| Check out the 2008 Audi S5
I can't recall the last time I drove a red Audi. Audis don't shout; they whisper. But the crimson-coated S5 that landed in my parking lot cried out for attention -- and deserved it. The very name "Audi," by the way, means "listen" in Latin. Stunningly designed, the S5 seemed to beckon playmates with its aggressive stance, muscular physique and wide-eyed, teeth-baring visage. Clearly, the racy TT roadster's DNA has altered the gene pool of a once-stodgy luxury-car brand known mostly for quattro all-wheel drive. Yes, the benchmark quattro system is still with us. But, as the S5 demonstrates, a safety feature can also contribute to performance. We're talking control here, lots of it. There's probably a way to topple this car, but you're going to need a ramp.
Daytona field features abundance of story lines
Jarrett, a three-time winner of the Daytona 500 who plans to retire from racing after the first five races, had to race his way into the field. Jarrett was rooting for Kurt Busch during the first qualifying race to race his way into Sunday's race, but an electrical issue forced Busch to rely on his champion's provisional. The provisional goes to the most recent former champion, which was Busch. That left Jarrett with no other option but to race his way in, which he did, with a little help from team owner/teammate Michael Waltrip, who helped push Jarrett to his necessary finish in the second qualifying race. Waltrip had already secured his starting position on the outside of the front row during qualifying last Sunday. "Michael came back there and gave me the pushes that I needed to get some of those places (on the track)," Jarrett said.
Britey gets reunited with her boys
Reunited and it feels so good for Britney Spears and her boys. For the first time in nearly two months, the beleaguered pop star had face-to-face contact with sons Sean Preston and Jayden James, during a Saturday morning, court-monitored visit, sources confirm to E! News. The boys, who have primarily resided at Federline's home in Tarzana since October, were packed into his gray Dodge Viper truck by a bodyguard and shuttled to Spears' home on the Studio City-Beverly Hills border around 9 a.m. The visit lasted until noon, at which point the boys were driven back to Federline's, wearing smiles on their faces. Aside from Spears and a court-appointed monitor, there were several other key personnel on hand, including: Britney's father, Jamie Spears; a Federline security guard; and a lawyer from the Luce Forward law firm, which is handling Britney's conservatorship for Jamie Spears.
Celebrating America’s Decline, ‘Waving Goodbye’ To The U.S.A.
Through the pessimistically, penumbrous pen of Parag Khanna, the New York Times has declared that the U.S.A. is finished. Yes, we have lost our "global hegemony" and we will find that by 2016, "America's standing in the world remains in steady decline." Boy, it looks bad the for the good 'ol U.S. of A., as far as the Times is concerned. My guess is that the news of our demise is being greatly exaggerated. So, who is this Parag Khanna to whom the Times has given all this space? Well, he's a "senior research fellow in the American Strategy Program of the New America Foundation" and guess who this organization is linked with? You guessed it: George Soros. Jonathan Soros, son of George Soros is one of those listed on the "Leadership council." In fact, the larger portion of the Board members and other associates are journalists and left leaning activists.
Gaywheels review: 2008 smart fortwo coupe
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Time to bring back happy Hollywood
My main problem with this view is that it's wrong. I once spent a year living with illegal immigrants and cut-price sex workers, before returning to my normal life among sick gamblers, alcoholics, drug addicts and criminals. My mother's delighted. But I've never been part of any world that didn't have hope, fellowship, humour and, where desired, redemption. That's because a world without those things doesn't exist. These films, which think they're so bloody sophisticated and clever, are as stupid as Disney would have been if Bambi's mother had died at the end. Bounce bounce bounce, kiss kiss kiss, then the whole herd is blasted to death by a landmine and everybody goes home. Their glass isn't just half-empty, it's got a cracked rim and a dose of arsenic at the bottom. When I was a teenager, I knew a lot of boys who saw only nastiness in the world and wanted all art to reflect it.
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