Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak electric race car - Race to the Clouds

Volkswagen has named its latest motorsport project the I.D. R Pikes Peak. This all-electric prototype racing car will compete in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on June 24 in Colorado.

The four-wheel-drive racing car points to the sporting potential of the I.D. family of all-electric vehicles and is also the first step towards a closer relationship between Volkswagen R and Volkswagen Motorsport.

The Volkswagen brand plans to offer more than 20 fully-electric cars by 2025. Manufacture of the first production model of the I.D. family is scheduled to start at the end of 2019 in Zwickau, Germany.

“We want to be at the forefront of electro-mobility with Volkswagen and the I.D. family,” says Volkswagen Member of the Board of Management with responsibility for Development, Dr. Frank Welsch. “Competing in the most famous hillclimb in the world with the I.D. R Pikes Peak is a valuable test for the general development of electric cars.”

Jürgen Stackmann, Member of the Board of Management with responsibility for Sales, Marketing and After Sales, adds: “Pikes Peak is without question the most iconic hillclimb in the world. The I.D. R project represents a fantastic opportunity for Volkswagen to change the conversation about e-mobility, both emotionally and from a sporting perspective.”

The international Pikes Peak hillclimb, also known as the “Race to the Clouds”, has been held since 1916 near Colorado Springs in the Rocky Mountains. The 12.4-mile route starts at just above 9,000 feet and climbs to the summit at 14,115 feet above sea level.

Volkswagen last entered the Pikes Peak hillclimb in 1987 with a spectacular dual-engine Golf, which generated an impressive 652 horsepower. However, the Wolfsburg-based manufacturer narrowly missed out on success.

“It is about time we settled the score,” says Volkswagen Motorsport Director, Sven Smeets. “The I.D. R Pikes Peak represents an extremely exciting challenge for us, to show what is possible in motorsport with an electric drivetrain. The entire team behind our driver Romain Dumas is highly motivated to set a new record for electric cars.” The record in the electric prototype class currently stands at 8:57.118 minutes, set in 2016 by New Zealand’s Rhys Millen.

Christmas Wishes Quotes

Christmas Wishes Quotes


“At Christmas play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year.” – Thomas Tusser

“At Christmas, all roads lead home.” – Marjorie Holmes

“Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves.” – Eric Sevareid

“When Christmas bells are swinging above the fields of snow, we hear sweet voices ringing from lands of long ago, and etched on vacant places are half-forgotten faces of friends we used to cherish, and loves we used to know.” – Ella Wheeler Wilcox

“Peace on earth will come to stay, When we live Christmas every day.” – Helen Steiner Rice

“Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.” – Calvin Coolidge

“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” – Norman Vincent Peale
“Bless us Lord, this Christmas, with the quietness of mind; Teach us to be patient and always to be kind.” – Helen Steiner Rice

“At Christmas play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year.” – Thomas Tusser

“Christmas is joy, religious joy, an inner joy of light and peace.” – Pope Francis

“Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.” – Washington Irving
“I don’t think Christmas is necessarily about things. It’s about being good to one another, it’s about the Christian ethic, it’s about kindness.” – Carrie Fisher

“I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know, where the treetops glisten, and children listen, to hear sleigh bells in the snow.” – Irving Berlin

“Christmas is the day that holds all time together.” – Alexander Smith
“The main reason Santa is so jolly is that he knows where all the bad girls live.” – George Carlin

“Christmas doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas perhaps means a little bit more?” – Dr. Seuss,
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
“Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.” – Charles M. Schultz

“The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.” – Burton Hillis

“It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.” – W.T. Ellis

“Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts.” – J.L.W. Brooks

“This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone.” – Taylor Caldwell

“When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things — not the great occasions — give off the greatest glow of happiness.” – Bob Hope

“If “ifs” and “buts” were candy and nuts, wouldn’t it be a Merry Christmas?” – Don Meredith

“Christmas is not just a time for festivity and merrymaking. It is more than that. It is a time for the contemplation of eternal things. The Christmas spirit is a spirit of giving and forgiving.” – J. C. Penney

“Christmas, my child, is love in action.” – Dale Evans

Merry Christmas Wishes for Family

Merry Christmas Wishes for Family


We may not be perfect, we may have our flaws, but one thing’s for certain, we all love Santa Claus!

Merry Christmas Mom and Dad. Thanks for making it so I always fondly remember my childhood at this time of year.

Merry Christmas to my siblings. We may sometimes fight and disagree, but at least we get along under the Christmas tree!

Merry Christmas, my child. Thanks for being the greatest gift of my life.

Merry Christmas to the greatest parents. Thanks for filling my childhood full of joy, cheer, and Christmas spirit.

I couldn’t ask for a better family. Thanks for giving me something to be so grateful about.

Merry Christmas to the greatest sister ever. Thanks for always being there for me whenever I needed you.

Merry Christmas to the world’s best brother. Santa knew exactly what the perfect gift for me was: you!

Christmas just isn’t the same without being with family. And even though we are apart this year, the memories of all Christmases past brings me good cheer.

I am so happy that you grew up to be such a wonderful person. I am a proud parent. Merry Christmas my angel.

I look forward to celebrating Christmas with all of you. I am lucky to have such an amazing family.

Guiding and loving me through life is the best gift you’ve ever given me. Mom, you are truly irreplaceable.

Mom, thank you for raising me, for giving me life and for your unconditional love. I am so lucky.

Thank you for dressing up like Santa on Christmas, thank you for being my father for my entire life and thank you for being the best friend I will ever have.

Having parents like you is the best Christmas gift I ever had and I thank God every day for that.

Each one of you is precious to me. I am so blessed to be in this family. May God’s love fill our home for Christmas.

You are such a blessing, I am proud to be your parent. Merry Christmas with lots of love and hugs!

Watching you open your presents with a smile on your face is the best Christmas gift I could ever get. Merry Christmas my dear and I love you.

I wish Santa could wrap you up because all I want for Christmas is you here with me.

I don’t need anything from Santa because I was blessed with such a wonderful family. Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas Wishes for Friends

Merry Christmas Wishes for Friends


You light up my life like a Christmas tree. I am grateful to be your friend.

Christmas time comes once a year and thanks to friends like you I am full of cheer!

When I count the blessings of my life, I count you twice!

Merry Christmas best friend, thanks for all the joy you send! Happy New Year to you too, may you have joy all year through.

Merry Christmas my friend, I’ll tell you what you are, you’re as beautiful as an angel, as bright as a star.

There’s no gift out there that I can give you to show you how much I care. You are my best friend in the world and I will carry you in my heart everywhere I go.

What I treasure most this Christmas is your friendship. Merry Christmas friend!

I am so happy to celebrate Christmas with you, my friend, my confidant, and my hero.

Your friendship and your love is the best Christmas gift that I’ve gotten. May the glow of the Christmas candles brighten your day.
Merry Christmas to you my dear, may you have a healthy, successful and joyful New Year.

Christmas is more special because I get to celebrate it with a friend like you. Merry Christmas my friend!

I wish you a life full of wonderful things as you have filled my life with great friendship. I am so lucky to have you as my friend. Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year!

Merry Christmas to the best friend ever. Santa knew just what I wanted when he brought you into my life.

It is friends like you that make this season so special and magical.
Merry Christmas to my best friend, the only person who knows all of my faults and still sticks around.

Good friends are like guardian angels, always looking out for you. Merry Christmas friend.

Your friendship is the greatest Christmas present. Thanks for all the awesome memories.

You are my friend so I am not going to wish you peace, love, and happiness. May you win the lottery, have an unlimited supply of alcohol and lots of spectacular lovers!

This time of year sucks, but it sucks less when I have a friend like you to ride it out with me.

Thanks for always being such a good friend. May you have a wonderful Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year!

Funny Christmas Wishes

Funny Christmas Wishes


This is the time of year to be grateful to Jesus because he got you a few extra days off from work.

Thanks to autocorrecting, the children who don’t check over their work will be getting a visit from Satan this year.

It’s the thought that counts and I put a ton of thought into picking out this Christmas card for you!

One of the best things about Christmas is the office Christmas party. It’s a great opportunity to finally meet face-to-face the people who you’ve been emailing from a few feet away all year.

I like my men like I like my Christmas ornaments: bright, colorful and well hung!

Do you know why this Christmas card is so wonderful? Because it isn’t an email and it isn’t a text.

Money is scarce, times are hard, but I still managed to get you a Christmas card.

A Christmas greeting from a lawyer: Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Disclaimer: the wisher of these wishes claims no liability, the terms ‘merry’ and ‘happy’ should not be construed as legal advice and the word ‘Christmas’ should be interpreted as including any and all other holidays, religious or otherwise, that occur in/or around the same time of year.

Sorry to inform you but Christmas is canceled this year. Apparently, YOU told Santa you were good this year and he died laughing.
Can I please have your picture so I can show Santa what I want for Christmas?

Does anyone else think it is strange that we allow an old, fat man to sneak into our house in the middle of the night, eat cookies and drink milk and then fill our socks with his junk?

I am permanently on the naughty list, and damn proud of it too!
I took my daughter to go see Santa at the mall, and guess what that jerk did? He called her a ‘ho’ three times!

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house everyone was on their phone.

“Aren’t we forgetting the true meaning of Christmas, the birth of Santa?” – Bart Simpson

“Christmas is the time when everyone wants his past forgotten and his present remembered.” – Phyllis Diller

“The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. This wasn’t for any religious reasons. They couldn’t find three wise men and a virgin.” – Jay Leno

“Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice.” – Dave Berry

“I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.” – Shirley Temple

“Santa knows Physics: Of all colors, Red Light penetrates fog best. That’s why Benny the Blue-nosed reindeer never got the gig.” – Neil deGrasse Tyson

“I wrapped my Christmas presents early this year, but I used the wrong paper. See, the paper I used said ‘Happy Birthday’ on it. I didn’t want to waste it so I just wrote ‘Jesus’ on it.” – Demetri Martin

Merry Christmas Wishes

Friends are our real asset. They'll help you and will you support which sometimes our family members hesitate. This holiday season, let's greet them and send them the warmest greetings for the season.

May the melody and spirit of the holidays fill your home with love and peace. I wish you all the best and happy New Year too!

In this loveliest and happiest of seasons, may you find many reasons to celebrate? Have a wonderful Christmas!

May your Christmas be decorated with cheer and filled with love. Have a wonderful holiday!

Let the spirit of Christmas warm your home with love, joy, and peace. Have a blessed Christmas!

Count your blessings, sing your Christmas carols, open your gifts, and make a wish under the Christmas tree. May you have a Merry Christmas!

There are many gifts under the Christmas tree, but the best one is you!

May success be with you and everything you do, Merry Christmas and a happy New Year too!

Tis the season! Wishing you a wonderful Christmas filled with memories you’ll always treasure. Merry Xmas wishes to you!

May you give and receive much love, joy, and peace this season. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

Wishing you all the best that life can bring, Merry Christmas to you and a year full of blessings.

May God bless you with a festive, loving and peaceful celebration this Christmas and all throughout the year.

Christmas can be many things or it may be a few, but all I wish for this holiday is the best for you. Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

I hope you awake on Christmas morning feeling like a child again. Merry Christmas and all the best in the New Year!

May your Christmas sparkle and your holiday overflow with gifts and love. Merry Christmas!


All I want for Christmas is you, my dear. May we celebrate this holiday together holding each other’s hand year after year. Merry Christmas my love.

Health, love, and happiness I wish to you, Merry Christmas and good tidings too. Happy New Year!

The bells are ringing everywhere, and Santa’s on his way, there’s peace blanketing the snow-covered land, on this special Christmas day!

Bless us, oh Lord, this Christmas, with a giving spirit, quietness of mind and serenity in our hearts, and may all beings be blessed with the same gifts.

May the treasures and pleasures of Christmas be with you with love and peace all year through. Merry Christmas!

May the lights of Christmas be your guide and the Christmas carols fill you with cheer. Have a happy holiday!

Christmas season is a full of magic, gifts, carols and joyous celebration. Have the best Christmas ever.

May you be wrapped in love and warmth and be blessed with a long and healthy life. Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!!

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and may you have good health, abundance and everlasting joy in your life.

Have a cheerful, holly, jolly, and a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New year too!

This Christmas season may we open our hearts to all people and to God. Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

Have a wonderful Christmas and may it be filled with your favorite things and the people you love.

Wishing you a beautiful holiday with lots of cheers and gifts coming your way. Merry Xmas greetings!

This Christmas season may your heart glow with cheer and may you have someone to kiss under the mistletoe. Merry Christmas and a healthy New Year!

May the Christmas spirit shine like the Christmas lights and warm your hearts this holiday season. Have a blessed holiday!

Christmas is all about giving, sharing and eating. May your home be filled with love, lights, and singing. Happy Holidays!

May the stars shine on you this season and all the year throughout. Have a wonderful Christmas!

Sending you lots of love and heartfelt wishes to have a wonderful Christmas and holiday cheer. Happy New Year!

Family and friends we gather near to celebrate Christmas with carols and cheers. Happy Holidays!

May you share joyful memories, laughter and good cheer with your loved ones on this Christmas.
May your wish list come true. Happy Holidays!

December is here and the Christmas spirit fills the air. Let us honor our king who is near and dear. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

May Santa bring you the gifts you want and may you never take your blessings for granted. Be thankful and Merry Christmas! Happy holiday wishes to you!

May your Christmas be filled with sharing, loving, and thanking God for all his blessings. Happy holidays!

I dream for you a white Christmas and may your New Year be merry and bright. Merry Xmas!

May the joy of Christmas fill your home with gifts, warm greetings and a loving family. Have a blessed Christmas!

Here’s a year of blessings and beyond. Have a Merry Christmas!
Let us celebrate Christmas with lots of fun, surprises, and magic. May you have a wonderful Christmas!

May you receive the gifts of peace and love. Merry Christmas and all the best in the New Year!

Peace, love, and harmony I wish to you and may His love fill your home with blessings too. Happy Holidays!

May you stop taking “selfies” and instead create “gives” in the spirit of Christmas. Happy Holidays!

I wish you and your family a joyful, serene and white Christmas. Happy Holidays!

From miles away, no matter how far we are, the warmth of Christmas will bring us closer together. May you have a wonderful holiday!

Have a jolly and blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Christmas Wishes for Facebook Friends and family wishes here

Christmas is the largest festival of the globe celebrated by billions of people around the world. Almost all nations and territories celebrated the festival with joyful fun and party entertainment. It is on December 25th and it is followed by another new year celebration. This season is the Jesus Christ birthday, who is supposed to be the most influential person ever lived. His life changed the way of life in this word. People changed the way they think and live. Millions of people sacrificed their life to spread his teachings and gospels. Nations conducted wars to protect his teaching and people devoted one day to visit the church and praise him. Even people started counting time from his birth as after Christ and before Christ.

That being said, it is only natural that Christmas became the biggest festival in the world and millions of people celebrate it with carols, parties, and decorations. People send greetings and business are getting geared up for an expected shopping spree. People Buy 100′s of Christmas gifts, hampers and gifts baskets.

You can find a collection of Christmas Wishes and greetings here.

Christmas proclaims that

God will be with us always

Let us Celebrate this Happiness

with Fun and Dance

May the magic of Christmas 

brings you Happiness, Cheers

and fun into your life

Merry Christmas to you

The Lord was born to save us

Let us rejoice and enjoy the birth of our King

Merry Christmas to you 

On this Christmas Celebrate the day

with fun and dance with family

Merry Christmas To You

Merry Christmas Wishes Text

Nations will rise and fade

Kings will rule and fall

But Christmas will be forever

It is the birthday of our Lord

Merry Christmas and New Year

Christmas is the season for party and fun

Let us start with prayers and praise

Let the happiness and joy fills our house

Have a happy Holiday!

On this holiday season, may you have a wonderful time

with your family and friends.

My heartfelt thoughts and best wishes go to you.
Let the Christmas cheers make your soul be childlike once again.

I was told the Christmas magically grants your heart’s true wish.
You are my proof of that because you never left my side this whole year.
Thank you and Happy Holidays.

Love and honor your mother and father.
They are the only gifts Santa cannot give you.

I pray that the peace of the Heavens shine upon you and your family
this Christmas season and wish you happy holidays.

This Christmas, put a smile on everyone’s face.
Let them know that choosing to be happy is always the best choice.

Merry Christmas wishes and message

Here is a collection of excellent Christmas messages and wishes for you. If you're looking for heartwarming Merry Christmas wishes and messages for your friends and family, select some Christmas wishes from these collections Well here is a collection of some wonderful Christmas messages. I am sure that you'ill find some wonderful Christmas messages and wordings for your Christmas greetings 

Merry Christmas wishes and messages 

May the spirit of the Christmas fill your home with peace, joy, and love. I wish you all Merry Christmas and Happy new year

Christmas is the proof that this world can become a better place
if we have lots of people like you who fill it with happiness and hope.

Keep your faith and kindness this Christmas.
I wish you good health and prosperity this holiday season.

Make every moment of the Holidays a wonderful time by spending it with loved ones.
Christmas is best when love is all around you.

Sending you the greetings of the season with all my love and cheers.
May the light of Christmas give you peace and happiness.

Your kind soul is a gift no one can ever match.
Prosperity and an abundance of love is my wish
for you and your family this Christmas.

On this happy holiday season, may the spirit of Christmas spread the happiness, love, and peace. Celebrate the Christmas and new year with fun and party. merry Christmas

Wishing you a Christmas, filled with fun and party. Have a wonderful Christmas!!!

May the spirit of the Christmas warn your home with love and fun. have a blessed Christmas

On this holiday season, I wish you a Christmas filled with fun and party. May the success will hug you on every day and in everything you do. Merry Christmas and happy new year

Wishing you a wonderful Christmas filled with happiness and fun.

Sending Christmas Messages and Wishes is one of the main festivals of Christmas. People spread the spirit and cheers of Holiday Season with Heartwarming Christmas Cards.Please go through the below Christmas messages and wishes.

May this Christmas brings you love and joy. Seasons Greetings and Happy new year

May the good tiding Christmas brings stay with you forever. Merry Christmas and Happy New year

May God bless you and your family during this holiday season. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas

While the whole world rejoice with happiness and hope, I wish you a Merry Christmas filled with love and peace

Wishing you Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

On this Christmas, I wish you, fresh and happy feelings to start a new year with confidence. Merry Christmas and Happy new year

“Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide open heart that thinks of others first.” George Matthew Adams


“Christmas is forever, not for just one day, for loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away like bells and lights and tinsel, in some box upon a shelf. The good you do for others is good you do yourself…”

Don't keep your phone in your pocket, cell phone radiation is bad for you

The jury did not yet reveal whether cellphone radiation was bad or not, but the California public health department did not take any chances. The agency just issued an advisory that suggests residents should take steps to reduce their exposure to cellphones. The report suggests avoiding phone use once uncalled-for, notably once the cellphone signal is likely to kick into overdrive (such as when you are in a weak coverage area or streaming video). This also advises that you keep your cellphone away from your body, DPH director Dr. Karen Smith also says, "You do not keep your phone in your pocket."

Following the release of CDPH findings from 2009, which were prompted by a lawsuit from UC Berkeley professor Joel Moskowitz in his bid to explore possible links between cell-phone use and increased risks of cancer. He believes that cell-phone radiation poses a "big risk." other agencies, like Connecticut's own Department of Public Health, have put out similar recommendations.

The CTIA wireless industry group, that has historically opposed attempts to raise public concerns over cell-phone radiation, is not taking a definitive stance. in a statement, the CTIA said that health was "important" to its members and that people should "consult the experts."

It's a bold move when some of the companies that dominate the cellphone landscape are based in California. The question is whether or not the advisory will make a difference. without a definitive link between phone use and health issues, the statement may not carry much weight. And let's face it, telling people to stop using smartphones as they normally do (especially in California) is like telling them to stop breathing. There would have to be a clear risk to make everyone give up devices that have quickly become staples of modern life.

Iguazu Falls - Devil's Throat - Argentina | Iguazú Falls - Iguassu Fal...

The Iguazu Falls are located where the Iguazu River tumbles over the edge of the Paraná Plateau, 23 kilometres (14 mi) upriver from the Iguazu's confluence with the Paraná River.[1] Numerous islands along the 2.7-kilometre-long (1.7 mi) edge divide the falls into many separate waterfalls and cataracts, varying between 60 and 82 m (197 and 269 ft) high. The number of these smaller waterfalls fluctuates from 150 to 300, depending on the water level. About half of the river's flow falls into a long and narrow chasm called the Devil's Throat (Garganta del Diablo in Spanish or Garganta do Diabo in Portuguese).[1] The Devil's Throat is U-shaped and 82 m × 150 m × 700 m (269 ft × 492 ft × 2,297 ft). Place names have been given also to many other smaller falls, such as San Martín Falls, Bossetti Falls, and many others.



About 900 m (2,950 ft) of the 2.7 km (1.7 mi) length does not have water flowing over it. The edge of the basalt cap recedes by 3 mm (0.1 in) per year. The water of the lower Iguazu collects in a canyon that drains into the Paraná River, a short distance downstream from the Itaipu Dam. The junction of the water flows marks the border between Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. Some points in the cities of Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, Puerto Iguazú, Argentina, and Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, have access to the Iguazu River, where the borders of all three nations may be seen, a popular tourist attraction for visitors to the three cities.