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Can an American car- even a 60-year-old American car made by a long-defunct manufacturer- compete with an entry PCH Superpower Italy? Not according to our most recent Choose Your Eternity poll, in which the '38 Studebaker Dictator lost out to the '68 OTAS 820. That might have something to do with the fact that most of the OTAS now resides in the belly of the Rust Monster, but it also points out just how tough it is to beat a PCH Superpower. However, Project Car Hell is all about beating your unstoppable head against an immobile brick wall, forever, so we're coming right back with another Italy-versus-America matchup. And not just your quotidian-type X-1/9-versus-Pacer deal, oh no- today we're plunging headfirst into the molten sulfur of Custom Stretch Limo Hell!
Ah, the custom stretch limo! Conjures up treasured memories of projectile-vomiting Bacardi 151 all over your prom date's Very Expensive Dress, don't it? Keep in mind, however, that renting a custom stretch is one thing... but owning one takes the whole Limo Experience to a new, even classier level. But stretched Town Cars or even Hummers are a dime-a-dozen; you need something as cool as the Toronado Limowagon if you want to haul your entourage in the style to which they're no doubt totally unaccustomed. Something with fins. Something like this 1957 Chrysler Windsor 8-door airport limo (go here if the ad disappears), which is priced at a get-your-eyes-checked $4,500! The seller figures there's no need to waste time listing everything wrong with this car; instead, he or she has posted a single hazy photograph and included the following two sentences of description: "Looks like Christine, the killer car. Needs complete restoration." There you have it! So many questions unanswered (and, by the way, wasn't Christine a '58? And a Plymouth?), but we're pretty sure you can count on any question involving synonyms for "iron oxide" being answered in the affirmative. But put on your triple-thickness rose-colored glasses and picture yourself behind the wheel of this car after a full
bank account and sanity depleting restoration, trying to see around that enormous blower you'll have perched on top of a gasser-style 392 Hemi!
An 8-71-blown Hemi '57 Chrysler limo would be the bee's nuts indeed, but what if you rumble up to Wet T-Shirt Night at Rohypnol Ron's and, just as your betuxed homies pop open all those doors and get ready for a truly grand entrance, a dissenting voice from the awestruck crowd cries out "But that's an airport limo!" and then the spell is broken? What then? Well, you could play the trump card of a series of hemi-powered Limo Donuts in the parking lot... but what if you'd taken on a different stretch limo project? What if you'd purchased a custom stretch Ferrari? And not some Fiero-based "Ferrari" but the real deal? You'd think such a thing would be impossible to find, but just check out this 1981 Ferrari 400i stretch limo (go here if the ad disappears) and then try to tell us that the American Dream isn't alive and well! That's right, a stretch V12-powered Ferrari! It's a lot more expensive than the Chrysler, and the seller says it's "mechanically sound, clean but can use some minor cosmetic work." But come on, a 27-year-old Italian car that's been hacked up and then driven at 12MPH while the interior gets hosed down with every bodily fluid that Newport Beach promgoers and 4th-tier celebrities can emit? Hell!


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DETROIT – Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who is in prison after being convicted on several federal corruption charges, has filed a federal appeal to overturn a judge's denial of his bond request.
The appeal was filed Wednesday, one day after U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds denied the request -- for the third time.
Kilpatrick has argued that he is not a flight risk or a danger to the community and wants to be out while he awaits sentencing.
On March 11, a federal jury found Kilpatrick and close friend Bobby Ferguson guilty on multiple counts including racketeering and conspiracy.
Federal prosecutors have been fighting the requests for bond ever since. Judge Edmunds has held firm on her decision to deny it.
Kilpatrick's mother, ex-U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, had offered her Detroit home as collateral to ensure he shows up to court for sentencing.

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How to Win In the Machiavellian Workplace
Work. You can either conquer it, or let it conquer you. Amirite? Don't let it conquer you. Conquer it. Yes. Conquering it is preferable. Having survived four full years at Gawker Media—eight-time winner of Forbes Magazine's prestigious "Most Unstable Workplace" award—I have picked up some prudent methods of survival. Don't just work—flourish™.
A boss holds power over you. The power to control your salary. The power to fire you at whim. The power to make your days a living hell, should he so choose. It does not matter whether you think your boss is a god damn fucking idiot or a great fella (or, in some theoretical world, woman). Your boss must be dealt with, one way or another. Each boss is a special flower. Cultivate them lovingly.
- The Maniacal Boss
Characteristics: Driven; possessed of a firm vision of what is right and wrong, which may change due to invisible messages received only by him; brilliant but mercurial; sociopathic.
Best strategy for working with him: Keep your head down. Do your work and remain silent. Ask friends in his social circle to approach him at parties and lavishly compliment your work. Communicate only through backchannels.
Do not: Vie for his attention. His unpredictable nature means that this could well result in you becoming an unintended target of his wrath. Do not attempt to plot against him. He knows.
Good water cooler talk: "[See boss at water cooler, quickly step into bathroom before he notices you]."
- The Smart Boss
Characteristics: Smart; smarter than you; more knowledgeable about your own job than you are; full of ideas; organized. Whether you like him or not is a completely unrelated issue.
Best strategy for working with him: Vigorous agreement. Because he knows more than you about your own alleged area of expertise, any vocal disagreement on your part could well end with you looking stupid. Because you are, relatively. Just go along with whatever. Cover up the gaps in your own knowledge by speaking only in vague, sweeping, philosophical statements.
Do not: Attempt to defeat him intellectually. You will lose. Any angry outbursts about working conditions on your part should be strictly emotional.
Good water cooler talk: "I went to see monster trucks this weekend, did you? Oh, well never mind then."
- The Hands-Off Boss
Characteristics: Easygoing; distracted; always busy with something unrelated to you. This boss is a blessing, in the sense that he gives you all the freedom you could ever want, and a curse, in the sense that you cannot blame him for your failures. Or can you?
Best strategy for working with him: Blame him for your failures. I mean... if it comes to that. Although the Hands-Off Boss may be popular with independence-minded employees, his own boss would be outraged to hear about the blatant lack of slave-driving. This is a tool that you may wield against him, if necessary. ("Necessary" means "to save your own skin.")
Do not: Get too ambitious. Ironically, although this boss affords you wide opportunity to pursue your own interests, he also ensures that you alone assume the risk of failure. Never allow yourself to fall into a position in which you assume all of the risk of failure yourself. You might fail.
Good water cooler talk: "Everything is under control. Well, I won't keep you any longer."
- The Boss Like You
Characteristics: Acts how you would act if you were to become the boss one day; possesses flaws disconcertingly similar to your own; is "cool." Which is not necessarily a valuable management quality.
Best strategy for working with him: Take advantage. Having a boss like you is an opportunity for you to actually try anything that you ever thought would be a brilliant idea. Whereas past bosses may have shot down your brilliant ideas—or intimidated you into refraining from even airing them—the Boss Like You tends to like exactly the same things you do. The synergy is amazing. The downside is that some of your ideas are, in fact, stupid. Oh well.
Do not: Spend too much time discussing ideas with this boss. The orgy of mutual reinforcement and agreement can raise your self-satisfaction to dangerous levels. Expect to reach both new heights of professional brilliance and new lows of ill-advised disaster under this boss.
Good water cooler talk: "[Female colleague], amirite?"
Unlike bosses, your coworkers do not hold direct power over you. That means you don't have to cater to them as much, or at all. Still, you never know when you might make a great friend or find someone easily manipulated for your own selfish ends. Keep your eyes open.
- Cool Coworkers: These are the coworkers you like. You get along, and whatnot. Maybe you go eat lunch together and gossip about people. Shit like that. Because these people pose no danger to you, they may safely be ignored. If you expect them to quit in solidarity when you are fired, you will be unpleasantly surprised.
- Kiss-Up Coworkers: These are the coworkers who kiss the boss's ass. Ugh. (Not to be confused with you kissing the boss's ass—you have your reasons.) Though you may find these people repulsive, their accrued good will with the boss could come in handy one day, should you get in a tight spot. It's best to make fake friends with them in case of emergency. Just don't invite them to any parties.
- Incompetent Coworkers: Their greatest value is as patsies. They may easily be positioned to take the blame for your own failures. For that, they are useful to have around. Work to make sure that they're not fired, while also subtly ensuring that the boss knows exactly how incompetent they are. Maybe insinuate they're mentally challenged or something. Can't fire the mentally challenged guy. Oh—no, Roger, we were talking about somebody else. How are you bro?
- Enemies: Backstabbers. Foul zealots. Competition. Enemy coworkers can range from former lovers to former lovers' new lovers to stupid jerks who eat all the yogurt to people who are better than you at your job and therefore place you in peril of becoming expendable. Relax. Take a deep breath. Smile. That's it. Never let them know you're thinking about them. That's the key. Then, plot their demise. Plot it all the time. Plotting their demise is far more important than doing your "assigned tasks," because unless you rid the workplace of your enemies, your workplace will forever be a place that you share with your enemies. There is only room for one of you. And you are that one. Not them. Fuck them.
Though it would be nice to anonymously report them all to HR for sexual harassment, one by one by one, that is not realistic. Just bide your time patiently. Wait for your opportunity. And then... hope that they get a job somewhere else (that sucks).
Final Thoughts
Rid yourself of aspiration. Enjoy your work today. Tomorrow, you may die.
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The International Commission for the Study and Improvement of Mathematics Teaching (CIEAEM) investigates the actual conditions and the possibilities for the development of mathematics education in order to improve the quality of teaching mathematics. The annual CIEAEM conferences are essential to realize this goal. The conferences are characterized by exchange and discussion of the research work and its realization in practice and by the dialogue between researchers and educators in all domains of practice.
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The Battle of Lake Erie on 10 September 1813 is considered by many to be the most important naval confrontation of the War of 1812. Made famous by the American fleet commander Oliver Hazard Perry's comment, We have met the enemy and they are ours, the battle marked the U.S. Navy's first successful fleet action and was one of the rare occasions when the Royal Navy surrendered an entire squadron. This book draws on British, Canadian, and American documents to offer a totally impartial analysis of all sides of the struggle to control the lake. New diagrams of the battle are included that reflect the authors' modification of traditional positions of various vessels. The book also evaluates the strategic background and tactical conduct of the British and the Americans and the command leadership exercised by Perry and his British opponent, Commander Robert H. Barclay. Not since James Fenimore Cooper's 1843 book on the subject has the battle been examined in such detail, and not since Alfred Thayer Mahan's 1905 study of the war has there been such a significant reinterpretation of the engagement. First published in hardcover in 1997, the book is the winner of the North American Society for Oceanic History's John Lyman Book Award.


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Olympic Provisions' Porchetta Sandwich
When Olympic Provisions opened up shop in 2009 (see our tour here), it was the first salumeria in Oregon officially licensed to produce and sell their own charcuterie. From then it was only a matter of time before the salumeria launched a couple of successful restaurants and a meat processing plate. Their food is, naturally, meat-centered, and their Porchetta Sandwich featured in Laurie Wolf's Portland, Oregon Chef's Table, is truly a testament to the pig.
The porchetta itself is a relatively simple one: the belly is brined in a melange of Italian herbs and spices before being wrapped around Italian sausage, browned, and slow roasted in the oven. Once cooked, the sandwich assembly is a quick slice, heat, and serve process. It's a barebones sandwich, but a tasty one.
Why I picked this recipe: Do I need to explain the appeal of slow-roasted pork belly?
What worked: I'd hesitate to call this a true porchetta roast, given that it is simply a roasted belly filled with sausage, but whatever it is, the end result is rich, flavor-packed, and makes for a delightfully porky sandwich.
What didn't: The brine recipe makes a ton. You could cut everything in half and it'd still cover the belly just fine. In addition, the recipe doesn't offer much in the way of sandwich assembly directions, directing to heat and serve on bread, but the picture (and online menu) suggests that Olympic Provisions serves their porchetta with mayonnaise and balsamic-glazed onions. Sounds like a good idea to me.
Suggested tweaks: Next time, I'd try crisping the porchetta slices in a bit of rendered fat instead of warming in broth for a crunchier take on the sandwich. I'd also mix up my own Italian sausage from scratch. Finally, the porchetta would also make an excellent sub for bacon in a BLT.
Reprinted with permission from Portland, Oregon Chef's Table by Laurie Wolf. Copyright 2012. Published by Lyons Press. Available wherever books are sold. All rights reserved.
- Yield:serves 4
- Active time: 30 minutes
- Total time:48 hours
- 1 2-pound pork belly, skin removed
- 1 gallon water
- 1 cup kosher salt
- 1/2 cup granulated white sugar
- 6 bay leaves
- 2 tablespoons black peppercorns
- 2 tablespoons fennel seed
- 2 tablespoons chile flakes
- 1/2 to 3/4 pound loose Italian sausage
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Chicken or other meat broth
Combine water, salt, sugar, bay leaves, peppercorns, fennel seed, and chile flakes in large pot and bring to a boil. Cool to room temperature. Submerge belly in the brine and refrigerate for 24 hours. Drain off brine.
Spoon 1/2 to 3/4 pound loose Italian sausage of your liking down the center of the belly. Roll the belly up tightly around the sausage and tie into a roast with kitchen twine.
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Heat a wide, heavy-bottomed pan or wide pot over medium-high heat and add about 2 tablespoons of olive oil to coat the bottom of the pan. Place the porchetta roast in the pan and sear well on all sides, browning evenly. When roast is seared, place it in a roasting pan and tent loosely with foil. Place the pan in the oven and roast until the porchetta reaches an internal temperature of 135°F. Take out of the oven and cool. Chill thoroughly in the refrigerator overnight.
Slice the chilled porchetta into desired thickness. Heat slices in 1 or 2 inches of chicken or meat broth or lightly salted water, until slices are cooked through, tender, and delicious. Serve on your favorite bread and prepare yourself for a fine porchetta sandwich. Note: If you bring the roast up to 165°F, you can slice and serve it as a main course. Chilled slices of porchetta can also be pan-seared in fat.
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Does anyone know how to stop Colin Kaepernick?
- QB%27s athleticism still impresses teammates
- Falcons already scrambling to find effective game plan to stop Kaepernick
- Opposing defensive coordinator advises Falcons offense to have big day
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Patrick Willis can imagine just what all those defensive players from the Green Bay Packers must have been thinking.
Dang, Colin Kaepernick is faaaaaast.
That Kaepernick is speedy shouldn't be a surprise. He ran a 4.5-second 40-yard dash when he came out of the University of Nevada. But there's something different about Kaepernick's speed when it's coming at you live than when you see it on film, or even in practice.
Willis, San Francisco's all-pro inside linebacker, remembers thinking the same thing last year when Kaepernick was acting as the scout team quarterback in 49ers practices. Back then, Kaepernick would mimic the upcoming opponent, someone like Sam Bradford or Eli Manning. But every now and then, the defenders would see something special.
"He would mostly just drop back. But every now and then, he'd scramble," Willis said. "Just to see him in practice and the way he moves in practice, and then to see when he gets in a game — it's almost like he's faster."
Now it's the Atlanta Falcons' turn to try to figure out a way to slow Kaepernick in Sunday's NFC Championship Game. A start would be watching the tape of San Francisco's 45-31 win against Green Bay and, well, doing something completely different.
The Falcons are already at work.
"We're going to go out there well-prepared," Atlanta safety William Moore said Wednesday. "Keeping the quarterback in the pocket, we have to go in there and keep contain on him.''
Kaepernick rushed for 181 yards — a record for a quarterback — as he weaved through and sprinted past the Packers defense. When the Packers tried to stop him on the ground, Kaepernick threw for 263 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
The second-year quarterback now has the 49ers back in the NFC Championship Game for a second consecutive year and is garnering the type of attention and excitement the 49ers haven't seen about a quarterback since Steve Young. Kaepernick is on the cover of Sports Illustrated this week — "It's an honor," he said — and has inspired a new internet fad called "Kaepernicking," an ode to his kiss-the-biceps touchdown celebration.
San Francisco has won six of its eight games since coach Jim Harbaugh named Kaepernick his starting quarterback over Alex Smith, who had just won NFC offensive player of the week honors when he suffered a concussion in early November. As the Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints and New England Patriots (among others) can attest, Kaepernick has given the 49ers a dimension they lacked with Smith. Harbaugh has implemented some of the "pistol" offense Kaepernick ran so well at Nevada with the read-option concepts other NFL teams are using with multi-talented quarterbacks like Cam Newton, Robert Griffin III and Russell Wilson.
It's working now for Kaepernick because of his speed, his accurate and strong arm, and an offensive line and running game that prevents opponents from focusing solely on him.
"I really don't know if there's too many coordinators around the league right now that really know how to stop it yet. It's really a trick 'em type of offense. Like its trick 'em, and then we're going deep on you. I like it," said San Francisco safety Donte Whitner. "If you get your eyes out of position one time, take a false step, it can be a big play. And that's what they've been doing. They've been taking advantage of that, and hopefully it continues."
Arizona Cardinals defensive coordinator Ray Horton had to create a game plan to face Kaepernick in Week 17. San Francisco played a relatively vanilla scheme that day, with Kaepernick rushing only three times for 5 yards in a 27-13 win. But Horton, like every other football-loving individual, saw what Kaepernick did in his next game. Now Horton has advice for Atlanta's coaching staff.
"If you're asking me how best to stop Kaepernick, you need to have Matt Ryan have a great day throwing, and Michael Turner and Jacquizz Rodgers have a good day running the ball to keep Kaepernick off the field," Horton said. "In lieu of that, you have to play multi-dimensional defense against Kaepernick. You can't just play zones on him, and you can't just play man to man out on the edge. It's important to mix things up to keep Kaepernick off balance."
Kaepernick is expecting the Falcons to try to take their shots at him.
"If you get the opportunity to blow up somebody and make a statement, that's what you want to do,'' Moore said.
Green Bay had few chances to do the same last week, and even the hardest hits Kaepernick absorbed seemed to have little effect. After one hit, at the end of a long run, he spiked the ball in celebration and drew a flag for taunting. Harbaugh called that penalty "ticky-tack" on Wednesday.
For his part, Kaepernick shrugged off the idea that the Falcons might try to punish him.
"I mean, run where they're not," he said. "You want to run away from where the defensive players are, and when they get close, get down."
Contributing: USA TODAY Sports' Jim Corbett
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An Abu Ghraib prison intelligence officer Wednesday disputed Pfc. Lynndie England's claim she was ordered to use humiliation to get Iraqi detainees to talk, saying such tactics weren't authorized and don't work.
Testifying in a pretrial hearing via telephone from Iraq, Chief Warrant Officer Edward Rivas said military police units like England's were used "primarily for security," not to "rough up" prisoners for interrogation.
"That's not doctrine, sir, no," Rivas told a military prosecutor. He said putting inmates in sexually humiliating positions and stripping them naked were not techniques used in military intelligence.
Detainees are "expecting that kind of treatment, sir," Rivas said. "It just doesn't work, sir."
Rivas, who was in charge of assessing the intelligence value of detainees at Abu Ghraib, was asked by a prosecutor if military intelligence was in the habit of recruiting "personnel clerks" like England to do their interrogations.
"No, sir," he said.
Under cross-examination, he said the only way humiliation tactics were used at Abu Ghraib is if "somebody went out and did that on their own."
The testimony came at the end of a second day of prosecution witnesses who portrayed England as one of a handful of out-of-control soldiers at Abu Ghraib who took it upon themselves to photograph prisoners in humiliating poses.
England's direct supervisor at Abu Ghraib, Spc. Matthew Bolinger, said the 21-year-old reservist had a job in an office filing paperwork and had no business venturing to the part of the prison where the abuse took place.
He said England repeatedly disobeyed orders not to make late-night visits to a boyfriend guard in the prison's secured "hard site."
"She was sneaking out in the middle of the night, going down to the hard site prison. She wasn't getting enough sleep," Bolinger testified in a military pretrial hearing, adding England had trouble showing up on time and "her performance was not so good."
Bolinger said England was "counseled" four times between July 2003 and January 2004 after being caught in bed with Spc. Charles A. Graner Jr., another soldier in England's unit who has been charged in the sweeping prisoner abuse case and is the father of the child England is now carrying.
At one point in late November, he said, England was ordered not to leave her quarters unescorted except for work, church, the latrine or meals.
The Article 32 hearing, expected to last through the week, will determine whether a court-martial goes forward against England on 13 counts of abusing detainees and six counts stemming from possession of sexually explicit photos. The maximum possible sentence is 38 years in prison.
Some of the photos, which have made England infamous in the Arab world, showed her smiling, pointing and giving the thumbs-up at a naked prisoner's genitals. In one shot, she is holding a kneeling, naked detainee by a leash.
Spc. Matthew Wisdom testified England appeared to be a willing participant in the humiliation, describing one instance when England provided the lewd commentary as guards forced two Iraqi prisoners to engage in a sex act.
Both Bolinger and Wisdom testified by phone from Fort Lee, Va., where the 372nd Military Police Company is being stationed before returning to its home base of Cresaptown, Md.
England, from Fort Ashby, W.Va., is one of seven reservists from the 372nd who have been charged in the scandal.


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UBS analyst Steven Fisher and team explain why they downgraded Navistar:
We see a slower ramp to improved profitability than we previously expected and we believe earnings could fall short of consensus expectations over the next couple of years. Warranty expense over the past four quarters exceeded our expectations; while we are forecasting a 2014 decline in expense, we now see that decline coming at a slower rate. NAV has also continued to lose Class 8 market share (R3M); softer pricing
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(Zucchini Meatballs)
This dish, like stuffed artichokes and many others of this kind, is one of the many ingredients that go into a couscous. However, like the others, it is so tasty and delightful that it can be served as a main dish, and nobody will miss the couscous.
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- Serves 6
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pound small green zucchini
- 1/2 cup unbleached flour
- olive oil
- 2 eggs, beaten with a pinch salt
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon freshly chopped Italian parsley
- 2 heaping tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 cups cold water
- Combine meat with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; mix well. Trim zucchini at both ends and cut into three parts each; then cut each part lengthwise into four sections. Take one of these sections with a bit of ground meat and press the two together forming a small oval ball. Roll it in flour and set aside on a piece of wax paper. Continue to make balls until you have used up zucchini sections and meat.
- Heat 1 cup of oil in a large frying pan. Dip floured zucchini balls in the beaten egg and fry in the hot oil until golden on all sides. Remove to paper towel to drain. When all balls are fried, transfer to a large skillet where they can fit, preferably, in a single layer. Add garlic and parsley.
- Dilute tomato paste with 2 cups cold water and add to skillet. Simmer for 15 or 20 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons oil, salt and pepper to taste, and cook another couple of minutes to bring the flavors together.
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(AMA Charter 2845). The Club was the first chartered BMW motorcycle club in the state of Washington, and has members residing in Washington, British Columbia, Arizona, and California.
Our main purpose is to encourage and support the enjoyment of riding!
Breakfast meetings, each followed by a ride, are usually held the first Sunday of every month from September to May (in June, July and August, we assume you won't want to take time off from riding to go to a meeting!). Meetings occur at various locations in the Puget Sound area, and feature presentations by industry professionals and safety experts, as well as reports by Club Board Members and event coordinators.
September through May, the Club sponsors group day rides on the first and sometimes the third Sunday of each month. Other special events include:
An annual Club Ride, a ride-it-your-way informal contest highlighting points of interest across Washington State;
Snow Camp, a regional event sponsored by South Sound BMW and the BMW Riders Association, held at the Sahara Horse Camp just outside Mt. Rainier National Park every January.
A winter getaway weekend to Long Beach WA, normally in February, is an opportunity for members (who often come on 4 wheels) to meet and commiserate, and maybe fly a kite.
Rain Run, which kicks off the "official" riding season in April with a ride to Manzanita on the Oregon coast. There's great riding to and from Manzanita, and varied activities while there - dinner, breakfast, sometimes a campfire on the beach.
May and June usually feature Club campouts, hosted by a club Member or held at a campground. These meetings are often held in Eastern Washington to take advantage of the warm weather.
The riding year peaks with the
Cascade Country Rendezvous
, our annual rally, held in July. The rally typically draws about 200 riders who share and enjoy good food, fantastic riding, field events, an awards ceremony, camping (or a nice hotel) and always great camaraderie.
The "Turkey Run" ride after the November meeting ends with dinner at a member's house, where some lucky rider gets a free Thanksgiving turkey.
Besides our rides there are more benefits to joining the club
Yearly training stipend (the Bob Mott Safety Scholarship) for non-club sponsored training (1 per year, club sponsored training counts toward yearly stipend)
Free year of membership with new BMW motorcycle purchase (see below for dealers)
An annual Club Ride, a ride-it-your-way informal contest highlighting points of interest across Washington State;
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to these events, many members participate individually in charitable rides, "runs' sponsored by other groups, and other regional events such as the toy run, the Veteran's Day parade in Auburn, and the occasional vintage moto events. Ideas are always welcome on how to help the community and enhance motorcycling's image.
All events are posted on the
So join WSBMWR today! If you have never been a member, you can become one for your first year at no charge, just by buying a new BMW from one of these dealers:
BMW Motorcycles of Lynnwood
17900 Hwy 99, Suite 102, Lynnwood, WA 98037
South Sound Motorcycles
3605 20th Street, Fife, WA 98424


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Presenting a Conceptual Model for Corporate Innovation in the Insurance Industry by Structural Equation Modeling: A Case Study in the Iranian Insurance Industry
The aim of this paper is "presenting a conceptual model for Corporate Innovation in the Iranian Insurance Industry". Statistical community of this research includes Iranian insurance industry and academic experts. Accordingly, first, by studying the literature and background of the subject, 35 subsidiary factors of this structure were defined and after doing some interviews with experts, these factors decreased to 16. Then, questionnaires were distributed among Iranian insurance industry's experts. Then, 269 filled questionnaires were collected. Next, Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling were used to discover the conceptual model; as a result, the proposed model was extracted. Our finding has been the design and modeling of factors affecting innovation performance of firms in the insurance industry.
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The global Personal and Entry Level Storage (PELS) market is expected to grow at a lucrative rate due to the continuous increase in the amount of data and increasing complexities in handling a large amount of data. With growing concerns over data security, storage and backup are some of the generic factors for the growth of PELS market.
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Dominique Swope ran for a pair of touchdowns and Georgia Southern rushed for 275 yards in a 38-17 win over Furman in Southern Conference action Saturday.
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