You’re 18. You’ve just passed your driving test. You’ve got your dad’s old car and the keys. Still though, there’s one more thing you need before you get on the road for the first time – insurance. Unfortunately, young people’s car insurance is a little unfair. Often – well, always – it’s substantially more than what an average driver would expect to pay. There are a few reasons for this. You may not agree with them but your only available form of protest would be to not buy insurance. Which would be illegal, get you arrested and get your car taken off you. So probably not a good idea. [...] Continue Reading…
There are certain institutions in the country that can rate companies. Some of them deal with insurance companies only as there are too many to take into consideration. But we have some questions that we want to discuss now. How do coverage, rates and services differ and what makes this or that company better than the other one? How can one and the same service cost differently in different companies? If you have not dealt with an insurance company before it is tough to choose one and not to have doubts about it later on. What is important here is to know for sure your insurance company will be [...] Continue Reading…
Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor
Armonk, NY, United States (AHN) – IBM on Wednesday announced five innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live and play. The technology giant is dubbing them the “Next Five in Five In the next five years IBM’s labs and emerging technology divisions are slated to change people’s lives in the following ways: 3-D interfaces – like those in the movies – will let you interact with 3-D holograms of your friends in real time. 3-D and holographic cameras are also predicted get more sophisticated and miniaturized to fit into cell phones so consumers can interact with [...] Continue Reading…
So, you have decided to shop for car insurance online. Getting car insurance online is simple quick. Here is how! Go to any search engine and type in what type of car insurance you need. This is considered key words or key word phrases to help you find exactly what you are looking for. For example, you just need simple liability coverage. Then type liability coverage and hit enter. All the results that come up on the left side or main page is what you need to concentrate on. You can type in specifics-teen insurance, full coverage, motorcycle, and motor home is great examples to meet your needs. When [...] Continue Reading…
LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As several hundred thousand revelers ring in 2011 in true Las Vegas style, the Las Vegas Monorail will be moving partygoers along the world-famous Strip while the road is closed to vehicles.
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Abdi Hajji Hussein – AHN News Correspondent
Mogadishu, Somalia (AHN) – The transitional federal government of Somalia has signed a contract with Saracen International, a British private security company; a government official said Thursday. In an interview with VOA Somalia, Hussein Abdi Halane, Somalia’s minister of finance, said that Saracen will help the Somali government train some of its forces. Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, the president of Somalia, signed the pact on behalf of the government. Lafras Luitingh, an official for the company, signed for Saracen. The security company will train the bodyguards of Somali government officials, drivers, and civil servants. Supported by United [...] Continue Reading…
FORT MILL, S.C., Dec. 27, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — General Tire announced it will sponsor Team USA’s Darren Skilton, Sue Mead and Tom Collins at the 2011 Dakar Rally, which stretches across more than 5,500 miles of grueling terrain from Argentina to Chile Jan. 1st through 16th. Darren Skilton will
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Jojo Doria – AHN Sports Contributor
San Francisco, CA, United States (AHN Sports) – The partnership between ORACLE Racing and BMW, which overcame the greatest challenge in the world of competitive sailing, is set to end. The longstanding collaboration, which will terminate at the end of the year, is by mutual agreement of both partners. Technology, along with skills transferred, freely flowed between the automaker and sailing team since BMW partnered BMW ORACLE Racing since 2002. The most notable product of this exchange was seen in February when the yacht USA 17, the fastest yacht in the America’s Cup history, captured the 33rd Match in Valencia, Spain. [...] Continue Reading…
It is too tough to earn money but far too easy to spend it. But for all the things that we do we need money. One must try to find ways by which one can save some amount of money. For this most of the people try to cut the expenses on the home front. There is no one who loves to waste money. A good way to save a bit of cash is to get yourself the safety cover at low price, which is to get inexpensive auto car insurance. If one tries to keep the following things in mind one can easily find the best and the [...] Continue Reading…
Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor
San Diego, CA, United States (AHN) – Automaker Toyota has agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit of the family of four people killed in a runaway Lexus for $10 million. The 2009 car crash that killed an off-duty California Highway Patrol officer, his wife their daughter and the trooper’s brother-in-law led to the recall of millions of vehicles. The family was travelling on a suburban San Diego freeway when their car sped out of control, reaching speeds of 120 mph. The vehicle struck an SUV, went over an embankment, rolled several times and then burst into flames. Accident investigators [...] Continue Reading…