By: gaga | 2010-12-29 | Business History Founding of Santa Clara County Transit District In 1969, Santa Clara County had three private bus companies, all of which were in serious financial trouble: Peninsula Transit, San Jose City Lines, and Peerless Stages. The California Legislature passed a Santa Clara County Transit District Act in 1969. However, the Act did not supply any funding for the new district, and county voters were reluctant to tax themselves to fund a public bus system read more
By: David Urmann | 2010-11-12 | Article Marketing Cheyenne offers abundant attractions, rodeo shows and tours to see and experience. Have a pleasurable inexpensive stay at Cheyenne by lodging into the area motels close to the attraction sites. read more
By: gaga | 2011-01-20 | Business In mid-April, Junan County, Township, crossing the magnificent village to install a 86 typically can be seen in the city read more
By: thesurgery | 2011-03-26 | Online Gambling Former Talksport man Charlie McCann previews the chances of 52 horses in the 2011 Grand National at Aintree, 9th April. read more
By: J. Bisnar | 2010-03-31 | Criminal Listed as the seventh-best place in the US for family life, Vista in northern San Diego County, California has nearly 96,000 people. Despite this distinction, reckless drivers have taken their toll. As a number of Vista car accident attorneys will tell you, the city has seen its share of tragic car collisions, often caused by red-light runners. read more
By: Terry Hunefeld | 2010-04-01 | Horses When and why was the Del Mar horse racetrack built in San Diego? What did Hollywood celebrities have to do with it? read more
By: gaga | 2010-12-19 | Business BMX racing career milestones Note: Professional first are at the national level until otherwise indicated. Milestone Event Details Started racing: Early 1977 Age 11 at Elk's BMX Lodge in Santa Ana, California. Sanctioning body: National Bicycle Association (NBA). Home sanctioning body district(s): American Bicycle Association (ABA) California 3 (CA-3) (1980); (CA-14) (1982) First race bike: Schwinn Stingray First race result: Second in 11 Novice read more
By: gaga | 2011-01-30 | Business History Northern Rock Building Society was formed in 1965 as a result of the merger of two North East Building Societies; the Northern Counties Permanent Building Society (established in 1850) and the Rock Building Society (established in 1865). During the 30 years that followed, Northern Rock expanded by acquiring 53 smaller building societies, most notably the North of England Building Society in 1994. Along with many other UK building societies in the 1990s read more
By: vivi | 2010-10-10 | Team Early life The son of a construction engineer and a teacher, he was named Clyde Groce Corrigan after his father, but legally adopted the name Douglas as an adult. The family moved often read more
By: gaga | 2011-01-09 | Business Specification levels Commodore Executive 2005 Holden VZ Commodore Executive sedan. VZ Commodore SVZ (2006) interior fitted with sports trim. The Commodore Executive was the baseline variant, and was priced from AU$33,160. The Commodore Executive standard features included: 3.6 L 175 kW (238 PS; 235 hp) Alloytec V6 engine (updated to 3 read more
By: Jolie Crussel | 2011-03-16 | Business The Fortune magazine has recently announced a list of 50 most admired companies worldwide. According to the final result, Apple, Google, Berkshire Hathaway, Southwest Airlines and Procter & Gamble respectively win five leading positions with no surprise. read more
By: sgbvdf asga | 2010-07-21 | Business Business, Business News, Business Opportunities Life and work Known to his friends and associates as Lajk, Breuer studied and taught at the Bauhaus in the 1920s. The Bauhaus curriculum stressed the simultaneous education of its students in elements of visual art, craft and the technology of industrial production. Breuer was eventually appointed to a teaching position as head of the school's carpentry workshop. He later practiced in Berlin, designing houses and commercial spaces. In the 1920s and 1930s, Breuer pioneered the design of tubular steel furniture. Later in his career he would also turn his attention to the creation of innovat... read more
By: Peter Menkin | 2010-12-20 | Causes and organizations In a visit to an excellent show on Night Ministry in San Francisco this writer was introduced to the photo work of a young man named Malcolm Garland. Though Malcolm, once a student at The Cathedral School for Boys–(Grace Cathedral, San Francisco)–and now a college student, is a good photographer, it was more than the pictures themselves that were intriguing and genuine. It was Night Ministry in San Francisco itself that became a central focus of interest for this article-interview... read more