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Cotton Linen Herringbone Blazer
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Whether you're going for a formal look or dressing up a pair of jeans, the Cubavera Herringbone Pinstitched Blazer will have you looking sharp. A linen blend is used for the pinstitched herringbone weave of two yarns, one of which is white, to give the fabric a textured look. This two-button jacket has undeniable high-end appeal.
- 72% Cotton/ 25% Linen
- Machine Washable
- Imported
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Rated 4 out of 5 by BigWaveDave Very classy coat..a cut above all other
linen jackets I have owned. I particularly am proud of the unique stitching on the lapels.
I bought this in preparation for a trip to the Caribbean and now I feel I'm really ready.
I put it on and I can taste the Mojito in my mouth and and the tropical breeze blowing through my hair.
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Rated 3 out of 5 by CaptainJack Large???
Our concepts of "large" don't quite mesh. I've considered myself an "almost-large" size in most upper-body clothing, but your "large" jacket would hardly button (I'm 5'11", 175#). Thankfully, your customer service rep., Helen, did a superlative job in helping me with the return-and-reorder process. Hopefully, the "extra-large" jacket I've ordered will fit better.
July 22, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5 by FunandSun Good but not great
Bought last minute as I was in a pinch. Good service helped it arrive timely. Coat definitely runs on the small side. I am a 44L and the Large is snug under arms and a little short in sleeves. Material is ok for an inexpensive coat and it does wrinkle quickly. Worth the purhcase.
March 31, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5 by battalla1 Nice jacket but not for guys with even the smallest pot belly
Love the jacket but just not cut for us guys with a bit of a belly... In not fat but Have just a bit of a pot belly build and it's just not a good fit and the sleeves come very long as well.
March 20, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Frank Just what I needed
I bought this blazer along with the matching pants to attend a beach wedding. The replacement fit nicely and "breathed" well. The on-sale price is what made this purchase an almost perfect experience. My only issue was that the sizing chart is not correct. I followed the measurements exactly and the corresponding size was too small so I had to get the next size up. It came on time so I had a complete outfit for the wedding. I received nice compliments.
October 26, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by TropicalTraveler Great Item Great Service
I order this jacket and although I know it is a "slim" size, I looked at the wrong sizing chart. So when it arrived, it was a bit too small. I called customer service and had the privilege of working with Luz. She helped me order a replacement jacket and helped with the return. I will definitely order from Cubavera in the future. And thank you to Luz, she made the entire process as painless as possible.
October 2, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by JeFi Good choice for wedding!
I bought this suit for my groom to wear at our outdoor wedding. He is not the "suit" type but he really liked it when he tried it on. The blazer matches the pants well and the "slim fit" accentuated his athletic frame without being too tight and uncomfortable.
September 28, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Nickname Wonderful Blazer
Very nice breathable jacket, not exact color match with pants that are suggested (of supposedly same color), but not too far off not to make it a set. My husband loves it, would be very useful for the summer business meetings. True to the size Not really 'slim fit', good fit but I would not call it 'slim' I like washing everything that can be washed and not dry cleaned - from my experience linens CAN be washed on cold in the machine, and dried in the machine on cold only. But if one goes on auto-pilot and forgets to switch the temperature... well, I have ruined a linen garment or two.
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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Mexican Gray Wolf Fact Sheet Southwest Region Mexican Gray Wolf The Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi), or "lobo," is the smallest, southernmost occurring, rarest, and most genetically distinct subspecies of gray wolf in North America. It once occurred in the mountainous regions of the Southwest from central Mexico throughout portions of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, and perhaps even farther north, as suggested by more recent research. Aggressive predator control programs towards the turn of the century all but exterminated the Mexican wolf from the wild. With the capture of the last 5 remaining Mexican wolves in the wild in Mexico from 1977 - 1980, a captive-breeding program was initiated and saved the Mexican wolf from extinction. Today, the captive population consists of approximately 300 animals, and encompasses over 45 zoos and wildlife facilities throughout the United States and Mexico. A typical Mexican wolf weighs between 50-80 pounds, is about 5 ½ feet in length including the tail (German Shepard size), stands approximately 28 – 32 inches at the shoulder, and has a richly-colored coat of buff, gray, rust, and black, often with distinguishing facial "masks." Solid black or white variations do not exist as with other North American gray wolves. Like all wolves, Mexican wolves have a complex social structure and an intricate communication system that includes scent marking, body postures, and numerous vocalizations such as howling, barking, whining, and growling. They live in extended family groups, or packs, consisting of an adult mated pair and their offspring, often from several generations. Known prey for Mexican wolves includes elk, mule deer, and white-tailed deer, but wolves can and do occasionally kill livestock, especially young calves. Recovery efforts for the Mexican wolf began when it was listed as endangered in 1976. A Mexican wolf recovery team was convened in 1979 to write the Recovery Plan, which was approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) in 1982. The recovery plan contains the objective of reestablishing a free-ranging population of Mexican wolves within its historic range. A Final Environmental Impact Statement entitled: "Reintroduction of the Mexican Wolf within its Historic Range in the Southwestern United States" was completed in December 1996 after 14 public meetings, three formal public hearings, and analysis of over 18,000 comments from other agencies, organizations, and citizens. In March 1997, the Service obtained approval from the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior to restore Mexican wolves to the wild in Arizona and New Mexico. In March 1998, the Service and its cooperators, Arizona Game and Fish Department, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services, and USDA-Forest Service released three family groups of Mexican wolves into the "primary recovery zone" on public lands within the Apache National Forest in eastern Arizona. Additional wolves have been released annually and will continue until natural reproduction sustains wild population growth. In 2002, White Mountain Apache Tribe also became a formal cooperator, and the first release of wolves onto Fort Apache Indian Reservation occurred in 2003. Reintroduced wolves are allowed to disperse throughout the "secondary recovery zone" in the Apache National Forest and the adjacent Gila National Forest in New Mexico. Combined, the two forests make up what is called the "Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area." Released Mexican wolves and their offspring are designated as a "nonessential experimental population" in a special regulation (rule), which defines management guidelines, including provisions for removal of wolves that depredate livestock. An Interagency Field Team has been formed to manage and track the free-ranging Mexican wolf population, and an Adaptive Management Oversight Committee provides guidance to the field team and serves as the interface to the public through an Adaptive Management Working Group. For more information on the Mexican wolf program, contact the Interagency Field Team at 928/339-4329 or 1-888/459-9653; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at 505/346-2525; the Arizona Game and Fish Department at 928/367-4281; the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish at 505/476-8101; Fort Apache Indian Reservation at 928/338-4385; Wildlife Services at 866/487-3297 or visit http:// mexicanwolf.fws.gov or http://azgfd.gov/wolf. March 2006
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Tara Schupner Congdon, Copy EditorAt the U.S. Potato Board's annual meeting a few weeks ago, John Keeling, chief executive officer of the National Potato Council, Washington, D.C., dumped the verbal equivalent of a bucket of cold water on the attendees.
Reflecting on the GOP's poor showing in the November elections, Keeling told attendees they could learn from the GOP's missteps and failure to recognize changing demographics.
"If the election told us anything, it is that there are not enough old white men here," Keeling said, ticking off causes of the GOP's implosion. "Republicans are terrible with women … they don't understand how Hispanics think."
While Keeling's message focused primarily on the importance of immigration reform, potato board members (and the wider produce industry) would do well to contemplate the general gist as the board develops future marketing plans — especially after the "Five Seasons of Linda" campaign of its ongoing Linda marketing strategy wraps up.
Even as Keeling and other industry leaders — including outgoing board CEO Tim O'Connor and United Potato Growers of America president Jerry Wright — warn about the need to change, to move with the times, and combat public perception of taters as June Cleaver's side dish, the board is conducting a carefully crafted marketing campaign that runs upstream, counter to demographic trends.
Its Linda campaign is built around a prototypical potato consumer who is a woman between the ages of 25 and 54, has children at home, is her family's primary shopper and enjoys cooking. Subtle messaging, including through photos, also implies Linda is married and white. The board's marketing team chose this composite because, according to its market research, Lindas are more likely to incorporate potatoes in weekly meals.
You know who Linda sounds like? A modernized June Cleaver.
Much of the board's marketing strategy centers around objectives such as this: "Get Linda to serve potatoes for dinner one more time a week."
But its research methodology is dangerously narrow. The surveys cited in its 2012 Research Overview booklet focus on the Linda category, almost to the exclusion of other categories of potato consumers. In its quantitative online surveys of shopping habits and use, Lindas comprised at least half the samples. But she buys 40% of potatoes, which leaves 60% in shopping carts that seem to be mostly off the radar.


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BY SEAN JENSEN AND ADAM L. JAHNS @suntimes.com December 31, 2012 9:54AM
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Updated: December 31, 2012 6:02PM
Lovie Smith has been fired as Bears coach.
Smith, who was under contract through 2013, will not return for a 10th season largely because the team missed the playoffs this year. The Bears finished 10-6 after a 7-1 start.
Smith informed his players during a team meeting of the organization's decision at 11 a.m. on Monday. But many of them heard the reports of his firing beforehand.
Many players were visibly upset when the Bears' locker room opened to the media after the brief and final meeting with Smith.
"It's disappointing," linebacker Nick Roach said. "It's very sad to see him go. If you're a player in the NFL for any number of years, even if it's just a couple years, he's a guy that you would want to play for. It's sad to see him have to leave."
Said safety Craig Steltz: "It's frustrating. We wish we could have taken it further. Putting all the work together from the beginning of the season, you wish you would have been able to take it further. It's just frustrating that this is what happens. "
Smith was 81-63 (.562) as Bears coach, but his teams have made the postseason just once since the 2007 season, and they've struggled against the Green Bay Packers. Smith started 6-2, but he's lost eight of the last nine in the series.
What was Smith's final message?
"That he loves us all," nickeback D.J. Moore said. "That he's proud of us. Thanks for the effort. It's the way the league is. Continue on with your goals."
In the NFL, the day after the final regular season game is called Black Monday because clubs often rush to fire coaches then move quickly to find a replacement, and the Bears are getting a jump on finding their next head coach.
They've already asked the Denver Broncos permission to speak to offensive coordinator Mike McCoy, a league source told the Sun-Times, confirming an initial report from Fox Sports. The Broncos have a first-round playoff bye, which provides the Bears and any other interested clubs a window to interview him.
McCoy is well-thought of in league circles given his ability to get production out of Tim Tebow and the MVP caliber season Peyton Manning has had in 2012, his first season with the Broncos.
General manager Phil Emery is scheduled to address the media at 10 a.m. on Tuesday.
"Change isn't always a bad thing," quarterback Jay Cutler said. "Sometimes, it can be good. The prospect at the time was unfavorable, but ... no one really wants to change or think about changing. Now that it's upon us, we've got to be positive about it. It is what it is. We've just got to keep moving forward, and whoever it is, we've got to make the most of it."
But Cutler also was disappointed and frustrated that the Bears' offense couldn't deliver for Smith.
"He's been great. Class act. A player's coach. Had a lot of respect for him," Cutler said. "Last speaking with him, he earned even more respect from me, if it was possible. He handled it the right way. A lot of character in that man, and it showed up."
Emery said on his weekly appearance with WBBM on Sunday that Smith has "done an outstanding job coaching the Bears" and called him a "great, team-first person."
He noted that, like player evaluations, coaches are judged on their "body of work."
"It's about steady progress toward our goals which is to win championships," Emery said.
But disturbing has been the Bears' consecutive late-season slides.
The Bears finished 8-8 in 2011 after starting 7-3. The Bears finished 10-6 in 2012 after starting 7-1.
Since 1990, 38 teams have started 7-1 but the Bears become just the second to miss the playoffs.
In the last two Decembers, the Bears were 2-7.
"It's tough," center Roberto Garza said. "It's a tough situation to be in, to see a great man, a great coach, have to sit in front of a room and do that. But this is the NFL. It happens. Unfortunately, we put ourselves in this situation."


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So it seems like we have a rash of holidays that come at us in rapid succession... Halloween was less than a month ago!
Anyways, here's a party thread for those of us in America celebrating Thanksgiving...and those of you who didn't get a thread for your own Thanksgiving and those of you who don't celebrate Thanksgiving but are thankful for everything you have!
This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for my family, my friends, my wonderful boyfriend, Earthsong, DDO, my talents and skills, (swimming, dancing, designing,) and my job. (Among other things.)
Here we go! *Serves up the turkey* Who wants dark meat?
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Whut? Oh yeah, American thanksgiving. I already had my Canadian thanksgiving last month, and it still feels weird when someone mentions the american one. We usually celebrate it at our house anyway. (No harm in having two turkeys, especially if you live mintutes away from the american border XD)
Drool...I really want turkey meat now!
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D'oh, I was going to do this when I got home. XD Ninja'd by Maen!
I have a lot of things I'm thankful for. I spent a few hours at work thinking about this, while I was driving around delivering pizzas.
I'm thankful for my hardships. Through them, I suffer and learn more than most people I've met. I have the wisdom to help others, and the strength to support them when they need it. I am grateful for these things. Also, my hardships give me the wisdom to see the joy in life in such a brighter light. Every moment is cherished, and I would have it no other way.
I'm thankful for my family. Through everything, they have helped me and offered encouragement. Whether it was a 3AM call because I fell asleep at the wheel and blew a tire when I drove off the road, or the day I woke up to found my entire life had left in the middle of the night... they've never asked if it could wait, never told me they were busy. If I needed them, they were there. I truly, truly could have none better.
I'm thankful for how I grew up. When I was young, before my mother got sick, we were fairly well off. Upper middle class, I guess. We had enough money that I received the best education that a child could get, attending a very well received private school. When my mother fell ill, and we were on hard times, I had to learn how to live life with my own hands. Thus I have both, the vast wealth of human knowledge to support me, and my own two hands to do the work.
I'm thankful for my ex-wife. She taught me, in her way, that even if your heart is in the right place, it requires effort. A relationship is a two way street, and if you're not capable of supporting yourself emotionally, then you're not capable of supporting someone else. Because of those lessons, I now find myself in a position of being the selective one in relationships. It's an odd reversal.
I'm thankful for my friends. Some I've known for 20 years, some I've known for about one. Some, I can call at any hour and know they'll be there for me no matter what I need. Others would have my back in a fight, and they'd swing at whoever was against me before they asked what it was over.
I'm thankful to have a friend who knows exactly what it is I feel, even if it's unnerving. It's wonderful to hear, from their mouth, the same things I've said for years. It's difficult to hear it, but at the same time... I don't feel alone. And, given the past two years, I've felt so horribly alone at times. I need that, and for having it, I am grateful beyond anything I could repay.
I'm thankful for my sorrow. In some moments, it affords me consciousness beyond my normal mind. It allows me to see the world in an instant, and myself as an insignificant piece of this. It allows me to know that every day, every breath, is a chance to try again. And, more importantly, it makes the happy moments... amazing.
I'm thankful for the beautiful improbability of life.
I'm thankful that I have a lot to be thankful for.
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I'm thankful for the big things - family, friends, life, and all the blessings I've been given in continuing life - but I'm also thankful for all the little things. For having limbs that work, being able to run, having eyes that work and allow me to see the beauty of each day, for the job that gave me a camera to let me attempt to capture that beauty. I'm thankful for ears that allow me to hear music, and fingers and a gift that helps me create it. I'm thankful for a cousin that I love, who's been with me since the womb - literally - who is willing to be dragged around and attached at the hip without giving a word of protest, and who is so amazingly sweet that it's impossible to be mad at her. I'm thankful that there is enough food at our table that we can celebrate such a ridiculously lavish meal, and that we have enough money to go out and help others who are not as well off. I'm thankful for each and every day I have, because I know that no one is guaranteed a tomorrow.
Happy Thanksgiving guys! ^_^
And I would like white meat, if it's not too much trouble. *holds out plate*
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*serves it up for Tinu*
*looks around*
Where's the pie?
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I'm thankful for the fact that I'm still here, because in my opinion, I've done some things deserving of a metaphorical flick off the windshield. So I'm overwhelmingly grateful that G-d has this thing with second chances, and I hope that I can do it right this time.
And so I'm grateful to this thread for making me realize that.
Other than that... it feels trite to say 'I'm thankful for my friends and family, and whatever...' because it so much a part of the fabric of my life that I can't even imagine living without them. So it's not thankfulness. It's something more than that, more than dependence. I'll have to think about it.
Dark meat and cranberry sauce, please!
*sets down the apple pie she brought for dessert*
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*sets down a huge glass casserole dish of his family's secret recipe Pineapple Casserole, which nobody has ever tried and disliked. Wanders out, afterward*
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**brings in stuffing and cranberry bread**
I'm thankful for my friends, on here and elsewhere. Lord knows they keep me sane.... P:
I'm thankful for me family, that they love me.
I know I have a lot to be greatful for, but....I dunno...
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Happy Thanksgiving!
I'm thankful for my job, even with all of its frustrations. I'm thankful for the beauty of the mountains right in my backyard. I'm thankful to have a roof over my head. I'm thankful for my loving parents even though they live three states away. I'm thankful for my sisters, without whom I think I'd go crazy. I'm thankful for both online and offline friends who have supported me in more ways than one throughout the years. I'm thankful for my creativity and the education I worked so hard for.
I brought cheesy potatoes!
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I'm thankful for a great many things. To choose one, I'm thankful for everyone else's thankfulness. It warms my heart.
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Today I am thankful that my family is returning from Mexico tomorrow, because I'm sick and tired of being the only human in the house for the dogs to pester!
Also, on a more conventional note, I'm thankful my grandmother is still alive and well at 95 -- she's interesting to talk to.
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I'm thankful for the assorted warm fuzzies, I.E. assorted emotional relationships; the protection of the strong; the fact I'm relatively wealthy - at least by comparison to the poor suckers in the third world or one of those countries that keep getting bombed, that'd kinda suck; thoughtful gifts; my mother's cooking; oh and for my health.
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Gazing at flowers.
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k2h Posts: 7Well I think the PT Cruiser looks VERY cheap looking, the interior looks very encono car, its too small, and the GT version doesnt have enough power. also horrible gas mileage on the GT version, and they should dump the 4-Speed Auto and the 5-Speed Manual and come up with a new 5-Speed Auto and 6-Speed. Also an SRT version wouldn't hurt. And the LAST thing, MAKE THE SIDE VIEW
m1miata Posts: 4,556I think the interior is far from cheap looking, the fit and finish for a car starting at around $12K is pretty darn perfect. The base engine with a stick should get pretty fair gas mileage, but we are talking about a less aero dynamic shape than the Neon, and heavier to boot, so how can it get the same gas mileage. Around 25 to 29 freeway is not too bad.
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yosito Posts: 55So the PT looks cheap inside and outside,the interior looks econo,GT doesn´t have enough power,etc.etc.. I´m sorry man, but I don´t think ANY other car in it´s price range will offer you more in EVERY ASPECT, with all my respect, you don´t know what your talking about. The PT offers you value, QUALITY, it´s very reliable, and 2006 is the best PT inside, outside here there and everywhere.
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krony Posts: 110I got an '06 Limited a month ago here are my suggestions:
--audio and info center steering wheel mounted controls... would be tough to do and not ruin the clean look of the interior but would be better than reaching through the steering wheel to check my mileage, etc.
--better mileage...the power is ok to me since I have a 5 sp manual but I would like 2-5 mpg better (getting 18-19.5 mpg city)
--MP3...I have the Aux jack but would like the base single disc CD player to be MP3 capable -
krony Posts: 110Was just on the Chrysler UK website...for those of us who wish we has better mileage here an answer:
PT Cruiser 2.4 Limited (Manual)ECONOMY
Combined Cycle 30.1 (9.4) mpg (l/100 km)
Extra Urban Cycle 38.7 (7.3) mpg (l/100 km)
Urban Cycle 21.7 (13.0) mpg (l/100 km)
PT Cruiser 2.2 CRD (Manual) ECONOMY
Combined Cycle 42.2 (6.7) mpg (l/100 km)
Extra Urban Cycle 50.4 (5.6) mpg (l/100 km)
Urban Cycle 32.8 (8.6) mpg (l/100 km) -
krony Posts: 110Sorry guys...made a major faux pas on the info in my earlier post. I forgot that the UK Imperial gallon is larger than the US gallon. The conversion is 1.2 to 1.
Here are the corrected numbers:
PT Cruiser 2.4 Limited (Manual)ECONOMY
Combined Cycle 25.1 mpg
Extra Urban Cycle 32.3 mpg
Urban Cycle 18.1 mpg
PT Cruiser 2.2 CRD (Manual) ECONOMY
Combined Cycle 35.2 mpg
Extra Urban Cycle 42.0 mpg
Urban Cycle 27.3 mpg
No matter...I'd still rather have the diesel!! -
ptdave Posts: 3Here is my 02.
1.I love the 06-09 headlights but I don't like the lower grill on the 06-09 PT. add the 01-05 lower grill to match the upper grill and it will sell better.
2. Give us a true 2 door Panel PT, Base, turbo light, and a High output GT.
3. Bring back the GT with Stage 1 SRT4 PT and a Panel SRT4
4. let us build our own GT. start out with a Cloth, no sunroof/or spoiler.and let us build it with what we want on it.
5. build a better Autostick for the GT. -
robman Posts: 7The changes needed for my '03 Limited with the 5-speed manual are minimal. At 97K miles I still get 26 MPG combined while using "Petey" for daily transportation (it's my personal micro-van). I hate the window lift switch placement and the original armrests. It needs a bit more sound insulation as well and, although I understand much of these shortcomings have been addressed in the latest models, I am left cold by the styling freshening.
The reliability I've enjoyed has been quite a surprise as has it's usefulness for the daily chores. I'd buy another but I hear they're being dropped. Too bad, really, as Chrysler needs a marketable vehicle now. -
arkainzeye pittsburgh paPosts: 473Have any of you guys seen this news!!
http://blogs.moneycentral.msn.com/topstocks/archive/2009/01/16/say-goodbye-to-th- e-pt-cruiser.aspx -
keno_176 Posts: 1I just came across this story on this great website the examiner.com. Ruth Manuel-Logan has a reallly informative column on that site and I read her daily. I want to share with you all the following story on the PT: http://www.examiner.com/x-696-Auto-Examiner~y2009m1d25-Chrysler-PT-Cruiser-farew- ell-to-thee :mad:
charlesf4 Posts: 20I hope you enjoy your Cruiser as much as I enjoy my 2004 GT Turbo. It still makes me smile when I walk out to the garage and see it there. I was talking to a friend of mine who has a 2002 that he uses in his work which has over onehundred and thirtythousand miles on it with just minor problems.
Charlie -
jpf Posts: 496Thanks Charles, I am enjoying the car already. The Cruiser replaced an 86 Lebaron convertible that I had owned for 10 years. By the way, anyone in Mississippi looking for a PT Cruiser convertible, the dealership that I bought my car from has an 05 turbo convertible with less than 300 miles on it. The Chrysler dealership is located in Tupelo, MS. Happy motoring y'all!
ronpool Posts: 2I leased my PT new in June of '05. It has been a most dependable and fun-to-drive car. About six months ago the battery died and had to be replaced. That's the only problem I've had. It's been a second car and only has 13,500 on it. The lease residual was $12,500. Chrysler called today and offered it to me for $9.000. I intend to take them up on it. Retail is $14,500. Nowhere in town could I get this value at that price! Two really minor complaints. 1) The rear window is too small. Can't adjust the mirror to get a full view. This could be remedied if the mirror shaft was about 1/2-1" longer. 2) The seat belt holder on the back of the seat is notched in the wrong place. As it is, the belt slides out. This could fixed if it were cut nearer the top. But, too late to fix it now. Will be sorry to see the PT go. Maybe Fiat can revive it and put an engine in that would get better mileage.
irismg Posts: 345
ronpool Posts: 2Good news! Glad to hear that the PT has been given a stay. Now, if the engineers are smart they will go back and review consumer nega5tive feedback notes and make a good, honest effort to fix things. The most important would seem to be gas mileage. Surely Fiat has a European 4 cylinder that could be incorporated. The one thing they need to guard against as far as the Ameiican market is concerned is performance. Our Interstate and Freeway systems demand a vehicle that can get up to speed and merge with much larger traffic very quickly. My 2005 GT Turbo with automatic does that very well but gas mileage sucks. Also, they need to get rid of the super-expensive 17" tires and rims. America is moving toward smaller, very fuel efficient automobiles. Here's Chrysler's chance to be a leader!
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The Americans on FX
Posted 02 February 2013 - 05:21 PM
Now some folks actually like cop chase scenes right out of CHIPS or Miami Vice or Charlie's Angels (with 40 year olds!) or whatever. Be my guest. Enjoy!
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Posted 02 February 2013 - 05:39 PM
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Posted 02 February 2013 - 06:55 PM
Posted 02 February 2013 - 06:58 PM
I'm sure Directv can't wait to get their hands on your unit.
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Posted 02 February 2013 - 07:11 PM
I guess films and TV producers never consider the looks of the actresses to be cast. It's just kind of randomness that produces the end result. That's why the Oscars look pretty much like the crowd at my local Safeway.
Posted 02 February 2013 - 07:12 PM
But Keri said she thinks you are really attractive.Yeah. A dog. No charisma, no sex appeal...
I'd give 20 bucks to see what you're squeezin'.
Posted 02 February 2013 - 07:14 PM
Got it.
Posted 02 February 2013 - 07:28 PM
Where is your mind, Spart? No offense meant, but I think you may have connected dots that never were there.Thankfully, I have never evaluated a show based on the "looks" of the people in the cast, but I also don't masturbate while I watch TV shows as apparently many others do.
And of course no role in Hollywood is ever cast with the potential appeal of the actor in mind. This is why Gabourey Sidibe and Susan Boyle are having such great careers.
When do you, BTW?
Be sure not to fall off that high horse and hurt yourself.
Posted 02 February 2013 - 07:45 PM
But seriously, any given bunch of guys are going to disagree about who's hot and who's not. And I'm still watching Downton Abbey, and they just killed off the only hottie in the entire series, so I'm not ALL bad. 8^>
I'll be sure to give Barbra Streisand an extra hand when she performs at Oscars this year.
Edited by Maruuk, 02 February 2013 - 08:13 PM.
Posted 02 February 2013 - 08:31 PM
Where is your mind, Spart? No offense meant, but I think you may have connected dots that never were there.
No dots to connect Tom. Some watch TV just for eye candy, some watch for story lines and acting. If the cast is hot, fine, but that's not a reason to watch or not watch IMO.
and I expect fantasy-level eye candy
And nobody's horse is quite as high as yours TomCat, but we do appreciate your posts in this thread not being your normal novels that nobody reads.
I'm sure Directv can't wait to get their hands on your unit.
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Posted 02 February 2013 - 08:39 PM
I appreciate and respect you folks who worship older actresses like Cher and Liza Minnelli and Bette Midler. Can't we all get along?
Posted 02 February 2013 - 08:46 PM
I led with terrible writing, bad directing, awful music, and finally zero eye candy.
Exactly. eye candy shouldn't even enter the equation. You make it sound as if you could get by on terrible writing, bad acting and awful music as long as it had eye candy. I know this is a geek board and most get off on that stuff, based on years spent in Moms basement, but come on, you don't watch a show like The Americans expecting any "eye candy"
I'm sure Directv can't wait to get their hands on your unit.
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Posted 02 February 2013 - 09:03 PM
Gossip Girl got my attention with babes but it was really the fantastic character of Chuck Bass that held my attention. Downton is in trouble plotwise precisely because they have no sexual tension left to drive their Jane Austen-esque plot--they pulled the "Friends" jump-the-shark trick by marrying off or killing the 2 cute girls.
A TV show doesn't make it or break solely on the cute girl quotient for me, but it sure helps! Film is a totally different thing. I mean, who's hot in the Bicycle Thief or Cinema Paradiso? Though I admit to being a big fan of Ludivine Sagnier! I do kind of follow her films for her.
Now you take "Don't Trust the B..." Super hot lead, but also very creative and funny premises and writing! It's great when you have a win-win situation!
Edited by Maruuk, 02 February 2013 - 09:09 PM.
Posted 02 February 2013 - 10:07 PM
Posted 03 February 2013 - 12:38 AM
That's your first mistake. You might know better if you saw the whole first episode through to the ending - it was near the ending of the first episode that we saw the main overarching story arc laid out.The Americans is a spy show.
But don't take my word for it. Read about it from the FX show site (emphasis added):
You derived assumptions about the show, maybe from its trailers which I guess you're expressing frustration about...The Americans is a period drama about the complex marriage of two KGB spies posing as Americans in suburban Washington D.C. shortly after Ronald Reagan is elected President. The arranged marriage of Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth Jennings (Keri Russell), who have two children – 13-year-old Paige (Holly Taylor) and 10-year-old Henry (Keidrich Sellati), who know nothing about their parents' true identity – grows more passionate and genuine by the day, but is constantly tested by the escalation of the Cold War and the intimate, dangerous and darkly funny relationships they must maintain with a network of spies and informants under their control. Complicating their relationship further is Philip's growing sense of affinity for America's values and way of life. Tensions also heighten upon the arrival of a new neighbor, Stan Beeman (Noah Emmerich), an FBI agent. Stan and his partner, Agent Chris Amador (Maximiliano Hernández), are members of a new division of Counterintelligence tasked with fighting against foreign agents on U.S. soil, including KGB Directorate S illegals, Russian spies posing as Americans.
The description of the show is not some wild fiction with gorgeous female and male model types running around in fantastic sports cars chasing and killing each other.If this was a film it'd star the young version of Angelia Jolie (she's too old now) and the hottest guys they could find. In other words, it'd be a major male/female babefest. But this being a cheapasz FX show the best they could do was Keri Whatzherface, not exactly major box office any more. Not my cup of tea but you older folks enjoy....
"The Americans" sounds a bit like this ABC story dated Jan. 15, 2013:
Or much closer to home is the Anna Chapman sleeper spy ring arrested by the FBI in June 2010 and swapped a few days later for four Russian double agents. Read this NY Post story How many spies remain?. Or maybe the story Russian Sleeper Agent Allegedly Tried to Recruit Son Into Spy Business which tells us:A married pair of alleged 'sleeper' spies went on trial in Germany Tuesday, accused of spying for Russia for more than two decades while living a quiet middle-class life and raising a daughter who had no idea of her parents' true identities.
... In a page out of a cold war novel, the Russian couple moved to West Germany in the late 1980s posing as Austrian nationals of Latin American descent. They are accused of transferring information on NATO, European and German security policies to the Soviet and then Russian intelligence service. As part of their alleged cover, Andreas, who claimed to be in his early 50s, worked as an engineer and Heidrun, in her late 40s, played tennis with local women. They collected an alleged 100,000 Euros in year in salary from the Russian government.
Their last alleged caper was the recruitment of a Dutch Foreign Ministry official, who reportedly sold them secret documents on NATO operations for $96,500, according to the German newspaper Die Welt.
Yeah, I'm old. When I was an undergraduate student I loved the Bond books - male romance novels. But by the time I graduated people were being killed in Vietnam as the Cold War continued to be hot.A Russian spy who was kicked out of the U.S. has now been accused of trying to recruit his son into the espionage business. And the son reportedly went along with the plan.
According to anonymous U.S. officials cited by the Wall Street Journal's Devlin Barrett, the plot stemmed from a group of infamous Russian sleeper spies who were unmasked and deported back to Moscow two years ago. Before they were kicked out, they allegedly attempted to use their children as intelligence agents to bypass security clearances. Peter Krupp, the attorney who represented one of the accused spies, declined to answer the accusations on-the-record. But he told the Journal that his client said the U.S. officials are "crap." The attorney relayed that his client would never have taken the risk of revealing his secret identity.
The story focuses heavily on one alleged spy kid, Tim Foley. According to the Journal, his parents revealed to him sometime before their June 2010 arrest by the FBI that they were spies. Foley then agreed to join his parents in their pursuit of espionage. U.S. officials said Foley then "stood up and saluted 'Mother Russia,'" and said he was willing to return to Russia for spy training, Barrett writes. This moment was reportedly captured by federal agents who had bugged their home.
If you want movies about spies see Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Zero Dark Thirty not a Bourne or Bond movie. Or better yet, read all the John le Carré novels.
Sorry, but for what this story is about Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys were excellent choices. For what you want, watch reruns of "I Spy" with Robert Culp and Bill Cosby like us old folks did before we learned about life.
Edited by phrelin, 03 February 2013 - 12:56 AM.
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Posted 03 February 2013 - 03:22 AM
Nope, that was yours. I had researched the premise thoroughly, that's the only reason I was watching it. But when you see a production so weak and sloppy with hackneyed writing and bad casting and so many substandard executions of basic production values in the first 15 minutes--ya gotta bail or be a masochist. It's just uninspired tripe from beginning to end.
I used to watch "I Spy" but only because there were basically no other choices back then. It was a pretty awful show even in its day! But you can't fault anybody back then for the lack of choice. Today, hell, watching crap is a mortal sin given all the possibilities.
Bottom line: some folks like the show, others don't. Same as it ever was.
Edited by Maruuk, 03 February 2013 - 03:28 AM.
Posted 03 February 2013 - 06:48 AM
The classic straw dog syndrome. I led with terrible writing, bad directing, awful music, and finally zero eye candy. But the only attack point was the desire for an attractive female lead. Fair and balanced?
I appreciate and respect you folks who worship older actresses like Cher and Liza Minnelli and Bette Midler. Can't we all get along?
You've made your point, please let it go and not ruin the thread. Thanks.
Posted 03 February 2013 - 07:16 AM
I'm never reading this thread again.
Posted 03 February 2013 - 07:33 AM
I may watch the show.
I'm never reading this thread again.
We watched the show last night and really enjoyed it. Let's give those that hated the show a chance to complain and I'll close this thread and start a new one after the next episode for those that continue to watch.
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We would like to congratulate all the Iowa Rush teams and players that participated in the Kohl's Cup the weekend of June 8-9th. Below are some highlights and pictures of teams that participated from Iowa Rush. Congratulations again and GO RUSH!
U10 Girls Roadrunners, Coach Alex Langstraat - The u10 Iowa Rush Roadrunners won their bracket at the 2013 fall Kohls Cup. They all stepped up and played their hearts out against some excellent competition. Nobody gave up, and they left everything on the field. It was fun to watch!
Front row from left: Macie L., Emily L., Morgan B. Second row front left: Shania T., McKenna S. Third row from left: Alexis S., Lauren M., Lauren P. Not pictured: Tarin Clements
U11 Girls Ankeny United, Coach Richard Harris and Steve Hoogensen - The Ankeny United (Girls U11) team went 2-1 in pool play for the Kohls Cup U11-U12 girls division. Saturday we went 2-0, the families had a fun picnic between the games and the girls had a hoot. Sunday we played a stout U12 team from Mahaska County for the right to advance out of the pool play to the championship game and lost that game.
U12 Boys Ankeny Eagles A12C, Coach Mike Patkin - Finished 2nd in the tournament. They were 2 - 1 in pool play. They won their semi-final in a sudden death shootout. Game ended 1-1, after 1st round of shoot out it was still tied. Mahaska missed their first shot and we made ours in the sudden death.
The Eagles lost in the finals to Pleasant Hill, 2 - 1. It was a very exciting finish, with a couple of missed opportunities to tie it up.
Boys who played: Cooper B., Alex C., Nile C., Ben L., Grant M., Alex P., Ethan P., Ryan S., Timothy S., Zach S., Joel U., Jon W., Zach Y.
U14 Girls A14T, Coach Terry Heitz - A14T finished 1-1-1. The team tied Pella 2-2 and then beat VSA 3-0 on Saturday. Unfortunately they lost to Northwest 2-1 on Sunday. Great work girls!
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The title was what spawned this. I got it from the recent Hubble pictures, more specifically
The text itself is quite unrelated and has more to do with my Lovecraft reading than anything else. At any rate, here it is:
There are dragons in the sky
At daytime its safe. But when night falls, they come, carrying the darkness on their wings. They are grand, terribly so, like the whole of the forest. On silent wings they come, beating black and night down onto the land so that all the small horrors of life dare to show their faces. The dark brings madness with it, fuelled by those relentless wings beating. It is like a great rhythm, making demons out of us and gods out of them. On the old mounds, under which lies buried things we dare not dream about, the horrors gather with those of us they have caught and dance to that old rhythm. An old and savage dance, done in honor of those enormous beasts that bring all of this upon us, meant to draw the attention of these beings that is wholly uninterested in us, to whom our madness and demons mean nothing. Each night, there are some of us who does not make it to safety, who the horrors find and bind like cattle to dance with them. For them the dance is changing, making them forever a bit like those that bound them. Be it claw or fang or scale, come morning they must live with some taint of the nightly dances. Some of our mad or young seek this change, going out at night to dance. From them we now that to dance on the old mounds is a privilege not bestowed on any might wish it. Often they are chosen and as they change more and more, their minds shrink from the times and doings of daylight, and dwell instead on dark and magic things.
Night after night, the terrible things from under the dragons wings call on them they have announced their masters, those who neither need nor desire minions and night after night they are fruitless. Once and only once, when the dance was so terrible, when a full half of us were snared by the horrors, the dragons reacted. When young Jonathan, a man of such terrible vision and alien desire, forced his way into the dance, joined with ferociousness unmatched and screamed again and again unknown and alien words and names, they reacted. The beating grew louder and slower until we saw the whole of one dragon had descended further towards us. This alien size moved ever onward, yet there seemed no end to it either. The form was sleek and strong yet ill-defined and incoherent. A single grand thunder, as from a great drum which forever dulled the sounds in the world and the beast was gone, and Jonathan with it. What words and names he said, we suspect even the demons didnt know for such a night has not been repeated, even when many of us have danced at one time.
Since that night, our young and mad have tried to take Jonathans place in the night and since that night, our new born have been strange. They are born with dark and slimed skin, eyeless but with a great lore of hearing and feeling. Their fingers and limbs are long and groping and they are shunned. Only the woman who takes two men, the women who are taken by force or come with child through other means sinful and depraved, may carry a true child. So, in Jonathans name, we are now the creatures born of sin, hateful of our true children with whom the truly changed find a great kinship with and now we wonder for the future.
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I poured my generous 1.25 cup serving into a bowl and was impressed by the amount of freeze-dried fruit that came out. Normally, fruit is the filler in most cereals, but in this Peace Organic Wild Berry Crisp Cereal, the strawberries, and even the small, whole blueberries really pump up the cereal, albeit in broken pieces rather than the whole berries pictured. The flakes were oddly shiny, but giving one a try, it tasted pretty sweet. I poured on some skim milk and took a bite. The flakes are indeed sweet, but they counter the tart and unsweetened berries. The flavor balance is delicious - sweet, tart, fruity, with crispy flakes and crunchy clusters.
Each 1.25 cup serving of Peace Organic Wild Berry Crisp Cereal provides 210 calories, 17% of the daily value for sodium, 4 grams of protein, 1 gram of fiber and 12 grams of sugar. Come on - I get more fiber from Lucky Charms than this!
I could excuse that if the sugar came from the berries, but stripping away the organic claims and fancy wording, the first four ingredients are: milled corn, sugar, rolled oats, and "barley syrup" (read: sugar). Two kinds of sugar in the first four ingredients does not a healthy cereal make. And at $3.98 a box, it's a lot to pay for something that really isn't that healthful. I might splurge on this on occasion - it is good, but not worth it every day.


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Some very hot twinks, SilverWolf. A few more.
Here's Bogdan - he's got a lovely smooth body and great pubes and pits.
I don't remember his name :
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Here's Ken, who is definitely one of my favourite twinks. Totally hot!
^ I'm nuts about his nuts.......fondle 'em, 'em, suck 'em........
Here's a hottie for Friday morning.
What great way to end week with collection of twinks many who come with uncut cocks, the way nature wanted a cock to be.
A few more hot guys. I love the perfect body on the twink with the saucepan.
^ He's so HOT! Shame he has that tattoo on his neck.
Kyle Ross and Kyler Ash... omg gimme gimme gimme gimme!
Oh, what a nice smooth, firm body can do
Thanks guys for all the really cool photos. The collection is wonderful.
These two look so cute together.
Lovely lad. Nice bulge
Leonardo, another cute twink from EB.
Gotta give props to the photographer and the model, both of them worked together to get some amazingly erotic shots. Mr. Farrell here is so damn cute, perfect hair, and really knows how to work it for the camera.
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Hi Paulo999: Thanks for the photos of Leonardo from EB. He is amazing. I really like his eyes.
Here's James. Nice balls!
Hi SilverWolf: I really enjoy the photos you have posted above. The variety is most welcome and the focus on the artistic features of the youthful male are a special gift that only the model can give and are most welcome. Thanks.
Hi Paulo999: I really like the photos of James. Yes, I like how his balls hang and they are so symmetrical. Being able to gently rub them are an added treat that I am certain James would enjoy. Sometimes I just fantasize about being able to gently hold his hand and just enjoy his company. Thank you for your beautiful contribution.
Here are two more for you to enjoy.
Sometimes you can have fun just teasing what is underneath
I consider him one cool dude
This is a lovely.
A few more hot twinks:
Thanks Paulo999. I really like the collection you have posted.