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...keep the 750-lb. David Hasselhoff replica made for the film's special effects, or did that go straight to the Smithsonian? I'm deciding what to do with it. Right now my kids say we should use it as a mailbox...
...hectic. He had no idea. On Aug. 16, French-based Royal Canin called with an urgent order, and within the hour Erickson, 46, and his co-workers mixed, packed and shipped a whopping 500 lbs. of premium dog and cat food--which can cost up to $30 per 16-lb. bag--to panicked pet owners in the Sunshine State...
...Escape Hybrid's gas engine is a modest four-cylinder, 2.3-liter unit. But its electric motor gives it extra juice for a combined 155 hp. The motor is powered by a 250-lb. battery pack that lies flat beneath the cargo area, where the spare tire would normally go. The battery is automatically recharged during driving and braking...
Prized as the truffle of Japanese cooking, the matsutake is "the Platonic version of a mushroom," says chef David Waltuck of New York City's Chanterelle. The aromatic treasures often command truffle-like prices, once selling for as much as $500 per lb. But a rainy summer and a sunny early fall in the Pacific Northwest have led to a profusion of the fungus, with prices falling as low as $14 per lb. Chefs nationwide are reveling in the bounty. At Arterra in San Diego, the mushrooms are paired with salmon or Dungeness crab, while Le Paradou in Washington...
...outside a Brooklyn bar, and a bunch of guys are standing around admiring the new Mustang GT. "The old one lost its buzz," says a kid circling the car, asking about its engine (eight cylinders), power (300 h.p.) and torque (315 lb.-ft.). The Mustang is an American icon, with more movie cameos, hot-rod clubs and fanzines than any other vehicle. Ford has sold more than 8 million since the car's debut in 1964. In this scene, though, nobody cared about that stuff. "Steve who?" asks a guy who never heard of McQueen or the green fastback...