They introduced the insurance giant to Community Centric, a Portland, Ore. upstart, which contacted car-lover clubs and online outlets such as carjunky.com to persuade members to help promote an Allstate car photo contest.

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In July, a trumpet belonging to the jazz musician and composer Thara Memory was stolen from his car in his hometown of Portland, Ore.

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Tied up in port sit two massive iron ore transporters carrying the raw material for the world's car making industry.

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The glut of iron ore developing in the international market is good news for steel consumers such as car makers and builders but will hit the profits of BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Vale, the big three of the seaborne iron ore trade.

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