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re: Luxury linen white lined curtain panels My rods are hung for 92" panels; one of the reviews said she washed them before handing and they had shrunk 3".. hummm... in that case I would order 96" which would shrink to 93... I was going to order the 88 since they would be behind the bed headboard and would not be obvious, but if they shrink and become 85", that would be really weird... Any advice. Have you had many customers advise that these curtains shrink ??
Luxury Linen White Lined Curtain Panel
This luxurious linen curtain panel will add stunning and simple elegance to any room. It comes in rich, beautiful colors like blue, green, and white, and the 100 percent linen fabric is sumptuous to the touch and flows elegantly to the floor.
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The panel has a sateen lining that keeps neighbors from being able to see through the curtains. Hang the panel with a decorative curtain rod to add more character to your window. The hems are weighted to ensure the curtains do not fray or the hems do not come undone.- Linen curtain panel has a luxurious finish and sophisticated look
- Versatile window treatment designed with a rod pocket and back tab panels
- Curtain engineered with a flexible design perfect for updating your home decor
- Panel measures 50 inches wide x 88 or 96 inches long
- Curtain creates a style ranging from relaxed and contemporary to soft and traditional
- Weighted hems are 6 inches
- Fully lined with 300 tc cotton sateen lining for privacy and light filtration
- Each panel sold separately
- Color options: Off white
- White lining
- 100-percent linen
- Dry clean
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Color | White |
Style | Casual Classic Contemporary Traditional |
Material | Cotton Linen Sateen |
Pattern | Solid |
Length | 108 Inches 88 Inches 96 Inches |
Fabric Care | Dry Clean |
Gallery Room | Quiet Sundays |
Product Features | Lined |
Window Treatment Header Type | Back Tab Rod Pocket |
Dimensions | 50 in W x 88 in L |
Materials | 100% Luxury Linen |
Model Number | HSLCU001 |
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Margaret N Really love the linen drapes. They are really a good deal. I can't make them for what Overstock sells them for!
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Luxury for sure! These panels have a beautiful look and feel. The weave is soft but the weight is substantial. Trying to decide if I want to hem them to floor length or let them puddle.
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Simply Beautiful I used these in my master bathroom. Worth so much more than the cost.
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very nice The great reviews were right. I've been looking for these for months! Look great right out of the box. Will work with most decor. Freshened up the look of my great room. This is a good value and the panels are well made . Good seams- no strings hanging etc. If you want a good weight, lined, linen product then this is for you. Color is white but not bright white with a little texture showing. No yellow, ivory or other. Of course where you hang them will affect any tint coming through. Very happy!
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Nice Just what I was looking for
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great find! These are beautiful, crisp, and soft white (not bright white and no yellowish tint). The linen has a great texture and the lining is a quality sateen. The best thing about these drapes is the length. I was able to launder them--yes, I washed them on cold/hand washables cycle and briefly put them in the dryer on medium heat)--I don't understand why people don't wash new items. They shrank about 3 inches but came out looking fabulous. I did steam iron them and the wrinkles were easy to get out. I sewed drapery rings to them and hung them on a chunky rod high above the window, over bamboo blinds (from OS too) and they just skim the floor. These are as nice as RH belgian linen drapes and half the cost. I wish there were more colors available.
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Quality linen, excellent construction I had been looking for a product similar to the Pottery Barn drapery for my beach house, but didn't want to spend the $$$ for my second home. I ordered two pair for the master bedroom that is a combination of white, off-whites with accents of ocean colors. The color definitely is not a pure white as I expected, but rather more of an ivory color. The color differentiation did not matter in my room but might to somone who was looking for a white-white. The fabric is mid-weight linen, and I like the casual wrinkled look. The construction is good and the drapes hang well with clip rings. Again, Overstock.com did not dissappoint!
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Be prepared for some ironing These are good quality. But if you want wrinkle free curtains, be prepared for some ironing, especially if you are using several panels -- I used 4 panels per window to make the windows appear larger and more luxurious.
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Simply beautiful! I finally was able to hang these curtains yesterday after moving into our new home in North Carolina. Right out of the package, the curtains were wrinkled. However, a good Spritzing with some spray starch and steaming and they were beautiful. I hung them from the tabs on the back and was very pleased with the look it created. Although there was some variation in length between the four panels I purchased, the difference was less than 1/2 an inch. The curtains added so much to the room. They let in a small amount of light and look stunning against our dark teal walls. The fabric is beautiful. Very pleased with my purchase!
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Linen panel I just love these drapes. They are long and make my windows look so much bigger. I could not wait for them to arrive, but as usual Overstock sent them within a few days. Others said they had to be ironed. I'm lazy, so just hung them and hope the creases would just fall out. It's been about two weeks and they are a little wrinkled but look spectacular in my bedroom.
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Hello peroosky, I have researched through the other reviews, there is only one that has responded about having this happen. I personally would feel comfortable ordering this item in the length that is needed. Thank you for shopping with us.
I would really like to purchase these curtains but I need 4, 108" length panels and you only have one available. Will you be receiving more in the near future?
Hello momtomaya, items are restocked as they become available; however we cannot guarantee an item will be restocked. Thank you for shopping with us.
Do these curtains block out the light as would black out curtains?
Hello emma7712, these are lined so they will help to block light, but they will not block light as well as black out curtains will. Thanks for shopping with us! A.S.
What color are these drapes? In one area of the description is says white and in another off-white. Thank you.
They are white. There are some colorations due to the linen material but I still would call them white.
Hello Idstein, this curtain is white in color. Thank you for shopping with us! Terri D.
What is the weight of the linen (grams/yard)?
Hello danavan, the shipping weight of this item is three pounds. It is 100-percent linen and heavy. Thank you for shopping with us!
I need 6 of these will they restock if i get 5 now and one later one?
Hello lindanguyen, there are 6 available now of the sizes that are left in stock. You can see which sizes and colors are available by choosing them in the drop down "Options" box, and then choose your quantity. Items are restocked as they become available; however we cannot guarantee an item will be restocked. Thank you for shopping with us.
My rod is 1 1/4" Are the back tabs large enough to fit that rod? Thanks!!!
Hello beach2014, 3 inch rod pocket. Please feel free to contact us again with any further questions. Thank you for shopping with us!
Yes - your rod will work.
Will these fit over a standard sliding glass door?
they are not wide enough to close them for privacy.
One question answer about these curtains below says the curtains are lined, another answer says they are not--the description says they are lined--has the merchandise changed since the ad above was written.
Thank you for your question 10diana99. I am very sorry for the confusion. The Luxury Linen 88-inch Curtain Panel is lined. Have a great day.
The drapes I received are lined. The item description on the website does say they are lined.
I have these curtains. They are lined. An excellent buy.
Are these sheer or do they block out sun
The curtains are fully lined with 300-thread count cotton sateen for privacy and light filtration.
The do not "block out" the sun. However, they are also not sheer. They allow some light to filter through.
can i use drapery hooks with this curtain?
The curtains are designed to go on a rod. However, we don''t see a reason why you could not hang them with drapery hooks.
What width of curtain rod will the back tabs accomodate?
Any standard size curtain rod should work.
What are back tap panels? Would these have to be open and closed by hand?
Back tab curtains have hidden tabs that create soft pleats without having to use hooks. Yes, you will need to open and close manually.
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Hello All, Sorry but this may be an obvious question from an obvious newbie Can anyone explain the process from buying direct from Disney I know the number of points that i want I know the resort i want Really looking for any information about what is going to happen when i call my guide, will they just say ok and take my credit card number and its all done? Thanks Adam
Hi Adam, Welcome to the boards. We bought at AKL in November. We had visited WDW in July last year and took the tour with our guide Jonathan. We then came home to do the figures and make a final decision. In November I phoned Jonathan and told him the number of points we wanted (270) at AKL. Having read more of these boards I would probably have split this up into 160, 50 and 50 (as the closing costs are reduced if you buy direct from Disney, I believe). We paid a deposit (10% I think) and then, within a couple of days a box arrived from via FedEx. This contained the contracts to be signed and other important information. We also received a call from the Sales team to ensure we had the box and to go over any questions. We signed the papers and returned them via FedEx in the supplied document wallet. We then arranged a wire transfer of money from our Savings account to Disney. This could be done by credit card if you want the rewards or have a generous limit on your card. The final bit was waiting for closing (January) but that was a formality and we could access the members website. If you don't have a guide, I would recommend Jonathan. He has a very low-key but professional approach. I believe that SSR is now "sold out" and that other DVC resorts are not openly marketed by Disney although you can buy there. The incentives were only offered on SSR and AKV and as SSR is said to be sold out, I imagine that AKV is the only resort offering incentives at the current time (but check). Hope that helps. Any other questions, get in touch. John
Thanks for the quick reply another 2 questions 1 why do you only pay a 10% deposit (and not the whole amount)? 2 whats closing?
Hi there, We only paid a deposit because that was all that was asked for initially. I think (but others will know for sure) that it allows for preparation of papers but also leaves room for you to back out once you read these papers. Again, I am not an expert, but the closing is part of the legal process of buying property. Your signed forms are returned to Disney who then forward them to the local authorities for them to be officially registered. Many official Florida documents are available to view online - so it is possible to see your signed and recorded documents via the local authority website. There are closing costs involved in your purchase but, I believe these are reduced if you buy direct from Disney. I am sure others will correct me if I am wrong, but I think add-ons direct from Disney incur no closing costs, hence the advantage of splitting a larger points purchase into smaller (and more attractive to the re-sale market) bundles. It's worth checking out www.dvcnews.com as well - it has the current prices for each of the DVC resorts. Best wishes on your purchase, hope I've helped. John
I rang our guide, Bobby Corsello and told him how many points we wanted to buy and gave him my Amex card number. He took our details and advised me to contact Amex to warn them of the amount that would be being charged which I duly did. The transaction went through without problem, I received the FedEx'd paperwork within 5 days and we were in the system shortly after that... It's was crazily easy and I was able to make our first booking within a couple of weeks of ringing our guide...
I have just bought on bcv direct from disney I had to wait list for them and it took about 2 months. I havent paid a deposit and I get 60 days to pay the balance from signing the contracts. I got my member number straight away and I booked my trip at the same time.
we have always dealt directly with disney , it has been a breeze fedex back and forth with ease. great service. our guide has a real understanding of dealing with uk residents and that made a big difference,such as calling at a time convenient to our time zone etc and understanding the financial and cultural differences. not sure if we allowed to recommend PM me for his details he really is a diamond. i have recommended many others and they have all had the same experience so i am sure he is consistent. if you have any other questions we have just gone through another disney contract recently so can answer any of your questions ...hopefully . Raz

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Born | Palmira, Minas Gerais, Empire of Brazil | 20 July 1873
Died | 23 July 1932 Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil | (aged 59)
Resting place | São João Batista Cemetery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Occupation | Aviator, inventor |
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Born | Palmira, Minas Gerais, Empire of Brazil | 20 July 1873
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Alberto Santos-Dumont (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐwˈbɛʁtu ˈsɐ̃tuz duˈmõ]; 20 July 1873 – 23 July 1932) was a Brazilian aviation pioneer. The heir of a wealthy family of coffee producers, Santos Dumont dedicated himself to aeronautical study and experimentation in Paris, France, where he spent most of his adult life.
Santos-Dumont designed, built, and flew the first practical dirigible, demonstrating that routine, controlled flight was possible. This "conquest of the air", in particular his winning the Deutsch de la Meurthe prize on 19 October 1901 on a flight that rounded the Eiffel Tower, made him one of the most famous people in the world during the early 20th century.
Following his pioneering work in airships, Santos-Dumont constructed a heavier-than-air aircraft, the 14-bis. On 23 October 1906 he flew this to make the first powered heavier-than-air flight in Europe, certified by the Aéro Club de France and the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI).
In his homeland, Brazil, Santos-Dumont is a national hero, having his name written in Brazilian Hero Panthéon. He is credited in Brazil as the father of aviation.
Santos-Dumont occupied the 38th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters from 1931 until his death in 1932.
Santos-Dumont was born in Cabangu Farm, a farm in the Brazilian town of Palmira, today named Santos Dumont in the state of Minas Gerais, in southeast Brazil. He grew up as the sixth of eight children on a coffee plantation owned by his family in the state of São Paulo. His French-born father was an engineer, and made extensive use of the latest labor-saving inventions on his vast property. So successful were these innovations that Santos-Dumont's father gathered a large fortune and became known as the "Coffee King of Brazil."
Santos-Dumont was fascinated by machinery, and while still a young child he learned to drive the steam tractors and locomotive used on his family's plantation. He was also a fan of Jules Verne and had read all his books before his 10th birthday. Santos-Dumont wrote in his autobiography that the dream of flying came to him while contemplating the magnificent skies of Brazil in the long, sunny afternoons at the plantation.
According to the custom of wealthy families of the time, after receiving basic instruction at home with private instructors including his parents, young Alberto was sent out alone to larger cities to do his secondary studies. Santos-Dumont studied for a while in "Colégio Culto à Ciência", in Campinas.[citation needed]
In 1891, Alberto's father had an accident while inspecting some machinery. He fell from his horse and became a paraplegic.[citation needed]He decided to sell the plantation and move to Europe with his wife and younger children. At 17, Santos-Dumont left the prestigious Escola de Minas in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, for Paris.[1] Shortly after he arrived, Santos-Dumont bought an automobile. Later, he pursued studies in physics, chemistry, mechanics, and electricity with the help of a private tutor.
Santos Dumont made his first balloon ascent in 1897 in a hired balloon piloted by Alexis Manchuron[2] and constructed by H. Lachambre. Taking off from Vaugirard, the flight lasted nearly two hours during which the balloon travelled 100 km (62 mi), coming down in the grounds of the Château de Ferrières. Enchanted by the experience, during the train journey back to Paris Santos-Dumont told Manchuron that he wanted to have a balloon constructed for himself.[3] Before this was completed he gained experience by making a number of demonstration flights for Lachambre.[4]
Santos-Dumont's first balloon design, the Brésil, was remarkable for its small size and light weight, with a capacity of only 113 m3 (4,000 cu ft). In comparison, the balloon in which he had made his first flight had a capacity of 750 m3 (26,000 cu ft).
After numerous balloon flights, Santos-Dumont turned to the design of steerable balloons, or dirigibles, that could be propelled through the air rather than drifting along with the wind. A dirigible powered by an electric motor, La France, capable of flying at around 24 km/h (15 mph) had been successfully flown in 1884 by Charles Renard and Arthur Krebs, but their experiments had not progressed due to a lack of funding.[5] His first design was wrecked during its second flight on 29 September 1898, and he had even less luck with his second, which was abandoned after his first attempt to fly it on 11 May 1899. A major cause of the accidents to his first two airships had been loss of pressure causing the elongated envelope to lose shape, and for his third design he adopted a much shorter and fatter envelope shape, and towards the end of 1899 made a number of successful flights in it. Meanwhile he had an airship shed complete with its own hydrogen generating plant constructed at the Aéro-Club de France's flying grounds in the Parc Saint Cloud.[6]
The zenith of his lighter-than-air career came when Santos-Dumont won the Deutsch de la Meurthe prize. This was for the first flight from the Parc Saint Cloud to the Eiffel Tower and back in less than 30 minutes, necessitating an average ground speed of at least 22 km/h (14 mph) to cover the round trip distance of 11 km (6.8 mi) in the allotted time.
To win the Deutsch de la Meurthe prize Santos-Dumont decided to build a bigger craft, the dirigible Number 5. On 8 August 1901, during one of his attempts, his dirigible began to leak hydrogen gas. It started to descend and was unable to clear the roof of the Trocadero Hotel. Santos-Dumont was left hanging in a basket from the side of the hotel. With the help of the Paris fire brigade, he climbed to the roof without injury, but the dirigible was a write-off. He immediately ordered a replacement to be constructed.[7]
On 19 October 1901, after several attempts, Santos-Dumont succeeded in making the trip in using his dirigible Number 6. Immediately after the flight, a controversy broke out regarding the precise timing of the flight: although had reached Saint-Cloud in under 30 minutes there had been a delay of over a minute before his mooring line was picked up. However a satisfactory compromise was reached, and Santos Dumont was given the prize, which he announced would be given to the poor of Paris.[8] An additional 125,000 francs along with a gold medal was voted to him by the government of his native Brazil.
Winning the de la Meurthe prize made him a celebrity in Europe and throughout the world. He won several more prizes and became a friend to millionaires, aviation pioneers, and royalty. With air traffic control restrictions still decades in the future, he would float along the Paris boulevards at rooftop level his No. 9 Baladeuse, commonly landing in front of a fashionable outdoor cafe for lunch. On one occasion, he even flew it early one morning to his own apartment at No. 9, Rue Washington, just off Avenue des Champs-Élysées, not far from the Arc de Triomphe.[1] In 1903 Aida de Acosta piloted Santos-Dumont's airship.
In 1904 Santos-Dumont shipped his new airship No. 7, from Paris to St. Louis to fly at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, to compete for the Grand Prize of $100,000 which was to be given to a flying machine (of any sort) that could make three round-trip flights over a 24 km (15 mile) "L"-shaped course at an overall average speed of 32 kph (20 mph), later reduced to 24 kph (15 mph). It was also necessary for the machine to land without damage to craft or crew not more than 46 m (150 ft) from the starting point. Because he was the best-known aviator at the time, the Fair committee went to great lengths to ensure his participation, including modifying the rules. However, upon arrival in St. Louis, Santos-Dumont found his airship's gas bag to be irreparably damaged. Sabotage, although suspected, was never proven, and Santos-Dumont did not participate in the contest after suspicion of the deed, a repeat of a similar incident in Boston, began to focus somewhat absurdly on Santos-Dumont himself. He indignantly left the Fair and returned immediately to France.
Parisians affectionately dubbed Santos-Dumont le petit Santos. The fashionable people of the day copied various aspects of his style of dress, from his high collared shirts to his signature Panama hat. He was, and remains to this day, a prominent folk hero in his native Brazil.
Although Santos-Dumont continued to work on dirigibles, his primary interest soon turned to heavier-than-air aircraft. By 1905, he had finished his first fixed-wing aircraft design, and also a helicopter. Santos-Dumont finally achieved his dream of flying an aircraft on 23 October 1906 by piloting the 14-bis before a large crowd of witnesses for a distance of 60 metres (197 ft) at a height of about five meters or less (15 ft).[9] This well-documented event was the first flight verified by the Aéro-Club de France of a powered heavier-than-air machine in Europe and won the Deutsch-Archdeacon Price for the first officially observed flight of more than 25 meters. On 12 November 1906 Santos-Dumont set the first world record recognized by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale by flying 220 metres in 21.5 seconds.[10][11]
Santos-Dumont made other contributions to the field of aircraft design. He added movable surfaces, the precursor to ailerons, between the wings in an effort to gain more lateral stability than was offered by the 14-bis wing dihedral. He also pushed for and exploited substantial improvements in engine power-to-weight ratio, and other refinements in aircraft construction techniques.
Santos-Dumont's final design were the Demoiselle monoplanes (Nos. 19 to 22). These aircraft were used by Dumont for personal transport. The fuselage consisted of three specially reinforced bamboo booms, and the pilot sat a seat between the main wheels of a tricycle landing gear. The Demoiselle was controlled in flight by a tail unit that functioned both as elevator and rudder, and by wing warping (No. 20).
In 1908 Santos-Dumont started working with Adolphe Clément's Clement-Bayard company to mass-produce the Demoiselle No 19. They planned a production run of 100 units, built 50 but sold only 15, for 7,500 francs for each airframe. It was the world's first series production aircraft. By 1909 it was offered with a choice of three engines: Clement 20 hp; Wright 4-cyl 30 hp (Clement-Bayard had the license to manufacture Wright engines) and Clement-Bayard 40 hp designed by Pierre Clerget. The Demoiselle could achieve a speed of 120 km/h.[12]
The Demoiselle could be constructed in only 15 days. Possessing a good performance, flying at a speed of more than 100 km/h, the Demoiselle was the last aircraft designed by Santos-Dumont. The June 1910 edition of the Popular Mechanics magazine published drawings of the Demoiselle and stated, "This machine is better than any other which has ever been built, for those who wish to reach results with the least possible expense and with a minimum of experimenting." American companies sold drawings and parts for Demoiselles for several years afterward. Santos-Dumont was so enthusiastic about aviation that he made the drawings of the Demoiselle available free of charge, thinking that aviation would lead to a new prosperous era for mankind.
When flying, Santos-Dumont needed to measure time intervals. The wristwatch had been invented centuries earlier, but Santos-Dumont played an important role in popularizing its use by men in the early 20th century. Before him they were generally worn only by women as jewelery, while men favored pocket watches.
In 1904, while celebrating his winning of the Deutsch Prize at Maxim's Restaurant in Paris, Santos-Dumont complained to his friend Louis Cartier about the difficulty of checking his pocket watch to time his performance during flight. Santos-Dumont then asked Cartier to come up with an alternative that would allow him to keep both hands on the controls. Cartier went to work on the problem and the result was a watch with a leather band and a small buckle, to be worn on the wrist.[13]
Santos-Dumont never took off again without his personal Cartier wristwatch, and he used it to check his personal record for a 220 m (730 ft) flight, achieved in 21 seconds aided by a large headwind, on 12 November 1906. The Santos-Dumont watch was officially displayed on 20 October 1979 at the Paris Air Museum next to the 1908 Demoiselle, the last aircraft that he built.
Cartier market wristwatches and sunglasses named after Santos-Dumont. [14]
Santos-Dumont bought one of the very early Le Zèbre cars, now on display at the São Paulo car museum.
Santos-Dumont continued to build and fly airplanes, such as the Demoiselle. His final flight as a pilot was made in a Demoiselle on 4 January 1910. The flight ended in an accident, but the cause was never completely clear. There were few observers and no reporters on the scene. However, in a PBS documentary about Santos-Dumont it is alleged that the crash was due to a snapped wire.[15]
Santos-Dumont fell seriously ill a few months later. He experienced double vision and vertigo, making it impossible for him to drive, much less fly. He was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. He abruptly dismissed his staff and closed his workshop. His illness soon led to a deepening depression.
In 1911, Santos-Dumont moved from Paris to the French seaside village of Bénerville (now Benerville-sur-Mer) where he took up astronomy as a hobby. Some of the local people, who knew little of his great fame and exploits in Paris just a few years earlier, mistook his German-made telescope and unusual accent as signs that he was a German spy who was tracking French naval activity. These suspicions eventually led to Santos-Dumont having his rooms searched by the French military police. Upset by the charge, as well as depressed from his illness, Santos-Dumont burned all of his papers, plans and notes. Thus, there is little direct information available about his designs today.
In 1928, Santos-Dumont left France to go back to his country of birth. His return to Brazil was marred by tragedy. A dozen members of the Brazilian scientific community boarded a seaplane with the intention of paying a flying welcome to the returning aviator on the luxury liner Cap Arcona. The seaplane, however, crashed with the loss of all on board.[16] The loss deepened Santos-Dumont's growing despondency.
In Brazil, Santos-Dumont bought a small lot on the side of a hill in the city of Petrópolis, in the mountains near Rio de Janeiro, and in 1918 built a small house there filled with imaginative mechanical gadgetry including an alcohol-fueled heated shower of his own design. The hill was purposefully chosen because of its great steepness as a proof that ingenuity could make it possible to build a comfortable house in that unlikely site. After building it, he used to spend his summers there to escape the heat in Rio, and affectionately called it A Encantada (The Enchanted), after its street, Rua do Encanto (Enchantment Street). The house has its stairs designed in a curious way, each tread alternately hollowed in the right and left, like an alternating tread stair: it allows that the stairs be steep enough to fit the little room available in the house, but still enable people to climb it comfortably. As the first hollow was in the left side of the stairs, people must step first with their right foot to climb it.
Santos-Dumont, a lifelong bachelor, did seem to have a particular affection for a married Cuban-American woman named Aída de Acosta. She is the only other person that he ever permitted to fly one of his airships. By allowing her to fly his No. 9 airship she most likely became the first woman to pilot a powered aircraft. Until the end of his life, he kept a picture of her on his desk alongside a vase of fresh flowers. Nonetheless, there is no indication that Santos-Dumont and Acosta stayed in touch after her flight. Upon Santos-Dumont's death, Acosta was reported as saying that she hardly knew the man.
Santos-Dumont is also known to not only have often used an equal sign (=) between his two surnames in place of a hyphen, but also seems to have preferred that practice, to display equal respect for his father's French ethnicity and the Brazilian-Portuguese ethnicity of his mother.[17]
Santos-Dumont – seriously ill, and said to be depressed over his multiple sclerosis (not confirmed) and the use of aircraft in warfare during São Paulo's Constitutionalist Revolution, on 23 July 1932, committed suicide by hanging himself in the city of Guarujá in São Paulo.[16] However, his mysterious death in circumstances not totally explainable, provides sound elements to question if he was not murdered instead.[18]
After lying in state for two days in the crypt of São Paulo cathedral his body was taken to Rio de Janeiro and after a State funeral Santos-Dumont was buried in the São João Batista Cemetery.[19] There are many monuments commemorating him in the country of his birth and elsewhere. His house in Petrópolis, Brazil is now a museum.[20] In 1997, the U.S. President Bill Clinton referred to Santos-Dumont as the father of aviation, as a clear form of recognizing the importance of his work to the aviation industry and history of aircraft.[21]
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Words can't desribe how much I loved company of heroes 1. Guess I need to buy a new computer soon. Then I can add this, witcher 2 and battlefield 3 to my of collection
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Selena Gomez was so excited for her acoustic Jan. 20 show which supported UNICEF, and it's no wonder why — Justin Bieber helped to bring awareness to the great cause!
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Aww it's so sweet what they do for each other I wish my boyfriend was like that he just bought me a vanilla scented pencil lol Selena is really amazing and btr also and especially Justin thanks Selena I had the best time at the concert I went to the one in holmdel nj too had a blast and the UNICEF
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Selena is a lesbian. Im telling the truth! Im a psychic. You guys are the first to know so lucky you! She is a lesbian, in March this year, after Justin and Selena split, she'll come out and say shes a lesbian. Consider yourselves lucky! My mom and Selenas mom fought, so we're just cousins, and my family are in bad terms with her mother. Her cousin, Jake
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And how has she changed him? She's didn't make him change his hair if that's what you're all worked up about. And if anyone is an ugly butt head its the one making pathetic and irrelevant comments with no supporting facts(you). Selena is not the reason that bieber has been getting less patient with paparazzi and seems different than when he first staryed out.That's the fault of the paparazzi and his crazed fans who try to control every aspect of his life!
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JustinBieber is a fag!
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Hi Justin you and selena r a cute couple but you do know selena will be 20 soon you might have a fight like i did with my boyfriand whan i was only 13 years old we where going out for a long time whan we first where going out i was 7 years old i do not like to talk about it as much and you might be the same with selena but i hope not and did you get my email i am whating for you to send one back and i hope you ried this it will halp you and selena and any one how rends this will halp tham to.
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As much as I love Selena and Justin, I don't see them lasting forever. Selena's gonna be 20 this year, and I can't see her dating a teenager when she turns 21…Maybe, just maybe they will stay together.
I think they've been spending wayyyyy too much time together. We never get to see candids of just Selena only. She's ALWAYS with Justin.
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Its nice thet they both support eachother in their careers! I laugh at those people who dont think they will last forever.. Im glad they think they have psychic powers and know these things! Im not saying they will last forever either, but you never know either.. I never try to guess these days if hollywood couple lasts forever or not! Why not let them be happy with eachother for how ever long it lasts? I love them as a couple, i hope it lasts however long they want it to last, there i will put it that way.. lol
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"Mind Blown" also denoted as "*Mind = Blown*," is a slang term used to express one's excitement after learning or discovering new knowledge, oftentimes regardless of its degree of significance. It can be seen as a contraction of the idiomatic phrase "blow someone's mind,"[1] as in to astonish or impress someone in a moving way.
The phrase "mind blown" has been used to express shock and bewilderment since as early as 1996 with the inclusion of a song titled "mind blown" in N.W.A rapper MC Ren's second solo album The Villain in Black.[2] By 1997, the phrase had found its way into online vernacular, as evidently used in the title of a post on the Usenet group alt.fan.david-bowie[3] to describe the poster's reaction to seeing David Bowie perform live.
In 2006, the phrase was mentioned by the Classical Values[3] blog to describe a world map allegedly drawn in 1418. In 2007, the urban traveling blog GridSkipper[4] used the phrase in praising the subway system in Stockholm, Sweden and guitarist Duke Levine's talent. On February 3rd, 2008, "mind = blown" began appearing throughout 4chan[8] as a common response to shocking revelations. The same month, a thread dedicated to "mind-blowing stuff" was started on the NeoGAF[6] forums, yielding 12 pages of responses in a little more than a week. In the thread, many commenters used "mind blown" and "mind = blown" in response to the images and facts presented by other forum members.
In October of that year, a thread attempting to translate "mind blown" into Spanish was posted on the Word Reference forums.[7] Between 2008 and 2009, the phrase "mind=blown" was used on Gamespot[9], Gizmodo[10], The Escapist[11] and the Legendary Pokemon forums.[12] Another Word Reference[13] thread about the phrase was posted on March 22nd, 2010, this time attempting to translate it into Italian. On April 19th, 2010, the /r/MindBlown[14] subreddit was created to share awe-inspiring images and videos. As of August 2013, it has accrued more than 430 readers. On July 9th, 2010, a thread for "mind blowing" images thread was created on the New Schoolers[15] forums, where it accrued nearly 70 pages over three years. As early as May 2011[17], the phrase became associated with a reaction GIF of a clip from the Adult Swim series Tim and Eric's Awesome Show (shown below).
Between 2011 and 2013, "mind blown" threads have appeared on a number of forums including Niketalk[16], MTBR[18], MMO Champion[19], Bodybuilding.com[20] and DigiRev.[21] Additional photo compilations meant to evoke a "mind blown" response have been shared on The Chive[22] and Buzzfeed.[23]
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Additional images, including both reaction GIFs and those meant to evoke a "mind blown" response, can be found with the hashtag #mindblown on Twitter[24], Instagram[25], Facebook[26] and Tumblr.[27][28]
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[1]Free Dictionary – blow (one's) mind
[2]Rap Genius – MC Ren – Mind Blown Lyrics
[3]Google Groups Archive – mind blown
[3]Classical Values – Prepare To Have Your Mind Blown
[4]Gridskipper – Get Your Mind Blown Underground In Stockholm
[5]Telecaster Discussion Forum – Duke Levine…got my mind blown last night
[6]NeoGAF – The "mind-blowing stuff" thread / Archive from 02/26/08
[7]Word Reference Forums – mind blown
[8]Foolz Archive – /a/: mind = blown
[9]Gamespot – Portal Physics. Mind = Blown
[10]Gizmodo – Watermelon Wrist Rest AND Screen Cleaner? Mind = Blown
[11]The Escapist – Mind = Blown: Experimental Gameplay
[12]Legendary Pokemon – Pokémon MIND=BLOWN thread
[13]Word Reference – mind blown
[14]Reddit – /r/mindblown
[15]New Schoolers – Mind=blown – Non-Ski Gabber – Forums
[16]Niketalk – THE MIND=BLOWN THREAD
[17]Bodybuilding – Who knows the source of this gif? (mind=blown)
[18]MTBR – Mind Blowing Photo Thread
[19]MMO Champion – The Official mind = blown Thread
[20]Bodybuilding – [the ultimate Mind = Blown thread] when you see it…
[21]DigiRev – Daily "Mind Blown" Thread
[22]The Chive – Your mind: blown. (35 photos)
[23]Buzzfeed – Can You Make It Through This Post Without Having Your Mind Blown?
[24]Twitter – Tweet Results for #mindblown
[25]Statigr.am – Photos tagged #mindblown
[26]Facebook – Updates tagged #mindblown
[27]Tumblr – Posts tagged #mind blown
[28]Tumblr – Posts tagged #mind = blown