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00:30:00 01/25/12
Drive it!: The Motor Magazine
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The new Opel Ampera has finally delivered what most e-cars have been promising for years - electric power for everyday use. It comes with a price tag, though. For the more economically minded we pit five small family cars against each other. The new BMW 1 Series takes on the VW Golf and other members of the compact segment. And finally a bit of sporty elegance: the Porsche Boxster Spyder.Present it! Opel AmperaWith the Ampera Opel is setting new standards for electric vehicles in everyday use. Its specially designed lithium-ion battery provides energy for the 111 kW electromotor. Depending on driving style, road profile and outside temperature, the fully charged battery will take the car distances between 40 and 80 kilometers on battery power alone - which is still unusual in the e-mobility segment.A classical gasoline combustion engine helps extend the range to up to 500 kilometers. But since the batteries recharge in around four hours, the Ampera can master most inner-city stretches in ultra-quiet electric mode. Compare it! BMW 1-Series - VW Golf - Audi A3 - Ford Focus - Alfa Romeo GiuliettaThe compact class is considered one of the most competitive automobile segments of the German market. Every revamped model, every next generation issue raises the question of who is leading the pack? The newcomer in our contest is the 5-door BMW 1 Series.It represents the second generation compact from the Bavarian carmaker. But will the 1 Series take first place? Four other candidates with diesel engines with around 103 kW power have their eye on the prize. We compare the BMW 118d to the Ford Focus, Alfa Romeo's Giulietta, the Audi A3 Sportback and the VW Golf. Taste it! Mercedes C-Class 350 BlueEfficiency SedanThe C-Class is one of Mercedes-Benz' most successful models. Over 8.5 million have been sold since it was introduced back in 1982, as the Mercedes 190. Drive it! took a look at the version with the most powerful gasoline engine - the C 350 BlueEfficiency sedan. While the C-Class has a high price tag and looks a bit old school, its performance proved to be anything but.Examine it! Roof Boxes - Packing and Travelling SafelyWhen families go on vacation the trunk is usually jam-packed. Many drivers invest in a roof box to give them extra storage space. But is driving with this extra load on the roof really safe?Together with the DEKRA technical testing service, we conducted tests on a compact car and an SUV to see how they handled - with and without roof boxes. An expert from DEKRA shows us why it's vital to reduce your speed when travelling with a fully-packed roof box. Test it! Porsche Boxster SpyderThe Porsche Boxster Spyder is the diva of the Boxster family. Straight off, the mid-engine roadster looks different from the others; it was mainly designed as an open-top, fair weather car. The fabric soft-top really just serves as a sun shade or repels a few drops of rain.The Spyder is significantly lighter than the Boxster S and has a lower center of gravity. It also has a very stiff transmission which makes the Boxster Spyder's driving performance as sporty as its looks.
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03:51:36 01/18/12
Dr. Wayne Dyer Wishes Fulfilled | Preview | PBS
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Dr. Wayne Dyer Wishes Fulfilled | Preview | PBS
Best-selling author, spiritual teacher and internationally renowned lecturer Dr. Wayne Dyer introduces the Five Wishes Fulfilled Foundations and outlines a program for mastering the tools necessary for living a profoundly satisfying life. AiringMarch 2012 on most PBS stations (check your local listings at pbs.org Support your local PBS station now -- you make it possible for your PBS station to offer amazing performances and the opportunity to discover something new every day, whether on TV or online. To donate to your local PBS station, visit www.pbs.org From: PBS Views: 9950 115 ratings Time: 07:44 More in Howto & Style
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19:00:30 12/28/11
Notable Death of the Year: RIP Austerity Economics, 1921-2011
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"Smokestack Lightnin'," with Hubert Sumlin backing Howlin' Wolf in 1964
This is the time of year when we're reminded of all the famous people who died over the last twelve months, a list which includes two of my favorite guitar players ( Hubert Sumlin and Cornell Dupree ). But there were also some notable non-human deaths in 2011, especially in the world of economic policy.
One of those deaths should have completely altered the political debate in Washington. The name of the deceased was "Austerity Economics," and it was first glimpsed in a 1921 paper by conservative economist Frank Wright. Austerity died of natural causes brought on by prolonged exposure to reality.
But the debate in Washington didn't change nearly enough after its passing. In the nation's capital, dead things still rule the night.
Why Austerity?
"Austerity economics" backers claim that today's economic woes can only be fixed by dramatic reductions in government spending, which will lead to increased private-sector confidence and therefore to greater investment and growth.
But it's never worked. And if investors have lost confidence in the U.S. government's fiscal stability, they're sure not acting that way. There hasn't been this much demand for Treasury bonds since the government began tracking it twenty years ago, and they haven't performed as well since the go-go 1990s.
It's easy to understand austerity's attraction for power elites inside and outside of government. The people who suffer from austerity budgets aren't the kinds of people they know personally, since they're typically public employees like teachers, police, firefighters and the administrators of social programs; people who need government assistance, like the poor; and middle-class people with the temerity to either grow old or become disabled.
Austerity's attraction became even greater in the U.S. because once it became conventional wisdom that tax increases on the wealthy was "politically infeasible." That made it a program whose sole purpose was to cut government spending, lowering the pressure to increase taxes on the wealthy from today's historically low levels.
For a one-percenter, what's not to love?
Austerity Comes of Age
The idea's been around in one form or another since that 1921 paper, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had been imposing it on Third World nations for decades.
But 2009 was the year that austerity really came of age. That was the year that a wealthy stockbroker's son named David Cameron began campaigning for Prime Minister of Great Britain on an explicitly pro-austerity platform.
It was also the year that Cameron helped to form a group named European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) dedicated to electing like-minded politicians across Europe and helping them collaborate on ways to slash government spending. It was also the year that right-leaning Angela Merkel won reelection as the Chancellor of Germany with a stronger mandate than she'd been given in her first term.
With Nicolas Sarkozy as President of France, Great Britain was the only major European power not yet in the hands of the corporate-backed austerity crowd.
The Global Sado-Erotic Thrill Machine
That changed with Cameron's election as Prime Minister in May 2010, an event that threw pro-austerity Americans into throes of near-erotic ecstasy. And if that sounds like hyperbole, consider conservative Anne Appelbaum's reaction to Cameron's budget in September of 2010: >
Vicious cuts." "Savage cuts." "Swingeing (sic) cuts." The language that the British use to describe their new government's spending-reduction policy is apocalyptic in the extreme. The ministers in charge of the country's finances are known as "axe-wielders" who will be "hacking" away at the budget. Articles about the nation's finances are filled with talk of blood, knives, and amputation.
And the British love it.
What can I say? There are people who collect serial-killer memorabilia, too. But Appelbaum wasn't just speaking for herself. It became unacceptable for any politician in Washington, Democrat or Republican, to advocate anything other than an austerity budget for the United States.
And it was more than an economic strategy to its backers. Austerity became a way to demonize those who had suffered most from the banking abuses and self-indulgences of the wealthy, a totemic "blame the victim" response that turned the political debate into a grotesque inversion of morality. Again, Appelbaum: >
"Not only is austerity being touted as the solution to Britain's economic woes; it is also being described as the answer to the country's moral failings."
Bad Metaphors vs. Good Economists
The Democratic President of the United States, Barack Obama, jumped onto the bandwagon with both feet by repeatedly lecturing Americans on the need for government to stop "spending beyond its means." Obama recycled the popular conservative metaphor of a family that has to sit around the kitchen table and decide how much money it has to spend.
That's one of the worst metaphors in modern politics. Does a family establish its own currency -- especially one that has the unique position of the dollar? Can a family borrow money at rates so low they're effectively less than zero? Would a family let Grandma go hungry because Junior bought too many Porsches out of the family kitty and then gambled it away on lousy mortgage investments?
The world's top economists, those who had successfully predicted the crisis of 2008, tried telling the rest of the world what was wrong with the idea: Joblessness and consumer fears were killing any chance of real recovery. More short-term spending was needed to get the economy moving again. Austerity would make things worse, not better.
But nobody listened. Austerity's S%M-like attraction had the world's elites in its grip.
Death of a Delusion
And then something else came into the picture: Reality.
Cameron's austerity budget had a shattering effect on the already-struggling British economy. His government's financial stability was downgraded five times during his first year in power and retail sales had fallen 2.5 percent. Household income was projected to fall an additional 2 percent if his austerity plans were carried forward. Britain's modest employment gains were reversed, youth unemployment reached record levels, and income inequality was the worst it had been in more than half a century.
Anne Appelbaum's erotic dreams had become Great Britain's nightmare.
As Europe's ruling austerity class pushed forward with their plans, even the IMF tried to dissuade them. It was clear to anyone who wasn't blinded by ideology or political cynicism that austerity economics was a failed program. Even in countries like Greece, where government was far graver than elsewhere, the austerity programs imposed from outside threatened to destabilize society while other reasonable measures like improved tax collection were still not taken seriously enough.
And now the entire Eurozone hangs in the balance. Bankers became wealthy by treating governments as if they were mortgages, lending recklessly and pocketing their fees without considering the long-term reliability of their loans. European leaders insisted for months they were take the kind of sensible steps that should've been taken in the United States by requiring bankers to accept at least part of the losses for the bad loans they had issed.
That plan was quietly dropped last month. "Austerity economics" never calls for austerity from those who have gotten rich by being irresponsible, only from those who didn't benefit from it at all.
The Afterlife
President Obama has dropped his austerity rhetoric, at least for the time being, but the Republicans have not. Listening to Mitt Romney discuss economics is like having a doctor wave a dead chicken over your head and saying he's decided to cast a spell on you rather than operate on that thing they found in your X-rays.
Aside from the bill introduced this month by the House Progressive Caucus to almost no media attention, there's no comprehensive plan for dropping this country's ineffective austerity strategy and replacing it with an agenda that works.
Rational solutions to our economic problems are being ignored. There won't be a real debate about alternatives to austerity until an entire political party, not just part of it, adopts this kind of program. Until then there will be chaos. And where there is chaos, austerity's powerful advocates can step in and take charge.
Austerity economics died in 2011 and is survived by the British, German, and French governments as well as the GOP and large portions of the Democratic Party. Instead of sending flowers, the family has asked the public to abandon all hopes of future economic growth.
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19:00:30 12/28/11
Notable Death of the Year: RIP Austerity Economics, 1921-2011
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"Smokestack Lightnin'," with Hubert Sumlin backing Howlin' Wolf in 1964
This is the time of year when we're reminded of all the famous people who died over the last twelve months, a list which includes two of my favorite guitar players ( Hubert Sumlin and Cornell Dupree ). But there were also some notable non-human deaths in 2011, especially in the world of economic policy.
One of those deaths should have completely altered the political debate in Washington. The name of the deceased was "Austerity Economics," and it was first glimpsed in a 1921 paper by conservative economist Frank Wright. Austerity died of natural causes brought on by prolonged exposure to reality.
But the debate in Washington didn't change nearly enough after its passing. In the nation's capital, dead things still rule the night.
Why Austerity?
"Austerity economics" backers claim that today's economic woes can only be fixed by dramatic reductions in government spending, which will lead to increased private-sector confidence and therefore to greater investment and growth.
But it's never worked. And if investors have lost confidence in the U.S. government's fiscal stability, they're sure not acting that way. There hasn't been this much demand for Treasury bonds since the government began tracking it twenty years ago, and they haven't performed as well since the go-go 1990s.
It's easy to understand austerity's attraction for power elites inside and outside of government. The people who suffer from austerity budgets aren't the kinds of people they know personally, since they're typically public employees like teachers, police, firefighters and the administrators of social programs; people who need government assistance, like the poor; and middle-class people with the temerity to either grow old or become disabled.
Austerity's attraction became even greater in the U.S. because once it became conventional wisdom that tax increases on the wealthy was "politically infeasible." That made it a program whose sole purpose was to cut government spending, lowering the pressure to increase taxes on the wealthy from today's historically low levels.
For a one-percenter, what's not to love?
Austerity Comes of Age
The idea's been around in one form or another since that 1921 paper, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had been imposing it on Third World nations for decades.
But 2009 was the year that austerity really came of age. That was the year that a wealthy stockbroker's son named David Cameron began campaigning for Prime Minister of Great Britain on an explicitly pro-austerity platform.
It was also the year that Cameron helped to form a group named European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) dedicated to electing like-minded politicians across Europe and helping them collaborate on ways to slash government spending. It was also the year that right-leaning Angela Merkel won reelection as the Chancellor of Germany with a stronger mandate than she'd been given in her first term.
With Nicolas Sarkozy as President of France, Great Britain was the only major European power not yet in the hands of the corporate-backed austerity crowd.
The Global Sado-Erotic Thrill Machine
That changed with Cameron's election as Prime Minister in May 2010, an event that threw pro-austerity Americans into throes of near-erotic ecstasy. And if that sounds like hyperbole, consider conservative Anne Appelbaum's reaction to Cameron's budget in September of 2010: >
Vicious cuts." "Savage cuts." "Swingeing (sic) cuts." The language that the British use to describe their new government's spending-reduction policy is apocalyptic in the extreme. The ministers in charge of the country's finances are known as "axe-wielders" who will be "hacking" away at the budget. Articles about the nation's finances are filled with talk of blood, knives, and amputation.
And the British love it.
What can I say? There are people who collect serial-killer memorabilia, too. But Appelbaum wasn't just speaking for herself. It became unacceptable for any politician in Washington, Democrat or Republican, to advocate anything other than an austerity budget for the United States.
And it was more than an economic strategy to its backers. Austerity became a way to demonize those who had suffered most from the banking abuses and self-indulgences of the wealthy, a totemic "blame the victim" response that turned the political debate into a grotesque inversion of morality. Again, Appelbaum: >
"Not only is austerity being touted as the solution to Britain's economic woes; it is also being described as the answer to the country's moral failings."
Bad Metaphors vs. Good Economists
The Democratic President of the United States, Barack Obama, jumped onto the bandwagon with both feet by repeatedly lecturing Americans on the need for government to stop "spending beyond its means." Obama recycled the popular conservative metaphor of a family that has to sit around the kitchen table and decide how much money it has to spend.
That's one of the worst metaphors in modern politics. Does a family establish its own currency -- especially one that has the unique position of the dollar? Can a family borrow money at rates so low they're effectively less than zero? Would a family let Grandma go hungry because Junior bought too many Porsches out of the family kitty and then gambled it away on lousy mortgage investments?
The world's top economists, those who had successfully predicted the crisis of 2008, tried telling the rest of the world what was wrong with the idea: Joblessness and consumer fears were killing any chance of real recovery. More short-term spending was needed to get the economy moving again. Austerity would make things worse, not better.
But nobody listened. Austerity's S%M-like attraction had the world's elites in its grip.
Death of a Delusion
And then something else came into the picture: Reality.
Cameron's austerity budget had a shattering effect on the already-struggling British economy. His government's financial stability was downgraded five times during his first year in power and retail sales had fallen 2.5 percent. Household income was projected to fall an additional 2 percent if his austerity plans were carried forward. Britain's modest employment gains were reversed, youth unemployment reached record levels, and income inequality was the worst it had been in more than half a century.
Anne Appelbaum's erotic dreams had become Great Britain's nightmare.
As Europe's ruling austerity class pushed forward with their plans, even the IMF tried to dissuade them. It was clear to anyone who wasn't blinded by ideology or political cynicism that austerity economics was a failed program. Even in countries like Greece, where government was far graver than elsewhere, the austerity programs imposed from outside threatened to destabilize society while other reasonable measures like improved tax collection were still not taken seriously enough.
And now the entire Eurozone hangs in the balance. Bankers became wealthy by treating governments as if they were mortgages, lending recklessly and pocketing their fees without considering the long-term reliability of their loans. European leaders insisted for months they were take the kind of sensible steps that should've been taken in the United States by requiring bankers to accept at least part of the losses for the bad loans they had issed.
That plan was quietly dropped last month. "Austerity economics" never calls for austerity from those who have gotten rich by being irresponsible, only from those who didn't benefit from it at all.
The Afterlife
President Obama has dropped his austerity rhetoric, at least for the time being, but the Republicans have not. Listening to Mitt Romney discuss economics is like having a doctor wave a dead chicken over your head and saying he's decided to cast a spell on you rather than operate on that thing they found in your X-rays.
Aside from the bill introduced this month by the House Progressive Caucus to almost no media attention, there's no comprehensive plan for dropping this country's ineffective austerity strategy and replacing it with an agenda that works.
Rational solutions to our economic problems are being ignored. There won't be a real debate about alternatives to austerity until an entire political party, not just part of it, adopts this kind of program. Until then there will be chaos. And where there is chaos, austerity's powerful advocates can step in and take charge.
Austerity economics died in 2011 and is survived by the British, German, and French governments as well as the GOP and large portions of the Democratic Party. Instead of sending flowers, the family has asked the public to abandon all hopes of future economic growth.
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10:29:08 09/03/11
Dharmendra Launch Yummy Chef “heat And Eat”
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Special guests of the national and international Indian media gathered to be formally introduced to the YUMMY CHEF brand for the first time by Bollywood legend and international superstar Dharmendra, who is the endorser and brand ambassador for this “heat and eat” gourmet line of Indian vegetarian products. He proudly introduced the new line of YUMMY CHEF packaged dishes to the media, explaining that YUMMY CHEF is not just another “me too” product, but rather a top-quality, exclusive product for those seeking the largest selection of exotic North Indian dishes. According to Dharmendra, these yummy Chef products are for everyone, for any occasion, any event, for any number of family and friends – Just heat and serve – you will have a wonderful meal! Being personally involved in the concept, Dharmendra explained that each dish could be ready in less than five minutes. Consumers no longer have to spend hours in the kitchen to enjoy home-style gourmet meals. Dharmendra smiled to the audience and said, “The first YUMMY CHEF must-taste recipe is Dal Makhani, followed by the decadent Moong dal halwa dessert. With 19 different brilliantly flavored and exotic varieties – including dessert – you can make a different combination every time, and never get bored. I invite you to try YUMMY CHEF – you’ll love it, as you love me always.” In this press conference YUMMY CHEF president Dinesh Maheshweary, Kohinoor food MD Gurnaam Singh and Trilok Malik were also present. YUMMY CHEF’s vegetable and dessert choices continue to grow. The product line is already receiving acclaim from Indian cuisine culinary experts and enthusiasts. YUMMY CHEF’s commitment to its customers focuses on fresh, aromatic and flavorful products sourced from premium local growers. The products have been recently launched in the USA and are available at local grocers and via the YUMMY CHEF e-shop on the company’s website.
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08:03:09 09/03/11
Dharmendra Launch Yummy Chef “heat And Eat”
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Special guests of the national and international Indian media gathered to be formally introduced to the YUMMY CHEF brand for the first time by Bollywood legend and international superstar Dharmendra, who is the endorser and brand ambassador for this “heat and eat” gourmet line of Indian vegetarian products. He proudly introduced the new line of YUMMY CHEF packaged dishes to the media, explaining that YUMMY CHEF is not just another “me too” product, but rather a top-quality, exclusive product for those seeking the largest selection of exotic North Indian dishes. According to Dharmendra, these yummy Chef products are for everyone, for any occasion, any event, for any number of family and friends – Just heat and serve – you will have a wonderful meal! Being personally involved in the concept, Dharmendra explained that each dish could be ready in less than five minutes. Consumers no longer have to spend hours in the kitchen to enjoy home-style gourmet meals. Dharmendra smiled to the audience and said, “The first YUMMY CHEF must-taste recipe is Dal Makhani, followed by the decadent Moong dal halwa dessert. With 19 different brilliantly flavored and exotic varieties – including dessert – you can make a different combination every time, and never get bored. I invite you to try YUMMY CHEF – you’ll love it, as you love me always.” In this press conference YUMMY CHEF president Dinesh Maheshweary, Kohinoor food MD Gurnaam Singh and Trilok Malik were also present. YUMMY CHEF’s vegetable and dessert choices continue to grow. The product line is already receiving acclaim from Indian cuisine culinary experts and enthusiasts. YUMMY CHEF’s commitment to its customers focuses on fresh, aromatic and flavorful products sourced from premium local growers. The products have been recently launched in the USA and are available at local grocers and via the YUMMY CHEF e-shop on the company’s website.
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00:30:00 07/13/11
drive it!: The Motor Magazine
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Join drive it! and learn more about Citroën's look back at its glorious design past with the unveiling of cars reminiscent of the DS21. We check out the latest family member, the DS4. drive it! also takes a critical look at luxury sedans, comparing the Audi A6 with the BMW-5 and Mercedes E-Class.Then we step into the land of dreams as drive it! goes for a spin in a Lamborghini Countach. Come along as we take the world-famous veteran sports car for a ride that is neither quiet, slow nor economical.present it! the Citroën DS4"Haute Couture" is a French concept everyone's heard of. But what about "Coupé-Couture?" "Mais non," you say. Citroën have coined the phrase for the new DS4. It's put together like a normal C4, but its distinctive design means the car's a cut above its conventional cousin.Citroën kick-started the DS3 last spring. With the DS4, the next round is coming onto the market. The series harks back to Citroën's famous DS21, dubbed the "goddess" for its fantastic design. But at Citroën, they say the DS4 is in no way a retro-mobile. It's not a coupé either, but has four doors. Watch drive it! when we test out the top-of-the-range model with a 147 kilowatt gasoline engine.compare it! Audi A6 - BMW 5 - Mercedes E-ClassLuxury cars were easier to choose back in the past. Earlier, people who wanted comfort and class bought a Mercedes. Those who preferred a more sporty, but still comfortable car went for a BMW. Now, Audi has entered the luxury race as well, with the A6. Can it beat the long-time top-class leaders from Stuttgart and Munich?drive it! compares the Audi A6, Mercedes E-Class and the BMW 5, all equipped with similar 6-cylinder 300 horsepower engines. Watch drive it! to find out which of the luxury sedans gets the checkered flag. examine it! Heading off on Holiday in SafetySummertime is vacation time. Many people are so happy to get away that they simply toss everything into their cars and go. But that could prove to be dangerous. Unsecured suitcases can act like projectiles, injuring passengers should the car have to stop suddenly or be involved in an accident.drive it! shows you the right way to pack and the things to check to make sure your car won't break down on the road. We also pass on a few useful tips for travelling with children and dogs.test it! The VW CrafterVolkswagen's commercial vehicles division is introducing a new range of the "Crafter" series. It is supposed to be one of the most inexpensive vehicles of its class to run. Three new, TDI engines reduce consumption by a third compared to previous models, and maintenance costs are down by 25 percent.The Crafter program features five independent body styles. Available are models with up to nine seats, a bus for up to 19 passengers as well as vans, or flat beds and single or double cabs. drive it! takes a look at the new, multi-tasking "Crafter."vintage! the Lamborghini CountachThe Jaufenpass in the Italian Alps is the ideal launching pad for the Lamborghini Countach. The sporty number is like a cross between a car and a spaceship. Its market premiere in 1973 triggered an earthquake in the sports car industry - the design took everything to the extreme.Just 1.07 meters high, it guarantees to turn heads. When the revs tip 8000, the Countach hits its limit of 375 horsepower. In 1974, a top speed of 288 kilometers an hour was enough to be called the fastest car on the road. And even today, opening the car's scissor doors is guaranteed to draw a crowd.
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00:30:00 07/13/11
test it! The VW Crafter
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Volkswagen's commercial vehicles division is introducing a new range of the "Crafter" series. It is supposed to be one of the most inexpensive vehicles of its class to run. Three new, TDI engines reduce consumption by a third compared to previous models, and maintenance costs are down by 25 percent.The Crafter program features five independent body styles. Available are models with up to nine seats, a bus for up to 19 passengers as well as vans, or flat beds and single or double cabs. drive it! takes a look at the new, multi-tasking "Crafter."
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00:30:00 07/13/11
test it! The VW Crafter
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Volkswagen's commercial vehicles division is introducing a new range of the "Crafter" series. It is supposed to be one of the most inexpensive vehicles of its class to run. Three new, TDI engines reduce consumption by a third compared to previous models, and maintenance costs are down by 25 percent.The Crafter program features five independent body styles. Available are models with up to nine seats, a bus for up to 19 passengers as well as vans, or flat beds and single or double cabs. drive it! takes a look at the new, multi-tasking "Crafter."
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06:15:07 06/18/11
Liberty For Africa Q&A With Adedayo Thomas
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Spreading a message of liberty and free markets across Africa, where corruption and nepotism are depressingly common, is a daunting task - but not for Adedayo Thomas. Thomas, a Nigerian political activist and publisher of AfricaLiberty.org, has embarked on a cross-continent speaking tour to introduce to some of the most remotest areas of Africa to the ideas of libertarianism. Recently Reason.tv's Micheal Moynihan sat down with Thomas to discuss how his ideology changed over time, how he's using African concepts to communicate the ideas of classical liberalism, and to discuss his favorite French philosopher, Frederic Bastiat. Approximately five minutes. Shot by Meredith Bragg and Dan Hayes. Edited by Joshua Swain. Go to Reason.tv for HD, iPod, and audio versions of this and all our videos and subscribe to Reason.tv's YouTube channel to receive automatic notification when new content is posted.
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00:30:00 04/20/11
drive it!: The Motor Magazine
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drive it! introduces VW's Eos convertible, compares two classic subcompacts, checks out the latest member of the Mini family, tries to communicate with the help of "hands-free" devices, and discovers that vintage cars can look old, but be very young at heart. present it!: VW Eos CabrioletThe latest generation of the Eos marries the design features of a sporty coupé and an elegant convertible.But it does come with the trademark Volkswagen contouring. The new version comes with a world first: a roof comprising five parts that opens in 25 seconds and features an integrated sunroof and a heated rear window. drive it! tested the 2.0-liter diesel version of the Eos with 103 kW of power. Prices in Germany start at 27.975 euros.compare it!: Citroën C3 versus the Ford FiestaWe pit a French and German-engineered subcompact against each other.The Citroën C3 versus the Ford Fiesta. The Fiesta has been around since 1976, and is now in its seventh generation. The Citroën C3 was launched in 2002 and is in its second generation. Both cars feature distinctive design. The Fiesta is a product of Ford's Kinetic Design philosophy, which gives it a dynamic appearance. A highlight with the Citroën is its front windshield, which stretches back over the driver. drive it! took a closer look at the duo.test it!: The Mini CountrymanWe said we would be looking at a Mini, but is it really?The answer is unequivocally yes, but during the course of its life the design has actually gotten bigger -- especially this time around. The Countryman is Mini's biggest model yet. As Mini's version of an SUV, it is the first to have four doors. Four-wheel drive is available too, but as an optional extra. Still, that's a first in a Mini. But is all that space between the Countryman and the road really necessary? drive it! tests the "big" Mini and discovers that it boasts as much cargo space as a VW Golf. examine it!: Hands-free Devices Square Off In A TestMany people have been told "Don't pick up the phone!" if their cell phone rings while driving.Using a mobile while behind the wheel is dangerous and in some places illegal. Drivers in Germany are fined and given points on their driving record if they get caught. That is why hands-free sets are popular in Germany. And they certainly are a comfortable way to talk and drive at the same time. drive it! tests four different systems -- one that mounts on the rear-view mirror, another that attaches to the steering wheel, a simple Bluetooth device, and finally, one that clips to the sun visor. drive it! finds out which of these works best and is safest.Vintage: the Opel KapitänThere is far more to some vintage cars than meets the eye.Markus Zippert is the proud owner of a 1951 Opel Kapitän. But beneath the staid black fenders and chrome is the heart of a much younger car. The engine, axles and drivetrain are from the Opel Senator, a car that made its debut nearly four decades later. And then there is a 1972 TVR 3000 M that's a real rocket sled. It weighs in at less than a ton and its turbo 360 horsepower engine rockets it from zero to 100 in a mere five seconds. The car originated from TVR Engineering in Blackpool, England, but was souped up in Germany. Join drive it! to see the latest in high-speed technology dressed up in time-honored designs.
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21:38:59 04/11/11
Jordana Brewster's Hot Dog Water
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Jordana Brewster's Hot Dog... 1:10 Jordana Brewster is here to introduce you to her new scent, "Hot Dog Water". For when you want to be treated as a professional and smell like a hot dog. Submitted by: Jordana Brewster Chosen One Keywords: jordana brewster fast five fast and the furious cars driving drive hot hot dog hot dogs hot dog water perfume scent commercial product new clothing line celebrities announce sexy hot tasty smooth great Views: 64,544
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16:13:52 04/11/11
New Cars from GM
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"http://live.pirillo.com/ - here's a front row seat to GM's product announcements at IAA 2007 in Frankfurt, Germany. If you look real close, you can see a few industry superstars sitting in the audience (when I turn the camera away from the stage to point it at Ponzi for a moment). In essence, the environmental strategy of General Motors Europe is to reduce CO2 emissions in the short term and introduce new propulsion technologies in the long term. The goal is to offer customers vehicles that can operate on many different energy sources. ""The multi-tiered approach includes accelerating the development of electrically powered vehicles, stepping up efforts to replace fossil fuels and increasing the efficiency of gasoline and diesel engines,"" explains Carl-Peter Forster, GME President. GM Europe will invest 700 million euros in new engines and transmissions in the next five years alone, with the first models already at the IAA. Carl-Peter Forster continues: ""Opel's surprise for this year's IAA also symbolizes the versatility of our extensive environmental initiative. A concept car which combines electric propulsion and a turbo diesel engine in a way that is fundamentally different to previous hybrid propulsion designs."""
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07:37:42 03/29/11
Episode 74 5 Disc 2 Off The Shelf And On The Screen
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With this episode, I'm trying out a new method of releasing our Disc 2 episodes. To coincide with "new release Tuesdays," we'll be including a new segment in our Disc 2's: Off The Shelf. This will be a rundown of the week's new releases on DVD and Blu-ray. In it we'll highlight those releases that we find particularly interesting, pointing out those that you should avoid, and those that demand your hard earned dollars. I'm also trying out something new in that I'm releasing the Disc 2 before I'm releasing our main discussion on Le Samourai. I still haven't decided on whether this is how we'll do this going forward, but I wanted to try it out. My thinking is that the Disc 2 will coincide with the new releases of the week, and the main episode will go up a few days later, for you to listen to over the weekend. Given the nature of our show (people usually listen once they've seen the Criterion film discussed), I'm not quite sure if this is necessary. If you would like us to continue releasing the main episodes on Mondays, and the Disc 2's towards the end of the week, let us know in the comments below. I take all of your feedback very seriously. Disc 2 episodes are bonus/supplement episodes of The CriterionCast. Ryan Gallagher, James McCormick, and Travis George chat about movies and movie experiences. “On The Screen” is where they discuss anything and everything that has been on their screens in the week. This is what they recommend to you, the listener. What do you think of the show? Please send your feedback to criterioncast@gmail.com, call their voicemail line @ 209.877.7335, follow them on twitter @CriterionCast, or comment on their blog, http://CriterionCast.com. Thank you again for listening. Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast and leave your reviews in iTunes. Show Notes: 00:00 – 00:24; “A visit to information retrieval” by Fatboy Roberts 00:25 – 01:30; Intro - Ryan Gallagher Off The Shelf: 01:30 - 02:14; We introduce Off The Shelf, and discuss what it will become over time On The Screen: 02:15 – 21:00; Travis George - Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus, Battlefield Earth 21:00 – 32:00; James McCormick - The Last Shark (Great White), Raiders of Atlantis, Bazaar Bizarre, 32:00 – 49:00; Ryan Gallagher - The Mikado, Topsy Turvy, Tron Legacy Blu-ray, Space Kidettes and Young Samson Credits: 49:00 – 51:00; Wrap Up & Goodbyes 51:00 – 51:30; “Five” by Fatboy Roberts
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09:18:51 02/18/11
Five Tech Things #73: Is Justin Bieber, Donald Trump Trying for Same Hairdo?
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This week I introduce a new segment: Five things I learned this week. Of course, we also have the regular 5 tech things and the 5 twitter trends. This show is with everything. Including Justin Bieber, Donald Trump, Ozzy Ozbourne, Burt Reynolds and Sean Connery. Watson beats the champs at Jeopardy. Apple Subscription fees Anti-Lasers [...]
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06:12:18 10/26/10
Pete Le Page Chakra Building A New Java Script Engine For Internet Explorer 9
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Over the last five years, JavaScript has gone from a language for adding interactivity to a key driver for innovation on the web. A new generation of applications such as Gmail and Office Web Applications use thousands (or hundreds of thousands) of lines of JavaScript to deliver functionality and complexity similar to traditional desktop applications. With the advent of AJAX and script libraries, nearly every new site today makes use of JavaScript. These changes have also pushed browsers and script engines to evolve rapidly to keep up with user and developer needs to have fast, responsive applications and sites.Internet Explorer 9 introduces a new JavaScript engine, codenamed Chakra, which fundamentally changes the performance characteristics of JavaScript inside Internet Explorer 9. We'll dive into what's new in Chakra, including the new compiler that compiles JavaScript source code into high-quality native machine code, a new interpreter for executing script on traditional web pages, and improvements to the JavaScript runtime and libraries like ECMAScript 5 support.About PetePete LePage works at Microsoft on the Internet Explorer team as a Senior Product Manager, helping developers take advantage of the web platform in Internet Explorer. LePage has been designing websites since his early days in high school, evolving from overlapping , and tags on GeoCities to properly styled CSS, managed hosted websites. Prior to joining the product management team, LePage was a tester on Microsoft's Visual Web Developer where he tested much of the web design experience. In addition to his career at Microsoft, LePage enjoys travelling and is an avid film photographer; he has studied and taught at the prestigious Photographic Center Northwest in Seattle where he has recently completed his Thesis in Fine Art Photography. LePage keeps an irregular blog at http://PeteLePage.com
