(A couple of) Carroll Shelby’s greatest creations
We mentioned earlier in the week, when we made our quick overview of Carroll Shelby's career, that we'll be talking about him and some of his machines later on in the week, well this is that day, we'll be taking a similarly quick look at some of the machines that make up his legacy.
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American car manufacturers and social media advertising
Recently, a consulting firm from Virginia that specializes in advertising, made a forecast related to the advertising spending for the American car making industry. They projected that the industry will increase spending for advertising by about fourteen percent this year, with around forty percent of that going towards digital media.
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The passing of a legend: Carroll Shelby
This past week, one of the legends of the automotive world has passed away; Carroll Shelby died Thursday night in Dallas, at the age of 89.
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The U.S. Virgin Islands
The U.S. Virgin Islands are part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and while they may be flying the American flag, the reality on the ground is that of a mix of various cultures that have influenced the region for the past two thousand years, but with the American influences being more prominent. The West Indian culture is however the strongest influence in the three islands, with calypso and reggae rhythms propagating through the air and curried meats and callaloo soup being a staple of tables at all traditional eateries.
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Las Vegas – A place of modern myth and legends
Las Vegas, Nevada is a truly remarkable place, not only thanks to its incredible history, starting off as a Western cowboy town and turning into the gambling Mecca of the United States, but also because it is something of a technological marvel, it's an artificially created oasis in the middle of the Nevada desert; but that's only the starting point of how insanely interesting, hedonistic and weird this place can be.
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