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Project overview
Even though we've engineered this shed to keep complicated figuring and cutting to a minimum, it's still a big construction project that will take you at least five or six weekends to complete. If you've built a deck or similar structure, you'll have no trouble putting in the foundation and building the walls. To help you through the trickier roof-framing stage, we'll show you how to make a rafter pattern without using any complex math. You may have to modify our plans slightly to fit your house, but all the basic building techniques we show will be the same.
You won't need any special tools for this project. You probably already own most of the basic carpentry tools you'll need to build this shed. Besides hand tools like a hammer, tape measure, square, utility knife, chalk line, sharp chisel, handsaw and a few screwdrivers, you'll need a 4-ft. level, a line level (Photo 2) and a power drill, plus the bits listed in the story. A circular saw will work for most of the cutting, but the windowsill and drip cap (Fig. C) require bevel cuts that would be easier to make with a table saw. If you don't own a table saw, ask a woodworker or a full-service lumberyard to cut these pieces for you. A power miter box is another optional tool that would add speed and accuracy to your cutting, especially for finish work. You can rent a power miter box, but for a project this big, I'd recommend buying one.
Step 1: Pick a site and order materials
Scope out the perfect location.
With its simple roof style, this shed can go just about anywhere. Look for a spot on the back of your house where windows and doors aren't in the way. Behind or to the side of the garage is a good location. We tied our shed roof into the garage roof, but you can also butt the shed roof against a wall, as long as you install metal flashing under the siding and over the shingles where the roof and wall intersect.
In addition, consider: Ground level. The ideal site is flat and sloping slightly away from the house. If the ground slopes steeply, either toward or away from the house, your job will be a lot harder. You'll have to excavate and build retaining walls or bring in fill. In any case, regrade around the shed to ensure good every drainage and provide a ramp for your lawn mower and wheelbarrow. Roof pitch and headroom. This is the trickiest stage of planning. Our garage has 9-ft. tall walls and a shallow pitched roof. This combination allowed us to continue the roof in a straight line and still have enough headroom at the outside shed wall for standard-height windows and doors. But your house/garage might be different. To ensure adequate outer wall height, stretch a string along the roof and brace a 2x4 temporarily at the location of the outside wall to figure out how much headroom you'll have (basically the same procedure shown in Photo 9 for making the rafter template). Measure from the string representing the roof down to what will be the top of the 6x6 foundation beam. If this distance isn't 90-3/4 in., you'll have to modify the wall height or change the roof slope of our shed plan.
Then call your local building inspections department to find out if your shed location is OK and what's required to get a building permit. Most cities will accept a plan drawn to scale on 1/4-in. graph paper if it includes all the structural details.
Every region has a few unique building requirements. In cold Northern climates like ours, deep footings are required to prevent frost heaving. In areas with high winds or earthquakes, you'll need special metal framing anchors to tie everything together. Ask your building inspector what's required in your area.
Most of the materials for this shed are available at home centers and lumberyards. For a complete shopping list is in the Additional Information below. Here are a few pointers for your shopping trip:
- Pick straight, dry cedar 4x4s. Bowed or twisted lumber will cause trouble when it comes time to install the windows and door. Check at both lumberyards and home centers.
- Make sure the 6x6s are .60 treated, not the less durable .40 that's sometimes used for landscaping timbers. You'll probably have to order them.
- Barn sashes are sold at some home centers and farm-supply retailers. If you're willing to modify the plan dimensions, consider using old storm windows in place of the barn sashes. Contractors specializing in window replacements often throw these away.
- Search for an interesting old entry door at salvage yards or architectural antiques dealers, or buy a new one like ours.
Figure A: Framing Details
Note: You can download Figure A and enlarge it from the Additional Information below.
Step 2: Set the foundation
Photo 1: Stake out the corners of the shed
Establish the size of the shed by laying out and cutting the treated 2x4 bottom plates. To accurately space and mark the posts, use as patterns a 2x4 cut to the width of the window sash plus 1/8 in., and a small section of 4x4. Drive reference stakes along the house or garage to mark the corners and establish the floor height. Then lay the plates on the ground to establish the approximate perimeter
Photo 3: Level and set batter boards
Align the top edge of the 1x4 batter boards with the marks and screw the boards to the stakes. Then stretch strings between the batter boards and reference stakes to indicate the locations of the 6x6 beams and two 4x4 support posts. Subtract 1 in. from the length of the outside wall plate and 1/2 in. from the end plates (the plates overlap the beams 1/2 in.) to determine the beam lengths and positions. Check that the strings form right angles by measuring diagonally from one corner to the other. Adjust the strings until the diagonal measurements are equal and all the sides are the correct length. Tie the strings to nails to hold them taut.
Photo 4: Dig and pour the footings
Position the footings according to your plan. Then dig footing holes with a post hole digger and set 8-in. dia. cardboard forming tubes into them. To establish the correct footing height, measure down from the string the thickness of your 6x6 beam plus the floor thickness, mark the tubes and cut them to this length with a sharp utility knife. Then place them back in the holes, wedge them solidly so the beams will center on them, and fill them with concrete. Set 1/2-in. x 12-in. anchor bolts into the center of each and smooth the tops.
Photo 5: Position and cut the beams
Transfer the layout lines to the footings by plumbing down from the string and marking the concrete piers. Connect the marks with a chalk line. Cut the 6x6 beams to length, allowing an extra 3 in. on the side wall beams so they'll fit into the existing foundation (Photo 7)
Photo 6: Mark and drill for anchor bolts
Lay the outer beam on the footings and measure from the chalk line to the center of the anchor bolts. Transfer these measurements to the 6x6 beams. Drill 5/8-in. holes through the beams at these marks. Drill 1-in. holes 1/2 in. deep to recess the washer and nut.
Photo 7: Anchor the beams
Bolt the outer beam to the footings. Use a masonry blade on a circular saw to cut a pocket in the block foundation to support the end of the 6x6 (or pour another footing if the foundation is concrete). Spread pea gravel under the beams. Connect the side beams to the outer beam with 3/8-in. x 10-in. lag screws.
Begin with a square and level foundation.
To quickly double-check the dimensions on your plan, mark the post locations on the 2x4 bottom plates and cut the plates to length (Photo 1). Use the dimensions from these plates to set up the batter boards and strings (Photos 2 and 3). It's best to align the strings with what will be the outside edge of the 6x6 foundation beam. (Remember to deduct 1 in. from the total length of the front wall and 1/2 in. from each side wall so the walls will overhang the beams by 1/2 in. as shown in Fig. C.) We aligned our strings with the inside edge of the 6x6 because the concrete patio was in the way of setting up batter boards. Take your time getting these strings perfectly level and square.
Our shed is held up by 6x6 treated beams bolted to 42-in. deep concrete piers, which are appropriate for the frost depth in our area. Your building inspector will tell you how deep to go in your region. We rested the end of the 6x6s on notches cut into the garage foundation. If you can't do this, add piers at these locations. About a week before you plan to dig, call the utility companies to locate buried wires or pipes. Use 8-in. dia. cardboard forming tubes for the piers. They allow you to easily establish accurate pier height (Photo 4). Figure one 60-lb. bag of concrete mix for every 1-ft. length of 8-in. dia. tube. After pouring the concrete, position the anchor bolts 2-3/4 in. from the string so they'll end up in the center of the 6x6 beam.
Tip: Before the concrete hardens, double-check that all the footings are level with each other using a long, straight board with a 4-ft. level on top.
Then let the concrete harden overnight. Before you start on the 6x6 beams, dig out enough soil to allow space for 3 in. of gravel under the beams and 5 in. under the concrete patio block floor for good drainage.
Next, you'll cut the 6x6 beams to length and bolt them down (Photos 6 and 7). Mark the beam locations on the footings (Photo 5) and cut the 6x6s to align with these marks. Remember to add the amount that will rest on the garage foundation onto the shorter end beams (Photo 7). Paint wood preservative onto the cut ends of the beams before you bolt them down, and countersink the nuts and washers so the walls will slide on easily.
Step 3: Frame the walls and roof
Photo 9: Make a rafter pattern
Mock up the walls and rafter to make patterns. Position the 4x4 posts at the wall locations (overhanging the 6x6 beams by 1/2 in.), plumb them in both directions with a level, and brace them with 2x4s. Make a rafter pattern by cutting the wall angle on the end of a 2x6, sliding it under the overhang, and temporarily securing it to the wall. Use a taut string to align the 2x6 with the existing roof and temporarily screw or nail it to the posts. Mark the 2x6 along each side of the 4x4 posts.
Photo 11: Make a rafter cutting pattern
Mark the 2x6 to make a pattern rafter. Draw the seat cut (where the rafter rests on the top plate) at a right angle to the post marks. Then use a Speed square to transfer the "plumb cut" angle to the end of the rafter, 11 in. beyond the seat cut for the overhang.
Photo 12: Cut and notch 4x4 top plates
Cut the outside 4x4 top plate 2 ft. longer than the outside 2x4 bottom plate to support the overhanging rafters. Cut the end 4x4 top plates 1-3/4 in. longer than the end 2x4 bottom plates to fit into the notch in the outside 4x4. Align the 2x4 bottom plates with the 4x4s and transfer the layout marks. Cut a 1-3/4 in. x 3-1/2 in. notch in each end of the front 4x4 to accept the side 4x4s.
Photo 13: Assemble the walls
Cut the 4x4 posts to length and assemble the walls. Pound two 6-in. pole barn nails through the predrilled 4x4 top plate and into each 4x4 post. Drill two 1/8-in. pilot holes through the 4x4 top plate at each post location and pound 6-in. pole barn nails through the 4x4 into the posts. Secure the treated bottom plate to the 4x4 posts by nailing two 16d galvanized box nails into each post.
Photo 14: Erect the walls
Lift the front wall onto the 6x6 beam. Position it to hang over the 6x6 beam 1/2 in. on the front and ends. Nail the bottom 2x4 plate to the 6x6 beam with two 16d galvanized nails near each post. Hold a 4-ft. level against the 4x4 corner post and push or pull it until it's perfectly vertical while your helper nails a 2x4 diagonally across the wall to temporarily brace it. Slide the side walls into the slots in the siding and fit the 4x4 top plates into the notches. Nail the bottom plates to the 6x6 and connect the top 4x4s with two 6-in. pole barn nails.
Photo 15: Nail up the rafters
Mark and cut the rafters using the pattern rafter (Photo 11) as a template. Position the overhang rafters 3/4 in. back from the end of the overhanging 4x4 top plates to allow room for trim. If they don't land alongside an existing rafter, secure the tops as shown in Photo 16. Position the remaining new rafters alongside the existing rafter tails and connect them with three 16d nails every 12 in. Toenail the rafters to the 4x4 top plate with three 8d box nails.
Photo 16: Add joist hangers
Support the tops of the rafters that don't align with existing rafters with metal joist hangers. First nail a 2x6 block between two rafters and into the top plate if possible. Notch the rafter to fit into the metal 2x6 joist hanger. Pound special 1-1/2 in. joist hanger nails into every hole in the metal joist hanger
Next, mock up a wall and rafter to make exact patterns rather than using math (Photos 9 and 10). After you've marked where the rafter crosses the 4x4 top plate (Photo 10), subtract 5 in. (1-1/2 in. for the 2x4 bottom plate and 3-1/2 in. for the 4x4 top plate) from the high side to arrive at the length of the 4x4 wall posts (Photo 10). Cut all the posts off square at this length. Then assemble the walls and brace them plumb and square (Photos 13 and 14). To tie the side walls to the house, we cut out a slot in the siding and slid the 4x4 wall post against the sheathing. Then, since there were no studs in the existing wall at these locations, we added some from inside the garage to provide solid wood for attaching the walls. After nailing the walls in place, use a handsaw to cut out the bottom plates that run across the door openings.
Cut out a rafter pattern (Photo 11) and set it up on the walls to check the fit. This long rafter will need two "bird's-mouth" cuts, one to fit over the 4x4 top plate of the long front wall and one for the short 4x4 beam that holds up the lattice-covered overhanging section. Adjust the fit as needed and use the pattern to mark the remaining long rafters. Make a second pattern for the shorter rafters.
Sight along the top of the front wall to make sure it's straight before you secure the rafters.
Step 4: Finish the roof
Photo 17: Install roof sheathing
Cut the 3/4-in. CDX plywood and nail it to the rafters with 8d box nails. Temporarily support the sheets with 2x6 blocks nailed to the subfascia. Align the sheets so the 8-ft. side is perpendicular to the rafters and stagger the joints on the 4-ft. ends. Space the sheets 1/8 in. apart.
Photo 19: Shingle the roof
Staple no. 30 roofing paper to the plywood. Start at the bottom and overlap each sheet 4 in. onto the one below. Install the shingles according to the instructions on the shingle wrapper. Snap chalk lines to ensure the slots in your new shingles align with those in the existing shingles.
With the rafters in place, nail down the roof plywood (Photo 17) and install the soffit plywood and fascia boards (Photo 18). Match the soffit and fascia details to those on your house.
When you cover the roof with roofing paper (Photo 19), tuck the new paper under the existing shingles and paper. Plan the shingle installation and chalk the lines so the old and new shingles line up (Photo 19). Fasten the shingles with 1-in. galvanized roofing nails according to the instructions on the wrapper. When you get to the top, carefully lift the old shingles and remove the first row of roofing nails with a flat pry bar to allow the new shingles to slide underneath.
Step 5: Finish the exterior and floor
Photo 21: Frame and install siding
Frame between the posts with 2x2s nailed flush with the inside surface of the 4x4 posts. Cut angled windowsills and drip caps on a table saw to fit between the posts at the top and bottom of each section. Nail the drip cap to the 2x4 bottom plate and screw the windowsill to the 2x2 frame. Fill each section with siding nailed to the 2x2 frame. Drill pilot holes for the nails to keep them from splitting the siding.
Photo 23: Hang the windows
Screw a 2-5/8 in. x 1-1/2 in. cedar board to the top of each window opening. Screw the hinges to this board. Nail 3/4 in. x 1-1/4 in. cedar stops to the top and bottom of the opening and 1/2 in. x 1-1/4 in. stops to the sides. Position the stops flush with the inside edge of the 4x4.
Photo 24: Trim and mortise the swinging door
Sand the door until it fits into the opening. Allow a 1/8-in. space on the sides and top. Cut enough from the bottom to allow at least 3/8-in. clearance above whatever flooring material you decide to use. Outline the 4x4 butt hinges with a utility knife and chisel mortises so the hinges will sit flush with the door. Screw the hinges to the door.
Photo 25: Hang the swinging door
Shim the door opening and mark the hinge positions on the 4x4 post. Remove the door and chisel the hinge mortises in the post. Screw the hinges to the post and nail 1x2 stops to the 4x4 door frame. Complete the installation by installing the lock according to the instructions included.
Photo 26: Build and hang the sliding door
Construct a sliding door by screwing 1x6 tongue-and-groove siding to a 1x4 frame. Attach a 1-1/2 in. x 2-in. strip of cedar to the horizontal 4x4 with 3/8-in. x 4-in. lag screws and mount the aluminum pocket door track to it. Hang the doors from pocket door wheels that ride in the track and snap into brackets mounted to the top of the door. Cover the track with a 1x4 cedar board.
Next, fill in the triangular sections above the wall on each end. Then close in the shed by filling the spaces between the posts (Photo 21). With our shed design, you don't have to install door and window jambs, but you do have to cut angles on the 3/4-in. x 2-3/4 in. drip cap that fits below the siding, and on the 2x4 windowsill. Use a table saw for these cuts and to rip a 2x4 down to 2-5/8 in. for the pieces above the windows (Fig. C). Photos 21 – 23 show how to install the siding and windows. For our floor we laid 18-in. square concrete patio pavers over a level bed of pea gravel. Cut the pavers along the walls and at the doors with a dry-cut diamond blade mounted in a circular saw. We also used the pavers to build a ramp into the yard from the sliding door.
Install the doors after the floor. Photos 24 and 25 show how to hang the entry door. Construct the sliding door by driving 1-1/4 in. galvanized or stainless steel screws through the backside of the 1x6 tongue-and-groove boards into a 1x4 cedar frame. Fig. D and Photo 26 show this detail and how to install the heavy-duty pocket door hardware and three-wheel rollers that suspend the door. Mount a 2x4 open bar holder bracket to the 6x6 to keep the bottom of the door from swinging out. We installed a barn door latch on the outside to secure the door.
Finally, you can customize the shed for your hobbies. To provide a separate planting area inside the shed, we built a wall of 2x6s spaced 30 in. apart and covered on the back with 1/2-in. plywood. Metal shelf standards and clips support 2x6 shelves for pots and planting supplies. We created a narrow, hollow space next to the windows to allow access to the window latch. Use the lattice-walled overhang to store a gas grill or to hold a potting bench like ours. Or use it as a vine-covered sitting area. Cut the cedar lattice panels to fit between the 4x4s and secure them with 1x2s nailed on each side. Make the bench top by screwing a 2x4 ledge to the 4x4 posts and cutting 2x6 cedar boards to rest on top.
To retain the natural look of your cedar shed, apply two or three coats of a top-quality clear exterior finish. Paint the door and exterior trim with alkyd primer and two coats of top-quality exterior latex paint.
Additional Information
- Figure A: Framing details
- Figure B: Foundation plan
- Figure C: Finish details
- Figure D: Sliding door details
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The Hyde Collection Art Museum and Historic House is partnering with Barnes & Noble to celebrate the importance of the arts in education. On Sunday, October 14, 2012, the Museum will participate in a day-long book fair at the Barnes & Noble Bookstore in Saratoga Springs, with activities beginning 12noon through 5:00pm.
Throughout the month of October photographs documenting the creation of The Hyde Collection's Door Project, a collaboration between The Hyde and students ages 13 – 20, will be on display in the Barnes and Noble Café. Teachers will enjoy a professional development session at 2:00pm with Hyde educators providing fun and effective ways to visual art in the classroom. Families are invited to participate in fun Hyde and Seek children's activities and all guests can help raise funds for the Museum by purchasing items at the store throughout the day. Bring a special book fair voucher (available at The Hyde's Museum Store during open hours) or print out here.
Just hand it to the cashier before making your purchase. Be sure to tell them that your purchase supports The Hyde Collection, and Barnes & Noble will donate a percentage of the day's total voucher sales to the Museum.
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Very Pretty, and soooo clean!
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
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Love your room! Those fabrics sure do brighten the room!
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2007 Cadillac STS V8 WORST RIDE QUALITY! Help!
I'm in a jam here. I LOOVE my 2007 Cadillac STS V8 RWD, F55 Magenride, with Sport Suspension, I believe FE3. It's what I believe to be on of the rarer cars, 6 Lug Wheels and Hubs, which I've been told is from the CTS V, but mine are stock. Brembo Brakes front and rear. Not a V. All stock. EG Grille and Body Kit.
I love this car, but this is the worst ride quality I've ever felt in my life. I'm a used car dealer and I drove every type of 05-07 STS they sell prior to buying this one. MagneRide and Standard. All of which rode acceptable to me. Some better than others. I purchased this one, cheap, assuming the suspension was bad. 3 Cadillac dealers later, 2 independent shops later, all I've been told is my suspension is perfectly fine. As I said I'm a car dealer, and I drive more than my fair share of vehicles. Never in my life have I been in a car that rides so poorly. Even at 10mph, it absorbs no impact. Every bump shakes the entire vehicle. I feel no difference between Touring and Perf. modes. No leaks. No error codes.
My questions are as follows. Does anyone else feel the same way about their STS? Is there some mysterious issue that can go un detected to cause this? Am I just SOL? If this is "Just how it rides." Which I truly just do not believe. If that is so, is it possible or feasible, to convert this car to a softer suspension, say base FE1/FE2, but using a simulator computer and base STS suspension setup, magnetic or not.
I love everything about this car, minus the ride quality. I don't mind spending the dough to do the swap properly, if it's possible. As I said, I purchased this car at a steal of a price, from a man that just needed the cash.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Re: 2007 Cadillac STS V8 WORST RIDE QUALITY! Help!
You need to drive a 2002.5 - 2003 STS. They were the test mules for the GM/Ferrari MRC system and their ride is anything but a "Cadillac ride". Love it ...........
You're a dealer - do you have a code scanner test set ??? Look for suspension codes - you should be able to vary suspension stiffness in your car - wish I could.
Re: 2007 Cadillac STS V8 WORST RIDE QUALITY! Help!
I have to disagree, we just had a nice 2003 STS on the lot with MRC. I've had a few now to date. 180,000 miles to boot, and though it's not plush as a CVRSS car like my DHS, it's still a very comfortable ride. In all honesty, I would be exceptionally pleased with that type of ride quality LoL. I would be very pleased with just the base 05-07 STS suspension. Compared to the way this 2007 rides, a 2003 with MRC is truly a BOAT ride. LoL
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I had a magride 03 STS before my 07 V. I much preferred the ride of the 03. The 07 is much more fun to drive however.
You have 180k on your sts?
Sounds like blown struts to me.
You have the performance handling package. Gave the car sts v brakes summer only tires and strut bar.
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No, I was talking about a 2003 sts I have on my lot with 180k. My 07 sts only has 70k. I just recently replaced the tires with a really soft compound, especially built for ride quality hoping that would help. I was hoping the struts were bad, but 5 different places have told me otherwise. The worst part is for that harsh of a ride the car doesn't handle exceptionally well. Always feels like it's skating over bumps, not stuck to the road as I've heard my suspension package should do.
Where are you located?
Check the sway bar links and control arm bushings are a common issue.
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Maybe it has the wrong springs. Is the ride height too high. I had a 4runner that felt like it had wheels made of stone. I pulled out the last two leaf springs from the aftermarket heavy duty rear springs and it was at least driveable. The magnetic suspension could certainly be at fault but that would probably set a code. As a dealership mechanic at Toyota I have seen some very obscure hard to pin down issues that don't throw codes. Things like swapped vacuum lines or swapped wires in a plug housing can cause wired issues. It may be painful but you might be better off throwing on 4 standard non magnetic struts and springs and leaving the suspension light blinking to regain ride quality or just sell it.
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Re: 2007 Cadillac STS V8 WORST RIDE QUALITY! Help!
Karsntrux, What size tires, Brand of tires & air pressure. On a smooth road how is the ride, Any viberation .Once I had one tire on my truck repaired & rebalance, that wheel jumped like crazy. Taken to another shop and balance again. It was fine after that. Danny
Re: 2007 Cadillac STS V8 WORST RIDE QUALITY! Help!
If this car has the rare factory option (available only on 2007 Platinum and by special order on later cars) with the V brakes & hubs, it's the highest performance suspension available on any STS; MRC isn't available on the V. Sell it emphasizing the Performance angle over Luxury.
I'd be really surprised if the MRC shocks were bad w/o leaking or setting an idiot light.
If you're intent on blunting the handling and softening the ride, Danny has the solution. Replace the tires with higher profile and sofeter compounds and lower the pressures. On my AWD w' MRC, I sometimes run as low as 29 front & 28 back.
Sorry you don't appreciate it. If Platinums had ACC, I'd have some interest.
Re: 2007 Cadillac STS V8 WORST RIDE QUALITY! Help!
Surprisingly, I found dealerships don't seem to know much about the vehicles they service.
I'm getting ready to rebuild the suspension on my Escalade because the ride is so bad. Two different GM dealerships, one Caddy and one Chevy dealership said nothing is wrong. I've driven a couple of Escalades and a Denali neither had the ride quality problems I have. I also found my steering box to have play in it and cured quite a bit of problems I had with it by making a slight adjustment to it.
I just finished rebuilding the suspension on my 98 Olds Aurora. No shops found any issues with it but when I removed the front struts and set them aside with no weight sitting on them I saw the strut compress itself, I could pull and push the strut like a plunger, absolutely no resistance. I also found the control arms loose and the sway bar bushing cracked and compressed.
I rebuilt the suspension on my previous SUV, an 02 Trailblazer. Nobody found anything wrong with the suspension but after I rebuilt it, it rode and handled like a brand new vehicle.
If it's floating and feeling disconnected from the road then it sounds like struts to me.
- 04-07-13 01:41 AM #12Originally Posted by Mr.electric
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Can't see that on mobile
I'm western pa if you wanna come take mine for a ride.
Re: 2007 Cadillac STS V8 WORST RIDE QUALITY! Help!
Thank you all for the great replies. I'm running sumitomo tour plus lsw 2454518 not z rated. At 28 lbs/tire. If you look at my pic here the car sits much higher in the rear than most that I see. The car doesn't float at all actually. It doesn't bounce. It's super stiff and absorbs no shock whatsoever even the tiniest bumps send shock waves through the entire car. Even when I drive it hard and corner hard it doesn't handle very well. Any bump while cornering at speed sends the rear end sideways and triggers stability. It always feels like its skating on ice. I can drive my corvette 90 mph over a bump on 270 and its fine. I go over that same bump at 60 in the Sts and it sends me 4 inches above my seat. Car doesn't bounce but no impact is absorbed and it makes me fly out of my seat. It's very harsh. Thanks for all the info guys.
To my knowledge, it's a lux perf, v8 rwd. Rpo f55 fe3, it has 4 struts, 4 shocks, tons of sway bars, brembo brakes, 18 inch 6 lug wheels. image.jpg


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Newbys guide to PP 2012
so youve got PP2012? heres some basics to get you started
first of all, a BIG thanks to Ruiner for sharing his single core shortcut, without it i'd still have a game that freezes at the main menu.
in the spirit of "pay it forward" ive decided to write this basic guide to help others get started in the game quicker and easier, from what ive learnt so far.
I wont be explaining every little detail as most of it is self explanatory, im merely trying to help you put your best foot forward from the get-go.
Ruiner82's trick to getting multi core cpu to run on a single core is as follows:
after loading the game and getting to the main menu, you'll start a new career.
there is a whole bunch of teams, each with different performance stats. unticking the weaker teams obviously leaves the higher level teams, giving a harder challenge.
the opposite is also true, unticking high performing teams will make it easier.
i only run with 13 teams, for a total of 26 car grid as in real GP. i find having them all ticked just makes things look messy in the races.
personally, i left all the teams that imitate real life teams, and unticked a combo of weak and strong teams that i felt were unknowns and not really needed, to reduce the field to a more realistic size.
When you select your team, enter your name etc you will start the game and have various options to start of your season, as seen in this link.
You will see there is 5 Main categories: Team, Personnel, Workshop, R&D, Management.
clicking one of the main categories will change the options in the sub-category below it.
to learn the game i would suggest you take some time, and click TEAM and have a browse through each of its sub-categories. then do the same with Personnel, and all the others.
To check your email (its usually crud anyway) go to team/email and click on the actual flashing email icon. (under the blox bull icon on my screen, upper left)
Personnel Menu:
trainers will allow you to increase the speed of your driver training. you'll probably want to lock your drivers into a very long contract to get the most benefit from this.
under driver training you can add trainers to various categories to improve your driver on a daily basis.
always keep a look out for higher ranked pit crew, and replace your weaker crew members with higher ranked ones to reduce pit stop time. sack any weaker crew that are not required. easiest way to do this is
easy way to fire the correct guy is go to change a pit crew member and look for the ones available in the list, remember their first names and fire them in the personnel menu.
staff will negotiate better sponsor packs
fan services - self explanatory
mechanics are used in manufacture and improvement of your own in-house R&D
race engineer - 3 required, one per driver.
Designers. higher ranking, or more of them will reduce R&D time dramatically.
you can see all your staff info at the very bottom of the screen aswell.
I suggest advancing one day at a time and checking the job market for new and improved employee's to boost your teams performance.
in the suppliers menu you have aero, mechanicals, and engine. you need to buy 2 of each part to complete your 2x race cars (why do we have a test driver if theres no option for a test car, i dont know??)
aero and mech usually have a couple of different brands in each part available. A budget part and an expensive one. click to buy
now go to the setup menu, and click each empty box and select a part below. dont forget to setup the 2nd car aswell, you did buy 2 of each part, right?
various info from bank balance and loans, through to organising sponsors for the car and setting price for fan merchandise. theres also an automatic ordering option to simplify stock levels.
Team grounds allows you to build test tracks, research buildings, wind tunnels and other goodies.
Id suggest starting with the Fan services. its cheap, quick, and brings in extra cash
allows you to advance through your own in-house parts design and manufacture, engines, and even optimize parts. employing more designers will reduce the research time. more mechanics reduce production time.
various info, self explanatory.
Race menu
1) lap time monitor, and time scale slider. the monitor button will open another window with various lap time info in it.
WARNING ON ADVANCING TIME! when in the track map screen you have full control over all buttons in the game interface. But when it changes to the TV Camera feed, you will temporarily loose control over the game interface until it returns to the track map screen again.
this means that if you fast forward time too much when there is a lot of action on (end of qual with busy track, start of race) you will find the TV Camera screen appears one after the other in an almost endless loop with only a split second view of the map in between - effectively locking you out of the interface including the time scale slider. (stuck in fast forward)
i have destroyed good races or lost an entire qual session when i tried advance time to the last 10min and "pull a senna" (flying lap in the dying minutes) only to view one tv camera feed after another, forcing me to play "click lotto" on the time scale slider in hope of catching it at the right time.
weather and clock is self explanatory.
2) warning light, green fuel can blinking = low fuel, tyre = worn tyres, possibly others?
3) top speed (also see speed readings on #15, its the same info)
4) average speed (also see speed readings on #15, its the same info)
5) not sure, probably another speed reading -top speed maybe? dunno (also see speed readings on #15, its the same info)
6) tyres, no idea how to read this one yet. possibly temp? maybe?
7) see #6
8) sun = dry weather tyre
8a) green bar = tyre compound. this one is on the "soft" end of the scale. Theres also a wear bar below it.
9) 4 options, this driver can select any combo of options below, with a maximum of 4 points. Once selected a progress bar will show how long left before it expires and returns to "race speed" automatically
10) engine performance sliders. you cant run a car hard all race as you increase the risk of a failure or problem.
11) tyre temp?
12) brake temp?
13) trans/engine temp?
14) fuel gauge, with 4 litres of fuel left and 0 litres used in this run
15) various info, dont forget the slider! fuel consumption is very important in working out your pit strategy + estimated laps left. the top/average speed stuff is the same as in #'s 3, 4 and possibly 5.
16) enter track/return to pit button, and car setup button.
Always check your fuel before hitting the track. i start with 20L, let them do 3 or 4 laps and you'll get a good "Average litres per lap" reading.
From this you can work out how many litres = how many laps, to sort out pit stops and such.
when testing or practise, set any performance sliders to "longevity" to save wear on critical parts for the race, and then do your testing on aero/gears/tyres to improve your lap time. when you have a good car setup skip to qual and let er rip by sliding them from longevity to the high performance setting to give it full power, you'll see your lap times fall even more.
In the car setup, when choosing the type of tyre you can see a sun/overcast/rain symbol on the tyre, compare it to the weather symbol on the main page for a good idea on tyre choice
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im looking into changing the wheels on my 2000 Chrysler cirrus lxi. I went on tire rack and typed my vehicle information and I found a wheel that I like. I was hoping to keep my tires as their fairly new and im on a budget. My current tire size is 205-60-R15. I don't really know much about tires and wheels sizes as im a highschool student. I am planning on doing the mount and balancing on my on as I am trained and have free acces to these machines at school. The wheel im looking at is at the link below. Please any help is great thanks. http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/WheelCloseUpServlet?target=runWheelSearch&initialPartNumber=SE17565355100A&wheelMake=Sport+Edition&wheelModel=SE-17&wheelFinish=Anthracite+Painted&showRear=no&autoMake=Chrysler&autoModel=Cirrus&autoYear=2000&autoModClar=&filterFinish=All&filterSize=All&filterBrand=All&filterSpecial=false&filterNew=All&filterWeight=All&sort=Price
That tire size will fine with those wheels. You will, however, run into the issue of speedometer and odometer being off by a certain percentage(IDK how much). You will have to talk to your dealer about reprogramming the powertrain control module for the larger tire size because I don't believe there are aftermarket handheld tuners that can change the tire size for you. Even then, not all Chrysler dealers have the right programs to do that kind of change.
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The 205/60-15 looks like a proper upsize for the 195-65-15. If I calculated it correctly, the diameter is only 1.1% bigger. So, I don't think he needs to worry about changing speedometer programming.I don't knwo about the offset dimensions, but the wheel indicates it fits the Cirrus. Should be OK.
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text: Just thought I would give a heads up on an issue I had a some months ago and would share with my fellow truck owners. I had replaced my stock 3rd brake light with a smoked out one to go with my theme for my truck. Well after about 15 months I notice one day my remote key fob wasnt working and the tps monitor indicator in the DIC was lit indicating a problem. Then for the next month everything worked fine. Then again one morning I noticed the tps monitor indicator was lit again so I drove right to the dealership. They took it right in and 2 hours later came out and told me that my 3rd brake light was leaking water and it found its way to the module that runs the tps (wireless)system and the key fob remote (wireless) thats located I believe in the driverside rear cab post.(basically where the rear door latches) The mechanic came out and kinda gave me the speel of "I see you changed your third brake light to an aftermarket one" I said "yes I did but I used the same seal that came with the stock one." He replied with "well we are going to cover the repair because there is a technical service bulletin out on the stock 3rd brake light possibly leaking and causing this issue." I was relieved and said ok cool. Well after seeing the silicone he smeared on my roof I was none to impressed but I believe the module was about $700. So as we are getting to the point of the 2011's warranty's expiring, Its something to think about.. Also Im not sure what years or trucks are affected by the poor design of the seal for the 3rd brake light but when I originally removed it I did notice it was not the greatest of seals. Maybe some searching can find this TSB and will give more detailed info about it. Hope this info can save someone some headaches and $$$$$$$.


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The Indiana bat was listed as endangered in 1967 due to episodes of people disturbing hibernating bats in caves during winter, resulting in the death of large numbers of bats. Indiana bats are vulnerable to disturbance because they hibernate in large numbers in only a few caves (the largest hibernation caves support from 20,000 to 50,000 bats). Other threats that have contributed to the Indiana bat's decline include commercialization of caves, loss of summer habitat, pesticides and other contaminants, and most recently, the disease white-nose syndrome.
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OK, I have one hive w/ 2 deep supers and a shallow super sandwiched between them (started this past spring w/ 2, but ended up combining them). The hive is wrapped in tar paper. Going into fall, we fed fumagil medicated syrup, but the bees were disinterested in it and took very little.
We've had unusually cold temps this winter. It's been well below freezing for the last 3 weeks or so. Noticed that the outside of the hive is getting pretty spotted w/ bee droppings. There are only a few dozen bees dead outside.
The upper entrance is really stained.
One source that I read said that if the hive was lightly discolored (and what the heck is lightly discolored anyway? mine looks pretty spotted up to me), not to worry. Another indicated that seeing this in January meant the hive was doomed.
So, which is it? I have not looked inside...temps are supposed to moderate by the end of the weekend/early next week...


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Hef's Movie Notes: Touch of Evil
Hef discusses the quirky film-noir masterpiece.
Tonight: Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh and Orson Welles in the Orson Welles' classic Touch of Evil.
With Akim Tamiroff, Dennis Weaver, Joseph Cotten, Mercedes McCambridge, ZsaZsa Gabor and Marlene Dietrich in supporting roles.
This was supposed to be a B-movie made for Universal by Albert Zugsmith, who produced such classics as High School Confidential, Sex Kittens Go To College and The Private Lives of Adam and Eve.
Zugsmith made exploitation films with Mamie Van Doren in the 50s, that also featured the thespian talents of our own Ray Anthony and Mel Torme.
He got Orson Welles to play a role in Touch of Evil in 1957, shortly before Zugsmith made High School Confidential, because Orson had trouble finding work in Hollywood. He had been absent (in Europe and on the Broadway stage in King Lear) for eight years.
Zugsmith got Charlton Heston for the film because he had Orson.
But Heston agreed to accept the role on the provision that Welles also be permitted to direct the picture.
Something Welles had not been allowed to do in Hollywood since The Lady from Shanghai with Rita Hayworth—10 years earlier.
Zugsmith and Universal agreed to let Welles direct, as well as act in the film, if he was willing to do it at no increase in salary.
Orson was willing.
He rewrote the screenplay.
And he changed the location from San Diego to a Mexican border town.
Actually shot in Venice (California), not Italy.
Welles used one of his favorite cameramen—Russell Metty, who shot The Stranger and parts of The Magnificent Ambersons.
And cast the film with many of his personal friends—including Akim Tamiroff, Marlene Dietrich, Mercedes McCambridge and Joseph Cotton.
The result was a quirky, film-noir masterpiece—and one that Universal studio heads didn't understand at all.
They hated it!
They hated it so much that they reedited the film—cutting scenes and adding additional dialogue directed by Harry Keller.
(Mostly narrative intended to explain the complex narrative and unusual film structure.)
The geniuses at Universal thought so little of Welles' picture that it opened in neighborhood houses in New York on May 21, 1958, at the bottom of a double bill with The Unholy Wife starring Diana Dors.
Then the film won The Grand Prize for Cinema at the Brussels World Fair.
And, over time, it achieved a cult following as Welles' other lost masterpiece.
In 1958, the film was reedited along the lines originally intended by Welles—as expressed in a 58-page memo written to the studio 40 years ago—and ignored at the time.
The picture begins with what many consider the greatest single shot ever put on film:
An extended opening that was originally hidden under credits by the studio.
So now, we will see Welles' own version of the 1958 classic—
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2013 Spring Fling Car and Truck Show
Breakin' Like A Boss!
In my thirteen years of covering shows for this mag, I have come to realize there is no other show like Spring Fling. Being located at Frank Brown Park in gorgeous Panama City Beach, Florida, and taking place in the middle of spring break, there's really nothing that can compare to it. You have white, sandy beaches, great weather, a spacious show area, and the awesome Vital Signs crew. It's what starts the show season for me every year and I wouldn't miss it for the world.
The streets were filled with people from all over the country celebrating spring break but even the most diehard partier seemed to wind down at the show. The Wicked Wheel was the site of the show's after-party location, and if you've never visited this place, you are truly missing out. The automotive-themed bar and grill has it all from motorcycle barstools to a complete hotrod hanging on the wall. With a full gut and a fresh beverage refill, it was time to step outside where crowds of folks were hanging out while The Psycho DeVilles were on stage dishing out some awesome rockabilly tunes.
The rain managed to move in on the show Sunday, but held off just long enough for the VS gang to put on some great club games as well as the world-famous Miss Spring Fling bikini contest. For details on how you can get in on Spring Fling 2014, check out facebook.com/springflingcarshow.
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Go Lindsey! I'm not sure how realistic her chances are at this point, but I hope she will make the most out of the situation!
Go Lindsey! I'm not sure how realistic her chances are at this point, but I hope she will make the most out of the situation!
This is my first time watching downhill (well, second actually, I watched the men's downhill yesterday... or whatever day it was on, there are so many sports I don't even know what I'm watching anymore lol). The falls are scary
And she did it! GOLD FOR LINDSEY!!!! WHOO HOO! Also Julie Mancuso won the silver! 1-2 baby!
Congrats Lindsey you did it!! Wow Julie with the Silver. Great skiing from the US ladies.
Usually, when an athlete gets all that hype, I lose interest, but in this case, very delighted her and for Julie, too.
Now the big decision: Who is the most beautiful American Athlete, Lindsey or Tanith?
Super Combined is on and Lindsey is leading with only a few skiiers left. Slalom is on later today!
1) Lindsey
2) Maria Reisch
3) Julie the Princess
Well Lindsey didn't finish in slalom. Princess Julie got another silver while Maria Reisch won the gold. Guess it's Lindsey 1, Maria 1 with a few races to go.
Congrats to Andrea Fischbach for winning the Super-G!
Austrian Alpine Gold Medal - finally. I am in Austria at the moment, and you can't imagine what a drama the media here made about the "failure" of the Austrian Alpine Skiers up to now. The Alpine Skiers as well as the Ski Jumpers do get so much pressure here - it must be very, very hard to deliver under these circumstances.
I really want to see Lindsey Vonn and Maria Reisch on the same Olympic podium. I think they'd enjoy it so much and it would be fun to watch.


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Crosslake-Fifty Lakes Legion Auxiliary lists programs, donations
Last month, the Crosslake-Fifty Lakes American Legion Auxiliary collected more than $2,100 for homeless veterans, whom in many cases are disabled, veterans and their families.
The Auxiliary, American Legion members, community members and families purchased printed cards that are displayed at the Legion.
The Vietnam Motorcycle Group stopped at the Legion again, with more than 100 motorcycles roaring into the parking lot at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. This was the ninth year of the ride, and the Legion has been the largest single contributor to this group. Steve Eisenreick organizes this event each year.
This year the money will be distributed between the St. Cloud VA Homeless Fund and the Minnesota Auxiliary Homeless Fund.
The Auxiliary's main purposes are supporting veterans, troops and community. The group donates clothes, quilts and sewing items for hospitals along with money donations.
The Auxiliary works together with the Legion as a team to help veterans and the community. Many volunteer hours are given not only by members but also non-members for the Legion to support these programs.
Packages are sent each year to troops in Afghanistan. In honor of Veterans Day, area veterans receive a meal at the Crosslake Community Center.
Youth and children are a big part of the organization. Eight scholarships of $500 each were given to students at Pequot Lakes and Pine River-Backus schools. The annual Bake Sale, Cookie Walk and Bazaar, which includes a raffle, helps fund scholarships. This year's event is Dec. 1, and tickets are being sold now.
The Auxiliary sends a boy and a girl to Girls' and Boys' State yearly. This year's participants were from the Crosslake area.
Another upcoming event is Breakfast with Santa from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, at the Legion. Children in the community will get a chance to talk to Santa and fish in the fish pond to receive a free gift.
In May, the Auxiliary distributes poppies to the community. All proceeds go to the needs of veterans and their families. The Auxiliary thanks local merchants who let members distribute poppies at their businesses.
The Legion hosts funeral meals and wedding receptions during the year. Card groups go there to enjoy a game of cards, as well as refreshments.
The Legion Color Guard presents families with a flag for the service the deceased gave to his or her country. On Memorial Day, a ceremony takes place at the local cemetery, and all names of deceased veterans in this area are read. They are buried at Crosslake or at Camp Ripley.
The Auxiliary and Legion thank everyone for the support throughout the years that have allowed the groups to accomplish the many things they have.


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Yep. I think you're right. It's made of tackle twill too. Excellent craftsmanship.
yep Batninja....I just double checked the one hanging in my closet and it has the same markings.
That is most definitely the mark of that fine man.
Im trying to find tackle twill by the yard already in the right color of grey can anyone send me some links?


text: My brother, @11redz71 , who just became a member of the GMTC about five minutes ago, recently installed a Flowmaster super 40 muffler on his 2011 Silverado - so we figured we would take a little video so everyone can see how something like this sounds. Of course, I could not resist and had to get in on the action as well. :glasses: Enjoy!


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Graves are about identity, that we are here – that we exist. Here lie one hundred of our ancestors in unmarked graves. Although a free people they were taken to Wybalenna to help establish the 'friendly mission' and a promise of return to their homelands. It soon became a 'death camp'. They were betrayed, abused and left to die. Some of our old people died not only at the hands of the soldiers but of dispossession of land and broken hearts. In this field were once one hundred crosses that marked these graves. The stolen plaque read: To commemorate approximately 100 Aborigines buried in the vicinity of Wybalenna 1833–1847 erected by the Junior Farmers of Flinders Island.
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Original post made on Nov 2, 2007
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, November 2, 2007, 12:00 AM
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on Nov 2, 2007 at 8:41 am
Margaret, I'm confused!
There ARE flashing lights at the crosswalk in Alamo that you referenced. Each morning when I drive to my Alamo office, I see lights flashing as parents and children cross Danville Blvd.
More confusing? What does flashing lights and crosswalks have to do with effective local government, incorporated or not?
More important, Tice Valley is part of the Alamo neighborhoods forum and has been excluded from any incorporation consideration. Thus, why should the 29 greater neighborhoods of the Alamo Region support an very exclusive incorporation?
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Kent is from Orange, New Jersey, a Sarah Lawrence undergrad who went to Europe after graduation and has lived there ever since. Studying for a year at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, she met Tomlinson, who at least musically knew what he had right away. "The first time I heard her sing, it wasn't so much the voice, or anything in particular, but there's an almost indescribable way in which you feel as if you were being spoken to directly."
It's something that the two have understood ever since they started making albums together, in 1996: Kent's voice is always up in the mix, something that allows her to deliver the lyrics conversationally. But Tomlinson understates the quality of that voice, and of her singing — that "indescribable" essence is both adult and girlish, suffused with wit but also rhythmic acuity, and a roundness in tone, sometimes tinged with the slightest vibrato, that can lend a plummy fullness or additional rhythmic spin to an end word or syllable.
Kent has always been an interpreter, not a songwriter. But on the new Breakfast on the Morning Tram (Blue Note), she and Tomlinson enlisted a fellow Londoner, novelist Kazuo Ishiguro (The Remains of the Day), to contribute lyrics. Ishiguro had chosen a Kent song for the BBC Radio show Desert Island Classics, whereupon he was invited by Kent and Tomlinson to write liner notes for her next album. "He was so insightful in those liner notes," says Tomlinson, "in terms of understanding Stacey's persona. If anyone would be able to write lyrics that sounded right coming out of her mouth, it would be him."
Between Ishiguro's lyrics and Tomlinson's music, the four songs — which are the "core of the album," says Kent over the phone from London with Tomlinson — sound like standards. The opener, "The Ice Hotel," with its mix of hot and cold metaphors, could be something out of Cole Porter: "Let's you and me go away to the Ice Hotel/The Caribbean's all booked up and it's just as well." Come to think of it, Sammy Cahn's lyric for Sinatra — "Come Fly with Me" — is another reference.
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Steamboat Springs hunter Lonny Vanatta, center, poses with his guides and the desert bighorn sheep he took in February in Mexico. The ram was his fourth, making him the 53rd person to complete a "grand slam."
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A stylish alternative to built-in cabinetry, the Modular Bar with Single Wine Grid Hutch organizes, stores and displays entertaining essentials.
- Wall Unit: 54'' wide x 13.5'' deep x 70'' high
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- Crafted of mahogany, hardwood and mahogany veneers.
- Includes two Hutches, two Cabinet Bases, one Wine Grid Hutch and one Wine Grid Base.
- Each Hutch has three stemware racks that can hold a total of nine hanging wine glasses.
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- Framed in mahogany with a top and back panel made of hardwood with mahogany veneer. MDF is an engineered wood that lends exceptional strength and ensures the bar's structural integrity over time.
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- Constructed of hardwood with mahogany veneer, the drawer grid features bottom-mounted wood runners and plastic stops.
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- Overall: 18'' wide x 13.5'' deep x 36'' high
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The Hollywood Forever Cemetery certainly lives up to its name.
Looking north through its front gates, you can see the Hollywood Sign up atop the Hollywood Hills. Looking south, you can see the historic back lot of the famous Paramount Studios. And interred throughout the cemetery grounds are some of the most famous stars in the history of Old Hollywood, including Rudoph Valentino, Mickey Rooney, Douglas Fairbanks, Nelson Eddy, Peter Lorre, Janet Gaynor, Tyrone Power and Clifton Webb.
The exact location of her grave or crypt
isn't yet known, but I'll update this page when that info becomes
available. (Since her original resting spot was in a mausoleum, I think
it's likely she will be in one of the park's mausoleums here, as well.)
Unlike most modern cemeteries, this isn't a "lawn park," it boasts an admirable collection of old-fashioned standing headstones, monuments and statues.
This is a large cemetery, with two huge indoor mausoleums and countless outdoor graves. You will need a map if you are going to locate any of the stars' burial sites. Fortunately, the administration here is cooperative, and you can pick up a map of the grounds as you enter the park, from the flower shop at the main gate, which highlights the locations of many of the stars buried here.
Some sections of the cemetery grounds are a little unkempt (more than a handful of tombstones are broken or tilted by overgrown tree roots), but the tranquil area by the lake is beautiful.
There are two major mausoleums, both filled with Hollywood movie stars. And despite their age, both buildings are white and sunny (illuminated by stained-glass skylights), not at all the sort of dark & spooky environs your imagination might conjure up when you think of an old mausoleum.
We will first visit the mausoleum on the far west side of the park, which is named the "Abbey of the Psalms." Here, you will find the crypts of actress Norma Talmadge (and her sisters Constance & Natalie); famed director Victor Fleming, actress Joan Hackett, movie mogul Jesse Lasky, actress Darla Hood, and Charlie Chaplin Jr.
(Most of the crypts here aren't numbered, but as
you enter each section, note that the names of the various hallways and
corridors are conveniently written on the tile floor.)
The Talmadge sisters are the easiest stars to find inside the Abbey of the Psalms. Standing in front of the mausoleum, just walk into the first hallway on your left (south), the Sanctuary of Peace, then quickly turn left again (east) at the first side corridor (the Shrine of Eternal Love). On the right (south) side of this small side passage is an even smaller room, that of the Talmadge family.
Norma Talmadge (1893-1957), all but forgotten by today's movie-goers, was a superstar in her day. In fact, history has it that she was the very first star to have her footprints placed in the wet cement outside of Grauman's Chinese Theatre - her prints there occupy the central square, right in front of the theatre doors, framed by those of Pickford and Fairbanks.
Her sister, Constance Talmadge
also buried here, starred in D.W. Griffith's 1916 silent epic, "Intolerance,"
while Natalie Talmadge (1895-1969)
was married to Buster Keaton
and co-starred with him in many of his silent comedies.
Actor Clifton Webb (1889-1966) is interred nearby. Best known as the original Mr. Belvedere in 1948's "Sitting Pretty" (and its sequels), Webb also starred as the killer in the classic thriller "Laura," and he had his footprints immortalized at Grauman's Chinese Theatre. His ghost is said to haunt this mausoleum, as well as his former home in Beverly Hills.
To find his crypt, go back out into the "Sanctuary of Peace." hallway, and walk farther south, past another side corridor (Eternal Life). On the left (east) wall of the Sanctuary of Peace is Mr. Webb's crypt, two rows up from the bottom, and five spaces south of that Eternal Life side-corridor.
on the small markers to see larger versions.]
Next, walk back north to that Eternal Life side corridor, but turn left (west) instead, into a passage which leads into the next hallway, the Sanctuary of Light. As soon as you come out of the passage, turn right (north), and there on the right (east) wall is the crypt of movie pioneer Jesse Lasky (1880-1958).
If you have read the page on this website about the Hollywood
Studio Museum, you know that Jesse Lasky and Cecil B. DeMille
shot the first full-length movie ever made in Hollywood, "The Squaw Man,"
back in 1913. Lasky's Famous Players company
went on to become the huge Paramount Studios,
located right next door to this cemetery. Lasky's crypt is two spaces up
from the bottom, with a larger-than-normal plaque. (As luck would have
it, Cecil B. DeMille is buried here
as well, over by the lake.)
In the next corridor to the west, the Sanctuary of Light, is Darla Hood (1931-1979), the child actress who starred in the original "Little Rascals." and "Our Gang" comedies, along with "Spanky," "Alfalfa," and "Buckwheat." Unlike most stars, Darla's crypt is located way up on the very top row.
find it, from Jesse Lasky's crypt, just turn around and go a little to
the south. Her crypt is on the west wall, before you reach the next corridor
to the south. But her top marker is somewhat hard to read, up there on
the seventh row. (Ironically, her co-star, Carl "Alfalfa."
Switzer, is also buried at this cemetery).
Next is Victor Fleming (1883-1949). Perhaps no other director on earth accomplished what Fleming did in 1939, when he directed two of the most beloved movies in the history of Hollywood in the very same year: "The Wizard of Oz" and "Gone With the Wind."
OK, so much for this southern side of the mausoleum - now on to its north side.
Go back outdoors to the front of the mausoleum. Now, turn right, into the second corridor on your right (the Sanctuary of Trust). Walk north, past one side corridor (on your right), and a second side-corridor (on your left), then stop and face the left (west) wall. Here, on the bottom row, you'll find the crypt of Charlie Chaplin's son, Charlie Chaplin Jr. (1925-1968)
Charles Chaplin Jr. was an actor in his own right, appearing in a number of minor youth films during the 1950's (such as "High School Confidential." and "Girl's Town"), before passing away at age 42 of a blood clot. His famous father outlived him by almost ten years.
(Chaplin's mother, Hannah,
is also buried at this cemetery, over by the lake.)
The next star in this mausoleum is Joan Hackett (1934-1983). If you saw the hilarious comedy "Support Your Local Sheriff." with James Garner, you will remember Ms. Hackett in the female lead, as the young woman Garner first meets when she's stuck up a tree in her underwear. Or perhaps you'll remember Joan Hackett from her starring role in "Will Penny," opposite Charlton Heston. She was nominated for an Oscar for her supporting role in Neil Simon's 1981 movie "Only When I Laugh." She was married to comic actor Richard Mulligan ("Soap") for seven years.
To find her crypt from outside the main entrance, turn right (north) into the first hallway (the Sanctuary of Faith), and walk all the way to the end of the long corridor (past three side hallways). Just before you reach the door at the other end (which leads outside), you'll find her crypt on the right (east) wall, two up from the bottom, 11 markers in from the door. She died young - at just 49, of cancer. She loved to get her beauty sleep, so her unusual marker reads:
"Go Away - I'm Asleep.."
To find the final star in this mausoleum, go back into the main (east-west) hallway, and walk west to the rear of the building and the last corridor. Turn to the right (north), into the Sanctuary of Memories [see a map] and walk about 26 spaces down the corridor, and look at the wall of crypts on your left (west) side, three spaces up from the bottom.
Here, you'll find the crypt one of the of more recent celebrities to be buried at Hollywood Forever, actor Iron Eyes Cody (1904-1999). When he died in 1999, the obituaries referred to him as "the Crying Indian." And perhaps most people do remember him most from that 1971 series of "Keep America Beautiful" anti-littering TV commercials, where he played the Indian chief shedding a tear over a polluted American landscape.
But Iron Eyes Cody (born Espera DiCorti) had
a long history as an actor playing Native American roles in Hollywood.
appeared in almost a hundred motion pictures, starting back in the silent
days of 1919 and lasting through 1990.
It's time to leave this mausoleum and cross to the southeast section of the park, to discover superstars such as Valentino and Douglas Fairbanks...
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Any individual who intrudes or does not belong- in a conversation, at a social gathering, or anywhere else. First popularized by Malachai, of "Children of the Corn".
Friend 1: "Yo, who invited him? Who's that guy lurking in the corner?"
Friend 2: "I don't know who that interloper is, dude."
Friend 2: "I don't know who that interloper is, dude."
by J3553 November 05, 2007
The friend that moves in on the guy who's talking to you at the bar. She thinks she is the cutest of the group, and therefores feels entitled to any man, attractive or not, particularly if he's talking to someone else.
That Nicole is such an interloper. She's talking to the guy that Krista likes while she's in the bathroom.
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Pitt: No apologies
|03.25.09 at 4:13 pm ET
If you're expecting Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon to apologize for his team's underwhelming performance as a No. 1 seed in the East Regional in the first two rounds, here's some advice – don't bother.
Pittsburgh struggled mightily with No. 16 seed East Tennessee in round one and was tied at halftime with No. 8 Oklahoma State in the second round before winning by eight, 84-76.
"I guess it reinforces things," Dixon told reporters about the close calls in the first two games. "We didn't rebound well in the first game, and the second game we got better, and out-rebounded our opponent by 20, that was something, I think."
With Xavier on tap on Thursday night, one of the best defensive rebounding teams in the country, Dixon knows his players need to bring their best to the glass to continue their march in March.
"I think it was what we learned was we can win — really that Oklahoma State game showed we can win offensively, we can win defensively in the second half. That was an interesting game, because you had two teams shooting, knocking down shots the first half. And the second half became a grind it out defensive affair. And we played that way, as well, played successfully in that half, as well. You learn you can play two different ways this time of the year."
Moments after learning his team was a No. 1 seed for the first time ever, Dixon was asked by CBS-TV whether he was concerned about jinxes and comparisons to the Chicago Cubs.
" This team is different than any other team," Dixon said on Wednesday. "And again, that's — Sweet 16 is an accomplishment. If it was — if it wasn't, teams would have got there more than we have. And there's only two that have been there more than we have the last eight years, Duke and Kansas have been there more than us. There aren't any buys into the Sweet 16. I think maybe it's forgotten."
And for the record, Pittsburgh has never beaten a team seeded higher than sixth in the NCAA tournament. Xavier is No. 4 in the East.
"Yeah, I think this team is different than the previous team from last year, and it's definitely different from the team six years ago, five years ago, four years ago," Dixon said. "All the times we've made it we have different players, we're playing different teams. And at the same time we know we have a very good opponent to play tomorrow in Xavier."
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Fresh corn kernels give spaghetti and clams a hint of summer clambake. Look for minced fresh clams or clam strips at the seafood counter in your market.
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Meanwhile, heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and salt, stir to coat, and cook, stirring often, for 2 minutes. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until very soft and just beginning to brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Uncover, increase heat to medium-high, stir in corn, garlic, thyme and pepper, and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Sprinkle flour over the vegetables; stir to coat. Stir in wine and bring to a simmer. Remove from the heat.
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This two-dimensional form of carbon has properties not seen in any other substance
Keith A. Jenkins
Our graphene device has not been perfected. Some "amplifiers" actually attenuate signals instead, and the integrated mixer has a rather large signal loss. Although tremendous progress in exploiting graphene for RF circuits has been made in a very short time—just four years—there is still a lot to be done before it is ready to replace any existing technologies.
One major challenge is to preserve graphene's mobility. Pure graphene has a mobility that is 10 or more times higher than silicon, yet the cutoff frequencies seem to be running at only two times the values of silicon FETs at the same dimensions. This discrepancy results from graphene being all surface. When it is suspended, free of contact on both sides, it has high mobility. When something touches it, its mobility usually drops considerably, as the charge carriers (electrons and holes) scatter off the adjacent materials on their way through the graphene. Part of the problem comes from the substrate on which the graphene is grown or placed. Also, to make a gated device, there must be a dielectric (an insulator that can be polarized by an electric field) between the gate and the graphene. So a graphene FET inevitably has contact with materials that can rob it of some of its potential. There is considerable engineering effort to reduce the impact of contact by finding different materials and by altering the physical structure of the devices. If the mobility of free-standing graphene can be retained in a full transistor structure, it will be a tremendous leap ahead in electronics performance.
The physical device structure is presently limiting performance as well. The issue is resistance: Any resistance in the path from source to drain causes a reduction in transconductance, even if the graphene mobility is high. There are two locations in graphene devices with high resistance. One is at the contact between the metal electrodes and the graphene itself. Because of the chemical and quantum mechanical properties of graphene, this resistance is usually large, but there is work being done to see if it can be reduced. Its not known yet if this is a fundamental problem or "just" an engineering problem. The second source of resistance is the region between the gate graphene and the source and drain contacts, called the access region. Even though this is a fairly small distance, ungated graphene is of high resistance. It's as if part of the gate is not doing its job of turning the channel on. This is an engineering problem. Using the technique called self-alignment, which automatically creates a gate that almost fills the region between source and drain, it should be possible to greatly reduce the length of the access region, thereby reducing this unwanted resistance.
Output conductance is also a problem and can be seen in the output characteristic. The ideal FET has an output that is flat above a certain drain voltage, which is equivalent to an infinite differential output resistance. A small change of the gate voltage of a transistor causes a change in its drain current. If the output resistance is infinite, this current will flow to the load attached to the transistor—such as an external resistor or another transistor—which results in voltage or power amplification of the gate voltage. This amplification, or gain, is required for almost all electronic components; otherwise, the signal applied to the circuit will be attenuated and eventually lost. If the transistor, however, has a finite output resistance, some of the current modulated by the gate will be dissipated in the transistor and hence not transferred to the load. If too much of the current is lost in the transistor, there will be loss instead of gain, and the device will be useless. Graphene FETs tend to have rather poor output resistance when the gate lengths are small, so this problem is serious for graphene. If the channel is long, drain current saturation is seen, which is equivalent to high output resistance, but a long channel device has low frequency performance, and therefore may not be practical. Getting short-channel graphene FETs to saturate is challenging. There has been some recent progress based on very thin gate dielectrics, which basically improves the transconductance. Using a thin dielectric can also improve the drain current saturation. There's a lot left to be done, but some devices with gain have been demonstrated, and it looks like there is a path to improvement.
Like any analog circuit, graphene FETs have to face a problem of noise. All analog signals have unwanted noise: If it is too large, it masks or corrupts the transmitted signal. If noise is present at the input to an amplifier chain, it will be amplified along with the signal of interest; if there is noise added by the devices in the amplifier chain, there will be a net increase of noise at the output. At the moment we simply don't know if graphene makes a low-noise transistor, but perhaps it has lower noise than conventional semiconductors. Based on its conduction mechanism, many people believe it will be superior, but the experiments just haven't been done yet.
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The Best of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2012
We've got the play-by-play of last night's smoking hot fashion show and our thoughts on the world's most beautiful runway models.
As anticipated as the Midsummer Night's Dream Party at the Playboy Mansion is for us, the annual soiree of parading supermodels that is the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is a spectacle that most self-respecting men don't dare to miss each December.
Whether it's an excuse for picking out your better half's present or pretending the game is on, the VSFS is a holiday all on its own. Check out some of the highlights below as well as some of the, ahem, more visual aspects of the show.
10:01 It's an Angel role call! Welcome, ladies!
10:05 Five minutes in and we've seen a Princess Leia–style silver bikini, a giant dartboard costume that looks like Ms. Captain America and Miranda Kerr is growing a green hedge…
10:07 Set change one is pulling us backstage. We've got some one-on-one time with Alessandra, Erin, Doutzen and Lindsay gushing about Adriana Lima's superhot Super Bowl commercial. We're inclined to agree.
10:08 A look behind the scenes at each of the angels' international shoots.
10:09 Rihanna makes her entrance. Pearl-rimmed dark circular glasses are an interesting touch. Guess it's to keep the girls from getting jealous over which one she's favoring.
10:10 Major corsets onstage—props to the white with black laces which only covers the front and back. That slip of skin is terrific.
10:14 Behind-the-scenes with the designers who create the outfits, and which are designed for specific girls.
10:17 We've got some Bruno Mars going on. "Locked out of Heaven" starts while Erin's costume starts coming apart…guess no Uncle Sam top hat?
10:20 Mars and company have started making their way down the runway, with instruments…coinciding with the bathing suit outfit's straw hat covering her bra…can we just take it off? The hat, that is…
10:27 International angels are raving about "Bieber Fever" and hoping he makes his way backstage.
10:32 Angels are lip-syncing to Bieber…so torn right now.
10:40 Backstage with the Angels who are talking about what they look for in a man. Erin wants big-handed guys and something about her hair catching on fire that we can't make out. Doutzen proclaims she falls easily…
10:42 Apparently Miranda Kerr is late getting to place; Bruno Mars starts back on stage.
10:43 Wow, Lindsay in that skintight black one-piece with slits and her 16 white wings looks pretty unbelievable.
10:45 Miranda Kerr's black and white one-piece with 360-degree wings as backdrop is a pretty stunning effect.
10:50 One word: CANDICE. Who's taking us through her upbringing in South Africa, to becoming a fit model for VS (who tries on the dresses before Angels get fitted), to her career taking off after taking part in the show.
10:53 Candice's biography is still running…we're not complaining.
10:54 Back to Rihanna.Candice appears on the runway with wings made of purple flowers; Alessandra's orchid outfit is pointing eyes in the right direction. Annnnd Rihanna goes in for an ass slap.
10:57 The order of the night! ALL MODELS OUT! ALL MODELS DOWNSTAGE!
10:58 Digging the model dance party. Rihanna and Bruno seem to love this…Bieber looks bored. Dude, come on.
10:59 Final bow and we're out. Short, hot and sweet but a little too much Biebs. It's sad this comes but once a year. But at least we have their ads to keep us company for the other 364 days.
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Sandblasted Mercury Glass Vase
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Finished with an antique-silver wash, our vase is then etched with a design of flowering botanicals.
- 15" diameter, 18.5" high
- Made of mouth-blown glass with an antiqued mercury finish.
- Hand-etched leaves and flowers.
- Meant for dry floral display only; not watertight.
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