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- Matthew Tupper
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Has Health and Safety legislation gone overboard?
My feeling is that workplace wellbeing is non-negotiable. But has it gone too far, are we ruining productivity? Are we hindering growth with our desire for there to be no more accidents? Or should a 100% Health and Safety record be the paramount objective for all workplaces?
The Australian Work Health and Safety act aims to "protect workers and other persons against harm to their health, safety and welfare through the elimination of risks arising from work". Are they aiming too high? What is the correct amount of Health and Safety legislation/intervention?
David Barnett 20+Apr 26 2012: I work in a school. It only has one floor, the groundfloor. For years the Health and Safety Inspectors have been trying to get us to put bars in front of the windows so that the kids don't fall out the window. It's a 2 foot drop to the floor. The worst that could happen is a bruise. They ignore me when I point out that there is only one exit and if it is blocked by fire, the only way out would be through the window. Quite frankly, yes, they do go overboard.
Apr 16 2012: the entire idea that an adult person needs government intervention to negotiate work conditions with another adult person is at least ... questionable.
as always, we celebrate what is seen, and don't care about the unseen. we see how jobs getting safer. we don't see how many jobs never get created. we see how the worker benefits. we don't see how less he is paid, and we don't hear the laments of the unemployed.
peter lindsay 50+Apr 27 2012: YES. Its a bit like the constant politically driven need to reduce the road toll. We have to realise that some accidents on the road or at work are completely unavoidable, as they are completely unpredictable. We now have whole industries devoted to preventing injuries that were highly unlikely to occur anyway, and all to avoid compensation payouts. This is one area where I think New Zealand leads the world. Their laws place a much higher emphasis on personal responsibility. That's why they get to do all those crazy sports like zorbing and canyon swings and heliskiing. In the US and Aus your public liability insurance would send you broke.
Kris Rosvold
Apr 16 2012: Rather than bringing in more regulations the first step is to actually enforce current regulations, i.e. consequences which actually encourage the big producers to abide by the rules.
Example: BP disregarded safety for the sake of production, and I'm talking about well before the Gulf incident. Their record was such garbage that some contractors even pulled workers from BP's refinery sites for the sake of liability concerns. OSHA continuously found fault with BP's safety, and BP continuously paid the fines without changing the work environment. Why? Because BP figured that safety-free production would cover the fines and then some.
While it makes sense intuitively, I have found the idea of "more safety decreases production" to be unfounded. There are cases where it is true, e.g. scaffold work is certainly slowed down with 100% tie-off. However, I have also seen examples where a single group outperforms the competition in both safety and production, as measured in random audits. It's been my experience that workers in a safety-oriented environment typically have a more positive attitude and seem to concentrate more on the job, while a sloppy standard of safety typically produces a sloppy standard of production, with the sloppiness correlation likely due to sloppy management.
Lastly, a claim of 'eliminating' risk is pipe dream, but the risk can be reduced.


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The night before: "Okay, guys, now tomorrow when we get ready to break into Project: P.E.G.A.S.U.S., we should all paint our faces. It's gonna be awesome, we're gonna kick Quasar's ass! Yeah!"
The next day: "Wait, you mean you actually did it? We were just joking, what the hell is wrong with you? Hahaha, you look ridiculous!"
Back in the early days of the Thunderbolts, they were always trying to keep anyone from finding out who they were. This was important, because they were posing as new heroes as part of their plot to take over the world, and if anyone found out they were supervillains, that would totally screw it up.
That said, they were always pretty sloppy about it.
This is from issue #17. After the Thunderbolts were exposed (by their own leader), most of the team resolved to keep being heroes anyway. They briefly considered adopting all-new superhero personas and starting over, but they decided that would be too risky. Instead, they set themselves up with new civilian identities so they could get jobs and try to finance their new venture as legally as possible. This lasted about a week, because Moonstone threw a guy through a wall during a job interview. Then Atlas decided to quit the team, fearing he would only get in their way. I guess the fact that Moonstone beat him to it didn't affect his decision much.
On his own, Atlas tried to reconnect with his estranged brother, only to find out his supervillain career had doomed his entire family. Long story short, his brother got killed, and Atlas resolve to rejoin the Thunderbolts, since they were all he had left.
Unsurprisingly, when he brought his dying brother to the hospital, the staff recognized him as Atlas immediately and called the police. Ironically, his brother didn't recognize him at first, because he had his face and voice altered as part of the original Thunderbolts ruse.
Flash forward ten issues, and Atlas is visiting Dallas Riordan in prison.
I guess press credentials make a decent alibi, but I always thought this was kind of dumb. Atlas has been recognized in street clothes before, and now he's visiting his ex-girlfriend in prison. You'd think the prison staff wouldn't just connect the dots, but they'd be expecting the Thunderbolts to try a stunt like this.
Besides, the T-Bolts were using really lousy aliases around the same time, so Atlas was probably right to be nervous. Hawkeye thought "Charles Cole" was a good alias for Charcoal, for example. At the time, I joked that the Thunderbolts probably had fake ID's lined up for "Hawkerton J. Eyeworthy" or "I. M. Atlasarrestmeplease."
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found in 2011 that "(s)moking prevalence generally decreased with increasing education and was higher among adults living below the poverty level (28.9%) than among those at or above the poverty level (18.3%)." That is, cigarette taxes fall disproportionately upon the poor.
The Department of Revenue Administration estimates that House Bill 659 would raise between $6.7 million and $11.9 million. The bill does not earmark those funds for smoking-cessation programs. So the bill would raise taxes on the poor and middle class to fund the general government. Again, this comes just one week after the House voted to hit everyone with a $1 billion gas tax hike, which would hurt low-income drivers the most. If you smoke and drive and you voted for Democrats in November because you wanted to "soak the rich," the joke's on you, pal.
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I recently found out my father is dying of cancer. We haven't spoken in over a decade. What are your experiences with reconciliation in this kind of situation?
Last week I found out that my father has liver cancer. All the information I'm getting is 2nd hand, but I know he is on targeted drug therapy, so I'm thinking there is not much time.
Our relationship has always been tumultuous, and our history is littered with blowups and drama of all flavors, divorce, alcoholism. It seems we never really even liked each other.
I knew this day would come eventually, but I don't feel like I always thought I would. Instead of feeling indifferent, I feel melancholy, and I keep replaying scenes from our past in my mind, analyzing them, and trying to figure out what went wrong.
I have a sister who has reached out to my father in the past, and she has been constantly rejected. He has grandchildren he has never met.
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It's hard to care about toxic parents. Maybe it's best to try to do a group thing with the family? This way it doesn't seem overly "hey you got cancer so let's make up". And also then the ball is in his court. If he refuses, he could just be a bitter, lonley soul who has chosen his destiny.
I have toxic parents but I've been speaking on and off with them for the past 10 years. My son (their first grandchild) brought us to talk more. My mom has terminal cancer so I figured I can have my feelings and fights but she deserves to see her grandchild. But it's different, she wants to see him.
I'm sorry you're going through this. Yes, liver cancer is bad but unless you know the stage and targeted treatment, don't assume he's on death's door. My mom has had stage IV metastatic breast cancer for over 5 years. Six month's ago the oncologist said start making final plans. It's now past 6 months. The last chemo option she's on is actually shrinking tumors in her liver, etc.
It's tough. Make more peace with yourself about all of this than worrying about reconciling, etc. And know if in the end you're still meloncholy, it's ok. High drama/toxicity in parents don't make it easy on the kids and they can't expect high emotions. It's seemed you and your sister tried, he threw the relationship away.
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For a counter-anecdode, the oncologist said my mom had weeks to live, I delayed my trip by a couple days, and she died while I was waiting to transfer planes in Schiphol.
We had a good relationship, so I don't have advice on that front. I guess I just feel like if there are things you need to say to him, now's the time to do it. When he's gone, he's gone forever.
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Like a lot of people, I had a fairly unhappy upbringing. When my father was dying of cancer, we spoke rarely and guardedly. It wasn't so much that we didn't want to talk as there was too much to say, so we didn't.
At any rate, my point is that one day I got it into my head to finally have a serious conversation with him about what he had meant to me, because this was a human being who was dying and he deserved to know. It was going to be an Event.
That evening, he was found dead in the hospital while my sister and I were watching Conan at home. Would have been better to have talked to him earlier. One day earlier - two days earlier - three days earlier - you get the picture.
I was 16 at the time, so I was neither an adult nor 10 years estranged like you are with your parent, but let my regret be some food for thought for you.
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There's nothing explicitly wrong with "hey you got cancer so let's make up". It's perfectly valid; "We don't have time to sort through our own petty bullshit" can cut through a lot of emotional red tape.
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I know a couple people who had difficult relationships with cold or mean parents, and when those parents reached the end of their lives, their kids felt a sense of urgency to get back in touch or reconnect in some meaningful way, and later felt guilt or regret at not having been able to "fix" the relationship when their cold or mean parents didn't reciprocate. Nevermind that the parent had done most (if not all) of the damage, and had been deeply and repeatedly unkind to their child throughout his/her growing up and adult years. From an outside perspective, I just wish there were a way to reassure these people that their parents made adult choices, and that the damaged relationship was part of those choices--that it is a very sad situation, but not a reflection of failure or wrongdoing on the child's part.
Do you have someone--a spouse or friend--who could be your "sanity check" if you do decide to reach out? Some parents come to their senses and realize they have an opportunity to improve things with their kids in this type of situation. Others keep on acting the same as they always have. The latter can be very jarring for the children of these parents, and it's easy to slip into undeserved feelings of guilt or to convince oneself that "If only I'd done X differently..." when really it's so much more complicated than that.
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My father is also dying. I have, after much consideration, made the decision not to reconcile with him. There is nothing I need to say, and nothing he can say that justifies the risk of opening the door again to someone who is so unreliable in terms of his attitudes and behaviour and has so much power to damage me.
YMMV but for what it's worth, my melancholy is around the fact that now we're at the end, it's clear his life has been utterly wasted. My hope for some kind of change or salvation (of the humanitarian, rather than religious kind) isn't going to come true, and I think more than anything I'm just disappointed in him.
Sadness isn't, in other words, an indicator that reconciliation is the next step or even the best option. You're the one who has to keep living after he's dead, so do the thing that is absolutely best for
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Otis, my Mother and I had the worst relationship--it was AWFUL. We managed to have half way decent phone conversations when she was quite old--but I had moved 3,000 miles away from her (intentionally) and I honestly did not see the point of anything more than the occasional call. One day I got a call from a doctor advising me that my Mother had been on life support for several days (!) and now she was OFF life support (!) He told me that she had a large mass in her lung..that it was definitely terminal and that I "should" be there. UGH. I REALLY did NOT want to be there. I kept thinking--what the he** am I supposed to do about this? But, I more less got shamed into making the cross country trip there..kind of hoping she'd just slip away without me. (I know..none of that sounds like I am a nice person--but my whole life had been completely dominated by her in one way or another and I had I just wished the whole problem would just "go away").
Visiting with my Mother for the next week and a half in the hospital was difficult as always. She was just like she had always been (alternately charming and crazy making) She wanted me to move her to another hospital, she wanted me to do this and do that--(I couldn't change her to another hospital). It was especially confusing to me because one doctor claimed she'd make it and another one told me she would not. Those doctors were never in the same room at the same time. She kept asking to move to Oregon with me. Finally, one nurse said.."you'd better stay, your Mother is not going to make it through the night". "Well..can't I just go back to her house and come back again?" I asked. (I'm sure MOST people want to stay..but I was so squeamish over the whole thing)
, she replied---
you should stay here, not for her
.for you
. So I stayed and held her hand all night. She died right before my eyes. The nurse was right..during the night I remembered all the wonderful things my Mother had been..those are the memories I carry most today...the positive ones. Death changes everything. Do what you can and remember my nurse's smart words, do it for you.
I read a book on the plane that was so helpful to me. I can't remember the name of the book..it was undoubtedly very similar to
this one
Just take it one step at a time and realize your Dad will probably have the gamut of feelings. Play it all by ear. Extend the olive branch--if he takes it good, if he doesn't --that is all right too.
Good luck, Otis. I hope you'll uncover a great treasure of memories like I did.
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Meg_Murray's first part summarized my friend's experience, except that my friend also seemed to get a sense of peace from having been there in person to be rejected in person for awhile, and in general having done all she could. Someone else had a better experience as her mom accepted antidepressants as part of her treatment, suddenly became nicer, and they were able to reconcile almost totally. But that seems less likely.
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I've just come home from a reconciliation with my father -- and his funeral. I'd say the topic is still a sensitive one but we hadn't spoken in 15 years or so and initially I had reservations about what to do. Ultimately I went, visited for a few days -- extended my trip -- and re-extended my trip to care for him during his last few weeks. Our time together as adults was awesome and really meant a lot. We were able to stay out of muddling through the past and instead -- visited and watched a lot of jeopardy.
He and I were fine.
That being said, the other people in his life were and are more difficult. The visit was not without stress.
My rules were and are:
- The past is the past. I don't live in it.
- Be nice.
- Remembering that the relationship I need was between he and I. Ignore the rest.
- Compassion. Compassion. Compassion. I don't even have words for this life lesson yet but wow it tells you something about your own humanity when you can live and act on compassion.
I started with the past in the past -- and I believe it -- but the past will insert itself into the present so this rule is almost instantly broken.
Compassion I realized somewhere around week 6.
Anyhow me-mail me if you want. This probably isn't overly coherent. Make your own decision but also try on compassion. And call before you go. I called before every visit just so I could mentally prepare for the tone of the day.
Good luck. I wouldn't say I got a happy ending necessarily but I'm really glad that I went.
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I'm very happy for the people who had experiences of resolution and closure. I think that's what a lot of people hope for, but I certainly didn't have such an experience when we (me + wife and kids) traveled to my father's deathbed.
I *think* he was glad to see me, but it was hard to know, since he was out of it on pretty high morphine doses to ease his pain. I felt like I was left with the same enigmatic man I'd tried to have a relationship with, and once again, he was outside my grasp. More of the same...
I did, however, use the experience as the base of a performance monologue class I took later on. I was frankly surprised that it came up as what I wrote about, but it must have been tugging away at me without me realizing it.
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My Dad died of liver cancer 4 years ago. I wasn't estranged from him but our relationship was extremely strained from a history of alcoholism and neglect. I was really the only person my Dad had (only child, Mom died when I was young) and the day my Dad was diagnosed I turned down a job offer (3,000 miles away) that would have been a real career opener and instead my husband and I moved into his house to care for him.
My father only lived for three more months but I can't tell you how thankful I am for those three months. Liver cancer forced him to be sober (drinking made him incredibly sick). Getting to know my Dad sober was an amazing experience. He wasn't a unpredictable ranging monster he was just my Dad. He died holding my hand. There is nothing quite as humbling as to be there during a person's last moments.
I find it amazing how much I miss him. For years I just wished he would die to get him out of my life and now, when I think of the man I got to know those last three months, my heart aches that he is no longer around.
I can't promise this will be your experience but I think it would be worth contacting him to see if some good can come out of the bad. This is your last chance to contact him - if he continues his pattern all you have to do is walk away.
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Agree with all who say that no matter what the circumstances you will likely regret not making the effort. If it's hard try coming down to his level of consciousness.
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on June 8, 2010
My father is not ill, but I have recently been getting back into contact with him after a period of estrangement (14 years).
Life is simply too short. One thing I've learned through getting older myself is that everyone makes mistakes - and while he continues to make them, he is muddling by in the only fashion he knows. I don't have to condone his actions, choices or lifestyle, but I can at least view him as a human being.
Just do it - you will never forgive yourself if he dies and you didn't "connect", and even if it goes badly - at least you tried.
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you will never forgive yourself if he dies and you didn't "connect"
I don't think this is helpful. You can and should "forgive" yourself if you decide you can't stomach more rejection from a volatile alcoholic parent who doesn't like his kids and refuses to have a relationship. You get to decide if you want to try once more at the end of his life to reach out and reconnect--and it's a fine, honorable, potentially wonderful thing to do. You might reconnect in a way you'd hoped for, or you might simply be satisfied knowing that you tried. However, someone whose parent has not only created drama and pain but has rejected subsequent efforts by his kids to reconcile is not a person who needs to be told "you will never forgive yourself..."
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I'm so sorry. And very, very sympathetic - this is pretty close to a post I could have written this week, having just found out my own mostly-estranged father has aggressive cancer (though not as far along as it sounds like you're facing), and getting most of my information second-hand. I wish I knew what advice to give, since if I did, I'd give it to myself, too. But for whatever it's worth, you're not alone. I am also finding myself much more affected and melancholy than I thought I'd be, and struggling with how much and whether to reach out at this point.
Personally, I've decided to go visit in a few weeks after his surgery; we'll have some idea by then what the prognosis is like, which I hope will give me some grounding in how to feel and what to do. I would like to believe this will be some magical reconciliation visit, but that's never happened any of the other handful of times I've thought it would, and I'm trying not to get my hopes up now. I'm going as much to be supportive for my siblings as anything else.
I hope whatever you do gives you some peace. Feel free to drop me a line if you want to talk to someone else going through a variant of the same thing.
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My father died last year. I had always had a difficult relationship with him and one of my worst fears as a teenager was that he would die without a reconciliation.
I did not reconcile with him. I did my best to be nice to him, and there were a couple of moments while he was in the hospital when I feel like we really connected as human beings (after he stopped talking altogether). I feel okay about it anyway, I think I tried hard enough and often enough and I tried to be compassionate, especially at the end. It was weeks of stress and misery and tedium (yes, tedium), trying to orchestrate some kind of Big Important Disney Moment would have made it worse for me. My sister, on the other hand, somehow managed to flip the switch in her head from "this is my dad dying and he was mean to me" to "this is a person dying and he needs my compassion". She said what needed to be said when it needed saying, and I just said "me too". She was the hero of the whole thing. I never got past feeling like he'd let me down, but I did get past feeling like it was my fault.
What I (self-servingly) took away from the whole thing is that some relationships allow for reconciliation, and some don't. And you do not need to feel bad if your relationship just isn't going to let it happen. Do the right thing, whatever that may be, but do not turn your life upside down trying to make things perfect. It is not your fault.
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You can reconcile without groveling, without taking back the past, without solving or resolving everything. You can just say you are setting all that aside and do this for yourself so that you have no regrets.
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on June 8, 2010
Thank you everyone. I really appreciate all the comments. They have been very helpful.
posted by
on June 9, 2010
For anyone down the road who may be facing a similar situation, if you have any inclinations for a reconciliation, consider acting on them quickly. Time ran out for me.
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Oh, Otis, I'm so sorry. :(
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I am so sorry, Otis.
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on June 14, 2010
Otis, I'm sorry. I just learned yesterday that my mother is probably going to die from cirrhosis. She is an alcoholic and is bi-polar. My brother and I had to leave her to live in a shelter before getting the legal o.k. to have our Dad take up custody of us. Now, after years of worrying about a terrible phone call informing me of a tragic death, I think I see what the end will probably be like.
I really don't know yet what I will do. She has an extremely long track record of being dramatic (told my grandfather and i that she was dying of cancer when I was 8 for attention, etc...), but this time I know it is true - all of the information comes from other people and it is consistent. We lost track of where she was a few months ago and now she is rooming with a friend who is taking care of her, apparently.
My brother and I never make a move without consulting each other, so I'm going to pursue that avenue today, but neither of us have actually talked to her for 10 years. I think I need to accept this as quickly as I can and resolve to approach it calmly and to stick to my guns, but, definitely to get the balls to make some contact.
We will see. But, thanks Otis for starting this. It is really comforting to read this and it has gotten me to think more clearly about everything.
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A day after it was forced to temporarily close, Ceviche in St. Petersburg has reopened, it's health code-violations resolved.
"We did a very rigorous check and found everything to be perfect, ready to put it behind us and move forward," said managing partner Jim Snyder.
Snyder is hoping to distance the restaurant from Monday's ugly report from state inspectors, who reported 15 violations, including some high priority ones:
Customers had mixed reactions.
"Knowing that I mean maybe to have a drink but never order food," said Jonah Rehak.
"Why take a chance? To me, it would be better to go somewhere else and let them work their problems out," said Bob Hemingway.
But some others took the bad news in stride, saying it wouldn't stop them from going back.
"We live in Florida. There's cockroaches," said Melanie Mulholland. "As a matter of fact, I might go after I get my hair done."
"I can say for sure we're doing our best and that it hasn't happened before, and I'm assuming it won't happen again," Snyder said.
Snyder says the problems were addressed quickly Monday. He says the restaurant's location may have played a role in this fine-dining fiasco.
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2002 Paris Motor Show
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General Motors' Hy-Wire concept is the first driveable fuel cell and drive-by-wire vehicle in the world.
MSN is the show's Official Online Partner and is providing exclusive coverage of the show, as it did for the last Paris Motor Show.
More than 50 vehicles were unveiled at the 2002 show, however only a fraction of those will find their way to American shores. Here are some of the vehicles and concepts that debuted in Paris and are of significance to the American market:
General Motors
Easily the most innovative vehicle to ever come out of General Motors is the Hy-Wire concept that made its debut in Paris. Built on the AUTOnomy platform introduced at the Detroit auto show last January, the Hy-Wire is the first driveable fuel cell and drive-by-wire vehicle in the world. The foundation of the Hy-Wire is an 11-inch thick "skateboard" chassis. This houses all propulsion and fuel-cell components for the vehicle, allowing for extreme freedom in designing the body and style of the vehicle. Larry Burns, GM's vice president of research and development, explained that there are just ten attachment points for connecting the body to the chassis, with one docking point for the electronic connection.
The Hy-Wire uses a driver interface called X-Drive. Very similar to the operation of a motorcycle, acceleration and braking are accessed via hand controls on the steering wheel. With no requirements for housing engine, fuel, or exhaust systems, there are no restrictions on the interior design. Burns described sitting in the Hy-Wire as being like sitting in an easy chair in front of a large picture window. With no engine or transmission, the driver is given a clear view through large floor to ceiling windshield. According to Burns, GM plans to have "compelling and affordable fuel cell vehicles on the road by the end of the decade."
After a sneak peek at the Pebble Beach Concours earlier this summer, Chrysler unveiled its latest take on the popular PT Cruiser at the Paris show. The California Cruiser is a modern interpretation of the classic surfer wagon, complete with the "woody" look, however in this case fashioned from aluminum. The eight-panel glass roof can be retracted at the touch of a button, and the doors and quarter-light glass dropped to make a virtually all-open freeway cruiser. With the rear window down there's room to pile the surfboards in the back. With the four individual fold-flat seats lowered, it becomes what Chrysler VP Jim Schroer describes as "a hotel room for two"—just like the classic camper van. And if you're wondering if this concept will reach production, "An expert surfer will tell you they are after the NEXT wave, not the one in front of them," Jim Schroer said. "Chrysler California Cruiser is a concept that might be that Next Wave—with us, you just never know."
After more than a year of spy photos, dropped hints and minimal photography and specs, Porsche has finally taken the wraps off its first entry into the SUV market. A sport-ute from Porsche seems like a contradiction in terms, but of course, this is no ordinary sport ute. Cayenne is powered by a 350-horsepower 4.5-liter V8 engine in the S trim, while the Turbo adds twin-turbochargers to the V8 for a maximum rating of 450 horsepower. Porsche claims the Turbo is capable of reaching 100 km/hr (62 mph) in just 5.6 seconds, which is pretty impressive for an SUV that weighs more than 5,000 lbs. Keeping the power on the ground is an all-new four-wheel drive system called the Porsche Traction Management (PTM) system. The Cayenne is produced in an all-new factory in Leipzig, Germany. Production has already begun in anticipation of the new SUV going on sale this December in Germany. Sales will be phased in around the world, with the Cayenne's arrival in the U.S. expected in spring 2003. Click here for more on the Cayenne.
The German automaker debuted its redesigned flagship A8. The luxury sedan features aluminum-intensive construction, a powerful V8 powertrain and of course Audi's quattro all-wheel drive system. Sharing the display were the next generation S4 sedan and S4 Avant, both based on the new A4 that went on sale in 2002. And while it's unlikely to come to the states (unfortunately), a sporty little yellow S3 hatchback was also on display at the Audi stand.
As of September 19, 2002, Bentley Motor Cars is a new company, separate from Rolls-Royce—the first time in more than 70 years. And what better way to celebrate becoming a new company than with a new model. Shown in early photos as the GT Coupe, the Continental GT was unveiled in Paris, helping to launch the new company in an all-new direction. This Bentley is slightly smaller and less expensive that previous models from the prestigious marque, but there is no question that it is a Bentley of the classic tradition—a genuine Grand Tourer, now with supercar performance. The Continental GT will provide a thrilling ride for its four occupants with a 500-horsepower 6.0-liter twin-turbocharged W12 engine under the "bonnet". Power is controlled via a 6-speed paddle-operated gearbox and for the first time in a Bentley, distributed to the road via all-wheel drive. Pricing is expected to be around $150,000 when it arrives in America next year.
This fall, one of the models to start the roadster craze in America is moving on to its second generation and getting a new name. The Z4 made its official debut in Paris, and will replace the popular Z3 when it goes on sale in North America this fall. The new roadster features edgy new styling similar to the X-Coupe and Z9 concepts that may be as polarizing as the controversial 7-Series design. Powertrains remain unchanged; however a Sequential Manual Gearbox (SMG) which allows very quick shifting via steering-wheel mounted paddles will be available later in the model year.
Named in honor of the Italian automaker's founder, the Enzo Ferrari debuted in Paris and is the latest special edition supercar to come out of Modena. Past limited-run Ferraris have included the GTO, the F40 and most recently the F50 which celebrated the automaker's 50th anniversary. While the initial plan was to build only 349 examples of the Enzo, Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo announced that 50 additional Enzos would be built for a total of 399. Pricing has not been announced, but it doesn't really matter—the entire run has already sold out. The Enzo is powered by a newly designed 6.0-litre V12 engine based on Ferrari's vast Formula One experience. Output is rated at 660 horsepower with peak torque of 657 Nm. The powerplant is teamed with an F1-style transmission, which makes it possible to shift gears in a mere 150 milliseconds. Claimed time from a standstill to 62 mph is 3.65 seconds, with a top speed of more than 200 mph.
Jaguar showed its seventh-generation XJ Sedan, which will go on sale in the U.S. next spring as a 2004 model. The English marque calls this the most technologically advanced Jaguar ever built, however it will still stay true to its traditions and history. "I believe it is the ultimate expression of Jaguar luxury saloon car engineering," said Jaguar's Director of Design, Ian Callum. He adds, "Its proportions, stance, and obvious dynamic quality clearly display that all important Jaguar DNA, capturing the essence and style of the classic XJ lineage, but with a thoroughly modern idiom." The new Jag features an aluminum-intensive structure which is both lighter and more rigid. Larger and roomier than its predecessor, the '04 XJ will be available with a new family of V6 and V8 powerplants.
This year Mercedes-Benz is celebrating the 35th anniversary of its performance arm, AMG. To commemorate this event, the German automaker introduced two new AMG models—the E55 and the C30 CDI—and showed off the 2003 S-Class and CL-Class. Both the S and CL feature PRE-SAFE, which is designed to detect an impending collision and help to protect the occupants before the crash occurs. The flagship S-Class sedan is also now available with the 4-Matic full-time all-wheel drive system. With a 34 percent horsepower increase over its predecessor, the current generation E55 will be the most powerful E-Class ever sold. Power comes from a 5.5-liter supercharged V8 engine producing 476-horsepower teamed with a 5-speed automatic transmission. In a bit of a departure for AMG, the high-performance division has performed its magic on a diesel engine. The C30 CDI is being called the "first diesel sports car in the world" by Mercedes, powered by a turbocharged diesel engine produces an impressive 231 horsepower. However there are no plans to bring this diesel to America. Other AMG models coming out for 2003 are the S55 and CL55, both sporting supercharged V8 engines that produce a whopping 500 horsepower.
While Mazda did not debut any models that are coming to the U.S. right away, there is hope that one of them will make it. A concept based on the Mazda6 (which does go on sale in America next spring replacing the 626), is called the MPS and it has some pretty impressive stats. Featuring what Mazda calls "Sophisticated High Performance", the Mazda6 MPS gives an example of what a top-of-the-range Mazda6 could be. The MPS sports a new version of Mazda's five-pointed grille, an enlarged front bumper, flared wheel arches and 18-inch Michelin Pilot Sport tires. Power comes from a 2.3-liter turbocharged engine producing 280 horsepower and is driven through a full-time all-wheel drive system.
While Subaru's new Impreza and specifically the WRX have received great reviews, one of the common complaints has been that the headlights were not terribly attractive. For 2003, the European version of the Impreza gets a facelift with revised headlights and tail lights. It has not yet been confirmed when (or if) this change will come to America. Former World Rally Championship (WRC) Tommi Makkinen was in attendance to show off his new WRC car, which also features the new headlight treatment. Horsepower has been increased in both the WRX and STi models for Europe. Again, no confirmation on plans for the American market, however Subaru has said that the more-powerful STi will go on sale in America in the near future.
The German company is certainly branching out—it's not just Beetles and Jettas anymore. In the next year there will be a new SUV arriving in America from Volkswagen. The Touareg was developed and shares a platform with the Porsche Cayenne. However the Touareg will be less expensive and features distinctive body styling (which many say is considerably more attractive) as well as a completely different set of powertrains. Boasting a sophisticated, permanent four-wheel drive system joined by three differentials and a central differential lock as standard equipment guarantees that this SUV will be at home on- or off-road. The top-level trims will also feature air suspension, which will allow the driver to vary the ride height according to the terrain. The Touareg goes on sale in Europe this fall and arrives in North America as a 2004 model in the second half of 2003.
The Volvo brand has always been associated with being the safe and logical choice for a family sedan or wagon; however, the Swedish brand introduced a new model in Paris that moves away from that image—the S60 R / V70 R. Sporting the most powerful engine in the Volvo lineup, the R models boast 300 horsepower and 400 NM of torque! Based on the Performance Concept Car shown in Paris two years ago, the R models are faster than anything shown by Volvo before. Hans Nilsson, R Car Line Manager, referred to it as a "sports car combined with a family sedan." The R has all the credentials of a sports car: electronically-controlled all-wheel drive system, Brembo brakes with 4-piston calipers, as well as Dynamic Stability and Traction Control (DSTC). To help handle the extreme power, the R is built on an "Active Performance Chassis" with Four-C technology. The Four-C system processes information from sensors throughout the car and adjusts the suspension, braking, and power to keep the car in control. The R goes on sale in the spring of 2003.
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Media reports said deputy Steve Olson was patrolling the area Saturday when he saw something afloat in a large bay -- and his binoculars helped him see two kayaks upside down and two heads bobbing.
Olson raced to the girls on his jet ski watercraft -- and he found their heads barely out of the water, and neither wearing life jackets. He took them about 4 miles to shore on his watercraft.
They were tired and scared, but otherwise okay. Both girls are from Bruce in Rusk County.
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BAFTA New York looks at the challenges facing traditional television....and asks is this the end?
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Invitation to the BAFTA New York annual Awards Viewing Party on February 10, 2013
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