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That Takes Skill: Citizens of Italy are used to seeing bogus Gucci bags for sale, but police found a new height of craftsmanship and cunning when they broke up a ring selling fake Ferraris!
Worst Person Ever: A Spanish man who fatally collided with a cyclist is suing the dead youth's family for the damage the impact did to his luxury car.
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Buckle Up: The Ministry of Transportation says that in 38 per cent of fatal crashes, the victim wasn't using a seat belt.
Life Span: The average life span of a vehicle is about 12 years.
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Greetings!
We can't peer into the minds of car designers and find out what's coming up, but one thing seems to be a sure bet. We're going to see more and more high-strength materials like boron steel.
New materials bring new challenges. For example, say you have to weld boron. Use a MAG welder and you could run into trouble down the line. Boron steel doesn't like the heat, and although you might end up with a nice strong weld, you can end up damaging the metal around it.
The next issue of Collision Repair magazine will have a special section devoted to welding, precisely because of questions like this. If you've got specific questions about welding, please email them to me at the link below. I'll try to have them answered in a future issue.
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Silvio Mascarin: 1925 - 2008
 It is with heavy heart that the family of Silvio Mascarin announces his passing on Friday March 28, 2008. Silvio was born in Azzano Decimo, Italy on November 20, 1925 and immigrated to Canada in 1948. He started his apprenticeship with Dominion Motors and worked at various other places developing his trade. During this time he met the love of his life Cecile Wowchuk. In 1956 they married and started their incredible life together. With Cecile's encouragement, Silvio started his own business in 1961, Mascarin's Auto Body & Ironworks.
From humble beginnings, Silvio grew the small family business into one of the largest independent collision repair operations in Northwestern Ontario. Silvio's ultimate dream was to develop the auto body business and eventually own an auto dealership. His incredible work ethic, passion and commitment to his customers laid the foundation for both Mascarin Collision Centre and Downtown Volkswagen.
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Headline News
Below are just a few of the great stories running live on collisionrepairmag.com.
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Flavio Battilana Appointed COO of CSN
Collision Solutions Network (CSN) is pleased to announce the newest
edition to the network, Flavio Battilana. With over 15 years of collision repair
experience, Flavio joins CSN in the newly created position of Chief Operating
Officer (COO).
In his role as COO, Flavio will lead the strategic planning process of the
network including the marketing, insurance relations and operational divisions.
His experience in the collision industry from his former roles as Director of
Insurance and Director of Operations for a national collision franchisor model,
complements the organization's future goals. Read more...
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Spring Clean Your Shop and Your Life
By Michelle LaBrosse
April is a great month. We can look back at the first three months
of the year and assess where we are with our projects both at work and at home.
When we think of the words "spring cleaning," many of us tend to
think of taking large garbage bags and doing a purge of the clutter in our
lives. While that is tempting, the old
garbage bag approach is just a quick fix and doesn't address why the clutter is
there. Instead, we want to develop long-term solutions that help you keep your
projects moving along and make sure you enjoy the success you deserve.
Here are my seven favourite tips when I look at applying my
knowledge of project management to the notion of spring cleaning.
1.Probe the Pile
If there's always a pile (or multiple ones!) in your workspace or
home, the question is what's in the pile? When you actually sort through a
pile, you'll find the answer to a missing link in your system. For example, if
you sort through a large pile on your desk and there are several articles that
you want to read, receipts that need to be scanned and a lot of unopened mail,
the question is - do you have a system for dealing with each of those things?
Create places and systems for the clutter in your life, and it will disappear.
2. Think Before You
Print
Electronic filing systems are not just green, they really help you
to keep your projects on track. If you're constantly printing out paper before
you've made a decision on how to act on that document, you may just be printing
out of habit and not because you need to. Pause before you print, and you'll
find less paper to distract you, and you'll only have what you need in front of
you.
Read more...
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WISE WORDS
"The world may have changed
a lot since the 1920's, but things like honesty, pride in your work, and
quality service never go out of style."
- Mike Mario, Co-Owner of Regina Auto Body, Regina, SK
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