Whether you drive a family-friendly SUV, an oh-so-professional sedan, or an economy-minded compact, it can be tough to keep your ride looking its best. To the rescue: these 15 easy and ingenious tricks for getting your car clean and organized.
If you have kids, you have car clutter. Books, toys, snacks, jackets—these things seem to multiply overnight and take on a life of their own. Get kid-clutter under control with a lidded basket large enough to hold all the necessities as well as those last-minute additions that always seem to come along for the ride.
Yuck! Spills, drips, and grime tend to build up on the bottom of your car's cup holders. But who wants to spend time scrubbing away the sticky mess? Instead, take a tip from One Good Thing, and fill the cup holders with inexpensive silicone cupcake liners. When the inevitable spill happens, just toss the cupcake liner into the dishwasher.
If your car breaks down or you're pulled over for a traffic infraction, the last thing you need is the additional stress of a frantic search for your mechanic's phone number or your auto registration and insurance documents. Instead, gather all your important car information together in a small binder, then stash it in the glove compartment.
Road trips can be fun, but they're often accompanied by a gradually accumulating pile of food wrappers and empty cups. Don't let your kids drop trash on the car floor; instead, corral it in this handy cereal container turned trash can, the brainchild of Unsophisticook. It couldn't be easier: Just take a plastic cereal storage container, line it with a small plastic trash bag, and voilà! A place for trash other than the back seat.
Typically, your car's floor mats are the filthiest spot in your ride. Mud, crumbs, bits of paper, and leaves all tend to accumulate beneath your feet, but vacuuming and scrubbing the mats admittedly isn't the most enjoyable use of your precious free time. One Crazy House has a better idea: Just give the mats a good shake, then pop them right into your dishwasher for a thorough cleaning. Your car looks better already.
When it's time to feed a parking meter or pay a toll, don't waste time rooting through your purse or pockets. Instead, copy this smart trick from Kalyn Brooke, and store loose change in a small, round plastic chewing gum container—you can find one at any supermarket checkout line. Set the container in your car's front cup holder, and you'll always have coins at hand when you need them.
Wish you could magically double your trunk space when it's time to tote home the spoils of a major shopping trip? Well, now you can, with the ingenious and not-too-difficult DIY pop-up trunk shelf from Instructables. Not only is it perfect for groceries, but it's also a great way to hide valuables, store gym shoes or sporting equipment, or protect just-purchased nursery plants from heavy bags of soil or fertilizer.
Have you ever wished you had a central supply station inside your car? Blogger Angela of blue I style did, so she came up with this easy and smart idea. Convert a multidrawered plastic crafts box into a storage spot for just about anything your family is likely to need on a car trip, like sunscreen, a first aid kit, snacks, wet wipes, and similar items. Now you're organized!
If that new car smell vanished long ago, and your auto now carries the aroma of old French fries, dog hair, and sweaty soccer uniforms, it's time to bring the freshness back to your ride. Don't worry, there's no need to spring for any of those artificial, unpleasant, and sometimes headache-inducing fragrances. With the easy directions at Lemons, Lavender & Laundry, you can quickly create your own car freshener out of your favorite essential oils and a wooden ornament.
If your car's headlights aren't brightening your path as much as they used to, or if they look dim, yellow, and foggy, it's time to break out the toothpaste. Yes, the same minty-fresh paste that whitens your choppers can also restore the plastic cover over a car's headlights to its former clear, shiny glory. Just spread toothpaste on a rag, rub the headlight until all the grunge is gone, and then rinse with clean water. Ta-da!
Dashboard looking dusty? Pleather or leather seats lost their luster? Armrests looking a bit worse for wear? You'll find the remedy in your kitchen pantry—coffee filters and olive oil. Just pour a few drops of the oil onto a coffee filter, then wipe your car's interior to remove built-up dust, grime, and doggy nose smudges. Your ride will look almost like new.
Oh no! You turned a corner too quickly, and now eggs, oranges, and canned vegetables have escaped the grocery bags and are rolling around the trunk. This common scenario has a simple solution—just slip a bungee cord through the handles of your grocery bags, then stretch the cord across the trunk and fasten it on each side. No more grocery tumbles.
The election is long over; now, only the bumper sticker remains. Trying to strip the sticker away with your fingernails will probably just leave you with a stubborn mess. Instead, get your blow dryer in on the action. Select the hottest temperature, then focus the blast of air on the bumper sticker. It might take a minute or two, but the heat should soften the sticker's glue enough to let you easily peel the paper off the bumper.
If your car's dashboard is showing its age with small cracks or dullness, head to the medicine cabinet for the solution: Vaseline. This petroleum jelly is an easy way to bring back the shine to your dashboard, but don't go overboard. First, use a clean, damp rag to wash away dust, then dry thoroughly. Then, using a dry rag, wipe a very thin layer of Vaseline across the dashboard. Finally, use the cloth to smooth away any excess. Done!
These clever ideas will make cleanup a breeze and help you organize the necessary things to keep in your car—like emergency kits and important forms—so you always know where to find them.


The Shorts was a pop group from the Netherlands consisting of Hans van Vondelen (vocals), Erik de Wildt (keyboard), Hans Stokkermans (bass guitar) and Peter Wezenbeek (drums). The group was formed in 1976, and scored a 1983 international hit with "Comment ça va" produced by Jack Jersey. Last "recorded" appearance is from Sopot Festival 1984.


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I haven't mobilized drivers to campaign against Akufo-Addo -GPRTU Executive
Politics July 11, 2020 Stephen
Secretary to the Ashaiman Traffic Light branch of the GPRTU, Samuel Amoah, is urging the general to disregard an online publication by www.myxyzonline.com in which he is said to have mobilized drivers to campaign against the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
According to him, although he appeared on Power FM last Thursday to share the some concerns of the GPRTU with regards to the impact of the novel corinavirus on the transport as well as his views in the 15% transport fare increment, never did he say that he will mount a campaign against the President.
Instead, he said although there has been an upward adjustment of transport, transport operators are still incurring losses.
This, he said is partly due to the fact that insurance operators are still charging for insurance covers that do not reflect the current sitting capacity of their vehicles.
As a result of this, he appealed to the President to talk to the insurance companies to review their charges to reflect the current sitting capacity of their vehicles.
Below is the full statement which was issued in Accra on Friday, July 10, 202.
RE: GPRTU CHAIRMAN MOBILIZES DRIVERS TO CAMPAIGN AGAINST AKUFO-ADDO
My attention has been drawn to an online publication by www.myxyzonline.com dated July 9, 2020 with the above mentioned headline which was attributed to me.
The said publication also quoted me as saying that "I have mounted a P. A. system on my car and have started a campaign for drivers to vote for change.
I am entreating all drivers to step out and take part of the EC's registration exercise because our votes will go a certain way this year".
The publication also referred to me as the Chairman of the GPRTU.
I wish to state as follows:
I never made those remarks in my interview with Power FM that I had mobilized drivers to campaign against the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
I also did not state anywhere in the interview that I have mounted a P. A. system on my car for the purpose of urging drivers to vote for change in the upcoming general elections.
I am not the Chairman of the GPRTU but rather a Secretary to the Ashaiman Traffic Light Branch of the GPRTU.
I was invited to the studios of Power FM in Accra in the morning of Thursday, July 9, 2020 in my capacity as the Secretary of the GPRTU, Ashaiman Traffic Light Branch. In the studio, I met one David Agboado, a PRO for Concerned Drivers Association.
We were hosted by Kwame Minkah with the discussion centering on COVID-19 and its impact on the transport industry as well as the 15% increment in transport fares effective Saturday, July 11, 2020.
In the course of the discussion, a question was put to me by the host demanding to know the views of the GPRTU as far as the 15% fare increment is concerned.
I told him that the 15% fare increment has not helped us because we will still be running at a loss.
Therefore, we were expecting something better than the 15%.
I went further to state that at my station, we operate a 15 sitting capacity mini urvan buses which we pay insurance to cover that capacity.
However, in complying with the COVID-19 safety protocols, the sitting capacity has now reduced to 10 yet the insurance companies are still charging us for an insurance cover of 15 sitting capacity.
I therefore appealed to the government to intervene by talking to the insurance companies to reduce the cost of the insurance cover to reflect the current sitting capacity.
The same question was put before David Agboado of which he corroborated with my submission.
Therefore, never in the said interview did I state that I had mobilized commercial drivers and urged them to vote for a change in the upcoming general elections.
The statement attributed to me is fabricated and do not reflect the views I expressed in my interview with Power FM.
I urge the general public to disregard the said publication or treat it with all the contempt that it deserves.
I am also urging the online portal, www.myxyzonline.com to take immediate steps to effect the changes in their story.
At GPRTU, we don't do politics even though we vote.
To all media houses.
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Today I could have jumped into my car to drive a mile to the nearest Starbucks. Instead, I hopped on my bike and rode 11.4 miles from Bedford to Somerville to get my coffee. I celebrated the burning of the calories by eating a blueberry scone with the coffee. It was 35 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30 mile per hour wind.
Hunting with my Father prepared me for these rides. We would get out of bed long before daybreak and dress with many layers. The layers were not especially effective in the temperatures that we experienced. Many times the temperature hovered around zero as we hiked the corn fields in search of game. The constant effort of stepping over corn stalks in fields filled with snow served to keep my blood flowing and eventually to warm my extremities.
As I grew older I became less interested in hunting and the distance grew between my Father and me. Still, on my cold weather rides I often think of the discipline that I developed in the corn fields. Thanks to my Dad, there are lots of things that I can not only endure, but also enjoy.


One of the most fascinating technologies to evolve over the past several decades is point cloud modeling. Businesses across the globe are increasingly turning to 3D point cloud modeling for all manner of applications. The freelance experts at Cad Crowd have years of experience working with point clouds. Whatever your project needs, our freelancers can create point clouds using top-of-the-line digital equipment, and they can transform this data into stunningly accurate 3D computer models using sophisticated software.
The benefits and usage of point cloud modeling will be discussed in just a little bit, but it would help to understand the whole process better if we first talk a little bit about the basics.
Think back to your days in algebra class. If you did any three-dimensional graphing, you may remember that any point in space can be represented by just three numbers – an x, y, and z – that uniquely identify its position. That's why a point cloud is sometimes referred to as a 3D point cloud. (For the remainder of this article, the two terms will be used interchangeably.) Quite often, a fourth number will be associated with each point that represents the color of that particular point on the object. In those cases, you might see the term 4D point cloud used, but the concept is the same.
What is point cloud modeling?
Point cloud modeling is the process of converting point cloud data into a format that is much more user-friendly. Usually, this means first converting the data into a precise digital wireframe or mesh image of the object and then rendering that image to appear more realistic. That was quite a mouthful, so let's break it down a little, starting with the point cloud itself.
In real-world situations it is impossible, of course, to have a point cloud that contains information about every point on the surface of an object. In fact, most point clouds are obtained through the use of 3D scanners (to be discussed shortly), so only a sampling of points for any given object or objects will be available. Now, the larger the set of points you can obtain, the more precisely you can model the size and shape of the object. But larger data sets require more memory and computer processing resources.
It makes these images appear more lifelike. Take another look at the torus picture above. The point cloud image does a good job of presenting the shape of the torus, but the image itself is grainy and not very lifelike. Compare that to what is achievable using point cloud modeling – here's another image from the same Wikipedia article that shows a remarkable level of detail.
To achieve this level of detail, the modeling process first converts the point cloud data into either a wireframe image (where the surface of the object is described by a series of lines, like the jet engine picture below) or a mesh image (where the surface is broken up into thousands and thousands of tiny triangles, like the Space Shuttle picture below).
Once a wireframe or mesh drawing has been created, a design expert can use rendering software to manipulate light, shadow, and color to transform the image into a photorealistic model viewable on any computer.
You can find this information presented in a little more detail on Cad Crowd's service pages for 3D Interior Rendering and Assembly Modeling Services.
Before point cloud modeling can take place, the point cloud itself has to be created. And the technology behind that is even more fascinating.
How are point cloud models created?
Point clouds are usually created using devices called 3D scanners. 3D scanners have been in use for about 50 years, but advances in hardware have made the technology less costly and more accessible since the turn of the century. There are many types of 3D scanners, but we'll focus on just three techniques that see widespread use: LIDAR, photogrammetry, and structured-light 3D scanners.
LIDAR (sometimes spelled LiDAR or lidar) stands for Laser Imaging Detection and Ranging (sometimes Light Detection And Ranging). In a LIDAR system, pulses of laser light are directed at an object and sensors record when the light is reflected off the object and returned to the system. Circuitry within the scanner can measure the transit times of the laser pulses with incredible accuracy. (Typical transit times can be measured in the trillionths-of-a-second range.) Since the speed of light is a constant, the distance to every point explored on the object by the laser can be recorded with incredible accuracy as well. The device stores the position of all these points (the x, y, and z coordinates) in a point cloud.
The term LIDAR was initially limited to instances when this technology was used for larger-scale operations like surveying. Nowadays, the term LIDAR is used more broadly, with even hand-held laser scanners boasting LIDAR technology.
Photogrammetry is the science of making measurements from a photograph. For example, given a photograph of terrain that was taken from directly above that area, a ruler could be used to measure the size of an object (or the distance between two objects) and then scaled up appropriately. In digital photogrammetry, pictures of an object are taken from multiple locations around the object. Since the angle between the camera and any given point will differ by camera location, the position of each point in space (the point cloud data) can be determined mathematically using sophisticated algorithms designed specifically for this purpose.
In general, digital photogrammetry is not as accurate as LIDAR but in the right circumstances can provide satisfactory results at significantly lower cost.
Structured light (sometimes called white light) 3D scanning is a third method of creating a point cloud. It is useful for close-in situations (in other words, you won't be scanning a building or a landscape with a structured light scanner). These scanners operate by projecting a beam of light at the object in a tightly defined patterned, usually a stripe or a bar. The pattern will deform around the object's different curves and edges; the scanner's software will analyze these deformations and use this information to determine the object's size and shape.
This type of scanning can also be significantly less expensive than LIDAR, and it is safer to use, since there is no risk of eye damage from a LIDAR laser.
Who uses point cloud models?
What are the potential uses of point cloud modeling?
It may seem counterintuitive that you would use point cloud modeling to create a 3D CAD drawing of a product to then create a prototype of that drawing, since the usual process flow goes something like: 3D drawing > prototype > product. But not all inventors or designers are fluent in CAD software; they may prefer a hands-on approach to prototype creation. Point cloud modeling is an excellent solution for creating 3D CAD models after the fact.
Creating 3D CAD models from an existing product or prototype can be a tedious and time-consuming (and expensive) process. Thankfully, we have reverse engineering freelancers at your disposal. In the past, measurements needed to be made by hand, which can be a real problem when dealing with complex shapes or, for example, product designs molded out of clay. Scanning products and using point cloud modeling to create these CAD models (a process sometimes referred to as scan to CAD) gives you an invaluable start for improving the existing design and eventually manufacturing a product.
Point cloud modeling can also be used to create 3D CAD drawings of the various components of an object. This is especially useful for products that are no longer in production or for which parts are scarce. These CAD files can be used by CNC equipment to machine new parts (or increasingly by 3D printers to print new parts).
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a holistic approach to managing all the data involved in a construction project, from 3D CAD models to time and cost analyses and other information about the project (collectively referred to as metadata). It is a set of best practices that utilize all the available digital information so that the entire timeline of the project can be executed effectively from design through construction and eventually to demolition.
Point cloud modeling can be an integral part of this process. Among the most important practices in the construction industry is the creation and maintenance of as-built documentation, that is, drawings or models of the project in its finished state. As-built drawings will invariably differ from original design technical drawings due to change orders or other alterations to the plans made in the field to facilitate construction.
By taking 3D scans of the completed project and converting the resultant point cloud information into a 3D model complete with accompanying metadata (a process sometimes referred to as scan to BIM), extremely accurate and detailed as-built drawings can be readily produced.
As-built models created by point cloud modeling have been used for many years for quality-control purposes. As-built scans of products (or buildings, etc.) can be compared to original design drawings to spot problems before they get too far out of hand. (Verity is an example of software developed by a company called ClearEdge3D that can perform these comparisons for construction projects automatically.) Quality-control inspectors are now using handheld laser scanners to analyze manufactured components for variations from tolerances. Some scanner manufacturers are reporting accuracies of around 30 microns (roughly the thickness of a human hair).
What are some of the popular software packages that are used for point cloud modeling?
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How can Cad Crowd help with your project?
Cad Crowd has the resources to help you efficiently tackle your point cloud modeling challenges. Our professionals can scan projects of any size, analyze and manipulate the point cloud data, and render accurate and detailed 3D CAD images that help you achieve your project goals. Our freelancers stay up to date with the latest software advancements, especially in the expanding field of Building Information Modeling. They can ensure rapid turnaround times and help maximize the return on investment for your construction projects.
We can help you find the point cloud modeling services company or freelancer to give you a leg up on your competition. Regardless of how far you are along on your project's timeline, or its complexity, Cad Crowd has the professional resources to help you manage your point cloud modeling needs.
Our freelance point cloud modeling experts are among the most talented in the industry. Cad Crowd has an extensive network of pre-qualified and vetted freelancers available who can manage the point cloud modeling process to help you complete your project on time and under budget. Contact us obtain a free, no-obligation quote today!


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La Flaminia GT Coupé (Touring) è una delle versioni della Lancia Flaminia, prodotta dal 1959 al 1965, anche se rimasta in catalogo della casa automobilistica fino al 1968.

Flaminia GT Coupé prima serie

Dopo aver sostituito la berlina Aurelia con la limousine Flaminia, la Lancia deve pensare a lanciare le versioni dall'impronta più sportiva, quelle che debbono prendere il posto delle famose Aurelia B20 coupé e B24 spyder; per far questo, la casa torinese imbocca la strada già percorsa con l'Appia, creando un telaio che possa essere rivestito dai migliori carrozzieri italiani.

Le Flaminia sportive vengono esposte al pubblico per la prima volta in occasione del XV Salone dell'automobile di Torino che si apre il 5 novembre 1958: sono tre versioni, tutte aventi forma di coupé, molto diverse tra loro e realizzate da tre dei carrozzieri italiani più quotati, Pininfarina, Touring e Zagato.
Rispetto a quella della berlina, la meccanica delle tre nuove coupé non presenta grandi rivoluzioni ma solo alcune necessarie variazioni quali l'accorciamento del passo, un incremento della potenza e la modifica dei rapporti del cambio e del ponte.

Pininfarina presenta una lussuosa coupé, Zagato una berlinetta spartana e sportiva, mentre la carrozzeria milanese Touring espone, con la sua classica struttura definita "Superleggera" (ossatura in tubi di acciaio con copertura in alluminio) un filante coupé a soli 2 posti, caratterizzato dalla doppia fanaleria anteriore e da vistosi gruppi ottici posteriori.

Pare che l'affidamento alla carrozzeria milanese, che non intratteneva rapporti con la Lancia sin dai tempi dell'Aprilia, sia da ascrivere all'amicizia intercorrente tra Carlo Pesenti e Gateano Ponzoni, socio del titolare della Touring, Carlo Felice Bianchi Anderloni.

La produzione, seppur in serie limitata, viene avviata all'inizio del 1959 e già al Salone dell'automobile di Ginevra di marzo la GT di Touring, al pari delle sorelle di Pininfarina e di Zagato, viene esposta con un'importante innovazione, l'adozione dei freni a disco Dunlop: si ha dunque ragione di ritenere che una quantità estremamente limitata di GT Touring sia uscita dalla fabbrica con i vecchi classici freni a tamburo. Da notare che per avere i freni a disco, peraltro montati su tutti gli esemplari, è necessario l'esborso di un supplemento di 60.000 Lire.

Nel 1960 anche la GT, come la berlina e le altre sorelle sportive, deve adeguare la fanaleria alle nuove norme del codice della strada.

In occasione del Salone di Ginevra del marzo 1960 viene presentata la GT Cabriolet (allora definita "Convertibile") che ricalca esattamente le forme della coupé, ha il medesimo motore ed offre le medesime prestazioni.

Nell'estate di quello stesso anno l'intera gamma Flaminia, e dunque anche le GT Touring coupé vengono modificate nella timoneria dello sterzo: viene inserito un ammortizzatore idraulico telescopico destinato ad assorbire anche i piccoli contraccolpi che nascono dai movimenti verticali di sospensione delle ruote e dunque a ridurre le reazioni degli scuotimenti al volante. Una curiosità: i possessori di Flaminia non ancora dotate di questa miglioria, possono ottenerla dietro pagamento di una somma di 20.000 Lire.

La vita della "prima serie" termina nel dicembre del 1961, sostituita da una nuova versione con motore munito di 3 carburatori.

 Periodo di produzione: approssimativamente, dal gennaio 1959 al dicembre 1961
 Modelli: tipo 824.00, coupé 2 porte, 2 posti, con guida a sinistra e tipo 824.01, coupé 2 porte, 2 posti, con guida a destra
 Numerazione progressiva: tipo 824.00/824.01 (assieme a 824.02/824.03): da 1001 a 2067
 Unità prodotte: 868 (in grande prevalenza con guida a sinistra); da notare che le altre 199 unità, che mancano all'appello per coprire l'intervallo da 1001 a 2067 (1067 esemplari), erano del tipo Sport (Zagato) ed erano contraddistinte dalle sigle 824.02/824.03
 Caratteristiche principali:
motore: anteriore a 6 cilindri a V di 2457,98 cm³, potenza 119 cv (DIN) a 5100 giri, valvole in testa; **carrozzeria: coupé 2 porte, 2 posti, scocca portante, sospensione anteriore a ruote indipendenti, sospensione posteriore a ruote semi-indipendenti (schema De Dion);
trasmissione con trazione alle ruote posteriori, cambio a 4 rapporti+retromarcia;
dimensioni e peso: passo cm 252, lunghezza cm 450, larghezza cm 166, peso (a vuoto) kg 1250;
velocità max: km/h 180.

Caratteristiche tecniche della Flaminia GT Coupé prima serie

Flaminia 3C GT Coupé

Il 13 gennaio 1962, in occasione della cerimonia di premiazione dei clienti sportivi maggiormente distintisi nelle competizioni del 1961, la Lancia presenta nuove versioni delle Flaminia sportive Touring e Zagato, caratterizzate dalla adozione di una alimentazione mediante tre carburatori doppio corpo Weber accuratamente registrati e sincronizzati aspiranti l'aria da un unico grande filtro.

Il nuovo sistema di alimentazione, che avviene mediante una pompa elettrica anziché meccanica, determina un notevole incremento della potenza massima, che sale da 119 a 140 cv, e della coppia, che passa da 19 a 20,7 mkg. Altre variazioni riguardano il rapporto al ponte, che è un po' meno demoltiplicato (3,615 anziché 3,692), diversi aggiornamenti nell'impianto elettrico (tra cui una nuova dinamo ed un diverso tipo di candele), qualche modifica ai comandi e alla strumentazione (la scala del contagiri, per esempio, arriva ora a 6500), miglioramenti nelle rifiniture, la apposizione, sullo spigolo delle portiere, di una luce-spia che segnala l'apertura e l'aggiunta di due luci posteriori per la marcia indietro, che vengono inserite al centro del gruppo ottico al posto dei catadiottri, che a loro volta trovano alloggio nel piccolo spazio tra il gruppo ottico e l'apertura del bagagliaio.

Il peso aumenta parecchio ma le prestazioni risultano incrementate con la velocità massima dichiarata dalla casa che sale di 11 chilometri all'ora, da 180 a 191. Sale anche la pendenza massima superabile (da 37% a 39%) e salgono anche il prezzo (da 3.200.000 a 3.320.000) e il consumo (da 11,8 a 13 litri ogni 100 chilometri, secondo le norme CUNA).

Le consegne ai clienti iniziano il 1º febbraio 1962
La Flaminia 3C GT Coupé rimane in produzione fino all'uscita della nuova versione con motore da 2,8 litri (settembre 1963) ma figura nei listini Lancia fino all'ottobre del 1968, evidentemente per lo smaltimento delle scorte di motori da due litri e mezzo.

Da notare che nel settembre 1963, allo scadere della produzione della gamma Flaminia da 2,5 litri, la 3C GT Coupé viene affiancata da una nuova versione a 2 posti più 2, generalmente definita GTL.
 Periodo di produzione: approssimativamente, dal gennaio 1962 al settembre 1963 (la 3C GT Coupé con motore da 2,5 litri appare nei listini fino al mese di ottobre 1968, dopodiché scompare definitivamente)
 Modelli: tipo 824.10, coupé 2 porte, 2 posti, con guida a sinistra e tipo 824.11, coupé 2 porte, 2 posti, con guida a destra
 Numerazione progressiva: tipo 824.10/824.11 (assieme a 824.13): da 3001 a 3856
 Unità prodotte: 682 (di cui 672 guida a sinistra e 10 guida a destra); da notare che le altre 174 unità, che mancano all'appello per coprire l'intervallo da 3001 a 3856 (856 esemplari), erano del tipo Sport (Zagato) ed erano contraddistinte dalla sigla 824.13
 Caratteristiche principali:
motore: anteriore a 6 cilindri a V di 2457,98 cm³, potenza 140 cv (CUNA) a 5600 giri, valvole in testa; **carrozzeria: coupé 2 porte, 2 posti, scocca portante, sospensione anteriore a ruote indipendenti, sospensione posteriore a ruote semi-indipendenti (schema De Dion);
trasmissione con trazione alle ruote posteriori, cambio a 4 rapporti+retromarcia;
dimensioni e peso: passo cm 252, lunghezza cm 450, larghezza cm 166, peso (a vuoto) kg 1290;
velocità max: km/h 191.

Caratteristiche tecniche della Lancia Flaminia 3C GT Coupé

Flaminia 3C GT Coupé 2,8

Al XVI Salone dell'automobile di Francoforte dell'autunno 1963 tutte le Flaminia vengono presentate con un motore la cui cilindrata è portata da 2,5 a 2,8 litri (mediante il rialesaggio dei cilindri da 80 a 85 mm) e che, nel caso delle versioni più sportive quali le Touring, raggiunge i 150 cv (contro i precedenti 140) ed è più elastico (la coppia massima sale da 20,7 a 22,8 mkg a 3500 giri), conferendo alla Flaminia 3C GT Coupé soprattutto un sensibile miglioramento nella ripresa (la velocità massima passa comunque da 191 a 194 Km. orari). Il consumo sale a sua volta di un 10% abbondante (da 13 a 14,5 litri ogni 100 km).

Tecnicamente si notano queste altre variazioni: aumento della capacità del circuito di lubrificazione, nuovi rapporti di trasmissione (cambio di velocità e ponte), aumento del diametro dei dischi dei freni, batteria con maggior amperaggio, candele di nuovo tipo.
La carrozzeria non subisce variazioni, tanto è vero che la nuova 2800 si differenzia dalla sorella minore solo per l'aggiunta della specifica "2.8" sul cofano del portabagagli.

Da osservare che la Flaminia 3C GT Coupé 2,8, che viene prodotta fino al 1965, è ancora disponibile (assieme alla sorella con motore da 2 litri e mezzo) fino all'ottobre del 1968, evidentemente per smaltire le unità prodotte ma non immediatamente vendute.
 Periodo di produzione: dal 1963 al 1965 (la 3C GT Coupé con motore da 2,8 litri appare nei listini fino al mese di ottobre 1968, dopodiché scompare definitivamente)
 Modelli: tipo 826.138, coupé 2 porte, 2 posti, con guida a sinistra e tipo 826.139, coupé 2 porte, 2 posti, con guida a destra
 Numerazione progressiva: tipo 826.138/826.139: da 1001 a 1168
 Unità prodotte: 166 (di cui 165 guida a sinistra e soltanto 1 guida a destra); da notare che le 2 unità, che mancano all'appello per coprire l'intervallo da 1001 a 1168 (168 esemplari), sono due chassis (numeri 1167 e 1168) carrozzati fuori serie in esemplare unico, rispettivamente, da Pininfarina (modello cosiddetto Speciale) e da Ghia (modello Marica).
 Caratteristiche principali:
 motore: anteriore a 6 cilindri a V di 2774,83 cm³, potenza 150 cv (CUNA) a 5400 giri, valvole in testa;
 carrozzeria: coupé 2 porte, 2 posti, scocca portante, sospensione anteriore a ruote indipendenti, sospensione posteriore a ruote semi-indipendenti (schema De Dion);
 trasmissione con trazione alle ruote posteriori, cambio a 4 rapporti+retromarcia;
 dimensioni e peso: passo cm 252, lunghezza cm 450, larghezza cm 166, peso (a vuoto) kg 1290;
 velocità max: km/h 194.

Caratteristiche tecniche della Flaminia GT Coupé 2.8

Flaminia 3C GTL 2+2 Coupé 2.5 e 2.8

Nel settembre del 1963, quando escono le Flaminia con motore da 2,8 litri, viene lanciata una nuova versione della Coupé Touring, caratterizzata da una modifica al padiglione che, grazie anche ad un aumento del passo (seppur contenuto in appena 8 cm), consente di ospitare, con la formula allora piuttosto diffusa del "2 posti più 2 di fortuna", 2 persone sul sedile posteriore; conseguentemente il vano retrostante i sedili anteriori viene opportunamente dotato di un apposito sedile.

Di questa versione, che la Lancia definisce «G.T. 3C 2+2» ma che è forse più nota come «GTL» ed è stata concepita per essere munita del motore da 2,8 litri, vengono costruiti anche 2 o 3 esemplari sui quali viene montato il precedente motore da 2 litri e mezzo.

Le caratteristiche di questo modello ricalcano ovviamente quelle della 3C GT Coupé, fatta eccezione per la misura del passo (da 252 a 260 cm), la lunghezza (da 450 a 453 cm), l'altezza (6,5 cm in più), il peso (60 kg in più) e, com'è ovvio, la maggiore portata.

Anche le prestazioni sono sostanzialmente le stesse (ad esempio, la velocità massima è, nel caso della 2800, di 191 Km/orari per la "2+2" invece dei 194 della "2 posti secchi").

La differenza di prezzo di vendita in Italia tra la GTL e la "2 posti" è tutto sommato modesta: appena 115.000 Lire.

Gli esemplari con la motorizzazione più piccola vedono la luce nel 1963, mentre le 2.8 litri vengono costruite fino al 1965 ma appaiono nei listini, per l'esaurimento delle scorte, fino al settembre 1968.

 Periodo di produzione: dal 1963 al 1965 (la 3C GTL Coupé con motore da 2,8 litri appare nei listini fino al mese di ottobre 1968, dopodiché scompare definitivamente)
 Modelli: tipo 824.16, motore 2,5 litri, coupé 2 porte, posti 2+2, guida a sinistra, tipo 826.140, motore 2,8 litri, coupé 2 porte, posti 2+2, con guida a sinistra, tipo 824.141, motore 2,8 litri, coupé 2 porte, posti 2+2, con guida a destra
 Numerazione progressiva: tipo 824.16: da 1001 a 1003 (secondo il volume "La Lancia" di Wim Oude Weernink & Adriano Cimarosti, edito da Motor Racing Publications, sarebbero stati costruiti soltanto 2 esemplari), tipo 826.140/826.141: da 1001 a 1300
 Unità prodotte: motore 2,5 litri: 3 (tutte con guida a sinistra) (2 secondo la nota precedente), motore 2,8 Litri: 300 (di cui 295 con guida a sinistra e 5 con guida a destra)
 Caratteristiche principali:
motore 2,5 litri: anteriore 6 cilindri a V di 2457,98 cm³, potenza 140 cv (CUNA) a 5600 giri, valvole in testa; motore 2,8 litri: anteriore a 6 cilindri a V di 2774,83 cm³, potenza 150 cv (CUNA) a 5400 giri, valvole in testa;
carrozzeria: coupé 2 porte, 2 posti+2 di fortuna, scocca portante, sospensione anteriore a ruote indipendenti, sospensione posteriore a ruote semi-indipendenti (schema De Dion);
trasmissione: con trazione alle ruote posteriori, cambio a 4 rapporti+retromarcia;
dimensioni e peso: passo cm 260, lunghezza cm 453, larghezza cm 166, peso (a vuoto) kg 1350;
velocità max con motore 2,5 litri: km/h 189; velocità max con motore 2,8 litri: km/h 191

Caratteristiche tecniche Lancia Flaminia 3C GTL 2+2 Coupé 2.5 & 2.8

I prezzi delle Flaminia GT Coupé
La dinamica dei prezzi di listino in Italia delle Flaminia GT Touring ha lo stesso andamento delle sorelle berlina e coupé, nel senso che, durante tutto il periodo di commercializzazione, non subisce variazioni particolarmente significative, anche perché il tasso di inflazione è, in quel periodo, estremamente modesto.

Anche se la macchina è meno lussuosa rispetto alla Lancia Flaminia Coupé Pininfarina, la GT Touring, grazie al fatto di rivolgersi ad una clientela forse più sofisticata e che ama quel pizzico di sportività in più che la GT offre, può essere venduta ad un prezzo lievemente superiore: in ogni caso il divario non supera mai, nel periodo (grosso modo un decennio) in cui le Flaminia "derivate" sono state commercializzate in Italia, le 200.000 Lire (5,6%).

In concreto, le GT (Coupé e Convertibile, indifferentemente) vengono proposte, al momento del lancio sul mercato (gennaio 1959), a 3.200.000 Lire: diventano 3.320.000 nel febbraio 1962 (quando escono le versioni 3C a tre carburatori), lievitano a 3.435.000 dal settembre 1962 per ribassare, nel giugno 1964, a 3.335.000 Lire.

Le versioni 2.8, che appaiono nei listini a partire dall'ottobre del 1963, costano 200.000 Lire in più rispetto alle 2.5, ovvero 3.635.000 (che scendono a 3.535.000 nel giugno 1964).

La Coupé 2+2, che appare nei listini nella sola versione con motore 2.8, è naturalmente più costosa (115.000 Lire in più della corrispondente coupé 2 posti, ovvero 3.750.000 Lire, dal momento del lancio - ottobre 1953 - al maggio 1964, che diventano 3.650.000 dal giugno 1964 fino al termine del periodo di commercializzazione, l'ottobre del 1968).

Le prove su strada della Flaminia GT Coupé
Negli anni 5 testate si sono occupate di sottoporre a test la Flaminia Touring: cronologicamente, hanno provato su strada una Coupé GT Touring, Quattroruote nel 1959, Sports Cars Illustrated nel 1960, la Rivista Lancia ed Autorama nel 1962, ancora Quattroruote nel 1963, Car & Driver (nuovo nome di "Sports Cars Illustrated") nel 1964; Ruoteclassiche ha sottoposto a prova nel 1996 una Flaminia GT Convertibile con 35 anni di vita.
Le impressioni di guida di «Quattroruote» (1959) - Flaminia GT Coupé prima serie
Sono le primissime impressioni di guida della Coupé Touring prima serie, appena immessa sul mercato: vengono pubblicate a pagina 57 del numero 4 dell'aprile 1959.

Al termine del breve giro di prova, viene giudicata positivamente per ciò che concerne l'abitabilità (ovviamente per 2 persone), la visibilità, il comfort, l'efficienza dei freni a disco (che resistono bene al fading, cioè all'affaticamento, anche se possono talvolta portare al bloccaggio delle ruote). Meno entusiasmanti la tenuta di strada (sovrasterzo eccessivo) e la impossibilità di effettuare il cosiddetto "punta e tacco".

I rilevamenti, effettuati un po' approssimativamente, parlano di 34 secondi necessari per percorrere un chilometro con partenza da fermo, mentre per l'accelerazione vengono riferiti i dati seguenti:
da fermo a 80 km/h: 7,8"
da fermo a 100 km/h: 11,4"
da fermo a 120 km/h: 16"
da fermo a 140 km/h: 23"
da fermo a 160 km/h: 33"

Poiché però le velocità sono quelle indicate dal tachimetro, che è facile presumere un po' ottimista, i dati vanno presi, come si dice, con beneficio di inventario.

Il test di «Sports Cars Illustrated» (1960) - Flaminia GT Coupé prima serie
In realtà la rivista, pubblicata negli USA, si limita ad illustrare le caratteristiche della vettura, una GT Coupé prima serie, e a riprodurre un grafico riguardante i dati di accelerazione misurati, che sono assai meno positivi rispetto a quelli rilevati, seppur approssimativamente, da Quattroruote.

Secondo Sports Cars Illustrated, abbiamo infatti:
accelerazione, da fermo a 80 km/h: 8,5"
accelerazione, da fermo a 97 km/h: 13.8"
accelerazione, da fermo a 113 km/h: 17"
accelerazione, da fermo a 129 km/h: 22"
accelerazione, da fermo, 1/4 di miglio: 19,3"
La rivista segnala anche di aver raggiunto una velocità massima di 106 miglia orarie, pari a poco più di 170 km/h, un bel po' al di sotto del valore dichiarato dalla Lancia, che è di 180 km/h; è da presumere che questi risultati non eccellenti dipendano dal fatto che la vettura aveva percorso pochi chilometri dopo l'uscita dalla fabbrica e non aveva ancora concluso del tutto la fase di rodaggio.

Le impressioni di guida di Paul Frère (1962) - Flaminia 3C GT Coupé
Il belga Paul Frère, noto corridore e giornalista degli anni cinquanta-sessanta, viene invitato dalla Lancia a provare la nuova Flaminia GT a 3 carburatori ed a riferirne le impressioni. Il rendiconto di questo test è pubblicato sulla rivista Lancia numero 7 edito nella primavera del 1962, pochi mesi dopo il lancio.

Secondo Frère, la GT 3C dispone di un motore elastico, che consente di marciare e riprendere in quarta marcia (che è in presa diretta) già a partire da un regime di rotazione di appena 1000 giri al minuto (33 km/h in quarta marcia) e che non crea il minimo problema nel traffico cittadino, anche se naturalmente esprime il meglio di sé quando si raggiunge e si supera la soglia dei 3500 giri (100 km/h).

Poiché il primo giorno di test è disturbato dalla pioggia, Frère può annotare che la tenuta di strada è ottima anche sul bagnato, mentre osserva che i freni, che pure sono perfetti sull'asciutto, sul bagnato possono facilmente produrre il bloccaggio delle ruote, specie sull'anteriore. Un appunto riguarda anche la scarsa velocità dei tergicristalli, che, secondo il giornalista, dovrebbe poter essere graduata ed incrementata quando la pioggia è più battente.

Questi i dati rilevati:
accelerazione, da fermo a 100 km/h: 11"
accelerazione, da fermo a 160 km/h: 32,2" (sul bagnato) e 30,4" (sull'asciutto)
chilometro da fermo: 32,2" (sul bagnato) e 31,6" (sull'asciutto)
velocità massima: km/h 187
consumo misurato durante la prova: litri 17 ogni 100 km (con andatura vivace-sportiveggiante e con traffico cittadino intenso).
La prova su strada di Autorama» (1962) - Flaminia 3C GT Coupé
La rivista specializzata «Autorama», che all'epoca è abbastanza diffusa in Italia, pubblica nel fascicolo di ottobre del 1962 il resoconto di una prova effettuata su un percorso di circa 1000 km con una Flaminia 3C Coupé.

In estrema sintesi, questi i giudizi espressi: accesso al posto di guida e posizione di guida ottimi, finitura abitacolo un po' spartana, mancanza ripiano portaoggetti, braccioli portiere non correttamente posizionati, visibilità buona, leva cambio in posizione un po' troppo arretrata e vicina alle gambe del pilota, sterzo preciso e senza reazioni ma un po' troppo pesante alle basse andature, ottima la tenuta di strada, efficienti ed indenni da critiche i freni, elasticità di marcia notevole.

I dati rilevati sono i seguenti:
accelerazione, da fermo a 100 km/h, 11"
accelerazione, da fermo a 160 km/h, 32,1"
chilometro da fermo: 32,2"
velocità massima: sfiorati i 190 km/h
consumo: sul percorso di prova (Montecarlo, Ponte San Luigi, Ventimiglia, Colle di Tenda, Torino, tutto su strada statale, più il tratto finale Torino-Milano autostradale) compiuto in poco più di 4 ore, il consumo è stato di 18 litri ogni 100 km, malgrado l'uso costante delle marce basse e le strade di montagna e rivierasche.

La prova su strada di «Quattroruote» (1963) - Flaminia 3C GT Coupé
Nel suo fascicolo numero 92 dell'agosto 1963, «Quattroruote» pubblica la prova su strada completa di una Flaminia 3C GT Coupé; secondo la rivista, gli aspetti più positivi sono: l'abitabilità (specialmente in altezza), la capacità di trasporto bagagli, la dotazione della strumentazione, la tenuta di strada e la stabilità, la elasticità di marcia, la manovrabilità del cambio, la frenata. Le critiche riguardano invece: il grado di finitura (non all'altezza della tradizionale accuratezza Lancia), la mancanza di una maniglia di appiglio per il passeggero, la visibilità in avanti, la scarsità di accessori, qualche slittamento di troppo della frizione.

Questi i dati rilevati:
velocità massima (media di due passaggi: km/h 203,741
accelerazione, da fermo a 60 Km/h: 4,8"
accelerazione, da fermo a 80 km/h: 7,6"
accelerazione, da fermo a 100 km/h: 11,2"
accelerazione, da fermo a 120 km/h: 16,1"
accelerazione, da fermo a 140 km/h: 22,8"
accelerazione, da fermo a 160 km/h: 33,2"
chilometro da fermo: 32,7"
ripresa, in IV marcia, da 30 a 60 km/h: 8,8"
ripresa, in IV marcia, da 30 a 100 km/h: 23,4"
ripresa, in IV marcia, da 30 a 140 km/h: 38,8"
consumo, in IV marcia, a 60 km/h: 7,85 litri per 100 km (12,7 km con un litro)
consumo, in IV marcia, a 100 km/h: 11,85 litri per 100 km (8,4 km con un litro)
consumo, in IV marcia, a 140 km/h: 14,25 litri per 100 km (7 km con un litro)
spazio di frenata: a 100 all'ora, in 57,7 metri.

La prova su strada di «Car & Driver» (1964) - Flaminia 3C GT Coupé 2.8
Nel 1964 la testata nordamericana Car & Driver (nuova denominazione di Sports Cars Illustrated) prova una 3C GT Coupé con il motore da 2,8 litri.

Oltre ai dati rilevati, viene pubblicata una vera e propria pagella, con le votazioni graduate da 0 a 10, in cui risaltano le insufficienze nel funzionamento dei tergircristalli, dello sbrinatore, del riscaldatore, la difficoltà di accessibilità alle componenti meccaniche, la scarsa efficacia dei paraurti. Per il resto sono tutte sufficienze, anche se le votazioni meno eclatanti riguardano la rumorosità, la visibilità e lo sforzo al pedale del freno, ritenuto eccessivo. Il massimo dei voti, o quasi, viene dato alla resistenza dei freni, alla precisione dello sterzo, allo scarso rollio, alla tenuta di strada e alla stabilità, al comfort di marcia, alle qualità dei materiali, alle finiture interne e alla ampiezza del bagagliaio.

Questi i dati rilevati:
velocità massima: 201 km/h circa
accelerazione, da fermo a 65 km/h: 5,8"
accelerazione, da fermo a 80 km/h: 8,2"
accelerazione, da fermo a 97 km/h: 10,8"
accelerazione, da fermo a 113 km/h: 14,4"
accelerazione, da fermo a 129 km/h: 18,3"
accelerazione, da fermo a 145 km/h: 23"
accelerazione, da fermo a 160 km/h: 29,5"
accelerazione, da fermo, 1/4 di miglio: 17,7"

Note

Altri progetti

GT Coupé

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It might be cathartic to opine noisily about another country's standards and practices, but there is substantial historical evidence to suggest that a country's citizens will tend to value economic opportunity over most other issues. That axiom applies as much to the US, the UK, and Europe as it does to China.
LONDON – While much of the hand wringing over China has abated somewhat during the COVID-19 crisis, the fears animating Western attitudes toward that country have not disappeared, and could resurface at any moment. These tensions represent a major, vexing dilemma for the world, given China's massive and growing economic power. And the situation certainly hasn't been helped by the failure of the other major economic powerhouse, the United States, to manage the current crisis effectively.
Owing to my professional background, I usually approach issues like the Sino-American relationship first as a macroeconomist. But as the chair of Chatham House, I have been developing a more nuanced view of the issue, taking into account not just the economic dimension but also security, diplomacy, culture, and other factors.
To that end, it seems only reasonable that we should adopt a broader "optimization framework" for understanding and managing relations between China and the West. Not to oversimplify matters, but if the economic opportunity that China represents can be expressed as X, Western leaders who want to confront China about actual or perceived transgressions need to weigh the potential costs of doing so against that benchmark.
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How do you balance human rights abuses with the growth of an economy. This is where the Western countries, as well as my own (India), must ask themselves moral and ethical questions while planning their economies
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Robert Oser Oct 19, 2020
Jim O'Neill is on the slippery slope to appeasement. International gamesmanship requires a firm response because any sign of weakness is seized upon by the counter party.
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Joe Zammit-Lucia Oct 18, 2020
No doubt if we dispatched Mr O'Neill to Beijing to sort out future relations, he would come back waving a piece of paper and declaring 'peace (and endless prosperity) in our time'.
Peter McLoughlin Oct 13, 2020
To achieve "a more prosperous and inclusive future", and avoid world war, we must look to history to avoid the mistakes of the past.
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Michael Public Oct 13, 2020
Yet another commissioned op-ed on this topic, perhaps?
What would the dollar cost have been to America if it flat out lost the Cold War? We can try put a figure to it - see below - but it would be a large figure any way you calculate it. China is over 4 times the population size of the USSR and in many ways more sophisticated. China's ideology and internal propaganda drive it towards a 2nd Cold War - this is always the end game of any highly nationalistic empire. The US is guilty of this too, but to a lessor extent as there exist a free(ish) press and a gentler ideology. The cost to the US of fighting that, let alone losing it, would be many trillions. Compare this to the cost of some factories that have to be moved to Mexico and the latter seems very cheap.
*By comparing Russian and US GDP per capital - the US earns about 6 times that of Russia per person. Considering the gross assets of the US are worth +- $202.44tn (and are accumulated over time out of income) we could divide that by 6 to give us a loss potential. Very rough, but provides the ballpark.
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vivek iyer Oct 12, 2020
Sino-Western relations may indeed be governed by economic, not geopolitical logic, but only if the US decides to concede Chinese hegemony in East Asia. But this would mean that China's neighbors would have to develop an offensive military doctrine- i.e. nuclear missiles capable of reaching Chinese Cities. It is also likely that they will cooperate to tie down PLA troops, perhaps using asymmetric tactics or 'force multipliers'. This means China will want more than detente in return for peaceful coexistence. They will want active cooperation. That is what economic logic dictates. We can already imagine some countries agreeing to hand over Chinese origin dissidents. Will that day come to Europe? What about America? Economic logic may favor appeasement. A gilded cage may seem a safe harbor from storm. Yet that is not the lesson of history.
One factor in the fall of the Soviet Union was the proxy war in Afghanistan. It is likely that the West will hedge its bets and pursue a similar course against Xi's China.
Godfree Roberts Oct 12, 2020
Jim O'Neill's always useful analysis is marred by his repetition of standard anti-China propaganda talking points: "China's human-rights abuses are legion, particularly in Xinjiang. Its clampdown in Hong Kong and incursions in the South China Sea "
As even the briefest reading of the UN Declaration reveals, China has the best human rights record of all the major powers (a low bar, true). Of the 30 Articles, China leads the US 26-2-2.
Nor has China been abusive in Xinjiang, as the testimony of the world's 53 Muslim nations and the World Muslim Council attested in the UN. It is China's accusers, the former colonial powers, who are committing human rights atrocities on Muslims daily, while China strives to improve their lives.
As to the South China Sea, China occupies precisely the same features it has occupied there since 1987.
Godfrey. If Chinas humans rights record is so stellar, why can foreign press and NGO's not have the access they need? At the end of the day, without foreign press, they are self-reporting (via the UN) their own success, and who would ever give themselves a bad grade?
According to the American Publishers Association, 94% of Americans do not trust their media–thanks to their coverage of Iraq, Tonkin Gulf, Russiagate and thousands of lesser stories. Let alone their invention (and constant repetition) of a non-existent 'massacre' in Tiananmen Square.
Why should China trust them when their own people don't–especially since Chinese media are the most trusted on earth? What value do they add?
I don't doubt that statistic but can only wonder why they didn't ask them if they trust China's media more?
jef ford Oct 14, 2020
I tell you why...
The mainstream media are hell-bent to write reports/articles to distort and instigate violence in other countries to create chaos and bloodshed for their sinister motive of violent regime changes with large number of people being killed/injured/displaced (and these people are not white anglo-saxon people, so of course their lives are cheap, so they are sub-humans who can be killed/injured/displaced without batting an eyelid)...
So you think other countries will allow all these media to instigate violence/bloodshed again and again?
Stop all this toxic hypocrisy, see all the war crimes committed by US leaders: These leaders (and their generals, senior advisors/officers) must face the music and must be brought to justice for the war crimes they committed, otherwise they will commit more war crimes again.
Edelman Corporation surveyed them and asked if they trust their media. 84% said, "Yes".
It's worth noting that the respondents are smarter (by 5 IQ points), better educated (by 3 years), and more widely traveled than their US counterparts.
stephan Edwards Oct 12, 2020
In other words we should acknowledge China has the center of the Earth & Xi has emperor. China can do has it pleases, the rest of us have the rest of to accept it with a smile and a thank you. Selling people for spare parts not our business. Stealing intellectual property hey no problem. In case it has slipped authors notice a return to Status Quo Ante where everyone excuses China and kisses their keister WASN'T working very well. Trump methods aren't working either I agree. But kneeling and kissing China where the sun don't shine in the name economic opportunity for the rich isn't exactly a great idea either. I realize believing in human rights and that people should NOT be sent off for reeducation for not being Han or not agreeing with party line. I even believe prisoners shouldn't be used for spare parts. I realize it's out of fashion to believe in Human Rights. But come on people, abandon Human Rights and all the West is supposed to Stand for(And doesn't often enough) Just so the rich & the MNC's can get richer? They might want to kiss China's keister so they can get richer but does that mean all of us should just so they can get richer?
Stop all this toxic hypocrisy, see all the war crimes committed by US leaders:
The illegal attacks/invasions (Iraq, Libya, etc.) and the war crimes being committed (by Bush/Cheney/Blair/Sarkozy/Cameron, etc.) are very serious, leading to never-ending vicious cycle of bloodshed causing more than 18 millions of innocent people being killed or injured or displaced as traumatized refugees continuously suffering hell.
In 2006, 14-year-old Iraqi girl Abeer Qassim Hamza al-Janabi was gang-raped and murdered by US Army who also murdered her family (occurring in their family home).
US Army/ CIA committed many human rights abuses against Abu Ghraib detainees in Iraq (physical/sexual abuses, torture, rape, sodomy, murder).
In 2005, United States Marines committed the Haditha massacre, a series of killings in which US Marines killed 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians which include men, women, elderly people and even 1-year old children, who were shot multiple times at close range while unarmed.
In 2002, two unarmed civilian Afghans, Habibullah and Dilawar, were repeatedly tortured, chained to the ceiling and beaten by U.S. military at the Bagram Theater Internment Facility, resulting in their deaths.
In 2007, NATO conducted air-strikes in Helmand province resulted in death of at least 45 Afghan civilians.
In 2009-2010: The Maywand District killings were the murders of at least three Afghan civilians perpetrated by U.S. Army.
In 2012, US soldier Robert Bales murdered 16 civilians and wounded 6 others in Afghanistan (9 of his victims were children, 11 of the dead were from the same family).
These US/UK leaders (and their generals, senior advisors/officers) committed war crimes in these illegal attacks and they are not above the law.
To uphold the rule of law, these leaders (and their generals, senior advisors/officers) must face the music and must be brought to justice for the war crimes they committed, otherwise they will attack/invade in the future and commit more war crimes again.
The assassination of Soleimani is very pernicious as Soleimani was on peace mission that Iraq was brokering between Iran and Saudi Arabia to help to resolve their conflicts to bring peace, stability and prosperity in this volatile region which is welcome by Muslims (and the wider world).
Those responsible for the illegal attacks/invasions (Iraq, etc.) and the assassination of Soleimani must be brought to justice as they are not above the law and they must be held accountable for the war crimes they committed.
US leaders bully and tyrannize other countries, breaking laws to attack/invade illegally (Iraq, Libya, etc.), repudiate agreements that they have signed (like Iran nuclear deal, Paris climate agreement, TPP, etc.), weaponize USD, weaponize international trade and finance...
US leaders are the thugs that have to behave better and stop committing war crimes.
Frazzling global nerves, these leaders (and their generals, senior advisors/officers) attacking/invading illegally (Iraq, etc.), committing war crimes...are seriously undermining the rule of law.
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The Harlem Globetrotters were founded in 1926. At that time Abe Saperstein (1902–1966), an English-born Jewish Chicagoan who had coached semipro basketball in the Chicago area, took over the coaching duties of an African-American team, the Savoy Big Five (formerly Giles Post American Legion). Saperstein decided the team would be more popular with better marketing. To emphasize its racial composition and its barnstorming, he renamed the team the Harlem Globetrotters, although they had no connection to the New York City neighborhood. The newly renamed team debuted on January 7, 1927, in Hinckley, Illinois, wearing read, white, and blue uniforms that Saperstein had sewn in his father's tailor shop. The first starting team consisted of Walter "Toots" Wright, Byron "Fat" Long, Willis "Kid" Oliver, Andy Washington, and Al "Runt" Pullins.
The Globetrotters played the itinerant schedule of barnstorming basketball teams, taking on black and white squads of greatly varying levels of ability, with many memorable games against their archrivals, the New York Rens. Players boosted the team's popularity by clowning—dropkicking balls, spinning them on fingertips, and bouncing them off teammates' heads. In 1939 the Globetrotters finished third in the Chicago Herald American 's World Professional Tournament; in 1940, they became World Champions. In 1943 the team traveled to Mexico City (the first indication that the team would soon justify its "Globetrotter" name) and won the International Cup Tournament. During the mid-1940s, a white player, Bob Karstens, joined the Globetrotters (the team has briefly had two other white players).
After World War II, as professional all-white basketball leagues began slowly integrating, the Globetrotters, led by Marques Haynes, were so popular that rumors spread that Saperstein opposed integration in order to keep control of the market for black players. Meanwhile, they continued to hold their own against white teams in exhibition games. In February 1948 the Globetrotters, following a fifty-two-game winning streak, played George Mikan and the Minneapolis Lakers evenly in two exhibition games in Chicago. The team's skill and popularity belied black exclusion policies.
By 1950 NBA teams had three black players, including ex-Globetrotter Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton. After the integration of professional basketball, the Globetrotters' playing style changed dramatically. Clowning now became predominant. Players such as Reece "Goose" Tatum, Meadowlark Lemon, and Fred "Curly" Neal were hired not only for playing ability but for trick shooting, dribbling, and comedic talent. The Globetrotters, now billed as "The Clown Princes of Basketball," became best known for already familiar routines, such as the pregame "Magic Circle." In this act, players stand in a loose circle and diSplay their skill and deftness with the ball, accompanied by the team's theme song, "Sweet Georgia Brown."
In 1950 the Globetrotters began annual coast-to-coast trips with squads of college All-Americans, which lasted until 1962. The same year, the team began annual European summer tours, playing to enormous crowds. In 1951 they played before seventy-five thousand spectators in Berlin's Olympic Stadium, still one of the largest crowds ever to see a basketball game. During this period, they appeared in two movies, Go Man Go (1948) and The Harlem Globetrotters (1951). In the early 1950s, after the Globetrotters lost consecutive games to Red Klotz's Philadelphia Spas, Abe Saperstein decided to dispense with playing local teams and to barnstorm with the Spas (later renamed the Washington Generals), who play some 250 games with the Globetrotters each year and serve as straight men for their stunts. The Generals, following an agreement with the Globetrotters, allow several trick-shot baskets per game. The last time the Generals beat their rivals was in 1971. In the 1950s the Globetrotters split into two squads, one of which played on the East Coast while the other focused on the West. In 1958–1959, the same year that Wilt Chamberlain, after the end of his college career, spent playing with the team (often as a seven-foot one-inch guard!), the Globetrotters toured the Soviet Union as goodwill ambassadors. Other famous athletes who played with the team included Bob Gibson and Connie Hawkins. The team has retained its interracial popularity, although during the 1960s some blacks criticized team members for their clownish image, which reinforced racial stereotypes, and the team's silence on civil rights issues.
After Saperstein's death in 1966, the team was sold to three Chicago businessmen for $3.7 million. In 1975 Metromedia purchased the team for $11 million. The Globetrotters remained popular into the 1970s, when they starred in cartoon and live-action TV series, but their popularity declined some years later, especially after stars such as Meadowlark Lemon left the team after contract disputes. In 1985 the first female Globetrotter, Lynette Woodward, was hired. In December 1986 Metromedia sold the team (as part of a package that included the Ice Capades) to International Broadcasting Corp. (IBC) for $30 million. In 1993 IBC entered bankruptcy and Mannie Johnson, a former Globetrotter, bought the team. It was another Globetrotter, Curly Neal, who best captured the team's appeal: "How do I know when we played a good 'game'?" he said. "When I look up at the crowd and I see all those people laughing their heads off. It's a hard world and if we can lighten it up a little, we've done our job."
In 1998 the Globetrotters played their 20,000th game. Globetrotters great Meadowlark Lemon was inducted into the basketball Hall of Fame in 2003.
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Gutman, Bill. The Harlem Globetrotters. Champaign, Ill.: Garrard, 1977.
Lemon, Meadowlark. Meadowlark. Nashville, Tenn.: Nelson, 1987.
Weiner, Jay. "Meadowlark Lemon Comes Home to Roost with Globetrotters." Chicago Star Tribune, March 1, 1993.
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The Judaization of Jerusalem: What is Our Response?
Are these the actions of a country interested in negotiating in good faith for a Palestinian state alongside it, with East Jerusalem as its capital?
Ha'aretz announced today that
2008 set an all-time record for the number of Arab residents of East Jerusalem who were stripped of residency rights by the Interior Ministry. Altogether, the ministry revoked the residency of 4,577 East Jerusalemites in 2008 – 21 times the average of the previous 40 years.
Also from today's Ha'aretz:
Clashes erupted yesterday in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem between demonstrators and counter-demonstrators, after a group of Jews announced their intention to move into a house in the neighborhood. The entry of the Jews into the home follows a court order ruling that the Arab al-Kurd family, which lives in a portion of the house, had no right to occupy an addition that they had built onto the house.
This situation has been unfolding for some time. In an nutshell: Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah have been evicted from their homes so that their land can be turned over to a settler organization that seeks to build a Jewish settlement called Shimon Ha Tzadik. According to the Jerusalem NGO Ir Amim, this settlement
constitutes one of a series of plans that seek to penetrate and surround Sheikh Jarrah with Israeli settlements, yeshivas, and other institutions as well as national park land, and complement government efforts to ring the Old City with Jewish development and effectively cut it off from Palestinian areas.
Meanwhile, since their eviction, the Palestinian families (55 people in total) have been sleeping on mattresses in the street "and spend the day sitting in the shade watching settlers walk in and out of their front doors."
And in another part of East Jerusalem:
The World Likud movement held a cornerstone-laying ceremony yesterday for the expansion of the neighborhood of Nof Zion, despite – or possibly because of – American pressure against building in East Jerusalem. The Jewish settlement is in the middle of the Arab village of Jabal Mukkaber. Meanwhile, the Jerusalem municipality razed two Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem yesterday.
The plan is to add to Nof Zion 105 new apartments to the 90 ones that are already there, most of which are already occupied. The neighborhood is considered "prestigious," but the developers ran into trouble a few years ago after they failed to sell the apartments to Jews from overseas. About a year ago the developers changed their marketing strategy to target the local national-religious market – and the apartments began selling quickly. The developers expect the same for the new part of the neighborhood…
In Isawiyah villagers tried to block the entrance to the village with cars, while in Silwan local residents threw rocks at police officers after the house was destroyed.
Addressing the ceremony, MK Danny Danon (Likud) said that Jerusalem will never be a part of negotiations with the Palestinians. He called Barack Obama "naive" and said the U.S. president still does not seem to understand who are the good guys and who are the bad guys in the conflict.
Yesterday the Jerusalem municipality razed two Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem, one in Isawiyah and one in Silwan. In both cases, local residents battled security forces.
It does not take a great deal of insight to connect these dots. These are not simply random municipal disputes. We are witnessing the systematic Judaization of Jerusalem.
International protesters refer to these actions as "ethnic cleansing." If that seems like too incendiary a term, what do we prefer to call it? And more critically, what are we going to do about it?
Postscript: I just received an email from Rabbi Arik Ascherman (of Israel's Rabbis for Human Rights) who was at yesterday's demonstration at Sheikh Jarrah. Though he is a veteran of such demonstrations, I have never heard Arik express such a profound level of despair.
His report has left me speechless.
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It is 1:30 am, and I just came back from Sheikh Jarakh –I see Jerusalem in flames, and know than my words will not succeed in conveying the horror of what I saw or the dread in my heart.
Today the court ruled in favor of the settlers who had taken over part of yet another family's home in Sheikh Jarakh. Because a lawyer for some of the families in the 1980's recognized Jewish ownership in return for protected tenant's status, the addition the El-Kurd family made to their home was deemed illegal. They had to ask permission from the "owners" to do it. Did the court order the addition demolished or a fine paid? Of course not. Why, anybody should be able to understand that the only logical thing to do was to let settlers move in to the extension.
All day the tension was palpable, sometimes breaking into physical violence. People warily looked at me to determine if I was friend or foe, until I got close enough to be recognized and greeted in Arabic the newcomers who didn't recognize me. Palestinians backed by Israelis and internationals huddled around fires, keeping a watchful eye out, as Arab music reminded settlers huddled inside their new acquisition just where they were. Nasser Ghawi is closing in on his fourth month in a pitiful lean-to across the street from where 6 settler families lived in his home, with a constant stream of visitors in and out. He asked me if there was any hope left. Usually full of optimism in even the most difficult situations, I could only mouth some meaningless platitudes about looking for new legal options. Yesterday Maya, our staff person who spends the most time in Sheikh Jarakh, asked me where justice was. I didn't have an answer for her either.
All of a sudden a group of settlers and their supporters comes to the Ghawi home amidst cat calls and insults hurled by Palestinians seeking an outlet for their seething anger and pain. The settler group moves closer and wants to come in to congratulate those within. Everybody jumps to their feet and the gate is slammed shut, but there are settlers already inside as well as outside. I am amazed that no fights break out. The taunts get louder and more vicious. Some spit at the settlers. In similar situations I have urged Palestinians to calm down, but here I felt that I had no right and that it would do no good. The only comment I responded to was when somebody said in Arabic that they wished Hitler had finished the job. I tried to think of what I could do if things escalated further, and didn't come up with any answers. The settlers keep staring at me and my kippah. They don't get it.
The most terrifying indication that we were at the brink of conflagration was that the police were did not wade violently into the Palestinians or arrest people for having the wrong look on their faces, as so often happens in Sheikh Jarakh. I even saw one of the officers trying to clear the way for settlers to come in and out snarl at one of the settlers and tell him that he dare not touch anybody. In other situations I would have been pleasantly surprised, but here this was an indication that the police also knew that they were sitting on top of a volcano about to blow.
Maya arrives. I say to her, "It will be a miracle if the night passes without an explosion." Every few minutes a new group of settlers comes to look, to smile. At one point a settler inside comes demanding that the Palestinians turn off the blaring music. I have visions of what will happen if he pulls a plug or smashes something. I remind him of the Jewish teaching, "You don't rebuke somebody in the midst of their sorrow." He goes back in, as Palestinians shout and rattle the windows. One woman addresses at length the Druze officer guarding the door to the captured room. I can only imagine what she is saying. What is said in Hebrew again and again is, "This is your system of law?" I can only answer what I learned years ago, "Not everything that is "legal" is just."
The worst of it is that I don't know what to suggest. Israel's democracy has failed up until now. International pressure has failed up until now. The activist community has failed up until now. Although his worst predictions that their actions would cause the inhabitants of the land to rise up and destroy them never came true, our ancestor Jacob cursed his sons Simeon and Levi until his dying day for their violent and brutal act of revenge in this week's Torah portion: "Their weapons are tools of lawlessness. Let not my person be included in their council,, Let not my being be counted in their assembly. For when angry they slay men, and when pleased they maim oxen."
I hope that I too am wrong. What is the big deal here? Be angry and upset, but why so worried about one more incident of helpless Palestinian fury directed at an Israeli injustice? Why should activists spend a sleepless cold Jerusalem night huddling in front of a fire. Why should the political echelons and the courts shake themselves out of their torpor. Can't the international community feel satisfied with itself over it's "strong protest?"
Because this is Jerusalem. As I wrote a week and a half ago, I see a Palestinian anger burning so strong that, unlike what usually happens, neither the threat of arrest or the use of overwhelming force is a deterrent. That means a third intifada. That means that the fact that the world community forcing Israel into a settlement freeze (perhaps) may be too little too late. That means that the Obama administration remains a laughingstock at best, and in many quarters the U.S. is again the subject of scorn and derision.
I see Jerusalem in flames – I see Armageddon straight ahead. I see everywhere complacent alarm. I know that tens will answer our call to demonstrate today, but we need hundreds and thousands. The diplomats will write urgent reports, but we need effective pressure. The peace and human rights community will say that this is terrible, but we need them to come out of their homes. The politicians will say that it is a matter for the courts and that they can't interfere,while the courts will say that the law takes precedence over their personal conscience. The police will prepare emergency plans. If nothing changes (olam c'minhago noheg), Jerusalem will burn.
This entry was posted in Human Rights, Israel, Palestine, Peace, Politics on December 2, 2009 by Rabbi Brant Rosen.
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11 thoughts on "The Judaization of Jerusalem: What is Our Response?"
Michael Levin December 2, 2009 at 6:48 pm
Additional resources available at EndDemolitionsNow.org [End Demolitions Now, a Settlement Freeze Would Not Be Enough] — a project of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions [ICAHD-USA, ICAHD Israel, & ICAHD UK] — including their current campaign/petition to end the destruction of Palestinian homes:
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Steve Grover December 3, 2009 at 2:08 am
2 words for the Judaization of Yerushalayim: Baruch Hashem!
YBD December 3, 2009 at 10:33 am
It is certainly novel to hear a rabbi complaining about the "Judaization of Jerusalem". Wasn't the idea of Zionism to "Judaize Eretz Israel"? Wasn't it "Judaization" to build the "progressive" Tel Aviv University on the land that belonged to the Arab village of Sheikh Munis but whose residents fled during the War of Independence?
On the other hand, is it "Arabization" when Arabs move into Jewish areas in Lod, Akko, or Nazeret Ilit, or when they take illegally over state lands in the Negev as happens every day?
Rabbi Brant Rosen Post author December 3, 2009 at 3:47 pm
As I rabbi, I have no trouble saying that the Judaization of Jerusalem is immoral. Jerusalem is certainly significant to Jews, but it is also a city with a population of multi-ethnic, multi-religious peoples who also consider it to be their home. If "Judaization" means that this city (or the land as a whole) should only be inhabited by Jews – and all others must be removed or otherwise stripped of their rights, then I will oppose this as a rabbi, as a Jew, and as a person of conscience.
Further, I do indeed consider it to be a moral issue that Tel Aviv University is built on the top of Arab village. I disagree with your analysis that the residents of al-Shaykh Muwannis simply "fled" in 1948. According to Israeli historian Benny Morris the depopulation of this village was prompted when the Irgun kidnapped five village leaders at the end of March 1948. "Coerced fleeing" by any other name would be called "expulsion," and I think we should be at least able to own it for what it was.
I'm intrigued by your term "Arabization." Lod and Akko were both originally Arab majority cities that were depopulated in 1948. It is well documented that in Lod Arab residents were forcibly expelled by Israeli forces (you can read Rabin's autobiography or "The Lemon Tree" for the specifics.) In the case of Akko, the Haganah besieged the city and its inhabitants fled (yes, fled) in every direction, including into the sea. Nazareth Illit was created largely out of expropriated land from the Arab city of Nazareth.
What do we make of this history? It's certainly not a simple answer. But I do believe that recognizing it, owning it, and talking about it would be a good first step. And if we are troubled by this history, I think a good second step would be to protest when we see it repeated in our own time, in Sheikh Jarrah and elsewhere.
Rabbi,
This Judification of Yerushalayim is making me want to sing Hatikvah and listen to a recording of Shuli Natan singing Yerushalayim Shel Zahav. Heck, I might contribute to the JNF or buy some State of Israel Bonds.
I invite all of your readers to join in on
this Ruach. Ashrei Yoshvay Veitecha.
YBD December 4, 2009 at 9:03 am
So, is Zionism, i.e the "Judaization" of Eretz Israel legitimate, or not?
If Zionism means ethnic cleansing, inequity, and transfer of indigenous peoples without some form of justice or repatriation, then no, I do not consider it to be legitimate.
I believe the only way Zionism can be "legitimate" is if it finds a way to coexist with basic tenets of human rights, civil rights, democracy and equality without regard to religion or ethnicity. (Values that I assume many of us purport to hold dear.)
Your answer is not clear. Is the goal of Zionism, as it was at least from the time of the Balfour Declaration, in which mass immigration of Jews to Eretz Israel is to be encouraged and organized, and in which a Jewish majority was ultimately to be established, legitimate in your eyes, knowing that this means making the existing Arab population a minority?
Dana December 8, 2009 at 6:34 am
It's so hard for me to accept that while I agree with Rabbi Arik Ascherman, others that agree with him too also speak sentiments like "Hitler should have finished the job".
How can I be on the same "side" as people who would have those thoughts???
Therefore I am on no side. This isn't a road, it's a heart, and what's wrong, is wrong. Taking these homes is wrong. But so is violence, so is murder, so is making a people feel so scared, so beaten, so ill, that all they can do is fight and make others feel this way, too.
All I can do is pray. And teach my children about right and wrong and see the power of good deeds.
I genuinely understand your anguish, Dana. I would only ask you to go deeper into the roots of this conflict and to understand where comments such as "Hitler should have finished the job' come from. I believe they come from the frustration and anger of people who have been thoroughly disempowered, crushed by oppression and are lashing back as angrily as they know how. While I find the meaning of the words to be reprehensible, I also know I need to be sensitive to the conditions from which words such as these might arise.
By the same token, we need to ask ourselves: what is the motivation of those who would evict families from their homes simply because they are not Jewish?
Unless we face these painful realities honestly, I can't see that we will ever find our way out of the essential tragedy of this conflict.
YBD December 9, 2009 at 1:36 pm
The answer to Dana's question you gave as to why the Palestinians yell things like "Hitler should have finished the job" is that we should try to "understand" what it is that brings them to think that way. No doubt millions of Jews in Europe in the period 1933-1945 were asking the same thing. I don't know what answer they came up with. Same with the all pogroms and massacres of Jews over the centuries before this.
On the other hand, maybe it would be reasonable to demand that the Palestinians NOT utter such sentiments since they should be required to "understand" Jewish feelings after suffering so much, just as you say we should "understand" their feelings.
However, this brings us back to the point that the Palestinians resent the Jewish presence in Jerusalem. If that makes their rage "understandable" I again ask if the Zionist aim to have mass aliyah to Eretz Israel, and, as a consequence have the Arab population become a minority is legitimate?


I love the simple things in life, coffee in bed, walks by the sea, cwtches on the sofa when it's cold outside and... new make up brushes. I honestly don't ask for much.
I have recently got my hands on a new set of brushes that have been on my wish list for far too long (Beauty Blogger Issues) and when I finally got a set of my own they certainly didn't disappoint.
Say hello to the Ecotools Fresh & Flawless Five Piece Complexion set!
This is a fantastic travel size brush set that covers almost all aspects of applying your makeup.
I have tried and tested all the brushes, and so far my favourites have been the Complexion Blending Brush for buffing in my foundation. I find this to be quite similar to my RealTechniques Expert Face Brush but a smaller, not so dense version; I have also loved the Precision Foundation Brush for blending out concealer under the eyes.
Another favourite has been the Buffing Concealer Brush for blending eye shadow into the crease. Not what it's made for, but fab at it regardless.
Even though this is a kit designed predominantly for applying face make up, I have used most of the brushes for other areas of my face too. As well as the Buffing Concealer Brush being great for under the eyes, the Flat Concealer Brush is great for applying lipstick too.
I've seen this kit available in Boots, Superdrug and Asda. Currently I can only find it online at Amazon for £10.79, with free delivery.