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| October
1999 News Archives |
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Beer consumption up at Oktoberfest
Special-edition Victory V92SC
Virtual brewery tour
Great American Beer Festival results
Colt reducing line of handguns, not leaving the business
Beer.com opens
Nine new GM concept vehicles
New boats for 2000
Kenworth sets new land speed record
Beer for the troops
Harley-Davidson increases production
Playboy in Romania
Goodyear to stop making CART and IRL tires
Brothels legalized in the Netherlands
Do-it-yourself room acoustics
Playboy lingerie fashion show
Specs on record-breaking Kenworth
Sam Adams Millennium Beer
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| Beer
consumption up at Oktoberfest |
Monday, October 4
Officials for Munich's Oktoberfest celebration report that beer consumption
was up 6% this year, although attendence remained steady. During the festival,
which ended on Sunday, 12.3 million of pints of beer were consumed and
160,000 glasses were stolen.
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| Special-edition
Victory V92SC |
Sunday, October 10
Victory Motorcycles has announced a special edition of the V92SC for
the year 2000. Only 400 of these bikes will be built. The special edition
bikes feature 40-spoke lace wire wheels, a special windshield, pulled back
handlebars, and a special cherry red paint scheme.
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| Virtual
brewery tour |
Sunday, October 10
Anheuser-Busch has unveiled a "virtual brewery tour" on the Budweiser.com
web site. The site allows people to see the historic Anheuser-Busch Brewery
in Saint Louis.
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| Great
American Beer Festival results |
Sunday, October 10
The 18th Annual Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado, concluded
this weekend. The fesitval, which awards gold, silver, and bronze medals
to beers in 54 different categories has announced the winners on their
web site.
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| Colt
reducing line of handguns, not leaving the business |
Monday, October 11
Colt Manufacturing Company announced that it is eliminating seven of
its handgun models. The company refutes recent media reports, however,
that indicate it is leaving the handgun business due to lawsuits. The company
will continue to manufacture the .45-caliber and the Model P revolver.
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| Beer.com
opens |
Wednesday, October 13
The web site beer.com opened today, a site with beer, sports, music,
and other information for beer lovers. Beer.com also includes a library
of information on beer from around the world.
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| Nine
new GM concept vehicles |
Tuesday, October 19
General Motors will be revealing nine new concept vehicles at auto
shows during the next several months. The vehicles include the GMC Terradyne,
a work truck; and the Chevy SSR convertible pickup.
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| New
boats for 2000 |
Tuesday, October 19
Powerboat Magazine has released a preview of new boats scheduled to
appear in 2000. Included on the list is 41-foot Tiger from Cigarette which
tops 100 mph with twin 1000-hp engines. Also on the list are American offshore's
new catamaran and Fountian's 38-foot Lightning, featuring twin 310-hp MerCruisers.
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| Kenworth
sets new land speed record |
Friday, October 22
A Kenworth highway hauler set a new world land speed record for heavy
duty trucks. The 1999 T2000 was driven by Glenn Brown at an average of
162.579 mph at Utah's Bonnevile Salt Flats. The truck is equipped with
a 2200 hp Cummins K-series engine, tires from a 737, and a 60-inch sleeper.
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| Beer
for the troops |
Tuesday, October 26
The 7,500 multinational troops in East Timor will soon receive supplies
of beer. Each member of the Australian-led force will recieve two cans
per day.
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| Harley-Davidson
increases production |
Tuesday, October 26
Harley-Davidson announced it will increase its production target for
1999 and 2000. The company now plans to produce 175,000 bikes this year
and 193,000 in 2000. The original production target for 1999 was 167,000.
The move is a result of third quarter sales increasing over 20% from last
year.
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| Playboy
in Romania |
Tuesday, October 26
Playboy launched its first Romanian edition last Thursday. The Romanian
Playboy is the 15th international edition of the magazine, which includes
editions in other former-communist nations such as Croatia, Poland, and
Russia. The Romanian edition will sell for approximately $1.50 and has
a projected circulation of 40,000.
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| Goodyear
to stop making CART and IRL race tires |
Wednesday, October 27
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced yesterday that it
will not make Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) and Indy Racing League
(IRL) tires in 2000. The company stopped supplying Formula One tires in
1998. Goodyear cites the ongoing split between CART and IRL as a factor
in the decision.
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| Brothels
legalized in the Netherlands |
Wednesday, October 27
The Dutch Parliment voted Tuesday to legalize brothels in the Netherlands.
The vote overturns a 1912 ban on bordellos. Brothel owners will have to
submit to a background check, meet safety standards, and confirm that the
prostitutes are not illegal workers. Dutch prostitute associations hope
the move will provide prostitutes with government-mandated benefits such
as sick leave and maternity pay.
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| Do-it-yourself
room acoustics |
Thursday, October 27
Home Theater Magazine Online
has a guide to building the proper acoustic environment for a home theater.
Unlike many guides, this one is designed for the average guy, who doesn't
have a PhD in electrical engineering and won't be able to build a new wing
on the house just to get good sound.
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| Playboy
lingerie fashion show |
Friday, October 29
Playboy will host a multimedia lingerie fashion show on Tuesday, November
16 in Los Angeles. The show will be broadcast over Playboy's cable TV network
as well as an online web broadcast. The show will begin at 10 PM, eastern
time.
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| Specs
on record-breaking Kenworth |
Friday, October 29
Kenworth has unveiled the specifications for the Kenworth T2000 that
set a new land speed record last week. The truck was driven by Glenn Brown
over two runs at an average speed of 162.579 mph, breaking the previous
record by nearly 15 mph. The T2000 features a stock cab with 60" sleeper,
a 19-liter 2,200 hp Cummin K-series diesel, and automatic transmission.
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| Sam
Adams Millennium Beer |
Friday, October 29
The Boston Beer Company has announced a limited-edition millennium
brew. Only 3,000 bottles of this special beer will be sold through select
retailers. The expected price is $200 for one 750 ml bottle. The beer has
been made from select ingredients and aged five years in oak barrels. Jim
Kock, founder of the Boston Beer Company, has signed and numbered each
bottle.
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