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Mika
01-09-2008, 04:58 AM
Today’s Birthdays / Calendar (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/calendar.php?do=getinfo&day=2009-1-1&c=1)


http://www.pressies4princesses.co.uk/img/our-gifts/big-cake-birthday-card.jpg


http://m1ka.smugmug.com/photos/237639659-M.jpg


mot22.com (http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A//www.moto22.com/2008/01/08-como-acaba-una-moto-despues-de-dar-la-vuelta-al-mundo&hl=en&langpair=es|en&tbb=1&ie=utf-8)
How a motorcycle just after giving around the world? [or something like that – BMW GSs]

inter-bike.com ( http://www.inter-bike.co.uk/tblnewspop.asp?news=2169)
Bullet-proof success for Royal Enfield in 2007


autoweek.com (http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080108/FREE/690382479/1528/FREE&rssfeed=rss01)
2008 HONDA GOLD WING GL1800


amadirectlink.com ( http://www.amadirectlink.com/roadride/ds/)
Happy Trails : AMA DualSport Trail Ride Series - 2008


We may have sand in our computer air filters yet!
Bikes in the Fast Lane ( http://blogs.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/despite-dakar-cancellation-heroes-legend-still-on.htm)
Despite Dakar Cancellation Heroes Legends is still on


Will it give the BMW GSs a run for our money?
Faster and Faster ( http://sameerkumar.blogspot.com/2008/01/2008-moto-guzzi-stelvio-first-ride.html)
2008 Moto Guzzi Stelvio – first ride video


visordown.com (http://www.visordown.com/motorcyclenews/view/a_snowbike_for_everyone/2274.html)
A snowbike for everyone


thebeachcruiser.com ( http://www.thebeachcruiser.com/blog/2008/01/08/motorcycle-cancer-seat-patent-granted.html)
Motorcycle cancer seat granted patent


MCN Daily video motorcycle news
caradisiac.com ( http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A//moto.caradisiac.com/Nouveaute-2008-1200-Corsaro-Avio-pour-etre-plus-sage-199&hl=en&langpair=fr|en&tbb=1&ie=iso-8859-1)
New 2008 – 1200 Corsaro from Moto Morini



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fim.ch ( http://www.fim.ch/sec/documents/f_5150.pdf)
Indoor Trial World Championship [Schedule]


worldsbk.com ( http://www.worldsbk.com/details.php)
Phillip Island: Pirelli development winter tests


worldsbk.com ( http://www.worldsbk.com/details.php)
Phillip Island tests: First Day


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BMW Sauber F1 (http://www.bmw-sauber-f1.com/en/index.html)
BMW Motorsport (http://bmw-motorsport.com/ms/en/index.html)


formula1.com ( http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/1/7240.html)
February launch for new Super Aguri


formula1.com ( http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/1/7239.html)
Force India to announce drivers this week


motoring.co.za (http://www.motoring.co.za/index.php?from=rss_Motoring&fArticleId=4197469)
May ‘mini-Dakar’ on cards for Europe?


fiawtcc.com ( http://www.fiawtcc.com/fiawtcc/sport_sto1435705.shtml)
JÖRG MÜLLER TOPS S2000 STATISTICS
The FIA Super 2000 Touring Cars are facing their seventh season since they were launched in 2002.


wrc.com (http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=101&id=112&desc=Suzuki%20unveils%20new%20look%20for%202008)
Suzuki unveils new look for 2008


Ferrari World:

Maranello, 7th January

Circuit: Fiorano track, 2.976 km - short course 1.413 km Driver: Kimi Raikkonen Car: F2008 Weather: air temperature 2/3 °C, track 4 °C. Misty, damp track.

This morning, at the Fiorano circuit, Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro debuted the F2008, the car with which it will compete in this year's Formula 1 World Championship.

During the course of the day, Kimi Raikkonen completed 55 laps, all on the long version of the track, the quickest one in a time of 1.00.897.

The Scuderia will be back on track on 14th January at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit, with both its race drivers, Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen at the wheel of an F2008.


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rediff.com (http://www.rediff.com/money/2008/jan/08ford.htm)
Now, Ford plans a small car


autobloggreen.com (http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/01/08/so-you-want-to-start-an-electric-car-company-read-this-top-10/)
So, you want to start an electric car company? Read this Top 10 list first


windingroad.com ( http://news.windingroad.com/auto-news/compressed-air-car-from-mdi-looking-towards-indian-production/)
Compressed air car from MDI looking toward Indian production


http://m1ka.smugmug.com/photos/238372405-XL.jpg


TED (http://www.ted.com/index.php/pages/view/id/5): Ideas worth spreading
TED Blog (http://blog.ted.com/),Conferences (http://www.ted.com/index.php/pages/view/id/7), Themes (http://www.ted.com/index.php/themes), Talks (http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks) and Speakers (http://www.ted.com/index.php/speakers)


Deborah Gordon: How do ants know what to do? 20.25 [Just Wondering]
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BMW Yachtsport (http://bmw-yachtsport.com/ys/en/index.html)


BMW Golfsport (http://bmw-golfsport.com/gs/en/index.html)


BMW Oracle Racing (http://bmworacleracing.com/en/index.html?track.refer=)


BMW Sport website ( http://bmw-sports.com/en/index.html)



BMW GroupPress Club:

PressClub USA


BMW PRESENTS OPEN SOURCE TELEMATICS PROTOCOL
01/08/2008

Munich/Las Vegas. BMW has joined forces with telematics service providers Connexis LLC and WirelessCar to establish a more stable and uniform interface infrastructure for delivering end-to-end telematics services. BMW's objective in the collaboration was to create a flexible protocol platform open to all telematics providers and vehicle manufacturers, and capable of meeting rapidly changing industry needs. The Next Generation Telematics Protocol (NGTP) is presented at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

Customer benefits of NGTP.
NGTP's flexibility offers customers the ability to conveniently access new services without the hassle of making technical adjustments inside the vehicle. Changing customer needs can also be more rapidly addressed using NGTP which allows for easy swapping out of old services for new offerings.

Infrastructure of NGTP.
NGTP promotes openess and flexibility by separating the components of the telematics delivery chain, and introducing a 'dispatcher' to provide a single interface between the telematics unit (TU) in the vehicle and the telematics service provider (TSP). Since the interfaces are technology-neutral, all back-end components including the dispatche, TSPs, call centre and content provider can be easily interchanged. The protocol is flexible for use with all telematics service offerings and in any country. The open interface created by NGTP also enables OEMs to continously provide new services to both legacy vehicles and new models over the entire vehicle lifecycle.

Furthermore, OEMs with existing telematics business models, or those launching telematics services in the future, can benefit from the enhanced service offerings and open integration options resulting from this new protocol.

BMW ConnectedDrive.
Since 1997, BMW ConnectedDrive has played a leading role in delivering state-of-the-art telematics services. Today, ConnectedDrive serves 500,000 customers in 10 countries. Offerings include emergency call, traffic information, information services, Google™ local search and internet-based services. As telematics offerings continue to advance and become more relevent to consumers, more providers will enter the industry. As a result, interface standardisation will become increasingly important for integrating and interchanging telematics options. With NGTP, BMW ConnectedDrive continues to lead the industry in delivering innovative telematics products and services to the market.



MINI AT THE 2008 NAIAS IN DETROIT
01/08/2008
Everybody loves the new MINI. In its design, its flair and agile handling,
the new MINI has been desirable right from the start. And now the technology-oriented aficionado of the MINI will find an even wider range of convincing arguments and selling points contributing to the success of this great car. So even more than before, the world’s only small premium car stands out through top-quality finish, exemplary safety, the most advanced drivetrain technology, outstanding efficiency, extreme reliability, and lasting value. Indeed, it is precisely through these and many other qualities that MINI has already written an impressive story of success in the USA.

Now yet another new chapter is being added to this success story:
the MINI Clubman. The public will have the wonderful opportunity to admire this extravagantly designed new addition to the MINI model range at the 2008 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) to be held in Detroit from 19–27 January 2008 – and soon they will be able to enjoy the sight of this unique car also on the road, with the market launch of the MINI Clubman in the States starting on February 16, 2008.



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Stuff: Everything in place and a place for everything (including stuff)


dps.com ( http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/5-reasons-to-take-your-camera-everywhere-in-2008/)
5 Reasons to take your camera everywhere in 2008


M.R. Traveler

motorcyclenews.com (http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/mcn/2008/January/january-7-13/jan0808lonelyplanetguidetocostarica/?&R=EPI-97958)
Lonely Planet guide to Costa Rica


http://www.bmwmoa.org/rally/rally08/assets/hat2.gif

2008 International Rally (http://www.bmwmoa.org/rally/rally08/)
Gillette, Wyoming, July 17-20 2008


Mining The Website

Threads worth following:

Photo Assignment:
Here is a link to the PHOTO ASSIGNMENT INDEX (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?p=277618#post277618), with links to the various excellent Photo Assignment threads

Latest project: “Old Cro” the R-evolution (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?t=22383)

Diary of a Barn Queen (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?t=22579)

Dakar 2008 (http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?t=22595)


Blogs:

Celtic Adventures – Riding the World (http://www.kevfoley.com/celtic_adventurer/atom.xml)

Guilty Truth (http://feeds.feedburner.com/GuiltyCustoms)

Knucklebuster (http://www.knucklebusterinc.com/features/feed/)

K’telontour of the World (http://ktelontour.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default)

Motorcyclist At Large ( http://rearset.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default)

Nelson’s BMW airhead motorcycles (http://1978r100rs-airhead.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default)

Ride it like you stole it! (http://feeds.feedburner.com/RideItLikeYouStoleIt)

The Bike Chronicles of India (http://indian2wheels.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default)

The New Café (Racer) Society (http://thenewcaferacersociety.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default)


Today’sRoadFood.com (http://www.roadfood.com/)


Woot

Todays Woot ( http://www.woot.com/Default.aspx)
The Blog ( http://www.woot.com/Blog/Default.aspx)


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Packer News: Packers.com (http://www.packers.com/), jsonline.com - Packers Plus Online (http://www.jsonline.com/index/index.aspx?id=44)


Humor

Over Heard in New York | Voice of the City (http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/)
Sluggy Freelance (http://www.sluggy.com/)
The Onion (http://feeds.theonion.com/theonion/daily)
xkcd (http://www.xkcd.com/)


Bike Candy:


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THE END ( http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/jkn0179l.jpg)

Visian
01-09-2008, 06:18 AM
wow, after two hours of trash pickup, i get time to read something enjoyable.

thanks, M1ka :thumb

ian