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Making Connections
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Can you help me locate a pattern similar in style to the SPORTS OR LETTERMAN JACKETS that were popular in the '50s?
Mary T.
Folkwear Varsity Jacket 251 is a classic athletic jacket pattern, traditionally made with a wool body and leather sleeves. This all-American style, available in men's sizes 34 to 44 and Misses' sizes 6 to 16, features knit cuffs, collar and waistband, welt pockets and snap closures. Look for Folkwear patterns at a local sewing store. Or call (888) 200-9099, (828) 626-3100 or visit folkwear.com.
Do you have a source for POOL TABLE FELT?
Terry K.
A high-quality cloth designed for pool, snooker and billiard tables is available from Van Dyke's Restorers. This 20-ounce, 75 percent wool/25 percent nylon non-directional fabric allows balls to travel freely. The pool table cloth is 62" wide and available in green, burgundy and blue. For more information or to order a swatch set, visit vandykes.com/pool-table-cloth.html or call (800) 558-1234.
Where can I find TINY BUTTONS suitable for doll clothes?
Kate M.
Buttons Galore and More sells "Itsy Bitsy Buttons" that are approximately 4 mm in diameter. These two-hole plastic buttons are packaged in 10 color assortments of 40 buttons each. For more information and a free catalog, call (856) 753-6700 or visit morebuttons.com.
Please help me locate LINING FABRICS for dresses, pants and skirts.
Mary Ellen H.
Sawyer Brook Distinctive Fabrics stocks an excellent selection of dress-weight linings that includes Ambiance Bemberg rayon in 100 colors and Hang Loose anti-cling polyester in 70 colors. Also available are specialty linings, such as cotton lawn, China silk and stretch fabrics, in basic colors. For more information or to order lining swatch sets, visit sawyerbrook.com, or call (800) 290-2739 or (978) 368-3133.
Can you tell me where to find a MEASURING TOOL FOR ADJUSTING BRA CUP SIZES?
Lisa R.
The product you're looking for is the Shape-A-Dart developed by Sarah Doyle. Used to alter the bra cup size on commercial patterns, this tool has premeasured adjustments for cup sizes A, B, C and D in relation to Misses' pattern sizes 6 to 24. To order, send $11.95 postpaid to: Sarah's Sewing Supplies, Dept. SN, 3412 Holt Circle, Pensacola, FL 32526, call (800) 883-2348 or (850) 944-7570, or visit sewwithsarah.com.
Do you have a source for TOPSTITCHING THREAD similar to what's used on ready-to-wear jeans?
Beverly R.
Jeans Stitch, a decorative thread developed for topstitching on denim, is available from YLI Corporation. This 100 percent polyester thread is stocked in 25 colors, including blue jean gold and topaz gold, plus four variegated shades. Ask for Jeans Stitch at a local independent sewing machine, fabric or quilt shop. Or visit ylicorp.com, or call (800) 296-8139 or (803) 985-3100 for more information.
A friend of mine was given a NARROW IRON with a long wooden handle that she uses for small pressing jobs. Do you know where I can buy this product?
Valerie O.
Soft Expressions stocks the Hobbico Quilter's Little Iron, also named the Custom Sealing Iron. This small, dry iron features a smooth soleplate with a nonstick coating, temperature control dial, comfort-shaped wooden handle and a 5 1/2'-long cord.* This iron is an excellent choice when working with fusibles, pressing small projects and accessing hard-to-reach areas. For more information or to order, visit softexpressions.com, or call (888) 545-8616 or (714) 630-7414.
* Please note that the cord is 5 1/2 feet long. In the August/September '09 issue, we mistakenly noted that the cord was 5 1/2 inches long. We regret the error.
I'm making a lampshade and would like to find VELVET RIBBON TRIM in a wide range of colors.
Amanda P.
The Lamp Shop sells 3/8"-wide soft velvet ribbon in more than 40 colors. This nylon/rayon-blend trim is sold by the yard or on a 10-yard roll. For a color swatch set (R310), send $8.10 to: The Lamp Shop, Dept. SN, Box 3606, Concord, NH 03302, or visit lampshop.com.
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Spicy Vegteble Soup in the Instant Pot
Submitted by Ezzie B.
Baby its cold outside! I really crave soups this time of year! I made a good amount of this to take to work during the week, and to share with my neighbors. I prepared the soup and set it to cook, then took off to the gym. It was so great to come home to such a heart warming soup on a day that didn't break 30 degrees! That's the beauty of my Instant Pot 6-in-1 pressure cooker.
I use two kinds of jalapenos, fresh and pickled, because I like to adjust the heat as I am making the soup. Two jalapenos would have been too much, but with just one the soup needed to have a bit more heat added to it. You can add as many jalapenos as you like.
I also use two kinds of broth, a low sodium broth by Pacific and 1 quart of broth made from Watkins chicken broth. The Watkins adds a bit more depth than the Pacific does. Feel free to use whichever brand you like.
My neighbors, Wayne and Waneta, to whom I delivered a nice serving of the soup, sent me the following email "What a treat to have our supper delivered to us. The soup was really good & also the bread. It really hit the spot. Thanks again." I had taken them a loaf of my homemade Semolina bread which went perfect with the soup.
Chop the following vegetables:
- 1 cup celery (with about an inch of green top part)
- 1/2 c carrots
- 1 medium onion
- 1 three inch long fresh jalapeno with membrane and seeds removed
Rest of the ingredients:
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 tsp. coriander seeds
- 1/2 tsp. cumin seed
- 3 big russet potatoes cubed but leave the peels on
- 2 1/2 to 3 quarts Pacific low sodium chicken broth
- 2 tbsp. Watkins chicken broth
- 4 cups of water
- 1/4 tsp. ground turmeric
- 1 tsp. ground cumin
- 2 tbsp. chopped pickled jalapenos
- Chopped cilantro to taste (I used half a bunch in this recipe)
- Set Instant Pot on Sauté.
- Add 2 tbsp. olive oil to pot and let warm up for a minute or so. Drop in coriander seeds and cumin seeds and heat until the coriander seeds pop. Put in the chopped celery, carrots onion and jalapeno. Sauté until the onions become translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Add in the turmeric, cumin and pickled jalapenos. Once those have released some nice aroma, put in the potatoes and chicken broth.
- Change setting to soup and set for 30 minutes. Let pressure return to normal.
- Right before serving add in the chopped cilantro.
- Serve with good bread.

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A prayer service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will take place at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, in the Thomas Merton Center, and will commence with a candlelight march to the University Chapel.
The service will include spoken word, dance, prayer and silent reflection to celebrate Dr. King's life.
Tyrone A. Hall, pastor of Fresh Joy Ministries in Olean, will speak at the service. University Ministries, Damietta Center and Black Student Union are sponsoring the event.
For more information, contact Julianne Wallace in University Ministries at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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What you need to know before you go
Leeds is one of England's largest northern cities and thrills with its sheer aesthetics, thanks to a varied mix of 20th and 21st-century architecture that ranges from rows of elegant Victorian town houses to the towering contemporary Bridgewater Place skyscraper.
Within its buzzing core you'll find theatres, the Leeds Art Gallery and an electric mix of music scenes that have produced the Kaiser Chiefs and the Leeds Symphony Orchestra. The city also serves as the Gateway to the rolling hills, craggy moorland and historic stone villages of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, which offer some of England's prettiest country walks.


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Shocking news on lunar surface
Boffins find lots of static build up
Scientists have discovered that the surface of the moon can accumulate a huge charge of static electricity - up to 4,500 V has been detected so far. The scientists, writing in Geophysics Research Letters number 34, say that their findings could have significant implications for those planning to colonise the rocky globe.
While astronauts would most likely be protected from any discharge by his or her suit, a spark from the surface could disrupt or even burn out electronic equipment.
The charge could also be responsible for levitating the ultra-fine moon dust. The dust is so fine it gets into absolutely everything, getting past vacuum seals and clogging equipment.
The scientists analysed data from the Lunar Prospector, which orbited the moon in 1998/1999. They were looking for traces of charge that would have built up as the solar wind slams into the lunar surface.
One of the authors of the research, Jasper Halekas of the University of California, told Nature.com that the 4,500V they detected is "more than enough to do some damage, if the electric field only extends over small distances".
If the charge is very diffuse, it might not cause a shock at all, he added.
A charge builds up on the lunar surface when it is hit by electrically charged particles. This is particularly intense when the moon passes through the Earth's magnetotail, and during solar storms.
Although the local field strength is not known, if the charge accumulates in sufficiently small areas, it could cause problems for colonising astronauts, particularly during dangerous solar activity.
With no atmosphere, the lunar surface would be a very dangerous place during either a solar storm or a sweep through the magnetotail.
The latter can be predicted and planned for, but astronauts would rely on their instruments, vulnerable to the effects of the static build up, to warn of a coming solar storm. This means instruments heading for the moon would need the same kind of spark-proof protections as satellites orbiting Earth. ®
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A group of specialized military veteran rescuers from Southern California left for the Philippines late Sunday to start rebuilding the devastated communities after Typhoon Haiyan ravaged the region.
Philippines Relief: How to Help
Members of Team Rubicon packed supplies of food, water and medical items during the weekend at its El Segundo headquarters. The disaster relief organization is made up of military veterans who work with first responders.
Team Rubicon members have been to floods, earthquake-ravaged Haiti, war zones and other places in need of aid. They are expecting the worst in the Philippines, where Friday's typhoon might have killed more than 10,000 people.
"People are going to be dying of thirst as they're surrounded by water," said team member Jacob Wood. "There's a level of irony that's just truly tragic."
The death toll could rise when emergency crews reach areas cut off by flooding and landslides. Authorities said at least 2 million people in 41 provinces were affected by Haiyan, one of the most powerful recorded typhoons to ever hit land.
Team Rubicon will coordinate with a surgical team once they arrive in the Philippines.
"It's the idea that one event could take so many lives in one fell swoop," said team member Lourdes Teglao, who is from the Philippines. "You feel powerless to stop it.
"We're going to try to help at least rebuild the community. Hopefully, we leave it a little bit stronger."
The mission, Operation Seabird, includes 15 Team Rubicon volunteers from throughout the United States and three member of a Norway-based veterans volunteer organization. They will conduct search and rescue operations and provide medical triage in Tacolban (map).
The volunteers and a 17-member surgical team from Mammoth Medical Missions will treat patients at a field hospital.
The team assembled their own packs so they will be self-sufficient for several days after arrival.
The mission is Team Rubicon's first since deploying to Burma to provide medical aid for refugees in October 2012.


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April 20, 2013
April 12, 2013
mommy daughter bonding
i recently celebrated a birthday and spent the day shopping with my special girl.
p.s. she's dressing herself now
p.s. she's dressing herself now
star wars origami
on this rainy spring day in seattle, we entered the world of star wars origami. who knew it has a cult like following online? that's jabba, darth, an ewok and yoda for those of you who aren't in the know.
February 1, 2013
olivia's 2nd birthday
today my darling olivia turned two. olivia is a bundle of energy, full of live and love. she brings so much joy to our home. she is our princess and knows that she has us all wrapped around her little finger. my cup runneth over!
January 14, 2013
princess Olivia
December 16, 2012
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santa 2012
December 1, 2012
gingie the elf
August 24, 2012
menu of the week
lately i have tried so many great mexican dishes from pinterest i decided to do a bit of a round up on my blog. bon appetit! or should i say ole!
sour cream chicken enchiladas
healthy turkey tacos
chipotle mango bbq chicken salad
light mexican chicken casserole
turkey enchilada casserole
ok as i linked all of these recipes i realized these can barely be passed as mexican food and are surely not traditional. we americans sure love our casseroles when attempting mexican. well at least the family gobbled it up.
August 11, 2012
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Thermal power
While hydropower makes up the largest share of electricity we provide to our customers, electricity from natural gas-fired and coal-fired power plants also represents a substantial portion of our supply.
Gas-fired power
PSE owns nine natural gas-fired power plants with a combined generating capacity of approximately 1,900 megawatts. The latest addition to the utility's gas-fired fleet is the 270-megawatt Ferndale Generating Station. PSE acquired the Whatcom County facility in late 2012.
In addition to the Ferndale plant, we have gas-fired power-generating facilities in Pierce (Frederickson, with two facilities), Skagit (Fredonia), Cowlitz (Mint Farm) and Klickitat (Goldendale) counties, as well as three other plants (Whitehorn, Encogen and Sumas) in Whatcom County.
Gas-fired power is safe, requires no disposal or storage of dangerous wastes and emits far less carbon dioxide than other power resources that use fossil fuels.
Coal-fired power
The Colstrip Power Project in eastern Montana is the single largest power-generating facility that we own, providing approximately 700 megawatts of generating capacity.


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Autoweek ranks the automakers' Super Bowl ads
Neither Blake Z. Rong nor Davey G. Johnson watched the Super Bowl. Johnson spent the day lounging in the sun eating napoleons, drinking Cokes, smoking cigarettes and skanking to the first English Beat record. Rong spent the day in front of the television, Fanta in hand, thumbing his RCA remote past a History Channel marathon titled "What If Humans Suddenly Became Birds?"
The rest of our editorial staff was perhaps a bit more responsibly American and actually watched the game, so we polled everybody and ranked the ads from first to worst, then -- for reasons we're still unsure of -- let our two Cali dorks loose upon them. Think of us as the Siskel and Ebert of car ads. Or, at the very least, Gene Shalit.
1. Audi: "Prom"
Rong: My dream job is to someday relive my prom through an expertly filmed car commercial. Wait, is that weird? Regardless, the Audi ad is as creative as marketing creatives with "stories to tell" get to be, with a cool vibe, a soundtrack with a Jesus and Mary Chain/Black Rebel Motorcycle Club vibe (the song, here) and a beautiful car doesn't hurt, either. The kid looks like he's 26. The dad looks like he's 36. And the "prom king" looks like a Norse Biff Tannen. The fact that Audi didn't show that other rite of teenage passage shows remarkable restraint on its part.
Johnson: Audi's ad features a kid too good-looking to be going stag to the prom. He's also seemingly without friends. Perhaps nobody in the shallow pool of hormones known as high school likes him because he's a psychopath who revels in sexually harassing women? On second thought, Silicon Valley's full of Audi drivers just like him. Demo-targeting excellence, four-ring people. Let's bro down and crush some code.
2. Hyundai: "Team"
Rong: Bring on the A-Team -- or, call it the H-Team. As soon as I figure out what movie the entire montage was a reference to, I'll revert to my bullied high-school self and declare that a schoolyard revenge concept automatically wins.
Johnson: This example of fun, solid advertising is my personal favorite of this year's crop. A script as old as Charles Atlas with a few fun deviations thown in. It features welding, a freaking bear, a Santa Fe in brown and the vocal talents of both Jeff Bridges and the late Kevin DuBrow. Say "Kevin DuBrow" out loud to yourself. It's oddly satisfying. Now, say it again. Stomp your hands, clap your feet, stomp the competition.
3. Ram: "Farmer"
Rong: I grew up to the gruff, yet comforting sound of Paul Harvey's voice, though half the time it was usually for that mattress he was shilling. Though I remember him sounding a lot more gentle. He presides over a commercial devoid of stirring orchestral music or mothers crying over American flags, that still manages to out-patriot those hoary clichés. This made me want to take up farming, the priesthood and HDR photography at the same time.
Johnson: I'm a generation or two removed from the farm on both sides. My mother and paternal grandmother both grew up on the land and family members on both sides continue to work it. Fiat's Ram ad featured striking visuals of rural, agrarian America. The Paul Harvey voiceover made me nauseous. I find a light whiff of manure on the rural air strangely comforting -- it's the "fresh country smell" of my childhood. The odor of this ad; its icky, pandery, faux-folksy nature? It's more akin to the feeling I get when passing the cramped, foul feedlot down near Coalinga on I-5, a spot Man or Astroman?'s Brian Teasley once characterized as "The Poo Zone."
4. Mercedes-Benz: "Soul"
Rong: I liked this ad. Sorry, Davey. National Socialist soundtrack aside, this ad is successful only because I'd watch an entire AMC television drama featuring Willem Dafoe as the devil. (THERE WAS A FIREFIGHT!) The voodoo-eerie, Olde Worlde New Orleans vibe is a perfect as well. Handy, since Mercedes-Benz owns the naming rights to its Superdome. (The devil went down to Louisiana?) But the crux of the ad -- its denouement, its punchline -- is that at $29,900, the Mercedes-Benz CLA is, above all, affordable.
Wait, hold on. Advertising a Mercedes-Benz as "affordable" should strike that same chord of cognitive dissonance as advertising a two-bedroom, two-bathroom split colonial duplex as "seaworthy." Mercedes-Benzes shouldn't be sold on the bottom line. Let Kia play that game (no offense, Kia). Mercedes-Benzes have and should always been vehicles for which the price shouldn't matter -- let a car of worthy caliber, features and driving experience speak for itself. See? I just rewrote Mercedes' entire ad campaign for the CLA, like an aspiring Don Draper. And I didn't even have the good fortune of being born as Jon Hamm -- who, not coincidentally, speaks for Mercedes-Benz.
Johnson: I stand by my earlier assertions about the Benz ad. Had they used Black Sabbath's "N.I.B.," the ad might've finished midpack for me. But no, "Sympathy for the Devil" it was. Though Chrysler's jingofests churned my Californian innards, this one got last place in my book.
5. Hyundai: "Epic Playdate"
Rong: I wish my childhood had been that cool.
Johnson: While longer, more involved and likely expensive to produce than the second-place "Team" was, this clip just doesn't pack the punch of the other Santa Fe ad. Still, it's whimsical, goofy, plasticky and features the Flaming Lips. I do like it a bit more than the Sonata Turbo ad. Yeah, that's about all there is to say about it.
6. Volkswagen: "Get In, Get Happy"
Rong: Dragged on a little too long, and there weren't enough Office Space references, but at least it's not racist! What, portraying Jamaicans as happy, well-composed and productive individuals? How dare they?
Johnson: Is it terrible that I couldn't help wondering what the reaction would be if VW put its actors in blackface? Perhaps I'm being too harsh on VW's piddly, sunny office-comedy short, but something rubs me the wrong way about all these hopelessly white functionaries speaking in Jamaican patois. On the other hand, I didn't have a problem with hopelessly white Englishmen The Clash covering Junior Murvin's "Police and Thieves." Am I still mired in weird '90s identity politics? Whatever, I dunno. I like the Beetle. It's a good car to drive. You might look into buying one. Maybe listen to "White Man in Hammersmith Palais" in it. Maybe feel deeply confused.
7. Kia: "Space Babies"
Rong: If gleefully malicious botinatrixes are too violent for you, Kia pulls out the cute babies and animals to hawk the decidedly-uncute Sorento, the advertising equivalent of a hundred-dollar bribe. The sound of squeals from overloaded viewers will register sufficiently on the Richter scale to prompt panic from Caltech's scientists.
Johnson: Kia's ad folks riff on the evergreen query, "Dad, where do babies come from?" They spice it with innuendo and zazz it up with CGI, then throw in "Wheels on the Bus" at the end. Kinda fun, a little saucy, and just a smidge too processed and pat. Still, nobody doesn't like "Wheels on the Bus." They do, after all, go 'round and 'round.
8. Jeep: "America Will Be Whole Again"
Rong: Last year's Chrysler ad was bold, dramatic, and unforgettable. This year's ad should have solely consisted of Ralph Gilles kicking a man with a Donald Trump mask in the crotch. In all honestly, it would have been even more subtle than "...Whole Again," Jeep's love letter to the military that sired them in the form of the 2014 Jeep Wrangler Freedom Edition with "Oscar Mike" badging. Which may be a phrase that Call of Duty fans might have heard in the game. Just before they took a headshot from a 12-year old kid in Latvia -- that is, if they weren't too busy driving the Wrangler edition that bears the same name. Nobody doubted that Jeep didn't support the military. But now, as if the limited editions weren't enough, we really know. Maybe the next Jeep ad can show one running over the tattered remnants of Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, during which he suggested the Chrysler unit was moving production to China. Give him a call. I'm sure Ann Romney is staring wistfully at a pile of Romney/Ryan lawn signs in one of his elevator-equipped garages somewhere in this great nation, where they still build Jeeps.
Johnson: Jeep's spot was narrated by Oprah, America's foster mom. With its soldiers returning home to their families after a stint doing Lord knows what in God knows where, It tugged legit heartstrings. I resented having my heartstrings tugged in such a manner by a corporation. Which begs the question, if the Benz ad is too slick and the Jeep ad too schmaltzy, where's the happy medium?
9. Hyundai: "Stuck"
Rong: The Sonata Turbo ad sells horsepower for "passing maneuvers," for safety reasons, the kind deemed necessary for safe transit. But we know what's up -- Hyundai is selling horsepower because horsepower is damned fun to sell. And as the vehicles became more and more surreal -- the driver's expression at the nukes should win an Oscar, if not a Daytime Emmy -- the ad became more fun.
"We're partial to the whipping, slimy ropes of dog drool," we wrote, reminiscent of the loogie scene in Big Daddy -- "That one touched the ground, that one touched the ground!" -- which remains, to me, the most disgusting thing ever committed to film. And I saw Grindhouse, for Chrissakes.
Johnson: Hyundai's Sonata Turbo ad boils down to the following nugget: "Buy our more powerful model so you won't be dead, or worse, deeply annoyed." Solid reasoning, that. Inoffensive and one might muster a chuckle, but it's nothing that really sticks in the brain.
10. Kia: "Hotbots"
Rong: Kia's Forte ad combines the creepy robosexual tension of the Svedka fembot with a feigned attempt at Fiat-level sexiness, and the result is basically a giant wedgie that's more interesting than the car it introduces. Hey, guys love cartoon violence. Let's watch this dork get punted into a wall. Hah hah, what a dweeb. On the one hand, it's crass and juvenile, a terrible way to sell a product that consumers will spend years paying for, literally. On the other -- if it works for Budweiser and gets workplace YouTube viewings the next day, then why not kick a bespectled dweeb in the crotch? We assume the uncanny valley, in this case, refers to former Miss USA Alyssa Campanella's own valleys.
Johnson: The Forte ad still needs more Glenn Danzig. That hasn't changed since Friday.
11. Lincoln: "Phoenix"
Rong: My thoughts on this whole Lincoln kerfluffle are elsewhere in this august publication.
Johnson: Lincoln says the MKZ is a phoenix. I'm not sure why they're resurrecting a Pontiac nameplate. I do, however, like the brief shot of Abraham Lincoln out of focus against the blue Pacific. Watching. Waiting. Presumably for his namesake brand's savior to come sailing over the horizon. I hope Abe packed some trail mix.
12. Lincoln: "Steer the Script"
Rong: I couldn't have detested this ad any more if Mark Fields, Jimmy Fallon and Wil Wheaton showed up at my house in a Town Car and broke my kneecaps.
Johnson: Lincoln mentions Jimmy Fallon and shows some farmer saying, "It's the Alpacalypse" which is as good a portmanteau as I've heard since I came up with "Skaguna Seca" on Saturday. Next!
13. Toyota: "Wish Granted"
Rong:Hah, almost fooled us, what with that spare tire there and the "Prototype with spare tire shown" disclaimer, as if there are a few RAV4s with Boston Crème donuts and "Outdoor sport is the science to raise spirits" written on the tire cover? Just thinking about that phrase, in fact, was more interesting and coherent than this commercial.
Johnson: The other day at Starbucks, I was served by Kayleigh and Kailey. Now Kaley Cuoco is suddenly in every ad. Slight exaggeration -- she's in that Priceline spot with Shatner in the Cobra and now she's doing these RAV4 bits -- which are actually kinda clever. Huge points for resurrecting Skee-Lo's "I Wish," a criminally overlooked '90s anthem. We could do without the tiny dog, though. If you're going to have a tiny dog, why don't you just get a cat? Or like, maybe a bear? If Hyundai's not afraid to put a bear in an ad for a crossover, what's got you acting all pusillanimous, Toyota? And what is the definitive spelling of Kayleigh/Kailey/Kaley?
So what's the takeaway of this spending spree? Small dogs don't curry favor with automotive enthusiasts, bears are evergreen, a Lincoln's a Pontiac -- even if Jimmy Fallon's not involved -- and first place is worth a punch in the eye. A Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.


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A southwest Florida daycare owner faces aggravated manslaughter and child neglect charges after a 2-year-old boy drowned while in her care.
The Fort Myers News-Press reports 42-year-old Melissa Smith was arrested Thursday and remained in the Lee County Jail early Friday.
Authorities say Christian Byrd drowned June 24 in a kiddie pool at Smith Family Day Care in Lehigh Acres.
Deputies say Smith was watching seven children that day. She put Christian, a 3-year-old and two 4-year-olds in the pool before going in to check on the other children. When she came back out, a child told her "Christian's dead." She took him to a neighbor's house for help, leaving the other three children in the pool and three children inside the house.
Smith's attorney says she is devastated.
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Sunday, December 5, 2010
I got a make-over!!!!
ha ha ha ha
This is the first time MY SISTER has EVER done MY make-up!
She said she wanted to do a little make-up video, of her doing make-up on me....
But this video made me almost made me fall off the bed laughing so hard!!!
NOTE: she even made me these Christmas ornament earrings! ha ha ha
Here's PART 1 (then watch PART 2- yes it gets even better in part 2!)
may all your make-overs be WAYYYYY better than this ha ha ha... your kandee
62 comments:
- Shweta said...
super cute :D
- December 5, 2010 at 12:51 AM
- Fibi said...
Hahaha, you look fabulous! Quite festive.
- December 5, 2010 at 12:51 AM
It made me laugh really hard too.. you girls look like you have soo much fun together. Merry Christmas! xoxo
- December 5, 2010 at 12:56 AM
- Huda said...
- December 5, 2010 at 12:59 AM
- candy apples said...
HAHAHA LOVE IT♥ i'd wear those earrings all december if i had a sister to make them for me lol
- December 5, 2010 at 1:09 AM
- DelicateRoses said...
my favorite line... "their not thin anymore honey!" ha ha!!! love the sisterly love!
- December 5, 2010 at 1:29 AM
- Tessa said...
hahaha this is so much fun! I like it that you can have such a good quality time with your sis :)
x0x0 http://tesjoesblog.blogspot.com
- December 5, 2010 at 1:48 AM
- FaeryNova said...
This was hilarious!! You two crack me up!
Very festive Kandee! You should go in public and video people's reactions to you. haha
♥Lots of love♥
- December 5, 2010 at 1:49 AM
- charmed-chick said...
you look like a crazed elf lol just goes to show a little bit of silliness is just what ppl need at times :)
- December 5, 2010 at 1:53 AM
- Brunette's Heart Makeup said...
hahha this is great , love it! You are lucky to have so good contact with your sister, its not common!
kisses from Poland far far away!
- December 5, 2010 at 2:41 AM
"You look like the spirit of Christmas!"
I love you both. You're adorable.
kandee fam lil sis
- December 5, 2010 at 5:05 AM
- Xavia said...
OMG this is torture! YOU both!!!!! I cried tears from laughing. Thank you for making my day Tiffany. Love you both!
- December 5, 2010 at 5:06 AM
- MissJodieElizabeth said...
awwe that is adorable and something MY sister would most probably do :P
- December 5, 2010 at 5:08 AM
- Emily Anne said...
wow she definately reminds me of you! this was cute and funny. good video kandee!
- December 5, 2010 at 5:18 AM
- Norwegian said...
Please do a CHERYL COLE look!!! I just can't seem to get it right on my own..
- December 5, 2010 at 5:51 AM
- Kimberly said...
This is hilarious! What a wonderful laugh to have so early in my morning. :D
I thought of Mimi from the Drew Carey Show too. Then with the over the top 747 winged eyeliner ala Amy Winehouse...OMG!!!
There really should have been a dare to go out into public with that look. And video that too! Your sis could have asked strangers what they thought. Then tell them that you are a famous makeup artist trying on a new 'look.' hee heee heeeee!
- December 5, 2010 at 6:31 AM
- Linda said...
I love that make-up. Haha!
- December 5, 2010 at 6:50 AM
- siwing said...
you guys are so cute !!! <3
you have such a lovely family!!
- December 5, 2010 at 7:00 AM
- Kathleen said...
I laughed so hard my boyfriend left the room! :)
- December 5, 2010 at 7:48 AM
- Tracie and Jessica said...
Ok this was stinkin hilarious! Me and my girls were crackin up the entire time! I'm not sure if she was trying to be like you but you two are sooo similar! Just the way you talk was so funny! I especially liked the part in the beginning where you scratched your head like you were genuinely concerned. Like if she didn't put powder on after it was the end of the world! :) haha
Anyway I think next round Tiffany gets that makeup AND go out in public!!
Love and Hugs, Jess
PS. I'm a lurker but I follow all the videos, blogs, and fbs!
- December 5, 2010 at 7:54 AM
Hi, My name is Suzzette Drake. I follow you on youtube, blogger, and facebook and I have become one of your biggest fans in the last couple of weeks. As much as I love your videos and what not, I didn't seem to find out about your last Glaminar that is for today just until two days ago... and as much as I would have loved to attend, I don't have the cash for it. Which really upset me to find out it will be your last Glaminar.
I actually recently realized my calling... being a cosmetologist. Then, when I was looking at the employment opportunities involved, I didn't really see ones I would REALLY enjoy, UNTIL I discovered your job!!! I absolutely, POSITIVELY would love to do what you do!!!
Most of the techniques you use with makeup, I use as well, but I would LOVE to become one of the best makeup artists, like you!!! I am currently in cosmetology school here in Saginaw, MI. I love everything about it...(except braids LOL) but other than that, I am SUPER in love with everything cosmetologists do, especially makeup. At this point in my schooling, we have not learned makeup application, which kind of irritates me. I am awesome at doing hair, cut, color, rollers, curling, straightening...etc, but what I would really like to perfect is makeup and I think the only way that I would be able to get better at it is by attending one of your Glaminars...
That being said, I know you need time to enjoy your wonderful bundle of joy, because I have three of my own, but I was wondering if you could do a Glaminar in Detroit, Michigan towards the end of next year. Around the same time as this years Nov. 5 Glaminar. OMG, I would so save my money and go because it would be an honor to meet you and learn what you have to teach!!!
Also, I just would like to find out how I can become a stylist for celebrities as you are.
It felt like it took me forever to find what really makes me happy, and now that I found it, I want to excel to the very top and have so much fun on the way.
I know you may get a ton of letters regarding your talent, but I would really LOVE it if you could read mine and give it some serious thought. If you can't, then I completely understand :) But if you can, I would just be forever grateful!!! And you would make a Mommy of three just SUPER FREAKIN HAPPY :)
If you have time, please write me back and how you feel on this... you can reach me through here on youtube, or on Facebook, Suzzette Drake...
Thanks SO much for reading my letter, and I LOVE YOUR WORK, YOU ARE THE BEST!!!
Love Always,
Suzzette Heather Drake
- December 5, 2010 at 7:57 AM
- Melanie said...
Kandee I have to say this video was so funny.. Your sister made me laugh so hard and your expression was priceless each time you looked in the mirror.. Loved it... :-)
- December 5, 2010 at 8:05 AM
- LCmakeup said...
lol love the liner...ur sister is super pretty too :)
- December 5, 2010 at 8:07 AM
- Andra said...
you look stunning! i'm gonna do this make-up right now :))))
- December 5, 2010 at 8:23 AM
- Gittøh~ said...
so fun, energitic, and beautiful!
this was soo fun! I laughed a lot trough out both videos :D
Her comments are so fast and flippant haha, love it !
Can you please make more videos with her? :D
"it doesn´t matter if I ruin some make-up, she has a lot, she'll be fine" haha :D
- December 5, 2010 at 8:25 AM
- Candice said...
Haha! You should have known better, after what she did to your mother!!!
Too cute. :)
- December 5, 2010 at 10:20 AM
- Lira said...
Ha ha ha! Growing up, my younger sister always made me look glamorous when she did my makeup, and no matter how hard I tried, I always accidentally made her look awful! So we have a rule when I visit: She can do my makeup, but I can't do hers! This made me laugh and I'm forwarding it to my sis!
Thank you for making my day!
- December 5, 2010 at 12:01 PM
- Vikki-GabrielleWorld said...
hahahh so funny :-)
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- December 5, 2010 at 12:03 PM
- Sigrid said...
wow that is the first time i have seen your twin sissy! you two do look alike. haha that is funny. love ya kandee! wishing you happy holidays!
- December 5, 2010 at 12:50 PM
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- December 5, 2010 at 1:33 PM
- Shannon said...
You are soooo funny Kandee! All of your little comments and reactions crack me up!!!!! Thanks for letting Tiffany post this! Love it! You're such a good sport! love, shannon
- December 5, 2010 at 2:59 PM
Hahaha Kandee you're the best! Hug's from Chile. God bless you!
- December 5, 2010 at 3:41 PM
- Kissy said...
Honestly I think the cutest part of these 2 videos is when Tiffany gets excited and makes that noise like your letting the air out of a balloon..so funny! ;P
- December 5, 2010 at 4:28 PM
- Gossip Culture said...
Could you please tell me what concealer palette you use and also the name and brand of your lipstick palette. And if you think that is to price other alternatives, i'm freaking out with my dark circles, the color change a lot and seems like i can't find a really good brand.
- December 5, 2010 at 5:55 PM
- Ashlee said...
Lol! My 7 year old and I were watching these two videos together! We were laughing so hard! And when Tiffany was done my daughter said "oh mom poor thing!!" LOL!! SO FUNNY!
- December 5, 2010 at 7:31 PM
- Miss Tiff said...
Hahaha I am loving this post. Awesome make over. :)
- December 5, 2010 at 9:41 PM
- Natalie Heise Graesvaenge said...
How hillarious! Hahaha... THX for the laugh. You made my day.
Lots of love
- December 5, 2010 at 10:57 PM
- pelininstyle said...
Great way to start a week:) Thank you for the laugh:)
- December 5, 2010 at 11:26 PM
- Amber Barrack said...
So funny. What's even more funny is that you still look great...even underneath all that facial garland!
- December 5, 2010 at 11:37 PM
- Bella said...
this was too funny, the look on your face when you saw the green eye shadow was priceless. lol
thanks for posting this video. :)
- December 5, 2010 at 11:51 PM
- Jessica said...
Kandee, you and your sister are the best. I was having such a bad day BUT after watching that video.. I have never laughed so hard. Thank you for helping me end my day with a smile.
- December 6, 2010 at 3:31 AM
- Gail said...
hahahaha You guys are too cute. Love yas <3
- December 6, 2010 at 7:24 AM
- Viva La Kristin said...
This is so funny haha. I like your earrings...you and your sister look so much alike!
Thank you for making my day with this :D
- December 6, 2010 at 11:15 AM
- Jolie said...
This might not be the perfect look but you are a beautiful girl and and you make it look good :)
You sister deserves some credit for trying :) hugs
- December 6, 2010 at 11:26 AM
- ...Live.Love.MakeUp... said...
ha ha you guys are so funny! =)
- December 6, 2010 at 11:48 AM
- Monica (AtomicNony) said...
ohh i love it
it was so funny!
- December 6, 2010 at 1:38 PM
- Dawn said...
That was hilarious and you poor thing Kandee. It was nice of you to let your sister do that to you. Happy Holidays!!
- December 6, 2010 at 3:28 PM
- Rissa said...
Oh my goodness. I love your sister. Completely reminds me of me and my 2 sisters. Good times!
I like how relaxed she is about the make up. It's just makeup! =)Sometimes we get anal about unimportant things, and it's nice to have someone to make us see that they really aren't that important and that stressing out over makeup application and products are such a minor, tiny thing in life.
Loved this video. I was cracking up. =)
- December 6, 2010 at 3:44 PM
- InPraize said...
You guys were having so much fun. I just can't stop laughing.
- December 6, 2010 at 6:32 PM
- Call me ChanSauce. said...
:) LOL! Love the vid. Your sister is beautiful just like you.
- December 7, 2010 at 5:21 AM
- Charlotte Rose Davis-Floyd said...
This made me laugh. alot. haha =) xxx
- December 7, 2010 at 9:35 AM
- Karly said...
Kandee, this video cheered me up when I was feeling down! Thank you so much for posting it :)
Karly W
- December 7, 2010 at 11:19 PM
I just cannot STOP laughing watching these videos. It's so funny! Tears are literally streaming down my face from laughing so hard.
- December 7, 2010 at 11:55 PM
- Kharina said...
The terror in your eyes when you realised what she was upto. Priceless! Your sister is a HOOT! :Dper
- December 8, 2010 at 12:13 AM
- Serena said...
Seeing you girls together like that makes me miss my sisters even. Super fun
- December 8, 2010 at 7:35 PM
- Harmony said...
You girls should have a tv show! Americas funniest make up - no wait it should be -Survivor - makeup island
- December 9, 2010 at 10:19 AM
- Christyna said...
You should make more videos with your sis! Shes Awesome!
- December 10, 2010 at 8:11 PM
- Miss Darling said...
This is sooo funny! I was giggling all the way through!! Made me smile!
- December 11, 2010 at 2:30 PM
- Jeanette said...
Awe. You and your sister are qorqeous. I wish I had a sister just like yours. But unfortunatly I dont have one. I hope you have a Very Merry Christmas! I love you!!!
- December 12, 2010 at 12:05 AM
- Miss Mandee Leigh said...
Hey, follow my blog :)
- December 12, 2010 at 11:10 PM
- BarbB0712 said...
HAHAHA love this. This made me laugh so hard!!! Thanks Kandee, for posting this. (ps there are photos of my husband dressed in drag for a day that he let me do a total makeover of him on Myspace... I let him make me over and he made me look like a clown cuz he had no idea what he was doing) needless to say that experience made me laugh so hard i was crying. fun times. If we ever do it again Ill have to make a video of it & post it lol.
- December 14, 2010 at 11:27 PM
poor kandee D:
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Two Standout Daytonas from the Wellborn Collection
Visitors to the Wellborn Musclecar Museum in Alexander City, Alabama, always have several examples of winged Mopars to see—the Charger Daytonas and Plymouth Superbirds built in limited numbers to allow Chrysler to adopt the body changes for the all-important NASCAR super speedways. Tim and Pam Wellborn rotate several examples they currently own through the collection, including well-optioned Hemi versions. However, two 1969 Dodges stand out for Tim personally, one because he found it unexpectedly, and the other because it was his own in high school.
Day-Two Daytona
It came back showing just 312 miles since the day I had sold it
This Charger Daytona has personalized stripes and lettering. The engine has been replaced. It shows some wear for its 48,000 miles. It has also been part of Tim's life since the '70s.
"You know, had I kept that car, I would have restored it back to stock," says Tim philosophically. "But to me now, it is a perfect time capsule, representing the way things were changed back then. I will never restore that car."
Tim's relationship to the car actually began on a day in September 1969 when he attended the very first race at Talladega International Speedway. There he watched Bobby Isaac drive the new K&K Insurance Dodge in front of a crowd of 60,000-plus fans at its debut. The event was mired in a controversial driver's boycott and won by unheralded Richard Brickhouse in another winged Dodge. Tim admits that the impression the car left on him even as a boy was permanently ingrained that day.
Some years later, owners of street-based wing cars gathered for a reunion during a race at Talladega. This was in the mid '70s, and the cars were already special to their owners. Tim attended that event as a junior in high school, and he was able to buy a Daytona from a seller there. Tim says, "The car was from North Carolina, it was the right color, like the K&K car, and it was down here at Talladega for the first-ever wing car meet. So I bought it and drove that car for the rest of my time in high school. It was a stock 440 package, Hemi Orange paint, white interior."
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1969 Dodge Daytona
Owned by: Tim & Pam Wellborn, Wellborn Musclecar Museum, Alexander City, AL
Restored by: Unrestored day-two car circa 1979
Engine: 1968 426ci/425hp street Hemi V-8
Transmission: A727 TorqueFlite 3-speed automatic
Rearend: 8¾ differential with 3.54 gears
Interior: White vinyl bucket seat
Wheels: 14-inch Magnum 500
Tires: G60-14 Goodyear Polyglas GT
In the '70s, people weren't all that interested in matching plug wires and original oil filters. Back then you wrenched all week to go cruising on the weekends. The streets of Alexander City, where the family's cabinet business, Wellborn Forest Products, was located, were no exception. As a result, Tim had big plans for the wing.
"In about 1979, I pulled that motor out," says Tim. "I had found a 2,100-mile '68 Hemi Road Runner that had been totaled, and I took the engine, K-member, wiring, everything, and just swapped it right into that Daytona. It all fit perfectly, I got everything I needed for a B-Body Hemi, and my goal was to make this into a tribute to Bobby Isaac and the K&K car. So I decided to letter it and had 'Dodge' lettered on the nose and pinstripes painted on it. Meanwhile, a buddy of mine had a '66 Charger, and we swapped that 440 motor into his car, and I lost track of it."
The Daytona unfortunately followed the same path as the engine just a couple of years later. Tim says, "Well, I was getting ready to get married, and when you are getting ready to get married, you're broke, so I sold the orange Hemi car to a guy in Atlanta and lost track of it. I had no clue where it was. So, 22 years later, I'm getting ready to load up for Barrett-Jackson on a Wednesday night, and I get a phone call. It is the owner I had sold that car to. I asked him some questions about the car, and he said, 'So, you want to buy it back?' I said, 'Absolutely,' and I drove straight to Atlanta that following Sunday afternoon when I returned, wrote him a check, and brought it home. It came back showing just 312 miles since the day I had sold it."
Today the Dodge proudly resides with other, more original examples of the breed. "The more that I am here in the museum, the more I find out how much people like to see that day-two stuff, that period when this was exactly what we did to cars," he says. "I mean, I pinstriped and lettered it, put a bigger motor in it, and personalized it. One of the hottest things going on right now is survivor-type cars, and that includes stuff that is day two. Now, if this were a true Hemi Daytona, it might be a candidate for restoration due to its color combination. Since it was a 440, and there are a few of them around, and because it was a day-two look, people can see how that compares to a stock Daytona that somebody like Roger Gibson has completely restored."
It is a perfect time capsule. I will never restore that car
Omaha Orange
It is known as one of only two in this color
The second car here is indeed one Gibson has breathed on, also "just" a 440 model, but it is known as one of only two in Omaha Orange. The shade was actually not a muscle car-era invention; it was best known as the hue used on San Francisco taxicabs. Tim had heard about a Daytona in decaying condition outside of Atlanta. He made arrangements to go see it and found a worn wing, repainted Petty Blue, sitting in a backyard under a moisture-trapping tarp. The car had been kept in a divorce settlement out of spite, and Tim was noncommittal until he saw the 999 paint code on the fender tag.
"I got inside and pulled the back seat out to check for a broadcast sheet," he remembers. "When I saw that color, my heart jumped." Indeed, under the seat along with the stunning paint was a crude, handwritten note to paint the entire car, including the 15-inch wheels, Omaha Orange.
Tim gave the car to Gibson, who spent more than a year making it near perfect. Most of these cars were built as sales bank cars, and very few were special ordered. As built, the driveline combination is a 440 Magnum, A833 four-speed transmission, and Dana 60 rear. In addition to the 999 paint, it received deluxe bucket seats, console, and AM radio. Like the interior, the wing was black. As mentioned, the car originally came with 15-inch body-color painted rims. While Gibson did a full set like that, for display purposes Tim has chosen a set of the rare 15-inch Kelsey Hayes wheels that were recalled almost immediately due to failures. They fit the car perfectly.
At a Glance
1969 Dodge Daytona
Owned by: Tim & Pam Wellborn, Wellborn Musclecar Museum, Alexander City, AL
Restored by:Roger Gibson
Engine: 1969 440ci/375hp Magnum V-8
Transmission: A833 4-speed manual
Rearend: Dana 60 with 3.23 gears
Interior: Black vinyl bucket seat
Wheels: 15-inch Kelsey Hayes
Tires: F70-15 Goodyear Polyglas Custom Wide Tread
Special parts: 1 of 2 painted Omaha Orange; Kelsey-Hayes recalled wheels
Back then you wrenched all week to go cruising on the weekends.
About That Motor
In Tim Wellborn's storage building is a fairly nondescript 1966 Charger. It has the wrong motor in it too.
Tim says, "About a year ago, I got a call and somebody told me, 'Hey, we've got one of your old Chargers here.' I had never owned a '66 and said, 'No, it's not mine.' Then I thought about it and realized maybe that was the car the engine had ended up in. Sure enough, I went up to see it, and there was the numbers-matching motor for the Daytona still under the hood."


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A pro builder shows you his techniques for building a custom shifter console using some common fabrication tools
As we've shown before with our '75 Chevy Laguna, a few well-chosen, custom handcrafted pieces can set an otherwise ordinary hot rod apart from the crowd in a hurry and make any car one-of-a-kind. Those familiar with Project Laguna may remember the stories we ran on our custom aluminum spoilers ("Spoiling For Fun!" Apr. '09) and the sprinkle of aluminum exterior bits like hood vents, C-pillar covers, headlight covers, and rear window straps ("Makeover Magic," Apr. '09). Those mods were done by Heath Elmer Restorations, and they were worth their weight in gold in the head-turning department.
We recently needed another custom piece only this time around the need was born from necessity, not cosmetics. We had just converted our factory console shifter (connected to a strong Phoenix Transmission Products 700-R4 overdrive) to a push-button/paddle-shifted GSM-5000 shifter from Powertrain Control Solutions. (See "Add Paddle Shifters To Any Car!" Feb. '14.) This shifter does away with the shift lever and shifter mechanism, and uses a compact push-button keypad that electronically commands a computer-controlled, high-power stepper motor attached to a Morse cable. We now had a kickass set of remote-controlled steering-mounted paddle shifters and a smart-looking billet aluminum keypad—but the keypad was sliding around on top of our factory console inside a hollow channel where our factory console shifter plate used to be.
We looked into a few solutions, and considered everything from a quick hack job with plastic sheeting, all the way up to 3-D computer designing and high-tech 3-D printing, but in the case of the latter, we'd be bringing you a story on an absurdly expensive piece that you'd have no chance of duplicating at home. Our best solution ended up being the services of Bill Richman of RRC Fabrication & Speed (Upland, California). Richman is a veteran fabricator with one foot in the circle track racing world and the other in the hot rod fabrication world. He's been building race cars, street machines, and hot rods for over 25 years, and his unique blend of experience informs and infuses his process with both the practical and aesthetic qualities we were looking for in our NASCAR-themed Laguna. Best of all, we saw it as the perfect opportunity to get inside the mind of a top fabricator to see how he thinks. Richman works quickly, his mind racing ahead as his hands grab materials and tools. We had to keep slowing or stopping him to take pictures, shoot video, and quiz him on his thought process (sorry Bill!), but we were able to capture most of it.
Richman's shop is well stocked with fabrication tools like sheetmetal brakes and shears, but it isn't so elaborate that you couldn't do most (or even all) of this at home in a well-stocked garage. Virtually every tool used by Richman (including a TIG welder) can be picked up at Eastwood or your local Harbor Freight store. Our shifter console is just one idea you can make—there is a ton of other interior parts you could construct with the tools and techniques described here. Some other ideas might be an instrument cluster panel, gauge pod, electric window switch housing, a NAV screen frame, or HVAC control panel. It's our hope that you can use these techniques to build whatever you may need, but if you can't, we hope at least we've introduced you to the guy who can do it for you. What you're looking at here represents the fruits of about six hours of labor (not including our process of documenting everything), so a piece like this would run around $400 in a typical skilled hot rod shop. Here's how it went down!
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Want to see more on how Bill Richman of RRC built our Laguna's shifter console piece? Go to www.YouTube.com/PopularHotRodding and check out the 17-minute video titled "Fabricating Methods For Creating Your Own Parts."
For reference, here's our Laguna interior long before the PCS paddle shifter. Note the stock console, shift lever, and run-of-the-mill steering wheel setup. Serviceable, but boring. Our biggest pet peeve was the trans shifting long before the fun was ready to start. Enter the PCS paddle shifter …
Our driving efforts became reinvigorated with the installation of our steering-mounted PCS shifter paddles. They work awesome, giving us complete control over the engine's powerband. But check out the push-button controller lying unrestrained in the open console …
We turned to Bill Richman of RRC Fabrication & Speed in Upland, California, where he started our console plate project by taking measurements off the stock shifter plate (top) and PCS push-button shifter. Here, Richman is making a template (called a pattern) out of thick, flexible paperboard. The idea is to make it out of paper first, bend it around, and see if the idea is going to work.
After trial fitting the cardboard pattern on the console several times, Richman arrived at a shape he was happy with. Here, Richman is transferring the pattern's shape and fold lines onto a sheet of .125-inch-thick aluminum—thick enough to provide strength and be TIG welded, but thin enough to be worked by a metal brake and shears.
RRC's large Pexto metal shear can handle pieces several feet long, and is operated by a footstep. Here Richman trims the edges of the piece, leaving extra material on the sides for an extra margin of safety. A bench-mounted throat-less shear or a handheld electric or pneumatic shear from Eastwood would also do the trick. These tools start well under $100 if you're working in your home garage.
The purpose of this cut will reveal itself in a minute. For the time being, note that Richman is homing in on the final shape with a bandsaw prior to any bends or folds being made—it's easier that way. Note that the plate will step down into the console channel in some places, and cover it in others.
Remember those dashed lines Richman made on the pattern? They were transferred onto the piece and correspond to the bends he wants to make. Here Richman has positioned the work in his sheetmetal brake and is bending the piece on those lines. The bending process is an iterative one in which the work is repeatedly mocked up on the car, then brought back to the bender for more tweaking. Tabletop metal brakes large enough to handle a piece this size can be purchased from Eastwood for under $100.
Finally, all the corners, curves, and bends are tweaked to where the sides can be added. At this point, Richman is also beginning to think about how the PCS shifter will be mounted on the piece. Note the series of tight, tricky bends toward the back where the "tongue" recesses into the console. The rest of the work covers the channel in the console.
It's a relatively simple process to mark off and cut aluminum sidepieces to close out the cover. These will be cut once again in the foot-operated floor shear.
Scott Etheridge is RCC's resident TIG-welding expert, and here he mocks up and welds the side closeouts of our shifter housing. Welding aluminum may be easier with a spool gun attachment (if your MIG machine is so equipped), but a true artist will always use TIG for something like this. TIG welding is an artful balance of heating the weld area, dipping the filler in the molten pool, keeping the weld enveloped with shielding gas (while keeping the tungsten electrode at a safe distance!), advancing the weld pool with the electrode, and adjusting the current with the foot pedal. It is the hardest form of welding to learn, but is incredibly rewarding once mastered.
Once Scott finished the side panel welds (taking extra care to add fillet material on the inside corners), Richman ground the corners smooth with Scotch-Brite pads on a high-speed grinder.
At this stage, Richman needed to tweak the forward portion of the plate with a hammer and T-dolly (mounted in a vice). The top of the console is curved slightly and the shape of the piece needs to mimic this. Note the piece TIG welded to the bottom; this piece acts as a standoff to keep the top level with the console. This extra piece has also been given a slight curve where it joins, helping Richman to further form the curvature of the top piece.
Another pattern was made to copy the shape of the PCS shifter. The centerline of both the pattern and the console plate was marked, then the pattern centerline was matched to the console centerline, and the pattern traced. Through the laws of Euclidean geometry, this guarantees that the square cutout will be centered on the piece.
After drilling some holes in each corner, Richman cuts out the center with a jigsaw, connecting the holes as he goes.
Working with a file, Richman smooths the edges of the cutout, bringing it ever closer to the scribed lines. Periodically, Richman attempted fitting the PCS shifter, never forcing it, filing away the edges of the console plate until it fit perfectly. This angle better shows the standoff piece at the front of the work that was TIG welded on earlier.
Trial fitting continues as Richman begins the process of identifying and marking the location of the mounting holes for both the plate, and the shifter. Note that Richman has added a section of aluminum pipe we swiped from an aftermarket cold-air induction for a Honda. This will make a nice cupholder or cellphone pocket. That electrical pigtail is the plug for the PCS shifter, which we relocated rearward to fit into the PCS unit.
Richman marked the PCS shifter holes with a punch, drilled some pilot holes for some fine-thread 8-32 countersunk bolts, then used a countersink so the fasteners will mount flush. The same process was used to make the console plate holes; only the original factory fasteners (countersunk screws) were reused in the original console holes.
The mounting holes in the PCS shifter were drilled larger and tapped for the fine-thread 8-32 bolts—one final trial fit being performed here before the entire piece was painted with the same Dupli-Color interior paint we used a couple years ago to bomb the rest of the interior.
The finished console shifter plate looks industrial cool, matching the no-nonsense look of the mil-spec PCS shifter to a "T." We've also got a place to put that Big Gulp cup! The key to success with fabricating something like this is to picture the finished piece in your mind, follow that design to the end, make plenty of patterns, measure many times (cutting once!), and keep at it until it takes the shape you want!


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Over the last 10 to 15 years, many communication service providers (CSPs) elected to establish an international presence, extending beyond their home countries and acquiring new subscribers and revenue along the way. This strategy – focused on high-value opportunities and growth – served CSPs well for almost a decade. However, today's mobile market is virtually saturated, and CSPs continue to face increased competition from OTT providers. A deceleration in revenue and profit growth clearly indicates it's time for a new approach.
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George Sotiropoulos (right) lost to Ross Pearson at the Gold Coast.The UFC again created history in a second Australian state on the weekend, with a record-breaking gate for its live event on the Gold Coast — but its dreams of doing the same in Victoria are still no closer to fruition.
More than 5000 fans — each paying a minimum of $175 for a seat — packed the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre on Saturday for UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson.
Beamed live to an international audience, the 10-bout card was the culmination of the UFC's first Australian series of The Ultimate Fighter — this one, contested between British and Australian fighters, dubbed The Smashes.Missed UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson? Relive it here with our play-by-play coverage of the event
The $900,000 gate for the event set a new record for the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, the second such record the UFC has set in Australia, following similar success at Sydney's Acer Arena the past two years.
It leaves the Melbourne market as the UFC's next target — but that cannot happen unless the Victorian government lifts its ban on mixed martial arts (MMA) bouts being conducted in a fenced ring. Currently, MMA bouts are permitted in roped rings, similar to boxing, but cannot be held in a fenced ring. That leaves the UFC — the biggest sanctioning body for the fastest growing sport on the planet — on the outer, as its bouts are contested in a fenced "Octagon".
Speaking after the Gold Coast event, the UFC's head of international relations, Marshall Zelaznik, said discussions were continuing with the Victorian government, although a resolution may be some time away.
"I don't know if we're close — this is just one of those political situations. We have very good people here who have been willing to meet with us. Initially we had some frustration — we couldn't even get some meetings to be able to address the issue," Zelaznik said.
"It seems nonsensical that you can be doing MMA [in Victoria] but you can't do it in a fenced ring, you can only do it in a roped ring.
"So, it's just a matter of getting the right contacts and the right meetings. Those are happening right now, so we are continually optimistic."
While Australian fans have voted with their feet at UFC events the past two years, turning out in their thousands, it seems unlikely that a UFC title bout will be contested down under unless it could be held at Melbourne's Etihad Stadium. With the roofed stadium's current seating supported by floor seating around the Octagon, more than 70,000 fans could be accommodated for a UFC event — one that could generate more than $20 million for the Victorian economy.
But that cannot happen unless the current impasse with the government is resolved.
The UFC refuses to budge on the use of a fenced ring for its bout, arguing the safety of fighters is at risk. With wrestling, judo and other disciplines used in mixed martial arts, there is a real danger of fighters falling out of roped rings — one that is avoided by the use of a fence.
There still remains, however, a stigma attached to "cage fighting" — one that the UFC is fighting to overcome.
"It defies logic, frankly. The fans have been great and supportive in Victoria, getting in touch with … their people in parliament and letting them know they care about this issue. We're continuing to work, we're not going to give up the fight. We're optimistic," Zelaznik said.
For Australian MMA fans on Saturday, there were mixed results on the 10-fight card at the Gold Coast. Welterweight Robert Whittaker won a UFC contract by defeating the UK's Brad Scott in The Smashes final, and former Cuban judo Olympian-turned-Australian Hector Lombard won his first UFC match-up with a stunning knock-out of Brazilian jiu-jitsu expert Rousimar Palhares.
However, Geelong product George Sotiropoulos was unable to overcome Ross Pearson, his fellow coach from The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes. He was knocked out by the Brit in the third round of their lightweight clash — Sotiropoulos' third successive loss in the UFC.
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My husband, the scientist. I did a pregnancy test. First thing, he'd want to know if I'd double-checked. Then, he'd want to know if I'd done the test right. (Lots of scientific skeptic in him!)
So before I phoned him I lined up three positive pregnancy tests on the bathroom counter, along with the instructions.
Then I phoned him and told him I was pregnant. He came home immediately and joined me in the bathroom. When he saw what I'd lined up on the counter, he started laughing -- I know him too well! He still examined everything though.
Finally he about fell over when he realized that after 10 years of marriage we were about to be parents for the first time!!!! Thrilled and terrified! Now we have three boys and still feel thrilled and terrified. :)
How did you tell your partner you were pregnant?
How did you share the good new with the father-to-be?
My husband, the scientist. I did a pregnancy test. First thing, he'd want to know if I'd double-checked. Then, he'd want to know if I'd done the test right. (Lots of scientific skeptic in him!)
I went to work leaving the positive test on a piece of paper with "Hello Daddy!" written on it, with the TV remote next to it, only thing I could guarantee he would actually see.
Hahaha TOTALLY get that... or by the Xbox.... lol
well this was really a nyc surprise 4 him..i must say..
With my children did a couple different thing with first wrapped up test and gave to him, second one was a card how we are making something special with ten fingers and ten toes and due in august.
I told him we would have to save up for a bigger vehicle! Lol! Our 8 seater is full! ;))
I found out right after Thanksgiving (oops!) by taking a pregnancy test, I took another one to be sure, and then I kept a third one. We were at my parent's house, in between moves from Japan to Hawaii, getting his green card together, spending the holidays with my folks, last snow before Hawaii, etc, and we went to New York for a couple days, while he was sightseeing I went shopping and got a I ♥NY bib, and wrapped it up, and gave it and another (fresh) test to him on Christmas morning!
But......he told me he already knew because my body temperature had been high, and my boobs started to look different.
kind of anticlimactic but he was still excited. He was more excited when I actually popped out though!
I was in the area so I walked to my Fiances work and showed him the test. He was a server at a restaurant at the time and was punching in the order and almost fell over! He just went blank and couldn't figure out what to punch in. then he put his hand to his head and smiled. For some time he was shocked. Neither of us planned or expected it, but as a father of our toddler now I couldnt have asked for more ♥
my ex he told me every time I got pregnant. And about how far a long I was before I even saw a Doctor. The Doctor just conformed what he had told me, but I didn't tell anyone that mostly him. Because he would have come back" with see I'm always right." That is just one of the reasons that he is now my ex. I have 2 beautiful daughters by him though.
i waited months, til i started showing.
I told my mom first, it was really early in the morning and couldn't get the words out. Finally told her that I was pregnant and not in those words and she was quiet but not mad. I was 22 at the time and she then went on to tell my dad, they weren't upset though, they where happy they where going to be parents not to mention very supportive when I told them I was going to be a single mom. So I was lucky.
i handed my positive test strips to my husband calling him outside the toilet saying i idk wht is it..lol...when he saw he was surprised dat it is positive..
I told my partner I was pregnant over the phone, I went out got the test, done it in the toilets and then rang him. He was thrilled,mgood job really as I fell pregnant agan when my son was only 6mths old. I txt him that time but again he was thrilled.
The day i found out i was pregnant with my first was the day a good friend of mine had her baby. I told my husband, "My friend had her baby this morning! And we're having one too!"
With our second i gave my husband a picture frame with a picture of our daughter in it. The frame said, "Brand New Big Sister"
WIth our third i baked a cake and put 3 candles it. When he asked what the cake was for i told him the candles represented our children. It took him a second but once he got it he was shocked!! (baby #2 was only 9 months old at the time!)
With our fourth i found out right after Father's Day. I wrapped up the test and told him it was a late Father's Day present.
With our fifth i used pink and blue papers and made a banner that i hung on the mantle (first thing he'd see when he came home from work) that said, "Welcome Home Daddy of 5!"
he told me i was i was indenial
with our oldest child, we had been trying for 2 years and had two miscarriages so there was no fanfare when I tested positive. When I tested positive with our second child it was a little more mysterious. I had tested negative earlier in the week and then I was a full week late I tested again. This time it was positive but it was also our 10th Anniversary. It probably wasn't the "cleanest:" thing to do, but I put the test stick (in a baggie) and gave it to my husband in his anniversary card. He was quite surprised! :)
We just celebrated our 20th Anniversary and there were no surprises! LOL
he guessed
We had been trying with no success for months, so we had decided to relax and give it up for awhile. A couple of months later, I had the flu and had been throwing up for days. My mom had asked if I thought I was pregnant and I told her I "was way too sick to be pregnant". Finally, my husband took me in to the clinic. He waited in the lobby while I went in. I about fell off the table when my doctor told me "I was just a little bit pregnant."! I went to check out and my husband approached and asked what the doctor had said. I said, "The doctor said you are going to be a dad!"! He picked me up and spun me all around the lobby in joy!
I just came out of the toilet at home waving the pregnancy test ;)
My husband told me with our last one- he kept asking if Aunt Flo had showed up yet!! The second I was late he made me take a pregnancy test, was he excited or what???
I didn't tell him. The doctor told us. We were in it together from the beginning
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It is not very discreet or modest.
Talking about pregnancy isn't discreet or modest?? LOL, is it 1812?
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Babies are apparently the new threat to the Constitution.
The 14th Amendment isn't one most of us think a lot about. The First Amendment gets a lot of play for free speech and religion reasons. The right loves the Second Amendment because it deals with their beloved guns. And we're all familiar from our favorite cop shows with the Fifth Amendment right to remain silent.
But I'm betting that until recently, most Americans weren't focused on the 14th Amendment. Some know it relates to the crazy notions of due process and equal protection (yes, I did enjoy my Con Law class in law school). But now the conservative right thinks it's found a way to strip those pesky "anchor babies" -- children born in the U.S. to non-U.S. citizens -- of their Constitutional right to American citizenship.
On its face, some think that's a good idea to get a better handle on immigration issues. I say it's just racism in disguise.
Section One of the 14th Amendment was passed to ensure that all slaves (read: black people) were granted citizenship after the Civil War, and states:
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.
It was necessary to amend the Constitution to create and protect people of a particular skin color. Now, while no one is talking specifically about race, it's clear that the movement to change the 14th Amendment is about people who come in all shades of brown.
The good news for millions of children is that the Constitution can't be changed just by passing a law or the whim of a few powerful lawmakers. (The Founding Fathers knew what they were doing on that front.) The whole constitutional amendment process is difficult at best even when there's popular support. Exhibit A on that front is what happened to the extremely popular Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s.
But many on the right claim that the word "all" in the 14th Amendment's language doesn't really mean "all" and that it should be "interpreted" to mean only those who are born to people who are here legally. I know sometimes we like to debate the meaning of simple words like "is" and "all," but is this argument really coming from the same bunch of people who lecture us at every turn that the Constitution must, MUST they say, be read and enforced only by the plain language of the document and not someone's interpretation?
Attention conservatives -- you can't have it both ways.
While at least one Canadian mother I know hasn't been treated well when trying to cross our border, I'd be pretty shocked if people like GOP Senators Lindsey Graham, Mitch McConnell, and House Minority Leader John Boehner started popular protests to keep those from Toronto or Montreal from popping into the U.S. in their eighth month of pregnancy. Nor do I foresee them dispatching border patrols to stop the reported increase in Chinese mothers coming here on pregnancy vacays to obtain citizenship for their children.
Yes, we have immigration issues in America, but let's be honest about all this. The sudden outcry of Republicans to kick out children born here to immigrants without papers is about race and class and fear. These children are already American citizens and there are those who want to strip citizenship from small children so they can feel good about kicking out whole families and say, "Hey, they were never really Americans, so no harm, no foul!"
This is about creating the illusion that the GOP has a handle on fixing our immigration system and about instilling fear among voters that if we allow brown children to stay -- Who. Were. Already. Citizens. -- their families will stay too, and then who knows what happens to our country and our economy.
As the mother of a Chinese-American daughter, don't think it doesn't send chills down my spine about who the uber-right might want to kick out next. I knew I might one day be thankful that we got our daughter's Certificate of Citizenship right after her adoption and didn't choose to just rely on her passport as evidence of being American. Because if some decide out of fear to take citizenship away from one class of children, it's not that much of a stretch to imagine a world where it could happen to the rest of us.
Those advocating it know that an amendment to the Constitution that would change the meaning of the word "all" isn't going to happen -- it's just their way of ginning up a lot of race-based and economic angst in time for the mid-term elections.
Turning brown babies into criminals? That's an interesting family value that has not-so-subtle racial overtones from the people who talk so fondly about family values.
You can read Joanne's political commentary every week here at Speaker of the House. She also likes to write about how motherhood influences her views of the world at several other sites, including her place, PunditMom.
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Sandy Cooper, managing broker of The Sterling Cos., 1040 Main Ave., Suite 1, was awarded the Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager designation conferred by the Council of Real Estate Brokerage Managers.
The council, an affiliate of the National Association of Realtors, is the professional organization for brokerage management. The designation is recognized as the highest level of professional achievement. Candidates must complete academic and professional courses covering such topics as finance, marketing, training, recruiting and strategic planning.
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Oil, gas taxation workshop to be held
Gervais & Associates, PC, CPAs will host Essentials of Oil and Gas Taxation presented by Tulsa University professor Pat Hennessee, a nationally renowned natural-gas and oil taxation specialist.
The two-day workshop will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 13 and 14 at the Bank of Colorado, 1199 Main Ave. For more information, call Kathy Walker at 385-1002.
State Farm agency announces new hire
Chris Latshaw of State Farm welcomes Laurie Hahn to his team.
Hahn has extensive experience and knowledge with farm and ranch insurance policies. She is a lifelong Durango resident and can assist customers with life, home, auto and business insurance.
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Black Canyon Builders receives honor
Durango-based Black Canyon Builders earned top honors in the judges selection for Green Building at the 2012 Durango Parade of Homes.
A comprehensive list of environmentally responsible materials and methods used in the home, including energy-efficiency ratings, can be found on the Black Canyon Builders blog at http://blog.blackcanyonbuilders.net.
For more information, call 903-9577 or visit www.blackcanyonbuilders.net.
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