Founder of UK sports car manufacturer TVR dies in Spain

Saturday, June 7, 2008 Trevor Wilkinson, who founded the UK performance car manufacturer TVR has died at his home in Minorca, Spain. He was 85. Wilkinson, from Blackpool, left education at 14, getting an apprenticeship at a local garage. In 1946 he bought a local wheelwright’s business, which he renamed Trevcar Motors, which sold and

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Progressive Financing Quick Answer For Financial Needs

Progressive Financing – Quick Answer For Financial Needs by Wanetta Thetford People, who have a repaired monthly earnings, separate his / her or her profits in a selection of price pieces made by these people. Almost every household get their own own mended and varied expenditures but not, generally there are unforeseen billings which arrives

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Spelbound declared winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2010

Monday, June 7, 2010 An acrobatic group known by the name of Spelbound has been declared as the winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2010, a televised variety talent show competition broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom. As the winning act of the show, Spelbound have won £100,000 (US$144,580, €120,313, A$175,079) and a place at

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Wedding next year for Sweden’s crown princess

Friday, February 27, 2009 On February 24th the Swedish Royal Court announced that the Crown Princess Victoria is to be married in 2010 to her boyfriend and former fitness trainer Daniel Westling. KP Victoria, 31, and Daniel, 35, have been in a relationship for seven years. As the wedding is to be held in the

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Adding A Circuit Breaker For A Hot Tub

Read More About: Renovation D Bathroom Vanities Australia By Jake Plumer Well if you are at the point that your adding a circuit breaker for your new hot tub or spa the hardest part is over all the planning building the new deck or patio to put the tub on is over it is time

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Olympic highlights: August 15, 2008

Friday, August 15, 2008 August 15, 2008 is the 7th major day of the 2008 Olympic games, the below article lists some of the highlights. Contents 1 Highlights 1.1 Men’s 200-meter individual medley 1.2 Men’s 50m freestyle 1.3 Women’s 200m breaststroke 1.4 Women’s 75kg weightlifting 1.5 Men’s individual pursuit 1.6 Women’s artistic gymnastics individual all-around

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SEPTA buys rail cars from NJ Transit to deal with crowding

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 As gas prices have risen in the United States, the regional transport authority for southeastern Pennsylvania, SEPTA, has seen a sharp increase in ridership, which has caused overcrowding on the trains. “As fuel prices have continued to rise, SEPTA ridership has steadily increased and is the highest in 18 years,” said

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Automobile manufacturer Toyota triples annual loss prediction

Sunday, February 8, 2009 The Japanese car making company Toyota has announced that their predicted profit loss for 2008 has tripled from their previous estimate. The company reports the loss after demand for its vehicles dropped. In December 2008, Toyota estimated its full year operating loss to be 150 billion yen (US$1.65 billion). Now the

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Nine firefighters killed in South Carolina blaze

Wednesday, June 20, 2007 Nine firefighters were killed on Monday while battling a massive fire at a furniture warehouse in Charleston, South Carolina. Firefighters were called to the scene of a massive blaze at the Sofa Super Store in Charleston, S.C. at around 6:30 p.m. EST. At around 7 p.m., nine firefighters were sent inside

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