Poking around on the WWW I found images from a ballet I designed a few years ago…
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A Night in Mexico City
February 9th, 2009 by
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So I’m sitting here in my hotel room when I look out the window and see the most incredible scene of light. A harvest moon of sorts underscored by the light of the DF just after sunset. Had to go on the balcony and snap the pics… I present two exposures of the beauty: (click the image for the full view)
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This Chick Pays…
January 31st, 2009 by
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“We don’t need help. We are not invalids.”
January 31st, 2009 by
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Wow… in the first slap-down of 2009 Russia’s Vladimir Putin handed it to Michael Dell at the opening of this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos. Dell apparently asked Putin how his company could help Russia develop its IT infrastructure only to have Putin respond:
“We don’t need help. We are not invalids. We don’t have limited mental capacity.”
Putin went on to talk about how his country is know most for its software – implying that any ‘ol Texan can build a PC.
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No Smoking
January 30th, 2009 by
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Chrysler and Fiat Join Up – mass market Italian cars comeback?
January 20th, 2009 by
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Being called a “Global Strategic Alliance”, Chrysler, Cerberus Capital Management, and Fiat join forces to hopefully turn Chrysler’s fortunes around. The alliance makes a lot of sense on both sides. Fiat wants to be in the US outside of it’s high end Ferrari and Maserati presence, and Chrysler needs some new tech, world friendly cars to sell in America. There’s also some of that Fiat stability and I’m sure some Italian allure is a part of Chrysler’s move here, but it has got to move fast if anything it to come of it. More details to come I’m sure.
Read the full Chrysler/Fiat Press Release
Let’s hope Fiat’s tremendous Fiat 500 makes it here – I’d stand in a line to get one. This should also bring a faster return of the Alfa Romeo mark to the US.
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Social Networking – People Read Idiot!
January 18th, 2009 by
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Good grief, we hear about SND all the time (social networking disaster of course), but this takes the cake this month. Fedex creative agency rep gets to Memphis and Tweets what a hell hole it is… Fedex finds, reads, writes…
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Fox calls out Chrysler “Thank You America” Ads
December 31st, 2008 by
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$500,000 spent thanking America for the free money – the guy has a point, 10 workers out of a year’s work.
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Honda F1 Sale Rumors Abound
December 29th, 2008 by
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Since Honda announced December 4th, 2008 that they would be withdrawing from Formula 1 effective immediately rumors of a buyout have been out of control. That said, a surprise runner came to light this weekend when it leaked that Carlos Slim Helu, the Mexican Billionaire and arguably the world’s richest man, had bought the team. In a statement from one of his own it seems that that report was unfounded. Who knows? It would make sense with Telmex/Telcel’s expanding global presence. Either it certainly thickens the plot…
So who’s in?
Vijay Mallya: owner of India’s largest brewer, Kingfisher Airlines, and the underperforming Force India Formula 1 Team. Vijay sees Honda Racing for it’s capabilities as a constructor, something Force India lacks.
David Richards: chairman of Prodrive (successful racing group – think Subaru and Aston Martin), engineered the buyout of Aston Martin from Ford, owns the commercial rights to the World Rally Championship, and ran BAR, the F1 team that Honda purchased in the first place. David is keen to put Prodrive in Formula 1 if the climate is right. This deal could be right, especially with it coming with a certain Ross Brawn.
Carlos Slim Helu: as previously mentioned, this purchase would represent the global flagship of the Telmex, Telcel, and Prodigy Infinitum telecom brands. Slim’s group is widespread and many of his competitors already sponsor Formula 1 teams.
The French at PSA Peugeot Citroën are interested for sure. Peugeot was last represented in Formula 1 back with Alain Prost’s Prost Peugeot team in 2000. They sold their interest to Asiatech which only supplied two teams, one of which gave the engines back and bought others due to lack of performance. The Honda purchase would give them a quick in to the sport.
…more to come on this…
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Burger King introduces Flame Fragrance
December 17th, 2008 by
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Is there no end? I’ve already ordered up my year’s supply… just what we all need a Whopper smelling Nic.
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