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Chassis And Suspension Guide
It's All About What Works
All of us like our street rods, but how many of us really like to drive them? I am not asking the question because you are afraid of a rock chip or two, but rather, down deep in the seat of your pants, you aren't particularly fond of the way your ride rides.
There are basics that any rodder should know, and by following proven principles, you can enhance the ride of any street rod. Now, don't expect to get that good-time feeling in the seat of your pants when comparing a solid-axle car to a fully independent car. That isn't going to happen, as modern technology, when applied to a full independent suspension, will be light years ahead of a tube axle followed by a solid rearend. Granted, we street rodders will suffer for vanity's sake, as the look in many cases is deemed to be more important than the ride; but, all of that aside, there is still more you can do.
For some enlightenment on this subject, we have asked many of the industry's experts (Fatman, Kugel Komponents, Heidt's, Air Ride, SO-CAL Speed Shop, Eibach Springs, Aldan shocks, Tokico USA shocks, ECI brakes) to give us some tips.
Compliance ZoneThe suspension is essentially an energy absorption system located between the frame or body and the axles. Without a suspension, there is nothing to prevent the force generated by hitting a bump in the road being transmitted directly from the tire/wheel into the body. As a result, the force from that bump, and the energy produced by that force, will slam into the body of your street rod in a violent fashion. This is not only uncomfortable for the passengers, but it can severely stress the body, leading to squeaks, rattles, and, worse, cracking and bending of the body. Minus a suspension, the upward movement of the tire, as it encounters a bump, will launch the vehicle upward, causing loss of contact between the tire and the road.
The movement of the springs allows for relative motion between the wheels and the body, which can have an adverse effect on handling. Body roll when cornering, as well as the pitch and dive experienced when accelerating and braking, are all the result of suspension movement.
The two critical words that best describe suspension are compliance and compromise. Compliance means "to give or yield," as when the tire/wheel hits a bump. We have no suspension without compliance.
Compromise means finding the best middle ground. Each of the suspension parts has its own job, but they must all work together. A suspension that is too soft will cause poor handling and weak control. A suspension that is too stiff lacks compliance and will not work well on rough or slippery surfaces. If the suspension components and settings at the rear of the vehicle do not match up well with those at the front, the stability of the vehicle will be seriously impaired.
Let's start with some basics, such as toe-in, Ackerman, caster, and camber. Toe-in is usually pretty easy. Either radial or bias-ply tires are happy with 1/16- to 1/8-inch of toe-in. When underway, this actually is reduced to about zero, as any slight slack in the steering system comes from under. Toe-in is used to keep the wheels facing straight forward. Any steering system will have some play, and initial toe-in helps take up that tolerance.
Camber refers to the lean of the tire as viewed from the front; positive camber has the top of the tire leaned out, which leads to better straight-line stability. Positive camber gain geometry increases cornering ability by leaning the tire into the turn like a bicycle, and is achieved by having the upper control arm going downhill toward the center of the car.
Caster is the inclination of the kingpin, or line through the ball joints, as viewed from the side. This is done by setting the upper ball joint slightly behind the lower, not by setting the entire crossmember at an angle. The car actually rises as the wheels turn, using the weight of the car to try to straighten the wheels. Oftentimes, manufactures of frontends in our industry recommend approximately 4 degrees positive caster to decrease power steering sensitivity, since the greater caster increases effort, countering some of the assist. Many '30s to '50s cars, such as '49-51 Fords/Mercurys, '39-48 GMs, and '39-53 Mopars, used negative caster to ease steering effort, but benefit from 1-2 degrees positive for stability.
Bumpsteer occurs when toe-in changes without input from the driver and is most affected by wheel travel. Where you get in trouble is when the toe-in changes without the driver's permission. It's not vibration felt in the steering wheel, which is often caused by loose parts such as U-joints or column bearings.
Steering and suspension geometries must be carefully coordinated. Widened or narrowed suspensions, special tie-rod ends, or changing steering gear from the original design are warning signs. The laws of mathematics and geometry can be ignored, but never changed. For example, '65-66 Mustangs toe-out about 2 inches when put on a lift. This can be tolerated with skinny tires, but switch over to a much wider tire-and especially one with a "soft" compound-and you will learn the hard way what bumpsteer is like in real life. The problem comes when only one wheel hits a bump, causing that tire to steer by itself, making the car dart unexpectedly.
Antidive geometry attempts to prevent forward weight transfer under hard braking. Having the upper control arm hinge axis tilted back does this; it should never be level. At least 3 degrees is required, while excessive antidive will cause some strange camber angles at tight steering angles. Independent rear suspension accomplishes antisquat geometry with a level upper arm and a lower arm axis tilted forward.
Ackerman is named after an Austrian carriage designer who realized the inner wheel has to turn tighter, or toe out, in order to track properly in a turn. The outer tie-rod pivot must lie on a line passing through the center of the rearend and the lower ball joint. That means a front steer requires the tie-rod pivot to be outboard of the lower ball joint, and inboard for rear steer. Some designs violate this concept, compromising the tire contact patch by toeing in, causing loss of traction. Since the effect is greatest at extreme turn angles, skinny tires mask the effect while fat tires magnify the problem. Hot rodders get in trouble when they decide to swap steering arms to relocate the steering, such as Corvairs with Pinto racks, rear-steered Mustangs, and T-buckets with early Ford spindles with a front tie rod.
Vega Cross SteeringCross steering is not a recent innovation, in fact, Ford cars used cross steering from '09 through '27 (Model T) and again from '35-48. However, in the world of street rodding, the Vega cross steering (Flaming River, Borgeson, Remy, Unisteer, etc.) came into popularity in the mid-'70s and has taken root ever since, especially on '28-34 Fords.
The steering box mounts far forward on the driver side of the frame in a street rod, generally on the inside of the framerail. The draglink runs laterally across the chassis where it connects to the steering arm of the right spindle. The Pitman arm pivots side to side, moving the draglink left and right laterally to steer the car. (In some lakes modified-style street rods, the Vega box is mounted on its side and is pressed into service similar to a Corvair or Ford pickup box might have been used.) Cross steering is ideal where space is an issue since the box is compact in size and is durable.
An advantage of cross steering is that steering geometry is not affected by the type of radius rods used to hold the axle. Frontend movement, as controlled by the radius rods that locate the axle front to rear, is not relative to the steering movement because the draglink is mounted laterally (side to side). It's a widely held misconception that ill-handling characteristics such as bumpsteer and oversteer do not exist with a cross steering setup-wrong.
Lateral movement of the draglink controls the steering or directional change of the car. In other words, when the steering wheel is turned, the draglink will move laterally in relation to the axle/spindle assembly, causing the spindles to turn and the car to change direction. But what if for some reason the draglink moved in relation to the axle assembly without the steering wheel being turned? The spindles would still turn and the car would change direction. How can this happen? Remember that an early Ford transverse spring is free to move side to side on the shackles even though it is anchored to the frame via its crossmember. This lateral movement of the frame in relation to the axle also means movement in relation to the steering gear and the attached draglink, resulting in unwanted, unpredictable steering movement.
The answer is to eliminate or control the lateral movement between the frame and the axle. This is done by installing a Panhard rod, or sway bar, which is a lateral link connecting the frame and axle. But since this link controls movement relative to the steering draglink, the mounting position and angle are important to correct steering geometry.
Mustang SteeringAlthough Mustang steering has fallen out of favor with rodders over the past two decades, there can be no denying that it was very popular beginning in the early '70s. A removable column on later Mustang boxes ('69-73) also allows the adaptation of tilt columns from other cars. The common mounting position sets it back out of the way of most factory or custom exhaust systems. Another not too well-known feature fact is that the Mustang (also Cougar) steering gears are available in two ratios: four turns lock to lock (most common), or five turns (slower steering)
When it comes to steering installations, however, there is more to it than just mounting the box and hooking up the draglink. What appears proper and should work correctly when the chassis is sitting on stands in the garage may in fact be all wrong. The arbitrary placement of steering components can mean incorrect steering geometry and serious handling problems once the car is on the road.
Street rods built decades ago didn't seem to have major steering problems aside from being hard to steer. This is because the frontend design and steering setup was left basically stock. Even if the car had a dropped axle and a later ('49-56) Ford pickup steering gear, the steering geometry had not changed enough to cause trouble. In the meantime, rodders started installing the smooth-operating Mustang steering. What seemed to be a great improvement only made the car handle dangerously strange, an example being the car turning to the left or right when going through a dip or over a bump. At the same time, the steering wheel would rotate a small amount to either direction. This strange action became known as bumpsteer.
Bumpsteer results from incorrect steering geometry that causes the car's steering to change direction during vertical suspension travel. With the design of the Mustang box, the Pitman arm is opposite that of the early Ford steering box in that it rotates above the sector shaft instead of below the sector shaft. This drastically changes the draglink angle and steering geometry in relation to a basically stock-style frontend design. By stock we mean a frontend using either stock or split wishbones or hairpin-type (single-pivot) radius rods.
Bumpsteer can be eliminated from a Mustang steering installation if a four-bar setup is used. The parallelogram design features of the four-bar keep vertical suspension movement of the axle and spindles relative to the movement of the draglink. It's simply a matter of making sure the draglink is parallel to the four-bar.
The four-bar design uses the principle of the parallelogram. That is, when one end of the figure moves in relation to the other, all sides remain parallel. Using this parallelogram for a hookup on each side of the axle allows the axle to move vertically without easier change. Each end of the axle can move independently from the other with no bind. The axle is not trying to twist because caster is constant at each end of the axle, regardless of axle movement. The axle can move freely, being dampened only by the spring and shocks the way it should. Ride is improved much like independent because axle movement is not being transferred into the frame trying to rock the car with each bump.
Split WishbonesWhen an axle held by split wishbones moves up and down, it experiences caster change. This is due to the axle pivoting from a centerline. This would be fine if every time the right wheel went over a bump the left wheel did the same, or you entered every driveway straight on, or the car did not want to lean to one side when taking a corner. Unfortunately, this is not the way it is. Bouncing up and down on the front of your frame in the garage is totally different than the kind of action it is going to see as soon as you get to the end of the driveway.
Because each end of the axle is pivoting from a separate point (not a single point like un-split stock wishbones) when the right wheel goes over a bump or moves vertically, the caster on the right side is going to change, but the left side is going to remain the same. What happens between the two sides changing caster is an axle that is twisting or attempting to twist. An I-beam axle can twist and will probably never break. A tube axle will not twist, so when you hit a bump, something has to give, something is forced to twist, and eventually break. This is far from an ideal situation. Yet, all of us have seen tube axles with split wishbones and the owners will tell you they have driven them for years with no problems. Well, no problems of which they are aware, but realize time isn't the culprit-it's miles driven. The more miles you drive, the sooner the problem will arise.
Bending Spindle ArmsBending spindle arms is less of a common practice today, but it was more so back in the '60s and into the late '70s. Nowadays, manufacturers offer bent spindle arms (today, spindle and steering arm assemblies can come as two items that bolt together, and you can purchase steering arms that are already "bent").
The moment you install a dropped-type axle, the spindles and the tie rod connecting the spindles move up vertically in relation to the axle, radius rods, frame, etc. This usually causes the tie rod to interfere with the radius rods, front crossmember, and even the crankshaft pulley on the engine. The solution is to heat the spindle arms with a large acetylene torch and carefully bend the arms to reposition the tie rod so the spindles can turn lock to lock without interference. The tie rod will most likely need to go above the wishbone (depending on the amount of axle drop) if you are using a stock or split wishbone. Here you will want to try and position the tie rod as low or as close to the wishbone as possible since frame clearance will be the main problem. If you are using a four-bar setup, you can take advantage of additional tie-rod-to-frame clearance, as the tie rod can be positioned lower directly behind the axle. You will maintain maximum turning radius and have sufficient frame clearance by bending the arms to center the tie rod in the lower cradle of the axle bracket.
Some good rules to follow when bending spindle arms are:1. Keep the centerline of the kingpin and the rod end hole parallel. This is done by bending the spindle arm in two places. If these bends are too close to each other, the length of the arm will be shortened, critically affecting the steering geometry. Try to make the bends as far apart as possible.
2. Proper steering geometry when the spindles are turned left or right is regulated by the angle of the arms. A simple guide to correct turning geometry is to project a line from the center of the kingpin to the center of the rearend. Then make sure the center of the tie-rod end hole in the spindle arm is also on this line.
3. Bending spindle arms made of forged steel (like original Ford spindles) or cut from steel plate is no problem. Heat the metal only enough so you can bend the arms using a large Crescent-type wrench. If the metal gets too hot, it may crack or crumble during the bending process. Do not heat or try to bend any item that is "cast" material.
While many of the principles mentioned above apply to street rods, no matter if they are equipped with full independent or solid-axle suspensions, there is plenty more we can learn about independent front and rear suspensions. Next up is some real-world experience from Don Prieto as to what happens when you tinker with an independent suspension system.
When A Change Is MadeOK, we now know suspension is important, but what happens when changes are introduced to shocks, tires, sway bars, and other items in the compliance zone?
Questions like: "What do you think it'd do if we had antiroll bars?" "Should we have had more tire?" and the like were kicked around. We called around to those who should know, and one thing led to another. Enter one Jerry Kugel of Kugel Komponents, our suspension mentor.
"If you guys want, I'll put a new setup on the roadster and we can share the results," he said. "I'll learn something too."
We jumped at the chance, and the little black '32 spent several days at his shop in Yorba Linda, California, receiving new front and rear antiroll bars, new stiffer front springs, and new Aldan adjustable shocks on all four corners.
In anticipation of the test, we acquired a set of American five-spoke wheels and a set of Toyo TI-S tires. We chose the tire and wheel package as much for the look as we did for the performance. There is nothing special about either, and they can be purchased at any reputable tire and wheel dealer anywhere. We did not want to have to answer lots of questions about using unobtainium components, so it was off the shelf for us.
Understand that this car had a very nice boulevard ride with the original suspension package, and we didn't want to sacrifice our comfort for some "go-cart" handling, teeth-jarring, stiff suspension just to get better numbers. No siree, Bob!
The change in the overall ride was indiscernible with the addition of stiffer springs and the adjustable shocks set in the center of the scale. We did notice that the addition of the front and rear antiroll bars did their job, as body roll on the street was noticeably less and therefore better and more comfortable to drive in a hurry.
We went back to the same location where we did the initial testing at California Speedway in Fontana and we were even able to use the exact patch of macadam so the results would not be skewed by a change in surface. The slalom course is best described as a test to determine the ability for a vehicle to change lanes back and forth at a maximum speed without losing traction.
We opened the test on the slalom course with the seven cones set at 70 ft apart and the timers set to measure the time it takes to traverse the entire length. The resultant time is converted to mph average over the full course. Driver Jason Scudellari made our first few passes after warm-up, and we were right on top of the earlier tests. A 6.56-second best time from the first test was bested by a 6.45 on the second run. We knew we were headed in the right direction. Jason reported that the car was loose (under steering) on entry, then neutral, then loose on exit of each direction change compared with a completely neutral handling setup from the initial test. He did admit to entering the course at a higher rate of speed, and that could explain the difference.
We softened the compression on the rear shock-three runs offered no improvement. We then returned the compression to neutral and tightened the rebound-three more runs and no improvement. Driver reported loose condition with both adjustments.
We then tested with the same full-loosen-change to the front shocks and again no improvement. With the retightened fronts, we then tightened the rebound and loosened the compression on the rear and we noticed our first improvement with a low of 6.35. To what does that translate, you ask? While it may sound small, the average speed through the course increased from 43.4 to 45.5 mph. The driver said it was much easier to control at this setting.
The next disconnected the rear bar in an attempt to tighten up the handling even more. With the shock settings the same, we saw a best of 6.17 seconds-better still.
The next step was a big one. We changed tires and wheels and returned all the settings and bars to their original position. We turned a best of 6.25-not better-but the driver reported a much better feel with the tires giving more confidence.
We then disconnected the rear antiroll bar, the change that brought about the best increase in speed with the smaller tires. Voila! We registered an "off the chart" 5.97 seconds (48.2 mph), the fastest of any hot rod ever tested by this group.
Satisfied with the slalom speed, we moved to the skip pad. In this test, as in the previous tests, we used a 200ft circle with the time measured from a rolling start measuring the elapsed time around the course then consulted the chart to convert to g-force. We reconnected the rear antiroll bar and gave it the gas.
With the tires howling in protest, Jason pulled a best time of 11.48 seconds, which converts to a measurement of .94 g's. This, compared to a best of 12.35 (.80 g's) turned in the original test, is a substantial improvement and just what we were looking for. The driver even pulled in at one point and had the shoulder harness tightened.
"It's trying to throw me out of the car," he exclaimed.
That brought a big smile of satisfaction to the faces of all participants.
Driver observation: With the new tires, the car generated much more grip, but compared to the original set, they stuck very good up to their limit and then let go. They did not give the kind of on-the-edge feeling the 65 series tires did.
Well, there is a real-world example of what happens to an independent-equipped street rod when changes are made. Moral of this story: All components of a street rod's suspension are related and you cannot change one without affecting the other. Oh yes, and plan out any changes you want to make and be sure all components will work well together.


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Bondi Vet Pet Insurance is underwritten by The Hollard Insurance Company and administered by PetSure. There are two policy options available, so let's take a closer look at the benefits these policies offer for pet owners.
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What cover options does Bondi Vet Pet Insurance offer?
Bondi Vet Pet Insurance offers a choice of two cover options:
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How do Bondi Vet policies compare?
What does Bondi Vet Pet Insurance cover? Check out the table below for an in-depth comparison of the two policies available:
|Medical Essentials
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|Annual benefit limit
|Benefit cover percentage
|Accidental injury cover
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|Cruciate ligament conditions
|Optional routine care benefit
|Optional dental illness cover
What additional benefits does Bondi Vet Pet Insurance offer?
Bondi Vet Pet Insurance policies also feature the following additional benefits:
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- Paralysis Tick Benefit. If your dog or cat requires treatment for tick paralysis, this benefit covers the resulting vet expenses (up to the benefit percentage and cover limit that apply).
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Are there any optional extras?
You can also add the following optional covers to your policy for an additional premium:
- Routine Care. If you choose the Routine Care Benefit option, your policy will pay a specified amount of benefits to cover preventative healthcare treatments for your pet, such as vaccinations and flea or worm control.
- Dental Illness Benefit. Selecting this benefit entitles you to up to $3,000 cover per year if your dog or cat requires dental illness treatment for:
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What exclusions should I be aware of?
Bondi Vet Pet Insurance is designed to help cover the unexpected and unforeseeable veterinary expenses associated with pet ownership. As a result, there are certain circumstances and conditions that will not be covered by your policy, such as:
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- Grooming and bathing your pet
- Accessories such as crates, bedding and collars
- Training, therapy and alternative therapies
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- Treatment of or conditions attributable to behavioural problems
- Stem cell therapy
- Medication not approved or listed by the APVMA (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medication Authority)
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- Breeding or obstetrics
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- Elective procedures and treatments
- A malicious act, deliberate injury or gross negligence caused by you
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Each year, South Africa increases in reputation as a long haul destination for British tourists. It affords excellent weather all year round, a proven tourism and transportation infrastructure, a range of memories, impressive scenery and a warm, colourful local population.
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South Africa has a large coast line with a great number of beaches earning a 'Blue Flag' and it is also accepted as one of the world's finest diving locations. Cape Town is especially popular with in the region of 70% of British visitors making Cape Town part of their plans.
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Prep notebook: Centaurus girls lacrosse seeking revenge vs. Regis Jesuit
They hadn't played a late game all season long. So, from about the time they got off of school at 2 p.m. until their girls lacrosse second-round playoff game started at 7:30 last Thursday, they were left to their own devices.
"We didn't really know what to do," said Centaurus star Emma Lazaroff.
Genny Horning, the Warriors' coach, did. They had a team meal. She called it dinner; Lazaroff called it lunch. Regardless, the team ate together. They talked some strategy, but mostly just hung out.
"They were loose before the game," Horning said. "They were just having fun and excited to play lacrosse."
After the meal, the girls came back and decorated their locker room, and the stands.
The underlying theme of the evening, which ended in a 20-8 rout of Thompson Valley, was this: As Centaurus opened its postseason journey, the focus was squarely on the team.
"As we get down the stretch," Lazaroff said, "it's going to really rely on (being a) team. We can't really be individuals any more."
Up next for Centaurus, seeded fifth, is fourth-seeded Regis Jesuit in the quarterfinals tonight at 6:30 p.m. It's a game they've been waiting for — Regis Jesuit narrowly beat Centaurus 12-11 on April 12.
"I'm really excited," Lazaroff said. "I think our showing against them was definitely not our best — probably our worst showing, actually. I think its really hard to beat a good team twice, so I think Regis has something coming for them."
Said Horning: "We're excited to play them again, absolutely. I'm excited to see them again. They're a great team. They've got, especially, a great defense, a great goalie, so being able to play against them again, at the end of the season now, I think it's a great opportunity."
No. 3 Air Academy and No. 6 ThunderRidge play in the other quarterfinal tonight. Cherry Creek and Kent Denver have already made the semifinals.
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- Valor Christian quarterback Luke Del Rio has been invited to the prestigious Elite 11 quarterback camp in Los Angeles. Said his father, Jack, the Broncos' defensive coordinator: "It was a great accomplishment for him. The colleges and the recruiting process is starting to heat up." Del Rio currently has offers from Colorado State and Oregon State.
- Byers' Jake Eikleberry in his team's two wins last weekend in the 2A baseball tournament: A combined 10 innings pitched, 21 strikeouts and one walk.
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No prior experience is required to take the class, since it starts from the basics. However, the class quickly progresses beyond beginner techniques into the more advanced techniques on the first day. If you have already been etching glass for several years, but have not yet mastered the multi-stage techniques of carving and shading, this is the class for you. Each technique is presented by explanation, demonstration, then hands-on practice by participants.
The first half of the first day, we cover surface etching techniques and glass etching equipment. Students produce a surface etched piece to get comfortable with operating the equipment and to explore the surface etching process. Then, we start with basic multi-stage glass carving techniques on a sample project. The second day is spent completing a more elaborate multi-stage carving, and students prepare the piece for glue chipping a border on the third day. During the second day, we introduce etching on mirror and etching on special kinds of stained glass, like iridized glass
On the third day, students start the process of controlled glue chipping to create glue chipped elements throughout their carved project. Primary concentration on the third day is the introduction to the multi-stage shading process, with a sample project. On the last day, use of photo resist and pre-cut resist is introduced. Several projects are completed with these special resists, and there is a thorough discussion of pricing and marketing of etched lass for those interested in selling their work.
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The gap between what men and women earn is growing in California, despite the focus it has received recently.
According to data released this month by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, California women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $775, or 84.8 percent of the $914 median usual weekly earnings for their male counterparts in 2015.
The women's to men's earnings ratio in California decreased 4.5 percentage points from the previous year BLS Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Richard Holden noted.
At 84.8 percent, the ratio in California is better than the national percentage of 81.1 percent nationally.
In California, the ratio of women's to men's earnings has ranged from a low of 82.9 percent in 2001 to a high of 90.2 percent in 2005, the agency said. That gender pay gap equates to a $7,000 loss annually for women and was the widest since 2002.


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Woot! I'm alive!! Sorry to disappoint the internet, but here I am with another website. Wait… I'm getting ahead of myself, as usual. Ahem.
Hello, internet world!
My username is LightningEllen and welcome to my third try at maintaining a blog! They say the third time is the charm and all that, but we'll see I guess. If you remember me at all, or have heard of me before, you may possibly be thinking "What the hell happened and why did you suddenly disappear and delete your old WordPress blog?"
It's, um, complicated and sorta hard to explain. Short answer is: I'm really, really good at sabotaging myself when I start to succeed at things. Hm. Perhaps looking into the past first will provide some clearer answers later in this post, so let's explore my troubled blogging history, shall we?
LightningEllen's Blogging History
Sept 2004 – Created a little user blog on GameSpot.com
The much more emotionally unstable 15-year-old me spent her breaks in high school alone in the school's library. TL;DR version – I was the silent kid that mostly everyone hated on, and all the mean girl bullies attacked me ruthlessly for my entire elementary school career. By the teenage point of my life, I was a sad-angry monster who wanted nothing to do with anyone. I had also been through, like, two near death experiences and barely know my extended family for… reasons (all that messes a kid up, let me tell you).
The silly library dude saw me as an innocent quiet kid (FYI, quiet DOES NOT mean innocent) and didn't monitor my computer time. Instead of using the internet for school related work (like it was only authorized to be used for) I started a blog on the big video game website GameSpot.com under the username (please, please don't laugh): gamer_girl15 (sigh… you're laughing and I know it). As if my old username wasn't laughable enough, here is my very first blog entry, ever. Oh Maker, this is going be embarrassing but here it is (unedited… please, please keep that in mind).
Post Title: Grand Theft Auto San Andres
Post Date: Sept 7, 2004
Post Content: Is it here yet? The game looks so fun I cant wait!!!!! The bulldoser is gonna be so cool!!!! Come on october hurry up and be here!!!
Yup. That was it. Horrible spelling and excessive punctuation aside, it was at least to the point, right? And Grand Theft Auto San Andreas (note the spelling, past me) certainly lived up to my hype and it remains on my Top 13 Games of All-time list. Anyway, my posts quickly evolved, and for the first time ever, I was able to converse with a community of people I could relate to.
Nov 2010 – Last post on the GameSpot user blog.
Looking back, gamer_girl15 was sorta successful. She had nice following of 600+ people, but little did they know the cool gamer chick online was actually an ugly outcast mess offline (and yes, even though I was never interested in romance at any point in my life, I knew that being called gamer_girl15 in a teenage male dominated gamer community would certainly help with the ol' follower count stat). I took a lot of several month long breaks over the years, but that cool community stayed with me into young adulthood.
What pushed me away completely, and finally, was the toxicity that started taking over the GameSpot community. I gave that website the final door slam when the big fiasco with Carolyn Petit happened. She was the woman who DARED to give Grand Theft Auto V a mere 9 out of 10, and had the nerve to state the game was a tiny bit chauvinistic in her review. The result wasn't just passing trolls being mean idiots (and gosh, were the trolls ever sent in a frenzy). This was also large groups of enraged alpha males organizing themselves and actually petitioning GameSpot to get her fired. You know, to protect their precious video games from evil feminism and all that. Just… no words to describe how pissed off and horrified I was to see that kind of organized hatred toward a reviewer, just for giving their opinion on a video game.
Note: I did creep back later and noticed GameSpot gave the Wii U version Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze a 6 out of 10 for being "too hard". Yeah. Good riddance, GameSpot!
Sept 2015 – Created my first WordPress blog called "Conquering the Gaming Backlog"
I was blog-less for about 5 years before I decided to start a new one. I guess I missed the routine (post, read other blogs, like, comment, meet cool people, repeat). I also had a pipedream goal of getting paid to write words on a blog one day. Under that somewhat delusional goal, I also decided to go solo instead of being attached to a toxic mainstream gaming website. I tried out Blogspot for a day, and quickly dropped it when I discovered the wonderful WordPress website making company.
In its infancy, Conquering the Gaming Backlog was basically me babbling about video games, and of course Amiibo, with the ultimate goal of beating that backlog monster. So yeah, I reviewed games and talked about cute plastic figures, while tracking how many games I owned and still needed to play.
Feb 2017 – Burnt out and switched up the theme of my website.
I'm sorry. But my video game backlog monster is far too powerful to defeat. In early 2017, I had enough of that theme and was generally self-loath-y about the whole blogging thing. Instead of deleting my website (which I almost did), I updated to a new theme and renamed it LightningEllen's Release. I basically did the same thing (babble about video games), but it was much more fun with a theme based around my shero, Lightning Farron from the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy.
May 2018 – RIP LightningEllen's Release
I guess I'm finally at the part of this post where I explain what the hell happened to me (I'm good at stalling, eh?). Well, I'm still not sure so I'll type through it.
Let's see. LightningEllen's Release was booming (thunderstorm pun shockingly unintended). Once I topped 500 followers on Twitter, what should have been a happy accomplishment had the opposite effect on my weird brain. My mind just snapped and I fell into complete self-destruction. I didn't deserve any of this success or to be a part of such a great community, so I deleted everything and disappeared from everywhere, leaving myself alone to wallow in my own selfish misery.
I know. It doesn't make any sense. I've always hated myself, and I guess I had been feeling down on the whole blogging thing (and life in general) for months. I had jokingly threatened to delete my blog several times, but I guess a part of me was serious. For the record, I love this community and thank you so much to everyone who expressed support when I disappeared. Some of you even tracked me down on other social media platforms. Really… I'm sorry for just door-slamming myself off the internet and thank you all.
The Plan For Livid Lightning
So here I am with a fresh new website and brand! After having spent about a month in relative social media isolation, dammit, I missed this. This blog will most likely turn into exactly what I was doing before (babbling about video games because I wanna be a writer and I like video games a lot). BUT in an effort to prevent future me from deleting this website, I've stuck some guidelines and other stuff on the About This Site page (which you should totally check out if you want to). I've also sought out professional help for some, um, possible mental health issues (hardest thing to do ever). The most important thing is that this website remains a FUN HOBBY no matter what happens to me in this life (read that very carefully, future me). I swear, I really am my own worst enemy…
I do thankfully have backups of the posts from my old website (great WordPress feature) so I will be re-posting stuff I truly enjoyed writing very soon-ish. At the very least, I've come a long way from blogging about Grand Theft Auto San Andres. Right… right??
Wannabe Writer's footnotes:
– Now taking bets on how long it'll take before I delete this new website and fall off the planet completely… what a crazy ride life is!!
– You know what? I think this post also counts for the Well-Red Mage's Asking Big Questions 001 community event: What have you learned since you started blogging? Efficiency FTW!!
⚡Thanks for reading!⚡
If for some odd reason you want to read more of my posts, you can find a somewhat organized (and usually up to date) archive of my ramblings… I mean, articles here!


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Zoe Levin attended the 'Beneath the Harvest Sky' premiere during the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival held at Chelsea Bow Tie Cinemas on Friday (April 18) in New York City.
The young actress wore a pretty Elie Saab Pre-Fall 2014 pink dress with a pleated skirt which she styled with gold accessories – including an Elie Saab clutch and Stuart Weitzman 'Nudist' sandals – to dial down the saccharine nature of the frock.
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Amazingly, the War Room is now the number one movie in America! My heart rejoices knowing that such a powerful movie is moving the hearts of God's people and calling them back to a life of prayer. In addition, the movie showed that prayer is how we engage in the spiritual battle and for that reason, Ms. Clara encouraged the lead character to have a prayer strategy. In military terms, that is called an operational plan (battle plan for prayer). That is why I like to call my prayer strategy a prayer operational plan (Prayer OPLAN).
In this blog, I wanted to share with you my prayer operational plan. When we pray, we are engaging in the spiritual fight. In the natural world, military leaders put together operational plans to help guide them through the war. When we engage in spiritual warfare, it is also helpful to have an operational plan. It can help focus our prayers, but it also puts into a action many Biblical principles.
Related Article: Top 5 Spiritual Warfare Books to Read
In my prayer OPLAN, I include principles that I learned from brothers and sisters in Christ that are prayer warriors, many with prophetic gifting. These are the Miss Claras in my life. Obviously, prayer does not have to follow this pattern exactly as I have laid it out, but I have found that including these elements helps keep my heart in the right place day after day and make my prayer time more effective.In the natural world, military leaders put together operational plans to help guide them through the war. When we engage in spiritual warfare, it is also helpful to have an operational plan. Click To Tweet
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PRAYER OPERATIONAL PLAN (Battle Plan for Prayer)
Evaluate Your Strategic Environment
1. Praises and Thankfulness:
Let's begin our prayers by praising God either through words or songs. Through praises, we will be reminded about how big He is and how little the enemy is in comparison. Through thankfulness, we will strengthen our faith. Thankfulness helps remind us about all the things that He has done for us and all the ways that He has blessed us. It will give us confidence that He will come through for us once again.
Psalm 69:34 I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving.
Psalm 95:2 Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!
Phillippians 4:6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Psalm 9:1 ….I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.
Set Up Your Defenses
2. Forgive and Be Forgiven:
Because prayer is such a powerful force, if we start praying more, we become a bigger targets for the enemy. The enemy will look for weaknesses in our life to attack us or our family. Therefore we need to make sure our walls are built up high to keep the enemy out. All he needs is a little crack to wreak havoc so patch up those cracks quickly. These breaches include unconfessed sins, especially a failure to forgive others.
During this portion of our prayer we want to forgive anyone we have not forgiven and we want to ask for forgiveness for our errors. We need to be specific, acknowledge our sins/mistakes, and ask for forgiveness. It also puts us in a place of humility and helps search our hearts to make sure the petitions we ask of God are coming from a pure heart.
Matthew 6:15 but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Luke 17:4 and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him."
I John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Hebrews 12:15 See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no "root of bitterness" springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;
James 4:3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
James 5:16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
I John 3:22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
3. Ask God for Protection:
This is essentially where we set up spiritual forces around our perimeter. We do this by asking God to protect us either through His mighty hand, through his angels, and through what Jesus accomplished by his blood (think Passover Lamb).
Psalm 91 (the whole thing) but some specifics part of it… verse 11: For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. verses 9-10: Because you have made the LORD your dwelling place—the Most High, who is my refuge, no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent.
I John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
Colossians 2:15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
Go on the Offensive
4. Put Forward Your Petitions:
This is the portion of our prayers where we ask God for our needs. It is the first step in going on the offensive by identifying the targets. We need to give him every detail and make our requests specific. This is our time to "gossip" with God. Tell him what bothers us, what things in our life are affecting us. If we think about it that way, we will find that our prayer just turned from a five minute prayer to an hour prayer. That is not to say that short prayers can't be effective, but long prayers help build our relationship with Him.
And we should think about our requests. Do they line up with the word of God? Is our request something that would please God to do based on what we know of the Bible? Asking for the latest new gadget to show off to our friends probably does not line up with the word of God, but asking for healing for a family member or asking for our financial needs to be met so that we may provide for our family and be able to give to others certainly does.
I John 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
James 1: 6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
John 15:7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
Matthew 21:22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
5. Let God Lead You in Prayer:
At this point we want to quiet our heart. Let God talk to us. If something comes to mind that we should pray for, then do it then. I have often found that it is at these times that God tells us what areas in our life and the lives of others need prayers. These are the times that God tells us what areas the enemy is attacking and encourages to pray more fervently for those areas. I believe this is the time where we are actively engaging the enemy and where somewhere in the spiritual world God is focusing his forces against the enemy's minions! This is where the supernatural happens! This is where the miracles happen!
John 4:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
Luke 12:12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
READ Daniel chapter 10 to get a good description on how God's angels actually engage in war against the enemy.
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KBB (Klub Berani Baking) 27th challenge "Fortune Cookie". For me, It´s a little bit tricky to make these fortune cookies. First, I tried to bake it in the oven, unfortunately it´s too crispy to fold. I think, it's just a matter of experience and trial and error for the various foods that I make for the first time :). Finally, I made my cookies in my teflon pan ^^.
Fortune Cookie
Source: http://chinesefood.about.com
Fortune cookies can be tricky to make - it's important to make sure that the cookie batter is spread out evenly on the baking sheet. Instead of using the back of a wooden spoon to spread the batter, it's better to gently tilt the baking sheet back and forth as needed. Wearing cotton gloves makes it easier to handle and shape the hot cookies. This fortune cookie recipe makes about 10 cookies.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes


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Una Healy of The Saturdays was "broody immediately" after giving birth to her daughter Aoife Belle, but now insists she won't be having another child for a least a year.
The 32-year-old from Tipperary welcomed Aoife Belle into the world in March 2012 with her husband, rugby player Ben Foden, but she says she isn't rushing to expand her family.
Speaking to Cosmopolitan Body magazine, Una said: "I was very broody immediately after Aoife's birth. I'm just enjoying Aoife being young.
"I'm excited for The Saturdays to go on tour in 2014, so Ben and I aren't thinking about having another baby just yet . . . "
Meanwhile, Una admits she tried a meal delivery service after Aoife was born in order to lose her baby weight, but she wouldn't do it again because she doesn't agree with fad diets.
"I don't do diets, the only thing I've tried is a meal delivery service six weeks after Aoife was born, but I found myself adding extra carbs to the meals.
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Teaching Positions all over Korea with Aclipse!!!!
Posted By: Aclipse
Date: Wednesday, 8 January 2020, at 2:13 p.m.
Aclipse is currently looking to fill numerous teaching positions in Korea for our world respected client, Chungdahm Learning. Locations include the Korean cities of Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Jeonju, Ulsan, Daejeon, Cheonan, Wonju, and Cheongna.
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Network Performance
Laurie Anderson does Network Performance
by admin on Jun.18, 2013, under Integrated Media, Network Performance, Open Source, Play the Moment, Technology
Laurie Anderson's new show is a network performance with Ai Wei Wei. Video from the premiere at the Luminato Festival in Toronto.
They are using Skype to connect the live Toronto performers with Ai Wei Wei in Beijing.
Network performance is a growing area and Play the Moment is on the leading edge!
I was inspired to start working with network performance by Pauline Oliveros and Chris Chafe. Chris Chafe calls these Telematic performances and has developed a software at CCRMA Lab, Stanford, that works really well. For the techies who read this blog — using Red Hat Linux OS — a communications port can be opened.
In 2010, I visited San Francisco to learn this software, and I was able to open ports on two computers and communicate using the software. This system works really well, but both sides of the performance must have the ability to operate sophisticated technology. That is why my efforts to successfully produce a network performance were not realized until I started using Waterwheel in 2012. My first solo show, Flow Time, led to the development of work for the group, Play the Moment.
It was my vision to have a combined live and networked performance that was realized with the recent Mini Maker Faire show. This was the first time one of the group members was live, playing with the networked stage on a projected screen. Now, I am seeking more of these performance opportunities so internet viewers can join concert goers to enjoy live, improvised media performances.
Now network performance is going mainstream with this show by Laurie Anderson — as mainstream as experimental performance art ever gets — but soon, I believe this will become a widely recognized genre of performance.
Stay tuned to this site to learn about the next Play the Moment performance or follow us on Facebook.
Play the Moment at Mini Maker Faire
by admin on May.24, 2013, under Concerts, Events, Integrated Media, Media, Network Performance, Play the Moment, Projects, Video
Play the Moment is at the Mini Maker Faire in Vancouver and on-line WORLDWIDE!
Buy a ticket to see fun maker events and Victoria play live with her internet creative crew!
Show at NOON in the Dark Area of the PNE Forum.
If you are not in Vancouver you can still experience the show on the internet.
Go to this URL to see the internet show.
Find out what time it is in your local area with this handy web tool
June 1-2 at the Vancouver Maker Faire
by admin on Apr.18, 2013, under Events, Integrated Media, Media, Network Performance, Play the Moment, Technology
Play the Moment will be performing as part of the Vancouver Maker Faire June 1-2 at the PNE.
This is a rare opportunity to experience a network music performance with a live band member in attendance.
I will be playing computer and singing on-site and I will be available to answer questions about our show and my other projects.
In addition to the confirmed Play the Moment performance, I am working on also presenting Angels Among Us, an interactive installation featuring my collaboration with visual artist Joanna Gabler as Zest Continuum.
More information on exact dates and times will be announced soon.
Play the Moment at Network Music Festival UK
by admin on Feb.22, 2013, under Concerts, Events, Media, Network Performance, Play the Moment, Video
Play the Moment, an improvising ensemble will perform for the Birmingham Network Festival on Sat. Feb 23rd on the internet. Please point your browser in our direction.
London (United Kingdom – England) Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 3:35:00 PM GMT UTC
Vancouver (Canada – British Columbia) Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 7:35:00 AM PST UTC-8 hours
Montreal (Canada – Quebec) Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 10:35:00 AM EST UTC-5 hours
Go to this URL to see the show.
More information and guest list on facebook
All performances improvised using live audio and drawing with video and audio samples.
Christina de Roos – projection artist – visual coordination and video
Sonia Paço-Rocchia – live drawing, improvised bassoon and electronics,
Jude Abrams – piano, percussion, vocals – contributed video
Victoria Gibson – guitar, percussion, vocals – contributed video