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Winmark Rolls Up the Yard Sale Industry

With the economy tanking and people concerned about the environment, recycled goods are hot. While eBay and Craigslist corner the used-stuff market in cyberspace, Winmark Corp. of Minneapolis turns kids' castoff cribs, hockey skates, prom dresses, and half-size violins into half a billion dollars in cash at more than 850...

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Blog posts 2008-05-01

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Snetterton qualifying times.

1. Jason Plato SEAT Sport UK SEAT Leon TDi 1min 11.145secs M 2. Darren Turner SEAT Sport UK SEAT Leon TDi 1min 11.267secs M 3. Gordon Shedden Team Halfords Honda Civic 1min 11.636secs 4. Fabrizio Giovanardi VX Racing Vauxhall Vectra 1min 11.687secs M 5. Tom Chilton Team Halfords Honda Civic 1min...

Articles 2008-07-12

Pole for Plato at Snetterton.

Jason Plato and Darren Turner completed a perfect Saturday for the SEAT Sport UK team at Snetterton by locking out the front row of the grid for the latest rounds of the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship. On a day dominated by the Leon TDi, Plato produced...

Articles 2008-07-12

Snetterton practice times (1).

1. Darren Turner SEAT Sport UK SEAT Leon TDi 1min 11.512secs M 2. Jason Plato SEAT Sport UK SEAT Leon TDi 1min 11.975secs M 3. Gordon Shedden Team Halfords Honda Civic 1min 12.079secs 4. Tom Onslow-Cole VX Racing Vauxhall Vectra 1min 12.178secs M 5. Colin Turkington Team RAC BMW 320si 1min 12.244secsI...

Articles 2008-07-12

SEAT sets early pace at Snetterton.

After dominating the two-day official test at Snetterton, SEAT came to the fore from the outset in the opening free practice session ahead of the latest rounds of the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship at the Norfolk circuit. Darren Turner set the pace during the 40 minute...

Articles 2008-07-12

Second free practice - Snetterton.

1. Jason Plato SEAT Sport UK SEAT Leon TDi 1min 11.421secs M 2. Darren Turner SEAT Sport UK SEAT Leon TDi 1min 11.603secs M 3. Colin Turkington Team RAC BMW 320si 1min 11.805secsI 4. Gordon Shedden Team Halfords Honda Civic 1min 11.955secs 5. Tom Onslow-Cole VX Racing Vauxhall Vectra 1min 11.969secs M ...

Articles 2008-07-12

Plato on top in second session.

Jason Plato topped the times in the second free practice session for the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship at Snetterton as SEAT continued to dominate proceedings. Plato posted a best time of 1min 11.421secs during the session which saw him end up a tenth of a second...

Articles 2008-07-12

SEAT admit Snetterton vital.

Jason Plato and SEAT UK motorsport manager Scott Dennis have both admitted that the Snetterton meeting this weekend could be pivotal to the teams hopes of championship success in the 2008 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship season. Plato heads into the weekend leading SEAT's challenge on the...

Articles 2008-07-10

Giovanardi targets solid Snetterton.

Fabrizio Giovanardi says he hopes to be amongst the front-runners this weekend at Snetterton as the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship season resumes following the summer break. Giovanardi heads to Norfolk as the man to beat in the championship standings having opened up a lead of 23...

Articles 2008-07-10

Turner confident of strong Snetterton.

Darren Turner says he is confident of a strong weekend at Snetterton this weekend although the SEAT Sport UK man admits there is work to do despite the strong performance shown by the team in the recent two-day HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship test. Then, Turner and...

Articles 2008-07-10

RAC expecting SEAT to dominate Snetterton.

Dick Bennetts claims that his Team RAC BMW 320sis will have no chance against the SEAT Leon TDIs in the upcoming HiQ MSA British Touring Car round at Snetterton. Bennetts made the declaration after the Spanish marque dominated testing around the Norfolk circuit last week, with both Jason...

Articles 2008-07-03

A Matinee in Plato's Cave

A Matinee in Plato's Cave Rob Griffith Water Press and Media 2004 Whitebridge Road, Argyle, TX 76226 0974452467, $12.95, No Web Address Professor of English and prolific poet Rob Griffith makes his debut with his own anthology of poetry in...

Articles 2008-07-01

Men's fashion gets a feminine touch at Paris shows

PARIS AFP — The notion of wardrobe androgyny was the fitting theme of Yves Saint-Laurent's men's collection, the house that kicked off the just-ended Paris men's shows where men's fashion won a feminine touch. At YSL, designer Stefano Pilati used quotations from Plato to explain why he combined...

Articles 2008-06-29

A true Renaissance man

MAGNIFICO by Miles J. UngerSimon & Schuster, £18.99, pp. 449, ISBN 9780743254342 £15.19 (plus £2.45 p&p) 0870 429 6655 Lorenzo de' Medici was proverbially ugly. Machiavelli, describing an encounter with a particularly hideous prostitute, compared her looks to his. He was tall, well-made and physically imposing but contemporaries...

Articles 2008-06-28

Plato on top for second day at Snetterton.

Jason Plato completed a dominant two-day test for the SEAT Sport UK team at Snetterton by pacing the second day of running at the Norfolk venue. The 2001 champion, who set the quickest time on Tuesday, was quickest in both three hour sessions on Wednesday and set his...

Articles 2008-06-25

Snetterton test times: 25 June, PM.

1. Jason Plato SEAT Sport UK SEAT Leon TDi 1min 11.730secs M 2. Darren Turner SEAT Sport UK SEAT Leon TDi 1min 12.188secs M 3. Colin Turkington Team RAC BMW 320si 1min 12.415secsI 4. Andrew Jordan John Guest Racing Honda Integra 1min 12.653secs I B 5. Adam Jones Team Aircool SEAT...

Articles 2008-06-25

Q&A: Andy Rouse.

Andy Rouse is the most successful driver in the history of the British Touring Car Championship, with four titles and 60 wins during a glittering career. Speaking to Crash.net, he talks about the reason why he feels his record won't stand forever… Crash.net: ...

Articles 2008-06-25

Snetterton test times: 25 June, AM.

1. Jason Plato SEAT Sport UK SEAT Leon TDi 1min 12.032secs M 2. Darren Turner SEAT Sport UK SEAT Leon TDi 1min 12.333secs M 3. Adam Jones Team Aircool SEAT Leon 1min 12.680secs I 4. Colin Turkington Team RAC BMW 320si 1min 12.799secsI 5. Andrew Jordan John Guest Racing Honda Integra 1min 12.804secs...

Articles 2008-06-25

Snetterton test: 24 June, am.

1. Darren Turner SEAT Sport UK SEAT Leon TDi 1min 12.138secs M 2. Jason Plato SEAT Sport UK SEAT Leon TDi 1min 12.479secs M 3. Tom Chilton Team Halfords Honda Civic 1min 12.661ecs 4. Fabrizio Giovanardi VX Racing Vauxhall Vectra 1min 12.761secs M 5. Colin Turkington Team RAC BMW 320si 1min...

Articles 2008-06-24

Snetterton test times: 24 June, pm.

1. Jason Plato SEAT Sport UK SEAT Leon TDi 1min 12.100secs M 2. Darren Turner SEAT Sport UK SEAT Leon TDi 1min 12.298secs M 3. Fabrizio Giovanardi VX Racing Vauxhall Vectra 1min 12.641secs M 4. Colin Turkington Team RAC BMW 320si 1min 12.911secsI 5. Tom Chilton Team Halfords Honda Civic 1min...

Articles 2008-06-24