Big boys' toys; Cars have always been particularly gadget-ridden items. Matt Thomas pulls up to the bumper with some of his favourite automotive technology.(Features)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); March 29, 2011; 378 words ...electric car. The best thing about is that they've had to install a bit of kit that generates engine noise so as you don't end up mowing people down at pelican crossings. [bar] Nissan Leaf, pounds 23,900 visit www.nissan.co.uk for more information...

DANCE; DOLLS `PULL UP TO THE BUMPER'.(ENTERTAINMENT)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); September 19, 2004; LeFevre, Camille; 363 words ...Slave to the Rhythm" not only pays homage to the originator of such tunes as "Warm Leatherette" and "Pull Up to the Bumper," but the club scene she helped promote. With costumes designed by Johnson - "the fashions are my fantasies...

Pull Up To The Bumper, Put the Nipple To The Bottle and Go Nightclubbing With Grace Jones on New 'Best Of' Collection.
PR Newswire; October 10, 2003; 686 words ...Walking In The Rain," "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)" and the #5 R&B/#2 Club Play "Pull Up To The Bumper," which she co-wrote. In 1982, LIVING MY LIFE peaked Top 20 R&B, buoyed by the solo-penned "My Jamaican...

Pull up to the bumper. (Installations).(Brief Article)
Finishing; June 1, 2002; 264 words ...UV Systems' F600 UV curing technology on their SMC moulding line in Kansas City USA, where they produce more than 700 rear bumpers for pickup trucks per day. The new UV curing system cures BASF's recently commercialised DynaSeal SWC primer/sealer...

Motoring: Steering Column - Pull up to the bumper.(Features)
The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); April 12, 2001; 200 words Byline: Jonathan Crouch CHECK out these bumper stickers, seen recently: Cover for me. I'm changing lanes I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it Time...

FASHION: PULL UP TO MY BUMPER BABY; and flash some seventies' trash.(Features)
Sunday Mirror (London, England); July 14, 2002; 372 words ...Faith For stockists see p62 Fashion: Annabel Kerman assisted by Victoria Hogan. Photography: Kent Mathews. Hair and make-up: Kim Brown at Rockit using Wella. Model: Bella at Storm The M Celebs fashion team flew to Las Vegas on a fly-drive package...

TV Mail: YOUR BUMPER CHRISTMAS PULL-OUT.(Features)
Birmingham Evening Mail (England); December 22, 2004; 299 words Don't miss tomorrow's Evening Mail for our bumper, up-to-theminute 56-page guide to all your Christmas telly...on Jimmy's Farm (BBC2, 9pm) offers a chance tocatch up with pig farmer and friend of Jamie Oliver, Jimmy Doherty...

Hundreds reel in trashy catch -- including a car bumper Volunteers pull piles of garbage from the water as part of the third Clean Sweep of the Great Miami River.
Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH); July 8, 2007; Cameron Fullam Staff Writer; 446 words ...base, a chair, golf balls and even a car bumper. "In a weird way, it's kind of fun...along the bike path near Joyce Park cleaning up. Vereker said final numbers are still being...she estimated about 300 volunteers showed up at nine locations throughout the county...

BUMPER CROP IN PAKISTAN PULLS DOWN INDIA'S ONION EXPORT IN JULY.
AsiaPulse News; August 5, 2009; 373 words ...exporting onion to Dubai and some other destinations, which had imported heavily from India in the last fiscal year, pushing up its outbound shipment of the commodity to a record 1.76 million tonnes. "India's onion export in the last month declined...

Look to your roots; Maximise on vertical space by putting up arches to grow bumper crops of beans and cucumbers from seed this summer Left to right: grow cherry tomatoes in a windowbox; harvest beetroot for most of the year; pull radishes straight from the pot.
The Evening Standard (London, England); March 26, 2008; 700+ words ...Greek basil right nowand gently pull apart the little plants, replanting...variety Black Forest will scramble up afence or a teepee set into a...yellowflowers winding their way up poles and around arches, fruits...round Crystal Apple cucumbers up a bamboo ...

The 'Pull and Strike' Democrats; War critics desperately need a new bumper sticker, a way to commit to withdrawal without looking like surrender monkeys.
Newsweek; June 25, 2007; Alter, Jonathan; 700+ words ...continues to be a useful GOP bumper sticker, whatever John...embrace what I like to call "pull and strike"--pull forces...strongholds requires beefed-up intelligence, which has...He was leading a convoy up the road called Ambush...keep ...

Heavy-duty bumper hitches. (Buyers Guide)
Successful Farming; January 1, 1994; Lacina, Jeff; 584 words ...pickup: Look at the back bumper. It usually doesn...out that the factory bumpers on today's trucks just...too often, they end up a twisted-up piece of metal that someone...aftermarket, cushioned bumper designed specifically...that if your ...

On the pull
Brentwood Gazette; October 26, 2011; 623 words ...tucks away behind the rear bumper. Simply pull a lever and it swings down...the towing limit pushed up to 1,800kg, 200kg above...supports to find the ideal set up. All in all, the Vauxhall...first in the Mazda line-up to incorporate the ...

On the pull ; The towing capabilities of the Vauxhall Insignia Tourer 4x4 make caravanning a pleasure, writes Chris Manning
Kent and Sussex Courier, The; October 28, 2011; Chris Manning; 635 words ...tow bar tucks away behind the rear bumper. Simply pull a lever and it swings down into place...wheeldrive sees the towing limit pushed up to 1,800kg, 200kg above the two...lumbar supports to find the ideal set up. One of my passengers commented on...

A softer bump: High hopes for the `Humpy Bumper'.(The Orange County Register)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; September 6, 2001; Dottore, Damian; 700+ words ...the blueprint for Humpy Bumper V1.3. It is an energy...full-scale test of the bumper last week at Lowe's...is so sure that these bumpers soon will become original...But it is still all up to NASCAR from here...Speedway. He became the ...

It is, of course, the final twist of the-going-back-to-work-in-the- first-week-of-January-knife. Yes, you can pull yourself out of your warm bed, peer out at the still-dark morning sky, wrap up against the howling wind and driving rain and step out into the sort of weather scene you last saw on The Day After Tomorrow. And that was only make-believe ... wasn't it?
Belfast Telegraph; January 10, 2012; 593 words ...of-January-knife. Yes, you can pull yourself out of your warm bed, peer out at the still-dark morning sky, wrap up against the howling wind and driving rain...Just as well, then, that we have a bumper edition of Weekend to get you through the...

Roll up, roll up for bumper sports weekend
Daily News (New York, NY); February 11, 2005; WEST, Rochelle; 572 words ...Origin one-day cricket match. Bumper crowds are expected at all events, with the rodeo likely to pull 8000 and maximum crowds of 3000...coastal walkway before travelling up the Kaitake Ranges and finishing...they were likely to be snapped up pretty fast, ...

CAR HITS MOTHER AND TODDLER, TAKES OFF TOT IN STROLLER PINNED UNDER BUMPER BUT SUFFERS ONLY BRUISES.(News)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); October 7, 2004; Crecente, Brian D.; 595 words ...morning, his stroller ending up wedged under the front bumper. Tristyn Dunn, who will...change when a car pulled up next to her. After the...sidewalk. When she stood up, she saw her son's stroller...front of the car to try to pull the ...

Bumper crop of cider
Missoulian; January 20, 2012; Cohen, Betsy; 700+ words ...transition of seasons. A 2011 bumper crop of apples at the 101-year...times before they're chopped up, squeezed and zapped with ultraviolet...Carl, who was helping to pack up the cider bottles, was of a...harvest and cider time, the family pulls out some of ...