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2 0 ADVERTISING 1 2 S PA C E R E S E R VAT I O N F O R M Oklahoma Travel Guide | Oklahoma Outdoor Recreation Guide | Discover Oklahoma Destination Dining Guide Put the Power of our I N T E G R AT E D extensive marketing camPaign PRODUCTS WORK to work for you. The Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department offers a variety of advertising options that increase your brand's AT T R A C T M O R E exposure through the state's official, award-winning VISITORS WITH publications. We know that marketing dollars are tight, so THE CONVENIENCE we've designed our advertising opportunities to make every OF PRINT penny count. This rate card includes advertising options of all three of OTRD's annually produced publications so you For print questions and additional can see what's available and purchase space as appropriate information contact: for your programs and budget. Kerry Barrick Merchandise & Sales Coordinator, Tourism Promotion Division 1. 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25th February 2013
Anti-gay Cardinal Keith O'Brien quits post following allegations of inappropriate behaviour 122
11:19 AM — Britain's most senior anti-gay Catholic leader, who at the weekend was reported to the Vatican over historical allegations of inappropriate behaviour involving several male priests - has resigned from his post.
23rd February 2013
Vatican denies Pope resigned due to pressure from 'gay lobby' in the church 31
5:25 PM — The Vatican has denied reports from the Italian media which claimed that Pope Benedict XVI's resignation was down to pressure from a "gay lobby" within the Catholic Church.
22nd February 2013
Cardinal Keith O'Brien: Gay people should not be allowed to marry but straight Catholic priests can 94
6:58 PM — Britain's most senior Catholic, who is staunchly opposed to allowing gay couples to marry, has adopted a new position concerning male priests and hetrosexual marriage.
20th February 2013
Hopeful for papal office: 'African traditions protect against homosexual tendency' 66
1:11 AM — The cardinal who many sources have named as favourite to become the next Pope, has said in an interview that he thinks African culture "protects against" homosexuality.
18th February 2013
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4:15 PM — The church which turned away Oscar Wilde after he was charged with sodomy and gross indecency is now to open its doors to LGBT Catholics, after the announcement that the Soho masses would come to an end.
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3:50 PM — Malta's Auxiliary Bishop, Charles Scicluna, has stepped in to condemn a provocative letter written by zealous Catholic churchgoer Joe Zammit who claims there can only be lust and not love between gay people
17th February 2013
Final gay Catholic mass held in Soho after Archbishop banned services 51
5:18 PM — Tonight marks the final ever 'Soho mass' for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered Catholics at its central London church. LGBT Catholics will be offered 'pastoral support', but not the opportunity to worship Jesus instead.
14th February 2013
Catholic Labour MP criticises Archbishop of Southwark for suggesting Catholics will leave Church over equal marriage 10
4:57 PM — The Catholic Archbishop of Southwark Peter Smith has been criticised for claiming that most Catholics who support equal marriage would be prepared to leave the Church over the issue
Lib Dem MP Sarah Teather to face two days of protests by Labour for voting against equal marriage 69
1:37 PM — Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Teather is to face a weekend of protests by Labour in her north London constituency in response to her decision to vote against the same-sex marriage bill.
11th February 2013
Catholic Bishop of Shrewsbury warns that equal marriage supporters are 'on wrong side of eternity' 33
12:42 PM — The Catholic Bishop of Shrewsbury has once again preached an attack on the government's equal marriage bill, less than a week after the bill was supported by MPs in the House of Commons.
4th February 2013
Vatican official: The Catholic Church is being 'persecuted' due to its anti-gay positions 160
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29th January 2013
Catholic Church: 'We recognise that gay couples make loving parents but they must be banned from marriage' 55
9:15 PM — The Catholic Church in England and Wales has made a surprising acknowledgement that same-sex couples make good parents. The statement is included within a document submitted to MPs and Peers urging them vote against same-sex marriage.
Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco: Allowing gays to marry 'is like legalising male breastfeeding' 139
11:11 AM — Legislating for equal marriage is like legalising male breastfeeding, according to the Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco Salvatore Cordileone.
28th January 2013
Married priest switches from Episcopals to Catholicism over gay rights and gives up sex with his wife 54
3:06 PM — A former Episcopal has given up sex with his wife, permanently as part of his conversion to become a Catholic Priest. John Cornelius who was an Episcopal priest for twenty years, quit two years ago over the church's positive approach towards homosexuality.
Catholic Church warns gay teachers they risk the sack if they marry or enter into civil partnerships 69
12:08 PM — Openly gay senior teachers at Catholic schools could face demotion or the sack if they fail to live according to the gospel of the Roman Catholic Church.
23rd January 2013
Scottish Catholic charity must accept adoption applications from gay couples – says regulator 25
7:15 PM — A ruling by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator has said that a Catholic adoption agency must accept applications from gay couples, or risk losing its charity status.
US: Handcuffed Catholic priest was suffering from 'stress-related self-bondage' says bishop 45
4:16 PM — A Catholic Illinois priest, who last year got stuck in a pair of handcuffs, was engaged in "non-sexual" conduct at the time, and the incident was brought on by "stress" – according to a bishop.
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Menomonee Falls — Assistant girls basketball coach Brian Kirt is good at coming up with motivational phrases which he laminates and puts up just outside the locker room wherever the Indians are playing.
They slap them for good luck on the way out to the floor, and whomever the coaches deem put in the best effort that night gets to keep it afterward.
"Sometimes it's the whole team," said Indian head coach Craig Amundson.
And sometimes, like it was Friday with their 47-23 win over Wauwatosa East, it goes to someone new, someone who represents the future, like freshman forward Erin Otzelberger, who hustled well while scoring 10 points and grabbing seven rebounds.
"It really is a fun motivational tool," said Amundson, whose team also routed Bay View earlier in the week to even their overall record at 6-6. Otzelberger is a veteran of the powerhouse Grace Lutheran eighth-grade team of a year ago that earned high national honors.
She and the rest of the Indians are a motivated bunch right now as they have won three out of their last four and have also improved to 3-2 in Greater Metro Conference play.
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"We talked about it afterward and we think that this was our most complete team game of the season," said Amundson. "The kids did a lot of unselfish things tonight like making better passes, better ball fakes. It was just good to see."
It also represented progress. In earning the two wins last week, Falls now has exceeded its victory total from last year (5-17) and tied the win mark from two seasons ago (6-15).
In the battle against East, sophomore center Erin Crownover had 13 points while junior guard Rachel Defnet came up with 11.
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"I was surprised at how easily it went because we've had some wars with Bay View in the past," said Amundson. "It was good to get an easy one."
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Let's face it, gone are the days when a little gentle pampering and whale music will cut it in a hotel spa. I want braggable results from my treatments - and at LUX* they kindly pander to that sense of entitlement.
Being too busy to take a holiday may seem like proof of your success, a sign that you're doing well, are important, but taking a break gives you time to relax and recharge, spend time with the special people in your life and then return to work energised to do a better job.
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The corporate Dems can't even put the lie to the Republicans
because they've been too bought out by the same forces.
They can't speak with authenticity against militarism, against a runaway financial sector, against income inequality, and wealth disparity, against exporting our jobs overseas, because their donors wont allow it, and because it's too obviously disingenuous when they pay it lip service.
This serves to either turn the electorate off from both parties, disengaging from politics, or to make Republicans seem far more reasonable than they are. Many times I have heard Republicans defend their Iraq war advocacy by saying "Hillary also supported it", just to give one example.
Bernie can do all of this and show the nation how incredibly hurtful these policies are to pretty much every single one of us, exposing the Republicans for the frauds they are rather than legitimizing their horrible positions by being only slightly better than they are, which is where the corporate Dems are at.
That's not the whole game, but it's a huge part of it, and many Americans are dying to hear someone who can speak to their interests, who can articulate the nightmare they have been living and the policies necessary to awaken from it.
He'll have to overcome the Dem Socialist label, and most of all he'll have to overcome the massive onslaught of corporate money that both Hillary and whoever wins the Republican nomination will use against him.
He'll have the truth and the support of many highly motivated and energized citizens on his side. For me it's a very easy choice.
Posted by dreamnightwind | Wed Jun 24, 2015, 05:08 AM (2 replies)
No problem
Nice chattin' with you, I can tell you are one of the good ones here, so take care and stick around. I was a child in the 60's but am very familiar with alternative or "underground" media, I think the internet has swallowed a lot of it but some of it is still around. Don't know te Helix, sorry I missed it, northern California though so probably would not have been exposed to it anyway. You are right of course about the usual meaning of the word underground.
In case you don't know any of this, or in case others are reading who don't know, here's some info:
We can't openly advocate for 3rd party candidates, and certain words and modes of dealing with others get you banned, but there seems to be room to be yourself once you learn the rules.
Ask the Administrators and Forum Rules (you already know this one, putting the link here for convenience)
There are also groups (aka forums) within DU, which enjoy special protected status (not sure to what degree the protection holds, but it is helpful). Among them are Populist Reform of the Democratic Party, Socialist Progressives, Bernie Sanders, I'm no doubt forgetting others on the left side of the spectrum, so see what's out there that works for you.
Posted by dreamnightwind | Tue Jun 23, 2015, 11:38 PM (1 replies)
Though I share your view of the word underground,
Skinner has gone on record to say that he does not, his intention was nothing of the sort.
You're already quite aware of this, since it was in response to a query from you that Skinner made this clear (and thanks for your query, I had always wondered about the same thing, clearly the site's name is misleading):
We were the "Underground" fighting against the Republicans, who were in power at the time.
Skinner himself lists the DLC/PPI website in his website development portfolio, so he apparently worked for the DLC, that should give you some more perspective of how "underground" Skinner's intentions were.
I think its good for more of us to be aware of this, most aren't. It is good to understand where the admins are coming from.
I am not a fan of the DLC wing of the party and policies such as TPP, but consider myself a good Democrat, in fact I feel that I strongly support what this party is supposed to be about, rather than supporting just any politician that chooses to place a D after his/her name.
I try to coexist here yet still state my positions, hopefully that is acceptable. I don't hate Democrats, I hate people pushing harmful policies whether they call themselves Democrats or Republicans.
I used the DINO word earlier today in a post, probably shouldn't have, I had just called Feinstein's office about the TPP and spoken to her staff, and that was my honest opinion after making that call. I could have phrased it differently, shouldn't have to though. Hopefully we can elect some better Democrats who care what we think, my impression of Feinstein has always been that she does not.
Posted by dreamnightwind | Tue Jun 23, 2015, 07:33 PM (1 replies)
Damn. It isn't even Corporate America. Fela's Beasts of No Nation
Time for them to stop winning. Bernie is a good first step, if we can get him heard.
Infinite ways to oppose what is happening, Bernie is only one of them. It's going to take a lot of people, a lot of determination, and a lot of heart, using a lot of different approaches to get our lives and world back, if we can do so while we still have lives and a world capable of sustaining them.
FELA vs BUHARI - Beast of No Nation
Posted by dreamnightwind | Tue Jun 23, 2015, 04:17 PM (0 replies)
Yes, and check out the origin and designer of DLC/PPI site, blew my mind
I thought the CPC website was the responsibility of Ellison and Grijalva? Is this the website you mean, or is there another one I don't know about?
For a real contrast, the old DLC/PPI website (which were designed by our own Skinner, 5th site in this portfolio he posted, http://web.archive.org/web/19991014035441/www.onlineworkshop.com/portfolio/ ) are an informative read, you've probably already seen it. DLC Underground would have been a more appropriate title for this place, though I guess he tolerates the likes of us for the most part and allows it to be a general Democratic site rather than strictly New Dems.
It really is about competing world views, which is what I was saying in my response above, Obama isn't stupid or evil, he actually believes that multinational corporatism can be a force for the greater good, IMO. I can understand someone believing that, though I couldn't disagree more. We've been living that vision for too long, and desperately need to take our party back from the monied interests to whatever degree is possible.
Posted by dreamnightwind | Sat Jun 13, 2015, 09:29 AM (1 replies)
Some comments
I often see this showing up here on DU as a rationale for supporting corporate Democrats who many of us feel are working against our interests.
I'm not saying that's what you are doing, I don't know enough about you to make any supposition. So this post may be a little off base for your OP, I'm not sure, it speaks to a larger dynamic I keep running into at DU though.
There is clearly a racial problem in this video.
How do you propose to address fixing it?
Myself, I would be careful about running into the arms of politicians who like to include racially diverse people (and gays) as indicators of sensitivity to those issues. They may or may not be attuned to the racial issues you care about. I get that diversity is a component of that work, if done sincerely. It can also be done to make things look right without being right (Clarence Thomas, Eric Holder, Michael Steele, plenty of examples).
I haven't seen Obama (and for most of his presidency, Holder) do a lot to address these problems, though with a black POTUS and a black attorney general, we might think these problems would get more attention. Do people agree or disagree with me here? I've seen them do more to protect the bankers and the multinationals than to address issues relevant to people of their own color.
I sure haven't seen him do much to address the rampant racism in our police departments, or do much of anything to dismantle the police state which is a problem for all of us. I realize he has done some things in those areas (such as addressing sentencing disparity between cocaine and crack, and his recent move to stop distributing military equipment to local police), but not much, he seems to go out of his way to not be seen as caring too much about the issues of black people. He did make a nice statement about if he had a son he might look like Trayvon, but didn't go to bat much to change the context that allowed for Trayvon to be killed. Holder has shown up in person (Ferguson for instance) and filed some civil suits, not much evidence though of systemic reform, which they were in a position, and had an event-driven context, to push for.
I see Hillary being careful to include people of color, women, and also gays in her staff. Does that mean she will lead the hard work of addressing these problems? Maybe, maybe not, probably a matter of degree. Does she have much or any history to show that is a priority for her? I don't mean words uttered in campaigns, I mean policy that she has put energy into enacting. I know she is now speaking about mass incarceration as a problem, though unlike Sanders I don't see that she has much history fighting against this. She certainly comes up short in the economic justice department.
Pretty much the only post I've seen in this thread that went towards proposing actions leading to improvement was just a post that said education and exposure. I would add police retraining as a high priority, and incarceration, it is amazing the racial disparity of incarceration, though it is too high for all races, we as a nation love to lock people up and crow about being the land of the free. The military also disportionately and very negatively impacts people of color, largely as a result of what is in effect an economic draft.
Exposure is an interesting issue, and it does have a strong economic component, though it is also cutural. I have family from, and in, Texas and Oklahoma, and though the exposure to mixed ethnicities there is higher than my mostly white California hippie community, I am often shocked by the racism in the south and midwest. So exposure can be helpful or not, depending in part on education and also in part on underlying family and peer group racial views that are difficult, though not impossible, to unwind.
There is also a large difference in racism here in California between the inland (more conservative) areas and the liberal coastal areas where I live, though I also understand that there is still a form of more subtle racism here, but the more conservative inland areas are racist hotbeds.
I've always thought conservative / liberal divides falls along issues such as racism, equality for the sexes, support for economic justice as opposed to capitalist exploitation, caring for all living things as opposed to a model of high achievement or wealth or victory, compassionate and sustainable systems that allow most if not all people to have their basic needs met and to have a context where they can live decent lives.
Economic issues are about improving things for everyone (except for the very rich, whose lives need no improvement), and are an enormous problem in our country at this time, much more so than in recent times, and it's getting worse in a hurry. This also disproportionately effects people of color.
Many of our other most urgent problems are enabled by corporate politicians of both parties, with Republicans being slightly worse but corporate Democrats playing a huge enabling role. These include using our tax revenues for military, police, surveillance, incarceration, industrial and financial system deregulation (more broadly the capture of government by industry interests), and supporting industries bringing us impending climate disaster (this includes the whole global trade system, which is an enormous contributor to climate change), plus of course the all-pervasive corrupting influence of money on politics. Racism and sexism, so-called social polices, are sometimes used by corporate politicians who hide behind those issues (it costs the corporations nothing) but do little to actually address them. These issues are problems for sure, I just think people are being misled into electing and supporting politicians that don't have their best interests at heart.
I say all of this only because the whole social justice - economic justice dichotomy so often spoken of on this sight seems to be somewhat false and is used as an excuse to support corporatists, who I don't think really care about the social issues, they care about hedge funds and making millions from speeches to other rich people and getting billions in political "contributions", and use social issues (and often platitudes rather than policies) for cover. Then I see these same issues being used as a wedge against Sanders supporters, and wrongly so in my opinion, speaking for myself I do care about these issues, I just don't see the either-or scenario, I care about these issues because I care about people and all living things, not profits, and I work towards a more just society rather than one based on winning the future, capitalistic excess, or global trade systems whose foundation is labor exploitation.
Apologies if this is not applicable to you or your OP, it brought up this larger DU dynamic I wanted to make an attempt to comment on.
Posted by dreamnightwind | Tue Jun 9, 2015, 07:56 AM (0 replies)
Actually that is an excellent idea
The American people could chip in enough to offset these contributions. It might simply up the ante. But the other possibility is it would free congress-people to vote against the big money. They wouldn't necessarily have to get the most they possibly could, they just need enough to finance their elections independently from those interests. Truth is still worth something, it can overcome money to a certain extent in elections.
Someone should run with this idea, it needs expansion but I think there's gold in them thar hills.
Posted by dreamnightwind | Thu May 28, 2015, 01:46 AM (2 replies)
Thanks for trying
Pretty much the third rail around here, polarized to the max. Clinton supporters have long ago accepted the corporate agenda, driven by corporate money, as the best we can do, they just want a kinder version of it than the Republicans provide.
I would go along with that myself, if not for evidence that this is no longer sustainable. Corporations work against our interests on issues like climate change, which is the deal-breaker for me, we have no future whatsoever without radical change on that issue, and the powers that be refuse to embrace that kind of radical change, because they are too heavily invested in the current petro economy and resource wars. Hence, to accept that path is to accept our doom. The entire globalist approach to manufacturing and distribution is antithetical to a sustainable human future, you cannot ship logs to China to be milled there with cheap labor and ship the products back here for resale, that kind of shipping of everything burns too much carbon, things need to be done more locally. That is just one example.
They (corporations) also work against our interests on just about every other issue, unless we happen to be among the people who profit from stocks and wall street based pension funds.
Getting back to a heavily managed and regulated capitalism in a political framework of democratic socialism is about the least radical solution I can see that could actually be sustainable, and anything that isn't sustainable isn't acceptable.
I have heard the argument from some Clinton supporters that her SCOTUS appointments could lead to the reversal of Citizen's United. I think that is a good-faith argument they make. The probem with it is that, even if her appointments would be to justices who would overturn CU (and I by no means see that as a certainty), our system was already a captured regulatory deep state before Citizen's United, we need much more radical change than that or we can kiss everything we love goodbye.
I wish that was exaggeration, but all evidence is to the contrary, they will count their money as our planet overheats and ocean acidification and methane releases from the warmed sea floor destroy us.
So I will no longer support candidates who suck up to corporations for campaign war chests, to do so is to support our end as a species. If that is not true, the burden is on the corporations and their candidates to show that they have a path to stop climate change in time to avoid some of the unthinkable tipping points we are approaching.
Posted by dreamnightwind | Sat May 16, 2015, 11:46 PM (0 replies)
I actually think protectionism is a reasonable response
to countries who won't meet reasonable standards of environmental, regulatory, and labor concerns. This "treaty" is primarily written by corporate interests. I know they claim to have included environmental and labor concerns, but it's odd that environmental and labor groups are so united in their opposition.
Corporations should be required to pay wages that would provide at least a living wage in their own country if they are going to use labor in some other nation to produce goods to be sold in the country of the corporation's origin. And goods produced by foreign corporations should be subject to tariffs to offset the disparity in labor and regulatory standards. If we had polical representation for citizens rather than for the largest campaign donors, these issues would be getting a lot of consideration.
I know the left is supposed to be against protectionist policies, perhaps it's time to reevaluate that. Times and conditions have radically changed. The information revolution has made it possible for corporations to exploit the weakest labor and regulatory conditions anywhere, tracking projects with distributed workforces, and the massive infrastructure of modern ports and shipping enables goods produced offshore to be imported back and sold into price structures that reflect entirely different monetary and living conditions. The old free trade liberalism is no longer viable for anyone but the corporations. It's obvious, and would be obvious to many more people if it were explained to them, but the explainers are all on the corporate payroll.
Rather than regional agreements writtten by corporate interests and enforced by stateless courts whose members are appointed without public oversight, we should set the acceptable conditions for goods from other nations. If they won't meet those conditions, we can ban the imports or we can attempt to offset the unfair production environment with tariffs.
I'm sure not all of my ideas here are viable or are the proper response, but it's time for a rethink, and to think for ourselves, we're being sold a load of pain by bought and paid for politicians.
Posted by dreamnightwind | Mon May 11, 2015, 04:31 AM (1 replies)
Great discussion
I am to the right of you, but even I have to watch what I say to stay within the TOS, I very often bite my tongue or say less than what I believe.
If you look at who runs the site, and their views and posts, it's pretty much a mainstream corporate Democratic site that used the word Underground not in the sense of being for reform of the Democratic Party, but in the sense of, after the (s)election of GW Bush in 2000, they saw their centrist Democratic views as needing to go underground and network and grow to return to power. That meant, I think, a return of the likes of Clinton and Obama, not actual reform of capitalism.
It's great for people like you to stick around here, for one thing I like having people working to my left, makes it easier for me to advocate for a system closer to the Scandinavian democracies, which I think would go a long ways towards making a more sustainable and tolerable society.
I'm curious which, if any, nations you see as models for your views, I am not real informed about the manifestations of radical revolutionary socialism.
One thing I will say that I absolutely hate about this site is having to defend views that should IMO need no defense by Democrats, views such as corporate hegemony being the fundamental problem we are facing, that our military and police are for the most part forces deployed by coporate interests, there are a million such positions and I don't need to go into all of them now. I spend a lot of my time fighting off attacks from people invested in supporting bought-and-paid for pols and policies, which is counterproductive and a negative drag on my psyche. I used to think it was a battle that could be won, but as I learned more about who ran this place I came to realize it is really what this site is setup to advocate for, and if we don't, we're considered to be working in the interest of Republicans. So for that reason I often think of leaving here myself, or hope to find a place where the foundational purpose is to better the lives of the masses rather than to support a particular political party. If (when?) Hillary wins the primary I will probably take a break from here rather than suffer the get-on-board coersion, that for me is a bridge too far.
I read what you wrote about your fear of the Sanders campaign causing true revolutionaries to be assimilated (hopefully I am getting that right) and was surprised by that. I think Bernie does want a revolution, in that he doesn't think we are legitimately represented, seeing our representatives as serving their donor base rather than their electoral base, which I agree with, and in my mind changing that would allow us to exist in an imperfect but sustainable society that would provide a context for satisfying and decent lives for most of its citizens. I love Sanders but to me he is just a vehicle towards reigning in the beast, not necessarily the best vehicle but the best one at this moment to run a national campaign.
Re revolution, elections are so fraudulent right now (power doesn't really change with elections, though the people running it do) that I can understand working to bring one about, but I choose to work to remove the influence of money from our elections so that there would actually be the possibility of true reform through electoral politics. If that can't happen, though, and it is very much an uphill struggle, it will require an actual revolution, which would probably not end well but there would be no alternative.
Anyway, I hope you keep posting here, you can work elsewhere too, DU doesn't have to be everything, but DU can benefit by more people who seek actual systemic change or reform rather than just a change in how many bones are thrown to the proletariat.
Posted by dreamnightwind | Sun May 10, 2015, 08:25 PM (0 replies)


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The folks at TheRightWrong reviews the 2012 M5 F10 and gives us a unique look deep into Singapore's exclusive BMW M dealership – Munich Auto.
Congrats to M5POST member DonCantona (from Qatar) for taking delivery of his monte carlo blue M5 F10! He gives us a brief owner's review along with some nice blue eye candy.
US M5 F10 pricing will be released next week upon the 2012 NYIAS and production of US market cars begin in July. Canadian market M5s have begun to come off the production line on their way to Canadian members.
On this episode of Ignition (Episode 9), Carlos Lago finds out what happens when you strap a pair of turbos to an M car. Does this latest M5 live up to the legend of the naturally aspirated M5s of yore? View episode inside.
The new BMW 3 series F30 (320d) has been named by Autocar as its pick for the Best Car in the Real World, over the popular Range Rover Evoque.
The 320d F30 was given five stars by Autocar, the highest accolade their we-drive-everything testers can bestow on a car, and they are extremely careful not to spray it about. The last five-star verdict went to the Ferrari 458 Italia in 2010. Read about it inside.
Autoexpress rightfully calls 3 the magic number for BMW. It's BMW's top selling model and has set the standard in the small-medium sports sedan class for decades. As such, any new 3 series model is always big news and the natural question to come to everyone's mind is how it compares to its most direct rivals – traditionally the Audi A4 and Mercedes Benz C Class.
No surprise, the F30 comes out on top as it has in all the comparisons so far. See the full details/results … CONTINUED
Motortrend gets its hand on the F10 M5 for an in depth evaluation and performance testing. They achieved an impressive 3.7sec 0-60mph and 11.9sec quarter mile (@ 120.3mph).
Along the way they call the F10 M5 probably the best M5 ever, from driver feedback to all-out performance. We see their complaint about the large gap between comfort and sport mode as a positive as it means that the new M5′s range and effectiveness while wearing its many hats is better than ever.
Check out the full … CONTINUED
CAR Magazine is next up with its M5 comparo in which the F10 M5 is matched against the E63 AMG and Jaguar XFR. The question asked is whether the new M5 can relclaim the title of best super saloon? See for yourself inside.
The 2012 F30 328i sedan is put to a 0-155mph high speed acceleration test by Option Auto. Watch how the mighty little 2.0L turbo 4 cylinder N20 engine does at the various speeds and RPMs throughout the run on video.
Autobild pits the new M5 (F10) against the main competitors in the medium-large sports sedan segment – the CTS-V, E36 AMG with Performance Pack, and the Jaguar XFR. See inside for the comparison and track results from and between these impressive cars.
The all new 2012 BMW M5 (F10) Top Gear episode has just aired. We won't play spoiler, but BMW and M5 fans will be pleased. It's reviewed by Richard Hammond and pitted against the predecessor E60 M5 as well. Check out the video and review inside.
The 2012 BMW M5 F10 finally gets its time on Top Gear tomorrow, March 11 on BBC UK. Richard Hammond will be the reviewer and in an attempt to prove it is better than a jet plane, pits May in a jet plane to beat him in a lap of the track. UK members set your TV recorders, and everyone else, look for clips online soon after the episode airs at 8PM UK time. Small preview inside.
Chris Harris drives the BMW M550d xDrive, the first in the line of new BMW M Performance vehicles.
It has more torque than the space shuttle and BMW claims it will do over 40mpg. BMW also says it won't be selling the car in the UK or the US, the places that DRIVE is most commonly viewed. But when something has 3 turbos, you've got to go drive it at 155mph: no? … asks Chris Harris.
Motor Trend has the 2012 F30 328i as the top gun among 8 sports sedans that it recently tested against each other. The 328i took first over the Volvo S60 T5, Mercedes Benz C250, Audi A4 Quattro, Lexis IS 250, Acura TSX, Infiniti G25 and Buick Regal GS.
MT editors spent all of three minutes declaring the BMW best in test and best in class. This was not just a win for the 328i — it was a massacre, a slaughter, doomsday, armageddon. Those are words … CONTINUED
The 2012 M5 deliveries keep rolling into M5POST as a lucky UK member has just brought his Azurite Black Individual F10 M5 home!
F10 M5 owners don't seem to be at a lack of words when it comes to describing the euphoria of experiencing the new M5 for the first time as an owner, so check out the review inside.
We now have our first Singapore Grey F10 M5 delivery! The car went to lucky M5POST member Aussie F10M. As with all our other new M5 owners so far, he's hardly able to contain his gushing, but that seems to be the trend with most everyone who experiences the 2012 BMW M5.
Aussie F10M has been kind enough to share his experience so far as well as some photos of his new baby, so please read on inside.
It seems that the 2012 M5 (F10) increasingly needs to look to full out sports cars in order to find the appropriate competition. Multiple outlets have already compared it against the Nissan GT-R and now Autoweek pits the F10 M5 against the Jaguary XKR-S in a showdown of two cars which possess both gentlemanlike and hooligan traits.
Motor Trend's performance review of the F30 2012 335i sedan. The review puts the 335i F30 through the performance tests 0-60mph, 60-0 braking, quarter mile, lateral G's.
They were able to accomplish a 0-60mph of only 4.7 seconds and the quarter mile in just 13.3 seconds. They also conduct a broader general review of many of the F30 335i's aspects. Check out the video review inside.
BMW is closing the gap between its most powerful regular cars and the M GmbH's ultra high-performance models. Under the "M Performance" moniker, a number of new vehicles will be released soon. Munich is starting out with several powerful diesel models, but gasoline-powered M Performance cars are sure to follow.
We had the chance to sample the M550d xDrive (official info thread) for an 85-mile drive, starting at the M GmbH's headquarters in Garching near Munich and leading to a nice, Bavarian lunch stop at Gut … CONTINUED


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Archive for the 'Mazda' tag
Tech 101 – How rotary engines work
Invented by Felix Wankel, the rotary engine found greatest fame and success through Mazda, but before the Japanese manufacturer put it into widescale production, particularly in the United States, it felt the need to explain how a rotary engine worked and how it differed from the conventional reciprocating piston engine. The resulting video (uploaded to YouTube by djphilmanns) was released in the late 1960s and takes a thorough look at the basics of rotary engine operation.
Mazda ends more than 40 years of rotary engine production
More than 40 years of offbeat automotive history has come to an end, not totally unexpectedly. Mazda's long production of its Wankel-cycle engine concluded last Friday when the company's final RX-8 sport coupe, its last vehicle using the rotary engine, rolled off the assembly line in Hiroshima last Friday, Automotive News reported.
The rotary's feathery internal spinning weight and insane RPM put Mazda solidly on the radar when the engine debuted in the 1967 Cosmo Sport. Since then, it had become increasingly less relevant, mainly due to its thirstiness. Mazda remains alone among Japanese automakers for its lack of profitability. The rotary's brightest moment came in 1991, when Mazdaspeed, the company's racing arm, took on the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a four-rotor Wankel in a Group C coupe. With 700 shrieking horsepower, it became the first, and still the only, Japanese car to win at the Sarthe. Just that quickly, the FIA banned rotary engines from global sports car competition.
Hemmings Find of the Day – 1990 Mazda Miata
It's hard not to imagine the Miata becoming a next-generation collectible. Patterned after the classic British roadsters, raced extensively, widely supported by the aftermarket, and priced within reach for most driving enthusiasts, it was almost designed to become collectible. This 1990 Mazda Miata for sale on Hemmings.com has something extra going for it: thorough documentation of its one-off factory paint color, applied as part of a Mazda test program. From the seller's description:
History-wise, Sunkist was crunched hard in the front end while in the hands of its second owner. After a period of some neglect, it was painstakingly restored by the fellow my wife and I bought it from. As a result of the great care taken with the restoration, it looks, runs, and drives like a low-mileage NA Miata, without rattles, shakes, or electrical gremlins. The job was done right, and it's a much tighter car than the all-original blue 1990 Miata that I drive every day. We have owned and enjoyed Sunkist for the past seven years.
The top is in very good shape, as is the back window. The roll bar was made by Hard Dog, and there's a Racing Beat chassis brace under the gearbox. Comes with an original blue factory car cover, top boot, and a Cannon rear subframe brace. Wheels are Panasport, and you get your choice of one of two sets of Panasports: either 15×6 Pro-Rally with 45mm NA factory offset or 15×7 regular Panasports with the 38mm NB Miata offset. Both sets look about the same, and are in excellent condition. Tires on the 15×6 are Michelin Pilot Exalto, a few years old and the tires on the other set of Panasports are worn out – so you'll get a $500 credit toward a new set. A set of brand-new unmounted Panasport wheel centers comes with either of the wheel sets.
There are also a lightened flywheel, uprated swaybars, and the later-design gearbox shift lever for extra driving fun. The original radio works well and has had, I believe, the Jeff Anderson modifications for increased performance and reliability. Sunkist has also had the headlight flash-to-pass mod.
Status: No Longer Available
View past picks: Hemmings Find of the Day Archive
See more Mazdas for sale on Hemmings.com.
Le Mans-winning Mazda 787B to appear at the Japanese Classic Car Show
It's been 20 years since a non-piston-engined car won Le Mans: Mazda's Renown-sponsored 787B prototype racer drove into the winner's circle that day, and has been something of a legend in both racing and Japanese-car circles ever since.
To celebrate that victory two decades ago, Mazda will be bringing the Le Mans-winning 787B out to the seventh annual Japanese Classic Car Show, scheduled for September 10 at the park next to the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. We're reliably told that registration is still open and going strong, although who knows for how long – so anyone local is encouraged to get their cars into place before registration closes.
Past shows have had more than 300 cars from all Japanese marques scattered across the lawn, as well as displays from your favorite Japanese marques and a manufacturer's midway that includes everything from hard parts to small-scale die-cast cars of your favorite Japanese models. Two of our staffers have frequented it since its start seven years ago, and have declared it a must-see event.
For more information, check out www.japaneseclassiccarshow.com
UPDATE (28.October 2011): Japanese Nostalgic Car this week posted a video focusing on the 787B at Le Mans.
Class of '86 – Mazda RX-7
As we noted earlier in the Class of 1986 series, that year saw the ushering in of plenty of digital-age technology and the ushering-out of plenty of stone-age technology. Case in point: the Mazda RX-7.
Introduced for the American market in 1979, the RX-7 made prominent use of the company's Wankel rotary engines, and that use would continue into the second generation, the FC, introduced for the 1986 model year. Though the size remained pretty much the same as the outgoing FB, Mazda's stylists gave it more of a rounded, aerodynamic look patterned after the Porsche 944. The big change, however, happened underneath the skin, with a switch from solid rear axle to independent rear suspension, a switch from recirculating ball steering to rack and pinion steering, and the now-standard four-wheel disc brakes. The famed and long-lived 13B, (re)introduced in 1984, saw an increase in horsepower to 146 in 1986 thanks in part to new multi-point fuel injection, while Mazda simultaneously introduced the 182hp turbocharged version of the 13B, easily identified by the hoodscoop for the turbocharged engine's air-to-air intercooler. Production figures vary, depending on the source, either 72,760 or 86,000 – either way, better than sales over the prior two years, which hovered around 63,000.
Much like some of the earlier candidates for the Class of 1986, the RX-7 seems like a gimme. However, one thing we've learned in this series is that nothing's certain, so tell us: Would you consider the 1986 Mazda RX-7 collectible? Would you place one in your garage dedicated to 1986 vehicles, or take one on a VMCCA tour? Or would you pass on one in favor of something else from 1986?
While you're forming your answers, here's a little bit of James Garner to go with your Mazda TV ads:
Hemmings Find of the Day – 1991 Mazda Miata
The trouble with cars that are in a certain age bracket – say about 10 to 25 years old – is that they've been around long enough for previous owners to beat on them and modify them, but nobody's started restoring them yet, which means that if you want to find a nice, unmodified example, you'll have to find a low-mileage original. That's exactly the case with this 1991 Mazda Miata SE for sale on Hemmings.com, which has less than 8,000 miles and looks as if it just rolled out of a Mazda showroom. From the seller's description:
Absolute time capsule – 7,997 original miles; everything original and works perfectly right down to the tires. (I will include an extra set of wheels and tires if you want to drive the car, but don't trust (or wish to drive on) on 20-year old tires. Original black soft top in mint condition, including plastic rear window. Rare British Racing Green Special Edition with tan leather interior, AM-FM/cassette and CD player (which works fine). Includes option green hardtop. Includes tan tonneau cover, tan boot. 1600cc fuel-injected 4-cylinder, 5-speed, limited slip rear axle.
See more Mazdas for sale on Hemmings.com.
Morgan Will Once Again Build "A Great Babe Magnet"
Faithful Hemmings Blog readers may recall our recent entry on English sports car manufacturer Morgan, who was reportedly considering re-introducing a modern version of its first automobile, the three-wheeled "trike." The Morgan Motor Company has officially acknowledged this unorthodox project, releasing the computer-generated images that you see here. The actual automobile will debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show.
As we see from the preliminary specifications that Morgan has released on the Harley-powered trike (below), this upcoming Threewheeler will not be an exact reproduction of the original Morgan Super Sports, rather more akin to the Liberty Motors ACE Cycle Car, which Pete Larsen has been building these last few years under license from Morgan. In fact, the Kneeslider reports that Morgan's Threewheeler will actually be a modified version of the Liberty ACE, built at Malvern alongside Morgan's other production vehicles.
The automaker's release is as follows:
The Morgan Threewheeler
The success of the Morgan Motor Company was founded on the manufacture of an icon, the Morgan Threewheeler. This brilliant but simple design by engineer Harry Morgan (HFS) became one of the most successful lightweight cars of the early days of motoring. From 1909 to 1953 around 30,000 Morgan Threewheelers were manufactured in Malvern and many more were made under license by Darmont Morgan in France. For many lucky owners it was their first experience of the freedom that car ownership could bring. Fast acceleration combined with a cruising range of over 50 miles to a gallon of petrol was an unbeatable combination in the day. On the race track the car became very successful, famously winning the French Grand Prix in 1913 and regularly lapping the banked Brooklands track at an average speed of over 100 mph. Stirling Moss who owned one is on record as saying "My Morgan was a great babe magnet."
Whilst the world is a very different place in 2011, the time is right to relaunch this exceptional design. Young people may not have experienced the same thrill as the early Threewheeler pilots and perhaps cult status is assured for a car with such an emphasis on simple honest functionality. The future of road transport in the 21st Century has two big issues, the conservation of precious resources and the protection of our beautiful natural environment. Downsizing and a philosophy of simplicity are ways of dealing with these problems.The Morgan Threewheeler is a proven answer to these problems. In 2011 the Morgan Motor Company is to expand its range and go back to its roots.
The 2011 Morgan Threewheeler is a fusion of modern technology into a classic design. By fitting the latest "Screaming Eagle" 1800 cc engine from Harley-Davidson and a Mazda 5 speed gearbox, the car provides 'get in and drive' simplicity and reliability. A sturdy tubular frame and two rollover bars surround the passenger compartment. An aerodynamic super formed 'bullet' hull protects the occupants from the weather. However the feeling of freedom and contact with the road through the front wheels will bring to mind the joy of driving cars from the '20s and '30s, but with none of their fragility or temperament. A leather padded aircraft style cockpit indulges the feeling of 'flying through the air.' Refining the original design has produced a unique 21st century vehicle. A sub 500kgs overall weight and a slippery hull provides the ultimate in performance and fuel economy. The Morgan Threewheeler has unrivalled power to weight for its on the road price.
Morgan has released the following specifications for the Threewheeler, nee SuperSports:
The specification ensures the driver and passenger have exactly what they need whilst encapsulating the original Morgan Threewheeler's DNA. The attractive themes apparent in the successful Sport range of traditional Morgans forms the basis of the specification of the cars. Eight Sport colours with black detailing and a choice of black or tan leather are offered.
Weight: 500kg (Est.)
Power: 100bhp (at wheel) (Est.)
Top Speed: 115mph (Est.)
0-60 : 4.5 seconds (Est.)
Engine: 1800cc 'V twin'
Gearbox: 5 speed + reverse
Super formed aluminium body
Motorcycle homologation
Choice of 8 sport colours
Gloss black wheel arches and lamps
Gloss black wire wheels
Matt black exhausts + gloss heat shield
Nickel colored cowl
Super formed aluminium body
Gloss black roll hoops
Twin flyscreens
Black or tan leather
Leather seats, dash and side pads
Exposed tubular black chassis
Leather steering wheel + alloy centre
Black anodized dash panel
Aluminium 'aircraft' toggle switches
Body Colored trim panels
'Bomb release' style start button
'Bespoke' specifications for the Morgan Threewheeler will be available, as with any Morgan, but at increased cost and following a run of standard cars off the production line.
A PDF brochure is available on the company's website, and interested parties can write for more details at firstname.lastname@example.com.
JNC: Speaking the common language of cool old cars
If there's a reason we in the United States think there's not much of a vintage-car scene in Japan (or even don't think about it at all), it's probably because there aren't many English-language sources of information about said scene. But vintage cars are quite popular in Japan and are becoming more popular here in the States every day (as we saw when Koch's coverage of the Japanese Classic Car Show ranked in our top 10 blog posts last year). One of the few English-language sources capturing the rise of the vintage Japanese car is Japanese Nostalgic Car, a combined blog and magazine.
Unlike that creepy kid you knew in high school who was obsessed with manga and schoolgirl uniforms, JNC keeps it to the cars, offering car show coverage (such as the two-part post on the New Year Meeting), glimpses at vintage ads (such as the recent post on the Mazda RX-3, as depicted in ads and brochures), and plenty of video selections of Japanese TV and movies depicting Japanese cars in action.
As one would expect, they had their own opinions on the recent sale of a Honda Z600 at Barrett-Jackson for $27,500 Honda (as we did), but unexpected are the various vintage J-tin dealerships they occasionally come across. And they always find cool examples of the breed to profile, such as the Mitsubishi Starion of Pure Evil.
I expect more blogs will arise to cover the topic as vintage Japanese cars become more popular in the West, but until then, JNC seems to have it covered.
Cosmo Company Car
Sports & Exotic Car readers and blog regulars will recognize Basil McLaren's name, as I've profiled two of his Mazdas and his Opel over the years. The South Africa native started his career with Opel as a teenager, then moved over to Mazda, where he was the equivalent of a regional service manager, before coming to America for GM. Distributor Illings Mazda Pty. Ltd. was his employer, and naturally, he had company cars (the Luce was one). One of his jobs was to drive special Mazdas off the boat; because of that, he drove every single car in the country of certain models. One day around 1970, Basil took his company B1600 down to the docks to unload what many of us would call the most interesting Mazda ever made, the Cosmo. He parked his B-series, with snappy Illings "i," next to the Wankel sportster, took a few photos, and made the Cosmo his new company car.
Not only did the car survive, but Basil knows where it is today (still in South Africa). Knowing Basil, I'd be surprised if he didn't have some idea about getting it back someday. I wouldn't kick the B1600 out of bed for eating crackers, either.
Top-down tips for summer
Ready to answer the call of the open road with your open-top sports car? Here are a few tips to make the trip more enjoyable…
Hey, fellow sports car owners – as you've probably noticed, summer has returned to the Northern Hemisphere, providing lots of opportunities for top-down fun. But even on these lazy, hazy, crazy days, it's good to keep in mind that open-air driving has its hazards. Not to be a wet blanket, but skin cancer is nobody's idea of fun. Here, courtesy of our friends at Mazda, are some safety tips for you to consider:
1. Wear sunscreen rated at at least SPF 15. It can be easy to forget about your exposure while you're behind the wheel.
2. If you have long hair, put it in a ponytail or wear a hat. Those of us who are follically challenged should remember that keeping an extra baseball cap in the car for the occasional long-haired passenger is a friendly thing to do.
3. Wear sunglasses. This will help protect your eyes from the sun's rays and also keep airborne debris from getting in your eyes.
4. Don't let papers, Big Mac wrappers, old lottery tickets and other stuff blow out of our cockpit and onto America's roadsides.
5. Park away from trees if you plan to leave the top down, to keep birds from decorating your upholstery.
6. Pull over before you raise or lower the top. (Sheesh, do they really have to point this one out?)
7. Drink lots of water. Wind burn and dehydration are not your friends.
8. Buckle up. Come to think of it, that goes for drivers of closed cars, too.
(This post originally appeared in the May 31, 2007, issue of the Hemmings eWeekly Newsletter.)