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I just have to say Wow...
I read that the handguards can be a pain to remove from our 450 BM's. So all week long since I ordered my new handguard, I've been putting some PB Blaster on the treads daily in anticipation to needing to remove the factory handguard.
I started the project this morning. The lock nut for the handguard actually came loose without much fuss. However after hours of not getting the dang handguard to budge (yes I used heat also), I finally had the bright idea of removing the gas block and gas tube first and maybe the entire barrel nut would come off (since I would need to replace the barrel nut anyways).
That ended up working for me! This may help any of you other gents out there that cannot get the factory handguard removed.
Unfortunately, I'll never be able to reuse this handguard now if I ever wanted to. It's fairly chewed up by this point.
I don't know if Bushmaster uses Red Loctite of some other epoxy, but I just wanted to thank them real quick.


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Photo: Riders for the JCBC Gringo's Ride (named after the Mexican place the ride starts and ends at, followed by various amounts of gorging of tacos and consumption of alcohol, of course) regroup at the fire station. The "slow" group is yet to arrive.
After I got off work, I grabbed supper for my wife and I, then headed off to a different Monday ride than usual. I've been talking on my bike club's e-mail discussion list and decided to see what the infamous Gringo's Ride was all about.
Whereas the Trek ride is about 25% slower than I'd normally go on my own just taking a recreational ride, the Gringo's ride had me pushing myself at least 25% HARDER than I'd normally go on a recreational ride. Dare I say this was more "training" than "recreation". Training for what? I have no clue. I am not training for anything. I don't have any brevets or centuries scheduled. I'm not signed up for RAGBRAI and I'm missing BAK as I'm typing this. The pace was around 16-17 MPH for 20 miles or so. I covered 18.2 of those miles. I'll get to that in a bit.
It was definitely more ride than I'm used to doing on a Monday night. In distance, it trumps some of my Saturday solo rides. In intensity, it trumps most rides I've been on, but its a draw when compared to the Wednesday night Discover Vision Center ride.
Anyhow, about 15 miles into the ride, coming up Ridgeview, I flat out for no apparent reason. It's one of those little holes that goes PSSSSSSSSHT-PFFFF-PFFF-pff-pff-pff as the wheel's spinning. Two riders, Nan and (I think) Jerry break formation to assist. I checked the tire and rim tape but found nothing. The hole was opposite the valve stem and apparently on the outside-facing part of the tube. I pulled out one of my other tubes (which had already been patched once) and replaced the damaged tube. I borrowed Nan's Topeak Road Morph, saving my CO2 for later.
About a mile later, that tube gives out. Bewildered, we pull off again. The existing patch didn't give out, there was another hole, this time on the rim side. I patched it and aired it back up.
As I sit on the road, ready to roll, I can already hear hissing. One of the patches has failed or something. That tube is a write-off. I stuff it in a pocket and pull out a brand new, fresh tube from my seat bag. Tired of pumping the Road Morph, I broke out the CO2 and got my tire aired up just as Kevin pulled up in his pickup to drag me back to camp.
So that's why I missed the last 2 miles or so of the ride.
I'm almost worried to ride my Trek tomorrow. Fortunately if I blow another tire, I won't be too far from the bus. I guess we'll see what happens. I'm down to one spare tube (with a patch) and I still have a lot of CO2 left. I'm not sure I Trust my Trek any further than I could throw my Sorrento, though.
Monday, June 11, 2007
Gremlins, Part Two
Photo: Riders for the JCBC Gringo's Ride (named after the Mexican place the ride starts and ends at, followed by various amounts of gorging of tacos and consumption of alcohol, of course) regroup at the fire station. The "slow" group is yet to arrive.
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- Frogman said...
Did you give a good check to the inside of your tube? Is there a thorn or nail stuck through it? It's risky, but finger tips can feel much better than what the eye can see. I'd go for a very through look first before I stick some fingers and poke around in it.
- June 12, 2007 1:19 AM
- Noah said...
I always do a visual inspection followed by a manual post-mortem with my fingers. I start by examining the outside of the tire casing, looking for any obvious foreign objects, holes, or slices in the casing.
Then, once I get the tire off and the inner tube out, I inspect the inside of the tube by sight then feel. I do the same with the rim. Spoke flats are very uncommon on double-walled rims, though, because the spoke nipples are down inside the rim, away from the inner tube by several millimeters. Still, I check the rim itself for burrs or sharp edges.
Last night, I found NO REASON for this kind of thing to happen. I'm pretty sure my third and final flat was due to a patch giving out. Today, I've had no problems. If it happens again, I'll let the bike shop sort it out and I'll ride my hybrid until they fix it.
- June 12, 2007 7:19 AM
- Apertome said...
I've been fortunate and not had many problems with flats so far (knock on wood). I hope you have no further problems.
- June 12, 2007 11:15 AM
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A good primary source from medieval times is the MacKinney Collection of Medieval Medical Illustrations. It features Loren Carey MacKinney's collection of images from medieval medical manuscripts. The site is courtesy of the University of North Carolina.
The image above depicts two men confronting a standing skeleton. The image is a part of a manuscript held by the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, MS fr. 2030, folio 15v.
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Professor of medieval history and specialist of medieval medical history, Loren C. MacKinney was born in Lake Crystal, Minnesota, and he spent his childhood in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota and Appleton, Wisconsin. He completed a Bachelor of Arts at Lawrence College (Appleton, WI) in 1913, and subsequently, he began teaching at North High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he continued to teach until 1918. Concurrently, he pursued a master's degree at the University of Wisconsin, which he completed in 1916. From 1918 to 1919, he served in the U.S. Army during World War I, and in 1919, he also completed graduate work at University of Grenoble, France, earning a certificate. After the war and his graduate training in France, MacKinney began instructing at the collegiate level. The years 1919 to 1930 saw him teaching at a number of colleges and universities: William Jewell College, Knox College, Louisiana State University, and Ohio State University. During this period, he also continued his graduate work: in 1925, he finished his Ph.D. in Medieval History at the University of Chicago, where he studied under James Westfall Thompson. Finally, in 1930 he began his tenure at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was appointed Kenan Professor of History in 1955. He also enjoyed visiting professorships at the Universities of Chicago and Illinois, Stanford University, the University of Virginia, the University of California at Los Angeles, and elsewhere during this portion of his career. His professional memberships included the Mediaeval Academy of America, the American Association of the History of Medicine, the Southern Historical Association, the History of Science Society, the American Historical Association, and others. He also served the American Historical Association by helping arrange for the microfilming of handwritten inventories of archives and manuscripts found in European libraries. His role as an editor included serving on the boards of American Historical Review (from 1952 to 1957) and Manuscripta. He died at the age of 72 on October 27, 1963 after a partial recovery from a cerebral hemorrhage.
"Recognized internationally as an outstanding authority in the history of medicine, particularly for his studies of pre-Rennaissance [sic] illuminated medical manuscripts," stated The Bulletin of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in 1957, "it has been said Dr. MacKinney has set medical history forward at least 150 years." Indeed, he devoted much of his career to expanding his photographic collection of medieval medical illustrations and producing scholarship on a wide variety of medical topics including anatomy, bloodletting, dentistry, animal doctors, ethics, nudes, pestles, tranquilizers, and many more. His major works on medieval history and medieval medical illustrations include Early Medieval Medicine (1937), The Medieval World (1938), Bishop Fulbert and Education at the School of Chartres (1957), Medical Illustrations in Medieval Manuscripts (1965), and more than fifty articles concerning mostly medical topics.
Blog of Dr. Miland Brown that features different aspects of world history. Not everything can be covered but sites dealing with any historical issue or topic are possible future posts. Also includes sites which discuss teaching history. Dr. Brown is an academic in North America.
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MacKinney Collection of Medieval Medical Illustrations
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Labels: Europe, Medicine, Medieval History, Science
2 comments:
- M-Dawg said...
Thank you for sharing this site.
Next year when I teach the Middle Ages to my 9th graders, I plan on showing them some of this information. And, it will go great with my Medieval Torture PowerPoint!
Great job! :-)
- M said...
"And, it will go great with my Medieval Torture PowerPoint!"
Send it to me and I might post it here. :]
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Arlington, Texas – An emotional Ryan Boatright took a brief moment to think of his family in the midst of the post-championship game chaos on Monday.
With confetti falling from the sky, Boatright paused before celebrating with his UConn basketball teammates on the AT&T Stadium court.
"A lot of emotions running through me," Boatright said. "When I got to celebrate with my team I just broke down and dropped to one knee and pointed to the air and thanked God and my cousin and my uncle that passed away."
"I knew if my cousin wasn't murdered and my uncle hadn't passed away, they would be here with me, so they were here in spirit."
Throughout UConn's magical NCAA tournament, Boatright wore his emotions and his competitive heart on his sleeve. He displayed his trademark toughness and tenacity on Monday while helping to lead the Huskies past Kentucky, 60-54, in the national championship game.
It was the program's fourth title, but first for Boatright.
Boatright joined teammates DeAndre Daniels on the All-Final Four team and senior Shabazz Napier earned most outstanding player honors.
"I wouldn't want to share this moment with anybody else," Boatright said. "This team really loves each other and it's real brotherhood and we deserved this."
Boatright finished with 14 points, four rebounds, three steals and three assists and also played disruptive defense. He twisted his ankle dribbling in the open court in the second half, causing him to call a timeout with nine minutes left, but remained in the game.
"I wasn't going to let it stop me playing in the biggest game of my life." Boatright said.
Boatright was non-committal when asked about his future at UConn.
"I really don't know," Boatright said. "I can't tell the future. I'm just enjoying the present. We're going to go back to school and celebrate. We're just going to enjoy the moment right now."
Greatest Husky ever?
Some of Napier's teammates called him the best player ever to wear a uniform at UConn. He deserves to be at least in the discussion after an All-American season.
Napier and fellow seniors Niels Giffey and Tyler Olander are the only players in program history to win two national championships. He scored a game-high 22 points on Monday.
"The guy is amazing," Daniels said. "I think he's the best UConn player ever."
Earlier on Monday, Napier received the Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award on Monday morning. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced the winner on Sunday.
Napier finishes his career ranked in the top five all-time in several categories, including fourth in scoring. He set the senior season scoring record with 720 points, passing Tony Hanson who had 702 points in 1976-77.
Winning another national title meant more to him than anything else.
"Man, we're the best team in the country," Napier said. "It's not the Shabazz Show. I don't need to be recognized. … It's the University of Connecticut Huskies. We went out there and proved it."
All in the family
The UConn basketball family came out in force for the championship game. Ray Allen, Richard Hamilton and Khalid El-Amin stopped by the locker room during the post-game celebration.
Hamilton and El-Amin helped the Huskies win the program's first title in 1999.
"It's exciting, because it's one of those things where you want everybody to have that feeling that you had in '99," Hamilton said. "All the guys that came in before me – Chris Smith, Donyell Marshall and Ray Allen – once we won it, it was like, we did it for them. For those guys that had been trying so hard to win one.
"We were just the first. We felt like once we got coach (Jim Calhoun) one, he was going to win a lot of them. He got an opportunity to win and now he's passed the ring to KO. … Now getting a fourth for our university, c'mon, man, you can't ask for anything better.
"And we aren't finished. This is just the start."
Two of Hamilton's teammates on that 1999 national title team are on Ollie's staff, Ricky Moore and director of basketball operations Kevin Freeman.
Winning the frontcourt battle
Entering the game, UConn was concerned about Kentucky's inside strengthen. The Wildcats dominated at times during their post-season run, but not on Monday night.
UConn won the battle of the boards, 34-33, and allowed just seven second chance points, eight points shy of Kentucky's average. Freshman sensation Julius Randle had just 10 points and six rebounds.
"It was tough, just like the past couple of games with all the other strong, physical bigs," sophomore center Phil Nolan said. "It was a battle. I just felt we were well-prepared for it."
The Huskies rebounded as a team, as Daniels, Napier and Lasan Kromah each had six, while Niels Giffey had five. Their speed helped them overcome a size disadvantage.
"Everybody thought we were going to be out-rebounded by a lot," Daniels said. "That was our main focus. If we rebound, that's when we're at a best and we play UConn basketball."
Decision ahead
Daniels held the national championship trophy while answering questions at his locker. He wore a big smile.
"We knew we were going to win this championship," Daniels said.
Daniels played a major role in the Huskies during March Madness. He scored in double figures every game but Monday against Kentucky, battling foul trouble and finishing with eight points on 4-for-14 shooting.
He also significantly improved his NBA draft stock.
"I'm not worried about my future," Daniels said. "I'm just happy right now and I'm just going to spend time with my teammates and just enjoy this moment."
A fitting end
Reserve Lasan Kromah stood at the foul line with a chance to close out the national championship win with 25 seconds left.
"I just took a deep breath, calmed myself and got my thoughts together and just let it go and it felt good," Kromah said.
Kromah capped his one-year at UConn by sinking two free throws in his last act as a college basketball player. After graduating from George Washington, he transferred to UConn to attend graduate school and finish out his eligibility.
It turned out to be a smart choice.
He had four points, six rebounds, two assists and one steal in 20 minutes off the bench on Monday.
"It's crazy," Kromah said. "My last year, this is the best way you can go out with a group of guys like this, great coaches, great fans, great alumni."
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Coach Kevin Ollie: "Somebody told me we were Cinderellas. And I was like, no, we're UConn." … UConn will hold a championship pep rally at Gampel Pavilion today. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and team is expected to arrive at five. … Sophomore Omar Calhoun, who struggled this season coming off hip surgery and lost his spot in the rotation, plans to return next season. "I want to win the championship again," he said … The Huskies made all 10 free throws and held a third straight NCAA tournament opponent under 40 percent from the field. Kentucky shot 39 percent.
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Outdoor Idaho "Xtreme Sports" Idahoans take to the outdoors in extreme ways, pushing their limits and seeking new experiences. They leap from bridges, bicycle unusually tough courses, climb rocks, kayak on snow and fly with the birds.G
2:30 am
Dialogue "Grover Norquist On Immigration" Anti-tax activist Grover Norquist talks with IdahoPTV host Marcia Franklin about why immigration reform makes fiscal sense.G
3:00 am
Sesame Street "The Latinization of Marco" Gina is reading a book to Marco about the Spanish names for animals. Rosita asks what she is doing and Gina explains that since Marco was born in Guatemala where people speak Spanish, she would like him (and herself) to learn Spanish too. Rosita explains that there is so much more to learn and dashes off to get her guitar. D
4:00 am
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood "Daniel And Miss Elaina Play Rocketship/Daniel Plays At The Castle" Daniel and Miss Elaina Play Rocketship - Daniel has come to play with Miss Elaina today! They decide to play "outer space," but Miss Elaina gets upset when her cardboard telescope and spaceship accidentally break. Lady Elaine helps the friends see that they can still have fun together, even without the toys - because they're friends! They use their imaginations to keep playing, which is just as much fun! Daniel Plays at the Castle - Daniel is visiting Prince Wednesday and the boys are excited to explore Prince Wednesday's rock collection. Daniel is saddened when Prince Wednesday tells him the rocks are too delicate to play with. D
4:30 am
Martha Speaks "Wagstaff Races/The Missing Metal Mystery" Wagstaff Races - Wagstaff City's environmental club is having a "Go Green Go-Cart Race," fueled by alternative energy. Using sun, wind, and pond scum, the gang gathers at the starting line. Who will win the trophy - and most importantly, how? Vocabulary: (E) energy, solar, alternative, convert, generate (I) cart, (re)use, green, power, parts. D
5:00 am
NOVA "Building Pharaoh's Chariot" A team of archaeologists, engineers, woodworkers and horse trainers builds and tests two accurate replicas of Egyptian royal chariots. Driving them to their limits in the desert outside Cairo, NOVA's experts test the claim that the chariot marks a crucial turning point in ancient military history.G
6:00 am
Rick Steves' Europe "Venice Sidetrips" Rick puts on hip boots to wade into the muck of Venice and takes a speedboat tour of the lagoon. He visits Padua, Vicenza, Verona and Ravenna on the mainland.G
6:30 am
Smart Travels - Europe with Rudy Maxa "France's Burgundy and Loire Regions" From the town of Beaune, Rudy learns about winemaking history and the taste of Burgundy.G
7:00 am
The Desert Speaks "Ecuador's Fog Forest: Mists Over The Desert" Host David Yetman travels to the agrarian community of Loma Alta, Ecuador. This city lives in symbiosis with a cloud forest nature preserve situated in the mountains above the city. Before the area was protected, local residents exploited and decimated the forest with little regard for its ecosystem. D
7:30 am
Ciao Italia "Lombardy Cooking/La Cucina Lombarda" Mary Ann travels with her students to the Northern Italian region of Lombardia in the foot hills of the Swiss Alps to teach them the unique recipes of this small, but picturesque and prosperous region, starting with Osso Bucco with Gremolata Sauce, followed by Buckwheat Pasta, and then Baked Radicchio and Gorgonzola Cheese, and finishing of with Sbrisolona, a delicate cornmeal cake for dessert. D
8:00 am
Taste of History "Lafayette's Sacrifices" LaFayette is portrayed as the dashing young French General at Washington's side. Who recalls the misery and heartache LaFayette received in France for his support of America's cause; he and his wife, hunted down and imprisoned. Conversely, his American victory tour in 1824 was a sold-out event wherever he went. D
8:30 am
Simply Ming "Rice Pilaf with Guest Ellie Krieger" Cooking on the fly with Ming in this week's episode of Simply Ming is Chef Ellie Krieger. Ellie, hailed as an expert on all things healthy, teams up with Ming showing how Rice Pilaf, along with some surprise ingredients and special spices from Ming's pantry are brought together to create: Toasted Garlic Quinoa and Coriander Crusted Chicken and Spicy Shrimp over Preserved Lemon Pilaf. D
9:00 am
The Jazzy Vegetarian "Festive Lasagna Dinner" Host Laura Theodore, prepares her "Festive Zucchini Lasagna," a delicious dish with a healthy twist. The meal starts with a simple to make, but fancy to serve, "Quick Carrot and Orzo Soup." "Raspberry Maple Tofu Whip with Fresh Berries" finishes this meal with a flourish. D
9:30 am
Martha Bakes "Pate Brisee" Martha demonstrates how easy it is to make a tender, flaky pate brisee crust - one of the most versatile and essential elements in the baker's arsenal. This crust can be used to make sweet or savory dishes; Martha offers a variety of options, including mile-high apple pie, a sumptuous tomato tart and more. D
10:00 am
Austin City Limits "The Steve Miller Band/Preservation Hall Jazz Band" Miller performs classic blues tunes, plus favorite hits. The Preservation Hall musicians present classic New Orleans jazz with special guests the Del McCoury Band and Jim James of My Morning Jacket.G
11:00 am
Sesame Street "Great Vibrations" Bob is conducting a class of kids playing different musical instruments. Abby walks by and is amazed by the beautiful music. Bob offers to teach her, but first, she needs to choose an instrument. D
12:00 pm
Dinosaur Train "Dinosaur Big City, Pt. 3/Dinosaur Big City, Pt. 4" Dinosaur Big City Part III - The Dinosaur Train arrives in Laramidia, the Dinosaur Big City, and Buddy and the Pteranodon family explore the crowded "dinosaur metropolis." At the Theropod Convention, our kids reunite with Annie Tyrannosaurus and her parents Dolores and Boris, and they all meet the multi-horned mayor, Mayor Kosmoceratops! Dinosaur Big City Part IV - Buddy and Tiny help King Cryolophosaurus overcome his fear of performing in front of his biggest audience ever, and he wows a large dinosaur audience when he sings his new song, "Whole Lotta Theropods" at the Theropod Convention in Laramidia, the Dinosaur Big City. D
12:30 pm
Super Why! "King Midas" Pig only has one toy car, but he wants lots more! Super Why and his friends fly into the story of a ruler with the golden touch and meet King Midas. The king may think that MORE is better, but all he ends up with is more problems! The reading heroes help King Midas, and Pig learns an important lesson about appreciation. Educational Objectives: To learn to be glad about what you have, discover the alphabet, identify the letters M, I, L, K., practice the magic of spelling, and use the power to read to change the story. D
1:00 pm
Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "Pick Your Friends/ Finola's Farm" Pick Your Friends - It's Valentine's Day and Nick and Sally disagree hotly on how to decorate the card they're making for the Cat. Does this mean they aren't really best friends? The Cat takes them to meet Sheldon, a tortoise who knows all about friendship. They learn that Sheldon's best friend is completely different from him and that being best friends doesn't mean you always have to agree. D
1:30 pm
Wild Kratts "Walk on the Wetside" When Chris and Martin locate an amazing water-walking Basilisk lizard in Costa Rica, they try to replicate its actions in order to learn how this rare lizard is able to walk on water. They discover that by using its wide feet, churning its legs to create water pockets and keeping up a certain speed, the Basilisk is able to run on water in order to escape from predators. And when Donita Donata begins capturing basilisks, Martin and Chris us their new water walking powers to rescue these rare lizards. D
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Sara's Weeknight Meals "A Trip to Brazil W/Leticia Moreinos Schwartz" The flavors of Brazil come alive as Brazilian chef Leticia Moreinos Schwartz takes Sara to some of her favorite bodegas and Brazilian neighborhoods in Connecticut. They return to prepare traditional Salt Cod with Bacon, Onions, Eggs and Potatoes plus Chicken, Shrimp, Peanut and Cashew Stew. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "Scotland's Islands and Highlands" Rick tosses a caber (log) at a Scottish clan gathering, remembers Highland massacres and takes a ferry to Iona.G
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Song of the Mountains Lost Creek Band; Jus' Cauz Band. D
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My Hero "Virus" George transfers his superpowers to Mrs. Raven, Stanley and Ella while trying to save them from a space virus he has infected them with.G
5:30 pm
Are You Being Served? "Big Brother" Grace Brothers management decides to install a closed circuit television system to keep an eye out for shoplifters.G
6:00 pm
As Time Goes By "The Bathroom" Tensions mount as workman construct an additional bathroom in the house. Sandy and Judith consider moving out.G
6:30 pm
The Thin Blue Line "Come On You Blues" Gasforth Football Club is to play in a qualification game for Premier League, and since this has attracted many tourists and investors, Mayoress Wickham orders the police to make sure everything goes as planned.G
7:00 pm
The Red Green Show "Harold's Dilemma" Harold's Public Relations Department has a $5,000 shortfall. Red and Mike use a car remote to find their way out of the woods.G
7:30 pm
Keeping Up Appearances - The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket "Richard's New Hobby" Hyacinth abhors people pretending to be superior because "that only makes it so much harder for those of us who really are."G
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Old Guys "Engagement" Amber and Steve are engaged. Tom hopes the engagement means he has a chance to get together with Sally.G
8:30 pm
My Family "Bully for Ben" Ben joins the young Harpers for a pub quiz and takes on an apparent cheater on another team - this leads to reliving his school years and how he was bullied - by a girl.G
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My Hero "Virus" George transfers his superpowers to Mrs. Raven, Stanley and Ella while trying to save them from a space virus he has infected them with.G
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Are You Being Served? "Big Brother" Grace Brothers management decides to install a closed circuit television system to keep an eye out for shoplifters.G
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As Time Goes By "The Bathroom" Tensions mount as workman construct an additional bathroom in the house. Sandy and Judith consider moving out.G
10:30 pm
The Thin Blue Line "Come On You Blues" Gasforth Football Club is to play in a qualification game for Premier League, and since this has attracted many tourists and investors, Mayoress Wickham orders the police to make sure everything goes as planned.G
11:00 pm
The Red Green Show "Harold's Dilemma" Harold's Public Relations Department has a $5,000 shortfall. Red and Mike use a car remote to find their way out of the woods.G
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Keeping Up Appearances - The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket "Richard's New Hobby" Hyacinth abhors people pretending to be superior because "that only makes it so much harder for those of us who really are."G


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Philip Fuesser needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 62 designs submitted by 17 freelance designers.
Northwest Elite Technologies
Technology consulting company, focusing on Managed Services, and Hosted services, Mac and PC support, Thin client and virtual server/desktop specialists.
I'm looking for something professional, and clean. Hopefully something I can brand and trademark, so try to be distinct. I'm very open to ideas for my logo that's why I'm using crowd sourcing. We are an IT/Computer/Tech consultancy offering break/fix support to Mac/pc, managed services, hosted services, etc. I'm mainly interested in emphasizing the words "Northwest Elite" more then "technologies" I envision a logo that has the words Northwest Elite larger then the word technologies, and maybe the word technologies below Northwest Elite in smaller font. This is not a requirement, just a thought. I am not interested in using the initials "NWE" in the design. I would like to logo to show that we are "tech" related somehow if that's possible. Ultimately, I'm very open to ideas. That's why I'm here.
I am interested in something that represents technology. the icon part next to the text is somewhat important because I plan to use the icon part seperate from the words sometimes (like as a taskbar icon on computer tray, or as a desktop icon, for an app my company uses to maintain the computers). So the icon has to represent Northwest Elite as well.
I'm not exactly sure what i'm looking for that's kind of why i'm using 99designs to utilize the creative minds.
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Opinion: The French, Work? Mais Non!
WSJ Europe editorial page editor Brian Carney on why the CEO of Titan Tires won't buy a factory in France. Photo: Associated Press
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I ... welcome back to Opinion Journal why Mary Kissel ... a rather illuminate said letter between the CEO of tire maker ... Titan International a US company and French Industry Minister ... Arnaud Maund or surface this week ... a textbook illustration of why ... while the French economy isn't so shall we say good ... Europe opinion editor Brian Carney is joining me now to explain ... Brian of what's the fight between tighten in the French but the beat ... well ... titan had offered to buy a factory in Dalby on the northern France from from good year which is trying to give it a bit in part because the labor relations there were so terrible and the saying goes back about four years but ... good year couldn't come to an agreement with the unions and ... Titan couldn't come to an agreement with the unions and some finely the CEO Dynan Mori Taylor ... aam who built up slightly from nothing he is said to the French and a lot ... of walking away from this in the French minister at the end of January ... from forty cents in the letter a basic listen please come back to the table we will ... we will ... release unions will get you a deal just know we need to save these jobs don't walk away and that prompted aam ... Mr. Taylor's letter from a couple weeks ago which the French government seems to be to a French paper earlier this week and ... I'm not sure yet Brian I'm not sure that those quiet show the friend did the French any good at all I think we've gotten here let's if they can put them up ... on the screen ... by Laurie Taylor surreal understates the one taking to start a discussion ... stupid do you think we are ... the French responded your comments which are as extremists as they are insulting ... display perfect ignorance of our country ... France ... Brian ... it will this ... it's a classic been with this come from an artist that they go very quickly from being you know you news that you throw these in the industrial negotiations ... as you know somebody once said about Germany right and so ... they they plead with these companies to stay in the country in them and that ... they don't cover them up for the companies say ... if full of bravado in a you know they said to know that our salon that all the ... steel company a couple months ago flying with all of friends we don't care and then suddenly there right now actually please come back and ... this is what they've done with with Mr. Taylor to the Lego c'mon I'm sure we can work it out ... Mr. Taylor newsletters this you know this does work for three hours sleep call for three hours in the month for one but they get paid for seven ... how can I make money like that at uni so that they do not grab said well that's just the front way ... I think ... I hear you spoke with its iTunes CEO ... of was named to serve in use by this episode is irritating race to sign any as a CEO is time is valuable ... I think he Seymour bemused by it than anything else he said look you know it ... I did make this letter public but I'm not one to mince words among the politically correct guy I know you know ... I don't worry about offending people I just go out and try to grow my business and you know these guys were making it possible for me he did say you know some of the union leaders ... yet they were sympathetic to the points he was making about how a little how productive the workers were and so on but they felt that they couldn't rock the boat mates to cave in to them the most militant of them and use the dough ... as for whether he would ever be consider that after such an inflammatory medicine never say never is a businessman right isn't it out if they made it with his while I suppose to come back ... well I think it's a little more productive for him to invest in France and to vacationing couple croissants have a cafe crown ... unfortunately that business is gone ... on ... to lodge your opinion editor Brian


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***The following contains descriptions of a consenting relationship between two male characters. If you find any such material morally or legally questionable in your area, please do not read any further. Additionally if you are under the age of 18 or not of legal age in your area, please leave. This story is a work of fiction, all characters and plot lines are fictional. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental. Teens Have Fun and its characters, remain the property of the author. The story or characters may not be reproduced or republished elsewhere without the strict written consent of the author. ***
Darrien and Eliah
A Few Words
Written By: Angyl
I saw Darrien a few years back. He had finally moved on with his life. Even though he had to let go of his past, he would not let go of the good memories he had with Eliah. Everyday Darrien takes time out of his day, to go by Eliah's grave.
Darrien and I sat down as he filled me in on his life after burying Eliah.
On the day of Eliah funeral, Darrien had hid out until it came time to lay his lover to rest. Several of their friends had shown up for the funeral. Darrien could not look at any of him. He stayed distant and alone from everyone. The difficulty for Darrien was the wish for him not to mourn for Eliah, but to move on with life. After the funeral, Darrien had left before anyone could come and talk to him.
During the months following the funeral, he slowly began letting people back into his life. His first person to come back in his life was Billy. Billy had become his rock, during the torment and anguish. Billy never pushed Darrien for anything. He would stay with him at night, holding him as he cried.
Eventually he let Rick and Jassen back as part of his life. All four boys mourned the loss of their friend and loved one. They decided to make Eliah's birthday a special day, and keep the tradition going as long as they were together as friends.
Darrien told me that the boys who had hurt them had gotten out of jail. Believe it or not it was Billy's brother who came to him first and apologized for his actions, and those of his friends. They had done wrong. Billy's brother had time to learn from what he had done. He was not so sure if the others felt the guilt he did, but made a promise that he would not allow anything else to happen to Darrien or any of his friends. This was two years after burying his lover.
Darrien and Billy tried having a relationship again, but it eventually went south. Darrien could not get into the relationship. Billy moved away, but always came back on Eliah's birthday. Darrien remained single for several years after that. He could not bring himself to date.
Rick and Jassen had broke up and moved on. They also remained friends and returned every year on Eliah's birthday.
I asked Darrien about his parents, and Eliah's parents. He said he had not talked to his folks for over four years, only recently opening ties with them again. His parents felt guilt for what he had been through, and out of no intention, kept rubbing it in his face. It was too hard on him, and he eventually left. He spent a year staying in Victoria with Eliah's parents, but they were in mourning, and it had been too hard on all of them. He eventually moved back, and into a place of his own. He kept contact with Eliah's parents for a while, but eventually he only wrote them on Eliah's birthday, before stopping all together.
So Darrien's life was pretty much back to normal. He even told me he had started dating again. He would not really go into detail about the guy he was dating, only that I knew him. I did not push him for details. I knew when the time was right he would tell me.
There was not much else to tell me, so we decided to go our separate ways. As I walked away, I turned to see Darrien walking up to a guy. My eyes went wide as I realized it was Billy's Brother. Darrien took him in his arms and kissed him. I turned and walked away.
I learned later in a letter from Darrien about how and why he and Billy's brother were dating. By the way his name is Jake. Anyway, Darrien explained in the letter, that on his last date with Billy, they had invited Jake along. They had gone to a movie or something. When they had returned to Darrien's Billy had left to go home. Jake had stayed to visit. One thing lead to another and the two ended up fucking. During his time in prison, Jake had developed a taste for cock, and taking it up the ass. After his release from prison he had tried to date girls, but they did nothing for him. He eventually realized that he preferred guys, and he gave up girls all together. Darrien and Jake had dated in secret for several years, before telling anyone. Billy was distraught at first, but soon came around. Rick and Jassen, and accepted it from the get go.
So it was irony that brought Darrien and Jake together. As far as I know, or have heard, they are still together and happy.
As for the others who had hurt Darrien and his friends. They disappeared shortly after getting out. As I understand it no one has had contact with them since. I think this is a good thing for all involved. Who know what they would do if the learned Jake was gay.
This is the end of this story...


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Monday, May 31, 2010
Four Things on a Monday: More Book Covers!
1. I did some housekeeping over the weekend, as in re-tagging every single blog post and removing funny but useless post tags. So hopefully it's now easier to find butt-kickings, writing posts, rants, events, etc. Without having to dig through posts. Here is the complete list.
2. Paperback. Shiver. It comes out tomorrow in stores and I think is already available online. Rumor has it that it also has blue ink for the text like the hardcover. I am keen to see if this is indeed true. I am planning a ninja trip to the Garrisonville, VA Borders this week to sign their copies.
3. I've had a rash of requests on ordering signed copies of books, so I'm going to post a link to the independent bookstore that ships signed copies of my books in the U.S. and Canada (unfortunately I don't have any way to set this up for overseas yet, though if you're a bookstore who ships overseas and you want to try to work something out with me, let me know if you have any ideas). Anyway, here's the link -- you can also pre-order signed copies of Linger here.
4. I also uploaded a bunch more of some of my favorite things . . . foreign covers. Oooh! Aaaaah! And yes. The Italian edition of LINGER did get renamed DEEPER. Yes. I know. It's still pretty, right?
German edition of Shiver. It means "AFTER THE SUMMER." I'm in love with the cover.
Greek edition of Shiver.
Catalan edition of Shiver. In person, this color -- sort of a dusky rose -- is really insanely pretty.
Brazilian edition of Shiver. Just came out!
Finnish edition of Shiver.
Czech edition of Shiver.
New Italian cover for Linger. Apparently 'Whisper', my suggestion for the alternate title, was already taken in Italy.
Latvian edition of Lament.
12 comments:
- Creepy Query Girl said...
WOw, beautiful covers! Congrats on all your successes:)
- May 31, 2010 at 8:16 AM
- Crystal Cook said...
I was just at our local Barnes and Noble on Saturday and I saw the Shiver paperback!! I was tempted to get it even though I already have the hard cover, but I restrained myself. And yes it does have blue ink :):):)
I think about animals this day too:)
- May 31, 2010 at 9:52 AM
- Crystal Cook said...
I love those covers, the German and Brazilian one especially.
- May 31, 2010 at 9:54 AM
- Amelia Robinson said...
Awesome cover!!
Holy cow! How many countries are you getting published in? XD
-Amelia R.
- May 31, 2010 at 12:35 PM
- Tricia said...
I do love seeing all these international covers. There is something about the Brazilian edition that is quite moving. Congratulations!
- May 31, 2010 at 3:01 PM
- I hope life can only get better said...
Thanks, it is so interesting to see all the international covers, they are really pretty! Do you have a hand in the names of the international editions?
- May 31, 2010 at 6:54 PM
- Maggie Stiefvater said...
32, Amelia, can you believe it!?
And nope, I don't usually have much say in the titles/ covers of the foreign editions. Which I guess is probably a good thing since there are so many of them . . .
- June 1, 2010 at 5:17 AM
- WildIrishRose33 said...
Why did they rename it? Just curious.
- June 2, 2010 at 8:09 AM
- Caffenero said...
How strange! Now I noticed that in the Latvian cover they changed ALSO your name :O
As far as I know you have to do it if you have a different alfabet, do they have?
- June 3, 2010 at 7:44 AM
- Marn said...
I like the brazilian cover, the frosty trees are pretty.
- June 4, 2010 at 7:41 AM
- Maggie Stiefvater said...
NO idea, Silvia! *grin*
@rose, I mention that in the post, don't I? *scans again*
- June 4, 2010 at 8:24 AM
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Etihad Airways A330 performs first optimized RNP-AR approach in Abu Dhabi.
Reducing fuel consumption by 100 to 200kg per approach with Continuous Descent Operations and shorter trajectories.
An Airbus A330-200 from Etihad Airways has performed the first high precision and environmentally efficient RNP-AR ("Required Navigation Performance – Authorization Required") approach to Abu Dhabi International Airport. This flight marks the beginning of full RNP-AR implementation throughout Abu Dhabi's entire terminal airspace.
These new technology approaches, designed by Airbus' Performance Based Navigation (PBN) subsidiary, Quovadis, utilize 'continuous descent' operations and optimised trajectories which shorten the approach paths to the runway thereby reducing noise, flight times and minimising fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Overall, each RNP-AR approach can reduce fuel consumption by 100 to 200kg and reduce CO2 emissions by at least 20,000 tonnes per year.
Along with Airbus' Quovadis subsidiary and Etihad Airways, other partners in this project include: Abu Dhabi Airport Company (ADAC), UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), and ADAC's Air Traffic Controllers.
Etihad Airways Chief Operations Officer, Richard Hill, says: "This project is very important for us and we are pleased to have partnered with Quovadis, ADAC and GCAA to make Abu Dhabi's air space more efficient. Etihad Airways is keen on promoting efficient flights with as little environmental impact as possible." He adds: "We are looking forward to flying RNP-AR approaches in Abu Dhabi and in other destinations where they have been implemented."
Christian Scherer, Executive Vice President of strategy and future programmes at Airbus says: "This project illustrates the potential for better Air Traffic Management (ATM) practices. Airbus has assembled a suite of innovative technologies and procedures to optimize operations in busy airspaces."
Sebastien Borel, Commercial Director of Quovadis says: "Changing airspace and bringing new concepts is always very challenging and here this has been achieved through cooperation and coordination. Indeed, the team in Abu Dhabi is committed to bring what is best to their airspace."
Last year Quovadis was contracted by Etihad Airways and ADAC to develop RNP-AR procedures for both Abu Dhabi International and Al Bateen Airport. Only nine months later, all Abu Dhabi International Airport approaches were approved and Al Bateen executive airport procedures will be submitted to the authorities before year end.


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In arguably one of Merle Haggard's greatest songs he sings the lyrics, "No-one could change my mind but Mama tried." After seeing what Jack and Dee Meyer did to an old run-down houseboat that was originally built for the famous singer, you might wonder if someone should have tried to talk Haggard out of parting with it.
In 2006 the Meyers were just finishing a restoration project on an older houseboat when Haggard's boat was sold to Shasta Lake Houseboat Sales, located in Redding, Calif. The boat broker wasn't interested in restoring the old houseboat, but was just looking to sell it quickly to someone who was. Turns out the Meyers were in the right place at the right time when the boat came into dry dock.
"It was in need of a great deal of repair when we first bought it," remembers Jack. "For the next seven months, working six days a week we worked to restore the boat that Haggard originally named the Hotel Thermador when it was first built in 1982."
Haggard pushed the lake limits when he designed the three-story houseboat that was 18 feet wide, three feet wider than is allowed on Lake Shasta in northern California. His houseboat wasn't acceptable to the Forest Service that enforces the size restriction, which requires that all houseboats not exceed the 56- by 15-foot size limit. After a long battle he removed the third deck and reduced the width to 15 feet by removing the catwalks on the sides.
Famous Regulars
"This boat has quite a history with country western singers, including such stars as Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash and many others that we were told were guests of Merle Haggard," says Jack. "When we bought the boat from Robert Pas [Owner of Shasta Lake Houseboat Sales], he told us some of the stories behind the history of this boat. I guess it was an entertaining party boat and we're told there were quite a few other country western stars that would visit regularly."
The houseboat looks like a Mississippi River boat and one of the great features is the original construction work. When the boat was built in 1982 it was built like a regular house with two by four walls and R-13 insulation.
"We installed an electric fireplace and because of the two by four construction, it holds in heat like a house," says Dee. "And in the summer our boat keeps cooler as well."
A New Look
Haggard lives in Redding, Calif., still, but the couple hasn't had any contact with the singer or his family since buying the boat. Of course today he may not even recognize his old houseboat, which once included a big fishing hole inside so he could sit on the sofa and fish.
"We took out the fishing hole when we remodeled and added French doors on the front to give it a cottage feel," says Dee. "It's now really a showboat and we named it The Shasta Queen. We receive many compliments about its appearance and beauty."
Adds her husband Jack, "Merle had quite a music setup on this boat, but when we remodeled we removed all of it as well. The boat hadn't been used in quite a few years so it wasn't in great shape when we found it."
After seven long months the re-built houseboat left dry dock and was launched on June 1, of 2007, into Shasta Lake once again. The overhaul job was extensive with new V6 Chevy engines, micro-commanders and a unique steering system. The couple added two half baths in addition to the full bath and they also installed stern and bow hydraulic thrusters while the boat was out of the water.
Room For All
There is complete living quarters on the second deck that incorporates a bedroom, kitchenette, half bath, fridge, microwave as well as the helm. But it's the look and feel of the main level that the Meyers enjoy the most.
"The interior is a beautiful wood paneling with Brazilian blue granite counter tops," says Dee. "We added the wine cooler, garbage disposal, dishwater and a new stove and we went with the blue-color granite counter tops for the water effect."
The houseboat can sleep six inside comfortably, and although it was once considered a party boat, the Meyers are quick to point out that it's now a family boat. The couple has three kids, including seven grand kids and they also enjoy the companionship of their three dogs, Suzie, Boots and Serena.
No Place Like Home
Dee refers to the boat as their cabin on the lake and there is a cottage feel to the boat. There is a standard house toilet on the main level and with the matching granite counter tops it feels more like a bathroom you'd find in your home than a typical marine head.
"There is a lot of stuff packed on a little boat," says Jack, "and we couldn't be happier with how it turned out."
The Meyers wouldn't mind meeting the famous original owner of their houseboat one day if Merle Haggard ever wanted to see what the couple has done to his boat. But even if that day never comes they're happy with how The Shasta Queen turned out and the adventures it offers them.
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Driving toward Beverley Hills, the landscape and the tone of the neighborhood changes visibly as you move from a wealthy to a seriously wealthy one. This shows in many ways, some subtle, others less so. Along the generously wide avenues off Sunset Boulevard, the residences become larger, the distance between each more generous, and their larger lawns are better manicured. It is no surprise that the entry-level price tag for a house on one of these leafy streets is in the $10 million range.
The cars in their driveways are also more expensive, and everyday cars like the Mercedes E-Classes seen in front of the houses a few miles down the road give way to S-Classes here.
And it is not just new cars on show here either. We first clocked a gorgeous silver 1960 Ferrari 250GT SWB going the other way, and then a mile down the road, a yellow Lamborghini Murciélago Roadster posing outside a swish looking street café. Driving past the café again two hours later there was a similar car in white, and a silver Porsche Carrera GT had joined the sidewalk supercar show.
The sight of these Italian exotica certainly set the tone for my day, as we had a date with a very special Lamborghini Murciélago, one that would certainly make the heart of any car enthusiast beat a whole lot faster.
Beverly Hills, Hollywood, Malibu and the surrounding areas as far out as Pasadena are the residential mecca for movie, TV and sports personalities and those who made their big money in commerce among those professions. Halfway down nearby Sunset Boulevard, Platinum Motorsport's premises are pretty prominent so there's little chance you'll miss them. They have a satellite showroom close by on Melrose Avenue for good measure.
Founded in 1997 by brothers George and Jack Keshishyan, this high-end automotive boutique quickly made a name for itself by supplying exclusive cars to the rich and famous in L.A. and beyond. Today, this thriving business has become the realization of theirs and many customers' dreams, and the roll call of big names on their client list is a long one that stretches as far afield as the Middle East.
"We started off in 1997 with the idea of a one-stop company for wealthy car enthusiasts," Jack explained. "A place they could come to realize their personal automotive vision. While there are some really good companies here in L.A. that customize American cars, we set out to offer a bespoke automotive haute couture service for high-end European cars from Mercedes to Rolls-Royce."
Along the way, Platinum branched out into high-end car rental as well, while their collision repair center specializes in returning high-end and exotic cars to pristine condition should their owners make an error of judgment.
Repairing such cars to as-new condition requires a very high level of expertise. Most of these skills are also pertinent to the perfect marriage of a standard factory car with the aftermarket body styling additions that are part and parcel of Platinum's customization program.
"The Bentley GT in both coupe and GTC form is a very popular car with our clients," Keshishyan explains. "While we have built many of these cars, I am proud to say that no two are ever alike. We know that the thing wealthy people hate the most is seeing another car exactly the same as theirs, especially in this relatively small community. So we ensure that if we build two white widebody GTs, the interior trim or wheel design is always different."
Reaching a decision on the final specification for a car can be either a quick process or a long, drawn-out one, it all depends on the client. "Sometimes a client knows exactly what he or she wants and all we have to do is sign off paint and trim samples," Keshishyan says. "The reverse is true with clients who want something unique but do not actually have a concept in mind. Then we have to show them photographs of past work, and run through the possibilities.
"That is why I like to sit down with a new client over a drink to try and establish what they are after. While this helps me point them in the right direction, I have to be careful that the end result is what they really want, and not what I think they should have!"
Looking at their online photo gallery, you could reach the conclusion that they only build "bling," as even the stateliest car, a white Rolls-Royce Phantom, has chromed 24-inch wheels.
But you only have to look at Jack's own Lamborghini Murciélago to see that the man himself has relatively subtle taste. Walking around the car, our interest piques as we clock the changes wrought to this spectacular member of the supercar royal family.
This starts with the military matte-gray paintwork, the exact same shade made famous by the Lamborghini Reventón. Platinum's new carbon-fiber front section gives the Lambo an even more aggressive visage that certainly matches that of its rare cousin. The lower part of this new front is left in lacquered carbon, as are the huge air intakes in front of the rear wheel arches and the all-new rear section with its race-style underbody diffuser. Similar to the one on the LP670-4 SuperVeloce, this new rear is topped off by a ducktail central spoiler that looks a lot less pretentious than the race car wing on the factory SuperVeloce Aeropack.
We've seen some pretty shoddy work on modified exotics, even in Germany, but we're happy to say that the paintwork and fit and finish on the Platinum Motorsport Murciélago, and indeed of all the other cars in the shop, was a treat for detail freaks like us. The alloy wheels are Platinum Motorsport's own design, are 19 inches in diameter and shod with Pirelli P Zero Nero rubber.
"I specified the offsets of these wheels in such a way that the fronts appear fairly flush, but the rears have a really deep-dished look. This increases their visual contrast for maximum effect," Keshishyan says.
The 6.2-liter engine received a power boost from a custom ECU software upgrade that alters the valve timing, ignition and fuelling. The 60-hp increase enables the Platinum car to match the output of the 6.5-liter LP640.
We've seen some pretty extrovert interiors in customized Lamborghinis over the years, so the interior of Jack's car is a breath of fresh air. "I used my favorite materials here: leather and Alcantara," he says. "But I thought long and hard over how I could make a pattern on the leather that would be subtle and yet really stand out."
The Alcantara, with contrasting white stitching on the sills, central tunnel and armrest, was the easy part. Much harder to achieve was the piece de resistance of the design, the patterned row of white dots that adorns the leather part of the seats and carpet mats, as well as the Alcantara on the central armrest.
"My trimmer punched the hole pattern in the black leather and then placed a very thin layer of white leather underneath," Keshishyan explains. "The end result is very effective, and always has people scratching their heads over how we achieved this look."
Far less obvious at a glance is the audiophile's sound system that matches the exclusive level of this car. The most obvious sign of hardware is in the front luggage bay where the trademark shiny black McIntosh power amplifier with its blue illuminated power meters and gold lettering takes center stage.
Back in the cabin, the head unit has a big screen with sat-nav function, while the pre-amp and other electronics are carefully concealed. The speaker system is simple but effective, and consists of mid-range speakers and tweeters beautifully integrated into the doors, underpinned by a 15-inch JL subwoofer in a flush-fitting cabinet built into the bulkhead behind the passenger seat.
As impressive as this exotic audio system is, the deep bellow of the V12 provides the real soundtrack for this car. It also confirmed our long-held belief that V12-engined Lamborghinis deliver a sense of occasion that their V10-engined siblings can simply never match.
As we merged into traffic on Sunset, heading east, the Lambo felt like a caged animal waiting to be let off its leash. The brutal punch of its fat torque curve is the forte of this motor, and it responds to even the smallest of throttle openings with an urgency that belies the car's 3,700-pound weight. As this is an original Murciélago with a manual gearbox, it would be purgatory to get stuck in rush hour traffic. Luckily, traffic is relatively thin this Saturday afternoon, and we're heading out of town.
On the open road now, and with its vital fluids fully warmed through, the Murciélago delivers its knockout punch with gusto. This is a big, wide car, but American roads are wide, and where you have to be circumspect on narrower European roads, the big Lambo is in its element here.
The structural rigidity conferred by the spaceframe chassis is still impressive all these years on, and the firm suspension easily copes with the bumps and lumps on the tarmac. Even on the eve of its replacement, the Murciélago is still a mighty force to be reckoned with.
The only real threat in this environment is the California Highway Patrol, who seem to think that cars like this are speeding even when they're standing still.
We're not big fans of modified Lamborghinis only because we've seen so many badly executed ones before. But we really took to the Platinum Motorsport Murciélago because it is as dramatic—yet subtle—as such a car can ever be, and the quality of workmanship is absolutely top-notch. It is the perfect advertisement for what this family-run enthusiast company can do.
Platinum Motorsport Lamborghini Murciélago
6.2-liter V12, dohc, 48-valve. Custom ECU software re-map
Six-speed manual
Wheels and Tires
Platinum Motorsport custom alloys, 8.5x19 (f), 12x19 (r) Pirelli P Zero Nero, 235/35 (f), 345/25 (r)
Carbon front section with lacquered carbon brake inlets, carbon air intakes, carbon rear underbody diffuser, carbon wing
Custom Alcantara with contrasting white stitching, custom perforated leather inserts and floor mats, custom integrated audio w/ McIntosh amplifier in front boot, JL Audio subwoofer in rear bulkhead
Peak Power: 640 hp (est.)


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Man once sentenced to death sent back to jail
A 56-year-old man who was once sentenced to death for the murder of his wife in Western Australia has been jailed in Melbourne for violently bashing his estranged partner last year.
In 1984 Ressit Alioglu was sentenced to death for killing his wife with a meat cleaver after the breakdown of their relationship.
His sentence was later commuted and he served 10 years in jail.
On Wednesday, Alioglu was jailed again for domestic violence.
The Supreme Court heard Alioglu bashed and repeatedly stabbed his 44-year-old ex-partner as her nine-year-old daughter tried to protect her at their Melbourne home.
Court documents show the girl yelled out to her mother:
"Be careful mama, Baba try to open the drawer to take the knife and kill you."
The court heard Alioglu had been violent towards his former partner for years and breached numerous intervention orders.
The court heard he stabbed his former partner four times in front of his two-and-a-half-year old daughter and nine-year-old stepdaughter.
He also sliced his stepdaughter's arm after she had stabbed him in the back in an attempt to stop the attack on her mother.
"The amount of trauma inflicted on this child, particularly her stabbing you in defence of her mother's life, must have been horrific," Justice Betty King said.
"What you did to this child is unspeakable.
"What you did to her mother was evil."
The court heard Alioglu had previously threatened to kill all of them, including himself when he was alcohol-affected.
In sentencing, Justice King said Alioglu's history shows that his attitude towards women is "unacceptable".
"You have attacked three of your partners over your lifetime," she said.
You have attacked three of your partners over your lifetime.
One you have killed in a most despicable manner.
"One you have killed in a most despicable manner, displaying a complete loss of temper, inflicting injuries demonstrating an uncontrollable fury with her.
"It is appalling that you, with your history of offending, resulting in the death of your first wife, have attacked your ex-partner and your stepdaughter, reminiscent of the attack upon your first wife."
Justice King described the circumstances of the 1984 murder in Western Australia as "chilling".
"You were observed to be hacking at her with this weapon (meat cleaver) prior to her hitting the ground," she said.
"You returned to chopping at her whilst she lay on the ground."
Alioglu will spend a maximum of 14 years behind bars for last year's attacks.
He will be eligible for parole in 11 years.
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(Reuters) - Oscar De La Hoya has returned to rehab to deal with a substance abuse problem and will miss a mega-fight his company promoted between Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez, the former boxing great said on Tuesday.
Since retiring from the ring in 2009, De La Hoya has become one of the sport's top promoters through his company Golden Boy Promotions but will not be ringside at the MGM Grand on Saturday for the title bout between Mayweather and challenger Alvarez.
"I will not be at the fight to cheer Canelo to victory since I have voluntarily admitted myself into a treatment facility," De La Hoya said in a statement. "I explained this to Canelo and he understood that my health and long-term recovery from my disease must come first.
"I ask for your support and privacy during this difficult time for me and my family."
After winning a gold medal for the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics, De La Hoya embarked on a professional career winning 10 world titles in six different weight classes.
The "Golden Boy," as De La Hoya is nicknamed, was at one time recognized as boxing's best pound-for-pound fighter and sport's most marketable boxer.
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WindMuch wrote:But be careful if you pick up someone else's board and try to clip it to your spare leash- you're essentially making their board into a slingshot-weapon when the board catches in the water, loads up and then ricochets back towards you.
Yeah riding that way dragging a board behind would be very sketchy. So unless you are as talented as Sonny who can carry a whole quiver of boards and kites as he kites back to the beach you can clip your board to your leash and body drag someones board downwind back to them. I did this for a very grateful kiter at the Hatch on a super big swell day just as he was about to give up and drag to shore.


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Why is 2015 in such a hurry ey? Maybe it's because I am planning a wedding and so hyper-aware of the days left to get my bum in gear and organise things are speeding past in a blur of well… doing everything but organising things. I just can't believe that it's mid February, that the days are getting long and that things in April (like my next dress fitting) suddenly seem uncomfortably close rather than dark distant days!
I feel like this gorgeous Hello Dodo tee-shirt sums up my general life-vibe lately. Bear with me; I'm trying my best to be good and enthused about all the things but occasionally I just have to take a day like today where I sack every thing and everyone off and am still in my PJs at 4pm, intending to make the most active thing I do changing into a fresh pair when bedtime rolls around. Anyway! I am really keen to share with you a really neat thing I did in London lately. My friend Ianthe writes for the BA High Life in-flight magazine and got in touch a few weekends ago to see if Nick & I wanted to accompany her, along with some of Nick's other uni buddies, to a "locked room mystery". A few Googles later and I realised that there a craze sweeping well… the world, which London is actually a little late to the scene on. The craze actually started in 2007, when in Japan there was a sweep of turning simple point and click computer games into a physical challenge, that took place in a locked room. The participant would only be able to leave the room once the challenge had been successfully completed. This soon became so popular that the trend was picked up and soon "escape the room" adventures were popping up across Asia, Australia and Europe.
So, this led to me finishing an uneventful work Monday in January and making my way to an anonymous looking door in the city, near Bank station. The first challenge was to locate the entrance to Escape Hunt; the only signage being a small logo next to the doorbell. After plummeting 3 flights of stairs into the bowels of London, we were met by an enthusiastic lady dressed as a sort of sexy Sherlock Holmes (!) who introduced herself to us as our Games Master. We were pretty swiftly taken to a door and the process of what lay ahead of us was explained. The building contained various themed mysteries; our mystery to crack that night was the called "The Artists Bedroom". In the bedroom we would fine an artist had been brutally murdered; and we would have exactly one hour from the second we entered the room to work through various codes, clues and puzzles in order to solve the crime. For the duration of the hour, our Games Master would be watching us on CCTV. If at any point we got stuck; we could phone her for a clue. However! This was discouraged because every time we phoned for help; we would lose a minute from the countdown clock. If at any point she felt like we were taking too long, she could phone us with a hint to keep us on track. We deposited all of our worldly belongings in a locker outside and were quickly hustled into a small infra-red lit room and the door slammed with an electronic click. We were totally locked in and we needed to get a wriggle on to escape…
In case you are planning to take part in Escape Hunt I won't give too many spoilers about the mystery itself, because that's obviously the best bit. Once in the room, there were various different types of tasks; from reading music, to maths, to word games to picking up on subtle clues within the room. We also had to basically turn everything within the four walls upside down in order to find keys, padlocks, hidden laminated hints and NOTHING was what it seemed (for example an innocuous looking wardrobe ended up being a door into an Alice in Wonderland style set of smaller and smaller rooms beyond it). The main theme, cheesy as it is, was team work. We quickly figured out that unless we organised who was focussing on what and where, we didn't have a hope of getting past the first hurdle. It's also unbelievable how quickly an hour can flit past once you are racing against the clock. In the end, we had to phone ole sexy Sherlock three times for a helping hand, and she phoned us once… and we cracked the crime with 7 minutes to spare! Afterwards we got to celebrate by a) being freed from our locked room prison and b) dressing up in tweed and posing at a photo-booth with various Baker Street appropriate props.
I cannot recommend Escape Hunt enough. It brings every childhood Crystal Maze fantasy to life! (Except not getting to go in the glass box and grab gold and silver tokens, wah) It was SO much fun! There seem to be endless iterations of escape adventures popping up across the capital at the moment, with Hint Hunt and Clue Quest amongst them. I've chatted to colleagues who have been to other versions and I feel like perhaps the other companies might be a little slicker; with more maths/code based tech-y type challenges. I'm not going to lie; ours was pretty hammy! And the theme was definitely steeped in detective stories, clues and observation skills; which I'd definitely prefer over anything too tech based. The Sherlock stuff and the very low budget props in the room definitely made it clear that the money had gone into the CCTV set up, central location and working out the room riddles themselves. I guess it's down to preference; so do a bit of research of what's available where before you buy your tickets. That said, we found the slightly low-budget-ness really charming and a good ice breaker once locked into a teeny tiny room as a group of five. There really wasn't much I would have changed about the experience; and we were all completely high on it afterwards! It was so rare to be that focussed on something for an entire hour; with the worries of work, life and London completely vanished. In such an intense environment, with a team relying on you, it was impossible to let your mind wonder. I'm already obsessed with taking as many different groups of friends as possible; as it's such a good alternative to a night down the pub or an expensive dinner somewhere. I also feel competitive with my former self already, and desperate to get back in a locked room in an attempt to get out of it in a quicker time. One final thing to note is that ironically, I am quite claustrophobic (can't go in lifts, but totally fine in tubes – to give you an idea of the size of my triggers) therefore the concept of being locked in a tiny room had my heart pit-pattering. That said, as I mentioned in my 2015 resolutions, I am trying to keep my anxiety in check and was determined not to let it stop me taking part in something that sounded so fun. As it turned out, the Games Master was SO understanding and gave me a couple of reassurances such as the fact she was watching the whole time and I could just wave to the camera to be let out. So if small spaces give you the fear, don't let it put you off this amazing experience!
What else has been occurring? Last weekend I zoomed up north to catch up with my friends and family, and take a bit of a London brain-break. I spent the Saturday in Leeds with my mum. I lived in Leeds for 5 years, so was amazed that she could show me something that had remained a completely hidden treasure the whole time I was resident there; luckily after a bit of research I realised it had only opened once I had left the city, so feel a bit less sad about the missed opportunities to while away some hours there. This most marvellous marvel is the Leeds Art Gallery Cafe and it's certainly one of the most beautiful spaces I have ever seen, including every where I have visited on my world travel tour. It was originally a Victorian reading room for Leeds library, but fell into disrepair. In 2007 a huge project saw the hideous 60s shelving torn down and the tiled room restored to its former glory. There are wall to wall green decorative tiles, huge marble arches, gold globed roof detailing and floor to ceiling windows letting in beautiful light shafts. It's honestly breath taking when you step foot inside, and worth going just to see in person. That said, the tea and cakes (and the company) were pretty great too.
I slept at Becca's house on the Saturday night. Myself and her other two bridesmaids drank pink wine and ate noodles and nattered away until we realised it had gone 2am. The next day I had a slightly hazy cross-Yorkshire mission to get to visit another friend, Annette, so Becca drew me a handy map to get me on my way. Please note her use of the word snicket which is such a Bradfordism that I am proud to say I haven't let London knock out of me.
This weekend was Valentines Day and although we hadn't planned to do anything ~special~; actually one of the most romantic things we could do happened. We went to the town hall and gave our official Notice of Marriage. Nick had been saying all week that he thought we'd be separated and interrogated and asked hard Mr & Mrs style questions about each other. I was shaking my head and saying that sounded like something he'd seen in a movie and would definitely not happened. But sure enough, we made our way to the registrars room and within a couple of minutes had sent me packing to a chair outside whilst Nick had to give my occupation, full name and date of birth. Phewf! We had to switch up and then I did the same. Even though I knew all the answers, I found myself stuttering and stumbling because it felt like an oral GCSE exam or something pesky like that. Luckily we passed with flying colours (actual quote!) and we are now legally set to become an actual real life grown up married couple. Wow! This got us into the Valentines spirit so we decided to celebrate "Kanken-tines Day" instead (previous love letter to Kankens HERE) and head to one of our favourite little nooks of East London – The Brokedown Palace where we picked up some new Fjall Raven Joy. I also got myself the most amazing pair of socks that I have refused to remove since. After years of Primarks finest, I never new socks could feel this way! Toasty, cosy and the perfect temperature, I feel like I might have spoilt me feet for ever and might need to throw away every other pair I own.
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Scotland 7s represent Scotland at tournaments across the world as part of the HSBC 7's World Series.
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Reigning Peach Queen Margaret Dorian will hold a fundraiser for Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara on Sunday, Aug. 4, from 1 until 4 p.m. at Tin Pan Alley, 775 Cayuga St.
The event includes a light lunch, a cash bar, a silent auction and a basket auction. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. For more information, email Dorian.
>>Click here to watch an interview with Dorian as part of this week's NFPTV newscast.