"share-your-car-and-truck-stories" Articles & Blogs:
Shell invites drivers to share their driving passion for a chance to win cool prizes
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Do you have a special bond with your motorcycle, car, truck, SUV, or even RV? If you share how Shell V-Power fuels your passion for your ride, you could be a winner! And who doesn't love to be a winner?
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RIP - Bea Arthur
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Bea Arthur died today. Maude was one of the first prime time shows that dealt with the issue of abortion in a feminist way. Here’s a scene from Maude’s Dilemma which aired several months before the passage of Roe v. Wade.
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GM Rolls Out Impressive Hybrid Pickup in 2009
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As green technology becomes more popular, vehicle manufacturers are expanding the limits on what can be accomplished with hybrid technology. Once considered most conducive to coupes, small sedans, and hatchbacks, hybrid technology is now being utili...[Read on] |
Julia Roberts and Ryan Murphy Part 2
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Their first film collaboration — Eat Pray Love — does not open for another month, but Sony wants to be in the business of Julia and Ryan. Ryan is the creator and force behind Glee. According to Deadline, Amy Pascal is pleased with what she’s s...[Read on] |
Facebook Tries, Fails to Plant Unflattering Stories About Google
| That puppy isn’t following anyone, Zuckerberg.Facebook’s nefarious new public-relations scheme imploded yesterday evening when the Daily Beast revealed the company hired a flack to pitch negative stories about Google to various publications. After bei...[Read on] |
The Social Network: Actually Sexist, or an Unwelcome Reflection of Our Times?
| In terms of digital cocktail conversation about success, gender, and the way we live now, The Social Network is the gift that just keeps on giving. Aaron Sorkin finally felt compelled to emerge from the lonely screenwriter’s citadel (his office) and res...[Read on] |
Women & Wine shares insight on state of social media in the wine biz
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We are all very familiar with the fact that the wine that we drink is only part of the story. In each bottle, there a person and a place that’s in every glass. When we speak of those origins we use the word terroir to describe the soil or the context of...[Read on] |
The cheerleading as a sport debate continues
| Cheerleading – and what it has evolved into – is on trial right now in a Connecticut courtroom. The debate revloves around a law suit brought on by the volleyball team at Quinnipiac University over the school’s decision to cut their team violated T...[Read on] |
Fresh Air Fund looking to book host families for Summer 2011
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Chances are you’re already looking forward to summer. You may be going to camp, taking a vacation with your family, or playing in a summer sports league. But not all kids are as lucky. Each summer, the Fresh Fund provides New York City kids a chance t...[Read on] |
Will Michelle Obama Influence Women About Wine the Way She Did With Fashion?
| It didn’t take us very long to notice Michelle Obama’s style on the campaign trail and I’m not talking about arms. I’m a bit under 6 ft. myself and first it was the poise, the grace of motion and that drop dead gorgeous smile that won me over. Lat...[Read on] |
Laura Bush says Kagan Nomination is 'Great'
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by Amy Matsui, Senior Counsel, National Women's Law Center
Former First Lady Laura Bush told "Fox News Sunday" yesterday that she was"really glad" there would be three female Justices, if Elena Kagan, nominated to replaced Justice Stevens, were confirm...[Read on] |
Moving and Your Auto Insurance
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Moving to a new place is both an exciting and stressful time. There's packing, the move, and so many other details to handle that letting your insurance company know about your new address probably isn't high on your list. But where you live can impact ...[Read on] |
Pet-Friendly Subaru joins forces with ASPCA
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Here at AskPatty.com, we like to think of ourselves as extremely pet friendly. Our contributing editor Breanne loves to share stories about her Corgis, we recently paired with Christina Selter of BarkBuckleUP at the Chicago Auto Show to announce the 20...[Read on] |
Bendix Announces "The Passion That Drives You" Scholarship Winners
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Congratulations to the winners of the Bendix Brakes "The Passion That Drives You" Scholarship contest. Each of these inspiring young people earned a $2500 scholarship towards their automotive education. Here at AskPatty.com, we're especially pleased to...[Read on] |
Daily Dose of Inspiration and Adventure!
| “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
~Mark Twai...[Read on] |
Derrek Lutz wears dress to prom, wins prom king
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This story is a bit old, but too good not to share. Amidst all of the queer and gender non-conforming panic around prom season (remember Constance McMillen?), Derrek Lutz's story was buried.
Derrek is a high school student in New Jersey who self-ident...[Read on] |
Yes! (Or, Oh No): Time's The State of the American Woman
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A comprehensive report shows that women have made their way to the top in several aspects of career and life — but with that has come an additional burden that our mothers never felt … Share with us an anecdote in your life that helped carry u...[Read on] |
More Comics and Cartoons for the Smart, Savvy Girl
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I am of the opinion that comic and cartoon art is very much a form of "fine art." It is the one medium where anything you can imagine can become possible. If you dream it, you can realize it with a pen and a piece of paper. Now more than ever women are us...[Read on] |
Q&A;: ESPN’s HerStory - Celebrating Women in Sport
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This month, in honor of Women’s History Month, ESPN puts the spotlight on female athletes - past and present - with stories of empowerment and inspiration, struggle and triumph, appearing across all ESPN platforms, including television and ESPN.com. Th...[Read on] |
Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Lisa Scottoline
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I read this interview yesterday and it totally cracked me up. I haven’t read Scottoline’s books but I am now adding them to my list. I guess I must be the only one who hasn’t read them because there are 25 million in print. She now has a non-f...[Read on] |
Women & Wine - Our love for wine & food makes us the Ambassador's to the world
| I lead a priviledged life and I know it. I get invited to some of the best tables to experience great food and drink great wine. I also meet interesting people through Women & Wine http://womenwine.com and our weekly radio show http://womenandwineradio.co...[Read on] |
Women’s stories dominate Venice Film Festival
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Michelle Williams in Meek's Cutoff
In a very interesting piece in Variety writer Justin Chang says that it is the Year of the Woman at the Venice Film Festival. He starts off talking about the stark sexuality that he has seen in some movies. Films ...[Read on] |
Health Reform Will End Gender Rating, Kind of, Sort of, Maybe…
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by Lisa Codispoti, Senior Counsel, National Women's Law Center
As we’ve discussed here many times before, gender rating is the harmful and discriminatory insurance practice of charging individuals and employers different premiums based on gender. ...[Read on] |
Female Celebrities Warp Our View of Real Women
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(WOMENSENEWS)--Are celebrity stories the new narrative of American life? Have the people we see on reality shows and "Entertainment Tonight" replaced characters created by novelists and filmmakers as the lives we most relate to?
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