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Right from the start, the object of this project was to get on the track as soon as possible. That's why I chose a car that had already been prepared for competition and had a successful race history. The car, a 1985 Volkswagen GTI, had been raced for almost 10 years in the Central Division of the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and came with all the required safety equipment, suspension modifications and engine tweaks to be ready to hit the track running. That was the theory. The reality is that no car that you buy, no matter what you might think, hope or believe, is ever really truly race ready.
Very few SCCA Club Racing cars are suitable for driving on the street. In the Improved Touring category, minimal ground clearance, significant negative camber of the front and rear wheels, nearly slick shaved tires and the prospect of encountering potholes and rain showers means the cars are primarily for use only on a racetrack .
So how do you go about checking if everything works when you can't blast up and down your local freeway? The answer is to take your car to a speed shop that has a chassis dynamometer. For a reasonable amount of money, you can run your car up through the gears while it is running on large rollers, measure the horsepower and torque at the wheels, and develop a baseline for further tuning.
I found a shop nearby called Advanced Imports (www.RX7store.net). It builds high-horsepower turbocharged Mazda RX-7s for rich clients in the Midwest. I trailered my VW racecar to the shop to find out how it would run. It cost $100 to make several runs on the dyno, and each time I made adjustments in ignition timing and fuel enrichment to try to find the best setup.
Ultimately, my Golf made 98 hp at 5250 rpm and 105 lb-ft of torque at 4500 rpm with a total ignition advance of 28 degrees. Given a typical 10% or so loss through the transmission, this compared favorably with the 102 bhp at the flywheel that a stock eight-valve GTI should make, but it was pretty pathetic compared to the 500- to 600-bhp engines in the hot-rod turbo RX-7 motors. The numbers didn't matter to me as much as the fact the car ran cleanly throughout its rpm range and everything, including the cooling and oil systems, worked as it was supposed to, without any leaks or other problems. I also discovered an annoying problem--the car wouldn't idle after it was warm, but I could look into that in my home garage.
I quickly found the idle problem--a shop rag had somehow been left in the intake manifold during the engine assembly process. It completely blocked the primary throttle valve, meaning no air could get through to let the car idle. Once I removed the rag, the car settled down to a smooth purr. On the other hand, had I not put the car on the dyno, I might have spent half the day at the track trying to find the problem. My $100 was well spent, even if I wondered how much horsepower the engine had lost breathing through a greasy rag.
With the horsepower and torque versus rpm from the dynamometer runs, and knowing the tire diameter, the final drive ratio and the gear ratios in the GTI's five-speed transmission, I could now calculate the best shift speeds for maximum acceleration in each of the gears. Although some racers simply crank the engine to redline in each gear before shifting and hope for the best, a better way is to shift at a rev count where the engine speed in the next gear will land in the fattest part of the torque curve. This is especially true for a class like Improved Touring, where you're limited to the gear ratios in the standard production transmission. Use this calculation:
MPH = (RPM x tire diameter (in.) x 3.14 x 60)(gear ratio x final drive ratio x 5280 x 12)
My Golf has 205/55R14 tires, so their inflated diameter is (205 x .55 x 2)/25.4 + 14 = 22.9 in. The actual rolling diameter of a tire is about 5% less than its inflated diameter, so we'll use 21.8 in. The final drive of my Golf is 4.3:1, and knowing the gear ratios, I can calculate the speed in each gear for various engine rpm. Why is all of this math important? Armed with this table, and the horsepower and torque curves from the dynamometer runs, I can figure out approximately at which rpm to shift gears to give me the best acceleration. Ignoring first gear (I only need it when leaving the pits), I can see that shifting at 6250 rpm (the stock redline) from second will correspond to 45 mph. When I go into third gear, the car will still be traveling at 45 mph and so the engine speed from the table will be just under 4500 rpm. This is right near the torque peak, and the engine will continue to pull strongly. If I had shifted at 5000 rpm from second to third at 36 mph, the engine speed would have dropped to 3500 rpm in third, significantly below the engine's torque peak, affecting acceleration. Using this logic, I can determine the following approximate optimum shift points:
2nd to 3rd gear 6250 rpm
3rd to 4th gear 6000 rpm
4th to 5th gear 6000 rpm
If I were to delay my shifts to 6500 rpm from third to fourth, for example, I would shift into fourth above 5000 rpm, above the fattest part of the torque curve where there's less potential for hard acceleration. Does this mean you should always shift at these speeds? No. Sometimes you can save a shift by extending a bit further in a lower gear. What it does tell me is that, even when racing, there is no need to rev my 8V Golf engine much above its stock redline of 6250 rpm.
Even a car like my Race Ready Golf, one that was on the track just last year, has plenty of small projects that need attention. There is nothing worse than sitting on the grid with a dead battery. Batteries take abuse during a racing season as heat and vibration degrade their performance and life expectancy. It is also an easy item to change and provided an opportunity to improve the mounting bracket to make sure the battery stays firmly in place. In the process of playing around with the battery, I also found that the alternator had been incorrectly wired and wasn't providing a charge. This would have been another annoying thing to find at the track.
Most racing organizations prohibit the use of anti-freeze in track cars--it's very slippery and takes a long time to dry. I emptied the radiator and refilled it with filtered tap water, throwing a bottle of water-wetting agent and corrosion inhibitor into the cooling system to keep things cooler and help prevent corrosion of the VW's aluminum head. I also discovered a minor leak in one of the heater hoses and replaced it with a new one.
My Golf came with Toyo Proxes RA1 shaved tires and a mounted set of the same in full tread for rain, so for the short term the car was just about set to go racing.One of my objectives in Project Race Ready Golf is to sample racing alternatives to the usual SCCA club racing programs. One such alternative is the National Auto Sport Association (www.nasaproracing.com) or NASA, a group of racing enthusiasts formed in 1991 on the West Coast. It's been quite successful, growing to 15 regional chapters and more than 10,000 members. NASA has a very extensive High Performance Driver Education (HPDE) track time-trial program as well as several series for wheel-to-wheel racing.
Among these is the Pro Sedan class, which is structured in a very similar way to the SCCA Improved Touring classes. With a 3-day race event set for early April at Mid-Ohio Racetrack, I signed up for one day of sprint races ($175 entry fee) and for the 1-hour endurance race ($125 entry fee) in the Pro Sedan 3 category.
I had never raced at Mid-Ohio before, so in addition to learning a new car and racing with a new organization, I was also having to learn a new track. I studied the track map, read all that I could from various Web racing sites, and watched a few streaming videos from the Internet to get a sense of it in action. NASA's procedure was relatively painless, providing on-line race registration and good information before the event on its Web site and by e-mail from event coordinator Lawrence Mansier. Once at the track, the car easily passed its technical inspection, and I was issued a NASA logbook. There was a casual atmosphere around the place. Everyone seemed to be there to have a good time, yet everything ran efficiently and on time. The weather was cold but sunny, and I was looking forward to a nice weekend racing my new car for the first time.
My first session was in mid morning, and the temperature was in the low 40s. As I left the pits and accelerated onto the track, I was grateful for the time I 'd spent on the dyno, confident the car would at least make it around the track under its own power. I was also happy to have studied videos of the track; now it seemed pretty familiar--that is until I turned in just a bit too early coming out of Thunder Valley on my second lap. The rear tires caught the edge of the curbing, and before I knew it I was in a big spin across the grass at 70+ mph. When everything stopped spinning, I realized that I was pointed the right way down the track, so I put the car into second gear and continued on. By the end of the session, I had caught Sam Mandich in his Neon, the only other car in the Pro Sedan 3 category. I was content to follow him around the track for several laps until the end of the session.
I had started out with the front tires inflated to 33 psi and the rears at 30.5 psi when they were cold. After coming off the track, I measured front 38.5 psi and rear 36 psi, which seemed pretty good for the Toyos. I was curious about the car's weight and went to the scales, finding that the combination of car and driver, with a nearly full tank of gas, was 2,350 lb. The rules mandated a minimum weight of 2,280 lb, so I reasoned that when the tank was about one-quarter full, I would be at or near the legal weight. The scales also told me the weight at each wheel position, and I noted that the right front was much heavier than the left front and that the left rear was carrying almost all of the rear weight of the car. Because our Project Race Ready Golf has adjustable springs, I spent the next hour or so making adjustments and running back to the scales to try and get the weights even. This is done by jacking up the car and then raising or lowering the spring perches on each corner. I finally settled for even weights on the rear tires and the fronts within 100 lb of each other. Besides, it was time for my qualifying run.
On my second lap of qualifying, downshifting from fifth to fourth to third, I suddenly had no drive to the wheels. I coasted halfway around the track and finally rolled to a stop in the grass in front of a flagging station, well off the racing line. The engine was running fine, and the clutch would engage and disengage; there was no drive to the front wheels. I waited until the end of my qualifying session and through the next until a tow truck came and pulled me back to the paddock. Several other racers crowded around and watched the transmission as I started the engine and put the car into gear.
One of them immediately pointed out that the halfshaft was moving but that the wheel wasn't, a symptom of a broken constant velocity (CV) joint. I didn't have a spare with me, but I called International Parts Store (www.intlpartsstore.com) and found it had a left halfshaft in stock. My wife kindly offered to bring it to the track as I began disassembling the left side of the front axle. The parts arrived just as my race began, but at least I would be able to make the next day's Enduro.
Sunday's weather was much worse than the day before. It was snowing when I arrived at the track, and I did my Enduro practice and qualifying session on full-tread Toyo tires, tiptoeing around the wet and slushy track surface. It didn't look too promising, but by lunch the sun was out and a strong wind had come up, helping to dry the track. In a show of optimism, I switched to shaved dry tires and went to the grid for my race.
Aside from my first practice session the day before, this was really my first chance to drive the dry track, and for the next hour during the race I worked on learning the racing line and figuring out where I could brake less and carry more speed through the corners. I finally caught the Spec Miata of Charles Boehly and for five or six laps worked hard on trying to pass him. His smaller car was faster down the straights, but mine seemed to have the edge in cornering. It was fun, and maybe I would have gotten by him but the hour was up and out came the checkered flag. Even with the minor problems, I still count the weekend a success. There are a few mechanical things I now know need my attention. The windshield wipers work very slowly, so the linkage probably needs to be taken apart and cleaned. Sometimes the car doesn't go into fifth gear on the first try; an adjustment can be made to fix that problem.
Overall, I'm pleased with how the car handled and how well the engine pulled. Even when the CV joint broke, it was comforting to know that I was racing a car that's so common, I could find the pieces I needed in stock at an auto parts store on a Saturday afternoon.
With about a month before Project Race Ready Golf's next race meeting, I should have just enough time to fix the little problems. Next time I hope the car will truly be race ready.
Costs for Mid Ohio
Race gas (100 octane)
10 gal. @ $4.50/gal. $45
Graphics for Pro Sedan
and Enduro class decals (6) $60
Dynamometer testing $100
Race entry ($175 + $125) $300
New battery $60
New halfshaft (racer discount) $85
NASA membership $35
NASA race license $55
Total $740
(Not including hotel, meals and tow vehicle costs)
|Vehicle Speed (mph)
1.8-liter, 8V, sohc, four-cylinder
Cast-iron block, aluminum head
Fuel System
Bosch CIS fuel injection
Mild porting and three-angle valve job
Bosal header and Turbomax race muffler; K&N air filter; oil cooler; engine stay rod; Autotech Power Module fuel enrichment; disabled knock sensor; deep oil pan with windage tray; new motor mounts
Transverse front engine, front-wheel drive
ModificationsNew stock flywheel; four-puck racing clutch; OPM clutch-type limited slip; 4.30:1 final drive ratio; shift linkage rebuilt with Neuspeed weighted shift rod
FRONT: Koni single adjustable struts; Carrera camber plates; Eibach 450 lb/in. coil springs; Delrin lower control arm bushings; strut tower brace; no front anti-roll bar
CAMBER3.5 degrees negative
TOE1/8-in. toe out
Koni single adjustable shocks; Eibach 475 lb/in. coil springs; Delrin lower control rear bushings; OPM rear anti-roll bar
2.5 degrees negativeTOE0 toe out
Stock front and rear rotors with Porterfield racing brake pads; braided stainless- steel brake lines
Stock VW 6J14 GTI alloy wheels; wheel studs and lug-nuts replacing O.E. bolts
205/55VR14 Toyo Proxes RA1 tires--shaved
Eight-point welded-in rollcage; NASCAR-style intrusion bars; G-Force five-point racing harness; window net; fire extinguisher; MOMO pedal pads; lightweight aluminum racing seat; kill switch; fuel sample port


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On another thread the topic of how much tax the rich pay came up. According to everyone but me, the rich do not pay any taxes, they simply raise the price of the good they produce to cover for the tax hike.
Here's an example:
"The rich do not pay taxes, we pass the cost of taxes over to the consumers. I am retired, and 90% of my income comes from rental income. If tax rates go up, then rents will go up - plain and simple."
I can understand the business owner would try pass the cost on to the consumer but doesn't this violate the basic laws of supply and demand? If you raise the price of a good, demand for that good will fall and your profits wil be reduced at some point, correct?
Suppose you sell widgets. Your cost is $1 and you sell the widgets for $2 and the tax rate is 0%. The demand for those widgets is 1 million in a year so you make a profit of a million dollars. Now suppose the tax rate is 50%. So you raise the price of the widget to $3 to cover the tax increase. But here's the catch. At 3$ a widget you can't sell 1 million widgets! So your profit gets reduced. So you ARE paying taxes.
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Illinois can appeal it to SCOTUS, but I don't think the current makeup favors them and as mentioned, there's some states that don't want SCOTUS to answer this question (NY,CA, etc). However, on Fox, Mike Flannery was talking about states with may issue not wanting this to go to SCOTUS. But isn't there a court case regarding Maryland already in the pipeline regarding may issue?
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Very interesting article from Marvelena Quesada Gray Below please find the Associated Press article announcing the Helen Keller exhibit at AFB's New York headquarters. We are very pleased to report that it has already been picked up by the New York Times, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Times and Guardian websites. Carl Augusto and Helen Selsdon, AFB's archivist are both quoted throughout the piece. Enjoy! NYC exhibit tells the fuller story of Helen Keller By ULA ILNYTZKY (AP) NEW YORK - "Cat, cat, cold, cold, doll, doll" were Helen Keller's first handwritten words, and they represent an important moment in the remarkable life of a woman who helped bring about meaningful change for the disabled by writing incessantly to state Legislatures, Congress and presidents. Written on a single page in a neat handwriting, the words are the first document to greet visitors at a new exhibition, "Helen Keller: A Daring Adventure," opening May 7 at the midtown Manhattan headquarters of the American Foundation for the Blind. Elsewhere in the exhibit, a photograph shows a blind salesman operating a newsstand with an accompanying letter from Keller to President Franklin D. Roosevelt that says, "Work is the only way for the blind to forget the dark, and the obstacles in their path." The foundation is letting the public see some of its vast Helen Keller holdings as part of a fundraising effort to digitize the archival collection totaling 80,000 letters, photographs, books and artifacts bequeathed by Keller, who worked for the foundation for 44 years. Keller, whose childhood is depicted in the play and film "The Miracle Worker," lost her hearing and vision at 19 months. She wrote her first words when she was 7 years old, just 15 weeks after her beloved teacher, Anne Sullivan, arrived at the Keller household in 1887. Her enormous progress is demonstrated in another letter just two years later in which she writes, "I study about the earth and the animals, and I like arithmetic exceedingly. I learn many new words too. Exceedingly is one that I learned yesterday." The two documents are among 61 of Keller's personal items on display, 31 of which have never before been in a public exhibition. She joined the American Foundation for the Blind in 1924, three years after it was founded. "This is an extraordinary event by our organization to provide this kind of public access," said Carl R. Augusto, the foundation's president. Keller became "a prolific writer, a peacemaker, a passionate advocate, not just for blind and disabled people, but for equal rights," Augusto said. Keller was constantly pushing for more and better programs, products and technologies for the disabled. Many services for the disabled today are due to her efforts, such as talking books, a uniform Braille system, increased Social Security payments for the blind and legislation that allowed visually impaired people to run newsstands. Helen Selsdon, the foundation's archivist, hopes visitors will come to understand the breadth of Keller's accomplishments. "She transcended her time. She was unflinching to her commitments to her ideals ... her activism," she said. The press clippings, photographs, letters and artifacts in the exhibit demonstrate Keller's huge influence. Keller knew great minds and leaders, from W.E.B. Du Bois to Albert Einstein to Dwight Eisenhower and could work with anyone, Selsdon said "She did more than anyone hopes to do with all our senses. She flew around the world in the 1940s and '50s when she was in her 60s and 70s," Selsdon said. Keller wrote to Roosevelt asking his support for the foundation's Talking Book Program. After he signed an executive order establishing the National Library Service for the Blind in 1935 that appropriated funds for the program, she thanked him, calling it "the most constructive aid to the blind since the invention of Braille." She was born to a prominent Alabama family, and Alexander Graham Bell and Mark Twain were great admirers of hers. It was Twain who coined the phrase "miracle worker" in describing Sullivan's remarkable work with Keller. Visitors will learn that Keller was not only an advocate for the disabled, but also a suffragette, socialist and an early member of the American Civil Liberties Union. She was in favor of birth control as early as 1916, according to a letter she wrote to a socialist magazine defending anarchist Emma Goldman for advocating birth control. Two months earlier, in a letter to Keller, Goldman said she had been looking for "a big, brave American woman" for 25 years and "you are among the very few." And in a 1933 letter to German students who burned her book "How I Became a Socialist" she wrote: "History has taught you nothing if you think you can kill ideas." She also visited 35 countries, helping to open schools and revolutionize services for the blind. The gifts she received from dignitaries and admirers are part of the exhibition. Among those being shown for the first time are a silver-bound bible from her 1952 visit to Israel and a Zulu shield with an accompanying letter from the tribe that says the shield "is an equipment of a great warrior and that is how we think of you." Keller died in 1968 at age 87, four years after receiving the nation's highest civilian award, the Medal of Freedom. Augusto imagines that if she were alive today, she would be leading the foundation in expanding the use of technology to people with disabilities. Other personal effects on display include Keller's desk, a phone that provided her with a direct link to the fire department and her 1955 honorary Oscar for the documentary based on her life, "Helen Keller in Her Story." The exhibition, running through July 30, is accessible to people with vision loss. The foundation said it hopes to feature additional material from the archive in future exhibitions. 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State law in Ohio requires every individual associated with a crash on an open street or parking garage to report the occurrence to police. The attempt at manslaughter statute likewise forces lawful obligations to stay on the scene, talk with specialists, ready crisis medicinal faculty when wounds happen, and, when conceivable, give emergency treatment to individuals who got injured in the disaster area.
The guidelines apply similarly to the individual who causes the crash and the casualties. One of the ramifications of this is casualties of attempt at manslaughter crashes can get accused of driving off after a disaster area. Another is that neglecting to bring in a crash can enormously muddle the protection claims process, in extensive part in light of the fact that no official police report will get produced.
Do see, nonetheless, that leaving a note on a stopped auto can ensure a to blame driver. Moreover, a man who returns to a harmed auto won't confront issues for neglecting to report the occurrence promptly after it happened. At the point when an attempt at manslaughter includes an abandoned vehicle, some slack is permitted.
How a Victim Can Face Blame for a Hit and Run
Picture a four vehicle heap up at a crossing point. A truck driver set off the bind response by neglecting to brake in time while moving toward a red light. He hammers into the back of an auto, pushing it into the way of movement crossing from a side road with a green light. In the event that both the truck driver and the individual in the auto take off without keeping an eye on individuals in alternate autos, without giving proclamations and protection data to law requirement officers, and without calling 911, both can be accused of the offense that Ohio courts call leaving the scene of a mishap.
Issues With Hit-Skip Victim-Blaming
Despite the fact that the individual driving the vehicle was a casualty of the truck driver's carelessness or rashness, the individual needs to consent to the attempt at manslaughter law with a specific end goal to maintain a strategic distance from conceivable criminal outcomes. The casualty may have terrified or recently expected that he or she didn't have to stick around on the grounds that the truck driver was obviously to blame. Police and the court would not be slanted to acknowledge either pardon at confront esteem, so employing an attempt at manslaughter guard legal advisor would be a smart thought for the driver.
Past the lawful concern, staying on the scene would save the driver from going under doubt of creating any piece of the disaster area and delivering any wounds. Essentially getting blamed for inducing an attempt at manslaughter impact can make recording and gathering on protection claims inconceivable. Guarantors will endeavor to deny claims from a driver they accept to be to blame.
Talking with an attorney who does attempt at manslaughter barrier can help in a circumstance like this. The lawyer will have the capacity to sort out and exhibit confirmation to help the casualty's entitlement to make claims. The legal counselor could likewise utilize proof to clarify why leaving the scene of the mishap would be justifiable and trivial.


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The peak of the famously visible Perseid meteor shower starts this week! This year's show, coinciding with a new moon and excellent viewing conditions, should be especially spectacular—especially if you follow these tips for an excellent viewing experience:
Update: Just to be clear on dates—meteors should be visible tonight, Tuesday 8/10 through the morning of Wednesday 8/11, and tomorrow night, Wednesday 8/11 through the morning of Thursday 8/12, but the height of the shower, and the nights that will see the most meteors, are Thursday 8/12 and Friday 8/13 and their associated mornings.
Find a wide-open space to watch. You'll want a good view of the whole sky, even the bits near the edge. Try calling up that one guy you hooked up with who had roof access. If he doesn't pick up, leave a threatening voice message, because why not.
Watch the Perseus constellation. The meteors don't actually come out of Perseus, but are named after the constellation because they appear to. This NASA illustration of my Brooklyn neighborhood will show you where to look in relation to the constellations:
Avoid places with a lot of light pollution. The further away from bright lights you are, the more meteors you'll be able to see. If you live in a rural area, try driving out to a field, or something. You've got to have a field somewhere near you, right? If you live in a city, consider moving. It's a buyer's market!
Be early—the prettiest meteors come early in the evening. Right after the sun sets, when the meteor shower is low in the sky, the meteors will streak beautifully across long portions of the sky.
Be patient—the peak won't come till late. The height of the shower, when meteors will be most frequent, usually occurs between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. your local time (depending on latitude), as the Earth moves directly into the path of the debris. So be prepared to wait! Maybe bring a book, to use as kindling for a nice fire.
Invite friends. But only the good-looking ones! No, just kidding; you can invite whichever friends you want. Just remember that this is a good chance to hook up.
Bring blankets. The best position to watch the shower is lying down, so you have the fullest view possible of the sky. This is also the best position to make out. Just saying.
Put on bug repellent. We always forget to do this.
Do some research. Did you know that the Perseids are actually debris left behind by the Swift-Tuttle comet that the Earth passes through on its orbit every year? No? Then you'll look pretty dumb when someone asks you what the lights in the sky are, won't you?
Bring some beers. And obviously, we'd never suggest illegal drug use, ever, but wouldn't it be so weird if you developed glaucoma, just for this week, and your symptoms were only alleviated by marijuana? And also you bought a vaporizer?
Write it down so you remember. Seriously, how often have you totally meant to stay out and watch these and then just let it completely slip your mind?
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enjoy this re-post from the Dabah Purim Party 2012!
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Ok, I'm literally speechless as I post this spectacular Purim fantasy. I'm sure that every kid on the block will wish that Raquel Dabah was their grandma when she unveils this candy encrusted maypole on Purim Day. This is also a great kid's party or bridal shower idea. Raquel, you are amazing!!! Thank you for inspiring all of us! Happy Purim!
P.S. Obviously creativity is all in the family- Raquel's daughter Joyce is well known for her home decorating talents. Check out her website HERE.
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Every year on Purim, my mom dresses up, and my dad also wears a matching costume. My mom goes all out and invites everyone on the street to hear the Megillah and later have brunch at her home. She always creates a unique intricate theme. This year was the first time she singlehandedly created this maypole. It has stone encrusted ice cream cones, and packages of candy hanging from ribbons held together with baby hair clips, there are cellophane bags for the kids to come in and fill there bags with crunchie bars, marshmallows sour sticks, jellybeans, gumdrops, lollipops and more. She bags her own Hamatashen, sambusak, cheese cake and more. It's beautiful and delicious!"
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Transporter Room 3, Episode 52
Subscribe:From climbing turboshafts with Picard and Lily, to space-walking along the deflector dish to get to a photon launcher (!), we highlight a few bits we wish we could have seen. Plus, what were the earlier incarnations of what would become First Contact? Here's a hint: Data and Leonardo da Vinci… Nah, they'd never go that far! *Voyager fans shudder*
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Monday, March 3, 2014
Federer wins 6th Dubai Championships title
Monday, March 03, 2014 Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, roger federer
Roger Federer won a record sixth Dubai Championships by beating Tomas Berdych 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the final.
Federer delighted a packed stadium of fans who seemed biased for the Swiss in back-to-back wins over Novak Djokovic in the semifinals and Berdych.
"Things definitely went my way out here tonight," Federer said. "I've had a lot of tough matches in the last year and a half so it was nice to get a lucky break again."
The victory was hard fought as Federer lost the first serve and his serve in the second to trail 3-2.
Federer's win, his sixth here in the last 12 years, extends his record of winning at least one title a year to 14 consecutive years.
Federer improved his record over Berdych to 12-6 with the win. The last time they played, however, Berdych beat Federer in the Dubai semifinals last year.
"He's the greatest player of all time and he'll never give up and give you anything for free," Berdych said. "I knew that and thought I was ready for it, but my execution wasn't good enough to hold it to the end."
The loss ended Berdych's longest winning streak of his career at 11 matches.
In the first set, Federer's forehand looked shaky and he appeared a step slow.
After exchanging early service breaks, the third-seeded Berdych snared the go-ahead break in the sixth game. On a second break point at 30-40, Federer netted a backhand to lose serve.
In the second set, there was another early exchange of breaks. From 4-4, Federer won the final eight points of the set to even the set score.
"Everything happens very, very quickly and I was looking for better serving because that's what let me down the most in the beginning, getting broken three times in five, six service games," Federer said.
Both players had break opportunities in the first two games of the third set - Berdych three and Federer one - but each held.
Federer secured his way to victory when he broke Berdych on a second break point in the fourth game.
The Swiss faced two break points on his serve in the seventh game but held on for 5-2.
Berdych was able to save two Federer match points on his own serve in the eighth game. But the Czech couldn't stop Federer from serving out. On Federer's third match point at 40-15 in the ninth game, Berdych netted a backhand return.
"The match started pretty well and I had many chances," Berdych said. "It's very disappointing for me the way I handled that situation."
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Όνομα: Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins
Επάγγελμα: Professional Skateboarder
Γενέθλια: September 21, 1989
Her legal name is Lyndsey. She started using the nickname Lyn-Z in the 4th grade. Lyn-Z got into skateboarding when she was six years old. On November 21, 2009, she became the first female to land a 540 McTwist during the "Quiksilver Tony Hawk Show" in Paris, France.


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Prepaid carriers can offer an affordable alternative to traditional smartphone contracts. You pay more for your handset up front, but in return, they offer savings on voice and data plans and free you from a long-term contract.
Virgin Mobile, MetroPCS and U.S. Cellular are some of the more established and well-known prepaid carriers. But recently, several companies have launched new competitors that offer aggressive pricing on prepaid smartphone plans using a different approach.
This past week, I tested two of those services: Republic Wireless and Solavei. Republic Wireless offers unlimited voice, text and data for just $19 a month and uses Sprint's 3G network. To keep costs low, the carrier relies on the customer to use Wi-Fi for most of their calls and data, but doesn't force you to do so. Meanwhile, Solavei uses T-Mobile's network and offers a $49 per month unlimited plan, with the opportunity to make money by recruiting new customers.
They are enticing deals, no doubt, but both have issues that prevent me from recommending them over the competition.
Republic Wireless has a smartphone plan that almost seems too good to be true at $19 for unlimited everything. There are no hidden fees, but there are limitations. The first is handset selection. Currently, the carrier only offers the Motorola Defy XT. It costs $259 and includes a one-time $10 start-up fee.
To take advantage of Republic's service, the smartphone is capable of making calls over a Wi-Fi connection and Sprint's cellular 3G network. Once you're connected via Wi-Fi, it will use that connection for calls and data until you're out of range, at which point the phone switches over to Sprint. It does so without the need for an app or prompts from the user, but the process could be more streamlined.
I was able to connect to my home's Wi-Fi network with no problem, and a small green icon at the top of the screen alerted me that Wi-Fi calling was now enabled.
After making several calls, I found that Wi-Fi call quality was mediocre compared to cellular calls. Voices sounded far away even with volume at the highest level, and occasionally, the audio cut in and out. Switching to Sprint's network improved the sound quality on both ends of the call.
My biggest issue is that the phone can't seamlessly transfer calls from Wi-Fi to 3G. For example, while on a call with my brother, I left my house to go for a walk and once out of Wi-Fi range, the phone simply disconnected the call. It automatically redialed the number using Sprint's network, but still, it was very disruptive to the conversation.
Also, when not using Wi-Fi, you'll only get 3G speeds for surfing the Web, streaming video, downloading apps and so forth. Republic Wireless doesn't limit your usage of Sprint's network or charge you extra, which is nice, but you don't get the benefits of today's faster 4G LTE networks.
When trying to play a YouTube clip, the Defy XT took more than a few seconds longer to load the video compared to the 4G-enabled Motorola Droid Maxx HD, plus it delivered choppy video quality.
The Defy XT has other issues. It's running an old version of the Android operating system. The most current version is Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and the Defy XT runs version 2.3. As a result, you miss out on some of the latest features, such as Google Now's enhanced search capabilities and more detailed notifications. The phone also performed sluggishly in my tests.
Solavei, on the other hand, offers more flexibility in smartphone selection. You can either purchase the ZTE Origin from the carrier for $99 or bring your own unlocked GSM smartphone to use with the service, including the iPhone and Samsung Galaxy S III. There is a one-time $49 set-up fee, and plans cost $49 per month for unlimited voice, text and data using T-Mobile's network.
What makes Solavei interesting is that you can earn money by recruiting new customers. For every three subscribers you sign up, you receive $20. If you do so within the first 60 days of starting service, you receive $50. And as your network of recruits continues to grow, the more you get paid. Payments are made every month and deposited into a personal Visa PayCard, which the customer can use like a debit card.
Although this sounds a bit like the sometimes-controversial multi-level marketing employed by some companies in other industries, Solavei, whose founding team includes former executives from mobile data service company Motrocity and T-Mobile, says it has taken steps to ensure that its business model meets government regulations.
Also, customers are not required to recruit new subscribers to use the service. Personally, I don't like to bother my friends and family with such solicitations, so this aspect of Solavei doesn't appeal to me. But an affordable $49 smartphone plan does.
I tried the service on the HTC One S, and call quality was disappointing. While using the phone in the Washington D.C. area, I was able to get T-Mobile service everywhere, but oftentimes, the phone only showed one or two bars. There was a noticeable background hiss on all my calls. The audio was also spotty at times, though my friends said I sounded clear.
Solavei touts that it uses T-Mobile's 4G nationwide network, but it should be noted that T-Mobile doesn't yet have a 4G LTE network. Instead, it's using an enhanced 3G network.
In the D.C. area I averaged download speeds of 4.15 megabits per second (Mbps) and upload speeds of 1.08Mbps. By comparison, the iPhone 5 on Verizon's 4G LTE network offered average speeds of 26Mbps for downloads and 13Mbps for uploads.
If speed is important to you, you'll be better off going with one of the other prepaid carriers, such as MetroPCS or Virgin Mobile, which have 4G LTE service. For the budget conscious, Boost Mobile even offers a deal where it will reduce your monthly payment by $5 for every six on-time payments you make and can reduce your bill down to $40 per month.
Solavei and Republic Wireless are certainly two carriers to watch. Solavei gives you the freedom to bring your own device and earn some extra money, which might be appealing to some. But for most consumers, the established prepaid carriers offer greater device selection and competitive smartphone plans. Meanwhile, Republic Wireless's $19 monthly smartphone plan is extraordinarily cheap, but until it fixes some of the current drawbacks, I would wait before taking the plunge.


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I am 25, and for several years I had a terrible habit of biting my lips. (Like actually biting the skin off of them). I have since managed to stop biting them (very difficult) but have been disapointed that they will never heal. I have this problem for a couple of years now: the skin grows back, hardens, and when it gets wet, turns white, and peels. It just wipes off if I touch it.
After searching on the internet, I found another forum where people have the EXACT problem as I do, only, one of them has to been to doctors, to no avail. He's baffled all kinds of doctors and tried all kinds of medications and nothing works.
The reason I used to bite my lips is because they constantly felt like they had something on them, like paper, and I had to get it off. Now I am wondering, if all along, the reason I was biting, was because of a problem with the skin?
Does anyone know what this is?
-There is no pain (unless I peel too soon, then skin underneath is raw)
-Skin dies every 2 to 3 days
-It's only half my lip, the half closer to the inside of my lip, and inside of my lip (the outer part of my lip is still normal type of skin)
-There is a distinct different in the two types of skin - one is hard and not stretchy, one is normal
-If I don't peel, the hard skin peels away from the normal skin... it looks ugly
What could this possibly be?
This is the other discussion I was referring to. My symptoms match the first poster and many of the replies:
I hope somebody can please help me get to the bottom of this I want my lips back!!! :( I'm 25 and this has been going on far too long!
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The value of a property of a repository item can be another repository item. Both multi-valued properties and single-valued properties can have repository items as property values. This is a powerful feature, and allows you much greater flexibility in defining a database schema that your application accesses as a repository.
Consider as a simple example a repository that contains books and authors. You can represent both books and authors as repository items, which enables you to do things like this:
Repository gsa = ...; String myBookId = ...; // get my book from the db RepositoryItem book = gsa.getItem(myBookId,descriptorName); // get the author of my book (it's a dynamic bean too!) RepositoryItem author = (RepositoryItem)book.getPropertyValue("author");
Without support for objects as properties, the application must get an
authorId from the book and perform another lookup to get the actual author.
You can specify that a repository item property is another repository item, rather than a primitive, with the
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Repository items of the
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A brand new adventure
Classic characters
Take control of Disney's Phineas and Ferb and rescue the city of Danville from a marauding army of… household appliances? That could only mean one thing, right?
Yes, the dastardly Dr. Doofenshmirtz's latest wacky scheme has gone awry. Everyday gadgets of the tri-state area are now springing to life and causing chaos in the local neighbourhood.
It'll be up to you to guide boy-geniuses Phineas and Ferb and their friend Perry the Platypus through an epic adventure to save the city. Use the touchscreen and camera to tackle everything from bad-tempered toasters to manic microwaves.
Can the whiz-kids end the robot rebellion and stop Dr Doof once and for all? Find out in Phineas and Ferb: Day of Doofenshmirtz, exclusive to PS Vita.


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Blood is a major part of the human body. It is required for most functions of cells. Blood is comprised of 3 main sections: Plasma, Thrombocytes, red blood cell (Erythrocytes), White Blood Cells (Leukocytes).
Plasma contains many molecules ranging from clotting factors, dissolved proteins and even carbon dioxide through respiration. Plasma is extremely important in the transport of metabolites such as ATP an glucose around the body. It also can contain waste molecules such as urea and lactic acid.
Thrombocytes are used in the clotting process and used to clog a broken seal with the aid of clotting factors via the Intrinsic pathway.
Erythrocytes are used in gas exchange using the protein Haemoglobin (Hb). The most distinct characteristic of the Erythrocytes is their unique biconcave shape. To be more specific, erythrocytes are flat and disc-shaped with indentations in the middle of both sides. This contribute to the ease of carrying and transporting oxygen across the whole blood stream. Erythrocytes are also able to demonstrate their membrane flexibility by being able to squeeze through the very tiny and narrow blood capillaries[1].
Leukocytes are used to defend the body against pathogens via phagocytosis or antibody production. There are many leukocytes differing in their mechanisms and appearance (granular/agranular): lymphocytes, monocytes, basophils and eosinophils.
Blood Pressure
Blood pressure is the pressure of the blood vessels exerted by circulating blood. It is normally measured at upper arm using a sphygmomanometer. During a heartbeat, there are two types of blood pressure is measured. One is 'upper' systolic pressure (contraction) and another is 'lower' diastolic (relaxation) pressure. Normal blood pressure for a healthy person is 120/80 mmHg (systolic/diastolic).
Blood Group Systems
There are 30 blood groups systems recognised by International Society of Blood Transfusion. The major blood group systems are ABO Blood Group System and Rh Blood Group System.
- ↑ Sherwood (2010) Human Physiology (From Cells to Systems), 7th edition, Canada : BROOKS/COLE CENGAGE Learning. page 392-4
External Links
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N.P. ''Sandy'' Dodge IV was born and raised in Omaha. He is currently the Chairman of the Board for the NP Dodge Company. Sandy started working for the company when he was 18 years old then served a tour in the Air Force before returning in 1962. Sandy led the company for 36 years before transitioning leadership to his son, Nate Dodge in 2014.
Nate Dodge was born and raised in Omaha. He is the fifth NP Dodge to take on the role of President of NP Dodge Company. Nate is committed to the same solid principles the company was founded on in 1855. He enjoys being active in the community, having served as the Chairman of the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, Executive Committee of the New Community Development Corporation, and as a director of Bridges Investment Council. Though Nate maintains a busy professional life, his favorite roles are husband and dad.
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Materials producer PolyOne Corp. of Avon Lake, Ohio, is releasing an app for iPad to help customers with product development and color selection.
OnColor Portfolio APP is available as a free download and brings mobile convenience to color development. Customers can evaluate color ideas, request color samples, submit custom color requests and easily connect to information about the firm's color and additive technologies, PolyOne claims.
The app provides a color selector tool, a favorites area, ability to ask for custom colors and contact a PolyOne representative with a simple tap on the screen, and a resource library.
Mobile technology can expand the understanding of what is possible with colors and special effects at the earliest stages of development, according to PolyOne Color and Additives global marketing director Fernando Sanchez.
The new product can be downloaded from the App store using search term PolyOne OnColor.


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Mt. Lebanon boy takes one for team, then meets them
Cardinals fan Jacob Malizio grabs autographs after getting beaned in batting practice at PNC Park
An 11-year-old Mt. Lebanon boy got the chance to meet his baseball heroes Monday at PNC Park -- but he had to take one for the team first.
The major-league welt on Jacob Malizio's forehead is evidence that he wasn't paying attention during batting practice for Game 4 of the NL Division Series. He was holding out his red St. Louis Cardinals ballcap, trying to get the attention of Pittsburgh's opponents.
"I was trying to get Adam Wainwright's autograph, and I guess someone hit a line drive," Jacob said. "Actually, it deflected off of my sister's wrist. She pretty much saved my life because it would have came straight on my head. It hit off my sister's wrist and then hit me in the head."
Michelle Malizio took the brunt of the impact -- and she has a mark to prove it. "I saw it at the last minute, and I put my hand out of the way so it wouldn't hit his head, but it only deflected off of him a little," she said.
Some of the Cardinals saw what happened. "They came over to me and asked me if I was all right and everything, and I said I was fine," Jacob said.
He's really fine now. Jacob got his jersey signed by St. Louis third baseman David Freese, who hit a dramatic walk-off home run in the 2011 World Series and has been Jacob's favorite player ever since.
A dozen players took turns signing Jacob's hat. The mark on his head will disappear, but those signatures will last forever.
SLIDESHOW: Photos of Jacob's welt and autographs
Was getting beaned was worth it? "Considering all the autographs, yeah," Jacob said. But there's a down side too: "My mom's going to kill me."
And as the Jefferson Middle School student left the ballpark with his sisters and father after the Cards' 2-1 victory, he admitted having conflicting feelings.
"I wanted the Pirates to win because they haven't won in, like, 20 years," Jacob said. "But I also wanted the Cardinals to win because of David Freese, of course."


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Über James Booker
James Booker's unrelenting piano style made him an important figure in New Orleans music, acting as a major influence on Harry Connick Jr. and Dr. John, among others. Booker was a balanced and versatile pianist and organist -- his repetitive right hand sparkles complemented his awe-inspiring left hand's foundation. In terms of singing, he was no Pavarotti, but his quirky ego and raw, gritty style covered any infirmities. His succinct incorporation of Gospel, R&B and jazz made for a dynamic, personal sound that could make even the same song sound entirely different when Booker reinterpreted himself. In addition to creating his own material, Booker valuably backed Freddy King, Aretha Franklin, T-Bone Walker, Ringo Starr and B.B. King, to name a few. His troubles with the law left us with fewer recordings than we might wish for, but enough to fall in love with his funky, soulful sound.
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Wine and Cheese Pairing at Miramonte Winery in Temecula Valley
Miramonte was one of the beautiful wineries I visited in Temecula, with an outdoor seating area overlooking the valley and vineyards.
The 2012 Grenache rose was paired with Spanish manchego and strawberries. The cheese made the wine less astringent.
Their 2012 Rousanne was paired with Apricot Stilton, poached peach, habanero infused olive oil. The wine had notes of apple and under-ripe pineapple. I didn't like the Rousanne at first because it was buttery, but it became much better with the pairing.


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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Even though it increases the risk of heart attack or stroke, peripheral artery disease is often unrecognized and untreated in women, according to an American Heart Association scientific statement released Wednesday.
Peripheral artery disease is a circulatory disorder caused by a buildup of fat and other materials in the blood vessels outside the heart, usually in the legs, feet and arms. If untreated, it can increase heart attack and stroke risk, severely limit walking ability, and cause tissue death that leads to limb amputation.
Because women with peripheral artery disease have a twofold to threefold increased risk of stroke or heart attack, health care providers should educate and test women at risk for peripheral artery disease, the statement advised. It also called for more female-focused research into the disease.
There are too few women enrolled in studies to provide a clear understanding of how the disease progresses, or to accurately determine the incidence and prevalence of peripheral artery disease in women, according to the statement authors.
More studies of peripheral artery disease specifically in women are needed, and results from previous studies should be pooled to obtain an adequate sample size of women, they recommended.
The authors also called for research to help determine how gender may affect the rate of development of peripheral artery disease, response to medications, and potential benefits of vessel-opening procedures.
All heart-health promotion campaigns should provide specific education about peripheral artery disease screening and treatment in women, the authors added.
The statement is published Feb. 15 in the journal Circulation.
Peripheral artery disease affects about 8 million people in the United States, with nearly equal prevalence among women and men.
"The rate of deaths and the health care costs associated with [peripheral artery disease] are at least comparable to those of heart disease and stroke," statement lead author Dr. Alan Hirsch, a professor of medicine, epidemiology and community health at the Lillehei Heart Institute at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis, said in a news release from the American Heart Association.
"Women, in particular, suffer an immense burden from peripheral artery disease, yet current data demonstrate most women still remain unaware of their risk," Hirsch added.
More information
The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has more about peripheral artery disease.
-- Robert Preidt
SOURCE: American Heart Association, news release, Feb. 15, 2012
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Every year, wildfires burn across the U.S., and more and more people are living where wildfires are a real risk. But by working together, residents can make their own property — and their neighborhood — much safer from wildfire.
To help residents get started, NFPA has just developed this new wildland fire safety tip sheet. The free, downloadable tip sheet provides easy to accomplish action steps for around your home, including;
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Even though turning on the oven in the middle of August isn't on the top of most people's list, there are a few dishes that are worth the extra mercury on the thermometer. Tomato cobbler is one of them.
"Cobbler? But that's a dessert!," is the reaction of most folks. Not in this case. This cobbler is a savory take on the classic sweet dessert and uses fresh and juicy summer tomatoes in place of the fruit (though, technically, tomatoes are also considered to be fruit).
Why tomatoes, you ask? Sure, you could throw them in a nice, cold salad, but have you ever popped them in the oven and baked them until they burst? Their natural sugars are enhanced with the application of heat and roasting them brings out their sweetness and even more flavor over eating them raw. In short, roasted tomatoes are a-mazing. If you have access to heirloom tomatoes, splurge and use them in this dish as they have even more "meat" and flavor to them than most tomatoes in the market.
To make this easy tomato cobbler, the vegetables (or "fruit and veg") are cooked in a pan and poured into a baking dish over a cornmeal batter. To give it an even more homey and rustic look, use an ovenproof or cast iron pan to cook, bake and serve it in. And if you get the hankering for this savory side dish and tomatoes aren't in season, simply use drained, canned tomatoes (the no-salt added kind). It tastes great when served fresh out of the oven, but tastes even more heavenly if it is allowed to sit and cool a little while and served at room temperature. It also makes fantastic leftovers when reheated and served the following day.
Grab the sumptuous flavors of late summer while you still can, crank up that oven, and make this mouthwatering cobbler as soon as humanly possible.
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How you can win tickets to WWE in Philadelphia on October 13
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A Commissioner is a person authorized by the Province of Ontario to take oaths or declarations when you sign an affidavit or statutory declaration. The clerk, deputy clerks and treasurer of the City of Port Colborne are, by virtue of office, commissioners for taking affidavits in the Regional Municipality of Niagara. This authority is conferred by the Commissioners for taking Affidavits Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter C.17.
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So let's get down to it. The Lelo "Gigi" (www.lelo.com). I'm starting with the best, the queen, the jewel of sex toys, (well at least my clitoris thinks so). Lelo is a Swedish company that makes rechargeable vibrators. That's right - no batteries! Simply charge it next to your iPod or phone, but make sure not to pick it up accidentally to bring with you to work. Could make for an awkward sitch. Or worse, sticking your phone in your bagina. Dirrrty.
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As an anti-theft measure, clothing stores tag certain items with security tags so you'll set off an alarm when you leave with the tag still on the garment or ruin it by spilling ink from the tag if you try to remove it yourself. This isn't a problem so long as the tag gets removed before you leave the store, but sometimes clerks can miss a tag at checkout. If that's happened to you, here's what you can do about it.
This should go without saying, but don't shoplift. It's not a nice thing to do, and it's illegal. I wrote this post as a remedy to a situation I've been in before. So use this information for good, people.
The unfortunate reality is that there is no magic method to removing the security tags on clothing. The best thing you can do is just go back to the store, explain what happened, and hope they believe you. If you still have your receipt that shouldn't be a problem. If going back to the store is not an option, you're just too lazy, or can't remember, here are some alternatives:
- Cut it off with a dremel or thin wire cutter. You're probably not going to want to spend the money on a dremel if you don't already have one, but that's what eHow suggests. They say a wire cutter won't work because it's often too thick. So, get a thin one. Ultimately the dremel will probably be more effective, but it's definitely the costlier option. (Not that this situation really warrants spending more than $5 in the first place.)
- Another eHow article offers a better solution for some tags—use rubber bands! Basically, you wrap the rubber band around the pin until it loosens, then pull the tag out. Full instructions here.
- For ink tags, just freeze the garment and the tag, then rip it open with brute force. Ink can't spill when it's frozen. (Thanks Josef!) Another similar alternative is to just wrap a plastic bag around the tag and rip it off. (Thanks Brant!)
- Just hit it in the right place.
Special to everyone for all their suggestions! Got any other suggestions? Let's hear 'em in the comments.
You can follow Adam Dachis, the author of this post, on Twitter, Google+, and Facebook. Twitter's the best way to contact him, too.


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This week's Christmas cookie is presented to you by guest author Garrett McCord. ~Elise
When I was a child my parents hated me enough to put me into a table manners class called Ms. Etiquette. I learned to say please and thank you, how to identify nine types of forks, and all of it culminated in a High Tea final exam.
The tea party was boring as heck, but there were these delicious little almond crescent cookies.
Almond crescents are a very basic tea cookie recipe. They're very buttery with a pronounced almond flavor. Matched with a cup of Earl Grey or Almond Rocker they're a great excuse to call over friends on a rainy day for a small tea party of your own.
Almond Crescent Cookies Recipe
- 1 cup of butter, room temperature
- 2/3 cup of sugar
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon of almond extract
- 2 1/2 cups of flour
- 1 cup of almond flour (can substitute ground almonds*)
- 1/4 cup of powdered sugar for sprinkling
*You can use slivered, blanched almonds and grind them up, but you will have a very crumbly, hard to work with dough. It'll still taste good though.
1 Beat the butter and the sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla and almond extracts and mix.
2 Add the flour and almond flour. Mix thoroughly.
3 Take generous tablespoons of the dough (it will be slightly crumbly) and roll it into a small ball, about an inch in diameter, and then shape into a crescent shape. Place onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
4 Bake at 350°F for 15-20 minutes or until a light golden brown.
5 Dust with powdered sugar.
For added decadence let the cookies cool and dip one end of them into some melted chocolate, then let the chocolate harden.
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Dominique Maltais very nearly broke her elbow in a training run earlier over the weekend on Cypress Mountain.
She ended up spitting blood after another ill-fated trip down the rain-slicked course on Tuesday morning.
"I didn't like what I saw," said the 2006 Olympic bronze medallist in snowboard cross.
So the Montreal firefighter felt an unfamiliar twinge in her stomach Tuesday afternoon from her perch in the start gate — with eyes from all over the world watching what was supposed to be her shining moment.
"I got really scared to injure myself," Maltais said. "It affected me a lot mentally.
"When you have crash after crash, your confidence goes down."
Without self-belief, the chances of winning in the carnage-filled world of snowboard cross plummet to zero.
And so Ricker — ranked third in the World Cup standings — finished a disappointing 20th in a field of 22.
"I caught some edges," she said. "It was pretty rough conditions."
In her first official run, Maltais clipped a gate and veered off course, resulting in a disqualification.
In her second run, Maltais lost her balance at the bottom of an upslope. She gamely scrambled to her and made 10 hops on her board to get to the crest of the jump.
But she lost too much time and finished outside of the top-16 for quarterfinals.
Talk about a tough result for a woman accustomed to racing in the big final each and every week.
"I'm all right," said Ricker, 29. "It's border cross. Some times, it's rough."
"I guess it didn't happen for me."
It happened for one of her closest friends. Fellow Canadian Maelle Ricker became the first woman to ever win Olympic gold at home with a show of absolute dominance in her final three runs.
The two bunk together on the road, push each other in training and confide in one another when they need some girl-talk on a team of mainly men.
"I'm really happy for Maelle," said Maltais, 29. "I'm really stoked for her She deserves it a lot. It's her hometown right here, and I'm really proud for her to get the gold medal."


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Delayed flight postpones Infante's return
KANSAS CITY -- A flight delay coming back from Florida essentially meant a lost day to travel for Tigers second baseman Omar Infante, who rejoined the team at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday evening. It also might have erased any remaining hope that he might return for the end of the upcoming series against the White Sox in Chicago.
"I'm disappointed I won't have him for that Chicago series," said manager Jim Leyland.
When there was still hope of getting Infante back to action after the All-Star break, his presence looked like a potentially big factor for the Tigers against White Sox lefties Chris Sale and Jose Quintana. They'll pitch the first two games of the upcoming series.
Instead, rookie fill-in Hernan Perez will likely get the starts.
Leyland didn't want to make excuses for his team's struggles out of the break, but he also didn't want to sugarcoat the lineup without Infante.
"We miss Omar," Leyland said. "He's a good big league player and our regular second baseman."


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Nelsan Ellis, who plays Lafayette on True Blood and whose relationship with Jesus (Kevin Alejandro) is developing quite quickly, told Digital Spy earlier this month that he doesn't want Lafayette to be in a relationship:
"I didn't really want a love interest. I like Lafayette as just a prostitute… I don't think he's a settle-down-right-now type of dude. I think later down the line, but I think he's so much about his exploits and making money and stuff. I know a lot of people wanted him to settle down and I think the gay community wanted him to settle down…I don't want it to last long. No, I don't want it to last long. Maybe when Lafayette is like 35, you know what I mean? Maybe. But Lafayette is like 28….[Creator Alan Ball] told me it was surprisingly tender… We were just trying to make it real and believable. We know the show has a huge gay fanbase so we wanted it to be believable for all the fans because when the camera's right here all that love's got to manifest itself. There are deep feelings and I think they're falling in love."
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A thing about the language …0 dots dotted by gray-dots at 4/27/2011 03:31:00 PM
A friend of mine posted this as his FB status :
"kalau basikal drpd bicyle, motosikal drpd motorcycle, then seterika itu bahasa apa? apesal bukan "hari ini saya tak sempat besi baju?" this is no joke, can someone let me know where this word come from?"
Then a friend of mine manage to shed some lights on the answer. This is his response to the FB status :
"I think I found it: "Strijken" [Dutch. Google translate can pronounce this] Source: http://sealang.net/sala/archives/pdf8/hiramoto2007lexical.pdf"
Language is a funny thing isn't it??
Anyhow, my purpose here is not to promote the study of language but some funny stuff exchange that we had over the posts. Take a look :-
Eat Less Rice ??? …0 dots dotted by gray-dots at 4/19/2011 09:42:00 AM
Received this email from a colleague of mine which I think I'd like to share here. Feel free to debate.
The human body was never meant to consume rice! You see, our genes have hardly changed in more than 30,000 years. However, our food choices and lifestyle have changed dramatically. The caveman would hardly recognise our food or way of life.
Caveman food was never cooked as fire was not yet tamed. Thus, he ate only those foods that you can eat without treatment with or by fire. He ate fruits, vegetables, fish (sushi anyone?), eggs, nuts and meat. Yes, even meat! You can even eat meat raw if you were starving in the forest. You have the necessary enzymes to digest meat.
However, rice, like wheat and corn, cannot be eaten raw. It must be cooked. Even if you were starving in the desert, you cannot eat rice in the raw form. This is because we do not have the system of enzymes to break rice down. You were never meant to eat rice. To make matters worse, you not only eat rice, but also make it the bulk of your food.
In some parts of Asia , rice forms up to 85% of the plate. Even if you take rice, keep it to a minimum. Remember, it is only for your tongue - not your body. Actually, rice and other grains like wheat and corn are actually worse than sugar. There are many reasons:
Rice becomes sugar - lots of it!
This is a fact that no nutritionist can deny: rice is chemically no different from sugar. One bowl of cooked rice is the caloric equal of 10 teaspoons of sugar. This does not matter whether it is white, brown or herbal rice. Brown rice is richer in fibre, some B vitamins and minerals but it is still the caloric equal of 10 teaspoons of sugar. To get the same 10 teaspoons of sugar, you need to consume lots of kangkong-10 bowls of it.
Rice is digested to become sugar.
Rice cannot be digested before it is thoroughly cooked. However, when thoroughly cooked, it becomes sugar and spikes circulating blood sugar within half an hour-almost as quickly as it would if you took a sugar candy. Rice is very low in the 'rainbow of anti-oxidants. '
This complete anti-oxidant rainbow is necessary for the effective and safe utilisation of sugar. Fruits come with a sugar called fructose. However, they are not empty calories as the fruit is packed with a whole host of other nutrients that help its proper assimilation and digestion.
Rice has no fibre.
The fibre of the kangkong fills you up long before your blood sugar spikes. This is because the fibre bulks and fills up your stomach. Since white rice has no fibre, you end up eating lots of 'calorie dense' food before you get filled up. Brown rice has more fibre but still the same amount of sugar.
Rice is tasteless-sugar is sweet..
There is only so much that you can eat at one sitting. How many teaspoons of sugar can you eat before you feel like throwing up? Could you imagine eating 10 teaspoons of sugar in one seating?
Rice is always the main part of the meal.
While sugar may fill your dessert or sweeten your coffee, it will never be the main part of any meal. You could eat maybe two to three teaspoons of sugar at one meal. However, you could easily eat the equal value of two to three bowls (20-30 teaspoons) of sugar in one meal. I am always amused when I see someone eat sometimes five bowls of rice (equals 50 teaspoons of sugar) and then asks for tea tarik kurang manis!
There is no real 'built in' mechanism for us to prevent overeating of rice:
How much kangkong can you eat?
How much fried chicken can you eat?
How much steamed fish can you eat?
Think about that!
In one seating, you cannot take lots of chicken, fish or cucumber, but you can take lots of rice. Eating rice causes you to eat more salt. As rice is tasteless, you tend to consume more salt-another villain when it comes to high blood pressure. You tend to take more curry that has salt to help flavor rice. We also tend to consume more ketchup and soy sauce which are also rich in salt.
Eating rice causes you to drink less water.
The more rice you eat, the less water you will drink as there is no mechanism to prevent the overeating of rice. Rice, wheat and corn come hidden in our daily food. As rice is tasteless, it tends to end up in other foods that substitute rice like rice flour, noodles and bread. We tend to eat the hidden forms which still get digested into sugar.
Rice, even when cooked, is difficult to digest..
Can't eat raw rice? Try eating rice half cooked. Contrary to popular belief, rice is very difficult to digest. It is 'heavy stuff'. If you have problems with digestion, try skipping
rice for a few days. You will be amazed at how the problem will just go away.
Rice prevents the absorption of several vitamins and minerals.
Rice when taken in bulk will reduce the absorption of vital nutrients like zinc, iron and the B vitamins.
Are you a rice addict? Going rice-less may not be easy but you can go rice-less. Eating less rice could be lot easier than you think. Here are some strategies that you can pursue in your quest to eat less rice:
Eat less rice-cut your rice by half..
Barry Sears, author of the Zone Diet, advises 'eating rice like spice'. Instead, increase your fruits and vegetables. Take more lean meats and fish. You can even take more eggs and nuts.
Have 'riceless' meals.
Take no rice or wheat at say, breakfast. Go for eggs instead.
Go on 'riceless' days.
Go 'western' once a week.
Take no rice and breads for one day every week.
That can't be too difficult. Appreciate the richness of your food. Go for taste, colors and smells. Make eating a culinary delight. Enjoy your food in the original flavors.
Avoid the salt shaker or ketchup.
You will automatically eat less rice.
Eat your fruit dessert before (Yes! No printing error) your meals.
The fibre rich fruits will 'bulk up' in your stomach. Thus, you will eat less rice and more fruits.
It's your life. Decide what you want to eat! But eat less rice!
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Pedalboard (circa Apr 2011)0 dots dotted by gray-dots at 4/12/2011 04:27:00 PM
Just wanna share my current pedalboard for my analog pedals. I'm using it quite extensively now for jamming. It's not a huge board in terms of number of pedals. (Some pedals are just huge in size)
Power : DC Brick
GUITAR > Korg Pitchblack Tuner > Crybaby GCB95 > Analogman Comprosser > Keeley-mod DS1 > Damage Control Demonizer > Boss Volume Pedal > AMP INPUT
AMP SEND > Analogman Mini Chorus > Eventide TimeFactor > AMP RETURN
Still waiting for the patcher pedal to arrive from US.
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Goldman CFO says firm would like to pay off TARP moneyI'd love to see Congressional hearings on Hank Paulson's and GS's involvement in selling bogus MBS derivatives around the world, throwing lavish parties for the salesmen who took advantage of the "suckers," and then placed bets against the very derivatives they were selling! This company is the worst of the worst, but JPM is derivative and stinky mess central. Both need to disappear. When they are gone, then we can work on developing a system that is free of corruption and works for the PEOPLE instead of the Pigmen central bankers. Radical? Give it a few more months to sink in, it won't seem so then.
By Greg Morcroft
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Goldman Sachs Chief Financial Officer David Viniar said Wednesday that the firm would like to buy back an investment made in it by the Treasury under the government's Troubled Asset Relief Program as soon as possible, but there are certain restrictions and nuances to doing it. Goldman likely needs to raise Tier 1 capital before it would qualify to buy back the investment, and that could be accomplished via a common or preferred stock offering, Viniar said. The CFO made it clear though that despite rumors in the market; he is not saying that the firm is planning a large common offering in March. He added that Goldman would only pay the money back with the blessing of the Fed and the Treasury.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Goldman Sachs - Pigmen who belong in prison
This is exactly the type of Pigman maneuver I would expect from Goldman Sachs on the day that executive compensation limits are placed on their butts! So, all of a sudden they see the ability to raise new funds? THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. Obama's hand grenade smoked some of the rats out of their hole, I say that's the most positive thing I've seen in awhile! Gee, I think I found a picture of the GS CFO! Where's the outrage? These guys need to be in prison.
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