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The Porsche 911 Sally Special sold at the RM Sotheby’s Monterey Auction on Saturday evening for a record $3.6 million (auction hammer price). In the charged atmosphere of the packed bidding hall, the one-of-one car attracted significant interest, with the final winning offer coming from a telephone bidder. The price was a record for a new Porsche sold at auction, according to the auction house.The sale reunited members of the original Cars team who created both the car in the Disney and Pixar film and the life-size Sally Carrera, based on a 2002 Porsche 911 Carrera. That team included actress Bonnie Hunt, the voice of Sally Carrera, Jay Ward, Creative Director of Franchise at Pixar Animation Studios, and Bob Pauley, who, as Production Designer for Cars, sketched Sally for the first time 20 years ago. They were joined by Kjell Gruner, President and CEO of Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), and key members of Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur’s Sonderwunsch team including Alexander Fabig and Boris Apenbrink.
On Monday, Bob Dylan has sold his entire songwriting catalogue of more than 600 songs to Universal Music Publishing Group (UPMG). UMPG didn't disclose how much it paid. The NY Times estimated that UPMG paid more than $300 million. Business Insider reports that this is biggest-ever publishing acquisition for a single act. Dylan has sold more than 125 million records. The deal sees Dylan sells rights to all songs in his catalog, including his songwriter income and control of copyright.
Managua, Nov 24 (EFE).- The Government of Nicaragua estimated Tuesday $742 million worth of damage caused by hurricanes Eta and Iota, which hit the Caribbean coast with category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale.The damage caused by both hurricanes are considered 5.93 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). (Camera: RENEE LUCIA RAMOS).SHOT LIST: MEMBERS OF THE NICARAGUAN RED CROSS PACK FOOD THAT WILL BE DELIVERED TO PEOPLE AFFECTED BY HURRICANE IOTA AND ETA IN MANAGUA, NICARAGUA.