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Tuesday, May 30, 2006
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LAWRENCEVILLE - In Gwinnett these days, even the traffic signals are getting an upgrade.As part of a new Georgia Department of Transportation plan, the county's major roadways will be controlled by brighter signals. The department approved two contracts last week to upgrade the signals and make other intersection improvements along Pleasant Hill Road and Jimmy Carter Boulevard. DOT spokeswoman Teri Pope said T.D.C. Systems Integration Inc. won both contracts with low bids of $1.97 million for Jimmy Carter and $1.84 million for Pleasant Hill. Eight more corridors are on track for upgrades in the future: Holcomb Bridge Road, Ga. Highway 120, U.S. Highway 29, West Park Place, Satellite Boulevard, Ga. Highway 378/Beaver Ruin Road, Ga. Highway 141 and Peachtree Industrial Boulevard. Pope said the new signals use Light Emitting Diode, or LED, technology instead of the standard bulb. LEDs last up to 10,000 hours and can be seen from farther away, Pope said. "It's a new technology that is safer and saves us time and money," she said. "It's amazing the difference it does make." Pope said the standard bulb is being phased out across the state. While Gwinnett County maintains the traffic signals on state highways, the state is paying for the new technology, which also includes new fiber optic cables to connect the lights. The connections allow greater flexibility in programming the signals based on times of day and traffic patterns. The intersections will also be upgraded to Americans with Disabilities Act standards, which means cross-walks and signals will be placed on every side of the road, she said. The Pleasant Hill upgrades encompass 14 intersections from Mary Street to Steve Reynolds Boulevard and one intersection just off Pleasant Hill. To the west, Jimmy Carter will be improved from Britt Road to North Norcross-Tucker Road, including 13 intersections on the road and two others nearby.
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Archive for the 'Chrysler' tag
Hemmings Find of the Day – 1962 Chrysler 300 four-door hardtop
It's our imperfections that tell our stories, from our scars to our exes to the dents and dings in our cars. While this 1962 Chrysler 300 four-door hardtop for sale on Hemmings.com, a completely original car, down to the paint and interior, would make for a quick-and-easy restoration, to remove that dent in the rear bumper would take away the story still attached to it. Then again, maybe restoring the car would generate a whole slew of new stories to tell about it. From the seller's description:
The original and current drivetrain is the 383 cid V8 with the Carter 2 barrel carburetor, producing 305 horsepower and 410 ft lbs of torque. The original and current transmission is the 3-speed automatic TorqueFlite. All original drivetrain numbers are matching. This is not a letter series car.
This car is almost entirely original. It has the original Bermuda Turquoise paint in very good condition. The Bermuda Turquoise is considered less common and more desirable on the antique Chrysler market today. The original interior is very clean and in excellent condition. The rear 300 medallions are original and in very good shape. The car has been garage kept its entire life.
This 1962 Chrysler 300 has very little rust on it, which is considered quite rare not only for its old age, but because of the excesive rain and salted roads in this part of the country. But this car has not seen harsh weather in several decades.
The Dougherty family is the second owner of the car. The original owner Mr. Denman purchased the car in October of 1961 from a dealership in eastern Pennsylvania and kept it in New Providence, NJ for 40 years. He was undoubtedly fanatical about the maintenance and cleanliness of his car. When the Dougherty family purchased the car from the original owner they began the restoration process, which made the car as fine and functional as it is today.
The Dougherty family purchased the Chrysler in October of 2001 as a father-son restoration project. It is time for son to move out and father to get his garage back. The time has come to part with the beloved 300.
Key Features: All maintenance has been completed on the car with a written record of all the work. All of the restoration work is listed as well. Everything works in the car. There are some minor modifications to the engine to improve drivability, but all of the original parts have been kept and stored. Some modifications include a high flow air filter, a high flow muffler, and electronic ignition. All fluids have been changed with high quality synthetics, including Royal Purple products. The original paperwork is included, including the owner's manual, the service manual, the factory order form, advertisements from the dealership and more. The car starts on a dime, runs very strong, is very smooth and straight. The car has no recorded accidents. This car is an excellent candidate for the Historic Preservation of Original Features (H.P.O.F.) class of the Antique Automobile Club of America.
The car has few options. Factory accessories include Golden Tone AM radio, heater, power steering, power brakes, windshield washer, and the light package (back up lights, glove box light, luggage compartment light). This 300's options included rear window defogger, window sill mouldings and stone shields, rear speaker, padded steering wheel, and body undercoating with underhood pad. Aftermarket options include seat belts and Kenwood stereo with CD player and 4 Sony speakers (installed 2006).
Suggested Work: Most old and original cars need a little TLC. There is a minor audible exhaust leak from the right exhaust header gasket. The headlight switch does not turn on the dashboard lights as it should, so an additional switch was installed to run the dashboard lights. The quarter panels have some minor rust at the bottom, but this is typical for these cars from the northeast. The spare tire needs replacing. The rear bumper was dented in the early 1970's by the original owner's wife.
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Recommended Reading: Jeep – The History of America's Greatest Vehicle
If you read our magazines, you know who Patrick R. Foster is. The longtime Hemmings contributor is a noted authority on American independent carmakers, both through his website, OldeMilfordPress.com, and through books like this one.
The title of his latest effort, Jeep: The History of America's Greatest Vehicle, is as ambitious as the book itself. It runs to 192 pages in large-format hardcover, and takes some big bites out of an even bigger story, telling the saga of Jeep from its very earliest beginnings as an American Bantam prototype for a light military scout car. From such modest beginnings, Jeep has evolved into one of the most famed automotive brands on the planet, and its manufacture has at various junctures been the province of Ford, Willys-Overland, Kaiser, American Motors and Chrysler. Every one of its corporate masters gets a turn in the spotlight through Foster's narrative.
All of the Jeep variations get a mention here, from the Harlequin sports wagon designed by Brooks Stevens to the FC series, the Tuxedo Park, the Scrambler and the Renegade. Full-size Jeeps and design studies also get their due. We especially liked the attention given to Jeeps overseas, from Filipino Jeepneys to offshore builds from Mexico and Spain. Ask us, and we'll say that every library ought to have a comprehensive Jeep book like this in it; to get your own copy, visit Motorbooks.com.
Radnor Hunt Concours d'Elegance debuts 'Powered by Ford' class
A Ford-powered De Tomaso Pantera in the wild. Photo by Jeff Koch.
The Radnor Hunt Concours d'Elegance, held on the grounds of America's oldest fox-hunting club in Malvern, Pennsylvania, is celebrating its 18th year in 2014, and this year's list of categories includes one particularly broad in scope. "Powered by Ford," new for the 2014 event, aims to highlight classic vehicles with Blue-Oval brand engines, including Sunbeam Tigers, De Tomaso Panteras, Shelby Cobras, Iso Grifos and TVR Griffiths.
Ford engines, especially Ford V-8s, have found their way into some of the world's most famous performance cars because of their reputation for high-performance, reliability, and bang-for-the-buck. Since Ford engines have seen duty in such a large population of vehicles, the Powered by Ford class should offer lots of variety, and there's a good chance the category will feature more than just sports cars. According to concourse rules, there could even be crossover between the Powered by Ford class and the Formula One Grid class, as Ford's long-term partnership with Cosworth (which stretched from 1966 until 2004) powered a multitude of Formula One cars over the years, delivering 176 Formula One victories.
Other featured classes for 2014 are Classic Chrysler and HRD Vincent Motorcycles, and expected entries include a 1962 Facel Vega Facel II, a 1936 Chrysler Imperial C-10 Airflow, a 1955 Chrysler Imperial convertible prototype, a LeBaron-bodied 1937 Chrysler C-15 Town Car built for Walter P. Chrysler's wife, and a 1955 Chrysler Imperial convertible prototype built for Chrysler chairman K.T. Keller.
With an imposed limit of just 100 vehicles, the Radnor Hunt Concours d'Elegance certainly isn't the largest event on the East Coast, but what the show lacks in quantity it makes up for in quality. As with most concours d'elegance events, proceeds go to benefit charity, in this case the Thorncroft Equestrian Center, which teaches horseback riding and develops therapeutic programs for those with special needs.
The Radnor Hunt Concours d'Elegance will take place on Sunday, September 14, on the grounds of Radnor Hunt in Malvern, Pennsylvania. Events are planned for the Friday and Saturday preceding the show as well; for complete details, visit RadnorConcours.org.
Hemmings Find of the Day – 1965 Chrysler 300-L two-door hardtop
One should expect that a car will pick up its fair share of dings and dents over a few decades. That expectation makes totally blemish-free original cars remarkable, but it shouldn't detract from cars like this 1965 Chrysler 300-L two-door hardtop for sale on Hemmings.com, a gentleman's hot rod, which might not be concours perfect, but still looks sharp, appears entirely rust-free, has seen recent maintenance, and reportedly runs and drives without trouble. From the seller's description:
413V8 Automatic PS PB AM Radio. This a solid rust-free car. One of 2405 HT's produced. The car is original except for paint. The odometer reads 47,754, but stopped working in July of 2012. The radiator, thermostat, belts and hoses are all new. Put on 4 new tires and spare in May. Not driven in winter. Stored in heated insulated barn with concrete floors. The rear bumper is dented and there is a 1/2″ hole in the dash where a toggle switch had been mounted. This car runs great and is fun to drive.
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From the Archives: 1932 Chrysler Series CI
The Chrysler Series CI sedan was the most popular body style used in 1932 for Chrysler cars. Of the 19,000 CI series that were produced, 13,772 were sedans. This nice example from Tennessee was available in the May 1974 issue of Hemmings Motor News, and came with original title and owner's handbook. Mechanicals, paint and upholstery were all listed as being in excellent condition, and the asking price was $2,900, which would be around $14,000 today.
Of course, in the class with the 1932 Chryslers were the Custom Imperials, but it was the CI and CP models that helped Chrysler survive through the horrible economic woes that the country was going through in 1932. The CI was a six-cylinder Chrysler, and the CP was an eight. The CI would range in price from $865 to $1,125, depending on body style (sedans were $895), and the CP would range from $1,435 to $1,695.
Best thing about the 1932 CI was that the engine was almost identical to the Dodge and De Soto sixes, providing for a lot of mechanical parts to be shared across all of Chrysler's products and allowing an affordable price that was competitive against other rivals. The 1932 Buick Series 50 sedan was $995, and by opting for the Chrysler, the customer would save $100, which was equivalent to a month's salary for the average worker. In fairness, the Buick used an eight-cylinder, but the output was nearly identical between the two, and the Chrysler was about 300 pounds lighter.
We haven't featured much on this car, but we did a hot rod profile on one in Hemmings Motor News a few years ago. Today, the CI sedans can be had for around $12,000, and up to $20,000 for a fine example. Cars like these are the reason Chrysler was able to last through The Great Depression and will always have a place among collectors.
Want to read more about the car we featured? You'll find the full story here, in the February 2010 issue of Hemmings Motor News.
Hemmings Find of the Day – 1964 Chrysler Newport
A mid-1960s Chrysler sedan may not top every enthusiast's wish list, but any survivor car as presentable as this 1964 Chrysler Newport for sale on Hemmings.com is worth taking note of. Its current owner states that the 51,000-mile car has never been repainted and confirms that its interior is entirely original as well. As if this wasn't enough to pique a buyer's interest, the 265-hp, 361-cu.in. V-8 reportedly returns a respectable (by 1960s sedan standards, anyway) 17 miles per gallon, thanks to its thrifty two-barrel carburetor. While this particular Chrysler may not ever draw seven figures at auction, if it's as good as the seller describes, chances are good it's a ringer for preservation class awards at Chrysler shows. From the seller's description:
51,000 cared for miles. Push Button Transmission. All original in & out. Never been painted!! 361 2-bbl. 17 miles to the gallon! Stored in garage in rainy weather and all winter. Started once a week when in storage to keep things moving. Runs and drives great. Lots of chrome! Car is in the preservation class. This Chrysler is in new time-warp condition!!!
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1975 Chrysler Town and Country
First off, yes this 1975 Chrysler Town and Country nine-passenger station wagon for sale on Hemmings.com is an A/C car without working A/C. By now every commenter who has pointed out the multiple old cars we've previously highlighted that don't have working A/C should have started their own side business repairing and recharging A/C systems in old cars. Let's move on. The rest of the car, while it could probably stand a little detailing (and maybe the return of its woodgraining, though it looks decent sans Di-Noc), appears to be in solid shape, ready to hit the road as is. From the seller's description:
This car is one of only 6.655 built in 1975. I rescued it from the nephew in charge of the estate of the original owner. This car has spent its entire life in the San Leandro valley of sunny California. It was re-registered by the original owner under his business in 1988. I have the original sales slip/title and owners manual and keys. Plus the vanity plates registered in 1988. It has 114,265 original miles and has been garaged its whole life. It has had a recent paint job in the correct Sherwood green/Frosty green metallic. Unfortunately they opted to remove the wood grain before repainting it. But as you can see it has been well cared for inside and out. There is no rust on this car. The tires are in great shape. All the windows and power accessories seem to work with exception of the radio. It has sound, but no tuning capability. The A/C compressor and components are all there, but it blows warm. It has a new battery, new coil, resister block. and new air filter…It appears to have had a recent tune-up as well. It has just had a lube/oil/filter performed by my caring hands. The underside of the car is clean and dry and also rust free. The exhaust is in good shape. The brakes seem fine. It starts right up and runs/shifts/handles very nicely.The 440 in this car is very strong, and it is also pre "lean-burn"! The torque-flite transmission shifts great!
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1961 Chrysler Newport Town and Country
It seems that every time we select a Find of the Day like this 1961 Chrysler Newport Town and Country for sale on Hemmings.com, we get plenty of commenters reminiscing not about driving big land cruisers like this, but about rolling around in the back of massive station wagons on road trips as children. So perhaps we've found a way to get younger generations enthusiastic about old cars: Stick them in the back of a wagon and drive them across the country and back. Here's hoping the buyer of this remarkably well preserved Town and Country does just that. From the seller's description:
This car is absolutely beautiful and in very original & excellent condition. The paint is mostly original. There are a few small imperfections from years of use, but nothing major and barely noticeable. Chrome and trim are incredible. No pitting at all and still shining bright. This low-mileage original was born and raised in the dry climate of sunny California, and it shows.
The interior is completely original and in excellent condition for its age. The space-age instrument cluster looks incredible, and all gauges work. The oblong steering wheel has no cracks at all. This wagon is nicely optioned with factory AC, Golden Tone AM radio, power steering, power brakes, light package, power rear window, tinted glass and more. Being 100 percent original and nearly 54 years old, you would expect a few flaws from regular usage. There are only two on this wagon worth noting. The are small dash cracks on the top portion of the dash and a small tare on the driver's side seat. That's it! Unbelievable for an original interior of this age.
The 361ci 2bbl Golden Lion engine with TorqueFlite automatic pushbutton transmission runs and drives beautifully. Driving this car really shows how well taken care of this car was throughout the years. The mileage is 100 percent accurate and it clearly shows. It is completely safe, roadworthy and capable of short or long road trips with the family. The undercarriage is completely original and rust-free.
Location: Old Bethpage, New York
Status: No Longer Available
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1970 Chrysler 300 convertible
Check out the owner's snapshots of this 1970 Chrysler 300 convertible listed on Hemmings.com and you'll see that at some point between 1986 and 2001-ish, the car wore a New York State Statue of Liberty vanity plate that read "IRSISTBL." While the lure of late 1960s early 1970s Big Three intermediate convertibles is always strong, the price tags can run high, especially for cars that were optioned up with factory big-block engines. Meanwhile, the more prestigious full-size convertibles of the same era are like inexpensive, piled-up, all-you-can-eat buffets of open air cruising. This 300 seems like a lot of fun for the money: 440 four barrel, air conditioning, power windows, etc. "The car runs well even on today's garbage gas," the owner says. Sounds like a good road trip car to us. From the seller's description:
California car with 157k miles (4k/yr). 440 4bbl, matching numbers drivetrain. console car with disk brakes (rare options for 1970). Power steering, brakes and windows. Power top, headlight doors work great. Air conditioning, compressor upgraded to R134A, original pressure hoses weepy. U-code spec dual snorkel air cleaner riding on numbers matching ECS/California emission Carter 4140 carb. (Have original single snorkel air cleaner tub.) Numbers matching re-cored radiator.Original single exhaust replaced by Chrysler U-code spec dual exhaust system. (Y-pipe was shot). Tires and brakes good. Chrysler road wheels not original to this car, were put on by previous owner. No build sheet, but fender tags tell the story as far as equipment. Top showing wear. Car interior can use attention, original date coded top boot weathered, but looks OK with a little Armor All. Original rear seat sun faded and heat cracked on top of seat back. Front buckets were re-covered at one time, now split at seams (although comfortable and decent looking with nifty color matching beaded seat covers). Legendary had correct covers as of a while ago. Dash pad is in very good shape with no cracks. (Has a custom cover for when not being driven). Original carpet, armrests, sun visors and console door worn. Bumper chrome in nice shape. Body had been repainted at a California Chrysler dealer by the original lady owner (whose initial letters still adorn the dash) sometime in the early 80s. Car has been a joy to own since I bought it from a collector in Nevada in 1989. Many beach trips, car shows, sunset cruises, garners attention every time it's on the road. I've retired, and will be moving into smaller digs, so she needs to go. It should be noted that these pictures have been taken both recently and through the years, but I will take pictures as specified by (hopefully) serious potential buyers and email them, as the car looks much the same.The car has been extremely well maintained (Quaker State/filter every 2k, regular trans fluid/ filter change, coolant flushes, tuneups, all done by me).
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1953 Chrysler Ghia Special Coupe sells for $460,000 in Monaco
1953 Chrysler Ghia Special Coupe. Photo by Franck Sicre, courtesy RM Auctions.
Chrysler's Ghia-built show cars of the early 1950 demonstrated the potential of a marriage between Italian coachbuilding (influenced by Virgil Exner's designs) and American engineering. Chrysler only had six Ghia Special Coupes constructed, but Ghia followed up with another dozen Special Coupes of their own. Last weekend, a 1953 Chrysler Ghia Special Coupe, one of the 18 cars originally built, crossed the stage in Monaco, where it sold for a price of 336,000 euros ($462,353) including buyer's fees.
The Ghia-bodied Chryslers were never intended to be merely show cars, as both companies contemplated the potential of putting the exclusive coachbuilt coupes into limited production. Ghia Specials were never offered through American Chrysler dealers, but buyers in Europe could drive away in one of the stylish two-doors, sold through Société France Motors, Chrysler's European sales agent. The similarly-styled Ghia GS-1 even saw a production run of 400 units, once again available only to buyers on that side of the Atlantic.
Photo by Franck Sicre, courtesy RM Auctions.
The Chrysler Ghia Special Coupe that crossed the block in Monaco last Saturday, chassis number 7231533, came powered by its original 331-cu.in. Chrysler Fire Power Hemi V-8.
mated to a PowerFlite two-speed automatic Fluid Drive transmission. According to RM's auction description, chassis 7231533 was sold new by Société France Motors to Leon Coulibeuf, a postwar industrialist with a passion for sports cars and a racing resume that included participation in the 1953 Tour de France Automobile and the 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans. It's not entirely clear if Coulibeuf purchased the Ghia coupe for his own use or for his wife's enjoyment, but its first time in the spotlight (at the 1953 Concours d'Elegance d'Enghien-les-Bains) listed his wife as the car's entrant.
Photo by Franck Sicre, courtesy RM Auctions.
Restored by a previous long-term owner in 1990, the Chrysler Ghia Special Coupe has, until now, spent its entire existence in France, and it's reportedly been shown just once post-restoration, at the 2001 Louis Vuitton Concours at Bagatelle. Its sale on Saturday represented the first time the car has been offered to the public since new, and its selling price of €336,000 ($462,353) reflected its clean-but-not-quite-concours-ready condition. A comparable 1953 Chrysler Ghia Special Coupe, in unrestored form, sold at RM's 2010 Monaco Auction for a price of €246,400, then the equivalent of $309,832.
1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/C, the auction's top lot. Photo by Tom Wood, courtesy RM Auctions.
As one would expect from an auction in Monaco, Ferraris were well represented, occupying six of the sale's top 10 spots. The high dollar car was a 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/C, one of just 12 produced and said to be among the most original examples remaining, which sold for €5,712,000 ($7.86 million). Other lots rounding out the top 10 included a 1959 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet Series I, which sold for €4,704,000 ($6.47 million); a 1967 Ferrari 330 GTS, which sold for €2,128,000 ($2.93 million); a 1967 Ferrari Dino 206 S Spider sports prototype racer, which sold for €2,072,000 ($2.85 million); a 1968 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/2 Daytona sports prototype racer, which sold for €1,260,000 ($1.73 million); a 1958 Lister-Jaguar "Knobbly" Prototype, which sold for €1,176,000 ($1.6 million, or considerably less than the $1,980,000 the car sold for last August in Monterey); a 1966 Brabham-Repco BT20 Formula One racer, which sold for €1,092,000 ($1.5 million); a 1997 Ferrari F50, which sold for €907,200 ($1.25 million); a 2003 Ferrari Enzo, which sold for €868,000 ($1.19 million); a 1956 Porsche 356 A Carrera 1500 GS Speedster, which sold for €840,000 ($1.16 million); and a 1969 Lamborghini Miura P400S, which also sold for €840,000.
For complete results from RM's Monaco sale, visit RMAuctions.com.

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(1) The strike-3 pitch he threw to Heisey was one of the nastiest balls I've seen this year. I have no idea what he threw. It had screwball action from a RHP.
(2) Did anyone else think he was balking the whole time with runners on. I'm not saying this made a difference in the game, but just found it curious. He had this little "false start" rock toward the plate. If you got it on DVR, go back and check it out.


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2013-06-11 - Finnish melancholic dark metal masters AMORPHIS premiere the brand new video for the song 'The Wanderer' form the band's most recent hit album »Circle« today.
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Commented the band: "We've had super fun shooting this new video with Patric Ullaeus who did an amazing job as always! See for yourselves - for us, it's one of our favourite music videos from all the ones we've done so far! Enjoy & keep rocking!"
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I'm on my second steep of this and it's just as delicious as the first time. Yes, that was two days ago. VariaTEA sent this sample my way and we were just chatting about how I definitely have the control to wait until February to place a Nina's order. I mean, it's only a week away.
I was taking a break from studying/assignments this afternoon and where do I find myself but on Amazon. Sigh. I'm sure you know the rest of the story.
Yay for new teas!
Also, I'm trying out a new recipe now for moist coconut loaf while I sip away of this treat.
Update: You guys, the coconut loaf is amazing!
Yet another update: I got an email regarding my order this morning!
(I may have specifically set up Photobucket to share this, and other photos with you guys. I was using J's but I may as well have my own.)
Feel free to take that sample back. :P Yes! I also got Je t'aime, Magicienne, and Grand Amour. Would you like some in the swap? They've already shipped (gasp!), so they'll be here before the S&V we're waiting on. :)
haha I tried Grand Amour and it was good but not for me. I would be happy to try some Magicienne though. I got a sample when I saw them and stupidly made it before realizing I was sick and couldn't taste anything.
Yay! Does it make you happy knowing that you have Japon on the way and you no longer need to hoard the sample??
I have a feeling it is really good but I could not taste the sample for the life of me. I was so mad.
VariaTEA I am thrilled I no longer have to hoard haha! I ordered the 2×1.6oz option on amazon since it ended up being $5 less than the option with the tin. I was also thrilled about that haha. Also, now you will have another chance to taste it!
Stephanie Thanks! As if I could be more excited haha.
Nicole I definitely will!
Cavo the shipping was just over $10 for 5 packages of tea at 1.6oz. each. The tins were slightly more to ship so I opted for the packages of Japon since I have an abundance of tins.
This is a delightful oolong. I've tried a fair few from Verdant, but without having them side by side I don't really feel qualified to say which is better. They all taste like lovely oolongs. There is none of the mineral like taste here that I'm not overly fond of, but there is a delightful, extremely subtle hint of sweetness. We shall see what resteeps bring.
Thanks for sharing KiwiDelight!
Sipping on this while working on a sustainability assignment, watching Friends, and preparing a few swaps. Multitasking at it's finest.
This tea is so amazing. I'm a cup away from a sipdown, but there's more en route. This will hopefully never be a permanent sipdown because I require this in my life. At all times. The natural honey-like sweetness is irresistible.
I'm not the biggest fan when oolongs don't have specific steeping instructions, since in my experience, I've found them to be somewhat finicky. I went in the middle and steeped this for 2.5 minutes, and just let the water cool while I put dishes away.
It did turn out just fine. It's a green oolong, so it has that familiar slightly vegetal flavour, but with an added sweetness at the end of the sip. The sweetness is interesting. I generally prefer darker oolongs but I am impressed with this one.
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This tea I picked up a while ago, from the London Drugs handy my house, when there was an extensive discussion on someone's review of it. I must say, although I'm not really a chai person this one is tasty. I do have to steep it for quite a while, but that could be because it's a bagged tea. I love that the coconut makes it creamier and it's a subtle chai overall.
I'm not always in the mood for it, but it's tasty when I am, and it is such a delight I can get this at London Drugs.
I think I'll go with the thinking that my stomach was still a tad off when I tried this yesterday morning, because I just resteeped the last of my swap from VariaTEA and it doesn't have the same fake smell to it I got yesterday. Just strawberry and cacao. Although, I may have also forgot about it steeping on the counter as I drafted a message to VariaTEA as well haha. Oversteeping Cacao teas is always a great idea I've found. Yum.
You know, this one may actually be an order. My January tally is getting out of hand. J will not be pleased.
Also, I'm working on updating my bio, so I shall have actual tea-related info up there soon! For now it's just a wee paragraph saying so in addition to my two lines of bio that have always been there.
I am kinda off the cacao tea right now but this to me smelled like a strawberry milkshake and I really like strawberry milkshakes so I just can't let it go. I am waiting in hopes that one day I will be into the cacao tea again.
I hope so too! I have phases of cacao for sure. But I do always come back to it. And I have so many black teas, the few herbals I enjoy, I need to keep around haha.
I realized the other day that I only have about 50 decaf teas among all the other caffeinated ones. That would be a lot but unfortunately most are to be swapped because I don't really like them. So the occasional time I do find a decaf tea I like, I tend to stock up.
I'm the same. I've tried many herbals and while they're tasty, they usually aren't tasty enough to keep around. Or I get tired of them. But look here! This swap has introduced me to another possibility. This could be herbal #4!
You don't know how long it's been since I could have a strawberry milkshake – my eyes weep from the fond memories :(
Thanks sundaysipping for being awesome to send some of this my way, so I could have another go of it. :)
I will say it's better than the first time around, not that that went badly, but I steeped it longer this time and it does seem more flavourful. I will also say, despite rarely, if ever, adding anything to my teas, it seems like a wee bit of sugar would help the flavour pop more.
I'm a little sad that I seem to be a bit over David's, because it's a Canadian company, and the employees at my local store are amazing. My tea tastes are evolving though, and you've just gotta go with the flow. I do keep David's Guayusa and Genmiacha stocked in my cupboard at least . :)
I had a feeling brown sugar would make it tastier. I had only enough for one cup sadly. But perhaps if it comes back round next year. :) Thanks for the suggestion!
Oh my word this smells delectable.
I enjoy genmaicha so much, but it often gets forgotten in my cupboard for more 'glamorous' teas. Tonight, genmaicha from Nina's is glamorous.
Mmm. Oh yes. Creamy vanilla, caramel genmaicha. The black tea adds an additional magical element to the tea.
Thanks you VariaTEA for sharing! Though I fear you have created a monster. I must have more of this.
I found it on the American Amazon site! Is this the best place to buy it? Does Nina's have a website where you can purchase online?
OMG I AM OBSESSED!!! I am sooooooooooo happy you liked it. I have been sending it to everyone and talking about it so much that I was sure a whole bunch of people would get it and be like "why does she like this so much?"
Yep, Amazon is the way to get it. I think they also do informal billing via email, but I don't think their website does ordering yet.
How do I order from them VariaTEA?! I cannot live without this haha. I can't seem to find if their website offers online shopping?
Their website doesn't offer online ordering yet but you can either email them directly or buy the stuff on amazon. Honestly though, I would email them if you are ordering. I met them and they are amazing. Plus you can also probably ask them for samples. I bought mine from them in person. They made me a cup and I was sold.
I have some weird obsession with this tea. If my whole stash disappeared tomorrow and I just had this tea I would still be happy (okay probably not but I do like it a lot).
Oooh! I have a sample from my swap with VariaTEA but I want to wait a few days for this head cold to clear. I really want to try it!
Also I thought from their fb page that the Web store might be up soon. I sent my email in for notification. Maybe in a month or two I can justify a small order as I (ahem) loved je t'aime.
This one came my way from VariaTEA :)
I've had this one before, a while ago, and if I remember correctly I enjoyed it, but not enough to keep it around. This evening is a better experience. The Ceylon base is not too strong, and the raspberry flavour is coming through nicely. I read a few of the tea notes on this one and it seems to be slightly finicky. Perhaps if I can perfect the steeping parameters I would consider ordering this one.
I remembered really liking it the first time I had it and then not really liking it the second time around. I am glad you enjoyed it though.
Yeah after 6 oz of this one I am done with it.
That and the shipping from the UK makes it harder to justify!
I was sick to my stomach yesterday, but I had to drag myself into school for a group meeting for a debate we have to present today. I managed to survive with a sleeve of crackers, and I only just made it back to my house in time. Ugh.
This morning I'm feeling slightly better, so I'm hoping it was a 24 hour bug. I couldn't really decide what tea would be best on my stomach, and this one probably wasn't the best choice, but I was excited to try it.
The strawberry cream scent really comes through, although it's smelling slightly fake to me. Hopefully that particular part of the scent doesn't come through to the taste. The general cacao scent is also there, which makes me feel a little better about this cup.
Thank goodness the taste comes through more 'true' than fake, although that scent is slightly off-putting. The cacao is prominent here with a creaminess and then the strawberry flavour towards the end of the sip. To be quite honest, I'd almost just prefer a cacao cream. The creaminess is a delightful, but I'm thinking perhaps the strawberry could use a bit of perfecting.
This one was good hot, but I'm thinking it's even better as it cools. As are all the cacao teas I've had haha.
Thanks for sharing VariaTEA!
Oh no, sorry about your day…I'm glad everything worked out in the end, and that you made it back to your house! So happy to hear you're feeling better today as well, stomach bugs aren't fun.
Oh man – I absolutely NEED to try this. This sounds amazing!


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That looks like the correct battery at 7dayshop. The voltage should be 1.35 or 1.4 volts. I cut a very thin slice of plastic 1/2 inch cpvc plumbing pipe to center the battery. I also have some O-rings of the right dimensions to center the battery. The O-ring numbering systems vary, even among suppliers here in the US. The one you see mentioned on the internet is a #13, but I forget the dimensions, which are in fractional inches. If you can't find a reference for the size, get back to me and I'll see what I can find. You should be able to get the zinc-air 675 at almost any chemists. Once you have the battery and camera in hand, you could fit a proper O-ring at a local hardware store.
I've never used autofocus at all, or even read about it in the magazines. It's quite possible, perhaps likely, that the two people I mentioned weren't using it properly, so I'll reserve any final judgement on autofocus until I've used it properly myself. The last time I looked at a new SLR to see how it worked was 1983. The one I use is a 1977 or 1978 design, so I'm really outdated in that regard. That one has an auto-exposure mode, which I used once in 1981 shooting on fisherman's wharf in San Franciso.
There are no hyperfocal markings on the Canonet, but mine has two scales, meters and feet. I think what may be confusing you is the aperture scale. It has f-stops from 1.7 to f:16, then a red A for shutter speed priority with auto aperture, the on the other side of the red A are numbers 28, 20, and 14, which I recall as being the guide numbers for use with the dedicated flash. I don't have that item. The lever for changing the ASA has window, cloud, and sun symbols, but there is a real numerical ASA scale as well.
If you want a DOF scale for any lens and use Windows, visit dofmaster.com. You can download a free program there to print out a DOF dial scale to your own specifications. There's another program there for printing out a hyperfocal chart for multiple lenses. Nice stuff.
Having a Copal leaf shutter, the Canonet is far quieter than any focal plane shutter.
One thing that I haven't mentioned that I like about the Bessas is the trigger winder. You can find info on it at cameraquest.com, and possibly also Robert White. I can get between 2 and 2.5 frames/second out of it, and I like the grip and bulk it adds to fit my large hands. It's an all mechanical trigger advance that's reasonably quiet, no batteries. I understand that either the Hexar or Contax (perhaps both, I haven't used either) has a reasonably quiet motor advance as well.


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package that Pew students use in their statistics and methodology courses.
Similarly, the introductory course taught at the beginning of the program aims to give students a clearer understanding of the goals and structure of the program so that as they proceed in their course work they have a solid sense of how the various components fit together. This includes an understanding of how the course work relates to the qualifying examination, which they need to take to achieve candidacy, as well as to the dissertation, and how all of these elements are intended to serve the basic goals of the program.
Another part of this introductory course consists of presentations and seminars by guest lecturers, which are intended to expose students to a broad range of approaches to the analysis of health policy issues. An important goal of this series of seminars is to illustrate how several of the individual elements covered in Pew program courses are brought together by experienced analysts and researchers in addressing specific policy questions and issues.
Graduates of the Pew program at the University of Michigan are expected to have the kind of grounding in statistics and research methods that will enable them to make discerning use of the literature and to know what is required to turn out high-quality health policy research and evaluations. Since they are not being trained to be full-time researchers, the emphasis is on gaining a firm grasp of the fundamentals and of the methods and approaches most likely to be of use for health policy. This is seen as providing the necessary base for any subsequent learning of more intricate or specialized approaches that individuals may wish to pursue or for collaborating with those who have specialized knowledge about such approaches.
A series of four courses is offered in this area. Each course is meant to reinforce and build upon previously acquired knowledge. In addition, the topics covered in these four courses come up again and are expanded upon in other courses, such as epidemiology, economics, and the seminar on disease prevention and the environment.
Statistics is one of the areas in which the Pew students must pass a so-called prerequisite examination at the start of the program. To pass it students must demonstrate knowledge at the level of an introductory graduate course in sta-


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She had been portrayed in a modernist manner: her face all dabbed, violent brushstrokes, her eyes disturbed.
I like how they take the rigorous grid of modernist art and put it back on the street.
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So during May and June I half leased an OTTB who has been doing English for 3 years and is owned by a younger girl. The owner lets him get away with being behind the leg and she trots him to every jump, so he has gotten into the habit of having to overcompensate and overjump everything.
The way he jumps is kind of choppy: you get a good trot approach to the jump and he pops up over it, not very smooth at all. He also lacks a lot of pace to a jump, which has made me feel like I need to throw myself at the jump to get him over and over exaggerate my two point. Bad, bad, bad habit.
The horse has been lame for nearly 3 weeks but is finally better but I won't be jumping him anymore and I am switching barns. At my new barn, I rode a horse with much more pace to the jumps and it was absolutely fantastic.
Anyways, the problem: I am still jumping ahead and falling on my horse's neck when I jump and in some videos from a while ago I'm not really releasing at all. My lower leg is sliding back but I am kind of 'squatting' in the saddle so it just looks horrible. Hands not releasing, leg sliding back, jumping ahead, the whole shebang.
What can I do to improve on some of this? Definitely going to talk it over with my new trainer at my lesson this weekend. Any tips to help the jumping ahead (problem I've had for a while), keeping my leg at the girth, and the like would be extremely helpful and appreciated.
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Glass Negative - Lawrence Beckett, Northcote, Victoria, Jan 1893 Reg. No: MM 030098
- Summary:
- Lawrence Beckett (aged about 2), taken in the verandah of the family home in Westbourne Grove, Northcote, January 1893, Photograph taken by his father Thomas Beckett.
Part of a collection of glass plate negatives taken by Dr Thomas George Beckett, doctor, pioneering radiologist and amateur photographer between 1891 and 1910. The collection is primarily of Beckett's family, friends, homes, and towns and suburbs where Beckett and his family lived, including Charlton in central Victoria and Northcote & South Yarra, suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria.
- Description Of Content:
- Lawrence Beckett sitting on a chair on the veranda of his home holding a bucket and spade and wearing a sailor suit.
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- Donation from Mrs Joan Hadden
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|Clothing & Textiles Collection, Domestic & Community Life Collection, Images & Image Making Collection, Dr Thomas George Beckett Collection, Dr Thomas George Beckett (1859-1937)
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|Glass Negative: Black & White
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|Northcote, Victoria, Australia, Jan 1893
|Dr Thomas Beckett, Northcote, Victoria, Australia, Jan 1893
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Xavier, Cincinnati to find home for hoops rivalryBy JOE KAY
the associated press | November 20,2013(AP Photo/Al Behrman)
Cincinnati head coach Mick Cronin reacts to a play in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Appalachian State, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, in Cincinnati. Cincinnati won 77-49.CINCINNATI Xavier and Cincinnati want to keep their annual basketball rivalry, but school officials havent decided whether to play at a neutral site or return to campus after a brawl nearly sidelined the series.
Cincinnati athletic director Whit Babcock said in an interview Tuesday that the schools want to maintain the annual game, which is one of the citys sports highlights.
There was talk about ending the rivalry two years ago after a brawl erupted with 9.4 seconds left on Xaviers court. Four players from each team were suspended and video replays of the punching and shoving received national attention.
The game had alternated campuses each year, but it was moved to a downtown arena for two seasons after the brawl. Cincinnati won 60-45 last year in a game that was amicable. The schools will see how the game goes on Dec. 14 before deciding the site.
Long-term, what weve talked about is certainly continuing to play the game, Babcock said. Neither one of us has a desire to end that series.
The big question is where the heck are you going to play, and that we havent ironed out. Weve left it at, `Hey, we want to see how this second year goes down there.
Babcock said the schools presidents and trustees will be involved in the decision. The campuses are separated by only 2½ miles, and theyve played each other 80 times.
The 2011 game on Xaviers court was called after the fight erupted with the Musketeers ahead 76-53. Last year, there were no hostilities or technical fouls in the first year at a downtown arena that seats 16,264. The crowd of 14,528 was nearly equally divided between Xavier and Cincinnati fans.
Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin said he liked how the atmosphere at the downtown arena was much less acrimonious on a neutral site. Xavier coach Chris Mack has said hed like to see the game return to the campuses at some point.
At the end of the day its just a game, but its a pretty darn important one for this city, Babcock said. Right now weve just said, `Hey, in general we want to keep playing. We want to see the game this year and then well sit down and talk.
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Monthly Meeting–Saturday, June 6, 2015 – Lisa Wells will present "Learn how to craft dialogue that carries power!"
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NBA Season Preview: San Antonio Spurs
Dec 15, 2011, 9:21 AM EDT
Last season: 61-21, best record in the Western Conference. But they struggled against big lineups and so drawing Memphis in the first round was trouble. The Spurs were eliminated fast.
Head Coach: Gregg Popovich, entering his 16th year at the helm of the Spurs. But he remains as cranky as ever.
Key Departures: George Hill, who played well for them off the bench.
Key Additions: Kawhi Leonard, T.J. Ford
Best case scenario: The over-the-hill gang is back for one more run at it — this is a team that wants a ring and the best case scenario is they get it. One more shot at the glory.
For that to happen: They are going to have to get some athletes and get more size of front. The Spurs are going to be very good in the regular season — it is hard to contain Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker. And Parker looked very good at the European Championships his past summer. But the Memphis Grizzlies exposed the Spurs — they do not have the size to contain a big lineup. Like Memphis. Or the Lakers.
Maybe Tiago Splitter has a breakout year and maybe DeJuan Blair takes a step forward, but they need more inside play from somewhere to counter the big teams. It can't just be Tim Duncan (who is still very good but is not Superman).
More likely the Spurs will: Be the more offensive-minded team they were last year, they will be quite good, and they will last in the playoffs until they run into a big roster. May be first round, may be second, but eventually size will wear them down.
I am looking forward to seeing if Kawhi Leonard can give them the athleticism and youth they need in the roster. I'm curious to see how much Pop trusts a rookie on the floor.
The other question out there is how this older team deals with the condensed schedule. They used to rest Tim Duncan on one end of a back-to-back, can they do that this year? How will Popovich deal with the minutes?
Prediction: 44-22 and a nice playoff seed again, but they may will not get out of the first round again.
- edmazeing1 - Dec 15, 2011 at 9:49 AM
(Kurt) any chance spurs make a trade with N.O, for fomer Clipper center (Chris.K)?
- rowdyrr - Dec 15, 2011 at 10:41 AM
They were so dependent on the 3pt'er last year, it's more than size inside, Memphis had athletic defenders on the perimeter, and the Spurs didn't have Horry
- passerby23 - Dec 15, 2011 at 12:23 PM
Spurs have some good depth which will win them a higher seed entering the playoffs, but the size issue is bang-on. I predict 46-47 wins and ousted in the second round.
- rowdyrr - Dec 15, 2011 at 10:03 PM
I'm sure nobody wants to deal with Stern and Stu Jackson, but Tiago Splitter and another Spur for either Kaman or Emeka Okafor, seems it would help both teams
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