text: What and why Ah, the pleasures of driving a shitbox. The excellent parking opportunities. Invisibility. Complete disregard at the appearance of door dings, bird shit or faded paint. And what better shitbox than the Festiva? The name Festiva evokes bad cruise line commercials from the '80s and was certainly emblematic of the economy at the end of the decade of decadence. Ford needed something to buy it lots of pollution credits to offset the production of extremely profitable trucks and the then beginning SUV hemorrhage. "What better than a car that averages 40-plus mpg?" Ford whispered across the bed to Mazda, which designed a car actually produced by KIA, using Mazda engines. Festivas even have a little "Made in Korea" sticker on the firewall similar to those on cheapo Walkmen, my favorite feature of the car. The Festiva was made forever cool in 1990 as the recipient of the Taurus SHO V6 powertrain, RWD and massive box flares when Rick Titus and Chuck Beck created the epic Shogun. Jay Leno owns two. There's little reason the Festiva shouldn't make one hell of a whipper snapper: Fully loaded, even with the A/C option, the Festiva treads lightly at under 1,800 pounds. Base models are under 1,750 pounds. Being of Mazda design means there is a fair amount of parts interchangeability. The stock suspension is surprisingly competent, with 6 inches of travel in the front McPherson struts and a VW A2-style rear torsion beam setup in the rear. In contention for the cheapest car sold in its day, many Festivas found their way into the loving arms of owners wowed by the car's demure sex appeal and neck-snapping performance. As a result of their collective miscalculation, there are plenty in junkyards for parts harvesting, and a surprising number still on the road and for sale. Expect to pay anything from $0 all the way to $1,500 for a 10-point show winner. We got our car in trade for a case of beer. Picking the chassis You want a fuel-injected Festiva sold between 1989 and 1993. You can use the 1988 (and some 1989) carbureted models, but it's not recommended. Carbureted cars will need to raid their fuel-injected brethren for a fuel tank, lines, and much of the wiring harness. The base model carbureted car is tempting for its title as the lightest Festiva ever produced, but by the time you add the parts from the fuel-injected car, it won't be, so don't bother. Picking the engine A surprising number of powerplants have successfully been grafted to the Festiva's chassis, but we'll stick with the venerable B6T. It was this engine that powered our inspiration, the impressive Fastiva built by Cam Waugh of CWS Tuning, featured in our October '01 issue. We were fortunate enough to have his personal assistance building this car as well. Mazda's 1.6-liter, twin-cam turbo engine can be found in the 323 GT, 323 GTX and Mercury XR-2 Capri as well as the Japanese-market Familia GT. B6Ts are not the easiest engine to find used, but are cheap when found, going for around $600 at Japanese engine importers and between $250 and $1,000 in junkyards. Buying an entire donor Capri XR-2 (they were produced in larger numbers than the 323 GT or GTX), is often as cheap as the engine alone, and gets you all the mounts, brackets, and wiring harness goodies you'll need. We found our Capri XR-2 engine in a local pull-it-yourself junkyard for $250. Drivetrain The stock Festiva transmission actually bolts to the B6T. Festivas were available with both four- and five-speed transmissions, depending on the year. We belched forth an encyclopedia of obscenities when we couldn't get our tranny into fifth gear. Then someone suggested we might have a four-speed. Oh. The Festiva's is the smallest FWD transmission we've ever seen, and can be hefted with four fingers. There are three main problems: They break, there's no available traditional limited-slip differential (although Phantom Grip (www.phantomgrip.com) does have a Festiva application), and the axles are so pencil-thin, and of such different lengths, that axle hop and massive torque steer are the norm. Ford Aspire transmissions will also work, although they have a lightly lower final drive: 4.06:1 vs. the Festiva's 3.777:1, and a slightly different case. With the turbocharged torque of the B6T, a shorter final drive just means more tire smoke. In order to use the Festiva transmission with the B6T you need to use the Festiva flywheel on the new engine. At this point, you'll also need to install an aftermarket clutch, as the stock clutch can only handle part-throttle--no fun. The Festiva clutch is itsy bitsy at 7 1/16 inches, seemingly half the size of the stock B6T clutch. You can use the slightly larger Suzuki Swift clutch and pressure plate, but this will require special machining of the flywheel and redrilling the bolt pattern on the flywheel to match the pressure plate. Given the limited surface area of clutch material touching the flywheel, finding a clutch that will tame the B6T's torque output while remaining driveable can be a challenge. While a number of companies, such as ClutchNet, Centerforce, Clutchmasters and ACT offer Swift applications, we only found clutchnet.com to offer upgraded Festiva clutch units. ClutchNet, in South El Monte, Calif., suggested we use its Kush-Loc organic face disc with a double-diaphram pressure plate with 100 percent more torque capacity than stock. Given the small disc circumference, ClutchNet had to use a solid, rather than sprung hub, but uses a Marcel to damp the shock of engagement. ClutchNet estimates this setup to be good for up to 200 hp. A four-puck disc, while much less streetable, would be good for 300 hp. CWS Tuning is working on a mount kit to install the B6T with its native tranny. The factory XR-2/323GT/Escort GT/Tracer LTS tranny is much stronger, and will allow the use of a larger diameter clutch. We also hear rumors of www.mazdaracing.com working on a kit to do the same. A small ear on the aluminum portion of the B6T oil pan must be trimmed to clear the driver's side Festiva axle. We used a Sawzall because we like cutting stuff fast. Engine installation There are no special instructions for removal of the stock B3 engine. Yank that sucker out of there and spend the hour it takes to thoroughly clean the engine compartment. You want to install the B6T engine harness while the bay is empty. You're best off replicating as closely as possible the exact location of the harness, connectors and connected items in the donor engine compartment. If that isn't possible, copy ours. After cleaning and, most likely, some quality time with a spray can, you'll have to find a place to pass the Mazda wiring harness through the firewall. The B6T installs quite easily--we needed only to trim the passenger-side transmission mount, flip it and install a flat engine mount adaptor plate from CWS Tuning. Well-illustrated instructions for trimming and installation are found in the "Festiva B6T" portion of its Website, www.cwstuning.com. Otherwise, all stock engine and transmission attachment points are used. Now is the perfect time to upgrade to more capable engine mounts, like those sold by Festiva Motorsport. The rubber seems to be of a harder durometer, and there's a good bit more of it, meaning engine movement will be better controlled. Exhaust You can reuse the stock downpipe if your B6T came so equipped, and make a custom exhaust from there. Hotshot Performance is using our car to fabricate a larger diameter downpipe and mandrel-bent exhaust system speicifcally for B6T-powered Festivas, which will be addressed in a future installment of Project Festiva. Intercooler The stock B6T intercooler, which mounts in front of the turbo, can be used if you trim the hood reinforcements and shorten the attached rubber hoses. Another popular choice is the intercooler from the '88-'92 Probe GT and Mazda MX-6, as they're fairly efficient and readily available from junkyards. Hotshot Performance is prototyping a front-mount intercooler kit with piping on our car. Wiring As the art of the Fastiva is fairly new, a number of wiring schemes have been employed to make the swap work. What we did is very simple and we know it to work well. Procure a service manual, multi-meter and requisite wire working tools and you will be fine. You will use both the stock Festiva harness and the B6T engine harness in parallel. The Festiva engine portion of the harness (the Festiva harness is all one piece) will continue to be used to handle functions like alternator, temperature gauge, oil pressure light, reverse lights, electric fan control and starter wiring. The rest of the plugs, like airflow meter, ECU temperature plug, idle air valve and injector harness, you simply don't use. You can bundle it and leave it in the engine compartment, which we did, or snip it and insulate the amputated branches of the harness. The B6T engine harness runs everything else engine related. The Festiva ECU, mounted behind the speedo cluster, is difficult to get to. We just unplugged ours and left it in place. There are minor differences between JDM, Capri, 323 GT and 323 GTX harnesses, but no one has laid them all out side-by-side, so we don't know exactly what all the differences are. You may have to do some junkyarding for connectors like we did. You should check that the constant, starter and ignition wires are correct with a test light at the column of your Festiva to make sure everything is kosher, as the wiring colors changed from year to year. The colors we list, however, should be representative of the majority of cars produced. If you're nabbing the engine and wiring from a junkyard, remember to grab everything attached to the harness. You'll need the B6T knock box, ECU, airflow meter, ignition coil, MAP sensor, altitude sensor, main relay and the circuit opening relay. Either the Festiva or B6T alternator will work, although the B6T unit provides 10 more amps and is the obvious choice. Remember the Festiva has an optional tach, so you may have to wire in an aftermarket unit. The following is a simplified list of the electrical connections that need to be made: · The ignition power, starter power and constant power wires cut from the same dash terminus plug on the B6T harness need to be run to the ignition power, starter power and constant power wires on the Festiva column. · The fuel pump wires cut from the B6T dash plug are joined and run to the Festiva fuel pump relay wire. Cooling It's unadvisable to use the stock Festiva radiator, as the cooling capacity simply isn't great enough for the kind of heat the turbocharged B6T can provide. Waugh used a '92-'95 Civic radiator, which requires fabrication of upper and lower mounting brackets. An aftermarket performance unit for the Civic would, by extension, work as well. If you insist on using the stock unit, however, you'll have to trim the stock fan shroud and fan blades as they interfere with the turbo compressor discharge pipe. In order to route coolant from the engine to the radiator and back, we simply bought a mule load of used hoses of all shapes from the junkyard and sliced and diced until we had something that worked. Other issues The stock Festiva fuel pump can't handle turbo duty, so it must be ditched for an upgraded unit. Waugh used the stock fuel pump from a 2.2-liter Prelude for his Fastiva; we used a 255 LPH BBK aftermarket unit from JCW Sport Compact for the third-generation RX-7, which is a direct bolt-in. The Festevil is Born The first turn of the key yielded a smooth-running, gnarly-sounding miniature pit bull. It runs, but attempting hard use of the vehicle with stock 145/80-12 tires (mind you mounted on factory alloy wheels), dinky solid rotors and blown dampers might not be the best idea. We'll sort these items out in our upcoming series as Project Shoebox is born. We'll start with making the car stop, stick and handle... and then comes the noise. Swap Basics ·Chassis At under 1,800 pounds, a Festiva is just over half the weight of a WRX. Festivas sold well, but few love them, so they're readily available and always at a bargain price. Most chassis parts are interchangeable with the Ford Aspire, which, surprisingly, actually has some better brake and suspension parts to offer. ·Engine Essentially a front-drive turbo version of the Miata's 1.6 liter, the B6T first saw production in 1986 and was produced until 1994, meaning it's available, if not exactly abundant. This stout little iron-block four-cylinder earned a reputation for its durability on the rally circuit and responds well to modifications. Many people find it easier and just as cheap to buy a complete donor car (Capri XR-2s are more common than 323GTs or GTXs). ·Concerns The major shortcomings of the Festiva are the drivetrain and the brakes. Festivas came with both four- and five-speed transmissions, neither of which is robust. Brakes, discs in the front and drums in the rear, are adequate for stock power and nothing more. Solid, tiny, back-mount fixed rotors are very old tech, and were replaced by still tiny but vented floating rotors in the Assfire, er Aspire. All these issues can be solved in a variety of ways; we'll list them and masochistically attempt the most difficult ourselves when this car spawns Project Festiva. Also, given the popularity of downsized mom-driven combines on the road, physics presents the flyweight Festiva itself as a safety hazard. You must reuse the metal plate from the Festiva that's sandwiched between the engine and transmission and bolted to the block. You must reuse the metal plate from the Festiva that's sandwiched between the engine and t You'll need to bolt the Festiva flywheel to the Mazda engine. Remember to use threadlocker when installing the flywheel mounting bolts. You'll need to bolt the Festiva flywheel to the Mazda engine. Remember to use threadlocker The stock Festiva starter is used with the B6T, as it's spinning a Festiva flywheel. The only thing new and shiny about this B6T swap is the double-diaphram ClutchNet clutch, which we are hoping will provide us with a good compromise between clamping force and streetability. As you can see, its diminutive size makes designing a strong clutch a challenge. The only thing new and shiny about this B6T swap is the double-diaphram ClutchNet clutch, We used a Sawz-All to hack off the offending tranny mounting hole. The CWS motor mount adaptor bracket requires that you flip the stock B6T mount upside down. For precise trimming information, go to www.cwstuning.com. The CWS motor mount adaptor bracket requires that you flip the stock B6T mount upside down The B6T is happy dropping in from the top, and having an extra person to tilt the engine forward and back during its descent is helpful. The B6T is happy dropping in from the top, and having an extra person to tilt the engine f This is the B6T dash harness plug, which is the only interface between the Festiva and B6T harnesses. From this plug, you harvest valuable wires for the fuel pump, starter signal, starter power, ignition power and constant power. This harness lays up in the dash, with the plug falling into the passenger footwell. This is the B6T dash harness plug, which is the only interface between the Festiva and B6T You must take power from the Festiva ignition switch to power the B6T harness. The black/yellow or black/blue wire is starter power, the white or white/red is constant power, and the black/white or blue/red is ignition power. You should use all three with 15 amp fuses. These go in-between the power sources on the Festiva column and the wires you cut from the Capri dash harness. You must take power from the Festiva ignition switch to power the B6T harness. The black/y If you use a Capri harness, then ignition power, constant power and tach signal will be in one plug (on the right), which you lay on the driver's side of the engine compartment aft of the battery; in the 323 GT harness, the constant power, a blue wire (on the left), comes out of the harness 4 inches before the plug and must be connected. If you use a Capri harness, then ignition power, constant power and tach signal will be in The two fuel pump wires from the B6T dash harness, both colored green/red, splice to the green/yellow wire in the Festiva fuel pump relay. Neither wire is long enough, though, so we had to join them with another section of wire. Anyone trying to reverse engineer this wiring job will be baffled by all the color changes. The two fuel pump wires from the B6T dash harness, both colored green/red, splice to the g That green/yellow Festiva fuel pump relay wire can be found here, under the driver's side dash. It's easiest to unplug the relay and pull the connector down before doing your surgery. That green/yellow Festiva fuel pump relay wire can be found here, under the driver's side The black/white and blue/red ignition power wires cut from the B6T dash harness are spliced together and run to the blue/red or black/white ignition power switch in the Festiva column. The black/white and blue/red ignition power wires cut from the B6T dash harness are splice A black/red wire is cut out of the B6T dash harness and run to the Festiva column, where you tap into the black/yellow or black/blue wire, which provides the starter signal. A black/red wire is cut out of the B6T dash harness and run to the Festiva column, where y You need to use the B6T fuel pump relay, which plugs into the B6T harness. Tuck it someplace safe up under the dash. You need to use the B6T fuel pump relay, which plugs into the B6T harness. Tuck it somepla The Capri XR-2 distributor six-pin plug and the 323 GT harness six-pin plug do not like each other. Try as hard as we did, we couldn't find a mate for the B6T distributor plug on any other Mazda product in the junkyard. Instead, we clipped both halves of a six-pin connector with the requisite shielded wire from the distributor on a 1986 Mazda 626 turbo, and soldered each of the six wires to the distributor and harness. The Capri XR-2 distributor six-pin plug and the 323 GT harness six-pin plug do not like ea Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!


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Absolutely loved this school. My child has left this school and we still support it as it is in our home neighborhood. Love the staff. Great administration and wonderful teachers. A great group of people who really care about the children and their education. My son says his all time favorite teacher was Mr. Levi and he is on the staff. The principal is awesome! Will remain a supporter of the school enen if my kid has outgrown it!!
As a parent of 4 kids, and a volunteer at our school, I am a champion for Springs Ranch! Our staff cares about our kids and understands that education is a cooperative effort between parents and teachers. Years ago, our son attended 2nd grade at SRES and now our daughter has the same teacher. She is a professional who takes her responsibility seriously. I work in the classroom regularly and I am amazed at the concern and patience that this teacher exhibits with each student. Because I am in the classroom, I am aware of the needs and situations of some of her students', but this teacher always remains confidential, never speaking a negative word about student or parent to me. I also see that some of the kids don't get a lot of support at home and I watch her try to fill in the gaps for these kids--because she cares about them as students, but also as people. Our teachers and our kids need parental support. Those that have negative things to say about SRES should spent less time blaming the staff and more time in the class; I guarantee they will come away with a different perspective. It takes a "village to raise a child" and I am thankful for the "village" of Springs Ranch!
I am a proud parent and volunteer of Springs Ranch Elementary School. It is a fantastic school with great staff all around! I have been a part of this school since it opened in 2002, and my last child is now in 2nd grade there. I am very fortunate to have Mrs. Bedell as my daughter's teacher. This is my second child with Mrs. Bedell, and I couldn't be happier. She is very dedicated and a wonderful teacher. She is very organized and sends out newsletters that are stock full of information on events, important dates and what the children are learning. She challenges the kids as well as helps those that are struggling. Not only does she care about them academically, but she also cares about their character, teaching them to be kind, respectful and have good manners. I absolutely love the way she greats each child in the morning! I have found the staff and the administration at SRES exceptional! I will be saddened when the time comes to move on from SRES. This has been a great learning place for all of my children! I would recommend this school to anyone!
My daughter has been here since Kindergarten and is now in 2nd. So not much to go on yet. First two years were great, this year not so much. Teacher has maybe a 40% grade on communication with parents and what is going on in class, no announcements of what is being studied, tests, or anything else. Teacher uses meetings and student folders to advertise her and her husbands photography business. Not impressed with administration either. The attitude seems to be "holier than thou" and that the parents and students come secondary to the adminstration and staff. Seriously considering leaving. I am just one parent, but I talk with others and there are on-going problems in this teachers class for them as well. Seems however to be a new issue as previous year parents thought it was great in that teacher's classroom. Administration is not taking anything prsented to them seriously.
All four of my kids have attended this school. Three of them are still attending. Everyone from the principal to the secretary to all the teachers are so welcoming and supportive. They take bullying serious here and nip it in the bud immediately! Would recommend this school!!
Verbatim from the D49 official Falcon Flyer received 8/30/2011: "Overcrowding has been a hot topic in District 49. Falcon continues to be one of the fastest growing districts in the state. We currently serve about 14,000 students. This is perhaps the first year that our overall student population has not increased, but that does not change the fact that overcrowding continues to plague our district. Eight schools in District 49 are currently over-capacity. They include Woodmen Hills Elementary, Falcon Middle School,Falcon High School, Evans International Elementary, Springs Ranch Elementary, Odyssey Elementary, Ridgeview Elementary, and Skyview Middle School. Of the remaining schools, not a single one of them is less than 75% full...Teachers struggle when thirty or more students outnumber them..."
This is a great school to work at! The administrators are very supportive of teachers, students, and parents. The school-wide behavior plans and rules help keep the students organized and the teachers consistent.
Absolutely loved this school. Minus some of the advanced technology (smartboards, computers for each child in classroom) we had at our previous private school; SRES was right on for education. Given the fact that teacher pay is low, the teacher's here still give 110% towards your kids education and they really care. We loved the principal, Mrs. Jones; she was awesome!! Mr. Levi is the absolute best teacher no matter what grade he teachs. The PTO and the rest of the staff really care about their school and it is like a family. We are going to miss SRES as the military moves us away, but we highly recommend it for any new families looking at attending!!
we love Springs Ranch the teachers and principals are awesome aswell as the secretaries who do a great job.
Love the teachers! My children love it here. It has been a very wonderful experience for my whole family.
SRES has impressed me so much. Moving from AZ where my children were almost 2 grades behind, the teachers and staff at SRES stepped up and I am forever grateful.
This school is one of the top schools in D49 testwise, unlike what some parent reported. The teachers really care and Mr Ingram, the PE teacher is absolutely the best. There are over 600 students and he greets each by name. The school takes part in the Landsharks running club and district basketball and they offer a Science club and Speed stacking as well as many other extras. We have been here 3 years with 2 kids and haven't had a bad teacher yet.
We have been incredibly impressed with the teachers at SRES. Our son has done well in his first 2 years of school and I'm sad that we'll be leaving before his sisters have the opportunity to experience this school. I believe that our son has a great foundation to build on as we move this summer.
My son went to SRES for 5 years. He is wonderfully prepared for middle school. I highly recommend SRES!
Prior to Springs Ranch, my kids attended a private school as well as one District 11. Our experience at Springs Ranch elementary was the VERY BEST! The administration was wonderful, all but 1 of our teachers were terrific, the PE teacher, Mr. Ingram, inspired a love of sports in my daughter and taught both my kids good sportsmanship. I am heartbroken to leave. Annie Hiritz was the greatest principal we ever experienced and I hope the next principal will be as good. Both my kids attended SRES from the opening of the school until 2007 when my youngest finished 5th grade. The respectful way the administration treated the children brought out the best in them. Even the janitors were friendly!
This school is just fantastic in all its way, the teachers are doing wonderful job, my kid she loves all her teachers and loves to go to school... They are doing a very good job with respect to sports, extracurricular activities and attention to each kid...
The teachers here are so outgoing. It is a very nice smaller school, new equipment, tons of extracurricular activities for all ages. Every grade from Kindergarten to 5th grade has the opportunity to participate in all activites. Super friendly parents, very nice and clean environment. Promotes healthy living and bright futures! We just moved here to Springs in July 06, only three weeks into school, and we never want to leave!
Somewhat surprising overall test scores, considering the demographics of the area, and the parent involvement. Seems to lag behind other Dist. 49 schools in acheivement level. Has some excellent individual teachers (Duke, Levi, Ingram, Morissey)
Not a bad school, but VERY crowded. Also, difficult to drop and pick kids up in morning and afternoon.
This school does a great job considering the amount of children they have enrolled. I would like to see more of the SOAR program implemented but the SOAR teacher is for 4 different schools. Excellent Principal!
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I cried the first time we had sex because you were so gentle and I had never felt that kind of love before. I didn't know what to do with it. You pulled away immediately and left. You didn't know what to do with my tears.
I apologized the first time you fucked me because it was so different from love and so far from hate that I didn't know what to do with myself. You didn't say a word and rolled on your side, facing away from me. You didn't know what to do with those words.
I didn't speak the first time you hit me because I thought I deserved it. I was wrong. But you thought I was right and my silence earned me another slap, another broken rib, another kick to the shins. I learned that no matter what I did, you would never be happy.
I never called because I couldn't fathom the idea of: hearing your voice broken and bruised claiming to love me despite the past in which you left me bruised and bleeding. walking away a second time when the first was enough to break me in half. begging you to stop begging me to come back. hearing her voice on the other end of the line, her ragged breathing, her in-the-middle-of-sex-with-you whine for you to "come back to bed".
I've always thought a lot of the stars and their roles in our fates.
Yesterday I bought a bottle of wine and poured two glasses. I lit twelve cigarettes and watched them burn to ash. I drank the full bottle but pretended you drank half. There is still a stain on my carpet from the bottle of pinot noir you threw, aiming at my head but missing by a few centimeters. There are still holes in my coach from all the cigarettes you smoked and put out on the wool, pretending not hear my annoyance.
You were a virgo but you loved like a sagittarius and held on like a taurus. You never believed that the stars could tell us our fates. You thought it was ignorant to assume light so ancient and so far away cared about our existence.
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Orpheus loved Eurydice. He traveled to the underworld to bring her back from the dead. But before she walked into the light he looked back to make sure she was there and lost her forever. That's how I felt walking away from you.
You always kept me quiet during sex so that the world could only hear your moans of pleasure, as if you were jerking off in the bathroom, as if you didn't have a girlfriend. I took this as offense, as the idea that you were ashamed of my pleasure, of my existence in your life. But it wasn't out of shame, it was foreshadowing. It was practice. It was so I would know to be quiet when you hit me too.
This is not a proper apology because our love changed too slowly for us to ever understand how one minute you were kissing my eyelids and the next you were cracking my ribs. You see, if you put a frog in a pot of boiling water, it will jump right out. But if you put a frog in a pot of water and gradually turn up the temperature until it boils, it will die. Our early love was blinding to what our future held.
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Mcallan 15 Year Old 1997 vintage Speyside single malt Scotch whiskey. Single refill hogshead cask #9552 bottled 2013 by Douglas Laing & Co. for the Director's Cut range.
Nose: Opens fresh & fragrant carrying a honey'd quality – developing to sweet grist plus light oak.
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The Macallan Distillery was established by Alexander Reid in 1824 near Easter Elchies House on the Easter Elchies estate. Easter Elchies House dates back to 1700. Macallan Distillery is a malt whisky distillery situated in Scotland's Speyside whisky region. The old still house was re-commissioned in 2008 and now Macallan Distillery operates with two still houses sheltering twenty-one copper stills. On-site maturation is carried out in traditional dunnage warehouses and by racking in large new warehouses on the estate. The Macallan visitor centre welcomes visitors throughout the year and offers distillery tours. The Macallan Distillery also participates in the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival.


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Guest blogger Robin says: So I actually did it. I finally managed to go on vacation and NOT gain weight. That may not sound like a big deal to many of you, but for me, just getting through a weekend without gaining weight is a huge thing for me. Really.
This summer, we set sail on a seven-day Disney Cruise to the Mexican Riviera. It was our first cruise with our boys -- ages 5 and 7. With nonstop food and drinks available, I thought I'd pack on the pounds without much effort.
How'd I disembark without extra personal tonnage?
I took advantage of the onboard gym and did cardio workouts four of the seven days. We also walked A LOT during our port excursions--just looking for an ATM in Cabo San Lucas took us on a mile-long uphill loop -- and, believe it or not, I didn't eat all day long. I ate at every meal, and pretty much ordered what I wanted, but I didn't indulge in the 24-hour pizza, or the late-night chicken fingers and burgers available. I did have a couple of room-service cookies and dessert after dinner on most nights.
One of the weirdest things that helped, I think, was that our stateroom was on Deck 2, which is pretty much as low as you can go before you're bunking with the crew -- my travel agent forgot that little bit of info when we booked. So . . . since most of the activities were on Decks 9 and 10, we hoofed it up the stairs quite a bit -- turns out waiting for elevators on a cruise ship takes forever. I was amazed by how many cookies and slices of cheesecake those stairs helped to burn.
One other item: I didn't really overindulge on food during our excursions -- though it was more like forced dieting. To be perfectly honest, the thought of eating much of what was offered in Mazatlan and on the pirate ship in Puerta Vallarta kinda turned my stomach anyway.
Finally, I actually got a good amount of sleep in this vacation. At home, I'm usually up at all hours for some reason or another: a kid with a nightmare, my weird insomnia, work deadlines -- on the ship, we were all rocked to sleep each night and slept great another one benefit to having your stateroom almost submerged!. Since so much scientific research points to lack of sleep as being one reason people gain weight, my well-rested body seemed to be able to resist holding on to every single calorie that crossed my lips.
My vacation diet consists of this -- I'm going to live on the lowest deck of a cruise ship and eat only cookies for the rest of my life.
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International Business [PID 109]
The international business major uses an interdisciplinary approach to study the intricacies of the international marketplace. This major focuses on the complexities and interconnections between the world's markets and cultures. The goal is to prepare students to be managers in the twenty-first century.
There is also a foreign language emphasis and a general business emphasis within the international business major.
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Program Goals
The goal of the International Business degree program is to help students develop the necessary skills to gain an entry position with an international firm. Using an interdisciplinary approach, we provide each student with a comprehensive knowledge of international business by integrating the functional areas of business into an international framework and promoting an understanding, awareness and appreciation for the global marketplace, including cultural business customs.
Program Objectives
Understand and be conversant on the nature of international business
Understand major trends in international trade and investment patterns between and among major groups of nations, and be able to use extant theories to explain these patterns
Use their understanding of the functions of international organizations, e.g. United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to advise businesses on their effects
Use their knowledge of major financial, legal, labor, economic/socioeconomic, physical, environmental, socio-cultural, political, competitive and distributive forces affecting international business to work through real-world international business problems
Understand export and import practices, terminology and documentation enough to advise businesses on the process
Apply their knowledge of international economics, marketing, human resources, financial, accounting and control in international business planning
Brief statement of Methods
 Economics
- Theories of International Trade (assessed with exam problems)
- Effects of trade barriers (assessed with exam problems)
- Free trade (assessed with exam problems)
- Balance of Payment (BOP) & causes of imbalances (assessed with exam problems)
- Relationship between exchange, inflation & interest rates (assessed with exam problems)
- Differentiate between exchange rate systems (assessed with exam problems)
- Tools & analytical conventions used in Intl corporate finance (assessed with exams)
- BOP & exchange rates (assessed with exams)
- Foreign investment analysis (assessed with exams)
- Financing foreign operations (assessed with exams) Management
- Nature of IB (assessed with exams)
- Major trends & investment patterns between & among major groups of nations & theories explaining patterns (assessed with exams)
- Nature of intl organizations (assessed with exams)
- Major forces affecting IB & how they differ from similar forces affecting international trade (assessed with exams)
- Export & import practices, terminology & documentation (assessed with exams)
- Basic mgt of business & HR (assessed with exams)Accounting
- Principles and Standards of International Financial Reporting (IFRS) (assessed with exams)
- Comparison of IFRS and US GAAP (assessed with exams and research project)
- Procedures applicable to intl transactions & reporting, currency translation, inflation adjustments & transfer pricing (assessed with exams and marketing plan/presentation)
- Business communication skills (assessed with research project presentation)Marketing
- Ethical decision-making (assessed with case study)
- Global institutions (assessed with exams)
- Geography, history & demographics, & Multinational Market Alliances (assessed with exams and marketing plan/presentation)
- Political & legal issues, inc. IP(assessed with exams and marketing plan/presentation)
- Marketing research (assessed with exam)
- Market entry strategies (assessed with exams)
- Industrial & consumer goods (assessed with exams and marketing plan/presentation)
- Distribution, inc. retailing (assessed with exams and marketing plan/presentation)
- Exporting & importing (assessed with exams and marketing plan/presentation)
- Culture & business customs (assessed with case study and marketing plan/presentation)
- Economic development & emerging markets(assessed with marketing plan/presentation)
- IMC, promotions & advertising (assessed with marketing plan/presentation)
- Sales mgt & negotiation (assessed with exam)Faculty and Stakeholder Involvement
 Faculty
All five IB faculty members were directly involved in creating and will continue to be involved in the International Business Program assessment. In addition, each member assesses the program material for which he/she is responsible.
StudentStudents' input was used to reduce the topic redundancy. We will develop a student questionnaire to gather their input into how the program is their needs and how we are meeting program objectives. The students will be explicitly informed at the beginning of each IB course what program objectives will be met in the course.
Business We will develop a survey instrument and gather information from businesses in central Arkansas that conduct international business. We will encourage guest lectures from local international businesses.
Government Agencies
Appropriate government agencies (e.g. Department of Commerce) will be invited to lecture and have input into IB classes.
Follow-up AssessmentFour stakeholder groups will provide on-going guidance to improve the IB program and ensure that our program meets the needs of the IB marketplace:
Our International Business Advisory Committee, which consists of (1) area international business leaders and (2) governmental agency members, (3) the international component of Management's Advisory Committee, and (4) IB graduates.
Use for Program ImprovementInternational Business Faculty will analyze the assessment data. Results will be discussed and used to plan and implement curriculum changes.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Rachel Alexandra is in serious condition while recovering from surgery related to complications involving the birth of her filly.
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A winter storm that battered the state overnight Thursday with high winds and snow left behind abnormally cold temperatures projected to dip to as low as 15 below zero overnight Friday in New London County.
"The wind is staying with us and it'll feel very cold, so I wouldn't recommend going outside or going out for too long," said Kerry Schwindenhammer, a meteorologist at AccuWeather.com.
The New London County area received about 4 to 7 inches of snow overnight into Friday, Schwindenhammer said. Stonington had about 5 inches of snow at 7 a.m., Gales Ferry about 6 inches at 8:40 a.m. and Colchester around 4 inches at 5 a.m.
Schwindenhammer said wind gusts during the peak of the storm reached 35 mph.
The low overnight into today for southern New London County was expected to range from 5 to 10 degrees below zero, and between 10 below and 15 below in the northern part of the county, according to the National Weather Service. Wind chills were forecast to also dip below zero, which could cause frostbite or hypothermia for those exposed to the cold, the weather service warned.
The normal high for January is 39 degrees, while the low is 23.
Schwindenhammer said temperatures will warm up slightly this weekend, but another storm Sunday night into early Monday is expected to bring rain and a mix of snow. The high on Tuesday is expected to be around 15 degrees.
Staying warm
Many residents sought shelter during the cold snap on Thursday and Friday, as overnight shelters welcomed those in need of warmth.
The Homeless Hospitality Center in New London was able to accommodate all 46 people who came to its doors for shelter Thursday, according to Dana Dixon, program manager. She said numbers are typically higher later in the month, after monthly Social Security and SAGA (State Administered General Assistance) checks are spent.
By 7:45 p.m. Friday, 41 people had come in for shelter, but more could continue to seek shelter until 9 p.m. or later, said Celida Baez, the overnight shelter supervisor. "We're letting everybody in so they can stay out of the cold," she said.
There were 42 people staying at Covenant Shelter in New London on Thursday, up from 36 the night before, said Jodie Craig-Atkinson, executive director. On Friday, the demand was so great that the shelter had to house one person in a hotel.
"We're above capacity," Tammy Alger, a frontline staffer at the Covenant Shelter, said Friday evening. "We're completely full."
The shelter is expecting a shipment of additional donated beds soon, which Alger said is particularly necessary during the extremely cold season. On Friday, more were seeking shelter than usual. "The need is definitely much higher," she said.
WARM shelter in Westerly had expected an increase over the 14 people who had been staying there earlier in the week, but no new guests came in Thursday, said Todd Pont, weekend manager. "We're putting the word out for people to come in," he said Friday.
In New London, at least 30 people braved the cold waiting outside the public library, which delayed opening until 1 p.m., until city public works crews could plow the parking lot. The library normally opens at 9:30 a.m. on Fridays.
"There were a lot of people outside our doors," said Suzanne Maryeski, library director. "A lot of people were coming in for DVDs."
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To improve your speaking skills you should speak as much as you can. When it's impossible you should listen to English speech. Youtube is full of it, so it's not very difficult to find. The best way is to listen to things that you're interested in.
Vocabulary comes from reading. Read a lot in English (again - interesting stuff so that you not get bored) and you'll see your vocabulary improving.
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KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- A suspected drunken driver has been arrested while a passenger has been hospitalized after the driver allegedly fled from police.
Around 1:40 a.m. Friday, Kalamazoo Public Safety officers were called to a business in the 1300-block of Ravine Road on a call about persons refusing to leave. When officers arrived, two vehicles left the area, one speeding off and nearly clipping a patrol car.
When police tried to stop the vehicle, the driver sped South on Douglas Street. The officer cut off pursuit, but the female driver continued speeding, ultimately slamming the vehicle into a utility pole in the 1100-block of Douglas. One female passenger was uninjured while a male passenger had to be taken to the hospital with significant injuries.
The 19-year-old woman from Kalamazoo that had been driving fled the vehicle before being tracked down and arrested for fleeing and eluding police, as well as operating while intoxicated. The injured passenger was last listed in critical condition.


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Nov. 17 St. Joseph's Charleston (S.C.) Classic 8 p.m.
Nov. 18 Seton Hall/VCU Charleston Classic 6/8:30 p.m.
Nov. 20 TBA Charleston Classic TBD
Nov. 23 SIENA Gwinnett Arena 7 p.m.
Nov. 29 NORTHWESTERN Philips Arena 7:15 p.m.
Dec. 3 Tulane New Orleans 3 p.m.
Dec. 7 Georgia Athens 7 p.m.
Dec. 10 Savannah State Savannah 6 p.m.
Dec. 19 ALABAMA A&M Gwinnett Arena 7 p.m.
Dec. 22 MERCER Gwinnett Arena 7 p.m.
Dec. 29 Fordham Bronx, N.Y. 7 p.m.
Jan. 3 ALABAMA Philips Arena 9 p.m.
Jan. 7 DUKE Philips Arena noon
Jan. 11 N.C. State Raleigh, N.C. 9 p.m.
Jan. 15 Maryland College Park, Md. 1, 4 p.m.
Jan. 19 VIRGINIA Philips Arena 8 p.m.
Jan. 21 Clemson Clemson, S.C. 2:30 p.m.
Jan. 24 MIAMI Philips Arena 9 p.m.
Jan. 29 at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. 6 p.m.
Feb. 1 at Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. 7 p.m.
Feb. 4 BOSTON COLLEGE Philips Arena 1 p.m.
Feb. 9 N.C. STATE Philips Arena 7 p.m.
Feb. 15 at Wake Forest Winston-Salem, N.C. 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 18 at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. 3 p.m.
Feb. 21 CLEMSON Philips Arena 7 p.m.
Feb. 25 MARYLAND Philips Arena 2:30 p.m.
Feb. 29 at Boston College Chestnut Hill, Mass. 7 p.m.
March 3 WAKE FOREST Philips Arena noon
Mar. 8-11 ACC tournament Philips Arena TBD
August 24th, 2011
3:46 pm
looking forward to the CBG era. Thanks for the updates Ken…
August 24th, 2011
3:58 pm
Good to see that Tech's finally coming back to Tallahassee. An even better change will be if Tech can manage a win here.
August 24th, 2011
5:25 pm
Cool, I could walk to the first two games from work.
August 24th, 2011
5:35 pm
Looks like a fairly weak OOC schedule. I would like to see Tech return to playing a traditional rival in the final game. Even without seeing the full ACC schedule, I can guarantee that Duke-NC and MD-UVA are going to be the final regular season games of the season.
August 24th, 2011
7:01 pm
Last game will settle last place likely. Maybe one of those teams will get double digit wins.
August 24th, 2011
7:22 pm
Will win couple couple games they should have lost and lose a couple they should have won' perhaps 17-13 record is obtainable if they work hard and avoid foul trouble. Being short-handed, fould trouble and turnovers must be eliminated..
August 24th, 2011
7:24 pm
Wake has been a pretty good rival until recently (thinking of Chris Paul/ Jarret Jack years.) I would enjoy a game with Clemson to finish off though because you get fans traveling…
August 24th, 2011
7:37 pm
the non conference schedule is weak because we lost to Kennesaw and Siena and nearly lost to Mercer. When you can't compete with those teams, you don't want to make a tougher schedule, especially with a 7 man roster.
August 24th, 2011
7:50 pm
A schedule only your mother could love. GT should be ashamed of this non conference portion. To say "cupcakes" would be step up.
August 24th, 2011
7:51 pm
Probably about (14) wins looking at the schedule. Tough start within the conference with the way it sets up with home and away games. If the team plays hard and improves on the fundamentals I'll be happy. Everyone will be back in 2012. Add the recent commits, along with the new arena, and CBG will be well on his way to making TECH basketball fun again.
August 24th, 2011
7:57 pm
Hilltopper, TECH plays eight quality opponents outside of the conference. Please list the "murderer's row" your team has bitten off to play.
August 24th, 2011
8:39 pm
Tech coming to Savannah …………………Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 24th, 2011
8:40 pm
Finally get to see that new powerhouse in person………..
August 24th, 2011
11:45 pm
Mr Leather: My team's schedule includes Michigan St., South Carolina, So.Cal or UNLV, Wisconsin, Ky, and Texas. Plus Duke and the not so tough rest of the ACC teams. (UNC is the team).
August 25th, 2011
12:41 am
The ACC Tournament is in Atlanta at Phillips Arena, not in Greensboro as shown here.
August 25th, 2011
6:37 am
"Hill", TECH plays Northwetern, Alabama, St Josephs, Seton Hall/VCU, probably LSU in final, Georgia, Sienna(NCAA invite) and Duke. Considering you guys have seventeen McDonald boys and we are rebuilding I don't see much difference. I suggest you should be more concerned with the mess going on with your gridiron team vs slamming TECH's basketball schedule.
August 25th, 2011
7:56 am
Yet another sport Yech sucks at!!! Love it!!
August 25th, 2011
9:38 am
Last time UGA made it past the first round in the NCAA tournament? Don't really care, but it was 2009 for GT. Last time UGA won a championship in football conference/national? 2009/1990 for Tech. You have more alumni which stay local. We have fewer alumni and way fewer that stay in state. You have tons more of an athletic budget and consistently get better recruits only to under perform. We know our program is one that will be at the bottom to middle of the top 25 and maybe a little higher at its best. You guys seem to think that your team will win a national championship every year. Not sure why you torture yourself with disappointment.
August 25th, 2011
3:21 pm
Mr. Leather: Last time I looked it was GT giving up trophies and refunding cash. And to compare Sienna and Fordham to MSU, WI, KY, or Tx means you need another one.
August 26th, 2011
6:46 am
"Hill", never mentioned Fordham, although that will probably be a big test for our thin team. See you on the flats on 9/24, hopefully CPJ lays another 300+ rushing day on the boys in "powder blue" and another L in the series. Take care.
August 27th, 2011
9:21 pm
I'm a big fan of GT and our new coach. He will do great. He might surprise a few people this year with some big wins but defintely we will be back to the top soon!
August 27th, 2011
9:24 pm
And PS: cupcakes??? St Joe's, Seton Hall, VCU and another game at that tourney, Northwestern, Georgia, Tulane and Alabama. Those are decent non-conf games.


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No assistance needed
2:53 p.m. — 3700 block of GMD. Boat Assistance. Police responded to a sailboat overturned in the water a quarter-mile offshore. The boaters were able to right the ship and sail back to shore unassisted.
Aug. 17
Credit card recovery
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Aug. 18
I'm tired of this
1:55 a.m. — 5100 block of GMD. Disturbance. The complainant told police that a man he had gotten into an argument with earlier in the day sent him a text message to tell him he was on his way to "do harm" to him. Upon arrival, the complainant showed police that someone had slashed the front tire of his pickup truck. Shortly after, the suspect pulled up, and police confiscated two military knives from his truck, although he denied slashing the complainant's tire.
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It's not worth it …
8:46 a.m. — 2900 block of GMD. Civil Disturbance. A man called to report that he was not paid for performing stucco construction work at a home. The homeowner told police he would only pay the man if he redid "the shoddy job" that had been done. When told to finish the work correctly and get paid or leave the Key, the man elected to leave the Key.
With friends like those …
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Coach Goebbel expects me to be a leader of this group even though I`m just a sophomore. At 20 years old I`ve got a lot of playing experience from last year. I know the offense like the back of my hand so he expects me to help out these younger guys.
He just told me to hit that hard, work hard on the rehab and ice, ice, ice, ... Don`t be on your feet if you don`t have to be. He really helped me out. I used his tips and I`m back in three weeks.
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not true. You damn right it`s down because we got on them. I sent people out there.
In college, most of the time you can get by on your athletic ability, ... Sometimes last year, I got by on athletic ability. But it only takes you so far. To be an upper-echelon receiver in the league ? to be Isaac Bruce or Torry Holt and those type of guys ? you`ve got to be consistent on a daily basis in route running.
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The seasons are changing at Early Girl Farm in East Moriches. Owner Patty Gentry, who was featured in our High Summer 2011 edition, was closing up for the season on Saturday amid a Champagne toast, last minute purchases of Jerusalem artichokes and kale and a spread of cured meats, olives and cheeses from Tracy Slotkin of Red Bell Foods, who was featured in our High Summer 2012 issue. I'd like to think Edible has brought everyone together, but the food business is like any other: small. Six degrees of separation was too broad for the crowd assembled. Slotkin's selection of imported cured hams (there was Parma and San Danielli being worked on a bright red hand-cranked slicer) as well as Charlito's chorizo from Long Island City will be available in the barn on the farm next summer on the weekends. Baked goods from Catherine Brief will be on the menu, too. Stay tuned; news travels fast.
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obarthelemy said...
Thanks for a very informative writeup. What i really-really need right now is a calculator that spits out HP/S and HP/M given various gears and specs, for all our spells. I usually do it by hand, with single-target vs a-few-targets vs fully-used variants for group heals.
I've been somewhat working on such as a personal project, focusing on the level 80 range (without Beta access, PTR is all I have to play with). Unfortunately PTR test healing results at level 80 have been inconsistent for various healing specs: Some talent and tree specialization abilities are reflected in the tooltips, others are not.
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Jessica Simpson Welcomes a Son
Jun 30, 2013 05:09 PM
The baby blues are mighty happy times for Jessica Simpson! Simpson and her fiancé Eric Johnson welcomed their second child — a son, named Ace Knute Johnson — on Sunday, June 30th. Ace joins big sis Maxwell Drew, who turned 1 in May.