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Our Taft Microfiber Club Chair
Apr 20, 2011 4:21:16 PM
Social clubs are, largely, things of the past. In decades past, social clubs served as swanky places where wealthy socialites, especially men, went to smoke, have a few drink, mingle and take a break from work or family life.
Let's Explore Our Coffee Tables!
Mar 28, 2011 2:14:11 PM
Coffee tables are one of the oddest pieces of furniture anyone owns. They are used do hold snacks during dinner parties, to hold dessert during movie night, to put feet on top of during Monday Night Football, as an extra seat and more. They must be durable, practical and still tie the room together. At Ezmod Furniture, we have a selection of modern classic coffee tables that can suit any lifestyle, room décor and color scheme
The Fiore Accent Chair. A Current Hot Seller!
Mar 21, 2011 4:35:52 PM
With the straight lines you would expect from modern classic furniture design, the Fiore chair has very few curves or frilly decoration.
The Classic Petal Chair
Feb 2, 2011 3:45:14 PM
EZ Mod Furniture has taken great pains to re-craft Volther's Corona chair and its character.
Your Functional Modern Home
Aug 23, 2010 3:31:38 PM
You do not have to sacrifice style to get a functional, comfortable home or office. While modern classic furniture design does depart from being merely functional...
Modern Furniture for Your Dining Room
Aug 6, 2010 1:16:33 PM
Who doesn't like to sit down to a good meal in a sleek, modern dining room? While a comfortable dining room requires only a table and sturdy chairs, dining room furniture styles can vary widely. The look of modern furniture, especially dining room furniture, can really add to your dining experience. While many people stick with traditional wooden tables and chairs, modern furniture designs offer some innovations that are both sophisticated and exciting and EZ Mod Furniture has a large variety of all the best modern furniture designs.
In the middle of the 20th century, modern furniture designers began experimenting with new materials for dining room furniture with spectacular results. Technological advancements in plastic, metal and even plywood made all sorts of designs possible that would have been impossible with standard wood and older furniture design techniques. Finnish American designer and architect Eero Saarinen's experiments with molded plastic produced the iconic "Tulip" chair and its matching fiberglass dinner table. Composed of a curved, almost egg-like black or white plastic shell, the seat of the Tulip chair comes either with arms or without and sits atop a sturdy aluminum base that looks much like the stem of a flower. EZ Mod Furniture offers these beautiful chairs in either black or white, and with removable round red or black seat cushions for a comfortable place to sit in during those long after-dinner chats over a glass of wine or cup of coffee. The rather "Space Age" look of the Tulip chairs even earned them spots on some of television's most popular shows about space travel in the 1960s. The matching round, white table has a nearly identical, stem-like base, is 29 inches high and comes in diameters of either 35 or 47 inches to fit both larger and smaller dining rooms.
If the Space Age look isn't quite right, but you still love modern furniture, consider EZ Mod Furniture's Bertoia-style wire mesh chairs. Metal is a bit of an unusual material for dining room furniture, but Harry Bertoia, an Italian American artist, jewelry maker and modern furniture designer, transforms industrial steel wire into a large, sturdy and comfortable place to sit. Contoured to fit the human body, this chair also features a leatherette-padded foam cushion in black, white or red and is sure to match any dining room's color scheme.
If you are looking for quality modern furniture at prices you can afford, then EZ Mod Furniture is the place to go.
Modern Furniture Design Innovations
Jul 6, 2010 11:51:52 AM
One of the biggest departures of modern furniture design from more traditional furniture design is in the use of materials. Traditional furniture designers tend to stick with tried-and-true materials such as wood, especially for important furniture pieces such as a coffee table. Modern furniture designers, however, have experimented with new materials and methods such as acrylic, plastic, fiberglass, metal, glass, and even molded plywood. The effect of using these more unusual materials makes a big difference in the look and feel of a living room or office. Acrylic and plastic have the ability to take on shapes and forms that wood cannot, while also having color possibilities that are generally not available from wood furniture. At EZ Mod Furniture, we are proud to offer some of the finest modern classic furniture reproductions to give your home with the sleek, clean look of modernism.
One of the most versatile and innovative furniture offerings you'll find at EZ Mod is the set of three acrylic nesting coffee tables. These simple, three-sided pieces come in either black or clear acrylic to fit your room's color scheme and are three different sizes to suit your space's needs. They function well as both end tables or coffee tables and because they are not attached to each other, can be placed all around your home or office to display plants or artwork, to put your coffee mug on when you want to put it down, or can be used as a convenient place to drop your purse or briefcase when you come home. The clear set makes an especially useful addition to a room if you want to highlight a pretty rug underneath or interesting wood or tile floor pattern. Both the clear and black sets are made of high-quality acrylic, which makes them scratch-resistant and built to last.
Not only does EZ Mod Furniture present iconic modern classic furniture designs, but they do so at prices significantly lower than other modern furniture stores. Both the black and clear sets of acrylic nesting coffee tables would sell for as much as $180 at other stores, but EZ Mod offers the set for just $145. EZ Mod Furniture also offers free shipping to anywhere in the continental US to help you avoid costly shipping fees. If you're looking for a simple, sturdy and stylish coffee table to pull together your home or office, visit our website today to find great deals on modern classic furniture.
EZ Mod Furniture Offers Quality at Exceptional Prices
Jul 2, 2010 12:38:25 PM
Most people want their home or office to look smart and stylish. If you are on a tight budget, however, you might feel the need to sacrifice some of your style in order to be practical. Your personal style might be the clean, trim lines and innovative shapes of modern furniture design, and if it is, then EZ Mod Furniture is just the place for you to find exactly the pieces for your home or office that you have been looking for. At EZ Mod, we make it a point to offer quality reproductions of some of the most sought-after modern furniture designs at prices that will save you bundles of money.
Take, for instance, the wooden slat bench designed by American modern furniture design pioneer George Nelson: while other furniture retailers list its price at $335, EZ Mod Furniture offers it to you for just $209. First designed in 1948, this solid yet simple hardwood bench features slats in a natural finish atop black wooden legs. Because the design of the Nelson bench is so simple, it can be used for a variety of purposes such as extra seating, a place to display plants or artwork and can even be used as a coffee table. Popular because of its simple but appealing design, the Nelson bench can be seen in homes, offices, lobbies and even libraries all over the world. EZ Mod also goes one step further and offers it in a black on black option to better fit your home or office's color scheme, as well as in either four-foot-long or five-foot-long versions.
EZ Mod Furniture is able to offer you both quality and great prices by selling directly over the internet with no middlemen around to take a cut. We are able to keep prices low and to ensure that you get the most for your money by working directly with vendors and manufacturing our products in our very own factory. Where ordering larger items such as sofas or dinner tables over the internet typically gets expensive is when shipping costs are calculated, but at EZ Mod we also offer free shipping to anywhere in the 48 continental United States, without requiring a minimum purchase. Not only are you saving money with our discount prices, but you're saving potentially hundreds of dollars in shipping fees as well. For stylish yet economical modern furniture designs, the choice is simple: EZ Mod Furniture has the best selection of modern furniture designs at prices you can afford.
The Comeback of Modern Furniture Design
Jun 30, 2010 9:34:14 AM
Anyone who follows trends in home furnishings knows that the public's taste is cyclical. For the last few years, it was the "shabby chic" look that invaded stores and made its way into people's homes in an attempt to make a house look comfortable and well-worn. Inevitably, however, tastes are once again changing and this time furniture design is trending back towards the clean, simple style of modernism.
Modern furniture design, which really came to prominence towards the middle of the 20th century, is characterized by bright color schemes, clean, unadorned lines and the use of nontraditional materials for common furniture pieces. Take, for example, the work of Japanese American designer Isamu Noguchi: his wood and glass coffee table is as much a sculptural work of art as it is a functional coffee table. The table top is a softly rounded glass triangle supported by a wooden base. The two halves of the base are identical and inverted, creating a sort of mirror image of each other. Noguchi's modern classic design stands in a stark contrast to more traditional (or even "shabby chic") versions of coffee tables which tended to be entirely made of wood, often with elaborately carved details.
Perhaps one of the most famous examples of modern classic furniture design is provided by the work of Swiss-French designer Le Corbusier. His three-seat sofas remain iconic for their modern style and feel. Unlike traditional sofas that feature rounded edges and have an over-stuffed, cozy look, Le Corbusier's sofas are highly structured with clean, straight lines on all the cushions, a straight back and a stainless steel tube frame to pull the cushions together and give the couch support and shape. While still providing a comfortable place to sit, this sofa is far from shabby.
If you are looking to furnish your home or office in the modern classic style, come to EZ Mod Furniture. At EZ Mod, we make it a point to offer high-quality reproductions of iconic modern furniture designs at prices that are friendly to any budget. The Le Corbusier sofa mentioned above can retail for over $1,000 at other modern furniture stores, but you can find it at EZ Mod for just $819. The Isamu Noguchi coffee table we talked about is just $360 at EZ Mod while other stores sell it for as much as $500. Come to EZ Mod Furniture today to find quality modern classic furniture reproductions at amazing prices.
Modern Designs in Bedroom Furniture
Jun 23, 2010 1:13:43 PM
When most people think of modern furniture designs, they may envision the straight, simple lines of sofas by Le Corbusier, coffee tables inspired by the sculptural presence of Isamu Noguchi and even the use of such unusual materials as acrylic or plastic. Most of these items would typically be found in a person's living room, or even dining room. Bedroom furniture, however, stubbornly tends to remain ornate carved-wood or metal framed beds with matching dressers and nightstands for most people. EZ Mod Furniture, however, makes it a priority to bring quality modern furniture design into bedrooms all over the country as well as living rooms, offices and dining rooms.
Even if the majority of bedroom furniture persists in being elaborately carved wooden headboards and matching footboards, or fussy metal frames with floral motifs, EZ Mod is proud to offer several fabric or leather-covered bed with all the simplicity of line and style that is so characteristic of modern furniture design. EZ Mod's "Utrecht" bed features a padded headboard and footboard upholstered in Bicast leather with contrasted stitching for a stylish hint of contrasted color. EZ Mod's CHO bed is padded and covered with dark twill fabric and features under-mattress storage for those particularly tight on space. For safety, the bed locks in place when raised to access storage. Brass-toned nails line the top and side seams of the tall, simple headboard for a dramatic yet refined look.
When it comes to modern furniture design, EZ Mod does not scrimp on quality, but still manages to offer some of the best prices around. EZ Mod's queen-sized Utrecht bed would sell for as much as $830 at other furniture retailers, but EZ Mod offers it at the much more budget-friendly $729.99. The CHO fabric-covered bed would cost you up to $1,500 at other stores, but EZ Mod offers an even bigger savings in this case, selling the bed for $400 less at just $1,099.99.
Just because you need bedroom furniture does not mean you have to settle for the fussy, old-fashioned styles that remind you of your grandmother's house. EZ Mod Furniture makes it a point to carry the clean, simple lines of modern furniture design as far into your home as the bedroom. Besides being a place to sleep, your bedroom should be a place to relax that reflects the modern style of the rest of your house. If you are looking for stylish furniture to fill your bedroom, come in to EZ Mod Furniture today.


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About Ridge Vineyards
Monte Bello Ridge, located in the northern reaches of the Santa Cruz mountains, has been a prized site for California winemaking for over a century. Italian born doctor Osea Perrone was the first to plant vines and build a winery here in 1886. Over time, various parts of what is now the Monte Bello property have been separately owned. That is, until 1959, when four scientists from the Stanford Research Institute decided to start purchasing property, uniting the disparate plots under Ridge Vineyards.
Since its inception, Ridge Vineyards has expanded far from its original home atop the Monte Bello Ridge. Grapes are now harvested from several vineyards in Sonoma county, as well as the Paso Robles AVA in San Luis Obispo county. The Geyserville and Lytton Springs Vineyards produce two of Ridge's most well known Zinfandels. The Geyserville Zinfandel was first produced from Ridge's Alexander Valley estate in 1966. The vines in this vineyard are the oldest of any Ridge vineyard, dating back 130 years. This longevity produces a singular intensity and complexity of flavor in the Geyserville Zinfandel. Lytton Springs had its first vintage in 1972 and is now a staple among Dry Creek Zinfandels. The gravelly clay soil of Dry Creek Valley provides constant moisture for the vines, allowing them to ripen slowly and build concentration.
Ridge Vineyards' most famous wine is a Cabernet blend harvested from the home vineyard on Monte Bello Ridge. At such a high altitude, Monte Bello is tiered, reaching 2700' above sea level at its highest point. Grapes ripen late, producing classic, elegant wines with aromatic complexity, structure and an impression of intensity without excess weight. This wine blew up on the international scene in 1976 when it earned fifth place in the Judgement of Paris wine tasting.
Renowned winemaker Paul Draper serves as CEO and winemaker at Ridge Vineyard. A Stanford graduate, Draper came to Ridge in 1969 after learning the trade in France and opening a small winery in Chile. Draper is known for his hands-off approach to winemaking, letting the terroir do most of the work defining the wines. He has been largely successful with this style, earning the '2000 Man of the Year' award from Decanter Magazine, along with many other accolades.

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Today, Corot is most appreciated for very different kinds of landscape: for plein air sketches, never destined to be exhibited themselves but painted outdoors in preparation for studio pictures, and for lyrical views of the countryside he called souvenirs. The soft, silvery souvenirs recapture a poetic response to nature. Their fresh touch and light atmosphere are informed by outdoor studies and combined with a strong sense of form retained from classical French landscapes of the seventeenth century. Corot's work was an important influence on younger Impressionist painters.
Well-loved by his friends, peers and pupils, Corot was a generous and noble soul. He gave unstintingly of both time and money, thus earning the nickname 'Pčre Corot'. Camille Corot was deeply mourned when he died in Paris on 22 February, 1875.
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http://twitpic.com/2af9ww - Waiting for something at the #Delamter Inn in #Rhinebeck. Hope is not The Renegades' Rascal
http://twitpic.com/2afedg - Inside Edition announcing that Ted Danson was staying at the Delamanter... After missing him
Korrcshun. It was the Insider
@thecanarycrayon And talking to people, but Ted Danson would not say what he bought for Chelsea, residents say in reply to thecanarycrayon
Vera Wang just came out of Gigis in Rhinebeck and after getting mugged be media went back in
http://twitpic.com/2afsa7 - Lobbying against hydrofracking!!(?) in #Rhinebeck
Vera Wang getting mobbed by media in Rhinebeck, the video http://bit.ly/doU5Uy
RT @oblongirl: Madeline Albright was just outside the bookstore. Ate at Gigi, then whisked into a town car. #Rhinebeck
http://twitpic.com/2afwq1 - Oblong books in #Rhinebeck has best wishes ... and books!
Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in #Rhinebeck, video http://bit.ly/du7sNM
http://twitpic.com/2agcgq - Trying to take an unflattering pic of the Extra reporter. Did it work?
http://twitpic.com/2agdcd - Doggie plays Chelsea in Rhinebeck. Compliment? Insult?
http://twitpic.com/2agf15 - A normal day in Rhinebeck... People putting bridal makeup on. Riiiiiiiight
http://twitpic.com/2aggwb - There is actually a road underneath all this. But the wedding party might want to run everyone over
Get ready Kingston! Tons of media heading over to the other side of the river to get pics of fireworks
http://twitpic.com/2agjdg - Coxsackie Transports' 15 minutes in Rhinebeck
http://twitpic.com/2aglj4 There needs to be more media in Rhinebeck, right?
RT @tomhoffay: Glad to see today's front page of the Daily Freeman made the Huffington Post slide show!
http://twitpic.com/2agm79 - Sheeple in #Rhinebeck
@DailyFreeman on the #HuffingtonPost. META! http://yfrog.com/jxxp7xj
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All the time
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http://twitpic.com/2ah6k3 - This is the only Oprah you'll see in #Rhinebeck
http://twitpic.com/2ahcdr - Just married sticker on back of limo.
That's all folks. Hope to see #Rhinebeck back to normal soon
RT @tomhoffay: @ivanlajara do you realize, do they realize Kingston has a scheduled fireworks display at dusk at the Point?
RT @DailyFreeman: Done deal: #Chelsea Clinton, #MarcMezvinsky tie the knot http://bit.ly/bdeaN8
Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky at their wedding Saturday evening in Rhinebeck -- http://bit.ly/9Y5QiK
And the wedding pics are in! - http://bit.ly/bdeaN8
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Clipboard - Off-Road News - February 2014Posted in News on December 13, 2013
A/C Error
I am the last person to want to make a big deal about it, but being in the business it was easy to spot Jay's reference to the evaporator being in front of the radiator, and the condenser in the fan box (page 70, October 2013 issue).
Articles like this are very helpful to the majority of readers, without getting too technical. I thought it might help to respectfully point out this minor mistake.
T. Kallen
Thanks much for catching our slip-up, Mr. Kallen! The words were accidentally swapped in the text.
What the…
The guy says this monstrosity is one of 500 factory. Doubt it. Oh, the horror...
R. Venola
Sure, it works great for the first week, but what about after?
K5 Crossmember
After adding a Gearstar 4L80E overdrive automatic transmission and an Atlas four-speed transfer case to our K5 Blazer project, we needed a custom crossmember to hold everything correctly in place after we spaced the setup into place using an old crossmember and a of lot of washers. We had Kibbe Tech fabricate a TIG-welded crossmember to fit our custom 4L80E/Atlas combination. It's important to have a correctly supported crossmember that holds the transmission and T-case combo on a rear (third) pivoting point in a triangular mounting configuration (one point on each side of the engine) that allows the powertrain movement as the frame flexes.
2011 F-250 Track Bar Ball Joint
Our truck finally went back to a Ford dealership! For the first time since we got our '11 Super Duty, it had to go back to the dealer. The track bar ball joint located on the axle failed, though this abrupt demise has to be blamed on us: We asked a friendly shop to pop in a new ball joint after feeling some play in the original track bar ball joint, so we were already on our second one. But we have now learned the shop did not have big enough tools (nor do we) to press in this particular ball joint, so they used a variety of methods to install it, including putting force on the ball's shank. When we bumped a curb making a U-turn on a tight street, out popped that ball and our track bar fell to the ground.
While we accept full responsibility for this damage, we do see this as a weak point. You might want to try a track bar fix kit on your '05-and-up Super Duty like the one from WC Motorsports if you are having track bar issues. The fix kits eliminate the ball joint and replace it with a rod end and double-sheer mount.
What's going on in the off-road world
First Place for General and Hutchins
Congrats to CJ Hutchins on the 1500 class win on General Tires, finishing fourth overall in the Vegas to Reno race.
5th Annual Collector Car Appreciation Day: July 11, 2014
The SEMA Action Network (SAN) has announced July 11 will be next year's official Collector Car Appreciation Day.
Win a New 4x4!
To support the CA4WDC, a sweepstakes Jeep is being built with the best components from top manufacturers. You can enter at cal4wheel.com
Parts include:
•Poison Spyder Customs front bumper, rear bumper, Crusher flares
•Rigid 50-Inch LED bar, 10-Inch E-Series LED bar, and four Dually D2 LED lights
•Poison Spyder recovery gear and much more
•Front Bumper with brawler bar and shackle tabs
•RockKrawler 3.5-inch long arm kit with a 3-inch stretch
•Fox Racing Shox 2.0 performance shocks
•Currie Enterprises Rock Jock 44 front and rear axles
•Advance Adapters Atlas II T-case
•BFGoodrich 37-Inch tires
•Magnaflow exhaust
•sPOD JK power distribution system
•American Expedition Vehicles JK heat reduction hood
•J.E. Reel 1350 CV heavy-duty front and rear driveshafts
•PSC Motorsports hydraulic-assist steering system
•ARB lockers front and rear
•Motive Gear 4.88:1 gears and axleshafts
•Warn ZEON winch
•Factor 55 Pro Link and Hitch Link
•Daystar Hood Wranglers, dash panel
•Reid Racing D44 JK front knuckles
Summit Helps Discover Ancient Ruins
When hearing about his quest, Summit Racing sent AMC engine rebuild parts down to Professor Estrada-Belli so he could complete his expedition to the Mayan city of Holmul in Northern Guatemala. Estrada-Belli unearthed a stone frieze dating back to 600AD that would have never been found without his old Wagoneer, outfitted with an AMC 360, a Rough Country lift kit, ARB lockers, 37-inch Bogger tires, and a Warn 9.5 winch.
Ultra 4 National Championship Cancelled/Uncancelled
Due to a problem with an operating permit, it was announced that the Ultra 4 championships were cancelled in early September, but the promoters ended up being able to fix the situation and ran the Nitto National Championship at the Thunder Rock Off Road Ranch in Congress, Arizona, on the scheduled weekend.
Race results: 1st, Jason Scherer; 2nd, Rick Mooneyham; 3rd, Wayland Campbell; Championship results: 1st, Shannon Campbell; 2nd, Wayland Campbell; 3rd, Jason Blanton
You may have noticed a few changes in your OFF-ROAD magazine recently. Hopefully, this doesn't bring too much stress to your life and you'll handle it! One such change is that we've combined our letters, our news, and our long-term updates all into our Clipboard. You can reach us at firstname.lastname@example.com or at the old email addresses previously published.


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Saturday, June 18, 2011
Waiting, Not Making
Mortgage + power + phone + water + insurance + student loans + gas + groceries + doctors = more than we have.
Since none of those expenses are luxuries, we have to make some difficult choices. We have several options, all of them bad. Last night we talked and argued and stewed over our choices, and made the best plan we could for the next few months.
But that plan, after we do the initial work, means lots of waiting. Whether it's looking for work or selling a house, fixing this problem ultimately depends on other people. We can't do it ourselves.
Another Pinterest philosophy favorite is "Life is what you make it." There is a spiritual fashion to believe, like Oprah and her Secret-loving cohorts, that we are powerful beings who create our own reality, and all our dreams are within our grasp if we only free ourselves from self-imposed limitations.
This philosophy is a kick in the teeth when things go wrong. If you are the locus of control for your reality, then you are the one making bad things happen to you. The ideology runs on a mixture of narcissism and battered wife syndrome. If everything is in my power, then everything is all my fault.
I am not impressed with the power of my imagination. If my mind made things happen, my kids would likely have been kidnapped or drowned by now (and it would be ALL MY FAULT, apparently). I believe that humans are fundamentally in need of rescue. I pull the doctrine of God's omnipotence up to my chin like an heirloom quilt, grateful for the hands that passed it to me.
The surprise to me is when I find new places in my life where I have not really let that belief shine all the way in. I say I believe in our dependence on a redemptive, omnipotent God, but I live as though my hard work created the universe.
And here we are. Looking for jobs, trying to sell the house, knowing that it is not really up to us. We muddle along and pray, hoping for the Rescuer to arrange something, waiting on him even if he doesn't.
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I'll be praying for God to "make a way" for you guys.ReplyDelete
We are on the verge of a similar situation (baby #2 will arrive very soon and that brings everything out of balance for us financially) and I'm struggling with the exact same spiritual battle. What is OUR job in all this and what is HIS? Which is more important: me being with my children full-time or keeping this house?
Do me a favor and send me an email with some job qualifications or types of things you might be looking for. So I can keep my eyes open.
Maybe we should both sell the houses and go communal. Share kids. Cook for each other. Start that damn homsechool co-op. (Only half joking.)
We love you guys. Wish we could help in some way.
"I say I believe in our dependence on a redemptive, omnipotent God, but I live as though my hard work created the universe."ReplyDelete
This. This is so true for me.
I'll pray for your family.
What? You're not willing to give up groceries?ReplyDelete
Yes! And Amen! We had a paycut three years ago. You know what, so far, the only solution has been to cut expenses more than we thought possible and for me to way amp up my efforts at providing a part time income from my birth work....ReplyDelete
At the time, everyone around us - even Christians in their way - pulled on the Secret philosophy - this is God's way of making sure my husband kept his career on track, kept moving on, uncovered his hidden barriers to being more successful.
But in the end of it all, like many, many people, we just had to cope with less and know that God still loves us, is still providing for us, and that what is happening is not because we made it happen - or because God made it happen. What happened was because God allows humans to have free agency - including the people who making decisions about how much employees make. Some of those people will make mean, dumb decisions that hurt others - and sometimes they won't even do it on purpose. It will just happen.
What have we learned in three years? Mostly that we were surrounded by a faith community that totally, totally bought into the American Dream and that we had to get out of there before we started to believe the lie. Although we did get some good advice, some good counsel, some wholesome prayers
(and even, from some, practical help in a very strikingly new testament move) the overall response, was "Work Harder, Do More, Do Better and God Will Provide a Better Job and Better Salary."
None of that happened and I will not join throngs of people who would like to blame Matt. He is smart, honest and hardworking guy. Any employer would be lucky to have him. Waiting is hard. Sometimes we even forget we are waiting because it can feel too hard to pay attention to the expectancy that is not yet resolved.
PS I wrote this post once about The Secret and how it has infiltrated the natural childbirth world is a hideous way that makes me think of eugenics and Nazis. I don't say the N word lightly. More than half my Rosenblum side did not make it out of Europe.
Ouch. We had a similar pay cut, but we knew it was temporary, so we made it through that year by cutting back on groceries (little meat, and no kids, you can't have a piece of fruit...). I like to read I Peter when I'm going through challenges beyond my control.ReplyDelete
I feel for you. The waiting, ohhh... the waiting. its hard. I pray that the certainty of God's character will keep you warm just like that heirloom quilt (great analogy) and that his direction & provision will be clear. I've just started following your blog, but I'm excited to see where he takes you. My Mom told me that uncertainty is just being open to whatever God throws at you.ReplyDelete
Peace to you!
Great post. God's sovereignty can be a hard truth yet a great comfort. I appreciate your determination to trust Him despite disappointing and confusing circumstances. To say the Lord is worthy of your trust and your faith even when He doesn't act as you would choose is testimony to His sufficiency. Hard pressed but not destroyed! Yet I will praise Him!ReplyDelete
"I pull the doctrine of God's omnipotence up to my chin like an heirloom quilt, grateful for the hands that passed it to me."ReplyDelete
What an incredible picture of allowing yourself to be enveloped by His presence and comfort.
I have to confess that I kicked that heirloom quilt off of myself when three years ago, we left the career that my husband loved but that was slowly sucking the life out of our family to start a new career in finance. At the very beginning of the recession. It was awful and terrifying and it wasn't long before I was staring out my kitchen window and thinking - for the first time ever in my life - I really don't think there is a God.
Eventually I came back around because, Lord, to whom shall I go?
I agree completely that all of our culture's belief systems and philosophies are excruciating when these things happen. I hope it doesn't sound hollow or trite to say that I'm praying alongside you, coming before God right now that He will show Himself to be your Provider.


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Fresh off its two CCAA road victories last week, the Cal State San Bernardino volleyball team was selected fourth in this week's AVCA Division II Coaches poll.
The Coyotes, who are 9-1 overall and atop the CCAA at 6-0, are at home this week beginning Wednesday night against Cal Poly Pomona. First serve is at 7 p.m. at Coussoulis Arena.
The Coyotes moved up one spot from fifth to fourth this week. Minnesota Duluth moves into the top sport, followed by Wayne (Neb.) State and Southwest Minnesota State. All three schools are members of the Northern Sun Conference.
The University of Tampa (Fla.) fell from first to fifth after a loss to unranked Rollins (Fla.).


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Author and psychologist, Dr. Judith L. London has a new book, Support for Alzheimer's and Dementia Caregivers: The Unsung Heroes. Filled with stories that describe situations that caregivers face followed by comforting words, this book provides support and understanding for caregivers themselves - the true heroes.
See New York Times: Personal Health - Jane E. Brody- 2/18/14.Blog: 2/17/14
Caring for the Alzheimer's Caregiver
Some reader comments:
Thank you Dr. Judith London; I need this book! When my beautiful, younger sister was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's (AD), I, a long-time health care professional, had become a family member of a person with this disease. The information you give is invaluable. These stories and messages help me cope with my feelings. I am not alone.
Sandra O'Neal, Adult Health Nurse Practitioner, Palo Alto, CA
Judith London's newest book "Support for Alzheimer's and Dementia Caregivers: The Unsung Heroes" helps caregivers see that they are not alone. Through the anecdotes and vignettes, Dr. London helps caregivers to see themselves and their own situations and feelings in the stories of others. She provides thoughtful ways to reframe and gain a fresh perspective on the many common challenges along the caregiving journey.
Elizabeth Edgerly, Ph.D. Chief Program OfficerThe Alzheimer's Association, Northern California and Northern Nevada Chapter
Dr. London's first book,Connecting the Dots: Breakthroughs in Communication as Alzheimer's Advances shows friends, relatives and others how to reach out to people in the advancing stages of Alzheimer's and interact meaningfully.
...Dr. Walter Bortz, Clinical Associate Professor at Stanford University notes: "Alzheimer's disease is a summation of multiple vacancies made whole by London's synthesis."
A reader whose mother has Alzheimer's says: "...through London, I have come to understand that much of my mother's communication difficulties are not only due to her poor memory, but also to her need to receive reassurance that her concerns have been addressed."
Dr. London is the Alzheimer's Expert of the Alzheimer's Community at webmd.
Books may be purchased at www.amazon.com under the name of Judith L. London.
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If an issue has had relevance to Texas agriculture in the last 25 years, it most likely was discussed and analyzed at one of the Texas Plant Protection Association (TPPA) annual conferences.
Ray Smith, TPPA board chairman, reviewed some of those issues during his opening remarks at the recent 25th annual conference in Bryan, Texas.
Consolidation, he said, has been a major issue during that time.
"In 1970, we had 35 plant protection companies," he said. "In 1990, we had 24; in 2012, there were only nine."
Other industry changes include more regulation and "just the changing times," he said. "Farms have also consolidated."
Major topics the association has featured at the annual conferences include biotechnology, precision agriculture, boll weevil eradication, cotton root rot, aflatoxin, herbicide resistant weeds, water management, crop marketing and agricultural policy, Smith said.
"Back 25 years ago, we had no Roundup Ready, no Bt, and precision agriculture was just beginning. We sponsored two conferences on precision agriculture."
Boll weevil eradication also got started within the time period of TPPA's early years. "Few of us believed it could be done," Smith said. Currently, the boll weevil has been eradicated from the U.S. cotton fields except for a small area in the Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Smith said cotton root rot for many years was a devastating disease in some Texas areas. "Texas plant pathology was founded because of this disease," he said. "They worked on it for many years. Now, they have found a product that works, Topguard fungicide. Something similar has happened with aflatoxin in corn. For years, farmers had only cultural practices and cleaning to manage aflatoxin. Recently, they have Aflaguard that has reduced aflatoxin levels by 80 percent to 90 percent."
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During the last 25 years TPPA has followed efforts to manage these and other crop-damaging diseases, weeds and other pests.
Herbicide resistance, Smith said, is a current issue that speakers at TPPA conferences are addressing.
Challenges include continued cutbacks for Texas A&M Research and Extension programs from both state and federal budgets.
"And technology is changing. Communication now includes cell phones I can use to take photos in the field and transmit back to the office." He said farm legislation has also failed to meet changing demands of agriculture.
Smith, one of the original organizers of the association, said the credit for success lies primarily in its structure—a triangle of industry, Extension and Research personnel from Texas A&M. Leadership alternates between the various segments of the industry. He said Executive Director Bob Sasser has been instrumental in keeping the association well organized.
"And the presidents of the association have kept it going over the years," he said.
More from Southwest Farm Press:
TPPA conference has followed ag tends for 25 years
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Life will eventually become more normal, but for now I am enjoying London. I am staying in a lovely flat off Baker's Street. How thankful I am that I have been walking diligently every day for well over a year. Comfortable shoes and stamina are needed here!
As time is limited I am using most of my time to explore old cemeteries. I had hoped to get to Suffolk to visit some ancestral homes, but that will be for another trip.
On Sunday afternoon I toured the Highgate Cemetery, west. Climbing the stone stairs from the entrance, one is quickly engulfed in a forest of trees, vines and tombstones. The stones appear to come out of the earth in any which direction. It is dank, dark, somewhat spooky, and yes ... Gothic. It is truly London!
My camera could not shoot fast enough. Oh the many unusual graves I should capture for future reference and viewing! I'll be back again ... and to do other things in London and ancestral haunts. For those of you who won't be coming any time soon, check out London Cemeteries for a closer look at Highgate and others.


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Granted, WDYTYA is sponsored by Ancesty.com, the premier genealogy research site, of whom I've been a loyal subscriber practically since it came online in the 1990s.
Still, how could NBC and Ancestry possibly come up with a celebrity family history format better than PBS's "Faces of America" hosted by Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.?
Well, I'm thrilled to report, they did.
One issue I've had with "Faces" is that every episode features the ancestries of several of the season's twelve celebrities. Rather than devote a segment to each, it jumps back and forth from one celeb to another and back again. Also, each celeb's tree is done by Gates and a team of researchers, then the findings presented to the celebrity in a scrapbook.
Not so in "Who Do You Think".
Each episode features only one celeb who, with the assistance of local family history professionals, follows clues to ancestral locations him/herself, making the discoveries infinitely more personal.
Friday night's celeb was Sarah Jessica Parker.
Although I'm one of the five people on the planet who's never seen "Sex & The City", SJ is the reason I faithfully watched all 25 episodes of her first foray into television, as Kay Ericson Gardner in "A Year In The Life", which aired first as a 3-part miniseries in late 1986, then as a weekly series in the fall of 1987 and spring of 1988.
Despite the series "A Year" being an instant hit and maintaining a 20 market share for the entire season (which today would put it in a network's Top Three), it came along at precisely the time cable was becoming popular and wasn't renewed. Many fans - myself included - never stop hoping those 25 episodes will become available on DVD!
But back to SJ's ancestors...
She followed a maternal line, first to the the gold fields of California where a great-grandfather, John Hodge, had been headed from Ohio in 1849. The family believed he died on the trip, but the 1850 census showed him and two mining partners very much alive in El Dorado County, Calif.
Naturally my first thought was that Hodge stayed in California and established a new family, just as many young men had abandoned wives back east in the latter half of the 1800s and early 1900s.
So I was as surprised and saddened as SJ when an El Dorado County historian showed her a letter dated a few months after the census, telling how Hodge and a partner had succumbed to one of the diseases common in mining camps and were buried in an unmarked grave.
The surname "Hodge" was well known in early New England, so Boston was SJ's next stop.
I thought this set the wrong example for newbies to genealogy, who all too often latch onto an unrelated line because it happens to have the same surname, with no documentation for the crucial generations in between.
Not to worry - the historian who met with SJ in Beantown did have documents proving John Hodge's lineage to a Hodge born in Massachusetts in the 1600s.
The biggest surprise - one I should have seen coming - was another documented ancestor was Esther Elwell, who with two other women had been accused of witchcraft during the infamous Salem Witch Trials.
SJ's reaction on seeing her ancestress's name in the Witch Trials archives was the same as mine years ago upon finding my 8th ggm Elizabeth Gatchell (Getchell) there. First surprise, then horror that a relative may've been hanged as a witch.
My Elizabeth wasn't one of the accused, however, but merely one of dozens who signed a petition attesting to the innocence of Mary Bradbury.
But still, I was as relieved as SJ to learn Esther Elwell and her friends had escaped the gallows...but only because that session of the Court of Oyer and Terminer had ended a week earlier and never revived thanks to the intervention of the Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Coincidentally, by the end of summer 1692, witch "sightings" had stopped altogether, lending credence to the claim of Prof. Linnda R. Caporael (right) that the original accusations were the result of hallucinations and physical manifestations caused by convulsive ergotism, which itself was the result of eating bread made from rye infected with the fungus ergot (Claviceps purpura).
Ergot-infected rye was already known in Europe to cause hallucinations and "insane" behavior but, unfortunately for the twenty souls killed during the Witch Trials, this fact was unknown in Salem.
To give you an idea of what the accusers were experiencing when they saw or felt "witches" attacking them or others, the hallucinogenic lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is also a derivative of ergot and some of their visions mirror those reported by LSD "trippers" in the 1960s.
Ergot will only attack rye under damp conditions. The rye believed responsible for the witchcraft hysteria had been planted in the damp spring of 1691, matured during the equally damp summer, then milled into the flour used by Salem residents to make bread the following winter.
Oddly, ergot fungus is rather fickle - it may attack a field of rye but not the field next to it. This would explain why only members of certain Salem families experienced symptoms of ergot poisoning; not all the rye used that winter came from the same field.
The following spring and summer were dry, hence the rye crop of 1692 wasn't infected.
For more information:
- Ergot poisoning - cause of the Salem Witch Trials
- Prof. Linnda R. Caporael on Ergotism
- Were Salem villagers drugged?
- Salem Witch Trials Archives
- Index to names in the Salem Witchcraft Papers
- The case against Esther Elwell (page 1 of 2)
- The case against Mary Bradbury
- Web site for "Who Do You Think You Are"
- Sarah Jessica Central, with clips from WDYTYA
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Once upon a time there was the Brikwars Universe and the sun ruled it, for without the sun Brikwarriors could not take awesome pictures of their creations and battle reports. But soon the lamp was invented and the sun was no longer needed so he faded away. He came back many years later with a new idea that would create much violence in the universe.....
So he created Maniac Beer, a type of beer so strong only a true warrior could survive a taste of it. And on the first day of the new era the Troll pronounced Maniac Beer as good! To celebrate there was lots of random killings but that comes later.
Look upon the maniac beer and feel awed by its presence.
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Alphafalcon541 and Payton
On a beach in some goddamned place that I'm not going to look up, two figures awoke, their uniforms wet and soggy in the calm surf.
As Alphafalcon pulled himself from the water he looked over to see Commander Payton doing the same. On the beach ahead of them lay their gear and a table covered in Maniac Beer.
Alphafalcon pulled on his armor and striked a badass pose for the hidden cameras.
Payton tries to do the same but is not badass enough and just ends up looking like a fucking idiot.
Alphafalcon picks up his flag and moves it onto the overgrown landing pad so his reinforcements will spawn there while Payton's will spawn back at the Maniac Beer.
A ding sounds at the door and two hero's are left standing while the gods go pay for pizza and soda. They are momentarily annoyed as no food is given to them by the gods. But they dare not go against the gods or they will die.
For Alphafalcon a squad of Heavy Blizters, a bodyguard, and two special weapons enter the field.
For Payton comes 2 heavy soldiers and a flame soldier all in heavy armor. Payton smiles at Alphafalcon who snarls back.
Alphafalcon raises his grenade launcher and yells THIS IS BRIKWARS!!!!!!!!
Turn 1 Alphafalcon
The three Heavy Blitzers move up and open fire on the advancing soldiers. Two of them are incompetent enough to pull the clip release instead of the trigger.
The one that does manage to make the shot kills a heavy soldier with a head shot.
For reinforcements a small Assault Tank nicknamed the road stainer rolls in.
Turn 1 Payton
He and his men rush my line firing with pistols and rifles.
Only one shot hits killing one of my Heavy Blitzers. His blood runs across the smooth ground.
A dreadnaught stomps onto the field armed with a chaingun and a ultra hammer for smashing tiny minifigures.
Turn 2 Alphafalcon
The tank fires with great accuracy at Payton's men.
It hits killing another one of Payton's men.
The tree also randomly catches on fire.
My specialist and one of my Heavy Blitz soldiers opens fire on one of Payton's soldiers with little result.
The bodyguard rushes up with OTC Blades spinning.
He is blocked sadly by another OTC blade.
Payton turn 2
His dreadnaught sticks its huge gun in the air and fires, ammo canisters and bullet casings flying.
Another Heavy Blitz soldier bites the dust.
His reinforcements arrive in the form of a squad of soldiers and a rocket launcher.
Alphafalcon turn 3
Another bodyguard arrives and attacks with the other.
Blood sprays and metal rips as sword and OTC slash through the soldiers armor. He is dismembered for his useless fighting skill.
The tank fires a shell and a missile at the new soldiers who have arrived.
Two are blown apart in the explosion.
My soldiers approach the arms caches and see a cannon.
They set it up and one waits to drop his grenade down the hole and another holds his gun two the fuse.
It fires surprisingly enough at the dreadnaught.
Direct hit in the sarcophagus which destroys the dreadnaught.
It falls crushing one of my bodyguards.
Payton turn 3
He charges his army forward, pouring as many rounds as possible into the people who killed their friends.
Heads pop and blood sprays across the landing field.
Two more men lie dead without heads.
The rocket also damages the tank but only by one structure point.
Alphafalcon turn 4 end turn
This soldier makes some edits to a bike and zips towards the enemy line.
Time seems to stop as he approaches the heavy soldiers.
Then he's through them and blood pours everywhere!
My final bodyguard decapitates his rocket launcher guy.
End of game all soldiers eliminated.
This was a great game for me and Payton though not as big as the one that happened last Friday which I will post!
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Taking time to tend to tractor tires could pay off at the diesel pump and in the field. George Ronai of Alliance Tire shares these simple, performance-boosting tips.
Check load.
Consider the weight of the tractor, fuel and contents of saddle tanks to make sure the load on front and rear axles is balanced. Poor balance can lead to "power hop," which wastes fuel and horsepower and increases tire wear. If necessary, adjust the ballast on the tractor. In general, ballast should be at the front of the tractor if front and rear tire sizes are different, and on both axles if the front and rear tire sizes are the same. Adjust inflation pressure to achieve the proper stiffness to meet load requirements.
Use low pressure for tillage.
For regular tillage, inflate tires to the lowest pressure recommended for the load. Lower inflation allows a larger footprint, reducing sinking and motion resistance. Don't underinflate though, because tires with too little pressure can become unstable, resulting in poor handling and tire damage.
Use high pressure for the road.
On hard surfaces and at higher speeds, maintain drive wheel inflation at 20 psi. Check your tire manufacturer's catalog for proper inflation pressure.
If you don't have a tire gauge handy, you can use a scientific version of the "eyeball" method. Measure the height of the tire from tread to rim at the bottom of the tire, then do the same measurement at the top of the tire. Dividing the bottom measurement by the top one should yield a value between 0.20 and 0.25.
Check wear.
Old, worn lugs tend to slip more. New tires could revitalize a tractor for far less than the cost of newer or bigger equipment.
Go radial.
Radial tires create a bigger footprint than bias-ply tires and distribute torque more uniformly over the tire circumference. This can mean up to 20% less motion resistance, 26% less slip and 33% higher drawbar pull. Studies comparing radial and bias tires show a fuel savings of up to 16% with radials versus bias-ply tires.


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After admirably defending his position in a dominant and rational performance during his radio interview of Puck Daddy critic, Ryan Lambert, more unpublished Steigerwald notes on a selection of Washington Capitals have now entered the public domain...
Tom Poti
Percentage of NHL games missed in seasons prior to Barry Bonds' retirement: 9.5%
Percentage of NHL games missed in seasons after Barry Bonds' retirement: 39.5%
Alexander Semin
The season before the Vancouver Olympics, the guy beats Marc Staal to a bloody pulp, shocking the hockey world with his immense physical gifts. Now tell me, how many fights have you seen him in since then, huh?
Nicklas Backstrom
I hear whispers that he is from Europe. Unlike some of these guys ripping me on their blogs, I'm old enough to be pretty sure that a couple of World Wars started in Europe. Now that doesn't make Backstrom a genocidal maniac, I accept that, but it's not a stretch to think he could've thrown a grenade or two in Poland, right?
Joel Ward
He apparently oversleeps and misses a team meeting. On 23 November. Coincidentally, 200 crimes were committed in the District of Columbia on 22 November and 23 November. I'm told the kid had a tough upbringing. I'm just telling you the statistics. Draw your own conclusions.
John Erskine
Born in Kingston. I've been around a while, met a few Jamaicans. They like a smoke, know what I'm saying? How many of these special smokes do you reckon you can get with a $1.5m contract? Think he might have enough to spare for a few friends? Just putting it out there...
Matt Hendricks
Think about this. His father, Jimi was a successful recording artist in the late 1960s. I was around at that time. A lot of wacky stuff going on, being consumed back then. I don't have any proof of his boy getting involved in funky stuff like that, but he's from that culture, right? Been around the scene. Not outrageous to join the dots on that one.
Dave Steckel
OK, I know this guy's no longer on the Capitals, but my friend Damien Cox tells me he's a great faceoff guy, hard worker. Really admires the guy as a player. But did you hear any mention of this so-called "global financial crisis" before he took Crosby out like he did? Not a single word! None of my production team here have either. That's clearly not just message board talk.
Roman Hamrlik
Guys I speak to in the locker room have told me this guy was born in a place called "Czechoslovakia". Go look on a map for this place. Do it right now. You won't find it. Now I'm not saying I've seen the guy's immigration papers or anything, but I wouldn't stamp his passport if it were my job. If you are an American patriot too, you would do the same.


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3x6 Approach of UNDP Provides Sustainable Income to Vulnerable Youth in TaizFeb 26, 2014
A high-level delegation from UNDP and the Yemeni government officials have conducted a two-day field visit to Taiz to review the progress of the youth beneficiaries' business projects generated as a result of the Youth Economic Empowerment Project's support that apply 3x6 Approach of UNDP.
The delegates have paid the visit to Saradif area in Maqbanah which painfully suffered from lack of basic services such as paved roads, transportation, water and electricity. Maqbanah area is considered by national official reports as one of the poorest rural areas in Taiz.
The beneficiary youth identified business opportunities like raising livestock, beekeeping or selling vegetables and some others have introduced modern methods to some of the existing traditional businesses to create profitable projects. As a result, these youth's lives have been improved financially and socially.
"This project has provided me with hope," one of the youth told the high-level delegation from UNDP and the Government of Yemen which included Mikiko Tanaka, Country Director of UNDP and Rashad Hilal, Studies Management Director at the Ministry of Planning and Cooperation (Office of Taiz), and Hasssan Saleh Ali Alsobhi, Senior Advisor from the Prime Ministry Office who are involved in the National Youth Employment Action Plan adopted by the council of ministers in September 2013.
"Building resilience of vulnerable groups is one of the goals of UNDP and one of the main mitigation tools to address drivers of instability. Therefore, UNDP with the Government of Yemen introduced the 3x6 approach to provide young people with job opportunities," Ms. Tanaka said.
The delegation has also met with the Governor of Taiz and visited the national implementing partners — Social Fund for Development, Youth Leadership Development Foundation, SPARK YEMEN, and Millennium Foundation for Development.
The governmental officials said that the 3x6 approach has provided a genuine support to the most vulnerable groups to be empowered.
"Light should be shed on youth's successes to set an example for other youth," said Mr. Hassan Alsobhi.
The Governor of Taiz Shawqi Ahmed Hayel Saeed has expressed his appreciation of the efficient inclusion of youth through provision of job opportunities. "3x6 Approach has achieved quite a success in rural or urban areas in Taiz," he added, "The future of Taiz relies on the small-scale projects".
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100 g cake flour (low protein)
400 ml water
1 no. egg, slightly beaten
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp hon-dashi
pinch of salt
200 g boiled octopus, cut into bite size
100 g cabbage, chopped (or 50 g cabbage + 50 g green shallot)
Sakura ebi, toasted (optional)
Pickled red ginger strips
Nori flakes (ao nori)
Dried bonito (katsuo bushi)
Takoyaki sauce (I used okonomiyaki sauc)
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Latest news
Split/Second studio Black Rock "officially closes its doors today"
The Disney Interactive owned Black Rock Studios is now officially closed down confirms former director Nick Baynes. Three new studios have already formed.
Cancelled projects at Black Rock included a sequel to Pure, and to Split/Second. Some claimed Disney 'mishandled' the Brighton studio by outsourcing.
Disney moving from consoles to casual gaming?
Analysts think Disney's closer of UK-based Black Rock is influenced by their perception that families are moving away from console gaming and embracing social networking and casual gaming such as Facebook.
Split/Second developer Black Rock Studios closed by Disney
Brighton-based Black Rock Studios are set to shut their doors after Disney decides the developer is no longer feasible. Their latest project wasn't greenlit.
Earlier this year a workforce pruning left only 40 developers at the UK studio, of which two new studios sprung to life in their wake. Farewell Black Rock.
Black Rock hiring for new game
Disney gives word that Pure developer Black Rock Studios is on the lookout for an "experienced Technical Art Director" for a new game.
Whatever it is, all most certainly a racer, it's coming to Xbox 360 and PS3. The devs latest game was Split/Second: Velocity - all about splosions!


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Used Car - 2005 Lexus ES 330 Sedan in Chesapeake, Va
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2005 Lexus ES 330 ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
Smooth, comfortable and luxurious.
The Lexus ES 330 may be the smoothest, quietest car in its class. It's easy to drive and easy to drive smoothly, keeping your passengers comfortable and making you look like a pro. Its 3.3-liter V6 engine and five-speed automatic are smooth and responsive. Its supple suspension gives it a smooth ride on rough city streets, beat up freeways and poorly maintained back roads, and its anti-lock brakes are easy to modulate for smooth stops in everyday driving.
Living with this car is easy. It's loaded with features that make life more convenient, and refinement, quality fit and finish, and attention to detail are evident throughout. You see, feel, and even hear the quality. It can be heard in the solid sound the doors, trunk, and hood make when they're closed. The seats are comfortable, the leather upholstery is nice, and the interior trimmed in wood and aluminum trim has a rich appearance. Most features are straightforward and easy to operate and there's an excellent Mark Levinson stereo available as an option, along with satellite radio. The rear seats are roomy and comfortable and feature seatbelt pre-tensioners and force limiters, and there's a decent-size trunk.
Interior enhancements further the appeal for 2005, improving convenience and comfort while underway. Mild styling revisions freshen its appearance and distinguish it from last year's model.
The ES 330 comes in one well-equipped model ($31,975), loaded with luxury and safety features found in higher-priced Lexus sedans.
Handsome, high-quality, leather upholstery with wood trim comes standard. Also standard are automatic dual-zone climate control with interior air filter, power windows with auto up/down and jam protection, and a power moonroof. An AM/FM/CD/cassette system comes standard with 86 watts and seven speakers.
A 240-watt Mark Levinson audio system, a six-disc CD changer, and satellite radio are optional. Other options include Vehicle Stability Control with traction control ($650); Adaptive Variable Suspension ($620); DVD satellite navigation with six-disc CD changer ($2,220); power-adjustable pedals ($140); power rear sunshade ($210); high-intensity discharge headlamps with rain-sensing wipers ($640); heated and ventilated front seats ($640); wood steering wheel and shift knob ($330); 17-inch wheels and tires ($80).
Safety was a top priority when designing the ES 330. Standard safety equipment includes the full complement of airbags: dual front airbags, seat-mounted side-impact airbags, and front and rear side-curtain airbags. (Curtain airbags are very important for their ability to provide head protection.) It comes with three-point safety harnesses for all five seating positions; be sure to wear them as they are your first line of defense in a crash. The front seats are designed to reduce whiplash. The outboard rear seatbelts are fitted with force limiters and pre-tensioners. To help the driver avoid accidents in the first place, the ES 330 comes standard with anti-lock disc brakes (ABS) and electronic brake-force distribution (EBD); the optional VSC further enhances safety.
Mild styling revisions distinguish the 2005 ES 330 from last year's model. The fog lamps, grille, lower intake, headlamps, and tail lamps have been revised, giving it a fresh look.
The rake of the ES 330 combined with its streaked-back headlamps make a striking statement. The front end seems to slope down in one continuous curve, from the top of the windshield, over the sculpted hood and tidy dark grille, down to the smooth air dam under the almost seamless front bumper. The headlight cluster suggests silvery eyes pulled back at the corners.
Tail lamps trimmed in silver echo the design, stretching around the corners, as if reaching to meet the headlamps. Nine-spoke alloy wheels complement the styling. The optional 17-inch alloy wheels use a six-spoke design. Chromed door handles are easy to grab and do not require awkwardly flipping your hand over as they do on some of the other cars in this class, such as the Audi A6.
When it designed the ES, Lexus set out to make it the safest car in the class. The passenger compartment is reinforced in critical areas and front and rear crush zones are designed crumple to absorb the impact of a crash.
The underbody is smooth, nearly flat, contributing to exceptional aerodynamic efficiency (with a coefficient of drag of just 0.28), and the car is constructed using advanced composites and resin-steel sandwiches to further minimize the intrusion of noise. The ES 330 is based on the same platform as the Toyota Camry.
The Lexus ES 330 presents a warm, inviting interior. Rich wood trim, available in golden bird's-eye maple or burled walnut goes well with the brushed aluminum trim. All of the trim materials exude a high-quality look and feel. The standard steering wheel and shift lever are covered with stitched leather and look very nice. An all-walnut handle for the shift lever and a walnut-trimmed steering wheel are available for an even more prestigious appearance. Regardless, the steering column is manually adjustable for tilt. Steering wheel-mounted controls for the audio system and other features have been upgraded for 2005.
The ES 330 operates in that middle ground marketers refer to with terms such as 'near luxury' or 'entry luxury.' Like other cars in this class, the ES 330 is more luxurious than the top trim levels of mid-size sedans such as the Toyota Camry XLE, but they aren't as plush as true luxury sedans such as the Lexus LS 430.
The standard leather upholstery is quite nice and the seats are very comfortable. The seating position is excellent, with lots of front-seat legroom. Optional power-adjustable pedals are especially useful for shorter drivers, helping them find a good driving position without sitting too close to the airbag-equipped steering wheel. The seats are relatively flat, without large bolsters, making getting in and out easier. The driver's seat comes standard with 10-way power adjustments. The 2005 ES 330 gets a memory feature for the driver and passenger seats. The shape and construction of the front seats is borrowed from the flagship LS 430. Heated/ventilated front seats are a new option for 2005 models.
The ES 330 is about 10-percent larger inside than a Mercedes-Benz C-Class and the front seats of the Lexus offer significantly more hip room than the Mercedes. The ES 330 does not offer as much headroom as the Mercedes or the Infiniti I35, however, and six-foot drivers may wish for more.
The rear seats are roomy, making this a comfortable car for four adults. Five is a crowd, but it'll work for short distances, like going to a restaurant, particularly if a member of the Little People is sitting in the rear center position. Overall, it's roomier and more comfortable (with more hip room and leg room) in the back seats of the Lexus ES 330 than it is in the back of a Mercedes C320 sedan. The 2005 ES 330 benefits from the addition of pre-tensioners and force limiters to the rear seatbelts, similar to those in front, which can help reduce injuries to rear passengers in an accident.
The driver's seat offers good visibility out front. The self-dimming outside mirrors offer a good view rearward and seem larger than those on Mercedes-Benz cars. The inside rearview mirror is self-dimming (electrochromic) and features a digital compass. The slope of the rear window doesn't allow a panoramic view, though it fills the rearview mirror. The mirror is mounted so close to the headliner that adjusting it requires an awkward grab at its bottom edge. On 2005 models, the outside mirrors automatically tilt down when you shift into reverse. An optional power rear shade filters out the blazing sun, whether driving or parked.
The clean-looking instrument panel features three round, deeply recessed pods with highly legible analog gauges. The instrument panel comes in a lighter silver finish for 2005 with color-coordinated light gray buttons. A large speedometer dominates the layout. A digital trip computer at the bottom of the speedometer displays range, average fuel consumption and other functions, controlled by a pair of buttons on the left side of the steering wheel. Similarly, a digital odometer with two trip odometers is displayed in the right pod with big analog fuel and temperature gauges. On the left is a big tachometer.
The optional navigation system is powerful, with excellent graphics and a huge database (5 million points of interest). Voice activation has been added to 2005.
Driving Impression
The Lexus ES 330 delivers a smooth, refined driving experience with a smooth engine and transmission, a smooth-riding suspension, smooth brakes, and extensive measures designed to reduce noise, vibration and harshness.
The 3.3-liter V6 engine produces 225 horsepower and 240 pound-feet of torque and gives the car responsive performance in everyday driving situations. The ES 330 can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 7.2 seconds, according to Lexus. The ES 330 has an EPA City/Highway fuel economy rating of 20/29 mpg and is certified by the government as an Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle (ULEV II).
The transmission shifts very smoothly. Upshifts in normal, everyday driving are almost invisible. Yet it delivers responsive shifts when driving aggressively. The gated shifter allows manual shifting and an indicator displays the selected gear on the instrument panel, but shifting manually is a clunky proposition due to the gates and we preferred leaving it in Drive.
The ES 330's suspension is tuned for a smooth ride. It filters out vibration and contributes to the ES 330's exceptional quiet and smoothness. The four-wheel independent strut suspension gives it precise handling with minimal body roll (lean). The speed-sensitive power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering has a very nice touch: light, but with good feel, effortless around town. There is very little, if any, torque steer. Overall, the ES 330 handles well, but it is tuned more for ride quality than sporty handling. Its front-wheel-drive layout and front-heavy weight distribution (61 percent front/39 percent rear) limit its cornering potential. Serious driving enthusiasts may prefer the similarly priced IS 300 with rear-wheel drive, but the IS 300 doesn't offer the smooth ride quality, amenities, and overall refinement of the ES 330. Most drivers will be happier with the ES 330. The standard 16-inch wheels come with all-season tires (215/60VR16). The optional 17-inch wheels should provide sportier handling with a choice of all-season or summer tires with slightly lower profile sidewalls (215/55VR17).
The optional Adaptable Variable Suspension ($620) is worthwhile for drivers interested in adjusting handling and ride quality to suit conditions or mood. The system automatically and continuously changes the shock absorber damping rate at each wheel in response to road conditions, vehicle speed, and steering and braking inputs. Overall, the system is tuned very nicely, and provides a great ride under all conditions. The driver can switch among four stiffness settings by moving a thumb wheel on the center console. The firm setting is relatively firm, but not as firm as a sports suspension: It tightens up transient response (quick lane-change maneuvers) but transmits more vibration into the cabin when driving on rough neighborhood roads; it works best when driving at high speeds or when whipping along mountain roads. The softest setting works very well at low speeds in the neighborhood, filtering out all of these undulations, and we liked using it for that, but it's on the squishy side for other conditions. The middle two settings were just right everyday driving conditions.
The brakes are very smooth and effortless, yet sensitive. They require little effort to generate good stopping power, but are easy to modulate. In other words, it's easy to brake very smoothly in everyday driving, wrapping your passengers in a velvety experience, yet the car will stop quickly in an emergency braking situation. The ES 330 comes standard with anti-lock brakes (ABS), which allow the driver to maintain steering control in an emergency stopping situation; just remember to maintain pressure on the brake pedal and to look and steer where you want to go. It also comes standard with electronic brake-force distribution (EBD), which distributes braking force evenly to the tires with the best grip for improved stability and braking performance. Brake Assist is optional, but a goo.
The Lexus ES 330 delivers a smooth, refined ride. Its engine and transmission are smooth and its brakes are smooth. The cabin is very quiet. Lexus quality and attention to detail pervade.
The 2005 Lexus ES 330 benefits from some interior enhancements over last year's model. It received major updates a year ago, including a larger engine that improved performance. If you want a smooth and quiet mid-size luxury sedan, you cannot do much better in this price range than the Lexus ES 330.
Model Lineup
Lexus ES 330 ($31,975).
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Kyushu, Japan; Tsutsumi, Japan.
Options As Tested
Vehicle Stability Control ($650) includes traction control and Brake Assist; Adaptive Variable Suspension ($620); Navigation System with Mark Levinson audio ($3,100); high-intensity discharge headlights with rain-sensing wipers ($640); power-adjustable pedals ($140); wood and leather steering wheel and shift knob ($330); heated and ventilated front seats ($640); power rear sunshade ($210); all-season tires with chrome wheels ($1,780).
Model Tested
Lexus ES 330 ($31,975).
3101 S. Military Hwy
Chesapeake, Va. 23323
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While I sit at home resting and preparing for the second and more difficult portion of the cross country journey, you'll have noticed I haven't written much. In the near future as I print my maps and do my research there will be a preview of the five states I still have to transport my unwilling legs across. For now, though, I'll give you all a little research to do, but don't worry its as on point as can be expected of one as flighty as I am wont to be. More specifically I have three Wounded Warrior Project related bits of news.
First off, check out this recent NPR series of articles relating to a group of Marines fighting in Afghanistan. The regular news may have limited coverage of the action overseas, but guess what, Americans are still dying and being severely injured in our name. The need for the services of the WWP is only going to continue to grow.
For those of you more into visual stimulation, "Who Will Stand" is a recent documentary on those returning from war and their difficulty dealing with their physical injuries and just as importantly, the need for psychological care. Interviews with those who have served underline the stigma and damage to careers which can result when a member of the military seeks help for PTSD or other combat-related disorders.
Finally, please check out my friend Swagman John's site on Facebook. He is organizing an Appalachian trail hike to support the WWP. I met John on the C&O Trail coming out of Washington DC and he gave me assistance and advice which left me better prepared to complete the first leg. He and other thru hikers will be carrying a bear bell shaped like a chicken along the entire route from Georgia to Maine to raise funds for the charity.
Even more finally, check out "Doonesbury" from time to time. The cartoon features two characters who are wounded warriors and their difficulties reintegrating into society after their terrible injuries. B.D., an reservist who lost his leg in Fallujah and Toggle, a young man who sustained a traumatic brain injury, regularly appear in the comic's world.
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Thursday, November 3, 2011
Why the Wounded Warrior Project Matters
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Merry Christmas Alastair!
My best to you on the trip in 2012.
Steve Foster
- December 24, 2011 at 4:39 PM
- Alastair McCandless said...
Thanks Steve for you and the FNRA's help this year with the Wounded Warrior Project. Hope you and yours had a fantastic Christmas and New Year as well. I'll be announcing a start date for next year's hike shortly.
- January 5, 2012 at 2:22 PM
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I received the following comment from Fiona regarding my last post, Do Not Hit Women. Fiona has her own blog, gai.ninja. Thank you very much Fiona for your perspective!
Hi Sensei,I hope you are well.I have a comment in response to your latest post, so thought I'd send it over.I also feel that women should not hit men, unless it is self-defence. There is an increasing number of cases of violent female partners, where women take their anger out on their partners, who are powerless to defend themselves, not wanting to hit a woman.I used to fight with my sisters all the time when we were kids. I usually won so before I was old enough to know it was wrong and get a grip on my ego I used to do it all the time. But my mum always said people used violence as they weren't smart enough to use words, and when I was old enough to understand that, I changed my ways.I feel everyone should try and attain that standard - solve problems with words, not violence - and not just men.Thank you, as always, for your blog - I really enjoy your wise words :) And many congratulations on becoming a grandfather.Kind regards,Fiona


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Music Under the Stars Concert Series Continues on July 4
The seventh season of Music Under the Stars, the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum-sponsored free summer concert series, continues on July 4 with King Omowale and the Majestic Lions.
King Omowale and the Majestic Lions is a seven-member reggae band with King Omowale at the helm. King Omowale was born in Southern California and moved to the Rasta Hills of Jamaica to learn reggae music. He has studied under Joe Higgs (guitar instructor of Bob Marley), Daddy U-Roy (father of toasting), and Johnnie Clark.
King Omowale has opened for Shaba Ranks, Bunny Wailer, Dennis Brown, and the Itals. He has released two albums "Flight Home" and "Zion Bound."
The performance begins at 7 p.m. in front of the Boyhood Home. Java Jive will be selling an assortment of sandwiches, chips, cookies, and ice cream and Main Street Wine Stoppe will sell assorted drinks. Each week there will be a free drawing for a Music Under the Stars t-shirt. Guests are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs to the event.
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Come, relax and enjoy a farm stay vacation at one of our Lancaster County Farms! A farm vacation is truly a unique experience, where your children can learn what farm life is all about. Milking a cow, gathering eggs, feeding the goats, and cuddling a purring kitten are memories that last. There are nature trails to be explored, streams for fishing or boating...or just relax on the spacious front porch to read a book.
There are bed and breakfasts, guesthouses, and efficiencies available for your farm stay vacation that are a pleasant alternative to Lancaster area hotels. Many serve bountiful breakfasts, featuring garden specialties in season. All have gracious amenities designed, not only for families, but for a girlfriend getaway, or for couples who wish to get away for a time from life's hectic pace.
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Lauren London
Lauren London is a biracial actress from Los Angeles, California. She started her career in 2003, appearing in music videos by artists such as Pharrell Williams, Snoop Dogg, Young Gunz and T.I.
A native of Los Angeles, London attended Castle Heights Elementary School, where her drama teacher gave her the role of a lion who didn't speak English. Having to improvise words that she didn't understand peaked her curiosity and sparked her enthusiasm for acting. After a stint at Palisades High School, London was homeschooled, affording her time to audition for films, music videos, and commercials.2005 she landed her first movie role in ATL as "New New," starring alongside T.I. who played her love interest. The movie was released in March 2006. She also played Monay on the UP T.V. show Everybody Hates Chris.
Lauren ended her relationship with Neef of the rap group Young Gunz. Before Neef, Lauren was in a long-term relationship with New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne. Many reports say the onscreen chemistry between Lauren and T.I. continued offscreen. Gossip queen Wendy Williams reported that the couple had been seeing each other months before ATL even started filming. Lauren quickly denounced the T.I. romance rumors in an interview with hip hop magazine XXL. Lauren has also been linked to pro skateboarder Terry Kennedy and hip hop impresario Chris Foxx.
London's plans for college are on hold while she pursues her acting career. She studies acting with Michael Wilson and wants to include some classes in psychology to aid in her personal growth and as an actor. Recently Lauren can be found in Pharrell's new video "That Girl" featuring Snoop Dogg.'
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