Mini Cooper S for world-athlete and champion Tao Berman

 USA Today called him “world’s foremost extreme kayaker” and Sports Illustrated called him “the best-known kayaker on the planet” - Tao Berman. And Tao has his eye on the Mini Cooper S.

Tao Berman: I’m thinking of getting a Mini Cooper S. Along with being an athlete I’m also running for a State Representative seat. I figure the Mini will be a good car to campaign in because it gets good gas mileage and is still fun to drive. I love cars but I also care about the environment so I try and keep the environmental impact to a minimum.

Now this is no cheap car… however, if this is your dream car too… how about getting it at Best Price - namely YOUR PRICE?

At DubLi Auctions you can… look :

WHAT IS YOUR PRICE ???

Testimonials: MAD ABOUT MY MINI

Once you go MINI, you won’t go back!

by Kellie from Homestead, FL (11/06/08)

Pros:
FUN TO DRIVE! Excellent MPG & total Head-Turner!

Cons:
None that matter.

Since test driving my first MINI Cooper over a year ago, I was hooked. Spent a year saving and deciding what I wanted …

I Love My Mini Cooper S Convertible!

by Eric Haims from Bronxville, New York (9/02/08)

Pros:
Fun to drive; fuel economy; Fun to drive; styling

Cons:
None

I love my Mini Cooper S Convertible. It is the most fun car I have ever owned. It puts a smile on my face everytime I …

Motor on Mini Cooper, you rock like the big dogs!

by John Namisnak from Scottsdale, AZ It’s 110 in the desert, but it is a dry heat! (8/09/08)

Pros:
Killer sports handling, great mileage, fantastic dealer follow-up, lots of great features little $$’

Cons:
None yet found.

Wow what a cool ride, Having bought a new Cooper 08 Conv. with Supercharger. What a little tiger! Sporty handling!, …

2008 Mini Cooper S Convertible - Product Description:

2008 Mini Cooper S Convertible

Use this chance to take part in a great auction for a new car. We’re offering you a 2008 Mini Cooper S Convertible valued at $29.050 (total MSRP as configured, incl. $650 destination & handling charges).

After the end of the auction, the car will be ordered from a dealer in your vicinity. As this is a new vehicle, you have the opportunity to determine the final color design (see ‘Colors’ below). DubLi is not responsible for he delivery time. After delivery, the car can be picked up at your local Mini dealership.

 
Eventual incidental duties and taxes (particularly sales taxes) shall be the responsibility of the buyer. The suggested retail price was calculated in US dollars.

We can locate your nearest dealer or you may choose a dealer within the USA or Canada at your convenience.
Transportation to and from the dealer is at your expense.

Specifications:

- supercharged, intercooled 1.6-liter overhead cam (OHC), 16-valve inline 4-cylinder engine
- 168 horsepower @ 6000 rpm
- 162 lb-ft torque @ 4000 rpm
- 6-speed manual Getrag transmission
- sport suspension

Colors:
- pepper-white body color (also available in: chili red)
- black top (also available in: dark green, dark blue)
- body color mirrors
- brushed alloy interior surface
- black bonnet stripes (also available in: white)
- sport seats leatherette black (also available in: leatherette: gray; fabric: space gray)

Features:

Premium Package:

- chrome line interior details
- automatic AC with active carbon filter and air-recirculation
- center arm rest
- 3-spoke w/cruise and multi-function
- AM/FM CD audio system with 8-speaker Harman Kardon sound system
- on-board computer with trip odometer, avg. speed, fuel consumption, distance on remaining fuel, outside temperature

Sport Package:

- dynamic stability control (DTC) with electronic differential lock control (EDLC)
- xenon headlamps with power wash
- front fog lamps
- 17" crown spokes (performance run flats)
- sport seats
- all-season traction control (ASTC)
- anti-lock braking system (ABS)
- driver and front passenger airbags
- park distance control
- power front windows with ‘one touch’ up and down operation

Warranty:
- a high-tech car requires high-tech service - and MINI is no exception!
- includes new passenger car limited warranty
- no cost maintenance is standard for 3 years or 36,000 miles.
- 12-year/unlimited-mileage warranty, cover for rust and corrosion protection
- 24/7 toll-free roadside assistance program. Extended to: entire U.S , Canada and Puerto Rico
- includes towing and lock-out service
- on-site assistance.
- custom computerized trip-routing service
- lifelong service card - fee applies.
- for a list of terms and conditions, visit WWW.MINIUSA.COM
The official configured Mini Cooper S Convertible data sheet is available here: open PDF data sheet

Have a Super Fun Shopping Day!

The Dublicator

Louis Vuitton makes an exceptional case for everything!

The fact is that Louis Vuitton makes a case for every situation. No matter what you want to carry or take along when you travel to any destination - be it in the middle of the hot Gobi Desert, on top of Mount Everest, the icy North Pole or the Moon -, you will find a perfect solution within the large array of Louis Vuitton designer trunks, cases or luggage… and if not, they will make one for you!

As Patrick-Louis Vuitton, a fifth-generation member of the founding family who oversees all of Louis Vuitton’s custom projects said recently in an Interview with Men’s Vogue:

"The only criteria - strictly enforced to honor the original spirit of the 150-year-old company - are that the item is portable and that its raison d’être is transport. We are in the business of movement… A special order is a compromise between desires and needs from the client and our aesthetic and technical requirements."

In their workshop in Asnières, France, la Maison de Louis Vuitton makes about 450 ’special-order’ cases per year. While the process of manufacturing the optimal LV case for a client and his or her specific needs and requirements can well take four to five months, it’s Louis Vuitton policy to keep it strictly within eight months as an absolute maximum.

Given the amount of detail and commitment to perfection put into each item and the materials used this shouldn’t be surprising.

Above you have a look into the Louis Vuitton workshop in Asnières, France. (Photo: Henry Bourne)

Bearing the above in mind, Louis Vuitton has designed cases for almost everything… from hookah pipes to a portable altar for a French priest travelling to Africa in the 1920’s.

On the other hand, Louis Vuitton protects its brand and chooses carefully who it associates with and which order can be accepted or must be refused following strict LV principles - be it of branding, ethics or design.

It seems that if a special request is not acceptable - like covering the interior of a car with little LV monograms - Louis Vuitton will offer a polite suggestion that a client may choose to follow - or forget the idea. We have seen celebrities like Britney Spears being taken to court - and lose the case (… another Louis Vuitton case this…)  as the brand was used without authorization by Louis Vuitton.

So all famous Louis Vuitton lovers: think twice before you include your favorite LV case or LV bag or any label or logo of the exclusive Fashion House in your next record-breaking video!

And here’s the fascinating story of how it all began which I snatched up from a brilliant article by Hudson Morgan in Men’s Vogue… and it sounds a bit like my great-grand-father who was one of the first to travel from Prussia to Egypt… long ago:

"Before Italian explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza embarked on his first African expedition in the late nineteenth century, he asked a trunk-maker named Louis Vuitton to design an extra-long foldout bed to ensure restful nights on his journey. One hundred years later, the luxury-luggage house still customizes gear that makes life on the road less like life on the road.

More distinctive than the oft-knocked-off bags on Canal Street are the specialized pieces to carry all of your goods and chattels, from backgammon sets, architectural tools, stereo equipment, and computers to wardrobes, safes, and even collapsible desks. The only criteria—strictly enforced to honor the original spirit of the 150-year-old company—are that the item is portable and that its raison d’être is transport.

"We are in the business of movement," says Patrick-Louis Vuitton, a fifth-generation member of the founding family who oversees all of LV’s custom projects. "A special order is a compromise between desires and needs from the client and our aesthetic and technical requirements."

Louis Vuitton fills 450 off-the-menu orders each year from its workshop in Asnières, France, a metal-and-glass space that’s like a Santa’s workshop for the well-accoutred. Once a client has expressed his vision — as well as the travel conditions and hazards that his piece must endure — the product slowly takes shape through stages of detailed sketches and prototypes. This process can take four or five months (but no more than eight, as a policy), and it reflects LV’s mastery of both old-world craftsmanship and technological trends in travelware. And in an era of mass production, Patrick-Louis maintains a personal touch by assigning as few as one worker to each custom item to see it through from the first stitches to the final product. Price is determined by size, materials (e.g., crocodile versus, say, Epi leather), and the overall complexity of the piece: A chess set, for example, made of inlaid lacquered wood, Madagascar-ebony-and-maple pieces, and a russet leather case costs around $21,000.

Patrick-Louis calls his clients "aesthetes of travel" who are on the road 100 to 200 days per year, but he’s mum about who’s ordered what—and rightfully so, as the custom-order paperwork promises confidentiality. But if you’re desperate for inspiration, LV’s PR department was willing to provide a few semi-anonymous precedents.

• There’s the European president who ordered a small case with just two compartments—for a watch and a bottle of cognac—which he gifted to an Asian head of state;
• the CEO who ordered 20 differently lined valet boxes (one for each member of his executive board);
• the Saudi prince who ordered a travel case to protect his expensive hookah;
• and the American businessman who ordered a Taïga Ardoise leather bar trunk outfitted with enough compartments to turn the mildest of picnics into an all-day rager—it stows a bottle of champagne, two flutes, a whiskey decanter, four glasses, an ice bucket, and a full cabinet of other bar equipment.
• Even men of the cloth have exercised their right: In the 1920s a French priest—apparently also something of a paleontologist—requested a special altar trunk so that he could give Mass during an archaeological dig in the desert."

Hudson Morgan concludes on the same point we made earlier…:

"Of course, for every commodity there are those who abuse it, which is probably why Vuitton reserves the right to modify a request if it’s too outlandish, showy, or impractical. When a particularly earnest customer recently asked LV to decorate the interior of his sports car in the signature canvas—a novel interpretation of the portability rule, to say the least—he was politely informed that the company would be happy to make him suitcases for the trunk of his car instead."

And here’s the absolute optimum of  "Travel Aesthetics"… I can see it featured in the Sahara Desert… all sandy colours, grey stone and blue sky, the colour of heat and fata morgana… and there within it all… the life-giving oasis: a Louis Vuitton portable shower!!! And within it… Madonna? Britney Spears? ET?

"As for what’s next in the annals of custom orders, LV is currently developing a prototype for a trunk that transports your very own personal shower. A wonder Pierre Savorgnan never asked for that."

As Albert Einstein said well before my time:

"Imagination is everything.
It is the preview of Life’s coming attractions."

Life is exciting! Life is constant Change!
Be a person on the move, on the go - Travel with your LV case, with or without shower!

Have a great LVday!

Bianca Gubalke

Good Scripts are a basic requirement for Winning on Google

NEWS on YORGOO:

WELCOME to all our new members and as the sun goes down here at the tip of Africa I know it’s just rising in other parts of the world … and the beauty of this thought - amongst others - is, that as a bonded YORGOO Network we create synergies that help everybody independent of time and space.

Go to the bottom of the YORGOO Homepage and see the many countries that are united in YORGOO and it gives you a small idea. You may want to have this on your own website as well as it indicates where your main traffic is coming from. Traffic means visitors - meaning people who might be potential clients for your product or service.

That’s just another little tip and eye-opener!

If you see your Pink Hamsters are absolute bestsellers in China, you better tune your website to target that massive area on planet Earth! And come to the YCADEMY NOVEMBER SEMINAR on 29 and 30 November 2008 to learn more about it. You will find the info on your YORGOO… see the peeldown corner on top right of the page!

Good Scripts are a basic requirement for Winning on Google and the YORGOO Blaster definitely helps climbing to top positions on Google.

Whether you compete in Dressage or on Formula 1… winning a Championship always has to do with good material and tools - not only of course, but also - besides real Teamwork!

As you are on the Internet to make money and achieve work from home success, I would encourage you to attend the Daily Calls on YORGOO not only to learn more about the currently tested YORGOOblaster, but to then think about how this tool could be of service and benefit to you, meaning your online business. it doesn’t mean what you sell - be it Louis Vuitton, Nikon D80, Perfumes, Games or Gift Certificates - you just focus on what your business is and follow instructions as to how to conquer your niche and position yourself on Google.

Like a McDonald’s isn’t about BigMacs but rather about POSITION, you want to work on your position on Google, meaning where people should find you when they want to find you.

Attend the English YORGOO CALLS @ 9 pm London (GMT + 2) each day, Mondays to Fridays on

http://www.yorGOtalk.com

Use Internet Explorer.

We cannot do more but invite you - and I believe in the saying that "When the Student is ready… the Master appears".

It always worked for me… and that’s how I work forwards, learn and get ready for the relevant "master" at each stage of my Life’s journey. You may think back with gratitude for all the ‘masters’ in your Life - and they may have been very simple and modest ones that just made you click, understand, ’see’, proceed… Just as it seems that the hardest and sometimes most unbearable stages of our Life are where we learn the most. As we are living in a Time of big Change, many of us are experiencing them currently in various ways - so let’s look at them as such: bridges towards new paths and greater evolution…

And before I lose myself in a topic that really interests me … let’s move forward to our Daily Tasks ! Action causes Attraction… let’s go:

YORGOO DAILY TASKS

Today surf 1000 clicks on

ClickingCrazy
TS25
StartXchange
TrafficSplash
LotsMoreHits

See you all on the call… and all Seminar Participants don’t forget to work on your Personal Profiles…

Together We Are Unbeatable!

Warm sundowner regards,

Bianca

YORGOO.COM

GO TO THE TOP OF GOOGLE - Get the YORGOO Blaster once released to the Public (Limited Edition)

Dear Friends and Partners in YORGOO,

A WARM WELCOME to our new members and Congratulations to the many smashingly active and dedicated YORGOO Members - old and new - who put Ambition before Comfort zone this past weekend and spent many hours learning more about the intricacies of the brand-new and soon to be "YORGOOically" launched YORGOO Blaster - sort of the "fast&easy" $20 a shot version of the so far unbeaten Semiomantics Script - the Semiomantics Xo being my absolute favourite so far - no doubt, not even a shadow of it!

I won’t say ‘never’ here as my intuition tells me there’s more and better, even hotter and sexier to come. I’m talking of a Script - just to get this right. But a good smart Script can lead you anywhere on Google and specifically where you want when you want and when you are specifically clear about this! It’s just like the famous Zen archer focusing on ONE target at a time - even blind. I know the feeling, I’ve done it, the bow & arrow deal at night. Your mind drifts off a second… your arrow flies past your goal by a couple of degrees - just enough to miss the moon. A miss is as good as a mile is not just a saying… you either are on Google Top 10 or you aren’t. Fullstop.

Does this sound like Greek to you?

Let me explain:

You start your home business on the Internet. You know what it is - say it’s "Pink Hamsters". Knowing what your business is is already a big step in the right direction, preventing you from hopping onto the next horse the moment it galops past. If you focus on pink hamsters you won’t even see or hear a horse, even the finest thorough-bred XOZ. You think "pink hamsters", you dream "pink hamsters" and "pink hamsters" are your life until your life is pink.

OK!

What is your next step?

You need to brand your Pink Hamster business - so you go to

http://www.yorgodom.com

and prey there’s noone else who reserved the "pinkhamster.com" domain already. .com .com.com… nothing else.

Arghhh… there is?

Well, how about "pinkhamsters.com" with an ’s’ at the end?
Still available?
Great - BUY IT NOW! If you wanna become the authority on PINK HAMSTERS then you need to ensure that anyone who types "pink hamsters" into Google sees YOUR PAGE at the top. Be it a website, a blog a whatever: you need to be there. On the left side.

On the left side on Google you gotta climb and beat the "pink hamster" competition. Some are pinker than others, so get the pink hamster competition out of the way - how? I will tell you in a minute…

On the right side you gotta pay - for Google Ads. Here the only question is how well you target and how much you can afford per day - $5 ? or $100 ? or $1000 ?
This is the REAL world of advertising and as there’s money involved, BIG MONEY that is, there’s stiff competition, be warned!

See the interest of being on the left side where you pay 0?

HA! We start understanding!

Next step to get your PINK HAMSTER BUSINESS flying is to get your own Hosting. You can get that for $35 a year at

http://www.chihosters.com

which is a steal. However… if you’ ve read until here you earned a TIP - a real good one I mean - listen to this:

You are a YORGOO Member - perhaps brand-new? That’s OK. You are here to build Traffic for YOUR OWN Business - that’s what we teach at YORGOO. Since always - we are being copied massively out there, which shows we’re doing something right. That’s OK - the more the Internet gains in Credibility and a spirit of "cooperation for the renommee of the whole" prevails, the better for our industry.

Here’s the TIP:

Upgrade in YORGOO to PRO Membership and you get free Hosting.

I need not say more, do I?

If you need help with the setup, just contact your upline in YORGOO, or come to

 http://www.yorGOtalk.com

or send an ALERT - that’s like a Mayday - on the YORGOO Toolbar. Yes, you gotta download that one first from your YORGOO Back Office. Even that will give your Pink Hamsters wings - they will duplicate faster than your website may open these days!

OK. You’ve got your name, your hosting. You build your network of potential future clients and partners in YORGOO as a PRO now (you are no longer a mass tourist…) and you have your PINK HAMSTER Entertainment Product.

Great!

What you now want is to get a POSITION on top of GOOGLE.

While there’s nothing better than getting a Semiomantics Script to build your Authority Blog, you may well want to start with a YORGOOblaster to fire up your Pink Hamster Sputnik to where you want it.

YORGOO blaster is something the Internet hasn’t seen at $20 or not even. And you neither, guaranteed. It will take your Pink Hamster immediately to where you want it on Google and where it needs to get glued to mesmerize the next Pink Hamster addict the second he types the magic two words: PINK HAMSTERS!  That’s what I call Stuck on Success - Pink Hamsters Blasted to the Top and Forced to Earn.

That’s the Power of your own YORGOOblaster

While this was written in a light spirit to make the point, I am absolutely serious. We are not telling you what WE don’t do, we DO - and we are successful with it.

So here you have the main pointers to getting started.

Ohh… and this: try to integrate as many YORGOO Calls at 9 pm London time into your Daily Work Routine - the value you get there - at 0 cost - is priceless. All is leading up to the famous

YCADEMY NOVEMBER SEMINAR : GO TO THE TOP OF GOOGLE

29 and 30 November 2008 - I can’t believe it’s already Seminar 11 out of the annual Super Series of 12… the final one being on December, 14th.

Tickets?

Get them HERE - and don’t procrastinate - numbers are limited.

And yes - watch YORGOO mails these days as concerns your Pink Hamster Blaster.

TIP:

YORGOO Blaster is fun and easy and comes with a fantastic Tutorial. Actually this killer arm should rather cost $200 instead of peanuts - but I haven’t said that.

We will be missing you, Lut

YORGOO will be missing one of its most radiant and dearest members:

Lutgarde Haling from Belgium.

Lut was a warrior and walked her heavy path with unshaking optimism.

However, she decided to shift to another level now and leaves us to wish her farewell from the bottom of our hearts. Bye bye dear Lut, may our Love and God’s Blessings accompany your further journey. . .

Yes, with a Membership of almost 70,000 Members from 133 countries as I counted yesterday, we witness Life in all its forms on many different levels. So many of our active members have become a closely woven thread within the fabric of our YORGOO Family and can never be ‘thought away’, come what may.

As time and our lives’ circumstances change, we have to adapt, we sometimes drift away due to other priorities… or we explore other areas - however, what’s so remarkable and wonderful is that we have Members coming back after years… searching again that reliable and lovable spot out there in cyber space that they can truly Trust. A place for you that was, that is and that will be.

YORGOO is here for YOU and it is here to stay: today, tomorrow, together.

YORGOO Daily Tasks

Sorry, this is back to work … as you are here to build your online business, remember? 1000 clicks a day are a ‘must’ to ensure your daily traffic and from there regular signups. That our method works can be proven by all those who apply it and regularly win the YORGOO Referral Contests. Yes: YOU CAN TOO!

Just set up your YORGOO and join us all in doing what needs to be done, daily, each day: TRAFFIC GENERATION!

Today let’s surf on the following Traffic Exchanges:

TS25
Fast Easy Traffic
MagnifyTraffic
WebBizInsider
MaxTrafficPro

Safelist Mailing

Also, send the YORGOO Promo Mail - that you find under REFER & PROMOTE in your YORGOO Back Office, just adapt it slightly - to 3 Safelists.

See Safelists on the left Menu in the YORGOO Back Office. It just takes a few minutes, but Safelists are ‘going well’ these days, so profit from them.

YORGOO Daily Call - INVITATION

Please join us today for the English Call at 9 pm London time (GMT + 2) in

http://www.yorGOtalk.com

Remember to use Internet Explorer! Champagne will be served plus the hottest rhythms to fire along… leading up to a Greek crescendo at midnight - guaranteed!

CHEERS!

Together We Are Unbeatable!

Sunshine regards,

Bianca

YORGOO.COM

"Painting Against" - LVMH Young Artists’ Awards2008-2009

As we know from historic data and some exclusive books written on Louis Vuitton, this grand master in the world of Fashion always had a passion for the Fine Arts and Artists - be it in an admiration for the Great Masters in a classical sense or a faible for the contemporary and always being close to if not ahead of trendy developments, always ready to explore, to integrate, to reinvent and to expand…

Think of the way brass and glitz were added to the pret-a-porter collections of that past few years or all the exclusive bag creations from the Richard Prince range adorned with spray paint used to print innovatively tweaked logos and texts linking back to works by the artist. Which also goes for the range of the famous LV monogram canvas handbags with an antiqued look, obtained by the sprayed on watercolour paint with printed ‘jokes’ texts recalling the artist’s ‘Jokes series’ of 1986.

Also think of the LV monogram design laser-cut pony skin bags with cartoons from old editions of the "New Yorker".

Louis Vuitton Boutique Champs Elysees Paris Hosted Richard Prince Exhibition - ending 21 April 2008

LVMH Young Artists’ Awards2008-2009 : Tribute to Picasso

The topic of the 16th LVMH Young Artists’ Awards is a "Tribute to Picasso".

This prestigious competition has been launched in conjunction with the "Picasso and the Masters"  exhibition that takes place simultaneously at the Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, the Musée du Louvre and the Musée d’Orsay - ending on February 2, 2009.

I remember my own era as a young artist in Paris, buzzing with ideas and new vibes and influences in this cultural metropole every day, competing in the same famous contests and winning some fantastic prizes while exhibiting in all the above mentioned historic places! Souvenirs… souvenirs…

Back then like today… what a great launchpad for the young artist…

Here’s how it works:

Students from Art schools and Academies in France and around the world wishing to participate are asked to submit a work that illustrates the theme

"Painting Against".

The theme was selected by Anne Baldassari, Director and Curator of the Musée Picasso in Paris and Curator of this exhibition, which has been put together thanks to support from LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton.

Six winners will be selected by the jury. Each will receive a €4,270 scholarship and a round trip plane ticket enabling them to study for several months at an art school in France or another country.

Since its creation in 1994, the LVMH Young Artists’ Awards have enabled over 120 students from France and other countries to study at art schools in another country. Many of the past winners have gone on to promising artistic careers.

This competition is one of many initiatives supported by LVMH to encourage education and training for young people.

Timing - Calendar

Closing date for entries: February 2, 2009
Works must be sent by April 30, 2009.
Jury deliberations: May 28, 2009 (to be confirmed)
Awards announced: June 10, 2009 (to be confirmed)

Information and registration for the 16th LVMH Young Artist’s Awards © DR:

Jean Dupont-Nivet
Secrétariat du Prix LVMH
33, Avenue du Maine
75755 – Paris Cedex 15 - France
Tel: +33 (0)1 44 10 40 45
Fax: +33 (0)1 44 10 40 46
Mobile: +33 (0)6 31 39 97 43
Email: info@prixlvmh.fr

A great initiative where once again Louis Vuitton remains true to himself:

"Painting Against".

Although I am the "Painting For" person, I will think about this one - out of competition so to speak! What a fantastic chance and… topic!

If YOU are eligible according to the above conditions, don’t let this great chance pass you by and get on the

LVMH Young Artists’ Awards 2008-2009 Contest : "Painting Against"

We wish all Participants and Lovers of Fine Art GOOD LUCK!

Bianca Gubalke