15:26:38

Get skirt-ready this season

Exchanging long pants for bare legs is one of summer's great pleasures for women -- but only if you feel good about how your legs look. With Good Housekeeping's simple strategies, you can be a shameless showoff in no time. (More beauty advice from the magazine appears on www.goodhousekeeping.com.)

Get silkier legs

"Dry skin is unhealthy skin," says Sandy Johnson, M.D., of the Johnson Dermatology Clinic in Fort Smith, Ark. "Well-hydrated skin provides a better barrier to the environment." And it makes legs look smoother and prettier, too. Here are some tips to fight flakiness:

Choose the right moisturizer: "Our skin is naturally hydrated in the summer because of extra moisture in the air," explains Johnson. That means you can retire the rich creams in favor of lighter formulas.

19:56:55

Johnson Smokes Springfield TT

Threatening skies and ankle deep mud wasnt enough to stop the IMDA the Illinois State Fairgrounds track crew from finishing round three of the AMA Ford Quality Checked Flat Track Singles Championship. Originally scheduled to run Saturday night, rain pushed the event back to Memorial Day Monday. Despite all the water the normally cushion race track turned into a slick groove as the sun broke through the clouds. American Suzuki / Parts Unlimiteds Jake Johnson got a great start, rode a near flawless twenty five laps for the win. I got beat here on the last lap in 2003 when the track was like this, said Johnson. I wasnt going to let that happen again.

Johnson was able to pull over a six second lead over Obermeyer Yamaha / Troy Lee Designs Henry Wiles. Wiles had been able to pressure Johnson for a few laps, but soon found himself slipping off the pace.

8:32:08

Used Convertible Values: Volkswagen Chases Ferrari For Top Spot

June 1, 2007 Buying an set of wheels is an emotional decision but wed always suggest that a look through the residual value figures might help to point you towards a more rational emotional decision. The latest figures from EurotaxGlasss in the UK are a case in point. EurotaxGlasss has found that a number of volume-brand drop-tops retain a far greater proportion of their value than prestige-brand models from the likes of BMW, Lexus and Maserati. While the Ferrari F430 Spider holds onto its value better than any other 12-month-old convertible on sale in the UK (a typical 06-plate example retaining 97 per cent of its original list price as a trade value), hot on its heels is the rather more humble Volkswagen Eos (at 94 per cent retained value in 2.0 TDI Sport guise). Read on for the top 20 listing.

13:39:55

Nissan CEO: Board members will forego bonus pay

YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn told shareholders Wednesday that the Japanese automaker's board members will forego their bonus pay to take responsibility for poor performance.

Ghosn acknowledged at a hall packed with more than 2,100 shareholders, a record attendance for Nissan, in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, that the company had not met its targets for fiscal 2006.

"We are taking our responsibility seriously," he said.

In the fiscal year ended March, Tokyo-based Nissan Motor Co. marked its first profit drop in seven years _ the first time earnings have slid under the turnaround efforts led by Ghosn.

Ghosn told reporters after the meeting that Nissan was not in talks with any automaker now about expanding the alliance it already has with Renault SA of France.