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Mrs Lincoln's Dressmaker
Author: Jennifer Chiaverini
Release Date: January 15, 2013
Review Copy Provided by Dutton Adult via Edelweiss
In Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker, novelist Jennifer Chiaverini presents a stunning account of the friendship that blossomed between Mary Todd Lincoln and her seamstress, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Keckley, a former slave who gained her professional reputation in Washington, D.C. by outfitting the city's elite. Keckley made history by sewing for First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln within the White House, a trusted witness to many private moments between the President and his wife, two of the most compelling figures in American history.
In March 1861, Mrs. Lincoln chose Keckley from among a number of applicants to be her personal "modiste," responsible not only for creating the First Lady's gowns, but also for dressing Mrs. Lincoln in the beautiful attire Keckley had fashioned. The relationship between the two women quickly evolved, as Keckley was drawn into the intimate life of the Lincoln family, supporting Mary Todd Lincoln in the loss of first her son, and then her husband to the assassination that stunned the nation and the world.
Keckley saved scraps from the dozens of gowns she made for Mrs. Lincoln, eventually piecing together a tribute known as the Mary Todd Lincoln Quilt. She also saved memories, which she fashioned into a book, Behind the Scenes: Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House. Upon its publication, Keckley's memoir created a scandal that compelled Mary Todd Lincoln to sever all ties with her, but in the decades since, Keckley's story has languished in the archives.
I have previously read/listened to Ms Chiaverini's work (her Elm Creek Quilters series) and enjoyed it, so when I saw that she had written a new book that was primarily historical fiction, I jumped on the opportunity to read/review it. My favorite part of her other series is how she is able to seamlessly go back in time to describe a key element, so I was curious to see how she could pull off an entire HF book. There have been numerous books written about Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckley, her modiste (although the title is dressmaker, that isn't necessarily accurate). However, I haven't read any of them, which I am kind of glad of, because it meant that going into reading this book that my mind was a clean slate.
I found the first part of the book the most interesting about how Elizabeth came to work for Mrs. Lincoln following the election. But not only that, the sense of realism that was portrayed in how Mrs. Lincoln was talked/gossiped about – I made me think about the similarities between her and celebrities today – nice to see that some things haven't changed. I really enjoyed the book up until the point just after Lincoln was assassinated and what happened to Mrs. Lincoln and her family – but then it just felt like it started going down hill. There were parts that it seemed like the author had just gotten a hold of Elizabeth Keckley's memoir (which I am planning on reading) and was just regurgitating some of the stuff mentioned in there. It felt much more memoir-ish, than historical fiction -which is a pity. The last 25% of the book or so just dragged – I wasn't that interested in what was going on which was a disappointment because I had enjoyed the first part of it. The story behind the tell-all memoir was intriguing, and kind of reminds me of how pretty much every celebrity today has had a bio/memoir written about then and how newspapers like the National Enquire go to extreme lengths for these "tell-all" tales – so maybe some historical basis to how these items came to be?
I think that this stage, I probably would have gotten more out of reading the memoir, so I could see what was real and what the author had actually interpretated based on her research. The story behind the quilt was interesting (and I did like that in the authors note, she described how she had come up with the storyline for it that she had). While I enjoyed bits and pieces of the authors writing style, I think I am going to stick to her contemporary fiction with flashbacks – I found it much more enjoyable. I have requested a copy of Elizabeth Keckley's memoir from the library and am curious to read it. Overall, I'd give Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker 3 stars, but it is on the lower side of the 3.


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Pinwheel Sandwich Recipes
Peach and Spinach Summer Salad Wrap Recipe
Temperatures are set to hit high numbers these days so to keep the house cool I've tried not to spend too much time behind the stove or use the oven too much. My go-to meal in this situation is fast, casual eating that requires minimal preparation and almost no cooking. My solution this weekend is to make summer salad wraps.
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Mediterranean Pinwheel Sandwich Recipe
These colorful pinwheel sandwiches are loaded with Mediterranean flavors. Fresh and roasted vegetables are brought together with hummus and pleasingly tart capers. The cabbage and carrots were also briefly pickled in lemon juice and a little sugar to add a little brightness without sacrificing their crunch.
I made these pinwheel sandwiches a while back with the gals from California Lavash. I had a blast cooking with them and look forward to doing it again soon. Their pizza lavash is out of this world. These sandwiches are perfect for the summer and would look fabulous at any picnic, party or barbecue. Enjoy the sunshine!
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Check out the latest interview Doug did with @ourstage for winning the @ernie_ball competition!
The Ernie Ball Competition on OurStage has awarded free strings to some of the hottest artists on the site, giving them that extra little push they need to keep the music coming for a whole year longer. With their ethereal vocals, driving rhythms and soaring choruses, west coast hard rockers Lucid Fly are no exception. The California quartet climbed all the way to the top of the Hard Rock Channel in March with their song "Blind," and landed themselves a year's supply of free strings and accessories from Ernie Ball. We recently caught up with guitarist Doug Mecca to get a little insight into their musical world, their influences and to find out what's on the horizon for this up-and-coming act. Check out our exclusive interview below, and for more information and tunes, hit up Lucid Fly's OurStage profile. Don't forget that artists in the Indie Pop Channel are currently battling for the Ernie Ball grand prize, so if indie pop is your bag, go show them some love in the judging department!
OS: You guys relocated to Los Angeles from Florida a few years back, how has that change affected your fan base? Any major differences between east coast and west coast followers?
DM: Since we moved we've had to connect virtually (mostly online) with our fans back east while building a name as a "new" band in LA. We're in a much bigger city now and the diversity and numbers out here are amazing. We were attracted to that "more of everything" that LA exemplifies and we've been loving that—both as artists and as music fans ourselves!! If anything we realize more the similarities—word-of-mouth is still the greatest way to find new music and to be found. We all enjoy sharing things that move us. Every week we find new music and fans not just from the east and west coasts but also Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe, Japan, Australia… with the technology of the web and social networks, Internet radio, podcasts and of course sites like OurStage.com that give independent bands a platform to be discovered!!
OS: You mention in your bio that as a band, you are constantly evolving. What are the next steps for Lucid Fly?
DM: We've been writing our next CD so we can't wait to start recording that and then get out there to tour and perform these new songs for everyone. The new music seems to be evolving in a more dramatic way and naturally lends itself to something more visual both onstage and in video.
OS: Who are you listening to right now? Is there any band or artist in particular that's had a noticeable impact on your writing style?
DM: We've been really into some amazing bands from Australia like Karnivool, Dead Letter Circus, Birds of Tokyo… there's something going on there and we can't get enough of whatever that is! Also bands like Katatonia and Baxter are still getting serious rotation in our playlist lately, both from Sweden incidentally. Music from there seems to have this dark and mellow quality even when it's heavy. Maybe it's the cold weather and dark winter thing but we like it. Haha.
OS: How do you utilize online tools to reach new fans? What do you think are some of the most important things for bands to do to reach new audiences online?
DM: We jump on any new social network that helps us find like-minded people—especially the ones that will filter people based on their music interest. Sites like OurStage.com, Last.fm and Jango.com play songs mixed in where there's a good chance of overlapping tastes and we get lots of activity from those as well. The first thing we do when someone mentions an artist that we don't know is typically go straight to one of the big social sites because we want to hear the music! The easier it is to find and hear, the better so we try also to make our songs easy to find. We feel that just connecting with like-minded people in general, online or off, is key. Music is meant to be shared so we believe in genuinely interacting with people because it's rewarding, not for any motive. The more tools that make that easier, the better!
OS: What was your reaction when you found out you'd won the Grand Prize? Are there any shout-outs you'd like to make or people you'd like to thank?
DM: Woohoo! It feels fantastic to be recognized and to know that people out there enjoy listening to our music as much as we do making it. To be supported by Ernie Ball and OurStage is huge for us and other independent bands to be able to do this. Everyone knows that it costs money to tour and record so a year's worth of strings and accessories was a very welcome and appreciated surprise! A lot of people have helped us get here and continue to create and we appreciate you all!! For sure everyone who's ever listened, downloaded or shared our music with their friends… you make this happen for us and we can't thank you enough. Big love to OurStage and Ernie Ball for hooking up unsigned bands like us get heard!
Lucid Fly currently plans to get back into the studio some time this year so if you like what you hear, be on the lookout for more music coming soon.
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Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone 1841-1920
Admiral 'Jacky' Fisher was an outstanding innovator and administrator responsible for wide ranging reforms which transformed the navy of the Victorian age into a military machine capable of maintaining Britain's naval supremacy in the First World War. His statement that 'the essence of war is violence; moderation in war is imbecility!' was best highlighted by his most famous creation, the battleship HMS Dreadnought .
Aged 13 Fisher joined the Royal Navy on 12 June 1854. Given his future influence on the navy it was appropriate that his first ship was HMS Victory, Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar. He first saw action in a failed attack on the Taku forts in China on 25 June 1859, the Royal Navy's only major defeat in the nineteenth century.
Fisher established a reputation as a gunnery and torpedo expert. He was appointed to HMS Excellent, the Royal Navy's gunnery school in 1872, to give torpedo instruction aboard HMS Vernon. In 1876 Vernon became an independent establishment with responsibility for torpedo and mine warfare. At the bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt in 1882, Fisher commanded the battleship HMS Inflexible whose gunnery was very accurate.
In the 1890s Fisher masterminded the adoption of the torpedo boat destroyer to deal with the new menace of torpedo boats. He argued that a 'flotilla defence' of torpedo craft, both small surface ships and new submarines could dominate the narrow seas around Britain.
On becoming Third Sea Lord in 1892 Fisher showed his impatience by walking through the Admiralty with a placard around his neck announcing 'I have no work to do!'. Between 1899-1902 he was Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet and improved the reliability of fleet as well as encouraging independent tactical thinking on the part of junior officers.
Fisher became First Sea Lord in 1904 and remained in the post until the beginning of 1910. He was not able to get all his ideas adopted but the period was revolutionary enough. Many old ships were scrapped, 'a miser's hoard of useless junk' in Fisher's words, and their inshore duties taken over by the new surface and submarine flotillas. The reduced reserve fleet was made more ready for war and the fleet was concentrated in home waters to meet the threat posed by the growing German High Seas Fleet.
Most notably, the all-big-gun concept was applied both to battleships and large armoured cruisers, battlecruisers, producing the revolutionary HMS Dreadnought and HMS Invincible. As Germany emerged as the major threat, a country with few armoured cruisers, Fisher was forced to concentrate on the battleships rather than the battlecruisers but the combination threw Germany's plans for a naval build up into confusion.
All these changes were done against a background of great controversy and Fisher was eventually forced from office but his innovative policies helped Britain to win the naval race.
In 1914 Winston Churchill recalled Fisher to office as First Sea Lord. He began a massive shipbuilding programme which served the navy well later in the war. In November 1914 two British armoured cruisers were sunk off the coast of Chile by the superior German East Asiatic Squadron. Controversially Fisher ordered the despatch of two battlecruisers from the Grand Fleet to the South Atlantic. His gamble paid off at the Battle of the Falkland Islands on 8 December 1914 when the German raiders were destroyed.
Fisher resigned in May 1915 after a disagreement with Churchill over the increasing use of naval forces in the Dardanelles campaign against Turkey. Fisher was concerned about diverting resources away from the fight against Germany. Despite Churchill's pleas, he refused to reconsider his decision ending a remarkable career which had lasted 61 years.
Further reading:
- A. Gordon, The Rules of the Game (London, 1996)


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Tuesday, 17 January 2012
Tony's Leaving Service and 'do' (and nest clean up)
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Dear Tony
I wish you a fond farewell and I am so sad not to be able to come to the cathedral on 2nd February to say so in person. I will be progressing northwards up the coast of Norway in hot (or do I mean very cold?) pursuit of the Northern Lights as a big birthday treat (my birthday is 3rd Feb and I will be exactly 3 days older than the reign of our Queen) God bless you for all you have done for the project and warmest wishes for the future. Perhaps we'll meet one day at a Watch Point? I do hope so!
- 17 January 2012 at 22:35
Just seen one of the little beauties on tha scrape. Must be my lucky day!!!!
- 18 January 2012 at 15:16
Have changed to a temporary Bucks bird picture (for the Waxwing winter of 2011), better one of our peregrine loction HOPEFULLY to follow later in the year. [At least, I HOPE I've managed to change my profile picture!!!]
- 19 January 2012 at 10:22
Best wishes to Tony. He has been a great member of the Peregrine team, and will certainly be missed. The photos of Tony at work with the birds are wonderful. Many thanks to him for his inaugural and continuing role in this project.
- 19 January 2012 at 16:23
Webcam 2 shows a miserable misty and wet day in Derby. Webcam 1 has a peg. sitting waiting it out!
(is it the male or female? - size differentiation is hard when there's only one there!)
- 24 January 2012 at 10:32
Nosey Neighbour
Nice story on RSPB web site about somebody in Gloucester who has a pregerine visiting their window sill.
- 24 January 2012 at 12:16
One on the ledge down from camera 1 today - still not sure about the sex. Feel I have some vague recollection about, apart from size, female and juvs have breast stripes going one way and males the other???? I must go and look it up when I get time - but for now I have just two hours to read 3 hours seminar worth of law material! That Stroud story was great Don, isn't it wonderful how peregrines at last clawing their way back from the edge of extinction! Sites like this one have done so much to shine the light of interest on them and help all of us who care to feel we are doing something to help our world. Thanks Derby :)
- 25 January 2012 at 10:58
Hi Don thanks for the link... how fantastic ''want one''.... lol x
- 25 January 2012 at 11:07
Have just read that excellent RSPB article about peregrines in Stroud, saw they mentioned a number of "iconic locations" with peregrines and simply couldn't believe it didn't mention DERBY, the first and best urban study site (in my opinion!) I've contacted the RSPB to tell them how much I enjoyed the article but they shouldn't forget to mention Derby another time, even though it's not an RSPB project. :)
- 25 January 2012 at 11:26
- AnnieF. said...
A very good close-up of a peregrine in front of the pud cam just now.
Thanks for mentioning the proposed abseil/reset/cleanup. Would it be possible to give advance notice of the intended day (even if the day itself has to be postponed for some reason)? Then anyone who wants to watch can make a note in their diary. Many thanks.
- 27 January 2012 at 13:10
- AnnieF. said...
... And I can now just see part of a peregrine on the scrape ledge. The pud cam one has gone, though maybe this is he/she.
- 27 January 2012 at 13:13
Annie: the likely day for the abseil etc is this coming Tuesday afternoon, starting about 1.30 but it will depend on the weather and also on how long it takes to prepare for the abseil. The stand-by date if the weather is no good is the following Monday 6th.
Nick B (DWT)
- 28 January 2012 at 16:03
- AnnieF. said...
@Nick B (DWT):
Thanks for the info, date(s) duly noted.
- 28 January 2012 at 17:08
I went to the abseil last year for the nest clean up. It was bitterly cold but well worth getting chilly for. Amazing to watch the chaps come down the ropes with the bags and ropes.
Hoping to come down again as I am on leave from work next week!
Mary T (Belper)
- 28 January 2012 at 18:40


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Just came across this ap on the iPhone today.
So far the game basically takes you on a tour of important moments in the Final Fantasy series. It starts you off on FF7. The hall of records in some magical FF land has been damaged and your job is to go back and relive some of the moments recorded in the archive and restore them.
The game has my interest for now only because it is FF but the game play so far is similar to the FF1 ap that came out 5 or 6 years ago. Ill give the game a few days to see if I like it. Also, I was wondering if anyone else has played the game?


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When two friends, James Gibbs and Paul Gillespie opened the doors of their first estate agency in Ruislip in 1991, they shared a vision of becoming the finest property service company in the area. Little did they know that their enthusiasm and commitment to service would create a company that would set the standard for the industry to follow.
Gibbs Gillespie is a dynamic, multi office team with a hard earned reputation for achieving the highest price in the marketplace. But weve never rested on our laurels and continue to introduce new ideas and innovative practices.
The Gibbs Gillespie brand is a story of leadership and success. From its beginnings in Ruislip, Middlesex in 1991, Gibbs Gillespie has grown to become one of the premier residential property groups in the UK. Gibbs Gillespie was founded on a commitment to professionalism and customer service that continues to be the core of its business philosophy today.
Innovations such as Be First, our buyer and tenant personalised matching system; Just Listed, a high quality, colour, property magazine produced monthly; and professional photography, floorplans and video tours, have all been adopted by many others in an endeavour to emulate the success of Gibbs Gillespie.
Gibbs Gillespie aims to be the best of the best. We strive to shine in every area of our business, continually reinventing ourselves as we find better ways to achieve our clients' goals. We are a learning organisation. We regularly review our structure, systems and processes, asking ourselves: How can we improve our service to our clients?
Where our main focus is selling and letting residential property, we have a range of complementary services to make life easier for you. We offer expert help in the areas of mortgages, conveyancing, property management, surveys and valuations, land development and new home sales. We want the process of buying and selling to be an exciting, seamless experience for you.
Our reputation is built on:
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To succeed as an organisation facing today's business challenges, we continually develop our people, refine our systems and upgrade our service standards. More importantly, we believe in the business of being human. We value our clients and business partners, understanding that good working relationships need care and consideration. As we move forward and expand we continue to be enthusiastic, optimistic and grateful for your support.
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text: On Tue, 14 Jan 2003, Robert G. Brown wrote: > On Tue, 14 Jan 2003, Ken Chase wrote: > > > Without metal you get way too much RF. We found that stacking nodes > > really close together vertically with no shielding caused many to not > > boot properly (seemingly the most sensitive time) and many to crash > > randomly (perhaps 10% of nodes every 2 weeks, mysterious crash). > > > > Moving them to twice the distance between, my guess, reduced the crash > > rate by a factor of 8ish (cube of distance? :) > > Hmmm, sounds like some unsurprising mutual inductance in the GHz range, > doesn't it? Reminds me of the very old days and my first IBM PC. I > used to work listening to the FM radio in these pre-ogg days when I > didn't have my entire collection of music on my hard disk. If I was > tuned to anywhere in the vicinity of 100 MHz while the PC was running, > the radio buzzed like crazy. Don't ask me why -- it had a 4.77 MHz > clock, IIRC, so it must have been harmonics of some sort. I could > clearly hear the computer "work" -- the buzz was nicely modulated when I > ran a small floating point program, for example. Made me truly believe > that someone could read your keystrokes off your power supply line or > local system EMF with sufficiently delicate equipment a la > Cryptonomicon... > Aside from the risk of fire from a non-OTS beowulf enclosure, are there any risks to life and property if the thing leaks RF as discussed above? Can a shelf of radiating motherboards slowly cook (like a microwave oven) the poor nerd standing in front of it? Can it interfere with communication/navigation equipment in low-flying aircraft? My hope and expectation is that the power of such RF signals is MUCH too low to do such damage, but it would be comforting to hear an authoritative answer from someone who knows more physics than I. Along those same lines... Is there a handy-dandy (and not too expensive) gadget for measuring RF emissions from an electonics enclosure in a standard, quantitative way? I'm hoping for something that can tell me whether or not a prototype or DIY enclosure is sufficiently RF-tight that it would pass the official certification tests. Are those tests simple, or way to complex and expensive for an amateur to duplicate? Best wishes, Jack


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I don't have any progress pics for anything to show :-( Hubby is away with the camera for the week. But I do have a somewhat older finish to show off:
This is Mirabilia's Christmas Elegance, finished on the recommended fabric, with DMC, a little treasure braid and about 4396 beads LOL! I don't even remember when I started this one...but I finished it. It is hanging on the wall of my sewing room, unframed, because if I stick it in the drawer to join its forgotten companions, it won't see the light of day for a loooong time.
And I have been reading:All I can say is WOW! Great book and if you haven't read it yet, run out and buy it. Can't wait to start the next one in the series.
Thank you for reading and commenting on my last blog post. I was shocked and surprised that anyone would bother to read this sadly neglected blog. Your comments are much appreciated!!!
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Happy 1st Day of Summer!
9 comments:
- kimstitch3 said...
she is a beauty.Def a show off piece.way to go. I hope when you get your camera back you will post more updates. Take care,Kimberly
- 12:20 pm
- Hazel said...
Really good to see you posting again Wendy. x
- 1:24 pm
- valerie said...
Wow, your Christmas Elegance is stunning! I hope you can get her framed soon.
I'll have to check into Hunger Games when I go back to the library.
- 1:49 pm
- Melissa said...
That is a stunner you've just finished! I will look forward to seeing it framed in the future!
Yeah, the Hunger Games is fun. I read the whole series this year. I wonder what you will think of the third book...
Happy first day of Summer!
- 7:20 pm
- Vonna said...
Hi Wendy!
Your Mirabilia...GORGEOUS!!!
My Katie is reading the Hunger Games....maybe I should too...
- 12:34 pm
- Lana said...
Love your finish! She is beautiful!! The hunger game series is definitely on my "to be read one day" list!! I hear a ton of good stuff about them!
- 6:13 pm
- Lynn said...
Christmas Elegance is stunning! Thanks for sharing her with us.
I'm just starting to get back to reading so I'll have to check out Hunger Games.
- 9:31 am
- Anonymous said...
beautiful finish as always Wendy...happy to read your newly updated blog!! Marj
- 7:56 am
- Siobhan said...
Christmas Elegance is soooo stunning. I saw it as a shop model years ago and was amazed at it--soooo pretty.
Isn't Hunger Games amazing?! I loved it. I never thought I'd enjoy a dystopian novel so didn't bother with it until my daughter would walk with the book up to her face, reading, because she couldn't NOT read it. The whole series was fantastic. I have Divergent by Veronica Roth here to read. It looks very similar in spirit to Hunger Games.
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Over the past year, we have documented the buildup of not one, but two, spectacular project cars here at Mopar Muscle. One was the Holley Road Runner, which was the epitome of radical street engineering in a stock shell. The other is the 1969 Charger R/T seen here, which was put together by Mike Paremsky with help from The Paddock and other aftermarket suppliers.
Unlike the Plymouth, this Dodge would be the ultimate in "resto-stock modified." While that might sound like a contradiction in terms, it isn't. Mike's ride would maintain a close resemblance to an as-built 440 Magnum '69 Charger R/T, from the rare armrest bucket seat/column shift layout to the Magnum wheels, until one starts looking closer. There is a lot more to this machine than first meets the eye.
Mike, who owns Michael's Auto Body in Winter Haven, Florida, and has restored many cars, actually began this project inadvertently. He had purchased his first Mopar by buying what looked like a very solid 38,000-mile car, but the truth was told as he went over it back at his shop. The rear quarters required replacement to eliminate Bondo, but other areas of structural weakness became evident as the car came apart. As a result, Mike ended up doing the equivalent of a ground-up restoration, and Mopar Muscle readers got a series of rebuild stories beginning in the April 2000 issue. With the help of The Paddock for parts, Mike skillfully applied new sheetmetal to the car, and the undercarriage and front suspension were detailed. Mopar Performance supplied the new torsion bars and leaf springs, and a 1.125-inch front sway bar was added to inhibit body roll. Meanwhile, attention shifted to the slightly tired but unabused drivetrain.
The 440 Magnum went to Bob Little at Regional Performance Machine in Haines City, Florida, where the package came apart and was treated to a hi-po rebuild. After machine work, the short-block received .030-over 10.0:1 compression pistons, ARP rod bolts, resized rods, and an MP street cam.
On top, the 906 heads were replaced by a set of cast-iron Stage V Max Wedge heads from Mopar, with an MP M1 dual-plane intake capping off the engine. Concours Creations supplied an exact replacement Carter AVS and a new air cleaner came from the Paddock, while Mopar Performance valve covers were used to dress up the package. Painted just like the original factory engine, there is little to belie the engine's beefed-up internals other than the intake, tti headers, valve covers, and the electronic ignition. The crowning touch under the hood was the small aftermarket air compressor outfit from Classic Auto Air.
Meanwhile, the 727 Torqueflite was treated to a full rebuild by Tony Hutchinson of Winter Haven, Florida, and the 83/4-inch SureGrip rearend hosts a highway-friendly 3.23 ring. Rounding it all out were a set of 15×7 (front) and 15×8 (rear) wide Magnum 500 rims from The Paddock shod in quality BFGoodrich rubber. To ensure the car stops as well as it goes, Stainless Steel Brakes was called for a full, four-wheel disc-conversion outfit, while Tokico USA was responsible for the shocks.
Inside, the stock Charger interior needed little to be brought into shape, but Mike decided he liked white better than the car's original red interior, so a set of covers and carpet came from Legendary Interiors though The Paddock. One thing Mike did want was a quality stereo outfit, which was supplied courtesy of Custom Auto Sound in the form of their Secretaudio outfit. This mounted above the original AM radio in the dash, and is coupled to a 6-disc CD changer in the rear of the trunk.
Of course, as a body man, Mike himself took the most pride in the paint. After the body was stripped down by Orlando, Florida's Blast Off, Inc., a deep sheen of Sikkens Flame Red paint covered the replaced panels (the car was originally R6), and The Paddock supplied a new white vinyl top to replace the original. With help from The Paddock and Tony's Auto Parts in Delaware, Mike was also able to detail the car with quality original and replacement trim items.
"I built this car as a driver, and it's fun to drive, with the new air conditioning and all," says Mike. "I wouldn't tackle another project like this one, but it draws a lot of attention on both the street and at shows. The Charger is my favorite Mopar, and I'm happy with how it turned out in the end."
In the past, Mike has owned Chevy Corvettes and Shelby Mustangs, and he spends his weekends racing in 8-second dragsters. However, when he talks about his favorite, the Charger comes to mind first. A perfect balance between the world of concours restoration and street practicality, we would have to agree that it is indeed the best of both worlds.


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In addition to the championship and runner-up awards presentations after the final game, Dixie Youth Baseball officials announced Southport the winner of the sportsmanship award and handed Stanley parks and recreation director Tug Deason a plaque for hosting what state director Carey Wrenn called the best tournament in his tenure.
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N.C. Dixie Youth Baseball AAA state championship series
Game 1: Stanley 7, East Duplin 4
Game 2: East Duplin 6, Stanley 5
Game 3: Stanley 6, East Duplin 3
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1 Bryson Walker
2 Will Farnsworth
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6 Zach Clark
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It is true that no matter where we go, a horse is a horse is a horse. It is also true that people are people. And what people have in common with horses is that while we are all essentially the same, we are also all distinct individuals. The same can be said of villages, towns and cities around the world. Yes, even cities that have hosted the Olympics.
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Hamilton at CLS vs. SLS vs. HLS
February 02, 2014, 09:43:50 AM »
I'm interested in public policy. Just received the Hamilton at Columbia but have been accepted to Stanford and Harvard. Stanford's close to home and I'm a CA girl. Any advice?
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February 02, 2014, 04:03:26 PM »
First Congrats on your acceptances those are some great options. Also remember where to attend law school is a life altering decision and you should take any advice received on internet boards such as this, my post included with a grain of salt.
With that said I think any law student should consider the following five factors when choosing a law school in this order. (1) Location; (2) Cost; (3) Personal Feelings about school; (4) Understanding the Reality of Legal Education; (5) Last and Least U.S. Rankings.
The reasons for these factors are analyzed below.
This is the most important decision in my opinion, because law school does not exist in a vacuum and you will spend a minimum of three years in the City you attend school. Additionally, odds are after three years during the prime of your life in a City where you have an apartment, make friends, likely enter into a relationship, take a state bar, obtain internships, etc odds are you will remain in the City you attend school. Obviously, there are exceptions to this, but if you attend Columbia odds are you will end up in New York; Stanford in the Bay Area; Harvard in Boston.
With that you have to ask yourself where you want to live. If your a California girl and want to be in California Stanford might be the best option. I don't know your personal situation, but if you are close to your family, have friends, are in a relationship etc those relationships will be impacted if you attend Columbia or Harvard by the distance. However, there is excitement moving to a new City and meeting new people, but only you can answer what is best for you.
Additionally, Palo Alto, Manhattan, and Boston are different places. I personally think Palo Alto is very boring and hate it I am in that City all the time. It is very safe and nice, but I like a little more chaos. Columbia is sort of near Harlem and a beautiful campus and you have easy access to NYC and it can be great. I have never been to Boston or the Harvard campus.
You definitely need to visit the schools and evaluate the Cities for yourself.
2) Cost
I imagine with these acceptances you can get scholarship money from these schools, but look at the total cost. I assume you will be taking out loans to pay for school and this money is not free
Stanford is 50k per year tuition 25k per year living expenses x 3 years = $225,000. Here is LSAC price link
Columbia is 52k per year tuition 22k living expenses x 3 years = $222,000. Here is the LSAC price link
Harvard is 48k per year tuition 23k per year living expenses x 3 years = $213,000. Here is the LSAC price link
So looks like Harvard is the cheapest, but they are all roughly the same price. However, if you can obtain scholarship money from these schools that is definitely a factor. You may also be able to get full ride scholarships from other law schools.
Before entering law school you have negotiating power and don't be afraid to use it. Tell Stanford you are thinking of choosing Harvard and vice versa see if they offer you 5-10k scholarship.
(3) Personal Feelings about School:
This is also very important every school has a culture to it and whether you like that culture or not is a decision only you can make. To determine if the school is a fit for you visit the schools talk to professors, students, admins, alumni and see how you feel after meeting them.
Also walk around the campus and the surrounding area. You will be spending a lot of time on campus and in those few blocks and you will either love it, be indifferent, or hate it. After visiting the schools you will have a gut feeling and it is important to listen to that.
(4) Reality of Legal Education:
Whether you attend Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, etc or some other ABA school you will be learning the same thing. You will be reading Supreme Court Cases and the Supreme Court doesn't write separate opinions for each school. No matter what school you attend your first year will consist of Torts, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Property and you will be reading Pennoyer v. Neff to learn about notice, Palsgraf in Torts to learn proximate cause etc.
Obviously at these institutions the professors will be phenomenal, but at the end of the day the law is the law.
(5) Rankings:
Remember U.S. News is nothing more than a for-profit, unregulated opinion that is offering an opinion. Just because they say Harvard is better than Columbia this year doesn't make it true. Additionally, the rankings change every year and this year Harvard and Stanford are tied. If you actually look at the rankings you will see the endless ties and you can really see the ridiculousness of it.
Additionally, all of these are amazing institutions known worldwide so you would much better off considering location, cost, and personal feeling about the school when making your decision.
At the end of the day there is no right answer. I remember when I was a 0L deciding where to go I kept looking for something that would make the decision for me, but there is no way to know how it will work out. Maybe if you go to Stanford everything will go right maybe it will go horribly there is no Crystal Ball unfortunately although it would be great to know how it would turn out.
I really think once you visit the schools a gut feeling will develop and go with that.
Congrats on your acceptances and good luck whatever you decide.
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February 02, 2014, 09:19:13 PM »
Citylaw's post is comprehensive and excellent, so all I'll add is that with those options you can't go wrong. All three are excellent schools with huge reputations. That said, I've travelled quite a bit and I must say that Harvard has a certain, immediately recognizable prestige that is special. You can walk into a meeting in Cape Town, Rio, or Beijing and people will go "Damn, Harvard!"
Good luck and remember, even at elite schools your professors are just people and this is just their job. They don't know everything, and get a lot of stuff wrong! I had to occasionally remind myself of that during law school.
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February 03, 2014, 09:18:26 AM »
1) Any one of these would be amazing.
2) Everything equal... If you absolutely KNOW you want to live/work in California, and in the Bay area in specific, go to stanford. If its New York, then Columbia. If you aren't committed to anywhere but want the most universal pull, Harvard.
3) That is, of course, assuming all is equal... all may not be equal. Check out the course offerings, professor backgrounds, and relative rankings as related to public interest. Also look up law firms/organizations that specialize in public interest - where did those lawyers go to school? Where are those organizations located?
4) The largest factor that may sway a decision is $$. You may have to double check, but I'm almost certain Stanford and Harvard do not negotiate scholarships (neither does Yale). This is simply because they do not offer merit scholarship, but rather need-based scholarships. These scholarships are based on how your specific level of need matches up to the rest of the class, and then divided amongst the funds. Now, if there is a very significant discrepancy (ie. Harvard offers you 75k while Stanford doesnt offer you anything), then you may want to contact the respective fin. aid offices. Other than that, it is what it is. You may be able to negotiate more with Columbia though.
4) Another factor is loan-repayment and, more importantly, loan-forgivenness programs. Harvard has an amazing loan-forgiveness program. So long as you are working in a legal position, they will help you out significantly. Stanford has a similar program, however, is limited to positions related to public interest (yay!). These are all great safety nets. I'm not sure if Columbia has a similar program. Note that these programs are significant as they are essentially guaranteed "scholarships" in the future and should factor into your calculations side by side Columbia's scholarship offer.
5) My speculation is that Harvard may offer the strongest outcomes for you, followed by Stanford, and then Columbia. At this point, however, you just have to wait and see where the $$ falls.
Good luck and congratulations!
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February 04, 2014, 06:33:01 PM »
I looked up the Hamilton at CLS and it is my understanding that provides a full scholarship.
If you have a full scholarship to Columbia that might be something to consider, particularly if your goal is not BigLaw.
Without debt you can have a lot more options, but I don't know what you want. If your goal is to be a D.A. or something I would take the money, because you will get hired from any of these schools, but a government position will pay what is pays regardless of your educational background.
If your goal is to work at Cravath or something then Harvard might be the best choice.
Again, you know what you want more than some anonymous internet poster, but a J.D. from Columbia and no debt is a pretty good position to be in.
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My sensei, Professor Katsuhiko Shinzato, is very kind to allow himself to be filmed by his students. You can see several film clips of him at:
When I pointed out the above film clips to him, he mentioned that he felt a little uncomfortable about them because he felt that his technique had improved since then. Honestly, I think that he would feel the same if the video had been taken yesterday -- he would feel that he has improved since then too!
One of the things I have noticed about my sensei is that he is constantly seeking to improve himself. He is never content or satisfied. For students, it can be hard to keep up with him because he never keeps still. He will experiment with techniques. Sometimes he will vary the movement of a kata and have us practice it for a while. Then he might change it again, or even change it back.
I am confident that my sensei will be seeking to improve himself every day of his life. While he is an instructor -- one of the finest I have ever had the good fortune to meet -- he is first and foremost a student of Karate. He improves himself by constant training. He has never allowed himself to merely teach -- even when he teaches he trains as hard or harder than his students. And he is 67 years old.
He considers the aging process to be a challenge and is seeking the optimum body dynamics and techniques to allow him to vigorously train for his entire life.
We should never be content with what we did yesterday. We must seek constant improvement.
Still, I would be happy to be able to perform like my sensei did yesterday... or even ten years ago!
Charles C. Goodin
Constant Improvement -- Videos
My sensei, Professor Katsuhiko Shinzato, is very kind to allow himself to be filmed by his students. You can see several film clips of him at:
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Friday, September 08, 2006


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Roberta Estes, who created DNAeXplain, which combines DNA and genealogy, is returning to the Allen County Public Library on Sunday, February 21, 2010, 2:00 p.m. to present DNA and Genealogy Introduction.
To complement the Human Spark series, featuring Alan Alda, running on PBS, Roberta Estes will present a program explaining the science behind genetic genealogical research. Calling on her 30+ years of experience in genealogy, Ms. Estes will explain the use of DNA testing in genealogical research problem solving.
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Is it possible to force glibc to use the same buffer for
stdout and
If I
tee the both outputs:
./tests/tests 2>&1 | tee log
I get mixed messages (i.e. messages are ordered inside
stdout and
stderr but not with respect to each other). I can turn off the buffering:
stdbuf -i0 -o0 -e0 ./tests/tests 2>&1 | tee log
But it cause large slowdown (I'm pushing hundreds of MB of log). Is it possible to do have buffering but have it shared between
stdout and
stderr? FD
1 and
2 points to the same output (as in example).