Reclaiming A Classic: Does The 500 Have What It Takes?
Follow-ups, re-launches, call them what you will but usually the re-introduction of a new version of an old favourite in motoring terms tends to point to one of two things – that the manufacturer is out of ideas and desperate to rekindle some of the original’s magic in terms of sales and appeal and, unfortunately, the relative failure of the new addition.
It’s a cynical approach, sure, but there is history to look back on and say “see!” Take the attempts to reintroduce two sixties favourites: the Mini and the Beetle. Neither really had anything to do with the original aside from the name and a scant, passing resemblance. The new Mini, for example, is hardly mini and the Beetle is hardly the low-budget funky little thing it once was.
So, the, what of the latest of re-launches, the rebirth of Fiat’s 500? It ran from 1957-75 placing the majority of its tenure on the tarmac in the sixties. It certainly has all the style and attitude of a sixties classic. It was compact – some could happily say “dinky” – had the daintiest of engines and pretty much ran on air.
Nothing Fiat threw into the motoring world since has had the same appeal, inspired as much adoration or proved as popular as the 500 so if any car from their stable was to be re-launched, rather the 500 than the Panda, right?
While obviously not identical to its name sake, the new 500 does share more than a passing similarity and retains all the quirkiness that made its historical counterpart the hit it became. It’s also priced comparatively low and, something that’s bound to prove popular with the equivalent generation to those that bought the original 500, kicks out precious little emissions and gives back plenty of miles for petrol intakes.
There’s plenty to like in the new 500. It really doesn’t look like anything else out there and, in an age where most modern cars resemble electric razors and are only separated by badge, this is a big plus. For a small car, the 500 is a sturdy little motor and there’s no chance of feeling endangered by overtaking lorries, stiff breezes or sneezing mice as if often the case with other small cars.
Fiat have also taken a few steps to widen the appeal of their ‘new’ little car. They’ve covered the petrol head fan base by handing the keys to Abarth and saying – one can assume – “go nuts.” Then, to go for the a different appeal altogether, got together with a toll manufacturer and tin of pink paint to create a special edition of the 500 in line with the anniversary of Barbie, giving the car a new colour scheme inside and some crystal-hubcaps. Because, presumably, they can.
At this year’s Geneva motor show, as the car-buying public clamoured for more fuel efficient cars that didn’t hold back on looks, Fiat grabbed headlines with their perfectly-timed launch of the new 500 Convertible. Already possessing the car that the motoring public wanted all they had to do was take the roof off for this funky little runner to get more interest.
As Fiat take out all the stops to make sure their ‘new’ classic hits as broad an appeal as the original at what is, in economy terms, the perfect time, all the signs are in place for this one to achieve the same, if not greater, success and out-do the original 500.
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Tony is an online marketer and writer currently researching the new Fiat 500 and new Fiat cars
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Though many people carefully consider the lifespan of their books, others intent on spring-cleaning or those looking for a more convenient option of moving used books out of their homes simply throw them away. But discarding your old books can adversely affect the environment, cramming landfills with materials that will take years to decompose.* And – by dumping your books you may be missing an important opportunity to support someone in need.
Now, organizations like the one I work for, Discover Books (formerly Thrift Recycling Management), encourages people to consider repurposing their books for the benefit of others.* Based in the Seattle, Washington area, we are a book collector, online reseller and a socially-minded organization dedicated to the ideal that where books are concerned, reuse is the best possible form of recycling.** By reselling, recycling or charitably redistributing books, our company ensures that millions of otherwise good books are treasured, not trashed.
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As one of the largest online sellers of used books on Amazon we also strive to have a fiscally sound organization able to grow and contribute to a growing number of jobs in communities across North America.* Yet like many organizations today, our mission extends beyond profit-making.* *We are one the single largest sources of book donations to literary causes or literacy organizations in North America.* With over six million books donated to non-profit causes like schools, charitable organizations and libraries, we’re proud of the opportunity we have to give back.* Our good work doesn’t end there, our efforts have also diverted over 155-million pounds, or 78-tons of books, from landfills in just eight years. **
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Our company collects books from multiple sources; buying used books from thrift stores that otherwise might go to landfill, or purchasing library discards to sell online, returning a portion of the revenue back to the library.* We also place deposit boxes in neighborhoods as a convenient local option for people who want books out of their homes while ensuring they will be re-read, or, in some cases, recycled as another consumer good.
We estimate that to date we have generated more than $25 million in value for non-profit organizations, corporate partners, thrift stores and libraries through the collection, sale and charitable distribution of used books.
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Successful Weight Loss Starts In Your Mind
How can weight loss start in your mind? Surely it is what you put into your mouth that is important?
What is it about weight loss that is so elusive? Obesity rates soar, so many people feel increasingly more uncomfortable, and yet something seems to keep stopping people from losing weight? Why is effective and long term weight loss such a difficult nut to crack for what would seem to be the majority of the population?
The irony to many is that they do not enjoy the food which they are consuming. They enjoy the idea of it, but do not even enjoy the experience of savoring it. For some a sign which indicates a large portion is an instant pull, for others it is a particular taste, be it chocolate or cheese. And a few just find that the idea of food, no matter what type, taste or size, is just a magnet to their soul.
The opposite is true as well about some types of food. You could have an aversion to oysters, vodka, or an entire type of food, perhaps seafood. These are just examples, of course. Such aversions are only rarely caused by an actual allergy to that type of food; rather, this aversion is based on experience. I mentioned vodka, because this alcoholic drink is often the one drunk by youngsters in the UK, and often abused and consumed to excess. Vodka seems to be most popular with the younger generation as it has so little taste. It’s therefore easy to drink and to get drunk upon.
When one gets drunk, one can have a very unpleasant experience, feeling sick, getting sick, and more and more frequently these days ending up in the care of the emergency services. With such a highly emotional experience it is very easy for one’s mind to record this as something bad and in effect to “red flag” it and create a subsequent aversion to the cause – vodka. As my partner just commented, it’s a shame that alcohol in general is not red flagged!
Your mind has the ability to make both positive and negative associations with specific types of food and alcohol, and more generalized categories of edible items, some of which you will be aware of the root cause and some of which you will not be aware of. These associations are very rarely based on taste and certainly not upon pure hunger. They are based instead on emotional connections due to one’s experiences and observations.
Have you analyzed your feelings about food? Do you enjoy the taste and texture, the sight, the sensation of crunchiness or smoothness in your mouth? Do you see how long you can savor each taste for, or just gulp down each spoonful without full awareness? Do you take time to place your knife and fork down upon the table and become aware of how your tummy feels? Have you worked out what eating excess food does for you in a positive way, or is it merely habit?
Apply these questions to alcohol as well as to food, seeing as both involve calorific intake. Why do you drink vodka instead of Gin, and so on? And why do you have just one glass, or two, or a bottle? Is it taste, or perhaps environment, or just pure habit?
Everyone is different; everyone lives in accordance with their own experiences and expectations of life. There are also cultural influences upon what, when and how we eat. “Why” is a great question to ask in order to get to the root of any habit which you are the subject of. If you habitually eat too much, then ask yourself “why?” If you habitually have a sweet tooth then ask yourself “why?” And listen internally to the first answer which pops into your mind, and ask “why” once again…and so on. This, to most, is an extremely enlightening experience.
The next question to ask is “what can I do in order to change?” This, of course, assumes that you do indeed want to change. And this can be the crux of the matter. Perhaps you feel more comfortable being a few pounds overweight, either consciously or subconsciously. Perhaps it is “safer” or more “normal” to be overweight. For so many people, an inner conflict is experienced over the desire to have the perfect weight versus the desire to “fit in”. And this desire to “fit in” can be a fitting in with one’s perception of themselves or a fitting in with how they see their immediate environment. Culture and personal expectations are intertwined and unless you keep asking yourself “why” you will not get to the root of your own pathway to successful weight loss.
At the end of the day, no matter what answers you come up with, a certain amount of mind retraining is needed in order to change. It is acknowledged (and proven) that 90% of success in sport is rooted in one’s mind. This equation is reflective of the success of almost anything in life. And effective weight loss is no exception. 90% of successful, long term, effective weight loss and subsequent balance is in your MIND.
You have to get your mind working for you to enable weight loss. And this is in fact very easy with the help of hypnosis weight loss downloads. Why hypnosis, you may ask? Because hypnosis is a state of relaxation which allows access to the inner workings of your mind, your subconscious mind. You can therefore retrain your mind by removing old assumptions and associations about food (or alcohol) and create new links in your mind which lead to being slim and healthy. By creating new positive links in your subconscious mind these become just as automatic as those old associations.
Hypnosis weight loss downloads are available instantly in your own home and they are inexpensive. They are amazingly effective, and will allow you to imagine yourself in a slim new way. You will see yourself in a new light, with new eyes, from a new perspective, and this is the only way in which you will lose weight effectively. Diets alone simply do not work – they only tackle 10% of the issue. You mind deals with the other 90% of you successful weight loss program.
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Following the season finale of Grey’s Anatomy, and the gossip that dominated the series all year long, the buzz was that either T.R. Knight or Katherine Heigl, or both, would be leaving the show at the conclusion of the drama’s fifth year.
Well, it now appears that T.R.’s George O’Malley will move on into the light after his tragic bus accident, while Katherine’s Izzie Stevens will beat brain cancer.
Knight is leaving the show for good, according to EW. Meanwhile, E! News reports that Heigl “will be back,” though neither ABC or the star have commented.
BEST FRIENDS in real life and on TV, T.R. Knight and Katherine Heigl have long been the center of Grey’s Anatomy gossip. Looks like one’s going and one’s coming back.
Season Five’s finale left Grey’s Anatomy viewers wondering if Izzie, with cancer, would awake after flatlining, while George struggled to survive a bus crash.
The impression you got was that Izzie was ready to return to her life, while George was fine passing on. Looks like this turned out to be the correct conclusion.
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