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Lost in the shuffle of the Cowboys' memorable Week 17 collapse in the nation's capital is the fact that quarterback Tony Romo actually played quite well down the stretch. We'll all remember Romo's horrific showing against the Redskins, and for good reason; Romo's 54.1 percent completion rate, 5.89 YPA, and 55.9 passer rating were all the worst of any game in 2012. There's no way around it; Romo stunk in Week 17.
The Cowboys' 28-18 loss was so bad for Romo that he actually threw as many interceptions (3) in that game as he did in the eight prior games combined. During those eight games, Romo completed 65.5 percent of his passes with 17 touchdowns, three picks, and 327 yards per game.
Romo's outstanding late-season play will be forgotten, but it's also reflected in his off-target passes. I track every one of Romo's throws as being either "on-target" or "off-target." It helps determine how well Romo is really playing because it accounts for things like drops and receivers failing to get open. It's really a gauge of whether or not Romo is making the throws that he can.
Romo threw 93 off-target passes in 2012—14.4 percent of all throws—or nearly six per game. A lot of times, Romo actually plays either better or worse than his stats indicate, and the off-target throws reflect it. Against the Chicago Bears, for example, Romo tossed five interceptions, prompting many to call it one of his worst games ever. The truth is that Romo didn't play all that bad against the Bears; he threw only five off-target passes all game—one fewer than in his average contest.
Similarly, Romo sometimes plays poorly but gets lucky in that the defense doesn't capitalize on his mistakes. Against the Bengals, for example, Romo was below-average. Cincinnati dropped numerous potential interceptions, however, so the one interception Romo threw wasn't representative of a day that included 10 off-target attempts.
As the 2012 season progressed, Romo actually became more accurate. His percentage of off-target passes decreased in every quarter of the season except the last.
Games 1-4: 25 (16.6 percent)
Games 5-8: 24 (14.4 percent)
Games 9-12: 21 (12.7 percent)
Games 13-16: 23 (13.9 percent)
The final game in Washington aside, Romo's off-target rate in the three prior games was just 11.7 percent. We can't take the Redskins game out of the sample—nor should we—but it shows that a lot of people might be overreacting to Romo's 2012 struggles due to a recency bias, i.e. the tendency to weight recent events more heavily than prior ones. The quarterback doesn't have many years of elite play left in him, but he's not on a steep decline just yet.
Jonathan Bales is the founder of The DC Times. He writes for DallasCowboys.com and the New York Times. He's also the author of Fantasy Football for Smart People: How to Dominate Your Draft.


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The recent renovation of the 1874 Second Empire brick and brownstone Hewitt Mansion in Philadelphia was so thorough and impeccable that it's practically a work of art. It's now on the market for a little under $6 million. It had spent the past 40 years as a five-unit apartment building before Lily Properties "rescued" it and restored it to its former glory. Take a look at this gorgeous walnut staircase:
To truly appreciate the work that went into the renovation of this staircase, you have to see what it looked like when Lily Properties purchased it and started the work. Click here to see the "before" photos.
Look at these arches! And that crown! And those ceilings! Oh, my!
You can check out the MLS listing and see the rest of the photos here. See the "before" photos and floorplans here.
On a totally different note, Billy Joel and his wife Katie Lee have announced that they are separating after 5 years of marriage. I guess that's why this post I wrote last year about them and their house in the Hamptons is suddenly so popular.
If You're Hooked on Old Houses:
- I Spy a Classic Foursquare
- Jennifer Connelly's Limestone Mansion in Brooklyn
- Remodeled Craftsman Bungalow: Too White or Just Right?
- See all posts about "Old Houses"
Just a reminder that tomorrow is Hooked on Fridays, a blog party I host each week to celebrate the things that make us happy. If you want to participate, simply write a post on your blog about something you're "hooked on." I'll have Mr. Linky up and ready to go by 10:00 tonight (ET) so you can add your permalink to it. See you then!

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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Budding Picasso? Hopeful Van Gogh? Here's your chance to have your art work prominently featured. Read on!
The Boca Raton Symphonia is holding its first ever Note-able Art Contest for art students. The winning art work will be used to represent the 2013-2014 Boca Raton Symphonia Concert Season and will be featured on the Symphonia's concert brochure, program books, website and more. The winning artist will receive a $500 cash prize, as well as recognition in the program book and on the website. Palm Beach County art students of any age with a valid student I.D. are invited to participate.
Artists may use the following mediums: oil, acrylics, illustration, watercolor or digital graphics. All artwork must have a musical, orchestral theme.
"In the past, the artwork for the Symphonia concert brochure came from Board member's personal art collections or were commercial art.
This year, we're excited to be providing an opportunity for young talent, and look forward to having original art for the program book," Annabel Russell, Executive Director of the Symphonia, said.
For more information and for an entry form, visit www.bocasymphonia.org. Click the link "Note-able Art Competition." The contest runs through November 23rd. All entries should be submitted digitally, in person or mailed (postmarked no later than November 16th, 2012).
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I've spent a lot of quality time crammed in that very same compartment. Wait, did I say quality?
The Polks were good to me but I think it's time to move on. I've got 10 irons in the fire at the moment so the stereo overhaul will be in the planning phases for a bit longer.


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A recent report by Public Citizen, an advocacy group based in Washington, D.C., highlights what it refers to as "significant loopholes" in the approval process for medical devices.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is responsible for regulating many of the products we encounter in everyday life. From food to cosmetics to prescription drugs to vaccines, Americans rely on the FDA to keep the products we use safe.
The FDA is also responsible for approving and regulating medical devices. Any firm that manufactures, repackages, relabels or imports medical devices sold in the United States is regulated by the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). Everything from x-ray and ultrasound machines to television sets and microwave ovens is covered by the CDRH.
Due to the complexity and seriousness of their purpose, we often assume that medical devices go through the most stringent of regulation processes. However, a recent report by Public Citizen, an advocacy group based in Washington, D.C., highlights what it refers to as "significant loopholes" in the approval process for medical devices. The study, release in the journal PLoS Medicine, found numerous areas of the process in need of improvement.
One of the main flaws cited in the study was the approval standard for medical devices. According to the FDA statute, a drug can be marketed only when it shows "substantial evidence" of effectiveness. However, a medical device can be marketed when is shows a "reasonable assurance" of safety and effectiveness.
The report also notes that pharmaceuticals must go through two or more well-controlled studies prior to approval; whereas some medical devices have a single study, or no clinical data at all, prior to premarket approval. The regulations also permit medical devices to rely "upon other valid scientific evidence ... even in the absence of well-controlled investigations," a standard that would not be permitted to approve a pharmaceutical.
Public Citizen argues that medical devices can cause harm to patients as great as, if not more than, over the counter and prescription drugs. Yet the study points to the differing statutory standards as evidence that devices reaching consumers are far less scrutinized than the drugs we take.
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'Tyler Perry's The Single Moms Club' Review
As if in response to Cate Blanchett's Oscar acceptance speech contention that audiences want to see films with women at the center of them, Tyler Perry's latest, 'The Single Moms Club,' focuses on four women struggling, often with humor, to deal with single parenthood.
Unfortunately, Perry's gift at creating opportunities for actresses to lead their own movies does not extend to creating good movies, much less characters. A stacked deck of one-dimensional demonstrations of female oppression, explored – and overcome – with Perry's typically well-intentioned but misguided notions of empowerment, 'The Single Moms Club' ranks among the filmmaker's worst work yet.
'I, Frankenstein' Review
Quite frankly as misguided and problematic as the forlorn romanticism of Kenneth Branagh's 1994 adaptation, not to mention as ridiculously self-serious, Stuart Beattie's 'I, Frankenstein' isn't even campy enough to be fun. Cut from the mold of the films in the 'Underworld' series, Beattie's film similarly eschews the natural intrigue of the original mythology to pump it full of steroids and Hot Topic-style cool, adding an epic, age-old conflict between no less than angels (well, gargoyles) and demons for Frankenstein's monster to be caught between – all of which showcases an excess of thought, and yet a shocking lack of brains.


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Markov-Perfect Optimal Taxation
In this paper we study optimal taxation in a dynamic game played by a sequence of governments and a private sector composed of a continuum of households. We focus on the Markov-perfect equilibrium of this game under two different assumptions on the extent of government's intra-period commitment, which in turn define two notions of time consistency of the Markov policy. Our results show that the extent of government's intra-period commitment has important quantitative implications for policies, welfare, and macroeconomic variables, and consequently that it must be explicitly stated as one of the givens of the economy, alongside preferences, markets and technology. We see this as an important result, since most of the previous literature on Markovian optimal taxation has assumed, either interchangeably or unnoticeably, different degrees of government's intra-period commitment. (Copyright: Elsevier)
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"We're at the most critical part of the Marathon,'' says Katrina Lutfy, one of the organizers.
That's all well and good. But how is it any different from years past? The students "have been working with university administrators, Newton officials, and the Boston Athletic Association since February," the Globe says. Could it be? The sauced mass of BC kids along Commonwealth Ave on Marathon Monday is now...official?


text: Andrew Coppin wrote: > I have some longwinded code that works, but I'm still thinking about > how to do this more elegantly. It looks like what I really need is > something like > > type M = StateT State (ResultSetT (ErrorT ErrorType Identity)) > > Is that the correct ordering? > > If so, I guess that means I have to somehow construct ResultSetT. Is > there an easy way to do that, given that I already have ResultSet? For > example, if I put ResultSet into Traversable, would that let me do it? ...and again I'm talking to myself... :-/ So after much experimentation, I have managed to piece together the following facts: - It appears that the outer-most monad transformer represents the inner-most monad. So "StateT Foo ListT" means a list of stateful computations, while "ListT (StateT Foo)" means a stateful list of computations. - Each transformer seems to be defined as a newtype such that we have ListT :: m [x] -> ListT m x and runListT :: ListT m x -> m [x]. - By some magical process that I do not yet understand, I can wrap a StateT in 17 other transformers, and yet "get" and "put" do not require any lifting. (God only knows what happens if you were to use two StateTs in the same monad stack...) What I haven't figured out yet is how to turn ResultSet into ResultSetT. I seem to just spend most of my time being frustrated by the type checker. A useful trick is to say things like :t lift (undefined :: ListT Int) to figure out what type the various parts of a complex multi-monad expression have. (By now I'm seeing things like "return . return . return", which is just far out.) But sometimes I find myself desperately wanting to take some block of code and say "what type does *this* part of the expression have?" or "if I do x >>= y when y has *this* type, what type must x have?" It can be very hard to work this out mentally, and unfortunately there isn't any tool I'm aware of that will help you in this matter. After much testing, it appears that the utopian type definition at the very top of this message is in fact the thing I need. So if I can just figure out how to construct ResultSetT than I'm done. It looks like trying to build it from ResultSet is actually harder than just implementing it directly, so I'm going to try a direct transformer implementation instead. But it's seriously hard work! For reference, I humbly present ResultSet.hs: module Orphi.Kernel.ResultSet (ResultSet (), from_list, to_list, build, limit, cost, union) where data ResultSet x = Pack {unpack :: [[x]]} deriving (Eq) instance (Show x) => Show (ResultSet x) where show (Pack xss) = "from_list " ++ show xss instance Monad ResultSet where fail msg = Pack [] return x = Pack [[x]] (Pack xss) >>= f = Pack $ raw_bind xss (unpack . f) raw_bind :: [[x]] -> (x -> [[y]]) -> [[y]] raw_bind = work [] where work out [] _ = out work out (xs:xss) f = let yss = foldr raw_union out (map f xs) in if null yss then [] : work [] xss f else head yss : work (tail yss) xss f raw_union :: [[x]] -> [[x]] -> [[x]] raw_union [] yss = yss raw_union xss [] = xss raw_union (xs:xss) (ys:yss) = (xs ++ ys) : raw_union xss yss from_list :: [[x]] -> ResultSet x from_list = Pack to_list :: ResultSet x -> [[x]] to_list = unpack build :: [x] -> ResultSet x build = from_list . map return limit :: Int -> ResultSet x -> ResultSet x limit n (Pack xss) = Pack (take n xss) cost :: ResultSet x -> ResultSet x cost (Pack xss) = Pack ([]:xss) union :: ResultSet x -> ResultSet x -> ResultSet x union (Pack xss) (Pack yss) = Pack (raw_union xss yss)


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Toronto FC is starting over.
The Major League Soccer club announced Tuesday that it has fired Day 1 general manager (and inaugural coach) Mo Johnston along with former MLS coach of the year Predrag Radosavljevic, aka Preki, who was in his first season with the club.
Long-time assistant Nick Dasovic will take over as interim head coach and Earl Cochrane succeeds Johnston as interim director of soccer operations.
The Toronto Sun first reported Saturday that Preki had banished his lead assistant, Dasovic, on a "scouting mission."
TFC was not winning -- the club was on a 1-6-3 skid in its last 10 league matches -- and many players, including captain Dwayne De Rosario and fellow Canadian Julian de Guzman, alluded that the stifling and demanding style favoured by Preki was sucking the life out of the team.
De Guzman had kind words for Johnston, but struggled to compliment his former coach.
"When Preki was here, to be honest, there wasn't really any system," the Scarborough native said in an illuminating one-on-one interview.
"That was the major thing missing in the training and preparation for the game. There was nothing to work with. That's something that has an effect on a lot of players."
De Rosario said he and other players believed playing for the taskmaster had taken the fun out of the game "in some respects."
Though the approach had whipped the club into far better shape than ever before and led to a solid start, De Rosario said players were now worn down and the last month's record indicates as much.
At training following the press conference, the team looked noticeably more relaxed and free-flowing under Dasovic. Reporters commented that more goals were being scored than usual in scrimmage and laughs were much more prevalent as well.
Tom Anselmi, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment CEO, said the organization came close to relieving Johnston last season and decided it would do so for sure if hard times arose again in 2010.
"The situation was not right," Anselmi said. "At the end of the day, it's a results-oriented business, and the results just weren't there."
That begs the question, if you were that on the fence with him, why give Johnston the authority to bring in Preki?
Anselmi shifted all blame for Preki's hiring to Johnston, Preki's former teammate.
Dasovic was expected to take over as head coach in the team's last purge, but Chris Cummins got the call in another error of judgment by an organization that pulls in tons of dollars through its sporting entities, but has a heck of a time translating that into team success.
Dasovic, the former Canadian international teammate of De Rosario and de Guzman, flew back from Vancouver in the morning.
Johnston, embattled for much of his four-year tenure after the club went just 32-50-31 in league play under his command, was known to be on thin ice.
"This club has grown to become one of the finest teams in MLS and it's been an honour to be part of it from the beginning," Johnston said in a release.
Anselmi had said on multiple occasions that with the franchise hosting the MLS Cup for the first time this fall, anything short of a playoff berth would lead to changes.
After the club fell 1-0 to cellar-dwelling D.C. United at home Saturday, hearing a deserved barrage of boos and mocking following one of its worst-ever performances, all but eliminating the club from earning a playoff berth -- barring a miraculous late run -- the writing was on the wall.
The Preki firing came as more of a surprise. The hiring of the member of the U.S. soccer hall of fame who helped lead Chivas USA to multiple playoff berths was seen as a turning point for TFC.
But the coach clashed with talented players like Mista and the banished Ali Gerba and Sam Cronin and his style turned off fans as well as players.
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A phone operator for the Affordable Care Act health care exchanges sign-up says she was fired after speaking on the air with radio host and Fox News Channel personality Sean Hannity three days earlier.
After President Obama gave out the toll-free number on Monday for people to call if they were having trouble with the HealthCare.gov website, Hannity called up while doing his radio show and was connected with phone operator Erling Davis, who works for a private contract company.
They spoke for about 10 minutes, with Hannity quizzing her about the problems with the website and the script she was told to read to people calling in with complaints.
He also asked her broader political questions, such as did she know how much money was spent setting up the website and what Obama had promised people about the new health care law, and engaged in some small talk with her about things like the weather in Florida and her voting status -- she's not registered.
Davis revealed Thursday on Hannity's show that she'd been fired because of the conversation.
She explained what the person in human resources told her: "I remember her saying, 'We can't have this type of stuff going on here, so we have to release you.' They said that no contact with the media. No type of media whatsoever. We're not allowed to do that at that company."
Hannity told Davis that he'd compensate her for a year's salary and try to help her find a new job, saying, "It's not your fault I called."
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In a continuation of One-Yard Winners, I made a StyleArc Tamara Top yesterday.
Pattern Description: "TAMARA KNIT TOP: "T" Top with interesting design lines allowing you to create your own look – colour block or use a lace or a sheer fabric to dress it up. A great basic "T" a must have wardrobe builder."
Sizing: 4-30. I made a 10.
Fabric Used: The same as the Ursula Skirt: Novelty Bows Matellassé Knit in Off-White, and Novelty Bows Matellassé Knit in Black.
I'll say here that these are not the optimal fabrics for this top. I wanted to try an experiment using what was left of the one yard of each fabric from the skirt. This fit the bill nicely, showing that you can use less than a yard in a size 10. But they are heavier and less stretchy than you really want for this pattern. StyleArc recommends a jersey, and I agree completely.
Machines and Tools Used: My home Juki serger to sew all the seams, Bernie the Bernina to sew the hems and topstitching.
Needle/Notions Used: Stretch 70/10 needle. Pro Sheer Elegance interfacing from Fashion Sewing Supply (the pattern calls for Vilene to stay the neckline and corners at the shoulders, but I don't have any. Can you even get Vilene in the US?) Thread.
Tips Used during Construction: Sew From Wide to Narrow. Just about anything by The Pressinatrix.
Did it look like the photo or drawing when you got through? Yes
How were the instructions? Very minimal, but I didn't need them, because this pattern is beautifully drafted and goes together without any trouble. The only tricky part is the acute corners at the shoulder insets, but even there it went effortlessly. The only thing is that the corners are not as sharp as they should be. That's because I used a double-knit with texture rather than a jersey.
Construction Notes: I made a FBA. I used fusible interfacing to stay the edges that would otherwise stretch.
I serged all the seams, and I changed the thread on the sewing machine when the hems crossed seams. I remember that was something I saw in an article about Norman Norell when I was young and it left an impression:
I used a narrow zigzag for the hems and topstitching around the collar.
Likes/Dislikes: This is a sharp looking pattern. It even looks pretty good in a heavier fabric than intended. The sleeve length as published is a great length for going from summer into fall and winter.
Would you do it again? Would you recommend it? I'm going to do it again! I have a black and white ITY jersey that will be perfect with plain black ITY.
Conclusion: Another one-yard winner! Here are the front and back views on Shelley:
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Local-option taxes fund new schools for area districts
Three buildings, similar paths
Grouping the Anamosa, Independence and Washington school districts together wouldn't seem like a first instinct. Yet the three Eastern Iowa school systems took almost identical routes to finance the construction of new buildings.
Anamosa Middle School
The school was scheduled to open today, but confusion over a final state inspection delayed the building's first day of classes until Monday.
The Anamosa Community School District funded the $16.6 million school, which will house grades five through eight and replace Anamosa West Middle School, through a combination of local-option sales tax dollars and qualified school construction bonds. The sales tax revenue will actually be used to pay off the bonds, some of which extend through 2029.
A section of the building dubbed Area D — two locker rooms, the gymnasium and a multipurpose room — is still not complete. Superintendent Brian Ney said he hopes to open Area D around Nov. 1.
"For months and years of school board life I've been looking forward to this middle school," said school board member Connie McKean said.
Independence Junior Senior High School
Independence Superintendent Jean Peterson hopes to have this new building open by August 2013, in time for the start of the next school year.
As planned, the 170,000-square foot structure will house students in grades seven through 12. The projected cost to construct the building is $27.5 million, which is being funded in part through local-option sales tax dollars and a $12.8 million bond referendum, which voters passed last September after previous attempts fell short at the ballot box.
"I think this one passed because we put together a committee with community people in it," Peterson said. "I think people here felt like it was time. Especially people with younger families, I think they felt like it was time."
Washington High School
It took four failed bond votes for officials in the Washington school district to figure out a way to fund construction of an addition to the former junior high school. The extra 90,000 square feet bring the new building's total area to 140,000 square feet and a cost just shy of $15 million, all funded through local-option sales tax money. The tax is set to be in effect for two decades.
The old high school, which becomes the new junior high school when classes begin today, catered to students in grades 10 through 12. The new high school adds ninth-graders and the junior high, which housed seventh-through-ninth-grade learners, will become a middle school for sixth-through-eighth-grade students."It was needed," Superintendent Mike Jorgensen said. "I think people are pretty happy with the facility now that it's done and now that they've gotten a chance to see the building."
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This lovely flapper dress was sold on eBay by USVainen, a seller whose knowledge of vintage fashion is astounding and whose descriptions are delightful. This seller has graciously agreed to let me share her images and words on my site, and I think you'll enjoy them as much as I have! The decription of this dress is detailed, so to read it in its entirety, you'll need to click on the link at the end of the opening remark. Well worth the reading!
Circa 1926 Soft Pink Chiffon Beaded Flapper Gown. This is a very soft and feminine 80 year old flapper gown designed to capture the forgotten grace and beauty that the boyish shapes of the 1920s sheath style dresses left behind. The "knee-skimming" hemline of this dress dates it to the mid to late 1920s -- from 1925-1927. Click here to continue the description!
This is a very simple, easy-to-make pattern for a housedress/jumper from the early 1920s. Pockets are conveniently placed and large enough to be practical.
Here are two original designs by Lucile, Lady Duff-Gordon. These images were generously given to me by Randy Bryan Bigham, who is in the process of authoring the first full-scale biography of Lucile. Please see my Lucile Page for more about Lady Duff-Gordon and her designs! (Sketches through the Fashion Institute of Technology.)
This is a super pattern for a simple, everyday 1920s frock, perfect in linen, cotton or other summery fabrics. Thank you to Tuesday's Child for the loan!
This is an early 1920s pattern for undersleeves. I think the styles are truly delightful, and some would even be appropriate for Regency gowns!
Here is an illustration from a 1925 tailoring manual. Note the stylized, sleek hair on the lady.
This is a 1925 catalogue featuring the latest men's suits. I loved the cover and had to scan it to share the woman's very "together" outfit.
Here is a cute shot of four friends sitting on the running board of a brand new Ford. Written on the back of the photo are the girls' names and, underneath, "Emma's new Ford."
Note the "Buster Brown" haircuts and demurely crossed feet. I love the white playdresses!
I have modified this pattern for an Edwardian look by raising the waist. This works splendidly.


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My workhorse ride, Flora is a '99 Terry with two 24inch wheels, NiteHawk Prowler head lamp, back up cateye on the front fork, reflecter riveted to flap of rack trunk, RealLite on trunk, Cateye tail light on rack. In short, fully Fredded, everything to inspire a true roader to race by as fast as possible to avoid looking at her. I love her, she is me, I am her.
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here is my mountain bike which was used to commute 28 km round trip everyday. Another one is my newly acquire road bike. MTB price is USD 45 and road one is USD 65. Mountain bike has been used for a month.
I have a full "road test", but it's too big for uploading. All the best. DanO
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Here's a jpg of my purpose built Surly Crosscheck commuter.
It features a Sram 7 speed hub, FSA cranks and a carbon fork.
Hey, how else do you save weight after spec'ing that Hub!
Sweet Ride DanO!
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Fuji S12-S from the local police auction. I've added fenders, a bell, and swapped out seats. Switched to kevlar belted tires, which is important for riding in the glass on the west side of Chicago. I'd like to change handlebars eventually.
DanO, I know I mentioned it before, I ride with my shifter on a spacegrip next to my cross levers, how do you like your's down there and what did you use to mount them there?
Though I've never been a fan of traditional friction bar ends I find the reach to the twist grip on my right drop to be very natural - even when standing. Perhaps this is because it's a clicker and I don't have to concentrate on shifting that much. The only superior arrangemet I can think of would be Shimano's new 8 speed sport hub which will be compatible with STI shifters.
As far as how I mounted it: I got lucky when scrounging for cheap used parts when I came across an old Cinelli bar at a local shop. The tubing was pretty thick, and of such a diameter that a piece of cheap steel MTB bar slid right into the end with little play. I secured the extension by drilling and tapping both bars and screwing in two small hex head cap bolts. Like I said, I got lucky. I don't think any of the newer bars made out of thinner walled tubing would have tolerated this kind of abuse, er, modification. One draw back to mounting this shifter on the end is that the the twist part of the grip can - and has - fallen off because the rest of the handgrip is not there to hold it on. I've been lazy in fabricating some sort of end cap to prevent this, so I'm just careful, so as not to end up with a single speed half way through my commute.
Take it easy. DanO
PS. I attempted to e-mail you via your web site. I attached a PDF document of a "road test" about this bike that was too large to post on the forum. If by chance you didn't recieve it and would like to check it out let me know.
Hey DanO, I'll check my email, I get so much a lot of it gets missed... aye, I'm glad they're coming out with an STI shifter for the 8, though unfortunately I plan on using the 8 with a bike that will have V-brakes... so I'm locked into my 287V's... thus I'm also glad that they will be releasing a revo shifter for the 8 alone (stand lone, not a brifter)... though the stand alone shifter won't be out until the coaster brake edition which is still another 6 months from what I hear... oh I'm anxious!
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Here is one of mine, a '93 Raleigh...
I don't have a picture, but I've got a trek 400 with 700 28c tires, a rack and a grocery-sack clipped on that carries my backpack. I use SPD pedals and a suspension seatpost with a gel seat. All this for a grand 5 Miles. But I'm comfy. :D
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This isnt my bike, but this guy takes commuting to a new level.
I was on a big organized ride this weekend (TOSRV) and a guy had this machine entertaining at the lunch stop. It is a totally self contained music machine. It has a keyboard attached to the handle bars a set of speakers and I think an amplifier running off what looks like a 12v battery.
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My ride....specialized triple.....low-end but i love it.
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this is my ride (specialized rockhopper) which was used to commute 20 miles round trip everyday
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Until recently it was this beastie - '99ish Giant Farrago. Changed the tires for 700x32 Panaracers, lowered the adjustable stem, and added a rear rack.
It finally gave up the ghost last week, so I'm currently searching for a replacement. The whole drive train is pretty much at the end of it's useful life and the rear wheel has failed, and I can't really justify spending much money on it considering I'd rather be doing my 25-30 mile round trip commute on a better fitting frame with drop bars. I'm intending to source a new rear wheel to turn this one into a single-speed grocery getter and errand bike. Moustache bars might get the nod, too... :)
This is my commuter bike that also doubles as my touring bike. This is me on a circumavigation of Lake Champlain back in 2002... I tried to see Champ but failed :(
However, that is the same bike that I commute in. It was a CC tour so I didn't have my front panniers and front rack on at that time either.
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This is the bike I use for my commute and other errands: Decathlon Road Triban 5.
This is from the manufacturer's website, I currently have no picture of my own.
Alu frame/Nexus 7 gear hub/700 wheels/slick tires.
I'm not too sure whether this bike qualifies as a hybrid?
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"Financial consumer is struggling to cope up with unfair service practices by financial institutions such as lack of transparency and disclosure, hidden charges, penalties, misselling of products, sale of unsolicited products-often by bundling them with other products, improper recovery practices and others," Assocham Secretary General D S Rawat said.
"Regulators need to play a dynamic role in strengthening financial regulation while also empowering consumers through awareness initiatives," he added.
Focus on financial consumer protection is crucial for the government, regulators and financial intermediaries to bring back retail investors into the financial markets, the study said.
The anomalies of Indian financial market have resulted in stock market scams, NBFC (Non-Banking Financial Company) havocs, misselling in Unit Linked Insurance Plans (ULIPs), unexpected returns from equity mutual funds and negative real returns from bank deposits, it alleged.
"It is important for regulators to insist for clear, accurate and balanced messages when promoting financial products and services as consumers are heavily influenced by advertisements while making financial decisions and seeking financial advice," said the study.
"India needs to develop good practices on financial education and awareness relating to credit, insurance and private pensions together with inclusive growth to stem the rot, provide employment and successfully tread the growth path," it suggested.
There is also a need for adequate consumer protection and financial literacy for long-term stability of the financial sector, as protecting illiterate poor people from the traps of misselling is as important for wealth generation as access to financial services, said the study.
Financial markets players and regulators need to build confidence in consumers as they often do not understand the complexity of the products and are not sure if the products are suitable for them considering their investment life cycle, risk aversion, capital and liquidity needs, it said.


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Black Liberation Theology – What It Is .
Black Liberation Theology arose in the turbulent 1960s. During that period, violent anarchy destroyed property and fire-bombed buildings in cities like Los Angeles, Detroit, and Newark. James Cone was the principle originator and developer of this theology which sought to explain, even to justify, this angry, destructive behavior.
Black Liberation Theology understood that THE issue in God's activity in the world was, and is, the oppression of black people by white people, particularly in the United States. Some oppression may be obvious, such as in denial of voting or other civil rights; some may be more subtle, such as in prejudicial treatment of employees.
God is seen as the God of the oppressed – and therefore against the oppressors and their false god. Jesus is found in the movement for liberation and freedom. Jesus came as a liberator, and he identifies with those mobilized for liberation. He is therefore a "black Jesus," although blackness "has very little to do with skin color." If you want to find Jesus, you will do so only among oppressed people. Cone affirmed, "God's self-disclosure must be found only in the person of Jesus Christ and that Jesus can only be found in the context of liberation."i The definition of Christ as black means that he is the complete opposite of the values of the white culture."ii
Cone continues to say black theology excludes other views. "There are two reasons why Black Theology is Christian theology and possibly the only expression of Christian theology in America." The first is that Christian theology must arise from an oppressed community. The second is that it is Christ-centered – "The black community itself is where Christ is at work."iii
Definitions in Black Theology are different from those of our tradition who are committed to the historic Gospel. For example, "In America, the Holy Spirit is black people making decisions about their togetherness, which means making preparations for an encounter with white people."iv Cone said further, "This country was founded for white people, and everything that has happened in it has emerged from the white perspective. The Constitution is white, the Emancipation Proclamation was white, the government is white, business is white, the unions are white. What we need," Cone wrote, "is the destruction of whiteness which is the source of human misery in the world."v
Black Liberation Theology Evaluating its Sources
Black Liberation Theology did not arise in a vacuum. It did not come from "nowhere."
The primary source is called "the black experience." Many of us should simply admit that we cannot identify or even understand, "the black experience." I spoke recently with a woman who recalled that Ocean City's beach was open for her only two weeks of the year and that she was not allowed to worship in a Roman Catholic church in Maryland. I did not participate in "the black experience." My ancestors were not slaves in the United States, torn from their homelands in Africa, subjected to degrading subhuman treatment and stature. But I offer two objections to the use of "the black experience" as a starting point.
First, I object to the severity of this description. "The black experience….is the totality of black existence in a white world where babies are tort u red, women are raped, and men are shot."vi I also object to the following definition. "The black experience is the feeling one has when he strikes against the enemy of black humanity by thro wing a live Molotov cocktail into a white-owned building and watching it go up in flames. We know, of course, that there is more to getting rid of evil than burning buildings, but one must start somewhere."vii
While some of us – no matter our color – may not be able to identify with the black experience, we can object to definitions that seem imbalanced and solutions to inequities that are destructive, criminal, and wrong.
Secondly, I wonder about the appropriateness of seeing the focus of God's interest as being only oppressed black people in the United States. A Christian can surely be proud of his or her heritage and identity and can celebrate the Gospel in various ways. Any kind of oppression is wrong. However, is God's interest only in the local black population, as the only oppressed people to command His attention? What of the people of Tibet, or the starving and beaten people of North Korea and its crushed Christian population, or the people living in starvation camps in Darfur, or the people of Myanmar/Burma dying of disease and hunger because their military government will not allow supplies to reach them, or the black and white people of Zimbabwe oppressed by President Mugabe, or unborn babies in the United States, perhaps the most powerless, oppressed, endangered population group?
All theology should begin with God, as the word itself indicates.
In contrast, the beginning for Black Liberation Theology is "the black experience." The second source is the experience of Israel. Peoples who endure suffering and oppression can often find a similar experience in the history of Israel, especially in their time as slaves in Egypt, then set free by the intervention of God and moving toward the Promised Land.
In South Africa, for example, the first white settlers landed at Cape Town about the same time white settlers came to America. Fleeing persecution in Europe, they saw their journey through the middle of what is now South Africa to the Transvaal to be much like that of the people of Israel, free from oppression and moving through the wilderness. More recently, the many black Christians of South Africa have identified with the oppressed people of Israel as they sought freedom from the oppression of apartheid. People of both groups, white and black, identified with Israel and the God who delivers from oppression .
Black preaching has focused – understandably – on the work of God in delivering His people and leading them through the wilderness. "Our experience of oppression is like Israel's experience," or so it has been said.
But the experience of Israel is more than that of a people who were oppressed and set free by God's special intervention and providential care. It began with the call to Abraham. They were a chosen people, before and well beyond their experience as an oppressed people. Through them all the nations were to be blessed, specifically in the coming of the Messiah, Jesus.
In A Black Theology of Liberation, Cone says much about Israel and the pivotal role their deliverance plays as a template for black experience. But he never mentions Abraham. He hardly mentions that the people of Israel became the oppressors in their new land, being told to destroy the gods and even the people of enemies in their new land.
The people of Israel were oppressed and chosen. Some peoples of our world are oppressed – some to the extreme, others in subtle ways – but none of them is the chosen people as was Israel. Selective use of Israel as a model allows subtle movement from saying, "There are similarities between our experience and that of Israel," to affirming "We are God's people, we are the new Israel."
Thirdly, it comes from a view of Jesus that is based on the understanding that His work in the world today focuses on the liberation of black people, specifically in the United States. I have already indicated that the view that a person holds of the Bible's authority will be reflected in what he or she thinks of Jesus and His ministry.
Let me frame some questions you might like to ask James Cone. The answers are quotations – yes, taken out of context – from his writing.
What do you think of the inerrancy of the Bible?- "… truth is not objective. It is subjective, a personal experience of the ultimate in the midst of degradation."viii
Describe Jesus' ministry. – "Christ is not a man for all people; he is a man for oppressed people…"ix
What is repentance?- "The appearance of Jesus as the Black Christ also means that the Black Revolution is God's kingdom becoming a reality in America…. repentance has nothing to do with morality or religious piety in the white sense."x
What is salvation?-"Black theology represents an attempt of the black community to see salvation in the light of their own earthly liberation….This is not to deny that salvation is a future reality; but it is hope that focuses on the present." xi
What about efforts to help poor and unfortunate blacks? –"Such acts are sin offerings that represent a white way of assuring themselves that they are basically 'good' persons. Knowing God means being on the side of the oppressed, becoming one with them and participating in the goal of liberation. We must become black with God!"xii
We can understand how these statements can be derived from a view of arising out of experience. But we do not understand them to represent the revealed word of God concerning the work of Jesus, nor indeed what repentance and salvation actually are. David said, "Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight." What David did to Uriah and Bathsheba could not be corrected. The sin against God was on his permanent record. We all have records like David's. Repentance and salvation are responses to God's forgiving those sins and deleting their consequences.
How Should We Respond?
First of all, be grateful that the ultimate meaning of the cross of Jesus does not relate to an oppressed Jew winning freedom for Israel from a Roman oppressor. It is rather the high point in the struggle between the oppression of sin – with all of its severe consequences – and the freedom that new life in the risen Christ brings.
Secondly, be grateful for the revealed word of God in the Bible. Rejoice in the promised Messiah of the Old Testament and for the revealed Son of God in the New Testament.
However, also remember that a major focus of His ministry was toward the suffering and the poor. He worked among and taught about those who were oppressed, not only by sin, sickness and death, but by landowners, Pharisees, priests, and even tax collectors. Early in His ministry, He quoted Isaiah, applying it to Himself, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord 's favor." I remind us all again of Jesus' words. "I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me."
Pray that the Lord will give us eyes to see, ears to hear, and hearts to respond to people who suffer pain and deprivation of any kind. And ask for wisdom to know how to be the Christians we claim to be in every sphere of life. Jesus summed it up this way, "As the Father has sent me, so send I you."
i James H. Cone in Thabiti M. Anyabwile, The Decline of African American Theology: From Biblical Faith to Cultural Captivity, (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2007), 49;
ii James H. Cone, A Black Theology of Liberation (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1970), 215
iii Ibid., 24
iv Ibid., 122
v Ibid., 192-193
vi Ibid., 55
vii Ibid., 56-57
viii Ibid., 48
ix Ibid., 157
x Ibid., 221
x i Ibid., 226
xii Ibid., 226


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cutemorganite Posts: 37Thanks Mazda6, I also own a Mazda 6, but that's another board.
jbro Posts: 1Does anyone have any info on when the T5 manual trans will be available in the states? The Volvo USA website doesn't say.
Available in the Fall, October or so.
I am looking at trading my Acura TL TypeS in
and I had been looking at the new TL when I happened to see the Volvo S40. Has anyone compared the two? How do you like your S40?
I too have an Acura TL (but not the S-Type) and have looked at several cars including the new Acura TL, TSX, the Volvo S40 T5 and a few others. From a pure price/feature standpoint, the TL is a great vehicle. I love how Acura puts virtually everything into the vehicle and have very few manufacturer options (like the navigation system). I've test drove the TL, TSX and the S40 and can't say anything bad about the Acura vehicles, however the S40 T5 was incredibly impressive. I love the look, it's more distinctive than the Acuras and it feels extremely quick. I like the compact size of the car as I think it helps it feel/look more sporty than the Acura TL. The insurance quote on the Volvo was less than the TL and the gas mileage is a a little better.
When the 2005's hit the dealer lots, I plan on getting a loaded silver S40 T5.
Twillia, what will be the differences between
the present s40 and the 2005 model?
The only differences I am aware of between the 2004.5 and the 2005 is the addition of a Dynamic Package (I'm not sure if that's the official name) and a new color - Blue Benard Metallic. My understanding is that the Dynamic Package adds the front, side and rear lower moldings you see in the Volvo S40's pictured on the front of the 2004.5 brochure instead of the black molding you see most of the cars pictured in the brochure.
I'm waiting on the 2005 just because I don't like the 2004.5 designation and it will give me a couple more months to save up a bigger downpayment.
AWD and a manual will be offered for 2005.
The Dynamic pkg gets a new 5 spoke 17" wheel.
Dynamic only available in Black, Silver and Red.
Eventually will be available in Flint Gray.
lookingforinfo Posts: 1Because the T5 is a turbo charged engine is there a lot of maintanence? Also could this potentially be a problem down the line, another thing that can go wrong in a car's engine? I am thinking about getting a T5 or Accord v6 coupe and the turbo charged engine has me a bit worried. Thanks for any input....
jcrogan Posts: 3I am interested in buying a new volvo S40 either the redesign or other model 2004 I am wondering if I can get some feedback. Is it worth it are repairs and car history bad enough to get a warranty for $1600? I have never had a foreigh car and would like more info? Thanks,
The T5 needs no special maintenance. Oil changes are every 7500 miles. Major services are every 60,000 miles. Just remember to change your oil when your supposed to and if you drive the car hard remember to let the engine idle to cool down if you've driven the car hard.
Warranties, by and large Volvo's are good reliable cars. Their repair expense isn't bad for a European car. A Honda is cheaper to fix and more people can work on them. An extended warranty is like insurance. Some people believe in insurance some don't.
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s60 2.4 Posts: 24Great Video! Truly incredable!
gambit293 Posts: 406Interesting story, though if you Google "volvo mystery of dalaro", you'll find that there is a lot of confusion and speculation on whether the video is:
1) a real documentary based on facts
2) a fake documentary entirely made-up by Volvo's hired advertising agency to mislead ppl and sell cars
3) a spoof documentary made-up by Volvo's hired advertising agency to entertain ppl and sell cars
They all suck! Even the fake Saabs disguised from Opels...
Does the dealer get anything from the manufacturer when they sell finance contracts? I've got a decent offer from a dealer, but I'm also looking to take advantage of the 1.9% for 36 months. If the dealer will get something from the manufacturer, I'd like to take that into consideration with my counter offer.
Finance companies generally pay the dealers a flat fee for contracts. Sometimes as little as $50.
The 1.9% from Volvo is a special rate and not subject to negotiation.
mistered Posts: 1I am torn between the S40 T5 and the S60 2.5T. Both look great. The 40 is more responsive and the 60 is more comfortable. Has anyone heard of any quality problems with either model? Thanks.
scottklein Posts: 1I am strongly considering a 2004.5 , but my insurance company (Progressive) doesn't have this vehicle in their system - and the specific car's VIN comes up as "invalid".
Has anyone else had similiar problems with this model or newer models in general? I'd hate to switch companies, b/c their prices are usually so good!
Both cars have done very well as far as quality is concerned. There are more incentives for the 60 so that may sway you.
One of my customers did have an issue w/ insurance. Although this was back in March. Since then we ahve sold quite a few S40's and no insurance problems have been reported.
Progressive should have the VIN info by now.
they should substitute w/ something like '04 S40 for now.
When I got the new '90 Protege 4-dr sedan, AAA took my word for it & insured it as '90 323 4-dr sedan. At least the agent saw "323" on my trunk deck that said:
Mazda 323"
In my later renewal, their system could no longer allow "'90 323 4-dr", so it became "'90 Protege 4-dr".
leeandgina Posts: 38We bought a 2004.5 S40 in May and Liberty Mutual didnt have the vin either, so they did the premium manually. Make sure you get a discount for ABS, Alarm and the airbags though, they missed that. We pay $1100 a year for ours in PA, with $250 deductibles and its used for commuting too (45 miles one way).
my owner's manual says in certain markets the front passenger seat will fold flat. I even remember a review of the new S40 stating such. My dealer says only if the passenger seat is powered will it fold flat. That's not even an option on the 2.4i S40.
what's the real story?
cotmc Posts: 1,081bpwrightwv:
Max helped me with my S40 2.4i lease. We both came to the same conclusion: The 2.4i passenger seat does not fold flat. I was a little disappointed, but on the other hand, I doubt I would ever take advantage of that feature, anyway.
I suspect your dealer is correct.
BTW, after selling my BMW, and driving an Audi A4 before that, I have no regrets after 3 months with my S40.
Well, on second thought, I wish I had the upgraded audio package. The midrange presence within the standard system is weak, and the tweeters sound rather cheap. That's probably my only complaint.
On the European version there is an option to have the seat fold.
For whatever reason this option is not available on the US cars.
I'm pretty sure that even the T5 w/ a pwr passenger seat won't fold flat.
In the bigger Volvo's the mechanism to fold the seats is mechanical. There are 2 release pins at the bottom corners of the seat.
Oddly enough, on some of the older models the drivers seat had the release pins as well.
czm3136 Posts: 10Tony - this is definitely an issue for my husband, who only drives the car a small percentage of the time. I haven't noticed it yet since my feet aren't as large but he has definitely commented on this several times. You can actually hear his foot getting stuck.
Other than that, the car is awesome!! Maybe you can wear smaller shoes when driving it?!?!
I'm not sure if this applies to Volvo, but the 5-dr IS300 w/ this feature can't recline w/ proper posture for comfort.
grantchstr Posts: 371Am I right in hinking that the new S40 in the USA is the V50 which is available in Europe? The V50 looks a great car and I suppose has been debugged in Europe before hitting the USA market. I believe the V50 is longer than the S40. Is the V50 ONLY a wagon? Any observations on pricing in the USA?
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The gameplay feature of having two racers operating one kart hasn\'t returned since Mario Kart: Double Dash on the GameCube, but Nintendo isn\'t ruling out seeing that feature come back in the future.
Speaking to IGN during a GDC roundtable, Mario Kart 8 producer Hideki Konno assured that negative feelings weren\'t the reason for leaving out Double Dash\'s most noteworthy innovation from succeeding entries. What it really came down to was a lack of good ideas coming out of utilizing the two-racer feature.
\"It wasn\'t just a simple case of, \'Hey, we\'re not going to do that again,\'\" Konno said. \"We really think the two racers together in one kart of Double Dash was really unique, and we thought it worked really well.\"
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Micky Malul finished sixth in the 50-meter breaststroke final at the World Swimming Championships in Melbourne yesterday.
Micky Malul finished sixth in the 50-meter breaststroke final at the World Swimming Championships in Melbourne yesterday. Malul finished in a time of 28.19 seconds to equal the best ever finish for an Israeli swimmer at a world championship final - Vered Borochovski's sixth place finish in the 50-meter butterfly in 2003.
Malul, however, can feel disappointed as had he repeated his Israeli record of 27.72 in the qualifying heats, it would have been enough to earn him the bronze medal, which in the end went to South Africa's Cameron van der Burgh with a time of 27.88 seconds. Oleg Lisogor of Ukraine took gold in 27.66, three hundredth of a second ahead of American Brendan Hansen.
The other Israelis in the competition continued to disappoint.
Shai Livnat set a personal best of 50.79 seconds in the 100-meter freestyle but that was good enough only for 55th place. Itai Chima came in 96th at the same distance in a time of 54.30.
Ania Gostamelski came in 30th in the women's 50-meter backstroke with a time of 29.84 seconds and tomorrow's 200-meter backstroke will be the last chance for her to make good after a disappointing championships.
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WASHINGTON, DC – At his weekly press briefing today, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) responded to the president's call for ideas to create jobs, highlighting the Republican Plan for Economic Growth & Jobs that has been, and continues to be, the House's top priority. Speaker Boehner also touched on Senate Democrats finally passing a student loan rate solution that closely aligns with the plan passed by the House in May, and reaffirmed Republicans' commitment to fixing our broken immigration system. Here are Boehner's remarks:
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"You know, the president pivoted this week to jobs, as he has been known to do on occasion. And under the president's leadership our country has fallen into the 'new normal' of slow growth, high unemployment, and stagnant wages. And I think it's unacceptable.
"But his speech turned out to be all sizzle and no steak. That's assuming that there is any sizzle left after you've reheated this thing so many times. I hope that, going forward, he's going to learn from his experience on student loans and other issues where he would focus more on those issues where we can find common ground.
"As you know, House Republicans have been focused on economic growth and jobs since day one. The president says he wants our ideas, well, here they are, the card's right here, and we've been at it since day one. We welcome any opportunity to work with the president on enacting things that actually will get our economy moving again.
"We want to expand American energy, simplify our tax code, reduce harmful regulations, and fix a broken government. If the president wants a 'better bargain' – I think it's a pretty good place to start.
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very pretty - I love their delicate colours.
Maybe that is where the sun shines the most draeing them in that direction LOL
Pretty, LJ! The colors of the tulips are so soft and lovely. Very nice.
Looks like they've been given a very artistic lean to the left Laura!!! Probably got blown that way!!! lovely pic - thanks!!
Just beatuiful thanks Laura...
Yes, I do believe that is a grape hyacinth, morris. I didn't really notice till you said something. Thanks, warbler. I went driving around town to find something to post on Jigidi, but didn't come up with much of anything except these tulips.
Your not that far behind me, LJ. Less than a week, I'd say, on the tulips. Nice photo!
They are still pretty, laura! Is that a little Grape Hyacinth in the lawn?
Thank you aggie and tex. These are not mine, though. I was driving by and decided to stop and take a photo.
There they are! Yay! Pretty ones, too.