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Spotlight: My Crush on The Proper Pinwheel
Do you guys have blogs that you just love? Sometimes there are these special places online where everything is beautiful and you just can't wait for the next post to show up in your feed. I'm lucky enough to have found a few of those special corners of the interwebs and today I'm going to tell you about one of them – The Proper Pinwheel.
For those of you unfamiliar with TPP (that's right, I just made up my own acronym), here's a basic rundown of what it's all about:
The Proper Pinwheel was started by Lexy Ward as a place to catalogue inspiration for entertaining in all forms. She features DIY projects, design, fashion, weddings, and the occasional plug for funnel cakes and other fried foods. The growth in the last year has been tremendous and Lexy finds that she has her hands in a little bit of everything these days. To name a few, she's a contributor for The Neighborhood at Vivint, managing social media for Altitude Design Summit, as well as contributing to their blog, and is the creative mind behind the backdrops and props for OnomonoMEDIA. Lexy is very passionate about all things party and hopes that, with her blog, she can inspire others to entertain with new and original ideas. [[quoted from Lexy Ward]]
One of the themes at The Proper Pinwheel is "celebrating the big and small," and that's precisely what I find most inspiring about the site. From patterned party cups to full features on particular parties , Lexy covers all aspects of celebration. On top of that, she gathers everyday items that you can buy or DIY to make life more beautiful. (And honestly, who doesn't want more beauty in their life?) Her weekly feature Fresh Find Friday is one that I look forward to each week. Here are a couple of my favorite Fresh Finds so far:
These awesome DIY glass pendant lights. Isn't the ombre to die for?
A recent feature on Style Me Pretty's new At Home section
Thanks for all the inspiration and eye candy, Lexy! Keep it coming!
So, friends… What sites and blogs are on your list of daily favorites? Tell me all about it in the comments sections!


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Obrien Kneeboard Case Bag
The Obrien Kneeboard Case Bag is a great sack to store and transport your kneeboard, when you want to head to the water. This bag is essential for keeping your kneeboard clean and preventing it from getting scratched or damaged, while you port it from place A to the sea. Its heavy-duty polyester construction keeps your board protected inside a tough and durable material. With a full-length zipper closure, it is extremely easy to place your board in the bag and pull it out. The inside straps provided, help to hold the board in place. There is a padded and adjustable carry handle, which makes this a comfortable and convenient portable bag. The carry handle can be removed when you do not require it. So head out with your kneeboard in the Obrien Kneeboard Case Bag, for a great day in the water!
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The Economy is not about figures - its about people
Posted on March 05, 2008 at 01:04 PM
This week has seen more bad news on the economic front. As the downturn intensifies, the amount of money coming into the Government coffers is falling, and people are loosing their jobs. Redundancies are up by one third in the first two month of this year, and unemployment is climbing. The question is who will bear the burden of these changes?
As large numbers of workers are laid off from building sites and factory closures continue, there is no sign of a plan on the scale required to retrain people and help them find new jobs. There are long queues for vital cancer tests, and cutbacks in the services for the homeless, but there are new tax breaks for wealthy developers to build hospices. It is clear that the Government has no strategy for dealing with how the downturn will affect ordinary people, but will continue to allow others to avoid paying their fair share in tax.
You can read the full debate from this morning's Leaders' Questions on the Oireachtas website and see extracts on the accompanying You Tube video.
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CityVille Secrets Guide Review – Any Good or Scam?
This post is about Tony Sanders new product Cityville Secrets Guide Review. Click on links below if you want to go to:
What's the CityVille Secrets Guide ?
Cityville Secrets is an eBook guide assembled by Tony Sanders, that features information about how you can dominate the game. For example this guide will tell you how you could double of coins you've in the game just about overnight. Never again will you have to slog away all night for almost no return.
By using the information succumbed this informative guide you'll be able to find the best houses, businesses and decorations. The fundamental goal of farmville is always to level up and earn just as much money as you can. But if you desperately want to turn into a master with this game you'll must make an effort to build the very best city with sufficient of houses, businesses along with other buildings. This informative guide will help you to achieve positive results as well as in the method you'll have the ability to unlock all the Cityville Secrets efficiently.
What's included in the Cityville Secrets Guide ?
The Cityville Secrets Guide consists of an eBook (PDF) guide and several bonuses. Once you have studies this system you will be able to build a city filled with skyscraper condos and tennis courts. The following is just some of the important information you can expect from the guide;
- You will discover what the most common mistakes are that players make when building their city.
- Discover how to get loads of neighbors' to join you in a small amount of time.
- Find out how you can maximize your crop production. You will never have to worry about wilting crops again.
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- Learn which products you should produce to make the most profit in the shortest amount of time possible.
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- How to build up your city using your neighbors.
- How to gain the maximum number of neighbors' in about two hours.
What are the benefits of the Cityville Secrets system?
By following these walks you are guaranteed to make huge amounts of city money and you'll have the ability to build plenty of basketball and tennis courts. You'll get every one of the neighbors required to expand your city. The step-by-step instructions are easy to understand and you'll never need to worry about getting cash the hard way again. Cityville Secrets features testimonials from many satisfied customers. By using this system some of them have reached level 50 although some have built amazing looking cities.
Is Cityville Secrets SCAM ?
Cityville Secrets is not SCAM.
Is Cityville Secrets worth getting ?
To get a small one time fee of $27 you actually get a lots of information for your money. Never again are you going to must struggle the right path from the game as Cityville Secrets demonstrates how to create a fortune in city cash. You receive four guides for the money which can be the best value and each guide will probably be worth a lot more than the price tag independently. Many thanks for checking out this overview of the Cityville Secrets Guide, I hope which it was informative.
After giving every one of theCityville Secrets Guides a go, it is very obvious that Cityville Secrets Guide is easily the best guide around. It's spot on using the techniques and presents an excellent value in comparison with one other guides available. Also, its content and quality as well as updates are comprehensive or more currently; hence it gets my two thumbs up 5 star rating. In short, here is the most satisfactory, current and easy to comprehend guide there is on the market. Need I say more ?


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Parkview Restaurant
The whole concept of the restaurant is derived from its physical aspect in the hotel with the view over Benjasiri Park. The renewed décor will give the ambient feel of strolling through a park. New columns, a burbling fountain and the paving-stone carpet feature will enhance this "dining in the park" theming.
Foods and presentations will reflect an image of light & healthy fare consistent with the natural décor of the park and garden-house feel of the new Parkview Restaurant
Lunch (Everyday from 11.30 -14.30) 599฿ net/person
Monday through Saturdays, buffet items will feature the flavours of Thai and International cuisine with a focus on speed and convenience.
The business lunch will feature a combination of cuisines tailored to the corporate diner and convention guest. Speed of service and a large variety of "lunch" food items shall be the feature of the Parkview Business Buffet Lunch. The executive lunch will focus on Local delicacies & Thai Flavours, Sandwiches and filled rolls, Luncheon pizza from the buffet's pizza oven, Daily changing a la minute menu, that will provide table service, Healthy Choices and vegetarian, Limited Seafood
Gourmet Dinner Buffet (Everyday from 17.00-22.00)
- * 1,500฿ net/person (food only)
- * 1,650฿ net/person (includes free flow of fruit juices and soft drinks)
- * 2,100฿ net/person (includes free flow of wine, beer, fruit juice and soft drinks)
The Parkview dinner buffet will be positioned as a high quality good value dining experience. The buffet itself will have a heavy focus on seafood and the restaurants new open kitchens. Food stations, whether within the kitchen or in the restaurant will offer a variety of cuisines and foods from the hotel's specialty restaurants. Kacho will feature with a sushi/sashimi selection and Imperial China shall have a changing menu selection. As well as the static buffet range, diners will also have the option to select a la minute items that will be prepared fresh and then delivered to their table.
Executive Chefhas teamed up to present our tasty international favorites with tantalizing fresh seafood – Alaskan King Crab, Lobster, Oysters, New Zealand Mussels plus our sizzling BBQ of succulent imported and selected local meats grilled to perfection.
Asian Cuisines (Separated by country), Local delicacies & Thai flavours plus international choices shall all feature during dinner time.
Delectable desserts will also be a prime focus of the dinner and supper buffets. The hotel's pastry team shall provide a feast of the freshest bakery, cake and fruit-base dessert items partnered with the favoured dessert of most Thai people – ice cream!
Bangkok Biggest Brunch (Every Sunday from 11.30-15.00)
- * 1600฿ net/person (food only)
- * 2100฿ net/person (inclusive of free flow of beverages)
Be enchanted every Sunday by traditional brunch favourites with live- action cooking stations, BBQ selection, seafood cornerm hot dishes and Thai & International dessert such as French Toast, Croque Monsieur, grilled gourmet sausages, made-to-order Omelette, succulent imported roast carvery, ham carvery and Bangkok's best Eggs Benedict!
For one price of just 1600 net/person (food only) or 2100 net/person (inclusive of free flow of beverages) you can commence your dine-around not only at Parkview restaurant but also Imperial China and Kacho Japanese restaurant at your choice.
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Using an e-cigarette, or vaping, is causing a stir across our nation. Some cities treat it like smoking, while others exempt it from tobacco laws. But what should be done if vaping can improve someone's health?
That's what one Nampa resident claims. Girnie Brown has smoked for forty years. As a result he has trouble breathing.
He describes his breathing like this: "if anybody wanted to imagine it, just reach up and stick your thumb about that deep in your throat and then push, and hold it there for five minutes."
The Vietnam veteran normally has two inhalers to help him breathe easier, but sometimes his inhalers run out. Girnie says using a e-cigarette helps him.
"it's not as good as the inhaler but it does allow me to breathe," Girnie said.
E-cigarettes work by turning a water-based liquid into vapor. It is breathing in these water vapors that Girnie argues his lungs get clearer and makes breathing easier.
"The menthol actually helps my bronchial tubes open up to where I can breathe fairly comfortably," he said.
On a recent trip to the Veterans Affairs Hospital to refill his inhalers, Girnie says he had trouble breathing. When he started vaping, VA workers said not in here.
A spokesperson for the VA said its policy on vaping is the same as smoking. Smoking is only allowed in designated areas, the same goes for vaping.
While the effects of smoking are well-known, the jury is still out on vaping. A video provided by Saint Alphonsus shows healthy lungs. The airways are clear and moist.
Years of smoking and age leave Girnie's lungs coated in plague and constricted. It makes sense that inhaling water vapor would help Girnie breathe, but a doctor from St. Luke's who wants to remain anonymous says it is doubtful vaping would have a substantial benefit.
Girnie isn't convinced. "It may be harmful to me. We don't know?"
The FDA has not made any rulings on vaping. Some studies have shown e-cigarettes could release second-hand nicotine, but none of the cancer causing chemicals found in traditional cigarettes.
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Appointment Announcement - The Revd Nick Devenish
16th May 2007
The Revd Nick Devenish has been appointed as Associate Minister at St Mary, Farcet Hampton with special responsibility for Hampton.
Nick, who is currently serving as curate at Huntingdon (All Saints with St John the Baptist, St Barnabas St Mary with St Benedict, Hartford, Great Stukeley with Little Stukeley) Team Ministry, is married to Diana and has two children James (18) and Olivia (14).
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Wellard is on his way
Posted: February 05, 2013|
Ricky Wellard is on the brink of leaving Cambridge United as head coach Richard Money continues to reduce the club's wage bill.
The midfielder has made 18 appearances for the U's this term after signing in the summer following his release by Wimbledon, with his last start coming against Newport on November 6.
And Money expects him to opt to quit the R Costings Abbey Stadium as several clubs vie for his signature.
"Ricky Wellard is talking to three clubs and we expect him to move on at some stage this week," said Money. "It will be a permanent move.
"Ricky Wellard is a good guy and we like him a lot, both as a player and as a person. But we've had interest from other clubs and we've had a good long discussion with Ricky in terms of where he fits in within the group.
"He'll make his mind up as to whether he wants to leave or stay."
The head coach is pleased with the financial savings he and director of football Jez George are making behind the scenes as the U's continue to do well on the field.
"We're very fortunate that our players don't earn very much," said Money.
"It makes them more attractive to other prospective employers.
"Our players are on sensible wages within a very sensible budget.
"We've been asked to deal with a lot over the last few months, Jez and I.
"We've had success on the pitch, but reducing the weekly wage bill significantly has also been a success."
Wellard's potential departure has coincided with the return to training yesterday of Luke Berry, but the young playmaker will not be rushed back into first-team action.
"He's a long way from being available," said Money.
"There's a process that needs to be gone through before he is ready to be avail-able for selection, so let's not get carried away.
"He's already been put through his paces before rejoining the group. Now it's a case of getting back into game situations and progressing to where he can make contact with the ball and players."


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Piggybacking on our pannier discussion of last week, I want to introduce a newer bag that's a little more urban. The Arkel Switchback is designed to take you from the office/school to the grocery store to the gym, in one fell swoop.


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Archive for the 'Ford Motor Company' tag
William Clay Ford Sr., the last of Henry's grandchildren, dies at 88
William Clay Ford. Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company.
How irascible could William Clay Ford Sr. be? According to the Detroit Free Press, he was famed for having kicked his leg right through a TV screen while watching his beloved Detroit Lions blow yet another game. The final surviving grandson of Henry Ford, William Clay Ford Sr., died Sunday after a bout with pneumonia at age 88.
He was the son of Edsel Ford, and his brother, Henry Ford II, made most of the noise when it came to Ford Motor Company leadership and hitting the society pages. William Sr. instead became a sports icon. He took control of the NFL's Detroit Lions at just about the time when John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. Ford lavished attention and money on the league's lovable losers, but was part of a management team that not only signed the immortal Barry Sanders, but also worked with then-NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle to create the National Football League's first modern television package. In addition, Ford was also beloved for his philanthropic efforts in the Detroit area, including support for The Henry Ford museum complex and the Henry Ford Health System.
In the world of cars, he was a behind-the-scenes director at Ford who was most famous for green-lighting the great Continental Mark II during the division's short-lived revival (before it was once again merged with Lincoln). He quietly influenced the direction of Ford's automotive design in the late 1950s and into the 1960s, although he received little attention for his efforts. In management terms, Ford is perhaps best known for his time as chairman of the executive committee, responsible for the hiring of top leaders outside the immediate Ford family, such as Alexander Trotman and Jacques Nasser. His service on the Ford board of directors, which lasted through 2005, spanned more than half the company's history, and his son, William Clay Ford Jr. (better known as Bill Ford), remains a key director at the corporation.
Here's a photographic look back at William Clay Ford's remarkable life.
Racing Heroes – Phil Hill
Phil Hill behind the wheel of a Ferrari 156. Photo courtesy the Petersen Museum.
From the early years of the sport, Formula One drivers have generally been renowned for their larger-than-life, type-A personalities. For many of the sport's greatest drivers, the need to win has surpassed all else, and humility is rarely a trait associated with world champions. Framed by this stereotype, the soft-spoken American driver, Phil Hill, was, perhaps, the sport's most unlikely champion, and an equally unlikely racing hero.
Born in Miami, Florida, in April of 1927, Hill was described as an introverted child who did not easily make friends and wasn't even particularly close to his parents. Sports were not his strong point, and at an early age Hill turned to music, which seemed far less intimidating than team-oriented, competitive activities. The mechanical complexity of automobiles also captivated Hill, and at age 12 his aunt bought him a Ford Model T. Learning its inner workings through repeated tear-downs and rebuilds, Hill was taught to drive the car by his aunt's chauffeur, and his newly acquired skills did much to improve his self image.
The family relocated to Santa Monica, California, when Hill was still a boy, and upon graduation from high school, Hill enrolled in the University of Southern California to study business administration. Though he attended class from 1945 through 1947 and even joined the Kappa Sigma fraternity, Hill's passion was automobiles, not books, and he eventually quit school to work as a mechanic's helper. He began racing cars as well, and in July 1949 won the very first sports car race he entered, driving an MG TC that he'd prepared himself. That same year saw Hill travel to England to train with Jaguar, and in 1950, back in California, Hill padded his racing resume with a win and two podium finishes behind the wheel of a Jaguar XK120.
Hill, in the background, discusses the Ford GT40's handling with Bruce McLaren. Photos courtesy Ford Motor Company.
In 1951, Hill suffered the loss of both parents, and reportedly spent a portion of his inheritance on a Ferrari for the express purpose of road racing it. Though he actively campaigned this car, Hill also raced assorted MGs, Jaguars, Alfa Romeos, OSCAs and (other) Ferraris from 1951-1953, and was clearly beginning to develop a reputation as a talented sports car driver. Despite his ever-increasing number of victories and podium finishes, Hill still had a hard time believing he was the reason the car crossed the finish line first, and was known to frequently credit the car for the win. In June of 1953, Hill would enter his first 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving an OSCA with Fred Wacker Jr., though the team would retire with differential trouble after just 80 laps.
For the next two years, Hill would campaign Ferraris at events across the globe, including La Carrera Panamericana (where Hill finished second in 1954, driving with Richie Ginther) and the 12 Hours of Sebring (where Hill finished first in class in 1955, driving with Carroll Shelby). Hill returned to Le Mans in 1955, this time as a member of Scuderia Ferrari, but failed to finish the race due to a driveline failure. Pierre Levegh's tragic accident, in which the driver and 83 spectators were killed, reportedly had a profound effect on Hill, who already struggled to come to terms with the ever-present dangers of the sport. Where others may have walked away, however, Hill pressed on, fighting to overcome his fears every time he strapped in to a race car.
Hill raced an ever-increasing number of events in 1956 and 1957, both as a hired gun and as a member of Scuderia Ferrari. While Hill's reputation as a talented sports car driver was now well established, Enzo Ferrari found the American too passive to be a driver for the automaker's Formula One team. That would change in 1958, after Hill earned his first victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving a Ferrari 250 with Olivier Gendebien, and later made his F1 debut driving a Maserati in the French Grand Prix. When Scuderia Ferrari drivers Luigi Musso and Peter Collins were both killed in separate accidents during the 1958 season, Ferrari asked Hill to join its F1 effort. Hill rose to meet the challenge, delivering the team a pair of podium finishes in the last two races of the season and helping teammate Mike Hawthorne seal the championship.
The Shelby American Ford GT40 of Phil Hill and Chris Amon at the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Hill would remain with Ferrari through the 1962 season, winning three races and the 1961 world championship. At Le Mans, also driving for Ferrari, Hill would take victory on another two occasions, in 1961 and in 1962. A hostile political climate in Maranello prompted Hill to jump ship, and for the 1963 season Hill left Ferrari to race for Automobili Turismo e Sport (ATS), a company and team founded by former Ferrari employees Carlo Chiti and Giotto Bizzarrini. In retrospect, it was a hasty move: During the team's single season in F1, Hill managed to finish just one race, in 11th place. In 1964, Hill made the move to Cooper, but managed to finish just five of the nine races entered, scoring but a single championship point.
Then Hill simply walked away from Formula One, perhaps realizing that risks associated with capturing a second title (or even significant race wins) outweighed the rewards. Following his world championship and the death of his Ferrari teammate, Wolfgang von Trips (both during the 1961 season), Hill became increasingly aware of his own mortality, saying in an interview, "I don't have as much hunger anymore. I am no longer willing to risk killing myself."
With his focus now exclusively on sports car racing, Hill drove Ferraris for N.A.R.T., Cobras for Shelby American, GT40s for Ford, and Chaparrals for Jim Hall and Chaparral Cars. Just as before, Hill proved adept at mastering whatever car came his way, and consistently posted good results for his employers. On July 30, 1967, Hill strapped into a Chaparral 2F and delivered a victory for the team at the BOAC International 500, driving with Mike Spence. When the race was over, Hill walked away from the sport with no formal announcement and no fanfare. In his mind, his days as a professional race car driver were over.
Hill driving the Ford GT40 in Germany, 1964.
Phil Hill would go on to success as a classic car restorer (founding Hill & Vaughn with business associate Ken Vaughn), a contributor to Road & Track magazine and even a racing commentator for ABC's Wide World of Sports. In 2008, following his annual appearance at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, Hill died of complications related to Parkinson's disease, at the age of 81.
Hill was the first American driver to win a Formula One championship, and remains the only American-born driver to do so. He was a three time winner at both Le Mans and at the 12 Hours of Sebring, yet he never envisioned himself as one of racing's truly remarkable drivers. In a later interview, Hill said of racing, "I had a very exciting life and learned an awful lot about myself and others that I might never have learned. Racing sort of forced a confrontation with reality. Lots of people spend their lives in a state that is never really destined to go anywhere."
This Day in History, 1927: Ford reveals its Model A to an eager public
Henry Ford drives the 20 millionth car built, a 1931 Model A, off the assembly line. Photo courtesy Ford Motor Company.
Henry Ford's Model T revolutionized transportation in America by making the automobile accessible to nearly all, creating a need for a product that hadn't previously existed. For nearly two decades, the Model T met the motoring needs of the American public, but by the middle of the 1920s automobiles from competing brands offered more style, better performance and improved amenities. Henry Ford's response came in a secretive telegram to dealers on May 26, 1927, advising that Ford was "starting early production entirely new Ford car… superior design and performance to any now in low price light car field."
And with that cryptic announcement, Henry Ford halted production of the Model T and began retooling his factories to produce an all-new automobile, designed to effectively compete against all others in the segment. A similar announcement was given to Ford dealers for posting in local newspapers, but the verbose manifesto did little more than praise the Model T and tease the public that the new and yet-to-be-named Ford would surpass the Model T in every way. The statement's closing paragraph read, "At present I can only say this about the new model – it has speed, style, flexibility and control in traffic. There is nothing quite like it in quality and price. The new car will cost more to manufacture, but it will be more economical to operate."
As spring progressed to summer, and summer progressed to fall, rumors about the miraculous new Ford ran rampant. A period cartoon showed "Henry's new model," bedecked with ornamentation and jewels fit for a king, labeled with a price tag of $500. Early spy photographers scrambled to get pictures of the car, but only the Automotive Daily News and the Brighton Argus succeeded, as Ford was particularly careful to limit testing on public roads. Despite its care, engine and chassis engineer Lawrence Sheldrick was nearly mobbed by curious onlookers during a 300-mile trip from Detroit to Claire, Michigan, and Henry and Edsel Ford were caught red-handed behind the wheel of a prototype by three curious Chicago Ford dealers who'd traveled to Detroit to catch a glimpse of the mysterious new Ford.
In late November came the announcement that Americans had been waiting for: on December 2, 1927, the still-unnamed Ford automobile would be shown to the public, at locations revealed to each and every Ford dealer. Pricing was announced on December 1, the eve of the showing, and to the delight of potential buyers, the new Model A would be priced comparably to the Model T. On the day of the car's reveal, Ford News claimed that 10,534,992 people came to see the Model A, a number that represented 10 percent of the U.S. population at the time.
The Model A offered buyers elegant styling (described as a "downsized Lincoln" by some), four-wheel brakes, improved fuel economy, a laminated safety glass windshield, hydraulic shock absorbers, and a 200.5-cu.in. four-cylinder engine rated at 40 horsepower, enough to deliver a top speed of 65 MPH. Seven body types were offered at launch, including Sport Coupe, Coupe, Roadster, Phaeton, Tudor sedan, Fordor sedan, and truck, and buyers could choose from four colors (Niagara Blue, Arabian Sand, Dawn Gray and Gun Metal Blue).
Deposits from eager customers poured in, and in the first two weeks the automaker had reportedly accumulated 400,000 sales orders from dealers (adding to the thousands of orders that had been placed prior to the car's reveal). Though the Model A would only be produced from 1927 through early 1932, Ford sold over 4.3 million examples, and the car would help Ford transition from pioneer to modern automaker. The Model A would also go on to inspire generations of collectors, hot rodders and shade tree mechanics, helping to popularize the hobby that we've all come to know and love.
Highland Park plant, birthplace of Ford's moving assembly line, eyed for preservation
Ford's Highland Park plant. Photo by jacdupree.
Today, the former Ford complex in Highland Park, Michigan – considered by many to be the birthplace of modern manufacturing – is largely vacant, while some buildings have been razed to make way for shopping plazas and parking lots. Though the remaining buildings possess National Historic Landmark status, they're in a state of disrepair and thus off-limits to the scores of visitors that flock to Highland Park each year. Now, the Woodward Avenue Action Association (WA3) is one step closer to righting this wrong with a purchase agreement to buy the former administration building and an adjacent executive garage.
Preliminary plans call for the creation of an "automobile heritage welcome center" in the two buildings, which would include displays, a theater and a combination gift and snack shop. The center would also serve as a hub for automotive history tours of Detroit, such as WA3's current "In The Steps of Henry," which features stops at area landmarks significant to the life of Henry Ford. The organization also plans to rent the administration building's upper floors to automotive-themed businesses, though it isn't yet clear if a viable business model can be built around historical, automotive-themed exhibits and attractions. Assuming that WA3 can raise the additional $125,000 necessary to complete the purchase from the buildings' current owner, National Equity Corporation, rehabilitation of the two buildings could take as long as five years.
Ford's Highland Park plant in 1914. Historic photos courtesy Ford Motor Company.
Longer-term, the ultimate goal of WA3 is to acquire the rest of the Highland Park facility from National Equity, eventually opening the factory itself to public tours. On a grander scale, WA3 imagines a future Highland Park complex complete with a test track, wind tunnel exhibit, automotive museum, and permanent home for the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. Before that can happen, however, the group must successfully complete the purchase of the administration building and garage; once this is finalized, WA3 plans to file the paperwork necessary to declare the structures a "world heritage designation," giving it the same status as Australia's Great Barrier Reef, Peru's Machu Picchu, Egypt's Pyramid Fields and our own Statue of Liberty.
Model T chassis await bodies at Highland Park, 1914.
The WA3 is currently accepting donations to help fund the purchase of the Highland park plant. For more information, visit WoodwardAvenue.org.
Michigan Theater. Photo by grabadonut.
The Highland park plant isn't the only historic piece of Ford real estate on the market now, either. Years before Highland Park, Ford's first experiments with the automobile began in a coal shed behind a duplex house located at 56 and 58 Bagley Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. Today, both shed and duplex are gone (though a faithful representation of the shed was constructed at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan, using bricks salvaged from Ford's duplex), replaced by the Michigan Building in 1925. While the addresses don't quite match (the office building is located at 220 Bagley Avenue, likely shuffled in a Detroit street renumbering), the Michigan Building does bear a plaque commemorating the site as the "Birthplace of the Ford Automobile." In recent months the 13-story office structure has hit the commercial real estate market, priced at $3 million. For the money, the buyer gets more than office space and a piece of automotive history; the sale also includes the once-glorious Michigan Theater, in recent years gutted to serve as a parking structure for the Michigan Building and considered to be one of Detroit's must-see ruins.
The building's seller advises that "Detroit is enjoying the most dynamic growth in decades and the Michigan Building may be one of the last opportunities to use generous tax incentives in purchasing and renovation." Optimism aside, Detroit has seen little commercial growth in recent years, and the Michigan Building's central location, ties to automotive history and famous parking structure can't alter those economic realities.
Lost Cars of the 1980s – Merkur XR4Ti
1983 Ford Sierra XR4i. Photo courtesy Ford Motor Company.
In the early 1980s, looking to spice up its product offerings in the United States (and to counter the growing success of the BMW 3 Series), the Ford Motor Company again turned to a product from its European catalog for help. Not satisfied with simply selling a new model through Lincoln Mercury dealers, Ford even went to the trouble of launching a new brand, Merkur, to market its premium European wares. When the first Merkur XR4Ti models hit U.S. showrooms in 1985, one thing was absolutely certain: No Lincoln-Mercury dealer had ever seen anything like it.
That's not to say that Ford and Lincoln Mercury dealerships lacked experience selling European Ford models. The first-generation Mercury Capri, sold from 1970 through 1978, quickly established a fan base among U.S. buyers, and Ford tried the same recipe with its European compact, the Fiesta, in 1976. From a financial perspective, neither was a huge success for the automaker, but the first-generation Capri did deliver buyers that otherwise would have shopped elsewhere (including foreign brands).
Ford's Executive Vice President of International Operations, Bob Lutz, had the same goal in mind when he initiated a project to import the European Ford Sierra into the United States as a Merkur (the German name for Mercury), to be sold through select Lincoln Mercury dealerships. The Sierra would lead the charge of European products, and early plans called for a full range of Merkur vehicles to be marketed by the chosen Lincoln Mercury outlets.
1988 Merkur XR4Ti. Brochure images courtesy of OldCarBrochures.com.
The first obstacle faced by Ford was the car's name: General Motors owned both the Sierra and Ciera names, prompting Ford to use the car's trim level as its name. In Europe, the sportiest variant of the Sierra was the XR4i; as U.S.-specification cars would be getting a turbocharged engine to cope with added weight of changes required for federalization (nearly 300 pounds), the new Merkur model would debut as the XR4Ti, with T denoting "turbocharged."
In Europe, Ford Sierra XR4i models used a 2.8-liter Cologne V-6, but there was concern over the engine's power output and ability to meet contemporary U.S. emissions standards. Instead, Ford opted to use a very familiar engine between the XR4Ti's front fenders: the turbocharged 2.3-liter four-cylinder that had already been used for the Thunderbird Turbo Coupe and the Ford Mustang SVO. In normally-aspirated form, the 2.3-liter four-cylinder had been used to power vehicles ranging from the Pinto through the Courier pickup, and its durability was well established.
While the XR4Ti lacked the intercooler used on the Mustang SVO, 14 pounds of boost still helped the overhead-cam engine produce 175 horsepower when mated to the available five-speed manual transmission (though XR4Ti models equipped with the optional three-speed automatic made just 145 horsepower on 10 pounds of boost). That was good enough to give manual transmission models a 0-60 MPH time of under eight seconds, on the way to a top speed of 130 MPH.
The 1988 Merkur lineup: Scorpio (foreground) and XR4Ti (background).
The ride was designed to deliver an equal blend of comfort and handling, and the front-engine, rear-drive XR4Ti benefited from four-wheel independent suspension plus front and rear stabilizer bars. To ensure a plush feel for occupants, the car received relatively soft dampers and springs (oddly enough, based on development feedback from F1 icon Jackie Stewart), giving the car somewhat pronounced body roll in corners. Likely as a concession to cost, Ford opted to use disc brakes on the XR4Ti's front wheels only, and never offered a limited-slip differential, even as an optional accessory.
The car's styling was initially defined by two elements: the large biplane rear wing, and the "polycarbonate anti-abrasion system" used on lower body panels. Both were functional design traits, helping the XR4Ti achieve a drag coefficient of just 0.33. Neither helped the car win fans among U.S. buyers, and in 1988 Ford changed to a single rear spoiler and a monochrome paint scheme.
Despite a marketing campaign that included a 13-minute marketing video explaining the car to customers, U.S. consumers didn't know what to make of the XR4Ti or its parent brand, Merkur. Neither name resonated with U.S. buyers, and most couldn't even pronounce the brand name correctly. Worse, sales staff used to selling Mercury Grand Marquis and Lincoln Town Car models really didn't understand how to pitch a quirky European import to their customers, and limiting distribution to a maximum of just 800 dealerships (600 in the brand's final years) did nothing to help Merkur sales.
Though Ford had optimistically projected sales of 15,000 units annually, the Merkur XR4Ti's best year came in 1986, when 13,559 units were sold. Sales fell to 7,352 units in 1987 and 6,283 units in 1988. Even the 1988 addition of the Merkur Scorpio luxury sedan to the brand's lineup did little to boost XR4Ti sales, which plummeted to just 2,870 units in 1989, the car's final year.
No single factor was responsible for the discontinuation of the Merkur XR4Ti. Its ambitious sales price at launch ($16,503, or roughly $35,200 today) didn't help, especially since the Merkur brand was an unknown in the United States. A rising German Deutsche Mark and shrinking U.S. dollar narrowed slim margins even further, making construction of the car (contracted to Karmann in Osnabrück, Germany) cost prohibitive. Finally, pending federal safety regulations for the 1990 model year would have required the addition of airbags and other safety features, necessitating an expensive re-engineering process.
The Probe III concept, which would form the basis of the Ford Sierra's styling. Image courtesy of Ford Motor Company.
In the span of five years, Ford managed to sell just 42,464 XR4Ti models in the U.S. and Canada. Merkur models still have a small but loyal following, and the Merkur Club of America hosts both an annual meet and an active message board. Perhaps the car's true shortcoming was timing; as Cadillac is showing with its newly launched ATS, the demand for a European-influenced, rear-drive luxury car with performance overtones is still there. Assuming, of course, that consumers can identify with the brand name behind it.
World's oldest Ford Motor Company vehicle to help celebrate Henry Ford's 150th birthday
Photos courtesy RM Auctions.
Appropriately, the world's oldest existing vehicle produced by the same Ford Motor Company that builds cars today ended up in the hands of Bill Ford, the executive chairman of the company and great-grandson of company founder Henry Ford. What's more, that Ford Model A will play a starring role in the Henry Ford 150th birthday celebrations planned for 2013.
One of three built in Ford Motor Company's first production batch in July 1903, this Model A – chassis #30 – made headline news this fall when it went up for auction for the third time in five years at RM's Hershey auction. Previously owned by the late Houston lawyer John O'Quinn – who bought it for $693,000 in 2007, the Model A failed to meet reserve with a high bid of $325,000 in 2010, then sold this October for a relative bargain of $264,000. Before O'Quinn bought it, the Model A had spent 40 years in Europe and 50 years with its original owner, Herbert L. McNary, a butter maker from Britt, Iowa.
Ford Motor Company already has plenty of experience deploying this Model A in events celebrating the company's history. According to RM's auction description, Ford displayed it at its European headquarters in Cologne and invited it to attend the company's centennial celebrations in the United Kingdom in 2003. When exactly it was restored, RM didn't say, but it did participate in the London to Brighton in 2003 and was treated to an engine overhaul in 2007.
According to Ford's announcement, Bill Ford – not Ford Motor Company – bought the Model A. "The Model A helped keep our company going during a difficult time and enabled my great-grandfather to continue pursuing his vision of putting the world on wheels," Ford said. "The timing was perfect to bring this key part of Ford heritage back to the family as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of my great-grandfather's birth."
With that, Ford announced several events that will celebrate Henry's July 20 30 birth date. Among them, Discovering Henry Ford shows at The Henry Ford, scheduled for April to December; dramatic presentations on Henry Ford's life at Greenfield Village, scheduled for May to August; "Coming Together: A Celebration of Henry Ford" at Fair Lane, Ford's estate in Dearborn, scheduled for July 27; and the 2013 Maker Faire Detroit at The Henry Ford, scheduled for July 27-28. In addition, Ford launched HenryFord150.com, a special site that celebrates Henry Ford's life and legacy, and released plenty of Henry Ford photos from their archive, which we've assembled after the jump below.


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BUFFALO, NY - The victim allegedly held captive by a Buffalo man testified in court Thursday at his felony hearing.
The judge asked we not identify the 13-year-old alleged victim in this case and ruled we had to disguise her voice. She testified in the felony hearing of Michael Abdallah, 26, and claims he had sexual relations with her since she met him when she was only 12 years-old. She said at times he wouldn't allow her to leave his Thomas Street home. The girl said she stayed with Abdallah for six weeks until she escaped from a window in December.
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After our Congregational Meeting last Sunday, I was feeling incredibly grateful for the "conversation" we were able to have after we elected our new slate of Elders (Rob Elia, Leslie Louie, Carrie McKiernan, Brant Nicholas, Bob Saltz) and then heard about our internal audit. My experience of the conversation was that we were honest, open, and were able to share back and forth. Some of you asked questions that many people have been thinking about and it's always good to be able to voice those things that might be worrying us. Thank you to those who attended and we missed those of you who were unable to attend.
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Sometimes life really does seem like a roller coaster where one minute you are laughing and having great fun and the next minute you feel like losing your lunch because of the force of something that happened. Sunday and Monday were like that for me. Sunday was fabulous and I enjoyed every minute of being with you. Sunday evening I heard from my sister-in-law that my brother is spiraling downward in his addictions and she is reaching out to our family for help after many years of silence. Monday morning we received a phone call that one of Anna's close guy friends had been killed instantly in an auto accident on Sunday evening. Monday evening I went with one of our "adopted" daughters (we have 3 young women besides our own daughters that we call "daughters" because of how long we have known them and their close relationships with our daughters) to confront her single mother about her drinking problem.
From one minute to the next, we do not know what life will bring. The only constant is the belief and experience that God is with us in and through all of it. It's not God the magician, not God the instant healer, not God the fairy godmother, but God the compassionate presence who walks with us and holds us, figuratively speaking. I don't know about you, but sometimes that's what keeps me putting one foot in front of the other on days when life feels overwhelming.
On another note: I have good news of great joy to share with you! After receiving 70 applications for our Administrative Assistant position, the Personnel Committee narrowed the field to 3 candidates. The 3 candidates were given a computer test as the initial phase of the interview process. Only one candidate made it to the final interview stage. We are pleased to announce that we have offered our regular position to Sherrill Figuera who has been serving as our temporary Admin. Assistant. We are very excited to have Sherrill join our wonderful Montclair church family. Welcome, Sherrill!
Each week I am having more difficulty responding to all of the emails I receive. If you email me and don't hear back right away or within a couple of days, don't worry! Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are usually very long and very tightly scheduled days. Often, I will go back over my emails for the week on Thursday. If a whole week goes by and you don't hear back from me on something that requires a response, then by all means send it again! Thank you for your patience.
Don't forget to invite people you know to come and experience this fabulous community,
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COME ONE COME ALL TO AN EXCITING ART GANG EVENT: A display called, "Pulp Fashion," consisting of elaborate, realistic costumes from the Medicis to Coco Chanel made only of painted, folded paper will be at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011. Carpool from MPC lot 9 a.m. sharp. Members free; nonmembers pay admission. Lunch will be at the museum. If you're going, please call Carol Wolleson, 658-6655.
BOOK DEPOT NEWS: This Sunday, FEBRUARY 13, the Book Depot will have a sale, where you can make some GOOD selections for fairly low prices. We're trying to make room for more new books. On the table we will have only the books that are for sale, except for a few available for Adult Ed classes. However, if you wish to purchase a book that does not have a reduced price, they will be in the book shelves and definitely available. Stop by to see what we have.
Beyond Bridges: Israel-Palestine (BB:IP) is seeking motivated student leaders for this one-of-a-kind summer program, which takes undergraduate/graduate students of all backgrounds to Israel and Palestine for a three-week study course. Run through the University of San Francisco (USF), this accredited program challenges its participants to see the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from different angles, engaging narratives often absent or underrepresented in mainstream discourse. Based in Jerusalem, students meet with scholars and activists while traveling to Haifa, Bethlehem, Tel Aviv, Hebron, and beyond. From visits to Israel's Independence Hall to Palestine's Muqata'a, from meetings with Jewish Israeli settlers to Palestinian refugees, this summer program is extraordinary.
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My wife and I like to have Moscato, and we found a bottle of Voga Moscato and its amazing. I can't find it anywhere in Omaha, NE but I did just order a case online. Does anyone else have an absolute favorite Moscato we could try. We are not big on d'asti just because my wife doesn't like all the bubbles.... yeah...
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December 17, 2010
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The internship, which lasts 10-12 weeks, is a paid experience. Applicants must have at least a 3.2 GPA and be a US citizen. Internship opportunities are available in the following departments: Wireless, Sales and Marketing, Finance, Network Engineering, Broadband, IP and Data, and Consumer and Business Operations.
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Prepping for Halloween doesn't have to be scary, and if you start planning now, you'll be right on track for the holiday. From pumpkin carving to black-and-orange food, here are some ideas to inspire your creativity.
Now is the time to pick out a pumpkin (or a few) for a fun-filled carving session. If you can't get to a pumpkin patch, you can easily find them at your local supermarket. When it comes to your carving tools, however, think about stepping things up. Instead of buying cheap carving sets, invest in a small, handheld power tool, which can be paired with various attachments.
By using them to quickly drill through your pumpkin or buff away the skin, they will allow you to take your designs to the next level. The tools are relatively inexpensive; will save you time; and can be used for other projects throughout the year.
When you're finished with your jack-o-lantern, take some measures to preserve it for as long as possible. To prevent mold and rot, make a homemade spray from 1 tablespoon of bleach and 1 quart of water. Spray it inside and out and let it dry. You can also try a preserving solution, which can help extend your pumpkin's life.
If you're having a Halloween party, elevate your event by offering a menu of black-and-orange dishes. A warming butternut squash soup or crispy sweet potato fries will undoubtedly please a crowd, while steamed mussels will add to the color theme in a natural way. You can also try a black bean soup with cheddar on top, or serve blackened salmon filets. If you're looking for an upscale hors d'oeuvre, try making sweet potato latkes topped with lox or caviar and creme fraiche.
Of course, when it comes to Halloween, dessert is where you can let your imagination run wild. Chocolate mousse topped with cookie "dirt" and gummy worms will be a hit among adults and kids, but you also can't go wrong with pumpkin ice cream sandwiches made with dark chocolate cookies.
No matter what you do, have fun with it. There are so many ways to get into the spirit this Halloween, and with a little planning and creativity, your holiday event will be one to remember.


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Great Conversations is an afternoon of appetizers and desserts and an in-depth conversation with a subject area expert. This is the Fourth Annual Great Conversations hosted by the Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation. It will take place from 2-5 p.m. April 28 at Los Alamos High School in the new building. This is part of a series about the conversations that will take place.
"Developing Strong, Resilient Children" featuring Sandy Beery.
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Check out our blogs for an in-depth look at interesting topics from public health to recycling to gardening. There's even a unique and fun cartoon blog! After reading, feel free to post your thoughts, concerns and questions.
I laughed out loud at the newest garden 'controversy' chronicled in the Home+Garden section of the Star Tribune paper earlier this month. It is supposedly between the urban hip, organic-vegetable-growing, twenty-something blogging male and the MAWG, the middle-aged woman gardener, aka, the ornamental garden fetishist.
Hello, Everyone. It's a new year, it's a new climate—how 'bout this weather?—and I have lots of new things in the garden world to share with you.


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Shenzhen Stock Exchange to release ChiNext board index and build sound multi-layered index system
Shenzhen Stock Exchange to release ChiNext board index and build sound multi-layered index system
The SZSE has announced in recent days that the ChiNext board index will be officially released on June 1, 2010 for the purpose of meeting the needs of ChiNext market development.
The ChiNext board index, SZSE component index and SME board index will be the core indexes showing the operation of SZSE-listed stocks.
On October 23, 2009, the successful launch of the ChiNext board signals that China's multi-layered capital market system has been established fundamentally. In the past half year, the ChiNext had made the steady development, with the scale continuously expanding in the concerted effort of all sides and elaborate care.
The ChiNext board indexes includes price index and return index; the ChiNext board price index will be the main index with the abbreviation "ChiNext Index" and the code "399006", the ChiNext Return Index with the abbreviation "ChiNext board R" and the code "399606".The base date of the ChiNext board indexes will be May 31, 2010 with the basis point of 1000.
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TNA announces new signing
Aug 23, 2013 - by Steve Gerweck
TNA announced today the signing of T.J. Perkins aka Manik, its X Division champion, to a contract today.
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Aug 23, 2013 - by Steve Gerweck
TNA announced today the signing of T.J. Perkins aka Manik, its X Division champion, to a contract today.
You mean that one of the companies champions was NOT signed to an actual contract? What is this company thinking?
*facepalm*Sigh*scream why* repeat
It seems odd to announce the signing of a person who is already champion. I think it is easy to see that TNA may be having issues. It would really suck if they go under now. They don't provide much competition to WWE, but any is better than none.
I have a feeling this was a kayfabe contract and not a real one 😉 Either that or it is now a contract that makes him exclusive to TNA.
Nice of them to film that special moment.
No wrestling company has provided any competition with each other since the end of the Monday Night Wars. They all just provide alternatives.
The teir system we have really hasn't had any major changes in years.
Matt said it correctly, it is tiered. What made ECW so popular in its heyday wasn't just it's format and style, but it never tried to rival or takeover WWF/WWE/WCW , it just was an alternative…an extreme alternative. Even when TNA started, it was similar to ROH in that it is/was an alternative…it had a 6 sided ring, it was unique, but then they wanted to go head to head …that was the problem, they tried/try too hard. Hopefully it wont be too late to learn that mistake.
Let hope the boy doesn't get Sorensened by Dixie and the carnies at TNA!
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Lost Abbey's
Tomme Arthur Helps Us Wrap Up
Stone Brewing's 10th Anniversary
Charity Auctions
In the past eleven months of "Stone Brewing's 10th Anniversary Charity Auctions" we've raised over $24,000 for charity, and being December, this is the twelfth (and final!) monthly installment... 100% of proceeds from these auctions will benefit charity, so bid early and bid often!
Here at Stone we often get posed the question, "what happened to your old brewery in San Marcos?" from those who don't know that our friends at the Port Brewing Company took over the brewery in early 2006. We couldn't be happier than to see the place that served us so well continue to turn out stellar beers. Of course, credit must be given to Tomme Arthur who now masterfully brews his creations on at our old stomping grounds on Mata Way. With the extra elbow room he gained, he's begun a new series that he refers to as The Lost Abbey. To quote their website...
"Rooted in the Monastic and artistic Belgian brewing traditions, The Lost Abbey brewery project is the brainchild of Vince and Gina Marsaglia, former head brewer of Pizza Port in Solana Beach Tomme Arthur and Jim Comstock of Comstock and Associates who formed the partnership responsible for the stewardship of these beers."
The series includes Avant Garde, Lost and Found Abbey Ale, Red Barn Ale and Judgment Day. On Monday, January 22nd we will be having a special Lost Abbey Beer Dinner at the Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens. There will be five courses, with all four beers from the Lost Abbey series and, according to Tomme, "dig something [else] out of one of our barrels that we like and roll it out for the dinner." Tomme can be a bit modest, so let us translate - he'll be bringing one his sought after barrel aged beers that's bound to knock your socks off.
So, on to the auction... This month we are auctioning off three pairs of seats (that's six total, for the mathematically challenged) to sit at the Brewmaster's Table with Tomme Arthur. An honor of course, but Tomme will be 'sweetening the deal' by bringing along selections from his ten year archive of beer has brewed over the past ten years with Port Brewing! He hasn't been more specific, but you can figure that he'll make it worth your while for sure (understatement). We will be selling tickets to the public for the Lost Abbey Beer Dinner @ the Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens, but only the six people from these three auctions will sit at the Brewmaster's Table and be privileged enough to share the special beers from Tomme's cellar!
Aution for Seats One & Two ends on Friday @ 8PM (PST)
Aution for Seats Three & Four ends on Saturday @ 8PM (PST)
Aution for Seats Five & Six ends on Sunday @ Noon (PST)
Stone World Bistro & Gardens
"Menu Tasting Thursdays"
Join us for a special buffet tasting of a wide range of our menu items for a special price of $20!
Thursday, December 21, 2006 (5:30-8:30PM)
Thursday, December 28, 2006 (5:30-8:30PM)
Why you ask…?
We've gotten quite a few comments from folks who pore over our menu and find themselves unable to decide what to order.
They fall in two camps…
Those who read and re-read the menu trying to decide what to eat but have difficulty doing so because they "want to order everything…it all sounds so good!" They tell us that it's just too hard to make the choice.
Bewilderingly, we've also heard from those of you who have shown up and decided that the whole thing was just too risky. Huh? A "risk-averse" lover of Stone? A Stone devotee with a timid palate? We can't believe it…. How'd you ever manage to try that first Arrogant Bastard Ale or Stone Ruination IPA? Because we challenged you? OK…if that's what you need…c'mon then, you ninnies! What are you, yellow—like some fizzy yellow beer? Well, are you…
Regardless which camp you belong to, the latter three Thursdays in December are your opportunity to taste away! Just come in, get seated as usual, and let your server know you'd like to participate in our "Menu Tasting Thursday." Our full regular menu will be available as well, so if anyone in your party already knows what they want, they can go that way too!


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Volunteer Coordinator - Part Time
We are seeking a part-time Volunteer Coordinator. In this role you will be the staff liaison to 11 Special Interest Sections within our membership. Each Section is autonomous but still conforms to certain standards set by the organization. The Volunteer Coordinator provides guidance to Section leadership, manages their initiatives throughout the year and provides administrative and logistical support for their activities. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who has strong communication skills, enjoys collaborating with others and is detail oriented.
Job Responsibilities
- Develop and disseminate quarterly newsletters, annual surveys and periodic eblasts
- Solicit and edit content for Society newsletter, website and annual program materials
- Maintain accurate membership database for Section members
- Manage Section elections/appointments of new leadership
- Manage Social Community
- Schedule and participate on conference calls
- Provide logistical and administrative support for Section fundraising efforts
- Keep accounting of Section revenue and expenses
- Manage events that take place during the annual meeting
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- At least 1-2 years of experience in a non-profit organization working closely with volunteers
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Our organization represents 2,300 scientists and doctors. We have a small staff of 10 who work exceptionally well together. The culture of our office is open and easy-going but everyone works to meet their own high personal standards. Our volunteer leaders are genuinely good people and easy to work with.
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Pretending to have achieved some kind of victory in Afghanistan, President Obama and the NATO leaders have pushed ahead on the globalist agenda to transform NATO more fully into the global military arm of the United Nations.
"We're now unified behind a plan to responsibly wind down the war in Afghanistan," declared President Obama, at the conclusion of the May 20-21 NATO Summit in Chicago.
But don't pop the champagne corks just yet; America's longest war, now over a decade in duration, is not ending any time soon. What does "responsibly wind down the war" mean? According to President Obama and the other NATO leaders, it means NATO "combat troops" will have left Afghanistan by the end of 2014. Which is another way of spinning the grim fact that they intend to keep NATO forces (primarily U.S. forces) fighting in Afghanistan for another two-and-a-half years. And after 2014, an unspecified number of NATO/US forces will remain for "training" purposes for an indefinite period.
The Afghanistan War, which has already cost half a trillion dollars (and over 12,000 American casualties), has succeeded in establishing Hamid Karzai and his clan in a ruling regime that is universally recognized as thoroughly corrupt and anti-American. It is also a regime without popular support that is sure to collapse after our withdrawal — if not before. And when the country breaks down into a bloody civil war? Well, in order to prevent that, President Obama says someone must come up with $4.1 billion per year to finance the equipping and training of the Afghan army and police force.
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It seems to come up quite often. Someone wants the language barrier bought down. Even if it requires questing or skilling up, they want to be able to talk to the other faction. It would even make lore sense, since at the least, Undead and Blood Elves should probably know common, and Thalassian is probably close enough to Darnassian that someone who knows one language should probably be able to get the gist of the other. That said, Blizzard's held pretty fast to the principle of squelching cross-factional communication. The only way you can make yourself known to the other side is with the default emotes, or sometimes with a bit of creative typing that can only convey crude messages.
Honestly, at one point I was pretty gung-ho on removing the language barrier. As an RPer, a big part of the fun for me is being able to talk, act out scenes, say stuff in character, and all that. It was sort of annoying sometimes that I could be in an epic struggle with, say, a guild of Undead assassins, but any actual communication we made, be it OOC arranging of the storyline and in-game events or IC trash talk, would have to all be on message boards and email. It loses some of the spontaneity of in-game interaction. That said, lately I think I've decided that I'm fine with the current of level of cross-faction communication. Talking to the other side would cause more trouble than it would be worth.
The thing that most contributed to changing my mind was the arenas. When the Arenas first came out, there was no language barrier for same faction teams. Now, even if we're fighting each other in the arena, you'd think maybe there would be some same faction pride, we could play fair be nice to each other, and all that.
No, sorry. Alliance are jerks, apparently. Admittedly, the incidents were few and far between, but they were there. My brother and I would queue up for our 2v2 matches. We'd get alliance teams. Sometimes they'd start with the taunts the moment the gates opened, boldly saying they were going to play with us. They might kill one of us and toy with the other, running around, chain-CCing, letting us DPS them for a while then healing up, all the while with the yells and taunts. Honestly, if that's how people are going to act, I'm suddenly seeing the wisdom of limiting cross-faction communication. To me, it's not too much to expect a little bit of sportsmanship and a sense of fair play, but if there's too many people who just want to be jerks, it's probably for the best that there's a few extra barriers between them and easy jerkdom.
These days, they've squelched communication in arenas as well. Now when someone from the other team says something, even if we're both Alliance, all I see is "PlayerX yells/says something to his team." Ever since then, I don't think we've had one team play with us. To me, that's a good sign that limiting cross faction communication is, in fact, an effective deterrent to griefing. Apparently people aren't quite as keen on being jerks to you if they can't taunt you while they do it.
While it might be nice to yell speeches back and forth with your evil Blood Elf archenemy when roleplaying, or even just set up a Booty Bay AH deal without message boards or alts coming into the equation, it seems the lure of being a jerk is probably just too much for some people to handle. So to me, it's probably for the best that the language barrier remain in place.
I suppose if you're really dying for trash talk (And you are either on a PvE server or have two accounts), you can just log on over to the other side after the battle's over. At the least, the process of logging out and logging back in might give you time to cool off.


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GDB XLII: Oil meets water
January 02 2010 06:45PM
I just got back from being out in the country... Breathing in the country air, eating country foods, rasslin' country dogs, and watching the World Juniors: fast-paced and inspiring hockey.
The Hangover Updated: Happy New Year
Robin Brownlee
January 01 2010 04:13PM
With fans and those of us who write about the Edmonton Oilers for amusement and/or money here at The Nation bidding good riddance to 2009, I ushered in 2010 with the usual New Year's resolutions and The Hangover.
And the winners are . . .
Jean Lefebvre
January 01 2010 10:15AM
After a brilliant November, the Calgary Flames started leaking oil in December.
Outlook 2010
January 01 2010 09:39AM
As the year that was 2009 draws to a close back home, here we are sit in Australia after the first non white Christmas/NYE of our life, hung over and listening to Unkie Rod calling the Oilers-Flames game. Craig Conroy has literally just scored with 10 seconds left in the second period for the Flames to take a 1-0 lead. Canada is coming back against the United States in the WJC and Natalie Portman remains as beautiful as ever. Now seems as good a time as any to look ahead to 2010. (Ed note: Wanye couldn't figure out how to post this himself and we were busy living our lives in MST so there is a delay. Live with it.)
Oilers vs. Flames Postgame: Undoing Last Night's Damage
Jonathan Willis
December 31 2009 11:02PM
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- Location: Various locations around Germany (Map)
- Dates: December 29, 2014 – January 29, 2015
- Cost estimate: $2980 and up to $650 for personal and final-week costs
For more than 40 years, hundreds of Calvin students have participated in the German Interim abroad conducted each January. This affordable 30-day program provides an in-depth experience of many facets of German life and culture, including extensive travel, home stays with German families and an opportunity to explore parts of Germany independently.
Participants engage with and improve their knowledge of the German language and culture on this study experience, which includes stays in Schleswig-Holstein, Berlin, former East Germany and southern former West Germany. Activities include four home stays, lectures, discussions, interviews, tours, and attendance at cultural and social events. Course participants choose where they will travel independently during the last five days. Course goals include active participation in course activities, growth in intercultural sensitivity, gains in mastery of the language, and increased understanding of various religious, political, and broadly cultural phenomena of Germany. Students will be assessed on their individual vocabulary acquisition, submission of an examination of a current issue in German society based on two interviews, and submission of at least two analytic journal entries.
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The organization also aims to help students become more politically active in both the state and national level. Each year, members, along with local physicians, travel to the state capitol in Jefferson City to discuss medical issues with legislators.
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