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The variety of Audis found at SEMA 2013 ranged from Le Mans race cars to R8s sporting the latest aftermarket goodies. SEMA is a huge trade show with a lot to offer, but Audis were scarce. Despite the limitation, we uncovered some real gems.
Some of the Audis we found were show cars, and others performance-oriented, but all of them were unique. We hope to see more of a variety next year, but until then, let's drool over the following Audis of SEMA 2013.
AccuAir 2013 Audi S7
AccuAir bought this 2013 Audi S7 three months ago and has since logged 5000 miles of testing on it. The suspension was then taken apart for an air suspension system replacement that bolts directly in. As a result, the stiffness over stock was increased. The car has not been dynoed, but it has an APR Tune and claimed 560hp with a seven-speed sequential manual transmission.
According to AccuAir, the handling was improved by increasing the spring rings. BBI Autosport was contacted to build the exhaust system – a custom one-off, three-inch stainless steel exhaust system. For added performance, the lower catalytic converters and downpipes have been removed, so there is no restriction. Vossen Wheels and Toyo Tires equipped the car with a set of 21x10.5 wheels and tires to give the car an aggressive stance.
This S7 is meant to be a street and track car – taken to events such as the TunerGP featured in european car, primarily to show people what air suspension can do. Later in the year when it doesn't have to be perfect anymore it will be taken to the track to get beat up – that's when the real fun begins!
MagnaFlow 2013 Audi A5 Quattro B8.5
It's not uncommon for MagnaFlow employees and their families to offer up a vehicle to be displayed at SEMA. This year at the MagnaFlow booth, a stunning blue and copper 2013 Audi A5 Quattro B8.5 dubbed #ProjectBlueCopper was showcased. It is equipped with an LS3 engine capable of 450hp and belongs to the wife of a MagnaFlow Director that uses it as a daily driver.
MagnaFlow, a company that produces aftermarket exhausts, outfitted the A5 with the company's Cat-Back 2.5" Performance Exhaust System, custom MF dual split rear exit tips, and Direct Fit catalytic converters. The suspension was upgraded by BBI Autosport with KW Suspension V1 coilovers and SPC Performance front control arms.
The A5's exterior features an APR Performance carbon fiber splitter, side rockers, and rear deck lid spoiler. It also has SD Wrap copper trim, Audi RS5 Singleframe mesh grille, and Audi A5 to S5 rear lower valance.
To complete the overall look, the A5 is sitting on Rotiform's 20x10 SNA wheels and Nitto's Invo 285/ 25ZR20 tires. The copper wheels and trim really helped the A5 stand out – it's a daily driven show car that will have you coming back for a second look.
H&R 2014 Audi RS 7
The all-new 2014 Audi RS 7, which went on sale in the fall and carries a base price of $105,795 was displayed at the H&R booth. Its 4.0L V8 engine is capable of 560hp and 516 lb-ft of torque.
H&R, known for its suspension products, equipped the RS 7 with an electronic lowering suspension module called the ETS kit. The system is a plug-and-play electronic module that utilizes the factory suspension and allows you to lower the car anywhere from about an inch to an inch-and-a-half while still retaining all of the factory adjustability. The car also featured ADV.1 wheels finished in matte titanium, and Pirelli P Zero tires size 285/30ZR21.
The H&R team put together a nice package for the RS 7, without compromising its classy and sleek lines.
Wossner 2011 Audi A4
We almost missed this tastefully done Audi A4, which was tucked at the Wossner booth, but we are glad we didn't.
The A4 features an S5 interior, Rotiform custom wheels, wrapped 3M silver-metallic mats, full Rieger body kit, AccuAir management system, custom audio with Morel speakers, custom Wossner pistons, APR intercooler, carbon intake and full exhaust.
Future plans include getting the A4 to the dyno. We inquired about the owner, and found that it's a daily driver, which belongs to one of Wossner's customers.
2004 Audi A4 Avant Wagon
This 2004 Audi A4 Avant Wagon was spotted just below the monorail at the Las Vegas Convention Center where SEMA was held. The Wagon features a pair of 444 Viair Compressors, 20x10 Ace Alloy Wheels, and has an all-manual system.
The proud owner is Ernie from Ace Alloy Wheels who also attended the Big SoCal Euro event earlier in September.
Below are additional Audis that we found throughout the show, and are worthy of featuring.
Photos by Sean Russell


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Handle Your Fruits and Veggies Safely
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Outbreaks of illness from contaminated produce are rare, but they do happen. And while that's no reason to swear off fresh fruits and vegetables, there are simple precautions you can take to keep yourself and your family safe.
Shop smart
- When buying pre-cut vegetables or packaged greens, be sure they have been properly stored either on ice or in a refrigerated case.
- Avoid produce that has been bruised, damaged or shows signs of mold.
- Always place produce in plastic bags, even if you're only buying one piece of fruit, as grocery carts and checkout conveyor belts can hold germs.
Wash well
- Don't wash whole fruits or vegetables until you're ready to use them.
- When washing firm produce, such as apples or tomatoes, use cool running water and your hand or a vegetable brush to rub them clean as you rinse.
- Wash softer produce, such as berries or spinach, under running water or carefully wipe them clean with a damp paper towel.
- Always wash produce before you eat it: Even pre-washed fruits and vegetables should be carefully rinsed.
Store properly
- Keep room-temperature produce, such as onions and potatoes, in a cool, dry place, but store them separately as they can cause each other to spoil.
- Don't store fruits like apples, pears and bananas together with other produce: They emit a gas called ethylene that will cause your other fruits and vegetables to spoil more quickly.
- Store refrigerated produce separately from raw meats or seafood. The crisper is the best place for produce, but be sure to check it often.
- Cover cut fruits or vegetables with plastic wrap or put them in air-tight containers before storing.

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I'm sure my life wouldn't be as enjoyable without gardening.. but not only that, I think it's taught me alot of patience -that you can't force things. I don't even mind weeding, but I'm thankful for good mulch!shaunc wrote:Today I got home from work at about lunch time & my wife had prepared an omelette. The eggs were from our backyard & so was the silver beet. She also used some capsicum & chilli, that I can't take the credit for. After lunch I spent some time feeding & watering the animals & the never ending task of chipping weeds. In less than a couple of hours I'd experienced the good & the bad of backyard gardening. It made me think of the 8 worldly concerns taught in Buddhism. I also wondered if life would be as enjoyable without them.
So, today in my garden i harvested some seeds from my heirloom varieties (lettuce - marvel of 4 seasons, sweet peas - painted lady, beans - purple king, lazy housewife, sunflowers - giant russian... i left a few for the birds to enjoy..) I have to move house before xmas so I'm hoping some of my veggies mature in time - I've got corn, tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, melons, tomatillo, eggplant, rosella and others on the go.
A nice side-effect of gardening is that my relationship with my neighbours has also blossomed - people stop out the front to chat about it, the guy next door jokingly complains that he's had to lift his game in the yard since the 'missus' loves my garden, and i love dropping bunches of radishes at neighbours front door when i have a surplus.


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We'll take "Greatest Canadian Game Show Hosts" for $1000 please.
"Which Canadian can spit lyrics like patients spit water at the dentist?"
If you answered "Who is Alex Trebek?" Then you are now a thousand dollars richer. Yes, the 73-year-old host of "Jeopardy" channeled some of rap's greatest legends on Monday night's episode of the show.
Trebek showed off his skills during a round of "Double Jeopardy" after the category "That's a rap" appeared. Highlights include him pulling off his best Grandmaster Flash impression, expressing a little bit of the Notorious B.I.G. and showing the Beastie Boys some love.
Viewers and contestants both got a chuckle out of Trebek, who closed the round wondering what was so funny.
"I don't know why that's making you laugh so much," said Trebek.
You can watch the clip below:
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A single solution to a multitude of problems
- Single piece of steel that functions as a kukuri knife, machete, and hatchet
- Also a pry bar, bottle opener, and gas shut-off wrench
- Handle wrapped in 550 paracord
So when we talk about the zombie apocalypse (which, we must admit, we do quite a lot), one of the things we stress is that you can't be weighed down by lots of stuff. Every item you carry had better have more than one function or it'll quickly lose its priority in your stash. And while having a multitool is nice, it's not ideal to be dealing with little fiddly bits when you have a zombie horde descending upon you. Even slow ones.
That's why the NAX 2.0 is nice. It's one piece of forged steel that'll serve all your cutting, chopping, and clearing needs. Because you can choke up on the handle, you can still get precision work done with the very same tool. They call it a combination of a kukri knife, machete, and hatchet. We're just glad they didn't name it the hakukrchete, which is the noise a cat with a hairball makes.
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- Single piece of steel that functions as a kukuri knife, machete, and hatchet
- Also includes as part of the the form factor a pry bar, bottle opener, and gas shut-off wrench
- Handle offers three grip options, whether you want to use it as an X-Acto knife or a baseball bat
- Full tang (it's one big piece of steel)
- Handle wrapped in 550 paracord
- Materials: 4130 chromoly steel with black oxide coating
- Heat-treated to above +48 HRC Rockwell Hardness
- .25" zero-ground edge
- Dimensions: Total length 22", max width 2 1/2", 3/16" thickness
- Edge: 5.5" long
- Tonto tip: 1.5"
- Handle: 1.5" width
- Handle length: 15"
- Spine jimping: 2"
- Ergonomic, knuckle-grooved grip 4"
- Weight: 1 3/4 lbs.
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Custom kitchen backslash, must see!
Mountain View is the city that keeps on giving… Burbed win. Today we've got an awesome townhouse that not only has some amazingly creative listing copy, it also transcends space and time. Perhaps this is an early test of Google Residence. Thanks very much to Burbed reader Michael Boltonestater for this awesome attached area!
2615 W Middlefield Rd
Mountain View, CA 94043
HOA Dues: $255/mo.
2 Beds
2.5 Baths
855,888 Sq. Ft.
$1 / Sq. Ft.
Built: 2013
Lot Size: 1,234 Sq. Ft.
On Redfin: 4 days
Status: Active
HOA Dues: $255/month
Style: Traditional
View: Mountains
County: Santa Clara
Property Type: Attached Single Family
Stories: 3
Community: Thompson
Stunning 2 bedroom 2.5 bath new Townhome. A corner unit home with views of the mountains and surrounding tree lines . This home was used as a Model Home from June 15th to todays date . Upgraded carpets, finished two car garage with a custom kitchen backslash, make this home a must see ! Los Altos High School. ( lot #11) on Builders site map.
Upcoming Open Houses
Saturday, Aug 24: Open House – 1:00-4:00 pm
Sunday, Aug 25: Open House – 1:00-4:00 pm
Saturday, Sep 7: Open House – 1:00-4:00 pm
This delightful abode, new construction yet, has been listed for an entire four days (five by the time you read this), and nobody's plopped down a suitcase full of cash? How can this be when it's only a dollar a square foot? More importantly, how can they fit 855,888 square feet onto that tiny lot? We're not sure of the latest rulings out of the Mountain View Planning Department, but we suspect a Floor Area Ration (FAR) of 693.6 might be an eensie bit over the limit for this neighborhood.
The listing copy doesn't admit it, but the last photo does; this townhouse is part of Classics at Fairview Park. And we've found the place on their site map.
We were hoping it would be Unit 1, because that block of buildings spells ASSSSSS. Unfortunately, #1's a 3 BR/3.5 BA, so this townhouse is instead Unit 11, in SMMMA block. This is a terrific location, because nobody will be able to enter or exit this complex without driving right by your home. Be sure to remind each and every one of them that this place was used as a Model Home from June 15th to todays date .
You'll get all the benefits of end unit (traffic noise on two sides!), plus you'll still have two different neighbors through your walls! Win-Win!


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Once you've finished your initial planning — or if you haven't even started! — use Microsoft Project 2010 to create and set up your project plan. You can then use Project's powerful features to more effectively manage your project.
This overview shows you the big picture of setting up a project. Follow the links in each step for detailed information about each process.
This article is one of many project management goals on the Project Road Map.
What do you want to do?
Step 1: Create a project
The usual way to start to use Project 2010 is to create a new blank project plan. Or you can base your new file on an existing project or template that contains tasks or resources that are like those you need.
Start with a clean slate, which you can then populate with tasks, resources, and other schedule information.
Leverage the thought that went into previous projects by using an existing project or template as the basis for your project.
Project templates
In Word 2010, choose File > New to search for templates for Project 2010 and earlier that are available on Office.com.
Project 2010 opens projects created by using earlier versions of Project, but the conversion might affect certain features.
Step 2: Add and link tasks
Most projects begin with a task list that will grow in complexity until it becomes a full-blown project plan and schedule. Once you create or import your task list, you can then define the relationships between them.
Create regular tasks and recurring tasks and add them to your project plan.
Add tasks and field data from other programs into your project plan.
Milestones are tasks that act as reference points marking major events in a project.
Determine how long it will take to complete a task and add that information to the plan.
Create links (dependencies) between the tasks in your task list. If one task runs late, it affects the next one in line.
Cancel a task but keep a record of it in the project plan. This is a useful tool for testing the effects of changes to your project.
Step 3: Outline your project
You make your task list more organized and readable by just indenting and outdenting the project's tasks to create an outline of the summary tasks and subtasks. Unlike earlier versions, Project 2010 lets you start with a list of summary tasks and create subtasks for them, instead of the other way around.
Create tasks and subtasks to add structure to your task list.
If you want to show work breakdown structure (WBS) codes, you can use the existing structure in your project or create a custom WBS code mask to specify the structure of WBS codes when you create tasks.
Set up the major phases first and then break them down into individual tasks.
Step 4: Create calendars
Once you have a better idea of what must be done and how all the parts relate to each other in your project, you can begin to adjust the schedule. In Project, the default working times are 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. weekdays, with an hour off for lunch. You can set calendars for your whole project, specific tasks, and resources doing work on the project.
Change the hours for all working days, certain days (every Tuesday), or specific dates (holidays).
Identify working and nonworking time for a specific task.
Learn how Project calculates the schedule and how you can manually schedule tasks.
Step 5: Save and publish
From time to time, you need to save your project to keep changes that you made, make a backup copy, create a template that you can use for another project, or even publish your project to Project Server.
Save a local or enterprise project on your computer.
Make your project work available to other users on Project Server.
These formats can be viewed on almost any computer, even if it doesn't have Project installed.
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