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Is Emily Blunt Taking a Role in 'Batman v Superman'?
Emily Blunt was set to make her superhero movie debut in Iron Man 2 as Black Widow, but unfortunately her filming schedule on Gulliver's Travels conflicted with the IM2 shoot.
Now she may have another chance to hang with some superheroes in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Elmulticine.com is reporting that Blunt is close to signing on for a part in the Justice League prequel. Which part is it? Your guess is as good as mine. We'll keep you updated and let you know what transpires.
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is set to hit theaters May 6, 2016.
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How to Calculate How Many Calories You Need to Eat to Lose Weight
Four Methods:Basal Rate CalculatorsHelp Calculating CaloriesCalculating your BMRLosing Weight
The key to fat loss is first figuring out how many calories you should be burning or skipping each day. This article will help you calculate how many calories you burn just by existing, and how many you need to cut to lose weight.
Basal Rate Calculators
Help Calculating Calories
Method 1 of 2: Calculating your BMR
1Find out your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). Your BMR will tell you how many calories your body needs to function properly if you spent the entire day sedentary. To calculate your BMR, can use the Mifflin-St Jeor equation[1]:
- BMR = 10m + 6.25h - 5a +s
2Calculate your weight. m = weight in kilograms. If you know your weight in pounds, divide by 2.2 to get your weight in kilograms.
3Calculate your height. h = your height in centimeters. If you know your height in inches, multiply by 2.54 to get your height in centimeters.
4Put it all together. Add in the variables for age in years (a) and sex (s). For males, add 5 for s; for females, subtract 161.
5Account for your activity level. Since you (hopefully) do not sit still in bed all day, you must account for the calories you burn through activity. Once you have your BMR, use the Harris Benedict Formula below to determine your total daily calorie needs depending on your activity level. To determine your total daily calorie needs, multiply your BMR by the appropriate activity factor:
- If you are sedentary (little or no exercise) : BMR x 1.2
- If you are lightly active (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/week) : BMR x 1.375
- If you are moderately active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/week) : BMR x 1.55
- If you are very active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days a week) : BMR x 1.725
- If you are extra active (very hard exercise/sports and physical job or 2x training) : BMR x 1.9
- For example, a 19-year-old woman who is 5'5" and 130 pounds would plug her information into the calculator and find out that her BMR is 1366.8 calories. Then, since she is moderately active, exercising 3-5 days per week, she would multiply 1366.8 by 1.55, to equal 2118.5 calories. That is the number of calories that her body burns on an average day.
Method 2 of 2: Losing Weight
1Plan to burn calories safely. In order to lose one pound of fat, you must have a deficit of 3500 calories. Losing these calories through diet restriction alone is not recommended - if you're serious about losing weight, it's safer to step up your exercise regimen as well.
- Only aim to lose 1 or 2 pounds per week. If you were to lose weight through diet alone, you'd need a 500-calorie deficit every day to lose one pound in a week. If you were really pushing it and wanted to lose 2 pounds in a week, you'd need a 1000-calorie deficit every day.
- If you're planning to lose 10 pounds or less, stick to losing 1 pound per week. If you're already within 10 pounds of your goal weight, your body will start lowering its metabolism to hoard calories if you diet too extremely.
- Part of the weight you lose during the first week or two might be water weight or bloat. If you lose 5 pounds in the first week but you only aimed for a 500-calorie deficit each day, don't panic. A lot of the weight you lost might have been excess water that your body was retaining. When you plateau at 1 or 2 pounds per week after that, don't panic - you're still on-track.
2Don't push your deficit below what your body needs to survive. It's a bad idea to consistently make your daily caloric intake lower than your BMR. When your body doesn't take in enough calories each day to sustain basic functions, it starts burning muscle. You might lose weight, but you'll be noticeably weaker.
3Track your intake. Keeping track of what you're eating is the best way to calculate your potential weight loss. Consider keeping a food journal that lists everything you eat, as well as the calories per serving and how many servings you had. (Find this information on the Nutrition Facts panel of packaged food, or look up how many calories are in unpackaged food). Search online for free apps or websites that allow you to enter what you ate - some will even calculate the calories for you.
- Stay accountable. Seeing the actual amount of calories you consume each day will force you to take responsibility for your health and cut back on eating. Be vigilant about logging everything that goes into your mouth, and you'll find it's easier to stick to your diet.
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- Once you have lost your weight, don't forget to calculate a new BMR.
- Stay hydrated- water is necessary for fat-burning.
- Bear in mind that approximately 70% of weight loss can be accomplished by modifying one's diet and caloric intake.
- If you sit at a desk all day, but work out 6 days a week, then you would probably fall under moderate activity rather than very active. It is common for people to over or underestimate their activity level, so pay attention. Since these are just estimates, keep an eye on your fat loss and if you start losing too fast or too slowly, then you will want to adjust your calories up or down accordingly.
- Incorporate a weight training program into any weight loss program, so that you keep your muscle and don't turn into a pile of mush and skin.
- Before starting any weight loss plan, it is recommended one consult a physician.
- Don't crash diet. Losing 1 or 2 pounds per week might not sound like a lot, but it's as much as your body is built to lose in 7 days. Aiming for more than that can permanently damage your metabolism over time.
Sources and Citations
- http://livewell360.com/2008/06/how-many-calories-should-you-eat-for-fat-loss/ Original source. Shared with permission.
- Free online metabolic rate calculator: http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/
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We're not terribly surprised that the Dodge Viper ACR has apparently made it around the famed German racing circuit faster than pretty much anything else you'll find on a dealer's lot. After all, the ACR is a race car, as evidenced by the video that Motor Trend has posted. The most venomous Viper has done the deed in 7:22, fast enough to make grown men cry. To this blogger, the Viper is dead gorgeous, even with that yucky-but-functional rear wing on the ACR, and it definitely carries the spirit of hairy-chested cars of yore. The shifter wobbles around horrendously when the driver kisses the rev limiter a few times, and there even appears to be a flubbed shift near the end, so the ACR may have faster laps left in it. We're waiting on confirmation on whether or not this is an official lap, but it's certainly creating a stir, and the Viper wants to know, V-Spec who? Thanks for the tip, Rob.
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Emmy nominee Steven Moffat has penned the episode which is now in production
Production has started on the 2011 Doctor Who Christmas Special in which the Doctor (Matt Smith) finds himself in war-torn England embarking on a magical and mysterious adventure with a young widow and her two children.
A stellar guest cast including Claire Skinner (Outnumbered), Bill Bailey (Black Books), Arabella Weir (Skins, The Fast Show) and Alexander Armstrong (Armstrong & Miller), join Matt Smith in the emotional festive special, packed full of Christmas thrills and chills.
Steven Moffat, Lead Writer and Executive Producer, commented: "The Doctor at Christmas - nothing is more fun to write. Maybe because it's so his kind of day - everything's bright and shiny, everybody's having a laugh, and nobody minds if you wear a really stupid hat. Of all the Doctors, Matt Smith's the one that was born for this time of year - so it's the best news possible that he's heading back down the chimney."
The special, set during World War II, sees Madge Arwell and her two children, Lily and Cyril, evacuated to a draughty old house in Dorset, where the caretaker is a mysterious young man in bow tie, and a big blue parcel is waiting for them under the tree. They are about to enter a magical new world and learn that a Time Lord never forgets his debts...
Claire Skinner said: "I am thrilled to be in Doctor Who playing Madge who is a bit of super-mum. It's a magical part."
This marks Matt Smith's second outing as the Doctor at Christmas time and will follow hot on the heels of the successful 2011 season. The season finale, "The Wedding of River Song," written by Steven Moffat premieres Saturday, October 1, 9:00pm ET/PT on BBC AMERICA.
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Commonly referred to as one of the 'Spanish Virgin Islands', Culebra is reached by direct flights from San Juan or by a ferry from Fajardo on the east coast (about 40 minutes from SJU airport).
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CBS announced when popular reality competitions The Amazing Race and Survivor will return this winter for new seasons. Each show will have a special theme this season.
The Amazing Race, which is executive produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, will be back on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 8 p.m., the same night as the Sochi Winter Olympics closing ceremony. Fan favorite teams will return for an All Stars edition of the nine-time Emmy winning show. The 11 teams will compete for a $1 million price.
This past fall's edition of The Amazing Race averaged 10.03 million viewers.
Survivor's 28th season will be set in Cagayan and the theme is 'brains, brawn and beauty' competing for $1 million. Jeff Probst will be back to host. It will start on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 8 p.m. and will be the first two-hour premiere since 2010.
The previous season of Survivor averaged 11.58 million viewers and an impressive 3.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
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Metlife Inc
MetLife, Inc. is the holding corporation for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, commonly known as MetLife. The firm was founded on March 24, 1868. For most of its life the company was a mutual organization, but it went public in 2000.
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For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.
Latest FEC Datacovers through committee's December 31, 2012 filing.
Summaryoverview of the committee's finances
- Total Raised:
- $1,081,733
- Total Spent:
- $987,569
- Cash on Hand:
- $488,962
- Debts:
- $0
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Lobbying$11,930,000 Spent
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Lobbying on Behalf of Metlife Inc
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Firm Hired Amount MetLife Inc $11,930,000
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RegulationsMentioned in 17 dockets; Submitted to 2 dockets
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Not all agencies submit public comments to Regulations.gov. For a list of participating and non-participating agencies see here. Agencies that do submit to Regulations.gov have varying levels of accuracy and completeness.
Regulations and public comments can be downloaded in bulk here.
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- Toggle 2 OCC Volcker Rule - Prohibition on Proprietary Trading and Certain Relationships with Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds 2011
- Toggle 1 CFTC Procedures to Establish Appropriate Minimum Block Sizes for Large Notional Off-Facility Swaps and Block Trades 2012
- Toggle 1 SEC Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes: International Securities Exchange, LLC 2012
- Toggle 1 FTC Granting of Early Termination of Waiting Period Under Premerger Notification Rules 2011
- Toggle 1 OPM Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Establishment of Multi-State Plan Program for Affordable Insurance Exchanges 2012
- Toggle 1 HUD Credit Risk Retention 2011
- Toggle 1 CFTC Swap Dealer and Major Swap Participant Recordkeeping, Reporting, and Duties Rules, etc. 2012
- Toggle 1 IRS Information Reporting by Foreign Financial Institutions and Withholding on Certain Payments, etc. 2012
- Toggle 1 CFTC Derivatives Clearing Organization General Provisions and Core Principles 2011
- Toggle 1 SEC Suspension of Duty to File Reports for Classes of Asset-Backed Securities 2011
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Jan. 22, 2011 in Sports La'Shard Anderson had 21 points and seven assists as Boise State beat Idaho 70-67 on Saturday night.
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Zags lose in overtime at USF
Jan. 22, 2011 in Sports Cody Doolin converted a three-point play with 4.1 seconds remaining in overtime, and San Francisco upset Gonzaga 96-91 on Saturday in a game marred by physical play. 3
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Jan. 22, 2011 in City, News The Spokane-area community joined this morning to discuss the attempted bombing along the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Unity March on Monday. 7
Aryan Nations condemns use of terror
Jan. 22, 2011 in City, News A leader of the Aryan Nations on Saturday issued a statement denying involvement with a bomb left at Spokane's Martin Luther King Jr. Unity March last week. 11
Montana travel deals make snow-covered season sweeter
Jan. 22, 2011 in Awayfinder destinations In Western Montana, we take winter pretty seriously. After all, this region receives an average of 300-plus inches each year, which means there is serious playing to be done. And …
No. 20 Huskies match their best conference start
Jan. 22, 2011 in Sports Matthew Bryan-Amaning carried Washington with a career-high 30 points and nine rebounds, and the 20th-ranked Huskies matched their best men's basketball conference start in 24 years with an 88-75 win … 1
Eagles fans rally in downtown to celebrate big win
Jan. 22, 2011 Hundreds of Eagles fans flocked to downtown Spokane on Saturday to continue celebrating Eastern Washington University's NCAA Football Championship Subdivision title.
Whitefish Carnival wonderful way to explore community
Jan. 22, 2011 in Awayfinder destinations If the winter doldrums are taking their toll, look toward Whitefish, Mont. From January until the snow melts, the resort town and surrounding attractions bustle with activity.
Spend your winter on boards or skis in N.Idaho
Jan. 22, 2011 in Awayfinder destinations Looking for fun at the slopes this winter? Then consider one of the three ski areas in North Idaho, which, along with world-class skiing and snowboarding experiences, each offer a …
Whitewater: Small-town vibe, big-time fun
Jan. 22, 2011 in Awayfinder destinations A relatively undiscovered little gem, Whitewater Ski Resort in British Columbia is beginning to get a reputation—for a good reason.
Death row sedative even more scarce
Jan. 22, 2011 in City, Nation/World on Page A1 COLUMBUS, Ohio – The sole U.S. manufacturer of a key lethal injection drug said Friday it is ending production because of death penalty opposition overseas – a move that could … 6
Deputy won't face charges in shooting
Jan. 22, 2011 in City on Page A1 A Spokane County Sheriff's Office deputy won't face criminal charges in the shooting death of a 74-year-old Spokane Valley pastor, a decision Prosecutor Steve Tucker says came down to this … 50
Giffords heads to Houston hospital for rehab
Jan. 22, 2011 in City, Nation/World on Page A1 TUCSON, Ariz. – As residents lined the streets here to bid a bittersweet farewell to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was moved to a renowned rehabilitation hospital in Houston on Friday, …
Agents gaining 'clarity' on Spokane bomb
Jan. 22, 2011 in City on Page A1 Federal investigators indicated Friday that they have made progress in their efforts to identify the person or persons who left a bomb Monday along the route of the planned Martin … 13
Accuracy watch
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Obama birth papers remain secret
Jan. 22, 2011 in City, Nation/World on Page A2 HONOLULU – Democratic Gov. Neil Abercrombie will end his quest to prove President Barack Obama was born in Hawaii because it's against state law to release private documents, his office … 24
Ringing inside crocodile is clue to phone's locale
Jan. 22, 2011 in City, Nation/World on Page A3 KIEV, Ukraine – Workers at a Ukrainian aquarium didn't believe it when a visitor said a crocodile swallowed her phone. Then the reptile started ringing. The accident in the eastern …
Afghan parliament near crisis
Jan. 22, 2011 in City, Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – President Hamid Karzai will meet with Afghan lawmakers today in a last-ditch attempt to resolve their differences over a disputed election and avert a clash that could … 1
Duvalier says helping Haiti outweighs any 'persecution'
Jan. 22, 2011 in City, Nation/World on Page A3 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier told Haitians on Friday that he returned after 25 years in exile to participate in the post-earthquake reconstruction of his homeland and that …
Raid by South Korea frees ship's hostages
Jan. 22, 2011 in City, Nation/World on Page A3 SEOUL, South Korea – As dawn broke, South Korean commandos steered their boats to a hijacked freighter in the Arabian Sea. Under covering fire from a destroyer and a Lynx …


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15th Annual Kinetic Sculpture Race on Saturday October 20th
Racers from all over the West demonstrate their engineering ingenuity, creativity, whimsy, and nautical know-how on Saturday, October 20th at the 15th Annual Kinetic Sculpture Race at the Ventura Harbor. The fun starts with brake testing and the water launch at 10:20 am at the Ventura Harbor Boat Launch. There are 15 vehicles entered...for the 15th Annuall Race!
Live music entertainment throughout the day on the Village Main Lawn Stage with popular reggae band, "Dirty Rice", and local alternative rock "Spartacus".
The event is a fundraiser for Turning Point Foundation. The mission of Turning Point is to provide housing, rehabilitation, recovery and support services to help mentally ill adults overcome barriers and reach their highest potential as contributing members of the community.
KRAZY KINETIC KOSTUME KONTEST! Join in the fun of the Kinetic Race by rummaging through boxes attic or a thrift store to put together the perfectly KRAZY KSR outfit to wear at the water launch. Cheer on the racers with their innovative designs & win prizes for the Most Creative and Innovative Kostume & Best Krazy Kostume by a Spectator. Each Kostume category wins $100 Gift Certificate to Hats Unlimited at Harbor Village for more dress up fun! Watch for judges wearing pink boas. All people in Kostume get a prize for participating.
WATCH FROM THE WATER! Ventura Boat Rentals ½ off boat rentals from 10 AM – Noon to watch the vehicles race through water. Cheer on racers from peddle boats, kayaks or electric boats you pick up at Harbor Village.
VOTE – PEOPLE'S CHOICE for CHARITY! Bring those $1 & vote for your favorite Kinetic vehicle and raise money too for Turning Point Foundation! Each vote gets a ticket! Prize Drawing for Bicycle donated by Ventura Bike Depot, tickets to Channel Islands, Andria's Restaurant Gift Cert. & more!
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If it wasn't already game on between Etihad and Lufthansa, it is now.
German weekly WirtschaftsWoche reports that Etihad plans to increase its stake in Air Berlin to 49.9 percent.
The Abu Dhabi-based carrier already holds almost 30 percent of the shares in Germany's second-biggest airline.
WirtschaftWoche reported Saturday that the plan would involve buying out small shareholders and delisting Air Berlin PLC from the London Stock Exchange.
Large shareholders including former managers and travel firm TUI would retain a majority.
The magazine cited sources at Air Berlin for its report.
The company, which on Wednesday postponed the release of its annual results until next week, declined to confirm the WirtschaftsWoche report.
Spokesman Mathias Radowksi says Air Berlin is "currently in advanced discussions on options, which, if implemented, would have a substantial effect of the company."


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Islamists Respond to Michael Jackson's Death
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A Pakistani Islamist group, I wrote in 1995, had recently "deemed Michael Jackson and Madonna 'cultural terrorists' and called for the two Americans to be brought to trial in Pakistan."
Now, in the aftermath of Jackson's death at age 50, Islamists are humming a very different tune from 15 years ago. IslamOnLine.net, a website overseen by the Sunni scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi, ran a story titled "Muslims Pay Tribute to Jackson" that brims over with accolades and employs words such as "love," "thoughts and prayers," and "icon."
Comments: (1) Interesting how the rumors raging since December 2003 (a month after his arrest on child-molestation charges) that Jackson converted to Islam improved rather than further ruined his reputation among Muslims.
(2) This division of opinion also replicates the reaction to Barack Obama: soft Islamists see him as a boon while the harder ones see him as a threat. (June 27, 2009)
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Archive for the 'Mercedes-Benz 300 SL' tag
The amazing restoration of the second 300 SL ever built
When Mercedes-Benz rolled out its new-for-2013 SL at the North American International Auto Show on Monday, it would've been really cool to show off the very first SL ever produced, in order to illustrate the heritage of the iconic sports car. (Especially because the SL will be celebrating its 60th birthday this year.) Unfortunately, M-B scrapped the first SL many years ago. But the company could drag out and dust off the next best thing: 1952 300 SL Nummer zwei.
Chassis number 194 010 00002/52, the second 300 SL ever built, has stayed with Mercedes-Benz ever since the car was hand assembled in 1951-1952. The car, which holds the distinction of being the oldest SL in existence, recently underwent an extensive restoration at the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center in Fellbach, Germany.
The company wanted the car to look as close to new as it could, without totally removing the 60-year-old patina. Interestingly, back in the day, the car was used as a training and backup vehicle for the race team, and was never involved in an accident, so the chassis and body panels were as straight as original.
The W 194 300 SL number two is one of the two vehicles built by hand in Rudolf Uhlenhaut's Stuttgart-Untertürkheim racing workshop. The ensuing eight 300s were used mainly for racing in 1952 and were manufactured in the Sindelfingen factory, using pressed parts for the chassis – though they could hardly be called "mass produced."
Number two looks almost totally hand fabricated: The chassis, the fuel tank, the exhaust, the seat frames, even the windshield washer fluid reservoir are the work of post-war German craftsmen.
Weight-saving tricks were used everywhere on these machines, which tipped the scales at a feathery 2,336 pounds. The body is made of very thin aluminum-magnesium sheetmetal; parts of the front suspension have been drilled to make them lighter; the bellhousing, rear axle center section and steering box are cast out of magnesium; even the handbrake lever was drilled to shave a few ounces.
The restoration of the original bodywork was particularly complex and took about five months to complete, from May to September of last year. Mercedes-Benz's experts strove to make the delicate shell look like it was formed out of one piece of sheetmetal as it originally did, working out previous restoration efforts and deformities that happened over the years along the way.
Replicating the car's paint presented an interesting problem as the original nitro-lacquer "silver bronze" paint is no longer available and its use no longer legal. So the original paint supplier matched the matte finish paint as closely as possible in a modern water-based formula.
The 300 SLs famously ran a 3-liter, overhead cam inline-six from the Mercedes-Benz 300 (W 186) luxury sedan. For this reason, the engine block of this SL has the number "186" embossed on it, while the modified cylinder head, on the other hand, bears the number "194" Because the engine was intended for competition, engineers boosted its output to around 170hp by equipping it with three Solex sports carburetors and a specially ground camshaft among other things. The 300 SL engine also used a dry-sump lubrication system and was installed in the tube chassis at 50-degree left tilt so it would fit under the car's streamlined hood. During the restoration, the SL's original engine was completely overhauled and then run for 10 hours on a test stand.
The chassis of the W 194 was completed in the course of several months at the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center, with every single component cleaned, examined and reconditioned where necessary. The car's nickel-plated front suspension was also reconditioned – the plating applied originally to make it easier for hairline cracks to be easily detected on the race track. When the rear axle was disassembled, the gears looked to be in virtually new condition, so they were reinstalled. Likewise, the original Alfin brake drums were tested, trimmed and reinstalled, and the original riveted wheel rims were shod with Dunlop D8 tires.
The interior of the 300 SL boasts new blue tartan seat covers, but the headliner and the rest of the interior fabric were cleaned and replaced. The aluminum seat frames were original and reused without needing any significant work. All of the other appointments, the wooden steering wheel, gearshift knob and gauges, are also original pieces.
Over the course of the nine-month effort, hundreds of details were attended to: The car was given new plexiglass windows and a new plexiglass windshield, provided by the supplier who made the original plastic pieces; The handmade three-pointed star emblem on the radiator was polished and reattached, as were the car's original 300 SL emblems; and the rear license plate is an original, but the front plate was reproduced.
The finished product is an amazing piece of automotive history and a testament to the work Mercedes-Benz Classic is performing on old Benzes these days.
The original SL obviously doesn't have much in common with the luxurious 2013 SL, but at least one aspect of the new car's construction will impress purists: The latest SL's body and substructure are made almost entirely of aluminum, making it 275 pounds lighter than the previous roadster.
The top 10 Hemmings Blog posts of 2011
Photo courtesy RM Auctions
As we do every December, we're pausing today to take a brief look back at the past year, recounting some of the biggest stories from the collector-car hobby that crossed our desks in 2011. While there were certainly some whoppers this year – such as the Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa that set a world record by selling for $16.39 million at auction in August – and while we editors have certain stories that are favorites for one reason or another, this list is determined by you, the reader, with the number of pageviews you gave each story throughout the year. Without further ado:
#10 – Keep repeating: This isn't real. The North American Model Engineering Society named Louis Chenot its Metalworking Craftsman of the Decade for good reason, as we saw from Jim Donnelly's post on Chenot's astounding handcrafted 1/6-scale 1932 Duesenberg Model SJ phaeton, which took him six years to build and features a fully functional dual overhead-camshaft straight-eight.
#9 – Original 1955 Corvette turns up after 45 years in storage. When our editor-in-chief, Richard Lentinello, attended Bloomington Gold this year, one of the clear standouts at the show was an entirely original (and if you know Richard, you know that he doesn't throw that word around lightly) 1955 Corvette, one of 15 such cars painted Corvette Copper, that had recently been plucked from storage after 45 years.
#8 – Found! Ford's "junior Jeep" prototype still exists. When Ted Wisniewski left a comment in an earlier post asking us if we had any information on a diminutive Ford-branded Jeep prototype, we suspected he had something special on his hands, and that suspicion was confirmed when Ted sent us photos of his Jeep, built by Ford in an attempt to meet the military's request for a lighter Jeep during World War II, and long missing from Ford and Jeep history books.
#7 – Jack's 12 Gauge Garage. The collector-car hobby is just as much about the cars as it is about what we do with the cars, which is why the photos and video of Jack Olsen's well-organized and well-lit and very inspirational two-car garage struck a nerve among our audience and went viral earlier this year. And his awesome Porsche 911 certainly didn't hurt the garage's curb appeal.
#6 – In a split second, it's gone: Senna movie coming to the U.S. One of the most-talked-about films for gearheads this year and last was Asif Kapadia and Manish Pandey's full-length documentary Senna, which traced the life and racing career of Formula One star Ayrton Senna, and David Traver Adolphus brought us the news back in March that the film would soon be released in the United States. Since then, the documentary went on to win the Motor Press Guild's Dean Batchelor Award, the highest honor in automotive journalism.
#5 – Tucker raffle winner reunited with his car after 63 years. Tucker historian M. Schutta brought us the story of Rudy Schroeder, who won a Tucker in 1948 after buying just a single raffle ticket. Though Rudy only owned the Tucker for a short while, both he and the car are still around and were reunited earlier this year in Chicago.
#4 – 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL alloy-body gullwing: The ultimate barn find? Barn finds were big in 2011, and while any Mercedes-Benz 300 SL gullwing would make for an epic barn find, finding one of the 29 alloy-bodied gullwings untouched in a garage in Los Angeles surely pegs the wow-o-meter. Terry Shea, who joined us this year, broke the story.
#3 – The Tin Indian that wasn't: RM to offer see-through Pontiac. Along with barn finds, in 2011 we saw more (or is that less?) of see-through cars – cars such as the transparent Pontiac that GM built for the 1940 World's Fair and that RM sold for $308,000 in late July at its St. John's auction.
#2 – Saving the World Two Strokes at a Time. We're hesitant to mention this post for the controversy it stirred, but the fact of the matter is that green technology startups have become big in recent years – big enough to attract auto industry celebrities like John Coletti, the onetime head of Ford's SVT performance products division. Mike McNessor wrote about Coletti taking on the role as the head of EcoMotors International, a company that plans to produce an opposed-piston, opposed-cylinder two-stroke engine that can run on gasoline, diesel, or ethanol and return 100 MPG.
#1 – Nothing New: 7 modern car technologies that are actually 100 years old. Disc brakes? Fuel injection? Hybrids? We think of these things as relatively recent advances in automotive technology, but to prove that there's really nothing new under the sun, David Traver Adolphus did some archive spelunking and came up with seven such technologies that were invented at the turn of the 20th century, decades before most people thought they were invented.
Honorable mention – A public relations nose dive, featuring a 1953 Cadillac. Of all the above stories, none generated as many comments as the one Mike McNessor wrote earlier this month about the publicity stunt at Frank Kent Cadillac that involved a 1953 Cadillac, a crane and a 53-foot drop. They say that any publicity is good publicity, but judging from our readers' comments, there is indeed such a thing as bad publicity.
Thank you to all the readers out there for a great 2011, and stay tuned for more great stories in 2012! Also, if you haven't done so already, make sure to sign up for the Hemmings Daily newsletter to get our stories in your email Inbox every weekday.
Alloy-bodied 300 SL gullwing and 250 GT California Spider added to Gooding's Scottsdale auction
Photos by Pawel Litwinski, courtesy of Gooding & Company
Gooding & Company recently announced the addition of two more European exotics to its upcoming Scottsdale sale. The first of these rare specimens is the car pictured above: an alloy-bodied 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL gullwing.
Records indicate that the company assembled just 29 alloy-bodied versions for owners who preferred to race their 300 SL Gullwings, and as such, the car's light weight – coupled with Rudge wheels, stiff suspension and a high-performance NSL engine – made it a force to be reckoned with. According to Gooding's auction description:
Unlike most, this matching-numbers, silver over plaid 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Alloy Gullwing with Rudge wheels was never raced. The Kirkland Concours d'Elegance class-winner is in excellent, show-quality condition following a restoration by the preeminent 300 SL specialist Rudi Koniczek. It will be the first time in nearly five years that an Alloy Gullwing has surfaced for public auction.
Gooding places the sale estimate between $2.5 – $3.5 million.
If you're more partial to Italian makes, then perhaps you might find this white over navy, late-production 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider more appealing. Listed as chassis No. 1505 GT with engine No. 1505 GT, Gooding provided a sale estimate of $3.4 – $3.8 million, as well as the following details:
As the 36th of 50 LWB California Spiders built, this rare Ferrari was fortunate to receive the factory's most desirable advancements, including four-wheel disc brakes, a competition-inspired cold air box with velocity stacks and what many believe to be the most attractive Scaglietti coachwork. With Ferrari Classiche certification, this matching-numbers California Spider is even further set apart from the pack for having excellent provenance, with more than four decades of elite ownership among great Ferrari connoisseurs.
Gooding's Scottsdale auction will take place January 20-21 at the Scottsdale Fashion Square. For more information, visit GoodingCo.com.
Gullwing takes top honors at Euro Auto Festival
The spotlight was on Jaguar E-types and the Austin-Healey Sprite/MG Midget twins, but it was a Mercedes-Benz that put an exclamation point on this year's Euro Auto Festival this past weekend. A 1955 300SL Coupe, owned by Mark and Sheila Richey of Commerce, Georgia, took the People's Choice award at the show, held on the grounds of the BMW Zentrum in Greer, South Carolina.
The Euro Auto Festival is an unjudged show, with awards determined by the votes of the entrants. "I was surprised [by the People's Choice award], because there were a lot of really nice cars there," Mark said. The SL also won but Best Fit & Finish among all entries, and Crowd Pleaser among the Mercedes-Benzes.
Mark had been longing for a Gullwing for 40 years when he bought this car about a year ago, selling the 300SL Roadster he had owned for a decade in the process. It was the just the tenth Gullwing produced – production would total 1,400 – and Mark pointed out that there are several differences between his car and later cars. Among those are the use of all-steel wheels from a 300S "Adenauer" sedan, rather than steel-and-magnesium wheels; a "gooseneck" shift lever; a radiator from a W194 300SL racer, the road car's predecessor; Bendix brakes, rather than Ate; a special one-piece, concave grille; and the lack of a cover for the fuel pump.
Mark has been trying to learn more about his car's history, and so far has had no luck. "I would imagine somebody important or famous had it, being so early," he said. He noted that car number three went to Briggs Cunningham. Mark is intrigued by a photograph of Zsa Zsa Gabor and Dominican diplomat and jet-setter Porfirio Rubirosa sitting in a Gullwing; it was taken in October 1954, by which time only 17 or 18 Gullwings had been delivered. It's believed that Gabor owned a 300SL; could it have been this one?
Organizers had been set themselves an ambitious goal of getting an even 50 E-types on the lawn to celebrate the model's 50th anniversary, and although we don't have an exact count, we know there were more than 40 present. Chosen as the best of them was this gorgeous 1961 example, owned by James Strickland of Marietta, Georgia.
It was the sixth left-hand-drive E-type production car to leave the factory, and is the second-oldest such car known to exist. Finished in Opalescent Bronze with a special-order Suede Green interior, it was the West Coast dealers' 1961 show car. According to James, Frank Sinatra left in a huff when the dealer refused to sell him the car, as it was the West Coast dealers' only demonstrator. Recently restored by Mark Lovello at Jaguar South, the car was judged first in its class at the Fairfield County Concours, and also received a special award as the oldest E-type on the showfield.
We'd never forgive ourselves if we didn't mention Zach and Libby Merrill's wonderful 1955 Morris Minor Traveller. There's very little on the exterior, other than the "Twin-Cam" badges on the hood and the widened MGB wheels, to tip you off about the long list of modifications that have been made. Here's a partial list: A Toyota 4AGE 1.6-liter twin-cam four; a Toyota T-51 five-speed gearbox; a Toyota 7.5-inch differential; four-wheel disc brakes with vacuum assist from a Toyota Corolla GTS; air conditioning; cruise control; an AM-FM CD player; high-pressure KYB gas shocks all around. Most impressively, there wasn't a badge that wouldn't have belonged on the car. The engine and other mechanical components wear Morris and Speedwell badging, while the modern electrical components have convincing Lucas badges.
"Hopefully, this car appears to be a well-restored Twin-Cam 'Works' version as might have been crafted in BMC's in-house 'Special Tuning' shop… although British Motor Corporation never actually did such a thing with their 1955 Traveller," a placard on the car explained. The other entrants got it: the Minor won Crowd Pleaser in the Mini class.
What's the barn find of the year for 2011?
An unrestored, 9,800-mile 1931 V-16 Cadillac leads a row of barn-find cars at the Fairfield County Concours d'Elegance
I think we can all agree, this is the year the unrestored car came into its own. They've had their adherents for years, ourselves included, and values have been rising, now skyrocketing.
As when anything gets valuable, they start to come out of the woodwork, but unlike Hemi cars six years ago, it's a lot harder to fake a Bugatti stored for the last half-century. Several of this year's cars are truly remarkable, though, and include the last unaccounted-for alloy-bodied Mercedes-Benz 300 SL; two Bugatti Type 57s (including the Ventoux coupe that sold for $337,000 at the Bonhams auction at Fairfield last weekend); a 1948 Delahaye that survived Mount St. Helens; a 1953 Austin-Healey 100S that was a crucial participant in the worst racing accident of all time at the 1955 Le Mans disaster; and the very last unaccounted-for Cunningham C-3.
The great thing is that this is only the beginning. Right now, cars are mostly coming out of the United States and Western Europe, but as the news that these dusty relics can be valuable percolates, it's a only a matter of time until the first Duesenberg emerges from a chicken coop in Paraguay. But until then, the half-dozen below are the standouts (so far) this year. What's your favorite, and why?
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL alloy-body gullwing: The ultimate barn find?
In case you think all of the good barn finds are gone, here's one that may literally be for the record books when all is said and done: an original-owner, alloy-bodied 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL gullwing coupe.
Rudi Koniczek knows a thing or two about gullwings, having restored quite a few of them over the years at his Victoria, British Columbia-based shop, Rudi and Company. He also knows that of the 29 alloy-bodied competition specials built by Stuttgart, only 28 had been accounted for, with number 21 on the M.I.A. list for quite some time. With restorations of alloy body numbers one and six under his belt, he was hardly a stranger to those rare models either.
Rumors of the unaccounted-for 300 SL residing in a Santa Monica, California, garage had teased Koniczek and a California-based friend for years. But as the Vancouver Sun reported recently, after locating the owner – who knew what he had buried in his garage – Koniczek was eventually able to verify the car for a buyer.
Owner Tom Welmers' parents had given him the car in 1955 as a gift for his college graduation. He drove it until the early 1970s when the transmission failed. Stop me if you've heard this one before: After partially disassembling the car with the intention to fix it, Welmers let it sit… for four decades. And while it sat, he continued to accumulate stuff in his garage.
So even after reaching an agreement with the owner to examine it, Koniczek still couldn't see the car, as it was parked in a garage jam-packed with old mainframe computers. Welmers had been an executive in the computer industry during its infancy and collected the machines as they were retired. According to Koniczek associate Robert Dening of Spirited Automobiles, it took Koniczek, "his friend and three hired laborers two 10-hour days just to clear enough space around the car to walk around it."
But once he could get close to the car, Koniczek was able to confirm the alloy body with a simple sweep of a magnet that had no attraction at all to the Gullwing rarity. It took yet another day of heavy lifting to clear enough space to get at all of the removed parts stored on shelves in the back of the garage.
Although standard 300 SL steel-body coupes had alloy doors, hood and trunklid, the lightweight models had an all-alloy body, along with Plexiglas windows, for lighter weight. Mercedes-Benz also fitted them with revised and lowered suspension, a high-lift camshaft, knockoff Rudge wheels and bigger brakes.
Koniczek now has the car in his Victoria shop and Dening reports that the buyer, located ironically enough in Santa Monica, has contracted with Koniczek to return the car to its original condition, something Welmers wishes to see . While they reported no sale price, alloy-bodied gullwings are valued well into the seven figures. Considering the one-owner provenance, this car will surely break that barrier as well.
It's good to know that even if it seems that all of the good ones are taken when it comes to barn finds, something as spectacular as this 300 SL shows up.
UPDATE (23.March 2012): Spirited Automobiles has a couple updates with photos of the beginning of the gullwing's restoration.
Hemmings Find of the Day – 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
As seller Dave Wolin tells the story of this 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL replica for sale on Hemmings.com, he found the fiberglass shell of a body in a backyard in the San Gabriel Valley where it had sat for 50 years, reportedly an attempt to replicate the famed gullwing that didn't go anywhere due to legal intervention by Mercedes-Benz. Dave decided to resurrect the 300 SL, though as a car capable of tangoing on the track with a tube chassis and American V-8. From the seller's description:
1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL replica race/track day car; probably the only one in existence. Trans Am/GT1/LMSC tubular chassis, powdercoated fiberglass body. 330 hp/350 sbc crate motor; Richmond gear 4-speed, Speedway quickchange. Holley race carb, alloy flywheel, G-Force shifter. 6 races & 6 hillclimbs from new.
See more Mercedes-Benzes for sale on Hemmings.com.
Indy 500-winning Miller Bowes Seal Fast Special hammers for $2 million
In only its third year on the peninsula, Mecum Auctions continues to parade an impressive array of collector vehicles across the block of its Monterey event. This time out, the sale consisted of over 700 vehicles, including classics, European sports cars, former race cars and muscle cars, and mustered a 65 percent sell-through rate, generating nearly $25 million. Among the top sales were some particularly interesting items, including the number one draw, the 1931 Miller Bowes Seal Fast Special, which won the Indy 500 that year. The car actually competed at the Brickyard numerous times, and had finished third in 1930. For both of those efforts, Louis Schneider was the driver, running a Miller 122-cu.in. engine for 1930 and a bored-out version with 151-cu.in. for the win in '31. The car's history is said to be traceable all the way back to its racing debut, and it brought an impressive $2 million at Mecum.
Another vintage racer took the No. 2 spot at Mecum, a 1912 Mercer Raceabout, bringing $625,000. Like the Miller, this Mercer was part of the David V. Uihlein collection, and had been since 1944. Uihlein himself is said to have performed the conversion from road-going Runabout to Raceabout specifications, utilizing a number of rare genuine parts in the process and taking the Antique Automobile Club of America's Best Car of the Meet award at the club's Lake Forrest, Illinois, event in 1951. Today, it remains in exquisite condition, and collectors clearly recognized the car's worth.
Next up was a 1961 Mercedes 300 SL Roadster, fetching $585,000. This particular SL was originally purchased by an American for European delivery; the car was returned to the factory a year or so later to be fitted with the new alloy-block engine (in place of the original cast-iron block version) and disc brakes. Today it remains in mostly original condition.
Rounding out the top 10 sales at Mecum's Monterey sale:
1937 Bugatti Type 57 Ventroux Coupe (S146): $350,000
2005 Porsche Carrera GT (S157): $335,000
1980 McLaren M29 F1 Grand Prix race car (S171): $325,000
1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spyder (S162): $300,000
1947 Ford Sportsman woody convertible (S115): $285,000
1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 (S141): $280,000
1974 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS (S88): $270,000
Satisfy your automotive sweet tooth
This 1926 Packard 326 Roadster is among the 15 cars assembled in the "Romance of the Roadster" display at the Saratoga Auto Museum.
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There are a million ways to get from Point A to Point B, but none more romantic than the roadster, that ultimate expression of the three's-a-crowd philosophy. Just in time for Valentine's Day, the Saratoga Automobile Museum in Saratoga, New York, is presenting "The Romance of the Roadster," a display of 15 two-seaters that range in age from a 1916 Stanley Steamer 726 to a 1973 Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spyder.
The curator for the exhibit is automotive journalist Ken Gross. "Sure, a two-passenger car is selfish, but it's eternally sexy," he said. "Roadsters like these help us relive our favorite memories. They complete our four-wheeled fantasies. They're universally admired, and as investments, they may just appreciate in value. Let's face it, you can't take a preferred stock or a bond out for a glorious Sunday drive. That's why we want these cars, and we always will."
Among the roadsters on display will be a 1931 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport Zagato, a 1956 Austin-Healey 100M, a 1956 Lancia B24 Aurelia and a 1961 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster. Forget the Whitman's Sampler this year — this is a box of confections that's sure to leave a more lasting memory, and doesn't contain a single calorie. The exhibit runs from February 9 through June 1, 2008. For more information, and directions to the museum, visit www.saratogaautomuseum.org.
(This post originally appeared in the January 31, 2008, issue of the Hemmings eWeekly Newsletter.)
So at what other show would you see a Dual-Ghia, two Porsche Carrera GTs, a gullwing Mercedes and an Enzo?
While not huge, the Scarsdale Concours certainly attracted a good number of high-end cars, both new and old, this past weekend, with an emphasis on exotics and rarities you likely won't see elsewhere. In fact, more Ferraris showed up than domestic cars total.
But the charm of the show lies in its location. Rather than a golf course or country club, which are fine venues, the organizers rope off the entire Scarsdale downtown, with its old Western European accent and Westchester County affluence.
Look for coverage of the show in a future issue of Hemmings Sports and Exotics.


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Viker holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Florida. Viker is employed by Susquehanna University, where he is an Associate Professor of Theatre and teaches courses in production operations and management. His articles on theatre safety, management and education have appeared nationally in Stage Directions magazine, Teaching Theatre and the quarterly journal Theatre Design & Technology. As a freelance production technician, Viker has provided operations and technology services to civic theatres and performing arts organizations nationwide. Viker still works as a stagehand and is an active member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Local 636.


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Noah Syndegaard made his seventh start of the season for Triple-A Las Vegas on Monday, allowing one run on seven hits (all singles) in 5 2/3 innings pitched.
Syndergaard walked three and struck out eight, lowering his season ERA to 3.58. >> Read more about Tuesday's action at Mets Minor League Blog.


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Universal's acquisition of EMI Music has been delayed in Brazil along with Sony/ATV's purchase of EMI Music Publishing.
The country's antitrust regulator, Cade, froze both mergers yesterday saying that EMI must maintain its assets and portfolio in Brazil and continue to invest normally.
Music Week understands, however, that the Cade decision does not represent a block of both deals, rather the country's regulators have decided more time is needed to review the proposed integrations.
Both UMG and Sony/ATV's acquisition of EMI's recorded music and publishing arms respectively have been given the green light in all other major territories.
The Universal/EMI deal was approved in Europe in September, but not without strict conditions including the divestment of Parlophone and other assets worldwide.


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Michelle Obama 'can't get enough' of Kerry Washington in 'Scandal'
Michelle Obama has admitted that she can't get enough of the hit ABC drama 'Scandal' and loves Kerry Washington's role as Olivia Pope.
During a radio interview with Ryan Seacrest, the First Lady revealed that she is hooked onto the Washington, D.C based hit show, the New York Daily News reported.
She added that she first started watching the series, which revolves around the 37-year-old American actress, who plays a professional fixer, and her affair with the President of the United Sates, while on a long flight to Hawaii.
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Naples to begin replacing parking meters with pay stations
Naples beachgoers will soon be able to swap fistfuls of quarters for credit and debit cards when parking at city meters.
City Council budgeted a $540,000 capital improvement project Wednesday that will replace dozens of city meters with pay stations that accept plastic for quicker, easier transactions.
"It takes a roll of quarters to spend an afternoon at the beach," City Manager Bill Moss said.
The upgrade is expected to save $300,000 annually in paper costs alone, as the new stations will not print receipts, many of which become litter, city staff said.
Finance Director Ann Marie Ricardi said paper jams with receipts and cash often put meters and pay stations out of commission and eat up staff time. The current meters are out of date and replacement parts are scarce, Ricardi said.
Phase 1 of the project will begin sometime next year, replacing meters along 12th Avenue South, Eighth Avenue South and several other beach access points, then gauging visitors' reactions.
In a few areas with 15 or more parking meters, pay stations will be installed. Pay stations, such as the one at the Pier parking lot, handle transactions for multiple parking spaces. Visitors park in numbered spaces and pay at a single machine.
Ricardi said meter technicians will save time by monitoring 11 pay stations throughout the city instead of 135 individual meters.
As part of the first phase, spaces reserved for city and county residents with free parking stickers would be changed to metered spaces. The change would still allow those with stickers to park, but would open the spaces to paying visitors when not in use by residents.
Ricardi said that change will raise an estimated $106,000 after a year, nearly paying for the $121,000 first phase of the project.
The city expects to take in $740,000 in parking fees next year, and Ricardi said parking meters typically raise enough to pay for their own maintenance.
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Council voted to remove the reconsideration of a fire boat purchase from Wednesday's agenda, pending the results of a study of the city's water mains and infrastructure.
Having that information in a few months, Moss said, would better prepare council for how to make a decision regarding the $250,000 boat.
In the meantime Moss, Councilman Gary Price and Mayor John Sorey expressed interest in continuing conversations with the state fire marshal about how the city can meet new state water flow standards. According to the state fire code, one- and two-family homes exceeding 5,000 square feet must have access to water that can be pumped at 1,500 gallons per minute for two hours.
Sorey called the requirements unfunded mandates and said he spoke with 27 Florida mayors about the changes but that none of them were aware or had done anything to bring their cities up to code.
Council approved the first reading of the 2012-2013 budget, which represents no increase in the millage rate.
The city's total budget for all funds is $97.8 million. The general fund's budget is $34 million.
The final reading will take place Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 5 p.m.
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New California Highway Patrol Vehicles come to Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The California Highway Patrol (CHP) Bakersfield Area received its first shipment of new patrol cars this week.
The Ford Police Interceptor Utility Vehicle (Ford Explorer) will gradually replace aging Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor vehicles statewide. Ford stopped manufacturing the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor vehicle in 2011.
The Bakersfield Area received four new Interceptor Utility vehicles to help with the aging fleet.
These are the first CHP patrol vehicle purchases in two-and-a-half years. The Interceptor Utility meets CHP's safety, performance and payload capacity requirements.
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How You Can Be a Yogi Without Doing Yoga. ~ Emily Taggart
My man doesn't go to studio yoga classes, and it's okay.
"Does your husband do yoga?"
I get asked this a lot. I used to just say, "No, it's not really his thing—he's tried it, went to class regularly for a while, but decided it wasn't for him."
This is mostly met with puzzlement—probably since I am on my mat so frequently.
Since diving deeper into the yoga community, we've been in social situations where people I know have said things to my husband like, "You really need to start going to the studio." Though well-intended, that sort of language completely turns him off (we both have a stubborn streak). I even had someone ask, "What is your husband's spiritual practice? Does he meditate?"
My honest answer is that he lives and sees the world in a way that brings him peace, rather than living a defined spiritual practice—he doesn't read the yoga sutra, sit in meditation, or listen to Buddhist podcasts. This answer inspired a subtle shoulder shrug, not-so-subtle arched eyebrow, and "oookay," from the person asking me the question.
Seriously, people, we have to stop this. We must fight the tendency towards yoga a-holeness. Not just for us, but for the students who say, "I wish my girlfriend/boyfriend/husband/wife would start doing yoga." Why?
Asana does not always equal yoga, and we don't want to seem like a "you're with us or against us" community.
I teach on Saturdays, so I'm usually away from home between 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. One Saturday, I came home and found my husband in the backyard holding a circular saw. He was sweaty, covered in saw dust and smiling just like I was after teaching two classes. After I had left to teach that morning, he had woken up and decided to build a porch off the side of our shed so he could have more workspace. He leveled the ground and framed the structure all by himself.
Working with his hands to create spaces around our home quiets his mind and puts him in a state of flow (flow: when we become one with our actions). Make no mistake, it's hard work—maybe even harder than holding chair pose for ten breaths. After his day's work, when the tools are all put away and the shed is finally locked, he is smiling like he just got out of an awesome savasana.
Yoga is not a perfect triangle or getting into handstand. Yoga is skill in action. There are volumes like the Yoga Sutras that teach us that yoga stops the spinning of the mind. So when people ask me, "Does your husband do yoga?" I think about how he doesn't have to get on the yoga mat and put himself through vigorous asana to achieve stillness and contentment (besides, I do enough of that for the two of us).
He finds the same thing I find in a vinyasa series by working with his hands—by landscaping the front yard, planting trees, building a fence, or restoring his bike. That is his yoga, and it is just as important and powerful to him as my yoga is to me.
Born and raised in Appalachia, Emily Taggart made her way to California searching for a place to call home. Feeling restless (and out-of-shape), she found herself on the mat again, years after some forgettable instances of flirting with yoga. Yoga woke her up, welcomed her home, and unleashed a creative force and joyful love of life that was dormant in her heart. As her practice spilled off her mat and into her life, she decided to become a teacher to share the gifts of this amazing practice with others. Emily writes for fun on her on her blog, yay, and tweets as @yaynamaste.
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15 Responses to "How You Can Be a Yogi Without Doing Yoga. ~ Emily Taggart"
Nice Article! I have been exploring the "you're with us or against us" mentality in the last few months. I have come to understand it up close and personally and am working hard not to have that type of mentality.
Thanks, Carolyn! Like everything, it sure takes practice – well, for me it does
Good points, Emily. The picture of the yogis – behind the window – reminded me of pictures I've seen of chickens crammed into cages, enroute to be slaughtered. Hmmm.
we forget that a yoga routine (attending classes etc.) is a function of us having so much leisure time. It wasn't discovered in a yoga studio. It was discovered by folks who had the desire to leave ordinary life with it's endless dedication to survival tasks and spend all their time in meditation (which of course is the point of yogasana). So for your husband to find it via immersion in daily tasks, makes total sense. Especially with the right intentions and mindset, as one can be miserable doing those things without that. It sounds like he has both.
Excellent points & perspective – thank you! Just like when I get grouchy it's time for me to go to a yoga class, it's time for him to go organize his tools when things get a little too heavy.
When housework and gardening become social activities, when the end of littering and pollution are triumphant campaigns in which the whole population participates, when the planning and construction of a park becomes a people's project–then we will be close to the functioning of the future. We will be approaching that style of life where each of us enriches and beautifies our surroundings in everything we do. We will be doing yoga.
Yes! It's a beautiful thing when our practice spills off our mat into our lives and the lives of others.


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From Jerry Stackhouse, to Grant Hill, To Vince Carter, to Tracy McGrady, to Kobe Bryant and now Lebron James, everyone has been trying to anoint the next MJ for fifteen years. The simple truth is that there will never be another Michael Jordan, but at the same time, there well never be another Lebron. They are both in a class of their own and have completely dominated the league in their own ways and in their own eras.
Lebron James is the best player since Michael Jordan, the most dominant and the most talked about, but they are completely different breeds. Yes, they have similarities, but the way they played the game and the way they carried themselves on and off the court are different.
Michael Jordan was the greatest scorer, competitor, leader and clutch performer of the modern era of basketball. He not only pushed himself, but others to greatness, he single handedly won championships and almost by himself made the sport what it is now. His greatness is unparalleled and he will forever stay a legend, but that does not take away from the greatness of Lebron James.
Sure, Lebron is not the shooter or pure scorer that Jordan was, or the natural leader, but his physical gifts, are unrivaled, even by His Airness. Jordan was the prototypical shooting guard and is the true definition of the position, but Lebron is a different animal.
He has the athleticism and explosiveness of Julius Erving, the passing skills of Magic Johnson, the rebounding prowess of a center and the ball-handling skills of John Stockton. He is as unique as they come. Sure Jordan had many of those qualities, but not at the level of Lebron.
Lebron will never have the intangibles of Jordan, but Jordan never had the complete bag of tricks of Lebron. Lebron was born to play the game, but Jordan forced himself to be great. Jordan led by example, while Lebron let the game come to him. Why compare the two?
No player has ever, or will ever possess the array of skills that Lebron has, or be the competitor and leader that Michael was. Yes they were both great athletes, scorers, defenders and the best players of their eras, but they were completely different players. The main problem is that they are both great and greatness is always compared to greatness. It is unlikely, Lebron will win six rings, or six finals MVPs, but he is the best player since Jordan and the best player of this generation. Yes, the Michael Vs. Lebron debate will rage until James retires, but please stop, you might as well compare apples to oranges, they are different players, personalities and competitors from different eras. I may like MJ more, but I prefer oranges, although Lebron and apples are not bad.


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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Air Race Accidents
Safety in air racing depends on the airplane as well as the pilot
On September 6, 2008, an amateur-built single-seat Cassutt racing aircraft crashed after an in-flight breakup while maneuvering at the Reno-Stead Airport. The pilot was killed. The airplane was quite small, with a wingspan of 15 feet and length of 16 feet. Its height was four feet, and it had an empty weight of 500 pounds.
An FAA inspector reported that the pilot was participating in an International Formula One Pylon Air Race Class pilot-qualification flight. The flight was intended to be composed of a series of maneuvers that included 360-degree rolls to the left and right, followed by 180-degree rolls to the left and right. These maneuvers were being observed by personnel located on the airport ramp for the purposes of the pilot obtaining a Formula One Racing Pilot License.
The airplane was observed on an east-to-west heading parallel to runway 8 about 1,500 to 1,800 feet AGL. The pilot performed a 360-degree left roll at more than 200 miles per hour. Witnesses reported the airplane seemed to "bobble" and "pitch downwards" prior to abruptly leveling off. They estimated the roll rate was about 400 degrees per second.
The airplane made a climbing 360-degree turn to the left in order to set up for a second pass parallel to runway 8. The airplane exited the 360-degree turn, leveled off, pitched downward in order to gain airspeed, leveled off and proceeded to enter a roll to the right. Two witnesses estimated the airspeed from 220 mph to 240 mph. As the airplane rolled through about 90 to 120 degrees, witnesses stated the right wing separated from the airframe followed by the left wing separating. The airplane crashed at the airport.
Investigation revealed that the airplane was a rebuild of an airplane that had crashed in 2005. The accident airplane was rebuilt using a new Cassutt fuselage and empennage, using Cassutt design plans. However, the manufacturer of the original kit told the NTSB that the trim system on the accident airplane wasn't their design. The accident airplane had a trim system that was adjustable in flight. The original trim system could only be adjusted on the ground.
The accident airplane had a tube-and-fabric fuselage. The fuselage was a tubular steel truss structure that tapered in the cross-section toward the aft end of the airplane. The one-piece wing was of a twin-spar configuration, and manufactured with wood spars, ribs and skins. During a telephone interview, a representative of the company that produces the Cassutt kit told investigators that there's no published maneuvering speed or never-exceed speed for the Cassutt. The representative estimated that if they were to place a maneuvering speed on the airplane, it would be around 200 miles per hour.
The NTSB determined that the probable cause of this accident was the movement of the airplane's modified horizontal-stabilizer trim system during an intentional high-speed aerobatic maneuver that resulted in exceeding the design stress limits of the airplane and an in-flight structural failure. Contributing to the accident was the builder's deviation from the airplane designer's original trim system.
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Christine Todd Whitman, the former New Jersey governor and EPA administrator, talks about the future of nuclear power in the U.S. post-Fukushima. She is the co-chair of CASEnergy Coalition, a nuclear power advocacy group and the co-chair of the Republican Leadership Council, which supports "fiscally conservative, socially inclusive" candidates.
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Find out which recruitment agency comes out top for customer service