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Source: CBC.ca (Original Article)

Young athletes from circumpolar nations are in Grande Prairie, Alta., to compete in the 21st Arctic Winter Games.

About 2,000 youths, coaches and fans are expected to descend on the northern Alberta city for the games, which run until Saturday.

Sunday night’s opening ceremony, titled, “A Hero’s Journey,” linked the oral teachings and traditions of northern indigenous peoples to the multicultural realities of the modern world.

One of the highlights was the arrival of teams from Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon, northern Alberta, northern Quebec, Alaska, Greenland, Scandinavia and Russia.

Athletes are competing in 21 indoor and outdoor sporting events, including Dene and Arctic indigenous games. As well, cultural performers from each team will showcase music and art from their respective regions.

Organizers in Grande Prairie have spent three years preparing for the games, but most recently they have been dealing with unseasonably warm weather.

Daytime temperatures are forecast to rise to 6 C this week in the city, where it would normally be –1 C.

Outdoor competition organizers are trying to restore the snowshoeing and dog-mushing venue, where some of the trails are under water.

Officials have brought in snow from a supply they had stockpiled over the winter. They have also scheduled races for earlier in the day, and rerouted and shortened some trails.

“The trail is a little sloppy but they’re doing a good job trying to bring in snow and they’re really packing it up,” said Gillian Van Rueven, a snowshoeing coach from Fort McPherson, N.W.T.

“It’s not bad. I mean, the kids will run in anything — they’re tough kids.”

Despite the wet conditions, most coaches and athletes have been keeping a sense of humour in Grande Prairie, which may not normally be considered to be an “Arctic” city.

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Source: USA Today (Original Article)

A U.S. senator said Tuesday that the U.S. should consider banning Japanese-made cars until Japan’s government guarantees the vehicles have no defects.

That would be no different than Japan’s multi-year ban on U.S. beef because of fears American cattle might be infected with deadly BSE, commonly called mad cow disease, said Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., who was U.S. Agriculture Secretary during the dispute with Japan.

His comment about banning Japanese-made vehicles came during a Senate committee hearing on recent Toyota safety recalls and the government’s response. It was the third time in eight days that Toyota officials were called to Capitol Hill to explain why the company didn’t move faster to recall vehicles that now are linked by the government to 52 deaths in 43 fatal crashes involving unintended acceleration.

POLL: 55% say Toyota too slow to act on safety concerns
SAFETY: U.S. may require brakes that override gas pedals

POLL: 55% say Toyota too slow to act on safety concerns

SAFETY: U.S. may require brakes that override gas pedals

Most of the 8 million Toyotas and Lexuses recalled for several problems that might cause unintended acceleration were manufactured in the U.S.

Asserting that the Japanese government has a role in insuring products shipped from its nation are safe, Johanns asked rhetorically, what if: “Until the Japanese government can assure us that all of the defects are out of these vehicles, we’re just not going to accept any vehicles from Japan.” Referring to restrictions on U.S. beef, he said, “That’s what they did with one of our industries.”

Later during the hearing, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the issue “needs to be raised” and promised to bring it up with the Japanese ambassador and in a trip to Japan.

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Source: CNNMoney.com (Original Article)

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Toyota Motor is struggling to hold onto its customers through its recall crisis. But the ones it might have the most trouble keeping are the biggest: rental car companies.

Any reluctance by people to rent Toyotas would create problems for companies like Enterprise Holdings, Hertz Global Holdings and Avis Budget and discourage them from buying new cars from Toyota.

Spokeswomen with Enterprise, the nation’s largest car rental company, and Hertz (HTZ, Fortune 500) said that this isn’t a widespread problem but some customers are unwilling to rent recalled models of Toyotas that have since been fixed.

"For the most part people are pretty accepting of the repairs and don’t have problems. But we have had customers who don’t want Toyotas. We do our best to find them a different model," said Hertz spokeswoman Paula Rivera.

Enterprise spokeswoman Laura Bryant said some customers have also declined the repaired Toyotas, but could not give details of how common this is. Toyota only makes up about 4% of Enterprise’s fleet.

But industry experts say they expect drivers declining to rent Toyotas right now is likely fairly common, given the choices available to renters in most circumstance.

"There are plenty of arguments as to why Toyota owners will keep driving their cars," said Jesse Toprak, a vice president with TrueCar, a car pricing Web site. "But there’s no reason to take a risk and rent one, given the alternatives."

David Cole, from the Center for Automotive Research, a Michigan think tank, said it’ll take only a fraction of renters to decline Toyotas to sour the rental companies on the brand.

"The car is only making money when the wheels are moving," he said. "If it’s parked, it’s a liability."

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Source: AME Info (Original Article)

Mr. Mahmoud Malhas, owner of Mahmoudia Motors, stated:
“Land Rover is recognized as one of the premium car brands in the world, with a reputation for luxury, performance and innovation. We are very excited to have acquired the Land Rover dealership and aim to offer Jordanian owners the superior level of service and commitment that Land Rover owners around the world have grown accustomed to. We and our highly trained and capable team are ready for this challenge. Our motto has always been Service… Strength… Success.”

Mahmoudia Motors are constructing a 5000m2 state of the art showrooms for its 3 exclusive car brands on Medina Munawara street. Meanwhile, a new showroom exclusively for Land Rover will be opened in Wadi Saqra by the end of March 2010. It will show case all the new 2010 models available with a comprehensive range of specifications and engine options.

Mr. Robin Colgan, Managing Director for Jaguar Land Rover MENA, added, “Land Rover’s sustained growth in Jordan and across the world reflects the premium value associated with the brand due to the combination of extreme capability and strength with comfort, performance, refinement and cutting edge technology.”

Mr. Colgan went on to say, “With their proven capability and experience in the automotive industry in Jordan and their firm commitment to high standards and superior after sales service, Mahmoudia Motors is without doubt the right partner to demonstrate Land Rover’s global best practices and processes and ensure that the needs of existing and future Land Rover owners in the Kingdom are well taken care of.”

Mahmoudia Motors has also invested in a new service facility in Bayader Wadi Al Seer that will cater to the needs of all the car brands under its umbrella. A highly specialized and experienced team of trainers have been brought in from the United Kingdom and have been actively conducting training at Mahmoudia Motors’ premises. The cheap flights from Melbourne (All Airports) to Ayers Rock center is now open to all customers. …continue reading

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Source: WhoWon.com (Original Article)

BARBERVILLE, Fla. — The 39th Annual Florida DIRTcar Nationals By University of Northwestern Ohio is finally here for the Big-Block Modifieds. The 2010 edition marks the 13th straight year the premier Modified Series in the Northeast has traveled to the Sunshine State, marking the 22nd sanctioned by DIRTcar under the World Racing Group umbrella.

Top DIRTcar Big-Block teams recently waved good-bye to the snow banks at home and set course for Florida and Volusia’s ultra-fast clay half-miler for their traditional week of speed. The season-opening Modified events, Feb. 10-13, highlight the 26th trip for Northeastern racers to gator country since taking the maiden voyage in 1978. Pat Ward collected his second DIRTcar Nationals Big-Block Modified points title in ‘09.

Ward will have his hands full with another loaded field of over 40 cars signed up to open the newest decade of speed down south, including reigning overall Hoosier Tire-VP Racing Fuels Mr. DIRTcar Champion Brett Hearn. Super DIRTcar Series followers registered to contend at VSP are ’09 runner-up Matt Sheppard, Jimmy Phelps (3rd), Billy Decker (4th), brothers Danny (8th) & Alan Johnson (9th), Dale Planck (11th), Larry Wight (12th), Jeff Brownell Jr. (13th) and rookie of the year Rich Scagliotta (17th).

Already a seven-time DCN Big-Block points champ and 19 race winner, Hearn is perfect with 48 starts since DIRTcar’s return to Florida in 1998, while Jamie Mills (43), Danny Johnson (40), Ward (37), Jimmy Horton (32), Ray Swinehart (30), Alan Johnson (28), Rick Laubach (26) and Andy Bachetti (25) are among an elite list (out of 148 drivers) qualifying for more than half those 48 features run in the past dozen years.

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Source: The Age (Original Article)

THE selection of Travis Birt and Dirk Nannes to play for Australia on Friday is proof selectors have stuck to their promise that the Twenty20 team will no longer just be an extension of the one-day team.
While the inclusion of uncapped all-rounder Steven Smith for the Twenty20 international against Pakistan at the MCG was not a surprise - he has been on the fringe of Test selection this summer - the call-up of express paceman Nannes and hefty hitter Birt has been brought on by Australia’s conspicuous lack of success in the shortest form of the game.
Tasmanian Birt is too flighty to hold a place in the Tigers’ Sheffield Shield team but is an invaluable member of its limited-overs sides.
While the 28-year-old’s Big Bash record this season was uncharacteristically subdued - he averaged 20.6 and had a strike-rate of 99 - he is averaging 55.1 in the Ford Ranger Cup, with a strike-rate of 103.8.
Chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch said the stocky left-hander had ‘’shown good white-ball form for several seasons and we have picked him with a view to him playing a specific role in the middle order in the Twenty20 side”.
Victorian Nannes, who represented the Netherlands at last year’s World Twenty20 after being snubbed by Australia, was eventually called-up to play in two post-Ashes Twenty20 matches against England but both were ruined by rain.
Leg-spinning all-rounder Smith, preferred to off-spinner Nathan Hauritz, was lauded by Hilditch for his performances for NSW in the Champions League Twenty20 and Big Bash.
”He gives us great flexibility with his ability to bowl leg spin, bat and field,” the chairman said.
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Source: BusinessWeek (Original Article)

By YURI KAGEYAMA

Toyota’s still-expanding recalls over faulty gas pedals and an unprecedented decision to stop selling and building some of its top-selling models in the U.S. are costing the carmaker dearly: industry analysts are already forecasting its market share will sink to its lowest since 2006.

Japanese Trade Minister Masayuki Naoshima sounded a note of alarm Friday about the tarnished reputation of Toyota Motor Corp., the nation’s iconic automaker.

"The scale of the recalls is huge. The situation is serious. It points to the possible dangers a global economy can bring," Naoshima told reporters. "I would like Toyota to respond properly to secure consumer confidence."

Toyota’s U.S. recall woes have been making daily headlines around the world, setting off worries in Japan the automaker’s once sterling image for top-rate manufacturing has failed to hold up to the pressures of rapid globalization.

In the U.S., House lawmakers have scheduled a Feb. 25 hearing to review the complaints of sudden unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles, underlining the growing concerns there.

In its monthly report, U.S. auto research Web site Edmunds.com said Toyota’s U.S. market share was likely to drop to 14.7 percent in January, its lowest since March 2006. Rival Ford Motor Co.’s would gain to 18 percent, its best performance since May 2006.

Toyota is expected to sell 103,000 vehicles in January, down 11.9 percent from January a year earlier and down 45.0 percent from December 2009, according to Edmunds.com.

Ford, the only U.S. automaker to avoid bankruptcy court, will sell 126,000 units in January, up 33.4 percent compared to January 2009 and down 30.4 percent from December 2009.

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