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2010 Race Market Preview: What's In Store For Next Season
Industry insiders provide their thoughts about what they expect for 2010, and plenty of them are optimistic and ready to wave the green flag on the new race season.
By John F. Katz
Racers are above all competitors, driving hard against the clock, against the odds, against their own personal best, against each other, flat-out to the finish line. They drive to win, and to win they'll buy the best hardware they can afford; believing that high tech can help but that sometimes duct tape can do the job. They're used to steering around obstacles. And to the truly committed among them, the trying economy is just one more obstacle to steer around.
The racing industry, too, has slalomed through recessions and Depression before; it'll do it again—and again after that, if necessary. This last economic wreck was a doozie, and there's no denying the debris that's still on the track. But 2010 already looks better than 2009, and we may yet see the green flag again. Here's why.
Legacy of '09
We'll begin by pointing out that 2009 went better than a lot of people expected. "We all went into 2009 with a heavy gray cloud over our head," commented Tom Deery, of the World Racing Group, which sanctions the World of Outlaws sprint cars and dirt late models, in Concord, North Carolina. "But it hasn't been complete gloom and doom. We just have to work a little bit harder. People still wanted to enjoy their motorsports entertainment, and they still sought it out. The week-in, week-out racing was a challenge in 2009 and will continue to be a challenge in 2010. Our big events all did well."
"Our participation was up overall, to the highest it's ever been," reported Terry Voeltz, of the Wissota Promoters Association in Dassel, Minnesota. "We had the best Wissota 100—in terms of attendance—that we ever had in the 30-year history of our organization"—with 400 teams participating in the four-day event.
"We learned in 2009 that there are a lot of very passionate fans and racers who, regardless of the economic climate, have a tremendous desire to spend their entertainment dollars on racing," noted a spokesperson for the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) in Glendora, California. "The shadow cast by today's economic downturn will likely remain at the beginning of 2010, particularly as it relates to sponsorship. But, as the year unfolds, I think we are going to see more fans come out to events, and racer participation increase. Then as sponsors return, they will see the incredible value of association with drag racing, and the significant return on their investment."
And, the team at NHRA is optimistic as the series recently announced that the Pro Mod class, which has been an exhibition class since 2001, will become a full-fledged series in 2010. The NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series will compete at 10 NHRA Full Throttle Series events beginning at Gainesville in March.
"Most of us in the racing industry have seen that the challenging economy is driving the racing business," added Darrel Krentz, of INEX in Harrisburg, North Carolina. "2010 looks better than 2009 because the trends are toward an expanding economy and recovery. People will be ready to spend a little more in 2010 than they did in 2009."
Weathering the Storm
We certainly hope so. Even the weather was uncooperative in 2009. "We were actually fortunate to dodge the bullet on a number of occasions," recalled Charlie Harmon, of Promedia (the parent organization of both NMRA and NMCA) in Santa Ana, California, "although we lost some events to rainouts. That always makes the next year more difficult, because you lose your momentum. The events that show the most growth are the ones that have been successful three years in a row. That creates a buzz. But where we were not impacted by weather, we experienced growth."
"Both the economy and the weather took a serious toll on some of the best short tracks in the country during 2009," agreed Ritchie Lewis, of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in Oliver Spring, Tennessee. "On the other hand, we've had such great crowds at our events that our biggest issue for 2010 has been how to schedule all the races we've been offered." The series, he added is "racing for more money and doing it with less miles traveled." The 2010 schedule lists 41 confirmed dates in 19 states, from Florida to New York and as far west as Missouri.
"Even if the economy begins to rebound," noted Mark Gundrum, of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) in Temperance, Michigan, "many companies have had to make drastic survival decisions that will likely affect their business plans for at least a year or two. People and businesses are likely to continue to be very conservative with whatever disposable income they might have, and rightly so. Most sanctions and promoters have struggled to fill the grids and the grandstands. Finding ways to cut costs have been the most successful, along with finding ways to add real value."
"While the current economic crisis has clearly had an effect at the top levels of the sport, it has actually appeared to benefit dirt track racing," added Emmett Hahn, of the American Sprint Car Series in Tulsa, Oklahoma. "With fewer disposable dollars, a significant number of fans have foregone a pricier NASCAR-type ticket in favor of a more palatable short-track ticket. Our crowds have been consistently up, across the board."
Alignments & Adjustments
James Spink, of the United States Auto Club (USAC) in Speedway, Indiana, emphasized the "alignment" of USAC's Midwestern Regional Midget Series with the Wolverine Outlaw Midget Series (WOMS, headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan) to provide uniform rules for midget racing in Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. "We're partnering the two series to have healthier car counts. WOMS will use the USAC rulebook, and even the same tires," so racers who wish to can easily compete in both series. "And there will be some cross-promotion," said Spink.
USAC is attacking the cost of midget racing in other ways, as well. In September, "we had a meeting of the engine builders and the OEMs—a who's who of midget engine building—and we decided as a group that we needed to save the racers some money, to increase the car count. We agreed to develop a rev limiter"—although the details have not yet been worked out—"to make these engines last longer.
"We also started our quarter-midget initiative, with kids as young as five years old racing under the USAC banner, where they can move up to Junior Focus Midgets and then Focus Midgets," he continued. Additionally, the newly developed Traxxas TORC (The Off Road Championship) series brought in USAC as its sanctioning body. With the intent to unify "formerly fragmented short-course organizations into a cohesive nationwide series" (according to TORC publicity), the new series ran nine events last year, from California to Michigan; and expects to schedule eight rounds consisting of 16 races in 2010.
In the USAC sprint car series, which Spink called the organization's "core… We're going to do something we haven't done for a long time, and that's start out in Florida in February at East Bay Raceway Park with a three-day event that coincides with the Daytona Speed Weeks, and then head out west and hit Tucson, Vegas, and Perris before the end of the month" (to coincide with the Cup weekend in Las Vegas), "before heading back to the Midwest."
Meanwhile, the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) of Norwalk, Ohio, has announced "plans to completely overhaul" its Nitro Jam series, trimming all but two events from three days to two. "Nothing will change regarding sportsman racing except for one less day spent at the track," noted Aaron Polburn. But the professional classes will have invitation-only fields, with no qualifying rounds, and with a winner declared at the end of each day of racing—so that fans will be able to see a professional drag race from start to finish in less than three hours instead of six or seven. "Right now we don't even tell the story until Sunday," Polburn continued. "We want the story to be told every day." Furthermore, "sportsman drivers won't have to deal with being interrupted by professional sessions."
IHRA also plans to revive the Top Dragster and Top Sportsman classes—and to tailor each of its events for its particular market. "Prior to each season," Polburn added, "IHRA management will meet with track operators and design events to best suit the local budget and marketplace." Top Fuel will be included in every Nitro Jam, but otherwise tracks will be able to choose from a "menu" of regular racing classes, jet vehicles, wheel standers, and other exhibition machines. "So in the end Edmonton may not look like New England, and neither may look like Rockingham."
UARA-STARS of Hendersonville, North Carolina, reported lower car counts in 2009 compared to 2008. "We may rethink our 2010 events from a cost standpoint," said Kerry Bodenhamer—specifically, to reduce the amount of travel required. Even marketing will be concentrated on the local level, using more print than radio. On a more hopeful note, attendance at some 2009 events was up over 2008. "We have not increased our ticket prices in two years," Bodenhamer continued. "And we offered a 'family pack' in 2009, along with student and senior discounts." For the racers, UARA will be "holding events at the same cost as last year, and controlling the testing we allow. At shows that are out of our hub area we hold an open practice the day before the event, to save teams the expense of renting a track individually."
Krentz believes that INEX is "fortunate, because many of our racers will not necessarily sell their race cars, but rather will cover them up and put them to the side. Our challenge is to provide a quality racing experience so that participants will once again dust off their Legends, Bandoleros, or Thunder Roadsters race cars and hit the track. Providing a fun, entertaining experience for our racers, with not a lot of turmoil, will result in bigger car counts." Still, "with racers on a tighter budget, we must do everything we can to reduce their costs—and to make sure they know that we are concerned and doing our part. Where we can't save the racers money, we try to make their experience more fun. Recognizing them for their achievements is paramount. We send letters of recognition, post pictures on our website, and include as many racers as we can in our magazine and other publications."
On Course
WISSOTA, said Voeltz, "froze our rules for three years, because any time you make a rule change it's costly. So we thought that would be the responsible thing to do. We hadn't had a lot of changes in the previous three years, anyway. Two years ago, for 2008, we started a one-compound, one-tire rule for the modifieds, the super stocks, and the street stocks." WISSOTA currently boasts nearly 3000 drivers in six divisions.
Brett Root, of the International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) in Vinton, Iowa, pointed out that his organization has always worked hard at containing costs. "Obviously, the economy is the number-one topic for most of our promoters, sponsors, racers, and fans," he noted, "and with IMCA-sanctioned tracks in 25 states and Canada, we've seen the economy affect different regions at different times and different levels." In a normal year, "20 percent of IMCA's membership does not renew their license. They get married, they get divorced, they relocate, they have kids, they have medical problems. They change hobbies, they lose their jobs, they run out of money. And even so, we experienced 3.2 percent growth in our membership for 2010."
"In the ARCA Re/Max tour," said Gundrum, "we have adjusted race schedules to reduce travel. We try to shorten the amount of time teams need to be at the track and in the race-event market, which helps contain costs surrounding lodging. We have also waved some mandatory requirements, providing short-term cost relief in some areas. At Toledo and Flat Rock Speedways, we have limited tire use, increased the frequency of more economical racing divisions, and make a greater effort to make big shows really special for the respective divisions, particularly the classes which are more expensive.
"But perhaps most importantly, promoters have had to re-learn how to promote. Gone are the days of just opening the gates and waiting for the people to come," added Gundrum.
Ground Level
As Bodenhamer pointed out, boosting car counts by simply "paying a lot larger purse and charging a lot less at the gate…unfortunately does not equate." The most successful track promoters have been more creative in cultivating relations with racers and fans.
"The marketing part has become really important," Voeltz agreed, "because we have to attract the new fan. In these ever-changing times, people find new things to do all the time, and we have to replace those people. It doesn't have to be young people. But if you can get someone to come once, they may get hooked. More tracks have added specialty events, like trailer races, and bus races, and race car rides. Tracks that never used to do those things are starting to, to put more butts in the seats so they can pay the racers. A lot of tracks still just open the gates, and wonder why they don't see the same results," while others "pull in their horns too much. But the promoters who are proactive go after it twice as hard when times get tough. They're not afraid to stick their necks out—and that's what we see working. We've seen tracks surrounded by interstate-size billboards, and have PA announcements that fill up the night. In some small communities the marketing opportunities are going to be limited—but in other areas, tracks are just missing the boat."
Deery also sees more outreach to the casual, "once, twice, or three-times-a-year fans" by "creating events that are meaningful to them, and understanding that they still want to be part of the passion, part of the sport."
Successful tracks are also "keeping their advertising up," said Spink. "That's important, to get the word out that they are alive and well and racing. In tough times the first thing some people cut is advertising, but the successful tracks keep it going. They've also kept prices reasonable, not only at the gate but also the concession stand. They know that even in a tough economy people want to get out and do things; that racing has withstood the Depression in the past, and it can get through the slow times like we have now."
"What we have seen at the most successful tracks is a focus on service," Krentz added. "Taking care of the racers by showing them respect, accommodating them when possible, attending to their wonderful egos. Each driver wants to feel special, and that is the key to getting more competitors, for less money. The same with the fans: the more successful tracks provide a great experience for them. Sometimes good, close racing is not enough. We have a diverse crowd that requires more for their entertainment dollar. Tracks need to improvise and provide a fast-paced, exciting, and fun event." That includes "challenges like putting the best driver to the rear and offering a bonus if he can win. Double wide starts, mid-race pit stops, etc. Use the flagman as part of the show, give him a flashy costume. Have more spectator interaction. Use some imagination!"
"I think the outlook for 2010 is remarkable," Deery concluded. "We survived all the doom and gloom that was forecast for 2009. We did it, down to the weekly racers, and we should all pat ourselves on the back. Now we're going to continue to provide great racing, for our participants and for our fans."
The green flag is ready to wave on the 2010 race season. Seen here is last season's King Taco 200 for the Camping World Series West at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, in California.
Innovation is what drives the fabulous racing industry, and technological breakthroughs did not take a hiatus in 2009. Racing industry decision makers are implementing new strategies to overcome any foreseeable challenges in 2010. As one industry contact explained, "We just have to work a little bit harder. People still wanted to enjoy their motorsports entertainment, and they still sought it out" last season, and will continue to do the same this year.
Value is the optimum word for 2010, from purchasing package deals from racing retailers to traveling to more local events rather than crossing state lines, racers are searching for what will give them the most bang for their buck to keep them at the race track every weekend. Businesses that acknowledge giving their customers the most value is just one successful sales strategy for this season, according to several industry contacts.
Racing businesses that are doing well follow the motto "under-promise and over-deliver." One sanctioning body representative explained, "With racers on a tighter budget, we must do everything we can to reduce their costs—and to make sure they know that we are concerned and doing our part. Where we can't save the racers money, we try to make their experience more fun. Recognizing them for their achievements is paramount." And fans are benefiting with more creative ways to interact with the teams. For example, Grand-Am plans to expand its fan-friendly activities during events this season. In 2009, fans, teams, and drivers reacted positively to a pre-race fan walk and driver autograph session.


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At least three times this morning we've heard a television weather expert explain that in New York City it costs about $1 million per inch to clean up snow falls. With perhaps 10 inches or more of snow to fall today, that quickly adds up.
But can $1 million per inch be right? Everything we know about economics implies that it can't be. Surely the first inch of snow fall costs more than the last inch. You have to get all those plow drivers in, organize the clean-up, salt the roads, pay for plowed gas. At least some of those costs, however, have to diminish as we add more units of snow. After all, it doesn't take that much longer to plow through 2 inches of snow instead of one, which means the hourly costs--wages, gasoline, etc--of plowing 2 inches of snow shouldn't be much greater than plowing just 1 inch.
Are we missing something? Are the costs of additional snow really fixed rather than marginal? It's an economic mystery.

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Today: Another analyst joins the chorus of experts suggesting the recent downturn in tech stocks has brought about a buying opportunity. Also: Google gains despite European court ruling.
The Lead: Tech stocks' depreciation makes them affordable, analyst says
Analysts continued to play catch-up with the recent downturn in tech stocks Tuesday, as Citi analyst Mark May reported that the bank's small index of large Internet companies has hit its most affordable point in more than two years of existence.
"We believe the recent pullback represents a particular opportunity among large cap Internet stocks, with multiples having retraced to levels not seen for more than two years with no/little change in fundamentals," May wrote in a note.
May noted that the bank's large-cap Internet index — which includes seven companies total and five from Silicon Valley — had dropped 18 percent from its peak price, reached March 5, part of a downturn that has affected post-IPO tech companies to a greater degree and sent several formerly high-flying valley tech companies into a bear market and beyond.
For the larger companies, however, the decline brought down ratios that compare financial performance to stock prices, leading May to suggest that they now offer investors "growth at a reasonable price."
The two most prominent Silicon Valley stocks May focused on were Google and Facebook, which have declined 11.9 percent and 17.6 percent from their 52-week highs respectively. Along with Amazon, May called the stocks "just what the portfolio doctor ordered."
"We believe this pullback not only creates an opportunity but has positioned large cap Internet stocks well relative to the key factors many portfolio managers are seeking in today's market," he wrote.
May's note is likely to be one of a flurry, as analysts react to the massive pullback in tech stocks amid an earnings season that has produced few Silicon Valley surprises but extreme volatility on Wall Street. On Monday, some of the region's most affected stocks received backing from analysts that helped shore up their prices.
SV150 market report: Google gains despite European court ruling
Wall Street hit more records but barely moved Tuesday despite May's calls to buy Internet stocks, as any possible boost to Google from May's note could have been offset by a European court ruling that could have long-term effects on the world's leading search engine.
The highest court in Europe ruled Tuesday that residents should be able to control some of what appears when their name is searched, a concept known as "the right to be forgotten." The ruling stems from a case in Spain involving a 1998 newspaper notice of a home being auctioned due to the man's unpaid welfare debt; while the debt was settled, the notice remained and appeared in Google searches. "If Google was great before, it's perfect now, because there are game rules to go by," the plaintiff, Mario Costeja, said Tuesday. Mountain View-based Google, which gained 0.6 percent to $541.54 Tuesday, said it was disappointed in the ruling and now faces a possible rush of requests for removal of links.
Oracle fell 0.1 percent to $41.89 as its appeal of the final result of a fight with fellow software titan SAP suggested that a new trial on damages could be forthcoming. Facebook stayed at $59.83 while reportedly plotting a sales office in China and receiving positive feedback on the efficacy of Instagram advertisements. Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg will celebrate his 30th birthday Wednesday while facing a lawsuit from a Bay Area real estate developer. Rival Twitter dropped 1.6 percent to $33.39 while planning a $1 million initiative to help San Francisco's homeless, and Yelp dropped 1.9 percent to $55.53 while offering a free OpenTable rival to restaurants.
NetSuite dropped 2.5 percent to $74.87 as CEO Zach Nelson kicked off the cloud-software company's SuiteWorld with announcements of new contracts and sniping at Pleasanton rival Workday, which fell 0.6 percent to $72.03. Cisco declined 1.4 percent to $22.86 a day ahead of its scheduled earnings report, and eBay moved 0.5 percent higher to $51.58 as CEO John Donahoe reiterated the San Jose company's forecasts. Apple added 0.2 percent to $593.76 as a Menlo Park company's report showed the Cupertino tech firm to be the most sued company in patent beefs, while Tesla Motors added 3 percent to $190.16.
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Down: Splunk, LinkedIn, Salesforce, Yelp, Applied Materials, Twitter, Nvidia, Cisco, VMware, SunPower, Pandora, Electronic Arts, Workday, Intuit
The SV150 index of Silicon Valley's largest tech companies: Down 1.95, or 0.14 percent, to 1,397.05
The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index: Down 13.69, or 0.33 percent, to 4,130.17
The blue chip Dow Jones industrial average: Up 19.97, or 0.12 percent, to 16,715.44
And the widely watched Standard & Poor's 500 index: Up 0.80, or 0.04 percent, to 1,897.45
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At Boston College Law School, Professor Minuskin has developed, written elaborate case materials for, and taught innovative litigation practice courses. In his Pretrial Litigation course, students litigate a complex civil case in a semester-long simulated employment discrimination law suit. The roles of parties and witnesses are played by accomplished, local actors; students work in teams comprising firms and are supervised and critiqued by Boston area litigators and judges. After teaching in the Law School's first-year lawyering program for many years, Professor Minuskin developed his own first-year practice course, Introduction to Civil Litigation Practice, in which students engage in litigation skills training, again with seasoned actors playing the roles of parties, and grapple with real ethics dilemmas presented in class by guest practitioners.
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Swindon Living La Dolce Vita With Di Canio
You can see it now. With a microphone in his hand, Paolo Di Canio dominates the centre-circle at Wembley Stadium with the adoring cheers of the Swindon faithful reverberating in the Italian's ears.
The Johnstone's Paint Trophy may be viewed as a hindrance to many threadbare lower league squads, but for Di Canio, it offers the chance of having his name scribbled into Swindon folklore. The Robins booked their spot in March's final against Chesterfield with a 2-1 aggregate win over Barnet on Tuesday, causing Di Canio to label life as 'incredible'.
Di Canio has never been a man to harbour modest ambitions. During a 23-year playing career the charismatic Roman gladiator garnered loving support from Glasgow to Naples. Admittedly the 43-year-old will regret not collecting an array of winners medals. Di Canio's honours list is relatively small; a Serie A champion with AC Milan in 1996 and a UEFA Cup with Juventus in 1993 were his only major achievements.
However, Di Canio the manager is aiming to be remembered as a kleptomaniac when it comes to trophies - the Johnstone's Paint will inflict him with a thirst for more.
Many football fans raised an eyebrow when Di Canio was named as the Wiltshire club's new gaffer. Chairman Jeremy Wray certainly believed in the former fiery forward's rhetoric though, backing Di Canio to bring twenty-six (six on loan, goalkeeper Wes Foderingham signed on a permanent deal after an initial loan spell) players in by the end of the January transfer window.
Predictably, Di Canio has not suffered fools gladly, Paul Alcock knows all about his temper.
Di Canio has already shipped two of his signings, Leon Clarke and Alberto Comazzi, out of The County Ground.
If you fall out with Di Canio there seems little leeway to work yourself back into his plans. Leon Clarke was the perfect example, the striker endured a very public disagreement with his manager following a cup defeat to Southampton. Di Canio had to be held back from physically harming a disruptive Clarke, but he would certainly damage the player's reputation.
The following day it was announced that Clarke would not play for Swindon again and he was eventually shipped out on loan to Chesterfield.
Mehdi Kerrouche has also fallen foul of Di Canio's iron fist. It all started so well for the Algerian, who scored eight goals in 18 appearances for the Robins before becoming unsettled under Di Canio's rule.
Kerrouche found himself isolated and then sent out on loan to bitter rivals Oxford United for a month.
If anything, Di Canio has demonstrated his political nous as the fans will most definitely favour their manager over a player who has gone on to represent their enemy; especially in a derby month, although the striker won't be able to face his parent club when the two sides meet on March 3rd.
Despite the numerous off-field distractions Di Canio poses, the fans are content with their leader, and why shouldn't they be?
Di Canio may have lost seven of his first thirteen games in charge, but he has since steered the side to within one point of the automatic places in League Two and a cup final.
The season so far has evidently been a steep learning curve for the the manager who possesses dreams of managing in the Champions League. His passion may override any logic at times - Di Canio has been sent to the stands three times this season - but fans love to see that.
Di Canio's obvious love for the game has always worked in his favour and he shows no signs of mellowing. There is no need to cool down when it is all going so well...
In terms of his transfer activity, Di Canio does have some work to do. The risk of signing so many players in the hope of gaining immediate promotion from the basement division is risky business. The judgement day will come in May but Di Canio clearly lives for now.
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Rockstar has confirmed to VG247 that a mysterious, Australian GTA: Vice City rating is related to back catalogue PC business.
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Dead Rising 2 to launch in Australia uncut
Australia's ratings board, the OFLC, has classified Dead Rising 2 for a release in the country with an MA15 rating. Best news? It's releasing in the country uncut and unedited: Aussies get a break at last.
Aliens Vs Predator unbanned in Australia
Sega's said that Aliens Vs Predator will be released in Australia as a 15+, with no cuts made. The OFLC refused the game classification at the beginning of December. "It is with great pleasure that we announce the success of our appeal," said Darren Macbeth, Sega Australia MD. "We are particularly proud that the game […]
Australia opens 18+ debate to the public
As promised, the Australian government has opened up the debate as to whether or not the country should have an 18+ rating to the public. Hit this for details. "Submissions are being sought on whether the Australian National Classification Scheme should include an R 18+ classification category for computer games," said the attorney-general's department. "Submissions […]
Ozzie game-handling is "utter BS," says Jaffe
He's back! Eat Sleep Play's David Jaffe has decided to break radio silence to call Australia's political view of games "bullshit". Phew. Things were getting boring, there. "There's a government board and if they say it's too offensive, in that case there's no fight to fight — it is what it is," he said, speaking […]
Atkinson to attempt MW2 reclassification in Australia
South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson – Australia's most visible opponent to the country adopting an 18 age rating for games – has confirmed he's to appeal an OFLC decision to release Modern Warfare 2 with a 15+ rating in the country. Speaking on radio show National Interest last week, Atkinson said he thought the ruling […]
Left 4 Dead 2's "realism" earned it an Oz ban
The OFLC turned down Left 4 Dead 2's appeal for release in Australia because of its "realism," according to documents obtained by Gamespot. Apparently there was "insufficient delineation between the depiction of the general zombie figures and the human figures as opposed to the clearly fictional 'infected' characters," and "whether the objects of the violence […]
Left 4 Dead 2 refused classification again in Australia
Here we go again. Left 4 Dead 2 has been refused classification by the OFLC once again, despite recieving a MA 15+ rating for a watered down version two weeks ago. This is what it says in the media send-out, sent by the OFLC. A three-member panel of the Classification Review Board (the Review Board) […]
Ghost Recon Predator rated by OFLC
Oopsie. Australian ratings board the OFLC has given a 15+ to something called Ghost Recon Predator. It's multi-platform, apparently. What is it? It's the next Ghost Recon game, silly. The one out next year. The one that's only been half-announced for fiscal 2010. No detail, obviously. Thanks, Destructoid.
"Decapitation, dismemberment" and more removed from L4D2 for Oz release
While news of Left 4 Dead clearing OFLC regulations this morning will bring relief to Down-Under gamers, it looks as though large cuts have been made to the approved version. According to News.com.au, the ratings board has confirmed that "the game no longer contains depictions of decapitation, dismemberment, wound detail or piles of dead bodies […]
Left 4 Dead 2 receives MA 15+ rating in Australia, is un-banned
Hello there, OFLC website. How are you doing? Oh, hey, what's that you've got there? Is that… why, it is! It's an MA 15+ rating for Left 4 Dead 2! Guess the game's coming out in Australia after all. Gabe, you crazy rascal. What'd you do? Oh… oh my. Wanna talk about it? Come here. […]
Newell - Decision on Left 4 Dead 2 Australian release imminent
Valve boss Gabe Newell has said that a decision on whether or not an Australia-specific cut of Left 4 Dead 2 has passed OFLC regulations as a 15+ rated game is expected any day now. The company has submitted a new build of the shooter, Newell said, in an effort to ensure the game gets […]
Left 4 Dead 2 banned in Australia
Left 4 Dead 2's been refused classification in Australia. See here: that's what the "RC" means. Why? We'll tell you why. Or rather, the OFLC'll tell you why, through the magic gateway that is Gamespot: "The game contains realistic, frenetic and unrelenting violence which is inflicted upon "the Infected" who are living humans infected with […]
Bloodhunt is new Acti game, says Oz ratings agency
Australian ratings board the OFLC has apparently outed a new Activision titled named Bloodhunt. It features "strong violence," apparently, and has been given a 15+. We'll ask now, innit. Thanks, EG.
Atkinson delaying public debate on 18+ games rating in Australia
South Australian attorney general Michael "Head/Sand" Atkinson is refusing to allow a public debate on the launch of an 18+ rating for games in Australia by apparently failing to make amendments to a paper on the matter. Atkinson said he was to make "minor" changes to the paper four months ago. He hasn't. Until he […]
The Lost and Damned passes Oz censors unscathed
GTA IV DLC The Lost and Damned has been passed without edits in Australia, IGN reports. The contents features explicit sex scenes with prostitutes and full frontal male nudity. The original GTA IV was originally refused classification in Australia by the ACB (formerly the OFLC) specifically because of the sex scenes with prostitutes. The Lost […]
Blizzard: WoW in Australia is nice and legal
Following a report earlier this week in the Sydney Morning Herald that appeared to suggest that MMOs would be banned from sale in Australia unless they were classified by the OFLC, Blizzard's released a statement saying all fine and dandy in the land of Australian WoW. Up to this point, MMOs haven't been rated in […]
MMOs to be classified in Australia
MMOs will now be classified in Australia in the same manner as single-player games, the Sydney Morning Herald's reported this morning, and retailers will no longer be able to sell online games that haven't been rated by the OFLC. The move directly affects sales of the likes of World of Warcraft and Warhammer Online, which […]
Report: F.E.A.R. 2 banned in Australia (Update)
Update: It's true. See here. Gamasutra's reporting that F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin's been refused classification in Australia. The ruling effectively means the game has been banned from sale. The OFLC's website doesn't show that the game's been rated as yet: do a search and see for yourself. The shooter sequel's scheduled for European launch next […]
OutRun Online Arcade listed on OFLC site
As you can see on the OFLC's site, Sega and THQ appear to be working on a new OutRun game, named OutRun Online Arcade. There's no real detail there as such, aside from the fact the game's "multi-platform." No release date, or anything else for that matter. Take a look.
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I have worked very hard to stay on top of things for the upcoming spring. By nature, I am somewhat of a procrastinator, but this year I've started a new trend. I am keeping up with my various jobs, hobbies and commitments. In other words, I'm doing things in a timely fashion.
I have even been paying attention to the TV programs Donald is watching. Every day, I hear the Wall Street sages discuss what is happening in the USA at large. First, there is always the discussion of the political arena. Nothing gets the economic blood moving like a discussion of politics and politicos. After all, they're spending our money in the great headquarters in Washington. No one has come up with any solutions, because … guess what? They won't be popular anymore and they might could get voted out of office.
Lawsy me! I sometimes think it will take us senior citizens to solve the Washington dilemma. We all seem to understand that the age of retirement and going on Social Security and Medicare must be raised. It is common sense. We are living longer, healthier lives. People are working into their 80s for gosh sakes! Don't those congressmen and women get it? Yes, I believe they do, but not one of them will jeopardize their cushy jobs in Washington to vote for change. I sure would like to see some honesty up there. What does it say for us that we are all being taken for a financial ride and not blasting that goofy Washington mind-set out of the water? Good grief! We do need an act of congress to get our elected officials to actually do their jobs. I think they should not get paid, including our president, unless they balance the budget and start listening to each other. I, for one, am sick to death of hearing how we need to cut the spending, but then no one does a thing about it. They all need to be fired. If we were the owners of a company, and the folks we hired were squandering our money, they would soon be out of a job.
The fact of the matter is simple, we are the boss. It is time to begin writing our congressmen and women and demanding they sit down and hammer out some solutions in a bipartisan manner, or maybe we do need to fire them. I don't care if it's a Republican or Democrat, Green or Communist — we need some action out there. All this baloney about cutting taxes for the middle class is a joke. As I have said many times, I do not have an issue with paying taxes. I do have an issue with how they are being spent. I also have come to the conclusion that supplying Egypt with air power is kind of stupid. Will we be arming Al-Qaeda next? I would like to see our money spent at home. Perhaps I am not worldly enough, but it seems to me the more money we give to foreign powers, the more they seem to abuse our generosity. Do Iraq and Afghanistan come to mind? Our troops have given their blood, sweat, and tears for these countries, but do we get thanks? Yet on the news we see our military personnel being persecuted. Enough!
We have hungry people in our own country. We have major health care issues, which are costing trillions. We have homeless families and children going without meals. I believe that our nation has to say, "Charity begins at home!" We need to pay our bills, get our house in order, and then maybe send some money overseas.
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Last week President Barack Obama announced two initiatives designed to assist deployment of broadband infrastructure.
A presidential executive order, called "Accelerating Broadband Infrastructure Deployment," is intended to simplify and streamline access to federal property and rights of way for wired and wireless broadband. The executive order creates a "Broadband Deployment on Federal Property Working Group," to be chaired by the GSA and Department of Homeland Security, with members from 11 other federal agencies. The working group will report in one year on permitting and process improvements.
Another broadband initiative, a public-private partnership called US Ignite, was launched. According to the Obama administration it "will foster the creation of novel applications and digital experiences that will transform health care, education and job skills training, public safety, energy and advanced manufacturing." These new applications will be designed to take advantage of ultra-fast, experimental networks.
But do thought leaders think the push will work? Like almost anything, opinion is varied.
Commenting on the US Ignite initiative, PC Magazine's Sascha Segan, however, said it fails to address the problem of slow and expensive last-mile connectivity and instead focuses on backbone improvements between cities and universities.
Fresno, Calif., CIO Carolyn Hogg, who is co-chair of a federal "Strong Cities, Strong Communities" project in California's Central Valley, is enthusiastic about the administrations' broadband push. "This initiative is exactly what the San Joaquin Valley is looking for," she said, "and is actively pursuing with our regional partners that will bring together multiple benefits in the forgotten rural area to transform our agriculture, telehealth and distance learning technology."
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), commenting on his website about the executive order, said in part: "This new Executive Order will ensure that agencies charged with managing federal properties and roads take specific steps to adopt a uniform approach for allowing broadband carriers to build networks on and through those assets to speed the delivery of connectivity to communities, businesses and schools."
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More than a third of the construction project and program owners responding to the Eighth Annual CMAA/FMI Survey of Owners say they have used Building Information Modeling (BIM) on one or more projects. The rate at which BIM is being adopted in the industry is also accelerating, the survey reports.
The study was conducted by FMI with the support of the Construction Management Association of America, and focused on perceptions and implementation of BIM among construction owners, including public- and private-sector owners who are members of CMAA.
FMI notes that the roughly 200 survey respondents collectively represent approximately $115 billion in annual construction spending.
About 35% of the respondents said they have used BIM on one or more projects.
The rate at which newcomers join the ranks of BIM users has been increasing, FMI reported. BIM usage grew by three percent in 2003, six percent in 2005 and 11 percent in 2006, the study found.
The basis for the survey was this definition of BIM:
Building Information Modeling (BIM) refers to the creation and coordinated use of a collection of digital information about a building project. The information can include cost, schedule, fabrication, maintenance, energy, and 3-D models. The information is used for design decision-making, production of high-quality construction documents, predicting performance, cost estimating, and construction planning, and, eventually, for managing and operating the facility.
CMAA has held a number of full-day workshops around the country during 2007 to update members on BIM, and the association's Emerging Technologies Committee has recently posted a BIM White Paper at www.cmaanet.org.
The Owners Survey found that users of BIM:
Are much more likely to have a construction program with greater than 50 projects.
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In the Owners Survey, both BIM users and non-users were asked to identify the greatest benefits derived from the new technology, and FMI derives an interesting conclusion from the fact that the rankings among the two groups were not very different. This congruence of perceptions, FMI says, means "these organizations are reading the same material and buy into the logical concepts laid out of how BIM use can drive performance improvement in the face of a disruptive and changing industry."
Detailing the benefits realized by BIM users, FMI also reported: "Highest ranked by both non-BIM and BIM users is improved communication followed by higher quality project execution and decision making."
About 74 percent of BIM users said they would recommend BIM to others.
However, significant impediments still remain in the path of broader implementation. "Lack of expertise and industry standards are two of the greatest hurdles to collaborative construction processes and BIM adoption," the survey report concluded.
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Everyone seems to love the beginning of a new semester: excitement of new classes, hanging out with friends again, NOT having papers and exams...really it is one of the best times of being in college.
I love the beginning too. But mine has been much different than I expected. After being around my brother and dad (both car guys) for the last 3 1/2 weeks, 2 days upon arriving in Canada my car began acting up. This was unfortunate. After fixing the fuel filter and still having problems, I had to cave in and take it to the Chrysler dealership. Apparently there were way more problems than I could have known, $1500 worth of problems.
More serious than that though, Senior High (high school) Youth Extreme lost its coordinator due to moving back home, and its only guy leader due to problems back home. With no other volunteers, I am left as the sole person who has stepped up to lead the senior high group. Yet, I am still co-leading a mid-week bible study. It is impossible to do both, so please anyone, everyone, pray that another leader is brought up to split the responsibilites (and privileges!) of coordinating the senior high group. We have a retreat in 2 weekends which we are going to try do a lot of planning for tonight.
I also did a 9 hour weekend class this past Friday and Saturday. I am so glad to have this class over with at the beginning of the semester, but it has definitely added to the busyness and chaos of the last week. In truth, I am not stressed right now, but I fear for stress and becoming overwhelmed in the upcoming weeks.
On a good note, I got to go snowboarding Sunday morning with Bjorn up at Seymour (where we have passes). At one point it was snowing on us and sunny in the distance, just about as beautiful as you could ask for. I think that snowflakes are one of my favorite creations of God. Their intricacy still amazes me as an "almost adult". Rock on for snowflakes God!!
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Everyone seems to love the beginning of a new semester: excitement of new classes, hanging out with friends again, NOT having papers and exams...really it is one of the best times of being in college.
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We left there around 10ish to head downtown to Pioneer Square—they always drop a mini-ball like in NYC….apparently NOT this year though. We waited along with over 300 people for this ball (which was present!) to drop and nothing. No countdown, no fireworks like 2 years ago when I was there. Nothing. The one cool thing was that there was a 3-mile midnight run, that started right on the New Year. Too bad Amy and I didn't know about it before, we surely would have joined in…what a cool idea though eh? Ring in the New Year with a fun-run!
All in all, we had a great time…but it certainly was not what we had thought it was going to be…I am glad that soon I will be 21. Not because I feel the need to drink alcohol, but simply so that I can explore interesting jazz clubs and other funky restaurants. It is like a whole new world will be opened to me. And in this new world, I do hope that Aladdin greets me, in full suit, with his flying carpet, to show me this "dazzling new place I never knew!" March is not so far away!!
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- "There's no doubt" that the deadly attack on India's financial capital last month was planned inside Pakistan, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told CNN on Sunday.
People in New Delhi, India, take part in a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Mumbai attacks on Sunday.
Her comments to CNN's "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer" were the most definitive made by a top-ranking U.S. official regarding Pakistan's connection to the November 26-29 attack on Mumbai, in which more than 170 were killed and hundreds of others were wounded.
"Well, I think there's no doubt that Pakistani territory was used by probably non-state actors," Rice said. "I don't think that there is compelling evidence of involvement of Pakistani officials. But I do think that Pakistan has a responsibility to act, and it doesn't matter that they're non-state actors."
Last week, Rice traveled to the region to try to ease tension between India and Pakistan, both nuclear powers and key allies of the United States. While in New Delhi, India, she called on Pakistan to take responsibility for terrorists operating within its borders.
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has said "stateless actors" carried out the attack while Indian authorities say they believe all the attackers were Pakistanis, specifically blaming Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT), an Islamic militant group based in Pakistan.
U.S. counterterrorism officials say signs point to LeT, and they haven't seen anything to rule it out. However, they have not definitively said the group is responsible. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Michael McConnell said during an appearance Tuesday at Harvard University that the Mumbai attacks were carried out by the same group responsible for the parliament attack and a series of bomb explosions aboard trains and at railway stations in Mumbai in 2006 -- though he didn't specifically name LeT.
LeT has denied any responsibility for the attacks, but a suspect in custody -- whom India has said was one of 10 gunmen in the attacks -- told interrogators he was trained by LeT, Indian authorities said. India said its forces killed nine gunmen.
On Sunday, Rice said LeT and al Qaeda "tend to travel in the same circles," though she declined to directly link either group to the Mumbai attack. But she stressed that Pakistan is obligated to root out terrorists within its borders.
"Well, I don't want to go into too much detail here because, obviously, in counterterrorism no one wants to tip the hand of what has happened here and what may happen in the future," Rice said. "The important thing now is to get these perpetrators and to prevent follow-on attacks. And Pakistan's cooperation, Pakistan's action, is absolutely essential to doing that."
Asked about possible ties between Pakistan's government and LeT, Rice acknowledged "there have been historic ties -- there's no doubt about that."
"But Pakistan is a different place now with a civilian government and an army leadership that is working in concert to try to bring an end to extremism within Pakistan," she said.
"We have to remember that Pakistan itself has been suffering at the hands of extremism. So whatever the history here, and there is a history, the important thing is that Pakistan act against those who used Pakistani soil to perpetrate attacks."
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Part Custom, Part Hot Rod
A love affair with hot rods and customs generally starts at an early age. For someone growing up in the '50s and '60s, these first loves were easy to come by. Terry James is still just as passionate about this love as he ever was. When he retired and needed something to keep his idle time occupied, the search for a new project quickly started.
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A short time later, during a weekly garage gabfest, another friend, Darwin "Whitey" White, told Terry he wanted to sell the '49 Chevy Fleetline he had purchased a few months prior from a guy who drove it out from Oklahoma to Riverside, California. The car was an all-original driver in very good shape with a running bone-stock 216 motor and three-on-the-tree.
Terry didn't drag his feet on the purchase or starting the rebuild. The fastback was quickly stripped down to the bare shell. Terry found the body to be in overall good shape. The left rocker panel had already been replaced, and a new passenger-side rocker was in the trunk so he went ahead and replaced that along with the rear passenger wheelwell area. All of the floors were in excellent condition, so Terry started repairing the necessary body parts and welding some of the trim holes where he decided to remove the stainless trim. The headlights and taillights were frenched by Whitey before Terry finished preparing the body for paint.
Attention was then turned toward the frame. Terry stripped it, installed the Mustang II frontend with dropped spindles, cut out and reinforced the X-member area (for easy removal of the transmission if needed in the future), boxed various areas, then cleaned and painted it.
Terry has always liked the looks of a Buick Nailhead under the hood, so he decided to replace the running 216 engine with a '66 425 Buick Nailhead. It wasn't long after rebuilding the Buick that Terry found out the idea was going to turn out to be quite a project, as the Nailhead was a lot larger than the previous motor and was going to require modification to the engine compartment. Some bracing was cut out, the firewall area was reskinned, and the motor mounts and radiator core support were modified.
After the Chevy was painted, upholstered, and mechanically finished, Terry took it on a few testdrives around the neighborhood. The Chevy performed flawlessly and was ready for its first car show. Much to his surprise (but not ours), it won an award and numerous compliments. Since that maiden voyage, the Fleetline has been driven regularly to various car shows and pleasure trips. It has also received several awards and numerous compliments from the general public and other car builders, which has made all the hours and hard work worthwhile. Although it was a lot of work and very time consuming (which all of these projects are), the Fleetline met all of his expectations and more. It's no wonder these love affairs continue.
Rod & Custom Feature Car
Terry And Joyce James
Mira Loma, Ca
1949 Chevrolet Fleetline
Terry retained the original frame, boxed it, and modified the X-member so it could be removable if the trans ever needed to be serviced. A Fatman Fabrications Ultra Low IFS with a power rack and 2-inch dropped spindles with 11-inch discs was installed along with KYB shocks. In back, Terry installed a '78 Ford 8-inch using the original leaf springs (rebuilt and powdercoated) with 2-inch blocks and KYB shocks. A Walton Fabrications pedal assembly works the CPP booster and master cylinder. A Rock Valley 16-gallon stainless tank replaced the stock tank in the stock location.
It didn't take Terry long to realize the straight-six wasn't going to satisfy his inner hot rodder, so he found a '66 Buick 425ci Nailhead and Turbo 400 combo. Once the engine was machined and balanced, Terry reassembled it with the stock bottom end but added 10.25:1compression TA Performance pistons and a Schneider cam. The short-block was then topped with a Buick dual-quad intake and a pair of Edelbrock 500-cfm carbs with Moon air cleaners. Stock aluminum Buick valve covers and modified brackets were installed along with an Offenhauser valley cover. A U.S. Radiator four-core brass radiator keeps it running as cool as it looks.
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Wheelsmith solids (15x7s and 15x8s) with '53 Olds flipper 'caps and BFG radial wide whites (195/75s and 235/75s) provide the perfect look.
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The Fleetline body didn't need much more than a simple nose and deck job, headlight frenching, and a handle shave to look good. A flush-mounted power antenna and Gene Winfield custom taillight lenses (Terry added LED lights) were added bonuses. Once Terry had the body in shape, he sent it over to Choice Auto Body in Corona for a few coats of Sherwin-Williams '76 BMW Orange, and then had Dave Wittel at California Designs in Norco lay down some lines.
The stock '49 Chevy dash was cleaned up and complemented with a Haneline insert with a five-in-one gauge set as well as a custom radio and Vintage Air vent panel by Whitey. A '59 Impala wheel keeps the custom theme going atop the '78 Chevy van tilt column. The stock seats and custom door panels were tucked and rolled in Tangelo and French Vanilla vinyl by Mark and Henry Torres at the Upholsterers' Shop in Riverside.


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ECHL Game Night 11/22: Everblades at Lynx
Riku Helenius allowed 8 goals on 22 shots in just under 33 minutes of work Saturday night as the Florida Everblades pimp slapped the hapless Lynx 12-0. Goaltender Mike Brodeur relieved Helenius just after midway giving up 4 more goals on another 20 shots. The game play turned ugly after the Blades put up the 8th goal with 4 Blades and 5 Lynx earning fighting majors and game misconducts at 13:54 of the 2nd period, including Lightning forward prospect Chris Lawrence. The fisticuffs continued for the remainder of the game, as the Lynx amassed a total of 142 PIMs with Florida tacking on 91 of their own PIMs.
Florida 12 @ Augusta 0
G Riku Helenius: 8 GA; 32:42 MINS; 22 SH; 14 SV;
D Kevin Quick: 0-0-0; -2; 0 PIM; 1 SOG
F Chris Lawrence: 0-0-0; -3; 15 PIM; 0 SOG
Augusta falls to 5-7-1-1 with the Dayton Bombers coming to town to play the Lynx for a Sunday afternoon mantinee.
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