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(Reuters) - Championship baseball comes early this year as Japan aims to extend their dominance over hungry rivals, including the United States, in the 16-team World Baseball Classic starting on Saturday.
Top players have come together ahead of their own regular seasons for the sport's top international competition, with baseball powers such as the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Cuba and South Korea eager for a chance to supplant Japan, winners of the first two editions of the event.
"Our one mission is to win," New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano told New York's WFAN Radio about playing alongside fellow Dominicans Jose Reyes, Edwin Encarnacion, and Nelson Cruz. "For us, it's serious."
Players may be in the early stages of building up to form, but a sense of urgency can be felt among many challengers.
The U.S. team was knocked out in the second round in 2006 and in the semi-finals in 2009, and they seem determined to play to their potential as a point of pride.
"I'm very excited to represent the country and wear the red, white and blue," said U.S. second baseman Brandon Phillips of the Cincinnati Reds, whose WBC team mates include Ryan Braun, Joe Mauer, Mark Teixeira and last year's National League Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey.
"It's something I've always wanted to do since 1996, and I was a batboy in the Olympics," he said, recalling his time as a 15-year-old in his hometown of Atlanta. "Hopefully, we can go out there and make the USA proud. Get that first place ... bring it home."
ALL-STARS, MVPs
Forty-five Major League Baseball All-Stars, including seven league MVPs, were on the final WBC rosters, but Japan were going forward without a single active major leaguer as they prepared for their opener against Brazil on Saturday in Fukuoka, Japan.
Former stalwarts Daisuke Matsuzaka, Ichiro Suzuki and Yu Darvish are not playing this time, but Japan still figures to be strong with a young, fast team that hopes to ride the right arm of pitcher Masahiro Tanaka.
Tanaka, 24, was 10-4 with a 1.87 earned run average last season for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and led Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League with 169 strikeouts over 173 innings after going 14-6 with a 1.27 ERA the year before.
South Korea, who lost a 10-inning thriller in the 2009 WBC final to Japan, open their campaign in Taichung, Taiwan, on Saturday against the Netherlands.
The Koreans have already tasted the competitive fire of the WBC tournament when four advance scouts for Taiwan reportedly sneaked into one of South Korea's practice games by posing as umpire trainees, according to South Korea's Yonhap News agency.
South Korean manager Ryu Joong-il said he was not bothered by the espionage, according to the report.
"In modern baseball, it's a battle of who gets the edge in collecting advance information, and there's nothing I can do about it," Ryu was quoted as saying.
Taiwan and Australia are also in the Pool B round robin in Taichung, while Cuba, the 2006 runner-up, and China are in Pool A in Fukuoka, with two teams advancing from each group.
Cuba, who featured Aroldis Chapman and Yoenis Cespedes in 2009 before both players defected to join the major leagues, are bringing another highly heralded player in Jose Abreu.
First baseman Abreu, 26, batted .394 with 35 home runs and 99 RBIs in Cuba's Serie Nacional.
Venezuela, with major league Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera, World Series MVP Pedro Sandoval and slugger Carlos Gonzalez in their potent lineup, play in Pool C in Puerto Rico against their hosts, the Dominican Republic and Spain.
Team USA opens its bracket in Phoenix on March 8 against Mexico, with Canada and Italy also in their Pool D.
The four teams that emerge from Pool C and Pool D head to second-round games in Miami to produce two semi-finalists, while the quartet that advances from the Asian round-robins play their second-round at the Tokyo Dome in Japan.
Championship round games will be in San Francisco with the semi-finals on March 17-18, and the title game on March 19.
Cano said national pride kicks in for all players.
"It's the same for everyone. It's about the country where you're born, where you grew up," he said. "Now that you've made it all the way to the top, it's a chance for you to represent your country."
Reporting by Larry Fine in New York; Editing by Frank Pingue


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The evacuation of 47 patients from Morris Hospital was completed by 6:04 p.m. Thursday.
Patients transported to other area hospitals were taken by ambulances that lined the parking lot of the hospital Thursday afternoon. Some patients were able to be sent home or back to nursing homes, instead of being transferred, said Janet Long, public relations manager for the hospital.
Of the 47 patients, 25 were transferred to other hospitals and 22 went home or to their nursing home, she said. Fifteen went to Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center, six to Silver Cross Hospital, and one each to Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa, OSF St. James in Pontiac, and Loyola Medical Center in Maywood.
The hospital had diverted ambulance traffic by late Thursday morning, but was still taking walk-in emergency patients and continues to do so. But if a patient comes in that needs surgery or to be admitted, they will have to be transferred, said Long. All entrances to the hospital except for the main entrance off High Street are closed.
"We are evacuating based on advisement from the (Emergency Management Agency) regarding (Friday) if the river crests," said Long as the process was beginning Thursday afternoon. "This is something we have to be proactive about and be precautionary."
Emergency responders, hospital staff and volunteers worked tirelessly Thursday morning and into the afternoon to try to stop water that was already flooding the basement of the medical facility.
People filled sandbags and built a wall with the bags in front of the receiving deck, which managed to slow the water down. But a little after 2 p.m., it was decided to evacuate the hospital in case flooding worsens with increased rain and the rising of the Illinois River and creeks.
"Patient safety is our top priority," said Long.
Water did not reach patient areas in the hospital, said Long. It was just in the basement of the hospital, which houses the pharmacy, laboratory, cafeteria, medical records and information technology. Long said she did not know how much water had reached the basement.
It took under four hours to evacuate the hospital of patients.
"The successful transfer of our in-patients was the result of a well-coordinated plan involving area hospitals, numerous EMS providers, police, fire, emergency management, and the physicians, staff and volunteers at Morris Hospital, along with volunteers from the community," said Mark Steadham, president and CEO of Morris Hospital, Thursday evening.
"While we regret having to transfer our patients, their safety is absolutely our top priority. We couldn't risk waiting to see what happens with the flood waters if the river crests tomorrow as predicted.
In Long's seven years with the hospital, it has never been evacuated before, she said, although during the 2008 flood, there had been the potential for evacuation. Although the flooding of the campus Thursday was similar to what happened in 2008, it did not come into the building then.
Numerous ambulances and emergency responders were already on scene at the hospital in preparation for an evacuation prior to the decision Thursday. The hospital's supporting Region 7 hospitals were already made aware of the situation and were prepared to take on Morris' patients.
How long the hospital would be on bypass was unknown immediately. Long said they would have to see how the water levels are Friday. The hospital will also need time for clean-up. All elective procedures and testing scheduled for Friday were canceled Thursday.
Channahon, Dwight and Marseilles healthcare centers were closed Friday. It's other healthcare centers, as well as its Minooka and Morris immediate care centers, were open.

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Unseasonal, but the first finish of the year and therefore worth posting and celebrating. I think I've mentioned before how this quilt had a mind of her own. The red triangles and the lights were cut separately for another quilt and only once they were discarded did they find themselves 'thrown together' on the cutting table, and something clicked. Once I began sewing them together the broken dishes block came to mind, more triangles were cut and without knowing where the quilt was headed I continued sewing.
The quilt was quietly confident, but I had my doubts all the way. I kept playing with the setting but in the end the blocks were set and then the quilting doubts began. I wanted the blocks to dance, and added the whirligigs to that effect, fretting about which direction they should turn, and then the lines - too fine, too plain? At the very end of the quilting I even thought of cross-hatching, tried and unpicked, thought of adding some extra lines in the whirligig because to 'fill' them up. I faltered over the binding - should I have used the same fabric as the blocks.
In the end, I've left it just the way it is. I love the way the whirligigs dance, the way the diagonals give a sense of movement, the empty spaces are just fine when you see the quilt as a whole. The binding makes it interesting, it's not quite a two colour quilt (in fact there's a third colour in there too).
An early Christmas quilt, or late, depending on how you look at it. This one's destined for my bedroom wall, for some holiday cheer all year round.


text: National Milk Producers Federation on Completion of Farm Bill Dairy Title January 27, 2014 12:49 PM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By MILK Editors Email "Despite its limitations, we believe the revised program will help address the volatility in farmers' milk prices" -- Jim Mulhern, President and Chief Executive Officer, NMPF. Source: National Milk Producers Federation "Over the past week, NMPF has worked with agriculture leaders in the House and Senate to develop a margin insurance program that will offer dairy farmers an effective safety net in the absence of the market stabilization component featured in our original program. "That process is now complete. Despite its limitations, we believe the revised program will help address the volatility in farmers' milk prices, as well as feed costs, and provide appropriate signals to help address supply and demand. "The program that we have worked to develop establishes a reasonable and responsible national risk management tool that will give farmers the opportunity to insure against catastrophic economic conditions, when milk prices drop, feed prices soar, or the combination. By limiting how much future milk production growth can be insured, the measure creates a disincentive to produce excess milk. The mechanism used is not what we would have preferred, but it will be better than just a stand-alone margin insurance program that lacks any means to disincentivize more milk production during periods of over-supply. "Importantly, the program doesn't discriminate against farms of differing sizes, or preferentially treat those in differing regions. "The revised bill also establishes a system for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) purchase consumer-packaged dairy products during low-margin periods, which will stimulate demand and help dairy farmers when they need it most, and only then. "We thank the principals of the House-Senate agriculture conference committee for working hard in an attempt to address the needs of dairy producers in this measure. We look forward to the passage of the overall farm bill, and will work diligently with the USDA to ensure the resulting dairy program is as effective and farmer-friendly as possible." Back to news


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If you have already decorated your Christmas tree and have some ornaments left over, or if you aren't planning on having a tree this year, there are still some fun ways that you can display Christmas ornaments in your home.
Decorating with Ornaments Doesn't End With The Christmas Tree
Purchase A Decorative Ornament Tree
A simple alternative to an evergreen Christmas tree is a decorative ornament tree. You may find a metal ornament tree that is silver, white, or even laced with glitter and lights. As you decide which tree to purchase for your ornaments, you might want to consider the style of ornaments that you have and which tree would look the best displaying your ornaments.
Find A Smaller Evergreen
Artificial Christmas trees do come in various sizes, and if you are looking for a spot to display your extra ornaments, a small Christmas tree might be just what you need. You can put your small tree in an entry way, a bathroom windowsill, or even use it as a centerpiece for the dining room table. Although the tree will be small, your Christmas ornaments will still look fantastic hanging on it.
Use Greenery Creatively
One classic way to display Christmas ornaments without a tree is by hanging them on other forms of greenery. Take a bunch of pine boughs in any length that you desire. Gather them at the base and tie it off with floral wire. With other pieces of floral wire, hook the ornaments to the boughs so that it looks as though the ornaments are cascading down the boughs. With festive wide Christmas ribbon, tie a big bow around the base. Hang the bunch by the base on your front door, at the end of your stair rail, or on an empty wall.
Make A Wreath
Another way that you can display your Christmas ornaments is to create a wreath with them. Purchase a wreath form at the craft store in the desired size. Using a hot glue gun, attach the ornaments to the form as closely to each other as you can get them. When you have covered the entire wreath, finish it off by adding a big bow, either on the top or the bottom of the wreath.
Incorporate Your Chandelier
If you've got an elegant chandelier hanging in your home, you can easily display Christmas ornaments there. Using different lengths of festive ribbon, hang the ornaments from the different arms of the chandelier. This might look especially beautiful if you have glass or crystal ornaments that will sparkle in the light.
Decorate The Banister
If you have a banister or railing, you can use your Christmas ornaments to decorate them for the holidays. Whether your banister is along the porch outside or lining the stairway inside, you could wrap the hand rail with an evergreen garland and tie it with garland ties. Every couple feet, you can tie it up with a big Christmas bow and hang one of your ornaments by the ends of the ribbon so the ornament dangles between the balusters.
Glass Bowl Bling
If you have a large glass or trifle bowl, fill it up with all different sizes of ball ornaments. Be sure and keep the look consistent by using ball ornaments that are in the same color tone. Tie a red ribbon around the bottom of the bowl to complete the look.
Don't Forget The Fireplace
In Christmas decorating, the fireplace often becomes the focal point of the room. The mantel is a great place to add a nativity scene, a snow scene, nutcrackers, and a garland running in between it all. You might hang your stockings on the fireplace throughout the weeks anticipating Christmas. If your stockings are not put up until Christmas eve, you may want to fill those stocking hooks with hanging Christmas ornaments.


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Torchlight is an action role-playing game currently under development by Runic Games. The game is scheduled for release for Windows on October 27, 2009. The fantasy-themed game is set in the fictional town of Torchlight and the expansive caverns and dungeons nearby, which adventurers explore to collect valuable loot and battle hordes of monsters. Development of the game is led by Travis Baldree, designer of Fate, and Max Schaefer and Erich Schaefer, co-designers of Diablo and Diablo II, joined by the team that developed Mythos.
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The September E-mini 500 (CME:ESU14) future formed a 'doji' yesterday even as the SPX index found a second consecutive session close just above 2000. This pattern warns of uncertainty and heightens concern that the bullish contingency, although having achieved a break of the 2000 milestone, may not have the interest or determination to drive prices still higher.
There were 12 new session highs without a three session pause before the 'doji' appeared. Today's earlier new high adds to that 'stretched' or overbought condition, suggesting some room for a correction. The steady rise from the early August low of 1890.25 has added over 6% to the index and that pace of advance may be hard to defend.
A lower close today would form a bearish engulfing pattern which would help to support the bearish implications of yesterday's doji. Combined these developments would present a powerful reversal that could bring about the removal of much of the gains from August.
The VIX index is said to have been languishing of late and showing indication of lacking concern for geopolitical, economic and monetary policy developments. The index has fallen roughly 4.6 points this month from above 16.6. This is the greatest monthly decline since June 2012. There was a bullish 'hammer' shown in VIX on the 25th (Monday) which followed a bullish 'inverted hammer' from the 21st. Finally, there was a small bullish window (gap) created yesterday that could be a source for support going forward.
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text: The 1920s were the fledgling years of the real Golden Age of space travel, which lasted until the first few moon landings. Rockets were in all the news. Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon were every red-blooded kid's heroes at the same time Robert Goddard was being ridiculed in snarky articles in the New York Times—but being lionized by every popular magazine in the country as the "moon rocket man". The newsreels were filled with exciting scenes of Max Valier's rocket-propelled aircraft, sleds and railroad cars while every science writer in the world was working like mad to get stories about space travel into print. Always on top of things, scifi pioneer Hugo Gernsack reprinted this chart in the March 1929 issue of Science & Invention. He took it from a German magazine, Das Buch fur Alle. The illustration is probably by the Rohmer brothers, who specialized in depicting Valier's spaceship designs (two of which can be seen zooming at the top of the chart as numbers 14 and 16).


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When Apple introduced the iPad, it came out of left field, much like the iPhone and the iPod before it. Almost nobody believed it would be as successful as it has been and I doubt anyone predicted it would shake up and transform the PC industry in less than two years. But here we are. We're two years and three iPad's deep, but where is the competition? BlackBerry, Android, and WebOS have all tried and failed to capture some of the iPad's momentum. Looking ahead, Microsoft is about to step up to bat with Windows 8, but given its lack of success with Windows Phone, it may have a hard time as well. Why is Apple retaining so much dominance? You can look no further than today's newly announced iPad.
I don't currently use iOS for any of my personal devices, but Apple's perfectly tuned presentations can get almost anybody excited about a new product. Steve Jobs himself fine tuned them for 15 years and Apple doesn't show any signs of abandoning the winning template, which is full of black shirts, big buzz words, astounding charts, huge numbers, amazing videos, and exciting new features. Watching an Apple press conference (even from home), can be more exciting than a trip to the theater. I can only wonder why they aren't broadcast live, but after a few pictures and some live blogs, I'm as excited as any Apple fanboy for the new iPad.
Theatrics aside though, the reason these presentations are so successful is because most of the features shown are usually about as awesome as Apple claims they will be. Today, we heard that the new iPad will have a resolution twice as good as the last iPad and with more pixels than any 1080p HDTV (2048x1536px). That's amazing, but on top of that it will have a competitive new quad-core graphics processor (dual-core main processor) for gaming and visuals, a brand new camera that matches the quality of the iPhone 4S called iSight, and 4G LTE connectivity, if that's your bag. On top of that, it will get some notable software enhancements with iOS 5.1 and iPhoto, among others. Combine those features with other big projects recently announced, like e-textbooks, and you have a very compelling product to a wide range of people.
Few of these enhancements are surprising. If you know anything about Apple, you could have predicted almost all of the new features in the new iPad; many people did. Yet somehow, no other tablet maker seems close to offering anything close to these apps and hardware features. There are a few quad-core devices, and some high-resolution devices, but no one else is delivering a full product. Even sadder, most manufacturers still can't seem to match Apple's $500 price yet unless they skimp on something.
Asus is probably the closest company to offering a truly competitive product with its Transformer Infinity, but it will likely cost somewhere between $700 and $900 if you want to get it with its shining feature, a keyboard (actual pricing not yet announced, but it will be more expensive than the $650 Transformer Prime). The Transformer series offers something that the iPad doesn't. No other competitor seems able to come up with a valid reason not to choose the iPad. Except, maybe, if you don't like Apple? Unfortunately, the number of people who dislike Apple is not what it used to be.
Perhaps the problem is with itself. Google's tablet versions of Android – named Honeycomb and now Ice Cream Sandwich – just aren't as intuitive or fun to use as other tablets. Given the choice, I'd almost choose a BlackBerry PlayBook or WebOS tablet (assuming there was a good one) over many Android devices. It's not that Android is bad, it's just not incredibly compelling either, especially from a software standpoint. The iPad has 200,000 custom apps built for it, but the Android Market (ahem, I mean Google Play) has far far fewer apps designed specifically for tablets.
Later this year, Microsoft will use Windows 8 to mount an invasion into the tablet space, a market it invented, but failed to hold onto a decade ago, much like smartphones. It's hard to say if Microsoft will see much success, but at least it seems to have some vision and original ideas. Where Android mostly tries to merge a bunch of ideas from iOS, OS X, and older Windows operating systems, Windows 8 is something a bit fresher and more intuitive. It's Live Tile interface could really take off, if it's presented correctly. But for any tablet to really challenge the iPad, it first has to get people excited. There has to be something enticing about it and it can't have any drawbacks, be it on features or price. Amazon got people excited about the Kindle Fire because it presented a complete, unique vision and coupled that vision with an equally exciting price.
The new iPad may not be surprising, but it's still exciting. Apple is coming close to perfecting the vision it laid out with the first iPad — to delivering on its promise. It may finally look as good and run complex apps and games as quickly as we wished it would. Much like the iPod and iPhone, it has taken a few years, but Apple is somehow already delivering the goods while its competitors struggle to lay out a foundation.
Still, nothing is forever. With the iPad maturing into a solid product, the question is, what's next? Whichever company answers that question first (or best), will win the next round.
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Mushikavaahana modaka hastha,
Chaamara karna vilambitha sutra,
Vaamana rupa maheshwara putra,
Vighna vinaayaka paada namasthe
Ganesh Chaturthi or the birthday of Ganesha (God of Wisdom and Prosperity) falls on the fourth day of the Hindu month of Bhadrapada (around August-September). It is celebrated all across India and is the biggest festival in states like Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and TamilNadu.
Ganeshji is one of my favorite deities. This is the one festival which I have been performing without fail from my childhood. I used to sort out the books from the subjects which I find tough, to keep near the idol and to write "OM" on them :)
I used to long for the modaks and all the goodies prepared on that day for the "Naivedyam".
Naivedyam : From top-left clockwise :
Pulihora, Vadapappu Kobbari, Undrallu, Kudumulu, Payasam and Gaarelu
In short this is the festival enjoyed by everyone!!


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Hunky 'Bitten' Werewolf Shows Off Booty [NSFW]
Joe Manganiello keeps us loyal to True Blood, but after seeing Greyston Holt's method acting portrayal of a werewolf on SyFy's Bitten, we're sure we have room for two were-men in our lives. In a popular episode that's maken its way online, "Bitten" wasn't the only B double T word to be showed off on air.
You're welcome.
(h/t: OMG)
These were not from the latest episode. They were S01E04. The latest episode was S01E10. Photos much appreciated, but come on. I get Instinct in my email every day and as a journalist and author I read a LOT of newsletters and magazines and newspapers. I am also a big fan of Bitten. So anyway, I guess what I am trying to say is this: I have seen a LOT of your articles and there are a LOT of inconsistencies. You should really try and get ALL facts straight BEFORE you publish your stuff.


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Sunday, August 29, 2010
18 comments:
- Colin Campbell said...
Really exciting, man. Can't wait to see your actual piece for the show.
There's sort of an intimate little moment between the Cthulu tentacle/whisker and the shark. Weird. ;}
- August 30, 2010 at 9:21 AM
- aprice said...
Hey, you were a visiting artist for Kali's Dig. as ill. class last school year for our midsummer night's dream project; wow! This is amazing! I can't wait to be as good as you, (hopefully in the near future)! Keep up the great work!
P.s. - Loving the shark.
- August 30, 2010 at 12:41 PM
- Sam Bosma said...
Yo, I am so psyched to see your full final for this show. I am too psyched. To psyched to be allowed.
- August 30, 2010 at 9:01 PM
- Craig said...
One of my new favorites. I almost drowned looking at this.
- August 30, 2010 at 9:10 PM
- Andrew Olson said...
Wow, this is killer
- August 30, 2010 at 10:42 PM
- MGLDyson said...
Damn, dude. Love the mood of the piece. Reminds me of Lovecraft's penchant for making what you don't see more terrifying than what you do.
- August 30, 2010 at 11:57 PM
- dadu shin said...
great piece!
- August 31, 2010 at 5:02 AM
- MJC *-* said...
Yes, dude. Great one. Love how you made it soooo dark with the acrylics. Show?
Too bad i can't join because i'm stuck in boring Holland where nothing spectaculars happens.
- August 31, 2010 at 12:04 PM
- Adam Rex said...
Agree with MGLDyson above. Was talking with my wife recently about how Cthulhu is so overexposed that he's impossible to make scary anymore. This piece proves me wrong.
- August 31, 2010 at 9:57 PM
- Rafael Sarmento said...
Hey man! You owe me an e-mail about the acrylics, drop me some lines someday! ;>)
AWESOME piece, can't wait to see the new ways ahead of you!
- September 6, 2010 at 9:45 AM
- Dragan Bibin said...
Simply gorgeus!
- September 21, 2010 at 12:41 AM
- Isaac Orloff Illustration said...
awesome, great use of darkness without it being too overbearing.
- September 21, 2010 at 9:52 PM
- Christopher Soprano said...
- September 22, 2010 at 8:37 PM
Superb. I doubt I will ever see a better depiction of Cthulu than this.
- September 29, 2010 at 12:55 PM
- Katedra said...
Woah that is amazing work!!
- October 17, 2010 at 1:30 PM
- Kenji Bliss said...
Great image Jeremy! The composition is awesome and the handling of the subtle light source is very cool.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 155 diseños de 30 diseñadores freelance.
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Django web development framework, the tagline is "Launch faster."
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Design savvy web developer audience. These are people who not only use facebook, twitter, and gmail but think they're going to build the next facebook/twitter/google. They've been exposed to or used adobe creative products. They expect clean elegant designs. They have an iphone or an android.
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Will be actively providing feedback throughout design competition, if you take the time to make me a design I will give you feedback on my favorite of your designs (at the least)
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Logos/designs I like:
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First some news: The Dolphins have agreed to contract terms with free agent linebacker Marvin Mitchell and are expected to have him in the fold for practice Monday once he passes his physical, an NFL source said Sunday evening. Mitchell is primarily a reserve with four years experience in New Orleans. He was a seventh-round pick of the Saints in 2007.
On another front, there is no question the early part of this NFL season will provide something of an advantage for teams that not only have kept their head coaches from 2010 employed but also their coordinators.
The point is no offseason camps or OTA days coupled with limited work during training camp (no double-session practices) works against team installing new schemes on offense or defense and really, really works against teams that are installing both a new offense and defense and working under a new head coach.
The Dolphins kept coach Tony Sparano for this season so that is good on the continuity front. They are playing their second season under defensive coordinator Mike Nolan and his scheme so that is good also. However, the offense under new coordinator Brian Daboll is new
And that is a challenge.
The truth is that puts the Dolphins' offense behind division rivals New York, New England and even Buffalo because all three of those are running the same offense this year as they did a year ago.
We all have to understand and accept that. The Miami offense is going to be behind the rest of the division for a while.
Now, this is something you don't have to accept:
The Dolphins are getting as much work this training camp as any other NFL team and certainly no less than any other NFL team. So the excuse that poor play is a product of limited practice time is bogus because other teams, including ones that are playing well, are practicing the same amount.
It's like folks that come out of a game complaining about heat or rain or snow as the reason they did not perform. It's hot for both teams. It's raining or snowing on everybody. The excuse rings hollow.
Also, those excusing Chad Henne for not looking particularly sharp the other night need to stop. I don't want to hear Henne struggled because the offense is new to him. The truth is he has admitted to having the playbook since February.
So 4 of 8 for 77 yards with 1 TD and 2 INTs is not good. And it's especially not good compared to other quarterbacks who entered Week 1 of the preseason in similar tough situations.
Kevin Kolb, traded to Arizona from Philadelphia, was among those players who could not practice with his new teammates until the new collective bargaining agreement was reached. So he missed the first week of practice. He completed 4 of 7 passes for 68 yards without a TD or INT.
Cleveland quarterback Colt McCoy, working under a new head coach, in a new offensive system, working against Green Bay's starting defense, working with a lineup that doesn't necessarily look star-studded, completed 9 of 10 passes for 135 yards with 1 TD and 0 INTs.
Jacksonville's Blaine Gabbert completed 9 of 16 passes for 85 yards with neither a TD nor an INT. He's a rookie. He got his playbook three weeks ago. He was facing New England's first-team defense. He didn't look great but neither did turn the ball over.
I'm not saying Gabbert and McCoy are better than Henne or anyone else. I am saying that they are facing similar difficulties, and in some cases, a more difficult situation than Henne. And they're performing.
So I don't want to hear about a limited number of practices being the reason one guy or one unit is struggling. Everyone else in the NFL has similar issues.
Deal with it. Overcome.
[Blog note: The Dolphins practice at 11 a.m. Monday. I'll be here for a live practice blog. Join me then.]


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As a nation we move into the New Year with much speculation on which way we are heading. One thing that has stayed constant is those serving in our military. Some of you may or may not agree with our nation's missions or how our military is used, but those men and women are still serving and protecting a way of life that many in this world would like to destroy. Those returning home will still need our help fitting back into the civilian world. The following is what I call a refrigerator list. Keep it handy. These organizations are here to help the veteran and their families anyway we can.
Montezuma County Veterans Service Officer, 109 West Main, Attn: MCVSO, Cortez, CO 81321, 970-565-7155. For assistance with veterans claims
American Legion, Ute Mountain Post 75, 320 North Harrison, Cortez, CO 81321; Commander Ken Williams. Meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. American Legion Ladies Auxiliary meet at the same time each month. For rental information concerning the Legion Hall, call 970-565-8151.
Disabled American Veterans Chapter 44, P.O. Box 1448, Cortez, CO 81321; Commander Dan McCuistion. Meetings are held the first Friday of each month at 2 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 320 North Harrison, Cortez, CO 81321.
Disabled American Veterans, Van Transportation, 970-676-1116. For veterans enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs medical system for appointments in Durango, Farmington, and Raymond G. Murphy Veterans Hospital in Albuquerque, N.M. Please call as early as possible for transportation pickup.
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Montezuma County Post 5231, 136 West Grand, (P.O. Box 194) Mancos, CO 81328; Commander Linley Leonard. Meetings are held at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at 136 West Grand, Mancos. Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary meet at the same time. For information concerning rental of the Mancos Opera House, call 970-560-1891.
Blue Star Mothers of America, Southwest Chapter 2, P.O. Box 1633, Cortez, CO 81321; President, Sandra Valencia. Meetings are at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Thursday of the month at Jack & Janelle's Country Kitchen in Cortez.
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Troy Young Post 5181, 214 U.S. Hwy. 491 (P.O. Box 428) Dove Creek, CO 81324; Commander David McCuskey. Meetings are held at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary meet at the same time.
Dolores County Veterans Service Officer, P.O. Box 668, Dove Creek, CO 81324, 970-677-3200. Available Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9 to 11 a.m.
American Legion, Montelores Post 69, 701 Wedgewood Street, Cortez, CO 81321; Commander Armando Garcia. Meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the Dolores Community Center, 400 Riverside, Dolores, CO 81323.
I would like to thank KSJD Dry Land Community Radio, 2 East Main (P.O. Box 116), Cortez, CO 81321, for giving the veterans a venue to talk about veterans issues the last Friday of each month at 8:30 a.m. on FM 90.5, 91.5, 89.5, 96.3, or 91.1. Tune in each month as we talk about issues that affect veterans in Montezuma County and the surrounding area.
To each and everyone of you veterans that help support and maintain these organizations, thank you. Sometimes it may seem like you are doing a thankless task but your efforts are appreciated. To all the families and volunteers that help these organizations, thank you for your support. To all the employees of the Cortez Journal, thank you for the opportunity to bring veterans' issues to our readers. Without your hard work we would not have a paper to read. To each reader, thanks for reading and may this next year be better than the last. Happy New Year.
Robert Valencia is a retired army veteran, Senior Vice Commander of Montezuma County VFW post 5231, a member of DAV, and a member of the American Legion. Robert can be reached at 560-1891.


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Concert. The Göteborg Opera Orchestra, Chorus and four exceptional soloists come together for a musical magnum opus: Beethoven's ninth symphony.
Beethoven's ninth and last symphony is a musical magnum opus. The fourth and last movement – a setting to music of the Friedrich Schiller poem Ode an die Freude – is Beethoven's tribute to freedom and fraternity.
Malin Byström, who has enchanted us as Thaïs, is also in the limelight this spring in our production of Simon Boccanegra. Anders Larsson visits us for the first time since the title role of Goya. Katja Lytting has previously been a regular guest at The Göteborg Opera, appearing in productions including Die Walküre and Boris Godunov. The Göteborg Opera soloist Tomas Lind last set foot on our stage as Calaf in Puccini's Turandot.
Giancarlo Andretta is now in his third season as our guest principal conductor. This concert will enable him to show that, as an experienced conductor, he of course has more strings to his bow than just Italian opera.


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3 Fun Brunch Recipes for Spring
Make a meal that's just a little decadent to celebrate the season
En español | Most of my AARP food columns address healthy weekday cooking, but I also love those celebratory moments that call for a little less restraint. This week I'm offering up three fun recipes for a delicious spring brunch.
When I'm serving a morning crowd, strata is usually part of the meal. This simple bread-and-custard breakfast casserole appeals to a wide swath of diners, especially if flavorings are kept to a minimum (with breakfast meat on the side). And you can make and bake it ahead of time.
Strata can be savory or sweet. I usually opt for savory because of all the sugar, butter and heavy dairy in the sweet versions, but I decided to see if I could make sweet strata a little less naughty.
I was able to cut back on some of the sugar and fat and still deliver strata worthy of a celebration. Many strata and other sweet breakfast casserole recipes call for anywhere from one to two sticks of butter — that's eight to 16 tablespoons! Mine requires just six tablespoons, and I feature it in the crumble topping.
I concentrated the sugar in the topping, too. Similar recipes include sugar in both custard and topping, as well as a dousing of syrup, but I've found that if the sugar sits on the surface it's more prominent and you need less. I also offer a lightly sweetened fresh-strawberry sauce instead of straight syrup. My custard is simple — eggs, vanilla and evaporated milk rather than the usual half-and-half or heavy cream.
Scotch eggs are perfect for this time of year. Rather than blanket them with pork sausage, try chicken sausage. Depending on your crowd, you might use a spicy chorizo or Andouille.
Add to that a seasonal grated-carrot salad in butter lettuce "nests." This is not the typical raisin-studded, mayonnaise-dressed salad. It's fresh and flavorful, with parsley and a bright kefir-based dressing. Kefir — with the taste and texture of buttermilk and high levels of good bacteria — has all the health benefits of yogurt and is worth seeking out. You should be able to find it in a well-stocked grocery store; if not, substitute buttermilk.
There's a time to eat healthy — and that's most of the time — but there's a time to indulge a little too. Enjoy.
Scotch Eggs With Chicken Sausage
Makes 8 eggs
Use your choice of sausage, but if using denser pork sausage, you'll need a little more than a pound. I used — and loved — chicken chorizo sausage.
- 1 pound bulk chicken or turkey sausage
- 8 large hard-boiled eggs, peeled
- 3/4 cup crushed saltine crackers
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees.
Divide sausage into 8 equal portions. Working one at a time, press a portion of the sausage mixture into a patty. Set egg in patty and work sausage around it to completely enclose. Mix cracker crumbs and parsley; dredge each egg in cracker crumbs and place on a small, rimmed baking sheet. Repeat with remaining sausage, eggs and cracker crumbs. Drizzle with olive oil. Bake, turning every 15 minutes, until golden brown, about 45 minutes. Cool 5 minutes, and serve.
Strata With French Toast Flavorings and Strawberry Sauce
Serves 8 to 12
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted but not hot
- 1 loaf (about 1 pound) crusty French bread
- 2 cans (12 ounces each) evaporated milk
- 9 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 cups sliced strawberries
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch dissolved in 1 tablespoon of water
Mix flour, sugar, cinnamon, almonds and butter with hands in a medium bowl, pressing together to form large clumps; set aside.
Arrange bread in a 13-by-9-inch baking dish so that it slightly overlaps. Whisk together milk, eggs and vanilla. Pour mixture over bread and let stand, weighting the bread so that it absorbs the custard, at least 20 minutes or overnight.
When ready to bake, adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Bake until golden and set, about 45 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, bring berries, sugar, zest and 1/2 cup water to boil in a small Dutch oven or large saucepan. When mixture starts to simmer, whisk in cornstarch mixture. Continue to simmer until mixture thickens to sauce consistency.
Cut casserole into portions and serve with sauce alongside.
Carrot Salad in Lettuce Cups
Serves 8
- 2 medium garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons coarse-grain Dijon mustard
- 1/2 cup plain kefir (or buttermilk)
- Salt and ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 pound carrots, trimmed, peeled and coarsely grated
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1 large head butter lettuce, separated into leaves
Whisk garlic, mustard, kefir and a light sprinkling of salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Slowly whisk in olive oil to create a thick dressing.
When ready to serve, place carrots and parsley in a medium bowl. Add all but a couple of tablespoons of the dressing; toss to coat. Lightly drizzle lettuce with remaining dressing and toss to coat. Arrange a lettuce leaf or two and a small mound of carrot salad on each plate, and serve.
Pam Anderson, a best-selling cookbook author, writes about food and develops recipes for AARP.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 48 diseños de 4 diseñadores freelance.
Spudaroo.com needs a great footer design thats cute and fun. I have some pretty firm ideas on whats needed for this. Think sites like http://www.aurum3.com/ and http://www.getmiro.com/publish/
I also need a layout for our blog that keeps the blog beautifully simple but features the site header, new footer and cute layout. Current web design is here;
So take the existing header, add blog content including articles, comments, recent tweets, permalinks etc.
Footer and Blog layout.
Footer must incorporate the following;
Links to About, Blog, Help, Privacy, Terms
Also a link to We Love Feedback and an area that displays a few Flickr photos with a text line inviting the following; Some of Spudaroo's talented community! Your mug not here? Add it.
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|I finally got around to quilting NYC Scraps. I made it last spring at Victoria's.
|I used an overall squiggle with colorful thread.
|Here's the back and binding. It's good to finally get this done!
|I think Malti approves.
|My son's corduroy quilt was all tied up by Christmas, with my husband's help. It has wool batting and a plaid flannel back. I'm happy to say that he loves it!
|I made a little flannel quilt for a new baby boy who lives in Brooklyn. It includes scraps from flannel pants that I'd made for my son when he was a toddler.
|It's pretty easy to make a cute quilt with sock monkey fabric!


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Chris Brown: 'I'm sick of being accused'
The singer is frustrated by the legal system as he's due in a Los Angeles court today.
Chris Brown is due in a Los Angeles court today.
California prosecutors are asking a judge to revoke the singer's probation because they say they could not find credible evidence the star completed his community service for the 2009 assault of Rihanna.
The filing is a surprise in Brown's case, which has been filled with praise from the judge overseeing it for his completion of domestic violence courses and community service work in his home state of Virginia. That changed in September, when prosecutors raised concerns about Brown's community service after he logged 701 hours in seven months — an amount that had previously taken him more than two years to achieve, reports AP.
Brown, 23, took to Instagram to vent about it all on Tuesday.
"Im wise I can handle the hate but enough is enough yo!!" the wrote in a screengrab posted by E! and taken from his now-private Instagram account.
In the note to fans, Brown said, "Im a human being and I honestly think I deserve respect im sick of being accused. ... Im Tired yall just dont understand Ive been going through this shit since I was 19 years old....you cant sit here and tell me to calm down, when am I gonna get a positive outcome out of anything I do?"
He also said, "A day in my shoes is a day in hell, believe it or not!"


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March 1, 2012: The Long Now Foundation: Will Wright and Brian Eno - Playing With Time
In a dazzling duet Will Wright and Brian Eno gave an intense clinic on the joys and techniques of "generative" creation. Back in the 1970s they both got hooked by cellular automata such as Conway's "Game of Life," where just a few simple rules could unleash profoundly unpredictable and infinitely varied dynamic patterns. Cellular automata were the secret ingredient of Wright's genre-busting computer game "SimCity" in 1989. Eno was additionally inspired by Steve Reich's "It's Gonna Rain," in which two identical 1.8 second tape loops beat against each other out of phase for a riveting 20 minutes. That idea led to Eno's "Music for Airports" (1978), and the genre he named "ambient music" was born.
Wright observed that science is all about compressing reality to minimal rule sets, but generative creation goes the opposite direction. You look for a combination of the fewest rules that can generate a whole complex world that will always surprise you, yet within a framework that stays recognizable. "It's not engineering and design," he said, "so much as it is gardening. You plant seeds. Richard Dawkins says that a willow seed has only about 800K of data in it."
Eno noted that ambient music, unlike "narrative" music with a beginning, middle, and end, presents a steady state. "It's more like watching a river." Wright said he often uses Eno's music to work to because it gets him in a productive trancelike state. Eno remarked that it's important to keep reducing what the music attempts, and one way he does that is compose everything at double the speed it will be released. Slowing it down reduces its busyness. Wright: "How about an album of the fast versions?" Eno: "'Amphetamine Ambient.'" http://longnow.org/seminars/02006/jun/26/playing-with-time/
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iCarbon Design needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 182 designs submitted by 64 freelance designers.
iCarbon - "Intelligent Carbon"
iCarbon, which stands for intelligent carbon design, is a manufacture of high quality carbon fiber products for high performance vehicles. Specializing in carbon fiber front and rear lips, trunks, hoods, bumpers ect. The majority of our products are for European vehicles such as BMW, Audi, Mercedes, and Porsche. We have a strong focus on marketing that focuses on technology high quality, catchiness and brand recognition. Our clients expect a very high end and clean product. We want our logo to show these same qualities; cleansiness, high end, modern, etc.
We are marketing our product our product to owners of high end European cars. The majority of the clientele is young and is very into technology, and motorsports. Our clients expect nothing but the best in terms of product quality, fitment, and design.
-Modern tech friendly logo that will be used on all marketing media.
-Ideas: carbon element from the periodic table, molecular structure of carbon but we are not set on this idea. Feel free to expand on this or do something completely different.
-Clean and nothing too complicated (think apple marketing)
-Nothing too bubbly or cartoon based but at the same time not too serious
or old fashion.
-3d is fine but we would need a non-3d version also.
-Feel free to think outside the box (get wild and have fun)
-We need the file in a large size so when we print banners and large media we do not loose quality. We need it if possible in PSD or EPS, and jpeg.
-We need to know the name of the fonts used.
-Under some circumstance your design maybe altered in order to accommodate the proper media. *winning designer might be contacted for more pay work in the future.
-Would like to see logo used in a business card. We do not need a business card design, just a sample of how the logo would appear on a business card.
- Be creative
- Provide several color schemes. We're open to anything you think looks good.
- We are cool with urban designs but we are not committed to this, this is just an idea.
- do not copy another logo please make it something original and new.
- do not use cursive font
- do not focus on carbon fiber pattern but it is ok to use it
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Don't miss the annual Memorial Day Weekend Sale at Premium Outlet Centers across the United States fromfriday to monday (24 -27 may).
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The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance celebrated its 62nd year, and has evolved to Olympic proportions. Attracting cars from across the globe to compete for Best in Show it stands among the top concours, counting only Lake Como, Amelia Island and Goodwood as rivals for its crown.
Pebble is more than a car show. It's a weeklong festival where you can see the sun rise and set among priceless exotic machinery. Before attending, you should come to terms with the fact you're not going to see everything. It's impossible; you'll be fighting an uphill battle all week trying to squeeze everything in.
We managed to gather our highlights from Pebble Beach into these few pages, but if you didn't follow our live experience from the show through Instagram (@europeancarmag), you can find wider coverage on our website (europeancarweb.com) with a larger photo gallery.
Dawn Patrol
If you are a diehard, there's one event you mustn't miss: Dawn Patrol. Rising before the sun, you'll witness every show car arriving to fill the show field since everything must enter the golf course fairway under its own power.
The thought of waking (or staying up) at an ungodly hour to see cars park on grass might seem anathema, but rest assured the sound of 100 year-old cars idling, wrapped in the morning fog off the ocean, is an extraordinary sight. Every glorious engine burble and suspension creak somehow makes the sleep deprivation worthwhile.
Pebble Beach
As the sun rises, visitors are first greeted by the circular Concept lawn – an area reserved for the latest imaginings from leading carmakers. Among them were the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento and Urus concepts, Aston Martin Vanquish and its carbon fiber chassis, McLaren 12C Spider and Ferrari F12 Berlinetta. The Bentley EXP 9F SUV concept was getting more attention than it merited, although the craftsmanship was extraordinary. Also of note was the Fisker Surf alongside a glorious aviation-themed Rolls-Royce Phantom. It was an impressive display of what's to come, while the timeless past awaited us on the 18th fairway.
Walking past the awards stage, the fairway was awash with people surrounding coachbuilt antiques and exotic sports cars patiently awaiting judgement. Each is put under the microscope by experts in every category for the coveted prize of Best in Show. Hoods are propped and engines turned over to prove these cars are more than show pieces.
Throughout the day, the staging area fills with people anxious to see the winners take their parade lap around the grounds. This year's top prize went to a 1928 Mercedes-Benz 680s Saoutchik Cabriolet, owned by Paul and Judy Andrews from Fort Worth, TX.
On the Green
Featured marques at this year's concours included a moving Carroll Shelby tribute, Delahaye and Mercer collections, plus cars from the Maharajas. The latter was an extraordinary collection of elegant touring cars from the early 20th century, formerly owned by India's ruling elite. Two cars that caught everybody's attention were the two Brooke Swan Cars. They were commissioned by a Scottish engineer living in India and were later owned by the Maharaja of Nabha. They sported a giant swan on the front, crafted by a fairground ride manufacturer.
Less frivolous was a 1925 Rolls Royce Phantom 1 Baker-Sports Torpedo Tourer. It had been personalized for tiger hunting expeditions in the jungles of India. Powered by a near-silent 20hp engine, the wood-decked boat tail coachwork allowed the single rear passenger 180˚ field of vision. His servants up front could pass him one of the two shotguns mounted on the running board when a trophy was in sight.
The Delahaye collection demonstrated the avant-garde designs perfected by famed French coachbuilders such as Figoni et Falaschi, Letourneur et Marchand and Chapron.
We encountered one Delahaye collector who bought his 1949 Delahayae 135M Saoutchik Cabriolet in Sweden aged 17 for the equivalent price of a bicycle. Fifty years later, the car was considerably more valuable but in the same condition as the day he bought it.
Another of our favorites was a rare 1930 Opel Motoclub Model T motorcycle. It was displayed alongside the winning 1934 BMW R7 that took Best in Class, but the Opel looked odd with its bright red wheels, seat, grips, pedals and wiring. Yet this was how it would have appeared in 1930. The tires were reproductions – another collector had paid $20k to have 20 sets made. These were the last tires available, meaning it could never run on the road in this form because they would quickly turn black.
While millions of dollars were on display in the concours, there was millions being spent elsewhere. The auctions at Pebble Beach have grown in popularity since arriving in 1990, setting record sales each year.
To get the crowd warmed up, McLaren unveiled its new 12C Spider at a VIP reception before bidding began. Gooding & Company then went on to sell cars to the value of $113 million, with 24 reaching $1 million or more.
Featured lot #123 was a 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Special Roadster, which sold for a record-breaking $11.7 million (after consignment and fees).
RM Auctions wouldn't be outdone, selling a 1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder for $8.5 million, plus a (pre-Auto Union) 1938 Horch 853A Special Roadster for $5.1 million.
Setting the all-time record for most expensive American car sold at auction, RM saw spirited bidding for a 1968 Gulf/Mirage Ford GT40 Lightweight that sold for an incredible $11 million.
With millions of dollars flying around, we were tempted to wave a paddle ourselves. Take the 1961 Alfa Romeo Giuletta Spider that crossed the Gooding & Co block for a scant $41800. These typically sell for $70-90,000. RM also had a 1965 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 3.8 Roadster that went for $82500; well under its typical price of $100,000
Historic Races
Seeing iconic racecars wide-open on Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is an event unto itself. The Monterey Motorsports Reunion takes place at the same time as the concours. It pits cars from all racing eras against each other on the track to relive competitive glory.
The cars were broken into classes such as historic Le Mans prototypes, Trans-Am, GT, Grand Prix and a host of other categories.
In celebration of 40 years, BMW M Power brought a tasty selection of historic racing cars to the event. This included a rare 490hp M1 GT Group 4 racecar among the Bavarian metal.
Trading his business suit for racing overalls, BMW North America's CEO Ludwig Willisch piloted a 430hp BMW 3.0 CSL. The car had competed in the American IMSA series during 1975 and 1976, winning six races on tracks like Laguna Seca, Lime Rock and Talledega.
We spoke to Ludwig after the race and he was thrilled by the experience. He couldn't hope to compete with the 800hp Porsche 935s but told us he tried to keep out of their way!
Party Time
Pebble draws some the world's most affluent automobile collectors, decision-makers and VIPs, so there are plenty of large-scale parties to enjoy. Among them was the Jaguar Playboy Party, which turned out to be the primo event of the week, and one Jaguar graciously invited us to.
Taking the opportunity to showcase its new XJL Ultimate in the backyard of a stunning private house, they provided the best catering to attract celebrities like Christine Hendricks from Mad Men, Academy Award-winner Adrian Brody, and musician Wyclef Jean.
Playboy wasn't going to be overshadowed, providing Bunnies to ensure everybody had the night of their life. The only thing missing was Heff…
Baja Cantina
At some point during the week you should drive out to Baja Cantina in nearby Carmel. It's a popular hang out for the duration because the watering hole hosts live music, has a large outdoor seating area and serves both beer and Mexican food until the wee hours of the morning.
Inside, you find mid-century gas pumps as well as walls covered in automobile memorabilia, much of it donated by visitors dating back to the very first show.
The parking lot and side streets are predictably crammed with incredible cars. You'll see everything from rare Shelby Cobras to rows of Ferraris new and old, even track-ready racecars turn up. It's a great place to kick back, enjoy beautiful cars and share stories.
Aston Martin
During our stay, Aston Martin threw us the keys to its refreshed '13 V8 Vantage with a proper six-speed manual transmission. With distinct instructions to leave the traction control on and return in "about" an hour, we set off.
Sporting a revised 4.7L V8 with 420hp and 346 lb-ft, the Vantage demanded your attention at all times but there's something magical about an Aston with a manual 'box. Gear ratios were close and the throw short, much like a racecar.
Carving through the canyons the car moves like a featherweight boxer. It seemed to be looking ten steps ahead to make a move on its weaker opponents.
Priced at $118,370 (Coupe) and $132,870 (Roadster), the V8 Vantage is a direct competitor with a well-equipped Porsche 911. And while Porsche might be the benchmark, the Aston brings drama and exclusivity to the mix. Aston's unique buying experience and bespoke options also offer a tempting alternative. And after our brief drive, we found the attractive-women-glance ratio gave the Vantage an instant advantage.


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Thursday, April 19, 2007
3 comments:
- gmatteson said...
Hello John.
I, for one, will welcome your return to radio. Your unique manner of story telling certainly holds my attention. I want to hear more of your colorful, sometimes amazing, to me, story.
Gary C. Matteson
- April 21, 2007 at 5:54 PM
- MangledMatter said...
Bring on the conflagration!!
I'm interested to know what's next on your itinerary. The proverbial "apple-cart" has been over-turned as far as I'm concerned. For that: Thank you!
Best wishes,
R.D. Culpepper
- April 24, 2007 at 2:22 PM
- geometer77 said...
Hi John,
I read your account of "Life with Boris with great interest and some astonishment. A remarkable man, but I am glad that I didn't have to work with him! The whole project seems to have repeatedly teetered on the edge of disaster and the clear evidence of a more ancient culture could have been so easily lost! I look forward eagerly to your next broadcast.
Herbert Bangs
- May 25, 2007 at 5:22 PM


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