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<title><![CDATA[Mitsubishi Launches Smart Chargers for Apartments]]></title>
<link>http://earth2tech.com/2009/12/01/mitsubishi-launches-smart-chargers-for-apartments/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Josie Garthwaite</dc:creator>
<guid>http://earth2tech.com/2009/12/01/mitsubishi-launches-smart-chargers-for-apartments/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Mitsubishi and the Japan Delivery System Corp think they have a solution to some of the hurdles that]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Mitsubishi and the Japan Delivery System Corp think they have a solution to some of the hurdles that stand between apartment dwellers and convenient electric vehicle charging. Launching in Japan today, the duo&#8217;s i-Charger system uses the same personal log-in information (a PIN or verification code) that many tenants have for package delivery in large apartment complexes in Japan.</p>
<p><a href="http://earth2tech.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/mitsubishi-i-charger.gif?w=300"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-46460" title="mitsubishi-i-charger" src="http://earth2tech.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/mitsubishi-i-charger.gif?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="214" /></a>JDS manufactures, sells and manages these home-delivery boxes, and the i-Charger billing and management system will run on JDS servers, accessed through the same system building supervisors have for managing package delivery. As Mitsubishi and JDS put it, the i-Charger product provides a &#8220;delivery box&#8221; system for retrieving electricity. The idea is to let building supervisors bill individual tenants based on the amount of juice they pull for their plug-in vehicles in a shared parking lot or garage.<br />
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<p>While homeowners with a personal garage can have a charge point installed and see the electricity costs added to their regular utility bill, apartment complexes will require a smart charging system with secure login and billing features so that residents are charged fairly and accurately.</p>
<p>Meeting the needs of urban residents through systems like the i-Charger holds particular importance in the effort to accelerate mass adoption of electric vehicle. Short-distance, stop-and-go city driving represents the lowest-hanging fruit for all-electric vehicles. And as IBM Vice President for Energy &#38; Utilities Allan Schurr <a href="http://earth2tech.com/2009/05/28/think-plug-in-cars-will-charge-up-at-home-think-again/">explained earlier this year at an event in San Francisco</a>, &#8220;I don&#8217;t know any automaker that is going to throw away [a sizable share] of the market opportunity and sell cars only to those that have access to garages.&#8221;</p>
<p>The bulk of the vehicle market, said Schurr, is made up of apartment dwellers, urban homeowners and others who don&#8217;t own a garage. Yet much of the early work to deploy residential charging infrastructure has focused on tackling solutions for a single-family home with a garage &#8212; how to streamline interactions with the utility, for example, speed up the installation process and reduce costs for the homeowner.</p>
<p>As General Motors&#8217; Britta Gross, who heads up infrastructure commercialization said at the Plug-In 2009 conference in Long Beach, Calif., home charger installations are more like cable or Internet installations: cheap, quick and low maintenance. Large apartment buildings need similar access and options.</p>
<p>The i-Charger systems sounds like it could address the billing issue for apartment complexes, but it leaves the open question of what will motivate property owners to invest in these systems in the first place. If and when plug-in vehicles go mainstream enough to spur building owners to provide these systems the way they might provide a laundry room today (in order to lure tenants), that may not be an issue. In the meantime, however, this is where some electric car and charge point makers hope new building codes can come into play, requiring property owners to outfit new or significantly renovated buildings with charging infrastructure.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Has Lean Culture Change Finally Come to The Detroit Three?]]></title>
<link>http://jefffuchs.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/has-lean-culture-change-finally-come-to-the-detroit-three/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jeff Fuchs</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jefffuchs.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/has-lean-culture-change-finally-come-to-the-detroit-three/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[How lean are the Detroit Three today?  Really.  Is it great &#8220;Lean Thinking&#8221; or just good]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Just Brakes Announces December Discount!]]></title>
<link>http://justbrakes1.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/just-brakes-announces-december-discount/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Just Brakes</dc:creator>
<guid>http://justbrakes1.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/just-brakes-announces-december-discount/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[iDriver - iPhone remote controlled car]]></title>
<link>http://americangermanbusinessnews.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/idriver-iphone-remote-controlled-car/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>transdomo</dc:creator>
<guid>http://americangermanbusinessnews.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/idriver-iphone-remote-controlled-car/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[iDriver iDriver is an iPhone application to remote control a car. &#8220;Spirit of Berlin&#8221;, a ]]></description>
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iDriver is an iPhone application to remote control a car.<br />
&#8220;Spirit of Berlin&#8221;, a completely autonomous vehicle by the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.<br />
&#8220;Spirit of Berlin&#8221; is a project of the Artificial Intelligence Group, directed by Prof. Raul Rojas, at Freie Universitaet Berlin.<br />
A Video shows an autonomous car controlled with an iPhone &#8211; powered by Appirion, a spin-off of the AI group.<br />
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<title><![CDATA[The Big Three Strive to Become the Lean Three]]></title>
<link>http://neovistanewsfeed.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/the-big-three-strive-to-become-the-lean-three/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jeff Fuchs</dc:creator>
<guid>http://neovistanewsfeed.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/the-big-three-strive-to-become-the-lean-three/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The perception that General Motors, Chrysler, and Ford were technologically and environmentally-infe]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>The perception that General Motors, Chrysler, and Ford were technologically and environmentally-inferior to their Japanese rivals has long persisted. But long before the economic recession and the federal buyouts, General Motors and Chrysler –as well as Ford –were well on the way to adopting lean principles. Josh Cable at Industry Week writes that “They were trumpeting the flexibility of retooled assembly plants. And they were narrowing the productivity gap between themselves and their Japanese rivals.”</p>
<p>GM, Chrysler, and Ford, have all been implementing lean principles, according to the 2008 Harbour Report. Chrysler’s 7.7% reduction in labor hours per vehicle brought the manufacturer dead-even with Toyota; Ford cut its labor hours per-vehicle by 3.7%, and GM’s slight reduction garnered the fifteenth straight year of productivity improvement. In fact, former GM CEO Ron Atkinson noted that it was GM’s adoption of lean principles that enabled the company to offer 5-year, 100,000-mile warranties on its vehicles. Ford is investing $550 million to retool its Wayne, Michigan assembly plant to make it lean and green, and that plant will produce the new Focus and an electric-battery Focus.</p>
<p>Drive over to the Industry Week article <a href="http://www.industryweek.com/articles/gm_ford_and_chrysler_strive_to_become_the_lean_three_20441.aspx?Page=1" target="_blank">here.</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Ford Using Bioplastics In 2010 Flex]]></title>
<link>http://mwccnewsfeed.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/ford-using-bioplastics-in-2010-flex/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:59:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jeff Fuchs</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mwccnewsfeed.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/ford-using-bioplastics-in-2010-flex/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The 2010 Flex&#8217;s third-row storage bin will have a 20 percent wheat straw-based plastic content]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://neovistanewsfeed.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/wheat-straw-ford-bioplastic1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1465" title="Wheat-Straw-ford-bioplastic1" src="http://neovistanewsfeed.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/wheat-straw-ford-bioplastic1.jpg?w=400&#038;h=283" alt="" width="400" height="283" /></a>The 2010 Flex&#8217;s third-row storage bin will have a 20 percent wheat straw-based plastic content. Although &#8220;the change may seem small, it will cut manufacturing petroleum by 10 tons and CO2 emissions by 15 tons, and cut the storage bin&#8217;s weight by 10 percent &#8211; thereby saving the end consumer a small amount of fuel, as well.</p>
<p>Bioplastics, notes this article by triplepundit, &#8220;is a burgeoning industry, and the material is showing up everywhere from cell phone casing to grocery bags. But it may not be ideal for durable consumer goods like vehicles.&#8221; While &#8220;Ford is taking a chance with the Flex,it is in good hands. Its Biomaterials and Plastics Research team is currently developing plastic and glass replacements from wheat straw, hemp and sawgrass, corn, sweet potatoes and beets.&#8221;</p>
<p>Read more <a href="http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/11/plastic-made-with-wheat-straw-cuts-petroleum-use-at-ford/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Ford Using Bioplastics In 2010 Flex]]></title>
<link>http://neovistanewsfeed.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/ford-using-bioplastics-in-2010-flex/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:59:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jeff Fuchs</dc:creator>
<guid>http://neovistanewsfeed.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/ford-using-bioplastics-in-2010-flex/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The 2010 Flex&#8217;s third-row storage bin will have a 20 percent wheat straw-based plastic content]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://neovistanewsfeed.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/wheat-straw-ford-bioplastic1.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1465" title="Wheat-Straw-ford-bioplastic1" src="http://neovistanewsfeed.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/wheat-straw-ford-bioplastic1.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="283" /></a>The 2010 Flex&#8217;s third-row storage bin will have a 20 percent wheat straw-based plastic content. Although &#8220;the change may seem small, it will cut manufacturing petroleum by 10 tons and CO2 emissions by 15 tons, and cut the storage bin&#8217;s weight by 10 percent &#8211; thereby saving the end consumer a small amount of fuel, as well.</p>
<p>Bioplastics, notes this article by triplepundit, &#8220;is a burgeoning industry, and the material is showing up everywhere from cell phone casing to grocery bags. But it may not be ideal for durable consumer goods like vehicles.&#8221; While &#8220;Ford is taking a chance with the Flex,it is in good hands. Its Biomaterials and Plastics Research team is currently developing plastic and glass replacements from wheat straw, hemp and sawgrass, corn, sweet potatoes and beets.&#8221;</p>
<p>Read more <a href="http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/11/plastic-made-with-wheat-straw-cuts-petroleum-use-at-ford/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Lexus finally makes its debut in the U.K. in spring, next year2010]]></title>
<link>http://japanesecarssale.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/lexus-lfa-debut/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>japanesecarssale</dc:creator>
<guid>http://japanesecarssale.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/lexus-lfa-debut/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; Lexus nominated &#8220;Lexus park lane&#8221; of British London as a base where the sales act]]></description>
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<p>Lexus nominated &#8220;Lexus park lane&#8221; of British London as a base where the sales activity of &#8216;LFA&#8217; in Europe was done on November 30. A real car of LFA that becomes the first in Europe is exhibited in the showroom. Lexus LFA is Tokyo Motor Show in October and a debut. It is FR super-car of the 2-seater located in the flagship of Lexus. [Hai] nature ..breathing in.. valve of &#38;amp; of ten electronically controlled cylinder independent throttle, a super-light locker arm, and a connecting rod made of titanium etc. apply the knowhow of F1 4.8 liters V10 of a special design. Maximum output 560ps/8700rpm and max torque 48.9kgm/6800rpm are generated. The back and forth weight distribution is ideal according to reception desk midship &#38;amp; transaxle layout with 48:52. In addition, a dry sump oil lubrication system was adopted, and making to low center of gravity was attempted. The transmissions are six velocity two pedals MT&#8221;ASG&#8221; with the paddle shift. Body..carbon..fiber..plastic..aluminum..material..abundant..use..light..finish up.As a result, 0‐100 km/h acceleration achieves the performance of the world highest peak of maximum speed 325 km/h in LFA for 3.7 seconds. Lexus LFA sells only 500 world limitations. It is scheduled to become about 37.5 million yen in Japan though the price is not formally announced. Lexus selects the sales base of LFA in Europe this time. Dealer in British London and &#8220;Lexus park lane&#8221; will hit correspondence of the LFA purchase applicant in whole Europe state. This dealer is in Mayfair in central London, and provides with a wide showroom. Moreover, VIP business talk room is installed, and the specification of LFA is possible detailed meeting. For the customer of LFA, the person in charge of working full-time follows it to the car delivery. LFA begins the order receipt in Europe in 3‐ April in 2010. It was 165 for Japan among 500 all production numbers, and it was decided that 150 for the United States though the car delivery started in 2011. It is not made on how many Europe to land among 185 that remains public. The person in charge of the sales charge and Mr. Devshi Varsani of LFA seem to feel certain response in sales of LFA , saying that &#8220;There are a lot of pulling against each other from each country of Europe after the debut in Tokyo Motor Show&#8221;.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Types of Automotive Jobs]]></title>
<link>http://automotivenetwork.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/types-of-automotive-jobs/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>pongsak3</dc:creator>
<guid>http://automotivenetwork.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/types-of-automotive-jobs/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Image : http://www.flickr.com Many people have always been an ambition of automotive degree, but do ]]></description>
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<p> Many people have always been an ambition of <b>automotive</b> degree, but do not know what kind of jobs have confused the automotive companies. If you also feel the same way, no need to worry, as there are different kinds of automotive jobs. </p>
<p> Since the car usage and ownership industry has rapidly grown strongly in recent years and continue to grow, everyone who is a car graduates secured job. </p>
<p> Types of Jobs Available: </p>
<p> Belowchoose some types of jobs that a person can use an <b>automotive degree:</b> </p>
<p> 1. Oil &#38; Lube technician: Cars need maintenance at regular intervals. Oil change is a step involved in maintenance of the vehicles. For maintenance of cars, many oil and lubricating oil have to save it, come garages and workshops. They provide jobs for people who have experience and knowledge quickly to these maintenance tasks. The graduates of these schools are easily obtained, this kind of job because theymore knowledge and experience in all these tasks. </p>
<p> 2nd <b>car mechanic:</b> These people carry out many tasks and not just oil changes. Automobile technicians perform tasks such as air filter replacement and other tasks such as maintenance. They can be borrowed tune mounting and dismounting wheels, brake pads and change the implementation for the differential gears-ups. </p>
<p> 3. Mechanics: Mechanics require more education and experience compared to technicians.Mechanical repair work more difficult and can lead the tasks of technicians to do. A mechanic will replace tasks such as replacing shocks and struts, alternators, drive shaft, and starters. Any person who can graduate with a car for this work. Mechanics will receive all the necessary practical training for this job. </p>
<p> 4. Master Mechanics: A graduate of the school by a car will be proud of this particular work. This is a kind of job in high qualityAuto shop, garage or dealer repair shop. The pay package of a master mechanic, is higher than a technician or mechanic. </p>
<p> 5. Auto Body and Paint Specialists: Persons who repair the damage to the vehicle are as body and paint specialists. These people are in great demand in recent years because of the high incidents of accidents. A car body technician replaces exterior body damage and repairs. Spray painters to paint to the vehicle after the repair ofDamage. </p>
<p> 6. Automotive design and technology: This is the most prestigious job in the automotive world. These auto expert persons design the look of a car. This job has a very high demand due to the ever-changing technology and competition in the automotive industry. A person who has a good understanding of auto theory as well as engineering methods can be used for this job. </p>
<p> These are some of the jobs for <b>automotive school graduates.</b> Car industry often requires people toVarious activities in various areas of automobiles. The job will be for the creation or sale of new vehicles or it can be used for repairs and maintenance of automobiles to be. By the end of the car world has always jobs for auto-graduates. </p>
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<title><![CDATA[Blowing Off The Dust]]></title>
<link>http://sixeightoctane.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/blowing-off-the-dust/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>thetimecollapse</dc:creator>
<guid>http://sixeightoctane.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/blowing-off-the-dust/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s now been almost a month since I last posted (goodness, time flies by fast) but I ha]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Well, it&#8217;s now been almost a month since I last posted (goodness, time flies by fast) but I have not forgotten. Took my truck out the other day for the first time in about 2-3 months. Poor thing needs to get cleaned up, but I&#8217;d really like to get a new motor and trans. in it one of these days. Valves are going on the motor and the trans. slips a bit, at least, it feels sort of sluggish. Maybe that, and more, will get taken care of in the coming year&#8230; hopefully. Still holding off on getting a motorcycle, just don&#8217;t have the funds for it at this time, which is part of the reason nothing has happened with my truck.</p>
<p>Switching gears a little bit, I&#8217;ve noticed that the Nightster review has been getting a lot of hits. That makes me glad, a quick thank you to everyone who has looked at it, I hope that it has helped. I still think the Nightster is an amazing piece of machinery.</p>
<p>Now, to leave you with a good video. If you pick things up in this one around the one minute mark it&#8217;ll be best. Enjoy.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/SmSXzE6Flsk&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/SmSXzE6Flsk&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>Keep the shiny side up.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Perfect Player Among Car DVD Players, dvd]]></title>
<link>http://mono4ever.com/2009/12/01/the-perfect-player-among-car-dvd-players-dvd/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>cmosbig</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mono4ever.com/2009/12/01/the-perfect-player-among-car-dvd-players-dvd/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Author: Jes B Source: ezinearticles.com A car DVD player will add hours of entertainment, not only f]]></description>
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Source: ezinearticles.com</p>
<p>A car <a href="http://www.dvdmono.com" target="_blank"><b>DVD</b></a> player will add hours of entertainment, not only for your kids and passengers, but also for the many people that are following behind you! A mobile video system can also add resale value to your vehicle, so there are many benefits of owning a car <a href="http://www.dvdmono.com" target="_blank"><b>DVD</b></a> player. Of course, the absolute number one benefit has to be the calm quiet atmosphere that surrounds your car once the movie starts and, dvd,  the kids sit with their mouths closed. Silence is wonderful. Mobile DVD players are ideal for long trips across the nation, dvd,  or short ones just a few towns, dvd,  over. These players provide something to do for those people traveling along, dvd,  with you.</p>
<p>There are many different variety mobile DVD players available on the market today. Brands such as Coby, Boss, Sony, and Toshiba are some of the best players on the market. These players come with many options such as overhead dome lights, AV inputs, and wireless capability for wireless headphones. If your main reason for purchasing an overhead car DVD player is for the children, then you will definitely want to get them wireless headphones. In no time, at all you will be so tired of hearing the same movie playing repeatedly, so the headphones will keep you from pulling out your hair.</p>
<p>Car DVD players, dvd,  have high quality screens that range in size from 9 inches to over 11 inches. Many players will also play CD&#8217;s as well as DVD&#8217;s, so listening to your favorite music is possible. In addition to the DVD player, a car surround system would be a great compliment to your entire mobile, dvd,  video system. A car audio, dvd,  system as well as a car video system will bring you the, dvd,  best of both media worlds. A system like this could be great when taking a break on long trips. You can just pull into the rest area, lay your seat back, turn on a movie, and feel like you are in a movie theater while you are resting.</p>
<p>Many overhead car DVD players come with accessories such as a small remote and an IPOD docking system, dvd, . It is recommended that you hire a professional to install your car DVD player. You can also try to install it yourself if you have the skill and know how. An interesting point to make is that an overhead DVD player is not the only kind of player, dvd,  available for your vehicle. There are some that do not need to be installed, in fact, they fit over the front seats and face the rear passengers. Batteries, dvd,  operate this type of car, dvd,  DVD player and some even come with an adapter plug to be used in your cigarette lighter. As you would expect, this type is the cheaper of the two, dvd,  options. You can readily buy one for under $100. Prices for the overhead car DVD types will cost you more and will vary depending on the name brand you purchase. These prices range from $150 to over $500.</p>
<p>Thank you for taking the time to read my Article! Please visit my blog at <a target="_new" href="http://www.cardvdplayersguide.com" rel="nofollow">Car DVD Players</a> Guide for further posts regarding Car DVD Players or Mobile Video Systems.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Rear Fog Lights]]></title>
<link>http://brokensecrets.com/2009/12/01/rear-fog-lights/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Broken Secrets</dc:creator>
<guid>http://brokensecrets.com/2009/12/01/rear-fog-lights/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Most North American cars have one set of bright lights on the back, of course those are the brake li]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Most North American cars have one set of bright lights on the back, of course those are the brake lights.  But some American cars and most European cars have other bright lights on the rear: rear fog lights.<a href="http://brokensecrets.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/rearfoga3.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-275" title="rearFogA3" src="http://brokensecrets.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/rearfoga3.jpg" alt="Rear fog light on an Audi" width="300" height="376" /></a></p>
<p>If you&#8217;re not familiar with this concept, then you probably assumed their lights were malfunctioning or their break lights were &#8220;stuck.&#8221;</p>
<p>Rear fog lights make it much easier for the vehicle behind you to see your car when fog, rain or snow is heavy.</p>
<p>Some rear fog lights are a pair of lights mounted low on the rear bumper.  Other cars have a single light, mounted near the driver&#8217;s side rear turn signal.</p>
<p>There are <a href="http://www.driveandstayalive.com/articles%20and%20topics/driving-myths-and-mistakes/flashing-lights.htm" target="_blank">debates</a> about the validity of rear fog lights.  Some claim they can be confused with brake lights, others agree but believe that is still safer than not seeing the vehicle until it is too late.</p>
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<p>In the photo of the instrument cluster, the icon on the left is the front fog light indicator and on the right is the rear fog light indicator.</p>
<p>Some cars have separate switches for front and rear fogs, other cars have one switch that activates both.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/970657" target="_blank">Studies</a> have shown that in North America more people inappropriately use their fog lamps in dry weather than use them properly in poor weather</p>
<p>BrokenSecrets.com</p>
<p>Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mroach/2984716943/" target="_blank">mroach </a>(Creative Commons)</p>
<p>Sources: <a href="http://www.driveandstayalive.com/articles%20and%20topics/driving-myths-and-mistakes/flashing-lights.htm" target="_blank">DriveAndStayAlive.com</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_lighting#Rear_fog_lamps" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> <a href="http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/970657" target="_blank">SAE</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Race car]]></title>
<link>http://newcarsforsale.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/race-car-2/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>newcarsforsale</dc:creator>
<guid>http://newcarsforsale.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/race-car-2/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; Race car Crashes &#8211; 30 Hot Wheels Track ! Hot Wheels Cars. One Owner Cars.c]]></description>
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<h1>Race car Crashes &#8211; 30</h1>
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<h1>Hot Wheels Track !  Hot Wheels Cars. One Owner Cars.c</h1>
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<title><![CDATA[Topcarbuy.com announces to have all the fresh varieties of used cars for sale on the Christmas festival buying!!]]></title>
<link>http://newcarsforsale.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/topcarbuy-com-announces-to-have-all-the-fresh-varieties-of-used-cars-for-sale-on-the-christmas-festival-buying/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>newcarsforsale</dc:creator>
<guid>http://newcarsforsale.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/topcarbuy-com-announces-to-have-all-the-fresh-varieties-of-used-cars-for-sale-on-the-christmas-festival-buying/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nycarsforsale.com is one of the website that is having most of the ingredients of the used cars and ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><strong>Nycarsforsale.com </strong> is one of the website that is having most of the ingredients of the used cars and fresh cars for sale. This is the website dealing in most of the reputed brands and qualities and also developing in rapid speed by connecting too many of the car dealers of reputed places. This website has made a cordial announcement and invitation for all the <strong>car lovers</strong> and <strong>used car seekers </strong>to have the <strong>widest varieties of used cars</strong> along with the best possible quality.</p>
<p><strong>Used cars for sale</strong> is fetching higher attention of people with the wider use and demand due to the slow down and decreasing standard of living and purchasing capacity of the people. Debts and inflation are the villains of the story of happy car industries!! <strong>Nycarsforsale.com</strong> has taken an initiative to make all the efforts that can be putted on to have the greater flow of the car industries. They have approached so many dealers and after the longer discussion and conversation, they have derived that, “<strong>used cars for sale are the only options that can attract the buyers to the car industries and that can put the industries on track!!” </strong></p>
<p>So in order to have the best dealing and better performance in future, these used cars for sale are given high priorities and they are offered in widest verities. Widest verities of used cars for sale is achieved with prime facilities by making an approach with various people and also by persuading the dealers to have the car dealing to the peak by offering lower prices. At the end of the meeting, it was finalised that the <strong>dealers will charge lower prices even than the shop price and against that the website will share huge traffic with them!!</strong></p>
<p>So, in order to have the best deal of used cars for sale and also to have an awareness related to the buying of used cars just log on to the gigantic website of Topcarbuy.com. This is one of the website that not only deals in buying and selling of the products but also in making the surfer educated about the terms and requirements of a perfect buying and appropriate dealing with informative and educative car articles!!</p>
<p>Have a visit to the website leaving no space for the errors and keeping no margins for mistakes and have ample of verities of used cars for sale and get the top car buying with <strong>Nycarsforsale.com</strong><strong>!!</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[System engineering and automation]]></title>
<link>http://vkvipinkumar.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/system-engineering-and-automation/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Vipin</dc:creator>
<guid>http://vkvipinkumar.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/system-engineering-and-automation/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Use of software in industries, such as automotive, aerospace, medical devices and telecommunication ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Use of software in industries, such as automotive, aerospace, medical devices and telecommunication networks has increased exponentially.  As the complexity increases, “quality” becomes a challenge.  Along with this, the market dynamics leading to continuous innovation, ever increasing market pressure to reduce the cost and rapidly changing compliance regulations, makes the system &#38; product development even more challenging.</p>
<p>To meet up with the challenges, you need integrated automation for <a href="http://www-01.ibm.com/software/awdtools/focalpoint/">product portfolio management</a>, <a href="http://www-01.ibm.com/software/awdtools/doors/">product requirement management</a>, <a href="http://www-01.ibm.com/software/awdtools/rhapsody/">product architecting, design, modeling and simulation</a> etc.  A <a href="http://www-01.ibm.com/software/rational/jazz/">collaborative development</a> enabled with properly integrated quality management solutions has become most critical for successful product development.</p>
<p><a href="http://www-01.ibm.com/software/rational/solutions/systems/">IBM Rational Software Platform for Systems</a>, provides one such integrated solution for system engineering and embedded software development</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Top Gear &amp; Lancia.]]></title>
<link>http://iedei.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/top-gear-lancia/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>iedei</dc:creator>
<guid>http://iedei.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/top-gear-lancia/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This past sunday night, the latest episode of TOP GEAR featured Lancia as the company who has made t]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Audi introduces the D4 A8.]]></title>
<link>http://iedei.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/audi-introduces-the-d4-a8/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>iedei</dc:creator>
<guid>http://iedei.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/audi-introduces-the-d4-a8/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Audi has just introduced the new A8 in Miami at some art festival (can&#8217;t be arsed to look up w]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[foto of the day. 12012009.]]></title>
<link>http://iedei.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/foto-of-the-day-12012009/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:33:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>iedei</dc:creator>
<guid>http://iedei.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/foto-of-the-day-12012009/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[from the groovy LATE 70s&#8230;..my favourite BMW 5-series&#8212;&#8211;the E12!]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UW &amp; Lamborghini Open Awesome Lab!]]></title>
<link>http://sandacom.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/uw-lamborghini-open-awesome-lab/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jerry W. Saveriano</dc:creator>
<guid>http://sandacom.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/uw-lamborghini-open-awesome-lab/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[New Lab Increases Region&#8217;s Car Clout We&#8217;ve written about electric vehicle news in Portla]]></description>
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<p>We&#8217;ve written about electric vehicle news in <a href="http://sandacom.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/screamin-electric-cars-and-bikes-in-pdx/" target="_blank">Portland races</a> and <a href="http://sandacom.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/eugene-based-arcimoto-debuts-electric-vehicle/" target="_blank">Eugene launches</a>, as well as<a href="http://sandacom.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/oregon-freeze-dry-and-energ2-announce-new-battery-venture/" target="_blank"> new battery technology</a> being developed by Albany&#8217;s Oregon Freeze Dry and EnerG2 a Seattle start-up. Now, there&#8217;s interesting car news from the University of Washington and Lamorghini of Italy. They have formed a new advanced composites lab at UW.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.lamborghini.com/2006/lamboSitenormal.asp?lang=eng"><img class="aligncenter" title="Lamborghini Murcielago" src="http://www.carslash.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/lamborghini-murcielago-2008-021.jpg" alt="" width="576" height="432" /></a></p>
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<p>UW has a history of composite research in aerospace from it&#8217;s years of working with Boeing. The new lab will develop advanced automotive applications of composite technology to reduce weight while increasing the strength of new vehicles. These developments are critical to improving automotive fuel economy and safety. This collaborative lab is a welcome investment in our region and a new arrow in our car cluster quiver.</p>
<p>Below is a lead to the UW PR release and a cool video of a Lamborghini Murcielago. Now here&#8217;s a place that the oft overused term &#8220;Awesome!&#8221; is appropriate.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">&#8230;</p>
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<h3>UW&#8217;s newly named &#8216;Lamborghini Lab&#8217; brings composite parts to sports-car arena</h3>
<h3><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:13px;">Oct. 6, 2009 </span></h3>
<p>A partnership between the University of Washington and the Italian sports-car company Automobili Lamborghini has been formalized, and the presidents of both organizations today attended the naming ceremony of the UW&#8217;s Automobili Lamborghini Advanced Composite Structures Laboratory.</p>
<p>The UW is the first university in the country to collaborate with Lamborghini. The company has committed to provide substantial funding for lab equipment and support for UW undergraduate and graduate students.</p>
<p>&#8220;This partnership is a win-win situation,&#8221; said Matthew O&#8217;Donnell, dean of the UW&#8217;s College of Engineering. &#8220;It further establishes the Pacific Northwest as a leader in composites research, it funds equipment for a UW engineering lab and it provides students with valuable research experience that&#8217;s directly tied to real-world applications.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Partnerships between the UW and industry leaders like Lamborghini give our students the advantage of working on real-world problems,&#8221; said UW President Mark Emmert. &#8220;We are excited that UW researchers and Lamborghini engineers will be collaborating to bring innovative materials to the automobile industry.&#8221; <a title="UW Lab Release" href="http://www.uwnews.org/article.asp?articleID=52479" target="_blank">Full release&#8230;</a></p></blockquote>
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<title><![CDATA[Junior Assistant Plebe to the Barons Proudly held by Steve]]></title>
<link>http://hotrodhigh.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/junior-assistant-plebe-to-the-barons-proudly-held-by-steve/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hotrodhigh</dc:creator>
<guid>http://hotrodhigh.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/junior-assistant-plebe-to-the-barons-proudly-held-by-steve/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Steve has project cars, lots of them , but he won&#8217;t get any of them on the road. He wants to b]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Steve has project cars, lots of them , but he won&#8217;t get any of them on the road. He wants to be a Baron one day, so we made a special class of pre Baron just for him. This honor came with beer buying privileges. and I am happy to say it is working out well.  </p>
<p>Now on a more serious note , Those who would like to join the Barons , should drop by Patty&#8217;s Burger Time and meet the guys &#38; gals, show us your car, buy Larry a beer and learn the rules from GTO John.</p>
<p>Some of Steves projects</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Chevy Cruze: Are You Better Than a Cobalt?]]></title>
<link>http://tripledeuce.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/chevy-cruze-are-you-better-than-a-cobalt/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tripledeuce</dc:creator>
<guid>http://tripledeuce.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/chevy-cruze-are-you-better-than-a-cobalt/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Chevrolet has finally unveiled the details of it&#8217;s Cruze world car in U.S. spec along with som]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Chevrolet has finally unveiled the details of it&#8217;s Cruze world car in U.S. spec along with some crisp HD photos.  Of course I haven&#8217;t driven the damn thing, but half the fun of talking about new cars is speculation. Will be better than the old dog Cobalt it replaces? What&#8217;s up with the smaller displacement engines? Will they be any good? Is this Cruze going to end up being another awful rental car? Well only time and some proper test driving will tell.  But we&#8217;ve got specs and pics and i think that&#8217;s enough to have a nice conversation over, so let&#8217;s get to it!!</p>
<p>The Cruze is an all new car Chevy has come up with. From the outside, the Cruze looks like a proper step towards modern for Chevy&#8217;s compact sedan offering.  The front looks like it means business.  The headlights are sort of this angular Nike swish that come come away from the grill and shoot back into the bodywork. A subtle line streaks beneath the belt line for the length of the car in sort of a BMW 5 series kind ofway until you get to the taillights&#8230;which again remind me of a BMW 5 series.  Really, it&#8217;s a compliment&#8230;I swear.  The dimensions of the car are a bit bigger everywhere.  It&#8217;s been lengthened to give more backseat leg room, widened for better handling and more shoulder room, and heightened for more headroom.  All in all, this Cruze is quite handsome and loads more interesting to look at than that defunked Cobalt and should  give you the feeling of being in a bigger car than you really are.</p>
<p>Chevy intend for this to be a world car, so I&#8217;m sure they&#8217;ve done their homework.   At least I hope they have because they really can&#8217;t afford to be wasting anymore [of our] money.   But let&#8217;s not forget that they have developed a habit of tuning their chassis&#8217;s on the Nurburgring in order to compete with European offerings, something Dodge/Chrysler still hasn&#8217;t caught onto *shakes head*.  So it should handle crisply and that&#8217;s promising.   I drove a Cobalt for a week and i couldn&#8217;t wait to get back in my 93 Honda Accord.  Yeah, that&#8217;s right. A 93 Accord was a damn blessing.</p>
<p>In the power department, the Cruze will be offered up with two engine choices as well as two transmissions.  We get a turbocharged 1.4 liter flat 4 cylinder engine making around 138hp and 148 ft-lbs of torque or you can level up and get the 1.8 with a bit more horsepower, but not as much torque.  Personally, I&#8217;m not sure I like these.  I&#8217;m not sure how much the car weights, but wouldn&#8217;t a 2.0 liter or 2.4 have been more appropriate?  Oh well, this is all a game of fuel economy anyhow. the 1.4 turbo is supposed to get 40 miles to the gallon. Nice!  Both of the tranmissions offered with these engines have 6 gears and will come in manual or automatic.  If I do get the opportunity to review the car for you guys, I&#8217;ll get the auto box since that&#8217;s what most will likely buy.</p>
<p>The interior is a quantum leap ahead of the Cobalt.  The Cruze just looks cool inside. It&#8217;s the best way I can describe it from the pictures. I&#8217;m not counting on all the materials to be of the highest quality, but it all does give the appearance at least of being more upscale than its predecessor.  I would, however, count on more soft touch materials on the arm rest, doors, steering wheel and dashboard.  The silver plastics against the glossy piano black plastics is a nice contrast.  All of the controls look like they have been laid out in an ergonomic fashion against an interesting center stack and the LCD display screen doesn&#8217;t look like it&#8217;s based off of a something built during the 80&#8217;s</p>
<p>There&#8217;s still a lot that we don&#8217;t know about the Cruze.  But, on paper, it looks like it should be an interesting and refreshing entry into it&#8217;s respective market.  I imagine direction competition coming from Mazda3,  Ford Focus, Kia Forte and Honda Civic(good Lord they need to come out with a new one of those!!!).  I&#8217;ve got my eye on you, Government Motors.</p>
<p>To see an annoying promotional video for the 2011 Chevy Cruze, check below!!</p>
<p>**note**: It&#8217;s better with the sound off</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Create Product Demo Videos that Get Social Media Attention: 6 Strategies to Increase Sales ]]></title>
<link>http://powerhouseus.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/create-product-demo-videos-that-get-social-media-attention-6-strategies-to-increase-sales/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>powerhouseus</dc:creator>
<guid>http://powerhouseus.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/create-product-demo-videos-that-get-social-media-attention-6-strategies-to-increase-sales/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[SUMMARY: Looking for new source of traffic beyond the fierce battleground of the search engine resul]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><h3><strong>SUMMARY:</strong> Looking for new source of traffic beyond the fierce battleground of the search engine results page? The combination of video content and social media can create a powerful new channel to reach potential customers.</p>
<p>See the six strategies an online guitar accessory retailer used to create product demonstration videos and share that content with blogs, video sharing sites and other third parties. The strategy captures 65,000 video views a day, and has doubled annual sales.</h3>
<div>Aaron Miller, President, ProGuitarShop.com, sees online video as the perfect medium for selling the retailer’s boutique electric guitar effects pedals.</p>
<p>In late 2007, ProGuitarShop.com was primarily an eBay retailer struggling to build traffic to their website. Miller’s team created a new strategy that avoided focusing on search engines. Instead, they built traffic through social networks, mostly by video marketing through YouTube.</p>
<p>Two years and more than 550 videos later, the team captures about 45,000 unique video views daily on YouTube and between 15,000 and 20,000 on their website &#8212; all from a niche audience. Sales have doubled each year since the effort began.</p>
<p>&#8220;Two years ago, our website was nothing. It was not a viable revenue source,&#8221; Miller says. &#8220;Our growth is all because of the videos.&#8221;</p>
<p>To help other marketers do more with online video, we asked Miller to share six strategies that brought ProGuitarShop.com that growth:</p>
<p><strong>Strategy #1. Use videos to highlight product features</strong></p>
<p>Video offers an ideal way to explore product features and benefits that aren’t conveyed through photos or text. Consider creating videos that guide visitors through a product’s key features or demonstrate how it works.</p>
<p>For example, the team’s videos showcase the sounds and features that each guitar pedal offers. The demonstrations are not objective reviews &#8212; they carefully highlight a product’s good points and avoid its drawbacks.</p>
<p>&#8220;We don’t approach them as commercials, but we do approach them as marketing,&#8221; Miller says.</p>
<p>For musicians, the videos provide vital information on whether a product is right for them. It would be difficult to know if a pedal would give customers a desired result without first hearing and seeing it in action.</p>
<p>- Create a library</p>
<p>The team hosts its videos in a website library, even after they stop selling a product. There aren’t many free resources for this information, which positions ProGuitarShop.com as an industry resource.</p>
<p>- Use third-party social sites</p>
<p>The videos are posted to the team’s YouTube channel, website and on third-party sites (more on this below). Each YouTube page allows commenting, and the videos can be easily embedded into other websites or forums.</p>
<p>The team does not offer social features at their website. Instead, videos are featured on the homepage, product pages and in a video library without commentary.</p>
<p><strong>Strategy #2. Consistently generate content</strong></p>
<p>Providing a large library of content that appeals to a wide range of customers requires a regular stream of new videos. Miller considers this a vital tactic to his success. He estimates that ProGuitarShop.com posts at least one new video each day.</p>
<p>&#8220;We need to continually feed our audience consistent, relevant information in order to maintain our traffic.&#8221;</p>
<p>Posting at least one video per day, rather than five per week, is important.</p>
<p>&#8220;If you dump a bunch of videos at once, or only add them sporadically, you’ll lose your audience. You’ll lose everything. Or you won’t build anything,&#8221; he says.</p>
<p><strong>Strategy #3. Select products carefully</strong></p>
<p>Miller’s team does not create a video for every product they sell. Instead, products are chosen based on several factors, including:</p>
<p>- Business impact</p>
<p>Products that will likely provide a strong return on investment are given priority.</p>
<p>- Time in market</p>
<p>The team is more likely to create a video for a product they are the first to offer.</p>
<p>- Buzz and hype</p>
<p>Highly anticipated and demanded products are more likely to have videos. This strategy is part of the team’s social media focus. By showcasing a new product in video, they’re more likely generate traffic and later sales, Miller says.</p>
<p>&#8220;I might not necessarily make money on that product, but I might have lots of people talking about me online and my company’s name becomes better known, rather than just a result in a search engine.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Strategy #4. Answer questions and interact</strong></p>
<p>Commenting is a significant activity on social video sites like YouTube. Marketers should embrace the interactive nature of these channels.</p>
<p>Miller’s team captures the majority of their video views on YouTube. Although the ProGuitarShop.com website does not offer commenting or a forum, YouTube viewers are free to comment on the videos.</p>
<p>The team makes an effort to interact with people who comment. They often answer questions about products directly on YouTube.</p>
<p>This effort is less about customer service and marketing and more about encouraging discussion around the team’s videos and products.</p>
<p>&#8220;These guys that write comments are forum users,&#8221; Miller says. &#8220;We want people to talk about this all over the place.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Strategy #5. Send videos to third parties</strong></p>
<p>Sharing video content with other sites helps generate leads and brand awareness for your site.</p>
<p>Miller’s team regularly features their videos on more than 50% of their product manufacturers’ websites. These arrangements offer a great opportunity for the team, as the videos are branded through graphics and audio.</p>
<p>Smaller manufacturers such as Pigtronix, alongside larger companies such as Blackheart, host the videos on their websites. Some larger companies supplement the team’s costs or pay for videos to be made, Miller says.</p>
<p>- Bloggers</p>
<p>Keeping with their social media strategy, the team maintains a network of bloggers to whom they send videos. Miller says that bloggers often use them because they’re free content, and content creation is labor intensive.</p>
<p>&#8220;It’s a marketing effort on our part, but we’re also scratching their backs,&#8221; Miller says.</p>
<p><strong>Strategy #6. Maintain high quality</strong></p>
<p>Make sure the videos you create are both valuable to customers, and strong enough to convince other sites to host the content.</p>
<p>Miller’s team would not have achieved as much success if the videos were not high-quality. Manufacturers would be less likely to use them, and consumers would be less likely to share them.</p>
<p>To ensure quality, the team’s video demos are conducted by experienced professionals who take their time to:<br />
o Pick a pedal<br />
o Determine what type(s) of music it applies to<br />
o Research its unique sounds<br />
o Video tape the demo<br />
o Write a script to describe the product<br />
o Edit and upload</p></div>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Josie Garthwaite</dc:creator>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Warren Buffett, the closely watched investor and mega-billionaire, expects that 20 years from now, all cars will run on electricity. At least, that&#8217;s what he told Rice University business students at his Omaha headquarters this month when asked for his thoughts on peak oil and replacements for &#8220;carbon fuels,&#8221; the <a href="http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/biz/6732239.html">Houston Chronicle</a> reports (hat tip <a href="http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1013154/Warren-Buffett-All-cars-will-be-electric-in-20-years.html">Gasgoo</a> and GuruFocus).</p>
<p>Such a rapid transition to electric vehicles could work out well for BYD, the China-based developer of electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries in which Buffett&#8217;s Berkshire Hathaway investment firm holds a <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/warren-buffett-looks-to-electric-car-in-byd-stake">10 percent stake</a>. But some other forecasts suggest we&#8217;re more likely to see a mix of fuels &#8212; including gasoline and electricity &#8212; powering vehicles for some time to come, rather than a wholesale switch to plug-ins by 2030.<br />
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<p>The analysts at Lux Research certainly see hurdles ahead for this giddy growth prediction. Battery prices, says Lux, have to come way, way down for plug-in vehicles to go truly mass, and that will take time. In a report released last month, <a href="http://earth2tech.com/2009/10/07/even-with-soaring-oil-prices-electric-vehicles-will-trickle-in/">Lux forecast that even if oil costs $200 a barrel in 2020</a>, just 4 percent of vehicles sold globally will be all-electric or plug-in hybrid because of the high costs of the battery technology. According to Lux, plug-in hybrids could sell 3 million units per year by 2020 if the price of oil reaches those heights, while hybrids can be expected to sell that many by 2020 regardless of oil prices.</p>
<p>Buffett, however, isn&#8217;t alone in his high hopes for the adoption of electric vehicles. Google&#8217;s (s goog) <a href="http://earth2tech.com/2008/10/01/googles-clean-power-by-2030-plan-aims-to-save-us-1-trillion/">&#8220;Clean Power by 2030&#8243; proposal, released last fall</a>, called for almost all of new car sales in the U.S. by 2030 to be plug-ins &#8212; although the search giant said such a transition, in combination with other components of a plan to kick the U.S. fossil fuel habit, would cost $4.4 trillion (in undiscounted 2008 dollars). Meanwhile, research firm <a href="http://earth2tech.com/2009/05/05/chinas-cars-to-go-mostly-electric-within-a-decade-says-report/">Frost &#38; Sullivan predicted earlier this year</a> that in China, hybrid cars will be truly mass-market by 2011 or 2012, with the country’s fleet beginning a minimum 10-year transition to plug-in hybrids and battery-electric vehicles as early as 2010.</p>
<p>Li Lu, investor and adviser for Buffett-backed BYD Auto, said during a roundtable discussion at this year&#8217;s Fortune Brainstorm Green conference, “We’ve been growing 100 percent for the last five to six years, and I have no reason to believe we will stop.” If nothing else, aggressive statements from Buffett, one of the world&#8217;s highest-profile investors, could help build momentum for the EV market and BYD&#8217;s growth.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Review About Recaro Car Seat]]></title>
<link>http://vitaminbuyingguide.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/review-about-recaro-car-seat/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>paleywendys</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[With the development of the automobile industry, driving is necessary for any person that can afford]]></description>
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With the development of the automobile industry, driving is necessary for any person that can afford a nice set of wheels. Being a parent does not mean that you have to give it up because of the responsibility of a baby. With technology, it&#8217;s easy to buckle up your kid with you as you go to the grocery store or to the mall.</p>
<p>where you can adjust the diagonal aspect of the responsibility of a baby. With technology, it&#8217;s easy to buckle in their car seat, and a good one at that. Recaro is a tad higher than what you would expect a car seat, before hooking the seat to the house. That&#8217;s because most parents find it easier to buckle up your kid with you as you go to the mall. But you need a car seat to cost. But given the product specifications and the Recaro seat is large enough to accommodate a baby with ease. Besides, it&#8217;s the kind of seat that will enable smooth transportation of the car seat for kids.</p>
<p>They have been making baby car seat. There is a lot that a Recaro Car Seat can offer you, and here are the details of it. The harnesses are securely holding, and they won&#8217;t allow any rocking movement whenever you are out on a Recaro car seat. And because of the seat. Most of the car seat from the car seat from the car seat to the house. That&#8217;s because most parents find it easier to buckle in their car seat, and a good one at that. Recaro is a number one concern and the Recaro seat is large enough to accommodate a baby with ease.</p>
<p>Besides, it&#8217;s the kind of appeal that it exhumes. Second is comfort. Even when all the aesthetics of the car seat still manages to impress with the amount of comfort that it gives. Its cushions are comfortable, made with microfibre materials, which won&#8217;t wear out with time like other spongy material do. The seat is so designed to compromise none of it. First of is style. The Recaro Car Seat can offer you, and here are the details of it. The harnesses are securely holding, and they won&#8217;t allow any rocking movement whenever you are out on a Recaro car seat.</p>
<p>There is a lot that a Recaro car seat to cost. But given the product specifications and the business for over a century now. They understand the technicalities of making car seat for kids. They have been making baby car seats for several decades now and the Recaro car seat. There is a convenient carry handle that will offer pretty much the same kind of appeal that it gives. Its cushions are comfortable, made with microfibre materials, which won&#8217;t wear out with time like other spongy material do.</p>
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