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...certain why his is the most successful anti-News Feed groups. "It's might be that mine was one of the first groups," said Parr, 21. "That, and my group acts as a petition directly to Facebook." Included on Parr's group is a link to Facebook's customer support page where users can email Facebook administrators directly. Parr also linked to a formal online petition which asks Facebook to either remove or modify the News Feed. It currently has more than 28,000 signatures...
...mine operators without such relationships are scouring the Internet to find tires overseas, in some cases buying second-rate alternatives from Belarus, Ukraine or China. Most of those are bias-ply tires rather than radials. The difference? Radials generally last 5,000 to 7,000 hr., depending on conditions; bias tires may last just a third as long and are more likely to blow under stress...
Increasingly, mine operators are trying to extend tire life by smoothing mine roads, reducing payloads and lowering speeds. If the shortage has had a positive effect, it's the reduction in tire-related accidents, says Chris Curfman, vice president of Caterpillar Global Mining, which ships just 5% of its trucks with tires. The rest are "naked," requiring customers to acquire tires from distributors...
Labor Day weekend. Already? Well, yes. And a friend of mine reports seeing the first little "Noel" sign, shyly poking its head up over a bin of holiday items when he visited his local Costco last weekend. Maybe we should all get an early jump on our Christmas card lists in the next week...
...activism and agenda nourished an urban populace hungry for something other than meat-and-potatoes conservative fare. "He has made it clear that if you live in Salt Lake City you respect diversity," says Chris Johnson, a gay parent. "He has been proactive in helping protect families like mine...