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Sunday, November 30, 2008

2009 VW Golf Plus Brochure Handed out by Mistake at Essen Motorshow!

The facelifted VW Golf Plus was supposed to break cover at the Bologna Motor Show in Italy on December 3 but an accidental release of the car's brochure at the firm's Essen Motorshow stand has given us our first view of minivan. As you can see from the brochure scans published by Dutch newspaper De Telegraff, changes on the front end are limited to the Golf VI inspired bumper and grille along with the restyled headlights. We're not aware of any other changes but expect to see an updated trim for the interior as well as a few minor mechanical improvements.



Source: Auto Telegraaf , Via: Autoblog.com

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Who the hell am I?

Well that’s a very good question.

The basics:

My name is Kelly and I am 19 years old, and I’m a sophomore at a prestigious university studying art history, history, and psychology. I’ve been interested in spanking since before I can remember, though I was never spanked growing up. I, like many spankos, spent hours looking through the dictionary, encyclopedias, and books that had spanking scenes just absorbing as much as I could. Unlike many spankos though, I luckily discovered the internet at the age of 9, and soon after discovered the wonders that appear when you type “spanking” into a search engine. Lol, I remember the day I turned 18 and went onto a site and clicked the "over 18" button and laughed that what I'd been doing for 8 years was finally legal!... but I digress.

Spanking has consumed the vast majority of my thought and energy for most of my life. I got in a bad habit early on of lurking on sites as a result of being underage for so long and trying to avoid being caught, but since going away to college and turning 18, everything has changed completely. I decided that waiting was no longer an option last spring (after some serious procrastination issues and some self destructive behavior), and I met a man online through Shadow Lane, and I got my first spanking ever.

To say the experience was life changing is more than a bit of an understatement! My life has done a 180. He's 43 and lives 200 miles away. And he's become so important in my life, and I love him more than the world. He's my Daddy. But for obvious reasons, he and I can't ever really be together, though I would love to be loved by him til I die. But during his and my relationship (phone convos, emails, and a visits every 3 weeks or so) I've gotten very into the spanking scene and environment (posting on sites, advertising, and the like) and I've made quite a few great friends (who also can give a good lecture when I decide I don't want to do my homework). It's amazing the connection you can have with someone once your biggest secret is not only revealed, but shared. Recently, I have also come to start seeing a guy just a couple years older than me, who lives near me, and is a spanker. So I now am the luckiest girl in the world, with a daddy who loves me and a new budding relationship with an amazing guy.

I’m interested primarily in domestic discipline spanking, and that is what I want in a relationship. I am a strong, intelligent, fiercely independent and fiery young woman, but sometimes I get tired of always being in control. For me, I need the limits, I need the structure- I crave it. It centers me, calms me. It gives me freedom. I love having boundaries in which I know I can play freely, completely uninhibited, never worrying about what I might do or say, or how he’ll react. I’m free to be myself, completely and truly as I am. I can be a spoiled brat, or an intellectual powerhouse or anything in between. I’m still loved and cherished no matter what. And I know that if I push on those boundaries too much, or go outside of them, that I won’t be abandoned and left to my own devises, but rather that there is someone there, always there, who can pull me back in. I tend to push and push and push, trying to find someone’s breaking point- expecting there to be one, when eventually they will stop caring and give up. But I need someone who is strong enough to push back…..

Now that I’ve tasted what it’s like to be with a true disciplinarian, I know I can never return to vanilla relationships, and that’s a scary thought. I often feel like I’m living 2 different lives, and in many ways I am- the life of a normal college student and the life of a girl that is in love with spanking! I feel like this blog will both help me sort through some of the thoughts that still confuse me, and the tribulations that I’m (as a teenager) bound to go through. But also, I’m hoping to make some new friends. As I’ve come out more and more in the spanking community, I’ve found that I’ve been welcomed with open arms, and that is really a remarkable feeling. To be accepted for whom I am in my entirety- it’s not something people experience every day. And while sometimes it makes the duality more pronounced, other times it reminds me that one day I’ll merge the gap. That it can be done. And that gives me hope. :)

The best word to describe me is probably intense. I am incredibly passionate in everything I do; I love life, and live it to the fullest. I am peppy and outgoing, loud and outspoken. I’m very smart, but I have a huge procrastination problem. I’m quick to smile and I love to laugh, but I have quite the temper, love to argue, and I am fiercely protective of the ones I love. I’m bisexual, and trying to figure out how being a sub with a guy and a switch with a girl works. I’m a singer, and I love music and art. I’m a student, and a spanko, a brat and a sub. I’m dominant in life, and submissive in sex. I’m aggressive and I fight for what I want. I’m everything and nothing. Basically….

I am me.

More Fun with Francesca


So, I'm grounded from the internet pretty much until I finish these papers, but that does not apply when I am hanging out with my bff on our 2 days together. And she is highly entertained by designing this blog with me (which is even better since she's not a spanko, so she's objective!) but sometimes it gets a bit like Bride-to-be and wedding planner. As in:

(after she does the whole blog in pink)
Kelly: "What do you think about blue?"
Francesca: "I can do blue."
Kelly: "...I love you."
Francesca: "...I need a life....wait!...I love you too...that was a bad answer..."
Kelly: "That was a TERRIBLE answer!"

I love my bff. :)

and here's a photo to help tide you over til I post again. :)

Video: 2009 MINI Convertible on the Road

MINI took the wraps off its second-generation Convertible model well ahead of the car's scheduled premiere at the Detroit Show in January 2009. The latest MINI Convertible is distinguished by a range of features such as the new generation naturally aspirated and turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder petrol engines, a newly developed electrohydraulical softop as well as a variety of styling and design components. Hit the jump to watch the video or click here for more detailed information and a high-res photo gallery of the 2009 MINI Convertible.


Audi R8 LMS Breaks Cover at Essen Motorshow - New Image Gallery

Audi R8 LMS Race Car The GT3 race version of the Audi R8 called LMS made its first public appearance at this week's Essen Motorshow in Germany. Audi's first-ever racing sports car that has been developed specifically for customer use will available from autumn 2009 for a proposed price of €262,000 (plus tax) which comes to around $332,000 U.S. with the current exchange rates. The Audi R8 LMS is powered by a mid-mounted 500HP plus V10 engine hooked up to a newly developed six-speed sequential sports gearbox. Given that the GT3 regulations prohibit the use of four-wheel drive, Audi's race-spec supercar comes with a rear-wheel-drive powertrain.

The new Audi R8 LMS will be seen in action on the race track during the 2009 season with up to eight customer cars competing in different European race series and in the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring, for which Audi Sport will develop an endurance version of the R8 LMS. The German automaker itself does not plan to enter any races with the new GT3 car.

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Ford Ranger Max Concept Pickup Truck Premieres at Thailand Auto Show

Ford Ranger Max Concept The star attraction at Ford's stand at the Thailand Motor Expo that runs from November 28 to December 10 is the Ranger Max pickup truck concept. A team of Ford truck specialists in Thailand worked closely with Ford's Australia-based Asia Pacific and Africa design team, led by Paul Gibson, to create the Ranger Max. According to Ford, many of the design cues seen on the concept could find their way into the next-generation production model of the Ranger.

Ford Ranger Max Concept Orange paintwork aside, the Range Max sports a new fascia with a huge three-bar chrome grille, a customized hard tonneau cover at the rear of the vehicle and what Ford calls a "Sportsbar" which attaches to the pickup bed and arches across the vehicle. A set of deep-dish, 18-inch alloy concept wheels and custom technical-look P285/60R18 tires with a chunky tread pattern finish the Ranger Max's extreme look.

"The tough style of Ranger Max is based on the capability and versatility that make Ford Ranger the choice of the most demanding truck owners," said Mr. Saroj Kiatfuengfoo, senior vice president, Ford Thailand. "Ranger Max's high-impact design and tough style appeal will excite truck enthusiasts in Thailand."

"We recognise that Thailand is the home of Ranger for Asia Pacific, and from Thailand we export Ranger around the world. We know Asia is a fusion of many cultures, and we look to Thailand as a wonderful blend of tastes, styles and emerging ideas. For this very reason, we decided to create Ranger Max in Thailand and show the high-impact truck to the world at Motor Expo," added Mr. Kiatfuengfoo.

Ford Ranger Max Concept
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Suzuki to Slash More Than 20% of its Workforce in Hungary

The latest automaker in Europe to resort to laying off employees to cope with the difficult economic climate is Suzuki. The Japanese automaker said on Friday that it plans to slash more than 20 percent of its workforce in its Hungarian unit near Budapest –1,179 jobs out of a total workforce of 5,523. "We are facing a drastic drop in orders and needed to adjust our production schedule as a result," spokeswoman Viktoria Ruska told Reuters. Suzuki, which is one Hungary's biggest exporters, has rediced its production forecast for 2008 from 300,000 units a year earlier to 282,000.

Next year's target is even lower as Ruska said that the company expects to produce around 210,000 cars in 2009. The job cuts will take effect on December 8 and are expected to be completed by February 2009.

Via: Reuters

Alfa MiTo M430 with 220HP by Marangoni: Inspired by Ferrari F430

Alfa Romeo MiTo M430 Marangoni Italian tire manufacturer Marangoni presented a beefed-up Alfa Romeo MiTo at the Essen Motorshow that supposedly draws its inspiration from the Ferrari F430 - hence the name MiTo M430. The tuning project was handled by the Florence-based TRC Italia which reworked the car from ground up with considerable changes to the bodywork, engine, interior, braking system and trim.

Alfa Romeo MiTo M430 Marangoni The MiTo's 1.4-liter turbocharged engine which in stock form produces 155HP has been extensively tuned and now delivers 220HP. The power kit designed by Mariani also includes a new bearing-mounted rotary turbine, downpipe complete with metal catalyst, rear stainless steel exhaust with four pipes, and air filtering with special carbon air box. To improve handling the MiTo M430 has been lowered by around 40mm using KW threaded strut housings that allow height adjustment.

Furthermore, the standard braking system has been replaced with new Tarox B33 10-pot calipers and composite 330x26 diameter brake discs.

The M430's bodywork features several elements that have been inspired from the Ferrari F430 including the redesigned front bumper with the two wide air grills and the large side air-vents, and the new rear bumper with a carbon fibre diffuser made by MB, featuring evident air extractor. Carbon fibre was also used to make the rings around the lights and the spoiler on the rear window while the new side skirts complete the vehicle's body kit. The most snazzy feature of the M430 are of course its Lamborghini-style wing doors.

Alfa Romeo MiTo M430 Marangoni Marangoni equipped the MiTo with a set of red Mythos tires in the 225/35R18 Y size which are fitted on Oxigin Crystal black 18-inch alloy wheels.

Inside, the seats, roof lining, carpets and uprights have been covered with special open-work fabrics, enhanced by Luna supercar with a tricolor motif. Finally, the gear knob, pedals, footrest and handbrake lever have been made by Isotta with Swarovski stone inserts.


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