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Cesanese del Piglio DOCG
If Maximus drunk wine you can bet your bippy it was Cesanese del Piglio. Leave the monks their Est! Est!! Est!!! and the senate their sweet Mulsum, Casanese del Piglio is a wine for tough guys and Lazio fans. Cesanese del Affile (90% min variety in Cesanese del Piglio) is a difficult, stubborn little grape, gesturing in its back yard yet unwilling to travel but; is he worthy of honour?
Since the year dot (well, Roman times, if anyone knows when the year dot was I'll send you this bottle, scroll down for competition) they've been producing wine on the red soils of the Ernici mountains, yet it took until November 2011 for this plucky little wine, produced solely in Frosinone province to be awarded its very own DOCG and get the chance to show some true potential. For many, this was a DOCG too far and Cesanese del Piglio has some work to do to disprove the naysayers.
With DOCG status comes the responsibility to get these wines up to international snuff and emerge as THE Lazio wine.
However, the Italian Wine quality drive has arrived in Frosinone. In recent years these wines have gained some following in the capital (Rome, not London) but also in Germany and some unexpected notoriety in the USA, still currently enjoying its Italian Varietal fad. But what about Blighty? Sorry, no. To the best of my knowledge not one of the major wine retailers, even those specialising in Italian wine carries a Cesanese del Piglio, and considering its rich, long history and growing reputation I think that's a bit rubbish.
Learn a little about Cesanese del Piglio
From the province of Frosinone, around 100kms south-east of Rome covering around 15,000 hectares, Casanese del Piglio DOCG lies on the volcanic red slopes of the Ernici mountains.
The soils are, in general, severely lacking in nutrients but cover a large area so lots of variation exists within the general quality of the grapes from the region as a whole, with vines planted from 200 m to 1000 m above sea level the exposures also vary. As with any large appellation knowing which vineyards produce the best fruit and which producers control their yields effectively is important. One variable this region shares in common is climate, and it shares that climate with Rome. Hot summers that cause drought for 1-2 months of every year. Within DOCG regulations in Cesanese del Piglio it is permissible to use irrigation in times of stress.
So what's a Cesanese del Piglio like?
As a dry red it can be bitter and this is why several other grapes are permitted as a small part of the blend to add that touch of aroma/acidity. Currently it is permissible to add 10% Sangiovese, Barbera, Montepulciano, Trebbiano or Bombino Bianco. Cesanese del Piglio is available in a variety of styles including still, sparkling, dry and sweet. These wines are said to accompany smoked cheese and smoked meats rather well, traditionally they display blackberry and tobacco notes and can be rustic and tannic if handled poorly.
Who are the best producers of Cesanese del Piglio?
Tre Bicchiere Awards have gone to Antonello Coletti, but excellent and good value, reliable Cesanese del Piglio are produced each year by producers such as Casale della Iora, Marcella Giuliani, Colletonno, Giovanni Terenzi, Villa Simone and La Viscola.
Are these wines available in the UK?
You tell me? If you can find one, I'll throw up a link.
Win this bottle of Cesanese del Piglio DOCG?
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Antinori's Tignanello 2008 has officially reached the status of wine bling. One of a handful of Italian wines (particularly Super Tuscans) set to climb in price over the next 12-18 months, out of reach for the majority of UK wine buyers as Chinese collectors and oenophiles begin to buy up Italian "status" wines. Was it only a year ago I was lamenting the price of Tignanello 2006? Too bad, the '06, '07 and '08 vintages can expect to reach and exceed £100 in the coming months according to all sources. There's been plenty written about the potential for Italian "status" wines to go stratospheric in the press lately (see Decanter April 2012 and Vino Al Vino) but it wasn't until a Bordeaux wine investment company called my home number and tried to flog me a few cases of Sassicaia that I realised how hot these wines are right now. How do these people get your number and know your interests? And if they know this much, why don't they know I'm not good for several cases of outrageously priced wine? They're not quite as irritating as the "Turn your computer on, you have a virus and must download some software from www.dodgybuggers.org" people, but they're still rather creepy.
Tignanello 2008
Will the demand be sufficient and the trend long enough to dampen my Italian city breaks for the foreseeable future?! (!)... (!!!)
Well, nah, the great thing about Tuscan wine in the 21st century is the amazing depth and breadth of fantastic quality wines available, as the older STs have inspired producers, old & new, to get into the game and produce blended wines of outstanding quality all hoping to be the next big thing in Tuscan wine. So if you 're mad for Sangiovese based Super Tuscans but don't fancy the £80 price tag then there are plenty of great alternatives that fly a little further under the radar (for now!)
My three recommendations for Sangiovese based Super Tuscans that hit all the right notes are:
Il Blu by Brancaia - £40
Primamateria by Poggerino - £25
Il Futuro by Colombaio di Cencio - £35
Tignanello 2008 - Antinori - BUY - £80
Deep, intense ruby red. Aromatically very fruit forward with black fruits dominating hints of spice and earth. On the palate this wine is impressively smooth, with medium + acidity and layers of black fruit, particularly dark cherries unfolding easily and readily on the attack & through to the finish. Of course this wine is tannic right now but even for early drinking this Tig was well balanced. Tignanello 2008 has an elegant yet firm structure and great length. How it will unfold over the next 10-15 years? I'm afraid I'll only have to guess! 95 Points
Antinori's Tignanello 2008 has officially reached the status of wine bling. One of a handful of Italian wines (particularly Super Tuscans) set to climb in price over the next 12-18 months, out of reach for the majority of UK wine buyers as Chinese collectors and oenophiles begin to buy up Italian "status" wines.
Was it only a year ago I was lamenting the price of Tignanello 2006? Too bad, the '06, '07 and '08 vintages can expect to reach and exceed £100 in the coming months according to all sources.
There's been plenty written about the potential for Italian "status" wines to go stratospheric in the press lately (see Decanter April 2012 and Vino Al Vino) but it wasn't until a Bordeaux wine investment company called my home number and tried to flog me a few cases of Sassicaia that I realised how hot these wines are right now.
How do these people get your number and know your interests? And if they know this much, why don't they know I'm not good for several cases of outrageously priced wine? They're not quite as irritating as the "Turn your computer on, you have a virus and must download some software from www.dodgybuggers.org" people, but they're still rather creepy.
Masciarelli Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2009
"Give it a shake and aim it at yours friends" - is surely more fun?
Valle d'Aosta Wine
The Valle d'Aosta; currently synonymous with numerous oddities, skiing, snow, castles, Savoy, Italians speaking French, being tiny, many things, although the Valle d'Aosta produces fabulous wine, some extraordinary and celebrated, the UK wine radar does not pick up the Valle d'Aosta wine waves.
Having had a taste-tastic past experience with Les Cretes, the Gambero Rosso luvvy of the region, I thought I would organise a tasting of the best wines from the Valle d'Aosta from my family home in Umbria and host it at the house of my vintner near neighbour. Possibly a mistake...
Valle d'Aosta wine is nothing like Tuscan or Umbrian wine, its not even close, the grapes are different, the terroir is different, the weather is different.
Valle d'Aosta wines may be considered atypical in terms of our anglo-impressions of Italian wine, in fact blind, you may think these wines are from Germany or Eastern Europe.
Will a Sangiovese/Merlot winemaker, with a healthy dose of campanilismo give these wines a warm reception?
Not a chance. Is he wrong? Certainly.
Nowhere is it more obvious that wine evolves around the food of the region than in Italy, this IS a time when you can generalise about a country's wine. The wines of the Valle d'Aosta represents their region, of course its terroir and indigenous grapes, but also, it's food.
This wine was not made for the palates of Southern Italians or our English palates, so ingrained with Sangiovese and Sun when we do Italian. When trying the wines of the Valle d'Aosta for the first time you may need to do some mental readjustment (unless you are already au fait with the Piedmont). Certainly with the reds, less so with the whites. We Brits cope well with Muller Thurgau, Muscat and even Petit Arvine but it's the regions Chardonnays that will spark recognition and therefore often, enjoyment, for most.
Last month we tried 50 of the best Valle d'Aosta wines kindly provided by some of the very best producers in the region. Wines from Les Cretes, Anselmet, La Crotta and rising star Elio Ottin were kindly sent direct from the producers themselves and the next 4 blog posts will be dedicated to each producer in turn. But before this, let's get up to speed on this little region with big potential.
10 Valle d'Aosta Wine Facts!
1. Valle d'Aosta is Italy's smallest region and has a wine production of just 3 million litres per year.
2. Although 25 different wines are produced here, from Nebbiolo and Chardonnay to Petit Rouge and Pinor Noir there is but one DOC, the DOC Valle d'Aosta.
3. The Valle d'Aosta is home to the highest classified vineyards in Italy at Morgex.
4. The Valle d'Aosta's most celebrated/decorated wines are its Chardonany and Fumin.
5. Barolo fans may find something interesting in the wines of Donnas, a Nebbiolo wine just over the Piedmont border in the Valle d'Aosta, these wines have been steadily improving in quality over the last 10 years but are still relatively cheap and unknown outside Italy.
6. Although the Valle d'Aosta is located in the alps it has a continental climate with long, hot and dry summers with harvest time in early September.
7. The region is split into 3 main vineyard areas; the Valdigne, the Valle Centrale and the Bassa Valley (that's Upper Valley, Central Valley and Lower Valley to you).
8. You heard that Phylloxera wiped out the vineyards of Europe? Not so in the highest most reaches of the alps where, at over 3900 feet, those bugs took one look at the mountains and thought "nah".
9. Even in such a tiny and mountainous area, there are marked differences in the soils of the area. As a rule of thumb you can say the higher up you go the sandier the soil, the lower down, the more alluvial with clay and gravel featuring.
10. The region produces a diverse range of wines. Not only are their 25 different wines produced, these include light and bold red and whites, sweet and sparkling wines. It's an interesting and diverse region and one any wine lover should take some time to get to know.
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Rivetto Barbera d'Alba 2008 Zio Nando
FACTFILE - Rivetto Barbera d'Alba Zio Nando 2008
Name: Rivetto Barbera d'Alba Zio Nando
Grapes: 100% Barbera
Alcohol: 14.00%
Classification: Barbera d'Alba DOC (Sinio)
Style: Barbera is food wine. High acid, with a black cherry profile and at their best capable of ageing. This Barbera is very well made with a sense of place due to some interesting forest floor notes. Maybe that's the 08 rain showing up! 18 Months in oak, manual harvest, stalk removal, partial 1944 vines = quality, care & attention.
Vintage: 2008 started poorly in the Piedmont with rain and cool weather bringing rot to some areas; there was much work to be done in the vineyard during the first half of the vintage. Rain continued into the summer months although the final ripening of the grapes was accompanied by some more stable warm weather. The vintage suited Nebbiolo rather than Barbera, although Barbera is a hardy grape and with loving care some fine Barbera wines were crafted.
Food Pairing: Meat and Pasta - naturally! Though such an acidic grape makes a wonderful pairing for many dishes including veal, lasagne and cheeses. What you really want to know... will Zio Nando go with actual Nando's? Surely a challenge begging to be taken?
Uncle Nando would be pretty chuffed with this wine. A 90 point Barbera d'Alba without hesitation with his name on the bottle and a % of the grapes from the vines he planted in 1944. Brothers, Alessandro and Enrico Rivetto currently produce 12 different wines at their Langhe estate which has been run by the Rivetto family since 1939 although the family story in wine goes back even further than that. These wines are all of a fairly small production, this 08 Barbera runs to just 10,000 bottles, their other wines, to similar low figures.
Total Rivetto Production
4 Barolo
3 Barbera d'Alba
1 Barbaresco
1 Dolcetto d'Alba
1 Langhe Nebbiolo
1 Moscato d'Asti
1 Langhe Nascetta
I wonder if the Rivetto estate is visited by slightly more females wine enthusiasts than male?
Rivetto Barbera d'Alba Zio Nando 2008 - BUY - £25
Thick dark ruby red in the glass. The perfume of this wine is divine, with forest fruits coming through strongly as well as sweet vanilla and a touch of chocolate, reminds me of a Mon Cherie chocolate. Evolves on the palate with a gentle attack, fruit forward mid palate (cherries) and a strong acidity that is well balanced. The fruit continues throughout the experience. Really strong effort especially considering the strife of '08. 91 Points
Where can I buy this wine? - Everywine
This Rivetto Barbera d'Alba 2008 Zio Nando, together with the Rivetto 2007 Barolo Serralunga, was very kindly sent to me by Rita Barbero who is in charge of their wine blog and marketing.
Germano Ettore Barolo Prapo 2005 - ENTER BAROLO COMPETITION HERE
The last I heard, there were only 12 more entries needed before the first draw of this competition so if you fancy bagging yourself the two previous Barolo wines I have reviewed (and this one) get yourself over to the Design Wine's Barolo competition. All you need to do is enter your email to stand a chance of winning all three of these Barolos. Design Wine are giving you four chances to win this Barolo trilogy and time is running out, so off you go, I'll wait here while you're doing it.
Finished? Okay, good. So onto this wine, the Germano Ettore Barolo Prapo 2005.
Germano Ettore Barolo Prapo 2005
A mid garnet red, the wine invites you to take in its aromas by teasing you from the cork pop. On the nose this Barolo offers plenty of oak but dies away a little to reveal strawberries, some herb notes (thyme) and a touch of graphite. The palate is full bodied, tight and tannic telling me we may need to wait a while to see the best of the Germano Ettore Barolo Prapo 2005. The finish is of good length and pleasantly persistent. 86 Points
For those wondering why anyone would call their wine "Prapo", this is a Barolo cru, like Ginestra or Rocche, it is not simply another mannered example of Italish.
Like the previous two wines, this is a low production example of Barolo and pretty rare. Not sold at all in the UK in fact except by Design Wines. Only 5000 bottles of the '05 exist and knowing the Italians half of them will have had their lives cut tragically short already. So this is your chance to take home a piece of Serralunga memorabilia and give a Barolo a good home.
Let me know if you win! Happy Wimbledon Ladies Quarter Finals Day.
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G B Burlotto Barolo Acclivi 2005 - Enter Competition to Win 3 Bottles of Barolo
Italian Wine Fans unite! This is the first of three Barolo entries on the run from DesignWine and one of the wines offered in their fabulous competition to win 3 bottles of Barolo for the terribly difficult task of entering your name and email here. There are 4 minipacks of Barolo to be won and the winners will be drawn at random every 250/500/750 and 1000th entry, thems are pretty good odds what not?
But, is this particular Barolo worth winning? Having had some experience of the three Barolos on offer I had a fair idea that this wine would give a pretty good show. 2005 was a super little Barolo vintage and the third in a run of five high class Barolo years but the 2005 G.B.Burlotto Acclivi was new to me and what surprised me was how well this wine is drinking today. I'm not sure this wine is really going to improve significantly over the next few years.
This wine, the Acclivi, is one of five different Barolo wines produced by G B Burlotto, their top wine being the Monvigliero which I'm sure is still a long way from being ready.
So to this wine, the 2005 G B Burlotto Barolo Acclivi ....
G B Burlotto Barolo Acclivi 2005 - WIN - £25-30 where sold.
Beautiful ruby red in the glass, takes a good hour to open up but when it does the intense aroma makes its way to you before you lift the glass. Typical and stunning Nebbiolo notes with strawberry, glazed cherry, marzipan, sweet spicy oak and a touch of orange peel. A silky mouth feel offers firm tannins that are gently washed away with perfect acidity although the finish is a little clipped. You are left with a somewhat watery finish and this is a surprise considering how enjoyable the first 30 seconds of this wine were. A good Barolo and fair for this price but not awesome, however, ready to drink and displaying good typicity. 89 Points
Where can I buy this wine?
Why buy it when you can win it? I guess if you don't win the 3 pack you could buy it instead. This particular wine is easy to locate, available in the US, Italy, Europe and the UK from many online wine stores and of course, Design Wine. If you're still stuck may I suggest - wine-searcher.com
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As always, any reviews of Burlotto Barolo welcome and if you are one of the lucky 4 winners it would be really cool to hear from you and how you enjoyed (or didn't!) this Barolo.
Barolo 2005 - Design Wine Competition - ENTER COMPETITION HERE - 4 Chances to Win!
Who fancies some Barolo? If you're like me the answer is "yes please" and "always". Italian wine fans generally agree that Nebbiolo is the Italian grape and Barolo, her finest expression, and so it's with great excitement that I can tell the readers of the Wine90 blog and its incessant Twitter feed that I, together with Design Wine, have created a fabulous competition allowing all wine fans FOUR chances to win 3 superb bottles of Barolo from the excellent 2005 vintage. Four lucky Wine90 readers will win these wines (worth £109) - Barolo 2005 Trilogy by doing nothing more than registering with Design Wine, which, if you're a UK Italian wine fan, you should deffo do anyway!
Design Wines (www.designwine.com) have established themselves very quickly in the online wine market within Italy offering hand selected Italian wines via a clean and informative website and are now ready to operate in the UK. Even though we, the British, are the second biggest importer of Italian wine, it can still be, as we at Wine90 know all too well, tough to source the finest Italian wines. So, I for one am really chuffed to see Design Wine now able to sell to us Brits especially as around 60% of their wines are just not available in the UK.
OK, you want to know how to win the wine? You don't want to hear how I am going to be reviewing a wine each day and that you can taste along with me? No, you don't want any of that, you just to want to know how to win? Pft
Fine. Very simply - sign up here - http://www.designwine.co.uk/
We are looking for just 1000 registrations, every 250th registration will win the 3 pack of Barolo, simple as that, you can get your friends to register, your mum, her mum, probably not her mum but maybe... there are but two snags,
1) You must be old enough to drink
2) You must live in the UK or Ireland
Tell your chums, tell everyone you know who likes wine and even if you don't win yourself, who knows, they may save you a glass (though probably not, I wouldn't).
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I will be tasting all 3 of these Barolo wines in the upcoming blog entries but what I would really like to know is... which competition for Italian wine would you be most interested in? Would you like to win wines from the Alto Adige, wines from 2001, wine books, how can I tempt thee?
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Has anybody managed to get a CardDAV Account working with the new IOS4?
I tried several combinations of settings to no avail. We're using SSL (mixed-mode) and Official Business Certs, so this wouldn't be an issue for the iPhone to complain about. All other features like IMAPS and CalDAV are working with IOS 4 and our ZCS 6.0.7 NEP Server.
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I appreciate you taking the time to post the information it certaintly opened my eyes. However (aka "BUT", not being savy and having failed math especially statistics, could you explain the + and -. Is -4.1 better or worse than +7.6 secs and I assume it applies across the board with all three categories. Thanks. Ray
We often get (spam-like) posts here about registry cleaners and optimization Tools. Practically none are free. They claim a lot, but are they worth the money?
The Dutch PCM (Personal Computer Magazine) did a test in their April 2011 issue. They took an image of one of their editorial PC's, which was one and a half years old and never optimized. They compared a manual cleaning, using only standard Windows tools, with the results of a set of 9 tools by measuring startup time, shutdown time and speed according during the PCMark Vantage test. The results summarized below are interesting. They showed that some products actually slowed the system or increased the startup time. One program (see table below) even manages to increase both the startup and the shutdown time and slowing the system at the same time. On the positive site: they reported no problems with the system after running these tools.
This is the only quantitative comparison of these tools I know. It would be interesting to see other tests. For the moment it seems that not all claims made by the makers of these programs are warranted by real-life results.
Manual cleaning (disable unnecessary services and start up programs, Disc Cleanupwizard, defrag)
Start time:- 12 sec
Shutdown time: - 2.2 sec
Speed: + 1.6%
AdvanceSystemcare Pro 3 ($20/year)
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AshampooWinOptimizer 7 ($70)
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Iolo System Mechanics 10 ($40/year)
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The next 48 hours or so present a trifecta of holidays: Saturday is Record Store Day, Sunday is Earth Day, and, thanks to a group of teens in 1971, today (4-20) is unofficially Weed Day. Surely we can find a way to celebrate all three this weekend.
Visionaries and Voices, the Northside gallery that works with artists with disabilities, hosts its annual art auction gala Saturday. Double Vision features live and silent auctions featuring artwork from 20 local artists and other prizes, music by Magnolia Mountain and DJ Mowgli, cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. The event runs 7-11 p.m. at Memorial Hall; tickets are $50.
While April 22 is officially Earth Day, celebrations take place all weekend long. Cincinnati's 42nd Annual Earth Day Celebration takes over Sawyer Point Saturday from noon-5 p.m. The free event features exhibits, entertainment, kids activities and various recycling opportunities. Go here for a full list of local Earth Day events and be sure to pick up this week's Green Issue, featuring lots of environmental opportunities and the Central Ohio River Valley Local Foods Guide.
Cincinnati is lucky to have numerous quality, independent music retailers around town. From Everybody's Records to Shake It, we all have some great music memories thanks to these stores. Record Store Day, the third Saturday of April, is devoted to celebrating indie music shops and the music they help promote. Each year on this day, these stores present live music, limited releases and sales. Go here to check out local Record Store Day happenings.
We also suggest watching Bully, now in theaters, and Veep, premiering on HBO Sunday.
Check out Stage Door for this weekend's theater offerings, our music blog for a live show lineup and our To Do page for more events, art shows, performances and more this weekend.
In addition to Cinco de Mayo and Derby Day, the next couple days bring a ton of events and activities. Saddle up, grab some tequila and get out there this weekend!
Essex Studios blossom this weekend for the galleries' spring Art Walk, BLOOM. The space has been transformed with a thousand origami flowers, yarn gardens by the Cincinnati BombShells and color-coded pathways. As always, more than 100 artists' work will be on view as guests eat and drink their way through the studios. The art walk runs 6-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Saturday is Clay Alliance's annual pottery fair at DeSales Corner. Peruse decorative and functional pottery pieces, meet local artists and get supplies to work with clay on your self. Hourly raffles and live music round out the day. The 12th annual fair takes place 11 a.m.-5 p.m., rain or shine.
The first Saturday of May happens to be Cinco De Mayo this year, but it's also Free Comic Book Day: once a year, comic/specialty book shops across North America offer free publications to all guests. Find a nearby participating store here. Many store offer additional in-store events and promotions; Up Up & Away in Cheviot welcomes The Walking Dead co-creator and original artist Tony Moore.
Crafty Supermarket is back! Making its home at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center, the spring show brings more than 50 indie, subversive crafters from across the city and country to sell their funky, functional handmade goods. Just in time for Mother's Day, shoppers will find unique apparel and accessories, home goods, artwork and more goodies. Fuel your shopping with delicious food and coffee from local vendors while a PROJECTMILL DJ keeps you groovin'. Show up early to nab a coveted swag bag — every year, shoppers line up around the corner of Clifton Avenue in hopes of being one of the first 100 who get a bag. The market is open 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and admission is free.
Cinco de Mayo is more popular in the U.S. than Mexico, but since when do we let historical inaccuracies stand in the way of a good drinking holiday? Nearly every bar and restaurant participates in some capacity, but we've selected a few to host our annual Cantina Crawl. Here's our schedule:
p.m. El Coyote
p.m. Pirates Cove
p.m. Tostado's Grill
p.m. MLT's
p.m. Cactus Pear (Clifton)
p.m. Nada
p.m. Bakersfield
Join our roving squad of senoritas and "Seen on the Scene" photographers as they travel from place to place with more prizes than you can throw a maraca at.
Prom is a rite of passage many, but often LGBTQ kids don't feel comfortable at school dances because of bullies and expectations about dress and dates. The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) Greater Cincinnati provides a welcoming environment for these individuals at their annual GLSEN Prom Saturday. Come to the Freedom Center for two events in one: those under 21 are invited to "dress as you want, bring who you want, and love as you want." In a separate area of the center the over 21 crowd, who maybe didn't get to experience a prom of their own, can enjoy dinner, drinks and dancing for $65. Those wanting to attend post-dinner can come after 9 p.m. for a discounted price. As always, kids are welcome free of charge with early registration. All proceeds support the local GLSEN chapter.
Check out Stage Door for this weekend's theater offerings, our music blog for a live show lineup and our To Do page for more events, art shows, performances and more this weekend.
And don't forget to check out the "supermoon" Saturday — the biggest full moon of the year will peak around 11:30 p.m. tomorrow.
Today is also the kick-off of American Craft Beer Week. That's a thing! Cincinnati has a rich brewing history, so it's no surprise that local watering holes are celebrating the creation and consumption of delicious craft beer. Tonight, Arnold's taps Bell's Third Coast Ale — one of two fifth-barrels in the entire city. Find Arnold's full ACBW schedule here.
The Crazy Fox in Newport hosts open mic and all-night happy hour every Monday. All musicians are welcome to perform in a friendly atmosphere, beginning at 8:30 p.m. The Seedy Seeds' Margaret Darling guest hosts this week.
It's Only A Day Away
Tomorrow, Northside Tavern hosts a fundraiser for End Slavery Cincinnati. Help raise awareness about human trafficking in the country and right here in Cincinnati from 5-10 p.m. There will be live music from The Flavor Junkies and Wild Mountain Berries, door prizes and more, for $5 at the door.
This American Life presented a live cinema event last Thursday that featured its standard true storytelling format, but with ample visual elements. In addition to anecdotes from David Sedaris, Tig Notaro and others, there were also dance performances, a hilarious short film from Mike Birbiglia and an interactive performance by OK GO. The theater in Newport where I watched the show was far too empty — I found the show more entertaining than any movie in theaters right now! Those who missed out have another chance to check out the program in theaters Tuesday. Sure, it will be a recording of the live show, but the charm and excitement of the live format will surely shine through. Without spoiling anything, the stories they were able to assemble were killer: laugh-out-loud, misty-eyed, thought-provoking TAL goodness.
Be sure to download this free app before you go — the TAL crew pulled some strings to allow audiences to use their phones at one point in the performance. Go here to find nearby theaters screening the show tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. Can I gush any more? No. It's worth the $20 ticket. Please go.
Ricky, Julian and Bubbles bring the trailer park to town for
a night tomorrow! For those unfamiliar, Trailer Park Boys is a Canadian
mockumentary-style comedy series and movies that has developed a
cult following over the past decade. It's white trash hilarity at its finest.
If last year's live show was any indication, Tuesday's "Community Service Variety
Show" is sure to bring the LOLs. Buy tickets here.
Thanks to the Contemporary Arts Center's current music video exhibition, Spectacle, a number of talented musicians, artists and directors have flocked to Cincinnati during the past two months to perform and discuss the power of music videos in our culture. Tonight, director Vincent Morisset stops by to screen Inni, his powerful black-and-white film about Icelandic Pop Rock group Sigur Rós. Morisset will then discuss his work with Sigur Rós and Arcade Fire and take questions. The event begins at 6:30 — come early to check out the Spectacle exhibit if you haven't yet. The screening and talk are free for members, $7.50 museum admission for non-members.
It's Final Friday and last year's popular monthly OTR Skate is back! Don your best hot pants and tube socks and roll over to the OTR Recreation Center for a night of old-school fun with a hip twist. Bust a move on the rink to the music of Automagik and You, You're Awesome. Admission is just $5 (skate rental included) and goes to the Rec Center to provide youth programs and scholarships for area kids. Enjoy free Vitamin Water and classic game room attractions like air hockey and foosball. Been a decade or two since you last laced up those skates? Cincinnati Rollergirls will be on hand for some pro tips. The fun begins at 8 p.m.
Northside's Building Value presents its third annual ReUse-apalooza tonight from 7-11 p.m. Learn about how the nonprofit reuses materials and what you can do to promote sustainable building practices. Music will be provided by Messerly and Ewing and there will be a silent auction featuring Building Value projects. Tickets are $20, $50 VIP. After the benefit, head over to Northside Tavern for a free after-party.
If you've checked out our cover story this week, you know about the steampunk movement that's taken flight locally. What started as a literary genre that mixes Victorian history with futuristic fantasy elements a la Jules Verne is know an underground culture with its own music, art, costuming and performance aspects. This weekend marks the first Steampunk Symposium at Tri-County's Atrium Hotel. While weekend passes are sold-out, Saturday one-day tickets will be available at the door for $20. Whether you're a diehard steampunk or just curious about the movement, this quirky event has something for everyone. Saturday's schedule includes various steampunk bands and authors, a midnight masquerade, workshops, fashion shows, a mustache parade, verbal dueling (a battle of wits) and dozens of other activities. Various events run from 10 a.m. until around 2 a.m. Read more about the culture and find a Saturday lineup here.
May is Bike Month and the Main Library downtown kicks off the cycling celebration Saturday with a bike expo. Check out various bicycle exhibits, meet organizers from groups like MoBo Bicycle Coop, Queen City Bike and League of American Bicyclists and meet Bobbi Montgomery, author of Across America by Bicycle. Get all the information you need to become a regular cyclist about town. The expo runs from 2-4 p.m. Go here for more details.
The Cincinnati Opera will perform the highly anticipated Southern-inspired George Gershwin hit Porgy and Bess in June, but you don't have to wait until summer to get in on the excitement. Saturday's Opera Gala, "A Hot Night in Charleston" will transport Duke Energy Convention Center's Grand Ballroom into the Pametto State with soul food, cocktails, music and dancing. After you've had your fill of Southern-style eats, stick around for the after-party, "Late Night in Charleston." Being a benefit for the Opera, tickets for the Gala are pretty steep ($250, $175 for first-timers); If you're on a budget, consider coming for the after-party, which runs from 10 p.m.-1 a.m. — tickets are $30 in advance, $40 at the door. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will begin being serves at 6:30 p.m.
Add a little cuteness to your weekend with the Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay/Neuter Clinic open house Sunday. The facility has been yarn bombed by the Cincinnati BombShells to welcome new cats ready for adoption. If you're looking for a new cuddle buddy, consider adopting one of OAR's rescue kitties at the event. The free open house runs 1-4 p.m. Go here for more details, directions and more info on donations and volunteer opportunities.
For more art exhibits, theater shows events and concerts, check out our To Do page and music blog.
EVENT: Bockfest Sausage Queen Preliminary Round
Cincinnati beer festival Bockfest hosts the second of four preliminary rounds of a gender-neutral pageant to name the 2015 Sausage Queen, who will lead the Bockfest Parade with a symbolic tray of bockwurst sausage. Based on their personality, presence and talent, judges will move beer enthusiasts through a series of rounds of competition, leading up a final crowning and cash prize. Come out and support the candidates and have a couple of beers yourself. Future rounds Feb. 26 at Washington Platform and Feb. 28 at Crazy Fox Saloon. 9 p.m. Friday. Free. Milton's, 301 Milton St., Prospect Hill, bockfest.com.
ONSTAGE: Little Women
The story of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel from the late 1860s, Little Women, has long been woven into the American consciousness. The March family lives in refined poverty, with a dutiful father away in the Civil War and a steadfast mother raising four headstrong daughters. Their story is one of hardship and heartbreak, with generous doses of situational humor, all of which are recaptured in Emma Reeves' new adaptation for the stage being regionally premiered by Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. CSC's acting company is replete with fine actors, and local stage veteran Annie Fitzpatrick plays loving Marmee, who strives to keep her chicks in order. Through March 21. $14-$36. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, 719 Race St., Downtown, 513-381-2273, cincyshakes.com.
Tonight marks O'Bryonville's first Third Thursday Benefit Wine Walk of the year. Support the neighborhood's independent businesses like Hemptations, Phyllis Weston Gallery, Ten Thousand Villages, The Bonbonerie, indigenous and many more as you hop from spot to spot, enjoying complimentary wine and bites at each participating venue. This month's walk benefits Pets in Need (a UCAN affiliate) and Cincinnati Pet Food Pantry. The event runs from 5-8 p.m. tonight.
Enjoy a romantic night in Paris...without needing a passport. Art Design Consultants presents en evening with their Design Star, Grace Jones of Dwellings on Madison. Jones will transform the ADC loft space (310 Culvert St., Downtown) into a French apartment. Stop by at 6 for cocktails and stick around for the 7 p.m. unveiling of Jones' designs. Holly Golightly attire is encouraged! RSVP here.
Comedian Jim Norton kicks off his three-night gig at Funny Bone on the Levee tonight. Specializing in dark comedy and self-deprecation, the comic has also acted in television and film and has written two humorous nonfiction books. Many will recognize Norton from the Opie & Anthony radio show, Louie, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and several small, odd film roles (two words: Furry Vengeance). Norton goes on tonight at 8 p.m. Tickets are $22.
Cincinnati Zoo's Tunes and Blooms series continues tonight with Shiny and the Spoon and The Tillers. The free concert features local favorite musicians performing in the beautiful setting of the zoo's gardens. The concert runs 6-8:30 p.m.; admission to the zoo is free after 5 p.m. (parking is $8). Tunes and Blooms continues every Thursday this month.
Jungle Jim's hosts a mystery mix cigar tasting tonight from 5-8 p.m. The tasting will be held at the Oscar Event Center's Monorail Terrace. Guests can enjoy three different cigars with $15 admission. There will be a cash bar, raffle and plenty of cigars and accessories for sale. Each Thursday, Jungle Jim's presents a different variety of cigars to try. No word yet on whether "mystery mix" is an early 4-20 reference.
Follow our music blog for nightly shows and check our To Do page for more art exhibits, theater productions and events.
Ricky, Julian and Bubbles, better known as the Trailer Park Boys, come to Madison Theater tonight. The Canadian mockumentary-style comedy series makes a fun transition to stage with the "Community Service Variety Show." If last year's live show was any indication, expect more skits, audience participation and white trash goodness than you can throw a rum and Coke at (and you know Julian will have plenty of those). The show is sold out, so try your luck with the fine scalpers of Covington!
This American Life went live last
Thursday, broadcasting the show in theaters across the U.S. and Australia. The show featured its standard true storytelling format, but with ample
visual components. In addition to anecdotes from David Sedaris, Tig Notaro and
others, there were also dance performances, an NPR-inspired short film from Mike
Birbiglia and an interactive performance by OK GO. If this sounds amazing (which it was) and you missed out, you're in luck! The broadcast will screen again tonight in several area theaters.
Pro Tip: Download this free app
before you go — the TAL crew pulled some strings to allow audiences to use
their phones at one point in the performance. Go here to find nearby theaters. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $20 (more than a 3D movie, but way less crappy).
Northside Tavern hosts a fundraiser for End Slavery Cincinnati tonight from 5-10 p.m. Learn about human trafficking in the country and right here in Cincinnati, and what you can do to help raise awareness and bring it to an end. from 5-10 p.m. Enjoy live music from The Flavor Junkies and Wild Mountain Berries, door prizes and treats, for a great cause. Admission is $5 at the door.
Know Theater welcomes two local comedy groups onstage tonight. Underbelly Comedy and Off the Rocks Improv team up for a "Little Big Night" of laughs. There will be stand-up, improv, sketch comedy and more from some of the city's truly talented performers. Five bucks gets you a seat and a beer! What more could you possibly want? Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 8 p.m.
Check our our To Do page for more productions, exhibits and events every day and follow our music blog for nightly live shows.
Dayton's Ruckus Roboticus is currently featured on MTVu.com as one of this week's "Best Freshman Videos." The funky Hip Hop bot's "Take Me To The Disco" Video, featuring local actors, is vying for a spot in MTVu's permanent rotation. To celebrate the vid's lead in votes, the crew invites everyone to happy hour at the Moerlein Lager House. Enjoy cheap drinks and a vote-a-thon — bring your smartphones and other space devices beginning at 5:30 p.m. Voting for the video continues through Friday.
Support the Junior League of Cincinnati while checking out a sweet showcase tonight at Scene Ultra Lounge. JLC's "I Want Candy" fashion show will feature items from Knickers XY and Fetish Boutique, hairstyles by High Five Salon and Bobbi Brown cosmetics from Saks Fifth Avenue. Ten bucks gets you in the door; the show begins at 9 p.m.
Check out our To Do page for art exhibits, theater shows and other events happening tonight and follow our music blog for nightly club shows and concerts.
The Heights Music Festival (formerly Clifton Heights Music Festival, launched in 2009) kicks off tonight with more than 70 bands (and some comedy sets) at five venues within walking distance around Clifton Heights. Rohs Street Café, Baba Budan's, Mac's, Christy's and Roxx Electrocafe all host performances beginning at 7 p.m. tonight and starting at 3 p.m. tomorrow afternoon through the night. Tickets are $8 for just tonight, $5 for tomorrow's daytime shows or $12 for the whole weekend. Go here for lineup details and more information.
iconic Cincinnati-based artist Charley Harper passed away almost five years
ago, his artwork is as recognizable now than ever. His modernist depictions of
nature and wildlife still cover the walls of fans young and old. Mary Ran
Gallery is currently holding an exhibit and sale of Harper's vintage signed and
numbered prints. Stop by the Hyde Park gallery, peep some of his colorful works
and walk away with one of your own. Find details here.
TEDxCincinnatiChange is the first of many TED events to hit the Tri-state this spring. Saturday's theme is "Big Picture, Small Details," set to examine issues with global and local impact and zeroing in on small details to make big ideas work. This a satellite event of a national TEDxChange, which marks a partnership between TED (Technology, Entertainments and Design) and the Melinda Gates Foundation. The Cincinnati event will kick off with a live streaming of a TEDxChange talk from Berlin. Speakers and performers include filmmakers Andrea Sisson and Peter Ohs, True Body Project founder Stacy Sims, taste of Beligum's Jean-Francois Flechet and many more. The event is currently sold out, but go here to find other upcoming TED events.
Rumspringa is a rite of passage when Amish adolescents can leave their community and enjoy a relaxed atmosphere prior to deciding to be baptized or to leave the Amish church. In popular culture, those participating in Rumspringa are often portrayed as hardcore partiers, swapping their values and traditional garb for booze and sex (but in actuality, it's not so drastic – most choose to continue being Amish). Saturday, Mayday presents its annual Rumspringa Beer and Sausage Fest. Rock out like it's your only chance to do so and enjoy Amish-inspired delights like beerwurst, bangers, homemade mustards and more beer than you can shake a buckled shoe at. Remember to call a designated carriage driver! The fun starts at 4 p.m.
OTR A.D.O.P.T. is an organization that helps match prospective home/business owners renovate deteriorating historic buildings in Over-the-Rhine. Saturday, Neon's Unplugged hosts a benefit for the organization, inviting you to Partly Like it's 1869! Learn about the organization and how to get involved while celebrating the eclectic neighborhood. Costumes are encourage, so sport your favorite hoop skirt or suspenders and capture your look in a photo booth. A $5 donation gets you in; enjoy old timey drink specials from 8 p.m.-1 a.m.
Check our full To Do page for more arts and events, follow our music blog for this weekend's shows and find theater recommendations here. And Happy Zombie Jesus Day!
If you miss Turntable Tuesdays at Clifton's Golden Lions Lounge, dust off your disco balls, because John O'Bryant and Hilly Kenkel are back! The duo who presented the weeknight dance party on Ludlow Avenue have relocated downtown. Now Mainstay Rock Bar will be the place to for weeknight partiers, 10 p.m.-1 a.m. on Thursdays.
Important People is a diverse collective of area writers that strives to bring together others through creative expression at organized events. Tonight's Important People Forget Their Lines is a night of staged works of poetry, theater and other performances. Forget Their Lines is an investigation of the stage as an environment for exposing human impulses like anxiety, absurdity, self-deprecation and vulnerability. Come to Museum Gallery-Gallery Museum in the Brighton Arts District from 7-9 p.m. tonight to check it out. Read more about Important People and tonight's performers here.
Martinis and manicures might sound a bit messy (I can't go without smudging wet polish while I'm sober), but not when professionals are involved! Oriental Wok in Hyde Park hosts a pampering session tonight: mini-manicure appointments, two cocktails and mani-friendly appetizers for $35. All proceeds go to the Red Cross to benefit local victims of recent tornadoes. Order some tasty dinner to go when you're done. Go here to RSVP.
Find more arts, theater and comedy events on our To Do page, and follow our music blog for nightly shows.


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Texas Happy
Release Date: October 01, 1999
Running Time: 96 mins.
MPAA Rating: PG 13
Box Office: $1,943,649.00
Genre: Comedy
A comedy about two escaped convicts who get caught up in a small-town "Little Miss Fresh Squeezed" pageant by pretending that they are famous gay directors. Wayne and Harry fall into the pretense accidentally, but soon find it a perfect cover. While Wayne becomes a success at coaching the little girls' dance classes, Harry works on the town's bigwigs. Things get complicated when Wayne falls for a (female) teacher, and the town sheriff decides that he is gay, and starts courting Harry.


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Team Ana released some images from their ballers photoshoot for the WTA Tour's "Looking for a Hero?" global marketing campaign. Now, after seeing the left image it struck me as being very familiar. What other baller on the Tour is a wannabe sexpot model? Oh right - Maria Sharapova, duh!
Look, we all get that sex sells but there's absolutely nothing sexy about the image particularly when you're working your adidas duds against a blank background. Plus, the posing + pouting don't work for you Ana - not that they work for Shrieka either.
Seriously Team Ana, do you really want your girl to go down the same road as Shrieka? I think you guys need to focus on getting Ana back on track to her winning ways or none of this will really matter anyway.
(image via anaivanovic.com)
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
PHOTO OP: Ana works it like Maria - well, she tries anyway
Labels: Ana Ivanovic, photo op, sports marketing, tennis, WTA Tour
13 comments:
- AnonymousOctober 1, 2008 at 6:28 AM
I do hope Ana will win in Kremlin Cup.ReplyDelete
wow, that's just...awkward.ReplyDelete
- CristinaOctober 1, 2008 at 7:28 AM
Ana! WTF?ReplyDelete
I know it's just nuts - what is she, they, trying to sell her as? It's third rate at best - wannabe sex kitten is just not her schtick, IMO.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 1, 2008 at 8:33 AM
Ana just doesn't have that type of appeal. She should be going for the "Girl Next Door" not the "Sexy Girl." She can't pull it off but neither does Sharapova who is more "Icy Girl."ReplyDelete
Ana should just get rid of that dress. Hasn't she put two and two together? The dress has a correlation to her losing.ReplyDelete
Sex sells, but Ana can't sell sex. For better or worse, she's just not that girl.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 1, 2008 at 1:05 PM
leia thats just crazy to say something like that. Ana's outfit has nothing to do with her recent struggles on court.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 1, 2008 at 4:01 PM
Frankly, they both look stupid.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 1, 2008 at 6:18 PM
Go down Sharapova's road? The road where she's won 3 grand slams and 16 other WTA titles? Yea, they might just want to go there because right now it's obviously not happening for Ana.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 2, 2008 at 9:52 AM
Sharapova looks pretty damn good in that picture, as any straight male will tell you. Agreed on Ana, though.ReplyDelete
anon: yes my straight brothers, please come out and let us know about it!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 6, 2008 at 5:16 AM
more 'beautigul' Maria ;) enjoyReplyDelete


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Project Fox Testing - Ten Point Doh!Written by on March 1, 2011 The 9-Second Barrier Is Proving Difficult To Crack, But Project Fox Comes Within A Few Hundredths After Its Second Wave Of Testing.
When it comes down to it, the difference between a 9-second car and a 10-second car can be as much as a full second, or as little as a few measly hundredths. In terms of street cred, however, some goons feel that the difference between 10s and the single-digits is just as substantial as the gap that separate a 14-second slug from an 11-second screamer. Your author just happens to be one of those goons. So when our big-block-powered '93 Mustang project car laid down a string of 10.0-second passes, the experience was a bit bittersweet to say the least. Progress is progress, however, and we knocked off a solid three-tenths of a second since the first wave of testing began. Here's how it went down.
Back to the Track
Our last trip to the dragstrip with Project Fox ended prematurely due to a minor mechanical glitch. Tightening a few loose bolts got the car back on the road, and we headed out to Lonestar Motorsports Park in Sealy, Texas, on a warm October afternoon for a private test session. Located on the premises of Hennessey Performance (www.HennesseyPerformance.com), LMP is a hot rodder's wet dream come true. Owner John Hennessey was kind enough to lend us his facility for the day, and we weren't disappointed. Offsetting the less-than-ideal 35-mph headwind and 2,700-foot density altitude was a track surface that proved outstanding throughout the day.
Due to the temperamental nature of our Mustang's 275/60-15 Mickey Thompson ET Street radials, we programmed the MSD 6AL-2 ignition box with a conservative timing curve that pulled 12 degrees of advance out of the hole and progressively ramped it back in by 5,000 rpm. Leaving off the footbrake at 2,000 rpm, Project Fox laid down a 10.53 at 134.81 mph. The underwhelming first pass of the day was two-tenths off of the car's previous best, and it was obvious that we set the ignition tune way too conservatively from the moment we hit the gas. The car dead-hooked and felt like a dog coming out of the gate, reflected in its painfully slow 1.79-second 60-foot time. A slight carb stumble didn't help matters, either.
For the next pass we hooked the laptop back up to the MSD box and ramped the timing in much more aggressively. Whereas the prior tune didn't reach full ignition advance until 5,000 rpm, we put all 28 degrees of total timing back in the motor by 3,500 rpm for the second pass. Just in case the drag radials decided to spin, the air pressure was lowered from 18 to 16 psi. The recipe was just what the big-block notchback ordered. Launching once again at 2,000 rpm, Project Fox busted out a 10.03-second pass at 137.70 mph. Our organic accelerometer registered a much more pleasing launch, reaffirmed by the car's 1.54-second 60-foot time. In addition to the Mustang's new all-time best quarter-mile e.t., it posted new bests in eigth-mile e.t. and mph (6.46 at 110).
Pleased with the gains from the prior run, we left the setup unchanged for the next pass. With an identical launch technique, Project Fox backed up its prior run with a 10.04 at 137.07 mph on a 1.51-second 60-foot time. Determined that a slightly harder launch would net a 9-second pass, we lined the car back up after 20 minutes of cooldown time with plans to stall the converter up even higher. Interestingly, the same torque converter that seemed too loose during shakedown testing felt too tight this time around. Maybe the cooler weather had something to do with it, but the highest we could load up the converter off the footbrake was 2,100 rpm. At anything beyond that, the tight converter combined with the stock drum brakes to spin up the tires, making the car creep through the staging beams. Nevertheless, on the next run Project Fox busted off a 10.01 at 137.89 mph on a 1.47-second 60-foot time.
With our test session coming to a close, we were tapped out of ideas on how to improve the car while at the track. Clearly, the engine and chassis combination had leveled off in the 1.5-second range, and all it needed was a bit more grunt coming out of the hole. Unfortunately, the converter and footbrake combo wouldn't oblige. If not for the nasty headwind, or the extra 20 pounds of processed Big Macs and cheesecake hanging off the driver's midsection, it's quite possible that the Mustang would have picked up the two-hundredths of a second it needed to post a single-digit pass that day. We were that close. Lame excuses aside, the truth of the matter is that whether Project Fox ran a 10.01 or a 10.99, it's still just a 10-second car.
Getting Braked
On the cusp of 9s, we determined that the cheapest and easiest way to knock our 60-foot times down was with a transbrake. Based on how hard similar combinations to our Mustang launch, with an optimized chassis tune and torque converter, Project Fox should be able to pull 1.3- to 1.4-second 60-foot times all day long. To get Project Fox part of the way there, we ordered a transbrake from TCI. By engaging First gear and Reverse at the same time with a solenoid, valve, and an electric switch, a transbrake offers several advantages over footbraking. The most obvious benefit is that it holds the car stationary in the staging beams, allowing an engine to rev to a higher rpm for a more aggressive launch off the line. Furthermore, transbrakes eliminate the loading of the chassis and suspension that results from holding back driveline torque with a footbrake. The result is cleaner, more consistent launches. The TCI transbrake bolted right up in a couple of hours, and then we headed out to San Antonio Raceway for another round of testing.
Expecting great things, we staged the car, stalled up the converter to 3,500 rpm, and popped the transbrake button. Presumably due to the additional shock of the harder launch, the Mustang shook the tires so violently that we had to get out of the gas. The car registered a miserable 1.84-second 60-foot, and we didn't bother driving it out the top end. Of the dozen or so passes the car had logged thus far, this was the first time it experienced tire shake, which happened to coincide with launching off the transbrake for the first time. It didn't take a genius to figure out that the two were related, so we convened with the Bill Buck Race Cars crew to try to correct the situation.
Although vehicles as diverse as street/strip machines, 2,500hp Outlaw drag cars, and 6-second Pro Stock machines have all been battling tire shake for decades, eliminating it is still somewhat of a black art. After a tire's sidewalls distort and wad up at launch, the energy released as they "unwind" back into shape sends violent shock waves through the tires and chassis. This affect is greatly exacerbated with drag radials compared to bias-ply slicks due to their stiffer sidewall construction. With marginal track conditions where a slick would still hook, radials have a greater tendency to go into tire shake. In essence, the chassis and engine tune in a car that experiences shake isn't so far off that it blazes the tires, but it does allow for enough spin to create the condition in the first place. That's just a fancy way of saying that Project Fox's setup was close, but not quite all the way there. "Tire shake can be caused by not having enough power, having too much power, or hitting the tires too hard out of the hole," says chassis expert Bill Buck of Bill Buck Race Cars. "Drag radials and slicks require different setups to prevent tire shake. With drag radials, setting the rear shocks too soft or running the air pressure too low is usually the problem."
Back in the pits, just as Buck suspected, the air pressure in the Mickey Thompson radials was way too low. Cooler weather conditions caused the pressure to drop down to 12 psi, so we aired them back up to 18 psi. Likewise, since we had never experienced tire shake before, the rear shocks were set at two clicks from full loose. Project Fox's single-adjustable Competition Engineering shocks feature 16 clicks of adjustability, so we tightened them up to eight clicks from their stiffest setting. Furthermore, since we were unsure of how high the TCI transbrake would allow the motor to rev up at the line, we left the timing curve in the MSD box unchanged from our prior test session at Lonestar Motorsports Park. The tune was set to ramp in all the advance back in by 3,500 rpm, and since the transbrake allowed loading the converter up to 3,500 rpm, that meant that we were leaving the gate with all 28 degrees of advance. Just in case the motor was overpowering the tires, we dialed in 10 degrees of retard at 3,500 rpm, and ramped it back in by 5,000 for the next pass.
The tweaks definitely helped, as the tire shake was far less violent on the next pass, and the 60-foot time dropped to 1.72 seconds. A nice improvement, yes, but it was still poor enough to warrant an aborted run. On the next pass, we decreased the launch rpm from 3,500 to 3,000, netting a 10.21 at 137.49 mph timeslip on a 1.67-second 60-foot time. While the tuning changes helped reduce the severity of the tire shake, it wasn't entirely eliminated. The next logical change is to adjust the instant center of the rear suspension. Project Fox's Competition Engineering lower control arm relocation brackets feature three different sets of boltholes, and Buck thinks that raising the rear of the arms from the lowest setting to the center setting will help soften the hit to the rear tires. Unfortunately, our test-and-tune session came to a close before we had a chance to change the instant center, so we'll have to save that for our next round of testing.
A Track In Your Own Backyard
For decades, Hennessey Performance churned out some of the most powerful late-model performance machines in the world. Its fire-breathing Dodge Vipers are what first put Hennessey Performance on the map, but these days everything from LS-powered Camaros and Corvettes to new-age Hemi cars and mod-motor Fords fill its 30,000-square-foot facility. A cool 1,000 rear-wheel horsepower is very much the norm at this joint. The kicker is that testing these beasts out at the dragstrip requires just a 500-foot drive through the parking lot. Like every hot rodder has fantasized about-John Hennessey has his own dragstrip in his backyard. He acquired Lonestar Motorsports Park several years ago-located 45 minutes west of Houston-and built a brand-new shop right on the same facility. Hennessey has already expanded the track to a full quarter-mile, and is also putting up a new road course and karting track. Lonestar Motorsports Park hosts regular test-and-tune nights and special events, and as we found out during our test session, the place hooks hard. The one-two tandem of a premier performance shop combined with a dragstrip make Hennessey's impressive compound one of the most unique facilities in the country. For anyone in the Houston area, it's definitely worth checking out. -Stephen Kim
|'93 notchback Mustang
|November 2009
|Sold old wheels, tires, engine, trans
|532ci big-block Ford (SAM)
|June 2009
|Phoenix TH400 trans
|September 2009
|Strange 8.8 rearend
|October 2009
|Comp Engineering rear suspension
|November 2009
|AJE front suspension
|December 2009
|Bill Buck custom 10-point 'cage
|January 2010
|Engine and trans install
|March 2010
|Russell fuel system
|April 2010
|Cooling system
|May 2010
|Strange driveshaft
|June 2010
|Custom exhaust
|August 2010
|Interior rehab
|September 2010
|Wheels and tires
|January 2010
|TCI transbrake
|March 2010
What We Learned
In retrospect, compared to our prior test session at LMP, the combination of a harder launch and a different track surface all contributed to tire shake and disappointing e.t.'s. The effectiveness of the transbrake and finicky nature of the drag radials simply require a different chassis setup than we were accustomed to running. Furthermore, our trip to San Antonio Raceway revealed that our prior timing curves were way too conservative. While the tires shook, they were never even close to boiling to a haze, even when feeding in full ignition advance off the transbrake. Presumably, we were castrating the motor way too much in our prior tests, contributing to its less-than-stellar 1.5-second 60-foot times. If we were smart enough to feed in more timing at LMP, instead of pulling out 12 degrees out of the hole, it's quite possible that we could have run 9s off the footbrake. At the end of the day, Project Fox is extremely close to entering the hallowed single-digit territory, but for now it's still just a 10-second car. That fact is both painful and extremely motivating, as we plan on using what we learned running off the transbrake for the first time, making the necessary adjustments, then heading to the track again as soon as possible.
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With the transbrake in place, the first pass of the night at San Antonio Raceway shook the heck out of the tires. The only positive aspect of the pass was that the transbrake gave us a much better idea of where the torque converter was flashing, as 3,500 rpm was all we could eek out of it.Stiffening up the rear shocks and increasing tire pressure on the next pass reduced tire shake greatly, but it was still rather violent. Even with the adjustments, the car was still hitting the tires too hard. Studying the choppy tread marks Project Fox left on the track surface confirmed that the tires were neither hooking or spinning, but rather shaking.On the final pass of the evening at SAR, dialing back the launch rpm from 3,500 to 3,000 rpm softened the hit to the tires enough to improve the 60-foot time to 1.67 seconds. We have a hunch that the softer launch technique was merely a Band-Aid fix for suspension geometry that needs further tweaking. Presumably, a more optimal setup would be to move the instant center farther forward, and attempting to launch as hard as possible off of the transbrake with timing maxed out.


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Mount Pleasant, MI (Sports Network) - Keenan Reynolds had three touchdown
passes as Navy swamped Central Michigan, 31-13, on Friday.
Reynolds went 6-for-11 with 134 yards and added 59 yards on 24 carries for the
Midshipmen (3-3), who have won their past two games. Gee Gee Greene caught two
touchdown passes while Brandon Turner caught the other and Prentice Christian
added a score on the ground.
Ryan Radcliff passed for 139 yards and a touchdown on 11-of-19 passing for the
Chippewas (2-4), who have dropped three straight since a win in Iowa on Sept.
Navy started the game with the ball and struck just over three minutes in, as
Reynolds hit Turner in the end zone for a 23-yard score and a 7-0 lead.
Central Michigan countered with a 29-yard field goal from David Harman with
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The Midshipmen marched back down the field on an 11-play drive that took close
to five minutes and Reynolds' second touchdown pass of the game was caught by
Greene near the goalline and he took it in for a 14-3 lead.
Much of the second quarter passed scoreless until Nick Sloan hit a 37-yard
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After being asked a few times, Fashion Designer Pia Gladys Perey finally debuted her first runway show for 2013 Fashion Week in Los Angeles last month. Perhaps the timing never felt right until this year and it's just a sign of the growing popularity of her brand, Pia Gladys Perey. She explains, "I have expanded my label and want to see how people from the US will react to my label. It's very exciting and am very much looking forward to getting into the US market."
Born and raised in the Philippines, Pia's fashion inspiration came from her grandmother who made clothes for Pia and all the ladies in her family. She describes her grandmother as being very "girly" to the point of owning only one pair of jeans, much like Pia herself these days. And shoes? She's likely to have given Imelda Marcos a run for her money. Pia describes her grandmother's obsession, "She loved shoes. She had a revolving shoe rack with a glass door. I mean, if you're seven years old and you see things like that, it's pretty amazing."
AUDREY sat down with Pia right before her fashion show and learned how persistence is key in getting your foot in the fashion door, what her F/W 13 collection is all about and how she describes what a real woman is to her.
AM: What was your first job in fashion?
PGP: I was an assistant to one of the top designers in the Philippines. Her name was Patrice Ramos-Diaz. I did not study fashion. When my grandma passed away, I was eleven, so I kind of forgot about it [fashion]. But then I woke up one day and said "I'm going to be a fashion designer."
Then, I bought this magazine, it was a Style Directory with all the designers in it and I called each one of them…from the letter "A" and was hired at the letter "P". I called a lot of people.
AM: Did you have a style icon or mentor during the time of when you started working in the business?
PGP: My first boss [Patrice Ramos-Diaz] had a lot of influence on me because her style is very simple. And there's always Audrey Hepburn. She's perfect.
AM: Sounds like you have made it in the US market if you have Angelina Jolie and Kim Kardashian wearing your dresses. Who would that next dream person be for you?
PGP: If my wish were to come true, Cate Blanchett, Naomi Watts. There's a whole list.
AM: Tell me a little about your F/W 2013 collection.
PGP: The main inspiration is luxury and romance. We did the photo shoot at the Trump Tower in the Philippines. That within itself has a lot of influence on the look of the label. We worked with some metallics which I'm trying to inject something new [into the collection] because I'm more known to have evening wear and cocktail wear to red carpet dresses. But now I'm trying to have more casual looks and more separates because a lot of women need that.
AM: Let's talk about the fact that you only own one pair of jeans and you're in LA which is the denim capital of the world. What would you tell a Los Angeleno about not wearing jeans?
PGP: (laughs) Actually, I'm fascinated with women who wear jeans because jeans do give you a shape and everything, but to me, and I don't want to offend anyone. To me – real women shouldn't wear jeans. That's it.
AM: Do you ever have any plans of expanding your line to shoes, accessories or anything like that?
PGP: I'm actually doing a collaboration with this shoe label in the Philippines and they're called Figlia. They've been around for a long time. I'm doing Pia Gladys Perey for Figlia and in terms of accessories, the belts and headpieces that you see in the show, were made by a Philippino designer as well. His name is Ken Samudio for Pia Gladys Perey.
AM: Do you like collaborations?
PGP: I do. It's always great to have other input and pick other people's brains to see how we can work together. Usually a lot of beautiful things come out of it.
AM: Do you have a dream designer that you'd like to collaborate with?
PGP: Alber Elbaz. He's my favorite designer or Lanvin.
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Rank and organization: Master-at-Arms, U.S. Navy.
Birth: Baltimore,
Md. G.O. No.: 45, 31 December 1864.
Citation: On board the U.S.S. Richmond
during action against rebel forts and gunboats and with the ram Tennessee
in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Despite damage to his ship and the loss of
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One of the major family features at the renovated Kauffman Stadium is an expanded kids' area. This area will include a Royals-themed carousel. The carousel will feature 15 figures, including large baseball bats, a glove, and Sluggerrr. Here's a sneak peek at some of the carousel figures that are currently being carved by hand.
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February 22, 2012
Southcoast Center for Weight Loss offers free informational sessions on weight loss surgery during the month of March
WAREHAM, Mass. — Southcoast Center for Weight Loss will offer free informational sessions on the risks and benefits of weight loss surgery, also known as bariatric surgery, during the month of March.
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Weight loss surgery has been endorsed by a consensus panel convened by the National Institutes of Health as the only effective means of inducing significant long-term weight loss for the vast majority of patients with morbid obesity.
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IBM is inviting more than 2,500 global leaders in business and technology to attend this first-of-a-kind, cross-IBM event taking place October 9-11, 2012, at the Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore.
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ATLANTA -- Atlanta police are still searching for a 66-year-old man who went missing in March.
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Police said the family of Marion Bobby Gresham Sr. reported him missing. He was last known to be at 809 Magnolia Way, near Washington Park, on Mar. 25.
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The First Law is about inertia; objects at rest stay at rest unless acted upon and objects in motion continue that motion in a straight line unless acted upon.
Explore different types of forces acting on a airplane, including lift, drag, thrust, and gravity. learn about the relationship between the net unbalanced force acting on an object and its acceleration.
Move a sled on ice as directed by telling an eskimo to push, pull, or apply no force at all.
Explains Newton's first law and demonstrates the law with an experiment.
Covers the concept that an object in motion will stay motion and an object at rest will stay at rest unless a net force acts on it.
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I'm new to the Guild and felt I would share my maps with the site.
I'm a 3 year DM, a History Major in college. My main focus is Medieval Civilization.
I've drawn all of my maps with Pencil and Paper, and then transfer them to online or just pen them.
This is just one.
It doesn't have a name yet, but its my newest one.
I hope to help, and receive help with different projects. Mine or others.


text: My name is Steve HelselI am 33 years old, I have a wife and seven kids, I work as Corrections Officer in rural Indiana. I am a transplant from the south suburbs of Chicago. Like many of you I grew up playing dungeons and dragons. I have hand drawn many maps over the years. Though I still play fantasy rpg's namely pathfinder and I hope to utilize my CC3 software to this end, the real reason I am so into this is that I wrote a novel. While I try to get it published I am going to write another. The first story is fairly self contained in a locality, I would undoubtably benifit from mapping, but it was not neccesary. My next book is going to take place over a much larger area and therefore I will need proficiency in cartograpy. Thank you for welcoming me into your community.


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That's quite something. I liked the animation of the 3d view - it's hard to take a 3d area and represent it in 2 dimensions and this really shows off the web of routes.
Of course with most of the galactic scale maps the z coordinate doesn't mean as much, but in smaller areas like this it's a huge factor.