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I'm using the "Bright skin" formula that contains Salicylic Acid and doesn't not contain mineral oil or petrolum. Into the second tube, just love it for my body only. Its perfect as a body scrub, just the right amount of exfoliation and leaves my skin feeling smooth and soft.
This product does contain parabens so if anyone is trying to avoid that, do not buy this. Personally I try to avoid parabens in products that are left on the skin ie. moisturizer. For products that washes off I'm less adverse.
I had this scrub for a while because I love St Ives's range of body scrubs and found they were working well for me, so I had high expectations for the apricot scrub. However, for me, this product did not live up to the hype. I have sensitive skin, like crazily sensitive and dry, I'm not prone to any sort of breakouts but I like facial scrubs because they feel very invigorating. So I tried this one. My verdict was that it was okay, nothing special and didn't really give me the results I was expecting. The beads felt too coarse and took forever to wash off, I felt that I was actually damaging my skin because I had to scrub and splash and rub off with a towel before I could shift them! I thought that maybe after the troublesome application and removal that the results would be worth the pain. But yet again, the scrub failed to deliver for me. It made my skin feel soft, as you would expect with a scrub, but I've definitely tried better. I have a big tub of the apricot body scrub which is deep cleansing which when used on dry patches on my legs left them looking radiant and lovely, this face scrub didn't have the same dramatic results I was so used to seeing from a St Ives product. I wouldn't really recommend nor buy again, but that was just my own experience.
I was surprise at how well this worked for my skin since it is prone to break outs with most cream based products. Fortunately I did and have not broken out since starting to use this product and that was over 6 months ago! And I use it every day! I love it! The ground up walnuts are just enough to leave my face feeling refreshed without making it feel like I had just used an electric sander on it lol.
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I have crazy sensitive skin. Pretty much 95% of products can leave my skin irritated and sometimes dry, even though I do not even have dry skin. This scrub is basic for everyday use and does not contain a crap load of ingredients (The formula has changed from the list on this site, however, I cannot find my bottle at the moment as I need to get a new one). A little squirt is just enough for the entire face and I find the grounded up walnut shells do not irritate my skin at all, as long as I don't literally scrub! (The harder you scrub your face with anything, the more you are prone to break-outs and irritation! You might wanna correct yourself instead of the product!) After washing it off my skin feels refreshed and soft, but NOT OILY (yaaay!) the apricot scent smells great! Will be repurchasing, it is cheap and affordable but most of all it works at keeping my slightly oily forehead and break-outs in check!
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After noticing my skin becoming flaky, I decided to purchase a scrub. I used one of the other scrubs some years ago and remembered it didn't have any negative effect on my skin. But my skin has since changed and due to my skin routine, I needed something less harsh.
I would say that the exfoliating beads could be a little smaller and smoother but overall, I really do like this. when I first used it, my face was a bit raw. Then again, I haven't used anything like this in a very long time. Even upon the first use my skin was completely smooth and a little softer.
After using for a little over a week, my skin has become more use to it and I can honestly say that it is helping to improve my complexion. Nothing life changing but my skins clarity has improved a little and the texture is much much better.
Obviously, this has caused no bad reaction and works almost together with my doctor prescribed routine.
I use about a nickel size amount and that's more than enough for my entire face. This is not for makeup removal or a deep clean but it does cleanse well. I would never solely use this product for cleansing and I do not recommend anyone else try. In conjunction with other products, this is a fantastic addition.
Even if I skip a day or so using this, my skin remains smooth. I typically use it as a morning cleanser and Cetaphil at night. Using it days in a row has not irritated my skin either. I also use a harsh cream on my face for controlling my skin everyday and I'm so happy that my skin approves of this scrub!
I will repurchase for sure and even purchase other products.
My skin is very sensitive and is prone to bad breakouts. I thought that a scrub would be a better idea than the other sensitive skin cream cleansers. This product, however, didn't do much for me. It worked better than the creams, but it still didn't help.
I also looked up phenethyl alchohol (one of the newerr ingredients) and discoeverd it is "harmful if absorbed through skin"... Then why is it in a FACE wash?? I called up the st ives people and was told they'd get back to me, but it has been weeks with no response.
Oh, and the beads are a pain to get off.
Will not repurchase.
I have sensitive, acne prone skin and eventhough the product says sensitive skin, it still managed to brake me out in tiny white bumps all over my face. If you have really senstive skin, look for something else but if your skin is a bit more tolerant , give this product a try ; it is cheap and does not suck the moisture out of your face.
I love this scrub. Have been using it for years. I use it all over my body, including my face.
It does smell, yes. It's apricot scrub. It smells like apricots. I love it! The texture is what you would expect, it's like rubbing creamy sand all over yourself. =)
I use an aspirin mask now for my face so i don't use this on my face anymore, but only because two exfoliates would be too much for my skin. I do, however, still use this on my body.
I no longer use this on my face, even though I did for YEARS, but I still use it on my body. I've been using it for years and will probably continue to! I just don't use it on my face anymore because really, it's a bit too harsh. I've since switched to a liquid exfoliator for my face. But I will use this on my body forever!
First of all, I would like to start by saying that this product is heavily perfumed. I can smell it through the packaging on my bathroom counter whenever I use the sink. It's not a particularly heavy scent so I don't mind it too much.
The granules are quite small and does not aggravate my skin. I would say that they are around the size of sand granules. It comes out of the tube quite creamy looking so I was very surprised to find that it foams very well. With that said, it does take a little longer to rinse off than my other cleansers/scrubs.
It does not leave my skin feeling dry but it does not leave my skin with that fresh clean feeling either.
I would recommend this scrub if you are looking for an inexpensive but decent scrub.
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My husband uses the "invigorating" version of this cleaner for his normal skin, but for my sensitive, often inflamed and reactive skin, the sensitive version is perfect. I have mild to sometimes moderate rosacea, and the gentle exfoliation that this cleanser provides is perfect to keep the flakes and bumps at bay. The formula is gentle enough to keep my skin from reacting badly, and the "scrubbies" in the cleaners aren't too hard and irritating. It's recommended for daily use, but sometimes even that is a littl emuch for me. However, I think this is a really great product, and if you are looking for a good, gentle exfoliator, give it a shot! The price is absolutely right!


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- Rich Hall (born 10 June 1954 in Alexandria, Virginia) is an American comedian and writer.
- In 1998, Rich created the character Otis Lee Crenshaw, a redneck jailbird from Tennessee who has been married seven times; all to women named Brenda.
- A singer/songwriter, Otis writes bourbon-soaked, Tom Waitsian tunes and blends this with audience banter producing a perfect fusion of music and comedy.
- In 2004, he appeared as part of Jack Dee's Jack Dee Live at the Apollo series to perform a stand-up routine. The appearance achieved some cult status due to his line of jokes about Tom Cruise, and the perceivable similarities between many of his roles.
- In 2006, Rich wrote and acted in the play Levelland at the Edinburgh Festival.
- He has had three BBC TV series of his own: Rich Hall's Badly Funded Think Tank, Rich Hall's Fishing Show in 2003, and Rich Hall's Cattle Drive in 2006, as well as a one off programme about the 2004 American Presidential Elections, Rich Hall's Election Special.
- In 2007, he returned to the Fringe with his second play, Best Western, which he wrote and directed.
- In 2008 he returned to television with a 90-minute documentary about Westerns, Rich Hall's How the West Was Lost, broadcast on BBC Four. In November of the same year he also appeared in the first episode of the new series of Live at the Apollo on BBC One.
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Well a little weird of a topic, but hey, it's true, Wilderness Lodge does have a pretty cool bathroom near Artist's Point.
I'm a huge fan of WDW Resort Lobby Bathrooms. The theming for them are always awesome. My favorite out of all of them is Wilderness Lodge's bathroom at the entrance at Artist Point. It is by far the most relaxing bathroom I've ever been in, I suggest everyone to pay a visit there their next trip! What's your favorite WDW Resort lobby bathroom?
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It's amazing to think that this all started with one little mouse.
Well a little weird of a topic, but hey, it's true, Wilderness Lodge does have a pretty cool bathroom near Artist's Point.
~Jennings~~Proud D23 Member~~22 WDW Trips and Counting~
Yacht & Beach club bathroom is pretty nice...
Wishin' I was in the World
What will you CELEBRATE!
I can honestly say I've never visited one. But this thread has sparked my interest. I'll be sure to check one out my next trip.
When you wish upon a star.....
Adults are only kids grown up, anyway. WD
...That's the real trouble with the world. Too many people grow up. WD
"For those who get it, no explanation is necessary. For those who don't, no explanation will do."
I remember 18 years ago when Port Orleans (now French Quarter) just opened and visiting their lobby restroom during check in. Their commodes have old fashioned, raised tanks with long chains and a knob to pull. I was surprised back then at the lengths Disney went to keep "everything" in character.
Funny Thread
Some people are like Slinkies.
They aren't really good for anything,
but they still bring a smile to my face when I push them down a flight of stairs.
Friends are Gods way of apologizing to us for our families.
I like Beach Club with the little hand towels and fixtures. You maybe in shorts and a t-shirt, but feel like you are at a fancy place.
Funny you should mention bathrooms. In '07, I took a bunch of pictures of bathrooms areas.
Here is Living Seas:
Le Cellier:
Bathrooms by Test Track/Mission Space
But this thread is about Wilderness Lodge. Now I do not have any of the one by Artist Point. I do have a few of the details for the one by Whispering Canyon:
Here is a close up of the tile trim and other parts of the restroom.
and finally the front door
I really like the Beach Club lobby bathrooms. They are the only ones that I remember having the individual hand towels.
"Here you leave today and enter the world of yesterday, tomorrow and fantasy"
I get sick quite often when I visit Disney World, mostly because I'm eating things that I would never eat on an ordinary day, and after a week of that my tummy just can't handle it.
So on the last day of my most recent trip, I got sick during our character breakfast, and spent most of that time in the Beach Club bathroom. I must say, those were some very clean floors for kneeling on!
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February 1999- Port Orleans Riverside
March 2000- Caribbean Beach
January 2004- off site
February 2006- Pop Century
April 2006- off site
January 2007- Pop Century
December 2007- Coronado Springs
December 2008- Pop Century
December 2009- Coronado Springs/All Star Sports
Next trip: December 2010- All Star Music
I'm not surprised Gae takes photos of WDW bathrooms.
I like the bathrooms off the lobby at the BW.
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I've worked in all of the lands and Fantasyland is hands down my favorite.
I've worked in all of the lands and Fantasyland is hands down my favorite.
"It's the time of your life, so live it well" ~ a bug's life
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I liked working in Liberytsquare because although the clothes looked a little streange they breathed nicely and CHH was low traffic......so Libertysquare has my vote
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Adventureland and then Tomorrowland
It would be cool to work at the Haunted Mansion. I have a morbid side so i think I would fit in there nicely. Tomorrowland would be my next choice.
You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.
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Main St would suit me perfect, i love working in shops but would pick the candy store or bakery as a specific location
I would go Adventureland myself
I loved working Adventureland, and what's nice about working there, you're also in the running for working Liberty Square attractions too, which means you can be a skipper in the Jungle one day, and a butler for the Mansion the other
I would need to work at either the Indiana Jones outpost in MGM, or in Adventureland.
I've already got safari gear, and If I'm needed, I've got accurate Indiana Jones gear including the whip.
And I'm just a big fan of that mysterious, dark regions of the unknown type of pulp adventure that those two are modeled after.
I've worked in Fantasyland and Tomorrowland, so Adventureland is where I'd want to work. Fantasyland was great, PVH, and Tomorrowland was ok. I honestly wasn't really thrilled wearing their costume, felt like I was betraying Fantasyland. I did a few days at Cosmic Rays, it was interesting.
I think I would fit perfectly in Frontierland. I'm a Texan, so I have the accent for it.
Celebrating Walt Disney's birthday all month long with some of my favorite Walt Disney avatars. HAPPY BIRTHDAY WALT!!!!
"If you can dream it, you can do it. Always remember that this whole thing was started with a dream and a mouse."--Walt Disney
I'd love Liberty Square, Main Street, or Frontierland... 3 places I've wished I could have lived in. Colonial Times, Turn of the Century America, and the old West... just not in the haunted mansion. I'd be laughing all the time, and that would really ruin it for some people...not to mention all the ghost stories like "the man with the cane" etc.
The Golden age never was the present age but with human liberty we can fulfill the promise and meaning of America. To everyone a chance. To all people, regardless of their birth the right to live, to work, to be themselves, and to become whatever their visions can combine to make them. This is the promise of America...And I foresee the American adventure to continue for a long, long time!
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I would think that working on Main Street U.S.A. would be the best because I would get to see people's faces light up every time they see the castle, either for the first time or the first time in a long time. I can just see children and adults alike staring and pointing with their mouth's open looking at Cinderella Castle. I love to be welcomed into the MK every morning we are there so I would love to give the same greetings to others everyday!
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I was stucj between Tomorrowland and Liberty Square. Tomorrowland because I just love it, but Liberty Square because I woiuld love to be a butler at the Haunted Mansion.


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The Nixon Center was a Washington, D.C.-based public policy think tank. In March 2011, it was renamed The Center for the National Interest.[1] The Center publishes the foreign policy bimonthly The National Interest and tends to promote the realist perspective on foreign policy. The Center's President is Dimitri K. Simes.
The Center was established by former U.S. President Richard Nixon on January 20, 1994 as the Nixon Center for Peace and Freedom.[2] The group changed its name to The Nixon Center in 1998. The center has a staff of approximately twenty people supporting six main programs: Energy Security and Climate Change, Strategic Studies, US-Russia Relations, U.S.-Japan Relations, China and the Pacific, and Regional Security (Middle East, Caspian Basin and South Asia).[3] In 2006 it had an annual budget of $1.6 million.[4] The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program of the Foreign Policy Research Institute ranked it as one of the top 30 think tanks in the United States in 2007,[5] and it has consistently earned similar praise since then.
In 2001, the Center acquired the journal The National Interest.
- ^ "Center for the National Interest".
- ^ The Nixon Center: Mission statement
- ^ Abelson 2006, p. 89; The Nixon Center 2008, Nixon Center programs. Accessed 9-29-2008.
- ^ Abelson 2006, p. 238 (Appendix One, Table AI.2).
- ^ McGann 2007, p. 18.
- Abelson, Donald E. (2006). A Capitol Idea: Think Tanks and US Foreign Policy. Montreal & Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 0-7735-3115-7
- McGann, James G. (2007). The Global "Go-To Think Tanks": The Leading Public Policy Research Organizations in the World, 2007. (PDF). Accessed 9-29-2008.


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About the Nanjing Botanical Garden Mem. Sun Yat-senNanjing Botanical Garden is the first national botanical garden established in 1929 in China. In 1954, it was received and reconstructed by Eastern China Research Station, Institute of Plant Taxonomy Academia Sinica and renamed as Nanjing Botanical Garden Mem. Sun Yat-Sen, Academia Sinica. By this time, the garden and the institute of botany have merged into a single whole. After 1970, the ownership of the garden belonged to Jiangsu Province. It has under dual leadership of Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Science since 1993.
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Posted onTop executives from four leading companies in the marine industry will headline the Industry Leaders Panel at the Marine Dealer Conference & Expo, which takes place Nov. 11-14 in Orlando, Fla.
The panel will discuss the challenges and opportunities they see for the industry in the next year at 2 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Orange County Convention Center, show sponsor Boating Industry magazine announced.
Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions of the panelists. Boating Industry magazine editor Jonathan Sweet will moderate the discussion.
This year's panelists:
• Dusty McCoy has been chairman and CEO of Brunswick since 2005, navigating the largest boatbuilder through the recession. McCoy spent five years as president of the Brunswick Boat Group before he was named CEO.
• Ben Speciale has been the president of Yamaha's Marine Group since 2010 and has spent 25 years working in the industry for Yamaha and other companies. During Speciale's tenure Yamaha has won numerous awards for customer satisfaction and product innovation.
• Paxson St. Clair is the CEO of Cobalt Boats, the company his family has guided for more than 40 years. St. Clair also was the 2011 Boating Industry Mover & Shaker of the Year.
•Bruce Van Wagoner is president of the Marine Group at GE Capital, the largest lender in the industry. He works with dealers and manufacturers throughout the country.
For information, visit www.boatingindustry.com/mdce.
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Muskogee, Oklahoma - The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that SAMUEL ALLEN JACKSON, age 26, of Panama, Oklahoma, pled guilty to Possession of Controlled Substances with Intent to Distribute, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B).
The charge arose from an investigation by the District 16 District Attorney's Drug Task Force and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The defendant was indicted in December, 2012.
The Indictment alleged on or about August 14, 2012, within the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the defendant did unlawfully, knowingly and intentionally possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance.
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Today the ACLU took another important step in the federal lawsuit against Wisconsin's voter ID law. Attorneys working on the case amended the lawsuit to include charges that the law illegally blocks minorities and veterans from accessing the ballot box. The amended complaint also seeks an injunction so that plaintiffs who face significant barriers to obtaining one of the limited forms of ID required by law can vote in the upcoming April 3 election.
The suit, which was filed in U.S. District Court with the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin, the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, and Dechert LLP, also seeks an injunction so that many of the named plaintiffs can vote on April 3, when Wisconsin will hold its presidential primary and local elections.
The filing today supplements a federal challenge against one of the most restrictive voter ID laws in the nation and on behalf of a broad spectrum of plaintiffs, including white, black, and Latino voters, homeless and low-income citizens, veterans, and students.
"We can now demonstrate what we have always suspected—that strict photo ID laws have a more severe negative impact on black and Latino voters," said Jon Sherman, an attorney with the ACLU Voting Rights Project. "The Voting Rights Act was created to combat exactly this type of barrier, and we intend to see it enforced in Wisconsin."
You can also hear the ACLU of Wisconsin's Communications Director Stacy Harbaugh on WORT-FM 89.9's In Our Backyard describe why this step to amend the lawsuit was important:
The original suit, filed in December, said that Wisconsin's practice of only allowing certain types of photo identification imposes severe and unjustifiable burdens and imposes a poll tax on voters.
The amended complaint charges the voter ID law:
- Violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which bans the use of voting practices that have a disparate negative impact on racial and language minorities. Research commissioned by the ACLU indicates the law has a disproportionate impact on Black and Latino voters, who are more likely to lack photo ID accepted for voting in Wisconsin.
- Arbitrarily prevents veterans who only have a Veterans Administration ID card from voting. Wisconsin deems such identification unacceptable.
- Violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment because Wisconsin's photo ID law results in the arbitrary treatment of voters trying to get a state ID card.
Larry Dupuis, legal director of the ACLU of Wisconsin, emphasized the importance of obtaining relief for named plaintiffs. "It is unconscionable that Wisconsin would prevent veterans who possess a valid federal ID from voting," he said. "This is no way to thank them for their service to our country."
One of those veterans is Sam Bulmer, 63, who served in the Air Force for 13 years and is currently homeless. Bulmer lacks a driver's license and cannot obtain a state ID card due to the stringent requirements for a birth certificate in his home state of Kansas.
"Mr. Bulmer's experience is startling, but it's not unique," said Heather Johnson, civil rights attorney at the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty. "Veterans experience homelessness at an alarming rate, and many will be excluded from the democratic process if this law goes forward. We need to send a clear message to Wisconsin and every other state considering similar legislation: we won't let you silence the voices of homeless veterans."
Also among those suing are two Black Milwaukee residents: Eddie Lee Holloway, Jr., who used to regularly serve as a poll worker, but whose incorrect birth certificate will prevent him from getting a state ID and voting; and Shirley Brown, who was born in Louisiana at home by midwife and as a result, has no record of her birth.
"All citizens should be free to vote," said Neil Steiner, an attorney with Dechert LLP. "Disenfranchising eligible voters is not a valid rationale for a law."
The defendants include Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker; Wisconsin Transportation Secretary Mark Gottlieb, who oversees the Department of Motor Vehicles and members of the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, which oversees election laws.
Attorneys on the case include Sherman, Laughlin McDonald, and Nancy Abudu of the ACLU Voting Rights Project, Dupuis and Karyn Rotker of the ACLU of Wisconsin, Johnson and Karen Cunningham of the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty and Neil Steiner, Craig Falls, and Diane Princ of Dechert LLP.
To read the complaint in Frank v. Walker, go to: www.aclu.org/voting-rights/frank-v-walker-amended-complaint
This announcement has also been shared on the national American Civil Liberties Union website: www.aclu.org/voting-rights/aclu-adds-charges-suit-challenging-wisconsin-voter-id-law
For more information about voter suppression, go to: www.aclu.org/voter-suppression-america.
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Wednesday, August 10 2011
Oneida: Absolute II
Those curious about mood music that upends one's emotions rather than calming them down may welcome this shambling trip into interstellar breakdown, rather than overdrive.
Monday, July 13 2009
Oneida: Rated O
Over the course of three fuzzed-out discs, there's one solid Oneida album to be found in here; you just have to wade through some indulgent, excessive, and flat-out boring instrumental passages to get to it.
Wednesday, September 17 2008
Oneida: Preteen Weaponry
Brooklyn trio contains multitudes, this time letting them out in droning, jammy Krautrock form.
Tuesday, July 11 2006
Oneida: Happy New Year
Tipping towards the folk precision of The Wedding but blistering with noise, Happy New Year is another landmark album from one of rock's most underrated bands. Maybe this time people will pay attention?
Tuesday, May 10 2005
Oneida: The Wedding
Another left turn from Brooklyn's most creative and unpredictable band, The Wedding brings Oneida's trademarked, heavy psych-rock repetition into a new arena: folk songs with string sections. Jaws will drop.


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Reading the Bible is something that many Americans take for granted. But that's not the case for seeing-impaired citizens like Indiana resident Keith Reedy.
Reedy has been blind since birth. After working through the challenges he faced acquiring his first braille Bible, Reedy felt called to help others in his situation.
Consequently, with the help of his wife, he started Bibles for the Blind from his home.
"We are missionaries and our mission is to print the Bible and Gospel tracks for those who are blind or visually handicapped throughout the entire world," he explained. Braille Bibles are much larger than a normal sized Bible. Reedy explained that one book must be split up into 17 volumes.
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36January 2, 2013 by Katie
Happy Wednesday! I hope you all had a great first day of 2013! I had a nice, relaxing day at home – lots of snow shoveling, a quick upper body strength workout, helping my mom use her new slow cooker and taking my friend's dog out for a walk!
Penny says "Happy New Years!" to all of you!
I thought for this week it would be fun to do What I Ate Wednesday on the first day of 2013! If you're new to WIAW, head over to Peas and Crayons to find out what it's all about!
My day started out with a baked (microwaved…) sweet potato with an egg and TONS of hummus. Sadly I forgot to take a picture, but here's my plate afterwards (including my peppermint tea bag).
I also snacked on some M&Ms in the morning. My mom leaves them out in this dish… it's so dangerous.
After my workout and snow shoveling I wasn't too hungry but thought I should eat, so I threw together a bowl of puffed corn, sliced strawberries, blueberries and almond milk.
I then did some work and went to walk Penny, after getting home I was HUNGRY and ready for lunch part 2. I sliced up a bell pepper which I dipped in hummus (2 flavors: original and sundried tomato) and then had some lettuce with tzatziki sauce on the side because I hadn't eaten anything green all day!
Later I went back for some rice chips to eat with more hummus! (this x2!)
I also had an Udi's Chocolate Chip Cookie for dessert. Seriously, these things were SO GOOD! They lasted over a week and each cookie still tasted fresh and not dried up like most packaged cookies.
For dinner, my mom wanted to try out her new slow cooker, so we followed a recipe from the book that came with it and made roasted chicken with root vegetables. The chicken was great but the veggies were a bit burnt. Here's my 1st plate and I went back for a bit more chicken and more veggies!
For dessert, I had vanilla ice cream with fresh strawberries (plus some more berries afterwards).
What kind of meals have you cooked in a slow cooker?
What is your favorite dessert?
Category what i ate wedensday | Tags: Udi's
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You should only take AFTER pictures of your dirty plate afterwards from now on.
I got a slow cooker (I call it a crockpot?) for Christmas this year. I just made minestrone soup in it the other day and it was great. I'm looking forward to making more "set it and forget it" type meals!
I love using my slow cooker to make soups and stews. Sam from Better With Sprinkles has a great beef stew recipe which was really easy and delicious. Pulled pork and barbeque pulled chicken are favorites, too My favorite dessert is froyo with tons of candy/cookie toppings…but I'll never turn down a piece of cake, brownie, or cookie
I adore that puffed corn cereal, it is like popcorn before it pops. Amazing. I need to use my slow cooker more, that is one of my goals this year
Sundried tomato hummus sounds so good!
My parents leave a bowl of M&Ms out too, and it's sooo dangerous! I use the CrockPot quite a bit, especially during the winter months since all sorts of yummy comfort foods can come out of it. Some of our favorites are various soups, shredded barbecue chicken to make into sandwiches, and pot roast.
I got a slow cooker for my birthday last October and I'm kind of in love with it. I got a slow cooker cookbook for Christmas, so that's not going to change anytime soon! I love it for making chicken, stews, pulled pork and soups.
i cannot handle dishes of m&ms when they are out at my parents…and by cannot handle i mean house immediately upon seeing them…peanut are my weakness for sure. and i love how much hummus you had! i've been eating crazy amounts of sun-dried tomato and basil hummus and it is making me so happy! it's a new to me flavor and i'm loving it. jealous that you're still home.
That ice cream looks good!
I'm obsessed with my slow cooker and have made a ton of great meals in it! Some of my favorites are chili, shredded chicken, broccoli-cheddar soup and Asian beef and broccoli.
my favorite dessert would have to be coffee & another flavor ice cream with lots of toppings and whipped cream. i also love me some cake and cookies! (:
Oh, I love my crockpot (or slow cooker, as you refer to it). I've cooked mac and cheese, lasagna, chicken & rice soup, broccoli and cheese soup, tortellini soup and other yummy dishes in it.
I seriously love the slow cooker! I love making soups, stews, chilis and pot roasts in it!
I LOVE the crock pot. Best invention ever. I make salsa chicken in it all the time! (just frozen chicken & salsa & spices. You can shred it & use it on or in anything).
Have a fun day!
Hi Katie – this is my first visit to your blog…really like it! I'm a fellow Chicagoan…we live in the north 'burbs though! One of my favorite crockpot recipes is Pork Pazole…recipe linked here! http://pinterest.com/pin/129337820518271657/
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You know, I've never ever used a slow cooker. Rather an embarrassing admission coming from a chef, but it is true. I've seen some really nice recipes and dishes for them. Your post makes me crave berries. Will have to buy some. My favorite dessert is still and always will be pumpkin pie. There is something magical about the stuff.
The crock pot is pretty great! I like to make chili in it. Your eats look pretty tasty!
Great looking meals! The roasted veggies and chicken look tasty. Staples for me
Penny's coat is gorgeous. I love the array of colors.
I've been using a crock pot everyday lately to make homemade chicken and beef broth. So warming and perfect for the wintry season.
Oh man I love slow cookers. They really are the best appliance creation (besides blenders/food processors) ever created for kitchens =)
Now that I'm eating meat again I need to try out a slow cooker! I would be no good with bowls of sweets around the place!


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hello. my name is Budi and i need to practice my language English. I am learning english because this language will help me a lot when I am in another country, but I need to practice with a partner.
If there is anyone who can help me to have a conversation and to please help me to work improve my understanding with of this language. We can share our culture, places in ours to we have been on vacations etc. I never take took any course before but learned with my books by myself and watching movies helped me alot to help me. But I understand that movies contain not only good english grammar but also false poor grammer. that is why I joined this community again just for improving and maybe make friends with native speaker or someone who have has better english than me. Thank you
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Perhaps the only place you will not find a "false grammar" or a poor grammar, is in English lessons themselves or Non-Fiction books. Other media, such as songs, TV programs, movies and works of Fiction, will probably all contain at least some poor grammar, "slang" expressions and so forth.
In my opinion, you should not rule out songs for the mere reason that they contain "slang" and some poor grammar. They are excellent tools for studying sentence construction for dialogue, and dialogue is precisely what you are seeking. Songs moreover, are readily availble to you.
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1973 BMW 2002Tii
This 1973 BMW 2002 Tii for sale on Hemmings.com exists in the space between the extremes of impeccably restored and low-cost fixer-upper. The car seems to have received lavish attention from its previous three owners, and the seller has recently addressed a string of minor but necessary repairs. It's not perfect, and the seller is up front about both the car's strengths and its weaknesses. Very few ads approach the detail provided in this one (excerpt shown below), so there should be absolutely no confusion about what the car's next owner is buying. From the seller's description:
This 1973 BMW 2002 Tii was delivered factory new to New York before making its way to California, where it's been ever since the very early '80s. It didn't make its way back to the East Coast until this Thanksgiving, when it arrived safely via "Inner-City" enclosed transport in the Virginia Beach area.
Prior to receiving the car on November 24th, the car was Pre-Purchase Inspected (PPI'd) by EURO-TECH in Mission Viejo, CA. The following PPI repair recommendations were made: Leaking oil return line from the fuel injection pump…replace oil return line; Needed a new center drive shaft support bearing…replace; Steering box beginning to leak past seal…remove gearbox and replace seals
I took the car to a BMW specialty shop in Virginia Beach for these repairs in December, so this 2002 Tii is ready to drive! While there, I had them address a few more things than what the PPI found…including the following: Replaced the molded oil return line from the fuel injection pump. Leak resolved. Replaced the center drive shaft support bearing. Replaced steering box seals. Leak resolved. Replaced the Guibo (drive shaft flex disk), convenient to replace at the same time as the center drive shaft support bearing. Replaced the transmission output shaft seal. Replaced the transmission shifter selector seal. Replaced the two rear exhaust hangers. Tightened front left wheel bearing. Remounted battery with new mounting bracket/hardware.
The car runs great, and with everything I fix, I'm even more tempted to figure out a way to keep it. I just don't have the room, or I would.
The only addition I would make to the previous seller's description is that the paint appears to be somewhat spotted/oxidized on topside of the roof. While this car has a very solid body, if you're looking for show-quality paint, the roof is ok, but not show quality yet. There are also a couple of small places under the hood where the previous owner touched up with a brush. The spots on the roof are hard to see from 5 or more feet from the car or in direct sunlight, but it's more apparent close up under fluorescent lighting. I would expect the paint on the roof will need a little attention…wet sand/buff or otherwise to give it the same shine as the front of the car, which has the most recent paintwork (previous seller replaced the front nose due to chips & such – see below).
What doesn't work: Interior lights only come on by manually switching them on. Horn button not working. Original Becker radio present but not working. Hot/Cold work with moving vent air, but cabin fan no longer works. Speedometer works great, but odometer stopped working approximately 200 miles before I purchased. I've put another 120 miles on the car simply taking it back and forth to my local BMW specialty shop.
Regardless, this already partially restored car can be thoroughly enjoyed as is, or easily fully restored to original condition. With its solid body, my original intent with this purchase was total restoration, especially since it has a solid body and all matching #'s (body, engine, etc.). As such, the car will also come with a number of other restoration goodies: BMW '02 Restoration Guide (by Mike Macartney); BMW 2002 ti tii OEM Shop Manual 1972-1976 Repair Service 2 Book Set; Haynes 18050 Automotive Repair Manual; A complete new set of OEM factory stickers for doors and under-hood including E-codes, Paint Color, Emissions, Capacities, Air Pressures, Oil Service, Safety, Coolant, Fuses, Fuel Type, etc. – 16 total brand new factory body stickers. "Fast-Poke" magazine advertisement re-print, handy for car shows, Cars & Coffee and such. Color 2002/2002Tii Dealership Brochure
I have the clear title from the previous owner, and I have not yet registered the car since receiving it last month. So the winner of this auction will become the 4th owner of this beloved model.
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Building a Beemer from the BMW parts catalog
Photos courtesy Max BMW.
Classic BMW air-head fanatics can appreciate this. Max BMW of New Hampshire is busy at work this week building a 1975 BMW R90S motorcycle from all new parts listed in the BMW replacement parts catalog.
The time spent on researching, ordering, organizing and cataloging each separate part needed to complete the build has taken well over a year. That part of the project was completed recently when every part was spread out on the floor at their classic restoration facility in their North Hampton, New Hampshire, location for the above photo. Now the goal is to assemble the entire bike in four days with three technicians (one from each of their three locations) working together to complete the task.
What the final product should look like.
Updates will be posted to the Max BMW Facebook page, and the build is taking place now over a live video feed; if you want to see the build in person, you can do that too. We're not sure exactly what the final price tag will be once the bike is complete, but you can bet it is north of the original $3,500 MSRP for one of these bikes.
The build makes you wonder just how many other classic cars and bikes have a complete parts back-up still available and how much more expensive it would be to build a classic from scratch. Deuce Coupe, Mustang and Camaro and Harley fans might get close, but we don't think the parts coverage is on a par with what is still available for BMWs.
Saratoga Auto Museum's Remade in America exhibit is an automotive love story
Buddy Conley's 1950 Chevrolet 3100 pickup.
For those in the automotive hobby, cars and trucks represent far more than a means of getting from Point A to Point B. Whether domestic or foreign, cars have a history, tell a story, and provide a kind of therapy unmatched by those charging hundreds of dollars per hour for leather couch rental. Now, a new exhibit at the Saratoga Automobile Museum, entitled "Remade in America," celebrates the bond between customized vehicles and their owners.
Buddy Conley's 1950 Chevrolet 3100 Pickup shows that sometimes blind luck beats all. When Conley decided against purchasing a 1953 Chevrolet 3600 long-bed pickup, its owner mentioned another truck he had on the property. Though in pieces, the 1950 Chevrolet 3100 was the pickup that Conley had been seeking, and its owner made an offer that Conley simply couldn't refuse: Buy the 3600, and he'd throw in the 3100 at no additional charge. Taking both trucks home, Conley sold the 3600 to make room for his new project, which was parked alongside another truck in mid-restoration.
A few years went by before Conley got serious about the restoration on his 1950 3100; by then, the truck's former owner had gathered up all the missing bits and pieces, some rusted beyond repair. The cab, for example, had rusted through after 12 years of outside storage in New York state. A replacement cab was sourced from a former fire truck, and the cab represents the only part of Conley's truck to get a new coat of (color-matched) paint. As for the rest of the bodywork, Conley left things alone, with each scratch and ding representing a bit of the truck's history.
Conley sold the provided engine, a inline 235.5-cu.in. six-cylinder from an early-model Corvette, and sourced a 302-cu.in. Chevrolet V-8 GMC inline six-cylinder for improved driveability. To ensure a bit more performance, the engine was built using Venolia forged pistons, an Iskenderian cam, a Clifford four-barrel intake manifold, Fenton exhaust manifolds, a new old stock Mallory dual-point distributor, Pontiac dual valve springs and Corvette stainless steel valves. Power is sent to the rear wheels via a Muncie M20 transmission and a 10-bolt rear end, and the truck rides on hard-to-find 15-inch GM "artillery" wheels shod with wide white-wall tires.
The truck's perfection, then, lies in its imperfections, whether scratches or dings to the exterior, a non-period-correct engine beneath the hood, or the crudely painted Elvis adorning the doors (a remnant of the truck's past at an amusement park on Staten Island). Like the custom board-track-racer motorcycle that Conley often hauls in the bed, the truck is a rolling billboard for the hobby that rarely fails to start a conversation when parked.
Other vehicles to be shown in the Remade in America exhibit include a 1992 Chevrolet S-10 "Lo-Ride" pickup; a custom-built board track racer motorcycle; a 1956 Ford Thunderbird; a 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air limousine; a 1957 Nash Metropolitan; a 1953 MG "Contemporary Special;" a 1954 Maserati A6 GCS; a 1966 Pontiac GTO; a 1972 BMW 2002 Custom; a 1932 Ford Cabriolet hot rod; a 1934 Ford pickup; a 1964 Volkswagen 13-Window Deluxe bus; and a 1929 Model A Ford Tudor sedan hot rod.
The Remade in America exhibit opens November 16 and runs through May 25. For additional details on the exhibit, visit SaratogaAutoMuseum.com.
Racing Heroes – Brian Redman
Brian Redman and Steve McQueen. Photo courtesy Brian Redman.
Name a competitive sports racing car of the late 1960s and early 1970s, and chances are good that Brian Redman drove it. His resume includes time behind the wheel of the Ford GT40, the Porsche 917 and 908, the Lola T70, various Chevrons and McLarens and the Ferrari 312, to name but a few. The English driver spent time in Formula 1 as well, taking a single podium finish at the 1968 Spanish Grand Prix, but walked away from F1 contract offers to focus on sports car racing. He quit the sport he loved no less than three times, each time convinced he could start a new life outside of the dangers of motorsport. Fortunately, his retirements never lasted long, and Redman himself once said of racing, "It was the only thing I ever did that I could do reasonably well."
Born in Burnley, Lancashire, England, in March of 1937, Redman got his start in motorsports in 1959, racing a Morris 1000 Traveller station wagon. From these humble beginnings, Redman next stepped up to compete in an Austin Mini Minor, a Jaguar XK 120 roadster and a Morgan Plus 4, cars that he also drove for his day job of manufacturing and delivering mop heads. By 1965 Redman was winning often enough in both open wheel and sports car series that he began to attract attention from companies like Ford, which first hired him to drive its GT40 at Spa in 1966 (though Redman had previously driven a Nick Cussons-owned Ford GT40 at Monza the same year).
At the BOAC 500, Brands Hatch, England, 1968. Photo courtesy Ford Media.
By 1968, Redman had established himself as a member of the Ford team, which would go on to take the World Championship for manufacturers with its GT40. Like many drivers of his day, Redman raced the occasional F1 event as a hired gun, and in 1968 he piloted a Maserati-powered Cooper T81B at the South African Grand Prix, switching to a BRM-powered Cooper T86B at the next race in Spain. Redman finished third here, behind winner Graham Hill and second-place Denny Hulme, but it was to be his only podium finish in a Formula 1 race. At his next outing in Belgium, his Cooper suffered a suspension failure, trapping the driver's arm between a trackside barrier and the side of his car. The resulting compound fracture left him sidelined until late in the season, when he returned to sports car racing behind the wheel of a Chevron B8.
Despite suffering his first serious accident, Redman appeared none the worse for wear, and spent 1969 driving for Porsche alongside teammate Jo Siffert. Porsche would go on to take the Wold Championship for Makes that year, a feat the team would duplicate in 1970. Redman returned to F1 in 1970 as well, driving a few races for both the Rob Walker and Frank Williams teams as his schedule with Porsche allowed. He claimed the South African Springbok Championship that year as well, driving a Chevron B16 Spyder in a series that wrapped up in January of 1971. Racing at the sport's highest levels was beginning to take its toll, and Redman stepped away from the sport for the first time in early 1971, opting to run a BMW dealership in South Africa.
Redman's initial retirement didn't last long, and by March of 1971 he was back behind the wheel of a Surtees TS7 at the South African Grand Prix. He finished seventh in his only Grand Prix appearance of the year, then went to Europe to race Porsches for the Martini Racing Team, Chevrons for Red Rose Racing and McLarens for Sid Taylor Racing. While piloting a Porsche 908 for the JW Automotive Engineering Team in Italy's Targa Florio, Redman suffered his second significant racing crash when his steering failed. Unable to slow the car in time, the 908 hit a concrete barrier and burst into flame. Before he could get out of the car, Redman suffered burns to his face, neck, legs and hands, sidelining him for nearly three months.
Late in the year, Redman was hired to drive a single race at Kyalami, South Africa, for the Ferrari team. His victory with co-driver Clay Regazzoni earned him a full-time offer from Ferrari to race the 312 in 1972, and Redman helped to deliver a World Championship for manufacturers to Ferrari. He also returned to F1, driving a handful of races for the Yardley McLaren team and a single race for Marlboro BRM.
Driving a 3.0 CSL for BMW Motorsport, 1975. Photo courtesy Brian Redman.
By 1974, Redman had relocated to the United States, where he was racing Lolas for Carl Haas in the F5000 series. He delivered championships to the team in 1974, 1975 and 1976, but split his time racing for various teams associated with BMW in sports car endurance racing. While practicing for the Can-Am race at Mont-Tremblant in June of 1977 (where he was once again driving for Carl Haas), Redman suffered the worst accident of his career. Cresting a rise at 170 MPH, his Lola T332 caught air and flipped, landing on its roll cage and body work. With no way to slow the car, Redman was merely along for the ride, watching and listening as the roll cage and his helmet ground away on the racing surface. At the edge of the track, the car's wheels dug in and flipped the car upright, allowing medical personnel quick access to the badly injured driver. Redman had stopped breathing by the time help arrived, but was quickly resuscitated by first responders. Though still alive, the accident took a heavy toll, leaving Redman with a broken neck, a shattered shoulder, a cracked breastbone and two broken ribs. It affected his eyesight as well, leaving the English driver with serious vision problems that would potentially end his racing career.
For months, it was unclear if a return to racing would even be possible, and Redman began to consider the prospects of a forced retirement. He and his family downsized, selling assets to pay the bills until Redman could find another career path, one that didn't involve the risk of a fatal accident. Ultimately, Redman's passion for the sport (and his ability to heal) led him back to the track, and on March 18, 1978, less than a year after his potentially career-ending crash, Redman piloted a Dick Barbour Performance Porsche 935 to victory in the 12 Hours of Sebring, with co-drivers Charles Mendez and Bob Garretson.
Redman continued his success behind the wheel, capturing the 1981 IMSA Camel GT Championship, and winning a multitude of sports car races in a variety of series. He raced professionally through the 1989 season, finally "retiring" for good at the age of 52. Though he no longer races for a paycheck, Redman is a frequent sight at vintage and historic races, as well as a regular participant at the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Hemmings Find of the Day – 1957 BMW Isetta
We had to double-check to make sure this 1957 BMW Isetta for sale on Hemmings.com, finished in German police trim, wasn't the same one that recently appeared at the Hemmings Motor News Concours d'Elegance. Indeed, they're not the same, but they're equally as cheeky, and after viewing the reception the one at our concours got, we concur with the seller's assertion that these cars work well as smile generators – whoever buys this Isetta should clear a shelf for all the people's choice awards they'll get. From the seller's description:
finished in requisite and hard-to-find Police Green (Polizeigruen BMW Color Code 758) over a tan interior. "Landespolizei" translates loosely to State Police and as hard as it may be to imagine many German local and federal agencies (including the State Police) utilized the small albeit cost effective and dependable Isetta for any number of tasks. Featuring all of the correct Landespolizei insignias and fonts an original and fully functional Esiemann RKLE 90 flashing blue light and twin modulating Bosch Super tonesirens this example is certainly an attention grabber although for legality's sake we'd recommend not engaging the light or siren when on public roads. Of all the classic collector and unique cars that we've owned no one model garners more attention from other drivers and pedestrians than the BMW Isetta. And of all the Isettas that we've owned over the years none have come close to drawing the attention that this Landespolizei 300 does. Thumbs ups waves and requests for photographs run rampant. And perhaps the nicest aspect of that attention is that it's always accompanied by smiles – you just can't help but feel good in this car's presence.
Restored a few years ago the car presents beautifully its deep green finish consistent deep and lustrous free of any significant imperfections. The car's body is completely straight and its undercarriage is solid and clean the car exhibiting absolutely no evidence of rust. The interior is also in great shape the tan seat and interior panels showing only minimal wear the correct rubber floor lining flawless and the canvas sunroof clean and fully functional. All the finished interior surfaces (steering wheel instrument hub e-brake etc.) are also in very good condition as is all of the chrome including flawless new hubcaps on color-matched wheels that are wrapped in tires with plenty of remaining tread.
Mechanically the car is in excellent shape its original one cylinder four stroke 298cc engine starting easily and idling consistently. The car shifts well pulling through each of its gears strongly and it's also quite sure footed on the road handling tightly on its incredibly short wheelbase and driving and braking straight. Surprisingly peppy the car is as much fun to drive as it is to look at although despite its livery we're skeptical that you'll be pulling over any speeders on the Autobahn as BMW rated the car as being able to reach a maximum of 53 MPH. The car has recently received a considerable amount of service the brakes clutch flywheel and carburetor have all been gone through using only correct BMW parts. Everything works as it should and the car needs nothing to be enjoyed save for a proud new owner.
Location: Santa Barbara, California
Status: No Longer Available
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1962 BMW Isetta
One would expect a member of a royal family to have a stable of collector cars, of course, but full of high-end luxury and sports cars, not something like this 1962 BMW Isetta for sale on Hemmings.com, which belongs to Prince Leopold of Bavaria and includes a trip to Deutchland to meet with the prince in the purchase price. From the seller's description:
Last owner is his Royal Highness Prince Leopold of Bavaria, a former champion race car driver and brand ambassador for BMW and of course a classiccars enthusiast. About his BMW Isetta he says: She was my start into the classic car scene many, many years ago. I had my Isetta restored by Walter Maurer (he painted the BMW M1 from Andy Warhol) with great love. At the Tour for Isettas 2008 in Coburg (Guinness Book of Records), whose patron I was, my engine gave up. I then bought a complete engine and Mr. Hechtel, a former motorcycle racer with a lot of experience, has restored this engine with a lot of love. Since then my Isetta run less than 500km. The total mileage is 48.000km.
The successfully buyer will receive a round-trip ticket to Germany to meet with His Royal Highness at the world famous Neuschwanstein Castle for a tee time and a private tour which includes parts of the castle a "normal tourist" would never experience in his live.
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Custom-bodied 1952 BMW 328 "Grosser Werkmeister" heads to auction
The restored Grosser Werkmeister leads a pack of vintage cars in Salzburg. All photos courtesy Oldtimer Gallerie Toffen.
Many first-generation BMW 328 models can claim racing history, but few can match the intrigue-rich East German racing heritage of the alloy-bodied BMW 328 "Grosser Werkmeister," a Cold War relic that was seized and raced by the state. This BMW 328 has an occasionally spotty history, and is now headed to auction in Switzerland.
The original BMW 328 was only built between 1936 and 1940, but its success in racing is the stuff of legend. Despite its brief production lifespan, the 328 amassed more than 100 victories, including class wins at Le Mans, in the Alpine Rally and in the Mille Miglia. While stock-bodied BMW 328 models were competitive, changing the body to reduce weight and improve aerodynamics was a common practice that endured well beyond the car's production years. The Grosser Werkmeister is one such example, built in 1952 in Dingelstädt, East Germany, by George Werkmeister, the foreman and co-owner of a body shop there. He used a tubular space frame welded to lightened frame rails and wrapped in an aerodynamic aluminum body designed by George Hufnagel, a former aerodynamicist for Auto Union. Even the underbody was smooth for optimized airflow (and, presumably, negative lift), and the car's fenderwells were skirted in competition trim.
The EMW inline-six features triple downdraft carburetors.
Power came from a 1,971cc inline six-cylinder engine, constructed at BMW's Eisenach plant (which, under Soviet rule, manufactured cars, motorcycles and components under the EMW brand after 1952). Though the original output was said to be in the range of 115 horsepower, later modifications raised this to some 135 horsepower, which proved to be more than sufficient for the car's 770-kilogram (1,694-pound) curb weight. A four-speed manual transmission helped to give the car a claimed top speed of 220 KPH (136 MPH), while the suspension consisted of transverse leaf springs and shocks in all four corners. Like other 328 models, the Grosser Werkmeister retained the car's original live rear axle, which likely commanded the driver's full attention on circuits with less-than-smooth pavement.
East Germany may not have been a hotbed of international racing competition in the post-war years, but there were sufficient cars to fill grids in both E-class sports-car racing and in Formula 2, two classes in which the Grosser Werkmeister was run. The car debuted in E-class competition at the Sachsenring on September 7, 1952, though driver Hans Althoff found it challenging to drive at speed and did not deliver the expected win. The same held true for the car's next competition outing, at Avus on September 28, and the Grosser Werkmeister was reconfigured to run in Formula 2 for the 1953 season. Althoff was replaced by driver Karl Weber, who took the car to a second-place finish in its first race of the new season and to a third-place finish in the 1953 East German championship. Weber also drove the car for the three races contested in 1954, after Werkmeister emigrated to West Germany in March 1953 and the state duly seized the car, then proceeded to campaign it under the guidance of the East German Trust Operations Foreman.
The restored cockpit is minimalistic, as one would expect in a purpose-built race car.
In 1959, the car was fitted with a steel body and converted from a race car to a road car. The original BMW 328 engine was removed and replaced with the larger inline-six engine from an EMW 340, and the car remained in this trim until 2006, when a three-year restoration saw the Grosser Werkmeister fitted with a replacement aluminum body to match the original, as well as a period-correct EMW 328 inline-six engine rated at the same 135 horsepower as the 1953 car.
Oldtimer Galerie Toffen, which will offer the racing special at the June 8 Dolder Classics sale in Zurich, Switzerland, estimates a selling price of 1.5 million Swiss francs, or about $1.57 million, and the car is said to include FIA historic documentation, FIVA paperwork and an EC street registration. For more information, visit OldTimerGalerie.ch.
Hemmings Find of the Day – 1958 BMW Isetta 600 limousine
Calling all parts hounds, sleeve-rollers, welder-wielders and elbow-greasers. This 1958 BMW Isetta 600 limousine for sale on Hemmings.com might not have all its parts – and might have some rust issues instead – but it sure opens up the floodgates of imagination. Who wouldn't like to see it turned into a gasser? Or maybe a lowrider? Lifted off-roader? What would you do with it? From the seller's description:
red with white interior. The original motor is out of the car but comes with it. The car has been off the road for a long time. There is some rust underneath. Original floors, very solid chassis. Excellent body. Missing … front seat, all upholstery (the back seat frame is there) steering wheel assembly, steering wheel, headlights, some body trim, side windows and glass. Anything you don't see in the pictures is missing. Comes with an extra engine lid.
Location: Brook Park, Ohio
Status: No Longer Available
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Warhol art car headlines BMW exhibit at Saratoga
Photo courtesy BMW.
One of BMW's famed Art Cars, the BMW M1 created by Andy Warhol in 1979, is the centerpiece of an exhibition of automobiles and motorcycles from the Munich automaker that will be on display at the Saratoga Auto Museum in Saratoga Springs, New York, through November 3, 2013. Called "BMW – The Ultimate Driving Machine," the exhibition will feature an array of BMW pre- and post-war road cars and race cars, and will celebrate 90 years of BMW Motorcycles as well.
Warhol once explained that, with the M1, "I have tried to give a vivid depiction of speed. If a car is really fast, all contours and colors will become blurred." He painted the car from start to finish by himself, unlike some other Art Car artists, who worked on scale models and left the painting to assistants. The car was raced at Le Mans in 1979, driven by Manfred Winkelhock, Herve Poulain and Marcel Mignot to a sixth-place overall finish, and second in its class.
Many of the other cars on display at Saratoga have connections with BMW's competition history. The 328 was BMW's most renowned pre-war model, dominating the racing scene of the late 1930s and early 1940s. Both a 1938 street version and a 1937 custom-bodied 328 MM (the "Bugelfalte," or "Trouser-Crease," roadster), prepared for the 1,000-mile Mille Miglia, will be on display. Other cars with competition history are a 3.0CSL similar to that with which Brian Redman, Sam Posey, Hans Stuck and Alan Moffat won the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1975; a 320 Turbo with which David Hobbs scored four victories in the 1977-'78 IMSA GT series, and a counterpart to the M5 sedan that David Donohue drove to the 1994 Super Car Championship. Road cars include a 1935 315/1, a 1957 507, a 1957 Isetta 300, a 2002tii, an M3 GT3 and a Z1 Roadster.
The motorcycles on display range from the first model, an R32 Royal SM1 from 1925, to the company's current superbike, the S1000RR HP4. Other examples in the exhibit include a 1928 R63; a 1929 R62 Touring; a 1931 R16; a 1934 R11, with a stamped-steel frame; an unrestored military R12 from 1942, found in a barn in France; a 1955 R25/3 single-cylinder; a 1969 R60/2 German police motorcycle; a 1988 R110 RT; and a 1990 K1, which was once the most aerodynamic motorcycle on the road.
Many of the cars and motorcycles on display are provided by the BMW Museum in Munich and the BMW North America Collection. For more information about the exhibit, visit SaratogaAutoMuseum.com.
German manufacturer spare part pandemonium, decrypted
Hobbyists with a penchant for German machinery know that ordering parts for non-current models can be challenging. In some cases (as with BMW motorcycles), multiple part options exist, even when the VIN is specified, resulting in the occasional trial-and-error parts ordering experiment. Porsche blog FlatSixes recently offered readers some clarity when it ran a piece on decrypting the Stuttgart automaker's part numbering scheme, and we thought we'd expand on their guide with information on other German auto manufacturers' part numbering systems.
It's worth pointing out that the guide below isn't an absolute, and there are variations within some groupings of digits not accounted for here. Unfortunately, there's no Rosetta Stone when it comes to German logic and parts numbering, though the FlatSixes explanation goes a long way to demystifying the current 11-digit numbering scheme used by Porsche's internal PET system.
The 11-digit part code can be broken down into three groupings of three digits each, followed by a final grouping of two digits. The first three digits in the sequence may be easy to recognize, as they often correspond with a specific Porsche model (i.e., 911, 928, 930, etc.). When a part is shared across multiple platforms or uses, this code may be 900 or 999, or it may begin with the letter N. When parts were originally supplied by or developed with another manufacturer (such as Volkswagen, which supplied the 914's four-cylinder engine, or Mercedes-Benz, which helped develop the 928′s automatic transmission), the initial numbering sequence from this manufacturer may be used in lieu of Porsche's numbers. Finally, engine or transmission parts may begin with a code that ties them to the engineering exercise, and not the model number.
The second set of three digits usually ties to the system in which the part is used, with the middle and final digits (generally) corresponding with the sequence or diagram where the part may be found. Though _59 may not refer to a part found on diagram number 59 in the system referenced by the first digit, it's a safe bet that it will be found later in diagrams than _45 but earlier in diagrams than _77.
As for the systems indicated by the first digit of the second numerical sequence, Porsche generally uses 1 for Engine, 2 for Fuel and Exhaust Systems, 3 for Transmission, 4 for Front Axle and Steering, 5 for Rear Axle, 6 for Wheels and Brakes, 7 for Levers and Pedals, 8 for Body and 9 for Electrical (though this isn't true in every case). Fellow German automaker Volkswagen uses a similar second-grouping numbering system (likely with different system codes) for parts within its own ETKA system.
While the first two groupings of three digits each may be confusing, the third set of three digits brings with it some clarity, as these numbers are used for the actual part number itself. Don't look for logic beyond that, as Porsche's code likely won't correspond to a vendor's internal part code.
Finally, the last two digits tie back to the third grouping by indicating the version number of the part. Parts that have remained unchanged in Porsche's PET system will get coded 00, while those with revisions will get labeled as 01, 02 and so on up to 99. It's possible to have a new part for a new model labeled with final digits other than 00, indicating part revisions before the model went into production.
Thus, Porsche part number 911-103-321-00 can be decoded as relating to the 911′s engine, and we also know the part can be found early in the sequence of engine diagrams and has no revisions (in fact, the part number above is for a piston pin from a 1977 Porsche 911 or 911S).
Similar logic can be applied to parts for other German makes, as well. Though no other German automaker uses a system identical to Porsche, most follow a (relatively) easy to comprehend hierarchy. In BMW's numbering scheme, parts are also grouped in an 11-digit code, bearing the sequence of 00 00 0 000 000. Here, the first two digits represent the main system (engine, transmission, body, etc.), the next two digits refer to the subgroup within the main system and the final seven numbers refer to the part itself. BMW models manufactured prior to 1964 may only have a seven-digit part code, as the original hierarchy only assigned a three-digit code to actual part numbers (similar to Porsche's current system).
Volkswagen and Audi part numbers come with an alphanumeric code grouped into five possible sets of numbers and letters, generally displayed as 0×0 000 000 x 0×0. While this may seem to be the least logical code encountered so far, it may be the most specific; in the case of the first grouping, the initial number and letter (or occasionally, another digit) refer to the chassis code. The third digit calls up left-hand drive (coded with a 1), right hand drive (coded with a 2) or either (coded with a 0). To be specific, a wheel for a Volkswagen Type 1 would be coded 1c0, while the instrument panel for a Beetle sold in the United Kingdom would be coded 1c2.
Next in sequence, the fourth digit represents the main group (engine and clutch, transmission, rear axle, etc.), while the fifth and sixth digit represent the subgroup of the main group. Following is a three-digit code believed to be the internal part number, trailed by a letter representing the revision code. This may be omitted, and it may be up to two letters in length, depending upon the number of changes. Finally, the last alphanumeric sequence of three numbers and letters represents the color code (for trim pieces, wheels, etc.), if applicable.
Mercedes-Benz also uses an alphanumeric code, generally represented as X 000 000 00 0. The initial letter (or in some cases letters) designates passenger car parts, accessory items, commercial vehicle parts, specialty tools, parts assigned by Mercedes-Benz USA, specialty passenger car parts, DIN-specific parts or a placeholder. For passenger car parts, this prefix letter code is "A," and it's generally followed by a 10-digit numeric code.
The next three digits generally link the part to the vehicle type for which it was first designed, though this is not an absolute rule. The adjoining set of three digits refers to the parts group number and type of part, with the first two numbers signifying the group and the final number indicating the part type. The first two-digit sequence is a revision code, while the final two digits refer to the part type within the parts group. While this sounds a bit convoluted compared to other parts numbering strategies, those familiar with Mercedes-Benz parts would have little trouble deciphering the meaning by transposing a few digits. In the case of part A 117 030 10 17, a parts tech would recognize the prefix first, then the 030, followed by the 17, the 117 and the 10. This would inform him that he's looking for a passenger car part, in parts group 030, of part type 17 (in this case, a piston), for a vehicle of type 117 with modifications from the original part.
Confusing? Perhaps, but the vast majority of parts are ordered by consumers or technicians without knowledge of the meaning behind the numbers. Though the information may not be essential to the end user, it can provide a degree of reassurance to know the correct part, for the correct model, is being ordered the first time around.
What's your experience dealing with other manufacturers? Do all automakers seek to create order from chaos, or is this a uniquely German trait?


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With President Obama going to stay in the White House for another four years, students and families may have no other choice but to pay for more expensive education. Changes to college financial aid may be felt starting next year and while every student hopes these changes would be beneficial for them, well, majority of them are not.
Current federal loan comes with 3.4 percent interest, which is acceptable. However, starting July 1st in 2013, the interest rate would jump to 6.8 percent, which literally doubles the current low rate. The increase may seem inevitable next year considering it would cost $6 for the government to extend the lower rate for another year.
Perhaps, even the president couldn't stop it knowing the Congress only passed the extension because both Obama and Romney supported the 3.4 percent interest rate before the election.
President Obama, requested for a small increase to the maximum Pell grant award from $5,500 to $5,630 for the 2013-2014 school year. The grant remained steady for the last couple of years and while the increase was a small one, it was notably helpful for students pay their education. However, Pell grant award may face funding shortfall after fiscal year 2013.
The president formally requested for the American Opportunity Tax Credit, which pays families $2,500 back to help them fund education of their children. However, there is a possibility that it will not be implemented in 2013-2014 fiscal year. This is why the president's intervention is needed to keep this tax credit on the roll.
This school year 2013-2014 will set transparency on college costs higher as the Obama administration has been pushing this idea and it was successful.
"One effort that already debuted is the Financial Aid Shopping Sheet, a comparable list of costs, aid, and outcomes that hundreds of colleges have already pledged to send to admitted students starting in the 2013-2014 school year," a US News report said.
College education costs may keep on rising each year, however, if the president could feel how difficult it is for students to pay for their education and would improvise ways to make things a little lighter, many American students may just make it to finishing their course and hopefully, pay their debts.
[source: US News]