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G. Chambers Williams III: Land Rover's LR3 quite a competitor
Modern-day explorers like to do that in style, and nobody does that any better than Land Rover. The British sport utility manufacturer has been providing the Brits with quite civilized vehicles to explore their empire since the days when much of it still was wild (and still controlled by the British). They began sharing their exploring vehicles with us Yanks with the introduction of the tony Range Rover line in the United States in 1987. For 1994, the lower-priced Land Rover Discovery was introduced to the U.S. market, followed by the entry-level compact Freelander in 2001, which was renamed the LR2 when it was redesigned two years ago. The LR3, an all-new model designed under the auspices of new owner Ford Motor Co., replaced the Discovery for 2005, and it is the top model carrying the Land Rover designation; there also are Range Rover models in the company's U.S.
Open-wheel deal is done, and gears shift with season opener coming ...
With America's two open-wheel series finally unified, the calendar poses the next roadblock: The season-opening race is just five weeks away. At this point, nobody knows how many teams and cars will move from the now-defunct Champ Car World Series to the Indy Racing League's IndyCar Series in time for the March 29 opener at Homestead-Miami Speedway. "The reaction has been overwhelmingly positive," IRL spokesman Fred Nation said Saturday. "There has been great interest from most of the Champ Car teams. They will be welcomed with open arms as we have teams from CART (the forerunner of Champ Car) over the years. Already there is a wonderful sense of camaraderie and relief that this long family squabble is over." The IRL is planning a meeting Monday in Indianapolis for most of the Champ Car teams.
Concepts hint at Chrysler's greener future
The introduction of three Earth-friendly Chrysler LLC concept cars today will serve as a coming out party for ENVI, a skunk works team at the automaker whose aim is to bring electric-drive vehicles to market. In rolling out the vehicles -- an electric Dodge sports wagon, a fuel-cell powered Chrysler sedan and a small electric Jeep with a diesel range extender -- the Auburn Hills automaker is hinting at its future green products. All three vehicles are powered by batteries and electric motors. Two of them use a range extender to recharge the batteries while the car is in operation; the Chrysler ecoVoyager has a fuel cell, and the Jeep Renegade has a small diesel engine. The other concept, the Dodge ZEO, is an entirely electric vehicle that must be plugged in for recharging.
Cisco to Combine Google’s Android, UC and Enterprise 2.0
I met with Cisco's distinguished engineer Cullen Jennings for unified communications last week, where he showed me a new concept demo that lays out where Cisco is going with mobility and Unified Communications (UC). Think Google's Android pro ject for the enterprise and you wouldn't be that far off. Amongst other things, the demo shows a user on a multiparty video conference running off of his/her Cisco phone (that's right, Cisco phone). The sleek design, black background, and lack of keyboard looks remarkably like an Apple iPhone (not to be confused with the Cisco Iphone) complete with a touch interface. Users are shown as three talking heads, which I guess means there's a video camera embedded in there somewhere. What's particularly cool is the transition between mobile device and PC.
Agency donates flag
Judge David Burnett of Osceola and Judge John Fogleman of Marion will preside. Agency donates flag Nick Stockton (right) helps Trumann Fire Chief Rick Winkles (left) and Fireman Richard Mabe hang up an American flag donated to the fire department through his company, Woodman of the World. (Democrat photo/Carin McClung) Lions hear program from local clinic Lions Club's are committee to serving the community by helping those less fortunate to gain access to vision treatment from physicians and aiding in the purchase of eye glasses. Merle Norman ribbon cutting On hand for the Merle Norman cutting, located at the Shops at Main, were Zac Inboden, Ronnie Harrison, Anthony Patterson, Suzanne Sloan, Barbara Harness, Paul McAnally, Jennifer Mahan, Laniece Williams, Dennis Morgan, Pam Daniel, Patsy Bullock, Rick Gillette and Jackie Ross.
Harvick goes for rare repeat at Daytona
Last race: Dale Earnhardt Jr. used a late pass to snatch the exhibition Budweiser Shootout away from the two-time champion Tony Stewart. The victory ended a nearly two-year winless streak. Last year: Kevin Harvick edged Mark Martin in a wild final lap, forcing Martin to settle for second place in the Daytona 500. Notable: Richard Petty (1973-74), Cale Yarborough (1983-84) and Sterling Marlin (1994-95) are the only drivers to win the Daytona 500 in consecutive years. Jimmie Johnson, who is trying to match Yarborough's record three straight series championships, won his second Daytona 500 pole on Sunday. This is the 50th anniversary of the race. NASCAR NATIONWIDE Camping World 300 When: Friday, qualifying (ESPN2, 3 p.m.); Saturday, race (ESPN2, noon) Where: Daytona International Speedway Distance: 300 miles, 120 laps Last year: Kevin Harvick, who ran away with the 2006 title, started the 2007 season with his 27th career victory in the series.
First, Newspapers. Now, TV
Second, it plans to place clickable video ads on the side of its own search results pages. So if someone searches for "skiing," he might be presented with a video featuring Bode Miller talking about how great his Rossignol skis are -- along with some undoubtedly amazing footage of him going downhill. The video advertiser would pay Google whenever someone clicks on the ad. If Google succeeds in marrying advertising to online video, broadcasters could find themselves in a bind similar to newspaper publishers. The latter suffer from declining circulation, higher production costs than their digital brethren and advertisers that are switching to cheaper, more effective online distribution. Broadcasters already face variants of the first two problems. Google's initiative might complete the trifecta.
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