Archive for the ‘Of Interest’ Category
By: Richard Crittendon
We are often pretty sensitive about the appearance of our car, as a person’s car is implicitly linked to his social status and reputation. Everyone likes stylish, stunning, and organized vehicles. Although, we can spend luxuriously on the style and looks of our vehicles, and make them truly captivating, but its tidiness requires some conscious efforts from our part.
We can keep our vehicle clean and organized by taking some small yet valuable measures. We generally leave everything to mechanics and service stations, with a presumption that these would take good care of our vehicles. Despite, all their hard work, we often feel unsatisfied with our vehicles’ looks as well as performance.
This happens largely due to our carelessness in proper maintenance of vehicles. A little effort from our part can delay our vehicle’s frequent visits to service stations, and thereby helps in increasing its life remarkably. In order to keep your car organized and tidy, just add few important things in it, these are: Read the rest of this entry »
By: George Ross
A hundred years has passed since the collaboration of William Harvey and Andrew Davidson in Milwaukee, USA to reinvent the motorcycle. The pair up has revolutionized the motorcycle world from selling mere utility rigs to selling an awesome lifestyle.
While other companies were just selling regular motorcycles, by creating a biker image, the Harley left its competitors eating dust. Today, Harley Davidson ranks among America’s top growth stocks since its 1986 IPO. It has an annual sales growth of 37% despite suffering some difficulties.
It isn’t hard to understand why the company enjoys the biggest share in the motorcycle market. Owning a Harley is like getting into a brotherhood. Buying a Harley gets you into the Harley Owners Group or HOG as they are fondly called. The Harley legacy still thrives in the fraternity of HOG members.
While the company is reflecting robust earnings, there is some worry about how the company will fare in the next 100 years. It is interesting to note that a considerable percentage of Hog owners are baby boomers enjoying the benefits of their earnings and accomplishments in the 90s. What used to be a niche for young professionals, the HOG drivers are now growing older and its important that the Harley should appeal to younger demographics if they intend to survive the succeeding years. Read the rest of this entry »
By: Karen Milner
The historic city of York, England, is one of the highlights of a trip to the UK. With its fine medieval architecture, fascinating history and a long list of attractions its difficult to know what to do experience first. We talk about some of York’s top attractions in this article, including its popular ghost walks. Yes, did you know that York is reputed to be one of the most haunted cities in the world. This city is haunted by no less than 140 different ghosts, and with an amazing 500+ recorded hauntings it seems that every room, building or street seems to be haunted in this beautiful city.
The Minster, one of the finest and largest examples of Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe is also one of the oldest. The first church on the site was of wooden construction and was built in 627 to provide a place of baptism for Edwin, King of Northumbria. The minster has an amazing history – for example, the church was damaged in 1069 and repaired by the first Norman archbishop in 1070. Danish invaders destroyed much of the church in 1075, but it was rebuilt again around 1080, in the Norman style, the church now measuring 365 feet long. Read the rest of this entry »
WEST LAFAYETTE — When Glenn Emslie took off on his Harley Davidson in 1947, 25 cents filled up his tank.
As he traveled across the country to California, 35 cents got him a meal and for as low as $1.75 he rented a hotel room for a night.
These are the little details Emslie began to share about his cross-country trip that peaked freelance writer Rob Dile’s interest, so much so that Dile wrote Emslie’s story for print.