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Young Snotty Staff. Made a last minute reservation in front of 3 others. Told me they only had availability in the Tasting room, time 8:30 PM. They took my name, and we drove to dinner. when we got there the snot nosed young kids at the front couldn't find the reservation, said I was mistaken and said there was no availability. When we spoke to the Manager, another youth right out of diapers his only defense was that they only take reservations with a credit card and if they didn't take a credit card I didn't make a reservation. OK, mistakes happen all the time but I didn't make the mistake. Even if I did, the staff were total a-holes. I ate here 2 years ago the food was good enough. But there are so many great restaurants in the DC area, I prefer to frequent restaurants with competent service-oriented staff.
Great food for a great value. Yes, dirt cheap prices. I just ate a pan roasted rainbow trout that was likely swimming in the Rappahannock in the last 24 hours over Davencrest Farms mixed greens and paired it with a gorgeous English pea, gongonzola, and bacon risotto for under the price of $20 including tip. Amazing. How about the patrons themselves? Sure, many of them are the old birds of Old Town. But, I swear there is a regular here by the name of Robin who just might rank amongst the 25 most interesting people I have ever met in my life. I would say that the restaurant has a pleasant, friendly, sophisticated vibe that encourages conversation amongst the patrons.
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The A-2 Flight Jacket was made famous by U.S. Army airmen who wore them as a testament to their bravery, independence and skill. Service tested in 1930, the A-2 was adopted as the regulation Army Air Corps flying jacket on May 9, 1931. Its style continues to be a perfect example of form following function.
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I received my Russet Horsehide A-2 jacket last week and I have to tell you I am very pleased with it. The quality is first rate and the look is true to the original. I just have 2 comments:
1) The epaulets are a bit wide versus original A-2's. The original A-2's I have seen have epaulets that are 1 1/2 inches wide. The ones on my jacket are 2 inches wide. (please note that current epaulets size is 1 7/8" wide at the sleeve side tapering down to 1 5/8" at the neck side.. us authentic)
2) The AN stamp inside the jacket is in red ink. Original A-2's had the AN stamp done in black ink. Also the "A" and "N" should be part of the circle, not enclosed in it. If you'd like, I'd be more than happy to fax you a picture of an original stamp for your files. These are very minor issues with what I would call a first class reproduction of the A-2. I've already convinced a few of my friends to order jackets from you. Your company offers an amazing jacket for the price. I will doing everything I can to let people know about your company and its products.
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I have spent most of my life in one type of flight jacket on another. I started a company so that I could get better products and give the public the benefit of my years of searching for the perfect A2. I have owned cheap ones, expensive ones (Eastman), and many in between (McCoy). During this time I found that it wasn't the 8 to 11 stitches per inch or the five piece cut of the leather that was important. I think what mattered to me the most was the leather itself. Having worked on many of the original A2's repairing and restoring them I found that the texture and feel of the leather was not being duplicated in the newer copies of the originals. When I first read your ad I though here we go again! It is probably a spin-off of Clymans AVIREX or another of the good but not perfect copies. Well I was wrong. When the jacket arrived I found the quality and workmanship to be excellent. The leather is the most outstanding part of the jacket...You have actually captured the feel of the W.W.II jackets. The color and texture of the smooth horsehide is almost perfect. When I hold your jacket next to an original it is possible to see what the jacket may have looked like new! So from the owner of many A2's thank you for making a superb jacket and I fully plan to wear hell out of it. (Posted on 7/21/10)
Fits like a glove and looks great Review by Scott Salley
My new Horsehide A-2 came a few days ago and it is fantastic. I have had two other jackets in the past from different manufacturers (Sporty's) and they don't even come close to the quality of this new one. If you shop around you'll find many manufacturers with jackets in the $300 range, but if you look closely at the details, there will be a cost cutting measure going on somewhere. Everything on mine seems to be first rate. I even paid an extra $100 to have some custom sizing done. I also had the epaulettes narrowed to 1-1/2" wide. The result is a jacket that fits like a glove and looks great. Only two minor flaws that I can see are: 1) A small but noticeable indentation in the leather on the front quarter. This could be a natural flaw but could also be the result of improper handling, 2) One of the epaulets uses thicker leather than the other. The result is that even after a few wearings, the thinner one is wrinkled while the thicker one remains flat. Overall though, this remains a great jacket for the price and I would definitely recommend it to those who are shopping. (Posted on 7/21/10)
Only great things to say Review by Mike Boody
I recently purchased an A-2 flight jacket from US Authentic Mfg. and I have only great things to say about the company. I had purchased an A-2 from Sporty's, but was not satisfied with the color. With so many choices in sizing, color, and material, I was unsure of exactly what I wanted without seeing, in person, several different A-2 jackets. US Authentic found time to schedule me for a visit to their New York office and see for myself the different types of A-2 jackets available. I was able to select the material, color and try on different size A-2's for a proper fit. They went out of their way to help me in every aspect of the selection and purchasing of the jacket. I even had a custom made "non-standard" name tag sent directly to their company, where they applied it to my jacket, so that it would be guaranteed to be done correctly. The people at US Authentic are truly professionals and care about both their products and their customers. (Posted on 7/21/10)
I am quite impressed Review by Marc Frattasio
I received your catalog in the mail a few days ago. I'm quite impressed by what you offer. The attention to detail looks very good and the prices are excellent. I have a few suggestions to offer.You might want to consider adding a silk screened or iron-on color Army Air Forces emblem to the left shoulder of your A2 jackets as an option. Many of the original jackets had a water decal of this emblem in this position and most of the high quality reproduction A2 jacket makers like Eastman and McCoy Sportswear offer this feature as an option. It would also be nice if you could offer customized proper style leather name tags for your A2 (Army style thin brown leather strip with embossed name) jacket and G1 (Navy style rectangular brown leather with foil embossed wings and name) jacket. Any chance you could add an authentic B3 sheepskin jacket to your product line at a good price? When I say authentic, I mean with the proper single patch pocket and all the other proper details with none of the extra 'frills' (extra pockets and things) that other US made (like Avirex) B3s have. How about adding a B1 cap to your line? To the best of my knowledge, nobody in the USA offers a B1 cap. I have seen them advertised in Japanese magazines but never over here. The B1 cap is similar in design to the B2 cap that you offer except that it was made out of cotton fabric. It was the Army Air Forces standard summer flying cap. Nobody over here in the USA offers accurate reproductions of the WW2 vintage B15 and B10 aviators jackets. These were made of a cotton fabric shell with an 'alpaca' (artificial fiber that resembled alpaca wool) lining. How about it? Once again, I have seen these things advertised in Japanese magazines (like Combat magazine) at very reasonable prices but nobody over here carries them. The last thing on my list are boots. Nobody makes a decent sheepskin lined flying boot. Since many US aviators wore the English 1936 or 1941 pattern shearling flying boot, these would be nice to see. It would also be nice to see replicas of the US A6 type though the British boots would probably be easier to manufacture and more stylish to wear. (Posted on 7/21/10)
Couldn't be happier Review by Craig Schofield
Just received my A2.Couldn't be happier.Ordered on Monday ,received on Friday.I live in Australia.Top product,top service. (Posted on 7/5/10)
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Well I have made it back from my 5 day road trip mostly unscaved. But picked up a new daily driver/project It's an 81 Dasher Wagon, with a 1z TDI swap! It's not perfect but its in pretty good shape. I'm making this post on my phone at work so can't post pics yet but will soon. She did good on the trip besides developing an electrical issue 130 miles from denver. The headlights just quit working, the high beams work when I hold the switch down.... Also the radio and blower motor don't work unless the lights are working.... So working on that tonight. Also the og 4speed is not conduciveto road trips, guess people in 81didnt need to drive faster then 55 mph lol. So plans are to fix issues first, then 5speed swap asap, then side mount IC, it is non intercooled currently. EGTs stayed pretty low when cruising but would raise fairly fast if I stayed on it. But anyways pics will come this afternoon
The mTDi, really needs an intercooler
The first stop in Ky, only used half a tank
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Made it home 1500 miles and 5days later (well 2 day stop in Wichita)
Last edited by xthechadx; 10-02-2012 at 08:06 PM.
yeah, i have a new fender for it, so eventually that is the plan. It really needs a 5 speed swapped into it. Just trying to do my research and see if an easier to find Fox 5 speed would be ok ( i know it bolts up but is the gearing ok with the mTDI) or if i really need to track down a Quantum TD 5 speed... any input on this?
Nice Find; looks like a very solid car. Great color.
Have put quite a few miles on 1.5na Dashers with the ZV 0.968 final) and YT (0.882) 4-speeds, as well as 1.5na & 1.6na in my '80 Dasher wagon with the 2M (0.60) 5-speed. As expected the 1.5na with the 2M was frequently overwhelmed (especially pulling a trailer)! However, the 1.6na does 65mph @ a leisurely 2,350rpm. That might be turning just a bit low for a 1.6's torque peak, but it's right in the sweet spot for a 1.9TDi going for economical cruising.
It seems like it really comes down to what you want to do with your mTDi: with it's longer stroke than the either of the 1.5/1.6L combos, it will have plenty of torque (especially with the intercooler) to manage a VW Fox PSA (.68), while the Quantum 1.6TD's 3M/9Q (0.73) may limit your top speed, if that's an important concern (Bonneville Salt Flats?), or have you revving the motor above its torque peak just cruising on long trips. OTOH if you're anticipating autocrossing, the QTD's 3M/9Q is definitely a better choice.
IIRC using the the Dasher wagon vs. the Quantum TD wagon saves about 400lbs, and another 400lbs less than any of cars VW shipped here with a 1.9TDi. The Dasher's lighter weight certainly opens up your choices for gearing. You can always fine tune with changes in tire size. Really a personal choice.
Thanks for the info, i plan on just having a fun canyone carver/cruiser car road trips ect. I dont mind cruising at 70mph not the 80-85mph that most people do on I70 from Co to kansas. but doint 55mph on I70 is just scary, i took a back route to avoid getting rearended by so dump ass texting and driving on trip home with this car. Plus with the larger turbo this thing screams for a 5th gear lol
Love the photos, great trip for you and the newest addition to your family! I love hearing about B1s being rescued.
yeah i Absolutely LOVE this car, just need to work on a few things... I.E. 5 speed swap! But I love the 70s/80s styling. I really like the dash. That is one of the things i dont like about Rabbits, is the dash. The MKI Jettas and Cabby's dash i like a lot, but the dash was a big factor in not buying a rabbit when i was looking for a car. I wanted an early water cooled car, and diesel... Im so glad i was able to work out the deal on this car. The PO actually decided to keep it, then i was able to convice him it was going to a good home Which it is lol.
Here is my to do list
1. Replace the ignition switch (99% sure its causing the head light issue)
2. Intercooler, the PO gave me an Ebay front mount but dont see how it will fit, so plan on using a stock side mount, looking into an MR2's, has both pipes coming off the back side, looks easier to plumb then a TDI/1.8t side mount
3. 5 speed swap, I will have to pay a shop to do this as i live in an apt in Denver, Back in Kansas i have access to several garages, but not here... the pains of living in a bigger city...
4. Suppension, the PO cut the springs, i like the stance, not too low, but no wheel gap, but it needs to be done Correctly, I want to try and find an extra set of strut housing and have a friend cut and re weld them to house some Ground Control coil over springs, then get some Bilstiens, it will be low ish and handle. Im not one of the those "Slam it to the ground just to look cool" i want performance with a sporty look
5. Swap back to ECU controlled TDI, I think the mTDI set up is nice becuase it makes it simple but i like the tunabilty of the ECU. It is going to take some time to get all the parts to go back...
6. Paint, I LOVE the factory paint, but when i replace the fender i will need to paint it, as the fender has rust, and the hood is completely shot paint wise
So i hope to have 1 and 2 done soon, 3 and 4 around the first of the year, 5 and 6 some time down the road lol I really want to make TDIfest next year, where ever it will be lol
Last edited by xthechadx; 10-11-2012 at 02:05 AM.
On the paint... yeah, the early clear coats did get brittle with age. My '80 Dasher wagon's color is very close to yours, and a heavy-but-quick hail storm in Oregon really trashed the clear coat on its hood & roof. Kinda crazy, since all the mostly vertical surfaces still look great! Almost re-paint time.
As to your headlight problem, I'd bet on a faulty headlight relay or a bad ground (check 'em all!). After frying the original headlight switch (90/130W H4 bulbs... my bad!) and replacing it, I wired up external relays to each of the headlight circuits; that gave much brighter lighting plus reliabililty. Somehow my factory headlight relay survived the abuse & now all it has to do is key a little power to the external relays, which do the real power switching to the Cibie headlights.
In reference to your intended cruising speeds, the 2M Quantum 5-speed and 195/60-14 tires on my Dasher spin the engine @ 3000rpm @ 83mph. The 0.60 5th gear ratios of the 2M, 5M & MV trannies are the highest I've seen listed that "bolt up" to these vehicles. (See Adam's list http://www.lunaticfringe.org/vwfox/m...wap-specs.html )
Re the headlight issues - when I got my car his ignition switch had gone into meltdown. Someone had dodgily hard wired the headlights to it as a bypass, and the only way you could start the car was by turning the parkers on then turning the keys. I know, shonky.
Anyways, after a bit of farting about we discovered that the tiny switch is also a Porsche part, for a 924 of the era. So, keep that in mind when trying to figure out the issue. There's only a tiny copper element in this plastic housing, and the plastic had melted, preventing the element from connecting. I found a new switch on germanautoparts.com under Porsche 924.
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Its where I get all my parts. I bet you could find many similar parts that fit on the B1's
Very clean start! Enjoy your build.
Mine's going to be getting a new look over the winter and early spring through summer.
nice, very nice, i'm excited to see you do a transmission swap as i'm likely going to do the same thing. hopefully finding a fox 5 speed
that is the plan a Fox 5speed, but i wont be doing it myself, as i have no garage to do it, dont want to do it on the street in front of my APT... living downtown Denver kind of sucks for that, so i will pay a shop to do it.... i know....
Have you thought about hiring some space, a shed or warehouse or garage, to work in?
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The first thing I wanted to do w my B1 was get a fox 5 speed. Thinking it would be hard to come by I pulled the first I found. Since then I have seen 4 or 5 in yards! To bad you aren't in VA! Was at a yard today that had 4 dashes and 2 Audi foxs. Gotta love B1s
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Nice looking find, and while it might be fun to have exposed timing components it really is rather dangerous. If a bird hit the grill and broke something loose it could easily make its way into the timing belt / sprockets and that would be the end. I would seriously consider hunting down the timing belt cover for that.
A 5 speed trans will give you more gears to play with in town but all else equal only about 200rpm less at highway speed unless you do further modifications to the 5 box gearing.
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As to the timing belt cover... Yah, have to agree with that (and plead "guilty" to running w/o mine for the last 25K miles!).
But re. the "only about 200rpm less at highway speed" statement relative to the to the 4-speed to (oem-geared) 5-speed swap... gotta say "no way"/ time to replace the calculator batteries!
At 60mph: the '79 Dasher's oem 4-speed YT trans (0.882 fourth gear) had the engine @ 3000rpm @ only 60mph, while the replacement 2M (0.778 fourth gear & 0.60 fifth) puts engine speed @ roughly 350rpm less, just in the 2M's fourth gear, with fifth still left to come @ about 2040rpm. Furthermore, that's only @ 60mph, not up at the more common cruising speeds of 65-70mph... or commuting @ 75-90mph (almost 1300rpm difference @ 80mph!).
Even the 3M/9Q from the QTD (0.73 fifth gear) would pull that 60mph cruise @ less than 2500rpm in fifth gear.
However, I'm looking forward to hearing what interchangeability exists with the internal gears of the 4-cylinder and larger 5-cylinder Audi/Passat gearboxes. Seems like even higher 3rd/4th/5th ratios could make sense when re-powering with a turbocharged 1.9 or 2.0L in a 2100-2400Lb Dasher.
If you need a timing cover, i have 2 extras. You can PM me if you want it.
Last edited by thecheesemannn; 12-12-2012 at 07:01 PM.
Sorry, I was looking at my 5 speed gearing data and did not look at the 4 speed stuff. I generally don't think too much about he 4 speed boxes as an option. I'm surprised your cars PO left that JT gearbox in the car.
These are the figures I've come up with for various trans combos. I've eliminated the FD and top gear as they're already known, these are also with 195/60r14 (23.2" diameter) tires. This is RPM at 65mph.
PW - 2848 rpm (4 spd) (3.89x.778)
PSA - 2646 rpm (5 spd)
3M/9Q - 2824 rpm (5 spd)
5M/2M - 2321 (5 spd)
QF - 2078 (5cyl 5 spd)
These are the standard gearboxes available with normal internal gearing. My comment I guess was regarding the PW to PSA conversion since in the Fox world that's what's mostly discussed although it's relevant here as well because it's an option. The PSA is better than the 9Q/3M which is barely better at road speed than a PW 4spd.
I don't have a dasher manual for after 77 so I don't have access to the late dasher data. And you're right, the JT just about runs at 3k rpm at 60, which is awfully high for a tdi engine given that max is created just under 2k rpm.
In your case a gearbox change would definitely be in order, but I wouldn't settle for a 3m/9Q, you need something that goes further like the 5M/2M if you can find one or a hybrid setup that combines gears from other boxes like the QF.
My goal for the Fox TD is a 5M/2M trans. The Fox only weighs in at a ton so there's not much to move down the road. If I get a chance at a 1.9TDI I'll have to come up with another option, probably a combination.
Sorry for the confusion
Gir - "won't the sploding hurt?" Zim - "Silence!"
no, thanks for all the Info, I now know what to start looking for. I have since been offered a Garage when ever i need it, and made some friends to help, so hope to be getting the parts for the swap around the new years.
A little off topic, but what are your wheel/tire specs? I picked up a set of RA's for my car last night, and trying to figure out what size tires to run.
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Originally, if memory serves me correctly the dasher had 155/80/13 unless it was a sport model..... But let me check my vw workshop manuals for certain.
I was correct.... Originally they came with Bias Ply 155/SR13 (Radials 155/80/R13)..... Unless you had a sport upgrade, then they came with 175/70/R13 Radials starting in 1979. They are about the same diameter.... The 175's are just wider.... The only noticable difference is stoping power, personally I put the 155's on my dasher for fuel economy purposes..... not to mension theyare about $25/tire vs $60/tire for the 175's.
Skinnies definitely deliver more miles per gallon, but IMHO whether the trade-off's worth it, is really a very personal decision. Almost went to 205/55-14, but the 196/60-14s were so much better than the previous 175/70-13s that I stopped there as a good compromise between fuel economy and better handling/braking/steering. 14" wheels also give the brakes (discs or drums) more room to vent off the heat of operation. Gotta find the balance that works for you, your car's suspension setup, and mostly... for your style of driving.
So update on the car, LOVE the thing... have driven it to and from Denver to Wichita twice (550 miles one way)...
I really need the 5 speed as my speedo is off the faster i go and im really doin 55mph with 65 indicated... makes for a LONG trip...
So in trying to track down a transmission i found this site with supposedly Knew transmission and has a 5 speed for an Audi Coupe/90 FWD..... would that work?
It says PX as the Trans code...
You might want to look into my topic (Q-TDI).
I have made a gearbox that is almost perfect for TDI! You just need 2 different 5-speed gearboxes and some guy that knows how to build them
Yes, you should read Zollie's thread on the Q-tdi, he's been working on a gearbox to get the rpm range down to optimal for the 1Z/Ahu engines.
5m/2m are 013 5 speed from 4 cyl gasser quantum / 4k (B2)
QF is a type 093 5 speed from a 5 cyl gasser 4k/ coupe GT (B2)
3M/9Q is type 013 5 speed from 4k/quantum diesel / turbo diesel.
While a person can't use the 093 QF trans directly with a 4 cylinder engine the internals (3,4,5th) can be transferred to a 4 cylinder gearbox to make it better with the low torque curve of the tdi.
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Gir - "won't the sploding hurt?" Zim - "Silence!"
I figure i would add some pictars... since there has been a lot of informational text lol
These are from my drive at christmas...
Loaded up ready to go... That is a MKV Thunderbunny kit for my cousins car, what a nice christmas present
Had to help my sister transport a dog, on my way back to CO, with her underground dog railroad lol. She fosters for a no kill large breed Rescue, This was a mastiff from texas making his way to NM, I took him from KS to Denver, then gave him to another volunteer, I wanted to keep him, he was such a big baby, scared of the world
Hit a little snow on the way home, you can see how big the dog was...
Here are some pics of another trip to KS/OK, I purchased a 03 GTi VR6 24v. I had owned it before and was just buying it back.... But had a buddy with me to drive the GTi back, decided to stop at only dinners and take the back way without freeways... was a fun trip
Got my Euro Plates mounted just before the Trip...
Here is the Rear, and My buddy Jerrod at the resturant we stopped at...
Jerrod felt adventurist and orderd the Rocky Mountian Oysters..... you can see my Grilled Cheese in the bottom of the Pic... (im a vegitarian so i could not pertake lol)
This is when we figured out it was one Testie sliced then fried....
When we decided to leave a couple other Diesels decided to join me
Made it to Dodge City to stay for the Night, why stay at the Holiday in when you can stay at the sweet Thunder Bird
Dont worry it was double room, two beds lol
Had to hit up the Casino...
The next morning we stopped by this crazy artist place in NOwhere western KS. I saw this place on the "Whats Wrong With Kansas" documentory on netflix
then stopped for breakfast at the Mom and pop dinner, with only one farmer in there, we got the "who the hell are you guys" look from the only patrin lol
At a truck stop had to park by the period correct Toyota...
Get me some high res photos of your Dasher's travels, I'd love it for the 2014 B1 wall calendar
http://www.B1calendar.com <- 2013 edition.
www.VWDasher.com home of the B1 calendar project. Got a B1? Send me your photos for the 2014 edition!
will do, give me a couple weeks, I left it in wichita getting some work done when i picked up the 03 GTI, I will get wax it up and get some good pics, which would be better, up in the Rockie Mountians, or in the city of Denver?


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At first, police polygraph examiner L.R. Disser detected what he termed "confusion" when he asked job applicant Helen Gandara-Zavala if she had ever used cocaine.
In this undated photo provided by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, shows a 240-yard, a complete and fully operational tunnel that ran from a small business in Arizona to an ice plant on the Mexico side of the border, Thursday, July 12, 2012, in San Luis, Ariz.(AP Photo/Drug Enforcement Administration)
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Florence High School officials are looking into how a package containing a highly addictive prescription pain drug made its way onto a school bus Wednesday.
About 4.3 percent of Maricopa County jail inmates randomly tested for drug use last year tested positive, according to the sheriff's office. But the numbers have steadily decreased since random testing began in the mid-1990s.
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In an effort to help keep homes safer and prevent pill abuse, the Gilbert Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration are hosting a disposal event for people needing to rid their medicine cabinets and homes of old and unwanted prescription medication on Saturday.
Two Scottsdale residents named in a federal indictment Thursday involving a fraudulent drug distribution scheme could face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine each if convicted of the offenses.
NOGALES - U.S. and Mexican law enforcement agents executing simultaneous raids discovered a recently completed smuggling tunnel linking the two countries, officials said Friday.
Drugstore logbooks did little more than collect dust during the first year of East Valley rules that require pharmacists to collect personal information when selling Sudafed and other cold medicines used to brew methamphetamine. In Scottsdale and Chandler, police have never inspected the locally mandated store records in search of meth cooks.
PITTSBURGH - Tommy Chong, who played one half of the dope-smoking duo in the Cheech and Chong movies, was sentenced to nine months in federal prison and fined $20,000 Thursday for selling bongs and other drug paraphernalia over the Internet.
Bill Richardson: The Legislature is once again asleep at the switch that controls the flow of organized crime in and out of Arizona.
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A seven-month sting operation in Scottsdale nightclubs confirmed what undercover detectives and federal agents already knew — some people do drugs in those places.
An attorney for Gov. Jan Brewer told federal appellate judges Tuesday they should let Arizona enforce its laws against harboring illegal immigrants because there's no evidence anyone is in danger of actually being prosecuted.
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Authorities say more than 20,000 units and 50 pounds of the synthetic drug known as Spice or K2 has been seized in Phoenix and Scottsdale.
WASHINGTON — Nearly a third of criminal immigrants removed from the U.S. last year had committed crimes involving "dangerous drugs," statistics released by the Homeland Security Department show.
NOGALES - Agents with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration said Thursday they had discovered another tunnel linking Nogales with its sister city in Mexico that was being used to smuggle drugs.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's army has uncovered a 755-foot (230-meter) tunnel running under the Sonora-Arizona border that was used to smuggle drugs into the United States.
The Gilbert Police Department's Crime Prevention Unit will be hosting a drug disposal event for people who need to throw away old prescription drugs or pills as part of the "National Take Back Initiative" so drugs won't get in the wrong hands.
Before retiring, Jack Cole was an undercover officer in the war against drugs.
WASHINGTON — Hundreds of federal agents, along with high-tech surveillance gear and drug-sniffing dogs, are headed to the Southwest to help Mexico fight drug cartels and keep violence from spilling across the U.S.-Mexico border, Obama administration officials said Tuesday.
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A Short History of the Minimum Wage Fight
Matthew Cooper | February 14, 2013
The country had had enough. In 1936, after the Supreme Court had struck down President Roosevelt's attempt at a federal minimum wage, the country was livid. For years, the Court had been striking down minimum wage laws.
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Catherine Hollander | February 14, 2013
President Obama wants to hike the minimum wage, but wading into the economic debate is enough to make your head spin.
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Ron Fournier | February 13, 2013
The president's "College Scorecard" inspires "Obama Scorecard" and so-so State of the Union scores.
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Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, fellow citizens:
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Do you have "close" PF friends?
We don't name a girl after her father while the father is still alive either. Lest the angel of death come for the elder and mistakingly take the younger.
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I really didn't look into it, Jimmy. I recall one of my Egyptian teachers has a name #### Ali Ali Ali Ali Ali then some other name.
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Major Major Major Major?
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I don't really know anyone here
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I'm another newby who missed the wonderful camaraderie I had as an undergrad in the physics study lounge in college and decided to seek it out on the internet.
I've met some really wonderful people on here in the few months I've been on, got some great recipes, learned more about eggplant than I really needed to know, helped with homework until I ran out of yellow legal pads which I've finally replenished, and had a lot of fun in the relationship section and random thoughts. My fish is the whale shark because a baby whale shark thought my boat was its mom and it laid its head on my dive platform and cosied up to the boat for quite a while. it was very cute in a very very large sort of way but I have no idea why I was asked for "my fish". I posted a long poem for Borek to help with weird English but don't know if he saw it. In all my other forums I personally know many of the members but so far on here I haven't run across any I know. I'm game for that Aruba meeting so I can see the goats in the dividivi trees one more time. |
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Nope??? Speaking of naming, I know many girls who have been named after their fathers. My grandmother's name was Williamena after her father William, my next door neighbor's daughter was named Clintandra after father, Clint, and mother, Sandra. A female friend was named Michael after her father. |
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Some of the most genuine people I've ever met are members of this forum. I'd like to think I've made a few friends here, even if it hasn't been explicitly stated or made official by any means.
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Grand Canal, Venice
The Grand Canal (Canal Grande: 3.8km/2.33mi long, with an average breadth of 70m/77yd and depth of 5m/16ft), Venice's principal traffic artery, starts from the station and traverses the city from north-west to south-east in a reversed S-curve; it gives an overwhelming impression of the wealth and splendor of Venice in its heyday with a continuous succession of great palaces of the princely Venetian merchants. Every style of architecture from the 12th to the early 18th century is represented along the Grand Canal. Particularly charming is the Venetian Gothic style with its fantastic arcades; and the Early Renaissance buildings are scarcely less splendid. The posts (pali) in front of the steps leading into the palaces, painted in their owner's heraldic colors, serve to protect the gondolas lying at their moorings.
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Golden House (Ca' d'Oro) is a fine example of Venetian Gothic. It was originally gilded, hence the name. The interior shows the grandeur of the late Middle Ages.
Palazzo Grassi
Palazzo Grassi, once the palace of the Grassi family, was built in the 18th C. It was bought by the Fiat Motor Company and restored in 1985.
Turkish Commodity Exchange and Natural History Museum
The building, originally a palace, dates from the ninth century and is one of the oldest in Venice. It has existed in its present form since the mid 13th century. In the 14th and 15th centuries it was the residence in Venice of the Dukes of Ferrara. Emperor Friedrich III stayed here as their guest in 1452 and 1469.From 1608 to 1621 the Emperor's Ambassador, Georg Fugger, had his office in this palace.In 1621 the Council of the Republic allocated the building to the Turkish merchants for use as living accommodation and as a warehouse (hence the appellation "Fondaco"). At the beginning of the 19th century the palace was totally in ruins, so the city took it over and after 1858 rebuilt it in its original 13th century style; since 1880 it has been used as a museum, and today is an outstanding example of the Byzantine-Venetian mixture of styles common in the 13th century.The building currently houses the Natural History Museum (Museo di Storia Naturale).The museum gives a good idea of the animal life in the Adriatic, but its impressive array of exhibits also covers other marine areas. The associated lapidary and general zoological collections are well worth seeing.The ground floor also contains a notable exhibition of Venetian well-heads.
Palazzo Pesaro
The Palazzo Pesaro was built between 1652 and 1710 by the masters of Venetian Late Baroque, Baldassare Longhena and Antonio Gaspari. Sansovino's Library in the Piazzetta was used as a model for the splendid facade. After the death of the last Pesaro in 1830 there was a succession of owners, until the City of Venice acquired the palace in 1902.
Gallery of Modern Art
Today the lavishly designed interior of Palazzo Pesaro houses the Galleria d'Arte Moderna (Gallery of Modern Art). The gallery was founded at the end of the last century after the first biennial in 1897 and has one of the most important collections of modern art in Italy.Among its most interesting exhibits are works by the Munich Realist Franz von Lenbach, the Munich Secessionists Franze von Lenbach and Franz von Stuck, Auguste Rodin and Marc Chagall.
Museum of Oriental Art
On the third floor of the Palazzo Pesaro is the Museo d'Arte Orientale (Museum of Oriental Art). It has an outstanding collection of Far Eastern objects d'art, e.g. Chinese vases, Japanese paintings, Indian sculpture. The main facade overlooks the Canal Grande.
Palazzo Corner della Regina
The outstanding feature of this huge Baroque palace, built in 1724 by Domenico Rossi, is the frieze of grotesque heads in the facade just above the water-level.The building was converted (unfortunately) from the Palazzo of Caterina Corner, Queen of Cyprus. The Corners, an old-established Venetian noble family, became so rich and powerful as a result of their sugar-cane plantation on Cyprus that the King of the island, James II, married the 18-year-old Caterina Corner in 1472. Eight months later the King died of poisoning. Caterina was forced to cede her kingdom to the Republic of Venice and in return was given Asolo as domain in exile and was allowed to spend the rest of her life (d. 1510) in her palace on the Canal Grande in a manner befitting her status. Thus Venice acquired Cyprus.Queen Caterina's palace today houses the archives of the Biennale. The main facade overlooks the Canal Grande.
Palazzo Dolfin-Manin
Another large palace with an impressive facade, the Palazzo Dolfin-Manin was built between 1538 and 1560 by Sansovino. It was the residence of the 120th and last Doge, Ludovico Manin, during his time in office (1789-1797). Today it houses the Banca d'Italia.Manin's elevation to the office of Doge, when he declared himself in such a state of trepidation that he hardly knew what he was doing, was followed on May 12th 1797 with his being obliged to declare the dissolution of the 1,000-year-old Republic of St Mark when, with the words "It will not be needed any more", he handed over his insignia of office. He had to make his country residence, Campo Formio in Friuli, available for the negotiations that led to Napoleon's handing the "city on the water" over to Austria as a "consolation prize".
Ca' Foscari
The palace, today part of the university, is one of the most important Late Gothic buildings in Venice. When Doge Francesco Foscari (1423-57) ordered its building in the 15th century it had four floors which was unknown at that time.Foscari enlarged the mainland of the Venetian Republic in the west, but neglected to formulate policy in the east and was eventually forced in 1454 to sign a declaration surrendering the Eastern Mediterranean to the Turkish Sultan. In 1457, the year of his death, Foscari was overthrown by his opponents, the Loredani family, and his son Jacopo was banished.In 1574 King Henry III of France used the palace as a residence. The main façade overlooks the Canal Grande.
Palazzo Corner della Ca' Grande
The Palazzo Corner della Ca' Grande is one of the finest examples of High Renaissance architecture and today is the seat of the Prefettura (Prefecture).This huge palace (hence its name "Ca' Grande" = big house) was built in the 16th century by Jacopo Sansovino, the Italian master-builder and sculptor, for the Cornaro family. He gave the facade (overlooking the Canal Grande) Ionic columns on the first floor and Corinthian columns on the second. The interior was restored and modified in the 19th century.
Palazzo Grimani
This palace was built in 1556, where the Rio di San Luca flows into the Canal Grande, for the Procurator Girolamo Grimani by Michele Sanmicheli from Verona. The towering facade with its massive window arches was completed in the following year by Giangicomo, who also worked on the second story. The palazzo was completed in 1575 by Giovanni Rusconi. Alessandro Vittorio was responsible for the ornamentation of the doorway. Today it houses the Appeal Court of Venice.The main facade overlooks the Canal Grande.
Santa Maria di Nazareth (Church of the Discalced)
The church is a fine Baroque building erected between 1670 and 1680 by Baldassare Longhena. Its facade was added between 1683 and 1669 by Guiseppe Sardi. The building is famed for its many sculptures. In the second chapel on the right is Tiepolo's fresco "The Glory of St Teresa", and the third chapel on the left contains his fresco "Christ praying in the garden of Gethsemane".The ceiling fresco by Tiepolo was destroyed by an Austrian grenade during the First World War. The present ceiling fresco is the work of Ettore Tito (1934).
Ca' da Mosto
The palace dates back to the 12th century and was built in the Venetian-Byzantine style. Alvise da Mosto, the first European to sail round Cape Verde in West Africa in 1465, was born in this house in 1432. Between the 16th and the 18th centuries the Ca' da Mosto housed the well-known Leon Bianco (White Lion) Hotel. In 1769 and 1775 the German Emperor and son of Maria Theresa, Joseph II, lived here during his stay in Venice.The main facade overlooks the Canal Grande.
Palazzo Vendramin-Calergi
This palace is a perfect example of Venetian Renaissance architecture and towards the end of the last century many of its elements were copied throughout Europe.The palace was built between 1480 and 1504 by Mauro Coducci. At first it belonged to the Loredan family, then in the 16th century to the Calergi family, and finally in the 18th century it came into the hands of the Vendramin family. Richard Wagner died here in 1883.
Palazzo Loredan dell'Ambasciatore
Palazzo Loredan dell'Ambasciatore is a marvelous Gothic palace with two especially interesting sea-horses created by a follower of Vittoria on the facade.In the 18th century the palace was the residence of the Ambassador of the Holy Roman Empire, hence its popular name "Palazzo dell'Ambasciatore (Ambassador's Palace).The main facade overlooks the Canal Grande.
Palazzo Corner-Spinelli
As well as the twin-arched windows and the curved balconies, the particularly remarkable feature of this palace is its upper story with its rich yet well-ordered ornamentation. The interior was designed in 1542 by Sanmicheli.The main facade overlooks the Canal Grande.
The church, which was built in 1678 by Giovanni Grassi, is in the shape of a Greek cross. The facade on the Grand Canal was added thirty years later in 1709 by the master-builder Domenico Rossi. The funds came from Alvise Mocenigo II who was Doge from 1700-1709, and who is buried in the church.The interior is decorated with early 18th century works, including G. B. Piazetta's "The Martyrdom of St James the Great", Sebastiano Ricci's "The Freeing of St Peter", "The Torment of St Bartholomew" by G.B. Tiepolo and "The Crucifixion of St Andrew" by G.A. Pellegrini.
Academy Bridge
For centuries the only bridge over the Canal Grande was the Ponte di Rialto, then in 1854 Austria, the occupying power since 1815 when Venice became part of the Habsburg Kingdom of Lombardy-Veneto, decided to erect a second footbridge and the Ponte dell'Accademia, a small iron bridge, was built. In 1932 the iron bridge was demolished and replaced by a wooden bridge. Looked upon as a temporary measure, it was to be replaced by a stone bridge, but this was never built.
Fish Market
Dating only from 1907 the market hall near the Rialto Bridge was built by Domenico Rupolo and Cesare Laurenti in Gothic style on the site of the traditional fish market, its skillful architecture (especially the ingenious capitals on the columns) and the activity among the various stalls make it an attractive feature of Venice. The building was constructed according to a centuries old method on over 18,000 larch wood piles.
Gondola Serenades
Musical gondola trips on the Canal Grande from May to September, departing at 9 pm from Bauer-Grünwald Hotel.
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