Industrial designer Kim Ramain-Colomb's brightly packaged Habibi cosmetics range is based on traditional Moroccan makeup. Read more
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Monday, October 31, 2016
Books: Got To Catch Them All!
The SAS PTA elementary book fair will be held from November 30 through December 2 from 7:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. in the elementary library. Click title to volunteer.
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2015-16 Annual Report
The year's report reflects many of the events and milestones, key academic indicators, new programs and instructional strategies in each division, the way that we steward our finances, and much more.
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Digital Citizenship Week
Digital Citizenship Week is here! Your child will have the opportunity to engage in activities that promote the use of technology safely, responsibly, and respectfully.
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Active Parenting Workshop Registration
Active Parenting is a six part program where each session builds on the previous workshop, facilitated by the elementary kindergarten to grade three school counselors.
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Books: Got To Catch Them All!
The SAS PTA elementary book fair will be held from November 30 through December 2 from 7:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. in the elementary library. Click title to volunteer.
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2015-16 Annual Report
The year's report reflects many of the events and milestones, key academic indicators, new programs and instructional strategies in each division, the way that we steward our finances, and much more.
from Singapore American School http://ift.tt/2eu8sU8
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Digital Citizenship Week
Digital Citizenship Week is here! Your child will have the opportunity to engage in activities that promote the use of technology safely, responsibly, and respectfully.
from Singapore American School http://ift.tt/2dXg6KI
from Singapore American School http://ift.tt/2dXg6KI
Active Parenting Workshop Registration
Active Parenting is a six part program where each session builds on the previous workshop, facilitated by the elementary kindergarten to grade three school counselors.
from Singapore American School http://ift.tt/2eu9Rdi
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Bricklaying robots create bulging brick facade for Shanghai arts centre
Chinese studio Archi-Union Architects programmed robots to construct the undulating brick facade of this art gallery in Shanghai's West Bund district. Read more
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Carbon-fibre orb marks entrance to Detroit academic building by Morphosis
US studio Morphosis has completed a science, design and engineering facility in Michigan, which features a scrim made of ETFE plastic and an entrance stairwell contained within a black orb made of carbon fibre. Read more
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SkunkLock bicycle lock causes thieves to vomit
Paris for One and Other Stories by Jojo Moyes
I'm a fan of Jojo Moyes; I've read just about all of her novels. What I like most is her ability to write a completely different novel each time--contemporary, historical, gut wrenching boo-hoo love stories, and complex relationships that can make a happy ending seem like a monumental task--but worth the effort.
This collection of short stories starts off with the story Paris for One, and it's the longest of the stories. Nell is a meek young lady who decides to treat herself and her loser boyfriend Pete to a weekend in Paris. It's her first trip out of England, and she's a bit nervous. Pete texts her that he just can't join her, so she decides to board the train to Paris and go on without him, hoping he'll join her the next day. Yes, you can guess what happens next. Nell's weekend in Paris becomes a life changing, pivotal time where she learns to step out of her comfort zone and maybe, perhaps, find a reason to come back to Paris. You'll find yourself cheering Nell on and while the story has a predictable ending, it's still a satisfying short story.
Other stories in the collection are shorter. Between the Tweets finds a former TV presenter battling to save his reputation against a woman claiming an affair; A Bird in the Hand has a woman at a dinner party running into a past love and his new wife; Holdups is a funny little story about a robber and a sales clerk in the jewelry store who is locked in a back office. There are more stories, and every one is very different. But all deal with love, disappointment, and examining relationships both new and old.
A big thank you to Viking/Penguin for a review copy.
Rating: 7/10 for a delightful short story collection examining the ups and downs of love and our never ending quest to find it.
Available in hardcover, e-book, and audio book.
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Paris for One and Other Stories by Jojo Moyes
I'm a fan of Jojo Moyes; I've read just about all of her novels. What I like most is her ability to write a completely different novel each time--contemporary, historical, gut wrenching boo-hoo love stories, and complex relationships that can make a happy ending seem like a monumental task--but worth the effort.
This collection of short stories starts off with the story Paris for One, and it's the longest of the stories. Nell is a meek young lady who decides to treat herself and her loser boyfriend Pete to a weekend in Paris. It's her first trip out of England, and she's a bit nervous. Pete texts her that he just can't join her, so she decides to board the train to Paris and go on without him, hoping he'll join her the next day. Yes, you can guess what happens next. Nell's weekend in Paris becomes a life changing, pivotal time where she learns to step out of her comfort zone and maybe, perhaps, find a reason to come back to Paris. You'll find yourself cheering Nell on and while the story has a predictable ending, it's still a satisfying short story.
Other stories in the collection are shorter. Between the Tweets finds a former TV presenter battling to save his reputation against a woman claiming an affair; A Bird in the Hand has a woman at a dinner party running into a past love and his new wife; Holdups is a funny little story about a robber and a sales clerk in the jewelry store who is locked in a back office. There are more stories, and every one is very different. But all deal with love, disappointment, and examining relationships both new and old.
A big thank you to Viking/Penguin for a review copy.
Rating: 7/10 for a delightful short story collection examining the ups and downs of love and our never ending quest to find it.
Available in hardcover, e-book, and audio book.
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Year, Make and Model – 1966-’77 Ford Bronco
Photos by Jim Donnelly.
With rumors afoot about the Ford Bronco’s return, possibly for 2020, we thought it’d be a good time to take a look back at the vehicle that brought that name bucking and kicking into the American automotive lexicon.
The sporty 1966-’77 Bronco is a hot collectible today but when new it was really late to the party. In fact, it took industry wide sales of upwards of 40,000 short-wheelbase 4×4 vehicles per year in the early 1960s before Ford finally recognized that the recreational off-road scene was leaving its Blue Oval in the dust.
Back then Ford surveyed off-roading enthusiasts to find out what they wanted in a sporty trail truck. The results weren’t surprising. In a nutshell, they wanted everything they already loved about their Jeep CJs, Land Rover Series IIAs, Toyota FJ40s or International Scouts: a removable top, a tight turning radius, go-anywhere capability, sledgehammer simplicity and the versatility to add extra implements, like a winch or a snow plow. They also wanted everything that most quarter-tons couldn’t deliver: passenger car-like road speed, comfortable seats, a smooth ride and a weather-tight cabin.
Ford had some wants, too. Mainly, it wanted all of the pieces for this new open-top, off-road rig to come from its existing parts bins. This would not only keep manufacturing costs down, but it would also ensure that breakdowns could easily be handled at your friendly neighborhood Ford dealer’s service department, using components already in stock.
To power its new Bronco, Ford initially went with the 105 horsepower, 170-cu.in. straight-six engine used in Econoline trucks and the Falcon. In March of 1966, the 289-cu.in. V-8 was introduced as an option.
The Bronco’s carburetor was outfitted with special floats to prevent fuel starvation or flooding during climbs, descents and severe lateral tilts; a heavy-duty fuel pump was used to ensure that fuel delivery wouldn’t be an issue. At the top of the engine, the conventional paper air cleaner was shelved in favor of an oil-bath unit; at the bottom, the oil pan was redesigned to clear the live front axle, and its capacity was raised to six quarts.
Initially, there was but one transmission available: a fully synchronized three-speed manual with a column shift. The option list was short on this purpose-built off-roader, and neither power steering nor power brakes made the cut. The Bronco’s “cushion beam” front end used coil springs with radius arms rather than leaf springs and this gives the first-generation Bronco a more compliant ride both on and off-road. Conventional leaf springs were standard in the rear.
At the Bronco’s introduction, Ford offered three body styles: a wagon, a roadster and a pickup. The roadster was dropped after two years, while the pickup lasted for six. While the roadster was sporty, with no roof and no doors, it was impractical. Buyers responded accordingly, preferring three to one to purchase the closed Bronco over the roadster in the first year. In 1967, only 698 roadsters were produced, versus 10,930 closed Bronco wagons. With its half cab, the truck received a similarly lukewarm reception when new, but is beloved by collectors today.
In 1967, Ford started to loosen up a little and offered some shine on its bare-bones Bronco. The new-for-’67 Sport Package added polished headlamp and taillamp bezels, a chrome tailgate handle, red “FORD” lettering in the grille, wheel covers and a host of other shiny trim pieces.
Buyers didn’t swamp showrooms demanding Broncos in 1967, but Ford stayed the course, incorporating some well-placed tweaks for 1968. The slow-selling roadster vanished from the lineup. A dual-circuit master cylinder became standard and electric windshield wipers hit the Bronco’s option sheet for the first time. Inside, there were a host of small improvements, including a redesigned dash and dashpad, new door pulls and inner door panels now color-keyed to the dashpad.
For 1969, the 302-cu.in. became the optional V-8, replacing the smaller 289. In two-barrel carb trim, and with a Baja gasoline-friendly 9.5:1 compression ratio, the Bronco’s 302 engine checked in with 210hp and 300-lbs.ft. of torque. Popular Science automotive editor Jan O. Norbye declared the Bronco the winner of a five-way shootout that included the International Scout, the Jeep CJ, the Land Rover and the Toyota Land Cruiser.
“The Bronco is the most versatile vehicle,” Norbye wrote in the May 1969 issue of Popular Science. “It has the best safety features and handles far better than the Scout. Now if Ford would only give it four-on-the-floor and borrow the Toyota’s power-operated transfer case switches!”
Popular Science didn’t much care for the Bronco’s vacuum windshield wipers and at least some buyers must’ve been surprised at the lack of an automatic transmission among the options. The C4 wouldn’t become available on the regular production Bronco until 1973. Ditto for power steering.
There was a new kid on the open-top off-roader scene in 1969, though: Chevrolet’s K5 Blazer, which would be joined by the GMC Jimmy in 1970. The Blazer was a full-size pickup, minus about a foot of length and a fixed roof. Though the Blazer’s size put it at a disadvantage on tight trails, it also gave it a carrying and towing capacity on par with a half-ton truck, along with a surprisingly smooth ride. The Blazer’s option sheet was dripping with creature comforts that the Bronco wasn’t delivering: power steering, power brakes, air conditioning, an automatic transmission and even a four-speed manual floor shift. The Blazer’s knockout blow was the available 255hp four-barrel 350-cu.in. V-8, which was an extra-cost option above the optional two-barrel 200hp 307-cu.in. V-8. The base engine in the Blazer was the 155hp 250-cu.in straight-six.
Near the end of the first-generation Bronco’s run in 1976, Chevrolet was selling 74,389 Blazers versus Ford’s 13,625 Broncos. But the competition, which now also included the Dodge Ramcharger and Plymouth Trail Duster, forced Ford to build the best Bronco ever. The 1977 truck is the Bronco Ford should’ve built several years earlier, with standard-issue items like a 9-inch rear, disc brakes, power steering and electric windshield wipers.
For 1978, Ford rolled out an all-new Bronco based on an F150 pickup. This full-size Bronco would continue until 1996, and was made infamous in what surely must be the slowest televised freeway car chase of all time, starring O.J. Simpson.
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Year, Make and Model – 1966-’77 Ford Bronco
Photos by Jim Donnelly.
With rumors afoot about the Ford Bronco's return, possibly for 2020, we thought it'd be a good time to take a look back at the vehicle that brought that name bucking and kicking into the American automotive lexicon.
The sporty 1966-'77 Bronco is a hot collectible today but when new it was really late to the party. In fact, it took industry wide sales of upwards of 40,000 short-wheelbase 4×4 vehicles per year in the early 1960s before Ford finally recognized that the recreational off-road scene was leaving its Blue Oval in the dust.
Back then Ford surveyed off-roading enthusiasts to find out what they wanted in a sporty trail truck. The results weren't surprising. In a nutshell, they wanted everything they already loved about their Jeep CJs, Land Rover Series IIAs, Toyota FJ40s or International Scouts: a removable top, a tight turning radius, go-anywhere capability, sledgehammer simplicity and the versatility to add extra implements, like a winch or a snow plow. They also wanted everything that most quarter-tons couldn't deliver: passenger car-like road speed, comfortable seats, a smooth ride and a weather-tight cabin.
Ford had some wants, too. Mainly, it wanted all of the pieces for this new open-top, off-road rig to come from its existing parts bins. This would not only keep manufacturing costs down, but it would also ensure that breakdowns could easily be handled at your friendly neighborhood Ford dealer's service department, using components already in stock.
To power its new Bronco, Ford initially went with the 105 horsepower, 170-cu.in. straight-six engine used in Econoline trucks and the Falcon. In March of 1966, the 289-cu.in. V-8 was introduced as an option.
The Bronco's carburetor was outfitted with special floats to prevent fuel starvation or flooding during climbs, descents and severe lateral tilts; a heavy-duty fuel pump was used to ensure that fuel delivery wouldn't be an issue. At the top of the engine, the conventional paper air cleaner was shelved in favor of an oil-bath unit; at the bottom, the oil pan was redesigned to clear the live front axle, and its capacity was raised to six quarts.
Initially, there was but one transmission available: a fully synchronized three-speed manual with a column shift. The option list was short on this purpose-built off-roader, and neither power steering nor power brakes made the cut. The Bronco's "cushion beam" front end used coil springs with radius arms rather than leaf springs and this gives the first-generation Bronco a more compliant ride both on and off-road. Conventional leaf springs were standard in the rear.
At the Bronco's introduction, Ford offered three body styles: a wagon, a roadster and a pickup. The roadster was dropped after two years, while the pickup lasted for six. While the roadster was sporty, with no roof and no doors, it was impractical. Buyers responded accordingly, preferring three to one to purchase the closed Bronco over the roadster in the first year. In 1967, only 698 roadsters were produced, versus 10,930 closed Bronco wagons. With its half cab, the truck received a similarly lukewarm reception when new, but is beloved by collectors today.
In 1967, Ford started to loosen up a little and offered some shine on its bare-bones Bronco. The new-for-'67 Sport Package added polished headlamp and taillamp bezels, a chrome tailgate handle, red "FORD" lettering in the grille, wheel covers and a host of other shiny trim pieces.
Buyers didn't swamp showrooms demanding Broncos in 1967, but Ford stayed the course, incorporating some well-placed tweaks for 1968. The slow-selling roadster vanished from the lineup. A dual-circuit master cylinder became standard and electric windshield wipers hit the Bronco's option sheet for the first time. Inside, there were a host of small improvements, including a redesigned dash and dashpad, new door pulls and inner door panels now color-keyed to the dashpad.
For 1969, the 302-cu.in. became the optional V-8, replacing the smaller 289. In two-barrel carb trim, and with a Baja gasoline-friendly 9.5:1 compression ratio, the Bronco's 302 engine checked in with 210hp and 300-lbs.ft. of torque. Popular Science automotive editor Jan O. Norbye declared the Bronco the winner of a five-way shootout that included the International Scout, the Jeep CJ, the Land Rover and the Toyota Land Cruiser.
"The Bronco is the most versatile vehicle," Norbye wrote in the May 1969 issue of Popular Science. "It has the best safety features and handles far better than the Scout. Now if Ford would only give it four-on-the-floor and borrow the Toyota's power-operated transfer case switches!"
Popular Science didn't much care for the Bronco's vacuum windshield wipers and at least some buyers must've been surprised at the lack of an automatic transmission among the options. The C4 wouldn't become available on the regular production Bronco until 1973. Ditto for power steering.
There was a new kid on the open-top off-roader scene in 1969, though: Chevrolet's K5 Blazer, which would be joined by the GMC Jimmy in 1970. The Blazer was a full-size pickup, minus about a foot of length and a fixed roof. Though the Blazer's size put it at a disadvantage on tight trails, it also gave it a carrying and towing capacity on par with a half-ton truck, along with a surprisingly smooth ride. The Blazer's option sheet was dripping with creature comforts that the Bronco wasn't delivering: power steering, power brakes, air conditioning, an automatic transmission and even a four-speed manual floor shift. The Blazer's knockout blow was the available 255hp four-barrel 350-cu.in. V-8, which was an extra-cost option above the optional two-barrel 200hp 307-cu.in. V-8. The base engine in the Blazer was the 155hp 250-cu.in straight-six.
Near the end of the first-generation Bronco's run in 1976, Chevrolet was selling 74,389 Blazers versus Ford's 13,625 Broncos. But the competition, which now also included the Dodge Ramcharger and Plymouth Trail Duster, forced Ford to build the best Bronco ever. The 1977 truck is the Bronco Ford should've built several years earlier, with standard-issue items like a 9-inch rear, disc brakes, power steering and electric windshield wipers.
For 1978, Ford rolled out an all-new Bronco based on an F150 pickup. This full-size Bronco would continue until 1996, and was made infamous in what surely must be the slowest televised freeway car chase of all time, starring O.J. Simpson.
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Tesla and SolarCity unveil inconspicuous solar roof tiles with "quasi-infinite" lifespan
Elon Musk has realised his vision for a "one-stop solar and storage experience", combining camouflaged roof tiles with an updated version of the energy-storing Powerwall. Read more
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Zaha Hadid-designed trophies to be presented at Brit Awards
The trophies awarded to musicians at next year's Brit Awards will have been designed by the late Zaha Hadid. Read more
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Slender roof covers Apple Store Stanford by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
A+Awards: a dramatically thin roof soars over the glass front of the Apple Store at Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto – another of this year's winners at the Architizer A+Awards. Read more
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COBE bases collection of ceramic plant pots on its own building
Danish architecture firm COBE has created a range of ridged pots based on a school building it also designed. Read more
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Eight coffins and urns you would want to be seen dead in
It's Halloween, a time when many cultures honour the dead. To mark the occasion, we take a tour through some of the most interesting final resting places dreamed up by designers, including a biodegradable urn that turns a deceased loved one into a tree and colourful zip-up coffins designed to make death less depressing. Read more
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Pedro Reyes teams rough concrete with crazy paving for Mexico City home
The Mexico City home and studio of Mexican sculptor Pedros Reyes and his fashion-designer wife Carla Fernandez features crazy paving floors, as well as a staircase and double-height library rendered in coarse concrete. Read more
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Job of the day: interior designer at Heatherwick Studio
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an interior designer at London's Heatherwick Studio, which recently revealed designs for a honeycomb-like staircase at its Hudson Yards development in New York (pictured). Read more stories on Thomas Heatherwick, or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Óscar Miguel Ares Álvares creates "abstract and hard" care home inspired by arid surroundings
Rows of concrete fins shade the large windows of this nursing home near the Spanish city of Valladolid, which features rooms clustered around a landscaped central courtyard. Read more
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Nendo adds cork seat to its sustainable range of SU stools for Emeco
Victorian loft conversion by A Small Studio creates "relaxation oasis"
A dormer window with a thick black frame offers views of the garden from this reading room, which is one of three new loft spaces created for a home in south-east London by A Small Studio. Read more
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‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Date: circa late 1960s
Location: Stationsplein 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Source: BobPieters83 via the Hemmings Nation Flickr Pool
What do you see here?
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‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Date: circa late 1960s
Location: Stationsplein ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Source: BobPieters83 via the Hemmings Nation Flickr Pool
What do you see here?
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1968 Chevrolet K20
Lifted 1968 Chevrolet K20 for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description:
8ft fleetside box with a frame off professional restoration. Stock body with grill and emblems being changed to chevy and wheel weld moldings added. All cab, fenders, hood, box and tailgate have new metal panels. All trim and chrome all in good condition or new. All old paint was stripped and redone in a base coat clear coat to show finish. Glass all in good condition. Padded dash, fully gauged instrument cluster, custom steering wheel, sholder seat belts added, with 90s style 40/60 bench seat. Door panels visors, arm rest all redone. All new ruber and weather stripping. All steering components rebuilt to new, all frame and components blasted and painted, all under cab and box sprayed with bed liner. It has a 4 1/2 in. suspension lift and 3 in. body lift. Rancho shocks, stabilizer bars, rear ladder bars, all rubber bushings new. It has a turbo 400 trans, chrome pan. Stall conv. upgrade, gear driven heavy duty transfercase. Front diff. is 80s 77/810, lock out hubs, rear diff is military style with 457 gears, detroit locker. Stock 454 V8(1981) 4bbl roch. carb hei ignition, stock manifold, all rebuilt and painted body color. Fuel tank removed from cab and put between frame rails with cab hole filled. All new 2 1/2 in exhaust. Power brakes, disc in front and drums on rear. Whole system is new, master cylinder, lines, and hoses. It has 15/38.5-16lt radial super swamper tires. Very nice truck always stored inside and taken good care of. A little over 5k miles on since restoration.
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