The Renault RS 01 is no Audi R8. It’s a mid-engined GT-R with Renaultsport’s know-how. Photo credit: Renault
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016
They See Me Rollin' - Renault Edition
The Renault RS 01 is no Audi R8. It’s a mid-engined GT-R with Renaultsport’s know-how. Photo credit: Renault
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And I'm Sure Hockey Die Hards Want 1, Too
Hockey Night in Canada towel is the must-have for players
The way Shannon, a former HNIC executive producer, tells its history, the towel first moved toward its iconic state after the 1994-95 lockout ended, as the broadcast searched for better branding. “We wanted Hockey Night in Canada all over the place,” Shannon says. And since each intermission interviewee received the same two things—bottled water to drink and a towel to wipe his face—Shannon smacked the HNIC logo right on the thing present in every shot. “While simultaneously ending the practice of paying players a modest sum for the interview segments ($75 or so, Shannon says), the broadcast offered a token for their troubles.
At first, players ditched the towel like it belonged in the laundry, hurling it back to whichever associate producer stood nearby. “No, no,” they were told. “You can keep it.” Some would. Others ignored the offer. “But by the time the playoffs took place in 1995,” Shannon says, “the players weren’t only wanting the towel, but they wanted to be interviewed to get the towel.” On several occasions, public relations officials have approached Shannon asking for another towel, alleging that the player lost it. They often left disappointed. Broadcast rule holds that only three towels are brought to the rink each night—no extras.
Buzz quickly spread. At rink level, Oake found himself fielding offers from players hoping for a score. “You get the towel, you got me,” they would say. One asked Oake for his autograph. A few requested towels to give their fathers, though were often rebuffed out of the desire to maintain exclusivity. (For this reason, towels aren’t sold to the general public either.) Others earned theirs on merit. “I think Eric Lindros ended up with enough for a bathrobe,” Oake says. “He quite liked getting the towels. He said he used them in the boat house at his cottage.”
During the 1998 Stanley Cup Final, Capitals star Adam Oates asked longtime HNIC producer Kathy Broderick if she could send a towel to his friend, a professional golfer in Canada. Broderick hemmed and hawed but eventually agreed. The golfer, it turned out, was Mike Weir, who went on to win the 2003 Masters. “As a jock, you get spoiled and you get a lot of cool trinkets, and to have that with the logo on it is a really cool thing,” Oates says. “It’s the emblem. It’s something you grew up your whole life watching.”
(SI.com)
The way Shannon, a former HNIC executive producer, tells its history, the towel first moved toward its iconic state after the 1994-95 lockout ended, as the broadcast searched for better branding. “We wanted Hockey Night in Canada all over the place,” Shannon says. And since each intermission interviewee received the same two things—bottled water to drink and a towel to wipe his face—Shannon smacked the HNIC logo right on the thing present in every shot. “While simultaneously ending the practice of paying players a modest sum for the interview segments ($75 or so, Shannon says), the broadcast offered a token for their troubles.
At first, players ditched the towel like it belonged in the laundry, hurling it back to whichever associate producer stood nearby. “No, no,” they were told. “You can keep it.” Some would. Others ignored the offer. “But by the time the playoffs took place in 1995,” Shannon says, “the players weren’t only wanting the towel, but they wanted to be interviewed to get the towel.” On several occasions, public relations officials have approached Shannon asking for another towel, alleging that the player lost it. They often left disappointed. Broadcast rule holds that only three towels are brought to the rink each night—no extras.
Buzz quickly spread. At rink level, Oake found himself fielding offers from players hoping for a score. “You get the towel, you got me,” they would say. One asked Oake for his autograph. A few requested towels to give their fathers, though were often rebuffed out of the desire to maintain exclusivity. (For this reason, towels aren’t sold to the general public either.) Others earned theirs on merit. “I think Eric Lindros ended up with enough for a bathrobe,” Oake says. “He quite liked getting the towels. He said he used them in the boat house at his cottage.”
During the 1998 Stanley Cup Final, Capitals star Adam Oates asked longtime HNIC producer Kathy Broderick if she could send a towel to his friend, a professional golfer in Canada. Broderick hemmed and hawed but eventually agreed. The golfer, it turned out, was Mike Weir, who went on to win the 2003 Masters. “As a jock, you get spoiled and you get a lot of cool trinkets, and to have that with the logo on it is a really cool thing,” Oates says. “It’s the emblem. It’s something you grew up your whole life watching.”
(SI.com)
Happy 55th To The Great One!
55 shades of Great: Random facts about Wayne Gretzky on his 55th birthday
6. Being around The Great One: It never ceases to amaze how Gretzky handles himself around fans; it is routine for him to be interrupted repeatedly for an autograph or a picture. He never says "No." He always makes time for fans. What he learned from Howe and Jean Beliveau was to remain humble and always make sure to sign a proper autograph. He earned his nickname for his brilliance on the ice but the moniker also reflects the manner in which he has been an ambassador for the game off it. To this day.
9. Never drafted: With all the hype surrounding big-name prospects today, you would think that Gretzky would have been a No. 1 draft pick. But he was actually never drafted by an NHL team. Gretzky was playing in Edmonton in the WHA when it merged with the NHL in March 1979. Each NHL team was allowed to claim two players from its WHA roster, so Gretzky moved to the NHL without going through the draft.
31. Legends on Ice: Getting a "Legends on Ice" T-shirt that featured Gretzky and Howe was usually a big thrill for hockey fans.
39. Helping hand: Gretzky also holds the record with 1,963 career assists. His assist total alone is enough to make him the leading points scorer.
Complete list (ESPN.com)
6. Being around The Great One: It never ceases to amaze how Gretzky handles himself around fans; it is routine for him to be interrupted repeatedly for an autograph or a picture. He never says "No." He always makes time for fans. What he learned from Howe and Jean Beliveau was to remain humble and always make sure to sign a proper autograph. He earned his nickname for his brilliance on the ice but the moniker also reflects the manner in which he has been an ambassador for the game off it. To this day.
9. Never drafted: With all the hype surrounding big-name prospects today, you would think that Gretzky would have been a No. 1 draft pick. But he was actually never drafted by an NHL team. Gretzky was playing in Edmonton in the WHA when it merged with the NHL in March 1979. Each NHL team was allowed to claim two players from its WHA roster, so Gretzky moved to the NHL without going through the draft.
31. Legends on Ice: Getting a "Legends on Ice" T-shirt that featured Gretzky and Howe was usually a big thrill for hockey fans.
39. Helping hand: Gretzky also holds the record with 1,963 career assists. His assist total alone is enough to make him the leading points scorer.
Complete list (ESPN.com)
It's Because They're A Big Business
The Real Reason Apple Won't Fix Its Crappy Charging Cables
When looks trump function, though, you end up with designers opting for a particular aesthetic, even when it goes against the engineers’ advice -- or massive complaints from users. Simply put: an elegant design is more important to Apple than one that prolongs the life expectancy of a product.
So that, very likely, is why the chargers fray and fall apart -- and will continue to do so. It's not just because they want us to keep sinking money into replacement cords. One former Apple employee claims on Reddit that the Industrial Design team just hates the look of popular “strained relief”-style cords, which exist specifically to prevent cords from bending at harsh angles, and they insist on sticking with the more elegant-looking white brick with USB cord.
The other obnoxious thing at play here is that all the frustrated customers like myself are left pretty much optionless -- Apple cautions against using non-Apple chargers for laptops and iPhones because they can be detrimental to the machine and fry your battery.
(Thrillist.com)
When looks trump function, though, you end up with designers opting for a particular aesthetic, even when it goes against the engineers’ advice -- or massive complaints from users. Simply put: an elegant design is more important to Apple than one that prolongs the life expectancy of a product.
So that, very likely, is why the chargers fray and fall apart -- and will continue to do so. It's not just because they want us to keep sinking money into replacement cords. One former Apple employee claims on Reddit that the Industrial Design team just hates the look of popular “strained relief”-style cords, which exist specifically to prevent cords from bending at harsh angles, and they insist on sticking with the more elegant-looking white brick with USB cord.
The other obnoxious thing at play here is that all the frustrated customers like myself are left pretty much optionless -- Apple cautions against using non-Apple chargers for laptops and iPhones because they can be detrimental to the machine and fry your battery.
(Thrillist.com)
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