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Technology
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IBM ThinkPad
bought by
Chinese firm
 The
purchase of IBM's PC Division for $1.7 billion by
Lenovo, the largest PC maker in China, has been approved
by the U.S. Government. After initial concerns about
security issues, the Committee on Foreign Investment
(CFIUS) unanimously approved the deal recently.
The IBM PC Division manufactures the IBM ThinkPad, considered by
many the "Cadillac" of notebook computers--many of which
are used by U.S. Government agencies.
IBM intends to take a 18.9 percent in Lenovo as part of the deal.
The Chinese company is also to reincorporate in the U.S.
The restructuring is to help the ThinkPad compete
globally with Dell and Hewlett-Packard.
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Number one redneck sport . . .
NASCAR's fans spreading through
out the world
 Known
by many as the number one redneck spectator sport,
NASCAR debuted in Mexico City recently to a spectator
crowd of almost 100,000. The "Telcel-Motorola 200", an
80-lap event, was held at Mexico City's Hermanos
Rodriguez Autodrome, which was originally built for
Formula One racing.
The race, an effort by NASCAR to win over Mexican fans and expand
their North American market, was won by Martin Truex,
Jr.
NASCAR, once considered
mostly a regional redneck spectator sport, has now grown
to a multibillion dollar industry. The racing
organization has announced intentions to expand
their market to Canada, and rumors have it that tracks
may be built in more diverse areas of the United States,
including New York City and Washington state to
California.
Other countries eyed as potential targets for expanding the NASCAR
fan base include Germany, United Kingdom, Brazil and
Japan--where NASCAR has recently debuted as well.
It must be Spring time!
Spring breakers
chasing
out snow birds
at Panama City Beach
At Panama City Beach,
Florida--also known as "The Redneck Riviera"--it is not
 hard to tell when Spring is coming, one just needs to
check the license plates in local traffic. When you see
the plates change on vehicles from Canadian and
occupants with gray hair to northern
states like
Michigan and Wisconsin with the bass on their car
stereos booming--Spring has arrived in the "Spring Break
Capital of the World".
Times are changing, however, in this Gulf Coast town located in the
Florida Panhandle with "Mom and Pop" motels with $15 to
$20 per night rooms being rapidly replaced with
high rise condominium resorts with $150 to $200 suites.
Also
Club La Vela, which bills itself as the "Largest
Nightclub in the USA" announced recently that it has
sold out to developers and will close soon, making this
the last Spring Break season. The night club often has
served as the epicenter of the Spring break and MTV
crowd in recent years. Owners have stated that they may
relocate the club further inland. Mayor Lee Sullivan
admits that the planned closure is "part of a bigger
trend" working against the annual migration of college
students to the small coastal town.
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