Ahoy Matey! Pirates, buccaneers, privateers, corsairs, whatever you may call them, who really are these long haired, one eyed, wooden legged men? Well known since the early 1700's, pirates never seem to get old. One of my favorite pirate movies is the record breaking, box office hit "Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean. Did you know that this movie was actually named after a popular Disney ride? Captain Jack Sparo, portrayed by the famous Johnny Depp, is a great example of what we picture a pirate to be. In real life, they dressed in checked shirts, long canvas trousers, red waist coats and wore a handkerchief around the neck, similar to an average sailor. They where private sailors who attacked and robbed snipes and plundered villages for their " loot" or stolen valuables. Unlike popular belief, they did not really steal gold and bury them. They did steal food, fresh water and even soap. Yes, they did at times steal ships, either to sell or keep for themselves because the ship was better then their own.

Kids adore them. They love the look of the pirate that they see on TV with its tricorn hat (popular three cornered hat), long boots and beards, cool swords and colorful clothing. If your child enjoys these cool privateers, they would love having their own pirate themed bedroom. Creating this fun theme is not that hard and can be quite affordable. Remove any carpeting from the floor and stay with the wooden floors which will be considered the ships wooden deck. A blue rug on the floor can also be considered to be the ocean. When it comes to bedding, Olive KIds Pirates is perfect choice. You can either choose the Olive Kids duvet cover or the Olive Kids comforter set. I would prefer the Duvet cover for kids but either one would be fine. The duvet cover features adorable pirate ships, treasure chests, sandy beaches and more on a light blue background that resembles the ocean. When you take a closer look, the duvet cover looks like a map. The comforter set is similar to the duvet cover. Purchase a toy treasure chest or a wooden chest to store your child's favorite possessions and place a lock on it so your kids can feel as though they are storing away their hidden treasure. Place hooks on the walls so your little buccaneers can hang their favorite toy swords, captain hat and eye patch. And finally, hang a skeleton head flag by the bed and place a large map on the dresser or wall. Do not worry, there are skeleton flags that look more cute then scary.

Take a look at the  bedroom duvet covers from Bedroom Duvet Spot. The Arya Bedding Collection is one of the most popular luxury duvet sets on the market today.

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Audi Tt Performance Review

Author: Dominick Schroeder

Introduced in 1995, the Audi TT was still an idea vehicle that time. After 3 years, the Audi TT came rolling off the manufacturing and assembly lines to the streets. This new vehicle then held the Audi A4's shorter version of its platform. This car was made as a front drive coupe and as a roadster. It also was sold and offered with a Quattro all wheel drive.

The Audi TT has a novel style and design that makes it stand out from the rest. It's got a roofline that quite is like the Volkswagen's new Beetle. In two thousand, this car received a designation for the North American Car of the Year award. That same year and the next year, the Audi TT also made its way to the Vehicle and Driver magazine's ten best vehicles list.

The Audi TT offers 3 engine configurations that incorporates a 130/180 horsepower 1.8 T turbocharged engine with four cylinders. There's also a 225 h.p. 1.8 engine with intercooled turbos. Both the coupe and the racer provide a front-wheel and an all-wheel drive. To add to the sporty faade and look of the Audi TT, 17 inch Alloy wheels with a six spoke cast are added in and hi-performance tires and high power Xenon headlamps which has an automatic adjustment. The automobile overall provides drivers and users great luxury and comfort with superior class and high technology vehicle elements and equipments. The features include anti-lock brakes, an electronic stability program, an electronic brake force distribution, an electronic differential lock, a CD audio system, and Homelink. Given as standard features for the Audi TT are seat-mounted head and chest side airbags and dual front airbags. Security features are also added in for the Audi TT. The list includes three-point safety belts with pretensioners and load limiters and the LATCH system for kid seats' safety. Space and comfort is something that the Audi TT is generous of.

For Audi, the automobile company, the TT is compared to full strength and pure driving pleasure. The vehicle charms the driver with its total agility and revolutionary design. The vehicle also gives more output and lesser weight. It also has a striking two-color finish that gives the Audi TT a unique look. The color and hue decisions for this model line includes avus silver, misano red, Mauritius blue, silver, and phantom black.

A new Audi TT is expected to make its grand public debut at the 2006 Geneva vehicle Show this coming March. Rumours have it that it will contain a styling that is trustworthy to the original design made by Freeman Thomas. Naturally, changes will be done for the car which may include headlights and taillights that it is getting from the Le Mans Idea .

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I started building LEGO trains by building the refrigerator car
from the instructions in Jacob McKee's "Getting Started With
LEGO Trains" book. This is still the basic design for the current
refrigerator cars I build, but I changed the side details to better
accommodate my stickers.

I have always favored box cars, so I adapted the refrigerator
car design to build my custom freight cars. This freight car was
intended to be a less costly design that also looked a little more
contemporary, while the refrigerator car was meant to have a
more classic look. This allowed me to go to a much cheaper sliding
door, which is also more readily available. I would prefer to
use a black door, but due to cost and availability, the gray door
is a compromise.

Next, I started looking at what to build, and I saw that people
seemed to like gondolas, so I first created a MOC gondola on a
6 x 28 train base. I didn't find this design to be very popular, and
the gondola always seemed a bit too large to me, so I took the
design and adapted it to the shorter 6 x 24 train base. This design
lowered the cost and seemed to be a hit. I have to admit, I
was a bit surprised, but happy. This design is not really based on
any Santa Fe designs, but I tried to give it some real detail on the
ends, which I felt was not very well done on other MOC gondolas
I have seen. I also chose to use reddish-brown LEGO parts, because
I always imagine gondolas to be rusty and well used. The
reddish-brown brick selection allows you to capture that rustic
look, but still look good.

My latest MOC was inspired simply by the fact that it seemed
that the rest of the world, unlike me, is crazy for grain hoppers.
I still prefer box cars, but I started looking around for a Santa
Fe grain hopper design, and found exactly what I hoped for. I
don't think reality could have provided a better design for me
to recreate as a LEGO MOC. It was also very fortunate that LEGO
came out with its large space shuttle set a while back, and that
they went on clearance at all the Targets about a year and a half
ago. This created a massive surplus of the required parts at super
good prices! I couldn't believe my fortune. So I ordered the parts
I thought I would need and wanted to try using, and after getting
my first couple of BrickLink orders, sat down to build. With
a picture of the real grain hopper in hand, and a pile of parts in
front of me, the design came together in about 2 to 3 hours; it
felt like it almost put itself together. This has been the design
that I think really started to get my trains noticed out there, so
needless to say, I'm really pleased with it.

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Magic and mystery haunt the Lego Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle!

Dementors already have enclosed the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! Very soon Harry Potter together with his good friends will combat Lord Voldemort while Professors McGonagall and Flitwick make an attempt to continue to keep the school secure! There's certainly quite a lot to discover with the Lego Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle! It really is awesome discovering brilliant details for example , Dumbledore's workplace along with a sliding spiral stairs as well as Slytherin and Gryffindor common rooms, and even more!

Lego Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle is undeniably the greatest of the Harry Potter Lego sets offered this year. This castle is loaded with lots of marvelous details which will lighten up just about every Harry Potter fan's heart! You will definitely always be astounded by the details in this building set. The actual Lego minifigures within every set can't be obtained on their own, causing them to be so very sought after. Attach each of the 1,290 Lego parts together and have exciting adventures:
Uncover Tom Riddle's diary tucked away deep inside of the knight's armor. Seek the restricted library of Hogwarts Castle in this particular Lego set. Stroll through the Astronomy Tower and then take a glance at the vanishing cabinet.
Enter the clock tower with its swinging pendulum, and you shouldn't forget to have a look at Professor Trelawney's classroom. Have a look at the Gryffindor Tower with Harry Potter. Discover the many secret rooms and you should definitely keep an eye out for the threatening Dementors.

The Lego Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle is really an amazingly incredible set for most fans and collectors. The high quality and also the details are undoubtedly exceptional and definitely will come up to your expectations. The Hogwarts castle is big enough to play and also move the minifigures into the many locations.

This amazing Harry Potter Set is going to always be tremendously popular during this christmas, particularly with the premier of the actual very last movie installment opening this year. Retailers happen to be notorious regarding selling out of most wanted Lego building sets very fast, for that reason: Buy your Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle set right away, prior to it being out of stock!

The particular Lego Hary Potter Hogwarts Castle includes:

- Harry Potter
- Hermione Granger
- Lord Voldemort
- Professor Dumbledore
- Professor Snape
- Professor McGonagall
- Professor Flitwick
- Argus Filch and his cat
- Mrs. Norris
- 2 Dementors
- the Sorting Hat
- Gryffindors Sword
- a Basilisk fang
- secret sliding stairs
- Gryffindor common room features fireplace with Sirius Blacks face
- Tom Riddles book hidden in the knights armor restricted section of the library
- Astronomy Tower
- Vanishing Cabinet
- Great Hall decorated with Slytherin and Gryffindor colors

Be prepared for magical adventures in Hogwarts Castle!
The Lego Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle is definitely a must have for each Harry Potter fan! Now this is definitely one of the most wished for as well as favored Lego sets to be found this holiday!

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Captain Han SoloThe Han Solo figure shows the influences of the WWII bomber pilots on the Han Solo character. the figure bares the likeness of actor Harrison Ford with the classic WWII pilot hat. the bomber jacket comes complete with fur collar and detailed bomber nose art on the back of the "Millennium Falcon". the figure comes with a gun, the German Mauser, which was actually the base for the prop used in the Star Wars movies.

ChewbaccaThe Chewbacca figure continues the look of the bomber crew. Chewbacca's uniforms shows the rebel insignia and his name on his chest. his machine gun is a modified Thompson made to be reminiscent of Chewie's crossbow.

Luke Skywalker (Rebel Pilot)The Luke Skywalker figure has a slightly more stylized look. the figure bares the resemblance of actor mark Hamill. his removable helmet displays the rebel logo and removable goggles that can be lowered and raised. the orange leather is reminiscent of the classic orange jumpsuit from the films. the figure comes with a parachute and chest pouch that is suggestive of the control panel on Luke's jumpsuit. Although not very accurate to the WWII era, you can not have Luke with out the lightsaber. the lightsaber looks like an older flashlight, has a removable blade and is connected to a battery worn on the belt.

Imperial SnowtrooperThe Imperial Snowtrooper is based on the look of WWII soldiers during the siege of Stalingrad. the troopers face still obscured, but by a scarf this time not by a face plate. the goggles have the look of the classic helmet's visor and the helmet has the classic Nazi flared edges. the long coat that juts out is suggestive of the skirt worn by the film's version and the hard ammo pouches are like those of the film as well.

Imperial Biker ScoutThe Imperial Biker Scout is a blend of a Nazi motorcycle soldier and the film's Biker Scout. the chest armor and pouches are suggestive of the classic look. He wears a German Luger on his boot, like his movie counterpart. the bike is of classic WWII design but has the same color scheme as the speederbike and the saddlebags which are suggestive of the rear of the speederbike.

Darth VaderThe main idea behind this figure was to 'devolve' the suit into something that resembles 40's technology. the helmet is basically a glorified gas mask, and the chest box is intended to look like an old-fashioned guage. the uniform isn't 100% Nazi, but I wanted to have the armband with an imperial symbol instead of a swastika. the base figure is a LOTR prologue elf.

StormtrooperThis was the first concept that solidified in my mind when Sillof approached me about this concept. this was perhaps the most literal fusion of Star Wars and WWII aesthetics, and I am quite pleased with the result. the base figure is a ML Longshot, with Gambit hands.

Boba FettI wanted Fett to look like he was wearing chunks of damaged, modified tank armor. the missing hand was an afterthought, but I thought it would be an extreme and amusing divergence from the character's usual appearance. He's the least successful in terms of capturing the intended period, but he makes for a menacing Mandalorian. Base figure is a ML Bullseye, with ML Punisher boots.

Created by Sillof & Glorbes (Sillof@Sillof.com).Web site: www.sillof.com

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