash at a Buenos Aires airport turned into scandal Thursday with the resignation of a senior Argentine government official who accompanied him.

When filmmaker Peter Rosten's midlife crisis hit, he didn't buy a Porsche or start dating a 25-year-old. Instead he moved to a small town in Montana and began teaching high school kids how to make movies.

A Porsche driver who died after crashing into a tree had been overtaking a line of cars on a wet night at speeds of up to 100mph, an inquest has heard.

BTC Racing's Nick Leason to race Team Parker Porsche in the Carerra Cup at Brands Hatch.

Fans of Formula One will need no introduction to the dramatic Porsche Supercup. For the past 15 years, the world’s fastest and most spectac ular one-make championship – featuring competition versions of the 911 – has been wowing grands prix audiences all over the world.

Application-aware storage can bring great benefits. Yet there is a great deal of confusion surrounding this technology, its capabilities and its deployment.

Porsche will conclude its mandatory offer to shareholders of Volkswagen today (Friday 10 August) now that all conditions for implementation have been met, including the preconditions under merger control.

The 2007 Porsche Cayman requires a racetrack, or at least a long stretch of road that can be used as one. There is no other way to truly...

ATLANTA - August 10, 2007: Porsche's all-new orange 2008 Limited Edition Boxster and Boxster S will soon be stirring excitement around the country with a stylish design and competitive pricing starting at $49,900 USD and $59,900 USD, respectively.

Rob Dyson really looks forward to this type of weekend.

A PORSCHE driven by former Cardiff City striker Alan Lee has been involved in a collision that left a cyclist with serious injuries.

Quebec entrepreneurs die after Porsche clips hydro pole

Toyota Motor Corp. and Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., maker of Subaru vehicles, are considering joint development of a low-priced sports car, sources said.

The brand new 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX is a tuner at heart Revealed to the masses through the Fast and the Furious movie franchises, the tuner culture parallels the hot-rod/street-rod gangs who were prevalent during the '50s.

Home builders and real-estate agents are going to new extremes to attract buyers, such as offering to pay two years worth of property taxes or even a few months of mortgage payments.

Porsche today announced the pricing and launch date for the new orange 2008 Limited Edition Boxster and Boxster S. The 2008 Limited Edition Porsche Boxster will start at $49,900 while the Limited Edition Boxter S starts at $59,900...

Two men died Thursday morning after the Porsche they were travelling in struck a tree in Gatineau.

With the housing market looking increasingly frail, home builders and real-estate agents are going to new extremes to attract buyers, dangling lavish incentives and slashing prices.

A man is dead and a woman is missing after a flash flood closed roads and forced the evacuation of some residents in Rivière-au-Renards near Gaspé Wednesday evening.

SPOILER ALERT! This gallery contains specific plot details about 20 film finales.

Italian Vespa manufacturer Piaggio has unveiled a prototype petrol-electric scooter, the HyS, that could be on sale in Australia within two years. Piaggio claims a HyS prototype scooter delivers up to 60km per litre of fuel (1.7L/100km), 40 per cent less than the petrol-only Vespa LX50.

As reported last week on Drive.com.au, the epitome of automotive indulgence - Porsche - has finally bowed to environmental pressure. The German sports carmaker has announced it will introduce a petrol-electric hybrid version of its Cayenne four-wheel drive within the next two years.

Two men died Thursday morning after the vehicle they were travelling in struck a tree in Gatineau.

Auto insurance companies that scrutinize the occupations of their policyholders may have noticed that inner-city farming is a popular vocation. For example, it's on the rise in cities in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Wisconsin and Maryland.

A Republic of Ireland international footballer is involved in a collision with a cyclist who is seriously injured.

MicroStrategy® Incorporated , a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that Porsche Cars North America, Inc. has expanded its deployment of MicroStrategy to support business intelligence applications across its enterprise.

There was a time when shop stewards would fear for their lives if their union agreed a 6.5 per cent pay cut. The sensible deal this week at Deutsche Telekom , however, shows how flexible Germany’s unions have become.

NEARLY £3million will be seized from two traveller families who led a crooked life of luxury through tax evasion and the proceeds of selling 'clocked' or stolen vehicles. (09/08/2007)

A FREEZE has been placed on all prisoner releases from detention after a carjacker escaped from a supervised visit while one of his guards was in the toilet.

Beginning on August 3, 24 Porsche teams driving Porsche Cayenne sport utility vehicles filled with Mobil 1 viscosity grade OW-40 will compete in one of the world's toughest automotive rally events.

The American Le Mans Series season has been a learning experience for the first-year Rahal Letterman Racing GT2 program, but one that has been filled with strong performances and rising potential despite the fact that the team is still seeking its first series victory.

No bones about it, some pampered pets in Southern California lead more luxurious, extravagant lives than many people.

MOTOR RACING: Sri Lanka’s race driver Dilantha Malagamuwa had a very successful racing season last season in Malaysia winning the Malaysian Super Car Series. And this year’s achievements so far has brought him good results when he was selected to join the Team Porsche Club Singapore Racing.

Claremont Master Motivators Toastmasters Club: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sundays at the Claremont Forum, 532 W. 1st St., Claremont. Call Dolores Weck, (909) 982-3430.

Two words can describe how the Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing Team felt after having a fast race car all weekend at Montreal's famed Circuit Gilles Villenueve. We're back!

It’s the PANA-MERA! Check out this amature spy video from Spain of two Porsche PANA-MERAs. The long 5 meter Porsche Panamera will share a lot with Cayenne including he 4×4’s suspension, brakes, body structure and engines.

Greenpeace's timing couldn't have been more laughable. We're gathered behind the security gates of Porsche's Weissach technical center, part of a select group getting an in-depth look at running prototypes of the Porsche Cayenne Hybrid.

Tafel Racing add their Grand Am racer Nathan Swartzburgh to their ALMS driver line-up.

Penske Motorsports and Flying Lizard Motorsports have battled to put their drivers and their Porsche race cars in respective class leads after seven rounds of the American Le Mans Series, but neither team is secure in its championship bid as the series heads to Wisconsin for the Generac 500 at Road America in Elkhart Lake.

THEREFORE I AM: Is this column worth a 15-percent tip? I don’t have a lot of regrets in my life, but one is that I didn’t give a Vegas waitress a nice, big tip when I won $150 playing keno almost 14 years ago. It’s not an unforgivable transgression, but I feel bad about it nonetheless.

Porsche has created a new fully-owned subsidiary, with a view to restructuring its activities in a key European market.

COLUMBIA - Columbians celebrated National Night Out on Tuesday, gathering in about 30 neighborhoods across town. The National Association of Town Watch created National Night Out in 1984 to raise awareness and participation in local anticrime efforts.

The game needs a bit of needle, but when it descends to primary school level, leave it out. In all contact sports, such as knitting, you’ve got to have a bit of needle. The best moments in cricket were born of competitive athletes stretching every sinew in an attempt to bring down another.

A group of travellers who had no jobs or any other legitimate source of income but who shopped at Harrods, wore fur coats and drove luxury cars have had nearly £3 million confiscated.

Distracted, the driver swerved, nearly caused an accident, and decided to eradicate the video signs common in New York's Times Square and beginning to crop up around Anne Arundel County.

MOSCOW — In what may be one of the more extreme marketing extravaganzas of the season, Porsche has kicked off the inaugural Transsyberia Rally here, as it unveils a limited edition of 25 Cayenne S Transsyberia models in connection with the event.

NAACP leaders urged public restraint Monday in judging Michael Vick before he has his day in court.

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A CONVICTED money launderer who purchased sports cars to hide the proceeds of crime has been ordered to pay back £300,000 or face an extra three and half years in jail.

Porsche outfit aim to be back on the pace at Silverstone.

Aug. 7 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks rose on speculation the Federal Reserve will signal today that credit market losses may slow U.S. economic growth, reigniting speculation the central bank will lower borrowing costs.

Aug. 7 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks rose, following gains in the U.S. and a rally in financial shares in Asia, on speculation the U.S. government may try to contain losses linked to the subprime-mortgage market.

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FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - German industry fears disruption to production from the biggest rail strike in 15 years, according to reports.

Aug. 7 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks may rise, following gains in the U.S. and Asia, on speculation the U.S. government may try to contain losses linked to the subprime-mortgage market.