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Pineapples flowering
Just noticed today that I have a whole lot of pineapples flowering. The centres of the plants were covered in fallen leaves and other debris. Cleaning them out I discovered this. There's 8 altogether.
It's the ethylene gas produced by the apples that initiate flowering in the pineapples. The gas is also used commercially to ripen fruit, although they use gas bottles of it and not apples slices. But the effect is the same. You want to do it at the right time of the year (or have it in climate control conditions) and for the plant to be reasonably mature otherwise you'll get dwarf fruit.
pineapples like being fed every three months. even with fertigation and row cover, commercial growers feed every three months. before fertigation they used 8-8-8 granulated garden fertilizer.I start plants in a 3 gal. pot with 2 tbs. 8-8-8 mixed in and gradually increase to 3 heaping tbs. I re-pot at 9 months to a 16 inch pot, pre-fertilized. give them a tbs. of epsom salts at 6&12 months. you can let the soil dry down 3-4 inches. they absorb water at the leaf axils so just need sprinkled durind dry weather. they Hate wet feet. these were started last summer. ignore the sweet potato vines.
I started picking my pineapples. Walking past them there was a strong sweet fragrance. So decided better to get them before all the animals did. Picked 9 so far and only a few left to still fully ripen. Going to have to plant out more in the sun. These are in shade most of the time and the fruits are a bit smaller. But the taste is exquisite.
Thanks Dan. They like acid conditions, I often joke they'd grow in battery acid (exaggeration of course). I've read they can go down to a pH of 4.5, which is way below what most other plants can tolerate. The best I've grown were in deep leaf litter from Acacia trees, the pH there was 5.3 and they thrived. Also (irregularly) give them weak fertiliser, usually seaweed or fish emulsion, and on the leaves (foliar application). And the other thing they need is plenty of sun.
Thank you for the prompt reply; it just so happens that I have some battery acid on hand lol. I use it to lower my city water before irrigating, as it has a naturally high pH from being sourced out of limestone aquafiers and because of the carbonates added to it. I'm thinking they'd like to be watered with water that has some in it? They sound sort of similar to blueberries in terms of their love for acidity.
I also have some fish emulsion on hand, although not much, and access to unlimited seaweed. In the past I've made liquid seaweed fertilizer by dissolving it in a bucket of water over a couple weeks, seems like I need to do so again.
And we're not short on sun, being The Bahamas of course. In fact I just brought home a successful citrus air-layer last week and still have to keep it in shade despite the season being winter. High 70s and 94% humidity will do that :)
Thank you again for your reply, I appreciate the knowledgeable recommendations. Please feel free to throw in any other cultivation advice you find worthwhile!


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A dad-of-four who longed to own an Aston Martin won the supercar the day after putting in an offer on a second hand model.
Hard working Charles Wemyss, 55, whose main run-around is a rather more modest Mini Cooper, paid just £7 for an online ticket in the Best of the Best Win Your Dream Car competition.
And the Litre Meter director from North Marston received the shock of his life on Tuesday, when the £100,000 Aston Martin Roadster was delivered to his workplace in School Hill.
Mr Wemyss was giving a training session with workers from Singapore when representatives from the competition and Aston Martin burst in and invited him to come outside. And when he stepped into the car park the gleaming blue vehicle was parked up, in a surprise planned with help from his daughter Millie, 23 and wife Tracey.
Mr Wemyss, who has worked at his family's firm Litre Meter for 35 years, said: "This is all completely bizarre, the strangest thing is that we went on Friday to test drive one, on Monday I put in an offer and on Tuesday I won one. This has been my dream car since about 1981 and I can't really put into words how much this means to me, it's so exciting.
"We will have to go out for a drive to celebrate, we are going to Edinburgh in September so will definitely be driving instead of taking the train now."
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Petro Duarte and his family won a Range Rover Sport along with £10,000 through Best of the Best sports car competition
A Surrey family had their dreams come true where they found out they had won a new sports car with £10,000 in the boot.
The Duarte family, who live in Smallfield, were housebound in the holidays due to a bout of chickenpox.
However they have now won a Range Rover Sport plus £10,000 in the boot from sports car competition company Best of the Best. The surprise was revealed by Best of the Best founder Will Hindmarch on Wednesday (February 18).
Father-of-three Pedro Duarte was at home looking after his four-year-old daughter and her seven-year-old sister when he found out he had won.
Mr Duarte, 46, said: "Such an amazing day, it gave me such a thrill and made me feel alive and well and that's what it's all about.
"I love the Range Rover Sport and even though I didn't really think I'd ever win, I still played for something that would suit me and my family, but to have actually won is out of this world."
Mr Duarte and his wife Lorraine work together as a sales team for a British manufacturers and Lorraine was at a meeting when the surprise came. He was also looking forward to telling his car loving nine-year-old son about the new car.
Will Hindmarch said: "The Range Rover Sport is a popular car among our winners but you could see why Pedro has chosen it. The girls came outside with their dad to see the car and obviously loved it.
"I hope they get a lot of joy out of the car as a family, once the chickenpox clears up!"
Best of the Best was founded by Mr Hindmarch in 1999, since then the keys to more than £17million worth of supercars have been handed over.
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Satwinder Johar, 23, was handed the keys to a £165,000 Mercedes AMG SLS with a briefcase full of cash in the boot during a surprise visit to his home.
A self-employed builder got a welcome surprise when he found out he had won a brand new luxury car – with £10,000 in the boot.
Satwinder Johar said he was in 'dreamland' when he was handed the keys to a silver Mercedes AMG SLS worth £165,000 in an unannounced visit to his home in Hayes yesterday (Tuesday, January 13).
The 23-year-old had paid £11 to enter a Dream Car draw, held by competition firm Best of the Best at the Westfield shopping centre in White City.
On seeing what he had won, the shocked father-of-one said: "Oh my goodness, this is unreal! I can't believe it. Thank you so much. I love this car!"
Sitting in the driver's seat of his brand new Mercedes is a change from Satwinder Johar's Vauxhall AstraHe added: "I really don't know what to say. I always hoped I would win, but this is an incredible feeling."
His wife, Manpreet, 23, cried when he told her the good news over the phone, saying: "Are you lying? No way. Don't lie!"
And within hours of his win, Mr Johar was inundated with calls from friends and family all over the world offering their congratulations.
Mr Johar celebrates his lucky win with his delighted familyHe said: "It took a long time to sink in but the more I talked about it, the more it became real. I had calls from India and Australia and across the UK and everyone is so happy for me."
Father-of-one Mr Johar said he planned to save most of the money, but was considering spending some of it on a well-deserved holiday later this year.
Up until now he had driven a Vauxhall Astra. The car he actually won was a £95,000 AMG GT, but none are available in the UK yet, so yesterday he was presented with the older model instead.
Mr Johar, who had entered the competition a couple of times before without success, said afterwards: "I was very shocked. It happened so suddenly, all at once. I've never won anything before. It's a very, very good start to 2015."
Self-employed builder Satwinder Johar, 23, from Hayes, celebrates winning his luxury Mercedes and £10,000 with champagne. Pictured with Best Of The Best managing director William HindmarchBest of the Best launched at Heathrow Airport in 1999. It now has stands across the country and has given away £17million worth of cars.
THREE is the magic number, as Berkshire produced another lucky winner of a luxury sports car.
Steve McLaughlin of Lower Barley is the third man in the county to pick up a new set of wheels in the last six weeks as he scooped the top prize in a car lottery.
The 57-year-old was stunned when he first saw his new glistening whiteJaguar F-Type roll around the corner after his name was selected from the random draw.
Mr McLoughlin, a structural design supervisor. started playing the car lottery a few years ago when he was in an airport, and he got hold ofthe winning ticket by entering using the company's website.
He said: "The first thing I will do is drive the car to my parents' house in Woodley. They'll say, what have you done now? They'll be surprised when I explain it to them."
The $00,000 car arrived with $10,000 cash in the boot. Mr Mcloughlin in said: "I had an extra week off after Christmas so it was lucky I was in. I had lots of little things due to be delivered but I wasn't expecting this."
He joins the two latest Berkshire winners in six weeks, after Matthew Roberts from Tilehtust drove away in a Porsche 911 and Arvinder Singh of Wokinghant in a Porsche Cayman.
Will Himhnarch, Managing Directorof Best of the Best who run the car lottery in airports and online, is gettingused to the journey down the M4 from the company's London office.He said: "It might be because Reading is proximate to so many airports. The lottery we run is clearly popular in the area. Maybe Reading is just a lucky place."
Raring to 90: William Hindmarch, Managing Director ot Best ot the Best, presents the Jaguar F-Type prize to winner Steve McLoughlin 144626
Still feeling a bit delicate after last night. This will make you as sick as a pig.Aero engineer Paul Ward has just won a £61,500 Range Rover Sport with £10,000 cash in the boot.
Dad Paul got lucky with a £7 ticket in a weekly draw on botb.com.
He said: "You don't dare to think you might win."
I doubt there are many posh 4x4s on his road - he lives in a caravan park in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.
STUNNED North Bersted resident Paul Ward had the perfect start to 2015.
Mr Ward was this week's winner of the Best of the Best Spot The Ball competition.
He won a £61,500 Range Rover sports car and £10,000 in cash on Tuesday. Mr Ward, 58, was presented with them at his Orchards Caravan Park home by Best of the Best director Rupert Garton.
"I'm absolutely staggered. This is fantastic," said aeroplane engineer and Jeep Cherokee driver Mr Ward. "What a wonderful start to the year. You always hope you will winn, but you never think it will definitely happen."
Father-of-two Mr Ward spent just £3.50 on his ten tickets with his winning entry after four years of regularly trying to guess the position of the ball in a photograph of a football match. His opinion was closest to the view of a panel of two former referees and ex-England player Sol Campbell.
A BRADFORD teenager got the surprise of his life yesterday as he received a £40,000 car, and £10,000 cash, that he won in an online competition.
Saif Ali Aurangzeb was stunned when he was presented with a Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG and a briefcase of cash by representatives of Best of the Best.
The 19-year-old had been told he had won a Christmas hamper - but could barely speak, uttering "you're having a laugh", when Best of the Best founder and managing director Will Hindmarch visited him at work yesterday morning to reveal what he had really won.
"I am over the moon," said Saif. "I thought it was going to be a Christmas hamper!
"And I forgot about the cash. I cannot believe it - I am buzzing."
Saif, who studies at the University of Bradford and also helps out in the family food store, was entered into the competition to win the car after buying a £5 ticket at www.botb.com and taking a guess at a spot the ball picture. He said he had been entering regularly for a year, spending about £150 in total and each time trying to win the A45 car - apart from once when he switched attention to a Mercedes C63.
But he soon reverted to his original target, saying: "I just loved the car from day one."
However, Saif will get a slightly different car to the white one he got yesterday, as he admitted: "I wanted it red."
Mr Hindmarch and colleague Ben Hughes picked up the Mercedes from a dealership on Thornton Road, before delivering it to Saif.
"It is great, it is fun," said Mr Hindmarch, who also revealed that Saif will get a year's insurance and servicing for free. "We are making people's dreams come true. It is quite life-changing for some people."
Chris Jackson, a graduate trainee for Mercedes in Bradford, said: "I think it is really good. It is my job to put people in cars, and when you can do it as part of a competition, it is fantastic.
"I think I would be stunned to win - especially if I was expecting a Christmas hamper. He was going about his daily work and these guys turn up with a car and a film crew."
Best of the Best was founded 15 years ago and there have been 243 winners of top-of-the-range cars in that time - totalling more than £15million in cars given away.
The keys to a £46,000 car were handed over to a stunned Camberley man after his name was pulled out in a prize draw.
Leslie Rogerson was surprised to receive a knock at his door from Best of the Best, a company that runs competitions in UK airports to win supercars, before being led round the corner to where a top of the range Audi RSQ3 was parked.
Best of the Best boss William Hindmarch presented Mr Rogerson with the keys to the SUV before being duly drenched in the celebratory bubbly.
What is even more surprising is that the 59-year-old retired IT consultant only won a brand new Mini playing poker four years ago.
"I literally cannot believe it," he said. "I've been playing with Best of the Best for years and often been close but this is just unreal.
"I started playing when I did a lot of travelling for business and always saw them at the airports, but since they've been online it's made it a lot easier to continue playing regularly.
"Maybe I have a lucky streak because I won a Mini a few years ago playing poker but we sold that and bought an MX-5.
"This time there's no way we're selling the RSQ3 - it's a fantastic motor and I can't wait to take it for a spin."
As an added bonus, Mr Rogerson also won £10,000 in cash which was stuffed in the glovebox of the luxury sports car.
Since launching in 1999, Best of the Best has handed over the keys to motors worth more than £15m.
Mr Hindmarch said: "Surprising every winner is so important but that means huge amounts of work is done behind the scenes to ensure we get that golden moment.
"Often we enlist the help of partners and work colleagues, all of whom are sworn to secrecy so we can pounce on the lucky ones when they least expect it, usually just 24 hours after the competition has ended.
"Our winners are from all walks of life and all corners of the earth but they all have one thing in common – a love of cars.
"We know Leslie is really going to enjoy this because this SUV has plenty of poke to play with."
A MERSEYSIDE factory worker was treated to an early Christ- mas present after winning a brand-new Golf GTI worth £26,000 – along with a surprise £10,000 hidden in the boot.
Paint production operative chris Hughes, of crosby, was about to go out for his lunch when he was presented with the car parked up in the driveway of his workplace.
Still wearing his paint-splattered overalls, the 53-year-old was led to his new car as the winner of a competition that cost him only £3.50 to enter.
The dad-of-one, who has worked at Becker Industrial coatings, in Speke, for the past 10 years, said: "I am genuinely speechless."
He then joked to his colleagues, who gathered around to check out his new car: "So this is what Lewis Hamilton feels like." To celebrate his win, Chris will get together with grown-up children and wife Cath tonight and decide how to spend the money. He added: "I've no idea how I am going to spend the money yet. It's just sinking in. It's really great that it's come just before christmas though."
Luckily for Chris, his new Volkswagen arrived just as he was about to trade in his 10-year- old banger for a new car.
Chris added: "I like cars but this one is really flash. I might think about selling it. Either way, it's the best £3.50 I have ever spent. "I know it's a cliché but it really is an early christmas present." Chris won his new Golf and the cash through entering car competition, Best of the Best. Former England and Arsenal footballer Sol campbell helped pick Chris out to scoop this week's prize, before Best of the Best continues to hand out cars to unsuspecting winners across the country. Chris said: "I am so chuffed Sol campbell helped picked the prize – he is one of the greatest defenders."
Ironically, Top Gear's Stig is actually a very eloquent bloke. Ben Collins is no longer The Stig, though – that title now falls at the race-booted feet of another driver (rumour has it that it's now a number of different people), but he was, for seven years, the man behind the white helmet.
Nowadays he whiles away his time at a more leisurely pace writing books, doing corporate events (which is why I found out he was such a good talker), racing in the WEC aboard a Ferrari 458 GT LM and being a Hollywood stunt driver. The opening chase in Quantum of Solace? That's Collins behind the wheel of the Aston Martin racing Alfa Romeo 159s along the shoreline of Lake Garda amid explosions, crashes and general mayhem.
It's also him in Skyfall aboard (he's actually sat in a pod on the roof) a Land Rover Defender on the streets of Istanbul. Again, amid explosions, crashes and general mayhem.
The corporate event – driving Caterhams around Silverstone's GP circuit – where I meet Collins has been organised by Best of the Best. It's a name that will have many of you questioning 'where do I know that from?' If you are, it's probably because you've been using one of the UK's airports recently. Either that or you were a fan of Tae Kwon Do films in the late 1980s.
Best of the Best is the company that gives away supercars to competition winners – the one you'll spot at Heathrow, Birmingham, Edinburgh, London City, Gatwick, Manchester, Dublin and Copenhagen airports as well as Westfield Stratford and Westfield London.
Collins is here to give a short talk on his career on track, behind the white helmet and as a stunt driver. It's fascinating, and despite the amount of computer-generated imagery available to movie-makers, almost all of the driving stunts you see in a film like Skyfall were done for real.
I am eventually persuaded to get into the passenger seat of Collins' Caterham for a flying lap of the Grand Prix circuit and once I'm strapped in we cruise off down the pitlane. About five metres after the white line designating the end of the pitlane we are sideways – it's a position we'll stay in for the remainder of the three-mile lap. He knows his way round a Caterham pretty well having driven one up to Knockhill in a Top Gear stunt to see if the three presenters could build one in the same time. I don't doubt that drifting one around Silverstone is more fun than pounding up the M6 with every child, and some grownups, pointing and staring at you mouthing 'It's The Stig!' from the warmth of their proper cars.
Having emerged from the passenger ride unscathed I met William Hindmarch, the founder and CEO of Best of the Best. Considering we were driving Caterhams round Silverstone I shouldn't have been surprised that he's a car fanatic. "I've always been into them," he admits, "I was slightly led by my father who had a huge collection of Motor Sport magazines… He's got shelves and shelves of them.
"He used to take me to races at Brands Hatch and he was always into both road cars and the racing. In fact, when he built his first house – it was a fairly modest affair, but he wanted to build it for some reason – he ran out of money halfway through and there was a ladder in place of a staircase. Not long after that he came home having bought an E-type and my mother collapsed in tears. He'd managed to find the money for a Jaguar, but not to finish the house."
After a stint in the city Hindmarch spotted a competition like Best of the Best in Dubai and decided that there was a market for it in the UK. He contacted Heathrow airport and they said yes to his plan. He took a space there and put a Porsche 911 on the stand. "We had that Sahara-type rain where you get all that red dust the night before. The thing arrived and was covered in it. I had a bucket and sponge, but I couldn't get the bucket under the tap in the gents so I ended up spending about £30 on Evian to wash the car. It was quite an expensive car wash."
Fifteen years later Best of the Best has given away over 230 cars and interestingly, because of Hindmarch's love of racing, he's keen on trying to sort an entry into the Caterham Academy for next year as a competition prize. You might even be racing against Hindmarch himself as he's just built his own Caterham. Despite failing the IVA approval four times and then being crashed during the test, it's apparently "very nearly ready to go". Just in time for winter then…
It's interesting who you meet on corporate days – whether that's a chatty Stig or a car-mad businessman – and it was pleasing to hear that there's another well-known company out there which is indirectly feeding British motor sport with new competitors.
A Leighton pensioner was dealt the shock of a lifetime on Friday, after he was told that he'd won an £85,000 Aston Martin V8 and £10,000 in cash. Roderick Barley, 71, of Rannock Gardens, took a punt on a spot-the-ball competition for the haul when passing through Gatwick Airport en-route to Spain and just ten days later he was surprised with his winnings.
After opening the door to Best of the Best CEO WIlliam Hindmarch, Roderick asked whether it was a wind-up but he was quickly left in no doubt after being taken outside to find an Aston Martin waiting there.Though it was not the model the 71-year-old is due to receive he was given a chance to give the engine a rev, before being taken to the boot which contained £10,000 in cash.Despite the shock visit, which Roderick's wife Rose helped set up with Mr Hindmarch, the pensioner revealed he'd had a premonition of winning the competition.He said: "I know it sounds really strange, but I just had a gut feeling that I was going to win. Call it a sixth sense or whatever, but I've always been a bit that way. My dad was too."Roderick revealed his fascination with Aston Martins formed when a friend bought a DB4. He added: "I've always been the lucky one in the family. Whether it's playing cards or playing to win a car, somehow I've always come out on top."It's a dream come true, a real dream come true."Best of the Best holds competitions for dream cars every two weeks and since launching in 1999 it has handed over the keys to more than £15m worth of motors.Mr Hindmarch said: "It's always wonderful to surprise people with their dream car because they're completely and utterly gobsmacked,"But Roderick was pretty calm because he believed he always was going to win which made this surprise completely different to the rest."Our winners are from all walks of life and all corners of the earth but they all have one thing in common – a love of cars."We know Roderick is really going to enjoy this because they don't come much better than an Aston Martin!"
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KEITH Syvret is living proof that the 'Win a sports car competition' which is a familiar sight for anyone going through Gatwick actually does pay out.
When the La Moye Garage owner was travelling from the airport ten days ago after visiting his daughter's jewellery show, he bought a couple of tickets for the Best of The Best promotion to win a sports car.
And although many travellers doubt that anyone can actually win the dream prize, the 59-year-old had the shock of his life on Thursday when a representative of the Airport Supercar Competition Company turned up at his garage with an Aston Martin V8 Vantage worth £85,000, as well as £10,000 cash.
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There's nothing like seeing a professional at work to remind you what an art there is to driving. As a mere mortal, being strapped in next to a racing driver can be a pretty sobering experience. When that individual also happens to be The Stig it provides an even more vivid demonstration of the yawning chasm that exists between his ability to control a car and your own.
Strictly speaking the man in question is a former Stig. Or rather, if you follow Top Gear or the British tabloids, Ben Collins is that Stig. Outed by the media after seven years in the white suit, he went public, much to the horror of his former employers. What followed included several lawsuits and the immortal image of the Top Gear presenters perforating Collins' cardboard effigy with a variety of handheld weaponary in the programme's 2010 Christmas special.
Alongside his sports car racing career, Collins works as a stunt driver. He's ticked more than a few boyhood fantasies off the list, including powersliding James Bond's Aston Martin through an Italian quarry and muscling the Batmobile around the streets of Pittsburgh. Now he gets a chance to scare a little-known journalist in a breezy corner of Northamptonshire. Lucky man.
The experience is made all the more pertinent by my own slightly hamfisted attempts in the same car. We're at Silverstone for a get-together hosted by supercar competition company Best of The Best. Having recently built a Caterham Seven of their own (detailed on their website) the BoTB crew has hired a fleet of these featherweight machines for us to try out on the Grand Prix circuit. And just when I think I'm starting to get the hang of things, in comes The Man in The White Suit (ironically now wearing a black suit, possibly for legal reasons?)
We've yet to get as far as the end of the pit lane bit and already the Caterham is sideways. Sat in the passenger seat, my left elbow edges just a little bit closer to Armco as we sweep round the right hander that leads out to the circuit, just before the Maggotts-Becketts-Chappel complex.
What really hits home isn't the sheer speed. It isn't even the ever more lurid angles of attack we appear to be taking. It's the way Collins combines the two. Clearly, writing your name in huge, squiggly black lines across the surface isn't the fastest way around a track, yet the former Stig still seems to be pulling considerably more g than I could manage. Over the wind, the screech of the tyres and the rasp of the little Ford Sigma engine it's hard to say how much effort is actually being expended either. The answer, I suspect, is 'not a lot'.
This otherworldly grasp of car control is particularly noticeable through the new infield section. Approaching the tight left hand hairpin known as The Loop, Collins drops down to second. Already sideways by the entry, he then pulls off another outrageous slide that lasts through two consecutive gearchanges; wheels kept spinning for as long as humanly possible. Mid-way through this rather balletic manoeuvre we overtake a Series One Lotus Exige as if it wasn't moving.
Shaken and ever so slightly stirred, we return to the pits. Compared to my efforts, it's a stark reminder of just how much more the Caterham has left to give. It also demonstrates how fantastically forgiving the Seven can be when pushed hard. There's only one thing for it, I'll have to go out for another go.
PETROLHEAD Darren Gendall is gearing up for life in the fast lane after winning a Maserati sports car worth £92,000.
Mr Gendall, of London Road, Ramsgate, entered a prize draw run by Best of the Best, which holds competitions to win luxury cars at airports, shopping centres and online.
The Tesco worker is a huge fan of Italian cars, having previously owned a Lancia Integrale and an Alfa Romeo GTV.
On Wednesday, Best of the Best founder Will Hindmarch visited Darren's home to hand over the keys to the 46-year-old's brand new Maserati Granturismo S.
The win came at the perfect moment for Darren, who had been left without a car after his Alfa Romeo recently failed its MOT.
He said: "I recognised Will because I have played a few times before, I saw him walk past the window. Things like this do not happen to me- it is astounding.
"I think the family will be very excited. My daughter loves fast cars and the wife will be happy because it is a four-seater.
"Recently I have lost the Alfa- I bought it as a project but it let me down really badly on the MOT and I had to get rid of it.
"They are not going to believe it when I roll up to work with the car."
With a top speed 4.7 litre V8 engine capable of a top speed of 186 miles per hour, Darren's new motor is capable of driving at more than twice the speed limit on the nearby A299.
The dad may have to visit the petrol pumps more often from now on, as the Granturismo offers just 17 miles to the gallon.
Mr Hindmarch, said: "Darren had been really down because of having to sell off his Alpha and even took a photo of it leaving his driveway on a trailer!
"He could have won another Alpha or a Jaguar in the competition but I think the Maserati was the one he really wanted.
"He loved the sound of the engine, as did his colleagues at Tesco!"
A Ramsgate supermarket worker whose car had failed its MOT had the surprise of his life – when a new Maserati GranTurismo S turned up on his doorstep.
Darren Gendall, who works nights at Tesco, won the £92,000 Italian super car just days after waving a sad farewell to his own ailing vehicle.
The 46-year-old was down in the dumps when he had to sell his beloved Alfa Romeo for parts because it was riddled with rust.
But his fortunes improved when super car competition company Best of the Best founder Will Hindmarch paid him a visit yesterday.
The father-of-two said he had been watching videos of previous winners online the night before.
He said: "I'm in dream world at the moment. I love cars, especially Italian cars.
"I just sold an Alfa Romeo which I bought as a project to tinker about on, but it had a rusty bottom and I had to sell it for parts.
"I was mortified and really in the doldrums and then this happened at the best possible time."
But Will had another surprise when, after hearing that both Darren and his wife Vicky worked in the local Tesco store, he drove Darren and daughter Abi to the shop to break the news.
"We went in the car to surprise my wife at work," said Darren. "She was in shock, the same as me! It was great though because some of our colleagues came out to see the car and wanted to hear the engine, everyone was buzzing."
A ventilation fitter is now cooler than ever after winning a new £92,000 Jaguar.
Peter Franklin, a supervisor at E&S Heating & Ventilation, in Hailsham, won the luxury car after playing the Best of the Best competition earlier this year.
The 62-year-old, from Eastbourne, was surprised this week at workby competition bosses.
He said: "It was such a lovely experience. It lifted everyone at work.
"These things always happen to someone else so it was great for all of them to see that it can happen to someone like me and someone like them"
Mr Franklin then called his wife, a haridresser at Beyond the Fringe, in Hailsham, to share the good news.
Best of the Best is a compeition where entrants play a spot the ball game to win a car of their choice.
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Managing director Steve Wortley was celebrating with colleagues this afternoon as he was surprised with a new sports car and £10,000 in cash.
The lucky winner of a competition organised by Best of the Best, Steve was left stunned as staff from the company came down to his office in Cheltenham House to announce his winnings.
He was then led to the Promenade, where a new yellow Porsche Cayman S and £10,000 were waiting for him.
Steve, managing director of Cheltenham company Outsauce, was shaking with delight after being told about his prizes.
"It's unbelievable, I honestly can't believe I've won," he said.
"The car is amazing. You never think you would win something like that, and the cash prize is fantastic as well."
Participants in the competition get to choose their winning prize – either cash or a new car – before playing a Spot the Ball competition.
The person with the closest answer is then declared winner. Steve had to take part in the tie breaker over the weekend, and he got the ball a mere pixel away from the answer.
The 48-year-old said: "I never thought this would have happened to me. I've been playing this game for four to five years now.
"It's just amazing to have won."
The new Porsche will add to his collection, which already includes his own Porsche Cayenne, which he bought back in May.
He will be giving the new Porsche to his wife, who will then choose a colour.
"I think I'll go with sapphire blue. It's a beautiful car, the engine sounds fantastic," he said.
"We will probably spend some of the money on improving the specs on the car, and I'm sure we will look at all our options of what to do with the money.
"Someone had given me a call on Friday morning to say I might be in for a chance, but I had to take part in a tie breaker.
"Even when I was doing that, I never thought I was that close to winning. It's an amazing feeling, I can't stop shaking really.
"I thought there was no way I would win. I never win at any of these competitions."
A fanatic Manchester United supporter, he will now have to collect his car from a dealership in Leicester.
Rupert Garton, director from Best of the Best, presented the car and money to Steve.
He said: "Steve is our first winner form Cheltenham and we are delighted for him.
"Most of our winners come from the UK, but we make a commitment to deliver the car they win to wherever.
"It's a skill-based game, so it's not just luck that's involved."
Grandfather told he had won a supercar after holiday
Arriving home after a week in Majorca Jimmy Kilday was probably looking forward to a cup of tea and a night back in his own bed.
So imagine the 70-year-old's shock when he was greeted at Edinburgh Airport international arrivals with the news he had won the sports car of every man's dreams.
The top-of-the-range red Jaguar F Type coupé, worth more than £85,000, was waiting for delighted Jimmy as a result of a competition he entered as he waited to board his flight to Majorca on April 11. His face crumpling into delight at the news, he said: "It's absolutely fantastic, it's a beautiful motor and I'm feeling absolutely brilliant"
While waiting in the departure lounge the businessman took part in a Spot the Ball competition organised by Best of the Best. Entrants pay anything between £3 and £22 for each entry and if they are the closest to the correct spot, which is chosen by a panel of independent judges, they win the car - in this case a Jaguar.
The company, founded by Will Hindmarch in 1999, gives away a dream car every fortnight and has already handed over the keys to more than £15 million worth of super cars.
"It takes a long time to persuade some of our winners that they've actually won, and the look on their faces is priceless," Mr Hindmarch explained. "It's only when they physically see the car that they really get excited. Just knowing how much it means to people is one of the reasons we love what we do. It's life-changing in so many ways.
"All their reactions differ to some degree but they are all incredibly excited and at some stage I always get enveloped in a big old bear hug!"
And that was no different to Mr Kilday's reaction when he was greeted by Mr Hindmarch holding up a board bearing his name in the arrivals lounge.
He had been on a week-long holiday with his wife, Dorothy, 68, and 10-year-old grandson, James, and said he could not believe he'd won.
I buy a ticket when I'm passing through because it's a bit of fun," he explained.
"I'm in shock - it's like winning the lottery!" Mrs Kilday - the West Calder businessman's wife of 47 years - said the news was "a total surprise".
However she has revealed she probably won't drive the Jaguar, fearing it's five litre V8 engine, capable of 0-60 in four seconds, may be a tad too powerful for her. Grandson James, however was the first in line to ask to be taken for a spin.
The Parkhead Primary School pupils said: "It's awesome - I'm going to take a few photos and print them off to show my friends at school.
"My grandad will be zooming up and down making everyone in West Calder jealous."
Mr Kilday was presented with the demo sports car by the regional managing director of Pentland Jaguar, Stuart Miller, who will now provide him with his own brand new model in a colour of his choice.
He said: "I've worked for the company for 40 years and something like this has certainly never happened.
"When we saw the names we knew they were customers of ours because they've brought a Land Rover Discovery from us, so they have good taste in cars but you could not have written a film about this.
Stuart Young, Press Officer at Edinburgh Airport, said: "I'm delighted for Mr Kilday on winning the Jaguar.
"It's something we are all incredibly jealous of…. we hope he enjoys it."
JIM Kilday's post-holiday blues were vanished in seconds when he was handed the keys to a brand new Jaguar R Coupe at Edinburgh Airport after returning from Majorca with his wife and 10-year-old grandson.DREAMS came true for one lucky holidaymaker when he touched down at Edinburgh airport yesterday ... and landed himself a shiny £85,000 sports car.Jim Kilday's post-holiday blues vanished in seconds when he strolled through the arrivals hall and was handed the keys to a brand new Jaguar R Coupé.
The 70-year-old – who was just back from Majorca with his wife Dorothy, 69, and their 10-year-old grandson James – had entered a competition to win the motor before jetting out to Spain for a week.He paid £9 for his ticket and headed off to the sun telling himself: "I'll never win that."His grandson even warned him: "Grandad, don't bother entering – you're just wasting your money." And as he sat behind the wheel of his new car yesterday, Jim, of West Calder, West Lothian, beamed: "I'm stunned, shocked,but over the moon. I never expected to win."I've been doing these competitions for years. Every time I come to the airport, I enter these competitions – but Inever win anything."The funny thing is, I had to take part in a spot the football quiz as part of my entry – and I don't even knowanything about football."This is some surprise. I feel extremely lucky."Ironically, Jim – who runs his own company, Calder Fuels – bought a new Land Rover Discovery just days before his holiday.Gordon Jack/Scotimage.com Grandson James jumps for joy as Jim is given the good news He laughed: "We've only just bought the Land Rover. The wife can have that now – I've got a new Jag."Speaking outside the airport, excited grandson James gushed: "I can't believe it – I just can't believe it."I told Grandad he was being silly buying a ticket for the competition. I told him he was wasting his money. I'm glad he didn't listen to me."The competition was run by London company Best of the Best. Managing director William Hindmarch flew up to the capital yesterday to deliver the good news to Jim.He initially posed as a taxi driver holding a board emblazoned with the name "Kilday" in the arrivals hall.
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Juan Matute, Jr., and Don Diego Ymas Finish On Top of FEI Intermediaire Freestyle at AGDF 3 CDI-W
Spain's Juan Matute, Jr. collected another blue ribbon prize after winning the FEI Intermediare Freestyle presented by Chespeake Dressage Institute on Sunday at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF). Sixteen-year-old Matute, Jr. and the 11-year-old Hanoverian gelding by Don Frederico finished on a score of 74.400% for victory. Second place went to American Heather Mason and Zar for their score of 73.275%. Tom Dvorak (CAN) and Ribot scored 70.400% for third place.The FEI Intermediaire Freestyle concluded competition for the third week of the AGDF, presented by the US P.R.E. Association and the Chesapeake Dressage Institute. The AGDF 4 National will run February 1-2. Sunday was the first time Matute, Jr. had done this particular freestyle with Don Diego Ymas, but he couldn't have asked for a better performance from the gelding. "It was great. It was our first freestyle in the small tour, so I was a bit nervous, but it turned out perfectly! It was fun. I enjoyed it a lot," Matute, Jr. beamed. Matute, Jr. produced his freestyle music himself, scouring YouTube for the perfect soundtrack.
"I went through a lot of YouTube videos!" he laughed. "I went through a lot of searching, just for soundtrack. Sometimes, you choose a song just because you like it, but it doesn't specifically fit the horse. It was a bit hard to find the right music that fits Don Diego, but we did it."
He continued, "I think the major point in the freestyle is that both the horse and the rider like the music and like to ride to the music. The music makes the horse lighter; it makes him dance to the music."
Don Diego Ymas' greatest strength is his canter work, which is where Matute, Jr. incorporated the more difficult elements of their choreography.
"I think the most difficult movements I did today were the pirouettes with one hand. He's a big horse with a big canter, so sometimes it's hard to control that, especially with just one hand. I think we were able to pull it off. The twos and the serpentine and the threes were a bit tricky as well, but we did it!"
Don Diego Ymas has been with the Matute family for years, and Matute, Jr. has enjoyed how their relationship has progressed.
"We had our barn with the top horses and the young ones, and he was always the last one [to be worked with]. He was the ugly one, the big one, the naughty one! He was so naughty when he was young," Matute, Jr. laughed. "But he was always nice. He's super noble. We've known each other since I was eight or nine, so it's funny how [our relationship has progressed]. From walking down the barn aisle and saying 'Oh, hi buddy!' to now being able to perform in these competitions and do well. I think it's a great development."
The AGDF continues for nine more weeks of world-class dressage competition, running through March 30. For full results and more information, please visit www.globaldressagefestival.com.
Final Results: FEI Intermediaire Freestyle, presented by Chesapeake Dressage Institute
Rider, Country, Horse: Judge E%, Judge H%, Judge C%, Judge M%, Judge B%, Total%
1 Juan Matute, Jr., ESP, Don Diego Ymas: 73.500%, 77.375%, 73.500%, 73.750%, 73.875%, 74.400%
2 Heather Mason, USA, Zar: 73.250%, 75.125%, 73.00%, 73.750%, 71.250%, 73.275%
3 Tom Dvorak, CAN, Ribot: 71.125%, 71.500%, 70.750%, 68.500%, 70.125%, 70.400%
4 Gabriella Stumpf, AUT, Finally Love: 70.375%, 68.125%, 70.375%, 69.625%, 70.625%, 69.825%
5 Bent Jensen, USA, Saracen: 68.500%, 66.125%, 64.875%, 68.125%, 63.375%, 66.200%
6 Kristy Truebenbach Lund, USA, Reel Adventure: 58.00%, 62.125%, 63.250%, 61.500%, 63.750%, 61.725%
7 Katharina Stumpf, AUT, Nymphenburg's Love: 61.250%, 66.125%, 60.875%, 60.500%, 59.750%, 61.700%
8 Amy Walker-Basak, USA, Wagner: 59.250%, 59.625%, 59.750%, 57.625%, 59.375%, 59.125%
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Kjell Myhre talks to riders at the 2015 USEF High Performance Southeast Para Equestrian Dressage Symposium in Wellington, FL, January 12-13. (Photo: (C) Lindsay Y. McCall) Wellington, FL - Following the 2015 Adequan Global Dressage Festival CPEDI3* select U.S. Para-Dressage athletes and coaches had an opportunity to attend the USEF High Performance Southeast Para-Equestrian Dressage Symposium. This symposium took place January 12-13, 2014, at the Global Dressage Festival show grounds in Wellington, Florida. Over two days U.S. High Performance and developing Para-Dressage coaches and riders were immersed in the international equestrian discipline of Para-Dressage. Topics included Para-Dressage theory, scales of training, para-dressage test riding, quality of horse, freestyles, preparation...
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United States Para-Dressage Athletes Earn Team Championship at Adequan Global Dressage Festival CPEDI3*
USA Team (Left to right): Sydney Collier, Annie Peavy, Rebecca Hart, U.S. Chef D' Equipe Kai Handt, and Roxanne Trunnell (Photo: (C) Lindsay Y. McCall) Wellington, FL - Thirteen Para-Dressage horse and rider combinations made their way to Wellington, Florida, this January for the first CPEDI3* of the 2015 show season. Para-Equestrians from Canada and the United States in Grades Ia, Ib, II, III, and IV, competed at the spectacular Global Dressage venue in the Van Kampen Arena. FEI Ground Jury members Mr. Freddy Leyman (BEL), Mr. Kjell Myhre (NOR), and Ms. Kristi Wysocki (USA) were on hand to offer their expertise for each Para-Dressage duo. This CPEDI3* is one of the qualifiers for the 2015 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships, 2016 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National C...
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Robyn Andrews and Fancianna (Photo: SusanJStickle.com) Ottawa, ON. - On the final day of competition at CPEDI3* Global Dressage Festival I presented by Adequan, Robyn Andrews won her test for the second day in a row for Canada. The competition was held at The Stadium at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, Fla., Jan. 9-11, 2015. Andrews of St. Johns, N.L. secured the victory in the Grade Ia Freestyle test riding her 2014 World Equestrian Games mare 14-year-old Fancianna, a Friesian-Andalusian cross, to a score of 67.917%. "I was pleased with Fancy today," said Andrews. "I was a bit tired, but we pulled it off. Many thanks must go to the Global Dressage Festival for putting on a great show. Special thanks to my coach, Amanda Kalvoda; chef d'équipe, Elizabeth Quigg; Pa...
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U.S. Chef D' Equipe Kai Handt jogs Rubicon 75, ridden by Mary Jordan, owned by Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center (Photo (c) Lindsay Y. McCall) Wellington, FL - Para-Equestrian Dressage athletes from around the North American continent have landed in Wellington, Florida, for the 2015 Adequan Global Dressage Festival CPEDI3*. This is the first CPEDI3* event for the 2015 calendar year. Thirteen horse and rider combinations presented their mounts in front of FEI Ground Jury members Mr. Freddy Leyman (BEL), Mr. Kjell Myhre (NOR), and Ms. Kristi Wysocki (USA). Para-Equestrians from Canada and the United States will compete January 9-11, in The Van Kampen covered arena at the Global Dressage Festival. Friday, January 9, is the FEI Para-Equestrian Dressage Team Test, followed by Saturday's FE...
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Kai Handt and Wes Dunham showcase collaborative coaching at the Northeast Symposium in 2013. Rider Sydney Collier aboard her own Wentworth works on gaits. (Photo (C) Lindsay Y. McCall) Wellington, FL - The United States Equestrian Federation, Inc. (USEF), is excited to announce a two-day Para Equestrian Dressage Symposium to be held at Global Dressage, Wellington, Florida, January 12 & 13, 2015, 8 AM-4 PM. Select U.S. High Performance and developing Para- Equestrian Dressage riders and coaches will be attending the symposium. Auditors are welcome to attend for $75. Pre-registering as an auditor is not required. Please contact Laureen Johnson at USEF at firstname.lastname@example.com if you are interested in audit...
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Nora Grassmyer, Mibis, Barbara Grassmyer, and Bob Grassmyer. (Photo: (c) Lindsay Y. McCall) El Dorado Hills, CA - On December 19, 2014, the Dressage Community lost friend, volunteer, and parent Nora Grassmyer after a three year battle with bladder cancer. Nora was heavily involved with the Dressage and Para-Dressage disciplines both internationally and at the national level. She was also a longtime volunteer at the California Dressage shows managed by Connie Davenport. Nora was a driving force behind her daughter and Paralympian Barbara Grassmyer. She was there at every moment for Barbara including when Barbara served as an alternate for the U.S. Paralympic Team in 2000, competing in Sydney, Australia; in 2001 and 2002 when Barbara was the USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Champion;...
Thursday, December 18, 2014 - 07:30
Rebecca Hart and Schroeters Romani rode to the high score of 78.382% during the Polar Express Show at White Fences. Wellington, FL - Rebecca Hart and Schroeters Romani shined Saturday afternoon during the Polar Express show held at the White Fences Equestrian Center in Loxahatchee, Florida. The talented duo rode to the score of 78.382 percent for the FEI Para Team Grade II test during the national show, kick starting their season as they prepare for the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in CPEDI3* in January 2015.Hart traveled to Florida in early December to work with Wellington-based international dressage trainer Todd Flettrich out of Cherry Knoll Farm, which is also a partial owner of Romani. Hart and Flettrich have worked consistently on warm-up and preparation with Romani after takin...
Sunday, December 14, 2014 - 18:41
Sydney Collier riding Willi Wesley (Photo: SusanjStickle.com) Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce Sydney Collier as the 2014 Junior Equestrian of the Year. Seventeen-year-old Collier is a talented Para-Equestrian who competed at the international level in 2014, including the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. A native of Ann Arbor, Mich., she was diagnosed at the age of seven with a rare congenital birth defect called Wyburn-Mason Syndrome. In spite of this challenge, Collier pursued her love of riding and has become a top equestrian athlete. A prime example of courage, sportsmanship, and dedication, Collier will be awarded the Ruth O'Keefe Meredith Memorial Trophy as the 2014 Junior Equestrian of the Year. Having her biggest year to da...
Sunday, November 30, 2014 - 07:53
Trainer Wes Dunham and WEG athletes Sydney Collier's mount Willi Wesley at the 2014 Adequan Global Dressage Festival CPEDI3* horse inspection . (Photo: Lindsay McCall) Wellington, Florida - November 26, 2014 - Entries are now being accepted at www.equestrianentries.com through December 22, 2014, for the 2015 Adequan Global Dressage Festival CPEDI3*. Para-Equestrian Dressage athletes kick-off the show season with their their first international show of the year January 7-11, 2015, in Wellington, FL, in the Van Kampen covered arena. This show will include FEI Para-Equestrian Dressage athletes in Grades Ia, Ib, II, III, and IV. Thursday, January 8, is the Horse inspection at approximately 5:30 PM. Friday, January 9, is the FEI Para-Equestrian Dressage Team Test, followed by Saturday's FEI P...
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We salute our veterans this Veterans Day. Thank you for protecting our freedoms. On this day we ask you to take a moment to think about those that have served our country. We would like to salute our disabled veterans who are part of not only the equestrian sport but all Paralympic sports. Thank you, - USPEA. We too, at DressageDaily, would like to take a moment to thank all veterans who have served our country to protect our liberties and rights. We truly appreciate all past and current members of our military for all that you do! History of Veterans Day - From the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: World War I - known at the time as "The Great War" - officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles outside the town of Versaille...


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Tim Johnson is the seventh US senator to bow out of a reelection bid in 2014, giving Republicans their best shot to pick up a seat. But conservatives are eager not to elect a GOP moderate.
Sen. Tim Johnson (D) of South Dakota announced that he would not seek a fourth term on Tuesday, leaving a political opening for Republicans hoping to take back the Senate and creating a key vacancy at the top of the powerful Senate Banking Committee he chairs.
"I'm 68 years old this next session and as much as [his wife] Barbara would like for me to run again, I have to say no," Senator Johnson said in a press conference at his alma mater, the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, that was punctuated with frequent laughter. "I've run for election 36 years in a row and it's now time to give it up. It will be strange, but I'm certain that I can get over it."
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Johnson's departure leaves much unsettled about the 2014 Senate contest in South Dakota for both political parties.
Johnson was coy about the Democrat who would succeed him as the party's choice for the seat. His son, Brendan, the US attorney in the Mount Rushmore State, is poised to run but lacks political bona fides beyond his bloodline. Former Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D) could also get into the mix.
"There are several good candidates out there," said the elder Johnson, but "you'll have to ask Brendan about that.... I've discussed [the race] with [Brendan] and a lot of other people. But I've not discussed in detail what comes next."
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These 11 Unusual Kissing Facts Will Have You Ready to Make Out
Pucker up and get ready to learn some fun facts about the art of smooching.
Pucker up and get ready to learn some fun facts about the art of smooching.
Archaeology is all about using evidence to answer questions that history has left us pondering. Sometimes it's as simple as 'where was Fort Dayton?' other times it can be as complex as 'what didn't the Doctor throw down the well?'
18 year old Anna Faith Carlson is a singer and actress hoping to make it big someday in the entertainment world. However, she's already quite a sensation now thanks to her incredible likeness to Elsa from the hit movie "Frozen." Kids are so excited to meet their favorite movie character in person.
An 18-year-old model on Instagram has become an Internet sensation for looking just like Elsa from Disney's 'Frozen.'
Still, the words of wisdom and the tidbits dad imparted on us over the years help me realize today that, he was preparing me for almost anything that would come my way.
Well, this one pretty much sells itself. Jimmy Fallon unveiled a Father's Day-targeted take on his ever-popular "Evolution of Dance" on last night's 'Tonight Show,' and this one just hit it right out of the park.
No, not the night where newly married people moon their honey (sorry!) Two months ago we tried to see the first of four blood moons but here in CNY skies were overcast... Coming up THIS Friday, the 13th there will be a full moon (yeah, creepy) and this one is called the Honey Moon.
If you're a dad, chances are you're getting some ties, socks and, if you're lucky, a sweet "No. 1 Dad" mug this Sunday. But what do you REALLY want? According to dads on the Internet, the wish list is pretty simple
There's no need to wait for Father's Day to show dad how much he's appreciated.
There's a new weapon in the fight to protect our children in school. Introducing the Bodyguard Blanket, a bulletproof blanket kids can wear like a backpack.
What would you do if an old friend from high school re-connects with you out of the blue then asks to borrow money? That's the dilemma we're faced with on this week's Relationship Round Table.
In today's dedication to awesome dads we'd like to share the story of the 8 year-old who promised his dad that he would get him his dream car for his 57th birthday. We all make big promises to dad when we're little and so did Mike King. When he was just 8 years-old he told his father that he would get him his dream car for his 57th birthday. A 57 Chevy Bel-Air...and he did!


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Swelling of the feet and ankles
Watch too for swelling in face and hands... That is a Much needed call to doctor. Get your feet up as much as possible. Even if it means declaring the next hour to be " Feet up Hour!"
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A handful of angels in heaven
Had our Rainbow son, Jan 2013
Jesicah, wife to S (10.1.11), adopted stepson K (9 yo, adopted 4.15.12) and gave birth to T (12.8.12 @ 35 weeks)
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Oh yes. My feet and ankles are huge! They were starting to swell by week 28 here and there. This last week they are always huge. None of my shoes fit. . .at all. My OB told me everything is fine. My blood pressure and urine is all normal, so it's just normal pregnancy swelling.
a & d = c(1/7/13) & i(11/3/14)
"never don't give up"
Feet and ankles swelling is normal. My doctor said not to be concerned for pre-e unless it's hands and face OR one foot and ankle is significantly more swollen than the other. I prop my feet up, drink TONS of water, limit my sodium, blah blah blah and still I have puffy elephant ankles so I think it just happens at this point. Just tell yourself "at least it's not July!"
I am so happy that it is not July. . .in FL.
a & d = c(1/7/13) & i(11/3/14)
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20 March 2015 11:04 AM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
In HitFix's new feature "Waxing Episodic," we reflect on an episode of television we'll never forget. I don't know a single person who believes "Project Runway" is at its best now, but the decade-old reality competition is still chugging along, and that's a remarkable feat for a show that peaked in terms of sheer entertainment value at the end of its first season. Yes, season one. Say what you will about the subsequent cycles, which have included some of the most hilarious contestants (Santino Rice, Laura Bennett, the loopy, lovable puppetrix Elisa Jimenez) and undeniable talents (Christian Siriano, Mondo Guerra, Leanne Marshall) in reality history, but "Project Runway" has almost always required trumped-up workroom drama to keep us coming back. Season three succeeded with the Jeffrey Sebelia cheating allegations and season eight offered up an irritating, intriguing teacher's pet in the form of winner Gretchen Jones, but the duller seasons »
- Louis Virtel
18 March 2015 11:27 AM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Ryan Knight, the "Real World: New Orleans" star who was found dead in November, died of a mix of drugs and alcohol, according to the Kenosha County Medical Examiner's office in Wisconsin. A statement issued by the medical examiner this week stated that Knight's cause of death was acute mixed drug and alcohol intoxication. The specific drugs were methadone, typically used to treat opioid addiction; the pain medication tramadol; and alprazolam, known by the trade name Xanax. See photos: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2015 The manner of Knight's death was deemed accidental. Knight was found dead Nov. »
- Tim Kenneally
18 March 2015 4:00 AM, PDT | TMZ | See recent TMZ news »
"Real World" star Ryan Knight's death was caused by a deadly mix of multiple drugs and alcohol according to the final autopsy report. The Kenosha County medical examiner concluded Knight had various drugs in his system, including methadone (a heroin substitute), tramadol (a painkiller), cocaine and Xanax -- mixed with a high level of alcohol. The medical examiner ruled the death an accidental overdose. TMZ broke the story ... Knight was found dead and covered »
- TMZ Staff
16 March 2015 7:00 PM, PDT | Movies.com | See recent Movies.com news »
Here's the thing about horror movies -- even the scariest of them have that disconnect from reality. A distressing moment or a jolt can be easily dismissed. It's not real. No, that invincible, machete-wielding mad man isn't actually going to kill you. No, your loved one isn't going to transform into a mutant and try to rip your face off. By their very nature, genre movies put up a wall, with even the most gruesome of them constantly reminding you that it's only a movie. But the real world? The real world is terrifying. And two new documentaries playing at this year's SXSW Film Festival prove that the non-fiction format is capable of getting under your skin in ways that fictional movies can't even dream of. Although they're linked by genre, The...
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- Jacob S. Hall
16 March 2015 8:45 AM, PDT | Mediaite - TV | See recent Mediaite - TV news »
It's been written in this space that CNN President Jeff Zucker is having his MTV Moment. What's an MTV Moment? It's that chapter in a network's cable existence when it realizes it can't survive solely on what originally made it a household name. In MTV's case, music videos weren't going to pay the bill alone, so it began offering its viewers something more, something unique (Real World/Road Rules/Teen Mom/Jersey Shore, etc.). In CNN's case, just delivering the news was no longer the simple formula for success. »
- Joe Concha
10 March 2015 12:00 PM, PDT | TooFab | See recent TooFab news »
It seems Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett are still working on their rocky relationship. The couple, who briefly split and then got back together on last season's "Kendra on Top," will join the third season of We tv's "Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars." Wilkinson and Baskett are still struggling to move past tabloid rumors that the football player cheated on her with a transsexual -- and we're getting our first look at all of their drama in a just-released trailer for the show. The pair will be joined on the show by "Jersey Shore" alum Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino and his girlfriend, Lauren Pesce. After getting clean and sober, Mike and Lauren rekindled their relationship, but now, she's struggling with the possibility he could relapse. "Making the Band" star Aubrey O'Day and her beau Travis Garland also will be in the house to try to mend the lack of trust in their relationship, »
- tooFab Staff
8 March 2015 7:26 AM, PDT | Rollingstone.com | See recent Rolling Stone news »
What makes a great Saturday Night Live host? The formula is a tricky one – a delicate combination of charm and talent and timing – but no host can succeed without one immutable factor: a willingness to laugh at themselves. Avengers: Age of Ultron star and official Sexiest Man Alive (according to both People magazine and probably most actual people) Chris Hemsworth probably doesn't find a lot of occasion to laugh at himself in his regular life, which is why his inaugural outing as host of SNL was such a genuinely funny surprise. »
7 March 2015 10:30 PM, PST | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Vince Sly does not have a feather in his hair as we talk in the aftermath of his "Survivor: Worlds Apart" elimination. We're on the phone, so I have to take his word for it. Vince also notes that he's not a coconut vendor, even if that's how he was introduced on "Survivor." He owns Coconut Caravan and that is, indeed, business that sells coconuts, but that's only a weekend job. He's actually a holistic counselor and owner of four art galleries. Yes, Vince says things like, "I'll never badmouth anybody in the show because you really are the center of your own microcosmic universe when you're out there. Every thought, emotion, feeling, sentiment you have feels like it's going to alter all of existence no matter what you do." But he also says far more pragmatic things like noting that the difference between him and The »
- Daniel Fienberg
6 March 2015 8:30 AM, PST | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
What We Do In The Shadows is Real World with bite. Quite literally actually. A colorful (well… mainly shades of palish white) group of vampires that range in style and age struggle to live together all under the same roof. Whose turn it is to do the dishes or why someone didn't put down newspapers on the floor before biting someone's neck are taxing conversations that showcase just how "normal" vampires really are in this entertaining mockumentary.
"I go for the look 'dead but delicious.'" Fans of Flight Of The Conchords will love Jemaine Clement's turn as a stubborn and ultra serious vamp that comes across like a mix of Brad Pitt in Interview With A Vampire with Vlad the Impaler. He's just one of the highlights in this stellar cast. Everyone involved – even smaller bit parts such as a pair of bumbling police officers – commits »
- Michael Haffner
3 March 2015 12:30 PM, PST | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Curt Schilling proved just how effective standing up to bullies can be. The former Major League Baseball pitcher, 48, took it upon himself to respond to and publicize vulgar, sexually explicit Tweets about his teenage daughter Gabby, who recently committed to the Salve Regina softball team. What started innocently as a congratulatory Tweet from a father to his 17-year-old daughter for her recent college acceptance quickly spiraled into a slew of offensive responses from other Twitter users. Congrats to Gabby Schilling who will pitch for the Salve Regina Seahawks next year!!— Curt Schilling (@gehrig38) February 25, 2015 Schilling posted screenshots of some of »
- Jacqueline Andriakos, @jandriakos
3 March 2015 12:20 PM, PST | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Curt Schilling proved just how effective standing up to bullies can be. The former Major League Baseball pitcher, 48, took it upon himself to respond to and publicize vulgar, sexually explicit Tweets about his teenage daughter Gabby, who recently committed to the Salve Regina softball team. What started innocently as a congratulatory Tweet from a father to his 17-year-old daughter for her recent college acceptance quickly spiraled into a slew of offensive responses from other Twitter users. Congrats to Gabby Schilling who will pitch for the Salve Regina Seahawks next year!!— Curt Schilling (@gehrig38) February 25, 2015 Schilling posted screenshots of some of »
- Jacqueline Andriakos, @jandriakos
12 February 2015 8:01 AM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
From the opening title card that reads "New Zealand Documentary Film Council," it's pretty clear that What We Do in the Shadows is not going to be your typical vampire movie. Co-directed by Taika Waititi (Eagle Vs. Shark, Boy) and Jemaine Clement (of Flight of the Conchords fame), this story of a group of vampires living together in Wellington, New Zealand is part This Is Spinal Tap and part The Real World. What it definitely is, however, is all funny. Based mostly on improvisations, this mockumentary showcases the talent of some of New Zealand's most hilarious comedians and is sure to have you laughing until you bleed. Set mostly in an old mansion, the vampires take turns talking to the camera in good reality TV-show...
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9 February 2015 10:21 AM, PST | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »
It's hard out there for a vampire. Sunlight's a (literal) pain, dining on human blood can get messy, and primping for a night out on the town is tricky when you can't see your own reflection in a mirror. Aside from these supernatural hang-ups, Taikia Waititi and Jemaine Clement's rollicking mockumentary "What We Do in the Shadows" (opening February 13) shows us that bloodsuckers have more banal problems, too -- like getting along with roommates. There are some generational differences, to begin with. Viago (Waititi) is 379 years old, and the resident neat freak of the house he shares with 183-year-old Deacon (Jonathan Brugh), the glam but noisy 862-year-old Vladislav (Clement), who's into kinky sex slavery, and the 8,000-year-old Petyr (Ben Fransham), who's the Nosferatu of the group. They all reside in Wellington, New Zealand, which perhaps isn't the first location that would jump to »
- Beth Hanna
28 January 2015 12:25 PM, PST | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Maybe it's the new people, maybe it's the new twist (people, or "skeletons," whom the seven strangers have issues with in their actual life come to the house), but as this season continues, The Real World: Skeletons keeps on proving the show's humble beginnings are very much in the past. Remember when simply slapping someone or pushing them hard enough could get a housemate kicked out? Last night showed that now the housemates are forced to watch a play-by-play of their brawls instead, as if they were puppies and the producers were shaking their mess in their faces, saying, Look what you did. The whole episode is below, with the fight starting around 13:45 and the producers' scolding starting at 29:00, but the gist of the issue is that Florida mean girl Violetta does not like that when the casts' skeletons start arriving, the bubbly free-spirit Madison is hospitable. »
- Marcus Jones
28 January 2015 3:20 AM, PST | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Ryan Knight's final moments on The Challenge were characteristic of his right-here-right-now lifestyle: a sudden departure after a volatile series of events that demanded full attention and yet somehow imparted a sense of business unfinished. Indeed, Knight's own life was unfinished. Two months after his unexpected death on Nov. 27, MTV aired a special Challenge after show early Wednesday that featured a touching memorial to the five years Knight, 28, spent in front of the camera, starting with 2010's The Real World: New Orleans. During the tribute, Knight's castmates alternated between bursts of laughter and choked-back tears, none more so than Jemmye Carroll. »
- Lanford Beard, @lanfordbeard
28 January 2015 3:20 AM, PST | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Ryan Knight's final moments on The Challenge were characteristic of his right-here-right-now lifestyle: a sudden departure after a volatile series of events that demanded full attention and yet somehow imparted a sense of business unfinished. Indeed, Knight's own life was unfinished. Two months after his unexpected death on Nov. 27, MTV aired a special Challenge after show early Wednesday that featured a touching memorial to the five years Knight, 28, spent in front of the camera, starting with 2010's The Real World: New Orleans. During the tribute, Knight's castmates alternated between bursts of laughter and choked-back tears, none more so than Jemmye Carroll. »
- Lanford Beard, @lanfordbeard
27 January 2015 11:00 AM, PST | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
[Brightcove "4013351125001" "" "" "auto"] Two months after The Challenge cast member Ryan Knight died, many of his friends and competitors are celebrating his life on an after show following Wednesday's episode. News of Knight's Nov. 27 death was a second devastating blow for this season, Battle of the Exes 2, after castmate Diem Brown lost her third fight against cancer just weeks earlier, on Nov. 14. In keeping with Knight's polarizing personality both on The Challenge and in 2010's The Real World: New Orleans, castmates are simultaneously shaken and amused by the tribute video, previewed exclusively by People. "I'll miss his laugh. It was infectious," veteran Challenge player Wes Bergmann told People. »
- Lanford Beard, @lanfordbeard
23 January 2015 10:09 AM, PST | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - TV news news »
ITV2 has commissioned a new comedy panel show called Reality Bites.
It will see host Stephen Mulhern take a close look at the world of reality TV.
Joel Dommett and Emma Willis will star as team captains.
Rounds will include 'The Real World', which will see the teams take a look at clips for reality shows around the world and guess the programmes' premises.
The 'Where The Hell Am I?' round will see guests blindfolded and tasked with identifying reality stars and shows on touch alone, while 'Big Fact Hunt' will see the teams decide which facts about reality stars are true or false.
Reality Bites will air from Thursday, February 5 at 10.30pm on ITV2. »
22 January 2015 4:45 AM, PST | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
The ad campaign for "Mortdecai," the new Johnny Depp comic caper film, is so befuddling, both opaque and overbearing, that a recent Vulture article spent several hundred words trying to decode what, exactly, the movie was and why the powers that be behind said movie were content with selling the project based on large photos of the very handsome cast (also included: Gwyneth Paltrow, Olivia Munn, Ewan McGregor) sporting cartoonish mustaches. This is a shame, because the movie is an undeniably charming, frothy affair, a zippy, inventive, frequently funny international romp that recalls both the "Pink Panther" and "Austin Powers" franchises, while somehow being considerably stranger than either.
Depp plays the title character, a kind of bone-headed aristocratic art dealer who trades in stolen antiquities. At the beginning of the movie, he's trying to screw over some Chinese gangsters, since he's in deep debt with the British government and his »
- Drew Taylor
21 January 2015 7:00 PM, PST | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Miami — Jonathan Murray grew up in Syracuse scrutinizing TV schedules. Linda Bell Blue got her big break at Kpix-tv in San Francisco. Ted Sarandos collected TV Guide fall preview issues as kid in Phoenix. And Gustavo and Adriana Cisneros were practically raised in the TV company founded in Venezuela in 1951 by their father and grandfather, respectively.
The 2015 Brandon Tartikoff Award winners came from different backgrounds, but one thing they all have in common is a love of television that borders on obsessive, just like the award's namesake. The Tartikoff trophies were handed out Wednesday night as part of the Natpe confab at the Fontainebleau Hotel.
Jay Leno, another honoree, noted that the spark to pursue a career in comedy came to him when he saw his first-ever comedian, Bernie Allen, at the Fontainebleau's Boom Boom Room at the age of 12. His mother pulled him out after one joke »
- Cynthia Littleton
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This is great! I like the pink girl cover art, too!
@herbasaurus thank you :)
Tennis is great, super good mix!
i agree, and thank you :) xx
Great mix. Enjoyed the whole thing.
thank you so much :)
I'd never heard Love Inks before. Thanks for that!
no problem :) thanks for the like :)
Ghetto Kids by ModernDoubt
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Fall by ModernDoubt
Shit I listen to when it's cold outside.
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Cuddle Weather by ModernDoubt
A mix of 14 songs to help you through the cold months.
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Rotting Out by ModernDoubt
A small mix of some of my favorite indie rock/post-hardcore/pop-punk songs, including artists like Transit, Title Fight, and Tigers Jaw.
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They have some awesome fish tanks in both cafes.
We then decided to go outlet shopping. For someone who said she wasn't going to go shopping in USA, I have certainly made a liar out of myself.
I found a gorgeous bag in Wilson Leather and Barry talked me into buying a purse in Calvin Klein,
We got back to the hotel ...
Day 28 Orlando Contiki day 16 (Harry potter 1)
... a bit of time. I walked through the city walk then headed to the
bus pick up point. Here a lot of the others were waiting, so we shared our stories about our day until the coach picked us up. We also had to swing by Disney to pick up those people, then it was back to the hotel.
Back at the hotel, i found those that had stayed in the area of the hotel or came back early, in the pool bar area, they were going to order thai, so i put my order in, then went back ...