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C. 1970 Vintage 18.50 ct. t.w. Ruby and 3.00 ct. t.w. Brown Diamond Pendant Necklace in Sterling Silver and 10kt White Gold. 20"
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C. 1970. This Estate pendant necklace features a carved 14.00 carat ruby in a grand openwork sterling silver and 10kt white gold setting, which shimmers with 3.00 ct. t.w. fancy brown diamonds. The pendant suspends from a 14kt white gold cable chain with springring clasp. Sterling silver and 10kt white gold pendant with 14kt white gold necklace. Exclusive, one-of-a-kind Estate Jewelry.
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Necklace Drop close DROP: A dangling or stationary detail which "drops" from a bale, strand or earring backing. Length:
3 1/2 inches
Necklace Drop Width:
2 1/4 inches
Silver and 10kt close 10KT: Karat (abbreviated kt or K) is a unit that indicates the purity of gold in the metal. 10kt is 41.67% gold. Gold
Textured close TEXTURED: A unique and varying finish with a tactile surface applied through various techniques, both by hand and with machinery.
Rope close ROPE: Chain links that are twisted or looped together in a pattern that creates a look similar to that of a rope.
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Springring close SPRINGRING CLASP: Invented in the early 1900s this diminutive device is highly effective. It's a hollow circular metal fastener with a spring opening. This keeps the clasp closed.
Fixed close FIXED: A bale that is worked into the actual design of a pendant. Typically seen in slide pendants.
Fits Chain:
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Gemstone 1:
Diamond close Diamond: The hardest and most brilliant of all gemstones, a diamond can make the heart race with its pure and fiery spark. An ancient symbol of love, a diamond is the preferred gemstone for tokens of affection, such as rings, earrings, necklaces and bracelets. Diamond is the birthstone for April. (Color: Brown, Quantity: 277, Shape & Cutting Style: Round Brilliant close BRILLIANT: A gemstone cut to enhance brilliance without sacrificing much carat weight. Typically has 58 facets. , Clarity: SI2-I1, Weight: 3.00 ct. t.w.)
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Weather Forecast: Off And On Showers Through Next Week
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After a very active day on Wednesday things quieted down shortly after sunset and although there will be a continued chance for isolated showers on Thursday we're not expecting any more thunderstorms. At approximately 3:00pm Wednesday afternoon a thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado developed prompting the National Weather Service to issue a Tornado Warning for Central Glenn County. Four more Tornado Warnings were issued for the same storm eventually including Butte County. The last warning was allowed to expire at 6:45pm.
During the time of the storm we received several reports of funnel clouds and tornadoes reaching the ground. It is believed a tornado may have damaged several trees on a local farmer's almond orchard. No other damage has been reported at this time.
The forecast models continue to bring us an off and on chance for rain through at least the beginning of next week with some of the heavier rain falling Friday evening and Saturday. Once all is said and done through Friday morning the valley could pick up between a half of an inch to an inch of rain and we could add at least another inch if not more for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. This won't be a drought buster but it will be good to get some decent rain and snow in the Northstate.

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To enable network designers to evaluate the new ZigBee wireless standard in industrial application environments, Cirronet Inc. has readied ZigBee Developer Kit, the ZMN2400DK. It includes two 2.4-GHz serial interface boards, which are built around Cirronet's high RF power (100-mW) ZigBee OEM module and feature both USB and RS-232 interfaces, plus power adapters, cables, antennas, batteries and demo software. Developers can use the kit to quickly test range, speed and operation in the real-time environment, using the same inputs that would drive an actual application, and can continue using the kit to develop system interfaces and control software.
The ZMN2400DK developer kit, including technical support, is available for $295. Cirronet will quickly follow up with the release of its ZMN2400DK Pro Developer Kit, which includes additional serial interface boards and a ZigBee serial gateway board to enable the creation of complete ZigBee networks.


text: Dozens of dogs to be euthanized; Kanawha animal shelter shut down By Travis Crum December 19, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Officials said 80 dogs at the Kanawha-Charleston Animal Shelter would be euthanized after two of the animals contracted a contagious viral infection.The shelter's Greenbrier Street facility would be closed until further notice, said Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper. The Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association's Facebook page said the shelter would be closed for the next three weeks.Carper said Donna Clark, the shelter's director, told him on Wednesday that there had been an outbreak and there needed to be a "massive cleanup.""It happened because an animal came in infected with it and passed it on. These animals are not inoculated -- they are stray animals," Carper said.Clark didn't return several phone calls Wednesday afternoon.The Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association will hold an emergency board meeting Thursday at 9 a.m. at the shelter to come up with alternatives to euthanasia.Distemper is a viral disease that can affect pet dogs, wild canines and big cats, said Dr. Koren Moore Custer, assistant state veterinarian.Dogs with distemper begin demonstrating symptoms of respiratory infection, Custer said. If left untreated, it progresses to a neurological disease that is almost always fatal, she said. However, Custer said the canine form of the disease couldn't spread to cats. Cats have their own form of the disease specific to their species known as feline panleukopenia.Both diseases could be prevented with a vaccine, but each county shelter has its own procedures concerning vaccinations for newly admitted pets.State Veterinarian Dr. Jewell Plumley said her office was told two dogs preliminarily tested positive for distemper at the shelter on Wednesday. Further testing would determine definitively if the dogs contracted the condition."I think one dog has been sent for necropsy at Virginia Tech," she said.It's ideal to quarantine infected dogs from healthy ones when there's an outbreak. However, it's difficult for shelter employees to pinpoint what areas of the shelter may be contagious, she said. Carper said quarantining the animals would not be possible."The decision has been made and there's no alternative but to lay down these animals," he said. Any sick dogs cannot leave the shelter because there's a chance they could infect rest of the community, according to a statement on the Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association's Facebook page."This is a very hard time for the shelter staff, as they have to put these animals to sleep, support instead of criticism from the public is greatly appreciated," according to the statement. The shelter is looking for volunteers to shelter stray animals until the disease risks are over with.Plumley said her office steps in to help local shelters with biohazard risks at the request of county commissions or county sheriff's departments. Her office has not been asked to step in, she said. Carper said he has asked for Plumley's advice in writing. He's also asked Clark to contact Charleston-area veterinarians for advice.The County Commission doesn't have direct control over the shelter, but is the shelter's primary funding source, he said. "It's not my job to tell them what to do," Carper said. "They made a decision and I'm going to support them in it." He's offered the shelter home confinement prisoners and county employees to help with the cleanup.Plumley said there was a distemper outbreak at the Cabell County Animal Shelter over the summer and at the Mercer County Animal Shelter in the spring.In September, the Preston County Animal Shelter was shut down for more than a week after several puppies came there infected with parvovirus. All other shelter dogs were vaccinated.Reach Travis Crum at email@example.com or 304-348-5163. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Free mobile dental clinic to visit 6 WV counties 2 Herbert Hoover dethrones Chapmanville, claims AA softball championship 3 Williams River Road segment closed since floods reopens 4 Ex-police officer arrested for alleged telephone harassment 5 Oak Hill teen charged with woman's murder Bulletin Board: Dec. 20, 2012 Previous Story March pleads guilty in Goble slaying Next Story


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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Aaron Ross is still listed as a second-stringer on the New York Giants' depth chart, but it appears he has fallen further down the list.
Ross did not play on a single defensive snap in the Giants' loss to the Denver Broncos last week. Terrell Thomas served as the Giants' third cornerback, and even when Thomas had the wind knocked out of him and left the game briefly, it was Jayron Hosley who replaced Thomas, not Ross.
In Week 1 against the Cowboys, Ross was on the field for 35 of the Giants' 77 defensive snaps. But starter Prince Amukamara went down with a concussion during that game.
When asked about the Broncos game Thursday, Ross said he has no idea why he didn't play, and that the coaches didn't say anything to him about it.
"I don't know really what my role is, but I'm prepared for any time they call me," Ross said. "Just like [when] Prince went down in that Dallas game, they called my number, and I was ready and prepared to go in and help the team try to make plays. If my number's not called, I'll be in the supporting cast. And if it's called I'll be ready to go out there and ball."
Amukamara returned for the Broncos game, but fellow starting cornerback Corey Webster missed practice Thursday with a hip injury. Webster's status for Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers is unclear at this time.
Ross, who spent his first five NFL seasons with the Giants, re-signed with the team this past offseason after a year with the Jacksonville Jaguars, and looked good during training camp.


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Last Sunday Rose Leslie caused a stir as she made her debut as Ygritte on "Game of Thrones."
The excitement over seeing the fiery redheaded character for the first time sent a fever across the web, in particular, lighting up Twitter, where she became a trending topic, as fans shared their delighted impressions of the lovely actress' early portrayal of the wildling.
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Remembered by American audiences for her work as Gwen, the plucky Downton Abbey maid, who followed her dream of becoming a typist in Season 1, Rose made an entirely different type of impression in her "GOT" premiere.
Literally, she hit the ice running, fleeing the young, handsome member of the Night's Watch who couldn't bring himself to silence for good, her intense, clear blue-eyed stare, her honeyed husky voice or the unique spirit she exhibited immediately.
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Of course, Jon Snow (Kit Harington) eventually recaptured Ygritte, and rather than finally bringing himself to kill her, he tied her up and grew increasingly uncomfortable as she snuggled in a little too close for comfort as they braved the icy night air.
In the second part of AccessHollywood.com's interview with Rose (Click HERE to read last week's Part 1), Rose shares the motivation behind Ygritte's premiere episode bum wiggle, and offers hints at what lies ahead beyond The Wall in the rest of Season 2.
Access: In her first episode, Ygritte sort of... shoves her bum into Jon Snow.
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Rose: Yeah (laughs).
Access: Do you think when that scene happens that she is just trying to use her sexuality to survive or is she kind of intrigued by this guy who couldn't bring himself to take her life?
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Rose: I think she's totally bewildered by Jon. She hasn't ever come across somebody like him before in her whole life. All the boys, all the men that she's ever known have always tried to come on to her or tried to steal her, 'cause she's incredibly like, sexual as well. And she just cannot figure him out. He doesn't try to take advantage of her in the situation where he's the one with the sword and she's tied up. I think it amuses her as well. I think it's a difficult balance. She's totally bewildered that this is the situation that she's not trying to fight him off and also it scares him. It's very entertaining, I thought, for her to see that this guy got so freaked out when you would kind of wiggle your bum, when we were both kind of snuggled down on the ground. And yeah, it's that whole kind of teasing element, which I love, which was very, very fun.
Access: He didn't kill her. So will the playfulness continue?
Rose: I hope so... And it hopefully becomes kind of like a mutual respect thing. I'm actually not allowed to say too much about the tempestuous relationship that Jon Snow and Ygritte have, but I hope that that playfulness stays there, purely because it's such a strong element to her personality that it would be weird if it kind of left in the series.
Access: Will we get to see her interact with real wildings and not just men of the Night's Watch in the coming weeks?
Rose: You do. Yes you do, which is very, very exciting. And it looks so, so fantastic. I saw a couple of glimpses of it on ADR... and oh, it just looks [magical]. It really does. (Click HERE to watch Kit explain more about who the wildlings are.)
Access: Your siblings are 'GOT' fans. After you got the part, were they probing you for information on what happens?
Rose: They were and they still have those kinds of conversations and it's hilarious because it kind of goes back and forth. 'Tell me what happens' and [then] they're like, 'No, no, no, I don't want you to ruin it for me. I don't want to know what happens'... They kind of tease me with it.
Access: Do you actually remember the first time you met Kit?
Rose: I think I do -- Simon Armstrong, as well, who plays Qhorin Halfhand. The three of us had a costume fitting, gosh, a couple of weeks before we headed out to Iceland for the first time... The three of us were all there together, but it was nice, so we all kind of met each other over a cup of tea (laughs). It was very quaint.
Access: Do you remember your first impressions of Kit?
Rose: He was incredibly welcoming. I was slightly scared, I think, to step into this amazing, kind of epic drama and because it was already an established series, everyone was already comfortable with each other, [and] at the same time they were so welcoming and it was lovely. It really was. All of my nerves just kind of like fled when I met everybody.
Access: Since they filmed the Night's Watch stuff in Iceland... that clearly meant lots of boys on set. And you're the lone girl!
Rose: Boys on set! Surrounded by men... They were super, super nice. And [there were] a lot of jokes. It was very, very fun. We were all kind of in the same boat, all the lovely stunt men as well. I don't think any of us could really imagine being in the beautiful surroundings that we were in, so we'd be talking during breaks or whatever and then we'd all just stop and look around us and be like, 'How are we here?' 'This is just stunning.'
Access: 'Winter Is Coming' are the Stark family's words in 'GOT,' but your family has its own words.
Rose: My family? My genuine family?
Access: Yes, the Leslies.
Rose: We have a family [saying]. We have something. We say 'grip fast.'
Access: Is that a bit like, get ready for battle? Always be on guard?
Rose: Yes, I think there's an element of always be on guard and stay strong and stay true so when things get rough, you know who you are and you're solid with your two feet on the ground. That's always how I interpreted it.
Access: How amazing that those words fit beautifully for your character.
Rose: (Laughs). I know, I know.
"Game of Thrones" airs Sundays at 9 on HBO.
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Yuva Kranti Varsh (Youth Revolution Year) 2016-17
India is regarded as the most youthful country in the world. More than sixty per cent of the population comprise of young people. It has become very essential to awaken such a massive potential (energy) and channelling it in right direction. The progress made by science and technology has hugely accelerated the pace of the world. It wouldn't be possible to keep pace with the rapid progress without bringing together both the mature experience and the youthful energy.
The youths who are simply living an everyday ordinary life and earning livelihood only for them too cannot be regarded as being in a satisfactory situation. Every youth has many more times energy within them than that needed to earn their daily livelihood. Earning daily living needs a very small proportion of energy they have. The rest of their energy would either lie dormant or get wasted on fulfilling petty interests.
The youths need to be made aware about their great human potentials as well as their moral obligations. Their enthusiasm and competences need to be boosted. Besides, they need to be endowed with an outlook that can help them walk on the path of human ideals. This is the very foundation that will help India to develop in keeping with its great heritage and can help the world with India's boundless boons. With this glorious aim, All World Gayatri Pariwar has continue to celebrate 2017 as Yuva Kranti Varsh i.e. Youth Revolution Year.Read More...


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When downloading the android iCampsites APK from Outdoor Bits using Opera you may find it being saved as a ZIP file.
This is because Opera interperuts the APK file as a ZIP file due to the MIME Type in the APK file and Opera then enforcing it.
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In Windows 7 you will need to click on the start button (Windows button – Bottom Left) type Folder Options and click on Folder Options, then the Folder Options Window opens. Click on the View Tab and scroll down in the Advanced Settings pane and untick "Hide Extensions for known file types". And click Apply.
You can now remove the .zip on the end of the file name when renaming the file.


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Here's wishing all the mothers a very Happy Mother's Day!
Happy Mother's Day!
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- May 13, 2007 at 10:15 am
Hi MM–Happy Mother's Day and I hope you're having a wonderful day!
- May 14, 2007 at 11:46 am
Thanks New Parent! I did indeed have a good day.
- May 16, 2007 at 4:39 pm
Happy Belated Mother's Day!
- May 17, 2007 at 5:07 am
This is so cute! How did you make this? Is it possible to customize the codes for this image? I wanted to give this same thing to mom but she hates any shade of violet. I think it makes her feel sad. I wanted to study the code and see if I can change the colors into something that wouldn't disturb my mom's emotions. After all, it's her day and I don't want to give her any problem.
- May 17, 2007 at 10:33 am
Thanks OTJ!
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MTA Teams Up With Graybeards
The New York Transit Museum, in collaboration with vendors who produce Official MTA Licensed products are proud to announce a limited collection of H line merchandise for sale through the Museum's online store. The proceeds generated by this sale will benefit relief efforts led by The Graybeards, a local not-for-profit organization established in response to 9/11 and dedicated to the Rockaway community.
The H is the route designation given to the special subway shuttle set up in late November to provide some subway service on the Rockaway Peninsula, which had been without subway service since Sandy struck in October. The H designation has not been used since 1994 when it was last used for the Rockaway Park Shuttle, which operates between Rockaway Park and Broad Channel.
"We were looking for a way to use our licensed products to help out in the recovery efforts taking place in the Rockaways," said Mark Heavey, MTA Director of Marketing & Communications. "The H Line has piqued a lot of interest in subway service in the Rockaways and, with the help of a few of our product licensees, presented us with a unique opportunity to promote the service and to provide tangible assistance to efforts to rebuild that community."
"All proceeds will be donated to The Graybeards Rockaway Relief efforts," said Darren Kornblut of The Image Exchange, the firm that operates the New York Transit Museum's online store. "Initially, the blue H logo will be available on t-shirts and hooded sweatshirts paired with either "The Rockaways" or "Rockaway Shuttle" spelled out underneath. The H logo will also be available on magnets and a lapel pin. Other products may be developed as well," Kornblut added.
"Graybeards are excited that the MTA has chosen us as we will get the much needed funds to those in need," said Steve Stathis, President of The Graybeards and owner of Boarders Surf Shop, one of the Rockaway Beach businesses severely harmed by Hurricane Sandy.
The H shuttle currently operates between Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue and Beach 90 Street,, providing a rail link to the A Shuttle bus to Howard Beach and connections to the A line and JFK AirTrain. The shuttle, given the H route designation, operates on tracks that pass through Hammels Wye. The rarely used Hammels Wye is the point where a single track not normally used for service that connects the Rockaway Line where it divides to serve Rockaway Park and Far Rockaway.
The first H shuttle (then known as the "HH") began service in 1956, running on repurposed LIRR tracks from Euclid Avenue to either Rockaway Park or Mott Avenue in Far Rockaway until 1972. In the late 1970s, the shuttle came back as the "CC," changed back to the "HH," then became just the H in 1986. The H was retired in 1994, replaced by an S for Shuttle.
When Sandy washed up on shore, her record breaking and destructive surge destroyed the Rockaway beach front, flooding streets, washing out the boardwalk and wiping out entire blocks. Thousands were left homeless, businesses were destroyed. Sandy's destructive surge also submerged and washed out the tracks that make up "the flats" a 70 foot wide fenced strip of land that carries the A across the middle of Jamaica Bay between Howard Beach and Broad Channel. The extensive damage left the Rockaways without a rail link between the peninsula and Queens.
Even as repairs continue to rebuild the "the flats," it will take several months before full subway service is restored to the peninsula, and even longer before Rockaway rebuilds.
To buy from The Rockaway Relief Collection: http://www.transitmuseumstore.com/rockaways
To learn more about The Graybeards: http://www.Graybeards.com
To learn about the MTA's efforts to restore transit service to The Rockaways: http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/RebuildingRockawaysAfterHurricanSandy. htm


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Orthodox Christians begin Lenten Season on Monday, February 23
On Monday, February 23, 2004, millions of Orthodox Christians around the world will begin the penitential season of Great Lent in preparation for the celebration of the Feast of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on Sunday, April 11.
"Great Lent is often described as a 'spiritual spring,'" according to the Very Rev. John Matusiak, Communications Director of the Orthodox Church in America. "While the faithful are called to intensify their prayer life, give alms, and fast, Great Lent is seen as a period of spiritual renewal and refreshment, a time of reflection on the ultimate victory of Christ over sin and death—a victory which He shares with all who would receive and participate in it."
The opening lenten service, the Vespers of Forgiveness, will be celebrated on Sunday evening, February 22, in Orthodox parishes across North America.
"It is during this service that the faithful acknowledge that seeking God's forgiveness is intimately linked with seeking and offering forgiveness from and to others," Father Matusiak added. "As one of the hymns sung during Forgiveness Vespers states, 'now is the time for action, as salvation is at the door.' Great Lent is not a time to discuss prayer, almsgiving, or fasting; rather, it is a time to pray, to give alms, and to fast, to put one's faith into action while striving to make a conscious change in one's vision and spiritual direction."
His Beatitude, Metropolitan Herman, OCA Primate, will open the lenten season by celebrating Forgiveness Vespers at Saint Tikhon Monastery, South Canaan, PA on Sunday evening, February 22. On Monday, February 23, he will preside at the Rite of Forgiveness at the OCA Chancery in Syosset, NY, before celebrating the Great Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete at Saint Vladimir Seminary, Crestwood, NY in the evening.
On Saturday and Sunday, February 28 and 29, Metropolitan Herman will celebrate the Vigil and Divine Liturgy for the Sunday of Orthodoxy at Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Washington, DC, while he will preside along with His Grace, Bishop Tikhon of South Canaan and Auxiliary to His Beatitude, at Sunday of Orthodoxy Vespers later the same day at Holy Resurrection Cathedral, Wilkes-Barre, PA.
A complete listing of Metropolitan Herman's lenten visitations is below.
Sunday, March 7 - Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas
Divine Liturgy at Holy Trinity Church - Stroudsburg, PA
Thursday, March 11
Service of Thanksgiving and Akathist before the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God at 7pm at the Protection of the Theotokos Cathedral - New York City, NY
Saturday, March 13
Vespers at 5pm at St. Sergius Chapel - Syosset, NY
Sunday, March 14 - Sunday of the Cross
Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas Cathedral - New York, NY
March 15 - 18 - Spring Session of the Holy Synod of Bishops
Syosset, NY
Saturday, March 20 - Vespers at 5pm
St. Matthew Church - Columbia, MD
Sunday, March 21 - Sunday of St. John Climacus
Divine Liturgy at 9:30am at St. Matthew Church - Columbia, MD
Saturday, March 27
Vespers - Assumption of the Holy Virgin Church - Clifton, NJ
Sunday, March 28 - Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt
Divine Liturgy - Assumption of the Holy Virgin Church - Clifton, NJ
Unction Service at Three Saints Church - Ansonia, 4:00 pm
Saturday, April 3 - Lazarus Saturday
Divine Liturgy at St. Herman of Alaska Church - Gradyville, PA
Sunday, April 4 - Feast of Our Lord's Entry in Jerusalem
Divine Liturgy at St. Stephen Cathedral - Philadelphia, PA
Thursday, April 8 - Great and Holy Thursday
Vesperal Liturgy and the Consecration of Holy Chrism - St. Tikhon Monastery - South Canaan, PA
April 8-11 - Great and Holy Thursday through Pascha
St. Nicholas Cathedral - Washington, DC


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Onliner, a Russian news outlet, has had an LG Nexus prototype in its hands for a few days now, something we are all admittedly jealous of. Today though, they released a preview or semi-review of the device, giving us a look at what an unfinished prototype device is capable of. If you aren't picking up the sarcasm in that last sentence, let me rephrase. Their review mentions "prototype" and "buggy" more than I care to count, so don't buy into this as some definitive preview of LG's Nexus phone. (more…)
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'LG Optimus Nexus' May Ship With No LTE, Coming to Google Play October 29 for $399? (Updated)
Update: We have reason to believe that this is pure rumor and nothing more. Don't put a lot of weight into this price as being official or final by any means. Again, ignore it.
The rumor mill is in overdrive with the LG Nexus the past few weeks. We almost know everything there is to know about the device, and if today's latest is true, we now know the price as well. An unnamed source confirmed the 1.5GHz quad-core S4 processor, but said that the phone would only come with 8GB of memory inside and a sealed battery, presumably to keep costs down. Apparently that price point they are aiming for is $399 when the device hits Google Play. (more…)
More LG Nexus Talk: 360-view of the Device, Photo Samples Too
Last night, Russian site Onliner managed to get a hold of an LG Nexus and proceeded to snap the prettiest pictures of it that we have seen thus far. This morning, they are back with more, including a full 360-degree image of the device and a couple of camera samples. (more…)
LG Nexus Takes on the iPhone 5 in Latest Picture Leak
The LG Nexus went from being the best kept secret in tech to being the worst in a matter of days. At one point a few weeks ago, this phone was nothing more than a rumor that most sites were afraid to touch. Today, it has been leaked in more photoshoots than I can even keep track of. Take last night's appearance for example, a comparison photo shoot with the new iPhone 5 in as clear a set of pictures as you will find anywhere. You don't see photos this clean unless you have the phone in hand, something the Onliner has had the honor of. (more…)
LG Nexus 4 Launching October 29 According to French Newspaper
October 29 – mark it down. According to French newspaper Le Figaro, the LG Nexus 4 will launch on that day. We have no idea why a French paper that has never been sourced in the tech industry before is breaking Nexus release date news, but hey, we'll roll with it. They don't actually site a source, just that they were told that October 29 was the global launch.
This date matches up to previously rumored release time frames and also matches the newest name that appeared in Carphone Warehouse inventory screen. Whether "Nexus 4″ is the final retail name or not remains to be seen. All I know is that October 29 needs to get here in a hurry.
To recap, the next Nexus will more than likely be made by LG, will rock a quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, 2GB RAM, 8MP camera, 8GB or 16GB internal storage options, NFC, 4.7" HD display, and run the newest version of Android, which may end up as Android 4.2.
Via: Le Figaro
"LG Nexus 4" Appears in Carphone Warehouse Inventory
A listing in Carphone Warehouse's inventory system is helping to keep the next Nexus chatter alive. Shown above, you can see an "LG Nexus4" in both black and white. Is this the LG Nexus that has appeared in multiple photoshoots over the last week? Probably. What we don't know is if this is the official name or not. I'd bet that it isn't, and CW is simply waiting for an official name from Google.
If it does stick, it sort of makes sense, as it is the 4th Nexus phone. Or maybe they are playing off of the Nexus 7 name? That's a possibility, however, the LG Nexus is likely to have a 4.7″ screen rather than a straight 4″.
Does it feel like things are about to become official?
Via: The Verge
LG Nexus in the Wild One More Time, Owner Reveals Details – 8GB Storage, 8MP Camera and More
NenaMark Benchmark Confirms Snapdragon S4 Pro Processor of the LG Nexus, Screen Resolution Too
Now that we know the codename for LG's Nexus phone is Mako, we can start the usual searches for it across the web. One of the first things we almost always do is search NenaMark, as testers tend to benchmark their devices on this site well before they are ever released. After doing a quick "find on page" in the results section, you will definitely find a device by the name Mako that runs a similar "JellyBeanMR1" to the devices we saw last night in pictures. (more…)


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It managed the flotation of HMV Group, but the share price collapsed, leaving investors with heavy losses. It also ran the share issue for pubs group Punch, which was first pulled because of lack of interest and then completed only after Merrill slashed the offer price. Now major shareholders, unhappy about the valuation of up to £4bn being touted for Yell, have spotted their chance to force Merrill to drop the price.
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Preakness Stakes: Orb's Kentucky Derby win a team effort
ELMONT, N.Y. – Earl "Buzzy" Tenney, the longtime assistant to trainer Shug McGaughey, watched the Kentucky Derby two weeks ago from his Long Island home surrounded by family and friends.
Tenney, 61, admitted that a lot of people started "jumping around like kids" when Orb passed Normandy Invasion and splashed to a 2 1/2-length victory, giving McGaughey his long-awaited first Derby.
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It also was the first Derby for Tenney and a host of other longtime employees – and some not so-longtime employees – in a stable that prides itself on consistency and longevity.
"After the initial feeling of winning you think this is something you've always wanted to be a part of – be it big or small," Tenney said recently. "It's something you can scratch off your bucket list now. I think for Shug and the Phippses and Stuart Janney there are more races to win, but this put the exclamation point at the end of the sentence for me.
"What happened the last four or five weeks, everything worked out perfect, but to me it's a culmination of 28 years of Shug being here, training these families all through the time [and] finally having the right horse on the right day."
It's also about having the right people around the right horse. Orb's metamorphosis from immature 2-year-old to Kentucky Derby winner can be attributed, in large part, to the work of two assistant trainers, four exercise riders, and a groom.
In Tenney and Medina Shug trusts
Tenney is a life-long friend of McGaughey's going back to their days as Cub Scouts in Lexington, Ky. They played competitive golf with and against each other and have basically been in the horse business the majority of their adult lives.
Tenney worked for Claiborne Farm – rubbing horses, selling yearlings, and foaling mares – and then spent 4 1/2 years as an assistant to trainer Steve Penrod before joining McGaughey when he took the Phipps job in the fall of 1985.
"Whether it's in the barn or out of the barn, if I say we're going to school [a horse] today, that's all I got to say and he knows how I want it done," McGaughey said. "That makes it comfortable for me."
Tenney said he has had the opportunity to go out on his own, but he and his family have been comfortable with their lifestyle.
"When everything to me is going well, I'm not one to jump up and make a change," Tenney said. "My family and my children were doing very well. They seemed very settled. I just didn't want to take a chance on disrupting everything."
Plus, Tenney said, with the stock McGaughey would get annually "you get the opportunity to get the right one."
Robbie Medina is only 39, but he has been with McGaughey since 1996, starting as a groom and advancing to barn foreman to assistant trainer. A native of Chicago, Medina worked for trainer Lou Goldfine there before coming to New York where he worked one year for Angel Penna Jr.
Since 2001, Medina splits his time at Payson Park and Saratoga, and mostly communicates with McGaughey by phone.
"If I call him up and say we have a 2-year-old that's pretty nice or I say 'Shug, this one's ready to run,' there are no questions," Medina said. "He'll say 'Okay, ship him on down, we'll run him in the first available race.' It's always been that way."
McGaughey has a lot of faith in Medina and sees him as only getting "better and better and better" as a horseman.
"Not many people get as lucky as I did," Medina said. "For Shug to trust me and Jenn with that kind of horse, leading up to that kind of race, it's pretty cool and says a lot about Shug."
String of exercise riders
Jenn, is Jennifer Patterson, who has been Orb's regular exercise rider since early in his 3-year-old year. Patterson, 32, joined McGaughey's staff in the spring of 2007 and has been entrusted with many of the stable's best horses, including the multiple-Grade 1-winning turf horse Point of Entry.
Patterson, a native of Wilmington, Del., who studied business management at Gettysburg College, eschewed working for her aunt and uncle's catering business for a life on the track. She worked for steeplechase trainers Ricky Hendricks and Kathy McKenna before spending one winter for Eoin Harty in south Florida.
When Harty migrated west, Patterson hooked up with the McGaughey stable.
Patterson became Orb's regular rider when the horse was shipped to Payson Park following a workout at Gulfstream on Christmas Eve. McGaughey said Orb "wasn't quite right" coming out of that work. Believing the track was stinging Orb, McGaughey shipped him to Payson Park for the winter. At first, Patterson would go only to Payson to work the colt. Following the Florida Derby, she has been the only one on the colt.
"Without her, we wouldn't be here," McGaughey said. "Not only her riding ability and horsemanship, but her dedication and the whole thing."
One thing McGaughey likes about Patterson is that she's not bashful about giving her opinion, positive or negative.
"For some reason, I can really understand what she's talking about," McGaughey said. "She's not afraid. Sometimes they're a little bit hesitant to tell me too much, but she kicks back at me."
Said Patterson: "I don't hold back. I think communication is key. I will say what I feel whether he agrees with it or not. I will be honest."
While Patterson became Orb's work rider, Mark Phillips was the daily exercise rider of Orb from January to mid-March before he returned home to his native Ireland for a vacation.
Phillips, 27, is a former jockey who rode in Ireland and Australia before coming to the United States. He rode some at Suffolk Downs before he began struggling with weight.
All of Orb's exercise riders said the colt was timid at first.
"Sometimes he wouldn't be carrying on, so the whole time when I was riding him down there I'd have him traveling behind another horse just to get him a little bit aggressive," Phillips said. "Then he'd start galloping good."
Lena Lorieul, 50, has worked for the Phipps Stable since 1984. She got on Orb last summer at Saratoga before she broke her ankle in late July.
Lorieul recalled one morning when she worked Orb in company out of the gate with a couple of other 2-year-olds.
"I'm sitting, waiting on the others, the others came up and they started going by me and he didn't do anything," Lorieul said. "I shook the reins at him and, oh my God, he took off. I was in the middle of the racetrack, I was wide on the turn, and went by them. When I pulled up, the clockers in Saratoga called Shug: 'Who was that?' "
Lorieul, whose husband, Christophe, is the assistant to trainer Christophe Clement, also worked Orb on the turf. She said she told McGaughey, "The grass work was very good; the dirt work was special."
When Lorieul got hurt, Cecil Putnam became Orb's regular exercise rider. Putnam, 55, joined McGaughey's New York division in the fall of 1988 after working with the Phipps second string in Kentucky with Jimmy Baker. Putnam counts Dancing Spree and Boisterous among her personal favorites.
Putnam, like Phillips, recalled Orb as being intimidated on the track, but "he always showed a lot of ability," Putnam said.
"To be honest with you, every time he ran, he did learn," Putnam said.
Putnam was last aboard Orb when he worked three furlongs at Gulfstream on Christmas Eve, and she could tell that Orb didn't like the track.
"Sometimes Gulfstream's a little hard," she said.
Orb's groom: 'It's the horse'
Enrique Martinez, 38, is the groom for Orb and takes care of the colt daily. He has worked for McGaughey for 2 1/2 years after spending several years with Bill Mott, for whom he groomed graded stakes winners Courageous Cat and Mr. Sidney.
"The horse has a big heart, he's strong," Martinez, a native of Guadalajara, Mexico, said of Orb. "The horse does everything. It's not me, it's the horse."
All of you deserve this. Best of luck. Robbie: A slimming tie might help. Just joking. You guys are tops.
Enrique : its good to see grooms "like yourself" get some of the spot-light . Grooms : I believe do not get enough credit - where credit is due . Many of grooms "such like yourself" work your ass off . In fact : IF BY CHANCE a person happens to ask who the Owner is of a horse , many people may have the correct answer . Asked who the Trainer is of a horse , most people would be correct . Same goes for a jockey . But if one was to ask : hey : who is the groom of ORB and I would sadly say that most people would not even have a clue . So , with that being said : CONGRATS to you Enrique : I know that we have known each other for a vey long time : and I am happy for ya .......... GOOD LUCK ............ Do not let your "guard down" ! 1988 Winning Colors - 1989 Easy Goer - 1990 Unbridled - 1991 Strike the Gold - 2000 Fusaichi Pegasus - 2006 Barbaro - 2007 Street Sence . . . . all of these FABULOUS COLTS lost in defeat as "OVERWELMING FAVORITE" in the Preakness "In a field of 8 and 9" ................ So "Enrique" keep your guard up with ORB like you have been : and do ot take anything for granted "ENJOY YOUR JOB" in the spotlight while ya can !
How about them BOSTON BRUINS boys and girls .....
There is nothing more in horse racing that I would like to see is a TRIPLE CROWN WINNER ! ORB , and all his connections , Good Luck. But if Goldencents is on the lead at the top of the stretch, It's over ....
Ann Maree Spot on!
You may wanna think of all these folks as partners rather than employees. Orb is The Big Horse in their barn and they all feel like he is theirs.
The entire racing community is pulling for the magic of a Triple Crown to happen this year, with this horse, with these connections. The sport is overdue for some good news, and the journey with Orb, for me anyway, has been very satisfying. If this is all there is, I'm prepared to accept it and consider myself lucky to have had the glimpse into what big-time racing used to be about. The connections and the trainer, and the horse, are all worthy of admiration and appreciation for what they bring to the sport. Icing on the cake will be for Orb to win the Preakness and to participate in the last leg of the Triple Crown at Belmont. Can Orb win it all? I think so, but if he falls short, it will not diminish the experience we have had with this horse and connections. No matter the outcome, this has been a season of pure joy!
If you need a good tranier to get you too a tripple crown shug is the one i think you have this one in the bag
Shug pure class, as for buzzy the guy is so nice men I'm so happy for these connections go orb
Great read...Great picture!!!...Orb showing his affection towards Robbie!!!...Got to believe he will run his heart out for this crowd...Hope like hell he comes out on top sat and all come back safe...


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I decided I wanted to shoot it ambient light. What is ambient light? It is natural sources of light available in the place you're shooting. It could be the sun, the moon or the overhead lights in your room.
B. (Yup. Step one is that easy, decide the light and move on.) Deciding the artistic vision.Sounds hard right? All it means is pre-visualising how you want the image to look.
Are you going for a clean, light editorial image? Almost flat lighting it? Flat lighting is when something is lit directly and the light is diffused.
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Some people were just born to be larger than life. As a child, even before he put fingers to ivories, Jerry Lee Lewis lived life more enthusiastically than anything Concordia Parish, Louisiana, had ever seen. And after he got his hands on his own piano, a wood-paneled upright from P.A. Starck Piano Co., The Killer was unstoppable. This is the artist Sam Phillips of Sun Records—the man who discovered Elvis—called "the most talented man I ever worked with, black or white. One of the most talented human beings to walk on God's earth."
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We recently moved to Reno, near Lake Tahoe, and one morning we walked out of the house to the car. It had snowed a lot the night before and everything was blanketed in a beautiful layer of snow. Viola (who is 22 months) loudly proclaimed, "Oooohhh!" I don't know if it was toddler for "snow" or just an expression of amazement. Both seemed completely appropriate!ReplyDelete
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Last New Years Eve was the actual due date for my son. I woke up and had no contractions. It was snowing so crossing my fingers, I hoped he wasn't going to come that day. Hubby was at work when I began to have questionable contractions. Sure enough, my doctor wanted to see me before sending me to the hospital...but I couldn't drive. Hubby was at work, so his best friend who worked down the street drove me. Majorly awkward. Sure enough baby was coming...quickly. Thankfully, my husband was able to make it home to drive me. Normally, it would take 15 min to hospital, with snow on the road I was convinced I was going to have baby in car. We made it, albeit...30 minuted before baby Matthew came in to the world.ReplyDelete
Thanks so much, Brook and JLMamma for the lovely snow stories! Viola is so very cute!... and what an exciting delivery! :-)ReplyDelete
I remember this day so clear..... December 15,2009 I found out that I was pregnant after I bought 10 pregnancy tests (can you tell I am crazy and can you tell that my hubby & I really want to have a baby...lol). It was difficult for us to have a baby. I was pregnant three times and all ended in a miscarriage and I had a D & C done.
I decided to make it a suprise for my hubby after I found out I was pregnant. I decided to buy him an extra present for Christmas....So the present was 10 pregnancy test all positive in a box....lol.. and a Tshirt that says "Hot Daddy ! " and also a piece of paper that says "We're having a baby " in the my engagement ring box....
I remember when I give him this present....it was a day, very snowy day before Christmas. Both of us were in our new home and snuggly next to each other....When he opened the present...He was so surprised...Tears were coming down his eyes...and he told me "Now I know what the meaning of hope means ". We both cried because we know that miracles do happen and if you hope for something, it will come true.
Now we have a beautiful baby girl, Leah...Who we cherish and love for the rest of our lives...She's our princess...I remember the day she was born, hubby told me this : It takes time to meet someone....It takes days & months after months and maybe year(s) to fall in love with someone and get married with that special person...but it only takes a second to fall in love with the birth of your child..
I think it's only fitting that my princess Taise loves winter because she was born on the day of the worst snow storm in 2007...which happened to be Valentines Day. This snow story takes place the following Christmas.
A few days before Christmas my grandma took sick and was admitted to the hospital. I remember it snowing on Christmas eve and I was so sad that Grandma would be missing out on Taise's first Christmas. On Christmas day we had some family over and we were all talking about how nice it would be to take Taise to the hospital to see Grandma. Unfortunately, the hospital doesn't allow infants to visit patients. So we devised a plan which at first was a joke and then became the real deal. We would go to the hospital with a huge open top bag with a blanket draped over, walk past security and go to Grandmas room, inside the bag would be Taise. I thought this was the most ridiculous idea ever and we'd be caught for sure, but it was a worth a try since we knew just how bad Grandma wanted to see her. So off to the hospital we went, sloshing in all the snow. Once we got there we slipped Taise in the bag, put the blanket over it and proceeded inside. I thought for sure Taise would make noise but surprisingly she didn't. We managed to walk right past security and up to Grandmas room. You can imagine her surprise when we pulled the baby out the bag! I have to admit, that was probably one of the most craziest, funniest, and heartfelt things I've ever done. I can't wait until Taise gets old enough so I can share this story with her too.
The picture to this story was taken at the house, shortly before we headed to the hospital. We were testing out the bag to make sure she'd fit:-)
Shakima's cuuuuuute picture illustrating her story can be seen on my facebook page, here:
Thank you so much Vivian and Shakima for your beautiful stories! Vivian, I am so happy for your family (and your story made me tear up a little ;-). Shakima, this is at the same time hilarious and so cute and heart warming!ReplyDelete
Wow! These are some fab stories. I've lived in New York my whole life and can't think of a single memorable snow experience except driving to school in high school and feeling the tail of my car drifting. FEAR. I remember fear. Oh, and of course playing in the snow with my brother when we were kids. My dad would take us to Bethpage Park to go sledding. Living in NYC, I am not much a fan of the snow. It's pretty for like 5 seconds, than it melts into dirty slush making it impossible to get around. Sorry, you were probably looking for something more romantic hahaReplyDelete
Jill, It is specially nice for me to imagine how it was growing up in the snow, being a much later transplant to NYC.... so I love your stories too. Thanks so much for sharing! (... and good luck in the giveaway!)ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for all your lovely stories! The contest is now officially closed. I will be drawing the names form a hat and letting you know on my FB page and later here by tonight. Best of luck!ReplyDelete


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Warren police logs: Officers sweep Metacom
Monday, May 27
The window of a car parked on Main Street was smashed.
A woman earlier reported missing from her Main Street home returned, safe and sound, just before 11 a.m.
A Broad Street woman told police that a man kept walking by her house.
Someone called police to report spotting a broom in the middle of Metacom Avenue. Police did a sweep of the area and removed the broom.
A bank card was reported stolen from Third Street.
Police removed an unwanted man from a Water Street address.
An Orchard Avenue resident complained about construction noise at 7:03 p.m. and asked police that work be stopped. Police informed her that workers building a garage weren't violating the town's ordinances.
A Mason Street resident complained about kids racing mopeds up and down the street.
Loud music was reported on Main Street.
Tuesday, May 28
Christopher C. Ives, 24, of Providence, was arrested on a Sixth Division District Court bench warrant after police pulled him over on Main Street at 12:51 a.m.
A Child Street woman told police that her ex-husband was making harassing phone calls and sending e-mails to her work.
A Birchswamp Road woman reported the past theft of money.
Police got a call about a disturbance in a red pickup truck driving south on Main Street. Police caught up with the truck and determined there was an argument between the driver and his disobedient daughter, a juvenile.
A woman told police that her son was being threatened on Facebook.
A Child Street woman told police that her ex-husband slapped her in the face.
A Broad Street resident called police to complain that a woman was out walking her dog for the third time that evening.
A man reported being harassed by another on Reservoir Avenue.
Wednesday, May 29
The animal control officer seized a Park Street dog for safe keeping after receiving a complaint about the animal, which was barking incessantly.
A driver reported that another driver spotted swerving on Market Street may have been typing on a computer while at the wheel.
The same Broad Street woman who the previous night complained about a woman walking her dog called police again at 11:25 a.m. after the woman, and dog, walked by again.
A man reported his wallet stolen from a Greene Street home.
A man was reportedly swearing at passers-by on Market Street.
An Arlington Avenue man reported that his elderly father was being harassed.
Bruno Monteiro, 28, of 397 Child St., first floor, was arrested on a bench warrant issued from Sixth Division District Cort in Providence, after police were called to Metacom Avenue for a domestic argument between boyfriend and girlfriend.
A man out for a walk on Market Street reported being harassed.
A clerk at Patriot Liquors reported a possible fake ID.
A Market Street man told police that his son assaulted him, took his phone and left the house just before 10 p.m.
Thursday, May 30
Police picked up John J. Soto, 31, of 109 Market St., on a warrant for domestic simple assault/battery and domestic disorderly conduct.
A Davis Street man complained that his landlord entered his apartment without his permission and changed the locks.
Police dispersed an unwanted man from a Croade Street home.
A loose, aggressive rottweiler was spotted on Cutler Street.
A Martin Street resident reported a disobedient child.
Friday, May 31
Police were called to Asylum road for a dead rabbit.
A car was reported vandalized on Market Street.
A pat breaking and entering was reported on Harris Avenue.
A caller reported seeing kids at the Warren Town Beach just before midnight.
Saturday, June 1
A caller came across a man passed out on the sidewalk on Metacom Avenue at about 12:47 a.m.
Danny Brandao, 37, of Rumford, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, first offense, and refusal to submit to a chemical test, after police pulled him over on Main Street at 1:13 a.m.
A driver on Main Street reported being cut off by a Jeep; the Jeep's driver may have been drunk, the caller reported.
A caller asked police to check on the well-being of a friend after he sent him a disturbing text message.
Shouting was reported on Market Street just after 3:31 p.m.
Fire crews put out a small mulch fire on Market Street.
A Company Street resident reported being harassed by a neighbor.
A fireworks complaint came in from Wood Street at 11 p.m. A half hour later, a Market Street resident lodged a similar complaint.
Sunday, June 2
A loose chihuahua was reported on Homestead Avenue. A man caught the animal 27 minutes after the initial call and brought it to the animal shelter.
A man who'd left his bike outside a Main Street church while at services came out to find it gone.
Christian J. Minior, 31, of 10 Haile St., was arrested on warrants for domestic disorderly conduct and violating a no contact order.
Fire crews sent the rescue boat to help in Warwick, after two people were reported overboard there.
Police got a call from Market Street about kids on scooters jumping curbs and knocking over trash barrels.
Monday, June 3
Reports that came in at 12:24 a.m. seemed alarming: The caller heard yelling and screaming coming from a Market Street residence. Police checked it out and found that the screaming was from folks testing out a giant inflatable "bouncy house" they'd rented. Police told them to go inside for the night. While the log didn't specify, most likely they meant the wooden permanent one, not the inflatable.


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The Gib Sea 37 was the sister ship of the extremely popular Gin Fizz built by Jeanneau which has an excellent reputation as a solid and navigable cruiser.
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text: Hello all in this area I know its summer and people have plans on weekends and race days, Auto-x all that fun stuff! If you don't have anything going down on one of the Saturdays for the rest of the summer and you live in this area and feel like seeing some cool cars and talking to other car enthusiast check this out if you don't already know about it. I went today with some other car friends it was cool even in the rain, hope to see some more Audis show up in up coming weeks.