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Autumn Statement: passive/active war takes twist as ETF stamp duty cut
by Eleanor Lawrie on Dec 05, 2013 at 12:07
Industry experts have reacted positively to news stamp duty tax on exchange traded funds (ETFs) will be abolished.
'Now that the UK has said it will not apply stamp duty, it really levels the playing field,' Adam Laird, passive investment manager at Hargreaves Lansdown told Wealth Manager.
He described the move as 'really positive for the UK,' noting that most ETFs are currently traded in Luxembourg and Dublin as investors have been deterred by the stamp duty imposed in Britain.
'Investors in the UK will be more comfortable now the FCA are regulating the products they are investing in,' he added.
'At a high level, this is good news for investors and should help the growth of ETFs as investors use the tool as part of their asset allocation,' Axel Lomholt, head of product at Vanguard agreed, although he pointed out that there are currently not many ETFs domiciled in the UK.
Matt Johnson, head of distribution EMEA at ETF Securities, thinks the tax cut will change this and make the UK a more popular destination for ETFs.
'In a world where we are witnessing increased regulation as well as taxation of financial products, it is very encouraging to see a government recognising the importance of this industry to investors and taking steps to minimising the costs of ETPs,' he said.
Mark Johnson, head of UK sales at iShares agreed that the move 'should ultimately increase consumer choice and support the growth in the use of ETFs' across the industry.
The move also has the potential to increase the attractiveness of ETFs against active funds in the well documented price war between the two product types.
While Hector McNeil, Co-CEO of Boost ETP, greeted the change as a positive he stressed that details of the proposals have not yet emerged.
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Flickr user Normative's 8-minute video on remix culture talks about how this isn't just about sitting around your house remixing, but often turns into a social event among remixers and their friends. It's a very good piece, and resonates with fanfic and other social forms of audience participation -- remixing isn't just about saying something back to a creator, but also about talking with your friends.
The Evolution of Remix Culture (Thanks, Jim!)
- Gibson on remix culture - Boing Boing
- Good Copy, Bad Copy: superb copyright documentary on the remix ...
- Video explains fair use for video (video video) - Boing Boing
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- The Tiger Woods Voicemail Slow-Jam remix Boing Boing
12 Responses to "Remix culture: not just creativity, also social play"
the_headless_rabbit says:
I'm not sure when or why people started thinking of 'culture' as a product, not a conversation.
"Hey Jude" is not 'culture' on its own. It's culture because when I sing "na, na, na-na-na na…" you know right away what to sing next. It's a shared experience between all of us.
it's not about shiny plastic disks, carved stone, or colourful mud on canvas, it's about how we relate to each other, what we share, what we have in common.
A culture where one side owns everything and the other side is forbidden from engaging with it is not a culture worth having.
sunoxen says:
Well, yeah, sure. I mean, this whole remix thing. I mean Shakespeare "remixed" an Italian short story called "Un Capitano Moro" to write Othello, and based Iago on a very similar character.
Here's the thing, though. He ADDED to it, he brought his own genius to it, he changed it haphazardly to make things better. He destroyed it and rebuilt it in his image.
That's the problem with a lot of this current mashup culture, there's no pushing it to the next level.
I mean, sure, miracles happen, like when Girl Talk brings together Biggie and Elton John in "Smash Your Head," but really, where is the really, truly inspirational, complex, animated, forceful and lasts in your head more than 2 seconds. Please enlighten me.
I think the problem is that we are constructing a incestual culture where easy access to media just makes everything bland and razor-thin sentimental. I mean when John Hughes wrote "The Breakfast Club" he didn't care about referencing some hip, knowing, and simple meta-narrative, he wanted to create something ORIGINAL.
That's the danger in all of this. Where are our original ideas, instead of being something clever. You show me a video of a bunch of hipsters trying to emulate the video, but I ask the seminal creative question that should be the first thing a creator pays attention to, which is "Who gives a crap?"
And really, when Homer first starting writing crap down, he was all about a "social experience" of oral storytelling. I'm sorry, having 19 kids get together in Mumbai and do the same hipster dance really doesn't impress me.
Get some hipsters together to do their hipster version of "Faust" or even the hipster version of the airplane bomber or whatever, add to it, like theater troupes are doing in London such as Punch Drunk. Don't just get together for some narcissistic afternoon, do something serious and meaningful to everyone, not just to your reflection in the mirror.
Anonymous says:
Do you really think there is "danger" in the lack of depth and originality in the remix culture?
Let it be, I say. Sure, a lot of it is quite shallow and (inherently) unoriginal, but it's not like we're on the verge of some culture collapse, are we?
Gary Lachance says:
Thanks for your feedback moped.
The overblown analysis/wankiness is a quite recent development, after many years of unwittingly "keeping it real"… and intended primarily for comedy's sake.
Not that my enthusiasm for this project doesn't often get the better of me :)
Drop us a line if you're ever in the mood to Party!
eric says:
Ha! People get together and make something in a couple hours, edit it in a couple more – it's a day or two's worth of art making, a project someone is flexing their creative muscles with. It's fun, it's exploratory, it's not a big deal, it's ephemeral and silly and only bears relevance in a very specific context. And then! Simply because it is in a format that can exist forever, as opposed to the art of an impromptu dance party in the living room or a new trend in teenage doodles on the side of a page of homework, it is edified into a sign of an impending cultural collapse?
Get over it! It's just fun. It's just people screwing around.
What is interesting is to talk about how people have fun with media these days, and how each little iteration of that is indicative of larger changes in how media is consumed, re-appropriated, and re-digested – to discuss how our culture in general is becoming much more media literate than it ever has been before. Let's keep the conversation about the big picture, and not get so distracted by the specificity of this one example that we lose the ability to talk about what it is a part of.
moped says:
Dear Gary, your non-taking-of-offence at my somewhat snarky comments has made me appreciate your project more.
GoldenRobotArmy says:
Only posting this because of relevance:
that's a video we made featuring recut public domain 3 Stooges shorts for our song 'Schadenfreude' (get it? 3 Stooges uses schadenfreude as their main comedy vehicle!)
And that's a video we made recutting Night Of the Living Dead (again, public domain) into a Zombie Love Story for our zombie love song 'She Loves Me (For My Braaains).
So there you have it: remixing with original elements, making statements about and adding to, the originals.
Won't make any overt claims about the quality of the art (well, we like 'em anyway), but at least they're topic appropriate!
Anonymous says:
i love the remix culture!
Gary Lachance says:
Although the Boing Boing hierarchy haven't yet deigned to post our work, raw+raucous remixed immediatism is what we're all about!
Nothing needs be staged, and there are no contrivances.
And we are UNDOUBTEDLY taking it to the next level!
Not only a revolutionary affront to traditional perceptions and precepts, the Decentralized Dance Party is also widely recognized as the ultimate interdisciplinary medium, creatively melding Music, Dance, Theatre, Karaoke, Comedy, Chaos, Adventure, MCing, DJing, Fashion and Military Stratagem; gleefully repurposing public space and stimulating all senses in an intensely interactive Auditory Adventure!
Crowd-sourced Communal Fun Creation at its best, participant/performer dichotomies crumble and age-old inhibitions are forgotten as all rise together in a chaotic+joyful monument to the human spirit!
It would be great to receive some feedback from fellow BoingBoingers… :)
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This is by Julian Sanchez.
Grey Devil says:
Great video, i've put out the link to it to some friends. Figured they'd enjoy watching it as well.
Anyways, i personally enjoyed it and think this topic could be easily expended upon to make a much longer documentary. Though that's not to say that your video is lacking, it's very well done (:
moped says:
I strongly concur with sunoxen's well put response, and I even signed up to Boing Boing for the first time to do so.
The original phoenix cut up was original. It reminded me of that great Happy Days Weezer vid. The others were embarrassing, however relevant to 'remix culture'. The wankiness comes when people start to obsess over the process and their own role in the process and not the results. It is not good art just because you can explain why it is good art. And it's not good art just because you star in it.
And with all due respect that applies to you too Mr. Gary "gleefully repurposing public space and stimulating all senses in an intensely interactive Auditory Adventure" Lachance.

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---- — LEWIS — Essex and Clinton counties will share millions in state funding for their public-safety radio systems.
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The request from the Essex County Office of Community Development included Clinton County, which will receive an additional $2.1 million to make its radio system compatible with the new Essex County digital network and do other upgrades.
Essex County Board of Supervisors Chair Randy Douglas (D-Jay) said Essex County Community Development Director Michael Mascarenas and Emergency Services Director Donald Jaquish should be lauded for their work on the application.
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satanha2471 weeks agoHello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
I love the whole quote, one of my favourite childhood films. Great design would love with whole quote
lizajane197271 weeks agoOh yeah...with or without the full quote, this one would definitely be an insta-buy! This, or Andre with "Anybody want a Peanut?", or Vizzini with "Inconceivable!"
There's just WAY too many good quotes from this movie! I do like this rendition of Inigo, too. Very nice! :)
darth_board71 weeks agoI think it's better as it is, no changes. (The "Hello..." is obviously also a reference to Hello Kitty.)
Great design, and I wish I'd thought of it first! ;)
BuzzArt71 weeks ago
darth_board said: I think it's better as it is, no changes. (The "Hello..." is obviously also a reference to Hello Kitty.)
Great design, and I wish I'd thought of it first! ;)
I'm really glad you hadn't ;) I've been 'scooped' twice this year already. I was beginning to think someone leaked my concept list. Thanks for the positive comments.
District1271 weeks agoBrilliant!
BuzzArt71 weeks agoSubbed!
Let's hope it find's it mark. Thanks for the positive comments everyone.
RiteGuyShirt71 weeks agoHello, my name is riteguyshirt, You take my money, prepare to print...
Ye3ah sometimes I should think before typing oh well...
razubi71 weeks agoHahahahahahahahaah!!! XD Great idea!! Great design! Wish you luck!
warbucks36071 weeks agoThat's great. Love the idea!!
Crosswired70 weeks agoI love this even though I don't like/get Hello Kitty. Great idea though, very clever!
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Tams, S. and Arthur, M. B., 2010. New directions for boundaryless careers: agency and interdependence in a changing world. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 31 (5), pp. 629-646.
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Geep Wade is in his first year as a member of Rick Stockstill's staff. Wade will handle the offensive line.
Wade makes his way to Murfreesboro from Marshall where he coached the offensive line in 2012. His 2012 unit helped Marshall register 365.0 passing yards per game (first in FBS), 534.2 yards of total offense (sixth in FBS) and 40.9 points a game (seventh in FBS), all C-USA highs. His line also withstood the pounding of an FBS-high 90.6 plays per game, and paved the way for 24 rushing touchdowns. The offense also produced just over 20 plays of 10 yards or longer per game to lead the nation.
Wade spent two seasons leading the offensive line at Tennessee-Chattanooga, his alma mater (2002 graduate), while also serving as the recruiting coordinator. He returned to the sidelines for his second stint as an assistant coach at UTC after serving on the Mocs' staff in 2002 following his graduation.
Wade was in charge of the tackles and tight ends during the 2010 campaign, helping Chris Harr (OT) and Garrett Hughes (TE) to first team All-SoCon honors. The play of the offensive line allowed the Mocs to finish 11th nationally in total offense (430 yards per game), while the unit threw for an average of 277 yards, second in the SoCon and eighth nationally.
Wade spent the previous four seasons as an assistant coach at Tennessee-Martin, serving as the offensive coordinator in 2009. In 2008, the Skyhawks posted an 8-4 overall record, ranking fourth in the nation in scoring offense (37.33).
In 2007, Wade and the Skyhawk offense ranked No. 1 in the Ohio Valley Conference in total offense (433 yards per game) and points scored per game (33.36). The team finished first in rushing offense (218.5) in the OVC, 12th in the nation.
Before coming to UT Martin in 2006 with head coach Jason Simpson, Wade was an offensive line coach at Western Carolina and Midwestern State in Texas. He also enjoyed a stint at Tennessee where he was an offensive line grad assistant for the Volunteers in 2004, the same year the team won the Southeastern Conference East Division title and the Cotton Bowl. In 2003, Wade coached the offensive line and served as the recruiting coordinator at Mars Hill College.
Wade was a team captain and an offensive lineman at UTC from 1999 to 2001, earning his degree in Business Management in 2002. He is married to the former Amy Howell of McKenzie, Tenn. They have one daughter, Emma Kate.
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Date Hired: February 1, 2013
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Associate Professor, NRC and Center for Public Policy and Administration
Associate Director, National Center for Digital Government
Co-Director and founder, UMass Amherst Open Source Laboratory
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Links: Selectedworks (where you can find some of my published work); CV (pdf)
Primary Interests
My research focus is on public sector information technology, environmental management and policy, and the intersection of these domains.
Current Projects
- Study of Internet-based open source and open content collaboration
- Co-Director and founder, UMass Open Source lab
- Experiments in mobile phone-based crowdsourcing
Active or Recent Courses
- Information Technology in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors (PPA 631/NRC 697I) – Spring 2011.
- Introduction to Spatial Technologies (NRC297s) – Spring 2011
- Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (NRC 592G/PPA 697) (Fall 2010)
- Spring 2007. On-line course on Open Source Geographic Information Systems. Participants from several different countries, including Nigeria, Uganda, Brazil, and the United States. Most of the course material is available at the OSgeo.org educational inventory page.
Selected Recent Publications
- Preliminary Steps Toward a General Theory of Internet-Based Collective-Action in Digital Information Commons: Findings from a Study of Open Source Software Projects
This paper presents some of the findings from a 5-year empirical study of FOSS (free/libre and open source software) commons, completed in 2011. FOSS projects are Internet-based common property regime …
- Proceedings of the OSS 2012 Doctoral Consortium
Papers accepted (and revised) by doctoral students who participated in the Open Source Systems (OSS) 2012 Doctoral Consortium, Hammamet, Tunisia
- Introduction to Geographic Science Using ArcGIS V10
This is a lab exercise manual with extra supplemental exercises for use in an introductory course in GIS for students in environmental conservation programs or studying public policy public administra …
- Introduction to Geographic Information Systems using ArcGIS v10
A lab exercise manual used in an Introduction to Geographic Information Systems class designed for undergraduates or graduate students. Material takes students though the fundamentals using ArcGIS v10 …
- Toward Open Public Administration Scholarship
This essay focuses on the potential of information communication technologies to move the Public Administration (PA) scholarly community into a new information paradigm. We begin with a review of conv …
- Proceedings of the OSS 2011 Doctoral Consortium
Proceedings of the Open Source Systems 2011 Doctoral Consortium that was co-located with the 7th International Conference on Open Source Systems (OSS 2011), October 5th, 2011 in Salvador Brazil. http: …
- Applying Elinor Ostrom's Rule Classification Framework to the Analysis of Open Source Software Commons
This research investigates the utility of Ostrom and Crawford's rule classification framework (elaborated in Understanding Institutional Diversity) in the systematic study of rule systems in a set of …
- Success and Abandonment in Open Source Commons: Selected Findings from an Empirical Study of Sourceforge.net Projects
Some open source software collaborations are sustained over long periods of time and across several versions of a software product, while others become abandoned even before the first version of the p …
- Factors Leading to Success or Abandonment of Open Source Commons: An Empirical Analysis of Sourceforge.net Projects
Open source software is produced cooperatively by groups of people who work together via the Internet. The software produced usually becomes the "common property" of the group and is freely distribute …
- Open-Source Collaboration: Two Cases in the U.S. Public Sector
Globally, there is an emergence of open source consortia focused on the sharing of resources and code, and a desire to promote an open source approach generally. In this paper, we describe our finding …
- Reflections of an Online Geographic Information Systems Course Based on Open Source Software
This article summarizes the experience of offering an online introductory course on geographic information systems (GIS) that utilizes available free/libre and open source software (FOSS). Two primary …
- "Brooks' versus Linus' Law: An Empirical Test of Open Source Projects
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- Forest Fragmentation and Regrowth in an Institutional Mosaic of Community, Government and Private Ownership in Nepal
This study analyzes forest change in an area of Nepal that signifies a delicate balance between sustaining the needs and livelihood of a sizable human population dependent on forest products, and an e …
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The Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship is designed for a woman journalist working in print, broadcast or digital news media to spend seven months (September 2013 – March 2014) in a tailored program that combines access to MIT's Center for International Studies and media outlets including The Boston Globe and The New York Times. With this flexible structure, the fellow will have opportunities to pursue academic research as well as to hone her journalistic skills by covering topics related to human rights and social justice.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 12, 2013) - Daytona State College presents the following calendar of events for September 2013.
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WISE: A Lady Alone - Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell
Wisdom In Senior Education (W.I.S.E.) is a program offered by the Daytona State College Foundation to promote and share the academic college resources with our senior community, providing learning opportunities in an enjoyable format. Linda Gray Kelley will perform in character about the history of the first woman doctor to graduate from Geneva Medical College in 1849. She was the first in her class and the first woman doctor of medicine in the modern era. Free to WISE members.
Daytona Beach Campus, Hosseini Center (Bldg. 1200)
1200 W. Int'l. Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach
For more information, visit www.DaytonaState.edu/foundation, email firstname.lastname@example.com or call (386) 506-4425.
September 19, 2013
The Daytona State College Foundation presents the 2013 Annual Gala honoring Lesa France Kennedy, CEO of the International Speedway Corporation and Vice Chairperson of NASCAR. To check on ticket and sponsorship availability or for more information visit Foundation.DaytonaState.edu. For questions, email firstname.lastname@example.com or call (386) 506-3724. Proceeds from the Gala will benefit student scholarships and campus growth initiatives.
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WISE: Scams, Shams and Flimflams
Wisdom In Senior Education (W.I.S.E.) is a program offered by the Daytona State College Foundation to promote and share the academic college resources with our senior community, providing learning opportunities in an enjoyable format. In this talk, Mike Pyle will concentrate on how to protect yourself from theft of your money and identity as well as damage to your credit. He will discuss how to address phone calls, door-to-door contacts, and other attacks. He will also discuss the additional challenges in protecting yourself as you become more vulnerable with advancing age as well as provide information about agencies to use as a resource to protect yourself. Free to WISE members.
Daytona Beach Campus, Business Hall (Bldg. 150)
1200 W. Int'l. Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach
For more information, visit www.DaytonaState.edu/foundation, email firstname.lastname@example.com or call (386) 506-4425.
Offering more than 100 certificate, associate and bachelor's degree programs, Daytona State College has responded to the education and workforce training needs of Volusia and Flagler counties and beyond for more than 50 years. The college enrolls nearly 28,000 students a year at its seven instructional sites, with graduates serving in critical fields including health care, emergency services, business, education, hospitality, engineering, technology and more.
Daytona State has repeatedly earned recognition as a leader in higher education. Most recently, the U.S. Department of Education's College Affordability and Transparency Center ranked DSC among the top 50 most affordable public four-year institutions in the country, with less than half the tuition of the national average. Community College Week, a leading publication in higher education, featured the college in its list of Top 100 Associate Degree Producers and, for two years running, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Daytona State among the top 10 in the nation for Best Online Bachelor's Programs.
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Marketing & Communications, (386) 506-4588, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Daytona State College prohibits discrimination and provides equal opportunity in employment and education services to all individuals without regard to age, ancestry, belief, color, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender, marital status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status. For more details, read our policy at DaytonaState.edu/hr/equalaccess.html or contact Lonnie Thompson, Director of Equity and Inclusion, (386) 506-3000 ext. 3973, or firstname.lastname@example.com. The Office of Equity and Inclusion is located at 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL 32114.


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Endora SC-1 marks the latest Corvette-based coachbuilt sports car
One-off coachbuilder Endora Cars has taken its (digital) scalpel and sheetmetal to the C6 Corvette. After the bandages were removed, the world was left with the Endora SC-1.
The SC-1 is ready for production, according to Endora, and will feature three engine choices, all Corvette-based. The first will be the 6.2-liter V8 making 437 hp. The next step up will be the Z06 engine, with 7.0 liters and 512 horses. And for the truly insane, the supercharged ZR1 engine, an LS9 with 647 hp in this application.
The Endora SC-1 uses an exhaust system with side pipes that exit just in front of the rear wheels. The suspension consists of cast-aluminum upper and lower control arms, transverse-mounted leaf springs and monotube shocks at the corners.
Look closely and you'll see that Endora preserved a bit of the Vette shape we all know and love, but it's been heavily reworked. The rear quarters cover the tires, giving a retro look similar to an old Ford Thunderbird. There's a bit of 'Cuda in the rear and just a touch of Acura NSX in front.
Endora says it was channeling the concept cars of the 1950s and '60s with the SC-1, but without too much of a retro feel. Did it succeed? Not quite, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so let us know what you think in the comments section.
Full press release below.
Endora SC-1 – A Classic Sports Car-Design with modern technology
MUNICH – Presenting the brand-new SC-1. Endora-Cars� Germany proves what might be the best synergy of dynamic, elegance, individualism and lifestyle yet.
Dynamicly flowing body lines, a sporty sketched silhouette with a distinctive swing – the SC-1 picks up the looks and values of contemporary american and european Sports Cars once built in the sixties and early seventies and skillfully reinterprets it into the presence.
The Design
In its body shape the SC-1 among other things looks about the concept cars once built in the fifties, sixties and early seventies. Modern and timely interpreted without being too "retro" the SC-1 stands out due to its sharply patered front, holding high-intensity-discharge headlamps and LED-fog lights, a long engine hood, an upward designed belt line including a dynamicly shaped swing and a flowing rear end mit its extremly horizontally positioned back window.
The rear of the SC-1 houses two LED-taillights, optically accentuated through the black body part on which they were positioned. Below the beltline one can find an also black painted diffusor that contains the back-up- and fog-lamps.
A very special design cue is found on the side of the SC-1: Here a part of the body is formed in a contrasting color that somehow reminds of a design detail used on the classic sportscars once built in the fifties.
An amply dimensioned front spoiler not only lets the SC-1 be visually more to the ground, but also delivers a better compacting pressure to the front axle. Under consideration of all these details the car forms a harmonically designed, almost breath-taking entity. Uniqueness and polarization has a name – Endora SC-1.
The Technology
Under its flowing body lines SC-1-owners can trust on the modern technology of the current sixth generation of the Corvette. Therefore customers will get their Coup� equipped with a 6.2 Liter/376 ci Aluminum-V8 (437 hp, 424 lb-ft) already as the basic configuration. The second step in matters of power would be another eight cylinder, this time developing 512 hp and 470 lb-ft of torque out of its 7.0 Liter/437 ci engine. The top-of-the-line model will feature a supercharged version of the 6.2 Liter/376 ci V8, that will deliver an impressive 647 hp and 604 lb-ft of torque to the rear axle. Every engine is mated to a six-speed-manual gearbox, while an automatic transmission mit six gears and paddleshift is optional for the smallest V8.
The burned gasoline will be removed by sidepipes that end directly prior the rear wheel openings. The suspension of the SC-1 consists of cast aluminum upper and lower control arms, transverse-mounted composite leaf springs and monotube shock absorbers on all four ends. An electronic traction control is as standard as the Active Handling-system that monitors the driving dynamics. All Endora SC-1 will be delivered with 19 inch alloy wheels in the front and 20 inch rims in the back. As an option there will be 20 and 21 inch rims available.
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Craig Hanauer, E-RYT 500, is a Kripalu Yoga teacher, NYS-certified creative arts therapist, and art teacher. Committed to the health and empowerment of children, Craig is creator of YogArts, a unique program for children that integrates the creative arts, yoga, and fun. www.everykidsyoga.com
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The Government Affairs Academy (GAA) is an annual conference that has been created and taught by our Government Affairs Department staff. Commencing in 2006, the GAA consists of our members and Affiliate staff who, in solidarity, want to learn how to effectively lobby their elected officials and become agents of change.
The GAA has become one of HPBA's most anticipated events, as well as the largest event for the Government Affairs Department. Attendees participate in rigorous electives focused on lobbying, initiating grassroots advocacy campaigns, communicating with Congress, learning how to become spokespeople for the hearth industry and promote HPBA's legislative agenda.
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