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Archive for October, 2008
I just finished installing Movable Type 4!
I've finally migrated the site to a new web host and upgraded to Movable Type Open Source 4.21. I've always intended this next server move to be the impetus for a reboot of the site, and I'm very much a start-from-scratch kind of person, so things will be very raw and bare-bones and default-y for […]
Rainy Saturday
Drops of water on plants in the Smithsonian's Mary Livingston Ripley Garden. Shortly after I took these photos it began pouring again and did not stop for the rest of the afternoon. We took shelter in the Sackler Gallery, where we looked at Garden and Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur.
Willow Oak Root
Macro details from the knotty, mossy roots of a willow oak on the Capitol Lawn. Note the whorl-like patterns under the bark on exposed portions of the root system:
Just testing out time lapse video on the SD1100IS. As always, music is thrown together from Garageband loops.
Another Talking Head
Discreetly recorded with my Nokia 6120c's secondary front camera while heading home earlier this evening. I paused and unpaused as people passed by so as not to appear weird, talking to no one on a video phone. Later in the show you can see how tired I get from the walk and the crowd, around […]
To replace my poor, broken SD1000 I set some of my birthday money aside to purchase a new replacement Powershot; the choice was to either get a simpler SD1100IS or splurge on the newer, wider-angle SD880IS. I opted for the SD1100IS — a cheaper camera closer in build to the older one, so that I […]
Walking Home
Some cameraphone photos from a chilly walk home along the National Mall yesterday, in the amber light and long, long shadows of an early Fall sunset:
BTQ in NYT
In "Begging the Question, Again" on the Times Topics weblog, NYT deputy news editor Philip Corbett talks about the misuse of the phrase, and briefly mentions BegTheQuestion.info, my pedantic language site. I was alerted to this by the sudden flurry of "nytimes.com" inbound links in my referrer log that day. BTQ's continued growth in popularity […]
Sunday at the National Gallery
We spent Sunday after church at the National Gallery, to see the Indian paintings of George de Forest Brush and hear the Lucerne Festival Strings play music by Mendelssohn, Sarasate, and Brahms. See that garbage can? You know what's wrong with it? We went up to it and paused for a few seconds wondering if […]
Mom got us some Edo-style broiled eel from Tokyo when she came to visit so we're eating that now with some rice. Here it is with Pandora, who didn't get any.


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Live Pics from the 2012 Geneva Motor Show
One of the auto industrys biggest showcases is happening this week in Switzerland. Here are live shots from the floor of the 2012 Geneva International Motor Show.
By Ben Wojdyla
Rinspeed Dock+Go
Rinspeed is known for reliably bringing wacky new concepts to the Geneva Motor Show. This heavily modified Smart ForTwo lives up to the reputation. The Dock+Go concept has an detachable cargo and multi-use bed and a third set of wheels to improve the functionality of the ForTwo.

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My oldest called last night. He passed his Captain's exam and got his license. Explain to me how a boy raised in the middle of the west Texas prairie with only tumbleweeds and prairie dogs to play with became so enamoured of the ocean.
Congratulations Auvie! I'm so proud of you.
They call me "Nana"
Hey, congrats to the new Cap'n! Just be sure keep him away from Tortuga for as long as you can, monitor his intake of the rum, and keep a weather eye on the horizon for talking birds or conversing pets of any kind. He'll make a fine captain, I'm sure. Yargh!!!
Actually, it's my goal to someday make Captain too... but I want to captain a slightly different kind of vessel (the kind with wings on it!!!)
-Don-Your heart can just take wing,You can live out all your dreams......it's time to Remember the Magic!Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pilot's Life for Me...
That is so wonderful! Someday my kids will be out of the house and I can start threads like this one. Way to go iwannabeminnie'sson.
Congrats to your son T-Nina!
always plotting, planning, and looking forward to our next adventure...
Congratulations Auvie and to you as well proud Mama! You didn't mention this to me on the phone last night!
Congratulations to your son, T!!
You must be one proud Mom!!
"Most of my life I have done what I wanted to do. I have had fun on the job.I have never been able to confine that fun to office hours." ~ Walt Disney
Congratulations Iwannabeminnie and to your Son...
WHAFTFCOL now who wants a cookie!?!Copy Right of S&B LLC.SITTM... We have an App for that!
Yeah, I like Ninja Rubber Duckies FCOL!
Congratulations T-Nina and the New Captain! How exciting!
-Pat (Disneydame2004)
Dream Team Auction Coordinator
Help make a child smile! Dream Team Project Firstgiving Page
You can see a photo of my son, the Captain, here:
Did I mention that my son was a Captain?
They call me "Nana"
Why yes, now that you mention it...
He IS single.
They call me "Nana"
I can here the Love Connection music playing now.. LOL
Today is featuring Son of Iwannabeminnie.. Let's meet the bacheloretts now!!
WHAFTFCOL now who wants a cookie!?!Copy Right of S&B LLC.SITTM... We have an App for that!
Yeah, I like Ninja Rubber Duckies FCOL!
WHOO HOOO!!!! congrats to your son! yu sound sooo proud!! hmmm.... wonder what scrapbook page yu could do for that one???? I have wave paper if yu need it!!!
Karen S.K. fellow scrapbooker and disney addict since September 12th, 1985
It all started with a mouse..... and noone in my family can stop it!!!:mickey:


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Arvato Digital Services Philippines
The Arvato Digital Services is expanding its services by means of hiring more people to support their business expansion. For now they are looking for a BPO Specialist, once hired in this prestigious company, all the benefits as an employee will surely given by the company. Building a career in this company is the best step for a qualified applicant to have. The BPO Specialist in Arvato Philippines will be attending the duties and responsibilities of this job that includes in the supporting of the day to day transaction of the business. Doing the administrative request submitted by operations manager around the globe, these includes the request submitted to create purchase order, the invoice reconciliation and reporting, putting the time into the timesheets, and placing up new vendors in supportive system and tools.
Other job they are looking for is inbound agent that assist or support the clients that has a detailed inquiries bout a certain issue that needs to be address. The agent should also build a customers service interest in the services and product offered by the company. It must provide a modified customer service in a maximum level. The agent should also review the prevailing databases with alteration and the standing of different customers/soon to be clients of the business industry. It should also be the role as an agent the arranging and noticing the products, giving information packages, leaflets and others to different customers and some others who are willing to try the products and services of the Arvato Digital Services. Giving also the time in following up the calls of the client with different clerical duties that includes faxing, filling up paperwork's, checks the credit references s well as coordinating with other department of the company.
The positions that are available in Arvato Digital Services will definitely add another milestone in their business expansion and development.
Arvato Philippines call center is located in:
- Arvato Eastwood
5th Floor e-commerce Plaza
1 Garden Road Eastwood City, Libis
Quezon City Philippines
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Nicolas Winding Refn Kicks Ryan Gosling's Ass for These 'Only God Forgives' Pics
Movie News By Scott Beggs on May 30, 2012 | Be the First To CommentNicolas Winding Refn's forthcoming Only God Forgives is the story of a director in search of cool toys to collect, but in front of the cameras, it's the tale of a policeman in Bangkok getting into a Thai boxing ring with a notorious gangster. It stars Ryan Gosling, Kristen Scott Thomas, Yayaying and Vithaya Pansringarm, and by the looks of these first images, it looks like the bruises are still fresh.
Summer Movies We Love: Mission: Impossible
Features By Matt Patches on August 24, 2011 | Comments (1)Your mission, if you choose to accept it… During an undercover mission in Prague, IMF agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) witnesses his spy team picked off one by one—including his mentor and friend, Jim Phelps (Jon Voight). With the blame of sabotage and treason on his head, Hunt goes on the run to clear his name, entrap the real conspirators and deliver the perfect dose of tentpole bravado.
Mike Figgis Invites Christina Hendricks For 'Seconds of Pleasure'
Casting Couch By Nathan Adams on March 15, 2011 | Comments (5)You know Mike Figgis. He's that guy who directed Leaving Las Vegas and then, uh… some other stuff. I'm 90% certain Time Code was his next one, but then I must have stopped paying attention to him after that. Probably he did something important that's slipping my mind and I'm really going to hear it in the comments. Regardless, he's got a new movie on tap and he's taking advantage of the Mad Men hiatus to have Christina Hendricks star in it. Whether she's been running a 60s era ad agency in a parade of period costumes or grifting Captain Mal Reynolds and the crew of Serenity, I've absolutely loved everything that I've seen Christina Hendricks in, and I'm thrilled to see her get a big role in a feature. Whenever somebody writes a piece on Hendricks, it's usually got something to do with her boom-booms and what she's doing for the perception of women or whatever, but blah blah blah, who cares? This girl can act, why don't we talk about that instead?
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Irving, Texas | ||
City | ||
Clockwise from top left: Urban Towers at Las Colinas, the former Texas Stadium, Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas, Downtown Las Colinas Skyline, The Mustangs at Las Colinas | ||
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Motto: "Delivering Exceptional Services"[1] | ||
Location of Irving in Dallas County, Texas | ||
Coordinates: 32°48′42″N 96°57′3″W / 32.81167°N 96.95083°WCoordinates: 32°48′42″N 96°57′3″W / 32.81167°N 96.95083°W | ||
Country | United States | |
State | Texas | |
County | Dallas | |
Incorporated (city) | April 14, 1914[2] | |
Government | ||
• Type | Council-Manager | |
• City Council | Mayor Liam Irving John C. Danish Allan E. Meagher Dennis Webb Joe Putnam Rose Cannaday Brad LaMorgese Gerald Farris Tom Spink[3] | |
• Interim City Manager | Steve McCullough[4] | |
Area | ||
• City | 67.7 sq mi (175.3 km2) | |
• Land | 67.9 sq mi (174.1 km2) | |
• Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) | |
Elevation | 482 ft (147 m) | |
Population (2012) | ||
• City | 225,427[5] | |
• Density | 3,194.8/sq mi (1,233.8/km2) | |
• Metro | 6,805,275 (Dallas-Fort Worth) | |
Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | |
ZIP codes | 75000-75099 | |
Area code(s) | 972, 817, 469, 214, | |
FIPS code | 48-37000[6] | |
GNIS feature ID | 1338507[7] | |
Website | cityofirving.org |
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Irving, Texas | ||
City | ||
Clockwise from top left: Urban Towers at Las Colinas, the former Texas Stadium, Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas, Downtown Las Colinas Skyline, The Mustangs at Las Colinas | ||
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Motto: "Delivering Exceptional Services"[1] | ||
Location of Irving in Dallas County, Texas | ||
Coordinates: 32°48′42″N 96°57′3″W / 32.81167°N 96.95083°WCoordinates: 32°48′42″N 96°57′3″W / 32.81167°N 96.95083°W | ||
Country | United States | |
State | Texas | |
County | Dallas | |
Incorporated (city) | April 14, 1914[2] | |
Government | ||
• Type | Council-Manager | |
• City Council | Mayor Liam Irving John C. Danish Allan E. Meagher Dennis Webb Joe Putnam Rose Cannaday Brad LaMorgese Gerald Farris Tom Spink[3] | |
• Interim City Manager | Steve McCullough[4] | |
Area | ||
• City | 67.7 sq mi (175.3 km2) | |
• Land | 67.9 sq mi (174.1 km2) | |
• Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) | |
Elevation | 482 ft (147 m) | |
Population (2012) | ||
• City | 225,427[5] | |
• Density | 3,194.8/sq mi (1,233.8/km2) | |
• Metro | 6,805,275 (Dallas-Fort Worth) | |
Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | |
ZIP codes | 75000-75099 | |
Area code(s) | 972, 817, 469, 214, | |
FIPS code | 48-37000[6] | |
GNIS feature ID | 1338507[7] | |
Website | cityofirving.org |
Irving (/ɜrvɪŋ/ UR-ving) is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. According to a 2012 estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau, the city population was 225,427[5] making it the thirteenth most populous city in Texas. Irving is part of the Dallas–Plano–Irving metropolitan division of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, designated by the U.S. Census Bureau and colloquially referred to as the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.
Irving includes the Las Colinas community, one of the first master-planned developments in the United States and once the largest mixed-use development in the Southwest with a land area of more than 12,000 acres (4,856 ha). Las Colinas is home to the Mustangs at Las Colinas, which is the largest equestrian sculpture in the world, as well as many Fortune 500 companies, such as Exxon Mobil. In January 2011 the city completed the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas and plans to develop the area into a mixed-use complex including a special entertainment district.
Part of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, which serves the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, is inside the city limits of Irving.
Irving was founded in 1903 by J.O. "Otto" Schulze and Otis Brown. It is believed that literary author Washington Irving was a favorite of Netta Barcus Brown, and consequently the name of the town site, Irving, was chosen. Irving originally began in 1889 as an area called Gorbit, and in 1894 the name changed to Kit. Irving was incorporated April 14, 1914, with Otis Brown as the first mayor.
By the late nineteenth century the Irving area was the site of churches, two cotton gins, a blacksmith shop and a general store. The Irving district public school system dates back to the 1909 establishment of Kit and Lively schools. Population growth was slow and sometimes halting, with only 357 residents in 1925, but a significant increase began in the 1930s.
By the early 1960s the city had a population of approximately 45,000. A number of manufacturing plants operated in Irving, along with transportation, retail and financial businesses. The University of Dallas in Irving opened in 1956, and Texas Stadium was completed in 1971 as the home field of the Dallas Cowboys.
Delta Air Lines Flight 191 crashed in Irving on August 2, 1985.
Irving's population reached 155,037 in 1990 and the 2012 Census counted 225,427 residents, a 4.2 percent population increase over 2010 census estimates.[5]
Joseph Rice recorded the history of Irving in his 1989 book, Irving: A Texas Odyssey (Northridge, California: Windsor Publications ISBN 978-0-89781-300-6). Rice explored Irving's past and culture in his treatment of the city.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 67.7 square miles (175 km2), of which, 67.2 square miles (174 km2) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) of it (0.65%) is water.
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Irving is considered to be part of the humid subtropical region.
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 191,615 people, 76,241 households, and 46,202 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,850.2 people per square mile (1,100.4/km²). There were 80,293 housing units at an average density of 1,194.3 per square mile (461.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 64.2% White, Hispanic or Latino of any race were 31.2% of the population, 10.2% African American, 0.7% Native American, 8.24% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 13.4% from other races, and 3.20% from two or more races. Non-Hispanic Whites were 30.8% of the population,[8] down from 88.9% in 1980.[9]
There were 76,241 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.4% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 11.9% from 18 to 24, 39.4% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $44,956, and the median income for a family was $50,172. Males had a median income of $35,852 versus $30,420 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,419. About 8.0% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.
As of the census[6] of 2010,[10] there were 216,290 people, 82,538 households, and 51,594 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,218.6 people per square mile (1,242.1/km²). There were 91,128 housing units at an average density of 1,356 per square mile (523.3/km²).[11] The racial makeup of the city was 53.1% White, Hispanic or Latino of any race were 41.1% of the population, 12.3% African American, 0.9% Native American, 14.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 16.2% from other races, and 3.5% from two or more races.[11] Non-Hispanic Whites were 30.8% of the population,[8] down from 88.9% in 1980.[9]
There were 82,538 households out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families.[11] 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.31.[11]
In the city the population was spread out with 29% under the age of 19, 8% from 20 to 24, 35.8% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older.[11] The median age was 31.3 years. For every 100 females there were 99.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males.
The 2012[12] median income for a household in the city was $49,303, and the median income for a family was $54,755. Males had an estimated median income of $40,986 versus $36,518 for females.[13] The per capita income for the city was $26,970.[12] About 13.2% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.5% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.[12]
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According to the City's 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[14] the top employers in the city are:
# | Employer | # of Employees |
1 | Citigroup, Inc. | 7,500 |
2 | Verizon | 3,260 |
3 | Irving Mall | 2,100 |
4 | Nokia | 1,700 |
5 | Allstate | 1,650 |
6 | NEC Corporation of America | 1,515 |
7 | Microsoft | 1,351 |
8 | Neiman Marcus Direct | 1,339 |
10 | Zale | 1,250 |
Several large businesses have headquarters in Irving, including Archon Group, Chuck E. Cheese's,[15] Commercial Metals,[citation needed] ExxonMobil,[16] Gruma,[citation needed] H.D. Vest, Old HB, Kimberly-Clark,[17] La Quinta Inns and Suites,[18] Michaels Stores,[17] Omni Hotels,[19] Southern Star Concrete, Inc.,[citation needed] Stellar, a global contact center provider, Xero Hour,[citation needed] Zale Corporation,[17] Fluor Corporation,[17] NCH Corporation,[20] Schnee-Morehead Inc.,[21] and LXI Enterprise Storage.[22] Freedom Airlines, a regional airline and Mesa Air Group subsidiary, is headquartered in Irving.[23] An Online Trading Academy office and center operates in Irving.[24] The city is also home to the national headquarters of the Boy Scouts of America.[25]
The headquarters of Nokia America[17] and NEC Corporation of America[17] are located in Irving. The American headquarters of BlackBerry is located in Irving.[26]
Perhaps as a result of the Nokia-Irving connection, Irving is twinned with Nokia's headquarters city, Espoo in Finland.
Irving was the home of Texas Stadium, the former home stadium of the Dallas Cowboys. The stadium was demolished on April 11, 2010. Irving Independent School District (IISD) high schools play football and other sports at Irving Schools Stadium. Irving sponsors a citywide high-school age ice hockey team, the Irving Wolfpack of the D/FW Junior Varsity GOLD league. Also, in the spring, the Four Seasons Resort in Las Colinas hosts the HP Byron Nelson Championship, an annual PGA Tour event.
Irving is the home of two Football Bowl Subdivision conferences: the Big 12 Conference and Conference USA.
The only professional sports team which is currently located in Irving is the Texas Wild of the Mylan World Team Tennis sports league. The Wild play out of a 2,000-seat tennis-specific venue located at the Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas.
Prior to the November 2008 elections, Irving banned the sale of alcoholic beverages in stores, making it the largest in population dry suburb in North Texas. In 2004 the pro-alcohol measure failed with 63% of voters opposing the measure. In 2006, 52% voted against the measure. On the third attempt, with heavy monetary backing by retailers, voters narrowly voted in favor of the measure in 2008.[27] People in favor of changing Irving's liquor laws saw the interest in the 2008 United States Presidential Election as a catalyst for changing the laws in their favor.[28]
In 2009 Irving had a city council that was entirely at-large. While Irving has a large population of racial minorities, the entire city council and the mayor's office, was entirely non-Hispanic White. Manny Benavidez, a resident of Irving, filed a lawsuit against the city in federal court in November 2007, saying that the voting system was not in compliance with the 1965 Voting Rights Act. On July 15, 2009, a federal judge ruled that Irving is required to create a new electoral system so that racial minority representatives may be voted into office.[29] In 2010 elections, which included one at-large seat and two district-seats, three new council members were elected, replacing two incumbents and adding a newly created seat. Among the three new council members were two minority council members.[30]
According to the city's most recent Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the city's various funds had $344.9 million in Revenues, $301.4 million in expenditures, $1,222 million in total assets, $490 million in total liabilities, and $339.9 million in cash and investments.[31]
The structure of the management and coordination of city services is:[32]
City Department | Director |
City Manager (Interim) | Steve McCullough |
Animal Services | Fred Sanderson |
Capital Improvement Program | Casey Tate |
City Attorney | Charles Anderson |
City Secretary | Shanae Jennings |
Code Enforcement | Teresa Adrian |
Corporate Communications | Susan Rose |
Financial Services | Max Duplant, Chief Financial Officer |
Fire Chief (Interim) | Victor Conley |
Housing and Human Services | Chris Hooper |
Irving Arts Board | Richard Huff |
Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau | Maura Gast |
Library | Chris Dobson |
Municipal Court | Wayne Lambert |
Parks and Recreation | Ray Cerda |
Performance | Aimee Kaslik, Chief Performance Officer |
Police Chief | Larry Boyd |
Public Works | Ramiro Lopez |
Inspections | Gary Miller |
Solid Waste Services | Brenda Haney |
Human Resources | Ike Obi |
Traffic and Transportation | Dan Vedral |
Water Utilities | Todd Reck |
The Parkland Health & Hospital System (Dallas County Hospital District) operates the Irving Health Center.[33]
The United States Postal Service operates post offices in Irving. The Irving Main Post Office is located at 2701 West Irving Boulevard.[34]
Other post offices in the city include Downtown Irving,[35] Carl Range,[36] Central Irving,[37] Las Colinas,[38] and Valley Ranch.[39]
Most of Irving is served by the Irving Independent School District (IISD). Other portions are served by the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (CFBISD), and Coppell Independent School District (CISD).[40]
The major high schools serving the Irving area are:
In 2001, 1,000 of CFBISD's 25,000 students resided in the City of Irving.[41]
Uplift Education, a charter school operator, has its administrative offices in Irving.[42] Uplift has several charter school campuses in Irving, including Infinity Preparatory (K-1, 6),[43] and North Hills Preparatory (K-12).[44]
The Quest School, a K-9 Honors Academy school, is in Irving.[45]
Winfree Academy Charter School is also located in Irving.
Irving is home to Cistercian Preparatory School, a university-preparatory school for boys, grades 5 through 12. Irving is also home to The Highlands School, a university-preparatory school for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Two Catholic Pre-K through 8th grade schools, St. Luke's and Holy Family of Nazareth, are also located in Irving. Irving also is home to the Islamic School of Irving(Pre-K to 12).
The city is the site of the University of Dallas and North Lake College, a campus of the Dallas County Community College District. Both University of Phoenix and DeVry University have a campus in Irving, as well.
Irving is traversed by numerous highways. The Airport Freeway, SH 183, runs east-west in the center of the city, while LBJ Freeway or I-635 crosses the northern edge of the city in the same direction. John Carpenter Freeway, SH 114, and the President George Bush Turnpike create an X running northwest-to-southeast and southwest-to-northeast respectively. The Las Colinas area is centered near the intersection of 114 and the Bush turnpike.
Irving is one of 13 member-cities of the Dallas region's transit agency, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). Currently, Irving is served by numerous bus routes and has two stops along the Trinity Railway Express route. In addition, DART is constructing the Orange Line through Irving and Las Colinas to DFW Airport. This will connect northern Irving with Dallas through rail in addition to existing bus routes.
The Las Colinas Urban Center is served by the Las Colinas APT System, a people mover connecting businesses and entertainment areas.
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Irving has a sister city relationship with six cities:[64]
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i found this site when i was like 20 and burnt out on the av club. the first post i read was gabe slagging off on JUNO and i fell in love instantly. i was here through a lot of the weird dumb crap thats not even worth mentioning here and some truly transcendent stuff that i still laugh about to this day. eventually i drifted out after i became a lot more earnest and the cynicism was getting too much to bear daily. even tho i left thankfully the truly wonderful friendships i made here maintained, and i still consider those ppl very important to me.
im rambling, but i guess im saying even tho we probably disagree on a lot bc of u and this site i was able to meet some beautiful people and create lasting relationships that for ive been wanting my whole life.
thanks and have fun at dinner gabe (i mean that with as much love as i can muster)
its been nearly 2 years dang
Also, coincidentally, not EVERYTHING has to be a soapbox on which Gabe smugly moralizes at everyone.
"Sometimes jokes are fun"
Do I qualify as a "New Commenter"?
Teen wizards are the new paying your mortgage.
plz dont try to ruin alison and gillian's birthday present to be k thx.
BUT Zooey D runs HelloGiggles, which is the worst thing.
More funny videos of kids dancing plz.
I don't comment too much any more cuz I'm too busy getting LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Bummer that I missed another Anniversary (was a baby last year, had class this year). Have a party in the summer (for my birthday preferably) and I'll def come!
I particularly dislike this movie because it perpetuates the myth that The Shins make good music.
Oh god, this is like staring at the sun. I want to look away, but………..
YES! One of the best parts about it is that is avoided what ended up killing Heroes (that it makes no effort to explain WHERE the powers come from or WHY they exist). There's pretty much zero mythos-building, so it leaves the focus on character development and slowing expanding the world the characters inhabit.
"Also, pretty much every single character in the movie is female anyway"
So I can assume that the entire female population of China is in this movie then?
Hey, Brad!
Flagship isn't canon (nobody will get this).
My valentine this year is a 5th of vodka and 69 Love Songs.
Regarding the Digital Short, I liked it. It was catchy, a little weird and I want to be a creep for Halloween.
Also, John Waters continues to be the super best.
#1 reason why UK Skins is great:
You'd think will all the publicity he's gotten he could at least get a studio or something. How have people not found that alleyway yet?
So, like, we all agree that this was kind of gross?
Gabe did point out that he was 1 year older than her when she was born!
Add an "I" and "HBC" and it becomes "Head Bitch In Charge".
Think about it.
Sorry, not watching the Golden Globes tonight you guys. I'm a little preoccupied.
Note the massive chin, because this child will no doubt the Jay Leno of the Internet.
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By the party, she means the Prohibition Party. Founded in 1869 as part of the temperance movement, the Prohibition Party has pushed a non-alcoholic America as its top — and sometimes only — platform point for 140 years. For more than 25 of those years, Earl Dodge was the prohibitionists' presidential or vice-presidential nominee. And even though he'd led a faction that broke off from the national Prohibition Party in 2003 after a bitter internal feud, Dodge still planned to run for a seventh nomination this year — with Howard Lydick, of Texas, as his running mate. (To read about other Coloradans who have sought the Oval Office, log on to blogs.westword.com/Demver and click on the President Precedent link.)
It was a ticket that wasn't meant to be.
Earl Dodge's views weren't popular (he got only 208 votes in 2000), but he was a dedicated historian and he had a slick sense of humor, his widow says. And he left behind a huge collection of political memorabilia, which Barbara is now in the process of selling off — everything from buttons (including those he'd made for his own planned 2008 run) to photos, ribbons, books and postcards — on her eBay store and Earl's website, www.buttonsbydodge.com. "He specialized in Calvin Coolidge," Barbara says. "He had quite a bit of that."
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But she's not selling everything — at least not online. Next week, a couple of hundred items related to the temperance movement around the world will be picked up by Larry Bird (not that Larry Bird), a curator at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, who's coming to town to collect memorabilia from the Democratic National Convention. (Through Smithsonian spokeswoman Laura Duff, Bird declined to discuss his buying habits — but judging from what Off Limits has found on the 16th Street Mall, he should have plenty to choose from.)
As for the hullabaloo in Denver over the DNC, Barbara thinks Earl would have enjoyed watching the show. "He probably would have had some good things to say," she says. "He had a pretty good wit."
Definitely a dry one.
Fade to black: Colorado lost two popular and very different performers in recent months: Johnny Schou, the 22-year-old bassist for Tickle Me Pink, and Don Becker, 53, a longtime comic, poet and playwright who was the subject of Adam Cayton-Holland's June 19 cover story. Over the past few days, the coroners in Larimer and Denver counties have released reports on the deaths; tragically, drugs were involved in both. To read more about Schou's death, log on to Backbeat Online; for more on Becker, go to The Latest Word.
Judgment day: On Monday, just in time for the DNC, civic boosters turned on SkyNet. Don't worry, you can keep your end-of-the-world weapons stockpile locked away; we're not talking about Skynet the scary computer defense system that takes over Earth and spews out Arnold Schwarzenegger robots in the Terminator movies. We're talking about SkyNet the 32-by-44-foot outdoor LED screen developed by Centennial-based ADTI Media Incorporated that will grace the side of the Colorado Convention Center over the next few months, broadcasting videos, news segments and ads — minus sound.
The screen's name refers to its web of hundreds of light-emitting diodes that stretch across the sides of buildings and display videos much like pixels on a computer screen, said project manager Steve Cook while he tweaked the technology at the convention center the other day, uploading new fifteen-second ads. Still, the screen's more ominous connotations haven't been lost on passersby — especially attendees of the World Science Fiction Convention last week, Cook added. "I asked them, 'What do you think?' and they said, 'I'm looking for the Terminator.'"


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Homecoming will be held at Cedar Springs Baptist Church today beginning at 10:30 a.m. There will be no Sunday school or night service. The featured singers will be Right Path. Dinner will be served after the morning service.
Homecoming will be held at Center Point Baptist Church, Lower River Road, today at 10:30 a.m. Spirit Song will be singing. There will be lunch following the morning service.
New Liberty Baptist Church, 900 King St., will have Homecoming and singing at 2 p.m. today. Featured singers will be Liberty Boys, and the special speaker will be Darren Fansler.
Jason Armstrong will speak today at 10:30 a.m., and Jay Falls will speak at 6 p.m. at Lighthouse Ministries.
Homecoming will be held today at Boanerges Baptist Church beginning at 10:30 a.m. Special singer will be Mandy Dixon and the church singers. There will be lunch following the service.


text: Black, raven hair swished back and forth as a small-statured woman crossed the cracking, paved ground. Her boots clinked on the ground with every step she took. It definitely caught some attention from the local folk of Aspertia City. The raven-beauty huffed a grunt, "You'd figure they've seen a ranger in their days..." She pouted, crossing her arms tightly, creating creases in her hot-pink half-jacket. Sighing, she looked back, searching the entrance tunnel with her forest eyes, "Noctoralli? Where did you run off to?" The woman questioned becoming worried. A low growl permeated the air, "Ummm." The woman turned abruptly, turning in her boots too quickly, falling over in turn, "Damnit, Nocta! What did I tell you about sneaking up like that? You could have been one of those wild Pokemon everyone's been so uptight about!" She spazzed, glaring into a pair of red eyes hidden in a darkened alleyway. An elderly man passed by the raven-haired woman, lending out a hand, "Are you al'wight miss? I saw'ya take a 'ardy fall there." He huffed, having a hard time lowering himself to lend his assistance. The raven-haired woman smiled lightly, "Thank you, sir." She replied, taking his hand to help herself up. "I 'avn't seen a ranger in 'ears. Who may you be?" The old man chuckled, placing a shaky hand on the small of his back. "Helena Raiken, sir. I'm... recently graduated. Now, if you don't mind, I must be going." She smiled sheeply, rubbing the back of her head, "Come on, girl!" She hollered, waving to the darkness that loomed behind her. Out of the shadows jumped a body as sleek as a baby Sealeo. The rings that encased her body let out an ominous yellow glow that permeated the slightly cloudy sky just briefly until the sun kissed her delicate fur. The elderly man let out a yelp before tumbling backwards, "P-p-pokemon!" He hollered, his breath running out as he passed out into the grass below him. Helena sighed, shaking her head, "Nocta, why do you always have to do that?" She puckered, dragging the man to a stubby tree near a few abandoned looking buildings. A low growl made its way to Helena's ears, "Ummm." A sigh escaped Helena's pale-pink lips with a follow-up of her eyes rolling, "That's what you always have to say for yourself." Reaching into a bag that hung around her body she pulled out a slip of paper, "Now, where did we have to go...?" Helena spoke aloud, searching the paper for any sort of information that may lead her to her next whereabouts. Nothing. Helena let out a frown, "You simply have to be kidding... Nocta, this paper is kidding me, right?" Helena twitched, leaning over to show her partner the faintly printed words. A low growl permeated the silence, "Ummm." Helena smacked the paper to her face in annoyance, "I KNOW you don't understand this either... wait, what are you doing?" She questioned, watching Noctoralli stand up abruptly. Helena pushed herself up, brushing off the pieces of dead grass from her tights, "Where are you going?" She questioned once again. Noctoralli said no more as she began sprinting off into the alleyway just behind Helena. Helena stuffed the parchment into her skinny bag and rushed off after her Pokemon, "Nocta, Nocta, wait up!" She whispered, her fear escalating as the alleyway grew darker with every step they took, "This place... is so creepy. Please, Arceus, I don't want to die..." She whispered, losing track of Noctoralli, "Dear, Arceus..." She shivered, unable to see anything in sight. The buildings towered over the alleyway, thus, hiding the sunlight, "N-Nocta...?" She cried, backing up until she felt something cold and hard against the back of her head. Her red fedroa falling off in the process, "Ow, ow, ow..." She grumbled, leaning over blindly placing her hands in front of her. As soon as she found something that felt and resembled her headwear she lightly picked it up, brushing the sides off, "Noctoralli, if you're out there use Moonlight. Now." She growled, placing her fedora back on. A low growl made its way to Helena, "Urrrsaa..." Helena felt her heart skip a beat and felt her sweat grow cold as it dripped from her forehead, "Oh, Arceus, oh Arceus..." She whispered, placing her hands back pushing herself up the wall, "Nocta!" She whispered loudly, desperate for her Pokemon, "NOCTA!" She hollered, giving up whispering. As soon as she grew in volume a heavy breath pattered her face. Saliva dripped from the tip of her fedora onto her boots. Helena could hear her own heart beating. She bit her lower lip, trying to move as slowly she could down the wall. The breath that lingered above her grew dark with snarling, "Urrrsaring!" The voice bellowed. Helena froze in place feeling air rush up as if she was about to be clubbed by a giant paw, "Nocta!" She screamed, letting out one more desperate cry. As if that cry brought out her guardian, rings of light cascaded itself into the body that once stood above Helena. Her body shook wildly, slumping over in what could have been, "N-Nocta?" She whispered feeling a cool, wet lick upon her cheek. "Ummm?" The voice cooed, indeed being her Umbreon. "Noctoralli!" Helena cried, wrapping her arms around her Umbreon's neck. Realizing soon after they weren't safe Helena pushed herself up as quickly as she realized that fact, "Nocta, Moonlight! We need to get out of here ASAP!" She paniced, rushing ahead of her Umbreon as light glimmered down the alleyway. Growls followed the duo as they ran like lightning to the other opening of the alleyway. As soon as they made daylight Nocta's Moonlight ran off and the two were in front of what looked like a run-down gym. Helena was still shaking from the adrenaline. She almost died back there, "S-so that... that is what facing a wild Pokemon is like..." She gulped. Not able to collect her thoughts she felt a tug on her skirt, "What is it, Nocta?" She stuttered, leaning over to lean on her Umbreon to collect her thoughts. Nocta motioned her tail towards the sky, impatiently lifting her trainer's head with her own. Helena squinted, the light was blinding, "Ow..." She yelped, lowering her face, blinking like mad to rid the painful light from her vision, "What was that for?" She huffed, feeling another tug. Noctoralli had shown herself into Helena's satchel, pulling out the slip of paper. "Ummm, Umbreon~" Nocta cooed, pointing her tail to the sky then towards the gym. Helena took the slip from her Umbreon, reading the words carefully this time, Find what sticks out like an unusually shiny object in the sky, and follow the tiny master, and give the masters master your name. That is the password. Helena scratched her head, covering her eyes to look into the sky then at the gym, "Is this where we are supposed to be, Nocta?" She questioned, not truly understanding the message. Nocta only nodded, shaking her trainer off and rushing to the gym's entrance, sitting by the shambled doors with a sigh, "Ummm, ummm!" She cooed, waiting patiently for Helena this time. Helena pushed herself up, brushed the dirt and grass off her clothing, tightened her hat, and let out a huff, "Okay! If you insist!" She shakily retorted, "The gym it is..." She whispered in disbelief, still in shock from the incident only moments ago.


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LOS ANGELES, April 15, 2013 — In a stunning turn of events, Chicago voters elected someone to Jesse Jackson Jr's congressional seat who is not under indictment.
In fact, Congresswoman Robin Kelly has never been indicted, nor ever been accused of any wrongdoing of any kind. Chicago voters may wonder how she can be an effective leader in Washington and in Chicago if she is a law abiding citizen.
Kelly won the seat in a special election after Jesse Jackson Jr. pled guilty to financial crimes. Jackson took over the seat from Mel Reynolds, who went to prison for statutory rape.
Party bosses and power brokers may privately be expressing concern about Kelly's criminal record. Her clean record and apparent disinterest in breaking the law have led some to speculate that she may not be a Chicago Democrat at all.
Those who worry she may be a closet Republican from Indiana should stop worrying. Her first speech attacked the "tea party Congress" and accused the National Rifle Association of holding the American people "hostage."
While she is not out shooting citizens, she will at least support legislation that will get many of her constituents killed. However, even though she is another wrongheaded, liberal Democrat from a failed liberal city, that is perfectly legal.
Even more confusing is that in the 1980s, she worked as a "community activist." President Barack Obama and Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr. are lifelong community activists, which involves taking money from those who legally earned it and giving it to those who will waste it and never produce anything.
In 49 states this is done through extortion; in Illinois it is just called the "Chicago way." Yet even when she was a community activist, Kelly never, to the best of our knowledge, contributed in any way to a criminal enterprise.
The staggering improbability of that may force Illinois Republicans to demand an investigation into Kelly's non-record. The Chicago Tribune might want to launch its own probe into her past. No one will want to appoint a special prosecutor, because that could lead to scrutiny of other Chicagoans, past and present.
Honesty being as rare in Congress as sobriety at a frat house, Republicans John Boehner and Eric Cantor will make common cause with Democrat Nancy Pelosi to avoid any investigation of Kelly in order to protect the other 434 House members.
Though Kelly has spent her entire life in the public sector yet she has managed to live off of the taxpayers without crossing the line. She has not embezzled from a single foundation or steered any no-bid contracts to anybody while on various boards.
Even as an education trustee, she managed not to violate the public trust. So while she has not contributed much to the American economy, she has not detracted from it either.
Kelly was sworn into Congress on April 11th, 2013. Her first 48 hours were entirely free of scandal. She is now the most ethical member of Congress from her district in decades.
Those wanting her to run for Governor of Illinois have warned her that unless she can spread around graft like the Daley Machine or curse like Rahm Emanuel, she will never make it as an imprisoned chief executive.
Rod Blagojevich of the Planet Bloggo section of Chicago had no comment.
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Stanford's Ashley Hansen named 2011 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America announced today that Stanford shortstop Ashley Hansen (Chandler, Ariz.) was selected the 2011 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year. Hansen, also the 2011 Pac-10 Player of the Year, helped lead Stanford to a Super Regional Appearance, finishing the year with a .495 batting average, third best in the nation. For the first time since 2002, the inaugural year of the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award, softball's highest award was not given to a pitcher.Three-time Olympian Stacey Nuveman Deniz (La Verne, Calif.) was the inaugural winner and is the only other position player to have won this award.
"My team has been there for me through thick and thin this year, really the past three years. I know that its not just me out there. I have eight other girls in the lineup who are capable of getting the job done and that takes a lot of pressure off of me," said Hansen. "I wish we were here but congratulations to the eight teams here and good luck this week."
More outstanding than her batting average or her on base percentage of .558 was the fact that in 192 at-bats, the junior only struck out five times all season, making her the second toughest player in the nation to strike out. Also named the Pac-10 Batting Champion, her average is the highest single season mark in school history. Hansen is just the second Stanford player to be named to the All-Pac-10 first team in each of her first three seasons. She also set a new Stanford single season record for hits in a season with 95, breaking Jessica Mendoza's record of 94 set in 2000.
"From the first day that she set foot on campus, we knew she was not only a special player but a special person. If you are around her you see right away how likeable she is and how she just does things the right way. You don't become the player she is without a lot of hard work and dedication while learning from those around you," said Stanford Head Coach John Rittman. "This is huge for Stanford and our program to have someone recognized as National Player of the Year. I am so proud of Ashley and all her accomplishments. She is such a team player and very deserving of this honor."
Hansen led the Pac-10 in batting average (.495), hits (95) and doubles (25) while tying fellow finalist Katelyn Boyd (Phoenix, Ariz.) with on-base percentage (.558). Her 25 doubles also lead the nation while she ranks second in the Pac-10 in slugging percentage (.797).
The other two finalists for the 2011 award were Big 12 Pitcher of the Year Chelsea Thomas (Pleasantville, Iowa) and Pac-10 First-Team honoree Boyd.
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The Amateur Softball Association, founded in 1933, is the National Governing Body of softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. The ASA has become one of the nation's largest sports organizations and now sanctions competition in every state through a network of 76 local associations. The ASA has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 210,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than three million. For more information on the ASA, visit http://www.asasoftball.com/.
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USA Softball is the brand created, operated and owned by the ASA that links the USA Men's, Women's, Junior Boys' and Junior Girls' National Team programs together. USA Softball is responsible for training, equipping and promoting these four National Teams to compete in international and domestic competitions. The USA Softball Women's National Team is one of the only two women's sports involved in the Olympic movement to capture three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S. women have also won nine World Championship titles including the last seven consecutive as well as claimed four World Cup of Softball titles. For more information about USA Softball, please visit http://www.usasoftball.com/.


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dorkbrand Posts: 6I'm going to be leasing a TT coupe with s line here in Southern California. I really can't decide between white or silver. If anyone has thoughts with reasons I would love to hear them.
Also I will be going in this weekend to haggle the price down.
I'm looking at this:
S Line
Premium Pkg
Bose Premium Sound
Sat Nav with iPod
MSRP from dealer: $44,925.00
Invoice according to Edmunds: $41,835
What my lease will be: 36 months, 15K miles/yr, $3,000 down
I would like the monthly payments to be around $450
Is that reasonable? Too high, too low? What is a good
asking price I should go in to the dealer with. As with
anyone I'm looking for the best deal.
note: according to audi's website the special lease deal:
$399* lease per month for 36 months
Now through July 2, 2008
Down payment: $2,999
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Acquisition fee: $575
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hairclip1012 Posts: 2I have the white and love it. I have 2 small rock chips that show up as black. The silver would be easier to keep clean. You must get S-line package. The wheels are amazing. I can't comment on lease payment questions. I would push hard for at or slightly below invoice. The dealers are really hurting. BTW, I have 1K mles now and have been averaging about 14mpg. This thing is fun to drive. At times I wish I had the TTRS. The 3.2 is fun but I'd like a bit more power at full throttle.
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floridacarwiz Posts: 19My advice is to get all service records for the automobile. See what problems,
if any, the automobile has had. I have a 2008 TT Mark II with half that mileage
on it. about 32,000, and everything is fine. Just do your due diligence, get the service records and have the car checked out by an authorized dealership/mechanic. Good luck. -
mulligan101 Posts: 12Plan Man,
Have you seen the magma/black in real life? I am looking at a phantom black with the base black seats with alcantara but there is one coming in a few weeks with the magma/black seats and I am thinking about going for that one. Interior photos would be great when you get your car. Thanks -
plan_man Posts: 97Mulligan,
Yes, Diablo Audi in Concord, CA, had a Meteor Grey on the showroom floor with Magma/black interior. It's striking, but not overdone, IMO. When I decided to go with red outside, it became important to me to go all matchy-matchy inside. It's a weakness! :blush: It was either that or Solar Orange with the orange/black inside for me. The fact that I would have had to order it and wait 90 days tipped the scales to red.
That said, I'm a big fan of Alcantara. In my experience it wears pretty well, cleans easily, stays colorfast and has a nice grip to it for a seating option. -
big8pe Posts: 2floridacarwiz, thanks. I've agreed to purchase the car contingent on a mechanic's inspection. Car was in excellent condition and well-cared for. Guy has all maintenance records and has already replaced instrument cluster. My one concern is the timing belt. I cannot seem to get a straight answer either from him or dealership. He's had it inspected by Audi dealer at 60,000 and was told it was good for another six months or to 75K miles. He also says dealer told him it was good to 105,000 miles. He mentions a class action on this but I can't find it. Regardless, car is soon to be mine and I just plan to plunk down the money to have timing belt replaced and other stuff as mechanic recommends. But I would like to get more skinny on this belt issue. Any suggestions? Thanks.
floridacarwiz Posts: 19Big8pe,
Congratulations on your decision to puchase the TT. I wish you
the best of luck. They are good cars, and like any other, wear and tear will occur. Just service the car by the book and you should not have a problem. I plan on keeping mine indefinitely and making it a project car. The next mods should be a larger turbo, injectors and an intercooler. The car runs like a top at 32,000 miles, and I am getting ready for a 35,000 mile service. Keep in touch on your travails, and best of luck with the fine Audi automobile.
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merne Posts: 2I'm looking at purchasing a '02 TT Quatro Coupe with 83,000 miles, for $8500. The seller says the only reason she is selling is because she is pregnant and needs a larger vehicle. I have wanted a TT since I read about my first one in 2000. I don't want to get caught up in my dream, without checking as much as I can. I did call the local dealer and they were able to tell me the car had been checked for the timing belt issue in '08 (recall), but doesn't indicate if there was a problem. Also they were able to give me the info on regular servicing on the vehicle through 2008. My seller claims she purchased 10/09, going to call the original dealer tomorrow to see if I can learn anything else. Any advice would be appreciated. Guess I'm a bit nervous because I don't usually spend money on myself. thanks!
steveburns1 Posts: 2Make sure the timing belt has been replaced, not just checked. The dealer will tell you its good for 100,000 miles, but they may go anytime after 60k, and then your in for a new engine. There was a settlement years ago with timing belts going before 100,000, and because audi said they were good to 100,000, Audi had to pay the repair bills.
The only other problem area is the instrument cluster. There were a bunch of bad ones out there, but I would have thought most would have been replaced by now.
Check it out.
Had a mk1, great car. Had no major problems with it.See if you can get some type of warranty. Good luck. -
merne Posts: 2Steve,
Thanks for the response. I found out from the New Orleans Audi dealer that the belt was okay when the inspection was done in '08. Also, she told me Audi extended the warranty to 105,000 miles (repair full damag if goes b4). I offered 8,200 and the seller excepted the price. I'm going to have a local German Auto mechanic replace the timing belt as soon as I have possession of the car. The peace of mind is worth it to me. The instrument panel was replaced in '07 or '08. I'm excited about my purchase, and look forward to enjoying my TT for at least a couple of years (while I can still get in and out of it! lol). Thanks again for your help. -
qttttgirl Posts: 1Finally, FINALLY, I am in the market to buy my TT Roadster. I have been enthralled with this little car since I first laid eyes on one. I have narrowed the focus of my search to the '04 to '06 3.2L Roadsters (prior to the changes made to the body style in '07/'08) and am hoping to find one having all the options, especially heated seats for our cold winters.
I would appreciate receiving input/comments on the following:
* Were any significant (or not) changes were made between these model years?
* Is my understanding correct that the 3.2L model came with 9-spoke rims? I have seen one (maybe 2) advertised as having the 3.2L engine but the rims were the 7-spoke type.
* What known problems exist that I should want to avoid?
My husband spoke with a salesman at an Audi dealership here in CO
who mentioned that some TTs had electrical problems, others had
problems with the back window.
* What mileage would be considered normal (not excessive)?
* What price range should I be anticipating?
* Is there anything else I need to consider when choosing a car?
Thank you so much for taking time to read my post! I'd be so very grateful for any comments you'd like to offer!
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habu Posts: 52I live near Seattle and was wondering if anyone has ordered a 2013 Premium Plus coupe lately either near me or in Oregon or California. I have on '06 A6 so I qualify for the Loyalty Bonus. I also am a USAA member and the price they show for a Black TT with Black Fine Nappa lthr, heated seats and floor mats is 38,772. This is about $2,300 under Audi MSRP. Just wondering if someone has recently ordered a TT and if they received any discount off MSRP?
philamanjaro Posts: 1I'm looking into buying a CPO TTS and was wondering if anyone had some insights to share on what a good price would be for a 2010/2011 with <30,000 miles.
I've found a couple '11s around 43k, but it seems a bit much considering I could get a brand new 2013 TTS for 47-50k! What's even crazier to me is that KBB lists the CPO price of a 2011 TTS with 20k miles (w prestige package) as $46,000! Do these cars not depreciate or what? Maybe I'm just not with the times but I've always heard that with a new car you lose 20% of your equity the moment you drive off the lot. In any case, how low should I shoot for if I try and negotiate on one of the '11s?
One thing I am trying to keep in mind is that there's a redesign of the TTS coming out next year (I don't like the looks of it). I'm not sure if or how this could effect my negotiation on a CPO price.


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Newly registered Democrats will offset any lag for Obama among traditional party voters, Plouffe and Axelrod said Thursday at a Monitor breakfast.
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Denver – Barack Obama's campaign Thursday brushed aside questions about its standing among traditional Democrats, saying it would win the presidential election by bringing new voters – particularly young people, blacks, Hispanics, and independents – to the polls this fall.
"There are millions more Democrats today than when this process started and that's going to be beneficial to us in November," David Axelrod, the campaign's chief strategist, said at a breakfast for Senator Obama's top aides and the media sponsored by The Christian Science Monitor.
Obama is banking on what his campaign manager David Plouffe called a "pretty significant and meaningful gap in intensity" over Sen. John McCain, a claim buttressed by polls showing higher levels of enthusiasm among Democrats than among Republicans this year.
The aides acknowledged the strength of President Bush's storied campaign organization in 2004, but asserted that Senator McCain, the presumptive GOP nominee, would have a hard time replicating it at a time of conservative disenchantment.
"I'm sure McCain has a list of all the Bush volunteers, but these things are not transferable," Mr. Plouffe said. He said that unlike the Republican Party, which had all but reached its voter turnout limit in the past two presidential elections, "we think we've got a lot more room to grow."
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The Topps UFC 2012 Knockout series hit shelves today and they offer new features as well as old favorites.
Topps (Twitter: @toppscards) UFC 2012 Knockout series' newest addition to the collection is the Fist-O-Graph cards. The oversized card will display an image of a mixed martial artist with their signature and an imprint of their fist. There are 10 different Strikeforce and UFC fighter Fist-O-Graph cards to collect.
The popular relic cards that Topps offered in the past have been taken to a new level with the UFC Knockout 2012 line. This time the relic cards in this series consist of Dual Autographed Fight relics, which entail two fighter autographs and a piece from the mat the competed on. The Autographed Fighter relics contain an autograph and a piece of an authentic worn item. The Between Rounds Autographed relics feature the Octagon girls, pieces of their outfits, round cards, robes, and an autograph. The Triple Threads Autographed relics are three relics in individually created die-cut windows and an autograph. The Fight Mat relics display a mixed martial artist along with a piece of mat on which they fought, and the Fighter Gear relics which shows fighter-worn shorts or shirts.
A very unique relic that Topps UFC 2012 Knockout series provides is the Triple Threads relic double combos. That is six book cards highlighting six fighters each on Triple Threads card, each with a relic piece in individually created die-cut windows.
Topps introduced some new appearances to the autograph cards in UFC Knockout 2012 series, as well. Fighter Autographs cards feature fighters and on-card autographs. First-time signers will receive the "First Autograph Issue" foil stamp. The Notable Nickname Autographs showcase fighters and their signed nickname on the card. To add a little flash to the series, the Full-Contact Autograph card will offer fighters sign on-card autographs in silver ink, and the Red Ink line which has fighter nicknames in red ink.
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Have you ever wanted to learn how to macrame an owl? I came across this great pattern online recently for a macrame owl. It details step-by-step instructions with knot illustrations, which are often hard to come by. Have fun with this one, and send in your photos & I will post them here on the Macrame Lovers Blog!
The types of macrame knots you need to know for this project:
- Lark's Head
- Square Knot
- Half hitch
- Alternating Square Knot
- Square Knot Sinnet
Macrame Supplies:
- 10 yards of size 10 crochet cotton (owl-colored)
- Two beads for eyes. (Make from Fimo)
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- 4 ounces bacon slices, chopped
- 2 pounds parsnips (about 11 medium), peeled, trimmed, thinly sliced lengthwise
- 1/2 cup hazelnuts, chopped, toasted, divided
- 2 cups whipping cream
- 1 cup low-salt chicken broth
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh sage
Preheat oven to 400°F. Sauté bacon in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat until golden brown, about 6 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to large bowl. Stir in parsnips and 1/4 cup hazelnuts. Arrange mixture in even layer in 2-quart baking dish. Combine whipping cream, broth, salt, and pepper in medium bowl. Pour over parsnip mixture in dish.
Bake gratin 30 minutes. Press down on parsnips with spatula to moisten evenly. Continue baking until parsnips are tender and liquid bubbles thickly, about 35 minutes longer. Let stand 10 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining hazelnuts and sage.
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- Calories381
- Carbohydrates25 g (8%)
- Fat30 g (46%)
- Protein6 g (12%)
- Saturated Fat14 g (71%)
- Sodium595 mg (25%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat2 g
- Fiber7 g (29%)
- Monounsaturated Fat12 g
- Cholesterol76 mg (25%)
recipe at a glance
type: Casserole/Gratin
main ingredients: Sage, Parsnip, Nut, Vegetable, Bacon, Hazelnut, Milk/Cream, Pork
cuisine: American
holiday/celebration: Thanksgiving, Fall, Winter


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I have been getting the vaction planning videos for years, but I was wondering, how many have there been? When did they start?
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I have been getting the vaction planning videos for years, but I was wondering, how many have there been? When did they start?
I have some from the early nineties.....
My oldest video is from 1995. I feel like I have a collection of planning videos. I think it has been over a year since I watched the 1995 video, but I guess that really isn't that long considering the video is 10 years old. I have 1995, 2002, 2003, 2004,and 2005. I have more than 1 of most of them in different formats.
I have seen the 95 video, but I was wondering if there were any earlier ones. I have one with make a wish on it - don't know the year - and everything from 2000 on. My father-in-law has the 95 video - I have best steal it off him before it ends up in a garage sale.
I might have one from 1994. I am not sure though. I will check today.
I will check when I get home from work today. I know I have some old ones. Does anybody else besides me have the Disney Institute video?
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Thanks for all the posts. I would really like to get some sort of an inventory together about these videos. They are often the best indicator as to what was going on in Disney at the time. For example, I love to see the stuff on Alien Encounter and River Country - both examples of Disney gone extinct.
My earliest planning video is a Magic Kingdom Club Gold video from 1993.
Oh, and I have the Disney Institute video.http://www.disneyworldtrivia.com/for...lies/grin2.gif


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By: Paul ZimmermanAdrien Brody strikes a chord in Roman Polanski's Holocaustdrama
Adrien Brody was missing. The 29-year-old actor had given up his New York City apartment and sold his car, and his friends were growing concerned because his phone numbers hadn't been working for weeks. But the Summer of Sam and Liberty Heights star wasn't behind bars or secretly in rehab--he was in self-imposed isolation, recuperating from the most intense acting experience of his career.
"I couldn't have imagined how much work [would be] involved in this," Brody says of his time shooting The Pianist, Roman Polanski's harrowing tale of a World War II survivor. Based on the memoirs of concert pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jew who endured the Warsaw ghetto during its invasion by the Nazis and subsequent liberation by the Russians, the film is a grim, devastating epic, unadorned by any uplifting Spielberg-ian moments. Playing a man who's starved, nearly killed time and again, and forced to witness innumerable atrocities, Brody understandably found the role hard to shake. "It took me months to reacclimate myself," he says. "What I did to myself psychologically and physically to really nail it--I'd destroyed myself."
Having beat out some 1,400 other contenders for the part, Brody traveled to Berlin to begin work on the six-month production. Whiletraining with a dialect coach and taking piano lessons, he also grew a beard and severely restricted his diet; because the film was shot in reverse order, his earliest scenes would have to show Szpilman in his most traumatized and emaciated state.
But through his suffering, Brody found a kindred spirit in acclaimed director Polanski (see "Roman's Empire"), who as a child saw the Nazis bomb Warsaw and Kraków to the ground. "He has a fantastically dark sense of humor," Brody says of the Chinatown and Rosemary's Baby auteur. "He's full of one-liners. 'Don't be a pussy' was a particular favorite." An accomplished actor in his own right, Polanski would often push his star to his physical limits. "Roman was showing me how to climb over a roof," says Brody, "and he did it like Harrison Ford could have. I was [down to] 140 pounds, and my ribs were completely bruised, but I couldn't complain, because he did it. So when I tried it, I went face-first down the side of the ledge."
The Pianist was greeted with a 20-minute standing ovation at this year's Cannes Film Festival, won the Palme d'Or, and will likely garner Oscar nominations as well, but it's not the public accolades that concern Brody. "I went to Israel with Roman, from Holocaust museums to ghetto survivor centers," he says, "and everyone had a story like this--everyone." One audience member, he recalls, was particularly affected by a scene in which Szpilman rapturously devours a jar of rotten pickles: "She said she had lived off coffee--ate coffee grounds--for weeks.
"Roman shares a similar kind of strength with Szpilman," he continues. "Szpilman, in his memoirs, had a great deal of detachment. I think it was very important for Roman to take that same approach [with the film], to work without sentimentality or blame." Despite Polanski'sreputation for being a taskmaster on the set, Brody stops short of calling him a tyrant. "But you can say it," he jokes. "I lived to tell the tale. And I'm still singing his praises. That says something."


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Feb 18th 2011 12:16PM The most Hilarious moment well there were a few.... One of our raid members used a battery controlled keyboard and mouse and we were running back into ICC after a wipe on Marrowgar anyway this particular guildie was on autorun and then the inevitable happened their batteries died... One of the guild members busy buffing up was like were are you going as the whizzed past the afflicted guildie was like... argh my keyboard I can't stop... straight into marrowgar *splat*. This same guildie had everyone in stitches after downing the Valithria fight for the first time and was not watching where they were going and ended up walking straight off the edge of the path and splattered all over the lift.
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Nov 23rd 2010 5:22PM Just a bit of extra mantinence due to issues? Bam! Wtf?! We get hit with another 130mb patch!
Maintenance extended: 5:00 p.m. PST {WoW}
Nov 23rd 2010 2:56PM Lol extended just means longer than normal the 8 hr estimate was just to short for what they had to deal with it is now extended extended extended mantinence!
Maintenance extended: 5:00 p.m. PST {WoW}
Nov 23rd 2010 2:53PM Maybe sum1 at Blizz listened at the qqing of ppl saying they never get it right when they say how long it'll take and went "Ah screw it this could take a while we'll just tell em 5pm to keep em happy! Now ppl will qq that WoW isnt up til 5pm rofl!
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Nov 22nd 2010 6:14PM Firstly the mantinence is an 8 hour downtime this never happens without a patch dropping and secondly MMO have inside sources thus most reliable and thirdly I quote dirrectly from MMO's most recent site news "Patch 4.0.3a - The world ends this week on live servers!
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Patch 4.0.3a, The Shattering, likely hitting live servers tomorrow {WoW}
Nov 22nd 2010 2:50PM Rumours?! Yeah right talk about playing it over cautious! Our friends over at MMO Champions are saying that the patch is definatley going live this week it doesn't take a genius to work this out, also our trusty firend Zarhym has confirmed the removal of the portals rumours... you are joking right?! Really sloppy job here wow insider.
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Nov 15th 2010 1:09PM Bah Get over it here in Little old NZ we can buy it at 12 midnight and have to wait til 2100 hours!
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Nov 14th 2010 3:23PM Lol the elemental invasions are in patch 4.0.1 patch 4.0.3 is up on the ptr atm no real changes to speak of yet. 4.0.3 will NOT drop this tuesday likely the week b4 cataclysm, then 4.0.3a which is the launch on the 7th keep in mind the cata servers go live at 7pm eastern Aussie time and not 12am.
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Nov 8th 2010 4:12PM The Thing is the Quests seem to always come up on the Tuesday the actual events dont happen til the wednesday a bit like Weekly raid spawning on tues and lockout changing wednesday.
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Sep 26th 2010 3:58PM The pricing of that particular item has already come down from 15k when it first came out the fact that my first comment has been voted down so much shows that the noobs from the ah are also here.