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My Pics from PH and Autosport International
Jan 18th
As many of you will know, it was the Autosport International Show this weekend. I just thought I would touch on David's previous post with some of my favourite road worthy cars from the show.
Ferrari California
This was the first time I'd seen the California up close and it is astonishingly beautiful. The 2+2 GT has a 454hp front mid-mounted 4.3L V8 that storms from 0-62mph in under 4 seconds. There are a few firsts for the prancing horse as well with this model, the first to feature that mid-front engine, the first to feature the 7-speed dual clutch transmission, the first with direct petrol injection and the first with a folding metal roof. Ferrari's line up is growing on my each day with the 599, the 458 Italia and this, I truly am California dreaming…
Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione
I was first interested in the 8C when I saw this picture! There's not much to say about the 8C other than it has searing performance and it looks great. Alfa have really showed they can play with the other Italian supercar big dogs, the 4.7L V8 launches it from 0-62 in 4.5 seconds and it'll top out at 190mph. The only problem is the £100,00O price tag and the fact only 500 were built. If you are able to get your hands on one though, I would do it!
Noble M600The £200,000 Noble M600 has been described as the most exciting British spots car for a generation. It is sensationally quick, 0-62mph in 3 seconds flat and 100mph in 3 seconds more. It has a suspected top speed of 225mph and has a better power to weight ratio than the Veyron, need I say more… Oh! I'm also a fan of the powder blue.
Jaguar XFR
I've got a lot of time for this car, I liked the XF when it came out so naturally the 503hp supercharged version has tickled my fancy. I like the interior of the XF as well, starting with the pulsating red start button, the sleek metal centre console and the bathing of blue light during darkness. Despite being the cheapest on the list so far by a long way at just under £60,000, it still has a 0-62mph time of 4.9 seconds and a blistering mid-range pace.
Lotus Evora CupOK so this isn't quite road worthy but I had to use this picture of the Evora Cup to demonstrate my love for the Evora. When I first saw the Evora I wasn't sold but now I've seen it in the metal I think it is an absolutely brilliant car. At just under the XFR at 45-50k with the same 0-62mph time I think this is a bargain supercar. Influx have recently included it as a future classic, and I totally agree.
Lexus LFAAt the other end of the pricing spectrum from the Evora and the XFR, here's the Lexus LFA. Now I'm not sold on the LFA, sure it's quite a nice looking and ridiculously fast supercar but how does it warrant the £350,000 price tag?! There is one thing I will give it though, it has an incredible F1 inspired engine induction/ exhaust noise, check it out here. Still… give me a California or an Evora any day!
Ich bin ein Frankfurter
Sep 24th
As you might know all the recent automotive news in coming from the Frankfurt motor show, so I thought I would share with you my highlights.
Maserati GranCabrio
I know I blogged about it not very long ago, but how good does it look in real life?
Citroën REVOLTe
This cool quirky looking concept bears more than a passing resemblance to the iconic 2CV. The interior is also very interesting with this concept, with woven black leather, crimson velvet and aluminium. Rumours are a toned down version of this baby town car is set for production.
Ferrari 458 Italia
One of the most hyped up cars has been the Ferrari 458 Italia. Personally I'm reserved about some styling points, I think the bonnet looks like it doesn't fit to the headlights properly and I'm not keen on the sticky out rear lights. There are two things I love about it however, the gorgeous shape, especially the rear, and this incredible video:
Audi R8 V10 5.2 V10Most cars look stupid with overuse of chrome, very few can get away with being totally chrome – although I think the Audi R8 pulls it off big time!
Lamborghini Reventon Roadster
Ok so you can't really see the Reventon, but I think this Lambo frauline offers way more in the way of eye-candy.
Thanks to autoblog for the pics!
GranCabrio Set for Frankfurt
Aug 27th
Maserati have announced that the GranCabrio, the convertible version of the GranTurismo, will debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show on September 15th.
The GranCabrio will be the third prong in the trident carmakers line-up, the first open top four-seater in Maserati's history. This car has breathtaking styling, developed by the well known Italian design firm Pininfarina, also responsible for the Ferrari Enzo, the Alfa Brera and the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti – need I say more!
If that wasn't enough for you, the GranCabrio will use the 433 hp 4.7 l V8 lump from the GranTurismo S, although might be slightly slower due to the added weight from the extra bracing. Although performance figures haven't been released yet, expect a 0-60 time of around 5.5 secs and a top speed of 180 mph.
The car will go on sale from early next year and unfortunately if I 've got you excited you will have to part with around £90,000 to own one!
Also debuting at Frankfurt will be another gorgeous Pininfarina designed Italian supercar.
This will be the new offering from Ferrari, the 458 Italia their F430 replacement. This mid-engined beast will have a direct-injected 4.5 l V8 that blasts out 562 horsepower!
Keep your eyes peeled to Influx this month as next week the Italia theme will be launched.
I'm now off to book a flight to Frankfurt… Ciao Bella!
Bucke Backs Ronaldo
Jan 13th
As most of you will know, Ronaldo stacked his Ferrari 599 into a roadside barrier. Here's a before and after of the £200,000 sports car…
Adrian flux have had a bit of publicity from this unfortunate accident. The Guardian focused on the fact Ronnie might have trouble getting a new insurance deal, with Gerry Bucke offering his opinion on the matter. People from AA and Churchill seem very reluctant to insure the Man Utd Winger, with Churchill saying they may not even touch him on a 1.0 L Fiesta. Gerry was the only manager that was prepared to insure him, saying that "anything is possible" and that Flux had already insured a sportsman in his twenties on a McLaren F1.
The quote's have even made it on Bulgarian and Chinese news sites.
This may well have been the scene shortly after the accident.
Unfortunately for Gerry, rumours of the 'Fifa Player of 2008' joining Ipswich in light of these comments have been denied and Real Madrid still remain favourites.
Naked Woman in a Ferrari stops for cigarettes.
Jul 27th
Yes you read that right. Customers and staff at a petrol station near the town of Dömitz, Germany looked on admiringly as a splendid red Ferrari F430 pulled up at the forecourt.
Then came the "drop your bratwurst" moment as a naked blonde climbed out of the passenger seat, and wearing nothing more than a pair of gold stilettos (this is Germany, remember), along with a watch, a bracelet and belly chain, not to mention some substantial tattoos, proceeded to walk into the garage and purchase 6 packets of cigarettes. (The lady behind the counter helpfully confirmed that the mystery nudist was carrying cash in her hand.)
The unclothed Teutonic maiden then calmly walked back to the waiting Ferrari climbed back in, and she and her unseen companion sped off like the proverbial Valkyrie.
But not before a young snapper named Karsten had bagged a couple of photos of the unclad passenger, and, like a true gent, he has published them on the net and had them published in the tabloid Bild. (Summary in english.)
But the question remains, why?
Bild suggested that perhaps the Ferrari's air conditioning was broken.
Maybe she was so desperate for a post-coital cigarette that she didn't stop to put clothes on?
I guess we'll never know.
But I have checked, and as far as I can tell, if you have a crash whilst driving naked, you will still be covered by your car insurance, although you may be arrested for something else!
Expensive Mistake by careless Ferrari Driver
Jul 10th
If you are lucky enough to own a powerful rear-wheel drive car, whether it be something as exclusive as a Ferrari or something just a little more down to earth, like a Lotus or TVR, you need to be careful that you don't lose control.
That's why we offer such a massive discount on performance car insurance to owners who have completed a course like Ride Drive.
So if you're lucky enough to have a dream car, think about improving your driving, or you'll end up looking like a big wally – just ask this guy:
And if he doesn't convince you, you could ask this Mustang driver.
Influx and Ferrari
Mar 29th
Everyone with an insurance policy with Adrian Flux should by now have received their copy of influx, the Adrian Flux magazine. As we've mentioned before, we didn't want to just produce an ordinary, boring, corporate magazine that was full of puff pieces about us.
So instead we packed it full with really awesome pictures of some of our favourite cars and bikes, professionally produced articles that any enthusiast would like to read, as well as some of our customer's own cars with a story to tell.
The end result is, in our opinion, the best car magazine in the UK.
The latest issue is crammed with features on Surfers and their Surf Wagons, Drifting, Group B Rally cars and the Buell Lightning Super TT, amongst 64 pages of unadulterated motoring eye candy.
But the cover story is our test drive of the new Ferrari F430 F1 Spider.
We initially asked Ferrari if we could take a photo of their new beast of a cabrio. But when we rang them, they asked if we wouldn't prefer to take it for a test drive. So that's what happened.
Some lucky so and so (not me, sadly) got to take it this awe inspiring machine on a four day tour of some of the historic racing circuits of Europe – Reims, Le Mans, Spa – and a single page photo turned into a 6 page feature article and wraparound cover.
Ferrari obviously like it, anyway. We hope you do too.


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It is a diadem fit for a King among kings, an Emperor among emperors.
I do this every day, and yet the joy of waiting and at last touching again the diadem, only seems to increase as the days pass.
late 13c., from Old French diademe and directly from Latin diadema "cloth band worn around the head as a sign of royalty," from Greek diadema, from diadein "to bind across," from dia- "across" (see dia-) + dein "to bind," related to desmos "band," from PIE *de- "to bind." Used of the headband worn by Persian kings and adopted by Alexander the Great and his successors.
the tiara of a king (Ezek. 21:26; Isa. 28:5; 62:3); the turban (Job 29:14). In the New Testament a careful distinction is drawn between the diadem as a badge of royalty (Rev. 12:3; 13:1; 19:12) and the crown as a mark of distinction in private life. It is not known what the ancient Jewish "diadem" was. It was the mark of Oriental sovereigns. (See CROWN.)

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Left Richmond Virginia heading west.
It was dawn on day two in Kansas. Darkness spread out before me but it was delightfully cool and crisp. I just about burnt up on the long ride from Land Between the Lakes. I got there late Saturday, maybe 700 miles from Richmond. I started looking for a place to boondock and finally found a steep, rutted dirt road going up into cutover. It was very hot, the bugs were bad and I was tired. Hot the next day too into St. Louis then Kansas, where it was a 100. But this morning was cool and dark. Stayed in a Motel 6 last night, ordered pizza, washed clothes and sipped whisky.
Lots of people seem to hate travel across Kansas, but this morning she unfolded in the dark, looking much more western to my Virginia eyes. This morning, Kansas is beautiful for a flat chested country girl. I'm trying to beat the 100 degree forcast for cool climes in Colorado. I really did enjoy the morning.
I got off the interstate on the first dirt I saw when I could barely see the mountians.
Colorado is cooler, made Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak. Snow piled up and people everywhere. I felt closed in at the gift shop. Beautiful views, looking south I could see the first pass around the mountian in the gold fields. That's where I'm headed.
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I agree that lenses are more important than cameras, in general, but once you get lenses of a reasonable quality, then putting some money into your bodies makes sense. You can shoot sports, e.g., with a non-motor-driven FM2n, but you might have an easier time of it with an F4s or F5, with AF and a motor drive, and you might have better luck with accurate exposure in rapidly-changing light conditions using autoexposure.
I'll tell you one thing I really prefer about the F3HP or F4s versus an FM2n (and I own all three) - the high-eyepoint viewfinders. I wear glasses, and using the first two cameras is a lot easier. Still, the FM2n is a great camera in its own right, and it's awfully reliable in the cold, since it doesn't really need the batteries except for metering.
These days, with film cameras being so cheap, a person can afford to have the best of gear. I can't justify owning an F5 from a purely practical level, but the price has dropped to such a point that I can afford it and get my money's worth out of it. I really don't care if I need it or not.
Henri Cartier-Bresson made a career out of using a simple rangefinder camera and a 50mm lens. Should everyone have such basic gear? Obviously you can do amazing work with it. Photography would be boring, however, if everyone used the same gear.
Don't forget the glass - it's hugely important - but as long as you can afford reasonably good glass, by all means get reasonably good bodies to go with it. And, especially if you are a film shooter, have more than one camera - for multiple film types, not having to change lenses (sometimes subjects don't let you change them - there simply isn't time), and for the pleasure of using complementary tools.


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NEWARK, NJ - NOVEMBER 11: Scott Niedermayer #27 of the Anaheim Ducks shakes hands with former teammate Bobby Carpenter prior to their NHL game as former player Ken Daneyko #3 and Jamie Langenbrunner #15 of the New Jersey Devils look on at the Prudential Center on November 11, 2009 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Jamie Langenbrunner and David Perron scored 45 seconds apart midway through the third period as St. Louis rallied to a 3-1 victory over San Jose to win the Western Conference quarterfinal series in five games.Andy McDonald added an empty-net goal, defenseman Alex Pietrangelo notched two assists and Brian Elliott made 26 saves for the Blues, who recorded their first playoff series victory since topping Chicago in the 2002 conference quarterfinals.T.J. Oshie nearly tied the contest at 1-1 midway through the third, but his shot rang off the crossbar. It wasn't long after that St. Louis struck twice to move ahead.Former Shark Scott Nichol took an innocent wrist shot from above the right faceoff circle that handcuffed Antti Niemi. As the puck bounced in front of the crease, Langenbrunner got position on defenseman Justin Braun and punched it in at 11:16 to forge a tie.Just as the raucous crowd at Scottrade Center was beginning to settle down, Perron gave the Blues their first lead of the...
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4. This is her. She fits every clue.
5. At the end of Monday's season finale she's shown getting on a train to Farhampton, holding a yellow umbrella and wearing the same boots shown earlier in season 8.
6. Which would line up with Ted meeting her at the train station outside of Barney and Robin's wedding.
8. The actress shown at the end of the finale is named Cristin Milioti and she's been on other TV shows like 30 Rock and The Good Wife. She was also nominated for a Tony in 2012 for her performance in Once.
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Ukraine's False Choice
There are no winners in the geopolitical tug of war between Russia and the West.
- By Samuel CharapSamuel Charap is senior fellow for Russia and Eurasia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
The recent headlines about the alleged leaked recording of U.S. officials discussing the crisis in Ukraine are all focused on an expletive spoken in a moment of pique about the European Union. The press seems to have faithfully done the bidding of the most likely suspects behind the leak — one assumes either the Russians themselves or pro-Russian elements in the Ukrainian government — and focused on the alleged U.S. dissatisfaction with a supposedly weak-kneed E.U.
That such tensions exist even between the closest allies during a difficult crisis is hardly shocking. What is surprising about the conversation, if it did in fact occur, is that the United States still believes it can unilaterally create sustainable political outcomes in Ukraine while keeping Moscow in the dark. Lost in the reporting is that most of the alleged conversation is about cobbling together a political compromise and sealing the deal — before Russia has time to react.
Ironically, the E.U. seems to have already responded to the implicit call to action in the period since the recording was allegedly made and its publication today. On Monday, Feb. 3, the E.U. announced that it is considering a new financial aid package for Ukraine. Given Moscow's recent suspension of its own $15 billion unilateral aid package and distraction with the Sochi Olympics, Brussels has apparently decided to strike back against Russia's previous moves to block Ukraine's E.U. Association Agreement. (Details about the E.U. package are apparently still being finalized.) While a decision to extend assistance to Kiev, if taken, might answer the call to "do something" about Ukraine, in the long term it would almost certainly backfire — as the plans discussed in the leaked alleged call between U.S. officials already have.
It is precisely this 20-year tradition of geopolitical one-upmanship that led to this crisis in the first place, by allowing a parasitic political-economic system to bargain its way out of reform, and by sharpening the existing divisions in the Ukrainian polity. The fact that neither the West nor Russia seem ready to accept is that one side acting alone cannot resolve the crisis. In fact, unilateral action is likely to make it worse. The dysfunctional, deeply corrupt political-economic system that caused so many Ukrainians to take to the streets depends for its very survival on the absence of Russian-Western substantive exchanges about Ukraine policy. All Ukrainian governments since independence have been able to defer the structural reforms needed to change that system thanks to mastering the art of triangulating between partners who are chronically incapable of mutual dialogue. Kiev's success in playing the two sides off of one another in order to reap ever-greater geopolitical rents is a direct function of both sides acting alone, and keeping each other in the dark.
The pattern of unilateral action and lack of dialogue also sharpens the regional divisions that are currently threatening to tear asunder the delicate fabric of the Ukrainian polity. Both Russia and the West have themselves to blame for the highly divisive, widespread perception in Ukraine that the country faces a binary choice between Europe and Russia. While many in western Ukraine — and a large number of those still protesting on the Maidan — might support a move toward Europe that entailed cutting ties with Russia, clear majorities in the economically-dominant south and east of the country do not. The nine regions there account for 21.5 million of the country's 45 million population; whereas about 7 million live in the seven western regions.
So when José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, said on Monday that "most Ukrainians … want to come closer to the European Union," one has to wonder where he gets his polling data. A USAID-sponsored survey released in December 2013 shows the percentage of Ukrainians who say that the country should have closer economic relations with Russia statistically equivalent to the number who say it should have closer economic relations with Europe. Thus, it's simply not politically sustainable for any Ukrainian government to decisively move toward Europe in such a way that threatens ties with Russia.
By the same token, a definitive alignment with Russia and a severing of ties with Europe is also not a viable option. After all, even President Viktor Yanukovych to this day proclaims his intention to pursue Ukraine's "European integration," if on different terms than the E.U. is currently offering.
In short, either side acting alone can succeed in scoring points in the geopolitical tit-for-tat, but in so doing they deepen the structural drivers of Ukraine's troubles –bankrupt governance and a divided polity. The only international mediation effort likely to foster a viable long-term solution to Ukraine's crisis is one that both Russia and the West can support. Such common ground seems like a pipedream given current tensions. But the alternative is perpetual crisis. And in the short term, even greater mutual transparency would be a major improvement over the status quo, under which, as we have learned, signals intelligence is apparently the only way to understand what the other side is planning.
The pattern of Russia and the West refusing to talk about, let alone cooperate on policy in their so-called "common neighborhood" has deep historical roots. In the eyes of many in Moscow, the United States and the European Union have long been engaged in a strategy of neocontainment in Ukraine, striving to minimize any and all Russian influence. They see no need to talk openly to Western counterparts whose mission, they believe, is to undermine their interests.
On the other side, Western decision-makers' resistance to dialogue is driven by an assumption that any dialogue with Moscow about Russia's neighbors would inevitably involve imposition of outcomes against their will. It evokes a lingering revulsion at the Yalta Agreement, the deal that gave the Soviet Union free rein to impose Communist regimes on the states of Central and Eastern Europe. These historical associations explain U.S. and E.U. officials' constant repetition of support for the principle that the former Soviet countries should freely determine their own foreign-policy orientation. This is certainly a fine principle, but it has become a trope for reasons besides its inherent virtue. As a result, both Russian and Western decision-makers view each other's actions in Ukraine as inherently hostile to their respective interests. That might explain the current state of non-dialogue. But it's no excuse.
Indeed, simultaneous to their studious avoidance of engagement on Ukraine's crisis, Russia and the West have been in regular, intensive dialogue on the crisis in Syria. Despite serious disagreements, their diplomacy culminated in a first-ever face-to-face meeting between the Syrian parties after three years of horrific civil war. Of course, getting to that point was not easy, and the results of the so-called Geneva II process leave much to be desired. But Russia and the West demonstrated an ability to work together constructively regarding Syria. They should begin the process of trying to do the same about Ukraine, a crisis that is far less severe but far closer to home.
Reaching a consensus might prove impossible due to accumulated mistrust and resistance from hardliners on both sides, but if common ground can be found on Syria, surely Russia and the West can at least have a substantive dialogue about the crisis brewing in the heart of Europe. The time to start talking is now.
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I saw too many people fall apart before leaving country, it's a hard thing to see, and can't do anything about. We still have a long way to go to help vets with the transition. My last deployment I started to see a bit more attention put towards PTSD, but the first two, we just had a couple of briefings about transitioning back to civilian life, and that was it.
The best thing that happened to us was when we went for our annual training, and got to sit around and talk at length about what happened on our deployment. That's the trouble with being in the National Guard, everyone went back to their families across the state, and we rarely saw each other. When we got back together for training it was just us that we could talk to that would understand what we all went through, nobody wanted to share the worst stories with their families (of course) so the majority would just keep it to themselves, until you can find someone who will understand. Which is the trouble with a lot of the psychologists at the VA, they are either: just out of school/in school or have never been to combat, so trying to just feel comfortable talking to someone like that is weird.
There have been many outreach programs spring up (eager to help) but if you are still serving, there is/was a stigma attached to getting help. I have a friend who was going through OCS and because he was seeking help, and taking medication they were going to kick him from the program. He could choose to stop taking his medicine, or drop out, so he dropped out. I have heard they are trying to change the way it shows in your medical record, but it is too little to late for a lot of vets already. I know that there are some places that dig up the medical files, and see PTSD, and will decline a job offer just on that being noted that they were treated for it.
There is a battle of them saying it's not a weakness to seek help, and once you seek help, we're limiting your possibilities of advancement, or outright dispensing medical discharges. There are several people I know getting quite a lot of money (tax free) for taking the medical out, but for a lot of guys it was a way of life, and it makes life harder to get out, and then have nothing to do. There are many who self-destruct once boredom sets in and you are left to your thoughts.
I do miss being in, but I'm in college now, looking forward to new horizons I hope bring good things. There are so many times I wish I had a helmet cam, or something, but all I had was a crappy camera that would only record in 30 second increments. I managed to get some footage, but if the tech would have been readily available I would have some wild footage.
Thanks for sharing Steve, sometimes we forget there are a lot more vets facing the same issues, and we're not in it alone. I wish you an easy road brother. Take care


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African Adventurer
Joined: Jun 2002
Location: South Africa
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Airhead rearsets?
Can anyone give feed back regarding the Raask and Veloci rearsets (and any other plug and play makes). From what I can make out the Veloci uses existing frame holes and the Raask has a bolt on backing plate (this from pics on Omar's). Do the Raasks hand lower or are more comfortable. Pricing looks very similar.
BiG DoM
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Joined: Dec 2009
Location: The Bible Belt
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African Adventurer
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Location: South Africa
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BiG DoM
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming... 'Fuck, what a trip!'
People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it's safer to harass rich women than motorcyclists.
Wisconsin Airhead
Joined: Nov 2004
Location: Madison WI
Oddometer: 3,482
No experience with the veloci. Had some Raask's on a r65. Fit and worked fine, a little crude, the mounting plate was just a cast hunk of steel. No instructions if I remember right. If I would have kept the bike I would have redone the mounting plate in aluminum.
"Between two explanations, choose the clearest; between two forms,
the most elementary; between two expressions, the shortest."
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Eugeni d' Ors (1881-1954); Spanish writer.
Joined: Apr 2008
Location: Road Island
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iirc, mymindsok came up with an elegant setup...maybe he will chime in?
Ihave them bookmarked, but on the other computer, will post them up t'morrow...
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I love projects that take twice as much effort as should be needed. Should be an Airhead motto. (disston)
Joined: Jun 2010
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I will post some pictures later today
Give me some time and I will post a BUNCH of pictures of the veloci rear sets for you, as well as good explanation of the issues I encountered. You can see them on my bike in the pictures here. I have a bunch of close up detailed shots I took durring the install that I will post. I took the pictures because there didn't seem to be any good pictures of them on the internet.
Joined: Jun 2010
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Pictures of Motocicli Veloci classic BMW rear sets
I uploaded a bunch of pictures with captions to my google account. I will only add a couple pictures to the thread here because I am lazy, but click the link and you should see everything you want to see. I can get some higher resolution pics if you want.
First I want to say that I ordered my sets direct from the manufacturer in Italy. They showed up at my door in 12 days and it was cheaper than buying from a local source. During the install I encountered a problem with the transmission linkage (it was not bent correctly). Motocicli Veloci made a new part for me to my specifications and sent it to me, all for free. It was great service, and I truly appreciate their kind effort in making me a happy customer (speak to Massimo if you are concerned about this).
The Install:
Went smooth for the most part. Very easy to install unless you have the same minor problems I had. I encountered two problems. First, the left footpeg was totally crooked after mounting. This may have been because of a bent frame, but my frame looked totally normal to me. I had to create a pair of angled washers to straighten out the peg, looks great now. Second problem, the shift linkage was not correct for my bike. I got a new linkage for free from the manufacturer and problem solved. See my picture album for details.
I have not ridden the bike enough to give you any thoughts on the feel of these controls. I just got it running a few days ago.
Here is the full link to the picture album:
Coyote's Brother
Joined: Jun 2008
Location: NOR CAL
Oddometer: 3,304
Hi Guys!
If you go to the following thread, you'll find plenty of info concerning my install of the MV rearsets, on my R90 Hot Rod.
At this point I have about 6K miles on the reconstructed bike and I can say this...
I bought my equipment from Omar's Rearsets, even though I knew that they were available direct from Europe. Why? because I was tired of the song-and-dance involved with communicating in other languages, I wanted to be able to readily return the parts if I had huge problems and shipping from Europe is usually very expensive and in the end doesn't save any significant $$$ compared to the risks. (Sorry, but returning parts to Motoren Israel and some of the other suppliers is a nightmare! They kept my parts and my money! ) Omar got my parts to me within three days, quickly answered my few questions and seemed to have a good attitude, even offering me a refund if I didn't like the product.
The RSs make you bend your legs into much more of a racers crouch than standard pegs and while I like that, I doubt that I'd be able to stand it for long if I was an inch taller (I'm 5:11 with a 30" inseam.). On long rides I frequently find that my feet have slipped a little lower on the pegs and I have to get back on my toes but it's no deal breaker but I'm thinking about moving them back just a little (Maybe 1/2".), to give me a scoosh more room. Please note: If you don't keep the balls of your feet on the pegs, you'll drag your boot in turns. A constant little reminder to watch your form!
The stock BMW peg/muffler mounts really aren't intended for mounting rearsets with such a small footprint and mine are no longer sitting at a perfect 90 deg angle, so if you intend to use these rearsets, weld a large washer or other steel reinforcement to the back of the bracket. Thats what I'm going to be doing. Something else to think about is that the brake lever on the MV rearsets is leverage challenged and you're going to lose 80% of your rear brakes stopping power. If you're one of those guys who never uses the rear brake, fine. OTOH, if you're like me and you like using it all the time, you'll soon be learning a new braking technique or scheming about how to change your brake lever length.
Once installed and properly adjusted, the rearsets work flawlessly and really look the bizzness, so I'd rate them at 75 to 80 points out of 100. If my rear brake was more effective, they'd get 100 points no problem.
It's really hard to compare these to the Raask stuff because they're such different animals. The Raasks (An older design.) are much more complicated and you need the correct mounting plate to install them but OTOH, once you have a set of Rassk's, you can easily order whatever parts you need in order to transfer them to your next bike. I just think they're over-complicated and a little clumsy but the upside is that you'll lose less of your rear brake leverage and they work well. Thats a good thing.
So... Do I like the MV rearsets? Yes. Are they perfect? No! Would I buy them again? Considering the lack availability of other/better parts.... Probably, but I'd have to think about it.
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Hawk Medicine screwed with this post 03-21-2011 at 12:56 AM
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Well I took a ride today and I can confirm what mymindsok reports about the rear brake...it was pretty much worthless. On a positive note, the riding position felt great and the shifting was perfect, I have no complaints.
Mymindsok, did you have any of the install problems I had, especially concerning the shift linkage? I have a '76 R90/6. I wonder if there are variations in the frame or trans geometry.
Another thing about the rear brake..If you have an aftermarket sporty exhaust like I do (Luftmiester 2 into 1), you will notice the brake lever is very close to the exhaust. It doesn't touch, but my foot will touch the exhaust pipe if I really push on the pedal. The way the rearset is designed does not allow you to adjust the height of the brake pedal, but it could be modified to do so.
Coyote's Brother
Joined: Jun 2008
Location: NOR CAL
Oddometer: 3,304
Well CATpart,
You aren't really specific about your problems with the shift linkage but I did have a problem. and it's documented in my old thread.
When I mocked everything up and measured the shift rod, it appeared as if the only trans lever I could use was one from a GS and that particular one angles pretty far forward. Unfortunately, that set-up didn't work very well.
Luckily, inmate Max Headroom suggested that I try a different shifter and one from an RS looked to have a better angle. After measuring again, chopping off the end of the linkage and rethreading it, all has been well with the world but I'm still thinking about the rear brake situation.
Ok... I went and looked at your photos and yes , my shift rod was a little long as was yours. You asked for a new part and I fixed the part I had on hand.
Now. About moving those peg mounting holes! If you look at the back side of that bracket you'll see that it's reinforced using what appears to be a HD washer. IMO, that reinforcement needs to be augmented but you may well have drilled a hole that bypasses the reinforcement entirely. You really don't want that right peg to bend while you're hanging off in a fast, tight, right turn do you? (Correct answer = "No!") . Just make sure your installation is solid, stable and safe.
Other than that, ride fast and take chances!
Hate rots the pocket that carries it.
Hawk Medicine screwed with this post 03-21-2011 at 12:57 AM
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The length of the rod was perfect, but the offset was incorrect. Basically the linkage offset was about 1.5 inches less than it should have been. You can see in this image that I had to initially use a long post on the trans lever to reach the linkage. Also in the image you see a coat hanger that I bent to the proper linkage dimensions. I would have had to bend and thread a new rod.
As for the washer, yes I added that from the beginning because there is no reinforcement there of any sort. The pegs are actually quite strong now, the thick washer significantly improved the load path. The images with the washers are not the final installation, because I drilled a new hole further back and a bit higher, allowing me to use a full washer back there. You can see that in the last couple photos.
I had read your thread, but I was just very surprised that you did not have the offset problem I had. Maybe they sent me the wrong linkage in the first place.
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FWIW.. I had Raask rearsets on a K75.
They worked well and I liked them.
They were all Alum. back plate and all.
I can explain it to you, but, I can't understand it for you.
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African Adventurer
Joined: Jun 2002
Location: South Africa
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Thanks guys - good info coming this way.
BiG DoM
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming... 'Fuck, what a trip!'
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Coyote's Brother
Joined: Jun 2008
Location: NOR CAL
Oddometer: 3,304
Did you check the squareness of the peg to a "known square" point on your frame? Is the lever on the shifter square to the shaft? Try clamping a piece of flat stock on the two frame tubes in your photo and then use a square to check the pegs for squareness. I'd be interested in your findings, either way.
Actually I did have an issue somewhat like yours.
When I first tried to hook up the shift arm, it was obvious that the fore and aft sections weren't parallel to one another but rather than pick up the phone, I opened a beer, took some measurements and started bending until everything looked right, laid dead flat and worked freely when mounted. I guess it took fifteen or twenty minutes to get the bending dead nuts on and some more time to suss out the shifter-arm issue and adjust the rod length but it was fun and gave me an evenings worth of feeling good once the job was done.
After studying the MV website, I approached mounting this stuff from the angle that these things were manufactured primarily for racers and in that venue theres a certain level of expectation that whatever parts you buy, will need to be massaged or reworked before use and that it would be fully expected that the stuff would need to be bent back into shape from time to time. Look at it that way and these parts are near perfect!
It's kool that the manufacturer was willing to replace your not-so-perfect shift arm but I would have just as likely gone out and bought a piece of SS rod and made a new part in my garage.
Since you've had such good luck dealing with those guys, I'm going to contact them and discuss the lousy rear brake performance and see what they have to say. Why not?
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I have a week between work obligations and am looking for someone fit in their late 30's to early 50's to hang out with and share expenses with. I am thinking of parking not far from Cinque Terra near a swimmable beach and doing day trips. I don't smoke and am a bit of a b--ch around smokers... and i don't drink much either. so the party scene is not me. i want so swim, hike, hit farmer's markets and see villages, all car-free. let me know if this makes sense for anyone. : )


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The potential marriage of Josh Smith and the Phoenix Suns has been wanted by Suns fans for years. Now that his contract is expiring this summer, the Atlanta Hawks are reportedly interested in getting some return for Smith in the event he leaves the Hawks' nest.
Once Smith hinted at wanting max money this summer, the Hawks got the message that the soon-to-be unrestricted free agent could be more interested in dollars than loyalty. If a team needing a star-quality player offered enough money this summer, then Smith could be gone with nothing to show for it.
Rumors of the Suns wanting Smith at this year's deadline have been shot down several times, even at the highest levels of the organization, but the Suns' name still keeps popping up.
A report out of Detroit this morning says that the Suns and Mavericks are talking to Atlanta the most.
Ferry is shopping Smith hard, and was in Houston for the weekend. Two teams to watch, according to league executives: Dallas and Phoenix. Phoenix went after Hornets guard Eric Gordon pretty aggressively in free agency last summer, signing him to a maximum offer sheet before the Hornets matched it, and is in need of a high-caliber talent.
Dallas is trying to reload on the fly with Dirk Nowitzki slowed by age and injury.
Of course, no names have been mentioned coming back from the Suns and there is little reason for the Suns to actually take on Josh Smith at this point in time. They could just wait and make a huge offer in July.
Smith makes $13.2 million this year and could make as much as $16.4 million next year (the first of four years, escalating at 4.5% per year). Being an unrestricted free agent, Smith could take that big contract from anyone in the NBA - not just the Suns. So, trading for Smith could be a 30-game rental.
Trading Smith for Marcin Gortat straight up, which the Suns could do this week under the CBA, would save Atlanta tons of money but cut a big swath through the Suns projected summer cap room. Smith would make up to $9 million in 2013-14 more than Gortat was going to make.
Logically, the Suns would want Atlanta to absorb more 2013-14 money. But would Atlanta take on Beasley or Frye's $6 million contract? Unlikely. Other than that, the Suns contracts are kids (Morris, Marshall, draft picks), Dudley, Tucker, Dragic and Scola. Scola can't be traded this week, and Dudley and Dragic are way too good to include with Gortat on a rental that might only last 30 games.
It's a good deal if the Suns could get Atlanta to take back Beasley or Frye with Gortat. Then the Suns have one of two outcomes: (a) a long-term borderline all-star talent or (b) tons more cap room to start over.
If Atlanta doesn't want to absorb any more 2013-14 money than, say, Marcin Gortat, then the Suns have to decide if Smith is their big summer free agent target anyway.
But if so, why not just wait till summer to sign him outright without giving up any talent?
First-Half Season Average: 14 points (.440), 6.4 assists, 2.8 rebounds, 1.4 steals in 32.3 minutes of play
Dragic is not Nash. That said, he has put up fairly solid overall numbers for the first half of the season, despite the lack of talent surrounding him. Goran isn't meant to be the number one scorer on a team, but here he is. If the Suns can surround him with better talent I would expect his numbers to increase; but for now, we should probably just appreciate the player he is, and what he's been able to do for the team as the best player on the roster at the moment.
First-Half Season Average: 11.3 points (.525), 8.7 rebounds, 1.7 blocks, 1.3 assists in 31.5 minutes of play
Gortat's production has taken a hit so far this season compared to when he played with Nash last season (15.4 pts, 10 rbs). However, he's still putting up the eighth best numbers of any center in the league, even on a bad team. That has to speak to just how productive he really is. Gortat is probably the most valuable trade asset that the Suns have, so who knows if he will be here after this week. But no matter what happens, Gortat has shown he is a force to be reckoned with in the post, with or without Nash.
First-Half Season Average: 12.8 points (.463), 6.4 rebounds, and 2.4 assist in 27.4 minutes of play
Scola has been every bit the savvy vet and scoring option that the Suns hoped he would be when they bid on his contract after being amnestied by the Rockets before the start of the season. Scola has helped the Suns not only as a shooter, but also on the boards. Although the new coaching staff will continue to give the young players increasing minutes for the duration of the season, you can expect Scola to remain a key part of this team in the second half.
First-Half Season Average: 11.5 points (.475), 3.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists in 29.3 minutes of play
Dudley has been quiet lately, but his numbers over the first half of the season show what he is capable of. There is a good possibility the Suns could trade Dudz by the deadline on Thursday, but no matter what they decide, Dudley has proven to be one of the most consistent and efficient players on the team over not only the first half of this season, but the past couple of years as well.
First-Half Season Average: 5.5 points (.458), 4.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists in 22.5 minutes of play
Tucker's role on the Suns continues to be mainly a defensive, energy/hustle guy...but his offensive production has been increasing as well. P.J.'s impact on the first half of the season can't really be justified by stats alone. But anyone who's watched the Suns religiously over the past 53 games can certainly tell you how important he's been to the team.
First-Half Season Average: 6.9 points (.498), 4.5 rebounds, 1.3 blocks in 16.6 minutes of play
Jermaine O'Neal may be one of the greatest surprises so far this season, but should we really be surprised? The Suns' training staff of wizards and magicians has been re-building and preserving the bodies of former All-Stars for many years, and O'Neal is simply this season's success story. O'Neal is actually giving Gortat a run for his money as the best center on the team. But will he remain on the Suns for the rest of the season?
First-Half Season Average: 10.8 points (.400), 4.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists in 22.5 minutes of play
This is a reflection of his first half production, and remember, he was hands-down the worst player in the rotation for half of it. However, Beasley has come on much stronger over the past month or so, and is actually leading the Suns right now in points per 36 minutes (17.3). But still, his overall efficiency is still third lowest in the rotation. Let's hope we get more good Beasley and less bad Beasley in the second half of the season.
First-Half Season Average: 11.2 points (.418), 2.7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1.1 steals in 25.2 minutes of play
Brown has had a very up and down first half of the season. At times he looks like the best scorer in a Suns' jersey, and at other times he looks like a ball-stopper who jacks up horrible shots and hurts his team. The problem with Brown's game is that when he isn't on offensively, there is little else he can do to contribute. With the new coaching regime, I wouldn't be surprised to see Brown's minutes continue to dwindle in the second half of the season (assuming he's still here after Thursday).
First-Half Season Average: 7.3 points (.397), 4.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists in 20.4 minutes of play
Morris has probably been the biggest disappointment of the season thus far, and that's saying a lot. Now that Beasley and even Kendall Marshall have begun to show signs of life, Morris who is in his second NBA season and who has showed flashes of great potential at times is becoming the new goat. Morris is definitely getting his opportunities, he's just simply failing to make the most of them. Morris is shooting only .397 from the field (ahead of only Telfair, Zeller, and Johnson), despite being a power 4 by nature who should be taking most of his shots from within 10 feet of the basket. Maybe his woeful .271 shooting from three point range has something to do with that?
First-Half Season Average: 6 points (.381), 2.5 assists, 1.5 rebounds in 17.3 minutes of play
Kendall Marshall has already squeezed Telfair out of the rotation. But for the first half of the season, Bassy made a greater impact overall. Although Sebastian has struggled to find his rhythm and lead the second unit, he did show the ability to be a quality back-up point guard at times. However, the only question now is whether or not the Suns will find a trade partner for Bassy before the trade deadline.
So there you have it. Feel free to share your opinion in the comments below!


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Great cafe, disappointing storePosted on 07 / 21 / 2014
The cafe next door is excellent and has a decent selection for vegans. The store was disappointing and was stocked mostly with packaged Chinese imports and a lot of different teas. The cosmetics section looked okay although I did not dwell there. The store had soy milk without added sugar, and also oat and rice milk (with sweeteners). The staff was not especially courteous although not hostile. This is not as good a store as Veganika.
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Gmail Tips: Get Organized with Labels and Filters
Hi, there. I'm going to use an email message from my friend Ben to show you how to organize your Gmail inbox a little better.
First order of business: never delete messages. We're going to archive them instead. This is the equivalent of taking every piece of physical mail that's ever been sent to your house and putting it in your basement instead of throwing the mail you don't need or don't care about away. If you do this in real life, you're crazy. If you don't do this online, you're crazy.
There are three buttons above every message: one that looks like a box (Archive), then an exclamation point inside a stop sign (Report spam), then a trash can (Delete). Unless you're running really low on Google storage space (you probably aren't), always use Archive when you're done reading a message that you'd like to file away and retrieve later (or never).
Now, I need a place to file this message away. I'm going to create a label for it. Click the label-looking thing up at the top of the message and choose "Create new" to — you guessed it — create a new label.
I'm going to call this label "Emails from Ben" since it will contain emails from Ben.
Now that the label has been created, you'll notice a little link that says "Emails from Ben" next to the subject of the email message. Clicking that label will take me to a list of all the emails I've labeled as "Emails from Ben." There will only be one email on that list right now, though. Oh, and I can add multiple labels to each message if I like. If Ben were a member of my family (he's not) and he emailed me about some bill that needed paying, I could label that message "Emails from Ben" and "Household" if I wanted to. That's for the advanced class, though.
Now, I could just manually label every email from Ben under "Emails from Ben" but I'm a busy, important, handsome man who doesn't have time for that nonsense. Let's automate this process. Under the More button, I'll choose "Filter messages like these" to create a filter.
Here is where you'll need to be wearing elastic-leg undergarments if you tend to get too excited by technology. I'll create a filter that does something (I'll denote the "something" next) every time I get an email from Ben. This filter will work off of his email address, but I could set different parameters or additional parameters. That's also for the advanced class. For this go-around, we'll stick to Ben's email address. Click "Create filter with this search" to move on.
As you can see, I have a lot of options here. Every time I get an email from Ben, I can archive it immediately, mark it as read, star it, and a bunch of other fun stuff. I'm going to choose to "Apply the label" and choose the "Emails from Ben" label we made a few steps earlier. And since I want all past emails from Ben to get categorized under the "Emails from Ben" label (but I don't want to label them all by hand), I'm going to choose the "Also apply filter to matching conversations" checkbox at the bottom before clicking the "Create filter" button.
Now every email that Ben has sent me from that particular email address should show up under the "Emails from Ben" label that's accessible from the left-hand column. And every email I get from him in the future will automatically get the "Emails from Ben" label applied to it automatically. When I'm done reading a message from him, I'll archive it and know where to quickly find it later.
"Well, that was stupid," you're saying. Maybe so, but this sorcery can be applied to a whole bunch of other stuff.
Let's say, for instance, that I want to sign up for a website that requires an email address but I don't want to give this website my real address. I can add a "+" to my Gmail username between my name and the "@" to create a Gmail alias. I can then filter messages sent to "email@example.com" to either skip my inbox altogether and/or to get automatic labels applied to them.
Here's a quick video of the process in action:
In essence, learning how to work with labels and filters allows you to create several automated traffic cops that can sling your email around as you see fit. Once you've tweaked everything a bit, you'll notice a cleaner inbox despite spending less time dealing with email.
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Whether you just picked up an iPhone 6 or you're looking to squeeze a little life out of an older iPhone, here's a handful of tricks to try once you're using iOS 8.
Say "Hey Siri" for No-Touch Assistance
If your phone is plugged in, you can get Siri to do your bidding just by saying, "Hey Siri."
You'll need to enable the feature first by going to Settings > General > Siri and then toggling the Allow "Hey Siri" switch.
Again, your phone has to be plugged in for this to work, but it could be useful when paired with a car charger or while you're at your desk.
Find Battery-Sucking Apps
Battery being run down too fast? It's most likely an app or two that are sapping an inordinate amount of juice. You can check which ones are causing the most trouble by going to Settings > General > Usage > Battery Usage.
You'll see a list of the apps that have used the most battery over the past 24 hours, with the option to check which ones have been the top drainers over a longer period of time as well.
Adjust Brightness in Photos
When you're taking a photo and you tap the screen to adjust the camera's focus, you can now also adjust the brightness. Just tap the screen as you're taking a photo, then swipe up to make the image brighter or down to make the image darker.
Use the Camera Timer
The camera also has a timer function. Tap the little clock icon in the top menu when you're taking a photo and it'll let you choose between a three- or ten-second delay before firing off some snaps.
Get Notified of Email Thread Replies
If you want to keep an eye on an important email thread, you can enable notifications to pop up every time someone adds a new email message to the thread. Click on the little flag icon in the lower left corner of an email message, choose Notify Me… and then Notify Me again. Step through the same process to remove yourself from future notifications once you've had enough.
Minimize an Email You're Writing
If you're in the middle of typing an email message to someone and you realize you need to reference some information from a previous email elsewhere in your inbox, you can swipe down on the message you're writing to minimize it to the bottom of the screen. Once you're ready to write some more, tap the message to expand it again.
Track Your Phone's Final Location Before the Battery Dies
You've misplaced your phone — or worse, it's been stolen — and the battery is surely dead. You can find out its last known location by heading into Settings > iCloud > Find My iPhone and then toggling Send Last Location on.
Minimize the QuickType Feature
If you find the keyboard's new QuickType word-guessing feature more annoying than useful, you can minimize it by swiping down from the top of the QuickType bar. If you find that you miss the feature, swipe back up and it'll re-assume its perch atop your keyboard.
Quickly Send an Audio Recording, Photo or Video in a Text Message
When chatting back and forth in the Messages app, hold down the microphone icon in the lower-right corner to begin recording an audio message. When it's ready, tap the arrow above it to send it or tap the X to delete it. To send a photo or video instead, hold down the camera icon in the lower-left corner and tap the top icon to snap a photo or the right-hand icon to record a video. Note that these features require that your recipient has an iPhone as well, although you'll be able to send photos and videos (but not audio) to non-iPhone owners by tapping the camera icon in the lower-left corner and then following a couple additional steps.
Reply to a Text Message Without Leaving Your Current App
When you receive a text message up at the top of your screen, pull down on it to access a quick-reply box. Type your reply, hit Send and go back to what you were doing — all without leaving your current app.


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We're back with another installment of our Dauphine Press Loves posts! As a team, we always find ourselves talking about our favorite things – blog posts we have read, images and articles in magazines and of course wedding and stationery details! With our Dauphine Press Loves posts we share our favorites right here on our blog. It gives you a little peek into the team creating your custom wedding stationery and hopefully provides a bit of inspiration!
Patterns are great ways to add flair and your own personal touch to any invitation suite. We really enjoy seeing all different patterns, and the innovative ways they are used throughout various stationery designs. Today we are sharing with you some of our top pattern picks for wedding stationery design. We hope you enjoy just a few of the endless possibilities!
{Kristie} Kristie loves simple yet glamorous patterns, such as this stunning, metallic herringbone wallpaper. Print a pattern like this on an envelope liner, or as a blind-impressed background design on an invitation for added character.(image: 1)
{Carissa} Carissa adores bold, graphic patterns, like the navy and white striped wall in this living room. The pattern creates clean lines and acts as an eye-catching accent, just like it would if it were printed on the back of an invitation! (image: 1)
{Abbey} Take an old, British-inspired design and make it new again by printing it in an unexpected color combination like the green, cyan and gold hues shown. Abbey is head over heels over this extravagant damask transformation! (image: 1)
{Kendra} Small, all-over patterns, like these gorgeous trellis window panels, give a piece texture when printed and really grab Kendra's attention. (image: 1)
Incorporating pattern is a creative and powerful way to add detail, which is why we love patterns so much. Visit your local Dauphine Press exclusive retailer today and let them help you bring your custom wedding stationery vision to life!
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Our Bloom design has an overall traditional feel with a letterpress printed script font in our warm cocoa brown ink. The oversized, offset flourish in bold persimmon gives this design the perfect pop of color and interest – one that will certainly have guests take notice and look forward to an event filled with beauty and personal touches. The presentation of our original Bloom design is where those personal touches start. The cocoa pocket folder and layers of magnolia and poppy colored ribbons allow guests to unwrap this gorgeous package as their anticipation builds.
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Sumac Spiced Burgers with Pomegranate Aioli on Beet Buns
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A healthy summer Roasted Beet Salad with Pickled Carrots, Lemon Cream, Mint and Almonds! So you can eat more cookies.
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Do you need a something to balance out all your Shavuot cheesecake? Just more cheesecake, you say? Well here is a light and delicious Arugula Orzo Salad guest post anyway! Y'all! I'm so excited to have my new friend Yael of Jewish Latin Princess (love the name, right?) guest posting on WJWE today. I don't have…
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Don't you just hate it when you have leftover bagels and lox just lying around? Okay that never happens to me either. So go out and buy some new schmear and make this Bagel, Lox and Schmear Salad with Everything Bagel Dressing!
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Is there anything better in the world than lox on a bagel?? Oh I don't know, maybe homemade Bourbon and Beet Cured Lox??? (!!!) And rainbows. But that's it.
Thai Matzah Pizza
Free yo self from boring Passover meals! You can only have traditional matzah pizza so many times in a week, right? Thai Matzah Pizza with almond butter sauce, and lots of gooey cheese saves the day!
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Are you totally addicted to avocado toast? Try this Middle Eastern inspired avocado matzah toast for Passover!
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You are now able to purchase Gift Vouchers on the website.
They can be used on the website or redeemed at the Exeter shop.
We welcome International customers but you need to contact us for postage costs, and we will send you a Paypal invoice.
New fabrics flying in, loads of goodies, , swags, new designers, new BOMs, its all happening here..lol..Pop in and say hi to the girls, but remember we are not open on Sundays & Mondays and we now close at 2pm on Saturdays. . If you are in need of something in particular, please email me, I will do my best to complete your order for you..
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- Specials
- Virginia Peanuts
- Father's Day
- All Natural Nuts
- SAVE! Buy by the Case
- In-the-Shell Peanuts
- Cashews
- Seasoned Nuts
- Sweet Nuts
- Peanut Brittles
- Snack Mixes
- Other Nuts
- Peanut Butter Treats
- Cakes & Desserts
- Southern Shore Specialties
- Pet Treats
- Flavors of the World
- Gifts and Gift Baskets
- Best Sellers
- Chocolate Nuts
- Spring/Summer
- Gluten Free
- Kosher
- Holiday Favorites
Gifts for Her
Delicious holiday food gifts for her that are made with loving care and chock full of hand selected nuts and confections. The finest Virginia Peanuts and specialty nuts are the heroes of our nut gift sets and baskets. And if she's celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa - no matter what the occasion, holiday gifts for her from The Peanut Shop of Williamsburg are guaranteed to please!
On Sale!