It's
October and this is not a trick; we're still promoting Breast Cancer
Awareness month as a time for people to come together and use the power
of community to make a difference for such an important cause.
The CafePress Breast Cancer Donation Shop
contains hundreds of products designed and donated by generous
CafePress community members. CafePress donates an amount equal to 40%
of the retail price of all products sold through the Breast Cancer
Donation Shop from October 1, 2007 to October 31, 2007 directly to a
national charitable organization with a specific focus on Breast Cancer
health, education, and awareness. Visit www.cafepress.com/bca2007 to see more community donated designs!
CoastalBendMom
has joined a "Virtual Walk" being held as a benefit for the Gal To Gal
Foundation, which supports women facing Stage IV breast cancer. The
money raised from the walk will go to help make wishes come true for
Stage IV breast cancer victims. To participate in this online walk for
cancer, donate $3, and create your own online gal to join the walk
while you monitor her progress from comfort of your own home! Click
here to join CoastalBendMom in this virtual walk against breast
cancer!
As part of Breast Cancer Awareness month, Self Magazine sent us this alert
about a special shade of pink nail lacquer from OPI. Called "Pink of
Hearts," this polish was created exclusively by OPI to support the
power of pink; in 2007 OPI will donate $25,000 in honor of breast
cancer awareness to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Get more information
about the polish at www.opi.com, or about Susan G. Komen for the Cure at www.komen.org
News about the Tokyo Motor Show is beginning to hit the radar,
including this Honda Compact Rennaissance Zero (CR-Z) Concept car we
found at the Detroit Free Press.
Honda has discontinued its Hybrid Accord and Insight models, but is
promising a new hybrid in 2009. Could this sleek sportscar portend of
Honda's next hybrid vehicle?
Here's a rather interesting interview with a convicted car thief who
stole more than 100 vehicles. Using knowledge gleaned from his many
thefts, Wenchwisdom
has posted a list of tips to reduce the chances of losing your own car,
including such sage advice as "Don't leave anything in your car a thief
might consider a bonus when stealing your car." Read the entire list at
wenchwisdom.blogspot.com.
Sixty thousand people converged in Hanover recently to participate in a three-day festival celebrating the 60th birthday of the Volkswagen Bus.
On hand were more than 5,000 examples of the revolutionary vehicle that
changed the way people used -- and experienced -- the road.
Learnedonwomen has stumbled across on a different way of marketing cars to women, in the form of Vancouver, British Columbia-based Clutch
- a retailer with a beautifully designed showroom and a very
deliberate, female-friendly sales approach. What do you think? Share
your opinion with blog.learnedonwomen.com
Colorado police are wondering how a 6-year-old managed to stuff his
booster seat behind the wheel of a car and still manage to reach the
gas pedal. Fortunately, according to this report, he didn't get the car out of reverse, and crashed it before he could do much damage.
Did you know you can tell which side of the car the gas tank is on,
simply by looking at the pump icon on the dash? Some of us look for an
arrow to tell us which side of the car it's on, but according to carblog, it's indicated by which side of the pump icon the handle is on. Have you checked your own?
To celebrate National Fall Car Care Month in October, Goodyear Gemini is hosting complimentary Women's Car Care Clinics
in major market locations across the United States. Held in conjunction
with the "Be Car Care Aware" educational campaign, the clinics are
designed to better acquaint women with their vehicles' maintenance
needs in specially designed women's-only car-care clinics meant to
provide women with the information to master the art of car maintenance
and automotive self-reliance. Get the schedule here.
Sue Zesiger Callaway
has assembled a collection of her favorite outrageously cool custom
cars; each of them hand-built from the ground up by small-volume
manufacturers for drivers who crave extreme performance, unique design
and detailed workmanship. The Spyker C8 is one of our favorites.
That's
it for this week's AskPatty Cars Around the World Blog Carnival! Make
sure to submit your article for next week's "Automotive Advice for
Women Blog Carnival" using the online form or by emailing Ask Patty at info@askpatty.com.
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