Skiing in Andorra
When you think of Spain or the south of France - the first thing that usually comes to mind is not skiing. However, the Pyrenees mountain range that straddles the border between the two countries offers dozens of ski resorts ranging in size and terrain.One of the more popular areas is Andorra – which is actually a Principality, nestled on the mountain range. About a 3 hour drive from Barcelona and Toulouse, this mountainous region has several top-notch resorts that offer excellent skiing from beginners to experts.
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- Hayden Panettiere is GQ’s Obsession of the Year
Heroes star Hayden Panettiere has been named Obsession of the Year in a recent issue of GQ. The teen celebrity is photographed by Ellen Von Unwerth. She is adorable in the photos and actually now that she’s eighteen, it’s okay to look at her “in tha
Prague Jazz Festival (23rd - 30 Nov 2007 (annual)
When it comes to music, the Czech’s take their jazz very seriously and what better time to visit Prague than the last week of November when the Annual Prague Jazz Festival is held. During the dark years of communism, it was jazz that symbolised the artistic and personal freedom in a society that wanted to suppress such bourgeois tendences. Started in 1964, the 
event has featured a galaxy of jazz giants including Don Cherry, Keith Jarrett and Ornette Coleman.
This year the festival is being held at some wonderful venues including Lucerna Music Bar, the Prague Congress Centre, Reduta (Narodni 20) and the Rock Cafe (Narodni 20). Highlights of the line-up for 2007 include Pee Wee Ellis and Dee Dee Bridgewater and you should expect to hear an excellent mix of classic sounds and more modern cuts and experimental forms. This year, don’t expect Bill Clinton to repeat his rendition of “Funny Valentine” but you should hear some exciting sounds that will certainly make you come back for more.
For accommodation in Prague, why not try the Vlasska apartment in Prague.
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The Best Commercial For a Gasoline!
This fantastic commercial for V-Power high-performance gasoline was created to celebrate 60 years of collaboration between Shell and Ferrari in Formula One. Price, US $3.9 million!
Here is the original news release:
Shell’s New Television Ad Hits The Streets
06/06/2007
Circuit commercial celebrates 60 years of shared passion for performance
To celebrate its technical relationship with Ferrari, Shell has produced a new television advertisement entitled Circuit, to be aired on Canadian networks starting June 4, 2007. The commercial encapsulates the essence of Shell’s relationship with Ferrari to develop the high-performance Shell V-Power Formula One Race Fuel for the track, and transfer that experience to every-day customers around the world.
Filmed on the streets of Rio, New York, Hong Kong, Monaco and Rome using five different Formula One cars from across the decades, the advertisement is a celebration of Shell and Ferrari’s 60 years of shared passion for performance.
The ad creates a sense of the depth of Shell’s relationship with Ferrari, as the cars seamlessly interchange while driving through the streets of bare cities. As the raw sound of the Ferrari engine fills the silence of the empty streets, the driver takes you in the 1952 Ferrari Formula One car through an Italian country road towards the Coliseum. As it turns the corner into the vacant Times Square in New York, the car is now the 1967 Formula One model. The pace moves up a gear as the car, now a 1972 Ferrari, moves through the city streets of Hong Kong, and then turns into the 2003 model as it proceeds alongside the Brazilian waterfront and Cristo Redentor in Rio. The 2006 Formula One car makes its appearance as it manoeuvres its way around hairpin curves in Monaco, and finally the car stops at a Shell gas station to fill up with Shell V-PowerÔ gasolinebefore hitting the road again.
“Shell’s new television ad, Circuit, highlights our long-standing relationship with Ferrari,” says Kevin Collins, Shell Canada’s retail marketing manager. “Most importantly, it also shows the innovation that stems from that relationship—Shell’s V-PowerÔgasoline—which uses 99 per cent the same components as the fuel used by Ferrari in Formula One. What we learn on the track we put on the road in the form of Shell V-PowerÔ gasoline”.
The ad, filmed earlier this year, was produced by award-winning French director Antoine Bardou-Jacquet. The internationally acclaimed director, known for ads such as Honda’s Cog and promo The Child, created Circuit to celebrate Shell and Ferrari’s 60 years of shared passion for performance.
Other countries where Circuitis being aired includeAustralia, Greece, Malaysia, NL, Italy, Poland, Philippines, Hungary, Turkey, Brazil, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Slovakia, Czech, Bulgaria, New Zealand and Guatemala.
For more information about Shell Canada, visit www.shell.ca
For further information contact:
John Peck
Shell Canada Limited
(416) 227-7198
Sergio Marchionne Crashes His Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
Sergio Marchionne, the CEO of Fiat, crashed his Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano on A1 motorway near the Swiss town of Olten on Friday, November 3rd.
The Ferrari crashed into the back of a Renault when the 76 year old driver had suddenly braked. Both the Renault’s French driver and the Fiat’s CEO are OK, but the Ferrari is wrecked for good.
Ferrari vs. Lamborghini Poll Result
The poll is closed now and here’s the result:
Total votes: 82
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Ferrari …………….. 49 (59%)
Lamborghini …….. 33 (40%)
As you can see Ferrari has more fans. I will redesign this site and make a year long poll by the end of this year. The voting will start on 31st December 2007.
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