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Am citit astazi un articol despre cum poti sa faci economii cu organizarea nuntii. Erau mai multe sfaturi acolo, date de un consultant de nunti, insa nu despre acelea vreau sa va vorbesc. Citind articolul, mi-a venit insa o alta idee de a economisi: sa iti faci nunta in functie de perioadele de promotii. In primul rand, se stie ca la nunta exista costuri recuperabile, adica meniurile si tot ce tine de restaurant si costuri care pot fi nerecuperabile, in care se incadreaza muzica, florile sau tinutele mirilor. Nuntasii stiu cam cat costa meniul si dau cu cel putin 30-50% peste valoarea meniului, insa daca mirii se arunca la tinute de mii de euro, atunci exista mari sanse ca ei sa nu isi recupereze investitia in aceste lucruri pe care le vor purta o singura data. Si atunci m-am gandit asa: daca cineva ar vana perioadele de promotii, ar sti calendarul lor oficial, ar putea sa isi stabileasca data nuntii in functie de acest criteriu. Miresele pot astepta, de exemplu, perioada de reduceri pantofi si astfel ar salva 30-50% din pretul pe care l-ar fi dat altfel. Acelasi lucru il poate face si mirele, ar putea cauta dinainte perechea preferata de pantofi si apoi i-ar putea vana in perioada de promotii. Sau, cum stim bine ca femeile nu se pot decide asupra unei singure perechi de pantofi, mai ales pentru o ocazie atat de speciala, ar avea sansa sa isi ia doua perechi in perioada de reduceri pantofi. Cred ca abia aceasta perspectiva le-a facut pe viitoarele mirese sa se gandeasca mai bine la varianta unei nunti organizate in functie de promotii. Apoi, exista si in piata de nunti aceste perioade, iar miresele ar putea sa gaseasca rochia mult visata si sa isi si permita pretul ei. Poate ca nu toate lucrurile necesare pentru o nunta pot fi gasite la reduceri, insa de ce sa nu profitati de orice ocazie de a plati mai putin, iar banii economisiti sa ii folositi pentru luna de miere.

Dezeen archive: we've featured a few monochrome interiors on Dezeen this week, so this latest look back at the Dezeen archive is dedicated to buildings and spaces in shades of black, white and grey. See more monochrome architecture and design » See all our archive stories » The post Dezeen archive: monochrome design appeared first on Dezeen.

Dezeen archive: we've featured a few monochrome interiors on Dezeen this week, so this latest look back at the Dezeen archive is dedicated to buildings and spaces in shades of black, white and grey. See more monochrome architecture and design » See all our archive stories »

Hand-painted typography on vintage saws - useful for extracting extra budget from clients.

Architects: LPzR architetti associati Location: Andreoli 18, Milano, Italy Architect In Charge: Gabriele Pranzo-Zaccaria Design Team: Gabriele Pranzo-Zaccaria, Luca Gobbo, Chiara Pranzo-Zaccaria Year: 2007 Photographs: Chiara Pranzo-Zaccaria, Gabriele Pranzo-Zaccaria Construction Supervisor: Gabriele Pranzo-Zaccaria Assistant To Construction: Chiara Pranzo-Zaccaria Structural Engineering: Nicola Boreatti Volume: 1,570 m3 Client: MD Group Main Contractor: NICA costruzioni s.r.l. Context The building is located in Milan (Italy), inside the industrial Bovisa Quarter. Here new housing buildings coexist close to warehouses, gasometers, chimneys and workshops Project The project concerns the residential transformation of a warehouse. The client, a real estate developer, required a young and up-to-date look for his new apartments. The design made by LPzR architects keeps the former building perimeter and adds a new livable floor. Four apartments are placed at the ground floor and four at the first floor. Architectural design The main building volume is a simple red parallelepiped. An apparently random pattern of windows is applied, generating dynamic effects on the main façade. The asymmetries of the solid white frames give the façade a unique three-dimensional look. ADR18 Housing / LPzR architetti associati originally appeared on ArchDaily, the most visited architecture website on 18 May 2013.send to Twitter | Share on Facebook | What do you think about this?

This quilt is a biggie…Queen size to be exact.  The blocks are 20" finished. These blocks are really fun to make, with no templates and nothing too tricky.  My Mom made a block into a pillow…and Trish was wonderful and tested this one for me. You can make this as a throw (9 blocks), twin (12 blocks), or queen (16 blocks). You can find this pattern in my shop.  Use

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Scottish director Paul Wright's debut film is an extraordinary study of bereavement, writes Robbie Collin.

I made this version of a wooden Kant Twist clamp because Lumberjoe mentioned it which I thought this might be an interesting project. I was able to find complete dimensional drawings online which made it easy to create the 3D CAD model and have it generate the 2D prints for the four arms of the clamp. My version was made with 1/4” Baltic birch Braces, 5/16” oak dowels for Pins, poplar Handle, laminated Baltic birch Grips, brass Hinges, 1/4” X 20 threaded Shaft, 1/4” X 20 grip bolts/nuts, and a 4×40 setscrew (the Kant Twist terminology in italics). The Baltic birch Braces have three coats of Deft lacquer, the oak dowels were dyed black and also finished with Deft, while the handle was dyed black and finished with three coats of Zinsser shellac. A 4X40 set screw was used to secure the threaded poplar Handle to the screw Shaft. The entire assembly is press fit together and the button head Allen cap screws hold the Grips. Testing was done is a less than scientific manner by clamping a bathroom scale. I cranked the handle until the scale read 100 pounds and stopped there as I did not want to reach destructive testing level. Fun project in that I now have another clamp and as any woodworker knows, you can never have enough clamps! The following links are for the dimensional drawings I found on line, and link to a folder with more descriptive text of this project, more photographs (5 in total) and two 3D CAD images of the clamp models, and my 2D part prints of this assembly that anyone can use to make their own version(s). Web page of Kant Twist dimensional drawing URL for more of my work on this project After I completed the assembly and was reviewing the part prints I noticed that I had misinterpreted the web sourced drawings. The smaller leg of Brace A does not have parallel sides so I updated the CAD model, so that anyone can use without the error, but not update the assembled project. Thanks for looking at this project!

1/4 THROUGH – Milestones To Look Forward To During The 2013 Major League Baseball Season ________________________________________________ Well friends, we are amazingly 1/4 through with the 2013 baseball regula season, so I thought we should go back to the list of milestones I was going to track this season and see how these players are progressing. For this 1/4 update all notes wil be added to the original post in GREEN. _________________________________________________ I had a great time doing this prior to the starts of the 2011 and 2012 baseball seasons, so I thought I would give it another go as we prepare for the start of this upcoming campaign. So, without further ado, I bring to you some of the milestones I will be looking for in 2013… Ichiro’s push towards 2,800 career hits in the major leagues. He starts the season with 2,606. 37 games in and Ichiro has 32 hits – Not great, but not horrible either. As other Yankees return to the line-up, he should be helped. Todd Helton marches towards 2,500 career hits. He starts the 2013 campaign with 2,420 hits. Helton only has 18 hits in 23 games. 2,500 is still a strong possibility but it may not happen as soon as it should have…. David Ortiz looks to capture the 2,000th hit of his major league career. He will start the season with 1,863 career hits. Ortiz has 28 hits in 22 games and has been hot since returning to the Boston line-up.  He needs 109 to reach 2,000. Albert Pujols looks to join the ’500 HR Club’. He will start his 13th major league season with 475 homers on his resume. Pujols has only clubbed 7 home runs this year.  He needs 18 more to reach 500! Ryan Howard looks to drive in the 1,000th run of his big league career. He will start the season with 920 RBI. Hoawrd has only driven in 22 runs in 38 games.  He is going to have to step it up to get to 1,000 by the end of the season. Ryan Braun looks to add another 30/100 season to his resume. He has done it for the last 5 seasons. Can he make it six in a row? Braun has 8 home runs and 26 RBI in 35 games.  If he can remain healthy, he is on pace to hit the 30/1000 milestone again. CC Sabathia looks to lock up career victory number 200. He will start the season with 191 career wins. CC has 4 wins so far and is well on his way to 200 career victories.  I’d like to see him do it before the All-Star break if possible. Matt Cain is out to capture career victory #100 – he is currently sitting at 85. Cain has 3 wins in 9 starts this season and is not off to the same pace he had in 2012 when he won 16 games.  He’ll have to step it up if he wants to reach #100 this season. Justin Verlander is approaching 1,500 career strikeouts. He needs just 46 to hit the mark. DONE!!!  This guy is a beast and he is well on his way to 1,600 and beyond. Tim Lincecum is nearing 1,500 career strikeouts. I’m still unsure of what his role may be this season, Lincecum needs 183 K’s to reach the mark. Lincecum is faring well so far in 2013.  He has 52 strikeouts in 48 innings of work.  If he can stay on this pace, he will do it!! So there you have it – These are some of the baseball milestones that I will be tracking as the 2013 season gets under way. Just like in previous seasons, I will offer up recaps of these possible baseball milestones as the season progresses – please stay tuned for that. What are you going to be watching for this year?? Thanks for reading!!!