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Open Diff: What makes a car collectible?
My former SCCA ITB car, a 1972 Ford Pinto. Photos by author.
As pastimes go, it would be difficult to find one with as much diversity as the collector car hobby. Excuse the cliché, but when it comes to cars, one man's junk really is another man's treasure; as evidence, consider the rise in popularity (and price) of cars from the 1980s, along with the Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter, generally known here as the Microbus.
Every car is developed through a similar process that involves designers, engineers, line workers, test drivers and an army of others looking to produce the best product possible for the price point. From the lowest-priced Tata Nano to the most expensive and hand-crafted Pagani, it's impossible to design and build a car without a certain element of passion and pride.
Take the Ford Pinto, for example. Most would see it as a relic of the "malaise era," an econobox with an undeserved reputation for danger (especially when compared to the other compact cars of the era), but having road-raced one, I see it a bit differently. The Pinto has personality, and as Sam Jackson's character in Pulp Fiction explains, "personality goes a long way." I wouldn't want one as a daily driver, since that's not how the car was relevant to me; on the other hand, give me one as a stripped-down race car, with a cage, racing seat, gutted interior and reworked suspension, and I'd gladly run it in vintage races and autocross competition.
Perhaps relevance is what makes a car collectible then. Seeing a fake wood panel Chrysler K-Car convertible does nothing for me, since my family didn't drive one. On the other hand, a 1969 Mach 1 Mustang, like the car my cousin owned in his formative years, makes my heart skip a beat. Sadly, with muscle car prices rising, the chance of my ever owning a similar example lies directly between "slim" and "none," unless I happen to pick the correct Powerball numbers.
So what is it that makes a car collectible? It isn't just the brand, since those in the hobby have a passion for everything from American Underslung to Zimmer. It's not the style, either, since some prefer the cushy ride of an American sedan, while others prefer the crisp handling of a European sports car or the sensibility of a Japanese compact. Is past experience, a mental snapshot taken at a particular moment in time, what makes a car relevant and, hence collectible? What's your improbable collector car?
Open Diff – What would you mix and match to make the perfect car?
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More importantly, this also means that you and I and shkle can now have the exact vehicle of our dreams. Want a Bentley-nosed Cadillac with a Caterpillar backhoe and a Stanley steam engine? Easy as pie. An Olds 4-4-2 station wagon with a Ford dually rear axle and British lorry twin steering front axles? You can make two. Whatever combination you can conceive, for whatever purposes you may have.
Personally, I'm going to finally realize my dream of a Hybranglotubuggy. What about you? What will you mix and match to create the perfect-for-you vehicle?
Open Diff: Does modern tech belong in classic cars?
Porsche's new in-dash navigation system. Photo courtesy Porsche.
Recently, Porsche Classic announced an available navigation system for pre-1998 models using a DIN-1 sized original radio, which includes the 911, the 912, the 914, the 924, the 928 and the 944. As a selling point, the system includes a choice of control knobs to more closely match the original design of the car's interior, but the DIN-1 size limits the display screen to a mere 3.5 inches, measured diagonally.
That makes it potentially hard to see, particularly when positioned to the right of the HVAC controls. On the plus side, the system does provide Bluetooth connectivity, meaning that owners of vintage Porsche models can now enjoy hands free phone conversations and, presumably, audio streaming, all with a genuine Porsche product that requires no cutting of the dash to fit.
Porsche Classic is clear that the navigation system (which retails for 1,184 euros in Germany, or roughly $1,250) was created to address customer demand, so perhaps the product is a testament to how many Porsche models are still on the road as regular, if not daily, drivers. On the other hand, it raises a valid question: Does modern technology like this have a place in classic cars? Isn't the point of driving a classic to immerse oneself in the experience, and to appreciate the associated sights, sounds and smells?
What's your take on this? Is Porsche making the roads safer by allowing owners of earlier models to go hands-free with their mobile phones (which could also be accomplished with a low-cost Bluetooth earpiece), while providing voice-guided navigation? Is Porsche diluting the classic car experience, and perhaps even partially negating the reasons for buying such a car in the first place? Is there middle ground for those who want to use classic cars as more than fair weather weekend drivers?
Open Diff: What will we be collecting and driving in 2041?
Will a 2015 Chevy Volt be worth big money to collectors in 2041? Photo courtesy GM Media.
In 1989, the Hollywood blockbuster Back to the Future II envisioned a 2015 filled with flying cars, self-fitting clothes and hoverboards, to name but a few of the movie's forward-thinking ideas. So far, none have come to fruition, at least in a commercially viable manner, which has us wondering: Given the same 26-year time span as in the movie, what cars will we (or our relatives) be collecting and driving in the year 2041?
Yes, this is a two-part question, since a future without both daily drivers and collector cars is too bleak for us to imagine. First, let's tackle the issue of daily drivers: What will power them? Solar or wind-generated electricity? Hydrogen? Some means we haven't even conceived of yet? Will self-driving cars be a reality, or will the technology development stop at semi-autonomous? What about the flying cars we were promised in the 1950s; will these be a reality (albeit an expensive one) in 2041?
Next, what cars will be collectible in 2041? Will a 1969 Yenko Camaro or a 427 Shelby Cobra still be an object of desire? What about a 2015 Ford Mustang GT350, or a 2015 Chevrolet Camaro Z28? Will future generations look to cars like the Chevrolet Volt or the Nissan Leaf as desirable relics from a simpler time, or will these serve as a mere footnote to automotive history?
As a reminder, keep your replies on topic, since discussions like this have a way of turning political very quickly. We're here to talk about automobiles, not legislation or the men and women behind it.
Open Diff: Driver's education in the United States is broken, but how would you fix it?
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Last week's news piece about a ban on commercial vehicles longer than 30 feet on U.S. 129 in Blount County, Tennessee, really struck a nerve with readers, and it wasn't long before the conversation turned to driver education. As someone with a passion for driving, a bit of racing experience, a few driver's schools and countless laps at a variety of road courses under his belt, it's a topic I feel rather strongly about, since driving is perhaps the most under-rated and over-estimated of modern skills.
Blame it on modern cars, which have gotten so forgiving that skills like threshold braking and skid recovery have become lost arts. That's all well and good until the laws of physics intervene; ABS won't always stop a car before an oak tree will, and tires won't always generate enough grip for the electro-nannies to keep a car off a guard rail. While very few drivers have enough training to avoid all potential accidents, there's a definite correlation between the amount of time spent practicing behind the wheel (under trained supervision) and the number of avoidable crashes on one's driving record.
Time was that driver's education was a part of high school curriculum, to the extent that many school districts even had a car (or fleet of cars) to be used in training new drivers. By the time I made it to driver's ed, it was taught by a disinterested phys-ed teacher and consisted of little more than an overview of basic rules of the road and vehicle operation. The on-road training came courtesy of my father and the local driving school, which was enough to meet the requirements for licensing, but not much more. Today, the situation is even bleaker: many schools offer no training at all, leaving it up to parents, relatives, or driving schools.
Assuming we can agree that there's a problem in training new drivers, how do we fix it? Do we impose a strict training and licensing regimen like Germany, which produces skilled drivers but a cost unattainable to many in the United States? Do we require participation in one (or more) of the street survival schools now offered to young drivers across the United States? Do we mandate that high schools again teach driver's education, and if so, how do we fund this? Do we continue to bury our heads in the sand, trusting that automakers will improve automotive safety and hoping that autonomous cars will solve all our problems? What's your solution?
Open Diff: Have you ever driven a car that scared you?
At Second Creek, Colorado, in 1991. Even racing a Pinto with the stock fuel tank didn't worry me. Photo by Lynette Koch.
It's that time of year again, when kids celebrate the mythical lifting of the veil between worlds by dressing in costume and going door-to-door on the hunt for candy. As adults, we know the scariest time of the year comes on April 15, when taxes are due, but even flipping on the television news these days is enough to give most a fright. In keeping with this theme, I pose a simple question: Have you ever driven a car that scared you?
Sadly, I have not, and I'm not sure if that's due to a lack of common sense or a lack of opportunity. I've driven many suitable candidates over the years, including a college roommate's ancient Audi 100, which required hot-wiring the fuel pump relay with a guitar pick to start, had marginal brakes (and I'm truly being kind here) and ran on a set of Michelin radials that were nearly bald and crumbling with dry rot. In good weather, driving the Audi posed little challenge, but one morning-after-a-blizzard trek from Golden (where my girlfriend, now wife, lived) to Boulder, Colorado, was truly the white-knuckled stuff of driving nightmares. Suffice it to say I mastered the Scandinavian flick that morning, and also learned that there are times when a red light means look both ways before heading through the intersection, as losing forward momentum means not recovering it. Thankfully, the roads were deserted, since most had the common sense to stay off them.
Later in life, I was lucky enough to drive a wide array of cars on race tracks, in all kinds of weather. Neither a Cadillac CTS-V, with its formidable 556 horsepower, nor a damp racetrack caused me much concern, and the same can be said of a delivery-miles only Type 991 Porsche 911 on a track best described as "under water." The 2013 Nissan GT-R, while impressive and adrenaline-producing at speed, really wasn't intimidating no matter how hard it was pushed in the confines of a track environment.
None of this is to say that my driving talent is exceptional, as I learned long ago that I'll never be the fast guy in the room. At best, I'm average among drivers with track time, and my greatest skill seems to be the ability to get nearly anything around a track, at reasonable but not record-setting velocities, in a safe manner.
There are cars out there that would surely break my "curse" (the Porsche 917K immediately springs to mind), though I'm fairly certain I'll never have the opportunity to climb behind the wheel of one for laps at speed. That said, what car (or even what road or track) left you shaking and bathed in sweat, promising that you'd forever drive boring cars if you just survived the day?
Open Diff: What automotive terms are facing extinction?
The horizontal speedometer of a 1974 Plymouth Satellite. Photo by Bob Sekeksky.
Editor's note: This Open Diff piece comes from Hemmings Motor News account executive Bradford Kosich, who perpetually has grease beneath his fingernails and some sort of injury from working on his latest project car.
One of the great things about working at Hemmings Motor News is that readers frequently share pictures of their restoration projects with staff members. Just the other day, a reader sent me photos of his 1974 Plymouth Satellite, documenting the entire restoration process. One of the shots featured an old-style horizontal speedometer, which brought me back to the days of my youth and the old Pontiac Bonneville that I learned to drive on. We affectionately called the car "Meatloaf" due to its brown color and large, homogenous shape, but the car's saving grace was the 455-cu.in. V-8 beneath its hood.
As I traveled down this nostalgic road, I remembered a term from my youth that has all but disappeared from today's lexicon…"pinning" the speedometer.
This started me thinking about other automotive terms and phrases that have gone by the wayside or lost their original meaning. "Rolling up the window" has become obsolete, as even the least expensive contemporary economy cars come with power windows in place of manual cranks. Few modern drivers will understand the meanings behind "pull out the choke," "gapping the points," "flooded carburetor," or even "sealed-beam headlamp," since today's automobiles contain none of these components. There are no more "three on the tree" or "four on the floor" shifters, and when it comes to tires, bias now means favoring one manufacturer over another.
Sure, those of us in the old car hobby will continue to keep these terms alive for the near future, but there's no escaping the fact that these words and phrases are on the endangered species list. What other automotive terms are in danger of going the way of the dodo?
Open Diff: Is the hunt the best part of acquiring a project car?
Photo by John Lloyd.
Thanks to a fortunate blend of circumstances, I'm once again on the hunt for a project car to park in the garage. Though still in the very early stages of the quest, I'd forgotten how much of a Christmas-morning-like thrill it was to track down the right car, within a reasonable distance, equipped with the right options and in the right condition. In fact, the search itself could be the best part of acquiring a project car.
Identifying the specific make and model is, perhaps, the easy part, but then the question of what year arises. Every production year for every model has its pros and cons, so narrowing the range to meet expectations and budget becomes the first of many complications. Once this issue is settled, the next roadblock is defining the trim level and, if applicable, the optional equipment.
Then there's the question of mileage. In a modern automobile, 100,000 miles is no longer the concern it once was, assuming ownership records prove that recommended maintenance was performed. That said, some of us (myself included) prefer cars with a bit less "experience," which can greatly complicate the search for a car that's long ago seen its first, second or third decade. Ultimately, color can be something of a moot point, because if a project car ticks off all the other boxes, avoiding it based on hue alone will almost certainly lead to later disappointment.
Of course I'm checking the Hemmings Motor News classifieds, as well as the other usual suspects, but the Southern Vermont geographic area isn't exactly a hotbed for used cars, unless one is shopping for a pickup, sport utility or Subaru. That said, I embrace the challenge, and reluctantly admit that I'm in no hurry to draw the search for the right car (in my case, a 1994 to 2005 Mazda Miata, which crosses over the first and second generations) to a hasty conclusion.
Can it safely be said, then, that the hunt is the best part of the entire process?
Open Diff – Is the American junkyard doomed?
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Quite a few of the comments in the 8,000-car Hemmings Find of the Day surprised me. I fully expected the attempts to pool our money and buy the Idaho salvage yard, but didn't expect so many to simply calculate the value of all that scrap metal and look at the yard as a mere profit/loss deal. Sure, 8,000 cars and $3 million ain't no pocket change for many (okay, pretty much all) of us, but I wonder if there's more to it than that.
Consider how many junkyards (I much prefer that term over salvage yards, scrap yards, or whatever other synonyms people come up with to try to give the yards a friendlier image) are folding or have folded in recent years, how much automotive history is headed to the crusher, how many owners are choosing to retire from the business. Yes, the economy of high scrap prices and insurance premiums, pressure from developers flashing wads of cash, and constraints of environmental policies all figure into a junkyard owner's decision to sell or scrap, but there's gotta be more to the decline of the American junkyard.
Nowadays, it seems there's more interest in going through junkyards to take pictures of the rust and decay than there is in buying parts from junkyards or even stepping up to take over a junkyard's operations. These are the places where many a gearhead cut his or her teeth (and, likely, a finger or two on rusted sheetmetal), and it seems that if there's any future for them at all, it's not as mom-n-pop back-40 menageries of old cars and school buses filled with random parts, it's as sanitized Walmart-style processing centers where there's less thought given to who can use the parts than how soon they can fill another truckload of scrap.
"A bygone era, I fear," Don Homuth wrote. "But nice to remember."
Or maybe that's just how Don and I see things. Do you see any future for the junkyards we knew and loved, or do you see them all gobbled up by suburban sprawl and the commodification of cars? If you were to be tasked with saving an old-school junkyard, how would you do it? And if all these old junkyards go extinct, how much harder will it be to preserve American automotive history?
[As a reminder, this is Open Diff, where we encourage conversations, even if they're not on the topic at hand. It's also a good time to put out a reminder about our commenting rules, which apply across the site: no spam, no selling anything, no political comments, and keep it civil. Any comments that violate these rules will be modified or deleted at our discretion.]
Open Diff – How do you keep rust at bay?
"Light rust." Photo by the author.
This morning's little lecture about how salt accelerates the rusting process brought out a few interesting comments on how some people combat the tin worm – post-salt scrub-downs and waste-oil belly sprays among them. But from spending a few years in this hobby, we know that just about everybody out there has their own brand of both preventative medicine to ward off rust as well as their favorite weapons in the war on iron oxide. So share with us your most effective means of dealing with rust and, for extra credit, using today's salt lecture, give us the specific chemical, electrical, physical, psychological, mystical, manual, or pharmaceutical reasons why you believe that method works best.
My preferred method, like many Northeasterners, is to use a sacrificial anode of sorts: a winter beater. My AMX – or any vehicle I plan on keeping for a good long while – doesn't come out of the garage until after the towns come out with their streetsweepers in the spring to wash all the salt off the roads. Yes, I like to advocate driving old cars whenever possible, but I can't condone destroying them.
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Pex: home-run vs Brach? Why not both?
I have been reading about the different way to install pex and I'm interested in doing the home run version for the faster hot water but if that is the main advantage why do home run for the cold as well? Wouldn't it make more sense to just home run the hot and branch the cold?
Typicall for a residential application you would run a 3/4 main and branch off the main with 1/2.
You also need to size for the FU's. Fixture unit's
Manifold system uses less fittings which saves time. But not too many homes in my area plumbed with manifolds. In fact not too many homes are
being built:whistling2: Most guys here use mains with branches though
out here in pa can say mix of both ..manifolds and branches....my company is starting a 70 unit condo project in march the builder and I just finished our layout for the plumbing and hvac...going manifolds...:yes:
For branch I would go with 3/4 main and tee 1/2 off for laundry, contiune 3/4 main and tee 3/4 to 1st floor bath which would then tee 1/2 to toilet with 3/4 to tee 1/2 to sink and 1/2 to shower. Continuing with 3/4 main, tee 1/2 off to kitchen sink and finally continuing the 3/4 main to second floor bath and tee 1/2 to toilet with 3/4 to tee 1/2 to sink and 1/2 shower/tub.
For the combo I was thinking homerun 1/2 hot to laundry, 1st floor sink, 1st floor shower, kitchen sink, 2nd floor sink, and 2nd floor tub/shower. Them branch just like above for cold. Actually, I forgot the hose bib, so that would have to branch off there somewhere as well. Is a 3/4 main big enough for all of that?
Other than quick hot water time what are the other advantages to homerun? Less fittings? but doesn't that even out with more tubing? not to mention the cost of the mainfold.
Now, i now you're doing the labor, but put a value on your time and calculate how many hours you think it takes drill holes, measure every pipe length ,crimp fittings, anchor pipes, nail plate, pressure test, etc. I'd seriously like to hear your answer.
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Home run both hot and cold 3/4" to manifolds 1/2" to everything from there. Originally, I was going with a manabloc but to keep the cost consistent I priced it with a copper 6 port for hot and 10 port for cold. I would need 1 100ft roll of 3/4" (white because i don't feel like buying 100 of blue and 100 of red seeing as I only need about 60ft total), 1 100ft roll of 1/2" red and 2 100ft rolls of 1/2" blue. Total 3/4" run is 60ft and 1/2" run is 227ft. Total fittings (including shutoffs) is 21 and total clamps is 46. Total holes drilled thought joists is 37 (I didn't included stubbing up or out because that will be the same for every configuration) and total clips is 43.
Total material cost was $401
Branch both hot and cold 3/4" main 1/2" to everything from there. I would need 1 100ft roll of 3/4" (white because i don't feel like buy 100 of blue and 10o of red seeing as I only need about 94ft total), 1 100ft roll of 1/2" red and 1 100ft rolls of 1/2" blue. Total 3/4" run is 94ft and 1/2" run is 102ft. Total fittings (including shutoffs) is 34 and total clamps is 68. Total holes drilled thought joists is 34 and total clips is 26. Total material cost was $365
Home run hot and branch cold 3/4" main and to manifold 1/2" to everything from there. Copper 6 port for hot. I would need 1 100ft roll of 3/4" (white because i don't feel like buy 100 of blue and 10 of red seeing as I only need about 77ft total), 1 100ft roll of 1/2" red and 1 100ft rolls of 1/2" blue. Total 3/4" run is 77ft and 1/2" run is 154ft. Total fittings (including shutoffs) is 29 and total clamps is 60. Total holes drilled thought joists is 34 and total clips is 38. Total material cost was $365 (cost of the extra fittings and clamps was equal to the 10 port manifold)
Home Run 60ft 3/4", 227ft 1/2", 21 fittings, 46 clamps, 37 holes, 43 clips, $401
Branch 94ft 3/4", 102ft 1/2", 34 fittings, 68 clamps, 34 holes, 26 clips, $365
Both 77ft 3/4", 154ft 1/2", 29 fittings, 60 clamps, 34 holes, 38 clips, $365
Surprising everything was pretty close with the main labor be clips to clamps as well as total footage. The way my house is set up puts the manifolds right by the first floor bath (with the kitchen just past it) and right underneath the chase to the second floor bath. I have no joist to drill to get to the kitchen sink (all soffit), 1 joist to get to 1st floor toilet and sink, 3 joist to 1st floor shower, up the chase and no joists to 2nd floor toilet, 3 joists to 2nd floor sink, 1 joist to 2nd floor tub/shower (the 2nd floor joists run perpendicular to the first floor joists.) The hose bib is right under the manifold and the laundry directly adjacent to it. For those most part, where I would branch off the main would leave me with the same amount of holes drilled.
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Pablo Diablo (Manchester City fan) says...
fifa are a joke and waste of space and money(why pay them when they get so much in bribes?) and the people hating england (john koo who ironically supports a english club and kofi amoako ) are jealous of this country what are your countries renowed apart from war and dictatorship?Nothing
Posted 22:32 2nd December 2010
Steven Jones says...
How is just ignoring potential corruption in anyones best interest? I don't follow the logic of that...
Posted 21:39 2nd December 2010
Stuart Hulse (Sunderland fan) says...
Russia got our world cup, we got their winter. POOR TRADE! Never trusted Fifa of blatter. His legacy will be the two worst world cups ever. One in Africa- Voo voo zelas and no atmosphere. One in Russia - Too far and too dangerous. Plastic pitches no doubt! Keep all of our money in this country in future no more hand outs for two votes!
Posted 21:11 2nd December 2010
Keith Appleton (Sunderland fan) says...
Panorama caused considerable damage. The BBC will claim that they were only reporting legitimate concerns. However, the timing was deliberate, 48 hour before the decision for maximum exposure... and impact. The BBC have not acted in the public interest - only their own. SCRAP THE LICENSE FEE.
Posted 21:09 2nd December 2010
Graham Bemment (Tottenham Hotspur fan) says...
What an absolute farce!!!!! I don't think the media had any part in England not getting the World Cup. The die had already been cast before today. As disappointed and suprised as I am that we lost to Russia, the Qatar win is more suprising and alarming. How can a non-footballing nation be awarded the games biggest (not greatest anymore, just look at the low standard of the last World Cup) competition? Money has definitley changed hands for both appointments. Both are dangerous for different reasons. Russia for crime and safety. Qatar for politics and the searing heat. I stopped in Qatar on my way back from South Africa in June and it was stiffling and in the 40's at 7am. Absolute joke. I don't agree with dropping out of FIFA as some have suggested as we want to win these tournaments on the pitch, but i do agree with backing a FULL INDEPENDANT enquiry into FIFA and Herr Blatter!!! Of all the bidders for both tournaments on offer the most suprising but probably wealthiest two nations won, that's blatant and alarming. The beautiful game should've come home so we could reinstill some pride and integrity in it, instead both have slipped further away from Football. Ignore FIFA and bring back a tornament of the Home Nations!!!!
Posted 20:16 2nd December 2010
Graham Dore (Manchester United fan) says...
it looks like political pressure has won again, speaking as a britt abroad, i can honestly say that most of the people i work with , who are mostly from europe,many others from the four corners of the world would have loved to see the world cup in the UK, everyone of them support a team from the Uk leagues, and the chance to visit one of the magnificent stadiums where their heroes have played may not be possible now for another decade or so maybe a bit of sour grapes from my side but the world cup should be for the world, and a better system should be introduced so that it gives everyone the chance to have a part of it, instead of those who can pay the highest price, The Uk has the best footballing infrastructure in europe, with access to all grounds from a super motorway system, which covers all corners of the footballing nation, i may not live in the Uk due to work , but it would have been a honour to see the boys trying to win it again on home ground Unlucky again as it seems Graham
Posted 20:10 2nd December 2010
David Knowles (Liverpool fan) says...
Nobody should be surprised by this result. Everything about FIFA is rotten and Blatter and his cronies run football like it is their own private club, accounting to nobody. There needs to be a full independent audit of their accounts and if they refuse to allow this then the likes of UEFA need to take action. There is a nasty whiff of something in the Geneva air.
Posted 19:39 2nd December 2010
John Koo (Chelsea fan) says...
Serves you Brits right! You were arrogant and cocky through out the bidding process, just stopping short of demanding that it should be automatically handed to you while scorning other bids. I am 100% sure that England would have landed the rights if not for the negative media coverage! I am equally 100% sure that Amos Adamu of Nigeria would have voted for England. What were you guys thinking? You could eat your cake and have it? And one would have thought that you would have learned your lesson-a lesson in humility from this devastating blow! But Alas No! You want to usurp FIFA for not voting for you. The rest of the world will not support you! The rest of the world( represented by the 22 voting members) voted resoundingly for you not to get the hosting rights! Don't you get it? Good luck with trying to usurp FIFA! You're on your own. Keep attacking FIFA, Keep attacking the world, keep alienating the rest of the world and alienating yourselves and keep getting defeated and licking your wounds. You are SUPER-ENGLAND!
Posted 19:00 2nd December 2010
Trevor James (Chelsea fan) says...
Why is anyone surprised at this news? One only have to read to important stories of the past few days: The BBC Panorama programme identified that at least some of the 22 members of the committee are corrupt. No surprise there then. The second story was carried by WikiLeaks; Russia is a Mafia state and Putin has ties to organised crime. No surprise there either. Add the 2 stories together and you get...........
Posted 17:55 2nd December 2010
Kofi Amoako (Barcelona fan) says...
so you people(England) think everything good should come from your country,never we're in modern world now.we have pass the colonial time you people dictate the pace.i congratulate the fifa executive committee members for voting England out in the round.
Posted 17:52 2nd December 2010
Andy Ankomah (Arsenal fan) says...
How could England expect to win this WC bid. A lot of people feel disappointed. They have themselves to been to blame. As we are paying the BBC wages through license. they have been allowed this soo called free-press to shoot them (Fifa) with Panorama. I have no sympathy for England. The bid failed before it even began after Ponarama. Did you guys really think the Fifa execs are stupid enough to vote Engalnd after two of their own were humiliated by the British Press. Yes there is corruption but surely it can be expose after the result. It always about making money with the BBC that represent the Great Britain. Had the result gone England way, think about the commercial deal and Funds that could have been generate dfor this country, rather than a 1 hour programme that killed England WC bid. Talk about BBC representing the National Interest. Way-to-go BBC.
Posted 17:46 2nd December 2010
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(1) IRS has taken several positive steps to implement the mandate, such as communicating the details of the implementation and publishing proposed regulations for public comment. However, paid preparers raised concerns regarding the proposed regulations, especially with respect to their timing. The proposed regulations were issued approximately 1 month before the effective date. IRS officials told us that preparers should have been aware of the mandate's implementation date and that IRS plans to be flexible with enforcement for the first year. (2) The e-file mandate may affect fewer paid preparers and e-file rates may be lower than IRS originally anticipated because of its legal interpretation of the word "file." The e-file mandate applies to paid preparers who file returns. IRS interpreted this to mean that a preparer whose clients choose to file finished paper returns themselves will be relieved of the mandate if the preparer does not file more than 10 returns for other clients. Even if the preparer files more than 10 returns, the clients can still choose to file paper returns as long as the preparer does not submit them to IRS. After making its legal interpretation, IRS revised its initial projection of e-file rates in 2011 from 82 to 75 percent, and its projection for 2012 from 84 to 77 percent. The mandate could have a greater impact if the word "file" were replaced with "prepare or file" or similarly broader language. Fifteen out of the 22 states with e-file requirements use either the word "prepare" alone or the term "prepare or file" in their requirements. (3) Multiple identification numbers may burden paid preparers and raise administrative costs for IRS. The Electronic Filing Identification Number (EFIN) and Preparer Tax Identification Numbers (PTIN) will have similar application processes and suitability tests once new PTIN requirements are fully effective. Because PTINs identify each preparer, whereas EFINs will not always do so, it might be possible to use only preparers' PTINs as the authorizing numbers to e-file their taxpayers' returns, with no loss of ability to track preparers. IRS has not studied whether it would be cost effective to do so. (4) IRS may be missing opportunities to educate taxpayers about the benefits of e-filing. Currently, neither the Form 8948, "Preparer Explanation for Not Filing Electronically," nor the statement IRS suggests preparers ask taxpayers to sign to assert that they are choosing to file on paper, describes the benefits of e-filing. A few states use such statements on their forms. If Congress wants to expand the applicability of the e-file mandate beyond those preparers who file tax returns, Congress may wish to amend paragraph 6011(e)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code by replacing the word "file" with broader language, such as "prepare or file." To improve implementation of the e-file mandate, we recommend that the Commissioner of Internal Revenue direct IRS officials to take the following two actions: 1. determine whether it would be practical and cost effective to use preparers' PTINs as the authorizing numbers to e-file their taxpayers' returns. If IRS determines it is advantageous, it should create a timetable and plan to modify e-file systems accordingly; and 2. update the taxpayer choice statement discussed in Notice 2010-85 as well as Form 8948, "Preparer Explanation for Not Filing Electronically," to include information about the benefits of e-filing.
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Status: Open
Comments: Legislation was introduced on June 28, 2011 which provided clarification on the electronic filing requirements for paid preparers. This included language that changed the language in the original bill (Section 6011 (e)(3) (B)) from "filed to prepared." However, this legislation had not progressed as of April 2014. In 2014, the Tax Refund Theft Prevention Action (S.2736) was introduced and would have amended IRC 6011(e)(3)(B) as suggested in GAO-11-344. This bill would have also phased down the number of returns triggering the e-file requirement from 250 returns to 20 returns over three filing seasons. In addition, this bill would have removed the threshold of 10 returns, thus triggering the e-file requirement for paid preparers(subject to some exceptions). This bill expired with the end of the 113th Congress.
Recommendation: If Congress wants to expand the applicability of the e-file mandate beyond those preparers who file tax returns, then Congress may wish to amend paragraph 6011(e)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code by replacing the word "file" with broader language, such as "prepare or file."
Agency Affected: Congress
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: In response to our recommendation, IRS conducted a study to determine if it was practical and cost effective to use preparers Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) as the authorizing number to e-file taxpayers' returns. In March 2012, IRS issued an internal report on the study results. IRS interviewed a number of internal and external stakeholders during this process, and during this time, changed a major process of the PTIN application--no longer requiring preparers to obtain a fingerprint/background check. Largely based on this change, IRS determined that it would be neither practical nor cost effective to establish the PTIN as the authorizing number for e-file. The processes for determining suitability for the two programs are no longer as duplicative as they were during the course of the audit.
Recommendation: To improve implementation of the e-file mandate, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue should direct IRS officials to determine whether it would be practical and cost effective to use preparers' PTINs as the authorizing numbers to e-file their taxpayers' returns. If IRS determines it is advantageous, it should create a timetable and plan to modify e-file systems accordingly;
Agency Affected: Department of the Treasury: Internal Revenue Service
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: In March 2011, we reported on the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) implementation of the e-file mandate for paid preparers. We found that some states, such as New Jersey, provide information about the benefits of e-filing on their taxpayer "opt out" forms. IRS requires preparers fill out and submit Form 8948, "Preparer Explanation for Not Filing Electronically," if they are not electronically filing a taxpayer's return. We recommended that the Commissioner of Internal Revenue direct officials update the Form 8948, "Preparer Explanation for Not Filing Electronically," to include information about the benefits of e-filing. IRS agreed with our recommendation. On March 28, 2011, IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2011-25 which outlined the steps a preparer should take if taxpayers choose to file on paper, which included the taxpayer choice statement. IRS included the benefits of e-filing in this statement based on our recommendation. In December 2011, IRS updated Form 8948, "Preparer Explanation for Not Filing Electronically," to include the benefits of e-filing on the form. This form is included with the taxpayer's tax package and as a result, taxpayers now have an additional opportunity to learn about the benefits of e-filing, at a low cost to IRS and without imposing an extra burden on paid preparers. If the information influences some taxpayers to choose to e-file, IRS administrative costs would be reduced.
Recommendation: To improve implementation of the e-file mandate, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue should direct IRS officials to update the taxpayer choice statement discussed in Notice 2010-85 as well as Form 8948, "Preparer Explanation for Not Filing Electronically," to include information about the benefits of e-filing.
Agency Affected: Department of the Treasury: Internal Revenue Service
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As the hysteria of the California Gold Rush faded, many discouraged gold seekers returned home. Rumors of gold in the Rocky Mountains persisted and several small parties explored the region. In the summer of 1857, a party of Spanish-speaking gold seekers from New Mexico worked a placer deposit along the South Platte River about 5 miles (8 kilometers) above Cherry Creek in what is today Denver.
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Friday afternoon, Rimes met a girlfriend for a bite at Public House at The Venetian. The singer sipped a Joseph James beer and a Maker's Mark on the rocks, and split a burrata appetizer with her pal before tucking into a spinach salad with chicken. According to a witness, she spent most of her lunch chatting on her phone.
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Kibera youth are involved in the global campaign to STOP RAPE NOW, http://www.stoprapenow.org
We posted our photos with the GET CROSS symbol. A Kibera Film School trainee, John Ngaruiya, known as "GG Spice" has written a STOP RAPE song. We will producer our own Public Service Announcement for our community and the world to join us to STOP RAPE NOW.
Hot Sun Foundation is having a GALA Celebration 27 March 2010 to honour the first group of Kibera Film School trainees, thank our many supporters, and enjoy a gathering in our new office and training centre.
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Elections are over, but recounts loom
With the results of two local elections still uncertain, recounts of the votes may be on the horizon.
A definite winner has yet to emerge in the races for the Indiana House District 76 seat, which covers the state's southwesternmost corner, and for Knight Township trustee.
Democratic state Sen. Bob Deig, who is attempting to switch houses in an effort to keep in his party's column in the seat held by failed 8th District congressional candidate Trent Van Haaften, appeared Wednesday to hold an eight-vote lead over Republican Wendy McNamara.
But the Indiana Election Commission ordered ballots and voting machines impounded on Wednesday at McNamara's behest.
"To be honest with you, I don't know where anything stands at this point. They haven't certified the race in Vanderburgh County. I haven't heard anything in Posey or Gibson. Nobody will confirm or give us information, so right now everything's still up in the air," McNamara said. She said she hasn't yet decided whether she will request a recount if Deig is declared the winner.
"We've definitely positioned ourselves to do so. That's something we'll have to talk about and see what we're going to do," she said.
Deig said the last count he had heard put him slightly ahead. However, he said, votes from some machines in Vanderburgh and Gibson counties are being retabulated starting this morning.
Knight trustee
But even if a recount isn't needed in that race, at least one recount in Vanderburgh County is likely. After more than 17,000 Knight Township votes were counted, current trustee Kathryn Martin kept her job by 12 votes, or about 0.6 percent of the vote.
Her Republican challenger, Jim Braker, said Wednesday he planned to ask for a recount, though he had yet to file for one. He said he would expect Martin to do the same if the roles were reversed.
"We'll just wait and see," he said. "It would probably be foolish not contest it, certainly my opponent would contest it."
Martin — or any other candidate challenged to a recount — would then have a chance to counterfile after the first recount is complete, said Vanderburgh County Clerk Susan Kirk.
"It does not cost the voters anything. The candidate who files the recount pays for it," Kirk said.
Even when no recounts are involved, election results aren't certified until 10 days after the election because those who had to vote provisionally have 10 days to supply more information to the clerk. That, too, could potentially change the results in a race this close.
Kirk said she did not know how many provisional ballots were cast on Tuesday. Any losing candidate can file for a re-count up to two weeks after the election, she said.
n Staff writer Eric Bradner contributed to this report.
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