PRS 25th Anniversary SE Custom 24 Model Specs

This special 25th Anniversary Custom 24 SE follows in the footsteps of the tried and true Custom 24. The guitar that Paul Smith took to his first tradeshow in 1985, the Custom 24 is the model that brought PRS to the party. Offered in the original three colors from 1985 — Royal Blue, Scarlet Red, and Vintage Yellow — and one of the first SEs to feature old school PRS birds, we are proud to offer this commemorative guitar through our SE line.







Body
Top Wood : Maple Top with Quilt Maple Veneer
Body Wood : Mahogany

Neck
Number of Frets : 24
Scale Length : 25"
Neck Wood : Maple
Fretboard Wood : Rosewood
Neck Shape : Wide Thin
Fretboard Inlays : pearloid Birds

Hardware
Bridge : PRS Designed Tremolo
Tuners : PRS Designed Tuners
Treble Pickup : SE HFS Treble Humbucker
Bass Pickup : SE Vintage Bass Humbucker
Pickup Switching : Volume and Tone Control with 3-Way Toggle


from: www.prsguitars.com
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Toseland looking for another golden year

Unlike most of his rivals in 2010, James Toseland knows what it feels like to be a Superbike World Champion, and more than once. He's been away in MotoGP for a couple of seasons, and thus has only had three test sessions to have a close look at his main rivals this time around in SBK. But he is sure of one thing even before he starts his 2010 season for real. SBK racing is going to be full of potential rivals, and not just for race wins.

"I think there are more rivals than ever before, with the exception of Troy Bayliss not being there," said Toseland at his team's launch last week in Italy.


"Troy was in there when I was last racing in SBK, and he was a tough cookie. There are seven Brits in there this year, and they are all capable of being in that top eight, top six, at some stage. Then there are the regulars like Haga, Checa, Biaggi, Fabrizio, Corser and others. Cal has only just jumped back on a Superbike again so he has to find his feet. You don't know how much he is going to improve but obviously he is going to. You don't know how much that BMW is going to improve for Troy Corser either. There are a lot of riders in the mix. In this championship this year there really are any of six riders who could stand on the top step. I think there are at least ten podium finishers. There are seven British riders who could stand on a podium! It's going to be great for the show."


In terms of how many other British riders there are in WSB in 2010 in general, Toseland welcomes such a high number, but draws a line under how important it is overall. He stated, "One thing to prepare myself for is to forget the ‘Battle of Britain', because it is just part of the battle. There will be many other riders in there."


from: www.worldsbk.com
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Schumacher Exclusive Q & A: This is a chance that I could not help myself

Never say never again! The phrase may have been coined for James Bond, but the same also goes for a Formula One driver, especially when that driver is seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher. The phrase may have been created for James Bond, but the same also applies to Formula One, especially when the driver seven times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher. Not just the most controversial man in F1 history, Schumacher, at 41 years-old, is also the oldest driver on the 2010 grid, with a full three years' Absence from the sport to make up for. Not only the most controversial man in the history of F1, Schumacher, at the age of 41 years, also the oldest driver on the grid in 2010, with a full three-year absence from the sport to ransom. However, if his recent test times in the Mercedes count for anything, he's still the same as he always was - and far from rusty ... However, if the last test in a Mercedes to count anything, he's still the same as it always was - and far from rusting ...

Q: Are you aware that you are the love-hate figure?
Michael Schumacher: I simply think that if 'you are around as long as I have been there will always be people who follow you more and some who follow you less. Michael Schumacher: I just think that if you were there for me to be there will always be people who follow you more and some people who follow you less. But to be able to be around for so long, I sometimes had to close myself up a bit. But to be able to be around so long, I sometimes had to close myself up a bit. It may be the same again this time. Probably the same again this time.

Q: Lately you have given the impression of caring a little bit more about what people think of you? Q: Lately you have given the impression a little more concern about what people think about you?
MS: Well, let's see how the season develops. MS: Well, let's see how the season develops. It was a very sudden decision, so we all have to get used to see me driving again - myself included ... It was a very sudden decision, so we all better get used to seeing me drive again - including my own ...

Q: You said you felt like a kid with a new toy when you drove at Valencia last week. Q: You said you feel like a kid with a new toy when you drive in Valencia last week. Are you still as keen on your new toy? Are you still as interested in your new toy?
MS: Definitely, yes. MS: Of course, yes. To drive a car like this again, it was just that great old feeling I know so well. To drive a car like this again, it was just a big old feeling I know well. Nothing comes close. Nothing close. I love that sensation, I always did. I like the sensation, I always do. It was just that my batteries were empty at the end of 2006 that I retired. It's just that my battery was empty at the end of 2006 that I retired. I would not have wanted to go on. I'm not going to want to continue. Now my batteries are fully loaded again! Now my battery is fully charged again!

Q: To race for an afternoon is one thing, but adjusting to the normal duties test beyond the 100 laps marker is quite another. Q: For the race for the evening is one thing, but adjusting the test outside the normal duties 100 lap marker is another. Did that still feel okay? Is that still feel okay?
MS: It felt just great. MS: It was just great. No problem at all, just pure fun. No problem at all, just pure fun.

Q: Your doctor, Johannes Peil, was at the track at Valencia, but was not in Jerez. Q: Doctor, Johannes Peil, is on track at Valencia, but not at Jerez. Are you sure you're both now fully prepared? Are you sure you're both now fully ready?
MS: He was in Valencia to do some checks, as he has been with me very often in the past. MS: He was in Valencia to do some tests, because he has been with me very often in the past. We wanted to make sure I am best prepared, and obviously I am, as we both did not see the necessity to have him join me in Jerez. We want to make sure I am most ready, and obviously I am, when we both do not see the need to have him join me at Jerez.

Q: How is your relationship with team mate Nico Rosberg developing? Q: What about your relationship with team mate Nico Rosberg develop? Ross Brawn hopes you that will help him to mature; Nico hopes you'll share with him the secret of winning. Ross Brawn hopes that you will help him to mature; Nico hope you will share with him the secret of winning. What will it be? What will happen?
MS: How could I know? MS: How do I know? Unfortunately I can not look into the future. Unfortunately I can not see into the future. But I do not expect anything else but for it to be fine. But I do not expect anything but for it's fine. At the moment it is very constructive and I do not expect that to change. At that very constructive and I do not expect that to change. For once it is quite a good feeling to be able to communicate in my mother tongue, and at the moment we are 'neighbors' as our motor homes are right beside each other here in the paddock. For once this is a pretty good feeling to be able to communicate in my native language, and at our 'neighbor' as our motor homes beside each other right here in the desert.

Q: Up until now you have planned your career and image very carefully, but this new phase seems more Adventurous. Q: Until now you have to plan your career and image very carefully, but this new phase seems to be more adventurous. Do you have an idea of what this season will be like? Do you have an idea of what this season will be like?
MS: Again, unfortunately I am not somebody to predict the future. MS: Again, unfortunately I am not one to predict the future. I believe in this team, and this belief in the challenge is enough for me. I believe in this team, and this belief in the challenge was enough for me. I love the competition, and I look forward to taking the chance. I love the competition, and I hope to take a chance.

Q: You could always measure the quality of your cars. Q: You always can measure the quality of your car. What are you feeling about the MGP W01? What are your feelings about MGP W01?
MS: I am fully convinced that we have a car that is able to fight for the championship. MS: I am fully convinced that we have a car capable of fighting for the championship. Where we are exactly is hard to say. Where we actually hard to say. This is especially true for me as I do not have the data from last year's car. This is especially true for me because I do not have data from last year's car.

Q: There is barely a month to go until the season opener in Bahrain. Q: There is less than a month to go until the season opener in Bahrain. What is your schedule until then? What is your schedule until then?
MS: We will focus on the elimination of any teething problems, try to Optimize the car, start to work on the fine tuning and get reliability by doing mileage. MS: We will focus on the elimination of any teething problems, try to optimize the car, started to work on fine tuning and get the reliability to make the distance. Then let's see what Bahrain brings. Then let's see what that brings Bahrain.

from: www.f1.com

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Ducati 2010 MotoGP World Championship

After completing the three-day test immediately after the Valencia Grand Prix, Casey Stoner, Nicky Hayden and Ducati MotoGP team has now concluded their work on the track for 2009. While Australia and the United States, both riding for Ducati once again in 2010, is now enjoying a break before the next official engagement, the presentation team at the now traditional Wrooom event in January, the Ducati MotoGP team Ducati Corse and all the while the Division continued to work throughout the winter in preparation for 2010.

Filippo Preziosi technical updates that were brought to the track very well received by both Casey and Nicky, which lists each of the five fastest and quickest time in final year exams. Data collated for three days is very important for Ducati Corse engineers to continue development of gp10 that the Ducati Desmosedici MotoGP Team will take to the track to test at Sepang in the first week in February 2010.

There are also changes outside the technical scope. At the managerial level, Ducati MotoGP Team will have two new members who will continue to direct and build the project during the 2010 MotoGP season. Alessandro Cicognani, currently marketing manager for Ducati Corse division, is the new MotoGP project leader at his side and the Vittoriano Guareschi, Ducati's test rider, will perform the role of team manager, brings to the team's wealth of experience he has accumulated first as a professional rider and more recently as a test rider.

So there is "a work in progress" for the Ducati MotoGP team and the squad will not slow down even for a moment in the continued search for perfection that will allow them to become major players in the 2010 season. With the combination of the previous champions and the arrival of many young rookie, 2010 MotoGP championship promises to be more competitive and attractive than before.

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7 ways Illustrator CS4 to save time and money

# 01 Working with easily manage up to 100 related to a single file artboards

Store up to 100 related artboards a single Adobe ® Illustrator ® CS4 files to reduce headaches and streamline editing project organization. Save, export, and print artboards independently or jointly.

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Felipe Massa "brought in the same direction as in Germany"

Maranello - Four days after the German Grand Prix obviously too long to go racing without being at a race track! So after coming home to Monaco on Sunday night I went to a place called Lonato, near Lake Garda in Italy to have fun karting. It's like a Formula 1 race here, there was Michael (Schumacher), Kubica, Glock, Liuzzi and Nelsinho (Piquet) and the Client. It wasn'ta special occasion, it was not even a race, we just decided to come here and have fun driving karts with 125 teeth. Think we all lose F1 test and this is a good way to keep fit and occupied. Thursday afternoon, I went to Maranello when I attended an event that involves driving some of our customers around the Fiorano race track.

Going back a few days into the German Grand Prix, was on the podium is a good feeling, but also a strange feeling at the same time and it was definitely something I've lost. In this difficult season because it marks a good improvement occurs within our team. In some races we have scored points again, always in the top five, so to perform even better and finish on the podium is good, not just for me, but also in terms of motivating each person in the team and the factory. This proves we are still struggling but it is important for us to continue to work.

Ferrari we are often asked why we should continue to use the KERS and if you see a helicopter shot of the race starts you will see that me and Kimi, and the two McLarens were in our own class, make a lot of ground from the line. The point is that if we do not have the downforce level to win, at least give us the benefit KERS in other ways. I was a good weekend in Germany and there are some surprising performances, there is good bad other teams and I think this is because, apart from the two top teams, they are so close that if you have a little problem or a lap that was not as good as properly, you can slide in the time sheets from five to fifteen.

After a day at Maranello, I'll go back home to Monaco and I will stay there until Wednesday when it will be time to go to Budapest for the Hungarian Grand Prix. I do not have a very good outcome of this race but that does not mean I do not race well there: if you remember last year I've won in my pocket, but unfortunately my engine let me down with just two laps to go. It's a nice circuit to drive even if it is not really my favorite one, but asked me how we'll get in this race and to be honest I really do not know. I hope we can continue to make our package improvements, bring in the same direction as in Germany

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Fender Shelby® GT Strat® Guitar Idol-ized

OK, so, we were glued to American Idol last night (which will be broadcast May 16, btw), and in the middle of the broadcast they showed one of those Ford ® music videos as they have done all season, you know? And this video shows, such as the Idol finalists zipping around town, but it also shows children jumping on his bed, rockin 'out to Billy Squier's "Everybody Wants You" by the way-cool Limited Edition Shelby GT ® Stratocaster ® guitars from Ford ® Collections!

You know who really sweet black Start with a silver "® Shelby GT" racing line, Ford ® custom graphics and logos bridge headstock matching black with silver Fender logo and a silver Ford Mustang Pony ® ™ ® silhouette. There, on national television in front of, like, 80 trillion viewers!

from: http://www.fender.com
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Valentino Rossi managed to finish the second day of testing in Malaysia

Valentino Rossi leading the way for the second day running at Sepang today, concluding the first year exams at the top of the league. His Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo also on the speed of today, finishing third fastest test behind Casey Stoner.

The rain this morning meant the track was not completely dry until lunchtime and it was after one o'clock before Rossi left garage in the 2010 YZR-M1. World Champion, who was 31 in ten days, completing 32 laps and set a best time of 2'00, 925, just half a second slower than the pole time record for the song, set last year. Lorenzo put in a few laps in the afternoon but the track was still wet in places and so he, too, waited until after lunch to really get started. 22 years made great progress from yesterday and felt much more comfortable on the bike, finishing third fastest in 2'01, 680 after 60 laps.

The team will return to Sepang at the end of the month for the second of three pre-season tests.

Valentino Rossi - Position: 1st Time: 2'00, 925 Laps: 32
"After yesterday's second day was very nice as well, although we lost a few hours for the rain, and finally we were able to complete all our work. We are working on a new bike to find a better arrangement and I am pleased to be the fastest on the whole -- although this test is only important for me! In the next test, we'll have some new things but we're happy because we're fast and strong. There is room to improve, of course; Sepang has always been a good track for Yamaha, so we must wait until Qatar to obtain a better understanding of our level, but we have made a good start. "


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Adobe Photoshop CS4 is ideal for Graphic and Web Designers

For years, Adobe ® Photoshop ® software designers have the power to bring them to the vision of life in the layout for print and web.

Now, Photoshop CS4 will give you access to more intuitive and unrivaled editing power with the new Adjustments panel and masks panels. Experiment more freely with nondestructive workflow improvement editing. Enjoy more sophisticated printing options with the ability to see the overall color and print large images. Enjoy more sophisticated printing options with the ability to see the overall color and print large images. Photoshop CS4 is part of Adobe Creative Suite ® 4 Design Standard edition

Key features for graphic and web designers

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Simplify image adjustment by easily accessing every tool to nondestructively adjust and enhance color and tone of your images;-image controls and a variety of presets are also included in the new live and dynamic Adjustments panel.

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Easily create a single image from a series of different images with focal points enhanced Auto-Blend Layers command, which smoothly blends color and shading and now extends your depth of field, and automatically correct lens distortion vignettes.

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# 12 More powerful printing options
Get outstanding printing with superior color management, tighter integration with leading printer models, and the ability to see beyond the region once the whole picture. Support for 16-bit printing on Mac OS offers increased color depth and clarity.

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Get instant access to Adobe Bridge CS4 with faster start-up, use new workspaces to jump to the right display for every task, easily create web galleries and PDF contact sheets, and more.

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Access the power of a search engine from within Photoshop CS4, but with more targeted results. Wanted item included in the depth Photoshop Help, plus additional Adobe and third-party content chosen by Adobe and selected experts in the design and production communities.

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Seek, create, and share color themes with Adobe ™ secular. Kick-start creative projects with color inspiration from the online secular society, can be accessed from the new secular panel in Photoshop CS4, the secular web site, and secular Adobe AIR ™ applications. Search for and find thousands of themes, download directly into the Swatches panel, and even upload their own themes to share.


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Dreamweaver CS4 New Features

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Applying CSS best practices without writing code. Create new CSS rules in the Properties panel and clear, simple explanation of where each property as at the bottom of the style.


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CorelDRAW X4

Graphic design and illustration software

Vector illustration, page layout, and edit photos-tracking software, CorelDraw ® Graphics Suite X4 is ideal for professional and occasional designers tackling any type of graphics project. Precision design tools, market file compatibility and high-quality graphics content help you turn creative ideas into professional results.

CorelDraw Graphics Suite X4 provides all essential tools for today's busy designer. Powerful designs using intuitive vector illustration and page layout tools. Retouch and enhance the professional image-editing software image. And easily bitmap images to editable and scalable vector files. Whatever your project, CorelDraw Graphics Suite X4 will streamline your workflow and inspire you with creative new possibilities.

Create illustrations, logos, brochures, newsletters, brochures, signs, Web images and more


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