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Daimler: A Bargain For Long-Term Investors That Yields 5.9% - Seeking Alpha

Daimler: A Bargain For Long-Term Investors That Yields 5.9% Seeking Alpha PK) is a German luxury car and truck manufacturer, including the well-known Mercedes-Benz brand and the Freightliner trucks brand. The company's founders, Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz, made history with the invention of the automobile in the year ... and more »

Perceptions: Splat - Appeal-Democrat

Perceptions: Splat Appeal-Democrat Prior to the invention of the automobile, no one squished a bug or a bird by running too fast. Modern inventions are designed to hurry things up, ostensibly so that having completed a task we can slow down and relax. But we never slow down or relax.

Preview: 2013 Jaguar XJ Supersport Speedpak - National Post

National Post

Preview: 2013 Jaguar XJ Supersport Speedpak National Post It's a truism as old as the automobile itself. Not long after the invention of the automobile came the first automobile race. Contrary to pop psychology — and the intuition of abandoned spouses the world over — this is not just because men are ... and more »

The Invention of Jaywalking - The Atlantic Cities

The Atlantic Cities

The Invention of Jaywalking The Atlantic Cities This time, the driver of a Jaguar traveling down 42nd Street in Manhattan struck another car and lost control, flipping onto the sidewalk and striking several pedestrians. Amazingly, given that this is one of the most crowded parts of town, ...

Ford's gearhead gadfly may skip the annual meeting - Chicago Tribune

Ford's gearhead gadfly may skip the annual meeting Chicago Tribune After nearly a decade of using the event to get Henry Ford's great grandson to heed his invention, he sat it out last year because its technology had become too costly. Related Ford's gearhead gadfly may skip the annual meeting Inventor Karpen holds a ... and more »