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The facts of the matter hasn't changed much. As a means of last mile connectivity, e-rickshaws are a very credible and modern alternative to either gasoline/diesel or even CNG driven three wheelers or the good old cycle rickshaw. They are light and nimble, cost less than half of a motorized three wheeler and hence should offer a very affordable means of transport. Most importantly–they run on batteries that do not pollute the environment with noxious fumes.
The problem is of lack of regulation. Some people misconstrue the clamour for this as being elitist or myopic. Even as we inherently shun any kind of regulation on any field of life, any motorised way of transportation needs to be regulated. Like it or not there is no reason to believe otherwise. The fact that 137 cases have been registered against e rickshaw drivers for rash and negligent driving proves that even the slowest of vehicles can be rash and dangerous.
The number of e rickshaws in Delhi has proliferated in the last 2 years but it has not happened secretly. The local administration has been hand and glove taking cuts and making money while allowing these vehicles to be on the road. Without registration or insurance, the drivers made merry–overloading and overcharging and breaking traffic rules at will. As a fellow vehicle user, I can attest to the fact that these seemingly harmless noiseless creatures can indeed hurt. Many of the drivers do not even have a driving license. It is a separate matter that having a driver's license is not a certificate of your driving prowess or traffic sense.
We are habitual offenders as far as policy making is concerned and repeated government changes somehow has had no impact on that. Ideally, for any new type of vehicle to hit the road the rules need to be prescribed beforehand. Instead in India, the vehicles are either ready as in the case of the Bajaj RE60 quadricycle, or already on the road in the e-rickshaw case, and then the framework is designed to permit them to be in existence. It is not only idiotic, but can also be tragic.
We are fortunate that the courts in the country are still functioning the way they ought to. And also serving as our conscience keeper in the process. Without them perhaps, the government in its hurry to appease the e-rickshaw owner and driver lobby that is fast emerging as a vote bank, would have bulldozed its way to formulating the regulations and kept the e-rickshaws outside the ambit of the Motor Vehicles Act. Arguing that they would replace cycle rickshaws that themselves do not warrant registration or insurance is another example of idiocy. Pray tell me who has ever died after being hit by a cycle rickshaw. Or even grievously wounded.
Going the other extreme of banning e rickshaws entirely is equally nonsensical. The need of the hour, as the High Court suggests, is for the government to finally get its act together and come up with a set of regulations. Allow the e-rickshaws to ply but only after registration and insurance. Restrict them to arterial roads and by lanes of the city and keep them away from major roads and highways where they cannot keep pace with the traffic. Lastly, ensure the drivers at least have a basic sense of traffic.
The sooner the regulations are in place, the better. If not, keep them away from the roads. Sadly, we do not have any other alternative and cannot let another 2 year old to die to rouse ourselves.]]>
Back then, it would have been hard to imagine that Nano's fifth birthday would pass as quietly as it has, 10 days ago. There is no mention of it either on Tata Motor's or Tata Nano's homepage. No tweet to celebrate it on Nano's twitter handle–even when it remains hyper active wishing everybody happy parents day. I am not on FB myself so I would not know the score there but I assume there isnt anything there as well.
So it is left to me–an acidic journalist who Tata Motors consider as one of the oldest and most vicious detractors of their magical car–to remind the world that it has actually been 5 years since Ashok Raghunath Vichare of Maharashtra was handed over the keys to the first Nano. While his car is chugging along nicely, the brand itself isnt going anywhere, for now.
It is easy to see why Tata Motors itself isnt as obsessed with Nano anymore. The car has under-performed in the market in no small way. In 60 months, its cumulative sales add up to just 253,315 units. That is what it was expected to do in just 1 year initially. And the Alto, not strictly a Nano competitor, sells more than that every year. Much more at times.
To be fair, it did not start off that badly. In its first full year Nano's sales of 45,129 units was better than what Alto, or Maruti 800 did in their first year. Obviously, those were from different eras but mind you, Nano had a curtailed start due to the fracas at Singur and the shift to Sanand. Its sales grew 72% in the second year to 77,632 units, as production ramped up and the car was available freely after the initial draw of lots. That is where the good news ends.
The following years Nano's sales only declined by 3.8% in 2011-12, to a more drastic 52.2% in 2012-13 and 43.4% in 2013-14. In its fifth year, only 20,193 people opted for the world's most affordable car.
Another telling statistic is that in all these months, Nano's sales have crossed the psychological 10,000 unit mark only twice while its sales have dipped to embarrassing three digit figures thrice. Clearly the car isnt a favourite with the consumers in the way it was supposed to be initially and the company's various attempts at sprucing it up with the power steering enabled twist hasnt helped either.
So whats in store in future for the world's cheapest car? Very little I am afraid. The company has put the diesel nano on the backburner. I would be happy if they are lying to dissuade competition, but i dont think they are. Instead the car may get some more high end features–like a proper boot– and a bigger better engine. There is also an automated manual transmission version of the car in the works. It may help a bit but I doubt if it will help Nano turn into an overnight success.
What is needed perhaps, is a completely different design that differentiates it from its current avatar. There are successful examples of how companies can turnaround the fortunes of a dud brand in the Hyundai Verna. Nano's emotive appeal as a brand remains unparalleled. It now needs some hardcore spellbinding technology to coalesce with that emotion.
I have sincere doubts if Tata is the company to provide it with that technology. But we always live in hope at the best and worst of times. I hope Nano's next anniversary isnt as unceremonious as this one.]]>
Considering that India witnesses the maximum number of deaths due to road accidents every year–it's a very disturbing situation. As an automobile reporter who has written about this topic on numerous occasions, the issue does get boring. But since it concerns life and death, boredom is a trivial and at times insulting emotion.
But why do I write about it again? Because of what happened at the launch of the Honda Mobilio on Wednesday when the topic of safety took centrestage and dwarfed everything else. Rightly so.
But first–a disclaimer. I myself own a third generation Honda City automatic that is equipped with both ABS and airbag. Previously I had a Hyundai Santro that had none. And I was always clear that I want all the safety one can have in a car. The fact that I could afford one obviously helped my cause.
As a conscientious carmaker Honda always ranked high. Till the time they launched the Jazz in 2009, they took pride in their safety credentials and tried to provide the two most important safety features–airbags and ABS–as standard. But then, Jazz happened and it came at such a high price that the market looked the other way. And ironically, Honda was forced to mend its ways.
It is easy to understand their frustration then when journalists hounded them for not providing ABS and airbag as a standard feature in the Mobilio. This is a family oriented car that is capable of ferrying 7 passengers. It has space, fuel economy and an unbeatable price. And it has the Honda legacy backing it. Why is the company now opaque to the merits of safety features?
The answers were obvious. "We are compliant with all safety regulations prevalent in India," said one executive. But that is hardly an explanation. If the regulations are not forthright on this matter, it provides a fit case for a manufacturer to take charge and be proactive.
"We suffered when we offered everything on the Jazz and consumers looked away because of the price," said another. A more credible argument. But 2014 is not the same as 2009. And Honda is in a much better position now–as the third largest car maker in India (in 2009 it was sixth).
"The consumers dont want these features. They want a bluetooth infotainment system or a touch screen or nicer looking alloys more," said a third. I must admit, as an iteration of the excuse above this one is the closest to the truth. Consumers really have a penchant for trivial features that are usable on a day to day basis rather than an ABS which they don't understand or an airbag that would probably come into play once in your life. Perhaps Honda's big success from last year–Amaze–that does not come with ABS or airbag as a standard feature also coloured its vision.
We can criticise the company for developing this myopic stand on such a critical issue. The failure of Jazz aside, Honda had developed an enviable reputation in India with the City, Accord and CRV largely due to its unflinching faith on quality.
Yet, the company is not alone. A glance at what other companies provide in their cars in the name of safety brings out a much clearer picture. India's best selling car Alto comes with airbag as an option but ABS is absent. The more powerful K10 variant gets neither. Nor does Santro Xing, i10 or Nano. Most others offer either ABS or airbag but only for the top end variants.
A welcome exception to this trend is the Renault Pulse and Nissan Micra that offer driver side airbag as standard across all variants. That is dulled somewhat by the non availability of ABS even as an option. The lack of popularity of these models however, highlights that customers do not respect this magnanimity.
The cost is quite clearly the biggest impediment. The price differential between a car with ABS with a bare bones version can be as high as Rs 30,000. Add airbags to the list and the cost can be as high as Rs 1.5 lakh. For want of demand, that makes it illogical for any manufacturer to fit in these features in cheap cars.
Ominously though, even on cars that offer these features like the Swift, Grand i10, i20 or Figo consumers prefer to not upgrade and pay a premium for it. We are used to driving feature-less unsophisticated vehicles and often tend to think we will never feel the need for it. Buyers rather value features like a 2 din music system, fog lamps, mud flaps or swanky alloy wheels over an airbag and ABS. And that is a dangerous way of thinking.
Which basically makes this an apt case for the government to step in. The time for half measures is over and since consumers remain stubbornly ignorant of the benefits of ABS and airbags and manufacturers are in no mood to play Santa Claus, let the bureaucrats or the judiciary take over and make them mandatory. It will hurt nobody and benefit everybody.
I hope I would not have to write a blog on this again and may no other company be hounded on this issue like Honda was today.]]>
To some that may not come as a surprise. Delhi has by far the maximum number of cars on the road. It is more than Bombay, Calcutta and Bangalore put together. So the number of fatalities is also more. But does that make Delhi's roads the most unsafe in India? Not quite.
Figures collated by National Crime Records Bureau reveal that it is Chennai at 9705 that reported more accidents than Delhi (6566). The southern city also leads the capital in injuries with 8700 cases compared to Delhi's 5637.
In short, you are more likely to meet with an accident and sustain an injury in Chennai but if you want to die, you have to be behind the wheel in Delhi.
The broader picture
The NCRB's data base is a mine-field of information on traffic behaviour across the country and it is something that most–including your's truly till now–have never chanced upon. Now that I have, it is pertinent to share some of the salient bits. Too bad, if the numbers do not surprise you. You have become as cynical as me.
* In 2013, 1,37,423 people lost their lives in a road accident in India. 1,59,490 sustained injuries.
* 377 people die due to road accidents every day. Another 1287 people are injured.
* Every day 66 people die in an accident involving a truck or a lorry. 94 people die on a two wheeler.
* Total number of accidents reported during 2013 were 443,001. For some strange reason, Tamil Nadu accounts for a lion's share of these accidents at 15%, followed by Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh at nearly 10% apiece.
* May is the month when the maximum accidents at 43,064 take place. Considering that the weather is dry and visibility generally clear around the country during that month, it is same to assume drivers become callous and negligent. Speed kills.
* Most accidents happen between 6-9 PM everyday and not late at night or in the wee hours of the morning. Clearly, the rush to get back home from office is what leads to this though spartan traffic later may also contribute to lesser instances of collision.
* Lastly, and not susprisingly, more people die on a two wheeler (24.9%) in case of an accident than in any other vehicle. Tragedy strikes an average 17.5% for those in a truck or a lorry. Though it grabs more headlines, ONLY 10.8% of those who died last year were in a car.
P.S. : The ONLY is not because dying in a car is any less tragic but because quite often those in a car kill others instead of themselves.]]>
At best, it is a symbol of vote bank politics that has been the bane for all round development in India for long. At worst, it side steps major issues and allows rickshaw owners to carry on with their trade without any caveats or penalties. And endangering lives in the process.
Do not get me wrong here. I am not opposed to e-rickshaws per se. They are light and nimble, cost less than half of a motorised three wheeler and hence should offer a very affordable means of transport, provide excellent last mile connectivity and most importantly–run on batteries that do not pollute the environment with noxious fumes. My grouse is there are many vices associated that are in danger of being pushed into the carpet as an over-powered central government bull dozes opposition to further strengthen its position in view of the state elections in the city.
The first major criticism of e-rickshaws is that they are not registered and hence not insured. So if you happen to be travelling in an e-rickshaw and god forbid it topples or is hit by another vehicle, you are not entitled for any retribution. It would be worse if the e-rickshaw itself is at fault, which in many cases it is.
These rickshaws that have been plying for a few years in Delhi now have been exploiting the loopholes in our rulebooks. And doing that blatantly. Currently under the Delhi Motor Vehicle Act, vehicles that are powered by battery of less than 250W power and a top speed of less than 25kph are considered non motorised and hence do not require registration or insurance. The merit of having this category was that these vehicles are slow enough to not be seen on main roads jostling with vehicles that have more speed and technology.
Unfortunately, vendors imported parts and assembled batteries of upto 650W on the same chasis increasing the load carrying capacity of the rickshaws as well as their speed. The law failed to take note of this 'jugaad', and it soon became a thriving business. So much so, that it has become a vote bank expertly exploited by first the Aam Aadmi Party and now the BJP.
Another major flaw with these vehicles is overloading. Designed only for 4-5 people at the maximum, the careless owners lured by the greed of easy money overload it to the hilt. This not only severely compromises the stability and durability of the machines (they dont have much anyway) it puts many lives at risk as is evident with the increasing number of accidents where e-rickshaws are involved.
The convenience that an e-rickshaw is undisputed. And though it has happened almost by fluke, it serves a crying need in a growing metropolis like Delhi. However, a mature way of running a country is to weigh the pros and cons, look at examples from other countries and then devise a policy that is best suited to India.
A knee jerk reaction to allow 650W e-richshaws to ply on the roads without registration or insurance does as much dis-service to the cause of public transport as those who wanted a complete ban on them without providing any alternative. By giving into these demands, Mr Gadkari, your new government somehow proves it is as bad as its predecessor and those before.]]>
It is a question that has not attracted much attention but deserves some introspection. My personal observation suggests Munde was not an exception when it comes to rear passengers not wearing seat belts. Since it is not mandated by law, a vast majority of us consider rear seat belts as decorative items that compromises our comfort. And even among the more educated among us the threat perception is much lower when you are seated at the rear vis a vis in front.
Past examples however point to the other direction. Instances where public figures who are mostly driven in state vehicles and hence sit at the back, have died on the road proves how ignorant we have been. Not that the rear seat is necessarily unsafe, but in accidents, it is also vulnerable.
* Former Delhi chief minister Saheb Singh Verma was killed in a tragic road accident in Rajasthan in 2007.
* Former union minister Rajesh Pilot died in a road mishap near his constituency Dausa in Rajasthan in June 2000.
* Former president Gyani Zail Singh died in a vehicle accident in Ropar district of Punjab in November 1994.
A more appalling instance was that of comedian turned politician Jaspal Bhatti who died in a car accident in October 2012. Bhatti was at the rear seat and suffered fatal head injuries even as the front two passengers that included his son who was behind the wheel were saved by the seat belt.
There are not many studies that have analysed data to understand the efficacy of seat belts in India even though the country records the highest fatalities on the road. According to a recent World Health Organisation report, India leads the list of countries with the number of deaths on the road at 105,725 in 400,000 accidents, followed by China (96,611), the US (42,642) and Russia (35,972). Of these deaths, around 25% could have been avoided by wearing seat belts–front and rear.
The history of seat belts in India is not very old. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways prescribed that front seats of all motor vehicles must be equipped with lap and shoulder belts with effect from April 1994. All vehicles sold in India after this date have been equipped with belts in front seats. Use of belts by front seat occupants was made mandatory nationally five years later on 18th March 1999. Installation of seat belts on all seats in cars was mandated in September 2000 but the use of seat belts by rear seat occupants is not yet governed by any national law.
According to a report by Professor Dinesh Mohan of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, seat belt use by
front seat passengers averaged 72% for the four years 2002-2005 (drivers 79%, passengers 58%). Belt use by front seat by passengers was about 25% lower than that by drivers in all the years. Since car occupants comprise only 2%-3% of the fatalities in Delhi, the belt law may have resulted in an overall fatality reduction of around 1%, an estimated 11-15 lives per year.
Use of front seat belts however is mandatory in only a few big cities including Delhi and Mumbai. In the country at large outside of these cities, a very small minority makes use of them. As far as rear seat belts is concerned, the less said the better.
In times like these when a personality of the profile of Gopinath Munde becomes a victim of such ignorance, perhaps we should take a lesson from it. It does not matter if you are travelling within the city or on the highway for a ride of 5 minutes or 5 hours, an accident can happen anytime. And it always comes unannounced. But it takes just 5 seconds to fasten your seat belt. And it does save lives. Lets not wait for the authorities to levy penalties on not wearing seat belts at the back before it becomes a habit. After all, it is your own life that is at stake.]]>
The debate started with an inocuous email sent by Mahindra and Mahindra chairman Anand Mahindra beseeching Modi to trust the security provided by his armoured Scorpio and forsake the 'videshi' BMW. The letter activated the irrepressible PR machinery of the firm and soon it became a headline that captures imagination–the Indian Prime Minister being driven in a made in India vehicle.
There is some merit in it. Modi has for long used a cavalcade that mostly comprises of Scorpios while at the helm at Gujarat and then canvassing for the elections to the Lok Sabha. The vehicle stood the test of durability and security in the process. Also he himself has taken a liking to the vehicle that allows him a vantage position of the road while seated next to the driver.
Further, there are many precedents where heads of the state use vehicles made by homegrown companies as a mark of nationalism. US President Obama flits around in a stretched Cadillac (for the uninitiated, it is a brand owned by General Motors), Chinese premier Xi Jinping has a Hongqi HQE Limousine, Britain's David Cameron has a Jaguar XJ (notwithstanding that it is owned by Tata Motors now) while Korea's Park Genn Hye is driven around in a Hyundai Equus. Till 2003, even the Indian Prime Minister was always seen in an Ambassador.
It will benefit Mahindra to no end if Modi as the Prime Minister of one of world's largest automobile markets is seen in a Scorpio at every event and function. It would invariably be the best appraisal of the vehicle's quality. However, there are pitfalls to this and nationalism should not blind us when it comes to the safety of the head of a state.
In this scenario, there are a few things that are a given. Cost is not a parameter. The PM of India can afford any car that is deemed safe enough for him–from a Tata Nano to a Bugatti Veyron. So the price of an armoured Scorpio vis a vis a BMW is not a contention at all. What is of critical importance is which of the two are safer, faster and more comfortable.
With due respect to the Scorpio, I do not think it comes even close to a BMW 7 series on the last two counts. And it is not a better car by any stint of imagination. I am no judge on safety (we are not talking of normal safety features here but the reinforcements that make these vehicles immune to hand grenades, AK 47 rifle fires, chemical weapons, land mines and the likes) but considering the pedigree of the manufacturers, I would tip my hat in favour of BMW on this as well.
If the only reason for choosing a Scorpio over a BMW then, is that it is a car made by an Indian manufacturer, then the better car will not win. This decision should be left to the SPG and for them compromising their nationaility is a lesser crime than compromising their basic duty of providing the best security to the PM.
Or if you really have to go swadeshi, maybe one has to only look over their shoulders and vote for the Land Rover instead. Being a Tata car now, it meets all the criteria.]]>
Last Wednesday, a Delhi based businessman tragically lost his life when he was burnt inside his Toyota Etios diesel car that mysteriously caught fire. Before the smoke from that incident could dissipate, another car–this time an Audi Q7– was burnt in south Delhi. Fortunately, it did not lead to loss of life as its owner was away but another Maruti 800 parked next to it also became an unintentional victim.
These were not the only instances of fire and at least 4-5 cars have met the same fate in this year so far. And it raises some very obvious questions . Why is it that the humble four wheeler all decked up in steel and aluminium from the outside, suddenly wilts and implodes, often unprovoked? And how can you save your car from such a mishap?
To the lay man, the two most obvious causes of a car catching fire is an accident or a leaking fuel/LPG/CNG tank. But as these recent cases show, very few cars actually go ablaze after an accident or due to a fuel leakage. On the contrary, the main culprit is ignorance, shoddy maintenance of the vehicles and ill informed alterations with its basic design.
A modern day car is a sum total of over 20,000 big and small components making it one of the most complex machines of everyday use. Each of these are conjoined in such a way that tampering any of these could lead to a short circuit with dramatic consequences. Further, as in the case in all other machines, every car needs a requisite amount of maintenance and care.
It is in these two aspects that users in general and those in India in particular are negligent. It is not very difficult to find cars being altered to drastic proportions. Equally easy it is to find cars that are long past their sell by date or have not been to a mechanic for well over a year, still plying on the roads.
Both these cases present a recipe for disaster.
"Very often we find customers altering their cars even when we advise them against it," says Arif, the owner of a garage in Karol Bagh, who has been in the business for well over 2 decades. "Generally when a car is over 5 years old, people do not opt for timely maintenance schedule.
They merely wait for a part to give way and then come to us for repair. In the long run it costs them more money but they do not realise it."
In the more mature markets, there are a lots of disincentives like warranty lapses to ward of unnecessary alterations. Also the insurance premiums are fixed on the basis of the real condition of the car and not merely on its age. This rewards customers who maintain their car well and penalises those who are callous. At the worst, the difference can be as high as 50% in the insurance premium amount.
In India unfortunately, there are no such allowances. Warranty claim process is so tedious that it is often a farce while insurance is just a legal mandate now. One that can be done by an agent for the lowest possible premium even without an evaluation of the car. As such to keep a car in prime condition is the only prerogative of the owner.
It is common knowledge that the older the car and the more archaic its technology, the more care and maintenance it requires. But no amount of reiteration is going to convince people to actually start taking it seriously.
There are a few aspects though, that if given even a cursory attention would lead a happier existence for your car.
Main reasons why cars get burnt?
* Short circuit in the electrical components is the most obvious reason accounting for nearly 70% of cases when cars have been burnt.
* Any electrical impulse like the battery getting ruptured can cause a spark, which may spread if it comes in contact with a flammable fluid.
* Leaking fuel lines or head gaskets and cracked blocks or radiators may also result in fire as the fluid may come in contact with electrical circuits. Almost all fluids in a car is flammable and any sort of leakage increases the risk of a mishap.
* Faulty after market fitment of electrical parts, CNG/LPG kits is another big reason. Unauthorised service centres use sub standard parts that are susceptible to a leakage and lack durability.
* Any overt modification in electrical components from a more sophisticated music system to LED head lamps tamper the basic design of the car and damage the car's performance. A car in its original form is the only tested vehicle and any modification howsoever mundane only diminishes the safety.
* Contrary to popular belief, very seldom is it that a car gets burnt due to an explosion in the fuel tank. The fuel tank is very well isolated and only incase of a massive impact is it vulnerable.
What to do to prevent a mishap:
* Periodic service of the vehicle with an interval of 5,000 kms after 50,000 kms. Replace all fluids like engine oil, coolant and air and oil filters.
* Do not play with basic design of the vehicle unnecessarily. The battery can only take up limited additional electrical equipments, while tampering with the exterior dimishes its safety standards.
* Only fit LPG and CNG kits through authorised dealerships.
* Do not use water as a substitute to coolant. Water is not as effective a coolant and damages the radiator in the long term.
* Keep a regular watch on the temperature gauge of the car. Under ideal situation, the pointer should be just below the halfway mark.
Even after all of this, there is no guarantee a car would be fool-proof from any combustion. And the manufacturer has to own up to it in such cases.
But any self respecting car maker would be reluctant to do so and hence a set of laws that enables proper investigation every time a car catches fire is needed.
That will enable law makers to fix liability either on the side of the owner or the manufacturer. But that is a long shot in India. Till such time, all we can do is vote for prevention.]]>
Senna was all of 34 when he died in a fatal accident while racing at the San Marino Grand Prix at the 190 mph Tamburello corner exactly 20 years ago to the day. By then, Senna had spent over a decade on the tracks, been champion thrice (1988, 90 and 91) and won 41 races in Formula 1.
More importantly, when the odds were against drving–be it because of a technologically inferior car or bad weather conditions–he was at his best. His legacy as the best of all times may be questioned but nobody doubts his ability as the best driver in wet conditions. It is when the track is slippery and traction hard to get by that Senna was in the driver's seat. When others including the great Alain Prost or Michael Schumacher struggled, Senna was supreme.
Words cannot really describe his skill on the track. At the best of times, Formula 1 is a gruelling dangerous sport. In those days even more so. Yet, his penchant for speed and competitive spirit was unparalleled. The video below of him at the German Grand Prix in 1993 when he started and stalled and then re-started the race at the 14th position to overtake almost at will–one car after the other–is a glowing example.
German GP 1993 (click for video)
And there is one track where he truly ruled supreme. The Monaco Grand Prix, the only one that happens on actual production roads peppered with sharp blind corners and held notorious today as it gives next to nothing in terms of overtaking chances, was where he was always at his imperious best. He was so good at qualifying as the video below will testify that he held pole positions at Monaco 7 consecutive times–a record. Between 1989-93, he also won the race there for the fifth consecutive time–another record. That progression was cut short only by his death in 1994. Who knows how many more races he would have won there.
Qualifying at Monaco (click for video)
Senna's death also heralded a tectonic shift in F1. It underlined the need for more safety and caution in a sport where daredevilry is worshipped. There was a sense of foreboding even on that ill-fated day May 1,1994. It had seen the death of another driver Roland Ratzenberger during the qualifying session the previous day when he was negotiating another 190mph Villeneuve corner. And the day prior to that Senna's protege Rubens Barrichello also suffered a serious accident when his car was airborne at one of the chicanes.
Senna\'s death (click for video)
Back then, people mourned those who died on the track but it wasnt an unheard of thing. And life went on. Even when Senna died, the race had to be stopped only to be re-started. But the implications, as we now know, were far reaching. His death prompted a complete overhaul of the safety regulations at the races. Those included improved crash barriers, redesigned tracks, higher crash safety standards and major cuts to engine power. The corner where Senna died (Tamburello) was also changed and converted into a chicane.
The most telling statistic however, is that since Senna's death nobody has died on the track in Formula 1 till date. It is quite a price to pay but it would not be incorrect to say that Senna did not lose his life for nothing. While he remains an intrinsic part of Formula 1's folklore, his legacy after death is even more profound. RIP Ayrton Senna (21 March 1960-1 May 1994)]]>
In all aspects Alto has been a worthy successor to the M800 and its impact in the market is second to none. There are quite a few firsts associated with the success of the brand. It is the only car that has breached the 200,000 unit and 300,000 unit mark in a financial year. It is also the fastest to the million mark though the Swift also achieved the feat pretty swiftly. In the last few years, Also has also been the largest selling small car in a single market ahead of VW Gol in Brazil.
Alto today enjoys a position of such strength that it is easy to forget it was an utter failure when it first appeared on Indian roads in 2000. Initially powered by a 1 litre engine and priced between the M800 and Maruti Zen, it was not conceived as a replacement of the M800 but as a product that will expand Maruti's portfolio.
Consumers stayed away from it either because it was too late to get into the market or too early. It depends on which way you look at it. Had it come 4 years earlier, it could have replaced the Zen that was seen as expensive and snobbish.
And as the Alto's renaissance in 2004 when it established itself as a successor to the M800 with a similar 800cc engine and a cheaper price tag showed, the original Maruti in 2000 still had some juice left. In a highly ruthless market like India where a second coming is a rarity, Maruti Alto is one big exception.
As it went from strength to strength, its main contenders for the crown kept changing. Most of them have fallen by the wayside. In fact between 2004-05 and 2010-11, which was also its best year, the gap between Alto and the second in the rung has only increased.
After overtaking the M800, it never really faced any competition from it. For the first two years, it was the tall boy Hyundai Santro that was its closest rival. But the gap was much too big for a Hyundai to fill and with Santro ageing, it could not sustain the challenge beyond a couple of years.
Till 2010, Alto was given company at the top by Wagon R (for three years) and Hyundai i10 (for a year). For all its virtues Wagon R was never really a threat. Not only was it expensive, it also belonged to the Maruti stable where the marketing department ensured there was no cannibalisation. The Hyundai i10 threatened briefly but it was in reality competing with the Wagon R instead.
But as the M800 shows, Alto's dominance would also one day, some day, come to an end. Not that it has to. The Volkswagen Gol in Brazil is an example of a brand that has ruled the market for over 4 decades.
Similarly the VW Golf in Germany has been a bestseller for many many years. It is unlikely though that Alto will enjoy that longevity.
The script has changed somewhat in the aftermath of global recession in 2010. Alto seems to be on a slippery ground and faces a formidable rival in Swift. The two cars again have the backing of the same company and do not cater to identical customers either.
But the consumer preference for cars is changing as well. Buying a cheap value for money car does no longer suit everybody's palette.
For the last three fiscals, Alto's sales have declined and the launch of its first next generation model in 2012 has made no difference whatsoever. Swift on the other hand has not suffered an annual decline in sales in its life span and is knocking on the doors of becoming only the second car to sell more than 200,000 units a year.
Chances are, that once growth returns in India, the mini car buyer would again flock to the showroom. That could turn the clock back and enable Alto to hit more highs.
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New Trailer for EPIC Featuring the Voices of Amanda Seyfried, Josh Hutcherson, and Colin Farrell
Epic is a 3D action-adventure comedy that is from the creaters of Ice Age and Rio. It tells the story of an ongoing battle between the forces of good and evil. It's up to a teenage girl to join forces and save their world… and ours.
A new trailer is out for the animated film, Epic. This story is about a hidden land deep in the forest where good and evil are at war. A teenage girl is magically transported into the hidden land and is shrunk to the size of the people who live there. It's up to the girl to combine forces with a variety of multicolored characters in order to save both worlds. I must say, the trailer doesn't give this movie justice. It's focused on the actual celebrities who are voicing the characters. The film features the voices of Amanda Seyfried, Josh Hutcherson, Colin Farrell, Pitbull, Jason Sudeikis, Steven Tyler, Blake Anderson, Judah Friedlander, and Beyoncé Knowles. Epic opens in 3D on May 24th.

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"Between the Hank Williams pain songs And Jerry Jeff's train songs And blue eyes cryin' in the rain Out in Luckenbach, Texas Ain't nobody feeling no pain" - Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, "Luckenbach, Texas" With that introduction, welcome to the first in a five-part series, in which we attempt ... More >>
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Pleasant Grove will be at The Kessler in Oak Cliff Saturday for a very special performance. Not only is it a rare (reunion?) show for the band that for years has been either broken up or on the verge of breakup, depending on who you ask, but they'll be performing their album Auscultation of the H ... More >>
Pleasant Grove (Dallas, Austin): Two months ago, the guys at dconstruction.org sat me down to chat about local music, and the resulting episode was mostly optimistic. I brought a lot of great, promising music to the show from WoSF performers such as Baboon and the Theater Fire, and there wasn't too ... More >>
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Fort Wayne police and the FBI arrested two people Friday afternoon in connection with a recent shooting and beating at a bar.
Officers with the Fort Wayne Police Gang and Violent Crimes Unit and the FBI's Safe Streets Task Force surrounded a home in the 5100 block of Lillie Street, where they found and arrested Adonis Robinson and Christopher J. Sewell without incident.
Robinson, 24, faces preliminary charges of attempted murder, aggravated battery, possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, criminal recklessness and criminal gang activity. He was held without bond Friday night at Allen County Lockup.
Sewell, 26, faces preliminary charges of felony battery and criminal gang activity. He was being held on a bond of $12,500 Friday night.
According to police, the two are connected to the shooting and beating of a man early Sunday at Peanuts bar on St. Joe Road.
The victim and witnesses told police he and friends were outside the front of the bar when about 15 people walked up and said if anybody "wants it, come inside."
Witnesses and friends of the victim said that once inside the bar, they tried to prevent a fight from starting, but one of the people with the large group pulled a handgun and said he was going to kill the victim.
The gunman then fired several shots at the victim, causing injuries to his hand, foot and hip area, according to police.
The victim told police he fell after he was shot and was then kicked in the throat and face and hit with a beer bottle by one of the people in the large group.
Witnesses told police someone yelled out "PAC," the name of a local gang.
Officers then went to a home in the same block of Lillie Street where the arrests occurred Friday because they believed the shooting suspect might be there.
Police surrounded the house and ordered everyone outside, but they did not find the person they were looking for or a weapon; they did find two people with warrants for their arrests.
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If people would actually take the time and look at the tax percentages over the last 60 years that would be in complete shock. Taxes for the rich use to linger around 60-70% and these ass wipes are complaining about 35%
Now please define for me "rich".
Since you seem to be falling for the same game as those I thought less intelligent than you.
Namely, "rich" is defined by anyone making more than you, and "they" should pay more because that is better than you or the "not rich" chipping in more too.
*shakes head*
I thought we were all equal here in the land of opportunity.
Guess not.
fact is, if we are cereal about eliminating our debt, we have to temporarily (ugh) increase taxes, cut spending dramatically and across the board, and get it done.
Then we can start bringing down tax rates across the board, and for everyone.
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RIP Windows XP
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After 13 years, Microsoft stopped supporting Windows XP on Tuesday.
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Tamiflu not all it was cracked up to be
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Tamiflu, the miracle drug that was supposed to save us from swine flu and bird flu, the drug that enough people hoarded to the point where there were shortages for people who would have been most in need, has been shown to be not as effective as previously thought.
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Does Ocean On Enceladus Harbour Life?
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Saturn's moon Enceladus, only as wide as Arizona and covered with 25 miles of ice, has become astrobiologists' latest candidate for extraterrestrial life in our Solar System. Why? Because it has liquid water under that ice, as much as Lake Superior. And it comes in contact with rock at its bottom. And its geysers contain salt water and organic chemicals.
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The ebola virus has spread to several countries in Africa, including the capital of Guinea and has killed scores. Experts say that the strain that is currently active is Ebola Zaire, the deadliest of all of them. European nations (especially France) are on alert because the former colonies in Africa have numerous flights a day to Europe.
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WHO: Air Pollution Kills 7 Million Worldwide
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UN's World Health Organisation claims that 7 million people worldwide die due to air pollution, or one in eight deaths. But more than 50% of those deaths were linked to indoor smoke from cook stoves, which affects developing countries like India more than first world countries like America. "Air pollution" deaths tend to come from heart disease, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer.
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Transformational Energy Policy
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Thomas Friedman may not want Cold War II, but if there has to be one, he wants "a new moonshot":
"The Space Race and the technologies it produced weren't purely an offshoot of the U.S.-Soviet missile competition, but they were certainly energized by that competition. Well, if we're going to go at it again, this time I want an Earth Race. I want America to lead in developing an energy policy that will weaken the oil-and-gas-autocracy of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and, as a byproduct, produce the technologies that will mitigate climate change, make America a global technology and moral leader and ensure that the next generation can thrive here on Earth."
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Where should we be looking for life in our Solar System? Depends on what you mean by life.
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Giant Viruses Resurrected From Permafrost
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Global warming seems to have downsides no one was even thinking about.
"A mysterious giant virus buried for 30,000 years in Siberian permafrost has been resurrected. The virus only infects single-celled organisms and doesn't closely resemble any known pathogens that harm humans. Even so, the new discovery raises the possibility that as the climate warms and exploration expands in long-untouched regions of Siberia, humans could release ancient or eradicated viruses. These could include Neanderthal viruses or even smallpox that have lain dormant in the ice for thousands of years."
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Gruesome Religious Extremist Medical Experiment Ends
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Over the weekend a Texas court ordered that a hospital disconnect Marlise Muñoz from life support. Munoz died two months ago, but the hospital had been relying on dodgy legal advice from a pro-life hack's law firm to justify keeping her fully brain-dead corpse "alive" as a human incubator for her fetus. Nevermind that
The fetus was not viable, the hospital acknowledged in court papers. It suffered from hydrocephalus -- an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the cavities of the brain -- as well as a possible heart problem, and the lower extremities were deformed. One of Mr. Muñoz's lawyers said medical records indicated some of the doctors treating his wife had recommended taking her off life support.Conservatives can't leave it alone, of course - most hilariously, the take-away from "this is a 'very hard situation and it is very hard to draft laws that cover such things'" seems to be not that families should be allowed to make decisions about these tough choices as they see fit, but rather that we NEED MOAR LAWS TO PROTECT TEH BABIES.
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Water, Water, Everywhere
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Earth's Moon has water. Jupiter's moon Europa has water. Dwarf planet and largest asteroid Ceres has water. Saturn's moon Enceladus has liquid water. Even stardust has water.
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Wet season: 70 degrees and sunny
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December and January have had some awesome weather, but how about some rain now?
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Partisan Divide on Evolution
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And you thought that Democrats and Republicans were primarily different on issues like whether to extend Unemployment Insurance or fund their government:
"According to a Pew survey released Monday, some 67 percent of Democrats believe in the theory of evolution -- compared to 43 percent who believe the theory on the Republican side of the aisle."(FWIW, 65% of Independents believe in evolution.) That 24-point gap has steadily grown: it was only 10-points in 2009, suggesting that Obama's presidency has truly driven millions of Americans out of touch with reality.
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RIP Mikhail Kalashnikov
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Mikhail Kalashnikov has died at age 94 following a lengthy illness. The exact cause has yet to be released.
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Some Information on the World's Best Health Care System
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How many times have you seen the cliche about the US spending more on health care than anyone else and having a worse outcome - a conclusion based entirely on US life expectancy statistics?
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Brown Dwarf in Extreme Orbit?
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"An enormous alien planet -- one that is 11 times more massive than Jupiter -- was discovered in the most distant orbit yet found around a single parent star. The newfound exoplanet, dubbed HD 106906 b, dwarfs any planetary body in the solar system, and circles its star at a distance that is 650 times the average distance between the Earth and the sun. The existence of such a massive and distantly orbiting planet raises new questions about how these bizarre worlds are formed, the researchers said. 'This system is especially fascinating because no model of either planet or star formation fully explains what we see,' study lead researcher Vanessa Bailey, a fifth-year graduate student in the University of Arizona's department of astronomy, said in a statement."
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Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Libyan fighters hoisted national flags as they claimed control of Muammar Qaddafi's hometown of Sirte amid reports that the deposed dictator had been captured and was injured.
Qaddafi's injuries are serious, Agence France-Presse said, citing a commander in the former rebel forces. The report couldn't be independently verified. A National Transitional Council spokesman, Mahmoud Shammam, said he couldn't confirm that Qaddafi was captured while leaving Sirte. The Misrata Military Council, which is leading operations in Sirte, said in an e-mail that it couldn't comment on the former leader's fate for security reasons.
The country's new leaders cautioned that is was too early to declare complete victory over Qaddafi's loyalists.
"Technically speaking, Sirte is under our control but there are still some pockets of resistance and some Qaddafi fighters are trying to escape," Jalal El-Galal, a spokesman for the NTC, said earlier today in a phone interview in Benghazi. "The declaration of liberation won't happen yet."
Anti-Qaddafi forces in the eastern city of Benghazi joined the Sirte fighters in celebrating their advances in Sirte. The scenes in Sirte, where the fighters fired their weapons into the air, were televised live by broadcasters including Al Jazeera.
The start of NTC control of Sirte would begin the countdown to elections for a national council within eight months.
Thousands of civilians fled the Mediterranean town, a major Qaddafi stronghold, during lulls in fighting, which erupted early last month after talks on its surrender broke down. The NTC had attributed the tenacity of Qaddafi loyalists in Sirte to the presence of his senior aides, including one of his sons, Mutassim, and to their fear of revenge attacks.
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Director: Andrew Lau, Alan Mak
Taking its place besides the classic John Woo and Tsuik Hark Hong Kong action films of the 80s and 90s, Infernal Affairs is as hard boiled and relentless as they come. Yan (Tony Leung Chiu-wai) is an undercover cop working with the triads, recruited before he graduated from the police academy. Ming (Andy Lau) works for the triads and is a mole in the police force. Both men feel trapped by their secret lives and wish to escape their own personal hells. When a drug bust goes awry, both men realise there is a traitor in their midst and a cat-and-mouse game begins, as each man searches for his undercover counterpart before his own identity is exposed.
Winner of seven Hong Kong Film Awards, including best film, and an enormous box office success in its home country, Infernal Affairs features a who's who of Hong Kong's filmmaking elite, including stars Tony Leung Chiu-wai (In the Mood for Love), Andy Lau (Full Time Killer) and Anthony Wong (Time and Tide, MIFF 2001), directors Andrew Lau (Storm Riders) and Alan Mak, who is widely considered as one of Hong Kong's most promising young directors.


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- Age: 53
- Turned Pro: 1981
PGA TOUR Victories
(2) 1983,Southern Open. 1984,Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic.
Other Victories
(1): 1989 Pebble Beach Invitational.
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Missed the cut at the Puerto Rico Open in his only PGA TOUR start...Posted two top-10s in 22 starts on the Champions Tour. Opened with successive rounds of 69 on his way to a T6 finish in his first start of the season at The ACE Group Classic in Naples. Closed with a 6-under-par 65 to finish second at the Champion Tour's Toshiba Classic.
Career Best PGA TOUR Finishes
1-- Southern Open, Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic.
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2010: Finished 41st on the final earnings list and was among the top 25 eight times in his 22 appearances...Highlight of his year came when he closed with a 6-under-par 65 Sunday at the Toshiba Classic and finished in second place at Newport Beach, four strokes back of Fred Couples...In his first start of the year, opened with successive rounds of 69 on his way to a T6 finish at The ACE Group Classic in Naples...Made just one appearance on the PGA TOUR, missing the cut at the Puerto Rico Open after rounds of 77-69. 2009: Had his finest financial season in professional golf, with almost $350,000 in official money on the Champions Tour and just over $72,000 in PGA TOUR earnings...Started season with a conditional exemption on the Champions Tour through the 2008 National Qualifying Tournament but managed to play his way into the top 50 on the final 2009 money list despite not starting his year until early March (Toshiba Classic)...Secured fully-exempt status for 2010 with a T2 performance at the National Qualifying Tournament at TPC Scottsdale (Champions)...Highlight of his season was a T2 at the Dick's Sporting Goods Open in June. Performance was his best in any Tour-sponsored event since his second-place finish at the PGA TOUR's 1989 Centel Classic. Shot rounds of 63-66 on the weekend at En-Joie GC, which matched the best final 36 holes of the 2009 season (Lonnie Nielsen matched him at same event). Along with Fred Funk, finished three strokes back of Nielsen, but his $132,000 paycheck eventually boosted him into exempt status for the remainder of the season. 2008: Missed out on earning fully-exempt status for 2009 when he finished sixth at 2008 National Qualifying Tournament...Made his Champions Tour debut at the 2008 Commerce Bank Championship after open qualifying to get into the event. Finished T49 on the Red Course at Eisenhower Park. Made seven more appearances, mainly through the Career Victory category, and finished with $191,484 in earnings. Posted first Champions Tour top-10 finish in just his second start when his three straight sub-par rounds at the En-Joie GC gave him a T7 at the Dick's Sporting Goods Open in July. Overall, had five top-20 finishes in his eight starts.
First picked up a club at age 9, but it wasn't until he attended Lamar University that he first saw a course with bunkers...Grew up in an athletic household. Father was a high school basketball coach and brother was a PGA professional.
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Mexico's peso headed for its biggest weekly drop in more than five months as Greece's struggle to form a government sapped demand for the Latin American nation's higher-yielding assets.
The currency depreciated 0.3 percent to 13.5532 per U.S. dollar at 7:51 a.m. in Mexico City, extending its weekly drop to 2.7 percent, the most since the five days ended Nov. 25.
The yield on Mexico's peso bonds due in 2024 rose two basis points, 0.02 percentage point, to 6.31 percent, according to prices compiled by Bloomberg. The price fell 0.21 centavo to 131.94 centavos per peso.
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People have been pounding the earth rhythmically since time immemorial. This weekend Rhythmically Speaking, a loosely knit group of choreographers and performers who specialize in rhythm-driven dance forms, celebrates the relationship between music and movement with works that include classic jazz dance, rhythm-tap, and flamenco. "Conversations in Physical Rhythm" includes choreography by Yung-Tsi Bolon & Laura Horn, Emily Broeker, Maura Garcia, Karla Grotting, Erinn Liebhard, Christine Maginnis, and Darrius Strong. The production will feature video, voice-over, and live vignettes to give viewers a peek into how the elements that inform the creation of rhythm-driven dance create distinct voices. Hear them roar. (Photo by Scott Pakudaitis)
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It's the home stretch of National Novel Writing Month, fondly called NaNoWriMo! If you kept at the pace NaNoWriMo sets, then at this point you should have written more than 35,007 words! Woohoo! In order for us to stay well stocked in books, we need someone to write them, so here's to you our intrepid writers, readers, proofreaders, and anyone else involved in the writing process!
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KQRS Collection
- Collection Number:
- Dates:
- Inclusive, 1973-1976
- Size:
- 5.0 Linear feet (4 records cartons)
- Language(s):
- English
- Citation:
[Identification of Item], KQRS Collection, Library and Archives, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
- Abstract:
- Program director, disk jockey, and producer at KQRS radio in Minneapolis/St. Paul from 1968-1980. Includes advertisements played on KQRS for upcoming concerts and album releases during Shel Danielson's radio shows from 1973 to 1976.
- Finding Aid Permalink:
- http://catalog.rockhall.com/catalog/ARC-0452
The KQRS Collection contains audio reel-to-reel tapes of advertisements played on KQRS radio for upcoming concerts and album releases during disc jockey Shel Danielson's radio shows from 1973 to 1976; two CDs containing digital versions of the taped advertisements; and an early interview with Patti Smith, also on CD. Some of the advertisements have been produced twice for separate audiences: one audience being the more "mainstream" crowd; the second, the "alternative" crowd. The collection provides an example of targeted music marketing from the mid-1970s.
Shel Danielson was a program director, disk jockey, and producer at KQRS radio in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area from 1968 to 1980, and at other stations from 1970 to 1996.
"Shel Danielson." LinkedIn. Last modified 2013. Accessed June 10, 2013. http://www.linkedin.com/in/sheldanielson
The KQRS Collection was received by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc., as a gift from Shel Danielson on May 15, 2013.
Processed by Ned Denby, Intern. Completed June 14, 2013. Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS and local processing manual.
Collection is open for research. Patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibilities and Privacy Rights statement on the Researcher Registration form before using this collection. Some of the audiovisual materials in Series I are on defunct media formats and, therefore, are RESTRICTED. Access copies of these materials are available in Series II of the collection.
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. For more information, please consult the staff of the Library and Archives.
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- Names:
Allman Brothers Band
Allman, Gregg, 1947-
Asleep at the Wheel (Musical group)
Baez, Joan
Band (Musical group)
Beck, Jeff
Bishop, Elvin
Blue Öyster Cult (Musical group)
Browne, Jackson
Carlin, George
Chicago (Musical group)
Clapton, Eric
Clarke, Stanley
Climax Blues Band
Cohen, Leonard, 1934-
Daniels, Charlie, 1936-
Danielson, Shel
Davis, Miles
Dylan, Bob, 1941-
Eagles (Musical group)
Garcia, Jerry, 1942-1995
Hall and Oates
Hancock, Herbie, 1940-
Hendrix, Jimi
Hot Tuna (Musical group)
Hunter, Ian, 1939-
Ian, Janis
Isley Brothers
Jennings, Waylon
Joel, Billy
John, Elton
Journey (Musical group)
King, Carole, 1942-
Kristofferson, Kris
Lee, Alvin
Library and Archives
Little Feat (Musical group)
Loggins, Kenny
Manchester, Melissa
Mann, Herbie, 1930-2003
Manzarek, Ray
Mason, Dave
Messina, Jim
Mitchell, Joni
Nelson, Tracy
New Riders of the Purple Sage
Nugent, Ted
Nyro, Laura
Outlaws (Musical group)
Pablo Cruise (Musical group)
Pink Floyd (Musical group)
Poco (Musical group)
Renaissance (Musical group)
Return to Forever (Musical group)
Ronson, Mick
Ronstadt, Linda
Roxy Music (Musical group)
Rundgren, Todd
Santana (Musical group)
Scaggs, Boz, 1944-
Scott-Heron, Gil, 1949-2011
Sha Na Na (Musical group)
Smith, Patti
Springsteen, Bruce
Steely Dan (Musical group)
Supertramp (Musical group)
Walsh, Joe
Weather Report (Musical group)
Who (Musical group)
Winter, Johnny
Young, Jesse Colin
Zappa, Frank
- Subjects:
- Advertising--Music
- Formats:
1/4 inch audio tape
Compact discs
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Palermo Soho Apartment Rental Photos and Description
Apartment, 2 Bedrooms + Convertible bed(s), 2 Baths, (Sleeps 4-6)
Buenos Aires City. Best location at PALERMO SOHO, 4th Floor
All inclusive (taxes and expenses included). High speed WIFI internet, mobile phone, cable TV, linens/towels, heating/air conditioner. Light full with open view. Warm and modern furniture. Crib (cradle).
Exceptional location: Close to many tango 'milongas'. Enjoy dining at one of the great restaurants of Palermo Soho, the famous BA nightlife, or just walking and shopping craftsmanship or tango style clothes at Armenia Square or high quality products at Alto Palermo Shopping Mall. Take any kind of public transportation (buses and metro) to everywhere and enjoy parks such as Jardín Botánico and Bosques de Palermo. Everything just walking.
Description: 73m2. 6 pax. 2 bedrooms. 2 complete bathrooms. 1 queen bed in master suite with complete bathroom (with bathtub) and small bedroom with 2 beds. Bed sofa (2 individual beds) at living room, full kitchen (with refrigerator with freezer, microwave oven, dishes, stove kitchen with gas oven) and a breakfast room. Laundry sector. Big balcony to street with outdoor furniture. Individual heating, air conditioning for summer. Basic maid service on a weekly basis included. Bedding and towels included. No laundry service included.
Keywords: flat, 6 pax, complete apmt, wifi internet, full equipment, air conditioner, metro, nightlife, tango, music, dance, art, warm, modern, family, open view, category, easy access, public transportation close.
- Suitability:
- children welcome
- pets not allowed
- wheelchair accessible
About Hugo
I am an attorney but my passion is music and traveling. Maybe next time I`ll visit your city! I speak English, a little French and Spanish (native). I`ll be happy to help you out on your trip to the land of Tango.
Looking forward to see you soon!
Hugo purchased this apartment in 2008
Why Hugo chose Palermo Soho
Excellent location. Easy access in car and to public transportation. A hub for BA`s nightlife; close to restaurants, bars, tango milongas, clothes stores and shopping mall. I love Palermo because I was born in this neighborhood.
What makes this apartment unique
Visit many places just walking! it´s in the middle of cool places.


text: Spurrier: SEC Coaches Unanimously Voted to Pay Stipends to Players Print article Send a Tip by Tony Lee 16 Jul 2013 post a comment At SEC Media Days on Tuesday in Birmingham, Alabama, South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier said the league's football and basketball coaches unanimously voted to award players stipends amounting to less than $4,000 a year per player if the NCAA would allow it. He said the coaches would pay the stipends out of their pockets if the cost became a burden to the schools. He said "our college football and basketball players that bring in an enormous amount of money--a billion dollars [in] March Madness and football." Spurrier said the coaches believed athletes in "those two sports, the income-producers, most of them come from lower-income families," and "we should provide some expense money so their parents can go to the games, lodging travel, meals." "We're only talking about $300 a game in football," he said, noting that it would be a little less in basketball after it was pro-rated. "The players would have $3,600 or $3,900 just to have a little bit of pocket money and their parents have money to come to the games." He said since it would come out to about "$270,000-$280,000" a year, "our coaches all offered to pay it" if it would burden universities. "We'd pay it all. We want our players to have a little but more than they get," he said, noting that because of the "enormous amount" of revenue college athletes bring in, they should just get "a little bit to help with their parents watching games and so forth." He said this is not "pay-for-play," emphasizing that minimum salaries in the NFL were "pay-for-play." He said the only way he is going to shut up about the issue is if President Barack Obama called him and told him to quit taking about awarding football players who bring in millions of dollars in revenue small stipends. "This is tiny compared to the money that's coming in now," Spurrier said. "I think we all know that. I'm going to keep fighting for our guys. I don't know what will come."


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The Miami Heat's mantra heading into game five versus San Antonio was "Why not us?" But by the time the horn mercifully sounded on their third straight series-ending blowout loss, all they could say was, "Oh, that's why." The Heat's 24-month reign as champions of the basketball world came crashing t ... More >>
During the Heat's 107-86 loss to San Antonio last night, my TV kept cutting out. I thought it might be the storms in the area; then I realized it was ABC hitting the dump button every time a fan cursed. It happened a lot. I'm surprised it didn't happen more. The Heat finds itself on the brink of lo ... More >>
Julia Dale sang the National Anthem, the crowd chanted "Seven Nation Army," and fire shot into the sky as the players were introduced to ear-piercing applause. Everything was going according to plan, the NBA Finals were back in Miami, and the Heat's home was hype with excitement. Then the San Anton ... More >>
Bienvenidos a Miami, San Antonio Spurs. You got a lot of splainin' to do. You see, the rest of America may buy your convenient "Oh, the A/C just happened to break right at tip-off of game one of the NBA Finals, so weird, whoops!" but not us in the Magic City. Nope, Miamians are trained to sniff out ... More >>
Shhhhhhhhhh, you hear that? That's the sound of all the LeBron James cramp memes being deleted from all the Twitter accounts. If you put your ear to your computer screen, you can actually hear the little Instagram heart likes breaking into a thousand pieces and falling to the floor. Welcome to the r ... More >>
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Olympus is now one game away from falling. The Miami Heat stuck to the script and followed their Game Four win with a loss, dropping Game Five to the Spurs 114-104. We had a game mid-way through the third quarter, then San Antonio candy crushed the Miami Heat's entire life with an epic 19-1 run that ... More >>
Alright, so the Miami may have lost to the San Antonio last night. But there's still no denying that LeBron, D-Wade, Bosh, Birdman, Miller, and all the über-talented ballers that make up el Heat are better than Parker, Duncan, Ginóbili, and the rest of those goofs from the Spurs. And if there's o ... More >>
The good news is the Miami Heat took advantage of a little known NBA rule that states you can only lose once a night. The bad news is we have to play with footballs the rest of the series because the San Antonio Spurs shoved all the basketballs up the Miami Heat's collective asses in Game Three. Beh ... More >>
Tiago Splitter rose up full-throttle, mean-mugged and toting bad intentions and a handful of basketball, and just then, LeBron James screamed, "You DO NOT collect $200, and you DO NOT PASS TIA-GO!" The play was key in a 30-5 run that made you slap yo mama and helped the Miami Heat even the NBA Final ... More >>
This is where it gets exciting, folks. The Miami Heat has tied up the finals with the Spurs, which means tomorrow's game will be extra white-hot. Though the game will beplayed in San Antonio, plenty of places in Miami will show real team spirit. We've put together a list of our favorite spots offeri ... More >>
Tony Parker flailed, fell, right hand yellow, left leg red, got back up and hit a shot with 5.2 seconds left to seal a Game One, 92-88 San Antonio Spurs win. Parker was a menace all game long for Miami, finishing with 21 points and 6 assists. Tim Duncan merp derp'd his way to 20 points and 14 reboun ... More >>
Riptide has apparently been living in some naive dream world where we think that maybe, just maybe the rest of the world is warming up to the Heat. It's been three years now since "The Decision." The team proved itself by winning the championship last year. They went on a crazy 27-game winning strea ... More >>
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Las Vegas and online bookies have had the Heat as the favorites to repeat since before this season even began, and as the Heat prepare to take on the Spurs in the finals, the oddsmakers haven't changed their mind despite a seven-game struggle against the Pacers. The online line is the Heat -240, w ... More >>
Backups? We ain't got no stinkin' backups! San Antonio seems like a good place to take a nap, and indeed rest is what the Miami Heat did while visiting the city on Sunday, sitting LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Mario Chalmers with various minor injuries. Throwing out a starting lineup of Mike Miller, ... More >>
In today's "no shit" legal news, a lawsuit brought on by a Miami man against the San Antonio Spurs after the team decided to send its star players home during a road game against the Miami Heat has been dismissed.The lawsuit was filed by local lawyer Larry McGuinness, and he claimed the Spurs violat ... More >>
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The Heat managed to pull out a 105-100 victory last night despite the Spurs fielding a team without Manu Ginobli, Tony Parker or Tim Duncan -- all of which were sent home by Coach Gregg Poppovich to San Antonio after playing 4 games in the last 5 nights. Without San Antonio's own Big Three this figu ... More >>
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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has been sexin' his team's championship trophy every night. He said that Dallas fans "punked the shit out of" Miami Heat fans, using a phrase mostly unknown outside of the 12-year-olds-hangin'-at-Orange-Julius crowd. And now, as reported by our sister paper, ... More >>
"We won the championship! That means we get to threaten people on the Internet!"It was an innocent post: Mavericks guard DeShawn Stevenson got arrested when he was found drunk in an apartment complex. If he hadn't called the Heat "classless" earlier this week, there probably wouldn't have been a ... More >>
Terrence JenkinsA man who appears to be Mavs owner Mark Cuban hoists the Larry O'Brien Trophy at a Miami Beach nightclub. Shit.Well, insult has been definitively added to injury. After they stomped the Miami Heat 105-95 in game 6, the NBA champion Dallas Mavericks -- and owner Mark Cuban -- went ... More >>
After winning Game six 105-95, the Dallas Mavericks are NBA champions. Meanwhile, the Miami Heat are left with a shitload of questions, LeBron James will continue to be haunted by his Finals failure, and Heat fans everywhere are walking around feeling like their favorite uncle just placed his wie ... More >>
Let's hope you didn't burn any of your Miami Heat championship party decorations last night, because according to Las Vegas odds makers, Dwyane Wade and company are already the frontrunners for the 2012 finals. Apparently winning last night hasn't made Dirk Nowitzki and his Dallas Mavericks favor ... More >>
After the giant mound of ostrich shit that was LeBron James' 8-point performance from Game 4, he called Game 5 the biggest of his career. The world then waited for LeBron to come out in Game 5 and serve the Mavericks a can filled with ass whoopin'. Instead, Heat fans got served a can filled with ... More >>
Well, shit. The Miami Heat must really love blowing fourth-quarter leads, because the team did it again last night in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, allowing the Dallas Mavericks to win the game 86-83 and tying the finals.Meanwhile, LeBron James had the worst performance of his playoff career. Dwyane ... More >>
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Nothing screams "I Am A Righteous Ass Kicking Machine" quite like overcoming one of the NBA Finals worst collapses, an officiating crew that absolutely refused to call any fouls for you but insisted on blowing the whistle if you so much as breathed on the giant German, and having one of your team ... More >>
Beef - it's not just a game.UPDATE: City of Ate, our sister food blog over at the Dallas Observer, respectfully disagrees.Tonight's second Finals face-off between the Miami Heat and the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Arena (ours not theirs, dummy) is the hottest ticket in town. M ... More >>
Oye, Guanabacoa's most famous resident since Rick Sanchez is guaranteeing the Miami Heat will pick up its second Larry O'Brian trophy in the NBA Finals.In his latest YouTube video, Pepe Billete explains why the Dallas Mavericks suck ass while partaking in one of his favorite past times. We've loo ... More >>
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If you're a fan of low scoring games, low-percentage shooting and sleep depravity, then Game 1 of the NBA Finals was the game for you!LeBron James scored 24 while Dwyane Wade added 22 and Chris Bosh went for 19 as the Miami Heat took down the Dallas Mavericks 92-84 to take the first game of the b ... More >>
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Mid-Length Jersey Knit Dress By JG Hook®: Classic, ageless and effortless...quite possibly the perfect dress! Universally flattering A-line silhouette with princess seams for shape. Add a belt and scarf or wear it on its own, you'll love this exceptional dress every way you wear it.
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Residents say a new Mishawaka senior living complex is having problems with bed bugs. We told you about Penelope 60 Apartments opening up back in November. It's a low-income senior living complex on Merrifield Avenue in Mishawaka.
WNDU spoke with management Thursday and they say they have had bed bugs before. After handling the problem, pest control tells them there is no indication that they have them anymore, but residents say they do.
Henry Carter has been living in the Penelope 60 Apartments for about seven months now and says he loves it.
"It's a good place, it's beautiful, the apartments are beautiful, but we got the bed bugs here. There is no need to be lying about it, no need. Everybody knows it, they moving some people's furniture out and they tell me we don't have bugs, that was a preliminary deal spraying. We got bugs," says Carter.
Henry says his neighbors were the ones with the bugs. He says his neighbor had marks on his back from the bugs and would even wake up with bloody sheets because they would bite him in the night.
Management admits that they have had bed bugs in one apartment before. One time was this past fall and the most recent time was this past month.
"Not only did we spray that apartment, we also sprayed the apartment next door, we sprayed the hall, we sprayed the corridor, we sprayed the common area furniture," says Stephani Calderon, the Vice President of Ahepa Management Company.
Some residents believe it can't just be an apartment or a hall that gets sprayed.
"What about our mattresses and our furniture? They got to spray there too. When they come in they just spray around the wood board and stuff, you got to spray the furniture and the mattress too," says resident, Sharon Hunt Doss.
"At least they are doing something about it. I mean some places don't care and won't even bother with it," says another resident, Mary Nichols, "I mean, they have already sprayed, they are having a seminar on it on Friday, they are going to let everybody know how to take care of it, then they are going to have a dog in here to make sure that nobody else has them".
Ultimately, residents just don't want to be lied to. They want management to acknowledge there is a problem and keep them updated on how they're going to solve it.
Management says they will continue to monitor. They say they have had pest control come in from the get-go as routine. They say the best thing residents can do is to tell them right away if they think they may have bed bugs.