DOGS WALKING AROUND

This dog was scratching himself to try and relieve the itching ... looks like he may have fleas or some kind of lice.

Dogs walking around in gas station

Photos taken by my husband and by myself

2009 Maserati GranTurismo S

A year after the unveiling of the GranTurismo, Maserati will be back at the Geneva International Motorshow with yet another world premiere, the GranTurismo S. The ultimate expression of the Trident coupé's sportiness shifts the emphasis onto performance and driving enjoyment. Two main novelties are at the heart of the new Maserati: the 440 HP V8 4.7 engine and the electro-actuated gearbox with fast MC-Shift arranged in the Transaxle layout typical of high-performance sports cars that represents the technological DNA of all Maseratis. The GranTurismo S makes use of the high-performance brake system developed in collaboration with Brembo and introduced for the first time in the automotive field on the Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S. The system features front brake discs made with dual-cast technology - a dual casting of cast iron and aluminum, paired with aluminum mono-bloc 6-piston brake calipers, ensuring optimized braking performance.


2009 Maserati GranTurismo S Hot Wallpaper


2009 Maserati GranTurismo S


2009 Maserati GranTurismo S Wallpaper


2009 Maserati GranTurismo S's Rim

2009 Maserati GranTurismo S

A year after the unveiling of the GranTurismo, Maserati will be back at the Geneva International Motorshow with yet another world premiere, the GranTurismo S. The ultimate expression of the Trident coupé's sportiness shifts the emphasis onto performance and driving enjoyment. Two main novelties are at the heart of the new Maserati: the 440 HP V8 4.7 engine and the electro-actuated gearbox with fast MC-Shift arranged in the Transaxle layout typical of high-performance sports cars that represents the technological DNA of all Maseratis. The GranTurismo S makes use of the high-performance brake system developed in collaboration with Brembo and introduced for the first time in the automotive field on the Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S. The system features front brake discs made with dual-cast technology - a dual casting of cast iron and aluminum, paired with aluminum mono-bloc 6-piston brake calipers, ensuring optimized braking performance.


2009 Maserati GranTurismo S Hot Wallpaper


2009 Maserati GranTurismo S


2009 Maserati GranTurismo S Wallpaper


2009 Maserati GranTurismo S's Rim

2009 BMW M3 Race Version

BMW presented the racing version of the new BMW M3 at the Chicago Auto Show. Powered by a 485 bhp eight cylinder engine, this impressive race car has been designed to compete in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) beginning in 2009. The car is based on the fourth generation of the BMW M3, the high-performance sports car produced by BMW M GmbH. Those engine blocks, cast in BMW's light alloy foundry in Landshut - the very source of BMW's Formula One castings - selected for race duty need to withstand even more power: the BMW P65 race engine delivers 485 bhp. The race version of the BMW M3 is wider and significantly lighter than its production equivalent, enabling it to perfectly transmit the power of its V8 to the track. Widespread use of carbon-reinforced plastic (CRP) provides proof of substantial weight reduction. As with the production version, the race car's roof is manufactured from this high-tech material.


2009 BMW M3 Race Version Wallpaper


2009 BMW M3 Race Version Hot Wallpaper


2009 BMW M3 Race Version


2009 BMW M3 Race Version Picture

RESIDENCES & COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS IN AVARÉ

When I walk around the town for shopping and sightseeing, I used to look to the buildings and check out the architecture. I love looking at these ghosts of the past... Several residences were converted to commercial use and there is a contrast between the first and second floor of those buildings and the commercial level at ground floor. A visual contrasts between the old and the new... the beautiful and the "not beautiful"... as you can see on photos that my husband and I have taken in Avaré.

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ANTIQUE HOUSES IN AVARÉ, PART I

Avaré is a city in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, located 270 km (167,77 miles) from the capital.

The city was established on September 15, 1861 by Major Vitoriano de Souza Rocha and Domiciano Santana. The population in 2007 was about 80,034 inhabitants. The economy is based on agriculture, cattle ranching and tourism. The great attraction include the beautiful Jurumirim Dam.

Photos taken by my husband and myself

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If you like old houses, come to see more HERE.

2009 BMW M3 Coupe

The new BMW M3 sets the foundation for continuing an exceptional career in motorsport. So every enthusiast sharing the passion for supreme performance may be sure that this model is able to master even the greatest challenge on and off the race track. The new BMW M3 comes for the first time with an eight-cylinder power unit. And the specifications of this all-new high-performance engine clearly prove the competence and skill of the engine development specialists at BMW M GmbH gained in a long history of racing success: Displacing 3,999 cc, the new V8 develops maximum output of 414 bhp, together with peak torque of 295 lb-ft at 3, 900 rpm. Perhaps an even more outstanding fact is that some 85 per cent of the engine’s peak torque remains available throughout the enormous speed range of 6, 500 rpm.



2009 BMW M3 Coupe Wallpaper


2009 BMW M3 Coupe Hot Wallpaper


2009 BMW M3 Coupe


2009 BMW M3 Coupe

2009 BMW M3 Coupe

The new BMW M3 sets the foundation for continuing an exceptional career in motorsport. So every enthusiast sharing the passion for supreme performance may be sure that this model is able to master even the greatest challenge on and off the race track. The new BMW M3 comes for the first time with an eight-cylinder power unit. And the specifications of this all-new high-performance engine clearly prove the competence and skill of the engine development specialists at BMW M GmbH gained in a long history of racing success: Displacing 3,999 cc, the new V8 develops maximum output of 414 bhp, together with peak torque of 295 lb-ft at 3, 900 rpm. Perhaps an even more outstanding fact is that some 85 per cent of the engine’s peak torque remains available throughout the enormous speed range of 6, 500 rpm.



2009 BMW M3 Coupe Wallpaper


2009 BMW M3 Coupe Hot Wallpaper


2009 BMW M3 Coupe


2009 BMW M3 Coupe