Introducing...Paul Fikse

<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Paul Fikse</span> </b>is a licensed residential builder and the Vice President of Visbeen Associates. Raised in Illinois, Fikse studied architecture at Iowa State before attaining a degree in Business from Hope College in Holland, Michigan. He made West Michigan his permanent home after college, and has been an integral part of VAI’s development since 1993. As Vice President, Fikse’s responsibilities are widespread, but he spends the majority of his time focused on Design Development and Project Management. He and the staff complete precise drawings for each design job, and Fikse personally reviews all construction documents before they are submitted to the builder. His architectural training and practical building experience, combined with exceptional drafting skills, ensure that every Visbeen design is beautiful <i>and </i>functional.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Paul, age 47, and his wife Karla have three children, Emma, Sara and Ethan. The Fikse family loves horseback riding, and spends a lot of time at the barn grooming and riding their five trail horses.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8sG8hX3nAM_MCi2VKZY43Pwy1dh1Ly6hdI8D3y91TRSKbcZqajU1kp8m2Bv7zD_rdB8zqY9LDzh8aaa6uBP8yGTc9YHc6IJKwwL2aM2-1QLrHiyqnc2xR6hGtlx8rzueT3wm7pMZBZAFv/s1600/IMG_2446.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553907211491399730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8sG8hX3nAM_MCi2VKZY43Pwy1dh1Ly6hdI8D3y91TRSKbcZqajU1kp8m2Bv7zD_rdB8zqY9LDzh8aaa6uBP8yGTc9YHc6IJKwwL2aM2-1QLrHiyqnc2xR6hGtlx8rzueT3wm7pMZBZAFv/s320/IMG_2446.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 251px; height: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiRUAdqkpZfK_hSEhmJxWxexD6wVIYSHsv9nMjGtLYNmzsKNTHfQeViLK710_ENCYaPnmOMgnuPOjugenMxW7-kcv05ppVS5o94XfMXqdvqcYySwy7vna_rEMgHTTlskhwiXFyQFzlHury/s1600/IMG_2394.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553907203165996274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiRUAdqkpZfK_hSEhmJxWxexD6wVIYSHsv9nMjGtLYNmzsKNTHfQeViLK710_ENCYaPnmOMgnuPOjugenMxW7-kcv05ppVS5o94XfMXqdvqcYySwy7vna_rEMgHTTlskhwiXFyQFzlHury/s320/IMG_2394.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" /></a> <!--EndFragment-->

Introducing...Paul Fikse

Paul Fikse is a licensed residential builder and the Vice President of Visbeen Associates. Raised in Illinois, Fikse studied architecture a...

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Introducing...Wayne Visbeen

Tuesday's post this week was all about our <a href="http://www.visbeen.biz">Visbeen Associates</a> Staff Christmas party, but have you met all of our stellar staff? If not, stay tuned to this blog! Over the next month or so I will introduce you to each of our talented staff members. Although most of you may know him, our introductions will start with our fearless leader - <b>Wayne Visbeen</b>:<blockquote><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Architect Wayne Visbeen</span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"> </span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">attributes his passion for design to a childhood spent on construction sites. Visbeen’s father owned a construction company in his hometown of Wyckoff, New Jersey, and his grandfather was a self-taught architect and builder. It’s no surprise that Visbeen loves to design. His natural abilities to understand space and structure have taken him on quite a journey since receiving his graduate degree from Lawrence Technological University in 1986. After working in retail design for companies like Taubman Centers and The Gantos Group, Visbeen decided to start his own firm in the early 1990’s.</span></span></span></div><div><p class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Since the creation of VAI, he has independently designed commercial and residential projects all over the world, and garnered many awards. As a licensed architect and registered interior designer, Visbeen has the ability to fit plans together inside and</span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"> </span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">out. One of his strengths is a “live design” approach. Visbeen is an artist, and can sketch floor plans from scratch. The client expresses a vision, and he puts it on paper. Due to his unique ability to “design on-the-go,” Visbeen is able to travel, work and draw anywhere.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Wayne has been married to his wife Marcia for 29 years. Their three daughters, Jaclyn, Julia and Elise, are out of the house, so the Visbeens spend much of their free time traveling as a couple. Wayne also enjoys playing golf, riding his bike and spending time with friends.</span></span></span></p></div></blockquote><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8T247k7Zod6MmPomF3Ayh6cfZznYgTWkn82hB2Xg7TsmjXli5w_6ta86x8_prrMZJKAyc_9v7STkRfupiKqSHk_XtzEE_j8fGH8Tcg_FIj4Wp73LbE_-AUnGPLKG8nwregkSbruIx0IOF/s1600/IMG_2327.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553898415275460354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8T247k7Zod6MmPomF3Ayh6cfZznYgTWkn82hB2Xg7TsmjXli5w_6ta86x8_prrMZJKAyc_9v7STkRfupiKqSHk_XtzEE_j8fGH8Tcg_FIj4Wp73LbE_-AUnGPLKG8nwregkSbruIx0IOF/s320/IMG_2327.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZ3MGHXbudFNdl8fZ0bMGbdZ3ciBWkzhs2OpJ9vW9uNk8DsblGyQIzQOAvDlPhgU0vYVC2oNMUyizY2IzD78afXsJY-p74Rzkw7It2j8U6PJeDX_o8hsqBTLUTLchfQXIFdm740dQe8Qe/s1600/IMG_2342+%2528cropped%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553898410681050098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZ3MGHXbudFNdl8fZ0bMGbdZ3ciBWkzhs2OpJ9vW9uNk8DsblGyQIzQOAvDlPhgU0vYVC2oNMUyizY2IzD78afXsJY-p74Rzkw7It2j8U6PJeDX_o8hsqBTLUTLchfQXIFdm740dQe8Qe/s320/IMG_2342+%2528cropped%2529.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 254px;" /></a><div><p class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"></span></span></span><o:p></o:p></p> <!--EndFragment--> </div>

Introducing...Wayne Visbeen

Tuesday's post this week was all about our Visbeen Associates Staff Christmas party, but have you met all of our stellar staff? If not,...

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Christmas, the VAI Staff Style

Over the weekend, <a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/">Visbeen Associates</a> staff had our annual Christmas party. We enjoyed a very relaxing weekend up at a lodge in Bitely, Michigan. It was a time full of great food made by <a href="http://www.chefo.us/">Chef Oliver Hale</a>, great fun playing games and great fellowship with our staff members and their spouses!<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCgrodOZy3uAAzmH94bXARr5txw1EqOD4Wyj6aaWn8CpkqXHOEoWoFuxCYIf3sMlQaHWerLpHvkDyFBbvg5lYwTqzCaSwk-1UoFCWj5hs2e-iGAOLiVSNXf3CKGSr3RbnGI1qDMAfDCSK/s1600/1-IMG_0852-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553221582901268834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCgrodOZy3uAAzmH94bXARr5txw1EqOD4Wyj6aaWn8CpkqXHOEoWoFuxCYIf3sMlQaHWerLpHvkDyFBbvg5lYwTqzCaSwk-1UoFCWj5hs2e-iGAOLiVSNXf3CKGSr3RbnGI1qDMAfDCSK/s320/1-IMG_0852-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 221px;" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center; "><i>The Visbeen Associates family</i></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><i>(front row, left to right) LeeAnn Lorenz, Jonathan and little Emmaus Lorenz, Marcia Visbeen, Angela Mulder, Marcy Stellin, Lori Potter, Megan TerVeen & Chris TerVeen</i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i>(back row, left to right) Emily Lorenz, David Lorenz, Wayne Visbeen, Jon Mulder, Dave Stellin & Jay Potter</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTc-9HUb5Amagsn1AzJMF7GRwiqec_zBwpu-wXOn4fyN9HDkwriUmvJZ80X8LqrQhAwof2aDS2FR4SSUO4aEjVxDdgk8bCSSJ9DneRQRQqbjxswh5zk00i_xvlfotOVEVhdbKPiJAPU1Nt/s1600/2-IMG_0812-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553221578277647618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTc-9HUb5Amagsn1AzJMF7GRwiqec_zBwpu-wXOn4fyN9HDkwriUmvJZ80X8LqrQhAwof2aDS2FR4SSUO4aEjVxDdgk8bCSSJ9DneRQRQqbjxswh5zk00i_xvlfotOVEVhdbKPiJAPU1Nt/s320/2-IMG_0812-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 219px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><i>Our accommodations for the weekend - what can we say, we roughed it</i>!</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div><div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVE1tDf5aJP3z31wf7yOGNl3wmv5XD2VKlECe6UktWTus6A8IaNh5qVhg722VKezTc_yQ1xWthjgtfRa_wqYo4WQZWAGX-Go9LXpLLu66nmivoc8UZsB9CZVhUJl3IcSUAX6wnLbn7aOw/s1600/4-IMG_0783.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553221569826117042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVE1tDf5aJP3z31wf7yOGNl3wmv5XD2VKlECe6UktWTus6A8IaNh5qVhg722VKezTc_yQ1xWthjgtfRa_wqYo4WQZWAGX-Go9LXpLLu66nmivoc8UZsB9CZVhUJl3IcSUAX6wnLbn7aOw/s320/4-IMG_0783.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i>David Lorenz, Emily Lorenz & Angela Mulder </i></span>involved in one of the main two activities of the weekend - relaxing and talking!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNO6cMtU4QZjk_su1Nbbs-jI0zs9RfLi7uSowjJjF52u8k6j_V0GWvLRbxuAO1LDULoqVZhyphenhyphenUCmjj8oJ5BRniSfAiVG0fEgB71E3dp33mcIz3OesIWLChgF6SbYdgVHVUf0AE0qIq-r54/s1600/5-IMG_0785-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553221563075354754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNO6cMtU4QZjk_su1Nbbs-jI0zs9RfLi7uSowjJjF52u8k6j_V0GWvLRbxuAO1LDULoqVZhyphenhyphenUCmjj8oJ5BRniSfAiVG0fEgB71E3dp33mcIz3OesIWLChgF6SbYdgVHVUf0AE0qIq-r54/s320/5-IMG_0785-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i>We had beautifully snowy, winter weather</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i><br /></i></span></div></i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCFbBXKnyfbwc9Da9sV2KamCHHK15sk3dJ_Ih0Wczz-Q5Xx6tBgA94hMlbZ76y8ZOL-bqRa_9e8-kzqCH7hjclpenNg889TyvHQytYpi3-8YOFcpE58At8c7qKMJ3UnYrpa7-i1abrt77q/s1600/9-IMG_0938.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553214461441952594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCFbBXKnyfbwc9Da9sV2KamCHHK15sk3dJ_Ih0Wczz-Q5Xx6tBgA94hMlbZ76y8ZOL-bqRa_9e8-kzqCH7hjclpenNg889TyvHQytYpi3-8YOFcpE58At8c7qKMJ3UnYrpa7-i1abrt77q/s320/9-IMG_0938.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 179px; height: 320px;" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i>Chef O made us a fabulous dinner on Friday night!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i><br /></i></span></div></i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiirrSOiDunZ94Za8gWzlNlQGR3581-m_DdpmYaudFfHkKWWh5XdrYooZBUOPxpIU-Nn0pnb1Rbeq4-jpwgeRjbj5tm8NOa60Tjb_RVk3EkUd9246FqAAVJFdKPT6R5op-H5SBJ_bH3Qx87/s1600/10-IMG_0930.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553214457235668930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiirrSOiDunZ94Za8gWzlNlQGR3581-m_DdpmYaudFfHkKWWh5XdrYooZBUOPxpIU-Nn0pnb1Rbeq4-jpwgeRjbj5tm8NOa60Tjb_RVk3EkUd9246FqAAVJFdKPT6R5op-H5SBJ_bH3Qx87/s320/10-IMG_0930.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 179px;" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i>Jon & Angela Mulder, Emily Lorenz, Marcia Visbeen, Dave Stellin & Chris TerVeen enjoying some appetizers</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i><br /></i></span></div></i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPnXb7onzDntavCGRuuvhIINu3Y6wOFSozA1t8p8c3X6ULdQ7iFq9kjUo-VxYaiMYKJcqD9TAZKpxsiiFQg3yuHJb5k3nHV3jWtXkcLVzLbSfLJvayRNvz_doIZUpdvydGhvt-mcQfmG2/s1600/11-IMG_0803.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553214457565554386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPnXb7onzDntavCGRuuvhIINu3Y6wOFSozA1t8p8c3X6ULdQ7iFq9kjUo-VxYaiMYKJcqD9TAZKpxsiiFQg3yuHJb5k3nHV3jWtXkcLVzLbSfLJvayRNvz_doIZUpdvydGhvt-mcQfmG2/s320/11-IMG_0803.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;">Me and Chris dishing up some delicious food</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i><br /></i></span></div></i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoRbFHZO9BX080sWU3XLFjGqGGyr4wQHXkYCpZpLR_fhlRVKBQ4kd9DQUbke562WKBhqc_pWVrWPihhfhb12GlwspUH1bIp8IQUhRcdyfivy2ZQxr2atAqn1cRAQfs_Ae5IkKiV5M5Lmc/s1600/13-IMG_0942.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553214451612778802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoRbFHZO9BX080sWU3XLFjGqGGyr4wQHXkYCpZpLR_fhlRVKBQ4kd9DQUbke562WKBhqc_pWVrWPihhfhb12GlwspUH1bIp8IQUhRcdyfivy2ZQxr2atAqn1cRAQfs_Ae5IkKiV5M5Lmc/s320/13-IMG_0942.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 179px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>As you can see, we pretty much became eating pros</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5VIVIQ0fiXCRW_RF_b2viaCajf0-7tTiuDTMCtJNrLYQTdmwdHaxVH0i_wKINDQRrFl03UlVvfzTDHdsI4Ef96CdU7M3o1ll7mrWgv5wGMr8_12l7aMiysfPTfbRQvmgQ4tsYArg4six/s1600/15-IMG_0796-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553214448171629202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5VIVIQ0fiXCRW_RF_b2viaCajf0-7tTiuDTMCtJNrLYQTdmwdHaxVH0i_wKINDQRrFl03UlVvfzTDHdsI4Ef96CdU7M3o1ll7mrWgv5wGMr8_12l7aMiysfPTfbRQvmgQ4tsYArg4six/s320/15-IMG_0796-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i>We have some serious Euchre players in our group - Wayne Visbeen, Angela Mulder, Dave Stellin & Jon Mulder</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i><br /></i></span></div></i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbm0piJMQnFy3TM-vPENU4q2bawA2FqNCIt77I7BajM5-544KrLYW4c3PeXjwxXCghhajuh2UVBrFzLaw1_edU96UZ-CEpw8d4xWW-hfD1FCSBA4xaLuZMIYzbrh89NtJlxQN5ZcnBXndM/s1600/17-IMG_0810.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553210534584916194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbm0piJMQnFy3TM-vPENU4q2bawA2FqNCIt77I7BajM5-544KrLYW4c3PeXjwxXCghhajuh2UVBrFzLaw1_edU96UZ-CEpw8d4xWW-hfD1FCSBA4xaLuZMIYzbrh89NtJlxQN5ZcnBXndM/s320/17-IMG_0810.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i>Emily & David Lorenz taking advantage of the air hockey table</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i><br /></i></span></div></i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxQiwmC1AgoOQRv8_lUWHlZ3TWA2PoYDzhdTgpxmLBxBW4j-TYqQauK3x0mWCtvx1PhPT7dGk86eu_Euc4iKPsf9iW-KOVM6F1GDpKgHt5FGQnJS5zAIZ6Tu23-IpFKqCA9Hi7kID94QU/s1600/18-IMG_0944.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553210527948279794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxQiwmC1AgoOQRv8_lUWHlZ3TWA2PoYDzhdTgpxmLBxBW4j-TYqQauK3x0mWCtvx1PhPT7dGk86eu_Euc4iKPsf9iW-KOVM6F1GDpKgHt5FGQnJS5zAIZ6Tu23-IpFKqCA9Hi7kID94QU/s320/18-IMG_0944.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 179px;" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i>Chris TerVeen & Dave Stellin rockin' the arcade games</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i><br /></i></span></div></i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6LXZKPcDbtJjcTK3olgZvMcVpqyUqh6hyphenhyphenjZbaspZdAhasYklTcVZhd8vzRL-96kvBGaqv1skbRMPhFyLRzd9IMQ05smUUvhnjrThBrkOpCrrBI33_sqEU0peDSPAiVjJbu4qXKUO5w8G/s1600/20-IMG_0765-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553210521885370658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6LXZKPcDbtJjcTK3olgZvMcVpqyUqh6hyphenhyphenjZbaspZdAhasYklTcVZhd8vzRL-96kvBGaqv1skbRMPhFyLRzd9IMQ05smUUvhnjrThBrkOpCrrBI33_sqEU0peDSPAiVjJbu4qXKUO5w8G/s320/20-IMG_0765-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i>Chef O prepared made-to-order omlettes for us on Saturday morning. Yum!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i><br /></i></span></div></i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxg0OfsmrDMRyFYiAErw2MN209dp9NLx409bbyBtSRSw3iY2oYfYr8Mh313WFgacMJ-nYMc36X-jGJs1FmhCaPnxDdxYoM5S7uHY5AX3FuVVuOLqhKJv_OhelLad4hRFoUOxxzHX04mE4_/s1600/21-IMG_0764-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553210520984091106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxg0OfsmrDMRyFYiAErw2MN209dp9NLx409bbyBtSRSw3iY2oYfYr8Mh313WFgacMJ-nYMc36X-jGJs1FmhCaPnxDdxYoM5S7uHY5AX3FuVVuOLqhKJv_OhelLad4hRFoUOxxzHX04mE4_/s320/21-IMG_0764-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i>Jay & Lori Potter enjoying their breakfast</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i><br /></i></span></div></i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8c1Q1tPaObPrnqz3nKomjmDVcJ6Qfj5AdUyFx-jCHpkQimpoDJUSr9aY6t3jmHN9Zv-sNBbfoZH5AFR7zdOy0dgUPQK2B6qyvJGw3JKnzg5cARWAzajX3vB1lOyiLwKrJf4mmFJB_bZdf/s1600/23-IMG_0772-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553210508522929090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8c1Q1tPaObPrnqz3nKomjmDVcJ6Qfj5AdUyFx-jCHpkQimpoDJUSr9aY6t3jmHN9Zv-sNBbfoZH5AFR7zdOy0dgUPQK2B6qyvJGw3JKnzg5cARWAzajX3vB1lOyiLwKrJf4mmFJB_bZdf/s320/23-IMG_0772-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>What can we say, we like to groom them for the business early around here! Emmaus Lorenz was a good little guy and hung out with the adults for the weekend.</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">To see more fun photos from our Christmas party, visit our <a href="http://http://www.facebook.com/pages/Visbeen-Associates-Inc/246297712097?ref=sgm">facebook fan page</a>.</div>

Christmas, the VAI Staff Style

Over the weekend, Visbeen Associates staff had our annual Christmas party. We enjoyed a very relaxing weekend up at a lodge in Bitely, Mich...

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In case you missed it on our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Visbeen-Associates-Inc/246297712097?ref=sgm">facebook fan page</a>, check out this special holiday challenge...<br /><table id="contentTable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="400" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 10px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><tbody><tr><td><table width="400" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="bodyTable"><tbody><tr><td class="headerTop" align="center" style="background-color: rgb(160, 185, 58); border-top-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 0px; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 204, 102); text-align: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><div class="adminText" style="font-size: 10px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 20px; font-family: Helvetica; text-decoration: none; "><br /></div></td></tr><tr><td class="headerBar" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-bottom-width: 0px; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><div class="headerBarText" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 30px; font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: left; "><img alt="" border="0" height="205" src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/00f1a1c9df6e721049c8f3a04/images/Yourhomefortheholidays.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; max-width: 400px; " width=" 400px" /></div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="headerBar" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-bottom-width: 0px; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><div class="postcardBarText" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 30px; font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal; text-align: center; "><div style="text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="300" src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/00f1a1c9df6e721049c8f3a04/images/Visbeen_Christmas_LR_.1.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; " width="400" /></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table width="400" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="defaultText" align="left" style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; font-family: Helvetica; background-color: rgb(212, 210, 184); padding-top: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 20px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-left-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p>It is the middle of December already and a blanket of crisp, white snow has transformed the landscape of Grand Rapids into a winter wonderland. It is putting all of us here at Visbeen Associates into the Christmas spirit and we want to see how you are spreading cheer around your home for the holidays! <strong>Send</strong><b> us your photos! </b> Whether it is a photo of the lights on the exterior of your home, the glow of your Christmas tree, the creative way you hang your family's stockings, or any other ways you decorate for the holidays, we want to see it! </p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="100px" src="http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee512/visbeen/BWXmasModel2_2bcropped.jpg" width="100px" /><img alt="" border="0" src="http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee512/visbeen/BWXmasExt_1ccropped.jpg" /><img alt="" border="0" height="100px" src="http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee512/visbeen/BWXmasInt_6cropped.jpg" width="100px" /></p><p><i><b><br /></b></i></p><p><i><b>There are two ways to submit your photos to us:</b></i><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Grand-Rapids-MI/Visbeen-Associates-Inc/246297712097?ref=sgm&utm_source=Friends+of+Visbeen+Associates&utm_campaign=f8da826823-Facebook_Christmas_Photos_Campaign12_2_2010&utm_medium=email" style="color: rgb(23, 72, 138); text-decoration: underline; font-weight: normal; " target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" height="30px" src="http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee512/visbeen/Facebookbutton.gif" width="30px" /></a> Click here to post your photos on our Facebook fan page</p><p><a href="mailto:megan@visbeen.biz?subject=Home%20for%20the%20Holidays%20Photo" style="color: rgb(23, 72, 138); text-decoration: underline; font-weight: normal; "><img alt="" border="0" height="30px" src="http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee512/visbeen/email-icon-graphiccopy.gif" width="40px" /></a> Click here to email your photos directly to us</p><p><br /><b>Anyone who submits a photo will be sent a special gift from Visbeen Associates</b>, so submit them today to claim your prize! </p><p><a href="http://us1.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=00f1a1c9df6e721049c8f3a04&id=f8da826823&e=">Forward this challenge</a> to your friends! If you get your friends to send us photos of their homes, there is a larger prize for the person who gets the highest number of people to respond. Just post on our Facebook fan page wall how many photos were posted because of your referral, or if your friends are submitting the photos via email, make sure they include your name in their email so we know to give credit where credit is due! </p><p>Happy Holidays, from our homes to yours!<br /><br /></p><p> </p><span class="subTitle" style=" font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family:Helvetica;font-size:14px;">Not our fan on Facebook yet?</span><br /><p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Grand-Rapids-MI/Visbeen-Associates-Inc/246297712097?ref=sgm&utm_source=Friends+of+Visbeen+Associates&utm_campaign=f8da826823-Facebook_Christmas_Photos_Campaign12_2_2010&utm_medium=email" style="color: rgb(23, 72, 138); text-decoration: underline; font-weight: normal; " target="_blank">Click here</a> to 'like' our Facebook fan page!<br /></p><p style="text-align: right; "><br /></p></td></tr><tr><td class="footerRow" valign="top" align="left" style="background-color: rgb(134, 1, 4); border-top-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-top: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 20px; "></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>

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Mini Cooper: Mini Mini rumored to be in the works

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_J-0Gb80hUbYYbsQIX8tfRQM0KBBSyU8lo-HpJdNp6x3vESPUiOoShE2RHLVxOBcuDnziw_QCKS7aEBMtTK8oy4WHV2db-VixWNZNWhJjS3y3PlqaUXs54Pl4-Rn_ElBj9iAUnSzf5I/s1600/lead1-2011-mini-cooper-fd%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_J-0Gb80hUbYYbsQIX8tfRQM0KBBSyU8lo-HpJdNp6x3vESPUiOoShE2RHLVxOBcuDnziw_QCKS7aEBMtTK8oy4WHV2db-VixWNZNWhJjS3y3PlqaUXs54Pl4-Rn_ElBj9iAUnSzf5I/s320/lead1-2011-mini-cooper-fd%255B1%255D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><center><center><span style="color: white;">Post by: </span><a href="http://automotive-wallpapers.blogspot.com/" style="color: white;">Automotive</a> </center></center><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Wolfgang Armbrecht, head of BMW's Mini brand recently hinted that a smaller small car may be in the works. In an interview with Germany's Financial Times Deutschland, Ampbrecht admitted that Mini may develop a small car for parent company BMW. We've actually heard these rumors before when talk sprang up about the potential for a BMW 0 Series.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If the thought of a Mini Mini crossed with BMW parts makes you excited, you're not alone. Who could say 'No' to the Ultimate Go-Karting Machine? As of yet however, there are no reports of a build timeline or potential specs, but a glimpse of what's to come is said to be earmarked for next month's Detroit Auto Show.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>source: Mini Cooper Press</i></div>

Mini Cooper: Mini Mini rumored to be in the works

Post by: Automotive Wolfgang Armbrecht, head of BMW's Mini brand recently hinted that a smaller small car may be in the works. In an in...

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Jeep Compass 2011

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzwohnPzurwoebTzDnELDfBZLN5aj_pGCwLLiNDbxZmb5uEvIPPl6K9LJl3g1CYsfi_tXMBBzoe55EMAdCKmmW3cEZdsgrjdQBG8Q3_1CjTrx0YrHuFnO6QEtzdqG1hhVB76FE1R2LsE/s1600/Jeep_compass_218_1024x768%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzwohnPzurwoebTzDnELDfBZLN5aj_pGCwLLiNDbxZmb5uEvIPPl6K9LJl3g1CYsfi_tXMBBzoe55EMAdCKmmW3cEZdsgrjdQBG8Q3_1CjTrx0YrHuFnO6QEtzdqG1hhVB76FE1R2LsE/s320/Jeep_compass_218_1024x768%255B1%255D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><center><center><span style="color: white;">Post by: </span><a href="http://automotive-wallpapers.blogspot.com/" style="color: white;">Automotive</a> </center></center><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">New, Redesigned 2011 Jeep® Compass: Sophisticated New Styling, Unsurpassed Capability and Fuel Economy and Loads of Standard Features</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">- New 2011 Jeep® Compass is beautifully redesigned, reflecting the styling cues of the all-new Jeep Grand Cherokee</div><div style="text-align: justify;">- Unsurpassed compact SUV 4x4 fuel economy (28 mpg) and off-road capability, and innovative interior features combine to provide tremendous value</div><div style="text-align: justify;">- Upgraded interior features soft touch points and high quality materials</div><div style="text-align: justify;">- Exceptional ride and handling performance in all weather conditions is the result of upgraded steering and suspension systems for 2011</div><div style="text-align: justify;">- 2011 Jeep Compass features more than 30 safety and security features, including standard electronic stability control, electronic roll mitigation, Hill-start Assist and side-curtain air bags that cover all rows</div><div style="text-align: justify;">- 2011 Jeep Compass now offers Trail Rated® 4x4 capability with Freedom Drive II® Off-Road package</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Compass joins Jeep Patriot as most capable in compact-SUV segment</div><a name="more"></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Auburn Hills, Mich. - Offering unsurpassed 4x4 fuel economy and off-road capability in the compact-SUV segment, the new 2011 Jeep® Compass features a stunning new sophisticated design, with cues coming directly from the brand’s premium icon, the new Jeep Grand Cherokee.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Coupled with a host of interior refinements, and improved ride and handling characteristics in all conditions – courtesy of upgraded steering and suspension systems – the new Jeep Compass offers a unique blend of premium styling, capability, efficiency and value that is unmatched in the compact-SUV segment.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“With the new 2011 Jeep Compass, we’ve applied the premium design cues of our award-winning new Grand Cherokee,” said Mike Manley, President and CEO — Jeep Brand, Chrysler Group LLC. “Combined with new interior appointments, and refinements to the suspension and steering systems, Jeep Compass provides consumers the ultimate combination of styling, capability, fuel economy, efficiency, safety and value in the important compact-SUV segment.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Delivering the packaging and interior flexibility of an SUV with the performance, handling, fuel economy and price of a compact car, the new 2011 Jeep Compass also boasts more than 30 safety and security features, including standard side-curtain air bags, electronic stability program (ESC), electronic roll mitigation, Hill-start Assist (with manual transmission), side curtain air bags for all rows and available front-seat-mounted side air bags.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Design</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The new 2011 Jeep Compass has a distinct family resemblance to the all-new, premium 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">With a new hood, new front fenders, new fascia and new headlamps as well as a new grille that has been detailed with a small dose of chrome surrounding the traditional seven slots found on all Jeep vehicles, the new face of the Compass features a more serious, yet sophisticated, appearance. Forward lighting performance is improved with the use of quad reflector headlamps, and the fog lamps are now high output projector lamps. Adding an element of muscle, the hood has been enhanced with a subtle power bulge. The result is a vehicle that projects an attitude that is much more serious and conveys the Compass’ capability in all weather and driving conditions.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">New brightwork throughout the exterior lends an upscale touch without compromising the off-road performance of the Compass. A band of protective cladding has been added for 2011, serving to fend off debris when driving in challenging weather conditions or off-road, and providing a new appearance.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This trend continues with enhancements to the rear of the Compass. A new rear fascia, new body-color rear spoiler and subtle, upscale touches including new LED taillamps and on the Limited model, bright trim on the step pad and a chrome exhaust tip adorn the new 2011 Jeep Compass. Topping it off, a new set of roof rails were designed with a slimmed down appearance and a small amount of brightwork. The 2011 Compass sports new, standard 17-inch aluminum wheels, and 18-inch aluminum or chrome-clad wheels are available on Limited models.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Interior upgrades for the 2011 Jeep Compass include new soft touch front-door trim panels with a padded upper surface; a new center armrest; a new Jeep steering wheel with integrated controls that allow the driver to operate the radio, cruise control, available handsfree phone and other vehicle functions while keeping their hands on the wheel; new cloth interior with premium cloth bucket seats in the front; standard speed control on all models; new backlighting of door switches, door locks, windows and power mirror controls.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The new 2011 Jeep Compass offers an array of clever features consumers will appreciate whether commuting to work, driving in challenging weather conditions, exploring new trails or out-of-the-way places. Uconnect media center with iPod interface, SIRIUS Satellite Radio, navigation with SIRIUS Travel Link, power sunroof, a premium audio system with nine Boston Acoustic speakers, illuminated cup holders, liftgate speakers and fold-flat rear seats are some of the available cool features that make the Compass the perfect compact SUV, enabling consumers to enjoy any adventure.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The 2011 Jeep Compass is packed with standard features that provide value and convenience for drivers and passengers. Standard features include air conditioning, power windows, power locks, power/heated exterior mirrors, keyless entry, aluminum wheels, fog lamps, cruise control and sunscreen glass.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">New for 2011 the Jeep Compass offers an All-weather Capability Group option which includes Goodyear 17-inch all-terrain tires, all-season floor mats, daytime running headlamps, engine block heater and tow hooks.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Segment-leading Capability</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The 2011 Jeep Compass offers customers unsurpassed 4x4 off-road capability with Jeep Freedom Drive II. The new Jeep Compass also boasts a retuned suspension for 2011, with higher spring and damping rates, added rebound springs, and an increased diameter of the rear sway bar. Despite these numerous capability features, the 2011 Jeep Compass boasts unsurpassed 4x4 fuel economy in its segment.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Jeep Compass is available in three drivetrain configurations. In addition to the standard front-wheel-drive system, Jeep Compass also is available with Freedom Drive I and the Freedom Drive II Off-Road Package.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Freedom Drive I is an available full-time, active four-wheel-drive system with lock mode designed to give drivers year-round assurance with the ability to handle rough weather and low-traction conditions. This active four-wheel-drive system is recommended for daily use, including slick conditions that come with rain and light snow. Freedom Drive I also features a lockable center coupling, giving drivers the ability to put the Jeep Compass in four-wheel-drive lock mode to handle deep snow, sand and other low-traction surfaces.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Freedom Drive II Off-Road Package is an available four-wheel-drive system that delivers Jeep Trail Rated® capability in Compass form. The Freedom Drive II Off-Road Package includes a second-generation continuously variable transaxle with low range (CVT2L) that engages when the off-road mode is activated, 17-inch all-terrain tires and aluminum wheels, a one-inch raised ride height, a full-size spare tire, skid plates, tow hooks, fog lamps and manual seat height adjuster. The available Freedom Drive II Off-Road Package is recommended for moderate off-road situations that include steep grades, occasional wheel lift and rock or log climbing.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The 2011 Jeep Compass’ powertrain is designed to deliver world-class performance in all weather conditions, fuel economy and refinement, all at an affordable, value-packed price.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Compass features a standard 2.0-liter World Engine for the Compass and Latitude models that provides 158 horsepower (117 kW) and 141 lb.-ft. (191 N•m) of torque coupled with the continuously variable transmission (CVT2), and delivers unsurpassed 23 mpg in the city, and 29 mpg on the highway when mated to the five-speed manual transmission.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The proven 2.4-liter World Engine produces 172-horsepower and 165 lb.-ft. of torque and is available on all models and standard on the Limited. This 2.4-liter World Engine has dual Variable Valve Timing (VVT) on both intake and exhaust camshafts, which helps optimize the torque curve at all speeds and produces more power, better fuel economy and smoother, quieter operation than engines without dual VVT. Dual VVT is a technology typically not available on vehicles sold in the United States in the Jeep Compass’ price class. The Jeep Compass’ 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine paired with a five-speed manual transaxle in front-wheel drive configuration delivers unsurpassed 23 miles per gallon (mpg) in the city, and 29 mpg on the highway.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Jeep Compass also features a standard five-speed manual transaxle on the entry-level Compass and a CVT that is available on the Compass and standard on the Latitude and Limited models. The Compass’ CVT2 is a second-generation CVT that Chrysler Group engineers calibrated for pleasing engine response and precise ratio control. CVT2 contributes to a fuel economy improvement of 6–8 percent compared with a traditional four-speed automatic. The Compass CVT2 also improves vehicle performance compared with a traditional automatic transaxle because of optimized gear ratios, especially in the 30–60 mph range during passing maneuvers.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The 2011 Jeep Compass also provides up to 2,000 lbs. of towing capacity.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Jeep Compass Model Lineup</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The 2011 Jeep Compass is available in three configurations: Compass, Latitude and Limited. All are available with front-wheel drive, the Freedom Drive I full-time, active 4x4 system or the Freedom Drive II Off-Road Package full-time, active 4x4 system with low-range capability.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The 2011 Jeep Compass is available in the following exterior colors: Blackberry Pearl Coat, Bright Silver Metallic Clear Coat, Bright White Clear Coat, Brilliant Black Crystal Clear Coat, Deep Cherry Red Crystal Clear Coat Deep Charcoal Gray (limited availability) and Mineral Gray Pearl Coat (late availability).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Built at the Belvidere Assembly Plant in Belvidere, Ill., the new 2011 Jeep Compass models will begin to arrive in Jeep showrooms in December 2010.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">About Jeep</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Built on nearly 70 years of legendary heritage, Jeep is the authentic SUV with class-leading capability, craftsmanship and versatility for people who seek extraordinary journeys. The Jeep brand delivers an open invitation to live life to the fullest by offering a full line of vehicles that continue to provide owners with a sense of security to handle any journey with confidence.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The 2011 Jeep vehicle lineup includes Compass, Grand Cherokee, Liberty, Patriot, Wrangler and Wrangler Unlimited. To meet consumer demand around the world, all Jeep models are sold outside North America and all are available in right-hand drive and with gasoline and diesel powertrain options. Chrysler Group LLC sells and services vehicles in approximately 120 countries around the world.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>source : Jeep Press</i></div>

Jeep Compass 2011

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New Lexus RX450h 2011

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBrWA3FEzbnhlvyP42LZHoec4EARSW0yr5LqS2UFzs6tBwmcv06YwhcpZcZWDuhLBSzS2fO0m1_CqfQgHGLyMRT7Gexr_40Fh8gR4Uc1R1gleTc3g9Ov-HCmpTDyEEec8yZ7HglHMRf4/s1600/2011_Lexus_RX450h_Review-44%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBrWA3FEzbnhlvyP42LZHoec4EARSW0yr5LqS2UFzs6tBwmcv06YwhcpZcZWDuhLBSzS2fO0m1_CqfQgHGLyMRT7Gexr_40Fh8gR4Uc1R1gleTc3g9Ov-HCmpTDyEEec8yZ7HglHMRf4/s320/2011_Lexus_RX450h_Review-44%255B1%255D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><center><center><span style="color: white;">Post by: </span><a href="http://automotive-wallpapers.blogspot.com/" style="color: white;">Automotive</a> </center></center><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Lexus RX450h has been completely redesigned for 2010, and Lexus has introduced minor changes to the year 2011. Over the years, Lexus has been setting the standard for the crossover segment, Lexus decided that messing with success is not the way to go.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The new RX is grown in almost all its dimensions than previous generations, but the end result is a better looking vehicle overall. While the previous generation RX looked bubble, the new RX has sharp bends and its maximum and then give an attractive appearance.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The new RX headlights, taillights and grille are much more aerodynamic and a spoiler mounted on the roof gives it a sporty look. Lexus identifies with hybrid formations Logos blue-trimmed, tinted headlights, tail lights and our test vehicle also came with 19-inch wheels. We think Lexus has done a great job in refining the exterior of the 2011 RX450h and it's really a vehicle other than looking over the competition.</div><a name="more"></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkxI9XzVY4bvtWfkYM_690ESxxdc4c0OYLltfg730ExG8WdvgteVuvLfetHkviHjDXWHhs5RBhFvidP9b99shANIHhGi5qKxxUkG4QuqPj3e87C-nPIBAZcYGyv9Fgy8kmTUhjUoSnUVk/s1600/2011_Lexus_RX450h_Review-33%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkxI9XzVY4bvtWfkYM_690ESxxdc4c0OYLltfg730ExG8WdvgteVuvLfetHkviHjDXWHhs5RBhFvidP9b99shANIHhGi5qKxxUkG4QuqPj3e87C-nPIBAZcYGyv9Fgy8kmTUhjUoSnUVk/s200/2011_Lexus_RX450h_Review-33%255B1%255D.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lexus 450h shares the inside with his brother, non-hybrid, the only difference is the display that shows information about hybrid. Like any other Lexus, the interior quality is first rate and the RX is loaded with high-tech options such as heads-up display, CD changer, navigation with Bluetooth audio and XM Satellite Radio. The best thing about the RX is the Remote Controller that really puts the Touch iDrive and similar systems to shame. We played with the controller and were amazed to see how simple life can be.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">RX 450h is powered by 3.5 liter V6 is carried over from last year's model with the combined production of 295 horses. The Atkinson cycle V6 with the help of electric motors hour increases fuel economy by about 10% over the previous generation RX. Lexus engineers have mounted a DC 288V Ni-MH battery under the rear seats that receives power from two or three engines, depending on FWD or AWD configurations.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Overall, we believe that Lexus has really learned this segment of the crossover and now with a hybrid variant are a force to reckon with. It 's true that there is someone available for Highlander Hybrid does not want to spend more than $ 51K, but Lexus has a cult following. In this day and age we all pay for the brand and Lexus RX450h is no different. So if you have a small family and are cautious green then RX450h is a perfect purchase. It is a crossover of performance, but anyone in the market for a hybrid is well aware of this fact. We really think that Lexus RX450h is for someone who cares about energy efficiency, yet still want luxury - Lexus RX450h is exactly that!</div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>source: Lexus Press</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>

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2011 New BMW X3: Martha Stewart Designs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwt2jSkzl1S37zEUkuTMr4-izQDTMX8KVr7AAjBuYv1nEgj10Zy5oiYaEKmUNR6r4eJqvlaNWtMx2zdUk3V02ab0bpbgTUfDgOZWRzgg-UgRsxcSYydX-wX3FIc0K6xwV-LRY1YBNJlDU/s1600/2011_BMW_X3-1210%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwt2jSkzl1S37zEUkuTMr4-izQDTMX8KVr7AAjBuYv1nEgj10Zy5oiYaEKmUNR6r4eJqvlaNWtMx2zdUk3V02ab0bpbgTUfDgOZWRzgg-UgRsxcSYydX-wX3FIc0K6xwV-LRY1YBNJlDU/s320/2011_BMW_X3-1210%255B1%255D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><center><center><span style="color: white;">Post by: </span><a href="http://automotive-wallpapers.blogspot.com/" style="color: white;">Automotive</a> </center></center><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Martha Stewart has accepted an invitation from BMW to design your dream BMW X3 Sports Activity Vehicle BMW using "E 'Dream. Building. Driving." Programme. Martha used the "Build Your Own" tool online at bmwusa.com to customize your BMW X3.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Customization is a specialty for the new BMW X3, the vehicle has more than 70 million unique configurations. Martha Stewart has designed her to have a X3xDrive35i Sparkling Bronze Metallic exterior, one of three special exterior colors that are available only for the BMW X3 custom orders. Martha's BMW X3 has a Sand Beige Nevada leather upholstery and wood interior trim Fineline Wave.</div><a name="more"></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9n4WZRTUBT8MAH8dmvR5yCUuvUjznLIo-H6GA_g8Hwva1QPWm9PaIwmFYXiWfopLsOGBw7ASjcUHQqybPuEWhlqddG1QU9TRcneRgrhYKlj_3UhZh3pZGVdqsgHNJ0Aja1mnPgXxRSHs/s1600/2011_BMW_X3-610%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9n4WZRTUBT8MAH8dmvR5yCUuvUjznLIo-H6GA_g8Hwva1QPWm9PaIwmFYXiWfopLsOGBw7ASjcUHQqybPuEWhlqddG1QU9TRcneRgrhYKlj_3UhZh3pZGVdqsgHNJ0Aja1mnPgXxRSHs/s200/2011_BMW_X3-610%255B1%255D.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Recently, Martha and The Martha Stewart Show "crew went to Spartanburg, South Carolina to watch the production of its BMW X3. Martha experienced firsthand where BMW makes all the BMW X3, X5 and X6 vehicles to customers around the world and has interviewed people who make them. The last stop of the day was the BMW Performance Center, where Martha tested the last car on the track driving his BMW.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Viewers can watch Martha's visit to BMW on Tuesday, December 14 at 10:00 ET / 9 c on "The Martha Stewart Show" on Hallmark Channel. During the show, Martha will have the keys of his very own BMW and visitors will be encouraged to continue watching the show to find out how to enter for a chance to win your BMW X3.</div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>source: BMW Press</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>

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2011 BMW 1-series M Coupe

<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKb9ZCPqueR0y81_9F1jU43Fu2STYnNV6e853a5AwSAK54DWEp0FFgjiWaEyT1OcNHwj9SKDwSFGOpZWHuX3jVeZM1aSsrwm1SR3uubdzZMbVIA2xHP_UIMgLYM4PBIwrgV43nPgPH1a8/s1600/BMW_1Mseries_1365_1024x768%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKb9ZCPqueR0y81_9F1jU43Fu2STYnNV6e853a5AwSAK54DWEp0FFgjiWaEyT1OcNHwj9SKDwSFGOpZWHuX3jVeZM1aSsrwm1SR3uubdzZMbVIA2xHP_UIMgLYM4PBIwrgV43nPgPH1a8/s320/BMW_1Mseries_1365_1024x768%255B1%255D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><center><span style="color: white;">Post by: </span><a href="http://automotive-wallpapers.blogspot.com/" style="color: white;">Automotive</a> </center></center><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">With the anticipation of fans around the world at its peak, the BMW M GmbH introduced the newest member of its product family intimate. For the first time, M coveted badge has been given to the popular 1-Series BMW 1-Series in the form of all-new BMW M Coupe. Badge M submitted after two years of the development process through the BMW M engineers and test drivers achieve extraordinary power delivery and a signature, near-perfect driving behavior of the BMW M cars. 2011 BMW 1-Series M Coupe will be available in limited quantities and with limited options on the Official BMW Center in Spring, 2011.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Eigenwillig," the German word for "self-willed," "individual," and "decided to go their own way," has been the right word to describe the M car is unique and impressive than the last three decades. With the original 1988 BMW M3 as his inspiration, 2011 BMW 1-Series M Coupe combines the raw ability of a racing car with the agility, flexibility, and a seated position from a compact sedan to the BMW Ultimate Driving Machine ® makes pure. Thus, the BMW 1-Series M Coupe continues the tradition of BMW M. eigenwillig With the latest two-door model, BMW M is to describe the ability to build a performance car racing into a small car, capable of daily use.</div><a name="more"></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dimensions and Construction</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOzX0zcblfaEQAWtnvJ45nqRz4-kgHLxcV7HDgKmp2ju7iq6yupA_GdmlBErvwtinryKQls6kUlSYbqCHr8ajuJzh0qPjjFdi-rsuihWtVHVNjyn77-qlF6dLxtd_hQBdTQqyvuYg3LI/s1600/BMW_1Mseries_1366_1024x768%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOzX0zcblfaEQAWtnvJ45nqRz4-kgHLxcV7HDgKmp2ju7iq6yupA_GdmlBErvwtinryKQls6kUlSYbqCHr8ajuJzh0qPjjFdi-rsuihWtVHVNjyn77-qlF6dLxtd_hQBdTQqyvuYg3LI/s200/BMW_1Mseries_1366_1024x768%255B1%255D.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">New BMW 1-Series M Coupe has been developed for near-perfect balance and footprint, a large square. It is 71 inches (1803mm) wide - 4.8 inches (122mm) wider than its 1988 ancestor M3 - but only 1.3 inches (33mm) longer at 172.4 inches (4379mm) long. New BMW 1-Series M Coupe weighs in at 1495 kg DIN (£ 3296, the beginning), and features a wheelbase (2659mm) 104.7 inches, three inches longer than the M3 of 1988. Front and rear track width is exactly the same on the BMW 1-Series M Coupe at 60.7 inches (1542mm) each. Compared with 2011 BMW 135i Coupe, BMW 1-Series M Coupe is 0.2 inches (5 mm) longer, 2.1 inches (53mm) wider, 0.5 inches (13mm) taller, and rides on a 104.7-inch same (2659mm) wheelbase. Features a track 2.8 inches (71mm) wider in front and 1.8 inches (46mm) wider in the rear, and DIN weight 35kg (77 lbs, preliminary) less.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">New BMW 1-Series M Coupe features a high strength steel unibody, with a unique, widened fenders and rear quarter panel to house track widened substantially. He also has a metal roof panel that saves about 35 lbs (15kg) compared to the BMW 1-Series models are equipped with a moonroof. 2011 BMW 1-Series M Coupe, built as one of the most BMW vehicles performance-oriented in recent years, may not be offered with a moonroof. This weight savings - at the highest point of vehicle - provide an appropriate reduction in the center of gravity, which contributes to enhanced driving dynamics. It also helps maximize head room (or space helmets, such as might occur).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Engineering chassis is "faster than the engine"</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Providing sure-foot responsive handling for high performance, powerful and luxurious coupe, while keeping mass under control, presented many challenges for the engineers of BMW M. The result is an aluminum suspension which was originally for the current generation M3, and tuned specifically for this model in the BMW M Nurburgring Nordschleife test center. Of course, every BMW design begins with preparing the main components in a way that allows near-perfect front / rear weight balance (51.7/48.3).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Almost all aluminum front-end components, including front struts, swivel bearings, central subframe and an additional impetus panel below the engine serving to maximize lateral stiffness of the entire front.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At the rear axle, subframe, transverse arms, arm track, and wheel hubs have been reviewed by M to the ideal kinematics, geometry and stiffness. Virtually every detail on the five-arm rear axle made of aluminum and a new generation of BMW M cars, including aluminum dampers.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Both front and rear axles feature hollow bar anti-roll optimized for function and body weight. Combining two additional longitudinal reinforcement bars, axle kinematics tailored to the perfect way to track a whole and the character of the car. As a result, both in terms of stability and weight, according to the balanced performance concept of every BMW M vehicles.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Compounds Brakes and Wheels</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A powerful braking system suitable for a car with performance that far was originally developed for the current generation BMW M3. The players internally-vented, cross-drilled iron discs measure 14.2 inches (360mm) diameter in front and 13.8 inches (350mm) at rear. Featuring large compound disc brakes and electronic anti-lock, stopping power for the BMW 1-Series M Coupe a strong, precise and consistent. Each disk is connected to a floating aluminum hub by cast-in stainless steel pin. This configuration reduces the thermal load on the disk, thus improving their performance and service life. An electrically-driven pump provides the vacuum system.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Service - and safety - is enhanced thanks to an integrated wear indicator which, through a dash display, allows the driver to monitor the condition of brake. Brake Service - closed for four years or 50,000 miles under the BMW Ultimate Service - thus can be given when necessary without guesswork.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">BMW 1-Series M Coupe is equipped with a wheel, M light-alloy-specific cross-talk from the M3 Competition Package and GTS limited-production M3. They measure 19 x 9 inches with low-profile tires 245/35/R19 on the front and 19 x 10 inches with tires 265/35/R19 in the back, and silver in color.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the BMW 1-Series M Coupe, the transmission power to the rear wheel also provides an ideal base for exciting driving dynamics because of segregation of duties consistent drivetrain and steering. Steering rack-and-pinion equipped with hydraulic power steering system called Servotronic, which regulates impulse in relation to road speed.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Engine</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Heart of every BMW is the engine, and an inline-6 with exceptional performance, behavioral free-revving, and pushing and shoving endless BMW 1-Series M Coupe. This concept is known: in the history of BMW M models, high-revving inline-6 is one of the classic machine formats. In the second and third generation of the BMW M3, the-inline 6 became famous because it combines high output, sharp response, and a loud voice. In the BMW 1-Series M Coupe, the inline-6 engine concept embodied in the most up-to-date form.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">twin-turbocharged, all-aluminum, 3.0-liter inline-6 engine is characterized by instantaneous response to accelerator pedal, sounds fantastic, and free-revving spirit. The combination of low-mass turbochargers and twin BMW High Precision Injection direct offer naturally-aspirated engine output will only be able to provide through movement of more cylinders and bigger.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The system was developed for the engine turbocharger 1-Series BMW M Coupe maintain high output throughout the engine speed range. Maximum output of 335 hp (250 kW) delivered at 5900 rpm. nominal peak torque is 332 pounds-ft (450 Nm) from 1,500 rpm to 4500 rpm. Redline is 7000 rpm. An enhanced engine management system BMW 1-Series M Coupe includes electronic overboost function which briefly controlled increase torque at full load conditions by another 37-lb ft (50 Nm). This peak torque of 369 temporary lb-ft to give the car a substantial increase in acceleration. BMW 1-Series M Coupe will complete the sprint from stop to 60 mph in just 4.7 seconds (0-100 km / h in 4.9 seconds). Signs emerged standing quarter mile in 13.2 seconds. Top speed is limited electronically to 155 mph (250 km / h).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Signature sound to accompany the wave power</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Exhaust system from the BMW 1-Series M Coupe is set by M specifically for this new model. acoustic technique gives the car a unique personality in all phases of operation. M exhaust system easily recognized by the presence of four signing of the exhaust pipe.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Drive M Button</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">New BMW 1-Series M Coupe is also equipped with steering wheel-mounted M button Drive which makes its first appearance in 2006 M5. In the BMW 1-Series M Coupe, M button to activate the program sharp throttle response for the sportiest driving. This means that the engine performance characteristics can vary according to the driver's wishes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">6-speed Manual Transmission</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A ratio 6-speed manual transmission is used for transmission power close to the rear wheels on the BMW 1-Series M Coupe. It is specifically designed to interact with high torque engines and have been suitable for this purpose with flood cooling system dry. A flywheel upgrade to high-torque applications installed between the engine and transmission. This transmission is operated using a lever M is very short gearshift. final drive ratio of 3.15:1.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Variable M differential lock, DSC with M Dynamic Mode</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">BMW 1-Series M Coupe is equipped with variable M differential lock. This produces the locking torque on-demand and variable, thus providing optimal rear-wheel drive traction on all road surfaces. The key response variable M differential rotation velocity difference on the right and left rear wheel, direct drive torque in a split second. So where there are significant differences in the coefficient of friction between the right and left rear wheels, for example, optimum traction and propulsion possible maximum is guaranteed. Centrifuge principle of variable M differential lock to support the dynamic nature of both rear wheels on slippery surfaces and when accelerating out of bends.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This gives the BMW 1-Series Coupe M benefits traction on slippery surfaces, snow and sand. It also supports auto-sporty style in the narrow, winding roads like a mountain pass since the optimum traction and a maximum torque available drive when accelerating out of corners. So in this model, the variable M differential lock proves ideal support for the dynamic nature of rear-wheel drive.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) from the BMW 1-Series M Coupe includes elements such as Antilock Brake System (ABS), a function of anti-slip control (ASC), brake assistant Dynamic Brake Control (DBC), hill-hold assistant to start off, Cornering Brake Control (CBC), the function of brake fade compensation and Brake drying function. In wet or slippery surfaces DSC secretly intervened to limit oversteer.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As an alternative to the status of normal operation, the driver can activate the M Dynamic Mode (MDM) MDM by pressing the button between the front air vents, increasing the threshold of intervention of the DSC system. MDM allows very little oversteer dynamic in specific situations to enable the vehicle yaw optimized for maximum performance. Demonstrations at the BMW Performance Center in Spartanburg, SC has been shown to activate the MDM mode lick the fastest-possible performance while still providing assurance and protection of the Dynamic Stability Control. MDM also facilitate the start of the snow or loose surface carefully controlled amount of wheelspin. DSC can be entirely disabled via a press-button long MDM (ABS remain active.)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Innovative Aerodynamics: Water Curtain</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Consistency of form and function is very important for engineers at BMW M, the search for the perfect balance of various factors aerodynamics in wind tunnels. As a result, the BMW 1-Series M Coupe is equipped with the latest innovations BMW aerodynamics. air curtains, used here for the first time in a production vehicle BMW, enhance airflow around the wheel arches with the benefits of turbulence are significantly reduced.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Innovative aerodynamic features consist of openings on the outside bottom of the front fascia that routes high-pressure air through channels in every corner of the front. Channel approximately 10 x 3 cm wide and is designed to channel air to the openings in front of each wheel arch, where he disposed of through a very narrow hole at high speed. Air flow out covers the side of the front wheel like a curtain, thus reducing aerodynamic turbulence that is not profitable in the vicinity of rotating wheels.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This feature has a key role in the development of aerodynamic innovation future. An example of the principle of the air curtain was first presented in the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept study at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt in 2009, and the developer BMW 1-Series M Coupe takes the task of pioneering application of this element for the production vehicle. To do so, they utilize the unique capabilities of the new full scale "rolling road" wind tunnel testing at the BMW Group Aerolab Aerodynamic Center.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Design</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There are three exterior paint finish to choose from for the BMW 1-Series M Coupe. In addition to non-metallic Alpine White and Black Sapphire Metallic, Valencia Orange Metallic available exclusively for high-performance compact sports car.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Strongly shaped front fascia is dominated by three large air intake that is safe for air cooling of high-performance engines. Air enters the central area is covered by a honeycomb grille-structured, while the two outer intake that actually open. This means that in every situation on the road or track, a number large enough cooling air is fed directly into the engine oil cooler on the right and to the additional cooling radiator on the left.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">With greenhouse convey the impression of light, strong shoulder line of distinctive and complex sculpted surfaces symbolize athleticism precisely controlled in the profile. The wheel arches of the model 2-door bulge out especially voluminously both in front and rear. One of the characteristic features of M is a chrome gill elements in the front wheel arches are very elongated. It bears the turn indicator M brand and logos, as well as forming the starting point of the character line along the door handles to the rear. A vertical edge of the contour starts at the element that leads to a threshold gill side. Fine-tuning in the wind tunnel has also formed a design of the exterior mirror. In their basic form are the same as those of the BMW M3.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Strong wheel arches that also makes the back of the BMW 1-Series M Coupe seems to be very broad. The horizontal line is set emphasizes this impression. A wise spoiler lip on the trunk lid to produce additional downforce on the rear axle at high speeds. Rear fascia has a side opening that echoes the appearance of Water Curtain intake in the front fascia. M symmetry visual characteristics that are created by two sets of chrome twin tailpipes, each positioned towards the outer edge. L-shaped rear light clusters with red glass cover makes nighttime lighting characteristics. In this, the backlight is provided by two banks of lights fed by the LED units.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">BMW 1-Series M Coupe features standard Adaptive Xenon headlights. Twin round lights cut at the top of the LED-fed "eyebrows." This is what creates the appearance focused BMW 1-Series M Coupe.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Interior Focus</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">M-special cockpit developed exclusively for BMW 1-Series M Coupe is designed to facilitate focus, sporty driving. High-quality, black Alcantara with orange contrast stitching covers the door panels, door pull, binnacle instrument cluster, dashboard panels and gearshift lever boot and hand brake. Driver's attention is focused on the M-specific instrument cluster with a fast gray, classic red M pointers, and a white backlight. A driver's footrest and frame M M round entry of a unique interior.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Black leather sports seats in the Boston standard has orange contrast stitching and logo on the front of M arise each headrest. heating Seats are available for both front seats. The orange contrast stitching is also echoed in the back seat and in all the design elements featuring Alcantara. M leather multifunction steering wheel now features M-everywhere Keys to spontaneous activation of sharp throttle response and M Dynamic Mode DSC.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The dominance of dark surfaces, including the A pillar and the anthracite headliner trim to reduce the glare of the sun and promote a focus on the road. In combination with high-quality materials, contour plan, and selective color accents, the interior of the BMW 1-Series M Coupe providing the perfect environment for the pursuit of driving pleasure.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Safety Equipment</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">BMW vigorously pursue a philosophy of safety with three key modes: a avoid accidents), superior, b) superior crash survivability, and notices c) comprehensive post-accident. BMW 1-Series M Coupe features a wide selection of standard equipment that underlines BMW's safety culture research. Standard safety features include front, pelvis-thorax and side head curtain airbags, automatic three-point seatbelts for all seats with pretensioners and belt force limiting belt in front. Models equipped with BMW Assist BMW Enhanced Automatic Collision Notification, which alerts authorities when an airbag deployment has occurred. Furthermore, data from on-board safety systems are processed and analyzed through algorithms so that the vehicle ownership URGENCY BMW Assist can provide call centers with a special notice when the occupants tend to experience severe injuries.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>source: BMW Press</i></div>

2011 BMW 1-series M Coupe

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Where in the World is Wayne Visbeen?

<div>Wayne Visbeen often travels for work and pleasure to areas around the world that have an abundance of interesting, innovative and eye-catching architecture. Can you guess where he is in these photos? Please post your guesses on our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Visbeen-Associates-Inc/246297712097">facebook fan page</a> wall or email them directly to our office (megan@visbeen.biz).</div><div><div><div><br /></div><div>Hint #1 - It is a retail store.</div><div>Hint #2 - It is located in a city with a population of over 8 million people where President Theodore Roosevelt was born.</div><div>Hint #3 - The store has an edible name.</div></div></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4uqx7ErRLbQt3aRI-OvmFHHXqWpLdT3Z7nFctEYQBxcNqxD5qB24QfjFt0f3v2sWV4xvYwXckEuQclF97z_IH8tDvnbaI23LZKDDPaLX1KgFpJGZXZWI7Hv1H9ctNEV8UIblaQKbrARD/s1600/1-IMG_4366-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550264132952118626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4uqx7ErRLbQt3aRI-OvmFHHXqWpLdT3Z7nFctEYQBxcNqxD5qB24QfjFt0f3v2sWV4xvYwXckEuQclF97z_IH8tDvnbaI23LZKDDPaLX1KgFpJGZXZWI7Hv1H9ctNEV8UIblaQKbrARD/s320/1-IMG_4366-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0vgkHaqkVDeV5x8_pkNpJL8wdh4H_GsWjTbzM69CdKkHyXPQWxCX2OZ_jLdsGKNtDNzxTo_RrVjWDsu4NEcchmrW2J9ZO8_OpWbYGtsBDsV5ZHfzQxlsWMn_GWmstbbBS_61bqpjRAwyW/s1600/2-IMG_4371.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550264124350824898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0vgkHaqkVDeV5x8_pkNpJL8wdh4H_GsWjTbzM69CdKkHyXPQWxCX2OZ_jLdsGKNtDNzxTo_RrVjWDsu4NEcchmrW2J9ZO8_OpWbYGtsBDsV5ZHfzQxlsWMn_GWmstbbBS_61bqpjRAwyW/s320/2-IMG_4371.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqlzt_w_kY4ToPq7nMc8TcsgMcdoEGRNRlXxk9Xh0b2z7qdqFq5suwxTqERTPJgxlpYqV_WuMBcemrS3aT5qwq9ObAxLsHFTEx1FSxqVDNFtstv-UfAQjSCGLandjpABXW2xDp_G_sh56v/s1600/3-IMG_4386.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550264114655272146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqlzt_w_kY4ToPq7nMc8TcsgMcdoEGRNRlXxk9Xh0b2z7qdqFq5suwxTqERTPJgxlpYqV_WuMBcemrS3aT5qwq9ObAxLsHFTEx1FSxqVDNFtstv-UfAQjSCGLandjpABXW2xDp_G_sh56v/s320/3-IMG_4386.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjReTpvx29JBUcoamGPoeAk2_CAjU3cLEx5uTgGqjZYLMFmrPLako0uNgLWxGRO3qf-7jXfleZ_bDMgTykhS11aBn5xxcd_PDOFiGTMov8nlPAM_nnbNhK4TTs7Rp6U6d94O_zJWJdEcw4u/s1600/4-IMG_4385-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550264111137521970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjReTpvx29JBUcoamGPoeAk2_CAjU3cLEx5uTgGqjZYLMFmrPLako0uNgLWxGRO3qf-7jXfleZ_bDMgTykhS11aBn5xxcd_PDOFiGTMov8nlPAM_nnbNhK4TTs7Rp6U6d94O_zJWJdEcw4u/s320/4-IMG_4385-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" /></a>

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Architectural Tutorial: Ceilings

<div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b>“</b></span></span></span><a class="sqq" href="http://thinkexist.com/quotation/aim_for_the_sky_and_you-ll_reach_the_ceiling-aim/329911.html" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b>Aim for the sky and you'll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you'll stay on the floor.</b></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b>”</b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="bodybold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">- Billy Shankly </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">(</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/ceiling.html)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Maybe it isn't all</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> that bad to stay on the floor if your ceiling is at least something interesting to look at. Visbeen Associates designs include many ceilings that make for grand statements in the home, so today, our architectural tutorial will focus on several types:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;"><span class="bodybold" style="font-weight: bold; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="bodybold" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">1. </span></b></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Barrel vault: </span></b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">A simple continuous vault, typically semicircular in cross section. (http://www.yourdictionary.com/barrel-vault)</span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oIBKfJ3koLiVLZ8yENXd1NUxJ6zA8cF4v4ae0pXi79mUVlnlb-5k0UcIOJkEPpEcU7ztQZaxSGG_BXXIAzvl21Wpef0Uln1uZ4ksxALYUKYwCGfi9TPMZwasBvIuEu9doNL4kVImiIuo/s1600/1-Barrel+Vault+-DSCF0110.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548751536203909602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oIBKfJ3koLiVLZ8yENXd1NUxJ6zA8cF4v4ae0pXi79mUVlnlb-5k0UcIOJkEPpEcU7ztQZaxSGG_BXXIAzvl21Wpef0Uln1uZ4ksxALYUKYwCGfi9TPMZwasBvIuEu9doNL4kVImiIuo/s320/1-Barrel+Vault+-DSCF0110.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7FkCJn12ZCTBXEy9TCt4Pc4nNWJQbrXh_YI6wdkHhKM-HzdbS3npu9oCka4QE_3Bxxo6zJS2AbKwjw8XPq-taBtyqWsFjY0PHHewJN0lApKaYcAyWdYZ1GSREkQ-djRJGpawhJxqkZ42/s1600/1-Barrel+Living+room+-+0258.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548751527202551330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7FkCJn12ZCTBXEy9TCt4Pc4nNWJQbrXh_YI6wdkHhKM-HzdbS3npu9oCka4QE_3Bxxo6zJS2AbKwjw8XPq-taBtyqWsFjY0PHHewJN0lApKaYcAyWdYZ1GSREkQ-djRJGpawhJxqkZ42/s320/1-Barrel+Living+room+-+0258.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 320px;" /></a><div><span class="bodybold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">2.</span></b></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Coffered:</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> A grid-work of beams with crown moulding. They can be any size and design, limited only by your imagination.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">(www.custominteriorworks.com/glossary.html)</span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwHU_KWeoN3G2yAx0WG77b9y3tuRT2taWGh0TDgOvoi320lkL4GVAuFoH41zBC_a0JXRTetwAHRZe4bhn4L1vi8zm9v_p_DvI_pXkz97-lfypZxWpHK8el5A6ASjHvYLKd7iJyx3A8hFB/s1600/2-Coffered+_DSF3658.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548751517504811234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwHU_KWeoN3G2yAx0WG77b9y3tuRT2taWGh0TDgOvoi320lkL4GVAuFoH41zBC_a0JXRTetwAHRZe4bhn4L1vi8zm9v_p_DvI_pXkz97-lfypZxWpHK8el5A6ASjHvYLKd7iJyx3A8hFB/s320/2-Coffered+_DSF3658.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWAWkHV5GMMpjjG0HFYK_Q0-ul8twC_oJb-0a5ywB3NV7SvuFr0ia7BJoCHcUy8UBEeGAULkNEh65zZaGsWPHaQMT98CSkqIlPDCyhSw12BYvImCYCvuKILCfICIiAI2o9RtTBdbokvVH5/s1600/2-Coffered+285.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548751514077518610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWAWkHV5GMMpjjG0HFYK_Q0-ul8twC_oJb-0a5ywB3NV7SvuFr0ia7BJoCHcUy8UBEeGAULkNEh65zZaGsWPHaQMT98CSkqIlPDCyhSw12BYvImCYCvuKILCfICIiAI2o9RtTBdbokvVH5/s320/2-Coffered+285.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;"><span class="bodybold" style="font-weight: bold; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>3.</b></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b> </b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Dome:</b> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px; font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;">A vaulted roof having a circular, polygonal, or elliptical base and a generally hemispherical or semispherical shape.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px; font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;">(http://www.thefreedictionary.com/domed)</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The ceiling shown below is a bell-shaped dome ceiling</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4G7Ebubr3GejVL58Bx0t8bCurkm4ztFag599_0EIjtPuQE02zykjNBE3yXI0_vKY1nfyfDs-rG-OUVaGi029MaWIp6oLTwSHhDbezXZY5Pcrt4e3Ni_IvdKiV9zOU103vcHqunTQVZV-l/s1600/3-Domed_DSF3636.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548751503255289458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4G7Ebubr3GejVL58Bx0t8bCurkm4ztFag599_0EIjtPuQE02zykjNBE3yXI0_vKY1nfyfDs-rG-OUVaGi029MaWIp6oLTwSHhDbezXZY5Pcrt4e3Ni_IvdKiV9zOU103vcHqunTQVZV-l/s320/3-Domed_DSF3636.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPA0zoquXGKDrvU3fpH6Ml4iUE8U4GOE7VYtKE3Z-eTkStKGS8TI44HAvZMI4AMpuNkoz9wjyJ6tCfUWZk-S1veCeiFBuIr00Tb2f3nsNK3kZWNMsKpdBmb4Fwk9QoTgWXGZODXgUy0w7w/s1600/3-Domed_DSF3733.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548750191594525026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPA0zoquXGKDrvU3fpH6Ml4iUE8U4GOE7VYtKE3Z-eTkStKGS8TI44HAvZMI4AMpuNkoz9wjyJ6tCfUWZk-S1veCeiFBuIr00Tb2f3nsNK3kZWNMsKpdBmb4Fwk9QoTgWXGZODXgUy0w7w/s320/3-Domed_DSF3733.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;"><span class="bodybold" style="font-weight: bold; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>4.</b></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b> </b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Tray:</b> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;">A recessed ceiling resembling an upside-down tray</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;">(www.mascord.com/glossary.asp)</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BlIkqQhMHzl6dUfRligG5PxLO3LTeCFu8NSwTwBkLSkzWuW21GfUXSgCl9BVL63jqray4lHSpR9VpQ2P84EhDRFNY_aLDTuosk_iQ7I0vC-yIshs4AtLgC_9x7I9vO7dhUt_mmTsGC3e/s1600/4-Tray+RussInt_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548750181047053106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BlIkqQhMHzl6dUfRligG5PxLO3LTeCFu8NSwTwBkLSkzWuW21GfUXSgCl9BVL63jqray4lHSpR9VpQ2P84EhDRFNY_aLDTuosk_iQ7I0vC-yIshs4AtLgC_9x7I9vO7dhUt_mmTsGC3e/s320/4-Tray+RussInt_1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 320px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjym4suxR0bwUNfkWStCCjVf5iE1auhijHQaRSm-hxWxXwYfaDGy2EOrTH2KemJRiWpgMjcozG2Tc6YPgwst3g3RKor3avKbDXbONkyE8aBRA24zeNeqMAknhTMQA2Aan4eNzFhYlZ-u426/s1600/4-Tray+living.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548750178048542194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjym4suxR0bwUNfkWStCCjVf5iE1auhijHQaRSm-hxWxXwYfaDGy2EOrTH2KemJRiWpgMjcozG2Tc6YPgwst3g3RKor3avKbDXbONkyE8aBRA24zeNeqMAknhTMQA2Aan4eNzFhYlZ-u426/s320/4-Tray+living.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 258px;" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><b>5. </b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><b> </b></span><b>Cathedral:</b> A high, open, usually slanting or pointed ceiling.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">(http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cathedral+ceiling)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Visbeen Associates often designs cathedral ceilings with decorative trusses, as seen below.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#990000;"><b><br /></b></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNUFdcoeEHSUoGvVNhVh-kHZDmT2rTTcbmprVY9iYoHDdUJTXEd0kzYa56oIrOeQc5iROilWkJ5Q_2TY2ipiS4N-9fi3ZBxI5gsQRtJ5WAew7IPLQt9fBGks7-Nl1PxqtGlBt1JolT1DyR/s1600/5-Cathedral+9022_6685.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548750169443523810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNUFdcoeEHSUoGvVNhVh-kHZDmT2rTTcbmprVY9iYoHDdUJTXEd0kzYa56oIrOeQc5iROilWkJ5Q_2TY2ipiS4N-9fi3ZBxI5gsQRtJ5WAew7IPLQt9fBGks7-Nl1PxqtGlBt1JolT1DyR/s320/5-Cathedral+9022_6685.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6tJb-J5rj4QP9Byl9wrqiOpA9I5U2WGs4UtOyZKNN65OIa5C_nzTAIbw7-Y9_LHIAzo3PASWgI1FaChddMLDTi8Or2WElolZWzTYqDDAkPJApv8I7ZKhZr-76FDAMNWbO7QNdWu_fEqEf/s1600/5-Cathedral+Bahama_6b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548750161091117058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6tJb-J5rj4QP9Byl9wrqiOpA9I5U2WGs4UtOyZKNN65OIa5C_nzTAIbw7-Y9_LHIAzo3PASWgI1FaChddMLDTi8Or2WElolZWzTYqDDAkPJApv8I7ZKhZr-76FDAMNWbO7QNdWu_fEqEf/s320/5-Cathedral+Bahama_6b.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 320px;" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 17px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;">So aim for the ceiling in your home designs and the sky <i>will</i> be the limit!</span></div>

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