Submitted by sonius on 16 September, 2006 - 10:07.
Check this. Bad Dog's got more shenanigans coming your way soon. We're calling it PEE EMM and Sunday October 1st, 2006, is the date. That's right! The Sunday of the Labour Day long weekend. The Sunday NIGHT of the Labour Day long weekend, out at Marrickville Bowlo. Got that? Marrickville! Sunday NIGHT! NIGHTTIME is the right time! THE FREAKS COME OUT AT NIGHT! Don't trust the OWLS! Ok, ok, we'll stop shouting. You guys are smart, it's probably registered by now.So anyway, the NIGHT starts at 10pm and goes all NIGHT long to who knows when. Sun up or something. Music will be woven together into a DREAM like tapestry (ouch!) by the Bad Dog crew: DREAMY Bill Cotsis, Steve "BOGEYMAN" Sonius, Ben "JAMMIES" Drayton and our favourite LADY OF THE EVENING, Annabelle Gaspar. Expect a demented mix of all the kinds of stuff not on the radar at all the usual HAUNTS around town. A dubbyjazztechfunkspacerock NOCTURNAL EMISSION. With soul. Of course you'll forgive us the occasional dodgy mix. It's
Auto firm spends R16m to upgrade parts store--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Automotive company General Motors South Africa (GMSA) has spent R16-million on refurbishing its parts and accessories warehouse at its Port Elizabeth plant, which is set to increase productivity of employee's involved in the parts and accessories distribution processes.After sales director Dough Harrison said that GMSA had increased the warehouse productivity by 33% over the last 21 months and that it recorded almost almost 100% ontime delivery.“This is partly due to lean warehousing principles, which involves velocity and commodity stocking.”Productivity had also increased by introducing standardised work assignments, whereby each employee in the warehouse gets the same workload for each assignment.“We also placed special focus on the optimisation of ergonomics. The vast majority of work for our employees is between shoulder and knee height, so all parts and acc
SmarTire to Participate in International Commercial Vehicle Trade Show in GermanySmarTire Systems Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SMTR) announced today that it will participate in the 61st IAA Commercial Vehicles 2006 trade show in Hanover, Germany, September 21 through September 28, 2006.The International Motor Show (IAA) is the industry's most comprehensive show, which makes it the international information and sales platform for those who develop, manufacture or use commercial vehicles. SmarTire will display its products with 750 of the world's leading commercial vehicle parts and accessories companies.Dave Warkentin, vice president sales and marketing of SmarTire, said, "This is an excellent opportunity for us to expand our reach and contacts as well as showcase our products to potential customers and leading companies in the industry. As a result of scheduled meetings with representatives of commercial vehicle manufacturers at this major event, we are extremely confident that SmarTire will be adding to its
Seeking a pickupTruck purchases in Texas turn flat this yearBy SHANNON BUGGSCopyright 2006 Houston Chronicle TRUCKS always sell well in Texas, but this summer they didn't sell as well as usual.Texas still leads the nation in truck sales, and dealers say they are are doing better largely because energy companies are going strong, as are related construction and services businesses where pickups are amust.But when domestic truck sales in Texas, the No. 1 market for full-size pickups, are virtually flat compared with the previous year, as they were in June, July and August, the national sales declines look even worse."We're not doing as well with full-size trucks as we did last year, but we're doing better in Texas and Oklahoma than we are in the rest of the country," said Earl Hesterberg, chief executive of Group One Automotive, a Houston-based national auto-dealership chain.That's because soaring oil prices in Texas and Oklahoma mean higher gasoline prices and more money flowing into and out of t
Submitted by wwmm2008 on 22 September, 2006 - 01:13.
Boys and Girls Club after-school program will open in Buena Vistaby Kirsten LaskeyMail Staff WriterChaffee County Boys and Girls Club will open Nov. 13 in Avery Parsons Elementary School in Buena Vista.It will be for elementary school-age children, although staff members hope to eventually include middle school and high school, club executive director Penny Wilken said.Programming will be focused on providing a healthy snack to club members and offering tutoring and help with homework, Andrew Miller, program director for the Buena Vista club, said.He said optional electives will be available such as art classes or fitness games.One thing the club won't be, Wilken said, is a cookie cutter version of the Salida club.The Buena Vista club will be tailored to the local community and local youths, Wilken said. For example, a local artist could be brought in to teach an art class or have a local chef teach club members how to cook a specific dish."We would like the community to step in and give us a more Buena
Submitted by wwmm2008 on 22 September, 2006 - 01:16.
Furniture Row Shopping Sprees from Berkeley Homes Berkeley's Acadia kitchen at The Hearth in Highlands Ranch.Provided by: Berkeley HomesContributed by: Alicia Olson on 9/20/2006 Berkeley Homes, a single-family home builder in Colorado, and Furniture Row Shopping Center, a home furnishings and bedding retailer, are partnering on a shopping spree promotion. Homebuyers who contract on a Berkeley home by December 31 will receive a $5,000 shopping spree to Furniture Row at closing. New registrants who fill out entry forms at any Berkeley Homes sales office will be entered to win one of eight $1,000 Furniture Row shopping sprees. The $1,000 shopping sprees will be awarded on select Mondays from Sept. 23 through Dec. 11. "The promotion is a win-win for everyone involved; especially homebuyers who receive the thrill of filling their new home with free furniture," said Rich Laws, president of Berkeley Homes. "Furniture Row is an exceptional company and we look forward to working with them on
