Yasukawa joins Dorna as advisor

Former Bridgestone motorsport boss Hiroshi Yasukawa has joined MotoGP rights holder Dorna as an advisor to CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta. According to Dorna, the Japanese "will provide his insight on the further development of the sport". Yasukawa oversaw the worldwide racing activities of Bridgestone from 1997 until this year

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/yasukawa-joins-dorna-as-advisor/

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Under Pressure, AASHTO Withdraws Objection to Stronger Bike-Ped Rules

The Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials is withdrawing its opposition to an important federal policy change that puts cyclists and pedestrians on a more equal footing with motorists. Should infrastructure like bike lanes come standard on transportation projects that receive federal funding? AASHTO is reconsidering its opposition to an FHWA policy that makes accommodating [...]

Source: http://dc.streetsblog.org/2011/04/25/under-pressure-aashto-withdraws-objection-to-stronger-bike-ped-rules/

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Mas Des Dames, Rose, Coteaux Du Languedoc 2009

Outside here in Minnesota it’s in the mid 20′s Fahrenheit with a thick snowpack. It is far from springtime here but a bit of spring can be had here inside a bottle of dry rosé. Every spring and summer I resolve to drink more rosé but for one reason or another rarely do. So I [...]

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Rodney Strong, Pinot Noir 2009

Since today is Valentine’s Day I thought I would post a romantic wine. Red Burgundy is world-renound as a silky and feminine wine of grace and balance. And Pinot Noir is the variety of red Burgundy which has been transplanted all over the wine world. California Pinot Noir has come a long way in a [...]

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Pairing wine with civil disobedience

He’s not going to rank up there with Rosa Parks. But Terry Mulligan is trying to have his illegal actions make a larger point. The Canadian “media personality” is willfully transporting wine across provincial lines. According to this story, he will stand on the border on May 13 and take a bottle of wine made [...]

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