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Used Car - 2006 Kia Rio Sedan in Prospect Park, Pa
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- 1.6l Dohc Mpfi 16-valve Cvvt I4 Engine
- Front Wheel Drive
- 60 Amp/hr Battery
- 90 Amp Alternator
- Independent Macpherson Strut Front Suspension W/coil Springs & Stabilizer Bar
- Semi-independent Torsion Beam Rear Suspension W/coil Springs
- Pwr Front Vented Disc/rear Drum Brakes
- 11.9 Gallon Fuel Tank
- Front/rear Body-color Bumpers
- Body-side Moldings
- Auto-off Clear-lens Headlights
- Body-color Manual Remote Mirrors
- Tinted Glass
- Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers
- Body-color Door Handles
- Front Bucket Seats-inc: Driver Seat Height Adjustment
- Folding Armrest
- Full Cloth Seat Trim
- Center Console
- (2) Front 12-volt Pwr Outlets
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- (2) Front Cupholders
- Cloth Door Trim
- Dual Visors W/covered Vanity Mirrors
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- Driver & Front Passenger Airbags
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2006 Kia Rio ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
All-new subcompact sedan and five-door hatch.
The Kia Rio is all-new for 2006. The Rio has been a benchmark for subcompacts the past few years. Its redesign is all the more momentous as the new Rio models join a wave of exciting new subcompacts that are hitting the streets.
That wave includes the new Toyota Yaris, Nissan Versa, and Honda Fit, along with all-new versions of the Chevrolet Aveo and Hyundai Accent. These subcompacts are smaller than compact cars, such as the Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic, but the newest subcompacts excel at space utilization and some are offering premium features.
Indeed, subcompacts have never been better and the new Kia Rio sedan and Rio5 hatchback are perfect examples. In addition to being inexpensive, they are stylish little cars with spacious interiors. They deliver sprightly performance, great fuel economy and agile handling. The Rio models come standard with six airbags, a safety feature normally associated with expensive luxury cars, not subcompacts.
The Rio is available as a smart-looking four-door sedan or the stylish Rio5 five-door hatchback.
The stigma attached to owning a small car in America is becoming a thing of the past and the latest iteration of the Kia Rio is among the reasons why that's happening. Kia has substantially improved the quality of its cars with the newest models, according to J.D. Power and Associates latest Initial Quality (IQS) numbers. The Rio is EPA-rated 32/35 mpg City/Highway.
The Kia Rio sedan and five-door hatchback are powered by the same 110-hp, 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine. It's a sophisticated modern engine, complete with dual overhead camshafts and variable valve timing. Safety features that come on all models include front seatbelt pre-tensioners along with six airbags: dual frontal, front seat side-impact and full-coverage side-impact curtain.
The Rio sedan is available as a base model or in LX trim. The Rio5 five-door hatchback is available exclusively in SX trim.
The base Rio sedan ($10,570) comes strictly with a manual transmission, wind-up windows, manual door locks. There's no radio or air conditioning, no power steering. But it comes with the same six airbags and safety features found on all Rio models.
The Rio LX sedan ($12,445) is likely to be the most popular model as it adds air conditioning, power steering, an AM/FM/CD audio system with four speakers, tilt steering column, 60/40-split rear seat and larger tires. It comes standard with the manual gearbox, but a four-speed automatic transmission is available ($13,295). Factory installed options are limited to a Power Package ($600) that includes power windows, power door locks with keyless remote, power heated outside mirrors and tweeter speakers; four-wheel antilock brakes ($400); rear spoiler ($250) and carpeted floor mats ($70).
The Rio5 SX hatchback comes with a manual transmission ($13,500) or five-speed automatic ($14,350). The SX hatchback has the same major features as the LX sedan but with some sporty additions that include a leather wrapped steering wheel and gear knob, metal grain trim, metal pedals, rear roof-mounted spoiler and lower profile tires on 15-inch alloy wheels. Factory installed options are the same as for the LX sedan.
There is nothing wimpy about either of the Kia Rio models. In terms of styling, they're a far cry from the old Rio models.
The sedan has a solid looking front end with a strong nose and big headlights that give it a purposeful appearance. The crease along the side of the car below the big windows ends up wrapping around the trunk, giving the sedan more the look of a European sports sedan than that of a Korean econobox.
All models come with hefty body-color side moldings that do not detract too badly as they align nicely with the wrap around edges of the front and rear bumpers. The fender flares actually look a shade too big on the base and LX models, which have skinnier tires. The fender flares fill out much better on the Rio5 SX with its lower-profile tires and 15-inch wheels.
The Rio5 looks taller than the sedan but it is actually the same overall height. It's a couple of inches shorter in height than the Chevrolet Aveo and Scion xA, its closest rivals. The rear of the Rio5 is distinctive with backup lights that wrap around the taillights and almost look like part of the body. The C-pillar curves down to the taillights and the tailgate has full width gals making the back more attractive than on many hatchbacks.
The interior of the 2007 Kia Rio represents a big improvement over the old Rio. It has a nicely contoured dashboard with a generous binnacle over the instrument panel, which includes a tachometer, even on the base model. The radio is well positioned in the center stack with large buttons and knobs for changing stations or volume. Three big knobs for the climate control are mounted on a bulge in the center that brings them closer to the driver's hands.
The seats are on the soft side and don't offer the lateral support we'd expect on a sports sedan. Those of us with larger frames, however, will not fault the seats for that.
Rear seat legroom is better than the numbers suggest because passengers can place their feet under the front seats thanks to the generous open space below them.
Big storage pockets in all four doors along with a reasonable size glovebox provide places to stash stuff. The rear seatback folds down in a 60/40 split for added versatility in all but the base model. According to Kia, the total interior volume of the Rio is greater than that of the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla even though they are officially in the next size up segment. In practical terms, they are all pretty close. The Rio5 has a cargo carrying a capacity of almost 50 cubic feet with the seats folded down which is substantially more than in other hatchbacks of this size.
Minor touches such as the metal pedals, leather wrapped steering wheel and gearshift knob on the Rio5 SX will appeal to sporty drivers. Most drivers will probably not consciously notice these things but they will certainly help instill a better feeling about the car for them.
Driving Impression
After driving three varieties of the Kia Rio on highways and freeways around Seattle, we came away impressed with the new models.
We spent time in an LX automatic and a Rio5 SX manual. We enjoyed shifting the manual as it definitely makes for a more sporty experience. However, the LX with the automatic transmission was no slouch. Cars in this class traditionally suffer a big performance and fuel economy hit with an automatic, but the new Rio confirms that modern transmissions have largely addressed these deficiencies.
Kia claims it is making its cars more sporty and athletic than the Hyundai Accent, the Rio's sibling. The Rio is far from being a sporty car, but the SX handled nimbly without too much body lean or sloppy handling. The LX with its skinner 14-inch tires was not quite as secure, although most drivers would not complain.
The power steering, which stiffens up as the engine speed increases, felt taught with just the right amount of feel dialed in. We did not try a base model, which comes without the power steering.
Unlike subcompacts of the past, the all-new 2007 Kia Rio is a car you can be happy living with. We found the Rio5 SX the most enjoyable with its hatchback versatility and sporty/luxury touches. The Rio comes with a comprehensive set of passive safety features. Even the base model includes six airbags. It also includes a generous five-year/60,000 mile warranty coupled with a 10-year/100,000 mile powertrain warranty.
NewCarTestDrive.com correspondent John Rettie is based in Santa Barbara.
Model Lineup
Kia Rio ($10,570); LX ($12,445); LX automatic ($13,295); Rio5 SX ($13,500); Rio5 SX automatic ($14,350).
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Hwasung, South Korea.
Options As Tested
Power Package ($600) includes power windows, power door locks w/keyless remote, power heated outside mirrors, tweeter speakers; carpeted floor mats ($70).
Model Tested
Kia Rio5 SX ($13,500).The Rio has been a benchmark for subcompacts the past few years. These subcompacts are smaller than compact cars, but the newest subcompacts excel at space utilization and some are offering premium features. The Kia Rio sedan and five-door hatchback are powered by the same 110-hp, 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine. It's a sophisticated modern engine, complete with dual overhead camshafts and variable valve timing. Safety features that come on all models include front seatbelt pre-tensioners along with six airbags: dual frontal, front seat side-impact and full-coverage side-impact curtain. The sedan is available as a base model or in LX trim. The five-door hatchback is available exclusively in SX trim. The Kia Rio is all new for 2006.
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In a region beset by runaway food costs, the socialist government of Hugo Chávez's Venezuela and its leftist allies appear to have found fertile ground to plant the seeds of revolutionary discourse.
At an emergency food-security summit held Wednesday in Managua, Nicaragua, 14 Latin American and Caribbean nations convened under the umbrella of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA), the leftist trade bloc founded in 2004 by Cuba and Venezuela as an alternative to United States free-trade agreements.
The summit was supposed to focus on how the countries can prevent food shortages and unrest as the global food crisis hits the region, but it morphed into a series of complaints about US policy led by the summit's host, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega.
Mr. Ortega called the food crisis an "epic problem" – one that he blames on the "tyranny of global capitalism." This echoes the words of his ideological comrade Mr. Chávez, who recently called the crisis "the greatest demonstration of the historic failure of the capitalist model."
"It is not surprising that a lot of anger is being aimed at the United States, and not surprising that Chávez and his allies in ALBA are trying to take advantage of the region's sense of frustration and vulnerability," says Michael Shifter, vice president of Inter-American Dialogue, a Washington-based think tank. "Central America is looking for other options; there is a sense that its fate is tied too closely to the United States."
Now, under ALBA, a cooperation agreement among Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Bolivia, the leftist leaders are trying to make inroads into neighboring countries.
At the conclusion of Wednesday's summit, in which the various government leaders followed Ortega's lead in blaming the food crisis on the US and other "developed countries," all but two participating nations signed a joint resolution that incorporated specific language supporting ALBA. Costa Rica and El Salvador, the two most conservative governments at the summit, abstained from signing the pact.
"This was a propaganda campaign for ALBA," says Nicaraguan political analyst Cirilo Otero. "There were no concrete solutions, just political show."
Still, Ortega and Chávez, who failed to show at the Nicaraguan summit at the last minute for health reasons, appeared to win some converts during the meeting.
Honduras's center-left President Manuel Zelaya, who has flirted with ALBA in the past, blamed the regional food crisis on a free-market economic model that he says has led to a "culture of dependence" on cheaper food imports from subsidized US farmers.
"There was confidence that globalization would resolve our energy and food problems, but they have made them worse," Mr. Zelaya said. "Now we have less production in our countries and more emigration by those seeking the American dream."
Zelaya urged the governments of Central America to take a more active role in their countries' economic development and called for a revival of the "agrarian reform" policies of the 1980s, in an apparent nod to the first Sandinista government's land redistribution programs.
Ralph Gonsalves, the prime minister of the Caribbean island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, also blamed the US for his country's fisheries-based food crisis. Mr. Gonsalves said that US-produced global warming has increased the ocean's temperature and driven the fish to deeper waters, where they are harder to net by island fishermen. Plus, he said, hurricanes and tropical storms, which wreak havoc on lobster and shrimp populations on sea beds, are also a result of global warming caused by US pollution.
Even Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, who ultimately refused to sign the ALBA-sympathizing resolution, couldn't help but voice his own criticism of the US when it was his turn at the microphone.
The former Nobel Peace laureate said he "couldn't understand" how the United States would offer only $1 billion in food aid to the world, when they spend that much in half a week on the war in Iraq.
"This is the wrong action because their values are wrong," Mr. Arias said of the US offer to help.
In total, 12 countries signed on to the final summit resolution, which, among other things, pledges Venezuela to provide $100 million in agricultural assistance from the so-called Bank of ALBA. Signatories included Nicaragua, Bolivia, Ecuador, Honduras, Venezuela, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Guatemala, Mexico, Belize, and the Dominican Republic.
Costa Rica's Arias, meanwhile, said he would withhold his signature over ideological concerns that the interests of ALBA would conflict with his country's commitment to free trade and economic cooperation with the US. Costa Rica recently ratified the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA).
"There are some value judgments, concepts that I don't agree with," Arias said.
Yet despite Costa Rica's and El Salvador's hesitation, both are expected to join the other 12 signatory countries in the follow-up meeting scheduled for later this month in Mexico, where the ALBA nations will again push for regional integration to confront US influence in the hemisphere.


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Butter a baking dish. Pour in one-quarter of the polenta and top with 1 kind of diced cheese of your choice. Add another quarter of the polenta followed by another diced cheese. Add another layer of polenta and the remaining diced cheese. Top with the remaining polenta and sprinkle with the Parmigiano-Reggiano. Garnish with the rosemary and tomatoes. (If you are not serving immediately, let the casserole cool, then cover and refrigerate. To reheat, bring to room temperature, then bake as directed. It may take an extra 10 to 15 minutes.)
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Asked Jon Gruden on a conference call about Reggie McKenzie's philosophy of identifying high-character players and the whether any of the athletes he had on his ESPN shows fit that criteria, and here was his response:
"I think Reggie's going to do fine. He's got an unbelievable pedigree. He's been around the best football people in the business, guys like Ron Wolf and others. No question about that. He has a background with the Raiders being a former player with Oakland. And I know football character and character is highly touted when it comes to finding and developing players, and Reggie McKenzie is going to find guys that I think fit that criteria. I think all of the kids that we have in here this year have high football character.
"I also feel like every once in a while you need some characters. You need a couple guys that are a little off the beaten path, maybe guys that live in the left lane to a degree. But the Raiders are rebuilding. Obviously, they've made dramatic changes on their roster. They've let go of some veterans that are well½'recognized and I'm sure leaders on that football team. So not only do you have to find character, you better find some playmakers, because everybody else in the league has them. "


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When the Heavens Dance
by Alan Dyer
How does nature stage a breathtaking light show called the aurora borealis?
The night starts out like any other clear evening for stargazing…until an unusual green "cloud" appears across the northern sky. The cloud brightens and begins to take shape, forming rippling curtains. They grow in size and climb the sky, and then patches of red appear, as if the heavens are catching fire. It's like nothing you've ever seen before.
Then the sky explodes. The curtains shoot up and cover the sky, meeting straight above you, like searchlights or lasers playing across the heavens. But this display is much more complex and unpredictable. It's as if you're looking down a tunnel of shimmering light. All around you the colorful curtains ripple and dance, like luminous veils being blown in a wind high above your head. Bright greens mix with deep reds and pinks. You might even catch sight of subtle blue and purple tints as you stand beneath the climax of nature's most spectacular light show. After a few minutes, the display dims and fades into random patches of light, switching off and on across the sky for the rest of the night.
What you have just witnessed is a grand display of northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, the Latin words for "northern dawn." Most people in North America might be lucky to see such an awe-inspiring spectacle once or twice a decade. Perhaps only once in a lifetime! People living in the northern United States (especially Alaska) and in Canada are more fortunate. They can see outstanding displays of northern lights every few months, with lesser displays shining in northern skies almost every week. By checking aurora-watch Web sites, you increase your chances of being outside and looking up when a great display begins to dance across your sky.
Solar Explosions
Though displays of auroras have been recorded by cultures around the world for thousands of years, only in the last few decades have we begun to understand what causes the light shows. While the lights do happen in our atmosphere, for their ultimate cause we need to look all the way back to the sun.
Massive explosions near the surface of the sun called flares release more energy in seconds than humans have generated in all of history. What triggers these flares is still unclear. The sun's bright surface is a tangled carpet of magnetic fields, twisting and coiling. The magnetic fields reach up into the atmosphere of the sun, called the corona, a region of thin but superhot gas glowing at temperatures of millions of degrees. (Technically, matter so hot isn't called a gas, but a plasma—a state of matter made of atoms ripped apart into bare nuclei and free-flying electrons.)
The sun's complex magnetic fields can twist together like rubber bands, which then trap the superheated coronal gas. The fields store up energy until, like a rubber band that can't be twisted and stretched anymore, the fields snap. They suddenly release torrents of intensely hot gas and searing radiation such as X-rays and ultraviolet light.
Space Weather
The expanding gas and radiation can blow a bubble in the sun's tenuous atmosphere. The bubble bursts, blowing a cloud of atomic particles away from the sun and into space. This event is called a coronal mass ejection. In time-lapse movies from satellites such as SOHO, the mass ejections make the sun look as if it is blowing off puffs of smoke.
One of the earliest discoveries in the space age was that the space between the planets always is filled with atomic particles blowing from the sun, in what we call the solar wind. Like the wind you feel outside on a pleasant day, the wind from the sun usually blows in a gentle "breeze."
But those powerful solar flares can stir up storms in the solar wind. The bursting bubbles of the sun's atmosphere can shoot dense streams of particles at high speed across the solar system, creating the space version of a squall or windstorm on Earth. Sometimes, Earth lies directly in the path of one of these solar storms. About two or three days after it leaves the sun, the storm front reaches Earth and hits us with a gale-force blast of energized particles—electrons and protons—that were generated 149 million kilometers away on the sun.
Magnetic Attraction
Fortunately, Earth has a "deflector shield" that usually protects us from the full blast of the solar storm cloud. The shield is our planet's magnetic field. Earth's molten interior generates a magnetic field that surrounds our planet and extends far into space. When solar wind particles reach Earth, they usually flow around our magnetic "force field," like water flowing around an island in a stream. But thousands of miles downstream, on the night side of Earth in our magnetic "tail," some of those streaming particles tunnel their way into our magnetic shield, in a sneaky rear-guard action.
What happens then is still poorly understood, although orbiting satellites are beginning to provide a better picture. During an intense solar storm, our magnetic shield fills to the brim with energized particles that entered through the back door. These particles build up in number and intensity, like a battery being charged up. Then—zap! In a process perhaps similar to the twisting magnetic lines on the sun that created the storm in the first place, the magnetic field lines downstream from our planet twist and pinch off. They squeeze the energetic particles and squirt them toward Earth at the breakneck speed of 1,500 kilometers per second. The high-speed electrons and protons rain down onto our upper atmosphere from the region of space far above the night side of our planet.
All Charged Up
The particles act like a beam of electricity (in fact, that's what they are) shooting through a neon lamp. The lamp is almost a vacuum inside, with just a small amount of neon gas. When charged up by a jolt of electric current, the atoms first absorb the shot of energy, and then release it again in the form of light. The gas begins to glow.
In a similar process, the incoming beams of electrons and protons charge up atoms and molecules in our atmosphere such as oxygen and nitrogen. Zapped by the current of particles from space, these gases glow in shades of green, red, blue, and pink. Our atmosphere acts like a giant neon lamp, being hit with a billion kilowatts of energy in just a few minutes.
All that energy pulses far above us. The curtains of northern lights start about 500 kilometers up, so high that the space shuttle and space station sometimes fly through the tops of aurora displays. Very intense displays can penetrate down to an altitude of 80 kilometers. But usually the brightest auroral light we see comes from heights of 100–120 kilometers. That's still ten times higher than most jet airliners fly, and well within the layer of our atmosphere called the ionosphere, where the air is so thin that it remains a near-vacuum. You couldn't breathe up where the aurora dances, but electricity can work its magic to create a colorful light show.
So, if you are lucky enough to see a display of northern lights, think about where the action started, 149 million kilometers away at the sun. You are seeing the power of electricity, magnetism, chemistry, and atomic physics working together to make the heavens dance.
- What role does electricity play in the appearance of an aurora borealis? What role does Earth's magnetic field play? Write a paragraph explaining the role of electricity in creating an aurora borealis.
- What does the appearance of an aurora borealis indicate about the Sun?
- What might happen after a coronal mass ejection if Earth did not have a magnetic field surrounding it?


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Ronna and Eric Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art
Sobre el Muro opening reception
Date: 6:00pm - 8:00pm PDT August 3, 2012 Location: Hoffman Gallery
Hoffman Gallery
The Ronna and Eric Hoffman Gallery hosts a one-week special exhibition of collaborative works created by Lewis & Clark students and peers at the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana, Cuba.
In March 2012, 11 Lewis & Clark undergraduates from eight different majors and all four class years traveled to Havana in order to establish a cultural exchange with Cuban artists and art students. The Alternative Spring Break project was funded by the Center for Career and Community Engagement, the Associated Students of Lewis & Clark, and the Dean of Students office. Associate Professor of History Elliott Young advised the program.
Works in the exhibit were conceived in March and developed over subsequent months. The international collaboration expresses consensus in spite of differences in culture and perspective.
The exhibition kicks off with an opening reception Friday, August 3, at 6 p.m. It will remain open through Friday, August 10, 12-4 p.m.
Pictured is a still from a video installation that includes footage of the same sunrises and sunsets, captured in Portland and Havana.


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2006 Ford F-150 - Project Fast-150: Part 3Posted in Project Vehicles on April 28, 2014
Our 2006 F-150 2WD project has come a long way, and we're nearing the end—maybe—of our build. We'd already had the guys at JD Fabrication install one of their long-travel front suspension kits combined with Bilstein 9100 coilovers and bumpstops. The front end has seriously changed and is setup for playing in the dirt.
We had previously swapped in a set of Deaver long-travel lift springs. The nine-leaf packs made a huge difference in the rear suspension, increasing travel significantly while keeping a supple ride. However, we had not yet addressed new shocks to take advantage of our targeted travel of just over 12 inches. It was time to step up in the damping department and capitalize on the performance of our new spring packs.
We turned to Bilstein once again and got a set of their 9100 Series 60mm smooth body shocks. To fit the shocks, we set out to fabricate a new set of upper shock mounts off the frame. You may recall, we wanted to preserve as much bed cargo space as possible, which meant a bulky bed cage was not in the plan. Instead, we worked to keep the 14-inch travel Bilsteins under the bed and did a little sheetmetal massaging to accomplish this task. We also added a set of Bilstein 2-inch diameter, 3-inch travel bumpstops to halt the leaf spring travel in the rear.
To finish off our bed after the sheetmetal mods, we rolled on some Durabak bedliner material to add a good-looking, tough finish. A hinged spare-tire carrier went in the bed and was secured with a strap solution from Mac's Custom Tie-Downs. Next, an air compressor from Smittybilt was sourced to put our tires back to street pressure once we came back on pavement. Finally, we addressed the factory battery tray by installing a metal battery cage from JD Fabrication to ensure our battery stays where intended while bouncing around in the whoops.
We've finally now got our truck suspension complete and our 37-inch BF Goodrich Baja T/As tucked under fiberglass fenders. We should be ready to take a break from building our project truck and actually have time for some off-road fun.
Step By Step
For rear damping, we opted to use Bilstein's 9100 Series 60mm smooth body shocks. Fourteen-inch travel shocks were used with remote reservoirs. These shocks are fully tunable and rebuildable, allowing us to dial them in and ensuring years of service.
The Bilstein 9100 shocks also have spherical balls on both ends and accept a 1/2-inch bolt. Misalignment spacers are included with the shocks.
We started the rear shock installation by slicing open part of each wheelwell in the bed to make room for the upper mounts just forward of each factory wheelwell. Our goal was to avoid fabricating a bulky bed cage that would eat up a lot of cargo space.
Tubular upper shock mounts were fabricated for each side using 1 1/2- and 1 3/4-inch steel tubing. These were welded onto the frame and braced forward and rearward. With our upper shock mounts complete, we sealed up the holes we had cut in our bed. After that, we bent some replacement panels from 18-gauge steel sheet and extended the wheelwells forward to cover our mounts and reseal the bed floor.
Next, we fabricated a mount bracket for each of the Bilstein shock reservoirs. Each reservoir sits in a length of split steel tubing and is held in place with a pair of screw clamps.
Here's the final shock mount configuration. The shocks are tilted about 30 degrees from vertical and attached to lower mounts at the axle centerline. We tucked each of the reservoirs up inside the bedside, forward of the tire. This keeps them higher, out of harm's way and away from debris that might get thrown by a tire.
We acquired a set of 2-inch diameter, 3-inch travel Bilstein bumpstops and mount cans to control the final inches of our compression travel.
A set of mounts were fabricated for the Bilstein bumpstops. Each structure serves as a mount for the bump and as a frame support spanning the weak area in the rear frame rail on F-150s and Raptors. Both of the bump mounts bolt to a frame rail, and the two mounts are bridged together with a connecting tubular member to further strengthen the assembly.
We choose a Durabak bedliner to finish the interior of the bed. Durabak is quite durable and deadens sound as well. Another plus, it's available in a wide range of colors, but we selected plain black. An angle grinder with a flap disc was used to roughen the rest of the bed while preparing to add the bedliner coating.
With the bed prepped and cleaned with Xylol, Durabak bedliner was rolled on. The coating is made for the do-it-yourselfer and can be rolled, brushed, or sprayed. It goes on with a strong odor, but it dissipates in a couple of days, leaving a very tough surface finish. You can see one of our extended fenderwells here.
We had fabricated a hinged tire carrier to hold our 37-inch BF Goodrich Baja T/A spare. When laying flat, we secure it with a ratchet strap connected to two floor anchors. The strap and anchors are from Mac's Custom Tie-Downs.
The tire is flipped to the upright position when we need to haul dirt bikes or cargo, strapping the tire to an anchor strip from Mac's bolted to the bed's side rail. We simply told the guys at Mac's about our tire-carrier design, and they recommended a strapping solution that easily took care of our needs to secure the tire in both positions.
One of our needs was an air source to restore our tires to highway pressure after airing down for the dirt during our off-road travels. We chose to use a Smittybilt 2781 portable 12-volt air compressor. It comes with a coiled air hose, pressure gauge, and power cord in a cloth storage bag.
We tested the pump on one of our 37-inch tires. We were able to inflate a tire from 15 to 30 psi in two minutes flat, running the pump from our truck battery. The Smittybilt air compressor draws about 45 amps and is provided with a set of battery clips for easy hookup. It has a maximum restart pressure of 150 psi and provides up to 160 L/min. of air output.
We wanted a more secure mount for our Optima Yellow Top and purchased a steel battery cage from JD Fabrication.
We bolted the JD Fabrication battery cage to the factory battery shelf and can now drive over rough terrain confident our battery is fully captive in a solid mount.


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Hi, I'm looking for some people to hit with on the weekends in the SE area. I played all through high school and with the club team in college but haven't been able to play much the past few years because of grad school.
If anyone's interested, let me know. Thanks!
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I'm free Saturday (tomorrow) afternoon or evening. Call me. I live at Sandy and 23rd. 248-390-8996
thanks, Jason Schofield
Good hitting with you man. It was good to shake off some of that rust!
hey, anytime brother.. give me a ring..
Do you have time this afternoon, Friday, to hit? I'm free until around 5:30 so give me a ring if you are available. You can also try me other times when you are looking to play. I've got about the same level of experience as you, been playing a bit more often. 3.5, played at lower college levels. call or text. 503-232-8131. --Dave.
Hey Dave, sorry but I didn't get your message yesterday. I'm going to have a lot more free time to hit starting next week (including weekdays) so let me know if you want to hit. call/text 503-320-2201
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CYAN Horticulture is a young and dynamic design-build firm specialized in residential and commercial landscape projects. Based in Vancouver, Canada, CYAN strives for creative, logistical and construction excellence.
South Granville Patio, Vancouver, Canada
For this postage stamp yard, CYAN Horticulture's assignment came with a seriously charged wish list and a clear artistic direction. To streamline this tight space, the gentle slope was confined by a single low concrete retaining wall and pushed towards the back. Up top and hidden by skinny hedges is a vehicular charging station and a toolshed. Below is a large patio of squared-off dark grey stone, set in a random pattern and surrounded by narrow, jewel-box planting beds. Eastern redbuds, columnar beeches and a specimen of the rare
Franklinia alatamaha
anchor the perimeter of this yard, thus creating a feeling of seclusion.
1- Patio and garden seen from porch, as built
2- Patio and garden seen from back alley, as built
3- Echinacea and Heliotrope, as planted
4- Patio and garden seen from porch, as built
5- Clematis 'Minuet' on black fence, as built
6- Lilium 'Casablanca' against limestone paver
7- Limestone pavers and steps, as built
8- Athyrium otophorum var. okanum, as planted
9- Athyrium otophorum var. okanum, as planted
10- Cercis canadensis, as planted
11- Franklinia alatamaha, as planted
12- Adiantum venustum, as planted
13- Podophyllum 'Spotty Dotty', as planted
14- Patio and garden before renovation
15- Video by Alexander Rossignol
Belmont Residence, Vancouver, Canada, part 2
In the back garden of this stunning contemporary residence by architect Darrell Epp, CYAN Horticulture worked on extending as seamlessly as possible the strong planes and lines of the edifice. Thick hedges of yews and Portuguese laurels were used to define a minimalist canvas of lawns and beds. Two perfectly flat terraces were created by capturing the grade change in a long and skinny staircase made of galvanized aluminum and filled with grass. Finally, as an organic counterpoint to this unequivocal geometry is a sculpture by French artist Marie Khouri, off-centered on the lower lawn terrace.
1- Back garden, as built*
2- Back garden, as built*
3- View of back garden from top floor, as built*
4- Aquatic planter with tropical foliages, as planted*
5- View of back garden from roof, as built*
6- Lawn terraces and metal staircase, as built*
7- Lawn terraces and metal staircase, as built*
8- Sculpture by Marie Khouri, as installed*
9- Hakonechloa macra, as planted
10- Polystichum X dycei, as planted
11- Skimmia japonica 'Wakehurst White', as planted
12- Asplenium scolopendrium, as planted
13- Cornus alba 'Elegantissima', as planted
14- Back garden under construction
*photo by Ema Peter
Garden Drive Residence, East Vancouver, Canada, part 1
Dwarfed by an imposing ancestral house, this front garden presented the multi-faceted challenge of limited space, time and budget. CYAN Horticulture laid out simple hard surfaces in oversized concrete pavers and thereon peppered rough basalt boulders. The usual perimeter fence is present in essence only, embodied by simple steel pipes. A handful of plant taxa also plays on this economy of glitz. Various grasses, thinly-leaved California myrtle and fetid hellebore are enlivened throughout the year by ephemeral bulbs and self-seeding annuals. With modest appetite for fertilizer and water, these plants help make this garden truly low-maintenance.
1- Front garden seen from street, as built
2- Front garden seen from porch, as built
3- Front garden seen from street, as built
4- Steel pipe fence with Calamagrostis, as built
5- Steel pipe fence with Verbena bonariensis, as built
6- Layout plan and sketches
7- Stipa tenuissima, as planted
8- Myrica californica, as planted
9- Helleborus foetidus and Allium schubertii, as planted
10- Nigella damascena, as planted
11- Allium schubertii, as planted
12- Tulipa tarda, as planted
13- Front garden before renovation
14- Front garden before renovation
Ravine Residence, West Vancouver, Canada
In close collaboration with architect Darrell Epp, CYAN Horticulture was invited to maximize use of the very limited space surrounding this newly renovated single-family residence. Perched on a steep forested ravine and overlooking a protected salmon stream, this low-lying house seems to float in the wilderness. On the front, sunny side, the distinctive silhouettes of ginkgos and squared-off beeches, mounding lavenders and graphic maiden grass, play against expanses of raw concrete and accents of reclaimed, century-old barn wood. In the back, shaded and sloping down to the stream, a variety of dark green foliages merge into the surroundings.
1- Entrance garden, as built
2- Atelier Vierkant planters and boxwood, as planted
3- Patio furniture, as built
4- Entrance garden, as built
5- Entrance garden, as built
6- Buxus, Skimmia, Taxus, as planted
7- Choisya 'Aztec Pearl', Miscanthus 'Yaku-jima', as planted
8- Entrance garden with Miscanthus 'Yaku-jima', as planted
9- Skimmia 'Chameleon' overlooking the ravine, as planted
10- Taxus 'H. M. Eddie', Miscanthus 'Yaku-jima', as planted
11- Ginkgo 'Magyar', Lavandula 'Hidcote Superior', as planted
12- Lavandula 'Hidcote Superior', as planted
13- Ginkgo leaves
14- Fagus sylvatica cvs., as planted
15- Skimmia, as planted
Kitsilano Front Garden, Vancouver, Canada
As a long-time neighbor of CYAN Horticulture, the owner of this small south-facing garden gave us carte blanche on her project, as long as the severely damaged lawn was made to disappear altogether. A relax yet carefully studied meadow-like planting of bulbs and perennials, grasses and evergreen shrubs, now flank a narrow walkway. Maintenance is here kept to a minimum and seasons are wisely felt in this ever-changing arrangement.
1- Salvia 'Mainacht', Stipa tenuissima,
Foeniculum v. 'Bronze', as planted
2- Salvia 'Mainacht', Stipa tenuissima,
Foeniculum v. 'Bronze', as planted
3- Salvia 'Mainacht', Stipa tenuissima, Heuchera, as planted
4- Heuchera, Salvia 'Mainacht',
Foeniculum v. 'Bronze', as planted
5- Bulbs to be planted
6- Amsonia hubrichtii, fall colours, as planted
7- Panicum, close-up on foliage, as planted
8- Cleome platycarpa & grasses, in Eastern Oregon, inspiration
9- Narcissus 'Hawera' on the High Line, New York, inspiration
10- The High Line, New York, planting inspiration
11- Allium, dried seed heads, as planted
Belmont Residence, Vancouver, Canada, part 1
As a complement to a stunning contemporary residence by architect Darrell Epp, CYAN Horticulture developed a garden driven by bold material and architectonic plant choices. Large angular boulders hold a steep slope back. Mature maples and sharp hedges of Portuguese laurels frame the façade. Limited herbaceous plantings stand as a few, contained show pieces. Completion scheduled for Spring 2015.
1- Front landscape, digital rendering
2- Front landscape, digital rendering
3- Front landscape, digital rendering
4- Front landscape, digital rendering
5- Front landscape, digital rendering
6- James hunting for boulders
7- Installation of a boulder slope
8- Darmera peltata, as planted
9- Acer palmatum, as planted
10- Hakonechloa macra, as planted
11- Scirpus effusus, as planted
12- Acer palmatum, as planted
13- Boulders ready for installation
East 17th Avenue Residence, East Vancouver, Canada
Designed by LWPAC and built by Vanglo Sustainable Construction Group, this singular residence makes the most of a very tight lot. CYAN Horticulture was commissioned to implement a low-maintenance planting plan and ensure regular maintenance of the grounds. Boxwood, yews and a specimen Japanese maple give structure to the space while ornamental grasses and bamboo add a softer touch to the ensemble. Photo credit: Ema Peter
1- House, as built photo by Ema Peter
2- Ginkgo 'Autumn Gold', as planted
3- House, as built photo by Ema Peter
4- Phyllostachys sp., as planted
5- House, as built photo by Ema Peter
6- House, as built photo by Ema Peter
7- House interior, as built photo by Ema Peter
8- House, as built photo by Ema Peter
9- Front pavers, being installed
10 -Phyllostachys sp., being installed (and DD flexing)
11- Imperata cylindrica 'Rubra', as planted
12- Acer palmatum, as planted
Cambie Residence, Vancouver, Canada, part 1
Home to a young family of four, this new house blends in the tightly woven fabric of this traditional residential neighborhood. Yet CYAN Horticulture was mandated to pack in this limited space an ambitious program of children-minded activities, in a 'warm contemporary' way. The front yard hence accommodates a boxwood parterre/soccer field and a secret dirtbike track, a rain barrel as well as mixed monochromatic plantings in greens and whites.
1- Frontyard, freshly planted
2- Boxwood parterre turned playfield, as built
3- Tricyrtis, Hydrangea, Choisya, Anemone,
Astrantia, as planted
4- Astrantia 'Star of Billion', as planted
5- Euphorbia Diamond Frost, as planted
6- Cambie Residence, conceptual plan, front yard
7- Tricyrtis sp., as planted
8- Hydrangea macrophylla 'Wedding Gown', as planted
9- Soccer ball on grass field, as built
10- Acer tegmentosum, bark detail, as planted
11- Hydrangea macrophylla 'Wedding Gown', as planted
A Plantsmen Garden, Vancouver, Canada
Sited on long-ago developed farmland, on the outskirt of the city, this backyard is playground to a couple of serious gardeners. Designed around a handful of spectacular apple tree espaliers, this new outdoor living space maximizes growing conditions for a variety of edibles and ornamentals. A dynamic combination of raised planters, some clad in delicate basalt stone, others simply cast in raw concrete, host a myriad of choice Mediterranean plants.
1- Overall view, as built
2- Raised planters and patio, as built
3- Plantsmen Garden, before renovation work
4- Gloster chairs, chocolate cosmos and Agapanthus, as built
5- Limestone steps and wall caping, as built
6- Vegetable sprouts, as planted
7- Gloster chairs, as installed
8- Off-cuts used a plant tags, as built
9- Herbs, various, as planted
10- Agapanthus cvs., as proposed
11- Erigeron karvinskianus, as planted
12- Agapanthus 'Graskop', as proposed
13- Agapanthus cvs., Stipa gigantea, as proposed
14- Gravel and sand, to amend and topdress
15- Stone quarry, inspiration
Kerrisdale Condo Tower, Vancouver, Canada
Recently built, this multi-family condo tower sits proudly on larger-than-usual landscaped grounds. Due to insufficient planning, these grounds promptly turned into a nightmare of maintenance and CYAN Horticulture was invited to help remedy the situation. After much editing and serious horticultural intervention, over a sustained period of three years, this garden may now be enjoyed by all residents.
1- Sedum, Liriope, under Gleditsia, as planted
2- Lavandula angustifolia 'Mellisa Lilac', as planted
3- Miscanthus sinensis, as planted
4- Parthenocissus quinquefolia, as planted
5- Private patio space, as planted
6- Lavandula angustifolia 'Mellisa Lilac',
Pennisetum 'Hameln', as planted
7- Seating under linden trees, as built
8- Private patio, Summer planter display, as planted
9- Lavandula angustifolia 'Mellisa Lilac',
Pennisetum 'Hameln', as planted
10- Lavandula angustifolia 'Mellisa Lilac', as planted
11- Checkerboard-pattern patio and grass, as built
12- Lavandula angustifolia 'Mellisa Lilac',
Pennisetum 'Hameln', as planted
13- Narcissus 'Jack Snipe', as planted
14- Cornus 'Starlight', as planted
15- Echinacea and Pennisetum 'Hameln', as planted
16- Tilia cordata, botanical detail, as planted
17- Tree pruning, as performed
18- Fall leaf raking, as performed
The Laneway Home at the Interior Design Show West 2013, Vancouver, Canada
An informal group of designers, builders and suppliers joined forces to create a 516 square feet home that combines small footprint with exceptional style and comfort. CYAN Horticulture was invited to assemble an outdoor space that could welcome 25 000 visitors over 3 days. Italian chaises and Belgian pottery, limited edition bronze chandeliers and a locally-made fire feature, animated a lush evergreen planting scheme. As the main feature of Vancouver's favourite design show, this home was auctioned off for charity and will soon be re-assembled in the woods of Paradise Valley, BC.
1- The Laneway Home and its Garden, as built,
photo by Roger Brookes
2- The Laneway Home and its Garden, as built,
photo by Roger Brookes
3- A clown on the swing, photo by Sébastien Panouille
4- The Laneway Home and its Garden, warehouse view,
photo by Roger Brookes
5- Detail on outddoor seating by Paola Lenti, warehouse view
6- Installation at the Vancouver Convention Center, 1st day,
photos by Sébastien Panouille
7- The Laneway Home and its Garden,
landscape rendering by Romain Béal
8- Hakonechloa macra, as planted
9- Fatsia japonica, as planted
10- Blechnum spicant, as planted
11- Colour selection for planting, inspiration
12- Video montage of installation
Cambie Residence, Vancouver, Canada, part 2
Home to a young family of four, this new house blends in the tightly woven fabric of this traditional residential neighborhood. Yet CYAN Horticulture was mandated to pack in this limited space an ambitious program of children-minded activities, in a 'warm contemporary' way. The backyard hence hosts a secret cabin tucked away in a bamboo grove, sleek concrete walls defining a large sandbox, a berry and vegetable plot, masses of ornamental grasses as well as a pocket-sized lawn.
1- Backyard seen from porch, as built
2- Boxwood and carrot in vegetable garden, as planted
3- Concrete brick patio with kid's chair, as built
4- Porch with temporary planters by Studio Brovhn, as built
5- Cambie Residence, conceptual plan, backyard
6- Cedar trunk sliced to be used as walkway, as built
7- Acer griseum, as planted
8- Deschampsia cespitosa, close-up on seed heads, as planted
9- Solair Chair, as proposed
10- Elemental by Studio Brovhn, used a temporary planters
Armory District Condo, Vancouver, Canada
In the heart of the trendy Armory District, a stone's throw from downtown Vancouver, this new, 3-level condo is complemented with ample patio space. South-facing and sheltered by tall yew hedges, this patio was carefully furnished and planted, ensuring functionality for informal gatherings as much as visual interest from inside. In collaboration with Gaile Guevara Interior Design, CYAN Horticulture kept interventions minimal, opting for sleek Coro furniture, custom metal planters and stylish evergreen plants.
1- Coro Italia 'Nest' Collection, 'Drum' side table by Brent Comber, as built
2- Overall view, as built
3- Side planter with Bay Leaf topiary and Heuchera 'Green Spice', as planted
4- Coro Italia 'S01' Chair, custom metal planter with herb selection, as built
5- Beesia deltophylla, as planted
6- Fuchsia 'Gartenmeister', as planted
7- Fagus sylvatica, as planted
8- Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens', as planted
9- Coro Italia 'S01' Chair, as installed
10- Molecule of essential oil, inspiration
UDV, competition entry for Lausanne 2014, Switzerland
The 'Unité De Végétalisation', or UDV, is CYAN Horticulture's proposal for Landing, the once every 4 years landscape manifestation held in Lausanne, Switzerland. This water-inflated planter is aimed at facilitating the greening of cities in an amusing and cost-effective way, independently of the infrastructure in place. Quickly blown up or down, the UDV traps solar energy in its water sides and re-distributes it to its soil and plants.
1- UDVs rendered, as proposed
2- Construction details, as proposed
3- Summary concept formula
4- On-site installation, axial view, as proposed
5- Project title block
6- On-site installation, plan view, as proposed
7- Map of Lausanne and its proposed sites
8- UDV grape, plants, as proposed
9- UDV orange, plants, as proposed
10- UDV strawberry, plants, as proposed
11- UDV pineapple, plants, as proposed
12- UDV watermelon, plants, as proposed
Robson Square Goes Soft, competition entry for VIVA Vancouver Summer 2013
'Robson Square Goes Soft' is CYAN Horticulture and Paul Conder's, principal at Waddell & Conder, conceptual proposal for the competition opened by the City of Vancouver for the creation of a seasonal public space at 800 Robson Street. Upon the temporary closure of this high-traffic downtown block, 5 identical mounds of sand are spaced on the street. Inviting, malleable and playful, these mounds are then left for the users to shape and shift.
1- Overall elevation view, rendered against Art Gallery,
as proposed
2- Overall elevation view, with technical details, as proposed
3- Overall plan view, as proposed
4- Beach sand, inspiration
5- Site of Vancouver Art Gallery and Robson Street
6- Vancouver against mountains, inspiration
7- Logo of VIVA Vancouver, competition host
Southlands Residence, Vancouver, Canada
Located in a heavily forested residential neighborhood, this small bungalow sits in the shadow of an impressive pine tree. Wanting to rebuild their deck, the owners asked CYAN Horticulture to re-design the backyard as to address some privacy issues and add visual interest from above. Our proposal includes an informal path of rough wood planks leading to a rustic fire pit and a chain-sawed log bench amidst vegetation typical of a woodland clearing.
1- Southlands Residence, conceptual plan, backyard
2- Rudimentary firepit, as proposed
3- Pinus ponderosa, existing
4- Matteucia sp., inspiration
5- Rhododendron 'Knaphill Apricot', as proposed
6- Cercidiphyllum japonicum, as proposed
7- Plank path, as used by MVVA, as proposed
8- UR Planter, by Atelier Vierkant, as proposed
9- InOut701 Lounge chair, by Gervasoni, as proposed
Coastal Estate, White Rock, Canada
Perched over the Straight of Georgia and nestled amongst towering cedars and Douglas firs, this 5-acre property is a week-end escape from bustling Vancouver. 20 years after the first round of landscaping, CYAN Horticulture was mandated to increase the horticultural interest of the grounds. Italian patio furniture and oversized terracotta planters, a play lawn framed by an orchard meadow, long sinuous mixed-borders and a walled monocot garden were hence designed.
1- Art installation, as proposed
2- Coastal Estate, planting concept for water-side garden
3- Dahlia, color palette proposed
4- Play lawn, as proposed
5- UF Planter, by Atelier Vierkant, as proposed
6- Crinoline armchair, by B&B Italia, as proposed
7- Wisteria Tree, as proposed
8- Hibiscus 'Fantasia', as proposed
9- Foliage tropical plants, as proposed
10- Echinacea & grasses, as proposed
11- Moving of cherry trees, as performed
12- Grass garden, inspiration
Dunbar Residence, Vancouver, Canada
Indefatigable entertainers, these long-time clients of CYAN Horticulture were wishing for an outdoor lounge area to make Summer nights endure. Cozy sofas and weather-proof rugs, a sleek fire pit and fragrant night-bloomers, were the answer. Key to this small garden is the limited but carefully selected palette of plants whose light shades of gold and white help illuminate this sun-deprived area of the property.
1- Dunbar Residence, final plan
2- Zantedeschia aethiopica, as planted
3- Carex phyllocephala 'Sparkler', as planted
4- Choisya ternata 'Sundance, as planted
5- Rhododendron, as planted
6- Mellow sofa, by Paola Lenti, as proposed
7- Clematis tangutica, as planted
8- Magnolia wilsoni, as planted
9- Outdoor rug, by Paola Lenti, as proposed
10- Flow Planter, by Zaha Hadid for Serralunga, as proposed
Private Residence 3, Vancouver, Canada, part 2
Facing this astonishing heritage house, between a formal granite fountain and a large swooping driveway, was a large area of lawn in need for reinterpretation. To live up to the powerful built elements, this lawn was first divided and then enclosed in boxwood. Such rigid frame then welcomed a pair of semi-mature evergreen magnolias, a studied medley of herbaceous Summer-flowering plants and thousands of tulips.
1- Overall view in Summer, as planted
2- Salvia, Heliopsis, Coleus, Foeniculum, as planted
3- 'Victoire!', Demers at work
4- Overall view, as proposed
5- Magnolia grandiflora, arrival
6- Overall view, in the making
7- Overall view, prior to design
8- Magnolia grandiflora, as planted
9- Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum', as proposed
10- Tulip, as proposed
11- Parterre design, inspiration
Origins, a garden for the Interior Design Show West 2010, Vancouver, Canada
For a second consecutive year, CYAN Horticulture teamed up with French sculptor Marie Khouri for an early-Fall temporary landscape installation at the Vancouver Convention Center. Developed around a striking new piece, the L-5 Spine Bench – indeed modeled on the lower human vertebrae and here made of laminated wood – this installation resorted on the simplest lines and most humble materials. It is an array of architectonic plants, however, that softened and enlivened the ensemble.
1- L-5 Spine Bench, by Marie Khouri
2- Origins, as built
3- Elegia capensis and L-5 Spine Bench, as built
4- Origins, as built
5- Construction
6- Origins, construction details
7- Aloe polyphylla
8- Farfugium japonicum var. giganteum, as proposed
9- Tree ferns and moss, inspiration
10- Elegia capensis, detail, as planted
11- L-5, human vertebras, inspiration
12- Tree of life by Haeckel, inspiration
13- Polypodium, vascular bundle, inspiration
14- Medulla ossea, inspiration
Private Residence 4, Vancouver, Canada
Atop the roof of a condo building this patio space offers fine views onto the downtown core and a string of
snow-capped mountains further afield. Keeping all interventions minimal, CYAN Horticulture introduced a long bar table to accommodate informal gatherings. Moreover six tall planters each exhibit one of four celestial shades and are dressed with either severe boxwood or supple arctic willows.
1- Boxwood planters, as planted
2- Summer sky, inspiration
3- Saler Table Bar by Gandia Blasco, as proposed
4- Color chip, inspiration
5- Agapanthus bouquet, as proposed
6- Festuca 'Siskyou Blue', as planted
7- Calder mobile, inspiration
8- Weeping Artic Willow, stencil, as proposed
Private Residence 5, Vancouver, Canada
Of concrete, glass and wood, this low-lying contemporary residence is an exercise in restraint. CYAN Horticulture hence elected balance and clarity of form as guiding principles in the landscaping of its front yard. Ethereal branching and fluttering grassy spikes play against lollipop catalpas and stocky hebes while wiry chrome furniture seems to float above heavy slabs and polished pebbles.
1- Garden as planted, partial scan
2- Plant screen, as proposed
3- Knoll Bertoia Side Chair, as proposed
4- Knoll Paperclip Café Table, as proposed
5- Salix babylonica var. pekinensis 'Tortuosa', as proposed
6- Acer griseum, bark, as proposed
7- Dryopteris erythrosora, as proposed
8- Hebe topiaria, as proposed
9- Impatiens omeiana, as proposed
10- Prada Fall-Winter 2010 with OMA, inspiration
11- Prada logo, inspiration
12- Yellow Balloons, inspiration
13- Feathers, inspiration
Private Residence, Shanghai, China, part 1
Located on the immediate outskirt of Shanghai, this contemporary villa boasts two roof spaces connected by a suspended boardwalk. CYAN Horticulture was here given carte blanche to develop an entertainment garden. Starting in a grand dinning area framed by Himalayan cedars, continuing over a walkway dotted with circular reflection pools and simply dressed in silver foliage, the visitor ends in a lounging that is turned towards the cityscape.
1- Overall view, as proposed
2- Roof garden, final concept
3- Artemisia 'Powis Castle', as proposed
4- Lavandula angustifolia, as proposed
5- Helleborus argutifolius, as proposed
6- Miscanthus 'Yaku-jima', as proposed
7- Na Xemena furniture, from Gandia Blasco, as proposed
8- Feature Planter, preliminary sketch, as proposed
Private Residence 1, Vancouver, Canada
After years of unsatisfying trials and errors, the owner of this single-family residence requested CYAN Horticulture to transform this limited space into a pleasant and functional dinning area. The solution was obtained using the simplest hardscaping, which was defined by a few diagonal lines, raised wooden planters, and a choice plant palette.
1- Overall view, as built
2- Achillea 'Moonshine' & Heliotropium, as planted
3- Close up on garden, as planted
4- Garden as planted, partial scan
5- Clematis, vertical addition
6- Stipa tenuissima, as planted
7- Overall view, prior to design
8- 'Done!', Isabelle L'Ecuyer
9- Tolmiea & Paeonia, color inspiration
Private Residence 2, Vancouver, Canada
Hard hit by a notoriously bitter winter, the large garden of this private residence was much in need of an extensive rejuvenation. Hence, CYAN Horticulture redesigned and reprogrammed the back and front gardens, simplified and sharpened the planting scheme to extend the usable outdoor space, and catered to three restless dogs, all at once.
1- Front Garden, freshly planted
2- Imperata cylindrica 'Rubra', as proposed
3- Planting Plan, rear garden, partial
4- Cornus canadensis, flowers, as planted
5- Cornus canadensis, fruits, as planted
6- Solus Fire Bowl, Hemi 26, as proposed
7- Tulipa, red, as proposed
8- Choisya 'Aztec Pearl', as planted
9- Hemerocallis, as proposed
10- Helleborus 'Ivory Prince', as proposed
Private Residence 3, Vancouver, Canada, part 1
Attached to a heritage Shaughnessy house, this intricate patio accounts for the first of several outdoor design interventions. Blessed with ample space and lavish consent, CYAN Horticulture combined playful furniture with over-sized planters and lush seasonal vegetation in pink, silver, and burgundy.
1- Pennisetum setaceum & Verbena bonariensis, as proposed
2- Patio, overall view, as planted
3- Overall lay-out plan
4- Patio, overall view prior to design
5- Patio with B&B Italia sofa, as built
6- Aechmea fasciata, as planted
7- Custom-made planters, construction details
8- Isabelle L'Ecuyer is TV-ready
9- Athyrium niponicum var pictum, as planted
10- Dahlia, as proposed
11- Forging metal, inspiration for custom-made planters
12- Pink Power, color inspiration
Le CUBE, proposal for a garden festival, Quebec, Canada
Le Cube is CYAN Horticulture's entry to a contest open to design professionals. This amusing concept proposes a single giant cube meant to be broken down into modules of various sizes and shapes. Re-assembled, these modules become planters, walls or benches.
1- Garden, disorganized, concept rendition
2- Garden, organized, concept rendition
3- Garden, organized, layout plan
4- Garden, organized, elevation
5- Le Cube, logo
6- Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah', as proposed
7- Buxus sempervirens, as proposed
8- Zinnia 'Profusion Cherry', as proposed
9- Vriesea imperialis, as proposed
10- Solenostemon, as proposed
11- Phyllostachys sp., as proposed
12- Woman puzzled at a Rubik's Cube, inspiration
Living Ice, a garden for the Interior Design Show West 2009, Vancouver, Canada
In the fall of 2009, CYAN Horticulture and Marie Khouri were invited to showcase the result of their collaborative effort in a premier design show. Centered on Khouri's new sculptural chair, this garden aimed to achieve a sober elegance by overlaying chromatic simplicity and textural sophistication upon a traditional cruciform layout.
1- Living Ice, as built
2- Construction plan, final
3- Conceptual rendition
4- Agave sp., as proposed
5- Echinops latifolius, as proposed
6- La Chaise, by Marie Khouri
7- Living Ice, invite
8- Matisse collage, color inspiration
9-Winter scene, inspiration
Private Residence, Shanghai, China, part 2
Located on the immediate outskirt of Shanghai, this contemporary villa offers a series of private courtyards and balconies. For one of the latter attached to the Library, CYAN Horticulture proposed a crisp alignment of hand-crafted pottery, subtly
lit from below and coiffed with fragrant Pittosporum. A pair of designer rocking chairs—low and colourful
—also invites interaction..
1- Roof garden, as proposed
2- Atelier Vierkant planters, as proposed
3- Atelier Vierkant planters, lit, as proposed
4- Phyllostachys nigra, as proposed
5- Chair MT3, by Ron Arad, as proposed
6- Ipe wood decking, as proposed
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota apparently won't pass any laws to ban assault rifles or high-capacity ammunition magazines this year.
Rep. Michael Paymar, a St. Paul Democrat, unveiled Thursday his bill to reduce gun violence. The bill would require background checks on all gun purchases, increase penalties for people who buy weapons for those who legally cannot and help attorneys crack down on illegal gun owners.
Dennis Flaherty of the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association says the bill is the most important public safety bill of the session.
Paymar hosted three days of emotional hearings on almost a dozen different gun-related bills in early February. He says it was clear that the assault weapons and magazine bans wouldn't pass.
Republicans say that Paymar's bill still won't have the votes to become law.
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As soon as the weather turns autumnal my thoughts turn to ginger cake – it's perfect comfort food. Not much beats a big chunk of warming, sticky, dark ginger cake and a mug of tea – all's right with the world! Here's the cake straight from the oven:
For such a strong flavour, ginger appears to be universally popular. Is there anyone who doesn't like ginger cake? This ginger cake is for those who like it spicy and sticky. The large amounts of dark brown sugar and black treacle counter each other so it's not an overly sweet cake but is dark and squidgy. I think you can see that from the un-iced cake:
To add some more flavour and ensure the sponge was mega-moist I brushed some of the ginger syrup from the jar of stem ginger over the top of the hot cake – it's an adaptation of lemon cake recipes where you brush sweetened lemon juice over the hot cake. It worked very well.
Even the icing packs some spice as it uses the syrup from the stem ginger jar rather than water or milk. The original recipe drizzled the icing – somewhat sparingly - over the cake, in the style of a Jackson Pollock painting. When I communicated this to the CCM (Caked Crusader's Ma) she fell silent and then said, "but I like thick icing." Dutiful daughter that I am I trebled the quantity of icing and covered the cake! I do have to agree with her; if a cake is iced and you can see any of the top of the cake through the icing I feel deprived!
The CCD (Caked Crusader's Da) rather stunned us all as he ate this cake. Let's just say that he doesn't often amaze us with his palate or the flavours he detects in things (example of a standard comment made by the CCD – "What's the goo on top? I like that). Today he said, "I love the treacle taste that comes through." And we all looked at him...mouths agape!
I think using allspice rather than mixed spice was an interesting addition to this cake – it's innate pepperiness added some punch. In terms of flavour I'd say this is an "entry level" ginger cake, for those just dipping their tastebuds into the world of spice! Next time I make it I will stoke it up a bit more with the ground ginger.
For the cake:
250g unsalted butter
250g dark brown muscovado sugar
250g black treacle
300ml milk
2 eggs
100g stem ginger from a jar, finely chopped
375g plain flour (I used self raising in error but it didn't seem to make much difference, in fact it might even have been better as the cake didn't sink on cooling, which is something ginger cakes can be prone to)
2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp allspice
2 tsp ground ginger
Ginger syrup from the jar for brushing on the hot cake
For the icing:
3 tablespoons ginger syrup from the jar
300g icing sugar
Water, as necessary
Preheat oven to 160˚C/fan oven 140˚C/320˚F/gas mark 3.
Line either a 23cm square tin or a 30x20cm tin with baking paper. Don't be tempted to use a smaller tin – this cake rises a lot during baking!
Place the butter, muscovado sugar and treacle into a large saucepan and heat gently, stirring occasionally, until the ingredients have melted and combined.
Stir in the milk then remove the pan from the hob and leave to cool until the mix is just warm, rather than hot.
Beat in the eggs; if you do this while the mix is hot you risk getting scambled eggs.
Place the chopped ginger, flour, bicarbonate of soda, allspice and ginger in a bowl and gradually stir in the contents of the saucepan. I did this in my stand mixer and had the beaters on a slow speed whilst I poured in the wet ingredients.
Pour the batter (it will be runny and also lumpy – because of the chopped ginger) into the prepared tin and bake for 1 hour before opening the oven door – this will stop the cake sinking. Test the cake with a skewer – it's done when the skewer comes out cleanly. Mine took 1 hour 30 minutes in total.
As soon as the cake comes out of the oven brush some of the ginger syrup from the jar of stem ginger over it.
Leave to cool in the tin on a wire rack. Don't attempt to de-tin the cake until cool as ginger cakes are particularly fragile when first out the oven.
The cake will keep, at this point, for up to a week.
On the day of serving make the icing: beat together the ingredients until smooth and glossy. Add enough water to achieve a thick, glossy icing that will ooze but not drip.
Drizzle or pour over the cake and leave to set. The cake needs nothing to accompany it other than a cup of tea.
Bask in the glory of the wonderful thing you have made.


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Linda Maeno selected for UH West Oʻahu chancellor's awardUniversity of Hawaiʻi-West Oʻahu
External Affairs and University Relations
Maeno is responsible for providing computing support for UH West Oʻahu faculty. With her 26 years of IT experience, she has proven to be a valuable asset to the university. Among her many contributions, she helped UHWO faculty offer more online or WebCT-enhanced courses by creating online tutorials for students taking distance delivered courses. She also developed and implemented a plan to transition UHWO's course management system, and provided applicable technology-related workshops for faculty, staff and students.
UH West Oʻahu Librarian Eric Flower, Maeno's supervisor, noted, "She has handled a changing teaching environment and growing workload with a combination of professional knowledge and enthusiasm that should be publicly acknowledged, encouraged, and rewarded."
Maeno will be recognized for her achievements along with other UH award recipients at the annual convocation ceremony to be held September 9, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at Kennedy Theatre on the UH Mānoa campus. The ceremony is open to the public at no charge and no reservations are needed.


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The mane attraction, Steiff styleMay 23rd, 2010 by admin
Steiffgal's not lion when she says she's roaring to answer this reader's question about a wonderful thrift store find. Liz from Michigan City, Indiana writes:
So glad to have found you! My sister found this Steiff lion at a thrift store and snatched it up it was so cute. We have had Steiff animals for years. We were wondering if you could give us some information and value on him.
He is 10 1/2″ from nose to hind end and 6″ standing. He has amber glass eyes, and a stitched dark pink nose; all his claw and mouth stitching is in good condition.
His head and his four legs are jointed. He feels like there may have been a speaker box in his torso. He can stand on his own and in very good condition. He has his whiskers and part of a frayed tag, but no ear button.
Sorry the pictures don't do him justice but that's what I could get. Thank you very much.
Liz, what you have here is one of the "mane events" in Steiff's early post war production! This is Loewen-Papa or Papa Lion. As you mentioned, he is five ways jointed and made from tan mohair. He has an elaborate brown-tipped mane, which skinnies downward to his belly into a thin strip. He has this same tipped mohair on the tip of his tail. His eyes are brown with a black pupil and he has an almost red colored hand embroidered nose which is outlined in black. His mouth is outlined in black embroidery, and he has a white mohair chin. And yes, he did come with a squeaker. Papa Lion was produced in 14 and 22 cm from 1949 thorough 1961.
There are a few things about this design that make it very interesting from the collector's perspective.
First of course is his "US Zone tag" sewn into the seam of his leg. This tag was included on every Steiff item that was produced in the Giengen factory from 1947 through 1953. Given your lion has this tag, we can pinpoint his production somewhere in the 1949 through 1953 time frame.
The second is his legacy. Papa Lion very closely resembles a Steiff lion that was produced pre-war from 1910 through 1943. This turn of last century lion was produced in 22 cm, was five ways jointed, and had a very similar face, mane, tail tuft, and body appearance. It is extremely likely that Papa Lion is the direct descendant of this classic and historic Steiff design.
And finally is his jointing. Besides Teddy bears, five ways jointed Steiff animals are actually quite rare. It is not unusual for an animal to be head jointed, or even head and arm jointed. Very few five ways jointed animals are made even today as jointing is a very labor intensive – and therefore costly – endeavor. It is interesting to note that shortly after Papa Lion was retired from the line, a new standing lion design was introduced in 1964. He was produced in 10, 17, and 28 cm through 1975. He had many of the same general characteristics of Papa Lion, minus his jointing.
As for value, as always, Steiffgal is not a formal appraiser and believes something is worth what someone else will pay for it. This is a wonderful item from an aesthetic as well as a collector's perspective, and its US Zone tag and five ways jointing help make him a kingly find. Except for missing his button, he appears to be in very good condition. Assuming that he doesn't have any smells, rot, rips, or other issues, Steiffgal has seen similar items sell recently in the $75 to $150 range; Steiffgal has a very similar Papa Lion and paid about $125 for it.
Steiffgal hopes this discussion about Liz's lucky find has encouraged you to add a lion or two to your growing Steiff den.
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Starters converting themselves ????
Hey Guys,
I'm relatively new to Sourdough and starters and the only starters I have used are ones I have created.
In the commentary section on page 230 of Reinharts BBA he states " This is why a starter made from a seed culture imported from Egypt or Russia will, over time, produce a bread that tastes like a starter made locally from scratch. "
I have read basically the same thing ( how over time the yeast and bacteria from your local area will take over those of a starter you purchased, say from Italy of San Fran ) from numerous other reputable sources on the net.
It sort of makes sense to me that if you follow a feeding procedure of discarding some and then feeding with flour and water that eventually you will have none of the original yeast or bacteria left.
Just looking for opinions on this as I know a lot of people are purchasing starters from all over the world.
Mangia Bene


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Just down Hawker Street's crowded length, a stone's throw from Bassage Market, lies the Dovecote Rookery, the poorest and most desperate area in the city. Living in tottering, ancient structures, thousands of the impoverished and unwanted spend their short, unpleasant lives in the rookery's filthy embrace. Hopelessness rules here, where entire families live huddled in oppressive darkness, a mere hair's breadth from starvation. Hideously overcrowded, with as many as ten people to a room, the miserable folk in this foul place have few prospects for escape and even less hope.
At one time, this wretched hive could merely have been described as a slum. The poor laborers of the area rented apartments in buildings made of solid brick or stone, with many reaching as high as four stories from the ground. In the many years since that time, these buildings have been added to, remodeled, and rearranged with no standards for safety or regard for the structures' integrity, until their ancient shells sag and collapse from neglect and decay. The structures have been modified so often and so irregularly that each forms a veritable maze, with blocked-up doors, ladders instead of stairs, blind passages and entire floors rebuilt or added to the original fabric. Many of the buildings have been partially undermined by passages and chambers tunneled beneath them, with sub-basements and tunnels hidden from sight and knowledge. Overhead, haphazard projections and passages connect the ramshackle structures, plunging the narrow streets beneath into perpetual shadow.
The rookery's narrow streets are virtually impassible, so filled are they with filth and heaps of debris. Nobblers (brigands) and filchers lurk to extort tribute from passerby wishing to travel their alleys, while filthy and pox-ridden strumpets, the lowest of the low, offer themselves to passerby. Everywhere, pathetic and diseased beggars shuffle along the narrow alleys or linger at the paths intersections; any sign that a traveler has coin will signal dozens of additional mendicants to descend upon them.
A handful of die-hard businesses survive among the impoverished folk here. In darkened rooms and on street corners, ironmongers scrounge for metal and rag pickers salvage scraps of material. Fences barter shrewdly for the pitiful booty claimed by the rookery's ubiquitous pickpockets and thieves. Here and there, costermongers can be seen, each jealously guarding a particular pitch within the squalid alleys. Each vendor closely guards their wares: Stinking boxes of salted fish past their prime, browned and aging vegetables, salvaged buttons, bits of scrap wood or charcoal for fires, silken handkerchiefs of uncertain origin, and other pathetic treasures are carefully watched over by the pitiful merchants hawking them.
In Their Element: Dovecote's Criminals
A haven for the lawless, the Dovecote Rookery is never visited by the Watch. They know there's little point to penetrating the labyrinthine rookery: Local thugs easily evade them in Dovecote's unmapped depths, while the more desperate criminals are known to employ traps such as pits, poisons, or deadfalls to protect their lairs. If the Watch absolutely must enter the hostile labyrinth, they enter in force, backed up by a company of the Crown's troops.
Their reign uncontested by the law, various warring gangs of cutthroats and thugs claim control over Dovecote's mazy slums. The Mud Dogs, a powerful band of villains from nearby Bassage Market, have a strong contingent here, as do other gangs from the area.
Within the rookery, the Scare-Crowes, an aggressive gang of ragged toughs, has become powerful. They hope to carve a place for themselves from turf once claimed by neighboring gangs. Vicious and bloodthirsty, the Scare-Crowes have been recruiting heavily among the hopeless youth of the rookery, intimidating folk with tales of their God of Slaughter, a decrepit, blood-encrusted scarecrow they have claimed as their mascot. Their leader, a foul-tempered young warrior known as Armbreaker, has demanded that the gang's new members each bow down and swear loyalty to this strange figure. The shadowy corridors of the rookery carry whispers of the murderous proofs of loyalty demanded by the gang's belligerent leader and his bloody "god".
The Coyners
The violent young thugs of the gangs are by no means the most infamous of Dovecote's criminal inhabitants. That dubious honor may very well belong to a notorious coyner, Janus Dimmick, who dwells deep within the warren. His cold-blooded crew of counterfeiters is careful to stay on good terms with the other folk of the neighborhood, as they depend on the lesser criminals around them to give them warning should the Watch attempt a raid into the rookery. These men are some of the hardest, most brutal killers in the city, each one facing the gallows a dozen times over if caught. The building they lair in is laced with traps for the unwary, ensuring that they will have enough time to escape, should the Watch stage a raid. From their lair in the midst of the hopeless and impoverished, they enrich themselves while the legion of false coins they have distributed throughout the city undermines the entire region's economy. An agent of a hostile foreign power, Dimmick hopes to plunge the land into chaos with his economic manipulation.
The Tunnel Folk
Within the darkened halls and twisting passages, some figures move that never see the light of day. Little more than a whispered nightmare, few locals would dispute the tales of "Tunnel Folk" hiding in the rookery's secret depths. These legendary creatures are twisted amalgams of rats and men, crawling and climbing among hidden passages and tunnels deep beneath the buildings. The most disturbing tales claim that these abominable hybrids keep a hidden lair, a secret chamber where they keep women and girls enslaved to bear litters of their blasphemous spawn.
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For some, buying new music making gear is the most fun you can have with your clothes on. For the inexperienced, though, it can be a stressful experience. There's so much choice, and, depending on your skill level, buying the wrong gear could seriously stunt your progression.
To make it easier, we've put together a buyers' guide, which includes our top product picks and essential buying tips. Here's how to buy bass semi-pro drum kits…
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1. This is the biggest sector, with the greatest number of kits vying for your dollar. For 20 years it's been dominated by the Pearl Export, although as we compiled this guide the Export appears to have been superseded by the Vision. While too early to properly assess that at the moment, the Vision seems a worthy successor. Semi-pro kits are again most often made in China, sometimes Taiwan or Mexico (Pacific), but the quality today is amazing for the price. You should get a hard gigging, reliable and good sounding kit.
2. Look for a choice of shell packs with or without hardware such as stands and pedals. Don't expect budget cymbals - you will need to choose those separately. Extra toms are also often available for extending your kit at a later date, although choices will be quite limited.
3. Shells are often maple or birch, although unlike pro kits the timber may well come from China, with the implication that quality is less reliable. The lacquered finishes coming out of China now, though, are amazing for the price.
4. Bass and snare drums should have eight or 10 lugs per head, commensurate with professional kits. There will often still only be 12 lugs on floor toms, though. Stands and pedals are better designed, sturdier and usually double-braced. All hardware and shell fittings will reflect the styles and idiosyncrasies of each company, whether Sonor, Pacific or whomever.
5 semi-pro kits from £601
1. Pearl Vision VSX/VMX£800
Hailed as the successor to the sector-dominating Export Series, Pearl's Vision series announces its arrival with the excellent VSX/VMX. Both of these kits from the Japanese company give impressive performances and, despite being more expensive than the Export series that they replace, their superiority makes them worth both the wait and the extra dosh.
2. Yamaha Tour Custom £729
The recently resurrected Tour Custom series now has all-maple shells, including the 14"x6" snare. Unusual 60 degree, rounded bearing edges add a warmer dimension to the bright maple sound. Legendary Yamaha build quality, 'universal'-sized toms and 17" deep bass drums add to the versatility. Just four lacquer finishes, though.
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3. Ludwig Accent CS Custom Elite£929
Top of the four-tier Accent range, the Elite has a choice of seven superb high gloss lacquer/glitter fi nishes. Both Accent CS Custom and Custom Elite have eight-ply, 8mm birch shells for a clear, focused sound. Remo heads, 20 lug bass drum, tom suspension mounts, Ringo-like fat and responsive snare - it's all good.
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4. Premier Cabria XPK£788
The all-maple XPK boasts six lacquered finishes and expensive-looking die-cast hoops. The latter focus the maple a fraction and add clout to rim shots. There's only one (14"x5") snare size though. The redesigned hardware package is clever and generous, and includes two boom stands and sturdy kick pedal.
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5. Sonor Force 3007£899
Sonor has upped the 3000 series quality by sandwiching top quality Canadian maple with Chinese maple. The 3007 has richlylacquered glitter fi nishes and typically robust Sonor-designed hardware. Distinctive Sonor features include the grip-friendly half-moon wing nuts, the curvy, swing-out spurs and uniquely stable TARS tom mounting system
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Mayor Coleen J. Seng today kicked off the 12th Street Arts Corridor project, which is featuring a temporary exhibit of 45 of the Tour de Lincoln bicycle sculptures. The City has worked with the Downtown Lincoln Association (DLA), the Lincoln Arts Council (LAC), property owners, arts supporters and UNL representatives to develop 12th Street from "M" to "R"as a premier arts corridor celebrating the visual and performing arts.
"The public art and outdoor performances planned for this special arts corridor will strengthen 12th Street's reputation as an arts and entertainment destination," said Mayor Seng. "The excitement generated by the Tour de Lincoln public art project is evidence that this community supports the arts. I want to thank the owners of the bike sculptures for putting them on display for three months in this special exhibit."
The Tour de Lincoln bike sculptures were auctioned October 3. Businesses, organizations and individuals who purchased bikes were encouraged to display them along 12th Street before moving them to permanent locations in January 2004. A limited number of permanent bike sculpture sites along 12th Street will also be available.
Arts and entertainment attractions along 12th Street include the Lied Center, the Torn Notebook sculpture, the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, the Howell Theatre, the July Jamm celebration and the Solar Semaphore sculpture. The new entertainment complex now under construction is just west of 12th Street between "O" and "P" streets. The Friends of the Center for Great Plains Studies at 12th and "Q" are raising money for an outdoor sculpture by George Lundeen called "On the Trail of Discovery: Commemorating the Journey of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806."
The concept of 12th Street as an arts corridor first emerged in 1996, when DLA and the City began planning the development of the "P" Street MarketPlace to strengthen links between the Haymarket area and the downtown entertainment district. The idea resurfaced earlier this year in conjunction with the City's rebuilding of the 12th Street streetscape, now under way. An Arts Corridor Steering Committee was appointed by Mayor Seng in June and includes representatives from a wide range of businesses, arts organizations and local foundations. The Steering Committee is chaired by Ken Hake of Security Federal, a past President of both the DLA and the LAC.
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It is that time of year again for the Annual Holiday Craft & Gift Show at Little Wolf High School right here in Manawa. It will be held on Sunday December 5th from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. located at Little Wolf High School at 515 E. Fourth St right here in Manawa. There are over 85 vendors this year offering a great variety of items, many of them are handmade. Admission for Adults is $1, children 12 and under are admitted free. There will be babystitting and craft activities available as well. Lunch and homemade desserts are for sale as well during the event. The Holiday Craft & Gift Show is sponsored by Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Also going on during this event will be Santaland, which will be held right here at Lindsay House Bed & Breakfast. Santa will arrive on a horse drawn wagon and you can meet Santa and talk with him from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be hot chocolate and cookies served and wagon rides being offered as well, they will leave the Bed & Breakfast and ride up to the High School where the Craft Fair is being held. You may also have a tour of the Bed & Breakfast all decked out for the holidays. They will be accepting donations for the Manawa Food Pantry, so please bring an unwrapped toy and/or non perishable food item. Santaland is sponsored by the Manawa Chamber of Commerce
2010 Holiday Craft & Gift Show
November 25th, 2010 by Judy Trull


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- 2 pounds of left over beef roast shredded
- 2 cups of water
- 1 package of Lipton onion soup mix
- 3 cans of tomato paste
- 4 cups of rice cooked to package directions
- 1 package of frozen mixed veggies
- 1 pound of shredded cheese your choice
- The meat was already cooked, so I put meat in a sauce pan, added water, tomato paste, onion soup mix and the mixed veggies. Heated that just until warm and mixed.
- I used some garlic seasoning mix, a dash of chili powder, and a small amount of salt for seasoning. You could add whatever you like for seasoning, our family likes a strong garlic flavor.
- In a 9X13 pan, layer ½ the rice, meat mixture, and some cheese, then rice, meat mixture and topped again with cheese. Baked at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. Served with a lettuce salad.
Terri's Notes
Always try to cook for two meals at once! Change meat to chicken - Bake two, one for dinner tonight and shred one for this casserole. Change rice to noodles, tomato paste to Chicken soup, have fun! Try ham, broccoli and macaroni. Meat, rice or noodles, sauce and seasoning (Taco seasoning or salsa, Italian.) can make a thousand combinations - and the cheese on top is just everyone's favorite, crowning touch.
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Wild Rice Stuffing
This is the turkey stuffing I make every Thanksgiving. The recipe is adapted from my book Talking With My Mouth Full (St. Martin's Press, 2006). It can be made vegetarian by substituting vegetable for chicken broth — and by not putting it in the turkey.
Makes 8 servings
Part I
1 1/2 cups uncooked wild rice
1 cup finely minced onion
8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter
1 tablespoon finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
4 cups chicken broth
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
Place the rice in a colander and wash well under cold running water. Drain well.
In a large saucepan, melt the butter and cook the onions, stirring until wilted. Add the parsley and rice. Continue stirring and cooking for about 5 minutes, then add the broth and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer until the rice is tender, 30 to 40 minutes.
Part II
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
1 cup diced celery and leaves
1 cup thickly sliced mushrooms
Cooked wild rice
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 cup slivered almonds, sautéed in butter until lightly browned
Salt and pepper to taste
Heat the butter in a large skillet. Add the celery and leaves and sliced mushrooms. Cook until soft.
Combine the cooked wild rice, celery and mushroom mixture, thyme, and almonds. Season to taste.
Stuff inside the bird and/or place in a buttered casserole and bake, covered, at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes. Remove the cover, baste with turkey juices and bake for another 15 minutes.
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