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- Roger Federer on the challenge that is Rafael Nadal
Deliberate, delusional or just plain desperate? Discusssss.
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*sets out collection plate for therapy sessions for Roger*
On second thought, maybe we should just have him committed somewhere? This is going to take serious work to fix.
Delusional.Stubborn as bull also, and signs of stupidity.I swear, if he doesn't get a coach ASAP, or if he continues to beat himself with 32432403294 UE whenever he loses, I'll grow horns.
He's starting to bug me, big time, and I'm his fan, more then Rafa's, so as his fan, seeing his stubbornes grow is making me not even wanna watch or here about his SF or final matches/loses, it's nerve breaking.Damnit.How did he even dominate those 4 years, I wonder these days.He needs awakening, now.
Roger is really starting to get on my nerves...get a coach/phsyc, hits some balls, and keep quiet until you have something constructive to say Rog.ReplyDelete
I'd say Roger is in serious DENIAL.
And I ROTFL'd when Roger's delusional quote was followed by that WTF expression on Rafa's face just below it.
Whatever, Fed. That's really all I have to say.ReplyDelete
Hilarious. Rog really needs to get a grip on reality. Someone call a psych asap...ReplyDelete
When do you "usually" beat Rafa, Roger? You haven't beaten him since '07. Where in the 6-1 6-3 6-0 FO final scoreline did you have more chances? Wake up dude! Or better yet, keep sleeping. I love seeing Rafa win!ReplyDelete
"I've beat him enough to know"...?
Oh denial, it's such a happy place. Shouldn't he be off crying at a Baby Gap somewhere?
I'm coming to terms with the fact that being a fan of Roger means having to make do with minimal content in what he says about anything. Maybe it's just me, but I keep expecting him to have some big honesty session where he spills his guts about his lack of focus on court. It'll never happen though, right? I don't think he's delusional, for the record. He's just incredibly stubborn so he's never going to admit he's messing up or he hasn't got a solution to Rafa's game.ReplyDelete
I didn't know Roger started a second career as a comedian...
As a Fed fan it's painful to hear how much in denial he is at the moment.
Poor Fed, he's lost touch with reality. Someone throw a rope around his waist and bring him back.ReplyDelete
I can't stand this anymore. Roger, get a coach!! Please!!!ReplyDelete
barcelona2012- Shame on you.ReplyDelete
"Damnit.How did he even dominate those 4 years, I wonder these days..."
By not only being the best player around, but by having star-struck opponents (Blake, Roddick, et. al.) agree, go all goo-goo eyed over his lovely shot-making and meekly accept the pecking order.
like beggars, they were happy, even grateful to steal a set off him, whereas the likes of Nadal, Murray, Djokovic, Simon have the audacity to aim to win the match.
Yes, there was a brief blip when Safin played, not even to win, but to force Federer to respect him, rather than merely toy around with him in his usual cat-and-mouse fashion. (And whadd'ye know - Safin actually won that one, but that's what comes of playing against Federer with some coherent intention or discernable ambition in mind...)
What amazes me is that Roger has managed to keep his feet (somewhat) on the ground, during those hyperbolic years with almost everyone all but telling him that he was a God and that his game was akin to a 'religious experience' etc.
Not surprising at all that he's having a hard time coming to grips with being a mere mortal now...
He is just playing desperate really.... The continue of "It's killing me..."ReplyDelete
"I know how I have to play him. I've beat him enough to know."
Umm...The last time you beat Rafa was back in 2007. That's quite a long time ago, you know. It's one thing to know how to play him but whether you can beat him is a different thing.
Rog time for a lie down in a darkened padded room.
He is delusional and sounding more and more so every time he gives an interview
Ha!of course all of you saying he is delusional are clearly anti roger!stop being hypocrites.You would rue this day when your favorite player travels the same darkened path!the question is ?would he last?ReplyDelete
I would laugh when your so called no 1 was replaced by Murray or someone else sooner than later!Celebrate now for it wont last!ReplyDelete
To Anonymous 8.08 & 8.10,
Don't expect anyone to be as delusion as yourself. We Rafa fans are well awared that his days at the top won't last forever. Even Rafa himself has stated that fact so many times. We're as 'realistic' as our hero because we didn't cheer for him thinking he'd turn into a GOAT candidate to start with. The fact that he is now is just a bonus. Federer and his fans on the other hand seem to live in the ivory tower for too long you got hurt when reality hit you.
We were happy cheering for Rafa even when he was no.2, only good on clay and had a slim chance to reach no.1. Bitter fedfans should learn something from us.
As a Rafa fan we have an important quality that Federer and his fans seem to be lacking which is a grip on reality. We know Rafa is going to be replaced at number one at some point. You know why we know this? Clue? It happens to every tennis player who reaches number one. One thing I can assure you though is Rafa and his fans will behave with grace as they normally do when that day comes. Rafa will not be making any deluded excuses for himself.ReplyDelete
"Rafa fans" "Roger fans".... don't make over generalisations....not all fans react in the same manner. A lot of Roger fans are still as devoted despite Roger not being as dominant. While others feel like Roger owes them something.ReplyDelete


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SYDNEY (AP) -- A powerful earthquake off the Solomon Islands damaged dozens of homes and likely killed several people in the South Pacific island chain.
Solomons officials say two waves nearly 5 feet high hit the western side of Santa Cruz Island, damaging about 50 homes and properties.
Many villagers had headed to higher ground, but local police patrols say several people are presumed dead.
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Foreclosed homes make Cleveland a bargain hunter's paradiseComments Email Print
"Nationwide, the average discount on homes sold in a foreclosure was 39% below conventional sale prices during the fourth quarter, while prices on homes sold in a short sale averaged 23% below market, according to RealtyTrac, the online marketer of foreclosed properties," CNNMoney.com reports.
Cleveland was the hottest market among those looking to buy foreclosed homes during the last three months of 2012, with sales of bank-owned homes soaring 141% year-over-year, according to the story. The average foreclosed home here sold for $57,782, a 56% discount to non-distressed properties in the market.
CNNMoney.com says sales of bank-owned properties in Dayton "jumped 121% during the fourth quarter, selling for an average of just $50,579 — 57% below regular market prices."
"Despite being three days shorter than January, February brought increases in overall revenue at Scioto Downs and Hollywood Casino Columbus, as well as at the casinos in Cleveland and Toledo," The Columbus Dispatch reports.
Overall, the state's casinos had revenue of $55.5 million, a 4.3% increase. (The total includes $227,752 from Horseshoe Cincinnati, which officially opened March 4. The revenue was from its controlled demonstration in February.)
The Dispatch says Horseshoe Casino Cleveland's revenue in February was $22.1 million, a 6.7% increase from January.
"We didn't want to create a tech ghetto," says David Franklin, the museum's director.
Local Projects founder Jake Barton adds, "We wanted to make the tech predicated on the art itself."
Fast Company says the museum's revamp of its galleries "bears a number of lessons that are broadly useful." Among them: "shaping the content to the medium," "finding a way for users to make narratives" and "lightweight interactions = fun interactions."
There are helpful videos that support the points.
The post concludes, "In the end, the exhibits that Local Projects have created for the Cleveland Museum of Art work because they're a kind of Trojan Horse. They're designed to elicit a certain amount of gee-whiz amazement. But they contain nuggets of real curatorial insight that go down easy simply because they're fun."
Mr. Barton notes, helpfully, "Nothing ages worse than the newest latest gizmo. The tech experiences that last always tell a deep story or let people tell a story."
"Companies in the S&P 500 index are expected to pay at least $300 billion in dividends in 2013, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices, which would top last year's $282 billion," the newspaper reports.
In addition, American corporations "announced plans to buy back $117.8 billion of their own shares in February, the highest monthly total in records dating back to 1985," The Journal says, citing data from Birinyi Associates Inc., a Westport, Conn.-based market research firm.
Last month, 130 companies authorized buybacks, compared with 68 in January, the newspaper notes.
"You're telling the market your stock is undervalued, and that is, on average, right," Michael Weisbach, an Ohio State University finance professor has researched corporate stock-buyback activity, tells The Journal. If companies are snapping up their own shares, he says, "things must be looking rosy for the companies and their balance sheets."
It's about Joseph Kelner, a lawyer who represented the student victims of the Kent State University shootings in 1970. He died on Monday in Manhasset, N.Y., at age 98.
The Times says Mr. Kelner "was hired by the mother of Jeffrey Miller, a slain student who appeared in the widely reproduced photo lying face down on the pavement with an anguished young woman kneeling over him." He became chief counsel for the victims and their families in a civil suit that went to trial in 1975.
In federal court, a jury exonerated Gov. James Rhodes; Robert I. White, who had been president of Kent State at the time; and 27 National Guardsmen. Mr. Kelner, who had accused the judge, Don J. Young, of suppression of evidence and other errors, said afterward, "This is a sad day in American justice."
The verdict was reversed on appeal, and Ohio officials offered a settlement of $675,000, "which was accepted by the plaintiffs against Mr. Kelner's advice," according to the obit. "He remained outraged by the shootings and the outcome of the case."
In 1980, Mr. Kelner was the co-author, with James Munves, of "The Kent State Coverup," in which he alleged that "one governmental agency after another had managed to suppress evidence and shield those responsible for the shootings in a monumental cover-up." He added, "The same process continued in the Cleveland courtroom."
If that's not enough drama for a lawyer's life, Mr. Kelner also, for a time, represented Bernhard H. Goetz, the subway vigilante "who became a lightning rod in a national debate about crime, race and guns in December 1984 when he, a white man, shot four black teenagers who he claimed had tried to rob him in a subway car," The Times notes.
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The edge of extinction
Iraq | The numbers say Christians may soon be no more in the Middle East, but the beleaguered churches in Baghdad are fighting risk with resilience
BAGHDAD—Sunday morning dawns bright, glaring bright, at St. George's Church in Baghdad. In April daytime temperatures regularly climb to 100 degrees, but mornings and evenings are on the cool side, the air breezy and soft. Outside the church a rose garden is in full bloom—red, coral, yellow, white, and pink blossoms massed in border shrubs. Along one side of the garden is nothing but hedge, a thick, high wall of green giving a little shade and relief in the late afternoon. You have to stand close to see that the hedge is hiding a blast wall—concrete about 6 inches thick and 12 feet high runs the perimeter of the church property.
The front steps of St. George's used to open onto a two-lane street with steady but subdued traffic in an area of government buildings. Anyone was welcome to enjoy the garden. That all changed when suicide bombers and insurgent fighters began targeting St. George's and other churches in Baghdad shortly after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
In 2005 five members of the church leadership disappeared—all presumed killed returning by car across the desert from a pastors' meeting in Amman, Jordan. Bombings and rocket launches by terrorists multiplied—in 2005, 2007, and notably in 2009, when a bomb detonated near the church killed 100, injured hundreds more, and damaged every building on the property. To survive, St. George's today sits surrounded by the concrete blast walls, and two checkpoints manned by a swarm of Iraqi soldiers have to be navigated before arriving at a fortified gate that can only be opened from the inside.
When U.S. troops made their final withdrawal from Iraq in 2011, many Americans thought the war had ended. But for most Iraqis, the terror that began with the U.S. arrival in 2003 has never stopped. Civilian deaths, in fact, currently are running at their highest level since the height of the U.S.-led war. The UN reported 8,868 casualties from insurgent-led attacks in 2013, the highest death toll since 2008. Sadly, the 2014 toll is keeping pace, with over 2,200 deaths reported in the first three months of the year.
The run-up to Iraq's first national election following the U.S. withdrawal, scheduled for April 30, coincided with new aggression from foreign fighters spilling from neighboring Syria. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the new brand of al-Qaeda in Iraq, took over the city of Fallujah in January, and by April was making gains against Iraqi forces in Ramadi, just 80 miles from Baghdad. Overall, disgruntled Sunni militants are determined to undermine the Shiite-led government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
'You are my people, in my beloved Iraq, and I am so glad to be back with you.'—Canon Andrew White
Christians continue to be targets. Three bombs on Christmas Day 2013 targeted Christian neighborhoods and a church in Baghdad, killing 37 and wounding 59. This year a car bomb near St. George's in February killed two close associates of the church, shopkeepers who helped with supplies. Also that month, a car bombing along a main thoroughfare in central Baghdad's Karada district killed a man who had attended the church, along with three others.
"We are all in such a desperate situation and all we have is our Lord and each other," said Canon Andrew White, the British clergyman at St. George's who improbably has come to be known as "the vicar of Baghdad."
WHITE, WHO TURNS 50 this year, towers over the Iraqis he serves at 6 feet 3 inches and in size 16 shoes—yet he approaches his parishioners like a teddy bear. Children especially, but women and men also, get hugs as he greets each at the church doorway.
The mutual affection is surprising, considering that White does not speak Arabic. Communication happens through a translator, apart from what few greetings he manages in Arabic, plus prayers White can recite along with the congregation in Aramaic (not only the language of Jesus Christ but also the language of the Assyrians who made up Iraq's earliest Christian community). With enthusiasm White tells the congregation the first Sunday in April, after several weeks of traveling overseas, "You are my people, in my beloved Iraq, and I am so glad to be back with you."
Given the risks outside St. George's blast walls, what's surprising also is to see Iraqis arriving at the church by busloads for a Sunday afternoon worship service. Sunday in Baghdad is a workday, and most churches hold services at 5 p.m. The congregants stream in from neighborhoods nearby and across the Tigris River. Men talk on the sidewalk leading into the sanctuary, while women gather in knots of conversation in the rose garden, some in dark head coverings, Muslims who've come to collect a food ration but will hear what's being taught at St. George's along the way.
White spent time in Iraq before the war as director of the International Centre for Reconciliation based at Coventry Cathedral in England. From that post he supervised the reopening of St. George's, which Saddam Hussein had closed when he invaded Kuwait in 1991.
White worked with local Iraqi lay leaders and Col. Frank Wismer, a U.S. Army Reserve chaplain (and Episcopal priest) then serving in Baghdad. They cleaned up the looted and decrepit St. George's and started services there in 2003. When I visited at that time, congregants filled plastic chairs over a bare floor as sound ricocheted off the tall byzantine walls. Today congregants fill wooden pews—made by a carpenter who used to work for Saddam—and both altar and baptistery have been restored.
When the church's Iraqi lay leadership disappeared, White took up what for most people would be a full-time role as the church's rector, leaving behind for most weeks of the year his wife of now 23 years and 2 teenage sons. When he does travel back to England and elsewhere, the church has an Anglican-ordained Iraqi curate, Faiz Jerjees.
White also serves as president of the Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East, a U.K.-based relief group (with offices also in the United States) that helps to fund the work at St. George's, which includes a medical clinic, library, kindergarten, and a food distribution program that serves 500 families twice a month. The foundation also supports other Christian ministries in Baghdad, as well as reconciliation work among Muslim, Christian, and Jewish clergy across the region.
The Baghdad vicar maintains the roles of pastor, teacher, relief director, reconciler, worldwide speaker, and fundraiser—all while managing a 17-year battle with multiple sclerosis. When his Anglican overseers in England learned he had MS, they wanted to sideline him: "The Church of England doctors said I was not well enough to be a clergyman in the Church of England—so I went to Baghdad."
Over time MS has slowed White's speech and made it hard to stand very long without assistance. White uses a cane on visits to church families or to see other clergy in Baghdad, and often sits while giving sermons. Ironically, he says the best treatment he's received has been in Iraq, where he is able to undergo treatment using his own stem cells that's not yet approved in England or the United States.
Little about the disease holds him back: In Baghdad it takes four cell phones to keep him going—two for calls inside Iraq, an international phone for daily calls to his wife and mother, and a Truphone for any others. When I ask White how he manages jet lag, he says flatly: "I don't do jet lag. Wherever I am I live in the hours the day holds."
White arrived in the States to accept in May the 2014 Wilberforce Award given by the Virginia-based Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview. He had never heard of the award when he first learned he was its recipient, but it brings much of his life's work full circle. Before Coventry, White served in Clapham, where Wilberforce and others formed their community that ultimately provoked England to abolish the slave trade. "Wilberforce used to live on the street where the church is, and I used to walk past his house every day," said White. "The table we used to serve from is where the Clapham group met."
WHITE IS KEENLY AWARE of the losses in Iraq that make such awards possible. At its peak after St. George's reopened, over 800 people attended Sunday worship services, often spilling into the garden. The Sunday I attended in April, the church had about 300 worshippers. Most of the attrition is from Iraqi Christians moving overseas or to the north, where Kurdish regions are safer. But White says that about 1,000 in his congregation have died in violence during the last five years.
Everyone in the church has his or her own sorrow. Najat Yacoub showed me photos of her son, bleeding from fatal neck and facial wounds, shortly after he was gunned down in the street outside their home in 2007. Insurgents kidnapped Dawlat Abouna's sister—twice—and each time the family paid ransom to free her. And a young man who works as a driver for the church (not named for security reasons) watched as his friends died in Baghdad's streets, then himself received threats while working for a British military contractor. He escaped north in the trunk of his uncle's car one night, and stayed out of Baghdad four years.
Where death and danger haven't taken a toll, separation has. St. George's has children abandoned by parents who fled the country. And aging parents whose children have all emigrated to Canada or the United States. In a country where tight-knit families are a given—in fact, most parents live with their grown children—the rupture is traumatic. That's especially true in the Christian community, where numbers are dropping fast.
IN 2000 CHRISTIANS MADE up 26 percent of the population in the Middle East. Today they form less than 10 percent of the region's population. Iraq had an estimated 1.2 million Christians before 2003, and by White's and others' estimates has possibly as few as 200,000 Christians now (Operation World in 2010 estimated the Christian population at 500,000).
Militant Islam arrived long before the U.S.-led war, but there's no question that the ouster of Saddam Hussein—and the inability of the United States, its coalition partners, or any elected Iraqi government since that time to blunt the reach of jihadi-driven terrorists here—has been a major turning point hastening the rate of Christianity's decline across the region, from Syria and Lebanon to Iraq and Egypt. Experts contemplate that, barring some reversal, Christianity may not survive beyond midcentury in the region of its birth.
'It's only a matter of time, 30 years, and no Christians will remain in the whole region.'—Avak Asadourian
"It's only a matter of time, 30 years, and no Christians will remain in the whole region," Avak Asadourian, the archbishop of the Armenian Church in Iraq, told me. Asadourian has been primate over the Armenian Church here since 1982, when it numbered about 40,000. At the start of the Iraq war the numbers had fallen to 18,000, and now they are less than 10,000.
"I used to say to parishioners, 'don't leave,' but I can't say that any more," said Asadourian. "It would be on my conscience if something happened to them."
Other churches experience losses too. The Christian Missionary Alliance Church, the largest evangelical congregation, opened in Baghdad just after the 2003 invasion and grew to over 1,000 members. But as insurgency took hold of the community, members fled Baghdad, several pastors were kidnapped, and the church itself was bombed in 2009. At one point pastor Ghassan Thomas was assisting 1,000 families who sought shelter in churches to escape threats left under their doors and regular bombings and shootings. Thomas sent his own young children to school with pajamas in their backpacks because—he told me then—"we never know if it will be safe enough for them to return home."
Thomas himself received threats and left for Turkey, planting a church for Iraqi refugees there before emigrating to Australia last year. Today the CMA church has about 250 in attendance, according to its current pastor, Joseph Francis. A women's meeting I attended Saturday evening was warm, but sparsely attended. The CMA church, too, sits behind blast walls now, but inside the congregation has built a coffee shop, classrooms, and a courtyard with date palms for outdoor gatherings.
Many Iraqis told me that anyone with the means to leave wants to emigrate. But at every church I met Christians determined to stay. "I want to stay all my life," said Mudafar Yousif, an assistant pastor at the CMA church. "I love my country, and I covenant with the Lord to serve Iraq. I love Baghdad, and I am sure if He wants me here He will keep me safe."
Yousif was forced out of Iraq under Saddam's rule but returned from Jordan in 2003. He and his wife have raised two girls, one now in her third year of university-level pharmacy training and another in 10th grade, living in mostly Muslim neighborhoods throughout the war. He is sober about the dangers they face—his older daughter narrowly missed a bomb explosion while waiting to go to school—but also sober about the reality of leaving home. "We hear that people are suffering [in the West] too. The life is very different for us there. And a doctor must work as a gas station attendant."
AT ST. GEORGE'S ON SUNDAY evening the air turns soft again and women serve sandwiches and sodas from a large cardboard box on a lawn that's still abuzz with talk and children's horseplay long after dark. Outside the blast walls the Muslim call to prayer goes up, melodious but enveloping all other sound.
It's a metaphor for the life of Iraqi Christians, especially facing another round of elections that will once again reinforce how marginalized they are in the political process. "Did we ever need democracy here?" asks Canon White. "No, democracy is dangerous. What we have is various groups holding power who hate each other."
When White first moved to Baghdad he lived in a trailer not far from the church in the U.S.-protected Green Zone. "In the old days I used to walk down here in the evening. Now, you cannot walk the streets."
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Iraq's Jewish remnant finds refuge among Baghdad's Christians
The British opened St. George's in 1936 as a memorial to the British dead of the Mesopotamia campaign of World War I. Iraq by then had become an independent state, but remained heavily dependent on the British and would be reoccupied by them during World War II.
In that period came a form of emancipation for Iraq's Christians and Jews, who for the first time since Ottoman rule, which began in the 1500s, became full citizens alongside Muslims. The British abolished their dhimmi status, and King Faisal I, the country's ruler from 1921 to 1933, declared: "There is no meaning in the words Jews, Muslims and Christians in the terminology of patriotism, there is simply a country called Iraq and all are Iraqis."
Each Sunday St. George's filled with Anglican believers from the Commonwealth stationed in Iraq. Christians comprised nearly one-fifth of the city population. At the same time, Jews made up one-third of Baghdad's population (about 120,000). Iraq's first minister of finance was Jewish, and Hebrew was listed as one of the country's official languages. But winds of dark change were blowing—chiefly, rising Arab nationalism and toxic Nazi sympathies.
With the end of World War II and the creation of a modern Jewish state in Israel, Iraq's Jewish community, once the largest and most prosperous ethnic group in Iraq, was targeted for extinction. Jews were forced out—or crushed, their business and property confiscated, and many killed.
By 2004 only 35 Jews lived in Baghdad and the city's remaining synagogue was shuttered. Ten years later in Baghdad there are six Jews. They live scattered throughout the city and are discreet about their identity. Baghdad's Christian residents take the decline of the Jews to heart, as they've watched their own numbers halved since the start of the 2003 war. St. George's Church supports the remaining Jews, and Canon Andrew White makes regular visits with them. —M.B.


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Replace A '99 Durango HoodWritten by on October 1, 1999 Installing A Durango Fresh Air Hood From Good Hood
One of the most consistent theories in building engine power dictates that the more air you can force into your engine, the more power it will make. There are several ways to accomplish this. One is to allow the air rushing into the intake to build velocity by making its path as smooth and obstacle-free as possible. Another is to ingest cold, outside air rather than air that has been trapped under the hood and heated. The reason for this is that as a gas (air in this case) is heated, its molecules become more random and less dense. Therefore, you can fit more colder, dense air than heated, less dense air into the same area (in this case, a cylinder).
Think of it like this: When you blow up a balloon in a warm building, its full. Set it outside on a cold day, and it will shrink, because the air inside it becomes more dense. You can then fill that same balloon with a lot more cold, dense air. Your engine is no different.
Yet another way to fill the engine is to literally force cold, outside air with some type of a ram-air induction system. These are all simplified explanations, but they make the point. Superchargers and turbochargers are mechanical means of accomplishing this, while hood scoops and ram air systems are a more passive method.
If youve looked at the induction system of your Magnum lately, you might think that Detroit never knew these theories existed. The air cleaner assembly can hardly be described as power friendly! We borrowed a friends 99 Durango and installed this functional fiberglass cold-air hood on it for aesthetics as well as function. Available from Keystone Automotive Restyling products in Toledo, Ohio, the hood is available as either an aesthetic bolt on (closed nostrils on the scoop), or with functional air inlets and an air cleaner adapter to allow cold, outside air to be fed into the engine. And as we know, that means more power. The choice for us was easy.
One of the things that sets Keystones Good Hood line-up apart from other aftermarket offerings is that it features two-piece construction consisting of an inner skin and outer skin that are bonded together, creating a very strong component. Additionally, all mounting hardware is sandwiched between the two halves before they are bonded, allowing the use of factory mounting points that wont strip or pull out. Finally, the two-piece construction allows for a finished underside, meaning there is no raw fiberglass visible, unlike the fiberglass hoods of yesterday. Due to the beefy construction of these hoods, they arent light, so you arent going to realize any performance gains from lightening the front of the vehicle. However, the looks are unrivaled, and it will last. We definitely dont mind the weight.
One thing that doesnt come with the hood and adapter is the actual air filter element itself. A complete assembly from K&N is recommended, but when we ordered it, we asked for the wrong one. The one we ordered had a four-inch tall filter, which interfered with the cowla two inch tall, 14-inch diameter filter is required, so we made a trip to the auto parts store due to deadline constraints, rather than waiting for the proper K&N unit to arrive. Weve seen K&N units make more power on the dyno, so one will be going on in place of the white paper element shown. Another addition will be K&Ns Extreme air filter lid, which is actually a flat, round filter with a flange around the outer perimeter that replaces the conventional steel lid. It not only allows more air in, but it lets it go through the top and straight into the intake, rather than making the bends from the sides like a conventional air cleaner. Its tailor-made for hood scoops!
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This is our starting point: a brand new '99 Durango with only 7,000 miles on the clock. Engine break-in time's over!This is a cool trick we learned from A Perfect Image, which is where we had the hood painted and installed: They remove the fuel door and use it, plus the codes on the sticker inside the driver's side door jam, to color-match the paint.Start by removing the under-hood insulation. This is the only piece of the factory hood assembly we didn't re-use.If your truck is equipped with an under-hood lamp, remove the wire harness from it at this point. You can remove the lamp now or after the hood is off the truck.This is the underside of the Good Hood from Keystone. Notice that it's "finished" just like the top of the hood. We ordered ours with functional cold air induction, hence the cut-out. Non-functional hoods are solid underneath. This is why we didn't re-install the underhood insulation.This is the only difficulty we encountered: the leading edge of the sheetmetal hood, where the grille attaches, is sheetmetal-thin. The same edge on the fiberglass Good Hood is considerably thicker, so the attaching screws on our grille didn't come all the way through. Had we read the instructions thoroughly, we'd have known that the grille mounting studs need to be removed and replaced with supplied fasteners, making the next step unnecessary.
Here Jose is using a die-grinder to carefully thin the mounting stud area on the hood. He did this for every hole that attached the grille, and it solved our non-problem. Always read the instructions first!After removing the grille and grille support from the factory hood, bolt the grille, sans support bars, to the Good Hood first.After making sure the grille lines up with the outer edge of the hood, attach the grille support to the hood using the mounting holes molded into the hood.The Good Hood doesn't come equipped with the mounting holes for this seal, so we laid it in place and transferred the hole locations with a pen.The holes were then drilled through the underside panel. There is an air gap between the inner and outer skins. That old saying "let the drill do the work" was never more true than it is here: Go slow and don't push the drill through. If you bust through the underhood panel, you can hit the back side of the outer skin, which will leave a spider web crack on the top of the hood for all the world to see.
Next, bolt the stock hood latch assembly in place. The mounting holes have nutsert fittings in them, so all the hardware just swaps over.Install the Good Hood in place. The trucks were painted at the factory with the hoods installed, which meant that there was a bare spot on the hinges where the hood mounting nuts and washers were painted over. We simply lined up the hood so the paint lines matched (the washer on the nut covered the bare spot). We were using this as a starting point for aligning the hood, but it turned out to be spot-on when we closed the hood and checked the fit. Sometimes you get lucky!To adjust the gap between the hood and fenders, the bumpers at the two front corners needed to be turned down. Do both corners at the same time, adjusting in quarter-turn increments until the gaps are right.Last on the hood installation was the installing of the underhood lamp. The indent for it is molded into the underside of the Good Hood, but the holes aren't there. Begin by removing the cover from the light, pull out the bulb, and remove the screw that holds the housing to the hood.Hold the lamp housing to the underside of the Good Hood and transfer the mounting holes from the housing to the hood. We used a ball point pen, but anything will work.Then drill the mounting holes for the lamp. Same deal as before--go slow and let the drill do the work.
This is the what the hood looks like installed. It looks good in the photos, but it's even better in person. We love watching people snap their necks around trying to get a better look when we drive by!Next, we turned our attention to the ram-air part of our installation. We have a hard time breathing just looking at the stock air cleaner assembly!Begin by removing the complete air box assembly. Store it in your attic for 30 years, then sell it to a restorer for a small fortune. Remember to include the stock OE air filter.The instructions call for the wiring harness on the firewall behind the throttle body to be re-routed under the throttle linkage. The thick corrugated plastic wire loom our finger is on is the one we're talking about. The smooth wire in front of it is the accelerator cable. The loom has to be disconnected from the firewall (there is a push-in fastener that holds it up). The bundle of corrugated looms below the accelerator cable is the last eight inches of the passenger side spark plug wires.The accelerator cable just snaps off the throttle body and slides out through the bracket towards the firewall. Slide it out, run it over the top of that wire loom, and reattach it. We also disconnected each spark plug wire on the passenger side and ran them over the top of the wire loom (not shown) as well. It just made for a neater installation at the back of the engine.Our truck is also equipped with an evaporator service port, which is mounted on the firewall. Not all trucks have this. It is part of the system that pressurized the fuel tank on start up, and is used by service techs to inspect for leaks in the fuel system. It needs to be relocated, bracket and all, for the cold-air box (air cleaner adapter) to install.We ordered a complete K&N air filter kit, which consisted of a filter, lid, and base. The white fiberglass adapter has a large hole in the center that completely covers the throttle body. The base plate for the K&N filter sits on top of the throttle body and bolts to the air box adapter, effectively making the whole adapter the base plate of the filter assembly. Mark four holes in the K&N base plate to be drilled for the attaching bolts.The four sheetmetal screws are included in the kit for attaching the K&N base plate to the adapter box, but we didn't like the idea of the sharp edges sticking down below the filter base because they could snag wires or hoses, and our fingers during maintenance. We replaced them with 1/4-20 bolts and ny-lock nuts.The K&N baseplate comes with crank case ventilation embossed in, and a bolt-on plastic bung that attaches to the hose from the valve. The actual holes need to drilled, though. Be sure after drilling to de-burr the holes, and be absolutely certain to clean any small shavings away so they don't get sucked into your engine.
We test-fitted the air cleaner base after the stainless K&N base was bolted to it and found out that the service port for the A/C system hit the bottom of the box. We broke out a 1-inch hole saw and drilled a hole in the base for the service port to poke through, solving the problem.Next, we lined up the evaporator port and bracket on the side of the air box, as the instructions suggested.We had to reroute this hose to the outside of the fuel line (arrow) for the evaporator to fit comfortably. Simply disconnect it from the evaporator and route it under the fuel line. This gave us the added travel we needed to move the component.This is the underside of the air box. We painted it with rattle-can underhood black for a finished look. You can see the evaporator bracket (A), the crank case vent (B), and the hole we drilled at the front of the air box to clear the A/C service port (C), as well as the nice blunt fasteners connecting the K&N base to the box.This is how the evaporator looks mounted to the side of the air box after everything is installed. Because of this, removing the bottom of the air box is no longer a simple matter of removing the air cleaner and lifting it off. But there are only two bolts holding the evaporator to it, so it isn't too bad.This is the final assembly, with the supplied foam seal in place. Butyl tape is supplied to attach the foam to the air box, but it's a pain to work with. You can see where we made a mess of it. We're going to get some new foam from the hardware store and attach it with 3M spray adhesive or some other contact cement and clean it up. Two other notes of interest: we had to replace the stock air cleaner stud with a longer one (a simple carriage bolt that sits upside down in a bracket bolted to the top of the throttle body) to attach the new air filter because the stock bolt wasn't long enough, and that's not a K&N filter element in place. We ordered a 14x4-inch filter assembly from K&N, and the taller filter hit the firewall so much that the lid wouldn't go on. We found that a 14x2-inch filter is what's needed, and anything taller won't fit. The correct K&N piece is on the way. Even with the shorter filter, it's directly in the path of the fresh air, as it sits right up inside the scoop. This should be plenty of air filter for the Durango, but for those wanting still more, get a K&N Extreme air filter cover, which is a top plate made of filter material with a flange around its outer edge that takes the place of the steel lid. The results? While we don't have 1/4-mile performance data, the Durango owner reports that she has seen a 3 mpg improvement in fuel economy.


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Cones, Cones Everywhere!!!
(Le Mars)--Cones, cones and more cones. These fiber glass works of art are beginning to be seen everywhere in Le Mars, incorporating subject matters that feature the fabric of the community. Just as an example, the most recently added cone at Bob's Drive Inn includes pictures of the Plymouth County Courthouse, the Le Mars Golf Course, RoundBarn, Postal Playhouse and MUCH more.
Mary Reynolds of the Le Mars Chamber of Commerce said Wednesday that over the next week six more cones will be added to the city, brining the total to 27. Look for the new works of public art at Baymont Inn and Suites, Williams and Company and Bo Deans. There are also two cones being put up that were painted by different well known water colorists from Le Mars...one at First National Bank and the other at Quality Truck Wash. The banks is painted by Glenda Drennan and the truck washes by Jean Weiner. Over the winter a few more cones may pop up here and there, but you'll have to wait till next spring and summer to see them all. Over 50 cones are expected to complete the project valued at over $50,000, funded entirely by area businesses and private individuals.
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Saturday News, January 26
Arrests Made On Ireton Woman For Drugs
(Le Mars) -- On Thursday afternoon, the Plymouth County Sheriff's Office stopped a vehicle at K22 and 265th Street for operating without license plates. While talking to the driver, the deputy could smell a strong odor of burnt marijuana coming form the vehicle. After an investigation at the scene, the driver, Sadie Ann Nelson, age 32 of Ireton, Iowa, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance marijuana, a Class D Felony possession of drug paraphernalia, a Simple misdemeanor OWI drugged, a Serious misdemeanor. Nelson was taken to the Plymouth County Jail and held to see a judge. The Plymouth County Sheriff's Office was assisted at the scene by the Hinton Police Department.
Harkin Says He Won't Seek Re-election
CUMMING, Iowa (AP) - Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin says he will not seek re-election in 2014.
The 73-year-old Harkin tells The Associated Press in an interview, "It's just time to step aside," because by the time he would finish a sixth term, he would be 81.
Harkin said it would also allow a new generation of Democrats to seek higher office.
The announcement comes as a surprise, considering he had $2.7 million in his campaign war chest and was planning a fundraiser next month.
Harkin played a lead role in urging the Senate's more liberal members to back the 2010 health care bill.
No Iowa Republicans have taken formal steps toward seeking the seat. Harkin's decision eases the burden on the GOP, who have to gain six seats to win the majority.
Soderberg Says Republicans Have Set Legislative Priorities
(Des Moines) -- The Iowa Legislature is setting its priorities by introducing several bills during the second week of the general session. State representative Chuck Soderberg of Le Mars says in the Republican controlled Iowa House two specific priority bills have been introduced.
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Governor Branstad has stated his top two priorities are to reform the property tax policies, and to help fund education. Soderberg says he is relieved to know the Governor wants to fund those programs with existing revenue.
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Soderberg says the state would find itself with some financial woes if the budget was to be balanced with one-time funding.
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The Le Mars representative says he will attend a legislative forum scheduled for Saturday at the Sioux City Museum. That forum begins at 10:00 a.m. and is open to the public.
Lawmaker Wants Death Penalty Reinstated
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A Republican lawmaker was backed by the parents of slain children as he called for the reinstatement of Iowa's death penalty.
Milo Senator Kent Sorenson announced Friday he would introduce a measure that would establish capital punishment for the first time since the 1960s.
The death penalty would be limited to people convicted of first-degree murder in which a victim was kidnapped or sexually abused or if the victim was a child.
Among those standing with Sorenson were Heather and Drew Collins, whose daughter Elizabeth was killed after disappearing last July with her cousin, Lyric Cook.
Sorenson says he'll also propose four other measures dealing with kidnapping and sex offense convictions.
The chairman of a Senate panel says he won't consider the bill, but Sorenson says he'll seek public hearings.
Legislator Wants Schools To Be Tested For Radon
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A Des Moines legislator is backing a bill requiring all Iowa school districts to test for the cancer-causing gas radon and make buildings safe if the gas is found.
Democratic Sen. Matt McCoy filed the bill this week, saying it's needed to protect students. The bill is similar to national legislation filed recently by Iowa Congressman Bruce Braley.
The bill would require all public and nonpublic districts to test every room of each school. If high levels of radon are found, districts would need to have ventilation system installed to make
buildings safe.
Radon is a colorless, odorless gas that leaks through cracks in building foundations. It's the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States. All of Iowa's 99 counties lie in the
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Very nice wall you have there. Hopefully get mine back from the taxidermist soon and get a picture up here.
Very nice wall you have there. Hopefully get mine back from the taxidermist soon and get a picture up here.
Wow very nice wall of mounts!
Do you have a form number for the lower left?
Nice! I have a picture with you and that buck you signed for me at the Western Expo hanging in my workout room for inspiration, to keep me going in those hard workouts so I know what the outcome could be if you work hard. He looks as good there as in the picture.
Shoot STR8
How wide is the top left one? Nice deer and antelope
Monte Miles
Beyond Addiction Adventures
Exactly 30" across his G 4's. Scores 160 0/8 as a 3x3. My first "Big Buck"
Glad to inspire man! That means alot to me, I wish you the very best this and every coming season!
"You can't cheat the mountian Pilgrim"
Here's a portion of what i have at the house.....all archery from public land. I call this my "bachelor herd" wall.
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Your archery wall is more impressive than my "Everything I've Killed in My Entire Life" wall.


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May 30, 2016
Choctaw County EMA along with the National Weather Service-Mobile will be hosting an Advanced SkyWarn Level 1 (storm spotters) class on Thursday, March 21, 2013 6-8 pm.
Class will be held at EMA office:
Choctaw County EMA
816 West Pushmataha Street
Butler, AL 36904
Please contact Choctaw County EMA at 205-459-2153 to register.
Advanced Level 1 SkyWarn class...This course covers in greater detail storm structure, tornado-genesis, basic parameters NWS Meteorologists look for to determine severe storm potential, and basic radar meteorology. This class is approximately 1.5 hours.
Note: For the Advanced SkyWarn class, attendees will first need to take the Basic SkyWarn class to have a basic foundation for the more advanced topics that will be covered.
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Related MediaOPD provides surveillance video of burglary suspect
Do you recognize Ocala's slo-mo burglar?
Published: Friday, May 10, 2013 at 4:51 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, May 10, 2013 at 4:51 p.m.
Police are looking for what surveillance images show is an apparently slow and confused burglar who stole two 18 packs of beer and some laundry soap.
Late last month, an officer went to the 1000 block of Southeast Third Avenue, where a homeowner said someone had taken items from a screened porch, according to the Ocala Police Department.
Surveillance images show a man wearing a ball cap and hooded sweatshirt walking up to the back porch. He breaks or cuts the screen and spends an enormous amount of time unlocking the door, after which he takes the beer and Tide laundry soap.
Anyone with information about the person in the images can call the Ocala Police Department at 369-7000, Crime Line at 369-7061 or Crime Stoppers at 368-STOP.
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GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - The Prep Sports Extra is back for its 30th season this fall.
KARE 11's Randy Shaver has announced his 2013 preseason All-Metro team. Made up of the top 25 players in the Twin Cities, this year's list features three juniors and a sophomore.
2013 KARE All-Metro Preseason Football Team: (25 players):
Jacques Perra, Roseville, Sr.
Seth Green, East Ridge, Soph.
Keaton Studsrud, Benilde-St. Margaret's, Sr.
Jeff Jones, Washburn, Sr.
Blake Banham, Cretin-DH, Sr.
Kolby Seiffert, Chaska, Sr.
Tight End:
Zach Hovey, Eden Prairie, Sr.
George Behr, East Ridge, Sr.
Brandon Lingen, Wayzata, Sr.
Offensive Line:
Robert Olson, Eden Prairie, Sr.
Frank Ragnow, Chanhassen, Sr.
JC Hassenauer, East Ridge, Sr.
Defensive Line:
Drew Greely, Wayzata, Sr.
Christian Triplett, Delano, Sr.
Andrew Stelter, Owatonna, Sr.
Preston Woods, South St. Paul, Sr.
Jashon Cornell, Cretin-DH, Jr.
Greg Menard, Lakeville North, Sr
Blake Weber, Prior Lake, Sr.
Josh Corcoran, Lakeville South, Jr.
Eji Ejiya, Spring Lake Park, Sr.
Defensive Backs:
Tim Gordon, Cretin-DH, Sr.
Brett Shipley, Burnsville, Jr.
Josh Parks, Chisago Lakes, Sr.
Reid Taubenheim, Farmington, Sr.
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May 28, 2016
Montgomery, Alabama Alabama has several new laws taking effect Monday, including one allowing the state parole board to issue posthumous pardons for the Scottsboro Boys.
The founder of the Scottsboro Boys Museum, Sheila Washington, says paperwork will be filed soon asking the board to issue pardons removing rape convictions that occurred more than 80 years ago. She says pardons would mean shame is gone from the names of the Scottsboro Boys.
Other new laws are meant to cut red tape for businesses, give new protections to utility workers, and make Alabama more attractive to the military during the next round of base realignments.
A new law regulating abortion clinic doctors was supposed to take effect Monday, but a judge put it on hold.
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Abbie Kaul, who concluded her four-year standout career at Butler in 2009, has stayed on campus in as an assistant women's soccer coach at Butler. She will be in her fifth season as an assistant coach for the Bulldogs in 2014.
Kaul was an all-league player in each of her four seasons with the Bulldogs, scoring 10 career goals. She was a second team All-Horizon League player as a senior and started all 18 of Butler's matches.
As a junior in 2008, the Wisconsin native earned second-team all-league honors and playing every minute of every match. She was a first team All-Horizon League and all-tournament team pick as a sophomore and was selected to the league's all-newcomer team in 2006.
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Opened my inbox this morning to find this interesting press release:
Richard Geoffroy, Chef de Cave at Dom Pérignon, uncorks personal blog
As one of the leading wine bloggers, we thought you would be interested in knowing that Richard Geoffroy, chef de Cave at Dom Pérignon, is launching his personal blog, which is an unprecedented initiative for a prestigious Champagne house's creator.
Making Dom Pérignon's purpose is double: Richard Geoffroy has long aspired to not only share his experiences as Chef de Cave and artist, but to also tell of his encounters and travels from the cellar in Epernay to the four corners of the world, at public events or behind closed doors. The blog will be a privileged channel to browse through Richard Geoffroy's memories or project into Dom Pérignon's future.
It is also a place to foster new relationships and communicate directly with Dom Pérignon, Champagne and wine enthusiasts.
Making Dom Pérignon will début as Richard Geoffroy launches the Dom Pérignon Rosé Œnothèque programme in Japan, the opening act of Wine Mission 2010, which will send him on a true trip around the world, from Asia, to Europe, to the Americas… The year to come is full of promise for Dom Péringon, and Richard Geoffroy's blog will be the place to follow the action, and share our passion!
Yours sincerely,
The Dom Pérignon team
The blog | Richard Geoffroy's biography | The Dom Pérignon Manifesto | Richard Geoffroy on Facebook
The Wine:
Paul Dolan Mendocino County Pinot Noir 2007
Paul Dolan Mendocino County Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
The Affair:
Another week is coming to an end and what better way to celebrate than to enjoy some wine!
Last night I fired up the old webcam and cracked open a few bottles with you guys LIVE on TWWTV. Overall, both bottles were tasty. The Cab had a bit more of that California "in your face" action to it while the Pinot was packed with graphite and that "camping" smell. While both were not quite my taste in either varietal, both were still enjoyable, well made, and priced fairly. I think that my tastes prefer the Mendocino County white grapes such as Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc over their reds. Lucky for me, Paul Dolan sent some of their whites to try as well... but I'll save those for another affair!
Here's the webcam video recording of last night's affair:
Packing up and shipping wine glasses is hard enough when you're sober... but try it after a few drinks! Not quite easy! I think I've made a bigger mess than I've packed up.
It's not too late... get your glass before they're all gone here!
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Oh White Zin, you poor, misunderstood, flamingo colored wine...
When we first met, I found you attractive, mysterious, and seductive. We used to have fun together at parties or even when we were alone. Our affairs were innocent and fun. We were young and care-free.
My wandering eye is entirely to blame. I kept looking at all of the other bottles and wondering. Wondering how a full bodied red would taste on my lips. Wondering how the sweet kiss of a Riesling would caress my palate. Wondering what else was out there that I was missing while I was with you.
Like the slowly spinning illumination of a lighthouse disappearing into darkness as my palate sails off into the night, our love faded. Many mistresses, life experiences, and lessons later, I still think back to our days together. My friends may never understand what we had, but I will always love you for playing a part in where I am today.
You may be misunderstood and mistreated, but you are an important stepping stone in the world of wine...
Cheers to you, White Zinfandel!
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Today ended on a good note!
I was a little disappointed to come home to a FedEx note barely hanging on my front door. You see, right next to my wife missing her period, missing a package is one of the most stressful events that could ever happen to me. Will I be able to catch it in time, will I have to go pick it up?
I know, I should only have it so rough that my biggest problem is how I am going to intercept my free wine as it comes to me in the mail, but catching these guys can be tricky. At least the cable guy gives you an 8 hour window... UPS and FedEx have no such courtesy. If you wanna catch a package, you're going to have to stay home all day. As soon as you leave for a minute, that's when they show up!
Well today, I got lucky!
I may have missed FedEx but I DID happen to catch a UPS delivery. Not only was I lucky enough to get this delivery at 8pm because my usual UPS guy's truck broke down, but I am lucky because of what was inside the package... a bottle of the newest vintage of Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.
This isn't exciting for me because Silver Oak is a well known name in the world of California Cabs, or because of the fact that my first love will always be this famed grape... I consider myself lucky because I have been waiting for months for the chance to try this year's vintage to see how it compares with past years.
A lot of people have always told me that their two gripes with Silver Oak is its high cost, and varying degree of quality between vintages. Well now I get to find out first hand. I've had the 2003 and the 2004... and now it's time to see how well the 2005 was bred.
Has tougher economic times and a good growing year for Napa made this particular bottle a cut above its ancestors, or has Silver Oak lost their golden touch?
I can't wait to find out!
The only thing left to figure out is what I should pair with this Cab...
Should I go with the usual Ribeye steaks, or try something new?
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It's almost that time again!
The week is coming to an end, and if you're like me, you're ready for a drink! Let's do it! Join me this Thursday night for another one of our online drinking distractions LIVE on TWWTV.
Please use the comment form below if you'd like to suggest a topic of conversation for this week's TWWTV and then join me LIVE as we distract ourselves from everyday life for a half hour by drinking and discussing wine together.
To join me this Thursday @ 7:30pm ET, click the TWWTV logo above
See you then!
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Any time I have the chance to drink some wine, eat some food, and hang out with other like-minded winos and foodies, I am one happy Wine Whore!
That's why I wouldn't even think of missing this year's St. Petersburg Wine & Food Festival! Drinking wine and eating some good food is one thing, but this festival will also help raise funds for lung disease research, education and tobacco prevention programs. BONUS!
Here's just a few of the local restaurants signed up for this event:
Since my "Screw Riedel" post, a lot of people have been asking me about it...
Buckle up, because they are FINALLY HERE!
For only $11.99 each (+ $8 shipping and handling), you can have your very own Libby 18oz balloon style Wine Whore Glass (see sample picture above) and be the envy of all of your wine loving friends!
For info on special discounts on bulk orders email me.
Click the "Buy Now" button below to get one for yourself or the wino in your life today!
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Okay, so it's Monday night, you've had a long day, and you just want to relax...
What do you do?
What better time to open a nice bottle of Pinot to enjoy with a home cooked meal?
In the casa de Watson, we spare NO frills when it comes to "fine" nightly dining. That's why we feast on our dinners in none other than the dining room/living room:
How else do you expect me to keep up with all of the new episodes of Chuck?!
The Wine:
Harvest Moon RRV Pinot Noir 2007
The Affair:
I have to admit that I was a little concerned to discover last night that Mrs. Whore decided to make some Chicken Cordon Bleu. For some reason, I was having trouble deciding what to drink. With a little help from my wino friends on twitter and Facebook, I headed to the wine closet and pulled out this bottle of Pinot from Harvest Moon. After all, Russian River Valley is usually a sure bet and Harvest Moon's wines are usually pretty solid and very food friendly. (Click here to check out other Harvest Moon wines)
How did the night's affair turn out?
This particular Pinot was packed with that tart watermelon, jolly-rancher taste. Much different than an old world Burgundy, or a cola bomb from Oregon. Tart on the tongue but low on alcohol, made this wine an enjoyable mate for the gooey Chicken Cordon Blue. Although this was overall a nice pairing, I think an unoaked Chardonnay may have been a bit more exciting. Had it been a warmer night, I probably would have gone this route instead.
The wine disappeared quickly after the plates were cleared. Overall, combined with new episodes of my favorite prime time TV shows, it was a nice night and an enjoyable affair!
What's your nightly wine routine?
Do you enjoy the same type of "fine dining" that we do in my house?
For this and other affairs, check out the summary of scores, map, or even choose my next bottle.
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It's always more fun drinking wine with other wine lovers!
That's why I joined forces with Josh from drinknectar.com to enjoy some wine selections complements of Kiona Winery. This Washington winery features a lot of cool selections including the ones Josh and I tasted as part of our Tag-Team Threesome.
My favorite of the three was the Cabernet Sauvignon which was much different than your typical CA Cab. Mrs. Whore liked the Dry Riesling the most. Interestingly enough, she hates sweet whites... and isn't too fond of white wines in general... but lately, she's found that Dry Riesling is quickly becoming her favorite.
Don't take my word for it, watch how it went for yourself:
Grab your liver and head over to Careme's Market in Lutz next Thursday for some FREE food, wine and HOT SAUCE! Here's your chance to taste wine with me as I pour, taste, and discuss some new wine selections. Not only will this be a fun chance to wet your palate, but I'll also raffle off some sweet Wine Whore gear (shirts, glasses, bumper stickers).
See you there!
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The Wine:
Chateau Haut-Bailly Pessac-Leognan 2003
The Affair:
Let me just tell you that I hate Sundays. I know I should be happy that I'm not at work, but there's still something about the end of the weekend and the impending doom of a new week that just makes me depressed. Luckily, I've found that a nice dinner accompanied by an even better bottle of wine really helps soften the blow.
I'd just like to say THANK YOU!
Thank you for all of your support, kindness, and most importantly, thank you for digging my story. I'm having the time of my life learning about wine, meeting new people like you, and sharing it all with the world.
Although it doesn't take much to keep me going, it's the little things like this that make the hours of time and dedication worth it!
The Wine Whore was just listed on Postrank as the #4 Wine Blog!
The Wine Whore was just listed on AlaWine as the #9 Wine Twitter!
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Sorry folks!
Since I am still battling this nasty cold, I am going to have to cancel tonight's episode of TWWTV. Nothing would be worse than tuning in to watch me blow nose, sniffle, and cough. Noone wants to watch that!
I promise to get some rest, take my cold medicine, and get better so we can kick it again next week.
In the meantime, please enjoy a nice glass of wine for me tonight!
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There might not be any greater way to experience rugged terrain and gorgeous views of Reno Tahoe than on two wheels (at least in the summertime, sorry snowboard!). Here are five places to check out before planning your biking trip. 1. Flume Trail The world famous Flume Trail is one of the most beautiful bike rides…Read More
Reno's Hidden Gem: Rancho San Rafael Regional Park
Spring is officially here, and as the weather is warming up in Reno, you may be thinking about getting fresh air and doing some outdoor activities with your family. Rancho San Rafael Regional Park is one of Northern Nevada's largest and most diverse parks. Located just a few blocks north from downtown Reno, this park…Continue Reading
It's mid-April already? It's time to party like there's no tomorrow… because tomorrow keeps getting warmer and warmer. So join the cool kids and enjoy some spring skiing and fun events at your favorite resort before we say "See you next season!" to the slopes. Alpine Meadows : 33rd Annual Snow Golf Tournament Sat.…Read More
No matter which of our fine properties you choose to temporarily inhabit during your stay in Reno Tahoe, a great dining experience is only steps away. From expansive buffets to award-winning steak houses, your romantic getaway or family vacation is sure to be unforgettable. Biscotti's: Looking for an elegant dining option without the cost of a…Read More
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(Washington) - United States Helsinki Commission Chairman Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) today welcomed the State Department's overdue criticism of Turkmenistan's human rights abuses and renewed his plea to Secretary of State Colin L. Powell to designate the former Soviet Republic as a Country of Particular Concern.
The State Department's Annual Report on International Religious Freedom, released on December 18th, increased its criticism of the repressive practices of Saparmurat Niyazov's regime in Turkmenistan. The report concludes that the "status of government respect for religious freedom deteriorated during the period covered by this report."
"After considering the condemnatory information put forth by this State Department report, it only reinforces my belief that Turkmenistan must be designated a 'Country of Particular Concern' (CPC) under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998," declared Smith. "If the State Department refuses to designate this repressive, evil regime as a CPC, I question the very utility of the designation."
"The Turkmen Government and Niyazov have proven unwilling to change their behavior toward religious freedom," Smith added. "I therefore urge Secretary Powell to designate Turkmenistan as a Country of Particular Concern, clearly stating that the United States will not tolerate these brutal and oppressive practices."
Stating that "the Government continues to restrict all forms of religious expression," the Annual Report highlighted how "the Government severely limits the activities of unregistered religious congregations by prohibiting them from gathering publicly, proselytizing, and disseminating religious materials." The report added that "the Government's interpretation of the [registration] law severely restricts their freedom to meet and worship in private."
The regime further curtailed religious freedom in November by promulgating a new religion law, an event that occurred outside the reporting period. The new law added criminal penalties for "illegal" unregistered religious activity, with the potential for imprisonment and hard labor in prison camps.
On October 20, eight Members of the United States Helsinki Commission and 26 other Members of Congress wrote a letter to Secretary Powell, urging him to designate Turkmenistan--along with Saudi Arabia and Vietnam--as a Country of Particular Concern.
The Annual Report on Turkmenistan available on the State Department website at http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2003/24440.htm.
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1967 Chevrolet Camaro - The Lost Z/28Written by Jeff Smith on September 1, 2009 How Ignorance And Blind Luck Contributed To The Deal Of A Lifetime
This is a story without the usual ending. In the classic barn find narrative, our hero unearths a long-lost iconic muscle car in some barn in rural Iowa discovered after accidentally overhearing a lunchtime conversation. He then completes a meticulous restoration that wows the assembled throng, who sings his praises, making him an instant celebrity.
None of that happens here.
Like the drag racer who said, "I'd rather be lucky than good," this story is all about being at the right place at the right time and sweetened with a heaping tablespoon of dumb luck.
When I somehow managed to bluff then-Car-Craft-Editor Rick Voegelin into hiring me as a wet-nosed feature editor in the spring of 1979, my future ex-wife, Susan, and I moved to Burbank, California. After a few weeks of learningthe art of negotiating L.A. freeways, we began the search for the car she wanted-a red '66 Mustang fastback. While I harbor no ill feelings toward Fords, I secretly planned to convince her that an early Camaro was a far better choice. We spent a whole Saturday looking at a rash of unworthy Mustangs.
After dismissing all the previous Fords, there was a Camaro just around the corner that we investigated. After a quick once-over, the Camaro appeared a bit shabby but straight. During the testdrive, the engine detonated badly, but I had already decided to buy the car-with her money. The Camaro was fitted with what I assumed was a 275hp 327, a Powerglide with a nonstock but OE shifter that looked like it came out of an early Vette, front disc brakes, 15-inch Rally wheels, and dual exhaust. The Granada Gold color and gold interior were lame, but we drove the Camaro away for $1,250. As we learned later, that was the deal of a lifetime.
One thing it did do well was accelerate, especially for a Powerglide car. Nailing the throttle produced impressive tire spin from both tires, but it detonated badly. What was odd was what appeared to be a factory-installed square-tube traction bar on the passenger side of the car. After we had owned the car for a couple of weeks, I decided to determine if the engine was original to the car. The sequence stamped into the block matched the VIN stamped in the doorjamb, so it appeared this was the original engine. When I looked up the two-letter MP code stamped into the block, my motor's manual listed this as a '67 290hp 327 with AIR. I knew that couldn't be correct because that was a Z/28 engine-and at this point I didn't want to believe this was a Z/28. Where were the aluminum intake, Holley carb, and four-speed?
I began to do research in earnest, and most of my contacts at that time scoffed at the idea that the car was a Z/28. I mentioned all this one day to Jim McFarland, who at this time was the vice president of R&D at Edelbrock. He told me about someone named Jim Losee who had previously worked at Edelbrock and knew an awful lot about Z/28s and that I could find him at Gledhill Chevrolet in Wilmington, California. I called Jim and we took the car to him one weekday evening.
Jim and I spent the next few hours partially disassembling the car looking for clues. The fact that the engine numbers matched was a puzzle to him, and he was equally skeptical. We counted tire revolutions and realized the car had a 3.73:1 rear gear, which was the standard Z/28 gear along with what Jim recognized as a factory traction bar. Up front the car had the correct disc brakes and Z/28-only 15-inch Rally wheels. It even had this rectangular hole cut in the firewall that was the exact dimension for what would have been a cowl-induction air cleaner. All this pointed to the fact that the car was a Z/28, but Jim was still not convinced.
The previous owner told me he had put an Earl Scheib paint job on the car, and Jim and I already knew that in 1967 the only external cue for the Z/28 was the factory stripes in a contrasting color. After a couple of hours of searching, we had not found anything conclusive. Remember, this was long before anyone had deciphered the mystical trim tag hieroglyphics, so we were hunting without knowing about the magic 4L code I would learn much later. That's when Jim saw a faint yet visible paint contrast just at the base of the rear window where the trunk seal met the body. There he saw two sets of what had to be factory-applied black stripes that carried over in the trunk seal area.
"You see that?" Jim asked me, pointing to the stripes that were all but painted over.
"Yeah!" I said because we both knew at that point, we had proved to ourselves that this was a Z/28.
"You, my friend, own a '67 Z/28 . . . wanna sell it?"
At that moment, a guy I had previously never met instantly became a good friend that I am proud to say extends to this day. Jim now lives in Texas and is still deeply buried in this wonderful automotive lifestyle that affects everything we both do.
Along the way, I also learned much more about the Z/28's history. The gentleman who sold me the car was a mere intermediary. We'll get back to him in a minute. In the glovebox was a collection of receipts all pointing to a woman by the name of Mary Bobel. From these records, it appeared she had owned the car since 1969, and I found her living in Monrovia, California (yes, that's almost Pasadena). Susan and I set up an appointment to talk, and this wonderful lady filled in much of the car's missing history. In 1969, she was looking for a car, and her son found this Granada Gold Camaro with black stripes sitting on the used car lot at Lindy Chevrolet in Arcadia. The car was equipped in much the same condition as I purchased it 19 years later, but Mary was quick to point out that it was in fact a Z/28
In a disappointing sidebar to this tale, in the middle of our discussion, I asked Mary if she had ever seen a small plate that looked like a metal credit card. This perky little lady immediately said, "I think I still have it." She disappeared into a side room for several minutes only to reappear with a frown. "I just remembered that I cleaned out the closet where I kept that a couple of weeks ago. I threw all that stuff into the garbage. I'm sorry." For a moment or two, I had this vision of me sifting through mountains of garbage, searching for a '67 Camaro Protect-O-Plate.
After driving the Camaro for 10 years, Mary sold it to a friend for the princely sum of $500. At the time, Mary said she told him the car was a Z/28. "But I don't think he believed me." That would be his loss. He had the car painted and then sold it to us.
I now knew more about the car's history and slowly began collecting a few OE parts in anticipation of a full restoration. But since Car Craft was never a muscle car restoration magazine, there was never a push to rebuild it. Plus, there always seemed to be other projects that were more important. I eventually moved to Hot Rod as editor, and the demands on my time with travel and two young children meant the car just sat. We bought a new house a few miles away with a bigger yard to store more cars, and that's when my marriage came apart and I ended up with the car.
The Camaro has changed very little from the days when Susan drove it every day to work. The disc brake calipers began to leak back in the early '80s, which was a common affliction. I had Stainless Steel Brakes install stainless liners in the calipers, which is how that company got its start-rebuilding Corvette calipers. The engine is still disassembled and sitting in my shop, maintaining the same state of disassembly for more than 25 years. Like I said in the beginning of this soliloquy, this story has not yet arrived at its Cinderella ending. The car is exactly as you see it in the current photos. I have most of the parts to put it back together, and I've even toyed with the idea of building the engine, tossing a wide-ratio Muncie behind it, and getting it running, shabby seats and all. Maybe that's the next new movement for barn find cars. It might be a hoot. Then again, maybe not...
The Z/28 Option
The whole reason the Z/28 was created was to compete with the Fords and Mopars in the SCCA Trans-Am series. The over 2.0L class limited displacement to 5.0 liters, or 305 ci. Since Chevy didn't have a 5.0L engine, it responded in classic car crafter fashion by building a 302ci engine using a small-journal 327 4.00-inch-bore block and a forged-steel 3.00-inch-stroke 283 crankshaft. The cam was the classic Duntov 30-30 mechanical lifter camshaft along with a set of 462 iron 2.02/1.60-inch valve heads, an aluminum dual-plane intake manifold, and a Holley carburetor.
Since this was a road race car, Chevy bolted on a set of RPO J52 four-piston disc brake calipers and then specified a set of 15 x 6-inch Rally wheels mounted with 7.35 x 15-inch tires. A Muncie four-speed was the only transmission available (close ratio was standard, wide ratio was optional) along with a standard 3.73:1 rear gear and a factory-installed traction bar. This was back in the day when you could also get as deep as a 4.88:1 gear straight off the factory order form. The minimal Z/28 package in 1967 was the engine, four-speed, a 3.73:1-geared 12-bolt, and power disc brakes. Other options such as the RS package, headers, cowl induction, an air cleaner, a vinyl top, the spoiler package, and tach and gauges were available. My car did have a few options, including a tinted windshield, a console, and Positraction, along with a radio and a heater.
Everyone knows there were only 602 of these cars built in 1967. What I've never uncovered (not that I've looked very hard) is the number of Z/28s delivered for sale with the California emissions package. This has to reduce the number down to perhaps a few dozen at most.
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Just in case there are skeptics, here's a shot of the cowl tag. The 4L designation that indicates the Z/28 option is at about the 7 o'clock position.This is a shot of the block stamping that shows the MP designation indicating this engine came with an AIR pump as required for California in 1967. If the Z/28 had been a 49-state car, the block would be stamped with an MO designation. The famous DZ code is for '69 Z/28sHere's what that factory traction bar looks like. This is the square, second-design bar while the first-design bar was round. Since my car was built in March, that must make the first design somewhat rare.This is Mary Bobel, the energetic lady and second owner who filled in much of the missing information about the car's history.This is the guy (whose name I don't recall) we purchased the car from in 1979. Mary told him it was a Z/28 and he didn't believe her, a mistake that was to pay off in my favor.Here's the interior as it appears today. I've removed the B&M Quicksilver shifter that replaced the one the car came with when we bought it. B&M did the installation and cut the chunk out of the console, which means I'm going to need a replacement.This is the '67 Z/28 PR car in a hard right-hander. Note how that left front tire is folded under. Despite its performance image, these cars handled very poorly in stock trim.This is what a stone-stock Z/28 engine looked like with a cowl-induction air cleaner. Note the deep-groove alternator pulley matched up with a deep-groove water pump and crank pulleys. This engine was also equipped with factory headers that were unique with four-bolt flanged collectors.


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That was a wish of the author, some laserbeam or so cut the continent.
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As the temperatures change from warm to cold, it seems our food choices change for many of us as well. One local church made sure to provide for those cravings.
Members of Meridian's Poplar Springs Drive United Methodist Church hosted their Fall Food Festival. For all of you so called 'foodies' out there, you had the chance to eat all day from ten in the morning until one in the afternoon. Slow roasted pulled pork plates costs six dollars. Other than the pork, that included baked beans, cole slaw, and Mississippi Bread.
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"Where we raise money to donate to local missions here in the community. A portion of it also goes to help with our after school program. Yes we do. We try to have something at least every month that is outside the walls of the church that we do to benefit the missions here and in Lauderdale County," explains Larry Hilliard, the senior pastor of the church.
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