August 28, 2008
I'm not sure what golf or Las Vegas has to do with a airconditioner, but I guess a Vegas contest does get people's attention.
Mitsubishi Electronics is hold a contest to promote their Mr. Slim split-ductless system. The winner of the contest gets a trip for two to TPC Las Vegas, including economy round trip coach class airfare, four nights standard hotel accommodations, standard rental car for four days and 3 rounds of 18 hole golf.
You do have to take the trip before March 15, 2009, and the contest itself runs until August 31, 2008. You can enter the contest HERE.
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August 28, 2008
Well, the Excalibur has installed some of the new electronic poker tables. VegasRex and a freind of his went over and checked them out. There was some interesting things that you could do at the table, such as paying $0.50 to rabbit hunt and see what the next few cards would be after you fold. I try never to do that, but sometimes you just want to know. Of course, it's always entertaining to read VegasRex talk about his time running around Vegas. Though, if you're German, you might want to skip it, or just please remember to send him the hate mail.
You can read his take on the new poker tables over at the VegasRex site HERE.
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August 27, 2008
JustLuxé has up a pretty decent almost ten minute video of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim, held at the Raleigh Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. The annual event coincides with the swimwear industry's largest tradeshow, and they talk to several designers, while showing you the woman walking the catwalk in the suits they designed.
You can hit the site HERE to watch the video.
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August 27, 2008
Supercar Life, the only event of its kind that allows you to drive a collection of the world's most elite supercars, on a private racetrack, at the speeds they were designed for. The event is a rare opportunity to spend an entire day behind the wheel of a Ferrari F430, Lamborghini Gallardo, Aston Martin DB9, Mercedes CLK63 AMG Black Series or a Porsche Turbo 997.
The event is held at the New Jersey Motorsports Park near Atlantic City, and the scheduled dates are August 26, 27, Sept 9 and 10, and Oct 7 and 8. The basic entry fee is $4,990 for the Track Package, which includes tuition from pro drivers in the Rolex Grand-Am series, catered meals brought to you trackside, an in-car DVD of your day and a post-event champagne celebration. The Luxury Package ($5,690) adds area hotel accommodations and all ground transportation back and forth from the track.
You can find out more details on the events at the Supercar Life site HERE.
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August 26, 2008
The Southwest Airlines Spirit magazine is having another contest to send you and a guest out to Vegas.
The winner will receive two nights in a room with a strip view at the TI Hotel and Casino, a spa package for two at WET, dinner for two at ISLA Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar (good food there), two tickets to the Cirque Du Soleil show Mystere, VIP admission for two to Christian Audigier The Nightclub, a VIP viewing of The Sirens of TI show, and $30 in free casino play.
You have to answer a few questions, but it should only take a minute or so. The contest ends August 31, 2008, and you can enter HERE.
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August 26, 2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/silver Leatherman is celebrating their 25th anniversary with the release of the Argentum Collection – a line of limited edition leatherman tools hand crafted by silversmith Adrian Pallarols.
The lowest priced letherman is the Squirt Lagrima de Luna, made of sterling silver and costing $240. That's nothing though compared to the top model, the Del Rey. Here's what the site has to say about that one:
Like King Midas whose touch turned everything to gold, artist Adrian Pallarols extends his luxurious style to the Del Rey, Leatherman’s 25th Anniversary luxury tool. Using 18K gold from the Andes for the handles, Adrian crafts each of these with his unique Del Rey design, Tim Leatherman’s signature and the 25th Anniversary crest. Only 25 of the Del Rey model will be produced.
The Del Rey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squirt is priced at a whopping $40,000.
Not exactly a tool you're going to be using to fix something around the house, but all of the models in the collection are fully functional and come with a 25-year warranty.
You can see all seven models in the collection at the Letherman site HERE.
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August 26, 2008
If you're looking for speed, without giving up gas mileage, then you definitely need to add this car to your list.
The Iceni comes with a Duramax turbo diesel engine that produces 550 horsepower at 3800 rpm. The car can go from 0-60mph in just 3.9 seconds, the quarter mile in 12 seconds, and has a top speed of 170mph. All that sounds impressive, but it's the gas mileage that's really interesting.
The car has been set up to run on biodiesel, so it's better than the normal gas guzzler right off the bat. The next piece of the puzzle is that the car maker Trident has created what they call "torque multiplication".
“Diesels operate more efficiently within the right rev range and fewer revolutions mean less friction. So a 2.5-litre diesel engine hammering down the M4 at 4,200rpm is not very efficient when with modification it could be doing it at 1,000rpm. Diesel engines are torque rich, but brake-horse power poor," says Phil Bevan, the chief designer.
Probably with the Bugatti Veyron’s 1,000bhp-plus in mind, Bevan insists he is not interested in bhp. “It’s a myth,” he says. “The most important thing is optimizing the efficiency of an engine. In Formula One, the optimum rev point is 18,000rpm, which means that all gear changes occur at this figure. With the Iceni R it is 3,500rpm, and our computer model shows that at 56mph the engine generates 402rpm and that works out at 71.5mpg.”
That's right, the car can get up to 70 plus miles per gallon. A single tank of gas will take you over 1,000 miles.
There's even more to it than mph though. Bevan explains that the General Motors diesel engine has its first service at 100,000 miles and the gearbox is sealed for life. “The stainless steel chassis has a 100-year guarantee, while the Kevlar carbon fiber body means that it’s a car that you can hand down to your grandchildren,” he says.
The car will still cost you a pretty penny or two, starting at around $110,000. You can read more about the car over at the Trident site HERE.
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August 25, 2008
The Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG was already the sportiest models in the Mercedes lineup with 525hp. German tuner Kicherer decided to make it even better. Applying lessons learned from its previous K60 Evo, the tuner has upgraded the 6.2L V8 engine to produce 560hp and 495lb-ft of torque, putting it into near supercar territory. The 0-62mph sprint takes just 4.3 seconds (0.3 seconds faster than the standard SL63), with an electronically controlled top speed of 198mph.
Pricing for the package starts at approximately $32,175 plus, of course, the cost of the Mercedes SL itself.
You can read some more details, and see a few more pictures, over at the Motor Authority site HERE.
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August 25, 2008
This sounds like it would be a great time. Too bad I'll be no where near Sonoma this coming weekend.
An epicurean event unlike any other, Sonoma Wine Country Weekend combines the elegance, sophistication, and style of the Sonoma County Showcase of Wine and Food with the festivity, frivolity and fundraising of the Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction for three unforgettable days of celebration.
Join us as more than 200 world-class wineries and chefs showcase their talents at stylish winemaker lunches and dinners, a show-stopping Taste of Sonoma, and a Wine Auction so joyously over-the-top, you’ll swear you never had so much fun!
Celebrate the weekend Sonoma style along with our Honorary Chairs, The Bundschu Family, recognizing their 150th anniversary in Sonoma Valley and our Honorary Executive Chef, John Ash. Sonoma Wine Country Weekend – where wine, food, and friends all meet.
The event runs over Labor Day Weekend, Aug. 29 – 31. Tickets for the event start at $75 and go up to $650, and there's VIP packages starting at $4000. You can read about the event and get tickets at the site HERE.
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August 22, 2008
Here's a few links to a number of cigar reviews from the sites that I normally hit. As always, hopefully you'll find something in here that you'll like, or if nothing else, maybe learn about which cigars you should avoid.
CigarJack
– You can read about the La Caya Cigars Brazil HERE.
– Or the Los Blancos Maduro HERE.
– And finally all about the Kristoff Maduro Churchill HERE.
LeafyTimes
– The review of the Dunhill Conado can be found HERE.
– You can read the review of the JR Alternative Macanudo Hyde Park HERE.
The Stogie Guys
– Their review of the The Arganese ML3 is HERE.
– As the last review of this week, they review the CAO Criollo Pato HERE.
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