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Karzzzz's curse? Now Himesh catches sunstroke
Karzzzz had to shift its primary location from Kenya to South Africa, earlier.
New Delhi: The making of Satish Kaushik's Karzzzz appears to be beset by obstacles.
Earlier, the film crew had to flee one of its primary locations - Kenya - when unrest and riots broke out in the wake of the country's controversial presidential elections in December. The film's location was then shifted to Cape Town in South Africa
But now, it seems the heat is still dogging the film for its leading man, Himesh Reshammiya, collapsed after a major bout of sunstroke.
Himesh was shooting for a song in the desert, an hour's drive from Cape Town.
A source told Mumbai Mirror, " Himeshbhai was shooting for a song... It was extremely hot and humid and all the unit members gradually started feeling uncomfortable. After a while, Himesh collapsed due to sunstroke."
The singer-actor was brought back to his hotel and recovered after a course of homoeopathic medication.
"It was extremely hot when we were shooting near Cape Town," Himesh told the paper. "Thankfully, I didn't faint. I am perfectly fine now, only because of the medicines my mom recommended. Although I have started shooting again, I am taking extra care as I don't want to fall ill again."
Karzzzz is a remake of Subhash Ghai's 1980-reincarnation-themed blockbuster Karz. The original had Rishi Kapoor and Tina Munim as the film's leads. Munim's role is being assayed by filmmaker Inder Kumar's daughter, Shweta.
Director Satish Kaushik has vehemently maintained that Karzzzz is not competing with its predecessor.
"Let me make it clear that Reshammiya and I aren't trying to compete with Rishi Kapoor and Subhash Ghai. This is our homage to the earlier Karz," he had said.
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I have spoken before about the opposition to web 2.0 that I have encountered amongst teachers that I deal with in my position as a mathematics consultant.
Today I was delighted to receive an e-mail from my line manager in which he asked me to look at an Elluminate video that had been created by a forward looking teacher in our area. I was over the moon. My line manager wanted to know if I felt there was any mileage in contacting other secondary maths teachers and seeing if they would be helped by using "this new technology".
It was as if the future was rushing towards me and here was an agent of change. I have come across a few, a Primary colleague who is very interested in blogging and also using "Scratch" with his children and a local school that uses a closed Twitter account as a means of communication with the parents.
It made me think that it is the first uncertain steps that are required. I have been blogging now for almost a year. I have been a fairly inactive member, though strong supporter, of the "Educator's PLN", I have now got over 750 Twitter followers and I have made a significant group of my PLN "Friends" on Facebook which has opened up even more avenues of information. I attempted, although miserably failed, in getting to a local Teachmeet a few weeks ago in Basildon, but was able to get back in time to follow the proceedings on the internet.
The more I have tried, and read and written and communicated, the more confident I have become in using the technology, applying the technology and understanding how the technology is now a major revolution in the way we live and will eventually transform the school system that I have been a small part of for over thirty years as a teacher and for a very short time as a headteacher.
But it takes the courage of taking a step into the unknown which I see so many teachers as being fearful of. They are happy with the world that they have grown up in and are afraid to explore this new world. If they enter it though they will see that it is one (to quote Ben Zander) of "endless possibility". They are stuck in the closed world that creates only problems and not solutions.
Today it was snowing and I was working from home. I managed to follow a Tweet that led to a wonderful experiment that didn't quite work. The link was to an interview with Dr Tom King by one of my favourite PLN influencers Shelley Terrell about "Saturn School" which was set up in the late 80's to embrace technology and personalised learning.
What I liked about the whole "Saturn" experiment was that it happened. Someone took a step into the unknown and others followed him. The result was a school that was in many many ways ahead of its time. The step into possibility is the thing that teachers need to do. The result may be failure (whatever that is) but it is the only way that things really get to change.
So imagine my delight about this teacher who wants to take a step forward into the new communicative age and take other colleagues with her. I e-mailed back that I would be delighted to assist in whatever way I could. After all, to quote Chairman Mao "The longest journey starts with one small step".


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Aleph will be India's premium publishing brand: Davidar
The publishers of Aleph Book Company disclose their strategy and future publishing plans.
New Delhi: The Aleph Book Company has announced its first list of titles. The twenty five fiction and non-fiction titles on the company's launch list will be published across five seasons, and will comprise original works by established authors as well as new voices. Ex-Penguin Canada President and novelist David Davidar, Ravi Singh and Kapish Mehra whose company Rupa Publications has partnered Davidar to launch Aleph, talked about their strategy and future plans with IBNLive. Excerpts from the conversation.
David Davidar on the rationale behind The Aleph Book Company
All of us have had many decades of experience in publishing and if you look at the publishing industry, you perceive that there are two kinds of publishers: large and small. We wanted to marry the strengths of large publishers to that of the small publishers. The large publishers have obvious positives, scale, penetration, resource etc. However, there is also a downside - when you are publishing 150-200 books in a year, you do not have enough resources to concentrate on everything that is involved in promoting a book the right way. By resources, I mean marketing. With so many books, you don't have the manpower or the resources to give each of the books the marketing or the attention it deserves.
Small publishers give each book the attention that they deserve, but they just don't have the resources to distribute the book broadly enough and market it enough, as it deserves to be. So, when I started looking around for partner to start this work with, Rupa was a natural choice. They are of course the topmost and best publishers in the country. And they were in turn looking for a high-end publishing company.
As of now is that we will not publish more than 25-30 books in a year, and each of the books will be personally edited or at least planned only by Ravi (Singh) or me, so that each book gets a personalised touch. We want to make a statement with our books. We want to say our production quality is a lot different from and above that of others. We have actually done the same with our website, you won't see any other publisher's website which is done the same way.
We have tried to adopt, innovate and invest in the best possible facets in each one of these areas. And that was possible with Rupa's unrivalled publishing capacity.
David Davidar on what Aleph is aiming for
We want to build a premium publishing brand. We have premium brands for films, TV, magazines etc, we want Aleph to be the premium brand of publishing.
David Davidar on whether it is easy to publish in India
I'll modify that by saying the bar is very low to get published in India. Everybody can get himself or herself published, provided you have a manuscript, an editor, someone who can design a cover and a publisher. And effective publishing is now easier in India than anywhere else in the world because India is the only place where the English readership is still growing. We want to acquire a very particular segment of that market, which is premium literary publishing, and is completely worth a buy. We want to place all our copies in front of the right reader. After that the reader can decide, there's only so much that a publisher can do. You can select the right book, you can edit, package, market and distribute the book well. You can't force someone to read the book.
Kapish Mehra on Aleph's sales and retail strategy
What we've done for Aleph is that Rupa will be the mass-market publisher. And Rupa is in a very unique position in this aspect as they are the publishers as well as the distributors. We happen to be the second-largest publisher in the country and that should work in our favour. Because we are the only ones in the country that publish in the A, B, C and D towns of India. From a Delhi to a Bilaspur to a Gorakhpur to a Bikaner to a Mumbai, we cover the entire map of India equally well. Our target is not only the obvious markets but also markets which have demand. For example, a lot of people may ignore Bhopal but in the past few years it has become one of our most important markets. Basically because they do not have a multiplex, big malls or any such big city charms, reading is alive and is one of the important activities in these towns.
Every Aleph book will be given the deserved marketing and focus, I'm happy to mention that we have got a great response so far, and in the next 2-3 weeks, we will exhaust the print runs of our very first book. And we are starting with 5,000 to 7,000 copies of each. And getting copies of that number in the market within a span of two weeks will actually be quite fantastic. We think.
David Davidar on choosing authors for Aleph
We will go about it in any way that is required to get us the right book. Of the 25 books that we have planned, each was picked up differently. One of our authors is someone whom Ravi K Mehra has published forever, and the latest, Jerry Pinto took more than a decade to write his book. The authors who are writing for us are the ones who have long time connections with us personally. Two of them - Musharraf (Farooqi) and Timeri N Murari - came to us because they wanted to be published by us. So, it covers the entire spectrum. It's a good mix of our choosing the authors and vice-versa. It is a very key part of our strategy that we try to fit the author and the subject really well. While some authors are with us because of the connections, some are bought at the various auctions. We are trying to connect the subject and the authors with a lot more diligence than any other publishers in the market do.
Ravi Singh on Aleph authors
The thing that we don't want to do is lazy publishing. We do not want agents to approach us for auctions and offer us money. We also don't want repeat authors to write for us, that will happen too, but it's a very small part of our work. We want to go to specific writers and do some unique work. One example of that is that we will publish a series of linked novellas on India's major iconic cities like, Patna, Bombay, and Madras etc. We want to make sure that when we say important cities we don't want to stick just to the metros. This may be fascinating for the writers as well as the readers. We are aiming at active-imaginative publishing.
Kapish Mehra on digital books
We are still in talks. We are in talks with many online stores, we have zeroed in on two companies as of now. We will probably have something concrete six months from now. Something unique that we are now looking at is enhanced books, or stand-alone ebooks. This is something nobody has done, or probably even thought about so far. It may sound a little pompous, but it is true. Digital books in fact have a very big space now, especially with the prices of tablets falling. It will open up a completely new segment of the market, which is in fact going to be very interesting to see.
David Davidar on e-publishing
Today soft copies of books and digital (editions) may not be of much significance, but two or three years down the line it will be of great significance to all publishers. The market will in fact expand much more in coming years.
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Thursday, 16 June 2011
Your verdict: What did you think of Michelle Collins on Coronation Street?
25 comments:
- Chewy said...
She has the makings of a right proper landlady!
- 16 June 2011 at 20:51
AWFUL. There is nothing worse than a forced northern accent. Why did she need to be northern? Would have been so much better if she'd had her real accent, not everyone in Corrie has to be from the north you know! Rant over.
- 16 June 2011 at 20:53
- Sunny Jim said...
Having seen the clip earlier I was worried about the accent but after that first appearance, that's the only worry I have and hopefully that will get better. A good first episode from Stella.
- 16 June 2011 at 21:02
Shortest interview ever! Think she'll be fine, accent not too bad, a younger Sylvia Cropper perhaps?! :-)
- 16 June 2011 at 21:09
- BWiggins said...
great :) im looking falward to many more storyies :)
- 16 June 2011 at 21:09
- Llywela said...
I think she'll be fine once she settles in - the accent will become smoother as she practices and we'll get used to hearing her voice like that! The character nas bags of potential.
As for why the accent, as I understand it, Michelle Collins wanted to give Stella a northern accent to make a clear distinction between this role and Cindy Beale.character choice
- 16 June 2011 at 21:29
I like the way they brought her in subtly (unlike the brash promo). Thought it was one of the best eps for ages. Great interactions; great dialogue; and great to see Simon Gregson being able to do some comedy again. He's truly precious to the future of Corrie. And Damon Rochefort is the show's best writer.
- 16 June 2011 at 21:48
I thought she was fine - and the accent sounded OK to me. Looking forward to seeing more of her.
- 16 June 2011 at 21:51
I thought Michelle Collins would play the part well, but sorry can't stand the accent. i'm not sure if I can watch much more. The only character accent i have felt compelled to write about. I would have rather heard her own voice.
- 16 June 2011 at 22:29
Very good episode. I like Stella - and I'm sure the roughness of the accent will soften in time. :)
- 16 June 2011 at 23:14
Can't comment on the accent, but anyone who is part of Tracy's takedown is okay by me. Agree with everyone, another great ep with relationships and character development. Even Tommy & Cheryl had some dimension. We're going to be spoiled.
Where is Steve going to move to, Lloyd's soon to be empty apartment?
- 17 June 2011 at 00:35
- Tvor said...
I thought she was ok, even the accent wasn't all that horrible. I've heard worse! Some cracking great stuff tonight as well!
- 17 June 2011 at 00:56
Suppose Steve now will be smitten with Stella and forget all about Becky....attention span of a bumble bee but then this is a soap opera! Corie in Seattle
- 17 June 2011 at 05:17
- paulathomas said...
I think there is definite potential in the character, the accent sounded OK but I will admit to being a Londoner albeit one who has spent a lot of time in Manchester
- 17 June 2011 at 06:07
Shes no Bet Lynch but she has potential.
- 17 June 2011 at 06:54
She was Ok, better than I thought but yes the shortest interview ever with more like her interviewing Steve than the the other way around. I think Stella would have been better on her own to establish her character rather than carting in yet another two characters to add to the already bulging cast.
- 17 June 2011 at 07:10
- Merseytart said...
I'd say the problem with the accent isn't that it's bad - more that we've spent twenty years hearing Michelle Collins talk in her natural London accent. It'll take some getting used to (like hearing Audrey's extremely posh real voice!).
- 17 June 2011 at 07:25
Accent schmaccent...who cares..if I can understand what she's saying that's all I care about. I couldn't understand anything Claudia said through her clenched teeth or Marcus who looked like his teeth were going to pop out of his mouth at any moment!!
- 17 June 2011 at 12:25
Never mind Michelle Collins, I LOVED the first interviewee (didn't catch her name) - what a comic talent! Bring her back in some way!
- 17 June 2011 at 14:52
you can take Cindy Beal out of London .... terrible accent.
Just seen her too many times in eastenders
- 17 June 2011 at 20:41
Is she Fred Dibners daughter!! that accent takes the show back to the first ep! Let's give her a whippet on some string and turn her into a chimney sweep!
Has theee got any turps?,
why is thee painting?
nawwww, I mean cassette turps!!
- 17 June 2011 at 21:34
Disapointed at the new story line to the Rovers. think there should of been more thought given , to the choice of land lady.but the show will go on !!
- 18 June 2011 at 02:46
I think she has great potential. I loved last nights double episodes and found them the best in a long long time. There is a new broom in the rovers and with it a breath of fresh air!- Micky
- 18 June 2011 at 13:34
Just Michelle Collins interview.
Her research into the accent must have focused on watching Fred Elliott. So....So.........So.
- 19 June 2011 at 12:22
Absolutely terrible. There are so many Northern actresses that could have been cast, she wasn't all that as Cindy Beale either. This is a case of a name over talent. Lazy casting, appalling decision.
- 16 January 2012 at 21:05
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Perhaps the only polydactyl bluesman ever or, at least the most famous, Hound Dog Taylor is one of my favorite blues artists. Theodore Roosevelt "Hound Dog" Taylor was 55 when a young man by the name of Bruce Iglauer was at one of his shows. Iglauer was so impressed, he started Alligator records for the express purpose of releasing albums by Hound Dog Taylor and the Houserockers. I can't say I blame him as I absolutely love Taylor's raw, energetic blues. Some of you may recall my little bitch session from last week. Well, this is what I'm talking about. Simple, gritty shake yer booty music and not the overly polished & honed stuff that I've heard around town. I first started listening to Hound Dog in the mid-90s after a girlfriend left me for another man. I think I played "She's Gone" about a million times while drowning my sorrows in a glass. I'm sorry but local acts like Westside Andy and the Mel Ford Band just wouldn't work – they can't cut close enough to the bone. You can keep all of your alabaster imitators from Eric Clapton to Jonny Lang – this is the real deal.
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This show was recorded at Joe's Place in Cambridge, MA on 28 November 1972.
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I have read you offer an cd from the houng taylor show at Joe's Place. I'm interested on it.
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*FUN* AS IT IS.. listenin' HOUND DOG HERE,
at The infernal *workplace*.. AT *HOME* IS Always: "Better!"!!
that "Offer" Of a Cd still "GOOD" mate?
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'Starvin' for this kinda stuff.. since i moved to witness/ witless protection here in MONTANA!!
The Dog,did bite me 1973.My soul got infected at the spot.No mother,preacher,Doctor´s,girlfriend´s,sister nor brother can get it off.And when it´s time for me to go,it will be my companion.My soul is fulfilled and calm by this knowledge.
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How To: Navigate Bureaucracy
Without additional information, your best bet is to arrive at the earliest possible opening time, when employees are fresh and optimistic about the day ahead — now that's how you navigate bureaucracy.
Get a nameAmong the more frustrating aspects of bureaucracies are the piles of red tape, the multitude of branch offices, additional departments, and assistants to the associates you need to speak to. The layman trying to navigate this bureaucratic labyrinth of self-induced importance will find murky and functionless procedures.
Therefore, not only should you ascertain the precise office or department where you need to go, but you should also get the name of the person with whom you're dealing. Don't let the bureaucrats hide behind closed doors or meandering networks. Make that person somehow accountable to you by speaking with them more than once if necessary, by letting them know you're coming to see them and telling them when you will arrive.
These practices are especially important in our age of automated phone systems and voice recognition software, or other technologies that are aimed at removing the human element from even the most basic interactions. Remember that in order to navigate bureaucracy properly, you need to interact with real people.
Remember that bureaucrats are people too Everyone complains about the bureaucratic face that's in front of them. They are stringent on the procedures and laws and demand exact forms and fees, while seemingly treating you like a being from another planet. The truth is, however, that they are merely frontline soldiers accountable to their bosses.
What this means is that while they may seem faceless, inhuman and heartless, you shouldn't forget that behind every twist and turn, bureaucracy is nothing without its attendant paper pushers. They are susceptible to bad days, rude bosses, confusion, mistakes, and even the horrors of bureaucracy — making your empathy, patience and understanding very welcome.
In short, these stodgy bureaucrats are people too. And depending on the person and the circumstance, they also may be susceptible to a little tit for tat. Scan their work station looking for clues revealing their interests — a photo at Disneyland, a calendar of a local sports team, a hip-hop ringtone — and determine whether you're in a position to offer them something as a means of greasing the wheels.
bureaucratic efficiencyIf there is one proven, surefire method to get through all the red tape at a quick and productive clip, bureaucrats long ago sealed it up — that's what they're good at. But if bureaucracy has one enemy, it is the unique or extraordinary situation, the one that doesn't fit its forms. German sociologist Max Weber noted that this is the moment when bureaucracy is at its most inefficient.
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Should you be curious about the whole stance modding philosophy, look no further than this video produced by Pacific north west photographer Mike Kippen about Mark Lambert's amulet red B6 A4 sedan.
If you're like Mark, perhaps you're beyond the whole "stance" term but it's hard to deny this mainly West Coast born modding theme whereby cars are tastefully
Want to see more about the Audi A1 Sportback? Audi AG has released a new video showing production of its latest 5-door at its production facility in Brussels Belgium. Watch it below or via our Fourtitube video channel on YouTube. Also check out more photos of the A1 Sportback including production shots like the one above via the Audi A1 Sportback Photo Gallery .
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Check out the latest #RemarkableAudi video, profiling professional photographer Jim Fets. Jim is the official photographer for Audi of America and one of the greats in the automotive photography world. The video offers good insight on how Jim approaches his job, just be prepared to have camera rig (and talent) envy after you watch it.
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Exemplifying the ever-changing intersection of car manufacturers and social media outlets, Audi has previewed its planned A3 e-tron concept via a video posted to Audi USA's Facebook page. Set for debut tomorrow at the L.A. Auto Show, this A3 e-tron is not a version of the platinum-colored A3 e-tron sedan concept shown earlier this year in China. That concept
You might remember a few weeks ago that Audi Sport drivers Allan McNish, Tom Kristensen and Marco Bonanomi got together for a triathlon in Allan's home town of Monaco. "Team McKristenomi" was the name of their effort, complete with team shirts sporting Audi fonts and a moniker of the Brangelina variety. More subtly, you have to wonder if this wasn't a team building exercise for Audi Sport. There's been rumor of Dindo Capello retiring after the 2011 season and while that's not yet been
On the morning ahead of last weekend's running of Petit Le Mans, Fast Lane Daily's JF Musial had a chance to sit down with Audi Sport engineer Leena Gade. Gade herself has enjoyed a fair degree of notoriety since her winning the 24 Hours in June as the first female lead engineer to do so. Since then she has boasted an appearance at Goodwood,
This past weekend we attended the enthusiast show H20 International in Ocean City, MD and filed a photo gallery of what we saw HERE. In addition to those photos, we also captured some video of two very cool cars (below). First up is a twin turbo R8 that seemed to like to cruise around the field with no rear bumper... all the better for viewing and hearing what it had to offer. The second
So if had an R8 GT and an airport booked, what would you do? Well, if you're the guys at Motor Trend you'd first give it to editor Mike Febbo to log an in-depth analysis of the car . Then, schedules permitting, you might pit it against ten other cars you might have around the office... like maybe a BMW 1M, Ford Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca, Porsche 911 GT3 RS, Chevrolet Corvette
Last week Audi dropped a collection of detail photos of the new S8 on the public via the company's German market consumer site. At the time, the only multimedia attached was that amazing 4.0 TFSI engine note found via the link in our previous article. Those looking for moving pictures were out of luck. Since then, Audi has added a promotional trailer to the site as well and it was


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Winning any Food Network show is a formidable feat. Winning Cupcake Wars without using eggs or butter sounds nearly impossible, but Doron Petersan, owner of the vegan Sticky Fingers Sweets & Eats, pulled it off—twice. Discover her championship techniques during a baking class at LivingSocial's 918 F Street space, where you'll learn how to make—and get to taste—one of her first-place cupcakes and brownies, and wash each treat down with a drink ($69). The classes are on select Mondays starting March 26.
Petersan will start the class with an introduction to her business and tips on vegan baking. You'll then roll up your sleeves to start baking Rolling Stones brown sugar cupcakes with rum frosting, one of four confections that helped her take home the crown during January's Cupcake Wars All-Stars competition. While those bake, sip on a Dark and Stormy cocktail—dark rum mixed with ginger beer. Next, you'll work on s'mores brownies, a recipe from Petersan's just-published cookbook, Sticky Fingers' Sweets: 100 Super-Secret Vegan Recipes. Pair that dark-chocolate-based dessert—which is spiked with coffee—with a dark beer.
You'll take home six to eight Rolling Stone cupcakes and s'mores brownies plus recipes to make them again. Food Network blue ribbons not included.
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Nadine Gordimer: Remembering History, 10 Years After the End of ApartheidRoundup: Media's Take
Nadine Gordimer, in the Independent (April 14, 2004):
To think we can look back at freedom as part of our history: a decade of attainment to follow on the long struggle against colonialism and its culmination in apartheid.
But what is history? The dictionary says: "A narrative of events; a story; a chronicle. A chronological record of events, as of a life, development of a country, the branch of knowledge that records and analyses past events."
From our experience of past centuries recorded and of the more immediate times within living memory, and finally in the lifetimes of even the young among us, we could add several further definitions.
To begin with: History is traditionally written by the victors in the conflict. It seems it is one of the fruits of victory: sweet for the victor, bitter for the vanquished. In our own case, our own South Africa, our own African continent, history has long been written and therefore taught from the point of the beliefs, the analyses of colonialists, for whether Dutch, British, Portuguese, French, Belgian, German, they were the victors over the indigenous peoples.
History has its phases, or its progress, whichever way the victors look at it. The history that was colonialism has ended, overcome in a struggle of many kinds over many years. In the 10 years of freedom we are celebrating this year we have been confronted among many other problems with the need to unmask, to uncover from its old colonial wrappings, the other side of our history.
I do not want to fall back on the term "alternative history", because I believe it would be as unrealistic as colonial histories were. To establish as much of the truth as is possible, while we are in the present, is our only guarantee of creating the best of democracy for the future, from our admirable start in a single decade.
But there is a vital adjunct to the historical chronicle. Individual people make the history. The individuals whose lives, before the historic dates, before the day and hour of crisis, the continuation of whose lives must go on beyond the blood, exile, imprisonment and sacrifice: it is this that is completed in literature - fiction, poetry, plays....
We cannot understand ourselves without knowing and acknowledging the past; that knowledge and understanding is the only guarantee we human beings have of never being doomed to repeat the past, its ghastly injustices, terrible events, its cost in suffering. To stride in the open air of democracy, our hard-won freedom, we need our historians and our makers of literature, the poets, the novelists, the playwrights. And to bring to light the new creative literary talents among young people we need a literate population, in city, village and so-called informal settlement, at all levels and ages.
In 10 years, the people of South Africa have achieved so much: may literacy for all in the new decade bring this basic human right, this essential for developing the economy, for any working life, and the lifelong revelation and joy of reading, to all. May we create the libraries, and nurture the new historians, poetry, prose and play writers to fill the shelves with what we have been, what we are, how we are making the present, and see the future of our country.
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then adopt me. I love anything handmade and truly appreciate the hard work put into it.
That said- my dil made me a bow tucks purse. I LOVE it!
Don't feel unappreciated- they will come around.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
then adopt me. I love anything handmade and truly appreciate the hard work put into it.
That said- my dil made me a bow tucks purse. I LOVE it!
Don't feel unappreciated- they will come around.
I found that out this summer. I made bow tuck purses for DIL and DGDs (18 and 20) and no one thought much of them. My old lady, like me, friends love them. Live and learn.
I have been through that before. I feel for you. I am more particular now who I give my hand made things to.
You can adopt me too!!! I don't know how to sew anything but quilts.
Some just don't get it - they think only store bought will do :roll:
So sorry you got the response - truly tacky :thumbdown:
Sorry, you efforts went unappreciated.
What happened to manners. Even if someone gives me something that is not spot on to my likings, I am always thankful. If it is handmade even more so.
I am so sorry that your family reacted to all your hard work like that - it must be so upsetting - keep your chin up.
It almost sounds like they didn't even know you made them as opposed to *store-bought*. Whatever :-( Tell them how you feel. Let them know you thought about each person with love as you made their purse for them. Let them know that if they really don't like them you'll be glad to take them back to give to someone else. Ask them how they feel about your handmade gifts. If they honestly don't appreciate the gifts, it saves you worrying about trying so hard to please them.
While I wish I could please all my relatives with my art, I have found certain people don't take care of these treasures. Quilts torn to shreds by their dogs, stored in boxes under their home in the dirt becoming homes for rats and cockroaches. Yuk! (Hawaii 8-))
So yes! I'd rather save my *homemade* stuff for people who know what they're getting. With this attitude in mind I have no problems telling people if they don't want it or like it? Give it back thankyou. :oops: :oops: :lol:
I think people who don't make things , don't always appreciate them. I never give my projects to anyone who has not said they would like one or they just act like they really like something I have done. It saves my feelings and wasting my time and creativity and helps them not to receive a useless gift.
I am so sorry to hear that. Some people just don't know how to be gracious and accept a homemade gift. Those are my favorites to get.


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COQG 2016-17 President Lois Lyon President's Challenge
"Nursery Rhymes"
The rules are simple:
~ No larger than crib size (suggested crib size 42″x60″) and as small as you wish.
~Due at the May 25, 2017 COQG joint guild meeting.
Each month I will suggest titles, starting with the letter "A" and continuing. I will list 10 each month for 10 months just to give ideas. I know you can think of more, but I did find about 80.
Here goes:
– A Tisket A Tasket – Did You Ever See A Las-sie – Goosey, Goosey Gander –Humpty Dumpty
– Baa Baa Black Sheep – Frère Jacques –Here We Go Around The Mulberry Bush –Hush Little Baby
– Bye Baby Bunting – Froggie Went A Courting –Hey Diddle Diddle –I'm A Little Teapot
– Cinderella – Georgie Porgie –Hickory Dickery Dock –Itsy Bitsy Spider
– Cock-A-Doodle Do – Gingham Cat and Calico Dog –Hot Cross Buns –It's Raining, It's Pouring
So get your creative juices flowing and I know we will have some wonderful entries!
(Yelp…The little ditties are running through your mind right now….right?)
Lois Lyon COQG President 2016-17
Note: Congrats to Marilyn Karper – Winner of last year's challenge "Flying High"


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Ballard District Council Meeting
7 p.m. – Short Announcements by Member Organization Representatives
7:15 p.m. – Peter Hahn, new director of Seattle Department of Transportation
Peter brings a new style of management to SDOT. He has ideas and plans for making his department more accountable, more efficient and more responsive to citizens.
7:40 p.m. – Lighting Ballard Streets with LED Technology, Edward Smalley, City Light, manager of Street Light Engineering, and Phil West, City Light, director of Energy Delivery and Customer Service
City Light will be converting street lights on Ballard residential streets to energy conserving LED technology beginning this summer.
8:05 p.m. – "Communities Online," Amy Hirotaka, Community Technology Program - City of Seattle, Department of Information & Technology
This project helps neighborhood groups actively engage their community members by using online tools. It was created in response to neighborhood and community groups asking for help to get online or to improve the tools they were already using.
8:15 p.m. – Proposed Enhancements to www.ballarddistrict.org, Betsy Jacobsen, graduate intern – UW Urban Planning
8:25 p.m. – Report - Executive Committee
Application for Ballard DC membership – Ballard Landmark, 5433 Leary Ave. N.W.
8:30 p.m. – Adjourn


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GM's Succession Plan Gets ClearerDavid Welch
General Motors just about paved the way for Fritz Henderson, its newly-minted president and chief operating officer, to eventually take over the corner office from Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner. The company promoted Henderson (pictured above) on March 3 after giving the finance whiz and rapid-fire talker a series of high-level promotions since 1997. Henderson is 49 and occupies a seat that GM has kept open since Wagoner was annointed CEO back in 2000.
Henderson's progression to GM's top seat has been in the making for years. Since 1997, he has swept through top jobs running GM's Latin American, Asian and European business units. He pulled off mostly-successful restructuring jobs in every one. He even got GM's perpetually-bleeding European business to make money. The region did slip back into the red last year.
In his most recent post as Vice Chairman and CFO, Henderson took lead on some of the most of the thankless jobs the company had to offer. He was a key player in getting the union to sign off on a landmark contract last fall that could save the company. Henderson also was boss on the sale of 51% of GMAC to Cerberus Capital Management. Usually, GM buys companies right before their value sinks. Remember investments in Fiat or Isuzu, anyone? But Henderson sold half of GMAC right before its mortgage business started hemorrhaging. That still hurts GM's profits, but at least Cerberus is around the share the pain. Wagoner also stuck Henderson with the three-way negotiations between GM, the United Auto Workers and bankrupt parts maker Delphi. He has had to bargain buyout deals for union workers that would help Delphi clear the way to hire lower-paid factory hands. In that case, Delphi still has yet to emerge from bankruptcy.
Henderson's next job will likely be running GM after Wagoner retires. When that will be is pure speculation. Wagoner is 55. GM insiders have speculated for years that he wouldn't run the company past his late '50s. Who knows when he will actually retire. But the succession plan appears to be in place.
What isn't clear, and it's a problem Henderson must solve, is who will replace Vice Chairman of product development Bob Lutz? The 76-year-old car czar has spearheaded a styling renaissance at GM and is writing his legacy with the Chevrolet Volt electric car. He has hinted that once the Volt is for sale, which should be in 2010 or 2011, he might finally pack it in. Henderson is a finance guy whose credentials include getting the highest score on the May 1980 CPA exam. That's wonderful, but it still means he needs a car guy. Some GM executives say that Jon Lauckner, GM's vice president of vehicle program manager, could take over for Lutz. That also is just guesswork. Henderson will probably be the guy making that call. Assuming the promotions and departures go as expected, finding a worthy successor to Lutz could one day be one of his biggest decisions.


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Three Easy Ways To File A Free Tax Extension
A Nightmare Come True
Imagine, if you will the following scenario. It's April 14th and you are sitting at home, relaxing in front of the TV. Your spouse walks by and asks if you have received the tax return yet. You say 'yes' and then realize that you forgot to file taxes. Panic sets in and you scramble to look up the IRS website, which states that you must fill out and mail the IRS "Form 4868, Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return." There just isn't enough time.
Every year, many Americans procrastinate until the last day to file their taxes. Dealing with the IRS is no laughing matter. They state on their website that "by law, the IRS may assess penalties to taxpayers for both failing to file a tax return and for failing to pay taxes they owe by the deadline." If this wasn't chilling enough, they also state that "the penalty for filing late is normally 5 percent of the unpaid taxes for each month." See the following IRS link to learn more about Late Filing and Late Payment Penalties.
Free File
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Follow the link below to learn more: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Free-File:-Do-Your-Federal-Taxes-for-Free.
A Digital Lifesaver
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Filing taxes is often a stressful and cumbersome ordeal for many Americans. However, there are free online tools that allow people quickly and easily file for an extension.


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About CBJ
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Check the calendar for events
Suzanne Goldberg, President
Bowling First and third Tuesdays
Kingston 10Pin Bowling - 7:00 PM
RSVP Required (Call Dan Hirschhorn)
Movie Night - see emails.
Tikkun Olam
"Heal the World"
Harry Shamir, Chairman
PARTY the CBJ Youthgroup
PARTY is now on Facebook!!
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Sanctuary Memorial Plaques
Beth Jacob Cemetery
This link contains names, dates, grave photos, and some obituaries.
Our Cemetery is located in Vine Hills at 102 Samoset Street, Plymouth
See CBJ Holocaust Memorial inscription
CBJ History Project
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Material from Karin Goldstein z"l:
100th aniversary slide show
List of our founding families
Early draft of Karin's book
Founders' Meeting Journal 1909-1916:
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Original Yiddish Notes
Historic Newsletters:
Oct 1941 "MICHTAB CHADASHOT"
Nov 17, 1949 "Beth Jacob Newsletter"
Dec 1, 1949 "Beth Jacob Newsletter"
50th Anniversary Book (1963)
75th Anniversary Book (1988)
News on the Web, CBJ links:
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Gift Cards for local businesses - Buy to help CBJ
List of local gift cards available from CBJ for use in our area
Contact Carl Finer for details.
Photos from our Community Seder
Our wonderful second night Seder had 82 reservations received. Click for larger photos.
Schmoozing with Sophie
Meet Sophie Tucker
"Last of the Red-Hot Mamas"
Saturday, May 20 3:00 pm
The Loring Center
Dedication of our new Sukkah
Some members assembled on Nov 18th to dedicate the new Sukkah.
NEWLY Added - Old photos of CBJ neighborhood:
Some of us remember the CBJ neighborhood before the massive redevelopment of the '60s. Others may be curious about how things used to be. Here is new material added to the CBJ History Project which is listed in the right hand column on this page.
Description and resources
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Sukkot in our new Sukkah
See a short video taken in the Sukkah
Yahrzeits etc. added to our Website
All the following will be found in the right hand column on this page.
Links to Yahrzeit list
Sanctuary Memorial Plaques
Beth Jacob Cemetery
This link contains names, dates, grave photos, and some obituaries.
CBJ History Project
Material from Karin Goldstein z"l:
100th aniversary slide show
List of our founding families
Early draft of Karin's book
Merlie's Viennese Table Oneg (9/23)
Photos from the Sisterhood BBQ Beach Auction
Sisterhood's Beach Auction BBQ, Sat, July 30
Shabbat at the Beach and Blessing of the Animals
Wicked Local photos by Heidi Harting taken at our July 22 service and printed in the 7/29/16 Old Colony Memorial
Link for Beth Jacob Cemetery information
Try it!
The link to this resource is also in the column to the right.
This website contains names, dates, photos, and some obits.
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View photo of the CBJ Holocaust Memorial at the cemetery
No Place for Hate Collection at Public Library
The Plymouth Public Library has established an outstanding "No Place For Hate" collection. This collection of books and DVDs was donated in memory of our beloved Dr. Barry Meltzer.
Here is the extensive
list of books and DVDs
in the library's collection.
Stephen Brickman performed at CBJ May 1, 2016
You can see videos from Stephen Brickman's concert
Stephen Brickman performed for closing of the Beit Sefer followed by a concert in the Sanctuary for the adult members of CBJ.
A leaf honoring Richie Priolo
On 5/1/2016 we gathered at the "Tree of Life" to honor Richie Priolo for his 36+ years of service to CBJ. Richie retired at the end of 2015.
"The Power of One" - PACTV News Report
A number of our members participated in the "The Power of One" event held at the Kingston Senior Center on April 2nd.
This program examined how intolerance, hatred and community indifference led to the rise of conditions that resulted in the Holocaust, as well as other genocides throughout history.
The event was reported on PACTV Community News. You can watch the 4-minute video report
The Megillah - Our Purim Celebration
You can see photos of our Purim festivities
Video of Israeli Consul's talk is available here
On Feb 18, 2016 Vice Consul Matan Zamir of the Boston Israeli Consulate spoke at CBJ on "The Current Situation in the Middle East, From the Point of View of the Israeli Government."
Thanks to Harry Shamir for arranging for recording by PACTV.
You can watch the video
It runs 1 hour 28 minutes.
Linda Myer, our Cantorial Soloist
Our own Linda Myer is our part-time Cantorial Soloist. Funding was provided by the Ray & Milly Russo Cultural Heritage and Arts Fund of CBJ. She will co-lead monthly Friday night services with Rabbi Silverman. These will be listed in the weekly update email.
Come join us for Friday night services filled with song and ruach (spirit).
You can see more info
Photos from Chanukkah (2015)
Steve Brickman's music program and Rabbi's visit to Brookdale
Rosh Hashanah 5776 Event Recap
Revisit some memories from Rosh Hashanah:
Danish consul's visit (from OCM)
Danish consul's visit 2015 (from Jewish Advocate)
Danish consul's visit (from Patriot Ledger)
Danish consul's visit (from Brockton Enterprise)
Photos at reception
Marjorie's Speech
Our Danish recognition reading
Photos and Videos from the Sukkah (2015)
Increase your Joy of Shabbat by hosting an Oneg!
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Susan Solomon
The Hineni program provides one-time or short-term services to congregants. To this end, a number of congregants have volunteered to provide rides, meals, and other similar assistance as needed and requested. For examples, rides to Temple for services, programs, and meetings as well as to appointments can be arranged. Meals will also be provided on a limited basis.
All congregant requests will be maintained in the strictest of confidentiality. Any requests for assistance should be directed to the program coordinator, Suzanne Goldberg or to Rabbi Silverman @ 508-746-1575. Volunteers are always welcomed and needed.
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We continue our weekly study of the Torah and also look at how the ancient rabbis revealed themselves in the stories they told to supplement the Biblical narratives. While knowledge of Hebrew can be helpful, we study our texts in English. Please feel free to join us any week or each and every week. Our study sessions are on most Mondays from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m., at the Synagogue. Please check the Weekly Update to confirm meeting dates.
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A former managing director at share registry Computershare was paid almost six times as much as his boss after he resigned from the company's European branch and won a $1.6 million severance payout.
Iain Saville quit in mid-May, taking with him cheques totalling just over $2.3 million - $1 million more than the total paid to directors.
This included $541,000 base salary, a $115,000 superannuation tab and a $1.6 million golden handshake.
According to the company's annual report, released yesterday, chief executive Chris Morris was paid $418,000.
Dr Saville was appointed in early 2002 to a new international role, managing director for Europe, designed to aid the company's global push.
His payout comes at a relatively bad time for the 25-year-old Australian company. In 2002-03, the company's year-on-year net profit slid 77 per cent to $16.3 million.
The fall coincided with less corporate activity on the market, such as takeovers, and record low global interest rates, both of which eroded the bottom line.
"In response to these factors, a strategy was implemented that had its focus on improving operational efficiencies, reducing costs, improving capital management and retaining clients," the report said. But lower capital and operating expenditure failed to offset the drop. According to the report, the Europe, Middle East and Africa branch contributed $232 million revenue and $44.3 million earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation.
The Asia Pacific segment pulled in $215 million revenue, but accounted for $53.6 million EBITDA.
Computershare stock closed 3� higher at $2.68 yesterday.
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Currier Plastics is expanding. Lt. Gov. Bob Duffy was there to help break ground. $20 million is being used to fund the project from private donations, with another $1.75 million coming from state funds.
The expansion means the creation of 50 new jobs in Auburn. It's expected to be finished by 2016.


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- Combat
- Punk Rock Flair
- Gameplay Variety
- Equipment Balancing
As Ska Studios' new Xbox Live Arcade beat 'em up Charlie Murder begins, the player is thrown into "The Netherlands." No, not the Netherlands, but "The Netherlands." You know, the hellish region beneath the earth where band members untimely ripped from the mortal realm wind up.
On the whole, Charlie Murder doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but that's also a large part of its charm. In one beach level, you might fight pirates, zombies, bikers, and witches (complete with broomstick and pistol). The combat bears obvious similarities to other games in the genre like Castle Crashers of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game, but the sheer variety of enemies helps Charlie Murder forge an identity of its own.
The plot essentials can only be gleamed from brief, often interactive cutscenes. Basically, the five-member band Charlie Murder, led by the titular lead singer, surges in ratings, but Paul, a former member left behind, makes a deal with the devil to punish the group. With a few close allies, who go on to be the major bosses of the game, the newly christened Lord Mortimer and his henchmen attack the band with a gauntlet of challenging fights.
While the story seems like nothing more than a formality, the level-up system is where Charlie Murder shines brightest. As you level up, you can upgrade usual stats like strength, speed and defense, but you can also unlock new special moves that help speed up enemy fights and increase inventory space. I have only played with two of the five selectable characters so far, Rex and Charlie himself, but I can definitively say that each character plays quite different. Even on the character select screen, each character is given a distinct class. Charlie is a "Berzerker," Lester is a Mage, Tommy a Shaman, Rex a Tank, and Kelly a "Mesmer."
I beat the game in its entirety with Charlie, and, while the game is certainly not easy, I only died a handful of times and found taking my time to be the best way to get through difficult boss battles. With almost a dozen enemies onscreen in addition to a big boss like King Tepes, an axe-wielding Thor wannabe, I advise stealing a few hits here and there but focusing more on not getting hit. Once you go down and enemies begin to swarm around you, it's quite difficult breaking free again.
Charlie Murder is dressed in modern day punk rock garb, from the distinct soundtrack to the special tattoo abilities. There is a cell phone interface, which functions also functions as a camera, and snapping pictures of QR codes in the background grants the player items to use on the quest to defeat Lord Mortimer. You also gain "followers" throughout the game as you achieve certain tasks through a service called "Squidlius," the game's own version of Twitter.
While there are a variety of options in combat, and multiple punching moves, just jumping and punching with the B button seemed to work throughout most of the game. Honestly, I didn't even know there were multiple ways to punch and kick until I was well into the game, and I never had problems. With that said, the combat really lost its sense of variety the farther I got into the game, and battles became more like endurance tests than uniquely fun experiences. Mashing B, using special abilities, then waiting for them to recharge gets old after a while, and, as some bosses have more than four bars of HP, some battles can take more than a few minutes.
Almost everything in Charlie Murder can be used as a weapon, including arms, decapitated heads, and even giant hoagies. Bizarrely, you can purchase animals like frogs and bats then consume them as you would ale. I should also mention that the game has a crafting system that involves fermenting different types of alcohol to consume during combat, with varying effects.
It's pretty obvious that Charlie Murder is meant to be played with friends, or at least online, as the game supports up to four players. Occasionally, you run into doors that can only be entered in multiplayer, so the single player experience is not all Charlie Murder has to offer. There are also some achievements dedicated to multiplayer, so completion junkies should know that going in.
Most of your power boosts come from your equipment, and the power curve is quite strange. One minute, you'll reach a shop and buy all new duds to upgrade your stats. Then, the very next enemy you encounter will drop a hat that far exceeds your new purchase, turning it into wasted money. You can sell unwanted equipment at commonly located computer stations to keep your inventory manageable and I never had a problem with money throughout my playthrough, so the poor balancing didn't ruin my experience with the game by any means.
There are also scenarios in Charlie Murder that dabble in other genres. There are a couple of rhythm game sections involved in flashback scenes, and a quick-time skateboarding event. There is also a bizarre minigame straight out of Tim Burton drawings, where you toss a misshapen creature over a fence to eat empty bottles. These little diversions are always quite brief and serve keep the game fresh when otherwise it feels like a general slog pressing B and hurling body parts back at enemies.
Final Thoughts
Overall, Charlie Murder is definitely fun, although perhaps not on the level of the true gems of the genre. With five characters and three difficulties, there is plenty to do in the game if you don't mind the repetitive combat and would enjoy replaying the entire game multiple times at increasing levels of difficulty. I don't anticipate jumping back into Charlie Murder anytime soon, but my one full playthrough was certainly enjoyable. Buy the game on Xbox Live Arcade if you're looking for some beat 'em up fun.


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text: Feature Car: 1984 Rabbit GTI 1.8T Share Comments VW technology has come a long way over the years, and for many the pinnacle of VW's engineering might is the 1.8T engine. Powerful, compact, and eminently tune-able, the only downside is that this wonderful engine is typically saddled with a heavy new-style VW to lug around (weight being one of the downsides to modern technology). But wouldn't it be cool to combine VW's latest, greatest engine with their oldest and lightest watercooled chassis? Of course it would and as most folks know this has been done many times over many years. But Aaron Stehly, a bicycle mechanic from Minneapolis, doesn't care that this combination isn't the rarest of them all. He's certain that there are twenty 16v Rabbit conversions for every 1.8T swap, and that's rare enough for him. Standing out from the crowd is one thing, but the idea of placing such a powerful engine between the front frame rails of a lightweight Rabbit was intoxicating. Aaron studied up on the necessary technique and made sure he had the tools he would need to do the work himself. A nice big garage was his to use, except for one small detail – it belonged to his parents and they liked using it for such silly things as parking their cars in it each and every night. Our man Aaron is a bright guy and after negotiating in the currency relevant to all parents – the promise of good grades – they agreed to let him use the garage for the few weekends the swap was supposed to take. The fact that the process actually took some two years instead is another topic for another day. The engine swap pretty much defines this particular Rabbit and Aaron put a great deal of thought into just how he wanted to go about the process. He chose to go with an Audi A4 AEB-style 1.8T and added accessories from a non-A/C 2.0 ABA. For now, the turbo is the stock item from the 1997 1.8T, but it's bolted to a Techtonics downpipe and from there he's using a 2.5" stainless steel set-up all the way back. A front mount intercooler with custom piping is used to cool intake temps and add a little more power at the same time. The toughest aspect to this swap was without a doubt the wiring. Aaron and his good friend Jack spent countless hours looking over wiring diagrams and seeking advice from various VW tuners. In the end Aaron decided to eliminate the factory ECU and employ an SDS EM4-F stand-alone system for engine management duties. The Rabbit still has an 020 transmission, but it's no stock unit. Aaron outfitted the tranny with a Quaife limited slip differential and upgraded to taller Mk3 1 – 4 gearing. Slowing down is arguably more important than speeding up, so Aaron did not neglect his Rabbit's rather sorry stock braking abilities. Though updates were called for, the Rabbit's light weight meant that it wasn't necessary to go crazy with huge rotors and multi-piston calipers in order to make the faster Rabbit stop, and Aaron ultimately decided that some 10.1′ front rotors and a rear disc conversion would do just fine. After all, Aaron races an ITB Rabbit on the weekends, so he knows well how to get the most out of a minimalist braking set-up. For suspension, H&R Cupkit components were chosen, but the truth is that Aaron wishes he had gone with a good set of coil-overs from the beginning so that he could drop the Rabbit just a little bit more. The Golf 1 (Rabbit) never had the stiffest of chassis, so a custom front upper stress bar from S&L Imports is used. Is it better to be able to go fast or to look good? Why not do both? With that in mind and before the engine swap took place, Aaron performed a bare-metal restoration on the Bunny and at the same time added a few custom touches as well. Look closely and you'll notice this Rabbit has no rain tray. It's been removed and with it the blower for heat and fresh air. Living in Minneapolis meant that Aaron never planned to drive this car in the winter, and as far as fresh air is concerned, driving fast with the windows down and vent wings open ought to suffice. After any traces of rust were gone, along with a couple decades worth of dents and dings, the entire shell was treated to several coats of glossy black paint. Euro bumpers, also painted black, were added to smooth and simplify the exterior look, but at the same time, the raised metal "VOLKSWAGEN" script from the tailgate of a Rabbit pickup truck was welded and blended to the Rabbit's hatch for the sake of adding a bit of flare. Stock taillights have been tinted a uniform red, and at the front a set of round headlights from a Cabriolet were grafted in. The ubiquitous Golf I GTi 'Duckbill' spoiler completes the Euro look. When it came to wheels for his Rabbit, Aaron figured an old-school car deserved a proper set of old-school wheels and you don't get more old-school (or more proper) than a set of 15×7 Ronal Turbos. Sourced from S&L Imports, these wheels just simply look "right." Shod with 205/50-15 Falken Azensis tires, they do more than just look good, too. Lord knows most of us spend more time looking out from our cars than we do looking at them, so why not take some time and make sure your project's interior is just as special as its exterior? Aaron understands this concept and a quick look at his Rabbit's Corbeau seats (he has since added Recaros with custom gray tweed inserts) and custom 6-point cage drives the point home. The rear bench and backrest have been removed and each door and interior panel has been replaced with an aluminum sheet metal version for good measure and a motorsport look. There is more aluminum to be found along the dash, but this is no mere decorative trim kit – Aaron used the material for mounting custom Autometer gauges. A grippy Sparco Flash 5 steering wheel completes the picture. Certainly, there are more radical projects on the road these days (with many more always under construction), but very few are as complete and as true to an original vision as Aaron Stehly's '84 Rabbit. VWvortex actually shot this car a year ago and Aaron has made some changes since, but the original essence of car, owner and project still remain. If the right person with the right offer were to come along, Aaron tells us the car is for sale, but in the mean time he's happy to drive and enjoy a car for which he justifiably proud. He's also already planning for his next project. Hopefully, Aaron's parents haven't gotten too used to having their garage back. For more discussion on this story, click on the link to our discussion forums to the left. 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By John McBeth ,The Straits Times/Asia News Network Saturday, May 18, 2013, 12:00 am TWN
By John McBeth -- During the four years I spent in the Philippines in the late 1980s and early 1990s, I developed a healthy distaste for the ruling elite, exemplified by the inept leadership of President Corazon Aquino, who dragged her feet on key reforms and left us without power for 10 hours a day.
So when the democracy icon's son Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, was elected to take over from disgraced predecessor Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in June 2010, I was probably not alone in thinking it would simply be more of the same. Perhaps even worse.
From a distance, however, a man who had already spent 12 years in Congress without causing as much as a ripple seemed to be shaping up as a surprise package, someone from the notoriously selfish elite who cared and was getting things done.
The economy finally seemed to be on track, humming along at a region-high 6.6 percent. Just as surprising was the way Aquino squared off against Catholic Church conservatives over the Reproductive Health Act, which he signed into law last December.
That and the passage of the Sin Tax Reform Act, raising duties on alcohol and cigarettes, were unquestionably major political achievements. More so than the low-hanging fruit represented by the corruption cases against Arroyo and Chief Justice Renato Corona.
The latest Pulse Asia survey results still give Aquino a startling 72 percent approval rating, just behind Vice President Jejomar Binay, who is favored to succeed him at the end of his mandated six-year term in 2016.
But is it all for real? People whose judgment I trust are putting much of it down to luck and to a clever public relations campaign in a country known for its weakness for populist policies and an obsession with celebrities.
Essentially, they say, the 53-year-old unmarried leader and his incorruptible image is the creation of his television-star sister, Kris, whose "rich kid" antics when I lived there often made me reach for the sick pills.
Despite the kudos her brother gets on the economic front, poverty levels have stayed stubbornly the same — and may even have increased — and unemployment remains higher than ever. In other words, the "trickle-down" effect has been zero.
Elsewhere, nothing has changed. A tight circle of dynastic families, some having held power since the Spanish colonial era, continue to dominate the political and business landscape, leaving little opportunity for the new and enterprising.
Forbes Asia estimated that the collective wealth of the 40 richest Filipino families grew from US$34 billion to nearly US$48 billion in 2010-2011. This is equivalent to 76.5 percent of the country's overall increase in gross domestic product in the same period.
The same families were all there again when the Philippines went to the polls for the mid-term legislative elections on May 13. These elections, in which Aquino's Liberal Party exceeded expectations, are regarded as an early indicator of who will follow him into Malacanang Palace.
"Filipinos believe in the 'clean' image of Aquino so they don't see the real picture in which the same people are running the country," says one Filipina friend. "Same names, only different affiliations, even old enemies in the same parties."
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According to the 14 day Relative Strength Index , Cameco Corp. joins the ranks of oversold stocks this week while Air Canada achieves the dubious honour of most overbought stock on the S&P/TSX Composite.
One of the more interesting trends this week is that investors appear to be sorting between the haves and have-nots in the energy space. Throughout much of the post-crisis era, energy stocks traded roughly in line with each other. This week, however, Bonterra Energy Corp and Bonavista Energy Trust are overbought but Nuvista Energy Ltd and Birchcliff Energy Ltd are deeply oversold.


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Steamboat Springs The ongoing effort to make Yampa Street a more walkable commercial area is poised to get a boost with news that the largest industrial presence on the street is getting closer to moving out.
Yampa Valley Electric Association announced Monday that it has put its 58-year-old headquarters on Yampa under contract with a developer who wants to repurpose the building into something that would include a mix of retail, residential and commercial spaces.
The development company, Blue Sage Ventures, currently is doing its due diligence by inspecting the building in preparation for a potential sale.
The company also soon will enter the city's planning process.
"YVEA has known for years that this location (on Yampa Street) isn't going to be suitable for us into the future," YVEA General Manager Diane Johnson said Monday at her downtown office. "The building is aging, and for us, it's just not functional anymore. We've used it to the max we can use it."
Johnson said progress on YVEA's new headquarters will drive the timing for the eventual sale of the building.
The electric company has identified two properties it owns, one 70-acre parcel near the proposed Steamboat 700 property and another 7-acre parcel off Elk River Road, as feasible building sites. YVEA bought the 70-acre parcel in 2012 for $2.025 million.
But Johnson said there could be other suitable sites.
She added that the other piece to the move is that the utility company doesn't fit in with the visions of Yampa Street that are starting to move forward.
When it was built, the roads around the YVEA headquarters were made of dirt and it wasn't surrounded by the mix of bars, restaurants and recreational stores it is today.
"Yampa Street, even without these latest dreams and visions of the community, has become more of a pedestrian and biking street, and we have garages that back out onto that street," she said. "Our use is not compatible for what the community wants for this part of downtown."
Since the building site for YVEA's new headquarters hasn't been settled on yet, Johnson said the optimistic goal is for the company to be out of its current headquarters sometime in the next two years.
She said constructing a new headquarters for YVEA ultimately will allow the rural electric co-op to better serve its customers.
In selecting a developer to potentially sell the building to, Johnson said YVEA thought it was important to find someone who understood the value of the historic building.
Steve Shelesky, the developer who is planning to repurpose the campus, said tearing down the structure isn't part of the plan.
"The vision I'm seeing here at this point is adaptive reuse," he said. "I think we can be successful. The entire street and all the developments that occur here will really become an asset to downtown, and I think this building will be a part of that story."
Shelesky, the managing principal of Blue Sage Ventures and a Steamboat resident, said he's already been approached by a number of potential tenants who have interest in the location.
He said the development would be unique because of the plan to offer on-site parking.
"A lot of what we're doing will be an anchor at this end of downtown," he said.
The potential sale of the headquarters also includes YVEA's parking lot on 10th Street.
Shelesky said he plans to meet with Steamboat's Historic Preservation Commission on April 16 to start talking about the vision for the building.
In the end, he said it should be a 45,000- to 55,000-square-foot project.
"It was a modern building, so we're going to stick with modern industrial architecture," he said. "It's going to be unique, and I hope it will be well suited to meet the needs and demands of the local business community."
YVEA building has lots of history in Steamboat
The opening of the YVEA's downtown Steamboat headquarters in 1956 attracted a lot of attention.
Old photos of the opening show a band playing and a big crowd of people standing outside.
Today, the signs of the electric company's growth can be seen.
Some trucks are double or triple parked on the property, and you can still see where the additions to the building had to be constructed to accommodate more workers.
"We've been in it longer than we would have thought," General Manager Diane Johnson said Monday.
YVEA started out of an old hotel before it moved into the courthouse annex downtown.
The company's expansion to serve the towns of Craig, Hayden and Steamboat in 1952 generated the need for a new building.
The current Steamboat Headquarters on Yampa and 10th streets was dedicated in 1956 and designed by Denver architect Eugene D. Sternberg.
The first addition to the building came in 1964.
For more on the history of the building and YVEA, click here.
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This is looking incredible!!
Eeee! I love the progress, you're going to make an amazing Yunie <3
Excellent progress. Love it!
The detailing on this is beautiful!
This is looking lovely, I love all the little details like the earrings you've made ^^
The progress is lovely
the detailing you have done is amazing and really inspiring, love this hun x
This looks gorgeous so far!
Progress is looking stunning!! I also love the matching bag <3
This is looking absolutely fantastic!
Ty all for the lovely comments im still a little unsure about it all but i will see how it looks once i get it all finished and put together ^_^
Such beautiful detail hun! :D
Love your painting work and the shoulder bag design is lovely - great idea!
Awesome detail :)
Love it!
:) The costume looks lovely, great photos too <3
Lovely :D
Fantastic Yuna. You look lovely.
You look gorgeous Ash =]
ty everyone im glad it turned out ok but i may redo her skirt xx
It looks beautiful!!! As do you!
finished fabric painting (Posted 10th March 2013)
this took forever to do and im still not 100% happy but i cant do any more to it
beads for hanging from the hibiscus flower (Posted 27th January 2013)
beads made from air clay and long bead is made from a hollow metal pole cut to size all painted and will be varnished before strung on the cord and tassles added at the bottom
obi and skirt wip (Posted 12th January 2013)
trying it on to see where i need to put the fasteners on the bands and how far the pleats need to be sewn to keep them from opening to much
master of the pleats (Posted 11th January 2013)
after ironing the pleats i added the waistband and hemed the skirt and added the bias tape to the botom
kimono sleeves (Posted 11th January 2013)
using the kimono pattern i made the sleeves out of 100% white cotton just need to be gradient dyed
wip sleeves (Posted 11th January 2013)
using the kimono pattern i made the sleeves out of 100% white cotton
pleat that skirt .... (Posted 10th January 2013)
i hate pleating ..............
ironed interfacing onto the fabric and used a section of card to make sure every pleat was the same width thenironed into place
saw the perfect fabric for Yuna !! (Posted 6th January 2013)
went fabric shopping and bought Yunas fabric today
9 meters of blue polyester
3 meters of blue bias tape 2meters of yellow bias tape and 2 meters of yellow cord
also bought fabric paint in green,blue,pink and white
started making the Enchanted Rod staff (Posted 5th January 2013)
made from a metal broom handle,polystireen ball,craft foam and Das air dry clay