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Amarone, "Il Fornetto"
Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, "il Fornetto"
Amarone della Valpolicella is the unquestioned king of the wines of Verona. It is made with the ancient production method used to make Recioto. Indigenous grapes of Valpolicella: Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella and Molinara are dried on trays in ventilated lofts until February or March. This process is called appassimento or rasinate (to dry and shrivel) in Italian. This concentrates the remaining sugars and flavors. From the beginning of the 20th century this wine has been called "Amarone" from the adjective "amaro" meaning "bitter" to distinguish it from the sweet version of the Recioto.
"Amarone il Fornetto" comes from a grape selection of a terraced vineyard, which is particularly well exposed; the soil is well drained. The environment represents the perfect micro-climate for viticulture. This wine expresses the synthesis between the potentialities of this territory and a deep love for our job, which is strictly bound to unpredictable nature occurrences. Extraordinary vintages make us forget the difficulties and efforts we have to deal with in order to uncork at last this bottle. This wine has been produced only in extraordinary vintages so far: '93 , '95, '97,'00 and'01 whereas '03 is being refined in barriques.
Appellation: Amarone della Valpolicella DOC
Type: Red dry
Grape Varietals: Corvina Veronese (75%), Corvinone (25%)
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|Vineyard Notes:
Vineyard: Situated in the heart of classic Valpolicella in the hilly region of Negrar, from 200 to 230 m. a.s.l. South-east exposure.
Soil: varied on alluvium. Well-drained terracing
Viticulture: Double pergola; average age of productive vines: 30 years. Plant density: 2500 vines pro hectare. Buds to fruiting cane: 14. Grass fields. Yield: 40hl/ha.
Harvest: Manual harvest during the second ten days of September. Drying in the loft for 140 days.
|Winemaking Notes:
Vinification: End of February crushing of the grapes without de-stemming ; fermentation temperature 12°-23°. Maceration time: 30 days (of which 15 of cold maceration). Hand pressing: twice a day, Transfer into barrels: end May. Complete malolactic fermentation.
Stabilization: Natural only with decanting, without filtering.
Aging: Refined in new French oak barriques, Allier and Never, for 36 months. Refined in bottles for 12 months.
|Tasting Notes:
Color: dense and deep garnet red
Bouquet: ethereal, rich and concentrated bouquet with vanilla scent that reminds of dried fruit
Flavor: Powerful and almost explosive flavor with scent of dried grapes, strong though soft


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WWE Extreme Rules Coverage: Six-Man Tag Team Match
Six-Man Tag Team Match: Evolution (Batista, Randy Orton, and Triple H ) vs. The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins)
An all-out brawl starts the match and Rollins clotheslines Triple H to the outside, and Ambrose and Reigns sends Orton and Batista to the outside as well. Rollins and Triple H are in the ring alone now, and the referee calls for the bell. Rollins delivers a few right hands to Triple H and then takes him down with a heel kick. Rollins clotheslines Triple H to the outside and then dives to the outside and takes Triple H down. Back in the ring, Triple H takes Rollins down with a clothesline and tags in Batista, who is met with nothing but boos from the WWE Universe. In the corner, Orton stomps on Rollins as Batista tags him in. Orton stomps away on Rollins down on the mat and then catapults him into the bottom rope. Orton delivers a right hand to Rollins and then tags in Triple H. Orton and Triple H double-team Rollins for a few moments before Orton leaves the ring. Triple H slams Rollins' head into his knee and goes for the cover, but Rollins kicks out at two. Triple H tags in Batista again, who takes Rollins to the outside and kicks him in the head. Batista tosses Rollins back into the ring and goes for the cover, but Rollins kicks out at two. Batista tags in Orton, who chokes Rollins down on the mat and stomps away on him again. Orton drapes Rollins over the top rope and then slams him down to the mat. Orton goes for the cover, but Rollins kicks out at two. Orton applies a headlock down on the mat. Rollins fights his way out of it and reaches for the tag, but Batista and Triple H knock Ambrose and Reigns off the apron. Rollins catches Orton with an enzuiguri and tags in Ambrose. Ambrose dropkicks Orton into the corner and then takes him down with a cross-body. Ambrose stomps away on Orton in the corner and then knocks Batista off the apron. Ambrose drops Orton with a clothesline and then applies the Figure-Four leg-lock. Triple H and Batista break it up, but then Reigns goes after Batista on the outside. Reigns slams Batista into the barriacde and goes to Spear Triple H, but Triple H moves and Reigns goes shoulder-first into the steel steps. Batista and Ambrose are the legal men now, and Evolution begins a three-on-one beat down on Ambrose as the WWE Universe begins chanting "Boo-tista." Batista clotheslines Ambrose and goes for the cover, but Ambrose kicks out at two. Batista gets Ambrose in a side-headlock and tags in Orton. Orton drops Ambrose to the mat and goes for the cover, but Ambrose kicks out at two. Orton applies a headlock down on the mat. Orton tags in Triple H, who drops Ambrose with a right hand. Triple H continues the attack on Ambrose in the corner and then charges, but Ambrose gets his boot up. Ambrose comes out of the corner, but Triple H counters with a spine-buster. Triple H goes for the cover, but Ambrose kicks out at two. Batista drops Ambrose with a back elbow and goes for the cover, but Ambrose kicks out at two again. Batista gets Ambrose in a headlock down on the mat while the WWE Universe chants "You Can't Wrestle!" at Batista. Ambrose gets back to his feet and counters with a jaw-breaker. Batista drops Ambrose with a big boot and tags in Triple H. Ambrose drops Triple H to the mat and crawls to his corner. Ambrose tags in Reigns and Triple H tags Batista. Reigns drops Batista with a clothesline and a flying forearm. Reigns drops Triple H as well and then clotheslines Batista in the corner. Reigns clotheslines Orton over the top rope. Reigns kicks Batista in the head and then drops Triple H as well. Reigns slams Orton into the barricade and gets back into the ring, but Batista catches him. Batista goes for the Batista Bomb, but ROllins knees Batista in the head. Reigns connects with the Superman Punch on Batista and then The Shield delivers the Triple Powerbomb on Batista. Reigns goes for the cover, but Triple H and Orton pull him out of the ring. Rollins launches himself towards Orton and Triple H, but they move and Rollins hits the wall. Triple H hits Reigns with a Pedigree in the ring and pulls Batista onto Reigns, as Ambrose attacks Triple H. Batista goes for the cover, but Reigns kicks out at two as the crowd chants "This is Awesome!" Orton drops Reigns with an RKO and Batista goes for the cover, but Rollins breaks up the pin attempt. Rollins and Orton fight on the outside, as do Ambrose and Triple H. Rollins slams Orton into the barricade, but Orton fights back and tosses Rollins into the crowd. Orton and Triple H double-team Rollins now, but Ambrose launches himself from the announcer's table and takes out Orton and Triple H. Rollins and Triple H fight into the crowd and Triple H slams Rollins into a steel guardrail, and Orton and Ambrose follow them. All four men fight up the steps. Rollins slams Triple H down on a steel walkway and then Orton shoves Ambrose down a flight of stairs. Triple H and Orton walk down the steps and then slam him into the concrete wall. Rollins comes from the section above with a cross-body and takes down Orton and Triple H. Back in the ring, Batista delivers a spine-buster to Reigns. Batista goes for the Batista Bomb, but Reigns counters with the Superman Punch. Reigns sets up for the Spear, and he connects with it and gets the pin fall.
Winners: The Shield.
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That's the essence of inhumanity. - George Bernard Shaw
Each to his own abilities and by what means we have been given. Always do what is right. Is it right to deny charitable aid to those in need if you are able to provide for their needs in a meaningful way? Once again the answer is yes. This would become the foundation for an organization, a charitable organization founded on the most basic of human people tenets, "Love thy neighbor".
Solidary Foundation recognizes the needs of others, both great and small. Financial, material, and more importantly emotional and spiritual needs. Solidary Foundation involves itself in meeting those needs in the feeding and shelter of the hungry and homeless and the financial needs of the sick and injured, those men defending our country abroad and those who have sacrificed in past service to others. The fight against abuses of many kinds. Against our children, the dependent, elderly and infirm.
It is the recognition of any individual's ability to ease the burden of his fellow man and the determination to do so that fuels the Solidary Foundation network many efforts in communities both near and far.
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Uniting, focusing and mobilizing the strengths of individuals who care is what Solidary Foundation does best. This is accomplished through the use of many forms of financial gifts. Both private and corporate charitable donations, charitable gifts from governmental agencies, product philanthropy and partnerships with fellow charitable organizations.
The basic charitable services developed by the Solidary Foundation have continued to evolve and continue as an outward visible expression of our charity's strong principles.
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The European Convention for the Trusteeship of the Human rights and the Fundamental Liberties: 4 of November of 1995 - 3 of September of 1953/Law 4 of August of 1955 in the G.U. 24,09,1955 n. 221;
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It is committed to develop all the activities necessary and to use all the means that consider opportune, without exclusions, for the practical performance of the conventions that are taken care of the protection of the Rights of the Person.
In addition, The Solidary Foundation is committed to make any activity that is necessary and to use all routes that considers useful, without exception, while it is allowed by the laws of the United States of America and the State of Florida.
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Sony's Big Announcement: Open Content, Strong eReader Lineup For Holiday Season
Posted by Sarah Rotman Epps on August 25, 2009
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At a press conference this morning at the New York Public Library, Sony announced:
- The much-anticipated debut of its wireless Reader, the Daily. At long last, Sony announced what the market has been waiting for--a wireless Reader device, which will run on AT&T's 3G cellular network. (AT&T will also power the network for the Plastic Logic eReader when it comes out next year.) Like its brethren, the Sony Pocket and Touch Readers, the Daily has Sony's hallmark high-quality design, and frankly, makes the Kindle look like an oversized calculator. Its touch-operated 7" screen has a vertical orientation evocative of a newspaper column. Sony didn't announce its content partners, but many of our newspaper and magazine clients have told us they are in conversations with Sony and we expect additional announcements later this year. The device will ship in time for the holidays and will sell for $399.
- Our take: The new screen size is an elegant solution to the problem of how to optimize for newspaper and magazine content without building an oversized, ungainly device. (The Daily is slightly smaller than the Kindle 2, and with its built-in cover weighs the same as the Kindle 2.) Unlike the Kindle, the Daily is a touchscreen. Even with the higher price, this is an attractive product for consumers who value Sony's design and touchscreen along with wireless access.
- Better integration of free public library eBooks into its store. Sony has partnered with Overdrive to integrate public library access into the Sony eBookstore. From the "Library Finder" feature in Sony's store, users type in their zip code and are directed to the eBook borrowing page of their local library, where they can check out an eBook (in PDF or ePub format) for 21 days. Eventually, Sony's Reader devices will also include this integrated library search and borrowing function, but for now library books will need to be sideloaded into the device.
- Our take: This is not just good PR and a public service, but also a smart business decision for Sony. Sony is telling consumers, "you don't need to buy our content--or buy any content--to get value from our devices." Enabling consumers to access free eBooks via the public library network and Google's public domain collection (which now tops 1 million volumes)--and letting consumers buy ePub books from other sources and read them on Sony's devices--greatly expands the value proposition of its devices. And by going open, Sony helps compensate for its biggest weakness: its lackluster eBookstore, which pales in comparison with Amazon.com.
Overall, these and previous moves put Sony in a strong position to compete against Amazon this holiday season. Sony's well-designed product lineup--which offers value-seeking consumers the Pocket Reader at $199, those willing to trade up for more features the Touch at $299, and wireless junkies the Daily at $399--will measure up well against the ugly duckling Kindle 2 and Kindle DX. It helps that Sony's products will have distribution in more than 8,600 stores, including Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Costco, Target, and others; the Kindle is available in just the 1,200 Targets (in addition to Amazon.com, of course).
With the right products and the right distribution, now it's up to Sony's marketing team to persuade consumers that a Reader is the perfect holiday gift, superior to the popular Amazon Kindle. With a campaign that includes TV, online, print, and in-store efforts from September to January, Sony is putting serious resources behind this product push.
Stay tuned for Forrester's updated holiday outlook for the eReader market--it will be an exciting holiday season, that's for sure.
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Impact can be a very individual thing:
LaToya Currie, an elementary school substitute teacher, rented her Petersburg home for four years with her 18-year-old son Justus until it was abandoned by the landlord and condemned by the city.
From the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Feb. 10, 2014: "LaToya Currie of Petersburg had been homeless for two months when she ran out of time at a shelter. She wandered back to the house she called home for four years. This time, though, there was a small sign on the door urging her to stay away. … The house had been condemned …."
Ms. Currie and her son attempted to live in her condemned former residence, despite the fact that it had no running water and a caved-in roof, because, as she said, she "had no family in the area and didn't want to be a burden to her friends." Having lost a full-time job and holding part-time and seasonal jobs, she needed help getting into a new place.
Flagler Housing Resource Center obtained housing for her and her son close to their former home, paying the deposit and first month's rent.
Impact also accrues over time. In our first 180 years, the Villa has served more than 50,000 children and families. We have done this by operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for that entire 180 years and counting.
In 2014, the Villa has made a difference in the lives of adults and children throughout the Richmond region in the following ways:
Flagler Housing and Homeless Services found permanent housing for 465 children and 327 adults through rapid rehousing.
Our Crisis Stabilization Unit, a short-term residential program for children ages 5-18 in mental health crisis, served 155 children. Of these, 89% were diverted from hospitalization.
Our Intensive In-Home Services for children enabled
90% of service recipients to avoid hospitalization and stay in their homes.
The New Day Fund - our Annual Fund - and designated gifts help:
At-risk children overcome behavioral and mental health issues to reach their full potential.
Students with autism and developmental disabilities learn to lead independent lives.
Young people and homeless heads-of-households learn skills for self-sufficiency.
Homeless families obtain and maintain stable housing.
…and much more!
We offer volunteer opportunities for individuals and groups – from a few to 100+. We especially need:
Mentors to match with elementary- to high school-age students.
Groups of Scouts, office teams, etc. to prepare welcome-home kits for families transitioning out of homelessness into permanent homes.
Groups to undertake projects in our Learning & Therapy Garden and elsewhere on campus.
Items given to our Donation Center go straight to children and families in need at no cost to them. We welcome:
Clean and usable clothing, housewares, furniture, linens, toiletries, school and office supplies, toys and games.
Gas cards, GRTC cards, and monetary or in-kind donations for car maintenance to help clients get to jobs and appointments.
Used trucks and/or vans to help with the daily maintenance of our 82-acre campus.
The founding principles of the Villa center on building communities by valuing the child and the family. Throughout its history, the Villa has provided an environment that respects the inherent dignity and strength of the children and families it serves, honors their differences, and celebrates their ability to grow.
In 2014, St. Joseph's Villa benefited more than 2,800 children and families through nineteen programs designed to meet their individual needs. The Villa does more than provide education and care to children with development disabilities, mental illness and trauma, unique learning needs, and families fighting homelessness – we rewrite stories and change lives. Your involvement helps ensure that we will be able to serve some of the most vulnerable members of the community we all share.
As the world continues to change, so will St. Joseph's Villa. We constantly adapt our programs to incorporate the latest best practices and meet the prevalent needs of our community. One thing that will never change, however, is our dedication to helping children and families reach their potential and live more fulfilling lives. – Kathleen Barrett
When three Daughters of Charity found the courage to embark on a steamboat for Richmond in 1834, countless lives would be changed forever. This religious group of women was called upon to care for the city's orphaned and impoverished children. True to their mission, they established St. Joseph's Villa to give these children hope for a brighter future. One hundred and eighty years later, the Villa continues to transform the lives of those in the greatest need.
In honor of the turnarounds we see in our children and families each day – turnarounds that you help make possible–this year we are excited to celebrate with you 180 Years of 180-Degree Turns. We look forward to the next 180 years of creating brighter futures in our community. – Jill Kennedy
The Villa participates in hundreds of partnerships. Some are Villa-wide - for example, we collaborate with FeedMore to provide meals for participants in many programs across campus. Other partnerships are program-specific. Our Flagler Services for homeless families participates in Richmond- and Petersburg-area collaborations and has specific partners in providing services, e.g., with Virginia Supportive Housing for homeless veterans and families. A partnership with Greater Richmond Fit4Kids resulted in a 2-year grant from the Va. Foundation for Healthy Youth to create an accessible Learning & Therapy Garden with hands-on learning for young people at the Villa. Through the Va. Mentoring Partnership, a VISTA member is coordinating our Villa Pals mentoring program. Other partners include Communities in Schools, Goodwill Industries, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, the University of Richmond, and public school divisions, Community Service Boards, social service agencies, and other nonprofits throughout metro Richmond, the region, and the state.
Education is at the heart of everything we do. We tailor our approach to each student's learning style. Our instructional staffers are licensed by the Virginia Department of Education and are passionate about helping our students learn, grow, and thrive.
Local school systems place students into these programs, which help address academic and behavioral challenges.
Our Career and Transition Services program helps students acquire the skills they need for employment. ur counselors conduct assessment and planning, then provide classroom instruction and hands-on experience in work centers on the Villa campus.
Dooley Elementary School uses the Qualitative Reading Inventory as a measure of ongoing progress in students' reading ability. Based on results, students are placed in small groups and comprehension of texts is taught through teacher-led discussion followed by work with individual students. This approach is research-based and in accordance with the Va. Dept. of Education's Read First Virginia initiative. During the 2010-11 school year, students' overall average increase in reading fluencies as measured by words per minute was 75%, a 12% increase over the previous year.
The goal of our educational programs for at-risk youth is to help them become full participants in their family lives, schools, workplaces, and communities.
The Villa offers mental health services in a variety of settings: in the home, on-site after school, and short-term residential.
In our therapeutic day treatment program, we assess children with behavioral disorders who also have a diagnosed mental illness. We offer therapeutic services after school and in the summer, including individual therapy, group therapy, psycho-educational therapy, and family counseling.
Developmental Disabilities Services strongly emphasizes communication and social skills training. In FY 2011, about 50% of clients became more effective in communicating their wants and needs, and 90% experienced success in meeting one or more Individual goals for participation in community activities.
Brook Road Academy, located on the Villa campus, is a non-traditional, college-preparatory middle and high school. We help a diverse group of students who haven't been successful in traditional classrooms.
To maintain an intimate learning environment, we cap total school enrollment for grades 7 through 12 at 50 students. This allows teachers to form strong relationships with students and their families.
In addition to working with our students' unique talents and learning styles to help them find their place in the greater community, our teachers understand that learning is about engagement.
Our students take responsibility for their education and set their own goals for learning. As a result, their GPAs typically increase from previous schools. In recent years, every Brook Road senior has received one or more acceptance for higher education.
Brook Road Academy is fully licensed and accredited.
The school's mission is to help each student to realize his or her fullest potential by providing an environment that values each student as an individual.
Flagler Housing and Homeless Services provides rapid re-housing, homeless prevention services, and support services to homeless families in the Richmond and Petersburg areas. We also provide services specifically for veterans' families.
Rapid re-housing helps homeless families and individuals obtain permanent rental housing as quickly as possible with integrated support services based on need. Such services include: case management; linking families to community resources; employment training; budgeting assistance; and education around tenant responsibilities.
According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, rapid re-housing reduces the length of time people remain in homeless shelters in addition to associated public and personal costs.
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MEXICO CITY – A sect named Defenders of Christ that was broken up in Mexico last month forced women to participate in orgies, discouraged baths and made people eat raw animal organs, the wife of a cult leader said Tuesday.
Mexican immigration authorities raided the sex-driven sect's house in the northern state of Nuevo Laredo on Jan. 25, rounding up 14 foreigners, including its Spanish leader, Ignacio Gonzalez de Arriba, and 10 Mexicans.
Gonzalez de Arriba saw himself as the reincarnation of Christ and used the Internet to recruit adherents, offering classes on "bio-programming," alternative health care, psychic powers and sexuality, according to the Victim Support Network, which helps people who flee sects.
"They broke you down, making you even doubt your own name," Blanca Castro, who was married to a Venezuelan leader of the Defenders of Christ, told a news conference.
"They made me eat raw animal organs. And you know what? When you're starving you'll eat anything," the Mexican woman said, adding that sect leaders told followers that hygiene was a waste of time.
Castro, who married Losanger Jose Arenas Segovia in 2009, said she was raped, forced into group sex sessions, locked up and roughed up. She lived with the sect for 10 months in 2010 until she escaped and made her way to Peru.
Gonzalez de Arriba is being investigated over allegation that minors were forced to participate in sexual acts.
The Argentina-based Victim Support Network said the sect is present in 80 countries, with 4,000 victims in Mexico and 10,000 in the rest of the world.


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(Hartford, Conn. August 13, 2012) – Asha Dhamija, M.D., of Hartford, a specialist in hospital medicine, has joined the Medical Staff of Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center.
Dr. Dhamija received her medical degree from Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, India. She conmpleted her residency in internal and preventive medicine at Griffin Hospital, Derby. As a part of the combined residency program, Dr Dhamija received her Master of Public Health from Yale University - School of Public Health, New Haven.
Dr. Dhamija is a member of the American College of Physicians.
At Saint Francis, Dr. Dhamija is practicing as a member of the Saint Francis Medical Group.
About Saint Francis
Saint Francis Care is an integrated healthcare delivery system established by Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, an anchor institution in north central Connecticut since 1897. Licensed for 617 beds and 65 bassinets, it is a major teaching hospital and the largest Catholic hospital in New England. Other major entities of Saint Francis Care include The Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital, the Connecticut Joint Replacement Institute, the Hoffman Heart and Vascular Institute of Connecticut, the Saint Francis/Mount Sinai Regional Cancer Center, and the Joyce D. and Andrew J. Mandell Center for Comprehensive Multiple Sclerosis Care and Neuroscience Research. Its services are supported by a network of five major Access Centers and eight additional medical office centers sited throughout the region. For more information, visit www.stfranciscare.com.


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Yeah, let's not get too into this. There is a time and place for everything and a 140 mph on a public road with a dig cam in your hand is not it.
I have to addmit it is pretty cool but maybe on a closed course.
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Yeah, let's not get too into this. There is a time and place for everything and a 140 mph on a public road with a dig cam in your hand is not it.
I have to addmit it is pretty cool but maybe on a closed course.
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Thank you for 'allowing' us this time then. :rolleyes:Quote:
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As for the anti-speed members:
Settle down. It sounds that he was only endangering himself and his car. I admit that snapping off pics at that speed is a bit reckless and not at all commendable, but to fly along a deserted road at 140 is a walk in the park for these cars. Even mine remains very composed and stable at that speed.
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IMO 140mph under the right conditions is not a problem. Trying to think of what cars in the household haven't been to 140mph...well, there's the Suburban, and the Saab hasn't been there in seven or eight years...
Doing the happy-snaps business while driving is not a good idea, though.
Strongly advise getting a passenger to do the camera work.
Or do the old fixed video cam trick...Quote:
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Back in '89 had my '87 IROC up to 134 mph on a completely deserted dead end 5 mile long road with no trafic at 2pm in the afternoon.
Started to think what would happen if a deer ran out of the woods or a blown tire. Those pine trees were looking pretty invincible right about then.
Haven't been over 110 mph since.
2 years ago on that very same road a guy in a '99 Z28 burned himself up
when he crashed into those pine trees.
Nothing left of the car and his speed was estimated at 130 when he left the road.
I say no to a passenger taking pics. Just doubles the potential death rate.
To let everyone know I did not take the picture, my friend did. Look at the angle!
I topped the V out at 163mph. I won't try to defend myself because there is absolutely no safe place to do this other than an airport. But I will explain. I rolled the car up to 100mph easily as I'm sure everyone has. Then 120mph and it was pulling very strong. Then 140mph and it was scary smooth. Gave absolutely no sensation of the actual speed. Once there I said, what the hell and rolled it up to 163 and then let off the gas slowly and braked ever so gently. The highway was clear, it was very early in the AM on a Sunday and I will NEVER do it again. Tempting fate once is enough for anyone.
Come on people... tempting fate? 160 MPH in a car built to do precisely that? please... a 160 MPH post on a german forum will not even produce a lifted eyebrow... sure, a forest may not be the best option, but this country has plenty of roads good enough to run faster than that... I still don't get what is the point in spending extra $$ in a lots-of-HP car if you are not going to use that power... More to come in my next post: american autobahn, coming soon...
Back in '98 when we did Euro Delivery on the spousal 540i, it was very nice to cruise along wedged solidly against the 128mph limiter that BMW saw fit to saddle all US-market automatic 5ers with. One stretch we went from Aachen nearly to Bonn with my wife snoozing away in the passenger seat. Of course, we then ground through construction-plus-rush-hour traffic from Bonn to Cologne.Quote:
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While in France, the French autoroutes technically have a 130kph (81mph) speed limit; not knowing the local enforcement techniques I stayed down to 110mph and was the slowest 5-series on the road. There's a definite pecking order to European freeways and it's just not normal for a 540i to be passed by Golfs, Lagunas, Astras, etc.
We did Euro Delivery on the M5 2.5yr later, this time, unfortunately, we far too often ended up wedged in traffic. Got in a fair amount of 100-110mph cruising but only saw 150 once.
There's a lot of factors at work here. Road quality (far too many US roads are crumbling crap), closing rates and predictability of other drivers' behavior (some Germans will whine about how no one knows what they're doing anymore, but the standard of lane discipline is still far better than anything we see over here), etc.
That said, on the right roads under the right conditions 120-130 is a perfectly comfortable cruising speed as long as you're not diddling with cellphones, nav screens, etc (steering-wheel-mounted buttons are very nice) - but from there to 150 is a big leap in terms of how far ahead you have to plan what you're going to do and be able to see what others around you are going to do.
And, remember, somewhere around 165-170mph there's enough centrifugal force that standard-issue rubber valvestems want to pull themselves out of your wheels. Use the smallest/shortest/lightest metal valvestems you can get.
The car is supposed to be able to hit 163 in fifth. If you take the tach and speedometer numbers in the pic as 5600 rpm and 140 mph, that puts you right on 163 at 6500 rpm.
I plan to try for that but on a closed track near by when the weather gets better. I don't know that I would trust our roads and other drivers to attempt it even on an interstate. I question your judgement but not your guts
I have hit 210 kph going from Frankfort to Dortmund in a Volvo - it's amazing how easy it is once you travel about 100 klicks at over 180 kph. BTW - I was doing about 190 when two black turbo Carreras blew by me like I was standin' still
At 163 MPH you are traveling at 239.07 feet per second. Not a speed to make a mistake at. I can think of too many bad things that can happen even on a clear highway.
No.. It's an Auto 95 Legend Coupe.. But it's still a classic.. That was the last year they made that car.. And what a great car it is!!!Quote:
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Is it limited to 163 (since 5th and 6th have the same top speed)? Or is 6th just geared in such a way that you can't get any more out of her?Quote:
Originally Posted by CVP33
BTW 144 in the "regular" CTS (2003 5MT) is unbelievably smooth, and having "TOP SPEED FUEL CUTOFF" popup on the Navi screen is a nice surprise. Wish I had a friend to take a picture of that :)


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Senior, 1B, 6-3, 215, Hopkinton, Mass./St. John's
Quaranto played the starring role as Siena secured its first MAAC Championship bid since 2008 with a series win over Marist. He started the scoring with a two-run home run in the first inning of game one, a 3-2 Siena win, and went 3-for-3 with two RBI in clinching 5-3 victory in game two. Quaranto batted .667 (6-for-9) in the three-game series with five RBI, three runs scored and a 1.111 slugging percentage. He also reached base in 75% of his plate appearances and now boasts a .461 OB% this season.
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Senior, LHP, 6-0, 185, Belmont, Ontario/East Elgin Secondary
In his last home start, Davis went eight innings, allowing one run on five hits, walked zero and struck out four to give Canisius an important game one win in the final regular-season series. He allowed one run for the fourth time in the last six starts. Davis earned his 35th career win in his 55th career start, tying the program record for career starts.
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Zimmer led the Canisius offense in six games last week and hit .538 (7-for-13) with five runs scored, five RBI, two home runs and a triple. He hit a home run in each of the final two games of the season, the first two homers of his career. Zimmer also had three walks and a hit by pitch to post a .647 on-base percentage to go along with a 1.154 slugging percentage.


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Hi all this is Joe after a long time I am a 20 year old guy from Bangalore the following is a true incident that happened to me last month when i travelled from bangalore to delhi by train it was the month of march and my college gave us 20 days preparation holidays before the finals, so I decided to go to Delhi for a week to visit my cousin it was more than a days journey from Bangalore since it was pretty almost summer
I was particular about the a/c coach so I booked a 2 tier a/c ticket the train started at 9 in the night the 2 tier has only 4 ppl in each division by the time I reached there was already a couple in the lower births then entered a lady in a black burkha and took the seat opposite to me.
I casually checked her out to find she had fat at the right places so as the train started the couple were busy within themselves and slowly this lady opposite to me got up, went to the washroom and came back in a sleeveless nighty which revealed her cleavage line that was when I actually saw what a sexbomb she was she was 5'8 in height, had huge tits which were refusing to fit into her nighty and a round and fat ass.
I was getting restless looking at her and being a horny kid i couldn't stop imagining her she saw me and the married man beside me staring at her the guy immediately looked away on that but it took me 2 more seconds to come bak to senses.
So without wasting anytime I introduced myself and inquired about her she said she was married5 years bak and has a daughter who is 5.
Her name was Nazneen so I approximated her age to be close to 30 she was travelling alone as her mom wasn't well after a casual talk, the couple on the lower birth wanted to sleep, hence we had no option but to climb our upper births and closed the side curtains both of us weren't sleepy and continued our conversation but in whispers so as to not disturb the others.
I changed into shorts and sleeveless t-shirt she half covered herself with the blanket and both turned sideways and were talking by looking each other in the eye after random talks, she confirmed she was not at all sleepy and was bored. I just kept staring at her beauty and didnt talk much so she was the one who started off flirting.
She first said, "you are very lucky" I asked why she said, "you are in the perfect age and are free to decide about the future and have fun" to which i replied, "what do you mean by fun?" she said "you know what I mean movies, roaming around, friends, alcohol girls" she said the word girls after a huge pause and with a slight blush on her face. I asked her trying to look as innocent as possible "why do you say fun and girls? This was because I did not want to boldy flirt with her which could lead me in trouble if she was not interested.
She replied "well I mean dating etc. how many girlfriends do you have? I said just 1 but she doesnt let me do anything to which she asked,"What do you want to do to her? Now I knew this was the best chance. I said, well Nazneen, she just lets me kiss her, nothing else her hands were constantly moving around her hair and she replied, "ohh so what else do you want to do to her?" I already had an erection by then and said "are you sure you want to know the details?"
She replied, "I want to know much more than the details this was the green signal and there was no stopping. I hit the punch line "do you want to see what is in my mind? she shamelessly said "sure" I on realizing the lower birth people were sleeping, moved my index finger and put in on her cheeks she just kept smiling and staring at me. I slowly moved my finger to her lips and felt them she had thick lips. I then inserted my finger into her lips and she slowly bit it.
Then she liked it and then sucked it I took the finger and then licked it bak she was still looking at me and slowly got her leg over my crotch area. I removed my shorts a little to get my cock out she was happy to see it was clean shaven and white she held my cock b/w her toes. I then said, "Naazneen, I really want to see you nude and pump you" she replied, "its not possible here as anyone might get up just go to the loo, I will follow you"
I happily got up and saw the time was 2 in the morning and went to the loo.fortunately the cops were on the other end after abt 3-5 mins she knocked the door. I opened and she quickly came in I wasted no time and hungrily sucked her lips. I bit them in my extacy she gave a low cry the heat was increased due to the speed of the super fast express and the smell of the dirty bathroom. I asked her if she had a problem with the bad smell she replied, god!
This smell drives me crazier" she then in 1 stroke took my t's off and pulled down my shorts. I wanted to rip her nighty off but she didn't let me instead guided me to remove it she was looking super sexy in her polka dotted panty and her black tight bra her boobs were 36d and the bra was hardly holding them she took my hands and placed on on her bra and one on her panty. I rubbed her clit like mad. I then stripped her off.
She had a huge bush down there unlike the porn videos made her sit on the western shit hole and I bent down she let out a fart which drove me more mad. I went down and started licking her pussy her pubic hair was so wet that it was dripping down her thighs. I slapped her thighs and pinched them.i then placed 3 fingers in her big cunt her cunt looked as if it could hols 2 cocks at a time. I fingered her so bad that she was starting to scream luckily the sound of the train was way louder.
She then contracted all her pussy muscled over my finger and she came huge. I liked my finger and put it in her mouth too. I then moved to her boobs. I put my face in between them and she held my head there. I relaxed there for 5 minutes it was like a heavenly feeling she sat and shaked her upper body so her boobs were slapping my face she let out a giggle what a super sexy crazy aunt she was. Then I bit her lovely breasts and left red marks all over.
I just took my underwear which was lying down and inserted it in her mouth so as to stop her screams. I then got up she was still sitting on the toilet my dick was so hard and restless that i put her mouth deep in. she was not ready for this and let out coughs. I did not care I made her choke my cock in her throat she made dirty sounds with her mouth. I loved them after a few mins I finally let go of her and she took 2 mins to get back she abused me in Urdu and rubbed her pussy all along.
She then gave me a perfect blow job she gave mini love bites to the tip of my cock it was amazing but hurt a little she said it was my punishment for choking her. I was overjoyed for this punishment just as I was about to come she bit my balls crazy bitch didnt want me to cum yet we then got up the only convineant position (and both our fav) was doggy. I turned her back and we both were facing the mirror so that she cud see me fuk her from the back.
I wasted no time and rammed my cock into her pussy and the speed of the train took care of the rest we were shaking throughout.i pulled her hair hard and started to slap her ass cheeks. I held my cum back she wanted to do it on the toilet so I sat on it she then came and positioned herself over me god! She was huge it was like lifting huge weights in a gym she did not care about my struggles but was happpily jumping up and down on me. I loved it when her boobs were slapping my face her wet bush tickled my balls like crazy and i was loved it all throughout.
She came the second time and the juices and her pussy were too much for me to handle. I just turned her around and let in all my cum on her face it went into her eyes and nose too she kissed me after that coz she wanted me to taste my own cum and I did not hate it surprisingly it was almost an hour and we decided to get back carefully and resume the rest the next day it was a lovely seen to look at the fat bitch dress up we had a good sleep and fucked once more the next day it was an amazing experience in a train with a busty stranger any comments are welcome at


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New e-books of interest to the Communication Arts department. Acquired by Falvey Library during the summer of 2010.
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Michael D. Lepech, Ph.D. 1997 RHS graduate
After graduating summa cum laude from Rockford High School in 1997, Dr. Michael Lepech attended the University of Michigan and earned a B.S.E. in civil and environmental engineering in 2000, an M.S.E. in structural engineering in 2002, and his Ph.D. in civil engineering and material science in 2006. He went on to earn his M.B.A. in 2008 in strategy and finance from University of Michigan's Stephen M. Ross School of Business. He also served as a research fellow and research director at the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment's Center for Sustainable Systems from 2006 through 2008.
Currently, Michael is an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering and fellow at the Center for Sustainable Development and Global Competitiveness at Stanford University. His teaching and research focuses on the creation of new building materials for green infrastructures such as transportation networks, buildings, water infrastructure, and power transmission. He serves on numerous governmental and industry advisory committees in both the U.S. and European Union.
Michael is well-published and recognized for his contribution to the development of "flexible concrete." Apart from his academic contributions, he is a founding partner in the firm Li, Fischer, Lepech & Associates, specializing in the development and use of this unique concrete material. These engineered cementitious composites offer several advantages over conventional concrete materials. Improved durability, damage resistance, flexibility and sustainability provide new opportunities in the design and building of next generation highways, bridges, buildings and other infrastructure systems.
Internationally recognized for his expertise, Michael has served as a founding director of MECC Technologies Inc., an energy infrastructure firm based in Guangzhou, China, and New China Infrastructure Technologies Inc., an infrastructure development and construction firm based in Dalian, China. He also sits on scientific advisory boards for numerous venture capital firms based in northern California.


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Sales of high-priced merchandise are growing at department stores as stronger stock prices and the weaker yen from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's "Abenomics" economic policy mix stimulate spending by affluent people.
Department store sales across the country totaled some ¥3 trillion in the first half of 2013, up 2.3 percent on a same-store basis from a year earlier, according to the Japan Department Stores Association.
Sales in the category of "fine arts, jewelry and precious metals" notched up a gain of 5.2 percent to ¥149.8 billion. In addition, sales of "personal effects," including luxury European brand bags, scored a larger rise of 6.7 percent to ¥391.5 billion. Clothing and food sales, which make up the majority of department store sales, showed only marginal increases.
The strong sales of luxury goods continued into July. Sales of wristwatches and jewelry grew some 20 percent at Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.'s three main department stores in Tokyo and 15.2 percent at J. Front Retailing Co.'s nine Daimaru and Matsuzakaya department stores across the nation. In addition, Takashimaya Co. and Sogo & Seibu Co., a unit of Seven & I Holdings Co., registered sales gains of 17.6 percent and about 15 percent at their respective nationwide chains of 18 and 24 stores.
"Watches, especially well-known Swiss-brand watches priced at ¥500,000 to ¥1 million, have been in strong demand lately," said Yuko Shibuya, a Takashimaya manager for luxury merchandise.
At a fair for Swiss watches of the Franck Muller brand held by Isetan Mitsukoshi at its flagship Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi store in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, in July, sales turned out to be more than 50 percent higher than expected. Watches carrying price tags of 1 million to ¥5 million sold well, according to an official.
The fair attracted many visitors from outside Tokyo, with women accounting for 70 percent of buyers, the official said, noting the widening customer base for luxury watches.
Yoichiro Ide, executive director of the department stores association, attributes the higher sales to expectations of an economic recovery created by Abenomics as well as the effect of successive store refurbishments by major department stores since last year.
Next April's scheduled hike in the consumption tax is expected to affect demand for luxury merchandise, however.
"High-priced goods are not daily necessities, so the tax increase will unavoidably delay purchases," Ide said.
If department stores want to maintain solid sales, they need to make their sales floors for food, general merchandise and other nonluxury goods attractive to consumers, Ide added.


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DJ Premier: "I said, 'I'm gonna strip this album down,' just to show that I could use things other than jazz samples. We both wanted to show that anything I use is going to be a hip-hop beat. We said we were going to make it as raw as possible, and less musical, on purpose, just to show we're good on any track, together."
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Gang Starr 's fourth album, we recommend you check out this Nah Right article in which DJ Premier shares stories about sharing a Brooklyn brownstone with Guru , the late rapper's method of working in the studio, and the time the duo "had a big fist fight." The track-by-track breakdown is essential.
LINK: Read "The Making of Gang Starr's Hard to Earn with DJ Premier" by Daniel Isenberg (@StanIpcus).
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Archive for January, 2011
Sweets for the Sweet! Feb. 12
wedding row wednesday~ Boudior Shoots
Beneath the Gown, wedding row member and our counterpart at The White Dress by the shore provided all of the stunning lingerie in these images. This is THE place to go to get yourself outfitted for your boudoir shoot.
So pretty on Style Me Pretty~Our Ocean House Shoot!
In the words of Candice Coppola, the co-creator of Collaborate and Create and founder of Juliee Events, "We designed this shoot to be rich in color and slightly quirky. There are a lot of textures and patterns and they all work really well together. Sometimes people get scared of mixing patterns and textures and instead, stick to a very generic formula of matching colors and fabrics. In some instances, that look can be wonderful– but with most designs, I really encourage you to embrace texture, color, and patterns. It will make your look three dimensional and more interesting!"
"We set up a beautiful table scape, which has become one of my all time favorites, with mix-matched china (some vintage, some rental), vintage silverware, hanging mirrors, vintage and rental linens, and an AMAZING centerpiece chandelier that hung above the table (with a little help from our team!)."
The fashion inspiration for the shoot was really quirky, preppy. We love the pop of Tiffany Blue incorporated in the accessories and the quirky tuxedo detail on the Amy Kuschel gown. It was an interesting contrast to the very casual seersucker vest and pants and fun patterned tie!
This shoot was debuted on Style Me Pretty last week in a lovely feature. Be sure to check it out for even more fabulous images.
Graduation Dresses
At The White Dress by the shore, we believe that all women in white should feel special! That is why we offer a lovely customizable collection of graduation dresses for those young women who are entering into a new phase of their life! We know that June seems a long way off, but as everything that we do is special order, we are now taking orders for graduation dresses!
Maria Elena Trunk Show!
As you may have read in our previous blog post we recently had the opportunity to style the editorial spread for the latest issue of Connecticut Bride. In reviewing the behind the scenes shots from the shoot, I came across these incredible images of pieces from Maria Elena's last collection of accessories. We are so thrilled that we will have these pieces and many others in our store this Thursday – Saturday for a trunk show (January 27th – 29th). We are offering 10% off your first Maria Elena bauble and 15% off any additional piece of equal or lesser value!
To see more behind the scenes images from this incredible shoot, visit Allison Lassiter and Carla Ten Eyck's blogs.
behind the scenes at our Connecticut Bride shoot!
Bridesmaid Designer: Jenny Yoo
Bridal Designers: Modern Trousseau, Priscilla of Boston and Augusta Jones
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the royal wedding gown predictions
It is officially 101 days until the royal wedding and the big question, is what will Kate Middleton wear? I was recently asked by the editor of The Feast Connecticut to comment on what the future princess Katherine should select for her wedding attire. Here are my thoughts:
"The entire bridal industry is on pins and needles to see what Kate selects to wear ! It is so exciting to anticipate the trends that will be ignited by her selection. Kate's style is simple and understated and her wedding gown needs to reflect that. I think that her gown should be long sleeved with a touch of lace incorporated into it. She has a stunning figure, so a fit to flare silhouette with a long train would be striking on her. A long veil with a blusher would be the perfect accompaniment to her gown, along with the requisite tiara. Ideally Kate will select a simple, yet elegant tiara that she will wear more as a headband than a tiara."


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Harmful levels of traffic smog in "London's most polluted high street" have already smashed annual limits just days into the year.
Calm weather conditions have sent readings of nitrogen dioxide — linked to asthma and lung damage — soaring off the scale in Putney High Street, according to campaigners.
The fumes are so bad that Putney shopkeepers are being advised to keep their doors shut for much of the day to protect customers and staff.
Concentrations of the gas in the street breached the upper safe limit of 200 micrograms per cubic metre in 72 "bad air" hours this year. The legal annual maximum set by the World Health Organisation and enshrined in law by Brussels and Westminster is 18 hours.
The average NO2 reading is 168 micrograms per cubic metre so far in 2013, compared with a legal limit of 40. The high readings are a setback for efforts by Wandsworth council and Transport for London to reduce emissions in Putney.
Dozens of diesel buses that use the many routes along the street have been replaced by cleaner hybrid versions and 85 more are being fitted with catalytic convertors. There are also moves to change the road layout to improve traffic flow.
The street's north-south axis means prevailing westerly winds "clear" smog less quickly and the hill behind the town centre can trap pollution, particularly in calm anticyclonic winter conditions. Residents, who include Chelsea striker Fernando Torres and supermodel
Yasmin Le Bon, are so alarmed that they have summoned Wandsworth's environment and transport chiefs to a public meeting at St Mary's Church near Putney Bridge on January 24.
Jonathan Callaway, deputy chairman of the Putney Society, said: "Clearly more needs to be done than bringing in hybrid buses. We are getting far more cases of childhood asthma and allergies and we should not be damaging the health of the future generation."
Although Putney has the worst record of any monitored high street it is thought that some other areas of London where pollution is not measured, such as Brixton, could be just as bad.
Simon Birkett, founder and director of the Clean Air in London campaign, said: "Levels of nitrogen dioxide are 'off the scale' in Putney and other parts of London. The Mayor must start issuing pollution warnings and banning the oldest diesel vehicles of all sorts."
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We all have a few sewing tricks up our sleeves. They're things we learned from our moms, our sewing instructors or through painful trial and error. Bloggers are always writing tutorials for new bags, placemats or kids' toys, but few people take the time to write about the simple way they turn a tube or make the perfect bow. We think it's high time we document our favorite sewing tricks and we'd love to gather as many of those tips as possible in one place.
Did your Grandma teach you the best way to hand sew a button? Can you insert a shirt sleeve in the wink of an eye? Do you know the perfect way to bind a quilt? Can you hem beautifully? Do you have sewing tools you can't live without? Please, write about it or any other skill you think every sewist should know. Share photos or video and details about how to do it on your blog, Flickr, or our forum. Later in the month, we'll round up your links and organize them for easy reference.
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I just posted my tip on pre-washing fabric: http://livelaughsew.blogspot.com/2010/05/my-favorite-sewing-tip-pre-washing.html
I love the hump jumper for hemming jeans. I use a size 18 jean needle and the hump jumper and never have a problem. I probably hem 2-4 pair a week. See a short tutorial here
New to the sewing world, I'm learning something new almost daily. One of my favorites is a magnetic pin holder. I liked using my grandmother's when I was first learning, so instead of buying myself one I made it with a small candy tin and magnets! I've started considering attaching some velcro to the bottom of the holder and attaching it to the end of my machine so it won't clutter the sewing table. I like the fact that I can just drop the pin and keep on going with my sewing.
Another fun thing that my mom gave me were the pins with glow in the dark pin heads… easy to find at night if you've dropped any!
Here is my tip for preventing frayed edges when prewashing fabric. http://ohbabyredding.blogspot.com/2010/05/my-favorite-sewing-tip-stopping-frayed.html
OK, list of my 5 sewing tips. http://www.simplymodernmom.com/2010/05/fridays-5-at-5-btb-tip-17-general-sewing-tips/
i'm doing a sewing 101 on my site! each one has tons of sewing tips…
tools & supplies: http://www.simplymodernmom.com/2010/05/basic-sewing-tools-and-supplies/
sewing machine parts: http://www.simplymodernmom.com/2010/05/sewing-101-sewing-machine-parts/
and another one tomorrow for threading sewing machine (winding bobbins, preparing top thread).
Here are my 2 tips, can't wait to see all the others together! Hope I'm not too late to toss these in!
Here are two tips that have made my sewing life *that* much easier! Can't wait to see the list, what a great idea this is!
I just added a blog post with tips on hemming cotton and cotton blend knit fabrics. I've actually been meaning to do this for a long time. I hope everyone finds it helpful!
Hi Ladies, I took the humble route to your challenge, check out my Homage to the Humble Safety Pin, on my blog, the link below.
You have such creative challenges, I appreciate your lovely readers and their contributions…Add mine to the pile.:)
Okay, so nothing I have on this post is rocket science, but to the novice sewer it just might make their life a little easier! Just a few of my favorite sewing tips.
Hi, I have posted a tutorial on hand quilting (maybe in a different way). I thought it might be good to share with other quilters!
Here is the link: http://zakkaart.blogspot.com/2010/04/hand-quilting-tutorial-1-maybe.html
Title: My favourite sewing tip: Hand quilting (without backing or hoop)
Here's my tip about finding lost pins and/or needles before you step on them 🙂
I recently posted on some of my tips for using purchased patterns, and recommend using some of the old pattern tools my great grandmother handed down. I hope this might be found helpful:
I have a couple tips listed here:
My favorite newly acquired tool is the Quarter Inch patchwork foot.
I posted!
I am loving my adhesive dot roller for holding my templates in place when making hexies!
I use bed risers so I can sew while standing, that's the best back pain free way to sew!
Scissors….. oh how I love my good and varied scissor collection.. I could not do without them in my sewing room.. SO my best tip is to Know thy scissors and use them well!
Thus I blogged about.
I recently did a post on super-easy, inexpensive pattern weights – they work great!! Please stop by and check it out!
The Cottage Mama
I did a four-part series on this very thing, called Tools of the Trade. Posts here: http://fivegreenacres.wordpress.com/2010/02/16/tools-of-the-trade-add-a-seam-allowance/
I use a pair of tweezers to help me thread my sewing machine. It takes no time at all. And, putting paper or fabric behind the needle helps to see the eye of the needle.
About the only little trick that comes to my mind at this moment is my tweezers "tool" that I use to get lint out in the bobbin area or other tight areas and it's really handy to pull the bottom thread/bobbin thread through the plate when all it wants to show is its very tip (like it's playing peek a boo!). Thanks for this great blog!!! Look forward to reading all the tips and tools!
What a great topic, can't wait to hear about all the neat tips.
Wow..this is going to be great. I don't have anything to offer because my daughter and I are just about to start taking up sewing. Woo hoo, I am sure these tips will help us out a LOT!!
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm super excited about this! 🙂
Since I'm still sort of new at sewing I look forward to all of the helpful hints.
My favorite sewing tool is a chopstick. The wooden type we get for free when we order take out. I can't eat with them, but they sure do help me sew. It helps me push bulky areas through the machine when sewing/quilting, when I'm coming to the end of a seam I use it to guide the fabric, I use it to push out the seam when I turn something and can use with my paper piecing to "iron" those small seams. It seems I always have a chopstick in my hand when I'm sewing. I give them to all of my quilting friends, who in turn, look at me just a little bit funny 😉
My scissors tip is on my blog at http://mummycrafts.blogspot.com/2010/04/scissors-trick.html
great !
I actually just posted about my favourite tool. It costs about 10 cents and I can't live without it!
In March, I posted about a readily-available, inexpensive tool that can help turn a skinny tube right side out. I've adjusted the post title to follow your guidelines, here's the link.
Hope it's okay to link to a previous post.
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Specer Press--Independent Thinking
In this age of mergers and acquisitions,
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As companies like Consolidated Graphics and World Color continue to absorb plants across the country, printing purists may wonder what the future holds for the family-run businesses that form the backbone of our industry. Such purists should consider taking a trip to Spencer Press in picturesque Wells, ME.
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A family business since opening in 1940, Spencer Press is, and intends to remain, privately owned. So proclaims the company's second-generation leaders: brothers John E. Spenlinhauer III and Stephen P. Spenlinhauer.
Chairman and CEO John oversees manufacturing. President Stephen handles sales and marketing. Both want to keep the company—an $85 million operation that specializes in web offset printing—free from an acquisition.
The independent attitude of the Spenlinhauer siblings is as refreshing as the crisp Maine air—and the brothers wouldn't have it any other way. As consolidation drives down the number of independent shops, Spencer savors its privately held status.
Independent Advantages
In the eyes of the Spenlinhauers, independent ownership brings certain competitive advantages. Stephen points out that, unlike larger printing companies with multiple facilities, Spencer does all of its work under one roof, so customers don't have to worry about their jobs being bounced between plants. And when clients have questions, they can rely on the same customer service reps.
"They feel some security in knowing that they are dealing with one company with one location," Stephen says. "There's no reason why we can't be as competitive as the larger guys, but yet have a more friendly atmosphere."
Customers not only appreciate Spencer's friendliness, but also its flexibility. There are no large boards, no big committees calling the shots at Spencer. Decisions get made fast. This makes Spencer very attractive to print buyers who don't want to deal with a massive printing conglomerate grown from consolidation. In fact, Spencer is so in demand, the company has had trouble keeping up with all the work.


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A tabloid colleague once explained that, when faced with a blank page for Sunday's paper, you just wrote the words "Andrew Flintoff" and went from there. In an earlier era it was "Ian Botham". In this one it has undoubtedly been "Kevin Pietersen". Even though KP was effectively sacked last Tuesday he can last a little bit longer at the top of the page but after that will it really be a case of "Joe Root"?
Writers and broadcasters will miss Pietersen as a source of extraordinary stories as well as extraordinary innings. So too will the majority of cricket fans. He has been England's most charismatic cricketer in this decade, unpredictable, unreliable but capable of playing innings beyond the scope of any of his contemporaries. He was a damn good reason to go to the cricket.
But it seems that the closer one gets to the England team the less he will be missed. Apparently no one spoke up for him in the post-Ashes navel gazing. However, team-mates can be notoriously unreliable witnesses. There is a very loose parallel here with Somerset's decision to dispense with Viv Richards all those years ago. Richards was probably far easier to play alongside than Pietersen but back then there were players who said that they were somehow stifled and reduced by Richards's presence in the dressing room. The implication was that they would be transformed as cricketers once Richards had gone. One year on they were just the same.
England's best batsman has been ostracised. Andy Flower was not at the meeting that sealed Pietersen's fate. At one point the suggestion was that there had been a "him or me" situation. We now have a "him and me" scenario. Two of England's most potent assets, Pietersen and Flower, have disappeared over the horizon, probably not hand in hand, and the hope for the new regime – idealism is always more prevalent at the start of a fresh era – is that England will somehow be stronger without them.
There has been talk of the "bravery" of the ECB in this decision but this may be misplaced. There will be short-term public outcry at Pietersen's departure, which has already reduced the honeymoon period of the new men in charge. It is not just Piers Morgan who is outraged. But it might have been a whole lot braver to keep Pietersen on board with all the hassle that he brings with him. England will now be a more comfortable vessel, easier to steer but one with less potential.
Pietersen has always been a match winner, albeit an exasperating one, and a trophy winner. Next month England head off to Bangladesh for the World T20, the only ICC tournament they have ever won (in the Caribbean in 2010 – man of the tournament: Pietersen) and the world's analysts are gratefully thrashing around for footage of Moeen Ali while Pietersen is probably dry-cleaning his television suits.
Pietersen has been reckoned to be "a selfish" batsmen, an accusation that does not bear much scrutiny. "Self-obsessed" perhaps but he would not be the first England cricketer in that category. Most of them are; often that helps. He did look distant and remote in the field at Sydney, patrolling the third man or long-leg boundary, oblivious to all the decision makers around the bat. But that is where Sachin Tendulkar and Geoffrey Boycott spent most of their careers.
When dealing with a sportsman like Pietersen, who has baggage as well as brilliance, those in charge have to undertake the pragmatic and ruthless assessment of the pros and cons. On one side of the scales are the sacrifices required when high-maintenance careers are in the team (it is hard to establish exactly what problems he poses but, though no one is going to tell us anything, they obviously exist). On the other is his ability with a bat in his hand. Are those sacrifices worthwhile? That is the equation.
In 2012 it was blindingly obvious that Pietersen was capable of batting like no other. Just before his omission from the final Test of that summer he played that innings at Headingley against South Africa; just after it he produced that one in Mumbai that transformed England's tour of India and justified Alastair Cook's inclination to bring him back.
Eighteen months ago there was an awful lot of weight on the batting side of the scale. On the evidence of this winter's tour there has since been a significant weight loss. In Australia Pietersen cut a confused figure at the crease, in part due to the excellence of the Australian attack. He was unsure whether to graft like a mortal or to blast as he had done earlier in his career. Perhaps the magic was fading. The equation was becoming trickier to resolve.
Even so, he was England's leading run scorer in the series that makes the decision to cut him off all the more remarkable. Those in charge are surely not so naive as to crave a scapegoat. So the mind boggles at how Pietersen's behaviour in Australia somehow undermined the team, thereby piling the weight on to the negative side of the scales.
The guff in the ECB statement about Pietersen's age and his knees does not help. Australia's Chris Rogers and Brad Haddin are three years older than Pietersen, who is 33; and Ryan Harris's knees are nowhere near as fit for purpose. Nor does it begin to disguise an unprecedented decision. Great players have often been dropped before but never retired by the ruling body. There is an echo of Graham Gooch and Micky Stewart declining to pick David Gower in the early nineties not because they thought he could not play any more but because they did not want to have him around, a parallel which might cheer up Pietersen rather more than Gower. Pietersen has also been exiled because he does not fit in with the latest pursuit of cricketing utopia.
Your correspondent is reminded of guidance received from his predecessor when invited to captain Oxford University many years ago. "Pick your mate. You'll have a much better time". It was sound advice, allowing the possibility of sky-high morale in the team, but it should probably not apply here as there was a rider: "You're going to lose most of your games anyway."
It is supposed to be different with the England, teamwhose leaders have just overseen an extraordinary exit of an extraordinary player – unless the ECB's new director of cricket, whoever he may be, comes up with a radical cunning plan by insisting on a strange proviso before taking the job: that in pursuit of the best team there is the freedom to select the best players. That is, currently, Pietersen.


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Perhaps they should have reminded him how the suicide bombers get 72 virgins and had him strap on some explosives. Then as he walked off on his way to the target they could have lit him up when he was safely away from them. :shock:But then I guess they would really be in trouble. :idunno:
ok the article helps but.. where did he get the original bomb parts? I guess all those answers will come out. My thoughts of the case in the begining just seemed a student was mad at America and wanted to do something and the FBI led him along. I may have been wrong but that was the way the news led me to thinkKeith
Why did he not try and kill himself during the bombing? I thought that was the right way to do it.
according to the interviews he was about as good a Muslim as a bomber.


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Miami to Honor Ben Roethlisberger and Terry Hoeppner at Football Game on Saturday
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OXFORD, Ohio--As part of the Homecoming Weekend festivities, Miami University will pay tribute to one of its all-time greats, Ben Roethlisberger, and to the legacy of former head coach Terry Hoeppner. Roethlisberger's jersey number will be retired in a pregame ceremony beginning at 2:40 p.m., while Hoeppner will be honored at halftime with a commemorative plaque that will hang in the Cradle of Coaches Plaza at the Yager Stadium Complex. Hoeppner's wife, Jane, will be in attendance.
Roethlisberger becomes only the third athlete in Miami football history to have his jersey number retired, joining luminaries John Pont and Bob Hitchens. It is the first time in 34 years Miami has retired a football jersey number. The former RedHawk quarterback, now a star with the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers, led Coach Hoeppner's 2003 club to 13 consecutive victories, a Mid-American Conference Championship, a victory in the GMAC Bowl and a No. 10 ranking in the final national polls. Roethlisberger earned Third-Team All-America honors during his record-breaking junior season and became just the third Miami player to capture the Vern Smith Award as the Mid-American Conference Most Valuable Player.
After forgoing his final year of collegiate eligibility and entering the NFL draft as a junior, Roethlisberger was selected with the 11th overall pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers--the highest draft position of any Miami player in program history--in what would quickly prove to be a match made in heaven. Pressed into early service during his rookie season, Roethlisberger led the Steelers to victory in each of his first 14 NFL starts--an NFL rookie record--leading the Black and Gold into the AFC Championship game and being named the NFL's Rookie of the Year.
He took care of unfinished business during his second season in the NFL, leading the Steelers on an unlikely playoff run and into Super Bowl XL. With a 21-10 victory over the Seattle Seahawks, Pittsburgh captured its fifth Super Bowl title and Roethlisberger became the youngest quarterback in NFL history to win a Super Bowl. Now in his fourth season with the franchise, Roethlisberger has led the 2007 Steelers to a 4-1 record over their first five games.
Hoeppner, who passed away on June 19, 2007, was part of the Miami football program for 19 seasons, including six as the head coach from 1999-2004. His 19-year stint marks the longest of any coach in program history. As head coach of the RedHawks, Hoeppner led Miami to a pair of Mid-American Conference East Division titles and back-to-back bowl games (2003-04) for the first time in 30 years. His finest season was 2003 when Miami finished 13-1 overall and 8-0 in the MAC and won the program's first MAC title since 1986. After a season-opening loss to Iowa, Hoeppner led the RedHawks to a program-record 13 straight wins, which culminated with a 49-28 victory over Louisville in the GMAC Bowl.
In his six seasons as a head coach in Oxford, Hoeppner posted six straight winning seasons, including five seasons with seven or more wins, and finished among the top three in the MAC East for the duration of his tenure. Hoeppner finished his Miami head coaching ranked second in career victories (48), fourth in career games (73) and 10th in career winning percentage (.658). Hoeppner mentored seven NFL draft picks while at Miami, most notably 2004 NFL Rookie of the Year and Super Bowl XL Champion Ben Roethlisberger.
Prior to assuming head coaching duties at Miami, Hoeppner spent 13 seasons as an assistant coach in many capacities, including assistant head coach/defensive backs coach (1993-95) and assistant head coach/defensive coordinator (1995-98). During his coaching career, including his time as an assistant, Miami upset four nationally-ranked teams on the road and earned a total of 12 wins over BCS conference schools. Hoeppner was named the head football coach at Indiana on Dec. 17, 2004, becoming the third former Miami coach, along with John Pont and Bill Mallory, to patrol the Indiana sidelines. In two seasons with the Hoosiers, Hoeppner compiled a 9-14 record, including five wins in 2006. Indiana is off to a 5-1 start this season.
Ben Roethlisberger Miami's career record holder in every major passing category: Completions (854) Yards (10,829) Touchdowns (84) 300-yard passing games (14) Three-time All-MAC pick 2001 MAC Freshman of the Year 2003 MAC Player of the Year 2003 Third-Team All-America by the Associated Press 11th overall pick in the 2004 NFL draft Set an NFL rookie record by winning his first 14 starts Broke Dan Marino's rookie records for completion percentage and quarterback rating 2005 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year by the AP and 2005 NFL Rookie of the Year by The Sporting News Has made two AFC Championship game appearances. Youngest quarterback to win a Super Bowl


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Henry Leung thats right and i also like the song too as i've seen this in slush invaders drill night!
Awesome, thanks!
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i know this one too! it was from drill night on Slush Invaders Game again the 3rd level! good job well i have like good things but i won't be easy to be beat in Slush invaders Game but itsep for Hard mode like the NG+ that one takes along time before you complete the level and it is good not difficult to me i can already put bigblue in the sky! and higher! then the sky!(T typed alot of words or characters)
Yeah, that game is hilariously crazy. Thanks for the stars.
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Love it so much,I just wanna listen to this till I die. :)
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I've heard this game in the two games it's been played in, and it is a memorable piece. Aside from that it is both calm and energetic with a two-tone personality that I enjoy in music. It is a unique piece(which is both saying a lot and not much seeing as the amount of personalized music is here). I could definitely not do near this quality of work.
I'm glad you think it's memorable.
Thank you so much! (And I'm sure you can make some good music yourself. Just keep practicing!)