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Hi Chris,I own a Flex (5000) and a Kenwood TS-590S and have to say they are both excellent rigs that perform beautifully. If I could only have one rig I would definitely choose the Flex platform since it offers more versatility than any rig I have ever owned. Once you have a panadapter it's really hard to go without one! That being said, the TS-590S certainly holds its own and in fact at this point I prefer to use it for all my digital mode communications and CW.If you have narrowed it down to the Flex 3000 or the TS-590S you won't be disappointed with either choice. If you are comfortable with your computer and are willing to read the PowerSDR manual the rewards for traveling the SDR path are great. The issues with RFI problems are horribly overblown by those who have not bothered with installing a single point ground system for their operating bench. I run full legal limit power with my Flex 5K from 160 - 10 meters and have never had an issue.For better or worse, if you are interested, I have some information about the software EQ settings for the TS-590S at the link below:»www.w1aex.com/ts590s/ts590s.htmlGood luck with whatever you choose to run with!73,Rob W1AEX--Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them. (Charlie Reese)
That's very cool but I still want some knobs and buttons to turn and push for that kind of money.--I do not, have not, and will not work for AT&T/Comcast/Verizon/Charter or similar sized company.
Hi Chris,»www.w1aex.com/ts590s/ts590s.htmlGood luck with whatever you choose to run with!73,Rob W1AEX
Holy smokes, Rob.....I've been to your website a bunch of times!Never knew you were here on DSLReports!--One man's Magic is another man's Engineering.
That's very cool but I still want some knobs and buttons to turn and push for that kind of money.
Yes, in the US, Flex radios are sold factory direct.Their customer support is excellent. I had about 4 hours of receiving on mine, when the receiver went belly up. I posted a message on the reflector, and within a few MINUTES, somebody got back to me, and this was on a Sunday night!The next day we did a Skype session, and they walked me through some of the service menus, and determined one of the devices had gone bad. I had a UPS shipping label within minutes, and sent the radio back the same day. They had it repaired and shipped back the same week, but because "regular" UPS doesn't deliver on Saturdays, I had to wait until Monday to pick the radio up at my friend's business where I get all my packages shipped.That was in 2006, and the radio has performed flawlessly ever since.The only other Amateur Radio manufacturer that I've dealt with that's that good is Elecraft.--One man's Magic is another man's Engineering.
I'm glad you enjoyed the Viking story Chris. That was the best 30 bucks I ever spent!I think you'll enjoy the Flex 3000 very much. I agree 100% with drjim regarding the product support you get from Flex on those rare occasions when it might be needed. They go the extra mile and make things right for their customers.PowerSDR has a number of tools that do a beautiful job of scrubbing out noise when it shows up on the band. The noise blanker is unbelievable. Following a huge storm during the fall of 2011 there was tremendous damage to the neighborhood power lines. Until it was repaired I suffered from S-9 + 20 dB of noise on 10 meters from a cracked insulator about 800 feet away. Check out how the noise blanker completely removed that noise:
I'd love to buy an American made radio but I just can't get into the looks of the thing. Plus I know this is dumb but the thing has a serial port on it and the mere presence of a serial port gives me the impression that the radio is outdated.»www.theregister.co.uk/2001/10/04···_drives/This article is from 11 years ago and talks about intel dropping serial ports and floppy drives.


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No stranger to the glitzy Hollywood scene, Maria Sharapova graced the Vanity Fair Oscar party with her glowing presence following Sunday night's Academy Awards.
In her arrival interview, Sharapova talked about her love of Jennifer Lawrence, whether she gets starstruck and speaks to the glamour of attending the Oscars.
On her thoughts about Oscar night: "It's certainly the most glamorous. It's nice to be able to mingle with also some athletes — I've seen a few already. To be able to watch the Oscars and get ready for a glamorous event is always fun for me. It's very unusual to be part of something like this."
On who she was rooting for: "I personally love Jennifer Lawrence. I think she's had such a great attitude. She's an amazing actress, but so young and fresh and youthful. Doesn't take everything so seriously. I love that type of attitude in an actress. I'm happy to see her win."
On whether she gets starstruck: "It's nice to see people being celebrated for what they do. Obviously, tonight is Oscar night so it's nice to be able to walk by an Oscar nominee or an Oscar winner. It's such a different business to what I am usually a part of. But I think we all know how hard it takes to get to a certain position in our careers."
She looked stunning in a contemporary, floor-length silhouette by Amanda Wakeley which emphasized her athletic physique with relaxed and flowing tailoring and a deep-cut back. Shoes were Manolo Blahniks and the edgy yet chic clutch was an Alexander McQueen accessory. Earrings also by Isharaya and matching golden cuffs by Katherine Sultan.
Her makeup and hair were understated with just the right balance of youth and elegance. Seems Maria can do no wrong!
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Appeasement A L'Américaine?
French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy made this remark not too long ago:
"In the region, there is, of course, a country such as Iran, a great country, a great people and a great civilization, that is respected and that is a stabilizing force in the region," he had stated during a press conference.
And Jean-Marie Le Pen made this statement in September:
I have already had occasion to say that I didn't see how anyone could prevent a sovereign state from acquiring nuclear technology.
Now we have a new Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, who, according to Jacob Laskin of Front Page Magazine, may finally have found a way to reconcile American and French foreign policy.
No sooner had Democrats captured one House, than President Bush began cleaning another. First on the presidential chopping block was Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who will now step aside in favor of former CIA director Robert Gates. The president's new choice is a foreign policy "realist" who believes Iran "could play a potentially significant role in promoting a stable, pluralistic government in Baghdad."
(...) his current views on Iran compel investigation. Especially noteworthy is a report on U.S. policy toward Iran that Gates co-authored in July of 2004 with Zbigniew Brzezinski, a onetime national security advisor to Jimmy Carter and, more recently, a foreign policy advisor to John Kerry's presidential campaign.
Entitled Iran: Time for a New Approach, the report reads like a study in self-contradiction. Conceding that Iran has used "Iraqi instability for its own political gain," the report concludes, "Iran nevertheless could play a potentially significant role in promoting a stable, pluralistic government in Baghdad." Noting that "Iranian foreign policy remains captive of the regime's official enshrinement of anti-American and anti-Israeli ideology," the authors nonetheless attribute strained U.S.-Iranian relations to the Bush administration's decision to include Iran in the "Axis of Evil," lamenting that this "undercut several months of tacit cooperation between Washington and Tehran."
Central to the report is the fatalist assumption that the United States is powerless to prevent an Iranian nuclear program and that the only solution is to submit to "dialogue" with the mullahs. Cognate arguments have long been advanced by the so-called "realist" school of foreign policy, of which Gates is a member in good standing.
In recent months, the president has made repeated overtures to James Baker, the former Secretary of State under President Bush Sr. whose Iraq Study Group (ISG) has pressed the administration to appeal to Iran and Syria – perhaps the two most destabilizing forces in the Middle East – to help pacify Iraq.
An American Douste-Blazy? Or worse?
It would be too ironic if America launched overtly and desperately into a policy of appeasement just as France began emerging from the sleep that has blinded her to the consequences of appeasement. We would then have to hurl accusations of racism and elitism at France, whereas 3 years ago we were screaming "Weasel! Appeaser! Collaborator!
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35 most formulas in codes of practice and therefore, not suit- ciency levels that were strengthened with FRP shear rein- able for use in practice. forcement (i.e., a set of 3 � 2 � 3 = 18 bridges). One set used 2. Availability and Reliability of Model Parameter Data. anchored FRP reinforcement where FRP rupture is the domi- The models proposed by most researchers require knowl- nating mode of failure, and another set used non-anchored FRP edge of the measurable features of the test beam and FRP reinforcement where debonding is to be expected. Table 2.11 application, such as the development length of the FRP lists the nominal properties of these bridges, illustrating the reinforcement. While such requirements improve accu- wide range in the ratio of FRP contribution (Vf) to the nominal racy, design provisions must include items that are avail- strength of the existing structure. The live-to-dead load shear able or can be appropriately assumed. The parameters demand ratio for these bridges ranges from 0.83 to 2.32. proposed in a Vf relationship for use in the LRFD specifi- The nominal values of the bridge properties were used to cations should recognize that FRP shear reinforcement is obtain random variables for each of the main parameters in most likely to be used for strengthening of an existing old the design equation. This step required knowledge of the sta- structure for which full design details may not be available. tistical characteristics of the random variables. Some of the 3. Calibration with Full Shear Strength Ratio Considering required information was obtained from the literature, and Specific Vc and Vs Relationships. A comparative evaluation other information specific to this study had to be determined of Vf models, can be conducted using the strength ratios of by estimating the random variables' bias (ratio of random Vf,test/Vf. However, to include in a code of practice, the rela- variable's mean value to its nominal value) and COV (ratio of tionship for Vf must be calibrated based on the bias (strength random variable's standard deviation to its mean value). For ratio) and COV of the Vn,test/Vn ratio (Vn = Vc + Vs + Vf). example, the statistical characteristics of the analysis model uncertainty, P, were obtained by comparing the predicted shear strength using the proposed equations to the experi- 2.9 Reliability Assessment mentally, measured values as reported in the database. The A study was conducted to assess the reliability of the pro- effect of material and fabrication tolerances on the resistance posed design equations using procedures similar to those used model was determined using Monte Carlo simulations and in the calibration of AASHTO-LRFD specifications (AASHTO, some recently published data (Nowak and Szerszen, 2003). 2008). The First Order Reliability Method (FORM) was used The statistical characteristics of load-related random vari- for calculating the reliability index (r) of 36 bridges that were ables were taken from NCHRP Report 368 (Nowak, 1999). designed for such purposes. These bridges covered three span Table 2.12 shows the bias and coefficient of variation for the lengths, interior and exterior girders, and three shear defi- main parameters used in the limit state function (Z) that Table 2.11. Shear resistance components. Bridge t f (in) Vf Av dv s w f s f Vc Vs V f Span Case Girder (in ) (in) (in) Rupture Debond (kips) (kips) (kips) Vc + Vs 2 Length L45F1I 0.847 12.0 0.00774 0.01863 50.82 33.88 0.272 Interior L45F2I 0.730 10.0 0.01142 0.02749 43.79 40.91 0.349 L45F3I 0.613 8.0 0.01477 0.03556 36.76 47.94 0.435 45 ft L45F1E 0.697 12.0 0.01461 0.03519 73.57 41.79 41.79 0.362 Exterior L45F2E 0.532 10.0 0.02315 0.05575 31.92 51.66 0.490 L45F3E 0.368 8.0 0.03146 0.07576 22.05 61.53 0.643 L60F1I 0.696 14.0 0.00644 0.01023 41.77 41.77 0.273 Interior L60F2I 0.580 12.0 0.00644 0.01402 34.78 48.76 0.334 L60F3I 0.463 10.0 0.00728 0.01753 27.79 55.76 0.401 60 ft L60F1E 0.565 4.0 14.0 0.01461 0.01855 111.24 33.89 50.84 0.350 Exterior L60F2E 0.468 12.0 0.02315 0.02210 28.06 56.67 0.407 L60F3E 0.371 10.0 0.03146 0.02477 22.23 62.49 0.468 L75F1I 0.501 16.0 0.00596 0.00596 30.06 45.09 0.233 Interior L75F2I 0.319 14.0 0.00648 0.00776 19.12 56.03 0.306 L75F3I 0.136 12.0 0.00664 0.01142 8.18 66.97 0.389 75 ft L75F1E 0.394 16.0 0.00730 0.00849 163.81 23.67 55.23 0.295 Exterior L75F2E 0.214 14.0 0.00764 0.01277 12.86 66.04 0.374 L75F3E 0.034 12.0 0.00762 0.01734 2.05 76.85 0.463
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36 Table 2.12. Summary of bias and COV values used in calibration study. Random Variable Bias COV Material and Fabrication Tolerances, MF Varies (see Appendix) FRP Rupture 1.680 0.330 Analysis Model, P Other 1.410 0.269 Wearing Surface DL, WS 1.000 0.250 Component DL, DC 1.050 0.100 L=45 ft 1.041 0.180 Highway LL (including impact), LL+IM L=60 ft 1.046 0.180 L=75 ft 1.071 0.180 Interior 1.134 0.157 LRFD Girder Distribution Factor, GDF Exterior 1.307 0.239 accounts for variabilities and uncertainties in material and were validated using Monte Carlo simulations for one bridge. fabrication tolerances (MF), analysis model accuracy (p), After several trials, the proposed design expression was adjusted and girder distribution factors (GDF) as well as the different to achieve r values close to the level targeted by most AASHTO loading types (wearing surface, dead load, and live load). calibration studies (i.e., r,target = 3.50). The simplified approximate expressions used in previous The performance of the proposed expression is illustrated AASHTO calibration studies were not used because of the in Figure 2.17 for a range of girder span lengths and spacings. high COV for the analysis model, which exceed the limits of The figure shows that the reliability index is nearly the same the applicability of the simplified approximated expressions. for all girder spacings and is about 3.50 for shorter span A detailed iterative FORM analysis was performed; the results lengths but decreases for longer span lengths. 3.75 Girder Spacing, S = 5 ft Girder Spacing, S = 7 ft 3.50 Girder Spacing, S = 9 ft Reliability Index, r 3.25 3.00 2.75 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Girder Span Length, L (ft) Figure 2.17. Reliability index (r) versus span lengths for different girder spacings.


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Fox Sport's Ken Rosenthal was the first to report that Stephen Drew has finally done what he should have done at the end of last season. He's signed with the Boston Red Sox.
Sources: #RedSox sign Drew.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) May 20, 2014
Last fall the Red Sox had to offer Drew the customary qualifying offer of $14.1 million for the 2014 season. He turned them down in order to be on the free-agent market but no wanted to sign him. A large part of that is that Drew had a draft pick tied to him, meaning that if he signed with another team the Red Sox would get that team's highest draft pick. This was the scenario for quite a few other players as well. Many stayed on the market until teams got desperate with the new season was looming.
Pitchers Ervin Santana and Ubaldo Jimenez along with position players Kendrys Morales and Nelson Cruz, all made the same decision as Drew. They did not accept their now former teams' qualifying offers. They remained the main players who still had not found homes by the beginning of spring training.
Jimenez was finally signed by the Baltimore Orioles because he was the only good option left to fulfill their starting rotation needs. The Orioles were forced to give up a draft pick to the Cleveland Indians as compensation for Jimenez. Santana was signed at the last minute as the panicking Atlanta Braves saw two of their star pitchers go down with torn ulnar collateral ligaments requiring Tommy John surgery, rendering them out for the entire year.
The Orioles ended up down two draft picks when they signed Cruz. It appears they felt the need for a consistent power hitter in their line up now as opposed to a prospect to be used later. Cruz had proven himself to be a force at the plate during his many years with the Texas Rangers. Thus, Baltimore's second draft pick was now property of the Rangers.
Until today both Drew and first baseman Kendrys Morales were still on the market, waiting for teams to sign them. Morales, now alone in his quest to find a place to play, will more than likely end up waiting until after the June 5 draft to get any offers. After the draft, the draft pick that had been lingering over his head will disappear giving teams more options. Losing a high draft pick is not a general manager's greatest ambition.
So the Red Sox have signed Drew, who will make $10 million for playing the remainder of the season. His salary is a pro-rated version of the $14.1 million he would have made if he had played the entire season. At the end of the season he will again become a free agent, but he will no longer be tied to a compensatory draft pick according to Rosenthal.
Source: Drew deal with #RedSox is for one year. Free agent again at end of season. Draft-pick compensation will not apply. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) May 20, 2014
Rosenthal gave the common sense reminder that the Red Sox will not receive the draft pick as if some other team had signed Drew.
#RedSox do not get pick they would have received if Drew had signed elsewhere before draft. But that wasn't happening and now they get Drew. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) May 20, 2014
Apparently the New York Mets were suddenly interested in Drew as well, according to reports Tuesday. While the Mets may have been interested in Drew they are not necessarily in need of a short stop and signing Drew after the draft would have been the way to go. Plus, it is highly questionable if Drew is really worth $10 million for three quarters of a season. His numbers last year with Boston were fairly average. He hit .253 with 13 home runs and 67 RBI.
Since the Red Sox were able to sign Drew without giving up a draft pick while spending less money than they had offered him in October, the signing makes sense. The saga of Stephen Drew that has been an ongoing story for almost seven months has finally come to an end. It's an ironic ending actually but it is probably what should have just happened in the first place.


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Promoting research into the life and times of Richard III since 1924
Patron: HRH The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO
Richard III by Andrew Jamieson,
© Richard III Society.
Welcome to the website of the Richard III Society. We have been working since 1924 to secure a more balanced assessment of the king and to support research into his life and times. The recent Greyfriars excavation has raised the king's profile and provided us with new opportunities to make the case for 'Good King Richard'.
"… the purpose—and indeed the strength—of the Richard III Society derives from the belief that the truth is more powerful than lies; a faith that even after all these centuries the truth is important. It is proof of our sense of civilised values that something as esoteric and as fragile as reputation is worth campaigning for." Our Patron - the present Richard, Duke of Gloucester. more …
An important notice regarding the Society Shop. more …
to have been held 17 August 2014.: This is to advise all who were planning to attend the special Requiem Mass for King Richard III to take place on Sunday, 17th August, in the church at Fotheringhay, that the event has been postponed until some time next year. more …
28 July 2014: Philippa Langley and Michael Jones' book published last year has now been released as a paperback and includes a new chapter entitled 'Towards Reburial'. Available from the Society Shop.
28 July 2014: The Official Account of Research by the Retrieval and Reburial Project, A.J. Carson (ed), J. Ashdown-Hill, D. Johnson, W. Johnson & P.J. Langley. This is the full story of how Richard III was found written by the Looking for Richard project team and includes reproductions of the key documents such as the Written Scheme of Investigation and Exhumation Application and Licence.
Available from the Society Shop. Price £7.50 to members (£8.50 to non-members). P&P UK £1.60, EU £2.85, RoW £2.95
See recent What's New items.
22 August 2014: Two events took place in Leicestershire on Friday 22 August. At 11 am on Ambion Hill a short service was led by the Bishop of Leicester, the Rt Revd Tim Stevens. Society chairman, Dr Phil Stone spoke eloquently about King Richard, and roses, both white and red, commemorating all the fallen at Bosworth, were laid by the dignitaries present and by many of the public in attendance.
In the afternoon a choral Evensong was held in Leicester Cathedral and the Society formally presented the gift of two flags representing the Arms of England and King Richard's banner. more …
7 August 2014: Leicester Cathedral have confirmed the dates for King Richard's reburial in a week-long programme which will begin on Sunday 22 March when the king's body, duly coffined, leaves the University of Leicester for Bosworth 'remembering the life the King lost and his journey in 1485. Villages related to Richard III's last days will be included', remembering key moments of those days. The cortege will arrive at the Cathedral in the early evening and the king will be received into the care of the Church.
King Richard will lie in the Cathedral for three days for the public to pay its respects. The reburial will take place on the morning of Thursday, 26 March. The following day the tomb will be revealed and on Saturday a service will be held marking the end of Richard's journey.
The Cathedral have also announced that HRH The Duke of Gloucester will be patron of the Cathedral's Appeal in support of their plans to reinter King Richard.
The Society is also planning its own events in and around Leicester during the week. There will be brief details in the September Bulletin but we can confirm that there will be a special service held at the Cathedral for members on Monday 23 March 2015. You can also see the Society's Press Release.
The Society is not responsible for the organisation of the arrangements for the reburial of the remains of Richard III or the services taking place other than the service on the 23rd. Attendance at the other services will be by invitation of the Dean. At this stage, we do not know whether any places will be made available to the Society for any of these services. If places do become available to the Society we will advise all members worldwide via a special postal mailing and inviting applications which will be subject to a ballot. At the same time we will give details of our own programme and how to apply for places. Until such time, we are unable to take names for inclusion on any waiting list regarding allocation of tickets and would ask you to wait for our further communication.
If you are not a member of the Society, we regret that we are unable to assist you but suggest that your enquiry could be redirected to the authorities at Leicester Cathedral.
Read the Leicester Cathedral announcement.
On 25 August 1485, the body of King Richard III was interred in the choir of the church of the Greyfriars in Leicester. On 25 August 2012, the remains of his body were discovered, along with what remains of the church, under the car park which had been built over them.
25 August 2012: Trench One an hour before the discovery - in the 2nd parking bay - of the remains of the KingOn this anniversary we would like to celebrate this momentous find and once again congratulate all those involved.
The Leicester Visitor Centre opens to the public on Saturday 26 July. Based in the old Leicester Grammar School building opposite the Cathedral there are some stunning exhibits including the stain glass window of King Richard with his wife and son and the facial reconstruction of the king commissioned by the Society. The most moving part of the Centre, however, has to be the stone extension built over the grave site itself and which allows the visitor to have a few moments of quiet contemplation. For further information visit www.kriii.com
Entrance to Dynasty, Death & Discovery
Summer opening 30 June — 1 August 2014: The Society of Antiquaries will be opening its doors to the public and presenting an exhibition of its portraits, Portraying the Past: Paintings from the Society of Antiquaries of London. This will be a rare opportunity to see the Society's portraits of Richard III (both the early arch-topped painting and the less edifying version with a broken sword), as well as portraits of Edward IV, Henry VII et al. Admission is free. For further information visit the SOA website.
10 June 2014: The Richard III Society is helping to fund a project by the University of Winchester to transcribe, translate and publish the Inquisitions Post Mortem (IPMs) from the reign of Richard III. Inquisitions were inquiries made into what lands were held by a tenant-in-chief of the crown when they died. They are valuable primary sources and the results of this project will be of great benefit to anyone undertaking research into our period. To find out more about this important initiative read the article from the June edition of the Ricardian Bulletin.
Question: What took three years, untold amounts of grit and graft, and produced a glittering result?
Answer: Philippa Langley's quest for the lost grave of Richard III.
Many, including academics and archaeologists – not to mention the media – are still reeling from a success that can only be called stunning!
Philippa Langley knew King Richard III had been 'piteously slain' at Bosworth Field. And she knew the Franciscan Friars of Leicester had laid him to rest in a simple grave. But where to look? Was he still there? And would they let her try to find him?
On 25 August 2012 Philippa Langley's quest for the lost grave of Richard III finally came to fruition!Find out more …


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NCLR publishes interviews and literary criticism about North Carolina writers and high-quality poetry, fiction, drama, and creative nonfiction by North Carolina writers or set in North Carolina.
SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION: Much of each issue is thematically focused, so potential contributors should note the forthcoming special feature topics.
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Literary criticism on North Carolina writers and Interviews with North Carolina writers should be submitted as a Word file, double-spaced, with 1-inch margins. Please consult NCLR's documentation style sheet to format your source documentation. See above to determine which section of the issue your critical essay or interview would be appropriate for.
NCLR encourages writers to submit relevant art and photography with articles and interviews. Find image guidelines here.
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See above to determine which section of the issue your creative nonfiction or one-act play would be appropriate for.
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Fiction submissions are accepted January 1 through February 15 for the Doris Betts Fiction Prize competition, sponsored by the North Carolina Writers Network, which awards the author of other winning story $250. NCLR handles the submissions for the Network and chooses the winning story, which is published in the next year's issue. The Network awards the winner $250. Finalists will also be considered for publication. The competition guidelines can be found on the North Carolina Writers Network website. The submission deadline is February 15; winners announced by May 1.
Poetry submissions are accepted March 15 through May 1 for NCLR's James Applewhite Poetry Prize competition. The winner will receive $250 and be published in NCLR. Finalists will also be considered for publication. See the competition guidelines for more information. The submission deadline is May 1; winners will be notified by July 15.
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What are your page length requirements?
See the length limits in the Betts (fiction) and Applewhite (poetry) competitions. We do not have specific length limits for other submissions. We don't like the idea of losing good material because someone was trying to stay under a specific word count. The pattern seems to be that the longer articles/interviews in an issue run about 5000 words. Creative nonfiction and one-act plays are usually around the same length as the fiction we publish from the Betts contest.
How do I submit my work to NCLR?
NCLR is using Submittable to handle submissions. The submission process is entirely online. We do not accept submissions by mail. Go to the online submissions page for additional help to get started.
Do you still take submissions via US Mail?
We prefer not to and will request of those who mail submissions to us to resubmit electronically. If there is some problem with the online submission process, please contact the submissions manager. If there is some other reason that you cannot submit electronically, please contact the submissions manager, and she will advise.
What is the current response time for submissions?
See the Betts and Applewhite competition guidelines regarding notification timeline for fiction and poetry submissions. For other creative writing, we try to respond within 1-3 months, assuming writers have submitted within the reading period noted above. For special feature section submissions, we try to respond in 1 to 3 months after the August 31 deadline.
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One man's trash is another's treasure, and when it comes to bottom feeding in the world of Mopar engines the 318 seems like the biggest bargain in town. Know for efficient grocery getting in modest transportation, the musclecar aura never kissed the 318. Though the 318's long production run began in 1968, poised perfectly to participate in the height of the musclecar era, it was only available as a two-barrel economy until the deep dark days of the smog era in 1978. Without the cool reputation as a powerhouse like the bigger 340, 318s are routinely plucked from all manner of Chrysler products, and are practically handed out for haulage in Mopar circles. Be that as it may, there are some true 318 devotees in the Mopar world, impressed by the efficiency and long service this loyal mill provides.
So what's wrong with the 318? Obviously, it's a little light on displacement, but not compared to some more highly revered engines of the past-302 Chevys or Boss Fords, for instance. The most commonly heard objection is that the bore is small, creating shrouding that hurts flow and makes big power impossible, since at 3.91-inches it's not quite at the "magic" 4.000-inch mark. Yeah right-tell it to the LS1 crowd. Those engines are known for their breathing despite an even smaller bore. With Mopar's factory 18 degree valve angle, this is pretty much a moot point for most street builds. The fact is a 318 can be the basis for a nice small-displacement, high-rpm powerplant. With its short 3.31-inch stroke, high rpm are natural. A case can be made for a small-displacement street engine that's fuel efficient by virtue of its modest size, but piles on the power on demand when needed, by winding the revs up the scale. With the 318 Mopar as a base, such an engine can be built for a ridiculously low price. Better still, you will always be the underdog, and there is nothing like talking smack when putting the hurt on the big boys with a "lowly" 318.
Our goal was to build a hot street engine, using the attributes of the factory package to its best advantage, keeping the build as cheap as practical. All 318s use long 6.123-inch rods, though the 1973 and later engines had the stronger but heavier 340/360 forgings, which are better. These later rods are stout from the factory, and toy with engine speeds on the order of 6,500 rpm, and even a little more. Nearly all 318s came with cast cranks, and here again the factory stuff can take 6,500 rpm handily. In fact there is nothing in the stock engine that can't work exceptionally well in that rpm range, including the lubrication system, electronic ignition, and even the production valvetrain. I guess you can fairly say that these engines are all 6,500-plus-rpm screamers just waiting to be unleashed; here's how we did it.
The Build Low compression is a drawback of any 318, with all of the factory pistons dwelling deep in the hole at TDC. The low-cost remedy here is a set of KB 167 flat-top pistons, which allow for a zero deck with minimal milling. We had the guys at Precision Speed and Machine, in Bakersfield, California, punch our virgin 318 block 0.040-inch over, to 3.950-inch (getting close to 4.000-inch there, aren't we?), and then zero deck the block. With this overbore, the 318 grows to 324 cid. This minimal level of machining prep will usually be all that is required to build a hot street 318. We used a 273 steel crank in our engine, only because we found it in the dirt at the local boneyard, but any of the factory cast cranks are more than up to the job. To complete the short-block, we had the rods reconditioned with new Pioneer bolts, and used a factory windage tray, as well as a homemade sheetmetal baffle in the pan to prevent oil slosh. A summery of bottom-end mods is a pretty short list, basically all we did was put the flat top pistons in, milled for zero deck, balanced it, and put it back together with all re-conned factory stock stuff. Moving on to the top-end, here is where you might expect to find the secrets to making the big power put down by this little engine. Well, normally a really trick set of heads can work wonders, but here we just used a boneyard set of plain old 360 Mopar smog heads. After all, few guys will cap a $500 short with a $1,500 set of heads. All of those '70s-80s 360 heads essentially carry the same port layout of the high performance 340, and as far as run-of-the-mill production iron of the era, they are about as good as it gets. In fact, these old-school heads have a big advantage over the later castings. The pushrod constriction is much less intrusive than that found on engines spawned in the hydraulic roller era, far less than even the Magnum heads of the '90s. The bottom line is that these 360 heads have plenty of intake port for a very stout 318.
All of the 360 Mopar heads came from the factory with 1.88-inch intake valves, 1.600-inch valves at the exhaust, and big open chambers, at 72cc. To step things up, we started by having the heads machined for 2.02-inch intake valves. Some weird urban legend has it that 2.02-inch intake valves will not fit a 318, or that bore notches are required. Actually, even a standard-bore 318 will swallow valves of this size, so no problemo for our 0.040-over mill. After the seat machining, the heads received a little porting, consisting of a basic bowl blend, and some work at the pushrod area. Far from an all-out effort, these heads got little more than a swizzle of the carbide cutter-not even the ugly guide bosses were cut. These modifications may not seem like much, but it was enough to tap well into the potential of the castings, and produce respectable flow (See: Flow Chart). To reduce the chamber volume for our small displacement engine, the heads were milled fairly heavily to 60cc.
Tallying up so far we had a stock short with flat-tops, and a set of milled junkyard heads with bigger intake valves and very modest porting. It may not sound like much, but this is good stuff for a 318 build. The next consideration was the camshaft. Here we gravitated towards a hydraulic flat tappet, which may not be romantic, but is certainly budget conscious. A solid flat tappet certainly would have offered even more rpm potential, but a hydraulic allows us to use the factory valvetrain. While the OEM valvetrain is non-adjustable, and looks as low-tech as it gets, it is extraordinarily lightweight, and being a shaft system, it's as stable as it comes. With a hydraulic cam, the ugly stock stuff will out-rpm virtually anything from the aftermarket.So what's wrong with the 318? Obviously, it's a little light on displacement, but not compared to some more highly revered engines of the past-302 Chevys or Boss Fords, for instance. The most commonly heard objection is that the bore is small, creating shrouding that hurts flow and makes big power impossible, since at 3.91-inches it's not quite at the "magic" 4.000-inch mark. Yeah right-tell it to the LS1 crowd. Those engines are known for their breathing despite an even smaller bore. With Mopar's factory 18 degree valve angle, this is pretty much a moot point for most street builds. The fact is a 318 can be the basis for a nice small-displacement, high-rpm powerplant. With its short 3.31-inch stroke, high rpm are natural. A case can be made for a small-displacement street engine that's fuel efficient by virtue of its modest size, but piles on the power on demand when needed, by winding the revs up the scale. With the 318 Mopar as a base, such an engine can be built for a ridiculously low price. Better still, you will always be the underdog, and there is nothing like talking smack when putting the hurt on the big boys with a "lowly" 318.
Mopars have another advantage, and that is the 0.904-inch tappet diameter, which translates to about 8 percent more intensity at the valve with a cam designed to make use of the large lifter diameter. COMP has just the cams for the job, with their Mopar-only XEHL series. This is a variation of the popular Xtreme Energy cam series, but built to provide the additional intensity the 0.904-inch lifters allow. We went with the smallest of this series, the XE275HL, specing out at 231/237-degrees duration at 0.050, and 0.525-inch lift, on a 110 degree lobe separation angle. This duration level is enough to give a noticeable chop at idle, but not temperamental enough to make you insane in day-to-day driving. To cope with the aggressive rate of this cam, we used a fairly significant level of spring load for a flat tappet, deciding on a set of COMP 972 single springs installed at 1.750-inch, for 140 lbs on the seat and 310 lbs over the nose.
The final aspect of the build to consider is the induction, and here past experience has taught us that there is no beating an Edelbrock Performer RPM AirGap in the street range up to 6,500 rpm. That much was a given, but motivated by ultimate cheapness we bolted-on a TransDapt adapter plate, which allowed us to mount a factory Mopar ThermoQuad carb. The TQ carb is actually a fine unit, and the one we used is the larger version rated at 850 cfm of airflow, though an 800-cfm unit was also OEM equipment. That may seem like a huge amount of carb for a 318, but an odd characteristic of the TQ is that it allows monstrous capacity to work on seemingly impossibly small combinations. Finally a set of TTI headers with 1 5/8- to 1 3/4-inch primaries were obtained to handle the exhaust, and we had our combo. On paper, it seemed pretty tame, a flat-top piston 318, with mildly reworked iron 360 smog heads, a hydraulic flat tappet, an Edelbrock two plane, a stock four barrel, and headers. We knew better.
Running The Numbers When we brought our 318 to Westech Performance Group for testing, the attractively detailed 318 Mopar drew some interest, and naturally a few questions about the combination. We revealed it was a 318, basically a factory short-block put together with KB flat-tops and a hydraulic flat tappet, mildly ported ordinary factory 360 heads, and the four-barrel setup with the ThermoQuad visible to all. By the specs, it didn't seem like much, especially being "only a 318", so there was some serious doubt when we confidently stated that it should make over 400 hp. After all, mildly reworked 318s don't make that kind of power, especially with some junkyard heads. Well, it didn't take long to silence the skeptics, when the engine was broken in and then loaded against the brake for the first power pulls. With out baseline combination, the engine zinged-up the rpm scale to make 400 hp at 6,200-6,300 rpm.
We could see that the 318 was doing exactly what we expected-making lots of power and rpm. We could also see from the dyno sheets that the factory ThermoQuad carburetor was running at least a point too rich, and it was time to make a decision. There were a few things we wanted to try while on the dyno, and we only had one day reserved for testing, and about half of that was already eaten just setting the Mopar mill up on the dyno, and getting our baseline figures. Experience has taught us that playing with the ThermoQuad could easily soak the rest of the day in tuning, so we decided to substitute a Mighty Demon 750-cfm carb, primarily for its easy tuning changes. A 1-inch open spacer was used to mimic the 1-inch adapter that had been necessary with the ThermoQuad. With some quick jet changes of the Demon to get our mixture in the bullseye, we had 406 hp showing at the same 6,200-6,300 rpm peak.
Inside, the engine still had its fill of 20-50 conventional diesel oil used for break-in. We figured the little Mopar mill had gotten over the critical flat tappet cam break-in period by now. There was the potential for a little more power with the oil change, so we switched to Lucas 5-20 full synthetic oil for our next series of runs. The synthetic offers a lower viscosity, and presumably lower friction, which we hoped would result in some additional power by a reduction of parasitic drag. The oil change proved to be a positive step, with output now reaching 412 hp at the exact same power peak.
Dyno operator Steve Brule suggested we might gain some additional power by swapping the 1-inch open spacer for a tapered combination spacer. We grabbed a 4150-sized HVH SuperSucker spacer from our shelf, and made the change. The SuperSucker provides a tapered entry from the carb into the plenum; with some combinations this can add incrementally to the output. It proved to be the case with our 318 Mopar combination, taking peak output to 415 hp at 6,300 rpm, which would prove to be the best numbers of the day.
Our 318 cam delivered a rated 0.525-inch lift with 1.5:1-ratio rockers. Under the valve covers we were running the stock Mopar hydraulic rocker valvetrain, which we just cleaned and re-used, including the stock solid bar 5/16-inch pushrods. Although this non-adjustable valvetrain looks crude, test after test has proven it to be remarkably capable in hydraulic cam applications where adustablility is not strictly required. These stamped-steel rockers are lighter than anything from the aftermarket, and the ingenious shaft-mount system lets the rockers ride with virtually no clearance on broad bearing surface at the lower half of the rocker, sliding on a film of oil much like a main bearing. Friction at the shaft is virtually nil, and the stability is excellent. Still, we wanted to see if a little more lift could be added with a higher rocker ratio, so we swapped to a set of aluminum 1.6:1 roller rockers. This would get us to 0.560-inch lift.
The rocker change didn't work out, and in fact, the engine's effective rpm range dropped dramatically, down to 6,100 rpm, as compared to the easy and clean 6,700 rpm ceiling (the limit of our test range, not the engine's rpm capabilities) with the factory stock 1.5:1 rockers. We tried setting the lash to zero, to curb lifter pump-up, but it didn't help. What went wrong? In my experience, there are definite limits to how much intensity can be used with a hydraulic lifter, be it a flat tappet or roller. We were over that line with our overall combination.
With the super-quick 0.904-inch cam lobe profile, even with the 1.5:1 rockers we were already reaching a very high lift when considering the overall duration. As previously noted, these "0.904-profile" lobes are about 8 percent faster than high intensity 0.842-profile lobes, and the high-ratio rockers add another 7 percent. At the resultant 0.560-inch lift on a 231 @ 0.050 lobe, with only 275 rated seat duration, the valve action is well into the range of a very aggressive solid roller, far faster, in fact, through the early stages of the valve event. The result is valvetrain instability, which the hydraulic mechanism of the lifter cannot cope with. We've been through it before, and increased spring load will do little to help the situation. Besides, with longevity in mind, our COMP No. 972 springs were at the limit of loads we'd run in a street flat tappet application. If hunting for the far reaches of hydraulic cam intensity and rpm, the direction has to be mass reduction throughout the valvetrain, including lightweight valves. The 3/8-stem street valves and now heavier rockers just weren't gong to cut it with this combination.
Should we be disappointed that the higher ratio rockers didn't work? Maybe not, since it told us that the factory stuff, when combined with the fast COMP lobe profiles, is in the upper range of the potential available. While more would definitely be possible with trick lightweight components like valves, these items are somewhat out of the budget nature of this build. It also reinforces the value of the stock Mopar valvetrain. It represents a significant cost savings compared to other makes of engines where a valvetrain swap is virtually mandatory for survival with a high performance cam. Thinking about the results, we were pretty happy with the 415 streetable hp and 6,500-plus rpm capabilities we got from Chrysler's neglected 318, especially considering how much of this engine consists of nothing more than mundane factory production parts.
DYNO CHART SuperFlow 901 Engine Dyno STP Correction Factor Tested at Westech
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Legend Base: Baseline Combo: ThermoQuad Carb Demon: Switch to 750 Mighty Demon Carb on 1" spacer Lube: Switch from 20/50 mineral oil to 2/20 Lucas syntheticTaper: Switch from 1" open to HVH 1" tapered spacer Rock: Switch from 1.5:1 factory valvetrain to aluminum 1.6:1 roller rockers
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We love Fall pumpkin recipes. Our mom got this Pumpkin Pie Cake recipe years ago at a church party. It is a cross between pumpkin pie and cake. It's moist and so delicious! You can also top it with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. You can't go wrong with this pumpkin recipe!
Pumpkin Pie Cake Recipe
16 ounces canned pumpkin
12 ounces evaporated milk
1 1 /2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 yellow cake mix
1 cup butter (2 sticks)
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
Mix together the pumpkin, evaporated milk, sugar, eggs, salt, cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice in a bowl. Pour into a greased 9x13 pan. I used a glass pan. Then sprinkle the dry cake mix over the entire pumpkin mixture in the pan. Be sure to use all of the cake mix. Then spoon 1 cup of melted butter over the dry cake mix. Sprinkle chopped nuts over all. Bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes. You can eat it warm or cold. However you like to eat your pumpkin pie!
Makes about 20 servings
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Just wondering if I could use a spice cake mix in place of yellow cake? I think I've made this before…… Seems familiar.
I am not familiar with this cake mix, we don`t have such thing in my country. Can you please tell me what is it, is it some kind of flower, can I replace it with regular flower and what amount goes for this pumpkin pie cake? Thank you very much.
This sounds fantastic! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Am making this weekend!!!
Quick & Easy Pumpkin Cupcakes
Fix these cupcakes in a jiffy using spice cake mix, canned pumpkin and a prepared cream cheese frosting. Kids will love this sweet and spicy finger-food and clean-up will be a breeze.
Recipe Cookbook Nestle® Very Best Baking
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cooking Time 18 minutes
Serves 24
1 package (18.25 oz.) spice cake mix
1 can (15 oz.) LIBBY ® 100% Pure Pumpkin
3 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup water
1 container prepared cream cheese or vanilla frosting
PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Paper-line or grease 24 muffin cups.
BLEND cake mix, pumpkin, eggs, vegetable oil and water in large mixer bowl until moistened. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared muffin cups, filling 3/4 full.
BAKE for 18 to 23 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. Spread cupcakes with frosting. Decorate with assorted sprinkles, if desired.
I'm all over ANYTHING pumpkin. Thanks for another great one, ladies!
This is my kind of cake! I will be saving it for my fall MUST MAKE list!
Had this today. It was so good. I will be making this again!!!
Wow!!! I made this last night to go with the slow cooker pulled beef sandwiches (which were also AMAZZZZING) and all I can say is WOW!!! Everyone was in love with this dessert…noone could get enough!! THank you!!
This was my first time making this type of 'cake'. I may eat the whole pan myself! I added some extra crumble to the nuts on top with oatmeal,& a little brown sugar, then added crushed gingersnap cookies to the top the last few minutes of baking. So darn good! Thanks for posting this. I just gained 10 pounds!
This was delicious! And could not have been easier. Thanks for the recipe!
I have been making this cake since 1980 when a friend of mine brought it to our Thanksgiving dinner. My family asks for it every year. Now my daughter is making it for her friends. I would say it's best when served cold. That way the pumpkin layer on the bottom stays firm. Enjoy!
I made this for the first time this weekend for an early Thanksgiving dinner with family. There were several desserts and this one got gobbled up fast. When everyone says "I need the recipe for this", you know its a true winner. Thank You !!!!!
I watched your video on how to make this and I thought she said brown sugar but the recipe above just says sugar. Which one would it be? Thanks!
I want to make this recipe today, but really hate to use a box cake mix for the top. I have recipes to substitute for the box mix, but just wondering if you have any other suggestions?
Has anyone tried making a GLUTEN FREE version of this cake?
My pumpkin pie cake is in the oven right now. It is starting to smell soo good. I will let you know how it turned out. Thank you.
Sounds wonderful. I am making this at for fall festival with neighbors !
This cake smells delicious–just took it out of the oven, but made it for tomorrow. Do I need to keep it in the frig overnight?


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Diabetes: This May Someday Replace Needle Prick
By Serena Gordon
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FRIDAY, July 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- A new type of sensor for people with diabetes is being developed to measure sugar levels in the body using saliva instead of blood, researchers report.
Scientists at Brown University in Providence, R.I., created the sensor and successfully tested it using artificial saliva. It uses light, metal and a special enzyme that changes color when exposed to blood sugar.
"Everybody knows that diabetics have to prick their fingers to draw blood to check their blood sugar and then respond to that information. And they have to do that multiple times a day," said study co-author Tayhas Palmore, a professor of engineering, chemistry and medical science at Brown.
"We're looking for another possibility, and realized that saliva is another bodily fluid that could be measured," Palmore said.
This idea is a welcome one, said Dr. Joel Zonszein, director of the Clinical Diabetes Center at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City. "People are always trying to come up with new ideas of how to measure blood sugar without pricking the fingers."
The sensor won't be available anytime soon, however. "The process of [U.S. Food and Drug Administration] approval will take a long time, and we have to see how accurate this device is in humans, especially humans who are eating and drinking, which will possibly contaminate the sample," Zonszein said.
Findings from the study, which received funding from the National Science Foundation, were published recently in the journal Nanophotonics.
To check their blood sugar -- or glucose -- levels, people with diabetes -- especially those who need insulin -- must prick one of their fingers to draw a drop of blood. The blood is put on a test strip that goes into a blood sugar meter. They are supposed to repeat this procedure four times a day, according to the American Diabetes Association.
The results of the blood sugar tests guide treatment, with diabetes patients often adjusting medication or insulin levels based on the test reading to maintain acceptable glucose levels.
The Brown researchers realized that saliva also contains glucose, though in much lower quantities.
The new device uses light and a metal surface that interferes with the way light hits a sample, Palmore said. The light "reads" how a special enzyme reacts to the presence of sugar in saliva to measure the concentration of sugar in a sample.
The researchers tested the sensor on artificial saliva to see how well it works without the potential complications found in real saliva. For example, food or drinks could alter the results. The sensor was able to detect sugar levels with high accuracy, they said.
Palmore said the next step is to make the device portable, hopefully small enough to fit in your hand. They also need to test it on real saliva, and find inexpensive light sources. Palmore said the researchers are also working on ways to measure insulin levels in the body.
Some sort of rinse for use before testing a saliva sample is also needed. A mouthwash could remove food or other contaminants that might affect the glucose reading, according to Palmore.
"Just because there is an established way of measuring blood sugar, doesn't mean it's the only way," said Palmore. "This is a priority area of research for many people. There's some hope that you may not have to prick yourself every couple of hours."
Zonszein added that the idea of searching for alternatives is a good one. "But to apply that from the lab to human clinical trials is still very far away," he said.
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Fabushoe Friday: New Boots at Monkee's of Madeira!
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The Mason-Deerfield Arts Alliance is looking for REALLY worn tennis shoes for their Sparkle Sneaker Trail for the Powder Keg Race. Please feel free to drop off your shoes on the side porch of the Snyder House at Cottell Park between now and Wednesday, August 22. And, yes, it's ok if they smell
Fabushoe Friday: Driving Shoes
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Happy Fabushoe Friday! So, while these are more practical than fabulous, I got tired of killing my car mats with heels so I bought some driving shoes! Believe it or not, it was actually a car mechanic's idea for me to buy the shoes! I had re-ordered new mats several times at my dealership, and […]
Fabushoe Friday: Nickel Sale at Morrison & Me!
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I just got an email from Morrison & Me about a "Nickel Sale" that starts today and goes until July 10! From what I can tell about the sale, you buy a pair at regular price and you can get one of their select styles for a nickel! Sounds like a fiscally fabulous way to […]
Fabushoe Friday: HP Blast Shoe Sale at Morrison & Me
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Lots of Hyde Park businesses are having sales to attract all the Hyde Park Blast participants into their stores this weekend. I told you about the HP Blast sale at Kate, and I just found out about Morrison & Me's shoe sale to celebrate the Blast too! Perfect timing because it's Fabushoe Friday! Check out […]
Fabushoe Friday: Amy Kirchen Now Carries Shoes
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Happy Fabushoe Friday, friends! Exciting news to share to celebrate this weekly holiday…. Amy Kirchen Boutique in Milford is now carrying some AH-MAZ-ING shoes. She's the fashion show sponsor for our June 23 Red, Pink and Blue fashion show (which you NEED to be at by the way – it's my favorite event of the […]
Fabushoe Friday: Morrison & Me Sale
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Just in time to celebrate Fabushoe Friday, I got an email from Morrison & Me (the awesome shoe store that recently relocated to Hyde Park – read the story about their move in Cincy Chic here!) about a big 20% off sale they're having this weekend. Check it out!
Fabushoe Friday: Blaine's Menswear Shoe Collection
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We all know I'm slightly addicted to shoes. I do my weekly Fabushoe Friday… my parents met in the Sears shoe department… and my husband has even more shoes that me (we're a perfect PAIR… get it?! haha!). I went to the Blaine's Menswear event, put on by Cincinnati Profile (i.e., men's version of Cincy […]
Fabushoe Friday: Saks Unveils Revamped Shoe Salon
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Exciting news, my shoe-savvy fashionista friends. Saks Fifth Ave downtown just remodeled their shoe salon, and they're having a shin-dig to celebrate its unveiling in style. Oh, and what's better than shoe shopping in a pretty new shoe salon? Having a portion of proceeds go to a great cause! 10% of sales from the event […]
Fabushoe Friday: Patent Leather Nude Pumps
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Happy Fabushoe Friday! And today is a very special one, because I think I found the holy grail of shoes… They're my new patent leather nude pumps (Jessica Simpson, $79) I bought on a whim recently at Macy's. Seriously – best purchase EVER because I wear them all the time. Not only are they super comfortable and […]
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New Arrivals Zig Zag Baby Crib Bedding Set - Pink SugarItem # HN-NEWA051
- Chevron and polka dot pattern in pink
- 2-piece set includes crib skirt and sheet
- Optional matching bumper and blanket
- Made with soft 100% cotton
- Machine-wash cold
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