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~ Matt and i had some ticket swaps set up. He was super patient and easy to work with. Solid dude. Trade with him anytime.9/01/16
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Cristiano Ronaldo
Taking to the stands in support of her man, Irina Shayk was on hand for Cristiano Ronaldo's Spanish Liga match at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid on Saturday (September 24).
The Russian model looked red hot in a colorful frock as she watched on as Ronaldo's Real Madrid team topped Rayo Vallecano by a score of 6-2.
Not having the best of days, Cristiano Ronaldo was the target of intense boos during his UEFA Champions League football match at Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb on Wednesday (September 14).
The 26-year-old spoke out after his Real Madrid squads 1-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb in season opener - saying that the negative treatment stems from jealousy.
Arriving to debut his new documentary, Cristiano Ronaldo was spotted at the Palacio de Vistalegre in Madrid, Spain today (September 7).
The soccer stud was in cheerful spirits as he turned up via a sporty red Audi R8 Spyder while posing for photos alongside Spanish rally driver Carlos Sanz.
Heading off for a day of training, Cristiano Ronaldo was spotted leaving his hotel in Nicosia, Cyprus on Thursday (September 1).
Decked out in his practice gear, the soccer stud looked focused as he hopped aboard a bus outside the Hilton hotel and headed off to attend the practice session.
Making his way to the States, Cristiano Ronaldo was spotted arriving on a flight at LAX International Airport yesterday (July 11).
The Real Madrid stud looked cool and casual as he strolled out of the terminal to find a plethora of paparazzi waiting for him.
Making the most of some hard-earned time off, Cristiano Ronaldo and Irina Shayk were spotted out on the beach in Algarve, Portugal today (June 30).
The fabulous couple looked super sexy as both were wearing swimsuits and showing off their killer bodies as they romped in the sun and splashed in the sea.
Debuting the newest member of his family, Cristiano Ronaldo stepped out with Cristiano Jr. during a trip to Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
With the soccer superstar also joined by model girlfriend Irina Shayk, the photos mark the first time in which Ronaldo was pictured with his adorable son - whom he had via a surrogate mother.
He's no stranger to winning, and earlier today (May 11) Cristiano Ronaldo was spotted celebrating the Copa del Rey cup victory in Madrid, Spain.
The soccer stud and his Real Madrid teammates were received by Esperanza Aguirre, the Countess of Murillo, at Casa del Reloj in acknowledgement of the accomplishment.
Kicking off this year's week-long wedding bonanza, Irina Shayk took to Pronovias bridal house in Barcelona, Spain to model some of the world's most desired dresses earlier today (May 9).
The Russian-born beauty was a vision in white as she took to the runway in a magnificent Manual Mota gown, which offered intricate beading and long, flowing train
Stepping out for some sporting fun, Cristiano Ronaldo and Irina Shayk were spotted at day nine of the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open 2011 yesterday (May 8).
The soccer stud and his super hot model girlfriend watched the match from the sidelines at the La Caja Magica in Madrid, Spain, though they seemed to attract plenty of attention, themselves.
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Monday, March 31, 2008
Kid Cards
9 comments:
- Flossie's Follies said...
Her card is beautiful. Love your invitation, the colors and paper combo on both is fantastic.
- April 1, 2008 at 8:16 AM
- scrappingalz said...
These two cards are both beautiful! I love the white faux stitching. I have to do more of that!
- April 1, 2008 at 9:50 AM
- Samantha said...
Both cards are cute! I love the chipboard letters on the first one and I love the colors on the second one!
- April 1, 2008 at 10:13 AM
- Jacqueline's Craft Nest said...
Beautiful Michelle!! SO love your stitching!
Big thanks for the envelope, I received today - so so nice of you!
- April 1, 2008 at 10:16 AM
- JAR said...
How pretty her card is!! I love the big 10! Really neat blog, Michelle!
- April 1, 2008 at 10:24 AM
- Lorie said...
What fun cards! I love the color combo on both of them!
- April 1, 2008 at 10:31 AM
- Diane said...
This is my first time to your blog and your work is wonderful!! The bear card is the cutest ever. Love the coloring and the paper choices are perfect!!
- April 1, 2008 at 10:46 AM
- Maria said...
Both cards are really cute! Fabulous birthday cards! I love the bear and all his ballons and the pretty flowers on your first card!!
- April 1, 2008 at 9:46 PM
- Godelieve said...
Gorgeous cards! Love how the flowers look on your first card.
- April 2, 2008 at 12:06 AM


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put down 220 hp and tq to the wheels, stock turbo, some other crap, turns out guy before me who had the car had garbage modified stock injectors which cant atomize fuel well at lower rpm. Anywho, any estimates for my 1/4 time?? im scared to launch my car so dont expect good 60ft times.
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Leiobunum politum fits the harvestman (although I don't know much about these, so there might be other possibilities). Understory of swampy woods, & absolutely huge (easily 5 cm across, including legs).
But it's the red things that I was really fascinated by. Turns out they are parasitic mites. And bugguide.net/node/view/36531/bgimage gives the these as nymphs of Erythraeidae, genus Leptus.


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I had dinner with few gun guys last night and the topic of Wilsons came up. They know I'm a 1911 nut so I gave them the quick overview. Their basic reaction, although mostly unspoken, was that it was just too expensive for their understanding of and needs from a handgun. They look at me and think well, he's really into it - shoots matches, builds guns, so it makes sense for him. Now these aren't casual guys, serious black gun purchases and builds, really good hunting rifles, etc were all represented at the table. They all have good jobs and high disposable incomes. They all shoot enough to know a thing or two about guns. It's not like they don't respect that someone makes a really nice 1911, it just has too high an entry point for any of them to go for it.
Afterwards I got to thinking. I got into a nice used wilson CBQ about 10 years ago for $1350 delivered or something like that. I think a new CQB then was about $1800. A Baer PII was 1300-1400, I had a Baer Stinger I had bought for 1350 or so new about that time. Browns were similarly priced, I think a Class A custom was right about $2K then. Since then Wilsons have priced upwards disproportionately compared to Baer or Brown. You can get into a PII for under 2K, but of course the entry level CQB is now about a 2.5K proposition.
Wilson's entry level offering has been skewed upward by a number of things. There are good reasons why, and I don't hold Wilson's pricing or product positioning strategy against them. Responding to market pressure, they have moved to more bulletproof parts, probably have costs that rise faster than general inflation, and can charge what the market will bear. But.......at this point there isn't a very financially approachable entry point into their line.
I know Wilson has a big backlog and this suggestion probably won't go anywhere, but it would be nice to see an even more basic 1911 available along the lines of the 1996A2. Given that they had the 96 A2 for a while and the KZ, maybe this is a non starter. Still......
My oldest CQB has MIM parts (gasp!) and about 25,000 rounds through it. It gets the job done and I have no hesitation putting it in my holster for the day. In fact it shoots better in my hands than the all-bulletproof newer gun I have. Probably 25K rounds have really settled the gun it. I get it. But not everyone needs all bulletproof and in my mind all the hype about having the absolute best parts, etc., has pushed the offerings into the stratosphere. Wilson has responded to that market demand with the right tailored offerings but I wonder if there is a group of people going unserved.
So, that early CQB would be the inspiration for this entry level gun. Call it the Wilson Essential. Everything you need and nothing you don't.
No checkering, use the value line (MIM) parts, or course reliable and tuned and a good trigger. No options. Just the basic gun parked or black AT, in 45 ACP only. Basic Combat Pyramid sights with a trit dot up front only. Inexpensive grip panels. Might even want to use a plastic Colt type MSH (!!!). Basic and functional.
I bet done right you could hammer 4 or 500 bucks out of cost of a base line CQB or XTAC. Get it down close to $2000. Just under if you can.
So WCR, any chance Wilson might consider such a product? Might not be at the top of the list right now with orders coming out of Wilson's ears. But the "entry point" has gotten so high that some people must be turning away.
I think the 1911 market will cool a bit over the next couple of years and such an offering could become a staple for Wilson.
The obvious drawback to such an offering for Wilson is that it just takes a certain amount of time to build a gun right, and do sales and customer svc, regardless of bells and whistles. There would be a lot less margin in such a gun. So why offer it if you don't have to? Still, I think there's a gap in the offerings that such a gun would fill, and with an entry gun priced right, people will catch the fever and want to upgrade over time.
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Marvin Honored as Distinguished Minnesotan
Susan Marvin, president of Marvin Windows & Doors, was presented with the 2011 Distinguished Minnesotan Award by Bemidji State University at its commencement ceremonies last week.
Her father, the late William S. Marvin, received the honor in 1990. First presented in 1981, the award acknowledges the contributions of current or former residents of the state who have performed exemplary service to the people of Minnesota or the United States.
"Susan Marvin is a stellar example of what the Distinguished Minnesotan Award is all about," said Richard A. Hanson, president of Bemidji State University. "A product of northern Minnesota, she has remained firmly rooted in her commitment to the area while generously sharing her leadership talents with state and national organizations. She is a superb role model for our students, leading by example and proving once again that hard work and commitment to community are keys to success."
"I'm deeply honored to receive this award," Marvin stated. "This recognition reflects the accomplishments of a larger community–the amazing group of talented people whose goal is to lead an industry and have succeeded in doing so. So that's why I am accepting this honor on behalf of my family and our community. The values I have lived by, the accomplishments, the success … they're not mine alone. I am proud to share them with a long line of people who showed me that success is not an end in itself, but rather a means to an end. It is what allows us to make lives better for others.
"I'm especially proud to be recognized by a respected institution of higher education," Marvin continued. "Both my parents believed fervently that education, coupled with hard work, is the key to success in life. I'm confident that this year's graduates will once again demonstrate the truth of that belief."
Marvin was recognized for her leadership at the Warroad, Minn.-based window and door business, including the Marvin, Integrity and Infinity brands. She also serves on the boards of directors for Hormel Foods Corp., the University of Minnesota Foundation Board of Trustees and the St. Thomas College of Business Advisory Board of Governors, and is a member of the World Presidents' Organization and Women Corporate Directors.
Within the industry, Marvin has been an active member of the Window and Door Manufacturers Association and the National Council of the Housing Industry.


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May 14, 2011
Box Score | Notes & Quotes | Highlights
Site: East Lansing, Mich. (Secchia Stadium)
Scores: #2 Michigan 8, Michigan State 0 (5 inn.)
Records: U-M (51-4, 18-2 Big Ten), Michigan State (27-27, 6-14 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Fri-Sun., May 20-22 -- at NCAA Regionals (Site TBD)
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Senior RHP Jordan Taylor (Valencia, Calif./Valencia HS) registered her eighth career no-hitter to lead the No. 2-ranked University of Michigan softball team to an 8-0, five-inning win at Michigan State on Saturday afternoon (May 14) at Secchia Stadium. With the victory, the Wolverines captured outright ownership of their fourth straight Big Ten Conference title with an 18-2 league record.
For the second consecutive day, Taylor dominated the Spartan lineup, striking out six batters while allowing just three base runners on two walks and a late fielding error. The no-hitter was Taylor's second on the year, while her complete-game shutout effort was her 11th and second in as many games. She improved to 29-3 on the season.
Junior third baseman Amanda Chidester (Allen Park, Mich./Cabrini HS) went 3-for-3 with two runs batted in to headline the Wolverine offense, capping Big Ten play with a stellar .492 league average. Junior centerfielder Bree Evans (Bloomington, Calif./Rialto HS) and senior designated player Marley Powers (Owosso, Mich./Owosso HS) tallied two hits apiece, while sophomore second baseman Ashley Lane (Escondido, Calif./Escondido HS) drove in three runs on a second-inning home run.
Chidester provided Michigan its first advantage in the first, following a leadoff hit and a hit-by-pitch with a line-drive single that curved into rightfield and allowed Evans to score from second base.
The Wolverines neared run-rule territory with an explosive second inning, using five hits and a walk to score six runs and pad their lead to 7-0. After Powers led off with a shallow poke to leftfield, Evans capped an extended, eight-pitch at-bat with an RBI triple -- her fourth of the season. Evans came home one batter late when freshman leftfielder Lyndsay Doyle (Channahon, Ill./Minooka Community HS) knocked a hot shot through the third baseman's legs for an RBI single. Chidester drove in another on a lined single over the shortstop's head to induce an MSU pitching change, and the swap proved ineffective when, in the next at-bat, Lane worked the count full before lining a three-run bullet over the rightfield fence -- her team-leading 17th home run of the season.
After a scoreless third, Powers provided Michigan the necessary eight-run cushion in the fourth, smacking a bases-loaded, two-out RBI single up the middle to score senior first baseman Dorian Shaw (Burke, Va./Robinson SS) from third.
The Spartans threatened with two runners in scoring position in the bottom of the fourth, reaching on a walk and a dropped fly to shallow rightfield, but Taylor got out of the inning on a lineout to shortstop, and struck out one in a quick 1-2-3 bottom of the fifth.
The NCAA Championship team selections and regional sites will be announced tomorrow (Sunday, May 15) at 10 p.m. on ESPNU. Michigan has been in the NCAA field in each of the last 16 seasons, reaching the Women's College World Series nine times and winning the 2005 national championship.
With today's victory, Michigan improved to 73-27 in the all-time series against Michigan State.
The Wolverines have posted a 69-7 Big Ten record over their last four championship seasons. Michigan has won its last three Big Ten titles outright after sharing the 2008 championship with Northwestern.
Michigan owns 17 run-rule decisions this season, including six in Big Ten play.
In tallying her eighth career no-hitter, senior RHP Jordan Taylor improved on her own Wolverine program record in the category.
Taylor notched her 41st career complete-game shutout to claim sole possession of the second spot among Michigan's all-time leaders in the category. She needs just two more to reach record holder Jennie Ritter (43, 2002-06).
With her career mark of 105-16, Taylor is also just one win shy of Michigan's career wins record. Sara Griffin (1995-98) holds the all-time record with a 106-19 record.
Junior third baseman Amanda Chidester hit .492 (30-for-62) with 35 RBI in Big Ten play this season.
U-M Senior RHP Jordan Taylor
On today's pitching effort ... "It was a good game. When you go back-to-back against the same team, you always want to give them a different look, so I thought Caitlin [Blanchard] and I mixed it up pretty well. Yesterday, I had a lot of strikeouts, but they were also making more solid contact. Today, there wasn't so much solid contact; it was more jammed hits. I was pretty happy with both performances."
On her recent string of solid performances ... "Obviously, I want to be my best for the postseason, and I feel like I'm moving toward that direction. I'm feeling pretty good right now and looking forward to next weekend."
U-M Junior Third Baseman Amanda Chidester
On today's game and the weekend series ... "It's fun playing Michigan State. They're a big rival, and both games were in front of packed crowds and just a lot of fun. Like Hutch always says, 'Get base runners and see what happens,' and that's what we did. Bree [Evans] did a great job, so did [Lyndsay] Doyle in the No. 2 spot, Dorian [Shaw] was getting on -- everything was just really going for us."
On closing the MSU series with a lopsided win ... "We said before the game that we were going to break the curse [of having a letdown in game two]. We had our mind really set on that. We focused on just having fun and not worrying about pressuring. We just went out like we do for every game and just went as hard as we could."
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I guess you will have to play it as a stealth game now which is nice because thats the real way these games were always meant to be played and enjoyed:
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2012 has been a very interesting year in terms of Korean food.
There's the completely disgusting garbage I'd eat at Star Pochang and Toe bang, then there's the home cooked food I get pretty often. I try to have as little of either as possible because most of the time they both really just ticks me off. You never realize how gross bin dae dduk is until you compare to a well made pratha or Earthen's scallion pancake. I also do not "get" goopy okonomiyaki, but hey, that's a whole 'nother story.
A few weeks back, I finally saw what I perceived to be some semblance of a Korean "breakfast" joint in a part of town that I thought I knew well. Hyun Poong Gom Tang was in a small plaza just South of Yellow House, a cute home converted into a smoky Korean lounge. Hyun Poong Gom Tang is known for gom tang, but that could interest me less. I wanted to know what some Korean regions ate for breakfast. It turns out the breakfast menu was rather pathetic, and I was distraught as soon as I saw "haejangguk" (various forms of hangover soup) and soon dae gook (blood sausage soup). Seriously, it's like Koreans don't know how to function/eat without thinking about, getting, or recovering from being drunk.
I was mulling my options (mostly, how to get the F outta Ktown and go hit up some jerk / rib shack south of the 10) when I spotted a $20 deal offering a pot of meat and a bottle of soju. It was clear this su yuk (boiled meat) dish was not meant to be eaten as hangover elixir because… well, it came with a bottle of soju. The entire room stared as the order was put in and the waitress asked: what kind of soju do you want. I was like: dude, it's soju, it's 11:00 A.M. just bring out the stew.
Previously, my biggest complain about sullungtang and gomtang is the utter lack of substance. If you like a pointless bowl of matzoh ball soup, you may like sulluntang. Blandness was not a problem when the shallow and wide pot of su yuk appeared on top of a chafing burner at Hyun Poong. The cauldron stank of beef and offals. At least 6 cuts of beef (and some pork?) appeared that day at 11:30 — shank, stomach (two kinds), short ribs, tendon, tongue and some other guts and glory. The murky broth was barely salted, but there were condiments on the side (naturally) which were meant for dipping while some other plates offered hot chili paste, wild seasme seeds and some Korean sea salt. A bowl of rice was given, but don't fall prey to dumping the entire bowl of rice into the su yuk as Koreans are want to do.
This $14 (assuming soju at the restaurant price of only $6) bowl of beef soup was enough for 2, if the other party was willing to consume offal protein. What's unusual was that Hyun Poong wasn't overboard with the MSG. There certainly were some flakes, but I didn't die of MSG angst afterwards. The panchan were unnotable, but this pot of beef really countered the heavy-handedness that plagues Koreatown grub these days. It made me so happy that a bit of nose-to-tail cooking could be found here, especially because the soon dae gook had bits of pork and quite a few strands of soft pig ears. That's right: soon dae gook with actual pork and even pig ears. Go check this out before Koreans realize they were actually putting some meat into a paltry pot of dish water soup.
Hyun Poong Gom Tang
244 S Oxford Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90004
Second up is a mostly glossed over restaurant that opened just East of the noodle complex (Kam Hong/Beijing Pie House). The strip mall that hosts Wok BBQ actually has more restaurants than the Kam Hong/Beijing Pie House plaza, but it's largely undiscovered by anyone but non-locals. Facing the street is WOK BBQ, which really doesn't serve any kind of BBQ, but the food does come in a small wok. So that's only 50% of a misleading name. There are nearly thirty reviews on Yelp, but this place isn't written up anywhere, despite its popularity, despite it's longevity (facebook page showing opening August 2009), especially for a tiny joint with no Chinese advertising.
The premise is primitive: the kitchen stir fries up a small wok's worth of stuff, add in some soup, let the entire amalgam braise slowly at about 140 degrees or so on top of a induction tabletop hot plate. Everyone picks off from the shallow wok, and proceeds to get burnt either by the scalding food or the fearsome chili oil. The "dry" hotpots (dry because there is nary any soup to speak of) are offered in mild, medium, spicy, but almost every pot appeared red as a Hawaiian sunset. That's just how it's done. Everything seems simple, but there's a technique to this. First, some key ingredients are pre-cooked to allow hungry guests to jump in immediately, unlike "regular" hotpotting. In the fish and the chitlin' pots, both proteins come ready go, carrying plenty of flavor as they were already hot fired in the kitchen's big wok. There's also a trick to eating the 10+ ingredients (mushroom, vermicelli, tofu, cauliflower, lotus root, napa, cilantro, celery, etc) in the wok pot.
Certain veggies are not pre-cooked (cauliflower, lotus root, etc.), but some are (napa, mushrooms). You gotta play mind games against the pot. Eat the protein first, pair that with some napa cabbage chock full of salt and spices. Leave the lotus root til the very end, but you can dabble with cauliflower as it softens through out the meal. It's a process, but great success can be achieved. The base pots are about $20, and includes one meat (can chose chitlin or frog legs for the more adventuresome), with additional veggies and noodles at about $2 each. $30 worth here at Wok BBQ comfortably feeds 3. Rice is a bit extra. There is no farm-to-table cuisine here, but this pot, it's just so intensely pleasurable, and it has the secondary benefit of acting as colon cleanse the next day.
Also of note: the waiters here are almost robotic. Robotic isn't even the right word as they're not particularly efficient. They're just very low on EQ. Another note, if you don't dig the dry pot concept, ask for some non-spicy chicken stock to be added in at the very beginning so avoid drying out the pot and allow more thorough cooking of the raw vegetables.
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Monterey Park, CA 91755
(626) 307-7176
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got mine yesterday. Ultra cool shirt, many thanks.
This is a discussion on ClubWRX.net T-Shirts NOW AVAILBLE! within the News and Announcements forums, part of the Community - Meet other Enthusiasts category; BlazinWRX, got mine yesterday. Ultra cool shirt, many thanks....
got mine yesterday. Ultra cool shirt, many thanks.
i got a lot of compliments on mine when i wore it the other day. i felt like i was part of this upper echelon of society
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tim how do i get some of those cool business cards? the effects of more cool wrx peeps!
bugeye mafia FOOLS!
guess you didnt make any xxl shirts
finally got mine...well...they are at home....i moved out a month ago and well...my mother decided to not tell me a package showed up for me like two days ago...therefore her and i are now fighting...haha...will have them in my hand sunday when my parental unit comes to visit for my birthday
HAhah sounds good, I was assuming that it might be the case. The night the shirts got here stayed up all night shipping them out because I know how all of you were anticipating it. Glad to hear that all of you got the shirts
Sorry the XXLs are out, but I'll try my best to get the stuff on Cafepress, and you guys will be able to get some pretty neat stuff like hats, clocks, bags, and thongs!
i order 2 2 xl shirts on june 6 seems like every one got them but me
I got my 2 shirts yesterday! Representing clubWRX.net over here in Germany
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tim can we still send you the stamped evelope & everything & get the stickers for our shrts? b/c id like to pimp the clubwrx.net sticker. the effects of my clubwrx.net sticker is better than you APC sticker!
bugeye mafia FOOLS!Originally Posted by blarg
The stickers should get here on saturday and I"ll start mailing out the SASEs. I'll be out of town for a while starting next week so if you guys would like to get a sticker, send the SASE's as soon as possible, directions are listed in the "Frames and Free Stickers" page.
Note that theres' a link that says "Merchandise" which links to our cafepress store, where you can shop for all kinds of ClubWRX goodies.
august 25 still no shirt or shirts this isnt right all most 3 months and nothing
dont feel bad im still waiting too. im sure hes working on it
Hey guys,
I got a couple of shirts back from the mail last week. My goal is to have everything sorted out by today and I'll send those of you who didn't get a shirt a status update. SOrry about that. Also, the stickers are coming in tomorrow so they'll go out by wednesday as well.


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When my grandmother asked if I'd interview her for a project that the public radio station was hosting in her hometown of Indianapolis, I knew she meant StoryCorps. Naturally, I said yes. I routinely linger in my car, listening to the StoryCorps excerpts aired weekly on National Public Radio's "Morning Edition"—day-brightening audio clips of ordinary people reminiscing about their lives. While I'd often thought it would be neat to visit a StoryCorps recording booth with my 86-year-old grandmother, it seemed unlikely we'd get to the permanent studio in New York City's Grand Central Terminal. That is, until a StoryCorps MobileBooth rolled into town. The gleaming Airstream trailer, one of two that travel the United States, was a surprisingly comfortable spot for our 40-minute conversation about Grandma's life. We sat at a table with two large microphones in front of us; StoryCorps staffer Yuki Aizawa ran a sound check, and then we began.As with any oral history project, the key is asking the right questions to engage the storyteller. So before our interview, I consulted StoryCorps' online Question Generator. I typed in our names and our relationship to each other, and the site produced a list of questions about growing up, marriage and raising children, working, war experiences and more. I checked off a dozen questions, then edited and rearranged them. I shared them with Grandma in advance, so we were both comfortable with the direction of our chat.We talked about her parents, her upbringing, her marriage, her three children. We talked about how she supported herself after my grandfather died. And we talked about her experiences as a "celebrity": You may know my grandmother as Dave's Mom, who puts her son firmly in his place during segments on "Late Show with David Letterman." She described her trips to the Winter Olympic Games in Norway and Japan as a "Late Show correspondent, and her annual Thanksgiving Day appearances on the program.Grandma couldn't have imagined her life would take the unusual turns it has. And this 40-minute capsule hardly seems to capture her 86 years. But our StoryCorps session was an important way for us to connect and share. When our interview ended, we received a CD recording, a copy of which will be archived at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. What we really walked away with, though, was another fond memory.Interested in learning more? The StoryCorps Web site offers great resources for gathering oral histories, including a do-it-yourself guide. The site's Question Generator is helpful, even if you don't participate. You also can find dates and locations for both MobileBooths.
It's exactly what you think it is: lots of old-timey pictures of men with impressive mustaches. The photos come from the collections of the University of Kentucky Archives.
This site could be a great resource for putting a date range on your forefather's facial hair, but unfortunately, the dates of the photos aren't included in the daily blog posts. They are, however, categorized with humorous descriptions, like "Business Mustache," "Faceshelf," "Perfect Specimens" and "Battle Mustache."
Click here to visit the Mustaches of the Nineteenth Century blog:
The genealogy wiki WeRelate and the University of Southern Florida Africana Heritage Project (USAF) are among those behind the project. Researchers will be able to add images and records to the database, too.
According to the press release, "Every record readers add to the database will not only be preserved, but will be available to anyone for free, now and in years to come."
Look for a beta release early next spring. You can help get things off the ground by volunteering to add or index records and manage data. Contact USAF's Toni Carrier or Dallan Quass of WeRelate.
Members can customize their home pages by picking a layout and adding a photograph and caption, along with information about their research interests. Uploaded photos go into a gallery, which can be public, private or available to family and friends. Users also can make announcements public or private.
Those services are free. For its records, FamilyRelatives offers subscription ($75 per year) and pay-per-view options.
You can use the new app, called We're Related (no relation to WeRelate), to search your Facebook friends for your relatives. If those relatives also use We're Related, it'll suggest who among their Facebook friends might be related to you. We're Related also lets you upload your GEDCOM to your facebook profile. You can get a little more info on the application and instructions for adding We're Related to your Facebook profile on the World Vital Records blog. It's the 153rd most popular application on Facebook out of more than 5,000—not too shabby.
• Your experience as an Ancestry.com subscriber won't change as a direct result of the sale, Sullivan states, "Other than the very rapid pace of innovation we've built into our cycle in the past year, and we hope to maintain that, even to accelerate it." That innovation includes the Ancestry Press and DNA Ancestry services, international sites such as the Swedish Ancestry.se, and a Web 2.0 platform for MyFamily.com.
"The firm that's buying our company is buying our vision. They like what we're doing and they want us to keep doing that," Sullivan says.
• Sullivan said RootsWeb—the free, grassroots site TGN (then MyFamily.com) purchased in 2000—"is absolutely not going away. We will never charge for what's on RootsWeb. We're proud to be supporters of RootsWeb." He adds there's only about a 20 percent overlap between RootsWeb users and Ancestry.com users, a number his company would like to increase.
• Spectrum Equity's investment in TGN likely won't change anything at Genealogy.com (anyone remember that site?), which TGN purchased in 2003 and allowed to languish. "We continue to support Genealogy.com, but we did make a decision that in a world of limited resources and limited hours in the day, that the best thing we could do was focus our resources as completely as we could on Ancestry.com."
• TGN is focused on incorporating new technology, such as wireless photo uploads, into its services, and on globalizing genealogy research. "We just sent someone to China to open an office there and build a Web site for people in China," Sullivan says.
• A few other upcoming changes to Ancestry.com include a "pretty major" overhaul of the search interface, improved tree-building experience, and of course, more digitized records.
• Sullivan wouldn't say whether TGN would go public, just that the company's future holds many possibilities and his staff is taking things one step at a time.
Browsing through the list, I'm learning about things I never even knew I was interested in. Among the gems:
• The Penny Postcard Archive has hundreds of scans of pre-1940 postcards, organized by state and county.
• The Lost Formats Preservation Society documents data storage methods gone by the wayside. (You surely know the eight-track, but do you know the four-track?)
• In the Pre-and-Post War American Advertising Galleries you can view more than 7,000 ads from 1911-1955 divided into the categories of beauty and hygiene, radio, television, transportation, and World War II.
• The WPA Calendar Project shows off the gorgeous 1939 calendar created by the Federal Art Project.
• And just for fun, the Condiment Packet Gallery.
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BOZEMAN, Mont. - In Bozeman, folks gathered to watch the mogul ski event and cheer on their very own Montana Olympian, Heather McPhie.
Bridger Ski Foundation hosted the Northern Division Freestyle Moguls this weekend, and young athletes from the region gathered to watch their sport on the international stage.
"I'm excited about this year's Olympics," said Bridger Johnson, a skier who competed in this weekend's event at Bridger Bowl.
About 100 people crammed into a hotel conference room on Saturday night to watch Olympic moguls and cheer on their hometown hero.
"There's a lot of Montana US athletes, and there's Heather McPhie; she's a really good skier," Johnson said.
Earlier in the weekend, these kids competed in the Northern Division Freestyle Moguls at Bridger Bowl, an event and location Team USA's Heather McPhie knows well.
"It's so cool to be so closely connected and be able to cheer her on," explained skier Rian Zetzer, who knows McPhie personally.
Tony Gilpin competed with, and then coached, McPhie.
"She was pretty competitive," he said. "She was a great athlete right from the start."
He said Heather started out just like all the kids who sat in the audience who have fallen in love with the sport of mogul skiing. He explained the Olympics are important and inspiring for these young athletes.
"We want them to see its not only a difficult sport, a serious sport, but something that will take them somewhere and make them somebody someday," he said.
And the kids agree, explaining seeing Heather and other Montana athletes make it all the way to Sochi makes them want to keep working toward their goals.
"It means a lot," Johnson said. "I think it inspires all of us."
"It's exciting," said Zetzer. "I'm pretty proud to be part of Montana."
And Coach Gilpin said this inspiration may be just what these kids need to make it to the top.
"I think we have kids right here today that could be at our next Olympics," he said.


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The Los Angeles Angels have their big three starting pitchers lined up for a weekend series with the Yankees but it's Jerome Williams who is the ace of the moment.
You'll be pardoned for a "Who?" reaction to the 29-year-old whose one-hitter in a 3-1 victory against Seattle on Wednesday moved the Angels 2 1/2 games behind Texas at the top of the American League West.
In fact, some of Williams' former teammates probably aren't even sure this is the guy they used to play with.
The 1999 first-round pick of San Francisco has played in the Giants, Cubs, Twins, Nationals, Twins, Dodgers, Athletics and Angels organizations. He's pitched in Taiwan and was with the appropriately named Lancaster (Pa.) Barnstormers of the independent Atlantic League earlier this year.
When he first got to the majors, Williams was known as "Jeremy." It was still spelled Jerome, but the Giants mistakenly called him Jeremy and the rookie didn't correct anyone.
"I just rolled with it," Williams told Sam Miller of the Orange County Register. "I was a rookie and I didn't want to tell anybody cause I was scared."
The Giants pronounced it "Jeremy" for two years until Williams finally told pitching coach Dave Righetti. Williams says he recalls reliever Felix Rodriguez first using the wrong name. These days, Williams says, Rodriguez calls him Tyrone.
Now, though, he can scream "Jerome" from -- well, whatever high ground he can find in Anaheim. He's 3-0 with a 3.51 earned run average in his first major league action since 2007.
The only hit Williams allowed in eight innings Wednesday was a sixth-inning home run by Seattle rookie Trayvon Robinson, a hit that threatened to beat Williams until the Angels rallied for three runs in the eighth.
"We almost wasted it," Angels outfielder Torii Hunter said of Williams start.
Williams also worked up some courage for Wednesday's start, stepping up much more quickly than in his Giants days.
He broke out a pink glove, one he's been using in the minor leagues to honor his mother, Deborah, who died 10 years ago from breast cancer.
"I wasn't ready to use it yet because I was scared," he said. "I didn't want the attention. I just came up. It's been a long road.
"Now, I'm going to use it every day," he says.
Angels manager Mike Scioscia expects plenty more days for Williams.
"It's a great story," Scioscia said. "If he pitches the way he's been pitching for us, he's going to pitch in the big leagues for a long time. It's legitimate."
And the Angels are a legitimate threat to the Rangers in the AL West. They'll start Jered Weaver, Dan Haren and Ervin Santana in a home series against the Yankees this weekend while the Rangers are at home against Oakland.
Not only is the West getting tighter, but it's also part of what could become the most intriguing race in the AL.
Texas' loss Wednesday at Tampa Bay dropped the Rangers a half-game behind Detroit for the second seed in the AL playoffs. Though the Yankees and Red Sox have the two best records in the league, whichever one ends up as the wild card can't have home advantage in the playoffs.
Thus, either the Central or West winner will be at home and factor into the discussion of who you'd rather play if you're the Yankees or Red Sox.
Is it better to avoid Detroit in the best-of-five first round, where the presence of Justin Verlander would be magnified? Or is playing seven games against Texas' offense just asking for eventually trouble?
Of course, if Williams gives the Angels a Big Four, the equation changes again.
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To Improve Performance, Revise Your Pay StructureGeorge Cloutier
Editor's note: This is the sixth in a series of case studies about business turnarounds. The name and identifying details of the company used as the example have been changed.
Problem: Workers Are Watching the Clock
The profits at an $8 million construction company in Rhode Island—Clamshell Construction—are half the industry standard, at 5% of sales. The owner, a jovial, well-meaning guy named Jack who's been involved in commercial construction for three decades, just can't seem to get his workers to finish the job. In many ways, Jack is a good leader. He works long hours, hustles for sales, and is a stickler for quality control, but getting his employees to follow through on orders is like herding cats. They don't care.
We recently sent one of our turnaround consultants to a Clamshell work site outside Newport Beach to observe. He discovered that start time was 6:30 a.m., but the workers just sat around drinking coffee and eating doughnuts for the first hour. When he asked why, they told him it was because it was still too dark, and therefore unsafe, to start pounding nails, etc. Quitting time was 3:00 p.m., but these guys disappeared at 2:30 to beat traffic. This is happening at all of the projects on Clamshell's roster. Jack's paying welders and carpenters union wages, and the hour and a half these guys shave off each day is adding up to hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost labor costs. Because workers weren't putting in a full day, projects are running overtime, damaging Jack's relationships with his clients and further running up his overhead costs.
And it's all Jack's fault.
Solution: Enforce Pay for Performance
Every small business should implement some form of pay-for-performance plan for all of its employees, whether it entails giving a financial reward to the office manager for finding ways to cut down on administrative costs, or penalizing the head of sales for losing clients or failing to follow through on new business. A guaranteed salary guarantees mediocre performance and ensures your office building will be deserted when the clock strikes 5:00, regardless of project deadlines.
Every employee contributes in some way to the bottom line, some more directly than others, so you have to tailor pay for performance to the nature of the particular job. And that does not just mean incremental bonuses for a job well done. When the company doesn't do well, and the purchasing department is to blame for overordering supplies, for example, those employees need to feel that loss in their own pockets. It's the only way a small business owner can be sure those stupid mistakes won't be repeated again.
In the case of Clamshell Construction, a new pay structure for Jack's project managers will soon improve work ethics around the building sites. We're advising him to tie a percentage of the field superintendents' compensation to the value of the hours paid. So if these guys can get work completed in a timely manner, or even under time, the project managers can earn 10% to 25% more on top of their base wage. They can start by having workers start their day at 7:00 and finish at 3:30—no exceptions. At the end of each week, project managers will face a performance review and be forced to make a full account of man-hours and what was accomplished on each job.
Conventional wisdom says it's impossible to control aggressive and unruly union workers in the construction industry, but we've seen pay for performance work in this context time and time again. We predict Clamshell Construction will increase productivity by more than 12% by getting in an extra hour and a half per worker at no extra cost to the company. Despite the downturn in the construction industry, Jack will be able to double his bottom line at the existing volume of business over the next year.
Failure to pay on the basis of performance is one of the biggest reasons companies lose money. If you don't tie 20% to 100% of an employee's compensation to his performance, you should fire yourself. Extraordinary performers should be paid extraordinarily well, but middle-of-the-road workers had better improve fast or a dwindling paycheck will be the least of their worries. If the deadwood decides to walk, so be it. In our experience, good workers always prefer pay for performance to traditional salaries because it enables them to do their jobs better and gives them the opportunity to make more money. Who in their right mind wouldn't want that?
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There has been the Oddest gun thread, the Oldest gun thread, COUNTLESS caliber and Steel VS Tupperware threads.
My question is how many rounds do you leave the house with on your average day?
I carry a Para p12 and an AMT 45. Both are condition 1. That means 10+1 in the EDC, 10 in the spare mag and then 5+1 in the BUG with an extra mag there for a total of 32. The Para has 230 GR Hydra Shoks and the AMT has 185 HS alternated with FMJ.


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Suspension, Brakes and Tires Discussion, Anyone who knows tires... in Item Specific Cadillac Discussion; I've got 17" by 7" rims on the Eldo, in need of new tires. I could pick up some lightly ...
Anyone who knows tires...
I've got 17" by 7" rims on the Eldo, in need of new tires. I could pick up some lightly used 245/45/17s for cheap (Eagle F1s.) The rims seem a bit narrow for the tires. Now, I know a couple people with wide tires on relatively narrow rims, and I did a bit of math...
A friend of mine has a Taurus SHO with a 6" wide rim with 225/60/16s. It rides and handles fine. So the tire comes out 1.45" on either side of the rim, with 5.315" of sidewall, meaning the sidewall is at a 24.5* angle.
Another guy with a Fox Stang runs 245/50/15s on a 7" wide rim. In this case the sidewalls would be at a 24.25* angle.
If I were to use the 245/45/17s, the sidewalls would be at a 27* angle.
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UVM says more layoffs might not be necessary
04/28/09 6:34AM By John Dillon
(Host) The University of Vermont hopes to avoid a new round of lay-offs and possibly reinstate some part-time faculty.
The school had warned in February that up to 26 people would have to be let go because of the budget deficit. Richard Cate is the university's vice president for finance and administration. He says the situation has improved since then.
(Cate) We're down closer to 19 or 20 at this point, because some of those folks have found other jobs within the university. But the key thing is, the remainder of those folks would not be laid off.
(Host) Budget cuts and lay offs at UVM have triggered protests from students who charged that the school was slashing academic programs.
Cate says the recent decision to avoid future lay-offs was not made in response to student demands. He said administrators never wanted to lay off faculty.
(Cate) We haven't changed course simply because people have had an outcry, but we certainly accept their premise for what they're suggesting. We never wanted to do most of these things anyway.
(Host) Cate says the school will use federal stimulus money to prevent additional staff cuts. The plan is also based on the school getting a $40 million appropriation from the Vermont Legislature.
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Women interested in business had a unique chance to collaborate in Dover Foxcroft.
"To bring people into a rural community to see what's here in a rural community and experience a different atmosphere and a different place to do things gives people a great opportunity," says James Macomber, an event coordinator.
About one hundred women attended the Women of Worth, or WOW, conference.
"We have the full spectrum here," Macomber continues. "From youth all the way up to more experienced. Professionals to people that are out of work, so it's a wide range of individuals here today."
Such a bunch is key for perhaps the most important aspect of the event: networking.
"Networking can help you grow your career and get you started in your career," says Sheree Brown, another coordinator. "All the trainings here are going to grow you a little bit in professional development but it's a little bit of pampering and showing off too."
And for women relatively new to the business world, like Lisa Giulianelli – owner of Oats Any Time, networking is crucial to success.
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Found at Tweeting for Social Good in Davos – Rosabeth Moss Kanter – Harvard Business Review.
Global leaders are all a-twitter about Twitter. While they don't know whether to fear it or embrace it, they are running to catch up with the change triggered by Twitter, Facebook, and other social media.
The power of technological change is one of the few points of agreement to emerge from the meetings of business, non-profit, and government leaders at the World Economic Forum(WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. Questions of how to revive economies, create jobs, regulate banks, deal with pandemics, reverse climate change, or close the gender gap are contentious, and action is often stalled. Meanwhile, technology marches briskly onward.
Read more at Tweeting for Social Good in Davos – Rosabeth Moss Kanter – Harvard Business Review.
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Understanding Electronic Educational Technology
The overall basics of a learning management system may be simply defined as an uncomplicated software application. The purpose of this software application is the following:
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* and the overall delivery of electronic educational technology
This is a system that is known as a LMS. It is a term. It is also known as e-learning. This system incorporates courses and training programs. Learning management system software is used for educational and training purposes for blended/hybrid and online information.
Who Uses Learning Management Software Systems?
These basic learning software systems are used right on the internet for online collaboration. The following use this technology:
* universities
* colleges
* school districts
* schools
* corporate facilities
LMSs are used to expand the lessons that a teacher may be providing in a brick and mortar environment. This system will provide exceptional online training within the corporate environment too. This is a very cost effective and convenient method that will deliver solid online training. It is useful and also used for the purpose to automate record-keeping. This is also beneficial to maintain employee registration.
A Solid and Clear Purpose
The basics of learning management software includes understanding the fact that LMS does have a solid and clear purpose. LMS is an infrastructure. The nature of this system will include delivery and management. This will identify and assess an individual or an organizational training and learning goals. The entire systemic nature and the purpose is to collect and present data. This is for the supervision of an overall learning process. This may be for an organizational as an entire whole. This purpose will include a web-based system that will support and enhance the overall teaching of a classroom. It has the purpose of offering courses to a bigger and broader population. LMS is a vital dimension of learning management. The purpose of this software and technology is to offer and provide a multi-user environment. The purpose will include keeping tract of the overall progress.
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The basics of learning management system software is e-learning. This will provide an environment for the following:
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This is a technology that ensures the user may reuse, store, create, and deliver digital educational technology. This entire learning management system allow for courses to be republished and modified to the audiences. LMS does provide the necessary and needed tools for reusing and authoring content. This is back to basics in learning management system software.


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DOVIA Volunteer Management Conference
Directors of Volunteers in Austin (DOVIA)
Friday, August 8, 2014 from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM (PDT)
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Event Details
DOVIA will be hosting the conference in the beautiful and historic Texas State Capitol building. The conference is back and better then ever. This year will play host to a variety of topics including professional resume development, online volunteer managment tools, time management, volunteer management basics and beyond.
Conference Schedule:
9-9:30AM Breakfast and networking.
9:30AM - The Art & Science of Volunteer Engagement with Fusebox Managing Director Brad Carlin
In 2014 Fusebox launched an initiative to make their entire 12-day festival free, and in doing so had to toss a lot of their previous volunteer strategies out the window. In this session, Fusebox Managing Director Brad Carlin will present how they refocused their
volunteer program and what they learned along the way.
10:45-11:45AM - Session 1
Top 10 Tips for new Professionals with Lou Serna: Voluntology, Chief Engagement Officer & Co-Founder
The role of a volunteer engagement professional can sometimes be convoluted and overwhelming. Our positions require us to wear many hats and provide a variety of skill sets to multiple audiences. Sometimes it' is hard to know where to start or what should be done. During our time together we will have open conversations about our field and our roles. Come learn about lessons learned and best practices for successful volunteer engagement strategy. This session guarantees to have new and seasoned professionals critically examine the way they approach their work with volunteers.
Self Development with Angela Loëb
Angela is known internationally for her work in the area of professional and personal development. She's authored three books and hundreds of articles about life purpose, mind mastery, goal achieving, spirituality and career. She offers programs through her firm and is an instructor at the Professional Development Center at the University of Texas. Leveraging her 20+ years spent in the career development field, she offers career advising services as well. Angela also enjoys volunteering for several organizations, including RAD Systems as a certified women's self-defense instructor.
12:45-1:45- Session 2
Breakout A) Change Yourself. Change Others. Empowerment Practices with Elizabeth Frisch (Double session – will go into Session 3)
Author Elizabeth Frisch, has more than 20 years of experience leading, teaching, designing, organizational development programs for businesses and nonprofits nationally. Her book, titled Mission to Millions$ – Taking Big Ideas and Making Them Happen is publishing in October 2014. This double session is all about developing you so you can empower others to make big changes and support your non-profits vision and mission. Session 1 will focus on change. It's so easy to judge others. Why can't they change this? Why don't they see that? We spend a lot of life energy working to change others, whether they're our spouse, our kids, our friends, our bosses, or our co-workers. Yet, we ourselves can't even change our own behaviors, so how can we expect others to change so easily? In this session you will get on the path to self-mastery of changing your own behaviors so you can lead others to shift theirs.
Effective Social Media Strategies for Nonprofits with Blake Welsch
Supercharge Your Social Media focuses on the best practices and uses of social media for nonprofits, with an emphasis on Facebook outreach and marketing. Attendees will learn best practices for community outreach, engagement, increased visibility and volunteer recruitment through the use of social media platforms.
2:00-3:00PM Session 3
Breakout A) Lead Yourself. Lead Others. Empowerment Practices with Elizabeth Frisch (Part 2)
Most great leaders are made, not born! So what does it take to lead yourself to success and also lead others especially in a volunteer environment? We promise you will never look at leadership the same way again! Adapted from the Defying Gravity Leadership Academy and soon to be a book (publishing in 2015), come to this session if you are interested in producing extraordinary results from ordinary practices we take for granted. You will come out of this session with a whole different view of leadership within yourself, at home, at work, and in your community.
Kick Time Management to the Curb – Attention Management is the Skill You Need with Maura Thomas
The rapid advance in technology over the last 50 years is literally shaping the evolution of our brains. The old ideas of multitasking and time management in the "Information Age" are being replaced by new ideas of focus, control, and the Attention Age. The secret of productivity, of getting things done, of living the life we want now comes down to the ability to manage our attention. In this presentation, Maura will debunk the myths about "time management" and "information overload," empowering attendees with secrets and strategies to:
•More easily manage all the details of life and work
•Master technology that supports productivity -- or sabotages it,
•Find joy and exhilaration in daily activities, not just exhaustion,
•Lower stress, and improve clarity and peace of mind.
Happy Hour and networking to follow. Location TBA.
When & Where
Texas Capitol
1100 Congress Ave
Friday, August 8, 2014 from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM (PDT)
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Help with Lowering
I am new here and a novice hotrodder. I have a '63 Thunderbird that I would like to lower a few inches but an unsure about the best/proper way to do so.
I have read things about cutting coils, getting dropped spindles and installing air bags, but I'm really unsure of which is the best way to go. I have never done this so, skill is definitely a factor. I have no problem learning how to do things and I'm pretty handy w/ tools.
Anyway, if anyone could possibly tell me how they've lowered their cars or point me to some tech articles that I could read, I'd greatly appreciate it.
First you have to decide what your goal is.
Do you just want it low, or to go up and down at will?
Are you willing to change the front and rear suspensions?
Do you have an unlimited budget?
How low do you want it? It is probably 2 " lower than new already.
Lowering stock suspension is limited by 2 things. Drive and ride.
The lower control arm pivot and the lower ball joint pivot should be horizontally level. If you go lower than that on a stock suspension, it will not drive well.
Achieving this lowering is best done with new lowering springs, rather than cutting coil springs, which will help prevent bottoming out on bumps.
Dropped spindles are a better idea. Check with FatMan's about availability.
Rear leaf springs are best done with reverse eyes and minimal use of lowering blocks.
At the top of this thread page, click on knowledge base, then type in suspension lowering and click search.
Thanks Xntrik.
I really just want the car dropped a little in the front. Being able to lower it up and down at will does not really concern me, as long as it rides good after I lower it and don't have any real problems w/ it bottoming out.
From what you mentioned, it seems like dropped spindles would work the best for me. I am definitely concerned about keeping the correct geomety and a good ride. I just wanna clost the gap between the fender well and the top of the tire.
The way the rear sits as of now is fine w/ me. I had the leaf springs reconditioned a while back. It rides and sits good as it is.
My budget isn't huge. I'm hoping I could do it for possibly under $500.
Thanks again for the help. If you or anyone else have anything to add I'd appreciate it.
You can reasonably lower the car by cutting the front coils 1/2 or 1 full coil off the bottom end.
The center of the lower control arm pivot (bolt) to the center of the ball joint pivot should be level. If the car is no lower than that, it should drive ok and not be too bad bottoming out with cut springs.
Park it on level concrete and have a couple of fat buddies sit on the core support to lower the front. Look at the tires and the control arm. Is that good enough height? You decide.
I'd try that first. You are going to end up buying new front springs anyway, so might as well try to cut them. :thumbup:
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SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (AP) — The Las Cruces Sun-News is reporting that two officials of a troubled New Mexico border town have been arrested in an ongoing investigation into Sunland Park city government.
The paper says (http://bit.ly/yEuDo1 ) Mayor pro tem Daniel Salinas and [auth] City Manager Jaime Aguilera were both arrested Saturday evening and face identical charges of conspiracy to commit extortion, tampering with evidence and conspiracy. Both were jailed on $50,000 cash bonds.
District Attorney Amy Orlando tells the paper that the investigation is continuing.
The arrests followed law enforcement searches Friday at the home of Salinas, a mayoral candidate, and at his office at Sunland Park City Hall. They also follow news that a special state audit of the city's finances is under way.
One of Salinas' opponents, Gerardo Hernandez, alleged last week that someone was attempting to blackmail him in an effort to get him to drop out of the race. A video of Hernandez with a topless dancer surfaced last week. Salinas has denied any involvement.
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Here's a list of parts that are still up for grabs. Pricing is based on research done on several different web-sites, including Ebay, NASIOC, and, AWDPirates. If you see something you want, but the price seems out of whack, simply pm me with your offer. More than likely, if it's reasonable, I'll take it. If I can avoid Ebay, it's worth it. If it helps somebody local, it's worth it. Don't just flame me for it...some homework was done on this. Unless otherwise noted, all prices are OBO. Pictures can be seen here: http://www.smokingchimp.com/brule/sale/index.html
OEM Sti Splitter, black metal scoop splitter and rubber duct bello. Used $65.00.
OEM Sti Up-Pipe, Up-pipe from engine to turbo, used $75.00.
OEM Sti Radiator, stock Sti radiator used, $150.00.
APS Cold Air Intake and air filter, APS red cold air intake, main tube and filter only. Missing several parts and brackets, (test-fit, car never run while installed, misc parts stolen from kit for custom intake) $100.00.
OEM Rear Swaybar, endlinks, and swaybar mounts, used $60.00.
OEM Front Swaybar, endlinks, and mounts, used $60.00.
OEM Sti Injectors and fuel rails, four stock fuel injectors and fuel lines (NOT JDM STi Pink injectors), used $150.00. SALE PENDING
OEM stock down-pipe and mid-pipe with catalytic converters, OEM stock turbo back exhaust, used, $275.00 (complete, could split up).
OEM front exhaust pipe, exhaust from front of engine and heat shields, used $50.00.
OEM Wastegate control solenoid valve, wastegate control solenoid valve, bracket, and associated hoses, used, $80.00.
OEM intake duct, intake duct, used, $5.00.
OEM shift lever, shifting lever, used, $5.00.
OEM resonator chamber, used, $1.00.
Helix Bell down pipe, new in box, $225.00 (firm, only reason selling: not compatible with other parts installed). SALE PENDING
GT Spec Headers and up-pipe. Must be used with GT-Spec parts only! New, $500.00 (firm, only reason selling: not compatible with other parts installed).
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Organisations are feeling the pressure to remain competitive and are turning to new technologies to give themselves an extra edge. There has been a lot of discussion around artificial intelligence (AI) and intelligent automation, but how can companies incorporate them into their existing businesses in order to stay ahead of the pack? We have some pointers.
In a survey of more than 3100 IT and business executives by IT services firm Accenture, 85 per cent of respondents anticipate that the pace of technology change will increase at a rapid rate in the next three years. Many organisations find themselves overwhelmed at the pace of change and are unsure on how to make use of new technology advances to stay ahead of the game.
The technology juggernauts such as Google, Microsoft and Apple are all making investments in AI with things like digital personal assistants. Google and Microsoft have both recently open sourced their internal AI research tools in a bid to fuel progress in this field of computer science.
While there are moral and ethical debates going on about how AI would impact the global workforce and humanity as a whole in the future, the reality is AI technology is incredibly useful on a personal and professional level. Putting aside personal digital assistants like Cortana, Google Now and Siri, enterprises can use AI and automation technology to increase business agility, reduce complexity of systems and operations and continually experiment with new products and services.
Organisations are certainly recognising the potential of AI and smart automation. In the Accenture survey, 70 per cent of executives said they are making significant investments in AI-related technology compared with two years ago. More than half said they plan to use machine learning and embedded AI solutions extensively.
Microsoft itself is already using machine learning to save itself millions of dollars by using the technology for fraud detection and financial forecasting.
For enterprises looking to make a start in using AI and automation technologies, they will have to redefine both their businesses and the way they manage their IT. They will have to do things differently and incorporate AI as a new and important layer in their IT architecture.
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