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  1. When it comes to exotic sports and GT cars, many would say that the Italians make the best ones. But some would argue that the British are good at it too. Just take a look at the car in the pictures here. It is a Trident Iceni Grand Tourer. The United Kingdom has many small/medium sized sports car makers that makes unique cars for buyers who are looking for something a little out of the ordinary and Trident is one of them. The Trident Iceni Grand Tourer is a two-seater roadster with a diesel powered engine. The car is fitted with a General Motor-sourced 6.6 litre turbodiesel engine. The engine can run on regular diesel, biodiesel, mineral diesel, palm oil and linseed oil. The engine makes around 430bhp and 1288Nm of torque. Buyers can opt for a performance upgrade which increases the power output level to 660bhp and 1423Nm of torque. The
  2. [extract] This will be the third and last instalment of iconic cars from movies and TV shows. In the first instalment, I did mention two of my favourite movie cars which were the Ford Gran Torino from Starsky and Hutch and the Mini 1000 from the show Mr. Bean. I will talk about these two cars in this final part of the article. Let us continue with this last instalment. British Leyland Mini 1000 from Mr. Bean The Mini is a part of the British automotive heritage and it even came in second place in an international award ceremony, Car of the Century (the winner was Ford
  3. [extract] Late last year, I wrote about British sports car manufacturer, TVR, going through a revival. Located in Vienna, Austria; TVR GmbH offered to build new TVR models according to customers
  4. If you are a James Bond fan and will be visiting the United Kingdom in 2012, then this piece of news might interest you. The Bond in Motion exhibition is going to take place from January 2012 at the Beaulieu National Motor Museum. It will hold the largest display of vehicles from the James Bond movies. Next year (2012) marks the 50th anniversary of the first ever James Bond movie, Dr. No. and to commemorate this special anniversary, the Beaulieu National Motor Museum and EON Productions will put 50 of the most famous vehicles featured in the James Bond movie series (EON Productions is the film production company that produces the James Bond movies). Starting from 18th of January 2012 right through December 2012, the exhibition will give visitors to the museum the opportunity to get up close and personal with not only the cars but also with other vehicles, such as boats, trucks, motorcycles, etc. from the Bond movies. Some of the cars exhibited will be the Aston Martin DB5, driven by Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan in Goldfinger, Thunderball and Goldeneye. It will be joined by the Lotus Esprit S1 that turned into a submarine in The Spy Who Loved Me. Also will be featured are the newer Aston Martin models that was used in the recent James Bond movies. Other than the cars from the Bond movies, vehicles like the Bede Acrostar jet from Octopussy will be displayed too. The Beaulieu National Motor Museum is located in Hampshire, England and if you require more information about the exhibition or the venue, you may check at the link below. Beaulieu National Motor Museum website
  5. [extract] The TVR Motors Company was an independent sports car manufacturer from Blackpool, United Kingdom. The company has gone through several ownerships since it started way back in the 1950s. Some of its last models were the Tuscan and Sagaris. The company
  6. Fernando Alonso paid tribute to the "passion" of his Ferrari team after clinching their first race win of the season at the British Grand Prix. The Spaniard dominated after taking advantage of a pit-stop problem for Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, who finished second ahead of team-mate Mark Webber. "The big thing about Ferrari is the passion, the victory and the love for victory," said Alonso. "I knew we had enough pace to fight for the victory and it came." Early in the race the Red Bulls appeared to be making the best of the half-wet, half-dry track - and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton also fared better than Alonso, the Briton overtaking for third place on lap 15. But as the track dried out, Alonso came into his own and regained third spot from Hamilton nine laps after conceding the position. Two laps later Alonso was handed the lead, passing Vettel in the pits as the German was held up when his pit crew struggled to fit a rear tyre. Continue reading the main story All we can do is try to win every race, be aggressive and keep our strategy at the maximum Fernando Alonso "We struggled when it was wet, but we got quicker as the track dried out," said Alonso. "We stayed calm and we knew our opportunity would come later in the race. After passing Lewis Hamilton, I attacked the Red Bulls. "I saw the problem in the pit stop with Sebastian and we were in the lead at that moment, but who knows what might have happened after that. "I had to keep the car on the track and away from the grass, to not make any mistakes." Before Sunday's race at Silverstone, Alonso drove the car that, in 1951, took Jose Froilan Gonzalez to Ferrari's first British Grand Prix victory. "The British Grand Prix is a special event for every driver competing in F1, we know the history of this race, a special grand prix and I had the privilege to drive the Froilan car that was the first Ferrari win in F1," said the Spaniard. "Today we won in the same circuit with the same passion, the same group of people who work for this fantastic team." Alonso's victory means he leapfrogs McLaren pair Hamilton and Jenson Button to go third in the drivers' championship. While conceding the 93-point gap to leader Vettel remains a distant target, Alonso vowed not to give up the fight. "From now on we will challenge Red Bull all the way," he said. "All we can do is try to win every race, be aggressive and keep our strategy at the maximum."
  7. [laugh] and ferrari is owned by fiat fantastico fernando fantastico
  8. Complains from a foreigner. SIA must investigate the misgivings expressed and if found true, move on to improve the situation. Reputation is at stake. http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Online...ory_584164.html British family's SIA experience MY WIFE and I, together with our 11-year-old daughter, booked seats with Singapore Airlines (SIA) for flights to, from and within South-east Asia in April. Our original itinerary comprised the following flights: - Saturday, April 3, SQ 317: London to Singapore - Saturday, April 10, SQ 972: Singapore to Bangkok - Wednesday, April 14, SQ 975: Bangkok to Singapore - Friday, April 16, SQ 308: Singapore to London Due to the civil unrest in Thailand, we decided against travelling there and, with the help of a staff member at the Swissotel Merchant Court where we were staying, called SIA's office on April 8 to cancel our Bangkok flights on April 10 and 14. On April 13, an e-mail from Complete World Travel, the agency through which we had booked flights, informed us that it had received a call from SIA that our April 16 flight back to London was cancelled. The reason was that our cancellation of the Bangkok bookings classified us as a "no-show", which triggered the cancellation of our April 16 flight. I called the airline and spoke to a man who gave his name as Sandy Rodricks. He checked and confirmed that there was a record of the call to cancel the Thailand flights and not the London flight, and said he would ask one of his colleagues to look into the matter when the office opened in the morning. The next morning, I received a call to say we were confirmed on a flight to London leaving Singapore on April 16. But the seats allocated to us were unacceptable as we were separated from one another. I called SIA's office again and, after some considerable time, managed to get us seated together. We thought our problems were over. I tried to check us all in online, but could do so only for myself. I could not check my daughter in as she was a minor and the system would not allow me to add my wife to the check-in process. In desperation, we visited the SIA office in Orchard Turn where a very helpful and efficient woman staff member checked us in and printed our boarding passes. Unfortunately, we never took the flight because the Icelandic ash cloud intervened. Unfortunately, too, SIA proved equally unhelpful during our forced extended stay in Singapore, with no help or accurate information. Our claim for the additional costs incurred during that time has been handled unprofessionally and remains unresolved nearly six months later. All we received was an acknowledgement that SIA would investigate the matter. Peter Norman
  9. <H1 class=storyheadline>I had been thinking of this. What does the general public (in MCF) think British author defiant in court </H1> <H4 class=piccaption>'Whatever they do to me, it will prove whatever I say in my book,' Shadrake (left) told reporters outside the court after the hearing. 'I'm not a wimp, I'm not a coward. I want to have my day in court... I'm not running away. If I run away, it means I'm guilty.' -- ST PHOTO: AZIZ HUSSIN</H4> A BRITISH author facing a possible jail term over his book criticising Singapore's use of the death penalty was defiant following his first court hearing on Friday. Alan Shadrake appeared in a packed courtroom to hear contempt of court charges levelled against him by the Attorney General following the local launch of his book 'Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock'. A High Court judge granted an adjournment, giving Shadrake's lawyer two weeks to further prepare for the case and another week for prosecutors to respond. With his passport impounded to prevent him from leaving the country, the 75-year-old freelance journalist remained defiant despite facing possible imprisonment. 'Whatever they do to me, it will prove whatever I say in my book,' he told reporters outside the court after the hearing. 'I'm not a wimp, I'm not a coward. I want to have my day in court... I'm not running away. If I run away, it means I'm guilty.' Shadrake's book features candid conversations with a retired hangman, Darshan Singh, who the author says executed some 1,000 local and foreign criminals in a career spanning nearly half a century. Based in Malaysia and Britain, Shadrake is out on bail for the contempt charges, and is undergoing a separate investigation for criminal defamation. -- AFP
  10. British banking giant Barclays is looking for a road into formula one. Sources told Marketing Magazine that the London based bank, which according to Forbes is the world's 25th largest company, is in talks with Red Bull Racing. Barclays denied the report. The bank is currently title sponsor of England's Premier League football competition, with its three-year deal estimated at close to EUR100 million. The Royal Bank of Scotland is pulling out of its Williams deal at the end of this season, and Holland's ING left Renault amid the crashgate scandal of 2009. But Spain's Santander is strongly involved with both Ferrari and the British team McLaren, having successfully expanded its European and UK operations. Source: GMM
  11. Sun, Mar 21, 2010 AFP LONDON, UK (AFP) - Whether wrapped in newspaper and eaten with greasy fingers or served on white china with silver cutlery, fish and chips has come a long way since it began 150 years ago. But the traditional British dish, celebrating a landmark anniversary this year, still boasts pride of place in British culture. The dish has survived the arrival of McDonalds and the trend for healthy and organic food, and there are now about 10,500 "chippies" across Britain serving up between 250 million and 350 million portions each year. What began as a cheap working-class meal became a national favourite and is now a culinary classic served at some of Britain's top restaurants. Tucked away in London's west end district, a seat at J Sheekey is one of the most sought-after in the capital, with celebrity diners including Jude Law, Kate Moss and the cream of British acting talent from the nearby theatres. White linen tableclothes and dark wood panelling mark it out as a refined establishment, but there, on the menu, is fish and chips. "It's one of our top sellers," said head chef Richard Kirkwood, with about 150 to 200 portions sold in the restaurant each week. "For me, there's something quite special about putting your knife into a light, crispy batter and then into the soft part of the fish and eating it together," he told AFP. "You've got the crunchy, you've got the soft, you've got the sweet peas, the crispy chips. It's a great meal." For 17.50 pounds (26 dollars, 19 euros), you'd expect something special, and the chefs here pride themselves on using fresh, sustainably caught haddock, deep fried in a light beer batter and served with chips and minted mushy peas. The dish is served with tartare sauce, malt vinegar and tomato ketchup on request, all traditional fish-and-chip condiments -- although diners here often wash it all down with champagne. It is a far cry from the humble origins of the dish, which emerged from the fried fish cooked by Jewish communities in London's East End and the chipped potatoes favoured in the factories of industrial northwest England. The National Federation of Fish Friers (NFFF) believes the first fish and chip shop was set up in 1860 -- which makes 2010 its 150th birthday -- although chippies in northern England and London still argue over where this shop was. John Walton, an academic who wrote a history of fish and chips, says that whatever its roots, the expansion of the railways in this period and the advent of steam-powered fishing trawlers meant the dish soon spread across Britain. By the first world war, the industry had positioned fish and chips as a patriotic dish, and in the 1930s Harry Ramsden became the first to sell it to richer clients in his Yorkshire restaurant that grew into a national chain. These days, the food is loved by Britons and tourists alike. In a 2008 poll, fish and chips was voted above the queen as the thing Britons best love about Britain, while lawmakers celebrated its birthday this year with a motion proclaiming it as "at the heart of British culture". Meanwhile, Rock and Sole Plaice, which claims to be the oldest chippie in London, is on the capital's tourist trail and serves up to 2,000 portions a day, largely to foreigners -- including Bill and Hillary Clinton. Fish and chips has also gone abroad. According to Tim Hughes, chef director of Caprice Holdings which owns J Sheekey and other celebrity haunts including The Ivy, it is a favourite in their restaurants in New York and Dubai. "In upper Manhattan in New York they watch their weight like mad, but they love fish and chips, they can't get enough of it," he said. The health question is a problem. Although initially seen as a good source of protein for poor workers, these days anything deep fried goes against the trend for healthy, organic food. However, NFFF president Douglas Roxburgh insists that providing it is cooked well, it is healthier than other fast foods. "Two a week, one a week, as part of a healthy balanced diet, it's very good for you," he said. And many would agree. On the beachfront in Brighton on England's south coast, diners brave a chilly wind to eat their cod and haddock and chips outside one of the town's best-loved chippies, Jaws Fish Bar. Although the traditional way of wrapping the food in newspaper fell foul of European Union regulations years ago, Jaws keeps it simple, serving it up in a polystyrene bowl with a plastic fork for the bargain price of 4.90 pounds. "It's just so easy to eat, it's so fresh, so hot and tasty. It's wonderful, you can't beat it," said customer Ian Neary.
  12. Something along the line of Yes, Prime Minister ... :) Really miss Sir Humphrey.
  13. Taken from http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20090731/tts-...ga-cac1e9b.html AFP - Saturday, August 1 LONDON (AFP) - - Organic food supporters defended the benefits of naturally-grown produce on Friday, after a report suggested there are no significant health advantages from it.ADVERTISEMENT In a study published in a US journal this week, researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) found there were no major differences between organic and conventionally-produced food. "A small number of differences in nutrient content were found to exist between organically and conventionally-produced crops and livestock, said Dr. Alan Dangour, principal author of the study. "But these are unlikely to be of any public health relevance." And he added: "Our review indicates that there is currently no evidence to support the selection of organically over conventionally-produced foods on the basis of nutritional superiority." Organic food, devoid of additives and produced without chemicals such as fertilisers and pesticides, has become an increasingly popular choice on supermarket shelves in recent years. But it is typically more expensive than regular foodstuffs, and as such has already been hit by the global recession, making shoppers think twice about paying more for organically-grown vegetables and such like. The study, commissioned by Britain's Food Standards Agency (FSA) and published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, threatens to deal a new blow to the organic food lobby. But its supporters underlined other benefits of organic produce, notably for the environment. "Organic farming is a holistic, integrated approach which conserves soils, encourages biodiversity, eliminates greenhouse gas-intensive nitrogen inputs, conserves genetic diversity, and brings more income to the grower," said Andrew Lee of the Sustainable Development Commission. "And is very probably healthier to boot," he wrote in a letter to the Guardian newspaper. Molly Connisbee of the Soil Association said that organic farms have on average 30 percent more species and 50 percent more wildlife like birds, butterflies and bees. "Other environmental benefits are self-evident -- there's less dangerous waste on organic farms and almost no pesticide use. Artificial nitrogen fertiliser is banned in organic farming, so there's less runoff of nutrients that cause algae blooms in coastal waters," she said. The British study was based on a review of all studies published over the last 50 years relating to nutritional content and health differences between the two kinds of produce.
  14. British humour A big earthquake with the strength of 8.1 on the Richter scale has hit Pakistan . Two million Pakistanis have died and over a million are injured. The country is totally ruined and the government doesn't know where to start with providing help to re-build. The rest of the world is in shock. The USA is sending troops to help. Saudi Arabia is sending oil. Latin American countries are sending supplies. New Zealand is sending sheep, cattle and food crops. The Asian continents are sending labor to assist in rebuilding infrastructure. Australia is sending medical teams and supplies. ; Britain , not to be outdone, is sending two million replacement Pakistanis. God Bless British generosity.
  15. Now you guys know why I am always nice and polite to the service staff in AD when I send my car for servicing. http://motoring.asiaone.com.sg/news/20070704_001.html
  16. Taken from F1 racing Live (dated 20/10/2004) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The British Grand Prix at Silverstone is finally dead after Bernie Ecclestone, the Formula One promoter, decided he could do nothing more to save the nation's biggest motor race, a newspaper said here Wednesday. Silverstone's inability to react to the fast pace of modern business means that it has lost out to one of the nations clamouring to climb on to the sports calendar of increasingly exotic locations, The Times newspaper said. It is thought that Ecclestone is negotiating terms for a new Grand Prix in the United States, it added. Ecclestone refused to be drawn on the venue, but said that he had to end the talks on Silverstone to guarantee the new event, for which promoters were ready and willing to meet his terms, the daily said. The decision will be a body-blow to the hundreds of thousands of Formula One enthusiasts in Britain who have been making Silverstone their motor racing Mecca for the past 54 years, it said. Ecclestone told The Times he finally had to give up attempts to save the race, after the longest talks of his reign as Formula Ones promoter, because he had a new offer on the table from a consortium that needs an answer immediately. "What could I do?" he said. "I have got an offer from another country who are looking to build a lovely venue and invest a lot of money in Formula One and they will pay the going rate. I have to give them a years notice to go ahead. If I miss that because I am still messing about with the BRDC, I would be keeping out a country that desperately wants to be in the Formula One World Championship." What started as an argument over price boiled down to what Ecclestone said was a series of nit-picking disputes with his terms, the newspaper said.
  17. Kimi's on pole!
  18. MG Rover Group has launched the V8 powered MG ZT 260 V8. The rear-wheel drive vehicle, available in ZT saloon and ZT-T estate car, powered by a 260bhp 4.6-litre V8 engine and with an awesome 410Nm of torque to deliver class-leading acceleration, is now available for customer order in the UK. With an on-the-road price starting at L27,995, the ZT 260 offers an unbeatable combination of price and performance. Rob Oldaker, MG Rover Group
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