Car reviews and news, loans and rental» Choose a Make – car reviews and news, loans and rental http://www.hidstores.com/blogs Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:50:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Photo Gallery: Nurburgring 2011 http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/photo-gallery-nurburgring-2011/ http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/photo-gallery-nurburgring-2011/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:50:52 +0000 http://localhost/hidstores/2011/07/photo-gallery-nurburgring-2011/ BMWBLOG team has just returned from the European trip that included not only a pick-up of the new BMW 1M, but also a visit at the famous 24 Hr of Nurburgring.

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BMWNA CEO: “We will be expanding into new niches”

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]]> http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/report-bmw-335i-limited-performance-edition-for-us/feed/ 0 Atlantis to Launch Final Flight This Week http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/atlantis-to-launch-final-flight-this-week/ http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/atlantis-to-launch-final-flight-this-week/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:48:13 +0000 http://localhost/hidstores/2011/07/atlantis-to-launch-final-flight-this-week/ NASA is wrapping up its space shuttle program with the final launch of space shuttle Atlantis on July 8 at 11:26 a.m.

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]]> http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/atlantis-to-launch-final-flight-this-week/feed/ 0 National League’s Midseason Contenders http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/national-leagues-midseason-contenders/ http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/national-leagues-midseason-contenders/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:48:11 +0000 http://localhost/hidstores/2011/07/national-leagues-midseason-contenders/ Now that it’s the midway point of the baseball season, it’s time to make some World Series odds projections.

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National League’s Midseason Contenders

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]]> http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/arkansas-marines-bond-with-afghans-through-cultural-similarities/feed/ 0 Sony’s Brand Still Shines in Asia http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/sony%e2%80%99s-brand-still-shines-in-asia/ http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/sony%e2%80%99s-brand-still-shines-in-asia/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:48:07 +0000 http://localhost/hidstores/2011/07/sony%e2%80%99s-brand-still-shines-in-asia/ Japanese consumer electronics maker Sony Corp. has been named the most valuable Asian brand, according to Campaign, a marketing magazine.

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Sony’s Brand Still Shines in Asia

]]> http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/sony%e2%80%99s-brand-still-shines-in-asia/feed/ 0 An Interview With Dell Boomi’s CTO Rick Nucci http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/an-interview-with-dell-boomi%e2%80%99s-cto-rick-nucci/ http://www.hidstores.com/blogs/2011/07/an-interview-with-dell-boomi%e2%80%99s-cto-rick-nucci/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:48:04 +0000 http://localhost/hidstores/2011/07/an-interview-with-dell-boomi%e2%80%99s-cto-rick-nucci/ “Dell Boomi is the glue between data on legacy systems and integrating to the cloud,” said John von Voros, senior product development manager for Dell’s Public Cloud Services, at the Cloud Computing Expo in New York.

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An Interview With Dell Boomi’s CTO Rick Nucci

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