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At the ongoing Australian International Motor Show in Sydney, the same show where Australian sportscar-maker Elfin took the wraps off its new Type 5 Clubman, Lexus unveiled a new version of its IS 250 sports sedan called the Sports Concept.

So what, you ask is the Lexus IS 250 Sports Concept? Think of it as IS F-light, but not quite as light on substance as appearance packages from its German rivals (think Audi S-line or Mercedes AMG sport packages). The show car has been outfitted with 19″ wheels hiding cross-drilled two-piece rotors clamped by six-pot calipers up front and four-pots in the rear, painted trademark Lexus F blue. It also sports Billstein shocks and springs; sway bars and chassis braces; an enlarged air intake and cat-back exhaust; a new clutch and short-shift kit; a carbon fiber engine cover and an assortment of spoilers and skirts.

In short, what we’re looking at is an IS F, only without the 5-liter V8. The revised breathing systems squeeze out a modest 1.5 percent increase in output from the 2.5-liter V6 for a total of about 213hp. The add-ons are currently being considered for the Australian market, but we’re sure there are plenty of fans of the IS F on this side of the globe who don’t need to hit 60 in the fours and wouldn’t mind a more affordable alternative given the current economic climate.

While work is reportedly be done on developing a cabrio version of the Lexus IS and a lighter-weight version of the fire breathing IS-F, the IS 250 and 350 need some attention too. They’re receiving mild updates for the 2009 model year, images of which have found their way onto the web. Though not expected to officially bow until the Paris Motor Show in October, the ‘09 IS will be sporting an ever so slightly revised front end, new side mirrors with turn signal indicators, redesigned taillamps with integrated L-shaped reverse lights and a new wheel design. In true Lexus tradition, the exterior changes are about as minimal as they get and require close comparison with an ‘08 model to appreciate. We can see that the front bumper, lower air intakes and fog lights have been softened, but that’s about it. While we don’t know anything official about mechanical changes, Carscoop reports that a revised electronic stability control system will be part of the ‘09 package.

We’ve been hearing about a possible Lexus IS coupe for what seems like eons, and by most accounts, it’s likely to hit the streets sometime around the turn of the decade. A convertible is supposedly in the works too, but until now, there’s been limited proof that Lexus was planning to offer the two-door version of its entry-level sedan. However, the crew at my.is has been scouring U.S. and Canadian trademark applications and has come up with three new filings from Toyota’s luxury division that could mean Lexus is at least considering bringing the IS coupe to market.

The trademarks include alphanumeric names with a “C” affixed to the end, including the IS250C, IS300C and IS350C. “C” could mean a couple of things, but the smart money is on “Coupe.” It’s also telling that Lexus’ lawyers have trademarked the IS300C designation, since there’s nothing to slot in between the current entry-level IS250 and the markedly more powerful IS350. There’s no filing for an IS-FC, but if Lexus finally decides to provide the coupe people crave and do serious battle with the BMW M3, it’s just a matter of time before we see some derivation of that name pop up in the trademark office.

[Source: my.is, Photo: Unknown Source]

by: Richard Cussons

The Labrador Retriever is an active and multi-talented breed of dog. It is expected to carry out various roles to be of service to people. In countries like United States and Australia, the Labrador Retriever is considered as the most popular breed of assistance dog and also makes excellent pets and working dogs. With all the happiness and countless help this breed offers, it is just right to give them what they deserve. For sure they will never ask for anything other than your attention, care, praise and love. Show them how much you love them by taking good care of them, providing toys and activities to entertain them, giving them a comfortable place to sleep, water to drink and food to keep them healthy and active.

The health of your Labrador Retriever depends on you. Choosing the activities they must do, how often they should take a bath and what foods to eat are some of your several responsibilities to your dog. Many issues concerning dog foods are coming out from all corners of veterinary world. Some claims dry dog food to be the best dog food because it has various health benefits for your dog. Others go for semi moist food because it taste better.

There is really no specific answer when somebody ask what is the best dog food. The answer will always be “it depends”. Each dog has is own specific dietary needs depending on its breed, age, size, activities and health condition. Puppies and older dogs may need different amount of calories. Same with normal and overweight dogs. A dog with health problem, even as simple as fever, has different dietary requirement compared to healthy dog.

For some reasons, most owners consider dry dog food as the best. One obvious reason for sure is the convenience this type of food brings. Feeding your dog is a no sweat process in this type of food. All you have to do is grab one from grocery stalls, tear open the package and pour the contents into your dog’s food bowl. Aside from that, dry dog food is known to contain the most nutrients your dog needs. However, this food contains 10% water making it hard to chew especially to older dogs. You can wet the food to make it easy for your dog. Dry dog food is also said to benefit the dog’s teeth and mouth condition by preventing tartar buildup.

Not all dry dog foods are proven safe for Fido. Some brands contain unknown ingredients and are mainly fillers such as soybean meal, corn meal and corn gluten meal. Food colorings are also present in dog foods. These food colorings can be made from chemicals and can cause health issues.

Make it a habit to carefully read the product label. Check the ingredients making sure that meat is included in the list. Meat is important because it is the source of natural protein for dogs. Nutrition greatly affects your dog’s health. Lack of it can cause high cholesterol, obesity and countless other ailments that could eventually shorten your dog’s life.

source:articlecity

There will be 250 top domain names in the DomainTools Live Auction. Plus, every Domain Roundtable attendee is guaranteed 1 domain in the Live Auction. This is in addition to the 250 chosen for live auction. Guaranteed to be interesting! DomainTools released a post list where you can preview the auction list.

According to Name Intelligence, the Domain RoundTable Conference organizers, they are still moving things around a little, tweaking things here and there. Once the list is finalized they will publish it more officially.

It’s April 15th which means one thing: taxes PS3 firmware 2.30 is due. Right on cue, Sony made good on the new PlayStation Store and DTS-HD Master Audio sound reproduction sure to make audiophile-types lean in for a listen. The Store is acting a bit sluggish at the moment, something that’s likely to get sorted once the rolling update is completed. Nevertheless, users are claiming easier navigation and richer experience. So whatcha looking at — get out of here kid, there’s on-line updating to be done.
source:engadget

In a report in January, Click Forensics found that the overall click-fraud rate for the online advertising industry was 16.6% in the last quarter of 2007, up from 14.2% for the same period a year earlier reports Forbes. In contextual advertising networks like Google Adsense and Yahoo! Publisher Network, Click Forensics estimated that 28.3% of clicks were fraudulent, up from 19.2% for last quarter of 2006.
A growing portion of that traffic, Click Forensics argues, comes from so-called botnets–millions of PCs hijacked with malicious software and programmed to flood certain sites with clicks.

This is all part of the battle for supremacy between Google and Yahoo! for click through advertising, and Yahoo! have announced a partnership with Click Forensics. But Click Forensics are not the most popular organisations with other search engines “who have rebuffed Click Forensics’ repeated accusations that they underestimate or ignore the volume of fraudulent clicks on their search pages and content networks.”

There is disagreement between search engines such as Google and Click Forensics as well as advertisers who “hesitant to share too much traffic data with Google and Yahoo!; they fear compromising their users’ privacy. They also worry that Google and Yahoo! could raise their advertising rates or use the data to tune their own content to better compete with small players.”

We weren’t terribly impressed by the iriver E100’s size or functionality, but at $110 for a 4GB player with this size of screen, it’s certainly hard to complain. For $50 more you can get an 8GB player, and both sizes come in pink, black, blue and brown and white flavors. You can pick it up now at Amazon.com or J&R, and we’re sure other online retailers will be quick to jump on board.
source:engadget

Pizza.com is cooking and nearly done. The current bid is a nice US$2,605,000 with almost 34 hours to go in the Sedo auction before bidding closes. There have been 76 bids to date with two bidders, listed as bidders “22” and “23” currently slugging it out. Pizza.com is cooking and nearly done. The current bid is a nice US$2,605,000 with almost 34 hours to go in the Sedo auction before bidding closes. There have been 76 bids to date with two bidders, listed as bidders “22” and “23” currently slugging it out.

To check out the current bid price, see http://www.sedo.com/auction/auction_history.php?language=e&auction_id=27887.

That’s the question this article in Domain Informer asks, and they give some answers.

The article says this is probably the most common question that new domainers have. They want to know if they have struck gold with their latest brainwave or at least a little more than it cost to register that domain.

That’s the question this article in Domain Informer asks, and they give some answers.

The article says this is probably the most common question that new domainers have. They want to know if they have struck gold with their latest brainwave or at least a little more than it cost to register that domain.

The article then goes on to look at the issues involved in working out how much that domain name is worth. To read the article, go to www.domaininformer.com/guides/General_Information/articles/080402Howmuchismydomainworth.html.