The center of these tires uses volcanic ash to grip ice and snow, while other sections are designed to handle wet and dry roads.

FORBES: Rolling, Rolling, Rolling

Kinder says he's looking for other pipeline partnerships to buy, and Kinder Morgan is expanding into terminals that handle coal and other dry bulk materials, hoping to capitalize on long-term trends such as the shift by electric utilities away from Appalachian coal toward cleaner- burning western coal.

FORBES: Sweet consolation

"The purpose was a sort of 'dry run' to determine whether he could physically and mentally handle the demands, " Haney wrote.

WSJ: Tiger Woods Might Have Become a SEAL

"Either Sarah Palin is leaving the people of Alaska high and dry to pursue her long-shot national political ambitions, or she simply can't handle the job now that her popularity has dimmed and oil revenues are down, " DNC spokesman Brad Woodhouse said.

CNN: Palin stepping down this month