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Impound Insights - November 8/9, 2014 Dan Warner
The last meet of the season has been put to bed with great fanfare. The weather cooperated with minimal winds on Saturday and Sunday and pleasant temps both days. A high entry count, approaching 180 I am told, made for a super show. We ran three rounds on Sunday ending just before the permit cutoff time.
As usually happens the November meet saw a spike in the El Mirage 200 MPH Club roster. First up is Ted Olson who drove the Steinegger & Eshenbaugh lakester. The car ran in the F/FL class using 1/2 of a Chrysler Hemi. Big load of nitro pushed Ted through the lights at 213 MPH. Martin Menne scored a ride in The Kraut Bros. C/BGRMR and took advantage of the opportunity to set a new class record of 212.06. Long time salt and dry lakes runner Les Leggitt debuted his new '53 Studebaker in the B/BCFAlt class. Brandon Leggitt has the driving chores and while stepping up in the license program was able to lay down a 231 record. Donnie Hicks and his Zoom Zoom Racing F/BGL upped last month's record to a 200.9 earning him a new club hat. While Donnie was in route home to Orangevale, CA on Sunday Joe Cardoso took the Tracer Racing entry and ran in the same F/BGL class. Joe bumped the record way up to 208. I wonder if Donnie knows? Finally, our long time President, Jon Meyer, is relocating to the Mid West in a few weeks. The club wishes Jon and Julie all the best in the future. The club held their annual BBQ and party at the SCTA building on the lakebed. The party was well attended and I am sure more than one of us had a difficult time answering the rooster call on Sunday. A fitting send off for Jon and Julie, thanks for your service Jon.
In addition to the five records mentioned there are another 13 new certified car records and six bike records.
Starting by entry number we have #7, the Aardema Braun Sheriton V4/BGRMR driven by Cal Rothe. Cal did a fine job setting the new class record to 165.2 MPH. Derek McLeish was once again in the hot seat of the McLeish Bracket Racing H/BFMS. The much chopped Triumph TR6 coupe ran to a 177.9 record. I call that close enough to 178 for bragging rights. Bill Lattin set a record on Saturday but, the one that counted was Sunday's pass. Bill turned everyone's head with an amazing 182 run in the XXF/FCC class using the White Lighting Austin coupe running under the Lattin & Stevens banner. Don Ferguson III, known as D3, drove the Ferguson Macmillan Honda powered F/BGS to a new record of 269+ MPH. This could have been the run to win the championship. We will have to wait until the results are compiled. The well used Cohn Jucewic Monza ran in the F/CGC class this meet. Driver Bob Jucewic also builds the engines and his 181 ci wonder set the record to 165.1 MPH. Keith Black and his Black Racing team of family members and friends had a season of wins and firsts in the A/GS class. Two records at this meet, Saturday's record was superseded on Sunday with a 223.3+. As mentioned above Martin Menne drove the Kraut Bros. car on Saturday to a club membership. Not to be outdone, car owner Willie Boelcke took the wheel and beat Martin's record by .276 to place his mark in the upcoming 2015 rule book. Ed Fenn ends his season with a C/FL record using an engine built by the infamous Bob Brissette. Ed's new record in the Brissette & Fenn entry stands at 240.7 MPH. Big Tim Boyle brought his Dodge Ram truck down to So Cal from Colorado for the weekend. Tim goes home with a 169.3 record in the B/DT class. The H/BStR class had the current record holder, L.T.D. Sights Racing with Robert Sights up resetting their own record to 153.7. Robert is the beloved gentleman known as 'Prozac" from the salt. Chet Thomas closes out his year with the final record in the AA/StR class. His Ford powered, John Beck built entry finishes as top[ of class at 211.7 MPH. Previously mentioned John Beck drove the Vintage Hot Rod entered C/AIR roadster to a final record of 175+ MPH. John is contention for the points championship. He told me that he would like to see a compressed air roadster(C/AIR) on the cover of the rule book. Eric Eyres and father Russ turned up in impound after a not planned absence. The Eyres and Son roadster has been close to record speeds at each meet and got one this time in the E/BFR class. Eric took 'er down track a class setting 212.5 MPH. White Goose Bar Racing set their second record in a row with Tom Hanley driving. Once again in the G/MMP class, Tom added 6 MPH to last month's record ending up with a fine 130.7 speed. The last certified record for this event is the Notabusa entry. This little Subaru is powered by a Kawasaki engine. Driven this month by J. R. Foley the team gained a 123 record for their efforts.
The bike side came by with six new records: Dave Iversen rode his Dave Iversen Knuckle to a 1000-APS-VG record of 137.5 MPH. Alp Sungurtekin rode his Alp Racing and Design entry to his third record of the season. This event Alp was in the 650-APS-VG class with a speed of 130.7 MPH. Scott Mattern rode the McLeish Brothers team entry to a 125-APS-BF class record of 124.8 MPH. Cathy Butler and her Van Butler Racing entry has returned to the record lists. This month Cathy rode in the 650-A-G class with a record speed of 176.6 MPH. The Pflum Wagner Racing team seems to set a record each meet. This time rider Jeannie Pflum set two records. Sunday's final record in the 1000-A-F class was 198.7 MPH. I am pulling for a 200 speed in 2015. Ralph Hudson rode his 1000-APS-BF Suzuki to set the only bike record in excess of 200 this meet. Ralph twisted the throttle to record a 235.8 MPH record.
There are still two car and one bike record to be certified before the final 2014 record list is finalized. We allow teams up to 30 days following a meet to have the engine measured if they desire. Records are held in pending status until the process is completed.
The 2014 season had ups and downs but I think it all turns out well in the end. Mark you calendars for 2015. The first meet scheduled for the May 16/17 weekend.


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Nathaniel Maxon, 15, was pushing the limits to see how far he could assert his freedom.
Skipping curfew and school, the teen was at that age when rebellion seemed a rite of passage into manhood, said his aunt Cheryl White.
But Maxon's life came to a sudden and tragic end Thursday morning when the baby-faced teen was shot and killed down the street from his home in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.
Witnesses told detectives that Maxon of the 4100 block of W. West End Avenue was arguing with two other males when gunshots rang out.
His assailants fled in a white minivan, leaving the teen lying on the ground with a single gunshot wound to his chest, Chicago police said. Officers found Maxon unresponsive about 11:30 a.m.
On Friday, Harrison Area police posted fliers throughout the neighborhood seeking help in solving the murder, said Officer Daniel O'Brien, a police spokesman.
White was at the home of Maxon's mother when one of the boy's brothers got a call from a friend telling the family to go to Mt. Sinai Hospital. Family members rushed there, but Maxon was pronounced dead at 12:05 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
"I never imagined that he was shot down dead," said the teen's mother, Susan Maxon, 41.
White said her son, Waymon, 16, was close to his cousin, but while her son has done well in school, Maxon regularly rebelled.
Chicago Public Schools records indicate that Maxon was supposed to enroll at Crane High School earlier this month but never did, said spokeswoman Monique Bond.
White said Maxon left home every morning at the same time he was supposed to be going to school, but she apparently had her suspicions.
"Sometimes he would say, 'You don't know what you're talking about. I do go to school.' I would tell him, 'You don't know the seriousness of getting an education,'" White said.
For a time, while he was locked up in the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center, Maxon was enrolled in an alternative school there, Bond said.
His aunt said Maxon was not a gang member, but she said she did not know the people he hung around with.
Maxon, the seventh of 10 siblings, lived with his grandmother, White said
Funeral arrangements had not been made.

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Over the weekend saw the return of the annual Broadway Food Festival, this event ran on Sunday from 10am to 4pm and attracted lots of locals and visitors to the Green where it was being held. There were a number of different locals suppliers who came for the day, including cakes, meat, chutneys, cider, jams and many more. Many of the stands included cooking demo's and free tasters as well as the opportunity to buy the produce. There was musical entertainment along the street and all of the shops were open for visitors to have a look around. Overall it was a really lovely day out and I would highly recommend to anyone that was thinking of going next year.
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A $9.3 million grant has been awarded to the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) to increase knowledge of the lower Mississippi River and how large-scale Coastal Master Plan projects will affect the ecosystem, navigation and economic activity.
The grant from the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council) will fund a large-scale program to continue building the technical knowledge base needed to develop a plan that moves the nation toward a more holistic management scheme for the Lowermost Mississippi River under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (RESTORE Act).
Gov. John Bel Edwards remarked, "The Mississippi River is one of Louisiana's most important natural resources. Not only does it play a significant role in the nation's economy by facilitating waterborne commerce, but it is also one of the most crucial tools we possess in our fight against coastal land loss. This inter-agency research program will advance the science that will bring us closer to a management regime for the lower river that more completely considers its many vital functions."
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• Lowermost Mississippi River Management Program - $9.3M (LA)
• Jean Lafitte Tidal Protection - $8.7M (DOI)
• Bayou Dularge Ridge, Marsh and Hydrologic Restoration - $5.2M (USDA)
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On December 9, 2015, the RESTORE Council approved an Initial Funded Priorities List which contained a list of the first projects and programs to be funded under the Council's Initial Comprehensive Plan.
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Mitsubishi Motors scandal adds to auto industry's reputational woes
The Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) fuel economy issue of April 2016 is the latest scandal to hit the auto industry, at a time when consumers worldwide are already suspicious of the fuel economy and emissions performance claims of the world's automakers. Although nowhere near as significant as the VW emissions scandal, the Mitsubishi issue comes at a difficult time for the auto industry.
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First, MMC staff appear to have misrepresented data from tests related to fuel economy, by presenting the 'best' figures from multiple tests, rather than the average values across these tests, as they should have done.
Second, MMC violated certain Japanese laws by using "an unapproved testing method", specifically with respect to rolling resistance and air resistance (aerodynamic drag). There are no details of this yet, but it is widely known that around the world cars have been tested in configurations not likely to be found under normal driving conditions, specifically to improve their official fuel economy figures. Such configurations include the over-inflation of tyres to reduce rolling resistance and door openings being taped over (or body components removed) in order to reduce drag.
In Europe, regulators have been criticized for turning a blind eye to such practices. The US has been rather stricter – in 2014, for example, Hyundai Motor and its affiliate Kia were penalized for understating the fuel consumption of models sold in the US.
The latest issue will hurt MMC, which is already one of the world's smaller and weaker auto makers. The fuel scandal knocked about 15% off the value of the MMC's stock in the days that followed the announcement. The episode also serves as an unwelcome reminder of the reputational damage that MMC faced in the early 2000s when the company suppressed safety-related data.
MMC is a relatively fragile company in a very competitive industry. Its parent, the Mitsubishi Corporation Group is a huge enterprise, employing over 70,000 people, but is under pressure in a number of its business areas at the moment, for reasons unconnected to car-making.
Two important questions are: 'How long the Mitsubishi Corporation Group is willing and able continue to support MMC?', and even assuming it wanted to, 'What are its exit options in a society in which merger and acquisitions are still relatively rare?' By international standards, the Japanese auto industry is notoriously unconsolidated, with eight domestically-owned automakers. In many other business environments, one would expect the an enterprise like the Mitsubishi Corporation to try and sell MMC, possibly to another car maker, if one could be found that was willing to buy. This is not so easy in Japan…
Disruption from Kumamoto Earthquake Hits Toyota Production
George Olcott, in Tokyo and Nick Oliver, in Edinburgh
Toyota announced yesterday that following its total closure of assembly plants in Japan from 20 April due to the Kumamoto earthquake, production would resume in stages from 25th April.
By 28th April, it is forecast that 18 of the 26 lines currently shut down will resume operations with production initially reverting to 80% of pre-earthquake levels.
A major bottleneck has been the complete closure of supplier Aisin Seiki's Kumamoto plant, which produces key door components for Toyota. Aisin is making arrangements for overseas plants to supply these parts.
In other areas, particular in the recovery of local infrastructure, we are seeing many examples of the kinds of highly cooperative inter-firm behaviour that contributed so significantly to the rapid recovery of the supply chain in the wake of the Tohoku earthquake in March 2011, as described here.Examples include:
Electricity: regional electric power utilities located in Chubu (the Nagoya area), Kansai (Osaka) and the island of Shikoku have dispatched 500 employees to help Kyushu's local electric power utility to help restore supply.
Gas: Tokyo Gas and Osaka Gas have sent around 1800 employees to help the local Kyushu gas utility to restore gas supply and detect and repair gas leaks. 500 vehicles are being sent to Kyushu by these gas utilities as part of this effort.
Such efforts to restore the badly damaged local infrastructure will be critical in the overall efforts to get the supply chain back to normal.
The resilience of Japan's supply chains is tested again
By George Olcott in Tokyo, Japan, and Nick Oliver in Edinburgh, UK
Only five years after the devastation of the Tohoku Earthquake which caused a massive tsunami, the meltdown of the Fukushima nuclear plant and disrupted supply chains around the world, Japan has experienced another major earthquake. This time the quake was centred on the city of Kumamoto on Japan's southern island of Kyushu. The force of the latest earthquake is equivalent to that of the 1995 Hanshin earthquake, which caused nearly 6000 deaths and devastated the city of Kobe.
Mercifully, the casualties from the latest earthquake are far fewer than the Hanshin or Tohoku earthquakes. However, questions are already being asked about the security and resilience of global supply chains.
Kyushu, like Tohoku, has a high concentration of industrial facilities, many of them vital links in the supply chain of key industries such as automotive and electronics. Many companies have already had to halt production at sites affected by the earthquake. Examples include:
- Toyota, who have stopped production at some sites from at least 18-23 April.
- Honda, who have suspended motorcycle production at their Kumamoto factory from 18-22 April.
- Daihatsu have stopped production at their Oita and Kurume factories until 22 April.
- Mitsubishi Motors have suspended production at their Okayama light vehicle plant until 20 April due to lack of parts.
- Renesas, who have stopped production of semiconductors at their Kumamoto plant and are considering temporarily moving production to another location.
- Sony have stopped production at their Kumamoto semiconductor factory. This will impact on the production of Sony digital cameras and smartphones
If previous disasters are anything to go by, we can expect a flurry of reports that dwell on the risks that just-in-time logistics pose for supply chain resilience, and how day-to-day efficiency comes at a price when disaster strikes.
Our research into how Japanese companies recovered from the Tohoku Earthquake, which so badly ruptured many supply chains, suggests a much more optimistic picture. We found that in 2011 an abundance of social capital (goodwill, essentially), both within and between firms led the much faster-than-expected recovery of the supply chain in 2011. The existence of strong ties between firms, not just between suppliers and clients but in some cases even between competitors, permitted a rapid, coordinated and focused deployment of resources that aided recovery. (See our California Management Review article on the 2011 earthquake here). Ironically, the very existence of tight, JIT logistics both fosters and requires the development of these close, cooperative relations.
Car industry says goodbye to the Saab brand
The Saab name will not appear on any vehicles produced by National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), the Chinese-led consortium that has owned the remaining assets of Saab Automobile since 2012, according to a report by Automotive News.
The rights to the Saab name are held by Saab AB, a Swedish Aerospace company. Saab AB sold 50% of its stake in Saab Auto to General Motors in 1989 and exited completely in 2000. General Motors sold Saab to Spyker in 2010, but within two years the company went bust and NEVS stepped in. However, Saab AB controls the use of the Saab brandname.
Since then there have been periodic reports that NEVS will produce electric vehicles based on the Saab 9-3, the most recent in December 2015 – see our post of 21 December 2015 on this.
There are precedents for Saab AB's action. In 2000 BMW broke up the Rover Group, selling the now-defunct Rover Car Company to the Phoenix consortium and Landrover to Ford. However, BMW retained the rights to the Rover name. Rover went bust in 2005, and its assets were acquired by China's Nanjing Auto, later absorbed by Shanghai Automotive.
Concerned that use of the Rover name in China might adversely affect its Landrover brand, Ford bought the Rover brand from BMW in 2006, forcing SAIC to develop an alternative brand, which emerged as "Roewe".
Rover… …. and Roewe
95% of diesels exceed NOx limits
Which?, the journal of the UK Consumers' Association (CA), reports that 95% of diesel cars it has tested recently, and 10% of petrol cars, emit more NOx than limits allow. The majority of petrol cars tested by the Consumers Association also failed to meet EU standards for emissions of carbon monoxide (CO).
The Association tests cars and other products in order to help its members with their purchasing decisions.
In the light of the VW emissions scandal, the CA revisited test data from over 300 cars they tested between 2012 and 2015. Under official test conditions, all the vehicles tested were certified as meeting the latest EU emissions standards. However, very few met these standards under the CA's test conditions, which, the Association claims, are much closer to real-world driving conditions than are the official tests.
Key findings included:
- 95% of diesel cars tested emitted more n (NOx) than official limits permit;
- 10% of petrol cars emitted more NOx than limits allow and 65% emitted more CO2 than prescribed
- Around 10% of vehicles tested were not even able to meet 1993 emissions standards.
The report lists nine diesel vehicles that were the worst offenders – these included Kyundai-Kia, Jeep, Land Rover, Nissan, Subaru and Volvo vehicles.
Petrol-engined vehicles that did not meet standards for NOx or CO included models from Alfa Romeo, BMW, Hyundai, Mercedes, Mini, Nissan, Porsche and Toyota/Lexus.
The CA has removed best-buy status from 23 Volkswagen Group cars as a consequence of the emissions scandal.
There is no suggestion that the latest findings stem from the use of defeat devices of the sort employed by VW. However, they demonstrate the widespread 'gaming' of emissions testing that occurs in the industry.
That car makers feel the need to engage in such activity provides further evidence of the competitive stress and strain in the auto industry – stress that is only likely to get worse if there is a slowdown in the global economy.
A full report can be found on the Which? website: www.which.co.uk
Job rotation for VW executives
VW is reported to be considering regular job rotation for its some of its senior staff.
The move, originally reported in the German publication Welt am Sonntag and picked up by Just-auto (an auto industry intelligence service) is intended to address the organisational issues that may have led to the use of so-called 'defeat devices' which enable vehicles to meet emissions standards under test conditions.
VW claim that only a small number of its staff were involved in the deployment of defeat devices. The intention of time-limited assignments, if indeed they are actually introduced, will presumably be to prevent collusion amongst close colleagues, of the sort that may have contributed to the emissions scandal.
A practice such as regular rotation has both costs and benefits. On the benefits side, rotation spreads knowledge across functions, fosters cross-departmental networks and cooperation and as such can help organisations achieve coordination, control, and innovation. However, complex, technologically advanced environments require a depth of expertise, specialist knowledge and mutual understanding that is difficult to create and maintain via short, transient assignments.
There is clearly a risk that in fixing one problem, VW may create another.
Saab and NEVS rise from the ashes – again…
Watchers of Saab Automobile, the Swedish car maker which collapsed in December 2011, will be getting used to stories of Saab defying the odds and once more producing cars.
The remaining assets of the defunct auto maker were acquired by a Chinese-led consortium in 2012 who created National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), with the espoused aim of developing and producing electric vehicles. NEVS only produced a handful of gasoline vehicles before running into financial difficulties.
So it was surprising to see reports in December 2015 that NEVS had received a major order for 250,000 electric vehicles, most of them based on the dated Saab 9-3 saloon. The order, from a vehicle leasing agency, is allegedly worth $12 billion. This was reported by Reuters and by "The Local", a Swedish (English-language) newspaper, amongst others.
These pieces carry the remarkable – some would say unbelievable – news that painted car bodies will be produced in Sweden for assembly in China. It is difficult to see any circumstances under which it would make sense to produce vehicles in this way, even assuming that a cash-strapped consortium that has never developed an electric car could do so and produce a mass-market product that is competitive with the electric vehicles of the giant auto firms (such as Nissan, with the Leaf) who have been in the game for some time – and are still struggling to achieve the sales volumes that they seek.
Saab followers may also recall that back in June 2015 Forbes ran a piece reporting that NEVS were to build a $400 million electric car factory in China:
What is so interesting about the Saab/NEVS story is how it illustrates the gulf that can exist between rhetoric and reality in the auto industry, of which the Saab/ NEVS story is just a particularly extreme example.
Understanding the VW scandal
The Volkswagen emissions scandal has sent shock waves around the world. Why would one of the largest car companies in the world, so successful on many measures, resort to cheating in emissions tests?
VW is certainly not the first, and will not be the last, car company to go off the rails in its efforts to survive in this fiercely competitive industry.
The auto industry has existed for around 120 years and different companies have enjoyed success at particular times. In recent years General Motors, Toyota and VW have vied to be the largest car maker in the world, yet all have experienced major crises. Why?
Recurrent crises in the industry stem from a 'perfect storm' of conditions that include long term overcapacity (resulting in lean margins); susceptibility to economic cycles; the need to realise economies of scale; and increasingly diverse and sophisticated markets.
The necessity of economy of scale is toxic when combined with complex and diverse markets. For car companies, too varied a range of models and too much decentralisation to different divisions means duplication and excessive cost; too little and HQ becomes increasingly disconnected from the operations they are controlling, as shown by Toyota's recall disaster in the US 2010, when its centralised structure proved unable to respond quickly and appropriately to the unfolding crisis.
Such forces fuelled VW's emissions' scandal. As with Toyota before it, VW's corporate objective of becoming the largest car maker in the world would have created huge pressures within the company. In VW's case meeting this goal demanded a dramatic increase in its sales in North America. VW's strategy to achieve this was clean diesel, but this had to be executed within a tight performance envelope of engine power, emissions standards, and fuel economy. Something had to give, and in VWs case what gave was any pretence of integrity between emission tests and on-the-road performance.


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Matheson named Top Irish Law Firm at The Lawyer European Awards
Matheson has been named Irish Law Firm of the Year at The Lawyer's annual European Awards for the second consecutive year.
The awards are judged by a panel of managing partners and in-house counsel from leading international law firms and multinational companies, and are considered amongst the most prestigious awards of their kind.
Commenting on the win, Managing Partner at Matheson Liam Quirke said: "Our primary goal is to meet the Irish legal needs of international companies and financial institutions doing business in and through Ireland better than any other law firm. This makes this international award by leading purchasers of such services in the international legal market especially pleasing. It is also a testament to our commitment to technical excellence and the calibre of our people."


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New branding office in Amsterdam
The International marketing consultancy Lexicon Branding has opened its first office on mainland Europe, with a new location in Amsterdam. It is the third global office of the California-based firm, which also has an office in London.
Lexicon Branding is a marketing advisory firm founded in 1982, specialising in the development of brand names. The company has worked with clients in the US, Europe, and Asia, for brands such as BlackBerry, Apple's PowerBook, and Intel's Pentium.
"Our new office allows us to expand our client service offering, and is a core part of our strategy to develop our European client base," said David Placek, the founder and president of Lexicon. "Our primary focus will be on creating next generation brands in the technology and consumer categories." Lexicon's studio in California will remain responsible for developing all creative solutions.
Amsterdam a branding and advertising hub
Advertising is undoubtedly one of Amsterdam's strong suits. The city is home to a wide range of renowned agencies of all sizes, from small experimental shops to large international ones, and many of the world's top creative agencies were founded here. Some, such as Momkai, Code d'Azur, and Minivegas, focus on interactive design, with others working on integrated global campaigns, for example Anomaly, DDB & Tribal, DigitasLBi, and 72andSunny.
It is also easy for agencies to set up shop in Amsterdam. Local support is offered by the Chamber of Commerce, amsterdam inbusiness, the Amsterdam Economic Board, and other networks and initiatives, such as Hubstart (Dutch link). Many new creative hubs have recently sprouted up in and around the city, transforming empty buildings or old industrial terrains into hotspots for media, design, and art, attracting expanding brands and fresh talent in the process.


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Friday, 18 July 2008
For various reasons, I've moved blog. If you pm me I can tell you why (it's nothing terribly exciting). It's partly because blogger bugs me!
Come and find me at http://monkeyfeet.wordpress.com/ :)
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Saturday, 5 July 2008
My first sewing, WIPs and new yarns!
Well it's been another hectic week!
First of all, I made my first sewing project. I've always been into sewing, but never properly. I had the idea that it would really enhance my shop if I could put in some bags and cool stuff that I've sewn, but first I need to learn to do it properly! So I bought the kit for this bag off etsy. Basically you got the material, handles and interfacing, along with the pattern and instructions. BUT.. the instructions were really hard to follow, I think they'd been translated from a different language. So, I got a big sewing book to help me instead. I ended up not following the pattern either!
So here's my tote bag, it's quite big, will comfortable hold my knitting, purse, book, phone, keys etc.
My sewing's not 100%, and I had a zillion ends to weave in, so seeing as it's just for me, I decided to knot them and cut some of them, some are woven in though.
Above you can see a skein of yarn in the pocket. I've since attached a couple of cute badges, and I'm going to put a button on the pocket.
Looking inside you'll see the messy part of my sewing - the handles. The knitting and book were down at the bottom so I've pulled them up so you can see the size a bit better.
So, what is the knitting in the bag?
It's this - my upstairs stole. I'm on my 5th repeat now, it's growing quite quickly, and I'm really happy with it.
And what was that book?
It was Terry Pratchett's Wintersmith..
I've finished the first Lotus Lace sock! I'm really, really happy with it. It's a fantastic fit and looks great, so I can't wait to make the second one - no more SSS for me!!
My Godfather got me a funky felted pen.. how cool is this??
And I'm very, very slowly spinning up this beautiful merino/soy silk roving. Spindling doesn't really do it for me I have to say!
Here we go -
This is what I keep it it:
I've been dyeing a lot this week too. First of all I did some BFL aran, in Strawberry Dreams, and Pablo.
Copacabana, also from bordertart:
And SkeinQueen, can't remember the name, but it's lambswool, angora and cashmere, and oh so soft!
I swapped the above three for my yarns, so my stash now looks like this:
Measly looking, but you'd be amazed at how much there actually is on that shelf! Plus it's all so beautiful :)
Here's the big box of yarn (this is all my hand dyed not stash!!):
Fresh Berries:
Ocean view:
You'll have to ignore the horendous quality of this image. I put it together in paintshop, and somewhere between uploading it to photobucket and uploading it here the quality went awful :(
It's Bambino - my new sock yarn, which is 80% merino, 20% bamboo. It's unblievably soft and squishy, I can't stop feeling it!
The worst one seems to be the middle top one, if you want to see it it's in my photobucket, and in my etsy of course. I was going to uploads them individually but my post would have taken all week to write and read!
So top-bottom, left-right - Kelp, Holly, Blueberry Muffin, Sweetheart, Duffel, Buttercup, Inca, Fresh Berries, and Tor.
Here's a gratituous puppy photo to break up the yarn photos..
Deep Sea Diving:
Sweetheart kettle dyed with some purple:
And that's all for now!!
I'm onto the second of my plain purple socks, nearly on the heel. Am going to OH's for a few days so I'll probably finish it while I'm there, so I've wound up my Socks that Rock yarn ready to cast on a pair of plain sock in that.
There's also the stole, which I'm hoping I might finish in about ten days (I usually do half or a whole repeat at a time cause I'm strange like that). And the Lotus Lace socks, which I'm sure I'll get done quickly because I love them so much! I can see another pair or two in my future! The next patterned socks will be Pixie's Pablo socks but in the cotton sock yarn I got at Woolfest.
I'd better go - so much to do, so little time!
Saturday, 28 June 2008
Woolfest.. in a gazillion photos!
We didn't get there til 1pm, so first we scouted around checking it all out (we being me and mum). I loved seeing the animals. Some of my favourites were the Wensleydale sheep, angora bunny, and the alpacas. I seem to have a thing for animals with funny hair/flecces.
These guys, the Wensleydales, are the cool kids of the animal world. Look how chilled they are. They almost look stoned. (All my pics are enlargable btw - I recommend zooming in at the hair)
Check out this bunny! Isn't he cute, and rockin and tufty!
And look at the alpacas - definitely punks of the animal world. I like the ones that are black and have white bits in the tufts on the top of their heads, but there weren't any here. These are just as cool though. The hair do's kind of a bit 80's, specially with the clipped body.
Ok, enough of the animals, now to the shopping. I've been stashbusting for 6 months, as I've proudly told just about everybody. And saving up for a few months too.
So I started with... buttons! I love buttons, beads and little bits and bobs that are interesting.
I got horn ones, slate ones, pretty ones, geometric style ones..
I got some fibre, it's merino/silk from Wigham wool work. It's actually bright purple in real life, but I can't get my camera to pick up purple today, annoyingly.
This is from DT Craft & Design - it's 50% angora, 50% kid mohair, it's a DK weight, I'm going to use it for a lace project - possibly Ice Queen. Oh I'll probably dye it first though.
This is lana grossa cotton blend sock yarn. It's remarkably similar (but not as bright) as my Kelp! Anyway, I thought I'd give it a try.
I got these from the chorley market lady who was there. She had lots of rowan kidsilk haze/night, and I really wanted to get loads as it was half price, but I just got these two. They're kind of dark plum coloured. I was a little peeved that she sneaked in some acrylic nasties (I do have acrylic, but Woolfest isn't really the place I don't think). And her hubby was kind of touting for business which was annoying (I ignored him). But I got a bargain anyway so can't complain!!
Ok, more fro DT Craft & Design, who were really friendly and had loads of good stuff. This one is laceweight, handspun silk and goat down. It's a bit weird actually. It's quite hard and very shiny. It makes a gorgeous shawl though, there's 500 yards so I'll dye it and make something nice :)
This is Natural Dye Studio laceweight alpaca - it's SO lush. Again, I think there's about 600 yards (from memory - could be wrong) - so I'll make something really nice with it :)
I met Amanda and her hubby and they were really friendly and interesting to talk to.
I also met Jen, of fyberspates fame. She was really lovely and her yarns were so delicious. I liked the casual lay out of her stall, and the shawls she'd knitted from her yarns which gave me a good idea of what I could do with a skein or two.
I got this laceweight silk, which I'm hoping to use for my first doily. I can't remember how many yards she said are in it, so I'll have to check.
It was intersting how Amanda (NDS), Jen (Fyberspates) and me (plus a few others you'll know of!) all use the same supplier for our base yarns (we have some different but the main ones are hte same), and our styles of dyeing are so different. That's really cool.
I got this from Jen too, it's DK weight silk, with good yardage (again, I've forgotton how much). Im' not sure what I'll do with it. Maybe save it til I can afford another skein then make something.
I got this - Colinette Jitterbug - how cool is the pink!
It says easy care, but in small print says hand wash - argh! So I don't know if I can put it in on a 30 degree wash or not.
I got colinette point 5 too, to go with my other skein, which is plum coloured. I'm thinking of saving up for one more skein and doing a felted bag.
That's all from Woolfest for this year! It'll keep me busy for months anyway :)
If you've never been to Woolfest, I can't recommend it enough. It's traditional but has fashion too, and is really down to earth.
Now onto WIPs and stuff! I crocheted this last week - it's a shoulder bag. I made it up as I went along, hence the dodgy shape. I do like it though, and need to line it.
I crocheted this small bowl using DB SoHo too. The rocks you see in the top and on the left on top are actually both pieces of lava from Iceland, which I picked up (I'm sad like that).
This is my TV knitting - it's bright purple in real life! It's going slowly seeing as I rarely watch TV, but I'm on the second one anyway.
Here's my Upstairs Stole - it's a quick, simple knit, and I like it! It's not a challenge, so quite relaxing. It's Rowan kidsilk haze in natural - I'm wondering if I should dye it pale lilac, but I might leave it.
And Here's my Lotus Lace socks, from Kai - a great pattern, it's easy to follow, simple enough to do while mid conversation, but complicated enough to keep you interested. It's going fast because I'm one of those peeple who likes to do a whole repeat at a time, and each repeat's 10 rows, so it's coming on quickly!
I'm really pleased with Delle, which is my own yarn. It's been spiral striping, then on the heel I got little stripes, and now I think it's going to pool down the foot. I'm going to try and match the second one the same. It's a bit lighter than the pics actually.
And that's all for now! I'm crocheting coasters using the remaining ball of SoHo, for my MIL to be. My stash shelf, though pitiful compared to some may be *nudges Kate*, is stuffed full of yummy yarn again :)
OH I nearly forgot - at woolfest I picked up some great yarn from my supplier! I got a kilo each of alpaca sock yarn, bamboo blend sock yarn, and the usual (but so soft!) BFL sock yarn. I also got bamboo fibre, milk fibre and silk hankies :) so will be busy dyeing next week.


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J. H. Bavinck, An Introduction to the Science of Missions . Trans. David H. Freeman. Philadelphia, PA: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company, 1960. Distributed by Baker Books, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Part two is required reading and is included in your readings packet. Crim, Keith, et al., eds. Perennial Dictionary of World Religion. 1990 ed. Suzanne Haneef, What Everyone Should Know about Islam and Muslims. Chicago: Kazi Publications, 1982. This whole book is to be read by all students. Yehezkel Kaufmann, The Religion of Israel: From its Beginnings to the Babylonian Exile . Trans. and abridged by Moshe Greenberg. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1960. The material to be read from Kaufmann has been included in the course packet. John E. Sanders, "Is Belief in Christ Necessary for Salvation?" Evangelical Quarterly, 60 (1988), 241-259. Harold W. Turner, From Temple to Meeting House: The Phenomenology and Theology of Places of Worship . Religion and Society, 16. The Hague, Paris, and New York: Mouton, 1979. Portions of this book are required reading; these portions are included in your course packet. Herman Wouk, This is My God: The Jewish Way of Life. Revised Edition. New York: Little, Brown, and Co., 1997. This book is to be read in its entirety by all students. Zahniser, A. H. Mathias, "Close Encounter of the Vulnerable Kind: Christian Dialogue and Proclamation Among Muslims," Asbury Theological Journal 49/1 (Spring, 1994), 71-78. This article to be distributed by the instructor is required reading for all students.
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Review of GLEPE Expo
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There was a time when the 911 GT3 was the backbone of the high-end track day market. For 15 years, and through successive generations, the 996 and 997 GT3s ruled this niche almost without rival. Anything from Ferrari was much more expensive to acquire and considerably more indulgent to run, whereas BMW M3s and the like simply didn't offer the same level of performance and durability, at least straight from the box.
Yet times are a changing. A corollary of the surge in GT3 prices is the inevitable unease about exposing such a prime investment to the rigours and potential panel bending disaster of serious track work. Moreover, there are many would-be track day drivers who have now been priced out of the market altogether. What can be done about this situation?
The answer might just be parked in front of me at our familiar Longcross testing facility. Two 997 Carreras, or should that be a pair of 997 GT3s? At a quick glance they're convincing, not so much for the aero kit – which some specified from new and has never signified a GT3 on its own – but mainly because of their stance and the GT3-style centre exit exhaust.
These two 997 GT3 clones are more than mere wannabes. Both combine the 'look' with realistic 400bhp power outputs and all for a fraction of the price of the 'too precious to use' real thing. What, then, of our black car? It's clearly riffing off the Gen I 997 GT3 RS look with its orange wheels and mirrors, but owner James Tyson is aghast that it should be seen as a replica: "I didn't want it to be something it wasn't", he says emphatically.
James has owned a number of performance cars over the years, and has bought a couple of Boxsters in the past as summer cars, trading them in at the end of the season. At the end of last year he saw, then acquired, this 997 Carrera – with the standard 3.6-litre engine – as he says, "on the spur of the moment. I knew nothing about Porsches". That was quite, err, brave…
Described by James at the point of purchase as "a ropey job on an RS takeoff; unloved, with lots of miles", this 2006 black and orange replica did at least feature a high spec, with Sport Chrono and ceramic brakes among them. The Gen II GT3 bumper was already present, but James and his chosen specialist, Addspeed Performance Cars in Horsham, Surrey, did a number of tidying up jobs and renewed much of the suspension including fitting Eibach springs. The brake calipers were rebuilt and painted black, thereby preventing the orange-yellow colour clash of the standard PCCB items.
Come the spring of 2015 and the car was ready to go, shorn of RS badging and driving much more as it should. James decided to take the car to a track evening at Brands Hatch. Now, bear in mind that the engine had been boroscoped in the past, and the head gaskets changed, our owner felt he was on fairly safe ground, but did wonder if the car felt a little sluggish on the way there…
James describes the actual moment of destruction as being "A rumble, then a puff of smoke". With the car back at Addspeed the awful truth was apparent. The number six conrod had parted company with the crankshaft and in the ensuing carnage had destroyed everything in the engine.
Suddenly, James' cheap 997 purchase, made on a whim, was looking like an expensive nightmare.
Turning a negative into a positive, our owner set out to future-proof his engine for trackdays, as well as increasing its performance. Given he had nothing viable to exchange – his incumbent engine being just about useless – it proved a difficult job to move the project forward without horrendous costs incurred. He located a crankshaft from a 997, and the block out of a 3.6-litre Mk2 996, and then began to speak to Specialist Vehicle Preparations based near Droitwich. We've driven SVP's work in 911s and Cayman before at 911 & Porsche World, and come away impressed. SVP took the block out to 3.9- litres, with JE pistons and Carillo rods. The engine was then built up at Addspeed, with another pair of 3.8-litre cylinder heads as the first lot were discovered to be unviable. These heads were ported and polished, with bespoke oil breather and cooler made up: technically this mongrel of a water-cooled engine is two different engines-in-one.
But like a lot of mongrels of the canine type, these are often the most loveable of things, and so it proves here. James' car is only just coming to the end of its running in period, but already the performance is superb – virtually a match for the WaffZuff car and with a very useable band of torque across a wide rev range. Given its starting point I think this is both a major achievement and also hugely interesting: it shows that keeping faith with a car, even a relatively new one like a 997, can be rewarded in the long term, and that the idea of customisation is alive and kicking in the 'modern' Porsche world.
The more you hear about the work that's gone into this car, the more engrossing it gets. The finishing touch on James' car is the '3.9' logo so very subtly applied to the rear wing end plate. Jump inside and it's standard 997 again, and very useable as a result. With GT3 suspension geometry and a broadly similar spec to the white car, it's not surprising that it drives in much the same way. Any differences that are there are very slight. It goes, stops and steers in a way that is both entertaining, but also seriously quick even by the very latest of modern standards.
James reflects on the considerable sums that he's had to spend to reach this point, and a fair calculation is that he's ended up shelling out perhaps half of what a nice 997 GT3 would have cost him. Five years ago that would simply not have been the end equation, before the surge in car values, but these days the logic is sound. It hasn't all been straightforward though: due to the bespoke nature of the build, particularly with the engine, every element that has been introduced to the car has initially not fitted and required further work. That's incurred additional time and cost, but as James remarks now with pride: "We've brought this car back from the dead". Having driven it, I'd say it has been well worth it.
911 & Porsche World. Words: Adam Towler. Pictures: Antony Fraser


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Tour and taste the offerings from British Columbia's best renowned wineries as you travel from Vancouver to Kelowna and Osoyoos in one week.You'll see all of the Okanagan Valley's beautiful scenery while sampling delicious food and drink.
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Day 1 Vancouver Upon arrival into Vancouver transfer (own cost) to your hotel. The day is yours to discover the coastal city of Vancouver. Canada's third-largest metropolitan centre, Vancouver is a busy port city with a multi-cultural ambiance. The spectacular setting invites you outdoors; explore the restaurants, shopping, galleries and museums, nightlife, entertainment and more.
Day 2 Vancouver Exploring (Gastronomic Gastown Tour) Eat and drink your way through Vancouver's #1 foodie district, just like the locals love to do! Indulge in the boozey, foodie, historic neighbourhood with Canadian poutine, Vancouver's best pizza, wicked desserts, cocktails, craft beer, wine and more! Gastown is Vancouver's oldest neighbourhood, laden with iconic restaurants, quirky pubs, and historic spaces. To uncover the alleyways and doors that hold Gastown's gems, a Foodie Tour can't be beat!
Day 3 Vancouver to Kelowna (397 km/247 mi) Depart Vancouver this morning travelling through the fertile Fraser Valley to the Thompson Okanagan Region, the fruit and wine centre of British Columbia. Travel along the Coquihalla Highway, which crosses some of the most dramatic scenery in the region. You will also pass through the rugged cattle ranching country of the Merritt area. At Merritt continue your day travelling along the Coquihalla Connector, Highway 97C to Kelowna. On arrival, visit one of the many wineries in the Kelowna area or perhaps start with a visit to the Wine Museum (admission by donation). This specialty museum offers exhibits, programs and special events that highlight the history of B.C.'s wine industry. The knowledgeable staff can assist you with the selection of wines from over fifty BC Wineries.
Day 4 Kelowna Wine Tour Today, a full day tour will show you around some of the best and oldest vineyards in the Okanagan. You will be picked-up at your hotel at around 10am and visit a minimum of 5 wineries. Each winery has its own personality and wines that they specialize in. You will visit Mission Hill Estate Winery, which is the flagship of this region and never fails to impress – wine tasting is included. Next is Mt. Boucherie Family Estate Winery, a family-owned and operated winery that is home to many award-winning wines. Your tour continues with a lunch at the Old Vines Restaurant at Quails Gate, which was recently named one of the Top 100 Restaurants in Canada by OpenTable. More wineries will be explored in the afternoon before going back to Kelowna. This tour includes: minimum five wineries, gift card for lunch, all tasting fees, picnic platter of gourmet cheeses and crackers.
Day 5 Kelowna to Osoyoos (123 km/76 mi) Departing Kelowna continue south along Okanagan Lake, keeping watch for the legendary "Ogopogo" as you travel the scenic shoreline. During today's travels you may wish to stop at one of the many roadside fruit stands that dot the highway as well as visit some of the famous vineyards, as you are now in the "Valley of Vineyards". Continue south along Highway 97 to the community of Osoyoos, the most southern town in the region located just minutes from the Canada/USA border. Known as Canada's only "Pocket Desert", it boasts the warmest average temperature in the country and sits on the shores of Canada's "warmest freshwater lake", Osoyoos Lake.
Day 6 Osoyoos - Winery Tour Today enjoy a winery tour of the Osoyoos and Oliver regions and visit wineries along the Black Sage bench and the Golden Mile. This tour will include 5 of the following wineries: Adega on 45th, Burrowing Owl Vineyards, Cassini Cellars, Castoro de Oro Estate Winery, Church & State Wines, Desert Hills Estate Winery, Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery, Hester Creek Estate Winery, La Stella, Maverick, Mooncurser, Nk'Mip Cellars, Oliver Twist Winery, Road 13 Vineyards, Silver Sage Winery, Stoneboat Vineyards, Tinhorn Creek Vineyard. Gourmet lunch is included.
Day 7 Osoyoos to Vancouver (398 km/247 mi) An amazing trip awaits you today from Osoyoos to Vancouver. Travel via the Okanagan Connector to the Coquihalla Highway. Along the way stop at any of the roadside stalls offering cherries, apples, apricots, pears, peaches, grapes and plums for sale during the long summer days. Turning onto the Coquihalla Highway climb to an elevation of 1244 metres where over 10 metres of snow can fall in an average winter. You will witness incredible feats of engineering as you travel through the Great Bear snow shed, crossing the Dry Gulch Bridge (over 280 metres long and 175 metres high). Begin descending from the summit pass through some of the most beautiful landscapes in the province. This dramatic change of environment is always exhilarating, as you go from bright sunlight on the high rock faces to misty coastal cedars and tall firs in half an hour. Approaching the Pacific Coast, the canyon opens into the broad, fertile Fraser Valley. Your journey ends upon your arrival into Vancouver.
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- Accommodation including provincial taxes for 6 nights
- Gastronomic Gastown Tour (Alcoholic Pairings) - minimum age 19 years
- The Westside Story Tour (Recommended minimum age is 19 years)
- Wine Tour of the Osoyoos Wine Region with hotel pick-up
- Travel Documentation
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- Osoyoos - Watermark Beach Resort (One Bedroom City View)
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- Vancouver - Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre (Traditional Room)
- Kelowna - The Cove Lakeside Resort (One Bedroom)
- Osoyoos - Watermark Beach Resort (One Bedroom City View)
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- Vancouver - Fairmont Waterfront (Fairmont Room)
- Kelowna - The Cove Lakeside Resort (One Bedroom Mountainview)
- Osoyoos - Watermark Beach Resort (One Bedroom City View)
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The Morris Arboretum is my favorite place for relaxation and recovery. It has marvelous gardens, beautiful old trees, formal park areas, interesting statues, the Olde Mill, and a garden railway that is a delight for old and young alike. Summer concerts, scare crow competitions and educational events make this jewel a permanent feature in my life.
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Akram Vignan is a practically applied spiritual science and is a 'shortcut' path to liberation.READ more
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Located 20 kms from Ahmedabad, Simandhar City is a place for spiritual progress. It is known as "A Clean City, Green City & Pure City!!!"Read More
A unique non-sectarian Temple inspired by Akram Vignani, Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan.
When we talk about the besmearing properties (lepaimaan bhaavo) of the mind, speech and body, what exactly are they? These properties are inanimate (judha bhaavo); they are mere inclinations and intentions of the prakruti (characteristic traits of the relative-self). 'Besmearing' means that it will smear you even if you do not want to become smeared by them. That is why I say, "I am always untouched and untainted by all the besmearing intentions of the mind, speech and body." These besmearing intentions have tainted the entire world, and yet these intentions are nothing but an echo. They are inanimate, so you should not pay any attention to them.
Nevertheless they will not disappear easily; they will harass and torment you. How will you deal with them? What will you have to do to stop this force, which arises within you in a split second, even when you have no desire for it? You will have to start saying things like, "He (your opponent) or the event which is difficult, is very beneficial for me." You will have to say positive things about your opponent. When you start saying this, the negative feelings will cease. The negative feelings will lose their impact.
The moment you say, "Looks like the business is running into loss,' all the besmearing forces within (bhaavs) will immediately start to daunt you, 'This is going to happen' or 'That is going to happen.' 'Wait a minute, all I did was just mention something about the business, why are you all (negative bhaavs) 'barking' unnecessarily?' And so, you should say, "No, they are beneficial to me," and those bhaavs will simmer down.
Any good thing will be ruined by talking negatively about it; similarly bad thing will improve by speaking positive about it.
Book Name: Science of Speech (Page #16 Paragraph #1,#2,#3)


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ATHENS, Ga.-Why is Athens Bandag Inc. sponsoring a professional bicycle racing team? That's a question the Athens Bandag/Domino's Pizza racing team often is asked by spectators and reporters, said team member David Crowe.
The answer, he said, is that Athens Bandag Sales Manager Bill Riecke and Vice President Troy Porterfield III are avid racing fans.
``It's my own personal love, and I thought it would be a different way of marketing,'' said Mr. Riecke, who travels with the eight-member team.
Athens Bandag provides the team with money for traveling expenses, entry fees and bicycles-which can cost between $2,000 and $3,000 each. Most importantly, though, they provide them with clothing displaying the Athens Bandag name, according to Mr. Riecke.
``It's a moving billboard for us,'' he said. ``You see these guys running around every day. That's their clothing. They wear that everywhere they ride.''
``This is definitely something different for a tire company to do,'' he said. ``People ask, `What's a Bandag?' It gives us an opportunity to answer, whereas if you see a sign or newspaper, it can't talk back to you.''
The team competes in about 60 races a year, mostly on the eastern seaboard, said Mr. Crowe, who also owns his own law firm. But, he said, they will sometimes venture out to California, budget permitting.
``At these big pro races we go to, we'll get a lot of media coverage before we actually go to the race,'' he said. ``. . . (T)hey always ask, `How did Athens Bandag become involved?' ''
One of the largest, if not the largest, night race is held in downtown Athens, according to Mr. Riecke, drawing as many as 40,000 spectators.
On Memorial Day, 22,000 spectators looked on as team member Steve Sevener won the 1995 Moline, Ill., Criterium, a race that took place only 30 miles from Bandag Inc. headquarters in Muscatine, Iowa, he said.
A spokesman for Bandag said they were surprised to see a photograph in ``almost a local newspaper'' of a man wearing a jersey bearing the Bandag name.
``We would not have known him from Adam except that we saw this `Athens Bandag' and realized it was one of our dealers,'' he said.
The team, which was assembled five years ago at a ``grassroots'' level, has become a powerhouse in the sport, ranking in the top five in the U.S. out of ``hundreds and hundreds of teams,'' said Mr. Crowe.
``I'd put our guys up against anybody,'' said Mr. Riecke.
He said that a woman from Hickory, N.C., who talked to some of the riders after a race, later stopped by the store on her way through the area and bought tires at Athens Bandag.
``That says a lot,'' he said, adding that business also has increased from students at the University of Georgia, also in Athens.
Next year, the team will garner even more media coverage ``because the Olympics are going to be right here in our backyard,'' said Mr. Crowe. They will compete in a race in Atlanta a month before the 1996 Summer Olympics ``that will basically be a forerunner to the Olympic road race,'' he said.
Many countries will send their Olympic riders to compete in that race so they can adjust to Georgia's summer humidity and familiarize themselves with the course, he said.
Troy Porterfield Jr., owner and president of Athens Bandag, said he hopes all the media coverage won't inspire too much imitation of the company's unusual sponsorship.
``I would like to keep it kind of unique,'' he said. ``I don't care to spread it all that much.''


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(Grandma, Kelsey and Mitchell)
Yesterday my very loved Grandma passed away.
This is a difficult post for me to make.
When I am upset or sad, I don't talk.
I shut down.
But I felt like I needed to get on and make a post for her….
For Me in honor of her.
How do I sum up a lifetime of Love and memories in one post?
I don't. It is impossible.
All I can do is share these random thoughts and memories.
Me, my sister and cousins were very blessed.
Blessed because not only did we get grandparents that loved us, which they did very much.
But we also were Blessed with Grandparents that liked us.
Ones that wanted us around.
Whenever, Anytime, All the time.
I can honestly say that never once in my life did they ever make me feel like I was burden or a hassle.
Never Ever.
In fact just the opposite.
They always wanted to bring us along.
Yearly vacations to Branson.
Or trips to Charlie's farm in Peoria.
Camping at the lake.
Or just simply hanging out at their house.
Yes, We were Blessed!
(Grandmad 1970's)
The last few years my Grandma's health started to decline.
And recently because of a fall she had to return to a nursing home.
Last week I went by for a visit.
I was able to share some happy news with her and she smiled and laughed.
This was our last visit together.
Our last words…
I told her before leaving, "I love you."
"I love you." she replied.
And I smiled and said, "I know you do."
Our last words.
I am so blessed for those.
(Grandma and my niece Erin)
I am sad for us.
Not for her. I know she is in a better place now.
I know without a doubt she is with my Grandpa and all her loved ones in heaven.
I know she is happy.
Here on this earth, her body was wearing down.
She was no longer able to do all the things she loved so much.
I have so many memories of her out in her yard.
Planting, mowing, painting.
She always had some type of project going on.
(Now you know where I get it from.)
She was also the type of woman that wanted things done when she wanted them done.
No waiting on others.
(Another thing I got!)
She was no longer this person.
Her life depended on others doing for her.
Knowing her, I know this must have drove her nuts.
Now she is free from all of this.
Like my other loved ones have said…
She now tending to the gardens in Heaven and I know Loving every minute of it.
But we all still here on earth have this hole in our hearts.
The spot that was filled by her.
(Grandma and Kortney)
I wish I could go back for just one day.
Be young again.
Be with her.
Just for one day.
(Grandma and Grandpa)
*Thanks for the photo Trish, that I stole from your FB page. :)
These random memories fill my head…
*Blue silk gown with matching robe.
*Fighting with my sister and cousins over who's turn it was to sleep on the blue bean bag chair.
Somehow it was Always Vicki's turn. ;)
*Falling asleep to the sounds of a mystery radio show.
*Waking to the smell of bacon frying.
*Grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch hour on school days.
*Dancing with Grandma in the living room floor.
Grandma's last photograph taken a few days ago.
Hunter had gotten a new hair cut and wanted to go show grandma.
Oh, how she loved that boy.
Oh, how she loved All of Us!
(Photo of Grandma when she was young.)
Rest peacefully, Grandma.
We love you very much!


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Under Kennel Club regulations, there are two endorsements that may be placed on a dog's record, by the registered owner of a dog, whilst the dog in question is still in their possession. A breeder, therefore, is entitled to place two endorsements on a puppy's record with the Kennel Club: One restricts registration of any of its future offspring (progeny) and the other prevents the issue of an export pedigree.
We place both these Kennel Club endorsements on al our pups, but are happy to remove them subject to health test results acceptable to us. Precise details are contained in each contract.
The Kennel Club produces a pamphlet on the subject which can be obtained by clicking here.