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Here we are at week four of the 2010 craftdown – hard to believe! Hopefully, these two crafts will put a little jingle in your bells…
This first craft is so simple, I almost feel guilty. Operative word being almost. I'd seen the idea somewhere – it required getting small wooden trays and blocks, painting them as desired, and assembling in the same fashion, ending up with tiered serving plates. Well, guess who couldn't find the plain wooden trays and blocks… (that would be me).
So I figured the same thing could be achieved with Dollar Tree plates and candlesticks. I was right. And I really like the finished product! For about 5 bucks and 15 minutes, you, too, can create a tiered candy/nut/appetizer dish for Christmas or any occasion! So without further ado, I present:
Tiered serving plates
Here's what you'll need:
- Dinner sized plate
- Salad plate or shallow bowl
- saucer or flat candle holder
- Two candle sticks
- Glass and bead glue (which is not pictured. But you should already have on hand if you made the mosaic light).
How to complete:
- Place a bead of glue around the bottom perimeter of one of the candle sticks and position on the center of the largest plate. Allow to set a few minutes. You'll have a little wiggle room to re-position, but act fast.
- Put a bead of glue around the top perimeter of the candle stick, and position the medium plate or bowl and allow to set.
- Repeat with second candle stick to adhere it to the medium plate, then add the smallest plate last.
- Once the glue has completely dried, fill the tiered servers with your favorite goodies and enjoy!
How easy was that? So easy, we have time to move on to craft 2!
Popcorn Wreath
Perhaps the most difficult part of this craft is not eating all the popcorn! But the end product is really cute, and worth it even if you have to make more popcorn to complete. It's a little more time-consuming, but very therapeutic at the same time!
What you'll need:
- Popped corn (I used less than one batch, popped in an air popper
- Paper plate
- Waxed dental floss – about 10 feet
- Needle
- Ribbon of choice
How to make it:
- Cut out the center of the paper plate. The finished/presentation side will be the back of the paper plate.
- Tie one end of the floss to the plate.
- String the popcorn onto the floss. Fun, and a bit messy I started with about 4 feet of dental floss, which wasn't anywhere near enough. When I ran out, I simply tied the end around the plate, pulled out some more floss, tied a new end to the plate and started stringing again. If you want to start with enough to finish the wreath, I would suggest using 12-15 feet of floss, which could end up tangling. (Trust me.)
- Begin looping the popcorn around the plate as you go, adjusting individual kernels so there are few discernible gaps if any.
- Once you've covered the entire wreath, you can fill in any small gaps with a glue gun and popcorn.
- Attach a ribbon to the wreath and hang.
How cute does this look on the kitchen cabinet? After Christmas, you can place the wreath outside to feed the critters.
So what are you waiting for?? Christmas eve is TWO WEEKS AWAY!! Get Crafting!
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All the world's a stage, very literally, in Joe Wright's wildly theatrical adaptation of "Anna Karenina."
If you thought the director's five-and-a-half-minute tracking shot in "Atonement" was show-offy, you ain't seen nothing yet. Wright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard ("Shakespeare in Love") have taken Leo Tolstoy's literary behemoth about love, betrayal and death among the elite in imperial Russia and boldly set it almost entirely within a decaying theater.
The inspiration comes from the notion that the members of high society conducted themselves as if they were performing on stage. The result is technically dazzling, a marvel of timing and choreography.
"Anna Karenina" is at once cleverly contained and breathtakingly fluid; it's crammed with rich, intimate detail yet moves with a boundless energy that suggests anything is possible. A character walks across the floor and people dress him as he goes. Sets slide into an empty space at the precise moment to create a cozy surrounding. And the sense of movement is just memorable from a sound design perspective: the rapid flapping of a fan seamlessly transforms into the thundering of horse hooves, for example.
But wondrous as all this artifice is, it's also a huge distraction. The self-consciousness of the structure keeps us at arm's length emotionally. Snow globes and Faberge eggs are just as tidy and ornate but more capable of eliciting a response from the viewer. Rather than feeling the suffering of the adulterous Anna (Keira Knightley), we're more likely to notice how beautiful the suffering looks – the flattering lighting, her wild mane of dark curls spread meticulously across her pillow case.
And eventually the trickery actually becomes a bit predictable. When Anna's cuckolded husband Karenin (Jude Law) tears up a desperate letter from his wife and tosses the pieces in the air, you just know they're going to come down as snowflakes. And they do.
Still, it's impossible not to have huge admiration for this ambitious, complicated risk. "Anna Karenina" has been brought to the screen many times over the past century but never like this.
A refresher for anyone who may have forgotten the book since high school. The year is 1874. Anna is a prominent member of St. Petersburg society, the wife of a respected government official and the mother of an adorable little boy. (Knightley, in her third collaboration with Wright following "Pride & Prejudice" and "Atonement," looks steely and radiant in an array of elaborate, luxurious gowns and furs, once again the work of Oscar-nominated costume designer Jacqueline Durran.)
The sense of excess that pervades "Anna Karenina" extends to strong supporting cast, including Olivia Williams as Vronsky's meddlesome countess mother, Kelly Macdonald as Oblonsky's loyal wife and Shirley Henderson in one late, key scene as a viciously judgmental opera patron. They're all working as hard as their surroundings – if only all that effort resulted in an emotional payoff.
"Anna Karenina," a Focus Features release, is rated R for some sexuality and violence. Running time: 130 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four.
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Every salesperson knows that without trust, there's no sale. But is trust something that has to be built over time, or can you earn it right away in just one meeting?
As the staff at VentureBeat argue in a post sponsored by Citrix GoToMeeting, it's actually possible to win a prospect's trust in your initial interaction, and doing so can save both sides of the table the time and trouble of multiple meetings. The secret lies in five simple yet effective tactics including going in prepared, being confident and assertive while also conveying flexibility, preempting complaints, and, above all, being honest.
"Next time you head into a conference room with a prospective client, don't worry quite so much about hitting all the marks — especially if you've done your homework and put together a good presentation. Instead, focus on inspiring confidence. When you sell them on you, you sell them on your product." Read the full post for more on how to win a prospect's trust right off the bat, so you can stop convincing and start impressing.
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text: Josh Hayes Blows 'Em Away in Jersey Larry Lawrence | September 15, 2013 Photography by Andrea WilsonMILLVILLE, NJ (Sept. 15, 2013) — Josh Hayes bounced back the disappointment of Saturday's race to dominate Sunday's AMA Superbike race at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Hayes took over the lead on his Monster Energy/ Graves Yamaha on the second lap and the cleared away to a 3.199-second margin of victory. The win moved Hayes into second and kept his championship hopes alive, but Herrin will simply need to score a top-10 finish in the finale at Laguna Seca to secure this year's championship.The battle for second was an intense last-lap affair that came down to a spirited tussle between Yamaha's Josh Herrin, Yoshimura Suzuki's Martin Cardenas and National Guard/Jordan Suzuki's Roger Hayden. They finished in that order, but not without attention-grabbing moves on the final go around.The race kicked off with Cardenas taking the early lead with a strong start into turn one. He was followed by the Yamaha's of Herrin and Hayes. Hayes got by his teammate halfway through the first lap.At the start of the second lap Hayes took over the lead going into turn one and Herrin followed. Cardenas was shuffled back to third. And then Roger Hayden moved up to pass Cardenas and Danny Eslick was right there as well, as a good battle for third was shaping up.Eslick rode some of the best laps of his season by moving by Cardenas and Hayden for a few laps in the early going, but the aggressive-riding Oklahoman couldn't hold the position. He said he experienced some issues with his bike in the second half, although he wouldn't specify exactly what the problem was.In the second half of the race Hayes continued to build his lead as Cardenas and Hayden continued their close fight for third. It was intense enough between the Suzuki riders that they began closing on second-place Herrin.While Hayes was secure in front, 3.2 seconds ahead, the battle for second heated up on the last lap. Hayden moved past Cardenas going into turn one, but couldn't hold the line. Then Cardenas made an attack on Herrin and took second, but Herrin fought back and the two swapped the position. Coming out of the final turn Herrin was second, Cardenas was lined up for a draft move, but couldn't quite make it work by the line. Herrin edged Cardenas and Hayden, with just 4-10ths of a second covering all three riders.Eslick fell back to a distant fifth at the finish on the Jordan Suzuki. He was nearly caught by KTM's Chris Fillmore. Geoff May was seventh on the EBR. Larry Pegram came home eighth on his Foremost Insurance Yamaha. Taylor Knapp and David Anthony rounded out the top ten – Knapp coming out ahead in a great late-race battle with Anthony and Aaron Yates.Never has a rider looked as dour in victory as Hayes Sunday. It was understandable considering his championship chances after this weekend. Facing the media afterwards Hayes commented on how he felt."I'm proud of the way I rode," he said. "Proud of my team for putting a good bike back underneath me. I can't say I'm happy, just proud. A job well done. I feel good about the way I put the day together."The series now moves to the finale later this month at Laguna Seca. Herrin has a fairly clear path to the championship, but if this season has taught us anything, nothing is insured in this year's campaign.AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike result fromNJMP – Sunday, September 15, 2013 1 1 Josh Hayes Gulfport, MS Yamaha R1 23 Laps 2 2 Josh Herrin Dublin, GA Yamaha R1 +03.199 3 36 Martin Cardenas Medellin, Colombia Suzuki GSX-R1000 +03.255 4 54 Roger Hayden Owensboro, KY Suzuki GSX-R1000 +03.701 5 23 Danny Eslick Broken Arrow, OK Suzuki GSX-R1000 +25. 6 11 Chris Fillmore Oxford, MI KTM RC8R +26.520 7 99 Geoff May Gainesville, GA EBR 1190RS +37.688 8 72 Larry Pegram Hebron, OH Yamaha R1 +45.516 9 44 Taylor Knapp Lapeer, MI KTM RC8R +53.819 10 25 David Anthony Murrieta, CA Suzuki GSX-R1000 +55.345Standings (after 13 of 14 rounds) 1. Herrin, 320. 2. Hayes, 298. 3. Cardenas, 297 4. Hayden, 228. 5. Eslick, 213. Larry Lawrence | Archives EditorIn addition to writing our Archives section on a weekly basis, Lawrence is another who is capable of covering any event we throw his way. Comments


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Spicy Grapefruit MargaritaPublished: July 2011
This spicy margarita recipe gets its heat from habaneros and acidity from grapefruit. Adjust the steeping time depending on how spicy you want to go!
IngredientsMakes 8 Servings
- 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons tequila
- 1-2 habanero chiles, halved
- Kosher salt
- 6 cups fresh pink grapefruit juice
Mix tequila and chiles in a large pitcher. Let steep 3 hours, or longer if a spicier tequila is desired. Discard chiles. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 month ahead. Cover; chill.
Pour enough water onto a small plate to cover. Pour enough salt onto another small plate to cover by 1/4". Dip rims of eight 12-ounce. glasses into water, then into salt to lightly coat; fill with ice. Add grapefruit juice to pitcher with tequila. Fill with ice; stir until cold. Divide drink among glasses.
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Lady Gaga, 'Fashion of His Love' – Song Review
Lady Gaga sings about love while honoring fashion icon Alexander McQueen on 'Fashion of His Love,' a track from the deluxe edition of 'Born This Way.'
Gaga has sung about style many times before, including a 2009 song called 'Fashion,' which appeared on the 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' soundtrack and mentioned several of her favorite designers, including McQueen.
But 'Fashion of His Love' doesn't recycle the themes from that track. Instead, it focuses on being a committed relationship, while also mentioning the late designer, who greatly influenced Gaga's sense of style. "You know that I'd never cheat on a man, cause I'm not like that," Gaga sings. "I'm physically crafted to be as fitting as McQueen."
The track begins with Gaga explaining the current state of her love life: "I never was the kind of girl that's naturally sure when it comes to love / Oh no, I was insecure / But when it comes to you and me, I can't deny this feeling inside / Oh no, I never felt like this before."
With the arrival of the chorus comes a huge hook and totally '80s! beat that are rightfully drawing comparisons to Whitney Houston's 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me):'
"I'm seeing all the signs from above / I'm gonna be the one that he loves / I was made for loving him /
The fashion of his love / I'm gonna be his first and last kiss / Cause baby I was born to be his / I was made for loving him / The fashion of his love."
On some level, the '80s vibe is cool, but not everybody wants to be taken back to that era. The song is fun but lightweight, and it's easy to see why this didn't make the cut for the standard album.
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Amnesty Calls for Release of Palestinian Writer in Israeli Detention
Ahmed Qatamesh's administrative detention was recently extended by four months; Shin Bet says he is a senior activist in a terrorist organization, despite his claims that he has not been involved with the PLO for over ten years.
Amnesty International called for the immediate release from administrative detention of Ahmed Qatamesh earlier this week, while the Shin...
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BWW INTERVIEWS: Anton Du Beke
You and your professional dance partner Erin Boag are doing your show, Cheek to Cheek, at the Coliseum - what a fantastic venue.
Isn't it marvellous? I am really excited - Erin as well - because the premise of the show when we started it was to do "An Evening With..." - an intimate evening with Erin and me, doing what we do, proper dancing with a wonderful orchestra. We wanted to make it lush, and for people to sit there and say, "Isn't it lovely?" Wonderful music, a 30-piece orchestra, Erin and me dancing, a bit of chat, just that sort of stuff. And now we've ended up at the Coliseum! It'll be slightly more tricky to retain intimacy. It does give us the opportunity to swing out and dance properly. We've toured the show around the country, and it's been successful - well, people clap and the houses are full, so I presume that's successful. It's whether they ask you back - that's how I gauge my success. In those venues, it's been marvellous, but the stage has been a bit small. Here, we won't have that problem.
What can we expect from your show, then?
Me in a tailsuit. "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I have a tailsuit." That's it, really! No, it's going to be us doing what we do. We'll be dancing. It'll be familiar tunes, wonderful music, a lovely singer, Chris Marques and Jaclyn Spencer. It's been very well-received, and the audiences have been great. I don't know if the London audience will be any different, or more difficult to please. The people who come to the show are fans of Strictly, or of ballroom dancing, and it's nice inasmuch as you get something a bit different. I like the intimacy; I like that we chat. In the second half we do a Q&A, which is fun.
Do you get the same questions coming up?
You do. You get lots of the same questions. It's lovely, though. People are really into it - where do you get your outfits from, who's your ideal partner, what colour is your underwear? I hope it works here. It's worked in the other venues - we've done the Symphony Hall in Birmingham, the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow, the Sage in Gateshead, the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, the Pavilion down in Plymouth, the De Montfort in Leicester, Fairfield Halls in Croydon, even! Just all over the place.
How did it transmogrify from something on a relatively small scale to this Coliseum show?
We were guests for the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and during their show they had a section of swing and a big band section - they thought it'd be quite nice if they got a well-known dancing couple to come along. We were talking about it, and it was selling all right, and suddenly when we got attached to it, it sold out. I don't mean to say that we're marvellous box office, but it shows the appeal of Strictly - it could have been any of us, it could have been Darren and Lilia [Darren Bennett and Lilia Kopylova], or Ian and Camilla [Ian Waite and Camilla Dallerup]. So as soon as the promoters heard about this, the bulbs went off in their heads, and we got a tour. We've got a 30-piece orchestra, we've got a singer, Richard Shelton, and Chris and Jaclyn who'll do some Latin numbers, and we do a couple of ensemble pieces, all four of us. It's nice.
And now you're part of the Spring Dance season here at the Coliseum.
That was added on at the end. The tour sold out, and it's an opportunity to do something different.
Have you had chance to see any of the other shows?
I haven't - we've been busy with the tour. I'd like to have seen all of them, really.
I saw Swan Lake here a few weeks ago.
And how was that?
I liked it - I'm not an expert on ballet, but it was so pretty!
But that's all you need to know. Did it look nice? Then that's all you need to know. Anyone who tells you that you need to know more than that needs a poke in the eye with a blunt stick. There is nothing more to it. You don't need to know the ins and outs. You just need to know if it moves you. Did I feel anything? Did I have a nice time? Did I hate it? There's really no more to it than that. If you had a brilliantly moving experience and you sobbed all the way through because it was so tear-jerkingly wonderful, even better. If you didn't, it's OK. I get grumpy with people who make it more than it is. Dance, art, whatever you want to call it, is what it is. It's something going on in front of you that you watch, and either enjoy or you don't. You don't have to define it.
When you dance with celebrities on Strictly, you do seem as if you think the important thing is for them to enjoy what they're doing and try their best.
It's the only thing I ask of a partner. The thing about Strictly is that you don't have any time. People either grasp something quickly or they grasp it slowly. If you're with someone who gets it quickly, you're in luck. If you're with someone who gets it slowly, you're out of luck. It's as simple as that. You can't force someone to learn something more quickly. You can use better techniques to get your point across. You can improve your teaching technique. My motto is "Find a better way". If you can't get it by what I'm doing, I'll find another way. But at the end of the day, you're only as quick as you are. You either have an ability to do it or you don't. That's it.
Do you ever get frustrated?
No, not really. You've got to take a pragmatic view about this. You haven't got a lot of time. What you don't want them to do is hate the experience. Then they won't get it. If you love it, you've got more chance of getting it, and that's important. It's a wonderful experience. There are people on the street who'd give their right arm to do Strictly. It's like holing a putt at the Masters. Only a select few people get to do that. Scoring the cup final goal - that's what Strictly is. I love golf. I'm quite good at it. I'll never play at the Masters. I can't tell you how upsetting that is. And people feel that about dancing - even good dancers. If somebody comes out and says it's a nightmare, or doesn't take it seriously, or doesn't appreciate the opportunity they've got - just don't do it. Don't do it because you want to buy a kitchen.
Was it strange for you to go into doing TV presenting, not dancing, and without Erin?
Not really. I take the same attitude as I do when I'm dancing. I give it the same gusto. Dancing is really, really hard. If you can do it well at a high level, then you take that application for everything else. If it works for dancing, it'll work well for anything else in life. Nothing is as hard as dancing.
Erin's nicknamed Miss Whiplash on the show. Is she really that scary?
She's very determined!
Does she get annoyed with you being laidback?
I'm not laidback. I'm a mentalist. I'm a nightmare. It's just that I won't get grumpy with a celebrity on Strictly Come Dancing if they can't dance very well. It's not what they do. It's difficult. It's like saying to me, "Why don't you bungee-jump off the north face of the Eiger?" I don't like heights. It ain't gonna happen. I will get grumpy if I'm dancing with a professional dancer who's dancing badly, because it's their job. I will get grumpy with Erin if she's being rubbish, and that's as it should be, and vice versa - very much vice versa! I will get grumpy if someone doesn't come up to expectations if it's their job.
But you don't see that side of you on the television.
That's because I'm not in a situation like that! It's just your job to be something, so as long as you do that, then do it.
Last series, you were annoyed to be knocked out so early [Anton was partnering actress Gillian Taylforth, and they were eliminated in the first week of the female celebrities' competition].
I wasn't annoyed, I was disappointed. The ironic thing was that Gillian wasn't too bad, it was just that all the girls were good. If she was a fella, she'd have made it through, because the boys were terrible apart from a couple. It's difficult in the early rounds of Strictly now. You're only up against the girls or the boys, so you halve the chances of going through. There are so many of them now. It was a long series - perhaps slightly too long with 16 couples. I think a dozen is enough, 14 at a push. I don't like the separation of the couples at the beginning. I do love it whatever. I don't mind if I make it to Christmas or if I don't.
How do you find out which celebrity you've got?
As is. As you see on the telly. You open the door, and they're there. That's exactly how it happens. That's my favourite bit.
As you pros are getting more and more famous in your own right, do you think that there's a danger of you overshadowing your celebrity partners?
The show is designed to be all about the celebrities. As long as you know your place, you're all right. I don't mind. I enjoy doing the show, and it's all about them. I've got nothing to prove about myself as a dancer. If I wasn't any good, I wouldn't be there. That's just my attitude about it.
What will be the next project?
After that, I don't know. World domination, perhaps. Who knows? More of the same. I'd like to do something next year. I've always wanted to do some theatre - Chicago is one that I'd like to do. I'd like to do another book. I'd like to do an album of dancing music - not just a random album, but music to dance to. People ask me for songs to dance to, so I thought I'd do an album of tracks, with some duets with the guys from the Strictly band, maybe Brucie if he wants to do it, just some pals. It's all fun stuff that you never thought you would be able to do.
I guess when you started dancing professionally you never thought you'd be on television and a celebrity yourself.
No, you're quite right. I didn't know how competitive ballroom dancing would transcend into anything else. The lines were very firmly drawn. There was no correlation between what we did and telly. I wanted to do a musical movie; I wanted to do Singin' In the Rain; I wanted to be like Fred Astaire. They don't make those movies any more, so that was never going to happen. I thought maybe I could do some theatre, but I didn't know how that was going to happen. Then Strictly came along and changed the world. It's a funny old phenomenon, when you think about it. It's successful because it's brilliant. Dancing is a fabulous thing.
* Following a request, this article was edited on Thursday April 16 at 2pm (GMT)
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Increase in Saskatoon garage fires alarming officials
SASKATOON – It's only the second week of December and Saskatoon has nearly doubled the amount of garage fires seen over a three-month period last year. Since October, the Saskatoon Fire Department says it's gone to seven blazes.
In 2013, crews attended four garage fires from October to the end of December.
Estimated damage to property recently has risen to $549,000, compared to $145,000 over the three months last year.
The causes of ignition varied from welding to cooking this year. Most fires started after a resident left their garage and small fires grew into larger ones before anyone noticed from outside.
READ MORE: Detached garage catches fire in Pacific Heights
Typically, garages contain many flammable materials and do not have smoke detectors.
Officials are encouraging residents to be mindful when using heat sources. Anyone who comes across a garage fire is asked not to open the door, since this supplies the blaze with more oxygen, and instead call 911.


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NIcki is in the studio doing what.........?
She just tweeted shes in the studio with her cranberries and almonds so shes doing something new..... I wonder what it could be!!! what do you barbz think shes up to?
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A firm believer that a little sports knowledge can go a long way, Duffy says, "Sports talk is the most easily learned and best way to break the ice in any context...at home, in business, or at play. I am here to debunk the myth that men don't like to talk. Men do like to talk...sports."
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"OK, But.."
Well, its a lighthearted happy book. But, if you already know theres 4 downs, 10 yds to 4 downs, field goal, touchdown, referees wear black & white striped shirts & blow a whistle, a wide receiver catches passes (not runs it), punting, you don't need this book.
Really really basic!
Would be helpful only if you are from another country than USA (or planet).
The book does not go into player positions, or any even simple strategies. I was looking to understand why players line up like they do (ie: offensive & defensive plays), because I cannot tell a shotgun lineup from a blitz lineup.
I found a better book for learning football is "Football for Dummies".
Insert witty remark here...
"Much Too Simplified"
I felt like I was being taught how to tie my shoes.
This book was just took basic for those who have heard of the game of football.
No. The performance was like listening to clipped or snippits crudely assembled into a "how to" book or a DIY picture book. It just wasn't great.
If you've never seen a game of football or have never even heard of the game of football--in other words, you've lived your life buried under a rock that is locked in a closet, then this is your go-to book on the basics of football.
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Why is it, that the "majority" of contractors that I have contacted are not responsive? Most have not even called or e-mailed me back--either they have no work ethics, or don't care unless it's a project they think they is worth their effort? How do they stay in business this way?
I had a similar problem last year with a basement floor project, and ended up doing it myself with the help of friends--needless to say, I am disappointed and surprised at this behaviour. I am always polite, and specific--does that scare them away, or is this today's new way of doing business? Sad, if you ask me.
Hi Bill! Yes I agree that common curtesy is gone by the way side. At least a response of some sort would be appreciated. I do that for my customers and potential customers it just good manners. Seems the good manners approach and customer service has gone to the way side. However, I am sure that there is some good contractors like me that still have your best interest at heart. good luck.
Brent Smith
I hope you are correct, because so far, I am still waiting. I run a small home business, and clients always compliment me on my customer service--to me, that's one of the most important things, and helps lead to orders. It also worked for me for many years when I handled sales for the companies I used to work for, and helped make those outfits more successful. I call it common sense.
Keeping my fingers crossed.....
Good morning Bill,
Very unacceptable that a business you have contacted does not take the time to respond to your inquiries. Amazing how an owner would let the reputation of their business slip so easily!
You'll certainly know which businesses not to move forward with.
Oh and as a contractor I love it when a home owner is specific about their needs for their project. It clears up any ambiguity.
Thanks Dave--I am venting my frustration here, but appreciate the understanding. I prepared complete specs and drawings (since I have worked in the architectural field as a draftsman) and thought that would make it easier, and yet it did not. Having seen so many things done incorrectly over the years, it's important to prepare proper documents for all parties involved. Watch TV shows like Mike Holmes, and you get worried even more, although I know some of that is show business too!
Hi Bill
When I read your post here, I couldnt help laughing because the following attatched is my response in another thread. I wrote it before I read your post. I did yet find the reasons. But keep in mind that they are not stupid. So what is wrong with you?
Hi Brent
Thank you for sharing your experience with me. It is really encouraging. The job is valued
beteeen 25K to 35K at least. It takes at most 2 months to be done. I saw several general contractors. only one show his interest. The others didnt even bother to call me back.
I worry that I have to end up with begging them to do job for me and pay them a fat bonus.
Is it common sense that general contractors show like that?
Thank you
If it's me, the only thing I can think of is that my specs and drawings are scaring contractors off. If that's the case, they are not the type of outfits I would hire in any event. I did finally hear back from one GC who called and apologized for being so slow to get back to me and is now ready to quote and review. But, he says he'll call me back last evening to set up an appointment with me, and never did. In the meantime, 3 weeks have passed since he visited and I am no further ahead. I've had two responses from this web site, but one is not qualified, whereas the other just e-mailed and wants to set up a meeting.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed and please wish me good luck, as the way it's going, this job may end up being put off until next spring!
Hi Bill
Thank you for the humours response. It seems that you start to plan a project roughly at same time as me.
Before I read your response, I plan to draw a professional floor plan and electrical plan and 3D with help of my friends who has architecture major. It made me do this that one of GC charge more than $5900 for so-call architecture drawing. However, I am hesitated
to show the professional drawing to GC after reading your response.
I definitly wish you good luck in searching GC and hope that you come here to share your progress and experience on your project.
Pidy, you are most welcome.
I will definitely post the outcome of my project here so that others can benefit from anything I learn through the experience, and maybe I will even be able to recommend a method that will not lead to madness! LOL!
So far it has taught me that nothing goes as it should--not very useful, but a fact all the same.
I did get my roof re-done last week, and the good thing about roofers is that they specialize, and so it's easier to get them to quote and be competitive with each other. Now if I can only find some General Contractors who would be as eager to take my money as the roofers are, i might actually get some where!
Hello Bill,
I see it's been a while since your last post. I'm new to this site, and have been trying to catch up to some of the posts. Have you had any luck finding someone yet? If not, I'd be happy to take a look at your plans and see what you have in mind.
I've only had one quote so far--and I cannot act on that. So sure, I'd have no problem with having somebody else quoting.
I haven't seen your project on the site but if you give me a shout at 514 688 5256 we can discusss generally what your looking for and go from there.
As a GC myself I have a few rules I go by when I make a decision about whether or not I'll take on a job.
It certainly helps that you have done a lot of "leg work" and that you have specs and drawings complete but....
#1. What is your budget and is your budget in line with what the marketplace is offering.
#2. I always ask for 100% of material cost up front. Or if its a big project a deposit of 25% of the budget total. Are you meeting your potential contractors needs?
#3. Your Budget may have to be more flexible to attract Contractors.
#4. Is my potential client easy to work with or does he call his lawyer right away?
In the end, if a contractor feels that there may be even the slightest chance they may end up losing money they will never answer you.
Bottom line, its probably about the money.
Budget or prices cannot or down payments never discussed--pretty tough when people don't have the decency to return phone calls and/or e-mails!!!!
I am open to discuss and negotiate, but again: NON-RESPONSIVE contractors makes this impossible. I am flexible, and understand the business better than the average Joe.
I worked as an architectural draftsman for 10 years before going into mechanical design.
Making things easy for the contractors was a priority on my agenda, but if I leave a message, and you can't even return a phone call????!!!!!!
I'm sorry, that's poor business practice, and likewise to not respond to e-mail inquiries!!!
Thanks for trying to guide me, but that's not the problem--it seems good old fashion business etiquette is severely lacking today.....and that's not at my end! I am self-employed and if I treated my clients like I got treated, I'd have been out of business before I started!
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Media Coverage about 100,000 Homes Fairfax
The Fairfax-Falls Church Community Partnership to Prevent and End Homelessness has joined the national 100,000 Homes Campaign, a national movement to find permanent homes for 100,000 chronically homeless. Please look below to find links to media coverage about the 100,000 Homes Fairfax campaign.
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- Amanda Andere blog on Huffington Post
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- Putting a Name and Face on Chronically Homeless
- Life in the Shadows: Searching for Centreville's Homeless
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An abridged version of this article originally appeared in Open City Magazine in March 2013.
There's no other way to say it. Mission Chinese is a tease. It lures you in with the promise of Chinese takeout favorites, free beer, and a piece of the foodie hipster scene. But just like at The Roxbury, a night at Mission Chinese should come with a disclaimer: The wait is long. The beer is weak. The food is, well, interesting. Results may vary.
Chef célèbre of the moment, Danny Bowien, opened the latest outpost of Mission Chinese–first conceived as a pop-up restaurant in San Francisco–on the Lower East Side last spring. Since then the joint has been mobbed nightly by droves of foodies, hipsters, and everyone in between looking to shock their tastebuds with a mouthful of mind-altering Sichuan pepper.
The chatter swirling around Mission Chinese has reached a fever pitch in recent months, with exalted reviews from The New Yorker and New York Magazine, along with nods from culinary heavyweights Martha Stewart and Anthony Bourdain. New York Times food critic, Pete Wells, wrote: "Mr. Bowien does to Chinese food what Led Zeppelin did to the blues. His cooking both pays respectful homage to its inspiration and takes wild, flagrant liberties with it. He grabs hold of tradition and runs at it with abandon, hitting the accents hard, going heavy on the funk and causing all kinds of delicious havoc." Read more…
Chinese restaurants are a fixture of the American foodscape. As such, many of us are familiar with the slightly tacky, unintentionally funny names they give themselves (Fu King Chinese Restaurant in SF, anyone?). Restaurant names also tend to cater to the clientele they hope to attract. And in New York, even within the confines of Manhattan, every neighborhood has its own personality and distinct demographics. It turns out, where you eat says a lot about who you are. Can you guess the neighborhoods these restaurants belong to?
Festive Chinese
China Fun's glossy website shows pictures of cheerful families enjoying the food and boasts a singing deliveryman who performs Bejing Opera nightly. The menu includes Filet Mignon Chinese Style along with sushi–which, in my opinion, is a dead giveaway that a restaurant is catering to people who don't know the difference between Chinese and Japanese food.
Yeah Shanghai Deluxe Inc. has a similarly absurd name but falls at the other end of the spectrum. It serves typical Chinatown fare and Shanghainese specialties like xiao long bao. Read more…
A few years ago one of my uncles shared an observation that has stuck with me ever since. He said to me, "You know, when I was growing up being Asian wasn't cool. Not like it is now." I cocked my head to the side. Wait, it's cool to be Asian?
He was right, though. America has one big giant Asian fetish these days, especially when it comes to food. In fact, 2012 has already been proclaimed the year of Asian Hipster Cuisine. Perhaps that Urban Outfitters catalog shoot set in a Chinatown restaurant was more prophetic than I gave it credit for.
Here's what the foodie pundits have to say about the year ahead: Read more…
One weekend at dim sum in Brooklyn, I happened to notice a kitschy painting hanging on the restaurant wall. I was able to make out the four characters printed in the corner: 马到成功 (mǎ dào chéng gōng). I translated the phrase literally in my head: horse arrives success. Or, perhaps, more emphatically: horse arrives = success!
Since when have horses been a symbol of success? Sure, I know the gold-attracting cat, but Mr. Ed with money bags? I shared my observation with a friend sitting next to me, and she responded matter of factly: "Yeah, when the horses arrive it means success." Read more…
Chinatown is changing. Of course, all cities are living, breathing organisms that are constantly changing, adapting, sometimes deteriorating, and often transforming themselves in a dynamic give-and-take with dips in the economy, successive waves of immigrants, and bursts of urban renewal. But even so, there have been many recent changes in the neighborhood too big to ignore. Here's a quick rundown.
Open City Mag reported on the unlawful eviction of tenants at 11 Allen Street this past summer. The Lo-Down just published an exhaustive review of the LES hotel boom, including the newly minted Wyndham hotel on Hester and Bowery that opened on Nov. 1 (and looks tacky as hell). Read more…
The pieces Hurricane Sandy left behind—through the eyes of citizen journalists, tumblrs, and photographers. Hang in there, New York.
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What do people in Asia eat when they get the munchies? If you've ever step foot inside a Chinatown supermarket, you'll know that the grocery aisles abound with sweet and salty snacks. Here are the top ten Asian treats I simply can't live without.
#10 White Rabbit Candy – These milky little candies are the white analog to the Tootsie Roll. They melt in your mouth and are just as addictive.
#9 Chinese-style Beef Jerky – Sweet with a hint of spice, Chinese jerky is soft and easy on the molars. It gets the job done when those 4 o'clock hunger pangs come calling.
#8 Melon Flavored Chewing Gum – Korean restaurants often include sticks of melon gum with the check. Fruity and refreshing. Read more…


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Our Pattern Card line make excellent Note Cards, especially for Thank You notes. The nice thing is that they're blank on the inside, so they aren't occasion specific.
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Good value for the budget minded
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Bought this helmet specifically for the visor and price point. Most of my rides are early or evening and the sun is always an issue. This has now become my primary helmet.
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This helmet was sent to me in terrible condition. The visor was busted; one of the pins was broke. It was dirty and dusty and not worth the money I paid for it.
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Thanks mamas!! I wish I knew how to quote different posts, but I am not knowledgeable enough, so I will just go back and forth.
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Laura, I already have some clary sage EO, but forgot to put it on my list. I also already have thermometers---for me I presume in case of PROM? What is w/the flexible straws?
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Ame, did your sewing scissors become useless for sewing after the cord was cut? I'm assuming yes, but just curious.
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I have heavy make that VERY heavy Ghinger sewing scissors - it would take an 18 wheeler for them to warp or bend and they cut through the cord like a hot knife through butter so there was likely no dulling...I chose them because they were the sharpest heavy duty scissors I own.
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bionicsquirrel, I think that there is a lot of fat phobia in maternity care that is not justified. It's not your size in itself that is the issue, it's how your body functions at your size.
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I had no weight related problems during either pgs or births. What bv said is true. If you are unhealthy, big or not, you are unhealthy.
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I woke up the next morning feeling like a light had gone out inside me and that I had lost something very precious to me. [...] In giving up, I truly realized my confidence, strength, and wisdom to do this on our own -- and I know I just can't have her here.
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Hillary Clinton cries tears of laughter on Ellen show appearance
Hillary Clinton stopped by the Ellen show today to have a chat with the host and hilarity ensued!
The two spoke about the election, Donald Trump and the now infamous debate before Ellen moved the topic over to Hillary's dance moves.
Hillary became somewhat of a social media hit after she reacted to one of Donald's jibes by doing a little 'shimmy' on stage.
Hillary said that ever since, she's been inundated with requests to do the shimmy every time she's made a public appearance.
It didn't take Ellen long to move the conversation to a moment from the debate she wanted to show Hillary again and when she rolled the tape the Democratic nominee couldn't stop laughing.
The video had the whole audience in stitches and Hillary practically ended up doubled over in laughter.
Take a look and tell us if it gives you a laugh! Do you have moves like this?


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Located in Chichen Itza, this hotel is 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Cenote Ik kil and within 3 mi (5 km) of Pyramid of Kukulkan and Court of the Thousand Columns. Cenote Yokdzonot is 20 mi (32.2 km) away.
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This smoke-free hotel features 2 outdoor pools, a restaurant, and a bar/lounge. Free full breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a rooftop terrace, a conference center, and a meeting room.
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Hotel Dolores Alba Chichén features 2 outdoor swimming pools. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Event facilities measuring 1076 square feet (100 square meters) include a conference center. This business-friendly hotel also offers a rooftop terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Hotel Dolores Alba Chichén is a smoke-free property.
- Number of floors - 1
- Free breakfast
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- Number of outdoor pools - 2
- Total number of rooms - 40
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- Conference space size (meters) - 100
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- Conference space size (feet) - 1076
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Fergie wants Fryers investigation
Sir Alex Ferguson has urged the football authorities to investigate Tottenham Hotspur's signing of former Manchester United defender Zeki Fryers from Standard Liege.
Fryers, 20, left Old Trafford last July after failing to agree a new contract with the Red Devils, and he ultimately joined Standard Liege.
This week, though, it was announced by Tottenham that the club had "reached agreement with Standard Liege for the signing of Fryers".
Ferguson has expressed his disappointment at the signing after United missed out on receiving a fee for the defender.
Speaking to MUTV, the United boss said: "To me, I think it's a blatant manipulation of the rules.
"Tottenham did nothing wrong as he went to Standard Liege. They tried to buy him off us and we'd been looking for a certain figure. They wouldn't pay it but asked if they could take him down there on trial and, at that time, he was out of contract in June anyway.
"So he went down on trial and he went to Portugal with them. They then said they weren't prepared to pay the money and, all of a sudden, he signed for Standard Liege.
"We knew immediately and suspected that he would return to Tottenham in January and that's happened. It's a [Spurs chairman] Daniel Levy deal. You know, it's his fingerprints all over it. It's the kind of thing we expected he was going to do."
He continued: "There's nothing we can do about it but I think that really we should, first of all, register our discontent in it. I think the league should look into it.
"I think the registration should be stopped until they investigate it thoroughly. There's bound to be a trail, either mobile phones or e-mails, that could give you the full story of it.
"I must say I'm disappointed in Tottenham. For whatever reason, a club that size has decided to go down this route. I'm disappointed."
Tottenham, though, have defended the deal, with a club spokesman saying: "Zeki Fryers was out of contract in the summer. We had looked in to the possibility of signing the player but were unable to agree a deal on the terms Manchester United were asking.
"Zeki chose to go to Standard Liege, who paid compensation to Manchester United. Zeki enjoyed his time at Standard. However, when Standard sacked their manager in November Zeki wasn't part of the new manager's plans, which he accepts and understands happens in football.
"Unfortunately, a combination of this, and the fact that he had become homesick meant he wanted to return to England and his representatives made contact with clubs in England. This afforded us a second opportunity to sign the player and as per FIFA's solidarity contribution mechanism, Manchester United will receive five per cent of the transfer fee we have paid."
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He Was Terminally Ill -- but Not Yet Eligible for Hospice
Last updated: Jul 05, 2010
The case: Advanced cancer, treatable but not curable
At 82, Mr. Z had certainly beaten the odds. Despite smoking for 50 years, having dangerous aneurysms in his aorta, and being hospitalized several times over the past three years for angina and congestive heart failure, he'd managed to recover his function after every urgent medical crisis. His mind was pretty sharp, and he could walk steadily.
Still, he knew that his overall health was precarious. He'd mentioned repeatedly over the years that he wanted to avoid surgery and other major procedures, since he knew that they're especially risky in older people with bad hearts like his "" a goal I generally supported him in. But that changed when he was admitted to the hospital with anemia and bad abdominal pain.
He agreed to a CAT scan when we told him it would help us address his pain. It showed a large mass blocking part of his colon. Without surgery to remove what was probably colon cancer, he'd surely continue to have devastating attacks of belly pain.
Although his risk of dying during the operation was relatively high (our best guess was a one in five chance of not making it), leaving that mass in his belly would almost certainly leave him facing a difficult and painful death over the next weeks to months. So he eventually agreed to surgery.
It went well. The surgeons removed a colon cancer, as well as several nearby lymph nodes. Mr. Z made a good recovery over the next several weeks in a rehabilitation facility. But his follow-up tests confirmed that the cancer remained in his body. The oncologists diagnosed him with incurable Stage IV colon cancer.
"The cancer doctor told me that it's possible to get chemotherapy, but that there's only a 1 in 20 chance that it would help me live longer, whereas it will definitely make me feel sicker in the short term," he said. He didn't want this.
"So if I don't get treated," he went on, "then what do I do?"
The challenge: A terminal condition, but not eligible for hospice
Even in the face of terminal illnesses, most people generally feel better if "something" is being done. After all, modern medicine is very good at doing things. So this is what both doctors and patients are used to. Even for those who choose to enroll in hospice, "something" is being done: the hospice team usually devotes a lot of time and energy to managing symptoms, providing counseling, and otherwise helping the ill person prepare for the end of life.
Unfortunately Mr. Z wasn't yet eligible for hospice services. His colon cancer, though it had started to spread through his body, wasn't yet making him feel very weak or sick. After the surgery, the pain had abated. Despite electing against chemotherapy or other treatment, no doctor at this point would feel confident saying Mr. Z had six months or less to live (the qualifier point for hospice). Mr. Z, however, dreaded "waiting alone in limbo until I start getting worse."
The solution: Advanced Illness Management (AIM) programs
Fortunately, hospice is no longer the only way for people to get coordinated, person-centered services in the face of serious illness.
Instead, our social workers found him an Advanced Illness Management (AIM) program. These programs, which are becoming more widely available throughout the country, were created to help seriously ill patients who aren't eligible for hospice or who otherwise prefer not to enroll in hospice. AIM programs particularly focus on customized social support, case management, and some nursing services, mostly home-based and done in coordination with a patient's usual medical team. Many AIM programs are linked with cancer centers, but others are designed to help those struggling to cope with other advanced illnesses, such as Stage IV COPD, Parkinson's, or bad heart failure.
"So how is that different from hospice?" Mr. Z wanted to know.
I explained to him that the two services have quite a lot in common. However, AIM doesn't require a six-month prognosis. Also, if Mr. Z were to decide he did want to give chemotherapy a try, that would be possible while enrolled in AIM but much harder to arrange if he were in hospice.
Mr. Z was a little hesitant to sign up. He wasn't sure he wanted someone to come to his house. But we both knew that the next several months would be emotionally challenging "" and he agreed to give this unique form of support a try.
My prescription for caregivers:
If your loved one is facing a serious, incurable illness, ask your doctor or the hospital's social worker or patient advocate if any Advanced Illness Management (AIM) programs are available in your area. They are also sometimes called Advanced Illness Coordinated Care programs.
Know that AIM programs (and other outpatient palliative care services) can help address the emotional, spiritual, and practical late-life planning needs that are part of every advanced illness experience. AIM programs can also help provide better pain and symptom management.
Understand that AIM programs share a lot in common with hospice services, but aren't the same thing. In particular, you don't need a six-month prognosis to enroll in an AIM program, and you can usually continue active medical treatments for a late-stage illness.
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Actual construction work on the new $10,000, 000 Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center began today as bulldozers started clearing a site for the erection of a nurses school, the first building to go up.
The second and third buildings to be erected will be an Outpatient Clinic and a Cancer Institute. The construction work was held up for the past seven months by a dispute between medical center officials and farmers from the nearby village of Katra who used part of the site for the growing of grapes and who originally refused to agree to the construction of a road through the grove.


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FONTANA, Calif., Friday, Dec. 21, 2001 - Buddy Lazier showed off the speed and durability of the new Chevy Indy V8 engine during a two-day test this week at California Speedway, turning consistent laps of 223 mph and topping out at 225.15 ...
FONTANA, Calif., Friday, Dec. 21, 2001 - Buddy Lazier showed off the speed and durability of the new Chevy Indy V8 engine during a two-day test this week at California Speedway, turning consistent laps of 223 mph and topping out at 225.15 mph.
2000 Indy Racing champion Lazier completed 570 trouble-free miles in the two-day test with Hemelgarn Racing at Fontana, Calif. The 2-mile oval will play host to its inaugural Indy Racing event March 24, 2002.
"In my entire racing career, I've never seen a brand-new motor run so well right out of the box," Lazier said. "The Chevy engine exceeded all of my expectations.
"The motor feels lighter and that helps the car handle better, but it's the power that is really impressive. Horsepower is a driver's best friend, so this Chevy engine and I are going to get along just fine."
1996 Indianapolis 500 winner Lazier waited until his 255th lap of the test in the No. 91 Tae-Bo/Coors Light/Delta Faucet Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone to produce his best lap, 225.15 mph.
Lazier will return to Fontana to participate in the Indy Racing League's "Test in the West" on Feb. 5-6.
In addition to the extended test at California Speedway, the GM-designed Chevy Indy V8 has successfully completed three 500-mile dynamometer durability runs and a track test at Phoenix International Raceway by 2001 Indy Racing League champion Sam Hornish Jr. in the No. 4 Pennzoil Panther Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone.
"This was a brutal test for the Chevy Indy V8 at California Speedway because the engine ran continuously at wide-open throttle," said Joe Negri, GM Racing IRL/Road Racing Group manager. "That duty cycle simulates the demands the engine will encounter at the Indianapolis 500, and it came through without a problem.
"Now that we have validated the engine's reliability on the dyno and on the track, we will continue to work on developing more horsepower and speed. We are simultaneously producing parts so that other teams can begin testing programs with the Chevrolet engine."
Lazier's Chevy Indy V8 engine was prepared by Speedway Engine Development in Indianapolis, one of the independent engine builders that assemble and test GM engines for Indy Racing League teams.


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October 9, 2005, 10:00 PM
Specifically looking for Beretta 96 fifteen round mags and for twenty round AR mags. Am in Mass so they have to be pre-ban.
October 10, 2005, 09:19 AM
do you know anybody in nh u can have them shipped there and then go get them thatnthe easyest way to get them not shure if it i legal but its cheaper
or go to kitteytradingpost and get some
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Pre-Ban AR Mag (http://www.impactguns.com/cgi-bin/affiliates/clickthru.cgi?id=store&page=http://www.impactguns.com/store/MAG-AR15-30RO.html)
Thats all I found for the Pre-Ban :(
October 11, 2005, 02:02 PM
The national ban is OVER!
Now you just need to worry about your state. Anyway, Brownells (http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=21225&title=AR-15%2fM16+HIGH+CAPACITY+MAGAZINES) has some good stuff. These are probably the most reliable AR15/M16 mags made.
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Having spent my early childhood years in a small town in the Northern Rockies, I have been troubled by the image of small-town life associated with Sarah Palin's candidacy.
The McCain-Palin campaign suggests that to ask probing questions of Palin is to look down on her small-town roots. But that is a distortion and is also untrue to the very small-town values that Palin claims to represent.
Small-town America is not a single and unified culture, with everyone thinking the same way. Honest disagreement is possible, and a reality of daily life. Anyone who has ever participated in a church council meeting will understand that people who respect each other personally can confront one another with strong arguments when the group discusses a policy issue that affects the entire congregation.
The McCain-Palin campaign wrongly implies that skeptical, impertinent questions about Palin's record, conduct, and knowledge show a lack of respect for her and for those who identify with her. But this suggests that small-town Americans are less capable than the rest of the country of handling the normal give-and-take of political argument. By insisting that to question Palin searchingly is to insult her, the Republican campaign actually belittles the segment of the American population that campaign is seeking to mobilize.
Central to the distortion being carried out by the Republicans is the remarkable idea that individuals who have some things in common with Sarah Palin have everything in common with her.
The real diversity of ideas and values that one can find in Montana and Idaho and other rural states is erased by a huge national organization—the Republican Party—that presents Sarah Palin as the complete embodiment of the small-town American West.
Whatever else the small town of the American West may stand for, one thing I know to be a reality within it is a capacity for personal respect that extends to open disagreement about a great variety of issues.
If we are going to be sensitive to insults, we can say that it is an insult to small-town America, first, to suggest that its citizens cannot connect with a larger, cosmopolitan world, second, to doubt that its sons and daughters often build on small-town values to achieve distinguished careers beyond the circles of their own upbringings, and, third, to hold that its inhabitants are too closed-minded to appreciate some of the things that Sarah Palin is against, even Barack Obama.
I have not lived in the Northern Rockies since I was a child, and I do not want to pretend to be part of Montana and Idaho life today. But let it be said that a small-town, Rocky Mountain childhood is not at all incompatible with a variety of styles of life in and beyond the region.
The Republican campaign's effort to freeze small-town America into a single cultural unit for which Sarah Palin can be an emblem misses the dynamism of that America as I have experienced it in my own life and continue to see it when I visit Montana and Idaho today.
Small-town Americans, no less than residents of New York or San Francisco, should be glad to have Sarah Palin interrogated just as vigorously as any other candidate for public office.
To settle for less is to make her, and the small-town Americans who see her as a mirror for at least some parts of themselves, into second-class citizens.
With that attitude, the Republican Party actually disrespects the parts of the United States with which it claims to identify.
Guest columnist David A. Hollinger is a history professor at the University of California in Berkeley.


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By Shannon Carlin
By this time, you've probably seen the viral video of a Georgia man named Richard Dunn who was stuck in the Las Vegas airport all alone overnight and decided to lip synch Celine Dion's "All By Myself." Because really, what else would you do?
Now it also appears that Ms. Celine Dion herself is one of the many people who've seen the video in question. The singer even has a few words of advice on how he could have spent his alone time.
Related: What Have You Done For Us Lately, Celine Dion?
In a 26-second clip, Dion says the video was "hilarious and very touching, I loved it."
"But," Dion continues, "next time you're stuck all by yourself at the Las Vegas airport for hours and hours, please be my guest at my show."
Adding, "And by the way Richard, you're more than welcome to use my bathroom!"
Watch Dunn's video, which has racked up over 12 million views since it was posted on Saturday (June 7), below.


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The code 211 is usual set due to eaither a worn distributor shaft or a bad stator in the distributor. If the engine runs better with SPOUT disconnected and runs poor again when it is reconnected, the problem is likely to be in the distributor. There are several items that could cause this. A defective pickup can transmit erratic inputs to the module and powertrain control module (PCM). A worn distributor shaft bushing or a magnetized shaft can also cause erratic signals. Monitor the PIP signal with a labscope. At the same time, monitor the duty cycle of the PIP signal. Backprobe the PIP wire at the ignition control module (ICM). With the SPOUT disconnected, the pattern is a 12 volt square wave with an approximate 50% duty cycle and clean corners. One square wave has less duration than the others. This signal is used on port fuel injected vehicles only to identify TDC compression to the PCM. With the SPOUT connected, a notch will be out of one corner of each square wave. The duty cycle should be 47-53% and be relatively stable. Any variation out of this range indicates shaft wobble. An out of specification, but stable reading, indicates a magnetized shaft. In either of these cases, the distributor will need to be replaced as an assembly. If the duty cycle reading is stable, but the square wave is erratic, replace the pickup assembly. Always confirm that the duty cycle on any replacement distributor is within specifications. A replacement pick-up/stator assembly will not cure a shaft magnetism problem.


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Kraft to sell Cadbury factory for £50 million
American food giant Kraft sparked fresh outrage today by selling the site of an historic Cadbury factory it vowed not to close – for £50million.
The Somerdale site in Keynsham, near Bristol, was closed within days of Kraft's £11.7billion takeover of Cadbury in 2009, despite pledges it would be saved.
Now the company has put 64 acres of land on the market with outline proposals to build 600 homes on the site.
The move comes days after Kraft's CEO, Irene Rosenfeld, refused to appear before a committee of MPs at Westminster to explain her actions during the takeover.
Today former Cadbury workers hit out at the firm's "broken promises" and demanded Ms Rosenfeld apologise to sacked British staff.
Vince Frankcom, 51, was made redundant from the Somerdale plant last year after 11 years as a "maker" on the production line.
Mr Frankcom, now a self-employed property maintenance worker, said: "There is a lot of anger here at the broken promises from Kraft.
"This was a very famous factory – me and my family had worked there for years – and it was a fantastic company to work for.
"It's now upsetting to see the factory sold – a lot of us feel let down. I feel sorry for the younger generation.
"Irene Rosenfeld should be made to apologise.
"Kraft should now put some money into industry on the site – at least that would give something back to the community."
The former Cadbury factory site was officially put up for sale on Saturday.
Kraft is selling off 64 acres – roughly the size of 40 football pitches – of the 220 acre site, which is the only part described as "developable".
The acres earmarked for development include the former factory buildings and car park and some fields.
The other 156 acres have been ruled out as they are liable to flooding.
Just a handful of the 400 people who were working at Somerdale are still on the site and are in the process of dismantling the factory machinery and cleaning up the building.
The last Curly Wurly rolled off the production line at the beginning of January and production has been moved from Keynsham to Poland.
Developers are being asked to bid for the freehold of the site and have until May 12 to make an offer.
The Cadbury Fry Club, for past and present workers, is to relocated to another part of the site.
The club, which has more than 600 members along with 13 football pitches, four cricket pitches and a nine-hole golf course, is expected to be rebuilt within four years.
BNP Paribas Real Estate, which is selling the land on behalf of Kraft, said the deadline for offers is midday on May 11.
Andrew Taylor, a director at BNP Paribas Real Estate, said: "We have been working with Cadbury and Kraft Foods for a number of years to identify development opportunities for the site.
"The site represents a unique opportunity for a mixed-use scheme that which could contribute massively to the local demand for housing and generate significant job opportunities."
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Why would anyone want to build 600 houses when the areas biggest employer has shut down and people are having to move out of the area to find work?
50m for 64 acres (which will need clearing) is very expensive. 600 homes on 64 acres, once you add roads, pavements, etc will be shoehorned in.
Anybody like to help me raise some capital to buy this plant and get it manufacturing again? (not just chocolate, it has other "features" as well).
Sounds like a very ambitious plan.
Richard – you and I should Chair this and get everyone sacked plus any others to raise the Capital and get it back up and running.
– Oh and boycott Kraft!
I will never buy another Cadbury or Kraft bar again, Kit-Kat's are still made in the UK so I will stick with them.
Furious! Bought 3 Cadbury Eggs…1 was OK, other 1 had a very little filling &
it was hard & stale. The other one – STALE! If this is the outcome of Kraft
buying Cadbury out…..People should stop buying ANY Eggs from now on.
Not only smaller, high priced & now stale! J. Morrison
welcome to 277 gladstone ave in toronto if these incompetents dont get it right. Half of this management still needs two learn what chocolate is and the other half not in this life-time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So sad what Kraft have done to the Cadbury's name and the country where it originated. The chocolate has not tasted the same for several years now and as for the new shape…I do not like it.
Regrettably, I shall not be purchasing Cadbury's produce again.


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Senator LaValle Supports "Say No To Drugs" Community Awareness Program
The rain may have put a damper on the annual Riverhead Community Awareness Program (CAP) "Just Say No" to drugs parade, but nothing could dampen the spirit at the Pulaski Elementary School. Students spent the morning of June 5 hearing community leaders and Riverhead's very own Rutgers Trophy winning Blue Waves Varsity Football team encourage them to Say No to Drugs. The annual program teaches students to recognize peer pressure, build self-esteem, and equip them to make positive choices now and into adulthood. Senator LaValle was honored to speak with the children about the seriousness of drug and alcohol use and abuse.


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ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays' spring training schedule, released Thursday, includes two home dates with the Red Sox and one apiece with the Yankees and World Series champion Phillies.
The Rays, spending their first spring in Port Charlotte, raised ticket prices to a range of $9 to $23 compared with $7 to $20 for the final year in St. Petersburg.
Tickets go on sale Jan. 8 with the first game at the renovated Charlotte Sports Park set for Feb. 25 against the Reds.
Some big home matchups include the Red Sox (Feb. 27 and March 7), Phillies (March 12) and Yankees (March 22). The Rays will host the Cardinals (March 19) for the first time since 1998 as well as the Puerto Rican national team (March 4) as part of preparations for the World Baseball Classic.
Although they left their longtime home of St. Petersburg, the Rays will play in the bay area for road games against the Yankees in Tampa (Feb. 26), Phillies in Clearwater (Feb. 28) and Blue Jays in Dunedin (March 13 and 20).
In addition, the Rays will visit Philadelphia for two games in the Phillies' annual "On-Deck Series" April 3-4 before starting the regular season April 6 at Boston.
Rays home games will start at 1:05 p.m. with the exception of two at 7:05 (March 4 against the Puerto Ricans and March 25 against the Pirates).
Caryn Huff, a project manager for Charlotte County, said there have been 3,000 deposits already put down for season tickets. (Packages run from $240 to $320). Those who pay the $50 deposit will be contacted in December to select seats.
Miller to Cardinals? Left-handed reliever Trever Miller was expected to sign a two-year contract with the Cardinals, pending a physical, but the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported a deal had yet to be completed as of Thursday night.
Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak told the paper there was "language" that still needed to be worked out with a potential contract.
Financial terms were not reported.
This month, the Rays declined Miller's $2-million option for 2009, making him a free agent. In his second stint with Tampa Bay, Miller, 35, went 2-0 with a 4.15 in 68 appearances last season.
Miller couldn't be reached for comment.
Roster moves: The Rays added left-hander Jake McGee and right-handers Wade Davis and Dale Thayer to their 40-man roster.
The moves prevent them from being selected in the Rule 5 draft Dec. 11.
McGee, 22, and Davis, 23, are two of the Rays' top prospects. McGee went 6-4 with a 3.94 ERA in 15 starts for Double-A Montgomery last season before suffering an elbow surgery that required Tommy John surgery.
Davis went 13-8 with a 3.47 ERA in 28 combined starts for Montgomery and Triple-A Durham and was named Montgomery's pitcher of the year.
Thayer, 27, has spent six years in the minors and is coming off a strong season for Durham in which he went 3-1 with nine saves and a 2.77 ERA.
The Rays now have 39 players on their roster.
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London (Jun. 6)
A warning that Arab nationalism, although presently directed against France, may eventually threaten British interests in the Arab countries and the interests of the Jewish National Home in Palestine was sounded today by the Manchester Guardian, leading liberal daily.
The paper warmly supports Gen. de Gaulle's proposal that the relations of the Arab countries to the Western Powers should be considered as a whole by the great powers, and not be limited to the French-Syrian dispute only. "The United Nations could then make plain to the Arabs that they, too, must make concessions for the sake of world peace," the Manchester Guardian says.
The article reminds the British Government that in spite of appeasing the Arabs by closing the doors of Palestine to Jewish immigration, Britain had trouble in Egypt and in other Arab countries during the war. "The Arab peasant," the article says, "is not likely to distinguish too carefully between French and British imperialism. He may argue that if he can get rid of the one, he can also get rid of the other. In the long run we, too, may find it difficult to reconcile the promises to the Jews in Palestine and our economic and strategic interests in Egypt and in Iraq with our present encouragement of Arab nationalism."


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Katt Williams to Return to HBO for New Stand Up Comedy Special
Katt Williams will return to HBO for his second stand-up comedy special on the network, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming. To be taped at Citizens Bank Arena in Ontario, Canada May 17, the exclusive hour-long presentation will be directed by SPIKE Lee and debut later this year.
Katt Williams previously appeared on HBO in the 2006 solo special "The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1," as well as "Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam." His feature-film credits include "Scary Movie 5," "The Obama Effect," "Lonely Street," "Norbit," "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore" and "Friday After Next," while he has been seen on such TV series as "NYPD Blue," "My Wife and Kids," "Girlfriends" and "The Boondocks." Williams has also appeared in music videos with such stars as Ludacris, OutKast and Lil' Kim.
The special is produced for HBO by New Wave Entertainment; executive producers, Brian Volk-Weiss and Katt Williams; director, SPIKE Lee.


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