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Bertha Guerrero was born and raised in Santa Ana, California. In 2008, Bertha graduated from the University of California Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.
While in school Bertha was admitted into Justice Corps, an umbrella program under AmeriCorps. As a Justice Corps member, she provided assistance to Self-Help Legal Access Centers and the LA County Department of Consumer Affairs Small Claims Advisor. At the Self-Help Legal Access Centers, Bertha assisted diverse group of self-represented litigants in cases through one-on-one contact legal workshops, referrals and legal paperwork in the fields of housing, civil and family law.
After graduation, Bertha worked in a law firm as a paralegal, focusing on bankruptcy law. She maintained familiarity with Federal and California court system Chapter 7 and 13 proceedings, creditor representation, and all facets of motion and appellate practice.
As a CHCI Public Policy Fellow, Bertha would like to gain hands-on experience in federal policy decision-making. Her primary focus is to address healthcare, education, affordable housing and immigration issues.
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Finalists for Ventura College president discuss how they'd do the job
Five finalists for president at Ventura College told members of the college community and the public how they would do the job at a forum Monday afternoon.
Two of the finalists, who were named Sunday, come from the Ventura County Community College District. One is from California, and two are from out of state. They are:
Stephanie Bulger, vice chancellor of educational affairs at Wayne County Community College District in Wayne County, Mich.;
Erika Endrijonas, executive vice president of Oxnard College;
Greg Gillespie, vice president for instruction and student services at Yavapai College in Prescott, Ariz.;
David Keebler, vice president of business services at Ventura College; and
Christopher Villa, vice president of student services at Fresno City College.
Ventura College President Robin Calote will retire this summer.
Finalists answered questions such as why they wanted the job, the hardest decision they have made in their present jobs and how they would fund arts programs. About 30 people attended the forum, at the Wright Event Center on campus.
Questions were submitted by email and on cards passed out to the audience. The moderator mixed up the questions so that each candidate answered some but not necessarily all of them.
Donna Beatty, a math professor at Ventura College who was in the audience, said she was looking for someone who knows California and can provide stability as the district's key leaders retire or leave to take other jobs.
"I would really like to see candidates who have some connection with California, knowing how our state works, having some connections," she said.
When asked why he wants the job, Keebler, who lives a half-mile from campus, said: "I'm part of the college. I'm one of you. I want to be a resource for you. I want to be a support for you."
Other finalists noted the city's beauty and people's friendliness.
Another question asked about maintaining Ventura's tradition of academics, athletics and the arts. Several candidates said they enjoyed the arts or had been athletes.
"You need to look at how you promote student success," said Endrijonas, who mentioned in her opening remarks that she's a football fan. "The arts and athletics are part of that. They're also a great way for the college to reach out to the community."
When asked about the most difficult decision they had made in their current jobs, a couple of candidates talked about budget cuts — an experience the district's three colleges have shared.
"We had to reduce class sections when funding in Michigan plummeted," Bulger said. "For our summer session we reduced sessions by half. But then we received some outside funding so we were able to add some sections."
Endrijonas recalled program cuts that Oxnard College recently made.
"We had not done enough legwork, identifying the criteria by which we would make those cuts," she said. "I learned to be very clear about criteria, to be very open about the process."
Villa talked about a longtime professor who students found discriminatory when he tried to prove that homosexual behavior was abnormal, using the Bible as proof. After an inquiry from the Fresno Bee, Villa conducted an investigation.
"The conclusion was in favor of the students," he said. "He argued academic freedom. ... The instructor tried to appeal. He tried to sue us. But the decision stands."
Candidates also were asked about programs that lead to low-paying jobs. Most, like Gillespie, supported them if they provided a steppingstone to a higher-paying job.
"I'm comfortable with programs that lead to a lower-paying job as long they're on a pathway to a career," Gillespie said.
Mary Jones, the coordinator of Ventura College's student health center, was watching for how the finalists presented themselves.
"I want to see how confident they are," Jones said. "The depth of their answers to questions reveals how much homework they've done. It also shows how much they know California."
People who heard the finalists speak may submit their thoughts and recommendations by email to the search firm the district hired. The firm will give those emails over to Chancellor Jamillah Moore, who will interview the finalists. Those interviews have not yet been scheduled, spokeswoman Clare Geisen said. In a recent change of district policy, Moore will select the president, rather than the board.
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It's a sticky wicket when you decide to write about something you actually like. You spend all day being snarky and clever, and then you get this great idea, and you're afraid you're going to come off, I don't know, less right than you want it to. That's the danger of writing about anything, and if your chosen medium is the word, you do your best, just like someone who draws with pencils, paints with acrylic, or sculpts with clay, mashed potatoes or excrement. Expression is…expression.
Nobody understands that like Amanda Palmer does. She's taken artistic expression to a wholly public, yet totally authentic place in a world that is absolutely and virtually (yes, literally) flooded with mass-market crap and agenda-ridden corporate ad-work. (Rather than artwork. See what I did there? Twas a play on words). Unlike most young not-yet-musicians, Palmer did not dream of being a rockstar. She saw the career of rockstar as a means to her ultimate end – throwing the ultimate party. You can read her entire, beautifully written bio on her webpage, in the press section. I won't steal any of Jonathan Perry's thunder – check it out for yourself.
If the ultimate party is Palmer's goal, she seems to accomplish it in almost everything she does. Almost a decade ago she formed The Dresden Dolls with Brian Viglione and immediately the duo's performances were complimented by local drama students and often The Dirty Business Brigade.
The release of her 2008 solo album, Who Killed Amanda Palmer also saw a companion book of the same name, penned by Neil Gaiman, who is now her fiance. Palmer has hosted many online "Twitter Parties" called the "Losers of Friday Night on Twitter" and is known to perform "Ninja" gigs at cities where she travels. She has a webcast channel called PartyOnTheInternet.com. Her projects are numerous. Her energy is, truly, indescribable. And her fans? Well, they (we) love her.
Taken from Twitter, I submit 9 fan-created Amanda Palmer pieces of art JUST SINCE July 31, 2010. In less than a month, and these are just the ones she's tweeted that I've caught. What this says to me is that here we have a woman who not only makes art wherever she goes, she inspires it as well.
Twitter: @cassandralong – a simply amazing artist
Twitter: @january_victim Blogger
Twitter: @anniogenese Writer, Little Ghost
Twitter: @mataduvor A girl in the Sweden part of the world.
Twitter: @scissorhandvamp – Shawna from Alaska
Twitter: @G_Robot
Twitter: @QTHC215 – Big AFP fan, and obviously a fan of The Dresden Dolls – tattoos are 4-ever!
Twitter: @SoCoSeth – he says he makes everything look sexy
This ukulele is actually named "Amanda," probably because she can, of course, play a mean ukulele, and has recently released and EP called Amanda Palmer Performs The Popular Hits of Radiohead on Her Magical Ukulele. And yes, it is awesome. Don't believe me? Go download it.
See more Amanda Palmer fan art. And can I just say, thank heavens there are still people out there who are willing to have a good time, and who make sure the rest of us do too.
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Week 9 Prep Matchups
B-HP (6-2) at Wren (6-2)
The Bears have won the last 11 meetings dating back to 1997. B-HP QB Matt Williams threw for 422 yards and three TDs in a win over Seneca last week while Wren RB Levi Bufford ran for 159 yards and scored three total TDs against Walhalla.
Landrum (3-5) at Crescent (6-2)
Landrum, Crescent and Pendleton are locked in three-way tie for third place in Region 1-AA. A win tonight would give the Tigers the tiebreaker over both the Bulldogs and Cardinals.
Walhalla (2-6) at Daniel (6-2)
The Lions beat the Razorbacks 38-0 in 2011 and 47-3 in 2010. Christian Groomes booted a 38-yard field goal with 58 seconds left last week to give Daniel, ranked No. 3 in AAA, a 37-34 victory over Emerald and put it in the driver's seat for the Region 1-AAA title.
Hillcrest (4-4) at T.L. Hanna (3-5)
The Yellow Jackets have won three of the last four in this series. Hanna trails Hillcrest and Westside by a game for fourth place in Region 1-AAAA with three games to play.
Palmetto (5-3) at Emerald (6-2)
The Vikings defeated the Mustangs 55-29 in the 2005 AA playoffs on their run to the state semifinals. Currently, the teams are tied for the fourth place in Region 1-AAA.
Liberty (4-4) at Pendleton (5-3)
The Bulldogs haven't lost to the Red Devils since 2002. Bulldogs RB Cam Blackburn rushed for 137 yards in his first game back from injury last week while Liberty benefited from five Crescent turnovers in a 41-7 win.
Carolina (2-6) at Powdersville (0-7)
The Patriots managed just two first downs and didn't make it into Chesnee territory until the second half of a 60-0 loss last week.
Seneca (3-5) at West-Oak (0-8)
The Bobcats won 34-20 last season. Seneca was able to move the ball on B-HP last week, gaining 351 yards, but the Bears racked up 711 yards to deal the Bobcats a 64-28 loss.
Westside (3-5) at Laurens (6-2)
The Rams have lost three out of the last four to the Raiders. Westside RB Chey Washington carried for 66 yards and caught six passes for 81 yards and two TDs in a 28-21 win over J.L. Mann last week.
North Oconee (5-1) at Elbert County (4-2)
North Oconee beat Elbert 17-6 last season. The teams sit in a tie along with Hart County atop the Region 8-AAA standings.
Franklin County (1-5) at Oconee County (1-5)
Franklin has won three of the last five in this series.
Jackson County (4-2) at Hart County (3-3)
Hart hasn't lost to Jackson in nine meetings since 1996.
Stephens County (4-2) at Madison County (0-6)
Stephens has won 10 straight in the series.
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"Hi there Centsational Girl readers, Jennifer here from Style Your Life. As a full time wardrobe stylist, this time of year is all about spring cleaning and refreshing our wardrobes. I did some online shopping with you in mind, and these are the eight pieces I think are must haves for your spring wardrobe!I don't know about you but I am loving the colorful looks for spring. Bold color trends are still going strong into 2013. My favorite colors are turquoise, pink, and coral – they make my job easier since they are universally flattering, and everyone can wear these three colors.
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Several current and former members of the University of Wisconsin swimming and diving program posted strong performances in their final tune-up before the upcoming U.S. Olympic Trials, as a number of swimmers with ties to the Badgers competed over the weekend in the Mutual of Omaha Swimvitational.
UW athletes added a total of four qualifying marks for the Trials, which will be staged in the same temporary pool at the Qwest Center that played host to last weekends meet. A total of 16 swimmers who competed for the Badgers last season now have qualified for the Trials.
Senior Ben Bruce punched his ticket to the Trials with a time of 2:04.34 that placed him third in the preliminaries of the mens 200 backstroke. Bruce then claimed a sixth-place finish in the finals by clocking 2:06.78, while fellow senior Mike Hopkins, who already had qualified for the Trials in the event, took third in 2:03.67.
Also adding to the list of qualifiers was junior Dan Koenig, who did not reach the finals in the mens 100 breaststroke but cut nearly two seconds off his personal-best time to slide in below the Trials standard with a preliminaries time of 1:04.65.
After coming into the meet with the 16th-fastest seed time, recent UW graduate Brett Koerten came up with an Olympic Trials-qualifying performance in the mens 400 individual medley, taking fifth place in a time of 4:29.58.
Junior Sara Goff swam her way into the Trials, as well, clocking a time of 1:04.16 in the prelims of the womens 100 backstroke that was good enough for 13th overall in the meet. Teammate Maggie Meyer also narrowly missed the finals of the event after posting the 10th-fastest time in the prelims at 1:03.65.
We had a great meet, UW head coach Eric Hansen said. Were just three weeks away from the Trials and I really feel good about where were at. I think were in a position to have the type of meet that we had at the 2004 Olympic Trials.
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2.15. Phases
I guess it had to happen: with all other kinds of monsters in the verse, sooner or later we had to meet a werewolf. The twist is that its Oz, the nicest and by all appearance calmest and least aggressive man in the show. And of course its right after Willow started dating him, because there has to be some sort of complication in the most stable relationship, which means that Buffy is not the only one with a man-monster for a boyfriend. Although this monster, as it turns out, is a lot more manageable and less dangerous.
The best thing about this episode is that it plays with and subverts gender and other stereotypes so well, showing that people often arent what they seem on the first glance. Oz and Larry both have a secret. Willow spends a lot of the episode worried because Oz isnt trying to kiss her even though theyve been dating in a while. Larry is a stereotypical, over-the-top sexist jock, who makes crude sexual remarks about every girl. Its ironic that the guy whose girlfriend is worried because he isnt making sexual moves turns out to be a beast while the guy whos acting stereotypically macho and makes a big deal out of treating women as sex objects turns out to be gay.
Despite all the werewolf and Angel stuff, Ive always remembered this episode mostly by Larrys coming out. Its the first time the subject of homosexuality comes up in the show, and the last time, so far, that BtVS has had an explicitly gay male character (Andrew has so far only been strongly hinted to be gay). Its a great twist, especially after Xander has wrongly assumed Larry was a werewolf, and to go against the expectations. The implication is that Larrys bullying and sexist behavior was just about protesting too much, and he turns into a decent guy as soon as he comes to terms with his sexuality. Xanders shock and the fact that hes very uncomfortable both with the revelation about Larrys sexuality and with Larry thinking, due to a misunderstanding, that Xander is also gay, which shows Xanders mild homophobia and sexual insecurities of his own (probably not surprising for someone his age). Larry goes further and psychoanalyzes himself, incorrectly concluding he must have felt something in Xander he didnt want to see in himself and that that was why he beat him up so many times Larry probably doesnt know it, but its called projection. (And unloading their self-hatred physically on someone that one is projecting their own shadow self in happens several times in the verse, explicitly with Faith/Buffy and Buffy/Spike, and arguably with Spike/Angel, Angel/Lindsey and Willow/Warren.)
Ozs reaction to finding out hes a werewolf is classic Oz: Huh. It seems like it runs in the family he immediately calls his aunt to ask if the little cousin who bit him is a werewolf, and the conversation sounds if hes asking if he broke his kneecap or something. The episode bails him out because he doesnt actually kill anyone in his wolf state before realizing whats happened to him. If he had, the Scoobies would have probably not considered him responsible because he really has no control over himself in his wolf state and doesnt remember any of it, but I imagine he would have been a lot more upset. Until season 4, when the boundaries between regular Oz and Wolf-Oz will stop being so clear, hell be safe as long as hes locked in a cage during his wolf days. The distinction between werewolves and vampires is drawn clearly: werewolves are people, normal humans, for most of the time, and they have no control over their wolf alter ego, while vampires are considered evil, and they are what they are all the time, and (at this point, anyway) presumably irredeemable.
This episode really brings home how much even the main characters are affected by traditional gender roles and expectations and trying to fit in them. In earlier episodes we saw this with Xander, worrying that he isnt enough of a big manly man if a girl gets to save him and is stronger and better fighter than him, we saw it with Buffy trying to be more traditionally feminine in Halloween and thinking it would make her more attractive, and we saw it a lot with Cordelia. Here its Willow, whos worried that she might be the only girl in school without a real boyfriend, and then worried that shed be considered a slut if she makes the first move to kiss Oz or ask him to kiss her (!). She also calls Cordelia a skanky ho, as if its Cordys supposed sexual habits that matter, rather than very legitimate reasons Willow has to dislike her, such as her bullying. Later Willow tells Buffy she needs to fit in and pretend (in self-defense class) that shes a meek, helpless little girl like the rest of them. Still, in spite of all that, at the end of the episode shes the one to kiss Oz for the first time, when she tells him that she still wants to date him despite being a werewolf.
How does Willows strong interest in the physical side of their relationship fit with the later revelation/retcon about her sexuality? I think its not that hard to reconcile, since she might be more bothered that Oz isnt doing anything because she thinks a guy should be, and it makes her fear that she isnt attractive enough. Having a boyfriend means proving that she isnt that much of an outcast. And she probably did like smoochies with boys and later sex with Oz, she just liked it better with women later on.
Talking about stereotypes - Willows equates Ozs werewolf days with menstruation (saying shes not that pleasant 3 days a month, either). Oh, for the love of god. Again, you can see that a couple of men wrote the script. No, its nothing like it, women dont turn into monsters and dont act uncontrollable, its not like its a terrible debilitating disease, its just blood leaking and some bellyache.
And once again, smoking = bad: Willow isnt bothered that Oz is a werewolf, and she lists the fact that hes a non-smoker one of his positive traits.
Xander is starting to show first signs of jealousy of Oz. But is it a brotherly protective thing, or something more? After finding out that Oz is a werewolf, she gives a speech to Buffy about Willows supposed lack of future with Oz, comparing him to a trained animal, which is very similar to the speech he gave to Willow in
about Buffys supposed lack of future with Angel. But when he hugs Buffy for a moment, to comfort her over the whole Angel thing and Theresas death, its obvious that he still has feelings for her, when she walks away and he tells himself ironically oh, no, my life is not complicated. Indeed, having feelings for three girls at the same time. Cordelia is now feeling jealous of both Buffy and Willow, complaining that Xander talks about them all the time - and she sums up his views of those two girls as poor, defenseless Willow and all-powerful Buffy, though those two are over-simplifications; Willow is not really that helpless as she seems, and Buffy can be very vulnerable. Theres even a moment of bonding between Cordy and Willow, both complaining about their boyfriends, and saying they're such "a couple of guys", even though Oz has really been acting the opposite of the cliché bad male behavior.
A character that certainly is a cliché is the antagonist, a macho sexist hunter, Cain, who hunts werewolves for money and keeps their teeth as trophy, not caring that theyre regular humans on other days. Its an obvious dig at hunters he says at one point that theyll next forbid him to hunt elephants, and mockingly refers to a hypothetical People for Ethical Treatment of Werewolves organization. Of course, he also mocks Buffys skills, since shes a girl, and Giles, since he looks like a librarian, i.e. an intellectual male whos presumably not the masculine action type. In the end Buffy threatens him and tells him to leave town, but Im not too happy that she puts the fear in him by bending his rifle. Besides the fact that its too much to believe that Buffy has this level of strength, I dont like that its implied that its Buffys physical strength that can beat someone like Cain, rather than her determination, strength of character, intelligence, or fighting skills. Not a great feminist message, especially since the majority of women in real life dont have the physical strength that men have. I think its also selling Buffy short, shes got a lot more going for her than strength.
Another example that Things Are Not What They Seem: Cain assumes that Giles and Buffy are lovers, mocking him as dirty old man cradle robbing. Im not sure if its a hint at the age difference between Angel and Buffy (even though Buffy/Giles would certainly be a lot more wrong due to his position as her Watcher), or a mockery of Buffy/Giles fanfiction, or simply an acknowledgment that many people could easily misinterpret their relationship, seeing them together that much, talking at school, patrolling at night, sitting in his car. Maybe thats why one of the rumors about Buffy in high school, according to Holden in CWDP, was that she was dating some really old guy. I wonder if, or rather, knowing human nature, how often it happened that Watchers abused their position and had relationships with their Slayers?
The whole Oz is a werewolf thing can be seen as an unsubtle metaphor that all men are beasts underneath, even the nicest and mildest ones (as Faith will say in S3), and Buffy and Willow make a remark to that effect (one of the rare times that Buffy says something misandric, but considering her Angel situation, its understandable), but fortunately Giles says that everyone can be a werewolf, male or female (well only meet a female werewolf in S4, and shell be a lot nastier than Oz), so I choose to interpret it as a less sexist message, that
has a beast inside, not just men.
There are quite a few gender inversions in the episode, like the scene where Cordy and Xander are kissing in her car in the woods when he hears a werewolf making a sound. Its like a classic scene from any horror movie, except that in horror movies its always the girl whos scared of strange noises, while the guy is eager to continue with the smooching, while here its the opposite.
Cordy says that her dad doesnt know what she does in car with boys, he thinks shes still a good girl. Was she going to say virgin? Is Cordy still a virgin? I always assumed she was, because if she had sexual experience, I assume shes want Xander to do more than kiss, and
also suggest she was.
The B-plot is darker Angel(us) is now terrorizing Buffy by siring students from her school, or at least he does that to Theresa. Like a wolf in sheeps clothing meeting a little Red Riding Hood, he seems all nice and charming, even carrying a flower, and even presenting himself as Buffys friend to gain Theresas trust so shed allow him to walk her home. After Buffy let Angel go in
, this brings up the issue of Buffys responsibility for the deaths of people Angel(us) kills from that moment on. Buffy first feels responsible for Theresas death while its wrongly believed that the werewolf killed her, because she let the werewolf go rather than kill him; until she learns Theresa was killed by a vampire, which doesnt comfort her because she feels she failed to protect her from another monster. But then it gets worse, when she learns that its Angel who killed and sired her, when newly vamped Theresa attacks her and during the fight distracts her telling her Angel sends his love. That disturbs her so much that she doesnt fight well and its Xander who saves her by staking Theresa, one of the instances where Xander does get to save Buffy.
There are several nice continuity nods to season 1 episodes: Xander tries to comfort Buffy reminding her of the times she saved him from the insect lady (
Teachers Pet
) and Willow from Moloch (
I, Robot, You Jane
); Oz notices that the trophy figure is strange, with the eyes that follow him around thats Catherine Madison, Amys mom (
); and, the most interesting one, Xander talks about his memories of feeling beast urges, similar to those of a werewolf, when he was possessed by the hyena spirit in
The Pack
. Willow doesnt notice it, but Buffy does and reminds him suspiciously that he claimed he didnt remember anything. He just changes the subject, caught in the lie, and I wonder why Buffy didnt make a bigger deal out of it, that time or ever. Maybe she would have if it hadnt been for the circumstances, with the werewolf and Angel and all. Or maybe she just decides to let it go. But it never comes up again, not even after
Seeing Red
, even though Buffy knows that Xander remembers sexually assaulting her when he was possessed.
Best scene:
Gotta go with Larry coming out to Xander in the locker room.
Best lines:
Oz: That's great, Larry, you've really mastered the single entendre.
Buffy (about Larry): That was weird.
Xander: What, it's not okay for one guy to like another guy just because he happened to be in the locker room with him when absolutely nothing happened, and I thought I told you not to push!
Buffy: All I meant was that he didn't try to look up my skirt.
Xander: Oh, oh, yeah. That's, that's the weirdness.
Buffy: Ah, he'll come around. What guy could resist your wily Willow charms?
Willow: At last count, all of them. Maybe more.
Willow: I'm sorry about how all of this ended up, with me shooting you and all.
Oz: It's OK. I'm sorry I almost ate you.
Willow: It's OK.
What the slashy heck:
Xander says Oz is attractive, then quickly adds Maybe not to me, but Hes also really freaked out by learning that Larry is gay, and has a bad liar/protesting too much moment when Buffy asks him how it went with Larry. Ive heard that Joss intended for either Xander or Willow to turn out to be gay. I think that he made the right call because Xander was too sexually interested in women, but he seems so sexually insecure and threatened in this ep that I can see the groundwork laid out to make him bisexual.
Buffys strength is, again, amazingly inconsistent. She can bend a rifle with her bare hands?! Then how come neither she nor Faith can break out of police handcuffs in season 4?
Shirtless scene:
Oz when he wakes up in the woods after going back to his human state.
Pop culture references:
Cordelia says Xander splashed too much Obsession for Dorks (because of his obsession with Willows love life), a reference to Calvin Kleins
Obsession for Men/Women. Forbidden Planet
(Xander calls Moloch Robbie the Robot).
Foreshadowing (?):
Oz jokes that Willow is an evil mastermind..Its not so funny after season 6! Oz comforts Willow, when shes worried if a bunny got hurt by the werewolf, saying that bunnies are stronger than they seem and can take care of themselves (a bit like Willow?) which makes me think of Anyas fear of bunnies. Willow shoots Oz with the tranquilizer maybe foreshadowing Buffy having to kill Angel in the season finale.
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Forest Green: T. Burton (T. Pass 82); R. Baines (S. Mensah 46), D. Jones (L. Molyneaux 69), J. Hardiker (B. Ashford 61), C. McDonald (P. Stonehouse 46); K. Mohamed (L. Afful 46), J. Smith, L. Fowler (J. Pitman 46), I. Shaze (M. Shaxton 61); A. Lawless; A. Mangan (M. Symons 61).
Reading: M. Hahnemann; L. Rosenior, A. Bennett, I. Ingamarsson, N. Shorey; J. Kebe, J. Karacan, G. Sigurdsson, B. Convey; S. Church, L. Lita; Subs: M. Andersen, D. Spence, N. Bignall, H. Robson-Kanu.
Referee: J. Cox
Attendance: 930
Star man: Isaac Shaze


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Mini beach car sells for major price – $181,500 – setting new record
Photos courtesy Bonhams.
Even the littlest of cars got in on the record-setting action this past weekend at the Monterey auctions, where a doorless Mini beach car, one of a dozen or so built for promotional purposes, sold for $181,500.
As Jeroen Booij wrote in his recently released Maximum Mini 2, the Mini beach car arose out of BMC's desire to have a car to compete directly with the Fiat Jolly, a car proving popular with wealthy Europeans looking for tenders for their yachts. Rather than go with the fringed surrey top of the Jolly, BMC's chief stylist Dick Burzi designed a floating roof, supported only by the A- and C-pillars. He stripped off the doors and added the grab handles and wicker seats typical of the Jolly, but left the rest of the car standard Mini. A prototype Wolseley Hornet featured Burzi's ribbed roof, but the production version ended up merely using a modified version of the Mini saloon body shell.
Exactly how many beach cars BMC built, nobody seems to know for sure. Bonhams, which handled the sale this past weekend, claims 14. Booij says that figure is likely, but it could be anywhere from nine to 16, and other sources range from two to 20. While BMC apparently considered making beach cars available on order, it ended up building them in 1961 and 1962, largely to help promote the Mini's launch in the United States and North America (though BMC did loan one to the queen of England, and Booij mentions one custom-built to match a customer's yacht). The later Mini Moke ended up filling the role that BMC initially envisioned for the Mini beach car.
The beach car in question, chassis number A-AY1L-197664/BMC62197664, originally went to San Francisco Austin dealer Kjell Qvale, who, according to the Bonhams description of the car, held on to it after its days promoting Minis were over. He first put it to use on his ranch and then later put it in cold storage, not to come out for a couple of decades. Since then, it's passed through just two more owners and accumulated less than 12,000 miles, along with a 2007 refurbishment. The original 34hp 848cc four-cylinder remains, though a later transmission was installed.
Before the auction, Bonhams estimated the beach car to sell for $70,000 to $90,000. It ended up hammering for $165,000, making the final sale price $181,500 with commission, and setting a world auction record for a non-works Mini. Works Minis have long since surpassed that amount, notably in 2007 when a 1964 Mini Cooper 1275S that won the RAC Rally sold for £100,500, or about $197,000 at the time.
For comparison's sake, a few Fiat Jollys ran across the blocks at the various Monterey auctions this past weekend. Bonhams sold a 1959 Fiat 500 Jolly for $88,000, while Gooding sold a 1959 Fiat 600 Jolly for $82,500 and RM sold a combo-pack of a 1959 Fiat 600 Multipla and a 1961 Fiat 600 Jolly for $231,000.
Though it sold for a record price, the Mini didn't come close to joining the Ferrari-dominated list of the top 10 sales at the Bonhams Quail Lodge auction. Among the top sales were the record-setting 1962-63 Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta, which sold for $38,115,000; a 1953 Ferrari 250 Mille Miglia Berlinetta, which sold for $7,260,000; a 1962 Ferrari 250 GT short-wheelbase Speciale Aerodinamica, which sold for $6,875,000; a 1958 Ferrari 250 GT Series 1 Cabriolet, which sold for $6,820,000; a 1966 Ferrari 275GTB, which sold for $3,850,000; a 1973 Ferrari 365GTS/4 Daytona Spider, which sold for $2,640,000; a 1978 Ferrari 312 T3 Formula 1 racing single-seater, which sold for $2,310,000; a 1993 Ferrari F40LM, which sold for $2,200,000; a 1963 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL roadster, which sold for $1,815,000; and a 1948 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport coupe, which sold for $1,485,000.
On the other end of the scale, a number of cars sold at Bonhams Quail Lodge for less than $50,000. Among then, a 1985 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce, which sold for $13,750; a 1930 Ford Model A Victoria coupe, which sold for $17,600; a 1958 BMW Isetta 300, which sold for $24,200; a c.1905 REO runabout, which sold for $38,500; a 1967 Titan MK III Formula B, which sold for $39,600; a 1957 Ford Thunderbird convertible, which sold for $39,600; a 1953 Morgan Plus 4 sports, which sold for $40,700; a 1953 Jaguar XK120 drophead coupe, which sold for $42,900; a c.1905 REO roadster, which sold for $44,000; and a 1967 Austin-Healey 3000 MkIII BJ8, which sold for $44,000.
For full results, visit Bonhams.com.
UPDATE (27.August 2014): Looks like Jeroen Booij got to talk to the new owner, who apparently read the comments on this post and who plans to drive it around his Florida community populated with Jollys and Mokes.
Lamborghini Countach auction record ratchets up to $1.87 million
Photo by Mike Maez, courtesy Gooding & Co.
For the third time this summer, the public auction record for the Lamborghini Countach has fallen, after a 1974 Countach LP400 Periscopica sold for $1.87 million over the weekend.
While the first of the record-setting sales – in early June at the Bonhams auction in Greenwich, Connecticut – made headlines when another Periscopica (chassis number 1120066) sold for $1.21 million, including commission, thus marking the supercar's transition from bedroom poster fodder to seven-figure blue chip collector car, the two more recent sales have garnered a little less attention. Less than a month later – in late June at the Bonhams auction at the Goodwood Festival of Speed – another Periscopica (chassis number 1120070) sold for £953,500, or about $1.624 million.
Photo by Kurt Ernst.
The most recent sale amounted to a fraction of some of the more sensational record-breakers around the Monterey peninsula over the last week. The Countach in question (chassis number 1120010) hammered for $1.7 million Saturday evening before commissions brought the final sale price up to $1.87 million. Believed to be the sixth Countach built, the Periscopica originally sold in late July 1974 to the carmaker Innocenti, according to Gooding's auction description. Though originally painted light metallic green, the Lamborghini factory apparently repainted it light red for Innocenti.
By the early 1980s, it made its way from Italy to the United States and has remained largely untouched since then, with less than 12,000 miles on its odometer. Gooding's writeup noted a recent service and detailing for the Countach, but described it as largely unrestored. The pre-auction estimate for the car ranged from $600,000 to $800,000.
Despite the record, the Countach didn't break into the top 10 sales of the auction. That list includes a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider, which sold for $15,180,000; a 1959 Ferrari 250 GT Series I Cabriolet, which sold for $5,610,000; a 1955 Aston Martin DB3S, which sold for $5,500,000; a 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB Long Nose Alloy, which sold for $4,620,000; a 1956 Maserati 250F, which sold for $4,620,000; a 1939 Alfa Romeo Tipo 256 Cabriolet Sportivo, which sold for $4,000,000; a 1967 Ford GT40 Mk 1, which sold for $3,520,000; a 1927 Bugatti Type 35 Grand Prix, which sold for $2,970,000; a 2001 Ferrari 333 SP, which sold for $2,365,000; and a 1964 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso, which sold for $2,365,000.
On the other end of the scale, a number of cars sold for less than $100,000, among them a 1959 Volvo PV544, which sold for $29,700; a 1924 Renault 6CV, which sold for $41,800; a 1953 MG TD and a 1968 Morris Mini Cooper S, which sold for $46,200; a 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider, which sold for $59,400; a 1971 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL and a 1959 Fiat 600 Jolly, which sold for $82,500; a 1968 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT Veloce, which sold for $93,500; and a 1936 Ford Deluxe Station Wagon, a 1968 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL, a 1967 Volkswagen Type 2 Camper, and a 1953 Jaguar XK120 M Fixed Head Coupe, which sold for $99,000.
For full results from the Gooding Pebble Beach auction, visit GoodingCo.com.
What does the Ferrari 250 GTO's record price mean for the collector car hobby?
Photo courtesy Bonhams.
Now that you've read about a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta selling for $38.115 million here and in every other news outlet from the New York Times down to Better Homes and Gardens, you're probably wondering exactly what the sale means for the collector car hobby in general.
On the one hand, Bonhams, the auction company that handled the sale, noted in its press release that the world record price "demonstrat(ed) the confidence in the collector car market and the strength of the Ferrari brand." Of course, who wouldn't expect a Ferrari 250 GTO to sell for a world record auction price? At least two (that we know of) have (or have allegedly) sold for more than the $34.65 million hammer price in private sales over the last couple years, and the Ferrari 250 GTO has almost unassailable standing at the top of the blue-chip market.
(While we're on the topic, let's compare the selling price of this 250 GTO and those other two selling prices: $35 million paid for 3505 GT in 2012 and $52 million paid for 5111 GT last year. Of the two, only the former has been solidly confirmed; some observers have cast doubt that the latter sale actually took place. In which case, the final $34.65 million bid for 3851 GT is keeping in line with the private sale history of the model.)
On the other hand, most of the coverage of the sale so far has noted that the final selling price fell short of expectations even though it broke the previous auction record by almost $9 million, or about 29 percent. Before the auction it seemed as though everybody had some wild guess as to what it would sell for, with some speculating that it could fetch $75 million or more. Jalopnik summed up the post-auction let-down well with its headline "Cheap-ass Ferrari 250 GTO sells for just $38 million." The reaction to the sale so far has taken on the demeanor of ancient Romans walking away from the Coliseum disappointed that they didn't see more bloodshed.
And this is all coming before Bonhams even wrapped up its auction, which continues tonight, and before other Monterey auctions even got started. Will we see other, lesser auction records fall over the weekend? Likely. Will they have repercussions across the collector car hobby, given that the Monterey auctions – along with the Scottsdale auctions in January – tend to set the tone, if not the example, for collector car pricing? Again, likely. Will the collector car market still tank, as at least one prominent auction observer recently noted, or will prices continue to climb, as the hedge fund managers and other investors pouring money into the collector car market certainly hope will happen? Reply hazy try again.
Ferrari 250 GTO takes title of world's most expensive car at auction, selling for $38.115 million
Photos courtesy Bonhams.
It has been decades since a Ferrari 250 GTO even came up for sale at a public auction, and while rarer and faster cars have come and gone since, toppling record prices paid, none were as hotly anticipated as the 250 GTO that sold Thursday night for $38.115 million, setting a new world record for a car sold at public auction.
Chassis 3851 GT, the 19th of 39 GTOs built, took second place in its first outing, at the 1962 Tour de France Automobile with its first owner, French racer Jo Schlesser, behind the wheel. At its second outing, however, Parisian Henri Oreiller, who co-drove with Schlesser in the Tour de France, died at the wheel of the GTO in a crash that severely damaged the car. Schleser sent the GTO back to Maranello to have it rebuilt and it reappeared in 1963 with a new owner, Paolo Colombo, who continued to race it in hillclimbs and track events – as did its next owner, Ernesto Prinoth.
Fabrizio Violati then bought 3851 GT in 1965 and used it primarily as a road car, reportedly hiding it from his family by only taking it out at night. Eventually, he built up a collection of rare Italian sports cars – the Maranello Rosso collection – but held on to the GTO until his death in 2010.
While most of the Maranello Rosso collection has reportedly been sold to the Louwman Museum in Holland, 10 cars from the collection – including 3851 GT – crossed the block Thursday evening at the Bonhams Quail Lodge auction with no reserve. While Bonhams
did not publicly offer a pre-auction estimate for the GTO, officials said they expected the car to sell for $30 million to $40 million, speculation on the car's value ranged wildly, from the $52 million reportedly spent in a private sale for 5111 GT last October up to $75 million.
Pretty much all pre-auction speculation agreed that 3851 GT would eclipse the world record for a Ferrari sold at public auction (previously the 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4*S NART Spider that sold for $27.5 million at RM's Monterey auction in 2013) as well as the record for any car sold at public auction (previously the Fangio-raced 1954 Mercedes W196 that sold for $29.65 million at the Bonhams Goodwood auction in July 2013).
Bidding started at $10 million, quickly rose to $20 million and $30 million, then scaled its way up to the hammer price of $34.65 million – $38.115 million including premiums. All 10 cars from the Maranello Rosso collection at Bonhams sold, for a combined $65.945 million.
The Bonhams Quail Lodge auction will conclude Friday, August 15. For more information, visit Bonhams.com.
Ferrari 250 GTO reportedly sells for $52 million, becoming world's most expensive car
Photos via FerrariDatabase.com.
The title of world's most expensive car has fallen once again to a Ferrari 250 GTO after one reportedly sold to an unidentified buyer for $52 million.
Bloomberg reported that the 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO, chassis number 5111GT, sold last month in a private sale, eclipsing the $35 million that Craig McCaw paid last June for another 250 GTO, chassis number 3505GT. Former owner, Connecticut-based collector Paul Pappalardo, refused to confirm the sale to Bloomberg, which reported that three independent traders in high-end exotics confirmed the price.
Ferrari only constructed 36 of the 300hp 3.0-liter V-12-powered Series 1 250 GTOs in 1962 and 1963, and most have a significant racing history. Ferrari originally sold chassis 5111GT to Jean Guichet of Marsaille, France, in 1963, and Guichet first raced it to a win at the 1963 Tour de France. A class win at the 1963 Coupes du Salon in Monthlery quickly followed, as did other victories and podium finishes at various European events. In 1965, Guichet then sold 5111GT to former Road & Track correspondent Henry N. Manney III, who kept the car until 1971.
The 250 GTO then passed through a string of owners before it was purchased by Paul Pappalardo of Greenwich, Connecticut, who funded a full restoration before campaigning the car at various vintage events from 1984 to 2006. In 2008, Pappalardo sold the car to the Torrota Collection in Spain.
The current world record price for a car to sell at public auction was set earlier this year when Juan Manuel Fangio's 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 sold in July for $29.65 million at the Bonhams Goodwood auction. Other cars have been rumored to sell for more than the $35 million that McCaw paid for his 250 GTO, including the Le Mans-winning Aston Martin DBR1/2 offered for private sale last fall, but none have since been confirmed.
Watch the Birkin 1929 4-1/2-Litre supercharged blower Bentley become the world's most expensive British car
Bonhams set several records at its Goodwood Festival of Speed auction on June 29, headlined by Tim Birkin's 1929 4-1/2-Litre supercharged blower Bentley single seater. When it sold for £4.5 million (with premium £5,042,000 or US$7,907,530), it became not only the world's most expensive Bentley, but also the most expensive British car ever sold at auction. The auction's $34,500,000 total makes it the largest old-car auction ever held in England, and I believe Bonhams' biggest old car auction.
The folks at Bonhams are so proud of the fact that they've done a special video with head of department James Night, showing the genteel, yet packed and electric tent, and providing some interesting analysis of the bidding. It's not entirely clear to me if the bidder was on the phone with Rupert Banner; in the room; or represented by someone else. Bidding is in Pounds Sterling. Yikes.
(If the video isn't displaying properly, you can also view it on Bonhams's website.)
From the Bonhams catalog description:
Amongst all Brooklands habitués of the 1920-30s, perhaps the most glamorous and charismatic of all the historic Motor Course's racing celebrities was the diminutive Bentley-driving Baronet, Sir Henry Ralph Stanley "Tim" Birkin. He combined his "Bentley Boy" high-society image with a fearless driving talent and here we offer the unique "Blower" Bentley Single-Seater in which he shattered the Brooklands Outer Circuit Lap Record in 1931.
For an entire generation of British motor racing enthusiasts, "Tiger Tim's" militarily-moustachioed, be-goggled figure, in his neat wind cap, often with a polka-dot scarf fluttering in the slipstream, personified an English ideal. This so-British hero became the absolute epitome of Imperial power, speed and daring… Read the rest of this entry »
356 A Sets a World Record at Barrett-Jackson
This pretty 1958 Porsche 356 A Cabriolet underwent a restoration more than a decade ago. It's held up remarkably well, especially given that the auction description noted that the car runs and drives as good as it looks, which is a rare treat on these older Porsches, since many are simply trailer queens that are toted from garage to event and back."
Well, its days of being driven are pretty much over now, since it changed hands for a record-setting $125,000. My rudimentary math skills tell me that's about $1,666.67 per horsepower. Incredible.