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It is that time of the year again. The priest at the Mass I attended called it the "elbow Mass." He was referring to the Mass with the reading from St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians about the relationship of husbands and wives.
That is the one containing the lines about how "wives must obey their husbands as they would obey the Lord," because just "as the church is subject to Christ, so let wives also be subject in everything to their husbands." (Ephesians, 5: 21-24) The priest called it the "elbow Mass" because of the way husbands and wives in the congregation elbow each other, making light of this "outdated" understanding of the relationship within a marriage.
There is much truth in what this priest said. I have never seen any literal "elbowing" during Mass when this Epistle is read, but I have heard fellow parishioners at social gatherings joke about the lines, as if they are not to be taken seriously.
Over the past decade or so, I have noticed that most priests who deal with this theme in their homilies treat it as an example of a culturally determined concept that should be interpreted in light of the modern understanding of the dignity of women, as if St. Paul's thoughts were shaped by the same forces that denied women the right to vote. Or they skirt the topic entirely, much as they would his call for slaves to be obedient to their masters, which pops up just a few paragraphs down in this same Epistle.
The dangers implicit in this reaction should be obvious. Picking and choosing and reinterpreting the Bible based on the cultural biases of our time, is the essence of Modernism. Betty Friedan and Cosmopolitan magazine do not deserve a veto over Sacred Scripture. St. Paul deserves to be treated more seriously on this topic. If not, why treat him seriously elsewhere? Or any of the Gospels for that matter. If they become outdated when we decided that they are, everything is up for grabs.
That said, I think we would agree that, if the Epistle to the Ephesians had been discovered last year at an archaeological dig in the Middle East (and somehow authenticated), the translation would be different from what we have today. The translators would not use phrases such as "subject in all things" and "submit to their husbands." Those words can lead to misunderstandings for a modern audience. The purpose of a sound translation is to provide Christians with an accurate view of God's word. If there are words that take on a different meaning with the passage of time, that should be taken into account by translators. Ronald Knox, whose mid 20th century translation of the Bible is widely respected among conservatives, did not use the phrase "subject in all things" in his translation of Ephesians. Instead, he uses the words "women must owe obedience at all points to their husbands." That makes a difference.
Why? Because St. Paul is not teaching that wives should obey their husbands "in all things." Then why did he write those words? Because he says other things in that same Epistle. It should be obvious, but let's say it anyway. St. Paul would not demand that wives obey their husbands if they demanded that they get an abortion. He would not require wives to submit to their husbands if they came up with a plan to produce and market porn movies of their children. In fact, I don't think it would violate the spirit of the Epistle if the little lady put her foot down quite emphatically and demanded that her hubby grow up if he came up with a plan to spend their children's college tuition on a new Mustang or a trip to Las Vegas with his old fraternity brothers.
The full line in the Epistle is "Wives be subject to your husbands as to the Lord." (Emphasis added.) That does not mean obey him in a knee jerk. Husbands are not granted infallibility by this Epistle. It does not give him the right to be a snarling curmudgeon. The Epistle instructs men to "love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no man ever hates his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, as Christ does the church." (Emphasis added.) This is the point Ronald Knox was emphasizing when he translated this passage as "women must owe obedience at all points to their husbands." (Emphasis added.) The husband's responsibility is to treat the family as "Christ does the church"; to lead it to virtue; to do God's will; to help the family members save their souls. Jesus would not issue cruel or sinful or capricious commands to His people. "At all points" refers to the laws of God and the Church.
Why wouldn't a wife be expected to obey if her husband were insisting, for example, that their children attend Mass and the sacraments or stay away from classmates who were bad company? If the wife disagreed about these things if she thought a leisurely Sunday was more important while on vacation than getting up for Mass then she would be in error. St. Paul's injunction applies. She would have an obligation to submit to her husband because he is playing the role in the family that Christ would play with His followers.
How would I change the translation of these passages in Ephesians if I were put in charge? I don't know. I am not a Scripture scholar. I do not read Aramaic. But I have no doubt that St. Paul did not mean that wives should submit even when the husband was leading the family away from God and the Church. That's commonsense. If a new translation could eliminate all "elbowing" in the pews each time this Epistle is read that would be a good thing.
In the same vein, I think it would be worthwhile if some translator could clarify that when the Gospels speak of "the Jews" during the trial and crucifixion of Jesus, they are not referring to all Jews, but to the Jewish leaders and those in the crowds who were present at the events. (Maybe such a translation would end the silly brouhaha over Mel Gibson's new movie.) It is safe to assume that a large portion of the Jews in Jerusalem to say nothing of Jews living in other cities in ancient Palestine were out tending their flocks and working in their shops on the day Jesus was crucified, unaware that anything out of the ordinary was taking place. In fact, Matthew makes that clear, referring not to "the Jews" in the passages describing the trial and death of Jesus, but to "the high priests and elders" and the "multitudes" who called out for Jesus' blood to be upon them and their children. "Multitudes" means a lot of people, not every Jew alive at the time.
Then again, maybe we do not need a new translation of Ephesians. Maybe all we need are preachers who treat it with respect rather than run in embarrassment when people make light of those parts of it that have become politically incorrect.
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Animated Starfield
June 4th, 2007 Leave a comment Go to comments
Just before I switched the format of this website over to a blog, I mentioned that with the newly released Google Earth v4.1, the background starfield rotates during time animation playback.
To see this cool effect clearly, here's a very simple KML file which just creates a one day long timeline and nothing else. Obviously Google Earth v4.1 is required.
- Zoom out as far as possible
- Then hit the Time Control Play button
The KML (about as basic as KML gets):

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Start of the summer holidays and so far I have only managed to grab a couple of hours at the allotment. I have however been very good and spent an afternoon in school moving and rearranging cupboards. Definitely time for some quality time at the lottie.
Everything is flourishing and I am drafting in the little Ps to help harvest the produce over the summer. Obviously it's their favourite jobs, 'one for home and two for me' comes to mind. Fresh air, exercise and a large chunk of their 5 a day, can't complain.
Anyway onto the plot.
45 has had most of the attention over the past couple weeks so time for 47 to receive some tlc.
I had to start with these pictures of the flowers on 47. You can see why we fell in love with the plot. The flowers are making a beautiful addition to our home and are brightening up every free space.
The Day Lillies are opening and it is a pleasure to walk through 'the jungle' as the little Ps have called them.
I took a cutting from the lilies to see if they would bloom in a vase.
Apparently they do ;)
The rose is in full bloom and I need to have discussions with the new owner of 48a to see if I can train it back across between the 2 plots. If not, tidy it for now and cut back with new trellis in the winter.
Behind the flower beds lies a mass of fat hen and herbs. I'm tempted to try the fat hen in a curry instead of spinach. Beyond the herbs lies a tangle of loganberries, raspberries and blackberries with masses of fruit ready for picking. (Obviously blackberries aren't ready yet but again we have masses forming.)
The gherkin and cucamelon beds are also becoming over run with weeds so that was my starting point. I found it quite fiddly weeding around the cucamelons as they need tying up again so instead have wrapped themselves around the weeds surrounding them and the result is a tangled mess of greenery. Not an easy sorting one handed. Best leave that bit for Mr P ;)
The gherkin plants that survived the slug attacks are starting to fruit as are the cucamelons so obviously not that unhappy with the invasion of weeds.
However what is worrying me is what appears to be rust on the weeds in this bed!
As we are only permitted to have fires between November and March, I have bagged them for disposal at home. Hopefully the plants won't be affected!
So other than eating peas what were the Little Ps doing whilst this was going on?
Bob topped the Charlotte potatoes and pink fir and with JJ dug up our first crop.
These were very tasty last night boiled with a touch of butter. Think I'm going to make potato salad again.
JJ helped me to take the chard out. It took some time taking the roots out without disturbing the rest of the bed. This is the smaller plant.
Mr P took this photo a couple of weeks ago, as you can see the largest chard is as big as me. Time to come out.
The bed the chard came out of had a good sort out. It was topped up with compost and the radish and spinach spread out.
Peas were picked....
.....and CP found some pods that had split so decided to replant them. Never know might be lucky enough to get a second crop September/October time. Clever cookie knew to cover them up to stop the pigeons.
Purple French beans are forming. Not quite enough for a meal but give it a week.
The fruits of the Little P's hard work. Most of the produce had gone over but will harvest the seed for next year.
What amazes me is looking back through my previous posts how much more the Little Ps are able to do now and the skills and knowledge that they are accruing. Last year I would never have trusted Bob with the secateurs and JJ has her own tools. KP has taken on a bed (although has not been here long enough to plant it) and CP can carry the small watering can when it is full. They won't be little Ps for long!
So what's next?
The loganberries and raspberries need picking and using, little project for the Little Ps to research over the summer.
Wine needs to be moved on to the next stage.
Oh and keeping on top of the weeds and watering, although looking at the forecast for the week ahead, watering is not going to be such an issue until nearer the weekend.
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5 Roads to Be Explored On Maui
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Road trips can be quite memorable experiences, especially when that road is on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! We have assembled a list of five roads you may be interested in exploring while vacationing on Maui. … Continued


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Sephora Rouge Cream – Decollete | Wet n Wild MegaLast Lipstick – Bare It All | Lancôme Shine Lover – Twisted Beige | ColourPop – Cookie | Buxom Full-On Lipstick – Sydney
These are my current Top 5 nude-pink lipsticks.
Decollete, is definitely more of a warm rose-nude shade. In my opinion, it goes well with almost any look and compliments many skin tones. The Sephora Rouge Cream Lipsticks are highly pigmented, affordable, and the formula is hydrating + creamy. And this shade makes my teeth look a lot whiter (bonus)!
Bare It All, is my perfect go-to warm nude shade. And at just under $2USD, you can bare to grab a bunch next time you're at your local drugstore! I actually own 3. I find that the MegaLast lipstick formula is longwearing on me + not very drying to my lips. I like to apply a balm on my lips first under most of my lipsticks anyway, just for an extra boost of hydration. MegaLast claims to be a long-lasting 4-hour formula. For me, I find that I have to touch up after about 2–2.5 hours.
Twisted Beige, is a beautiful + subtle cool-toned pink-nude shade. Lancôme Shine Lover is a hydrating glossy lipstick. It's the perfect marriage between a lipstick and a gloss, with out being too glossy (does that make sense?). It's such a pretty color. I really love this formula. it's very comfortable to wear and great for everyday.
Cookie. Oh, Cookie-Cookie…I love my Lippie Stix's from at ColourPop! I own MANY! And Cookie is definitely another go-to warm-toned nude for me. When in doubt, I choose Cookie. This shade is a matte formula. So if you're not into the matte lipsticks, don't go for this one. The Lippie Stix formula is not long lasting but the colors are so pigmented and pretty, that I can overlook this minor detail. And because they are so affordable I can't really complain. And ColourPop just launched their new Fall 2015 collection, so go check it out!
And my final fave is Sydney. I own 3 Buxom Full-On lipsticks. Sydney is a cool-toned pinkish-nude shade. This lip-tingling lipstick is matte, yet hydrating. The tingling sensation it gives my lips is NOT overpowering. I actually avoid buying products that claim to be lip-plumping + tingley because my lips actually feel like they're burning! But not with the Full-On lipsticks. The sensation is very mild. I also like how the product is shaped. It's like I'm applying a lip liner. I can be more precise. And for those with smaller lips, this will great. It also comes with a built-in sharpener to keep that perfect point!


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In Memory of
Dorothea M. Bleam
December 26, 1937 - January 19, 2012
Dorothea Mann Bleam, 74, of Texarkana, TX passed away January 19, 2012 in a local hospital. Mrs. Bleam was born December 26, 1937 in Germany. She was a housewife and lived in Texarkana for many years.
She was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.
Survivors include her husband, William Bleam of Texarkana, TX; daughters, Jutta Birkl of Germany and Julie Huntley of Texarkana; two sisters, Hedwig Foster and Inge Hoffman of Germany; 7 grandchildren; and one great grandchild.
The family will hold a private service and she will be laid to rest in the National Cemetery in Fort Scott, Kansas.
Cremation arrangements are under the direction of East Funeral Home - Moores Lane
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Texarkana.
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Sorry?! … I guess I am not sorry!
So this year, I have been doing a different self-improvement challenge each month. I did a no-chocolate month, a no-meat month, a squat month (ouch! Now I have beautiful Hulk legs. Totally not worth it) and other things that I will write about in a later post. This month I will stop saying sorry!
Not completely of course.
But I apologize a lot and it is often for things that I didn't even do or out of my control. Why do I do this? It got to the point that it even bothers me. It has to stop, it must stop, it will stop. This month.
Current Situation: I am 'Self-Aware' … at least
I know I am doing something wrong (Should I apologize for it? HAAH) but it has been going on for a while so sometimes I still do it as a reflex. I start saying: So…{then I am thinking: oh c'mooooon not again…but still have to finish the sentence at that point}…rry! {crap}
Don't get me wrong. I believe that when we make mistakes and mess up something, we have to own up for them and apologize to the people that were hurt in the process. I will always admit when I am wrong and won't feel bad for apologizing for that.
But again…I have been over doing it for years and screw that.
- The other day I literally (not
exxaguratingexaggerating… WOW tough word) held the door open for someone and said: Sorry! And then he looked at me weird because why wouldn't he? So I said: Oh, sorry, I don't know why I said sorry! HUH???
- Ooor, I was in a grocery store standing in ONE spot, not moving, barely breathing and a lady ran into me and I of course said: oh, I am sorry! Guess what? The lady kept walking without saying anything.
Exactly! So now you get it why I must stop apologizing for everything.
It doesn't mean that the new me will chase down buttheads like that lady in the grocery store aisle but I for sure won't apologize to her not-so-sorry ass in the future.
Current Problem: Awkwardness.
- Surprisingly, my over apologetic weird self gets into awkward situations. Sometimes I meet other over apologetic people and do an awkward "waltz" in the middle of the street while "yelling" sorry..no…i am sorry…no… i… am… sorry…at each other as trying to pass the other person by.
- Or in other cases, I start saying "So…." and then I catch myself but I try to recover so I do a weird cough at the end or pretend I was about to say something, like: "So…{oh no don't say sorry for nothing..come up with something real quick…hurry… faster…} so how is your day going?" {wow!}
The point of this whole story is that I have to learn to apologize ONLY when I am at fault. Apologizing to that lady who ran into me in the grocery store made me feel like I was her door mat or something. That she is sooo above me that I have to say sorry for standing in her way. That is not cool but you know what else is not cool? Her not saying sorry.
So people, learn how to say sorry if you mess up because I won't be doing that for you anymore!


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WHO is the top US actor filming an advert in Lewes today (Friday) and tomorrow?
The Sussex Express can exclusively reveal it is Kevin Bacon.
The Golden Globe winning actor has been in such big name films as Animal House, A Few Good Men, The Woodsman, Mystic River, JFK, Apollo 13 and Frost/Nixon.
He was captured by our photographer walking down Paddock Road, Lewes, this morning where the road was blocked off to traffic and security was in force.
Filming is taking place around the town today and tomorrow, believed to be for an Everything Everywhere (Orange/T-Mobile) advert.
Tomorrow filming takes place in the High Street.


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2017 toyota c-hr – DOC667809
Toyota has made a huge splash at the 2016 Geneva International Motor Show with its 2017 C-HR crossover debut. This C-segment, couple- like crossover wears very aggressive styling, especially for Toyota, and offers both hybrid and conventional powertrains with a CVT and an honest, six-speed manual gearbox.
The C-HR's Geneva debut suggests Toyota's plans for rollout. The crossover will first be available in Europe and surrounding counties, with the U.S. to follow. Production is set for Toyota's Sakarya, Turkey plant. Showing its global reach, Toyota designed the C-HR at the Calty design center in California, the hybrid powertrain will be built in Toyota's UK engine plant, and the whole project is managed from Toyota's home office in Japan.
Response, linearity, and consistency are said to be the C-HR's theme, set by chief engineer Hiroyuki Koba. Toyota benchmarked the current crop of C-segment hatchbacks for driving dynamics, though we're hoping engineers leaned toward the hot-hatch end of things. While that isn't likely the case, Toyota says the C-HR was engineered to be fun to drive.
Hybrid versions are powered by 1.8-liter four-cylinder, while conventional models are powered by either a 1.2-liter turbocharged four-cylinder or a naturally aspirated 2.0-liter four-cylinder.
The C-HR should begin arriving in European showrooms in the fall of 2016, with U.S.-bound models arriving in the spring of 2017. Pricing hasn't been announced, but we suspect the C-HR will slot above the RAV4, which starts just over $24,000.
Wow, Toyota's designers outdid themselves on this one. The C-HR certainly is different from anything we've seen from the automaker before, though it somewhat reminds us of the Hyundai Veloster. That's probably because the C-HR's rear doors have C-pillar-mounted door handles that nearly intersect with the sloping roof. The Veloster aside, the C-HR is undeniably sporty and is certainly Toyota's most aggressive design on a hybrid.
Up front, the C-HR looks somewhat similar to the current RAV4 thanks to the large headlights and piano black accent that spans between them. The bumper features an unconventional design, with the lower fascia sucking in all the air. Fog lights, air scoops, and angular panels abound. The angles continue onto the side, where the C-HR looks like it's been hitting the gym. The sculpted area below the A-pillar looks muscular, as does the body line that flows along the fender arches and lower door panels.
The funkiness continues out back. The glass hatch slopes off the roof at a steep angle, then joins the nearly vertical body panel. The opening is bookened by large, boomerang-style, LED taillights. Down low, the bumper sports faux vents behind the rear tires, while black body molding is carried over from the lower section of the side doors.
Overall, the C-HR carries a futuristic and youthful design that promises a fun driving experience. Whether Toyota has delivered on that promise is yet to be seen, but we'll let you know once we get behind the wheel.
Toyota has yet to release photos of the C-HR's interior, so we can't say for certain what's going on. However, we expect the dash to continue the funky styling found outside, while offering the latest Entune infotainment software. Seating for five is expected, along with a folding second-row bench for cargo hauling. We'll bring you more when Toyota makes the announcement.
The 2017 C-HR might look like a hot rod, but it will perform like a typical Toyota. The halo powertrain is the hybrid system. Toyota was short on details at Geneva, but did say the system uses a 120-horsepower, 1.8-liter four-cylinder. The system is also much lighter than past systems, has a record-beating thermal efficiency of 40 percent, and is more eco-friendly, thanks to a 90 g/km emissions rating.
The base non-hybrid powertrain is a 1.2-liter turbocharged four-cylinder that makes 113 horsepower. This is the same powertrain that debuted with the Toyota Auris, the wagon version of the Corolla. It can be had with either the six-speed manual transmission or the CVT. Opting for the CVT opens up the choice of an AWD system beyond the standard FWD offering.
The optional gasoline engine is a 2.0-liter four-cylinder that comes solely with the CVT. This is likely the only gasoline powertrain available for the U.S. market. Its specs have not been released.
Toyota has loaded the C-HR with safety equipment it normally reserves for higher-end vehicles. Therefore, the Toyota Safety Sense system comes standard, which includes a Pre-Collision system, Lane Departure Alert, Road Sign Assist, Automatic High beams, Pedestrian Detection, and Adaptive Cruise Control.
Toyota hasn't announced any pricing information, though we expect that to happen closer to the C-HR's on-sale sate in the fall of 2016. Pricing for the U.S. version will come later, just before the C-HR's arrival in the U.S. in the spring of 2017. Prices are expected to be slightly higher than the Toyota RAV4.'s pricing. That means we can expect the C-HR to start at around $25,000.
Nissan Juke
Nissan Juke
The Juke is perhaps the funkiest crossover currently on the market. Nissan's design is unconventional, to say the least, but it somehow works. The Juke has become a popular choice in the compact crossover segment, with sales exceeding what anyone imagined. Furthering its popularity is the addition of the Nismo RS and outlandish Nismo R. Standard models are powered by either the 1.2-liter four-cylinder, a 1.5-liter diesel (both in Europe), or the 1.6-liter four-cylinder (in the U.S.)
Prices for the Nissan Juke start around $20,000, with the Nismo RS commanding an $8,000 premium.
Toyota has broken the mold with the C-HR. Its more avant-garde appearance, optional hybrid powertrain, and dynamic driving characteristics should attract the industry's attention. The C-HR might be late to the compact crossover segment, but Toyota may just have a homerun on its first bat.
Though it's unlikely, it would be fantastic to see the automaker match the out-there styling with a performance model. The Juke Nismo RS would be an honorable benchmark, and Toyota has certainly been lacking any sort of honest performance model beside the GT 86.
Regardless, the C-HR looks to be an impressive player in the compact crossover segment. We're definitely itching to see its interior, and then its eventual arrival on U.S. shores in 2017.
- Stunning looks
- Wide powertrain options, including hybrid
- Should compete well
- Late to the game
- Toyota quiet on details
Press Release
Making its world debut at the 2016 Geneva motor show, the C-HR gives Toyota a powerful new presence in the crossover market. Designed to stand out both within the Toyota line-up and in its segment, it represents Akio Toyoda's determination to allow greater stylistic freedom and promote engineering creativity in order to achieve eye-catching designs and enhanced driving pleasure.
Geneva, Switzerland – The Toyota C-HR's unique character demonstrates the flexibility that the TNGA (Toyota New Global Architecture) gives to vehicle developers in the three key areas of design, powertrain and dynamics, enabling them to deliver a new and fresh take on the increasingly commoditized crossover segment.
As a result, the Toyota C-HR remains remarkably true to the general features of the concept-cars that attracted so much public attention in Paris in 2014 and in Frankfurt in 2015. Its coupe-like lines are a testimony to the resolve of its designers to create a style that stands out in the Toyota range, and to establish a new direction amongst mid-sized crossovers.
The Toyota C-HR also brings innovation to its segment through the introduction of a hybrid powertrain. Using Toyota's very latest 1.8 hybrid system, the C-HR's driving experience is perfectly aligned with modern urban life, and matched to a level of efficiency previously unseen in the crossover segment.
Finally, guided by Chief Engineer Hiroyuki Koba's vision "Response, Linearity and Consistency" the C-HR's driving dynamics have been deliberately benchmarked on the precision and control experienced at the wheel of a modern C-segment hatchback, thanks to the meticulous refinement of Toyota's most recent platform and its low centre of gravity. The aim was to allow the C-HR to carry its speed through corners, with excellent body control and steering fluidity, making it enjoyable not only when flowing through busy city traffic but also on the open road independent of the surface condition, in a way that exceeds the current standards for a crossover.
Stand Out With Passion
Aware of the already crowded crossover market, the development team decided from the start on a very targeted approach, centred on a clear and singular customer image.
He is a driver who is predominantly driven by emotional considerations. He wants to stand out, and wants to be the first to try new experiences and products. He chooses style over outright practicality, and he sees his car as an extension of his personality. He looks for quality in anything that he buys, and he enjoys a spirited drive. And, since he lives in the city, his car needs to be able to keep up with him as he weaves in and out of rush hour traffic.
A Coupe-like Design
In response to the tastes and requirements of this target customer, the Toyota C-HR introduces a distinctive styling that brings newfound dynamism and sensuality to the crossover market. The production car remains remarkably true to the concept car which was first shown at the Paris Motorshow in 2014, and which registered extremely well with the target customer.
Featuring a body with a diamond architectural theme with wheel arches projecting prominently at all four corners to emphasise the new crossover's strength and rigidity, the C-HR's modulated structure combines the powerful lower body and raised ground clearance with the slim and sleek cabin profile of a coupe.
Viewed from any angle, the C-HR's combination of facetted gemstone-like shapes with fluid surfaces and elegantly integrated detailing create a delicate balance of precision and sensuality.
The front represents a further development of Toyota's Under Priority and Keen Look design identity. The slender upper grille flows from Toyota mark into the sleek, aggressive wing extremities of the headlamp clusters and wraps fully around the front corners of the vehicle.
The lamp clusters incorporate full LED lighting with light guides and sequential turn signals, giving the C-HR its own unique visual signature.
Below, the enhanced three-dimensionality of the bumper that's integrated with the wheel flairs and the trapezoidal lower grille architecture reinforce the C-HR's wide, firmly planted stance.
The movement of the blacked out rocker panel towards the front and rear wheel, along with the shoulder axis that runs through to the front and rear emphasize the fast-looking, "lift-up" feel of the thin body. The C-HR's coupe-like styling is further enhanced by disguised rear door handles integrated within the C pillar, and the powerful projection of the sweeping roofline into a large, skeletal frame rear spoiler.
To the rear, the strongly tapered cabin integrates the back door while securing luggage space. This contrasts with the pronounced flaring of the wheel arches to give the new crossover a wide and extremely powerful stance. Standing proud of the tapering body work, prominent rear light clusters may also be equipped with LED lamp technology to give the rear view of the C-HR an equally expressive visual signature.
This car is the result of a global cooperation between our design centers on 3 continents and was managed by PCD (Project Chief Designer) Kazuhiko Isawa at headquarters. The original exterior design was created by Calty, our design studio in California.
Responsive and Frugal Powertrains
The Toyota C-HR will be equipped with an engine-range that is designed to deliver exactly the fluent driving behaviour that its customers are looking for. This finds its full expression at the wheel of the hybrid version, the intrinsic characteristics of which guarantee a smooth, jolt-free ride. Fitted with the latest-generation hybrid power plant, the C-HR has CO2 emissions of less than 90 g/km, unrivalled within its segment.
Delivering 122 DIN hp, this new hybrid powertrain is more efficient and lighter, and offers sharper performance than the previous system. Detailed design changes to the engine have resulted in a thermal efficiency of 40% – a world-beating performance for a petrol unit. Other hybrid system components have been made lighter and smaller, and have been repositioned for optimum packaging, further contributing to the car's lower centre of gravity.
Alternatively, the Toyota C-HR is available with the new 115 DIN hp/85 kW 1.2 litre turbo engine, which debuted in the Auris. It comes with the choice of a 6-speed manual gearbox or a Continuously Variable automatic Transmission system, which is developed to meet expectations in response & direct feel for European people familiar with manual and automatic gearboxes. The CVT is available in front-wheel or 4-wheel drive versions.
And finally, a 2-litre CVT-only model will be available for certain markets.
Dynamics that Belie a Crossover
The design and development of the Toyota C-HR chassis has received the full attention of the Chief Engineer Hiroyuki Koba, himself a keen driver. From the very outset of the project, he travelled thousands of kilometres along European roads in order to understand not only the requirements of the road network, but also the way that Europeans drive.
"I have noticed, for example, that Europeans have a much more fluid driving style, based on a more acute observation of traffic" observes Hiroyuki Koba. "They avoid obstacles simply by adapting their trajectory and speed and will focus to carry on speed aiming for efficient progress, while elsewhere in the world the preferred approach is very often to stop. This has prompted us to work with our European team on driving precision in all aspects of the vehicle. We wanted to achieve performance on a par with a good C-segment hatchback."
With its low centre of gravity and multi-link rear suspension, the new TNGA-based platform has formed an ideal starting point from which to ensure that all of the features of the chassis could be designed to obtain an immediate and natural response to the driver's actions. Chief Engineer Hiroyuki Koba has been engaged in each key dynamic assessment and decision, assuring that his vision "Response, Linearity and Consistency" fully came to life.
In particular, steering has been designed to be perfectly linear which, together with the optimum limitation of rolling motion, gives the Toyota C-HR remarkable driving precision for a crossover. Limiting body movement, which generally affects tall cars in particular, also has a direct influence on comfort. Even on European often battered roads, the car remains remarkably composed and accurate, adding to the confidence and joy of driving.
Advanced Safety Equipment as Standard
In line with Toyota's strategy to democratise advanced safety equipment, the C-HR will be equipped with technology usually reserved for higher segments. The Toyota Safety Sense system that will be offered as standard on C-HR includes a Pre-Collision system, Lane Departure Alert, Road Sign Assist and Automatic Highbeam, as well as Pedestrian Detection and Adaptive Cruise Control.
The Toyota C-HR will be built at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey (TMMT) in Sakarya, Turkey. This marks the first time a hybrid-powered vehicle has been produced in the country, and falls within the scope of Toyota Motor Europe's Greater Europe manufacturing and sales operations.
This will be TME's third hybrid vehicle production plant in Europe, together with Toyota Motor Manufacturing France (Yaris Hybrid) and Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK in Burnaston, Derbyshire (Auris Hybrid and Auris Hybrid
Touring Sport). The hybrid engine is to be produced at Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK's engine plant in Deeside, Wales.


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James J. Heckman
In 2000, James Heckman, along with daniel mcfadden, received the Nobel Prize in economics. Heckman won the prize for "his development of theory and methods for analyzing selective samples," highly technical work that it is difficult to explain to the layman. Nevertheless, the work rewarded by the Nobel committee has been valuable for economists' studies of many issues that laymen do care about. The main technical problem on which Heckman has spent much of his professional life involves self-selection. An economist who wants to know, for example, how male workers will respond to a higher wage rate can take microdata on wages and hours worked and find a relationship. This approach has a problem that economists have long recognized: some men will not work at all and, therefore, will not be in the data set. And, presumably, these men who do not work will be disproportionately from the group that, had they worked, would have earned low wages. They have "self-selected" out of the workforce. So the economist's estimates on the effect of wages on hours worked will be biased. How is the economist to deal with this fact if he wants to generalize from his sample to the male population in general?
Enter Heckman. Heckman came up with a clever econometric approach to figuring out how to correct for this self-selection problem. In fact, empirical economists now know his correction as the "Heckman correction" or the "Heckit method." In 1985, using his own method to study the connection between work and wages noted above, Heckman found a bigger elasticity of labor supply among American men than had previously been thought to exist. That was because a given increase in wages did not just cause an increase in hours among those already working, but also caused relatively low-wage workers to reenter the labor market and get jobs.
In his Nobel lecture, Heckman laid out some important implications of self-selection for U.S. and European labor markets. One is that the vaunted diminution of the gap between black men's and white men's wages in the United States between 1940 and 1980 was due almost entirely to low-wage black men dropping out of the labor force. Another implication concerns the much-higher equality of wages in Europe compared with the United States that many economists and others have noted. Heckman pointed out that much of this difference is due to the fact that many low-skilled potential workers in Europe are not working. This is presumably because of high minimum wages, strong labor unions, and laws that make it hard for employers to lay people off (and therefore make the employers hesitant to hire).
The Nobel Web site refers to Heckman as "the world's foremost researcher on econometric policy evaluation." In 1999, Heckman and coauthors Robert LaLonde and Jeffrey Smith found that government programs to train workers are generally ineffective at increasing those workers' wages and long-term employment prospects. The reason they appear effective is that the average wage gain of people in these programs is high. But Heckman and his coauthors showed that this occurs because the trainees typically have lost or quit their jobs prior to entering the training program and that training is a form (albeit inefficient) of job search. Much of the improvement in their posttraining fortunes would have occurred without a government program in place. This would probably come as no surprise to people who have been in such programs. In 2002, with Pedro Carneiro, Heckman also showed that lack of credit is not a major constraint on the ability of young Americans to attend college. They found that credit constraints prevent, at most, 4 percent of the U.S. population from attending.
Heckman has also weighed in on the issue of racial discrimination in U.S. labor markets. In 1998 he wrote, "[M]ost of the disparity in earnings between blacks and whites in the labor markets of the 1990s is due to the differences in skills they bring to the market, and not to discrimination within the labor market."
Selected Works
1974. "Shadow Wages, Market Wages and Labor Supply." Econometrica 42: 679–693.
1975. "The Common Structure of Statistical Models of Truncation, Sample Selection and Limited Dependent Variables and a Simple Estimator for Such Models." Annals of Economic and Social Measurement 5: 475–492.
1976. "A Life Cycle Model of Earnings, Learning and Consumption." Journal of Political Economy 84: S11–S44.
1979. "Sample Selection Bias as a Specification Error." Econometrica 47: 153–161.
1981 (with Thomas MaCurdy). "New Methods for Estimating Labor Supply Functions." In Ronald Ehrenberg, ed., Research in Labor Economics. Vol. 4. Greenwich, Conn.: JAI Press.
1998. "Detecting Discrimination." Journal of Economic Perspectives 12, no. 2: 101–116.
1999 (with Robert LaLonde and Jeffrey Smith). "The Economics and Econometrics of Active Labor Market Programs." In Orley Ashenfelter and David Card, eds., Handbook of Labor Economics. Amsterdam: North-Holland. Chap. 31.
2002 (with Pedro Carneiro). "The Evidence on Credit Constraints in Post-secondary Schooling." Economic Journal 112: 705–734.
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By Kristin Bednarski
Sun staff
Davey Tree Expert Company, the temporary tree removal contractor hired by the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, has been selected as the official tree removal contractor for 2013.
The company, based in Kent, Ohio, will be removing trees infested with the Asian longhorned beetle in Clermont County.
Rhonda Santos, public information officer for USDA-APHIS, said Davey was selected from several other tree-removal companies that submitted a bid after the organization posted a statement of work for solicitation.
Santos said they are working to finalize the contract, which will cover the remainder of the year.
"The contract is a base year, one year with the option of two years as well," Santos said.
Santos said they have been happy with the work Davey Tree Expert is doing in Ohio, and have also heard good things from the public.
"What we've heard from residents is that they really like Davey," Santos said.
Brett Gates, public information officer for the Ohio Department of Agriculture, said Davey Tree Expert was also selected to do additional surveying in the state.
"We have a contract in place with them separate from the removal contract for additional surveys," Gates said.
Gates said the contract is possible because of additional funding the department received from the state for surveying efforts.
Gates said Davey has already begun additional surveys in the area and will focus on large wooded properties in the coming weeks.
"They are getting some people here on the ground now," Gates said. "They will be doing training for their personnel and training other crews as they come along in the coming weeks."
Santos said Davey Tree Expert took over tree removals on a month-to-month basis in October, once the contract with Young's General Contracting had expired.
She said surveys and tree removals have been continuous through the process of soliciting and selecting a new contractor.
As of Dec. 29, 8,995 out of 9,276 trees infested by the Asian longhorned beetle have been removed in Ohio.
More than 250,000 trees have been surveyed in the area since surveys began in July of 2011.
In May USDA-APHIS officials completed and released a second environmental assessment explaining options for continued eradication efforts in the state.
The public comment period for the second environmental assessment ended July 9.
Santos said officials are currently still evaluating comments and have not decided on what option, if any, they will be selecting for continued eradication efforts in the area.
"We are still in the process of reviewing the comments, and going through the process, on our end, of providing more information," Santos said.


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Strategic Cell Migration Successes
NTN-BCA Corporation, Lititz, Pennsylvania
Founded in 1898 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, as the Star Ball Retainer Company, the company merged with the Bretz Company in 1910 to form the Bearing Corporation of America. NTN acquired BCA in 1997, adding this operating unit to its extensive global portfolio and continuing the century long commitment to the innovative development and production of bearing products. NTN Bearing Corporation is one of the world's leading manufacturers of bearings, constant velocity joints and other precision industrial equipment. NTN maintains production facilities in several countries throughout the world and is widely recognized for quality manufacturing and design.
NTN-BCA manufactured a comprehensive line of industrial ball bearings at the Lititz, Pennsylvania plant utilizing modern CNC lathes and skilled union production workers. Through the 1990's competitive pressures intensified in the global bearing market as new entrants from low cost countries aggressively pursued market share expansion. To counter this competitive intrusion, NTN-BCA modified their sourcing strategy to drive much needed costs savings.
Phase 1 of the new sourcing strategy was to take production of high volume products offshore to low cost countries. This change drove immediate and substantial cost savings for the business. Nonetheless, there were a number of products that could not readily be sourced from offshore suppliers, either because the technical requirements were too complex, demand was volatile or batch sizes were too low. After rightsizing variable costs, the in-house production remaining at the Lititz plant was rendered significantly less efficient given the product mix and smaller typical batch sizes. Exacerbating this loss of efficiency was the fact that many skilled and energetic workers were displaced.
To offset savings eaten away by the loss of efficiency, NTN-BCA executed a second phase of the sourcing strategy where domestic contract manufacturing sources were developed, where practical, to machine bearing rings not suitable for the offshore supplier network. This course of action resulted in additional unit cost savings but further displaced in-house CNC machining making it more challenging for NTN-BCA to achieve cost efficient production. Furthermore, the domestic contract manufacturers typically priced based on volume tier pricing making it difficult to accurately forecast costs where demand was uncertain or volatile. The management team at NTN-BCA regularly faced unfavorable variances and decisions on whether to commit working capital to acquire inventory to drive piece price down.
In early 2006 Flinchbaugh Engineering presented the Strategic Cell Migration™ solution to NTN-BCA. Through mutual due diligence and agreement it was determined that six CNC lathes would be relocated to the Flinchbaugh manufacturing campus in York, PA. These machines would produce over 200,000 bearing rings annually including parts produced in-house at the Lititz plant, as well as parts supplied by the domestic contract manufacturer. This strategic change enabled NTN-BCA to affect a complete exit of "green ring" turning for industrial ball bearings, recommitting floor space to much needed warehousing. The Flinchbaugh cost model solved the issue of purchase price variances by applying a uniform cost standard across all parts. The benefits driven from the Strategic Cell Migration were roughly $95,000 in annual cost savings, or a little more than 25%, resulting in a payback of 11 months on one-time costs.
Flinchbaugh Engineering is employee owned, resulting in a deeply personal commitment by each team member to embrace the principals of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma to drive continuous improvement and customer satisfaction. Flinchbaugh operates totally non-union manufacturing around the clock, 24/7, supported by a lean and extremely flat management team. Core competencies in machine tool rebuilding and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) enable us to restore and maintain depreciated manufacturing assets to "like new" condition, assuring repeatable quality and productivity.


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There are no working spells for motivation.
If you drink a glass of water, and believe that someone had put a few drops of "luck potion" in it, do you believe that the potion worked, or is it just your own perspective?
You need to motivate yourself. You need to get your own energy pumped up. Make a motivational board, write personal notes to yourself, you know, stuff like that.
Magic can't fix everything, you're going to have to do that on your own :)


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Ice Skating
Piscina Nadya; January 26, 2009
Piscina Nadya; January 26, 2009
1. (1 hour) Pisces' many, varied, and confusing encounters with technology have finally coalesced epiphany-like into Computers x1! She is using her new and enlightened awareness of how computers work to do a variety of things. Mostly internet-stalk people. Wheee!
[Sin]She is looking into online databases of old news archives from Cleveland. She is looking for articles on Eugene Wright's legal and journalistic antics and anything about the death of Fiona, hopefully something with a picture of what she used to look like before becoming Vicissitude soup. Pisces also does a general Google search on Eugene Wright, Marcus Giovanni, and Arthur C. Clarke.
She discovers live webcams, and sits watching one in stunned enthrallment until a librarian notices what she's doing and scolds her for looking at things like that while sitting right next to the children's section of the library. She's abashed at being caught, but mostly excited. You can spy on people using the internet. That's amazing. She resolves to learn everything about how webcams work.[/Sin]
2. (1 night) Pisces goes out and buys a very durable laptop computer and a webcam. She scours Staten Island for a hidey-hole where she can poach a good wireless internet connection. She sits there for an hour or so, every few days, playing with both and researching how digital surveillance works. She seals the laptop in a protective case and airtight bag and stashes it in one of her storage bolt holes when not using it.
3. (4 nights) Gene and Pisces spend increasingly more time together talking about increasingly less dire things. Pisces tells Gene about how she was Embraced. Gene convinces Pisces to go ice skating (see Street influence). Pisces continues to be factious about not being seen with him in public.
4. (2 hours) Pisces calls Jay to chat for a while and update him on what's going on in New York and see how he's doing. She asks if he'd mind if she came out to visit him.
5. Pisces had Theris set up a $150,000 scholarship for each of Zahid's two children - an anonymous belated Christmas present for her favorite gang leader (Zahid is the leader of the Sacrens, one of the two main gangs in Staten Island. His children are Ayesha (age 6) Jamal (slightly older). Pisces occasionally babysits for his daughter Ayesha, who pronounces her name "Pi-cheese".). She'll watch the family for signs of Theris doing what she asked him to.
Spent: $300,000
Influence Response:
1. OUTBURST LEADS TO ADA'S DISBARMENT: Prosecuting attorney for the Gray trial, Eugene Wright, has been disbarred following an unprecedented outburst at court. Mr. Wright's outburst included unprintable language and an implied accusation that the presiding judge, Robert Spitzer, was involved in backroom dealings...
You find various other stories written by Wright, generally focused on the crime in the city, specifically on a Mike White and Nate Gray. (See Wright's player for details.)
You watch people on the internets. It is''t especially titillating, as most of what you find on livejournal and the like is mostly people bitching about co-workers, whining about how hard it is to be 13, and obsessive journals on what the cat is doing today!
2. You get a Thinkpad as that's the toughest laptop available in the local Best Buy. It cost $2000 with tax. The salesperson will tell Pisces that there's tougher out there, but they're generally not sold in stores.
3. Done
4. Done (Jay is still considered a PC BTW, as his player pops in and out of the area.)
5. There is no indication that the family got any sort of windfall at all.
Piscina Nadya; January 26, 2009
STREET x5:
CONCEAL x5
(2 nights -- Pisces is mostly supervising at this point)
If she can't find one herself, Pisces spends a dot or two of street to send her army of hooligans out to find her an ice skating rink with poor security and no recording equipment that can be surreptitiously broken into during the night. Once she locates one, she and Gene visit it at night and go ice skating.
(I think a rumor or article about a rash of vandalism and hooliganism around Staten Island ice-skating rinks would be both not out of place and hilarious.)
She keeps her vagabond-saving squad alert and in working order, and continues training her elite-hobo squad in things like stealth, streetwise and security.
Influence Response:
There's one or two places, but there are also some places that are actually open until 11 at night for free skate.
Your hooligans know well enough to keep away from any actual breaking and entering.


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A reminder: The City of Oak Ridge is once again sponsoring a fireworks show to celebrate Independence Day. The display will be held in Alvin K. Bissell Park on Tuesday, July 4, and it is scheduled to begin at dark, around 9:45 p.m.
The Oak Ridge Community Band, now in its 73rd year, will perform prior to the fireworks. The concert is free, but donations are accepted by the band to help cover the cost of equipment and other expenses. The music is expected to begin at 7:30 p.m.
Anyone planning to attend is advised to bring a lawn chair or blanket for outdoor seating. A safety zone will be established by the Oak Ridge Fire Department. Please sit only in the designated areas.
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2012 was the hottest year in US history
The United States has experienced the highest average temperatures in 2012, making it hottest year in the continent's history.world Updated: Jan 09, 2013 09:26 IST
The United States has experienced the highest average temperatures in 2012, making it hottest year in the continent's history.
"The average temperature for 2012 was 55.3°F, 3.2°F above the 20th century average, and 1.0°F above 1998, the previous warmest year," the National Climate Data Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said.
Senator Barbara Boxer, chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, said that the report should be an eye opener.
"The facts speak for themselves - whether it is NOAA's announcement on Wednesday that 2012 was the hottest year on record or the devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy, predictions of dangerous climate change impacts are coming true before our eyes," she said in a statement.
'We need to focus now on what we must do to address climate change so that we can protect our people, local communities, and the nation's economy," Boxer said.
According to NOAA, 2012 marked the warmest year on record for the contiguous United States with the year consisting of a record warm spring, second warmest summer, fourth warmest winter and a warmer-than-average autumn.
The US Climate Extremes Index indicated that 2012 was the second most extreme year on record for the nation.
The index, which evaluates extremes in temperature and precipitation, as well as land falling tropical cyclones, was nearly twice the average value and second only to 1998, it said.
"To date, 2012 has seen 11 disasters that have reached the $1 billion threshold in losses, to include Sandy, Isaac, and tornado outbreaks experienced in the Great Plains, Texas and Southeast/Ohio Valley," NOAA said.
On the national scale, 2012 started off much warmer than average with the fourth warmest winter (December 2011-February 2012) on record.
Winter warmth limited snow with many locations experiencing near-record low snowfall totals.
The winter snow cover for the contiguous US was the third smallest on record and snowpack totals across the Central and Southern Rockies were less than half of normal, it reported.
NOAA said spring started off exceptionally warm with the warmest March on record, followed by the fourth warmest April and second warmest May.
The season's temperature was 5.2°F above average, making it easily the warmest spring on record, surpassing the previous record by 2.0°F.


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Great City Forced to Chew Beans
Published 4:00 am, Wednesday, December 9, 1998
My computer screen went black, the lights went out and I knew instantly what had happened: writer's block.
Imagine my relief when I learned it was only a power blackout affecting hundreds of thousands.
I quickly realized, however, that the city's workforce would be paralyzed, because a power outage would mean coffeemakers and cappuccino machines would be down.
What would people do? Would they chew the coffee beans?
Screamer headline: 'City Survives on Coffee al Dente'
I tuned to news radio KCBS and they were interviewing a PG&E person who explained that once the main problem got fixed, "troublemen will go to the substations."
Troublemen. What a cool job.
"Hey, tough guy, you lookin' for trouble?"
"Yep. Gonna find it, fix it, mosey on."
Looking for trouble, though I couldn't fix it, I moseyed into the city to assess the effects of this Y2K Jr. shutdown.
The city seemed much quieter than usual, the streets more peaceful. Nobody was running red lights.
But there was no heat, no electricity, food was scarce, nobody could work, it was hard to get around. We had become instant, if temporary, homeless people.
I strolled over to the Tenderloin, home of the homeless and the semi-homed, and ran into Santa Claus. Or a man who could be Santa's stunt double, complete with beard, hair and belly.
Blackout? No problem.
"I love it," the man said with a merry twinkle, standing on the Ellis Street sidewalk outside his rooming house. "I just hope I don't miss 'Perry Mason' and 'Matlock.' "
A woman standing with Santa was less jolly.
"At the methadone clinic this morning, they had to measure the doses manually," she said. "It was pretty bad."
I asked Santa his name.
"Charles," he said. "But they call me Santy Claus."
On Jones Street, a man riding a bike and carrying a Darth Vader mask -- "They call me Spaceman OT" -- said he was having trouble getting food. The dining room at Glide Memorial had only cold cereal.
"Tom's Grocery's got them Home Run Pies for 25 cents," Spaceman OT said, "and I got a quarter, but I went in there and today they're up to 30 cents."
Bad day for inflation to hit the 'Loin.
Down the block at the St. Anthony Dining Room, they were calling an audible. Barbecued chicken was on the menu but the stoves were out, so volunteers working by candlelight were slapping together thousands of PB&J sandwiches.
St. Anthony's feeds about 2,100 people every day, so they can't shut down just because the electricity does.
The nearby Renoir Hotel and the Caliente Taqueria loaned their stoves to St. Anthony's to heat soup. So the service that began 48 years ago as a big pot of soup and sandwiches went retro. But it was still, as always, dining with dignity.
I wandered back to the office, got out the goose-quill and foolscap and prepared to set to work by the dim, flickering light of my overheated brain cells. Then the office lights came on.
The official cause of blackout was given as "human error," which is redundant. What other kind of error is there?
God and Mother Nature don't make errors. You never see a bolt of lightning strike a tree, followed by a loud voice from the heavens: "Oops! That one slipped."
Animals don't err. The great Chicago fire wasn't caused by bovine error.
It was comforting to learn that our little blackout wasn't caused by terrorists or saboteurs or delinquents or mutant lizards or clumsy cows, nor was it a fatal meltdown of the whole system, but merely some poor PG&E slob flipping the wrong switch.
Troublemen zoomed about town in their Troublemobiles, firing up substations, relighting the city. I spit out my beans and got a hot cuppa joe.


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CRN Networking News
HP Networking chief Marius Haas continues to build out his team as HP grows its networking profile.
Extreme Networks Names New CEOThe new CEO will take over at Extreme in mid-August, as the company's financial position continues to stabilize.
Cisco Settles 2008 Antitrust Lawsuit With Maintenance FirmDetails of the settlement between Cisco and Multiven is confidential, but a Cisco spokesperson confirms to CRN that Cisco paid nothing to Multiven.
75 Coolest Telecom Service ProvidersCloud computing and manged services models are changing the game in the telecom channel. Here are some service providers meeting those trends head-on.
75 Coolest Telecom Service Providers: The MavericksCloud computing and managed service models are changing the game in the telecom channel. Here are some of the game-changing telecom service providers meeting those trends heads-on.
New Cisco US, Canada Channel Chief: Not Just A CaretakerJim Sherriff tells CRN he'll spend a lot of time in the next two months listening to partners and learning what needs to change about Cisco's U.S. and Canada channel structure.
Motorola Reports Stellar Q2 Profits, Smartphone BoostMotorola executives are projecting a third-quarter sales increase, which would be Motorola's first since 2006.
Juniper: Mobile Security Boom Motivated SMobile AcquisitionJuniper executives see a flood of opportunities for channel partners interested in securing smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices part of enterprise networking infrastructure.
New Sherriff In Town: Cisco Names U.S., Canada Channel ChiefJim Sherriff, chairman and CEO of Cisco China and formerly an 18-year HP veteran, will take over for Wendy Bahr as Cisco's new U.S. and Canada channel chief.
SecureLogix Snags Former Nortel SIP, Services ExecutiveRod Wallace joins SecureLogix as its vice president of services.
75 Coolest Telecom Service Providers: The InnovatorsCloud computing and managed service models are changing the game in the telecom channel. Here are some service providers meeting those trends heads-on.
75 Coolest Telecom Service Providers: The HeavyweightsCloud computing and managed services models are changing the telecom game in the channel. Check out these telecom service provider heavyweights.
Anatomy Of A ShortageIt was the first day of Cisco's annual Partner Summit, and Cisco worldwide channel chief Keith Goodwin was where he usually is at that time of year: on stage. The Cisco channel had gathered, and Goodwin was gearing up for the emphatic delivery of this year's Partner Summit theme, "Write the rules. Own the game."
Anatomy Of A Shortage: Cisco Products That Came Up ShortCisco's supply chain crisis impacted a number of Cisco's products. Based on feedback from Cisco solution providers, IT distributors, technology analysts and secondary market resellers, here's a look at where some of the worst product shortages hit.
Riverbed Launches Virtual Version Of Steelhead ApplianceThe new appliance is aimed at customers with heavily virtualized data centers or rugged environments where physical space for hardware is in short supply.
ShoreTel Rolling Up Its Sleeves As CEO Prepares To ExitShoreTel's John Combs is stepping down, but the company is tightening its message to partners: the former Nortel channel and all its CC and UC opportunities are a 'jump ball.'
Building Revenue with the Managed Services Your Customers NeedIn today's tough economic times, many companies have had to cut back on IT staff once used for managing technology assets and networks, and for monitoring network security. The need for these services has not disappeared; it has simply shifted to other workers or is being neglected altogether.
Proxim Adds To Broadband Gear As Channel Growth ContinuesNew subscriber units from Proxim Wireless promise better performance to cable and DSL for a lower price, executives say.
Avaya Makes Sweeping UC And CC UpgradesA glut of new products and services organize Avaya's unified communications and contact center portfolios around Aura, its virtualized UC platform.
Blue Coat Intros Cloud Service For Faster Network AssessmentsA new tool for VARs to demonstrate Blue Coast PacketShaper capabilities, Blue Coat's Assessment Service launches in mid-August.


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The Twitter deal and all of social media nearly broke itself on Monday night with the news that Los Angeles Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton is simply awful.
In case you missed it, in a 19-inning loss at Oakland on Monday night, Josh went 0-for-8 with three strikeouts. On the good side, he did knock in an RBI to snap a streak of 12 consecutive games Hamilton went without a run batted in.
Right now, Hamilton is batting an impressive .219 with two homers and 8 RBI. At his current rate, he is projected to bat .202 with 13 home runs and 58 RBI this season.
The reality is $25 million a year just doesn't buy what it used to.
The other reality is that you can't expect his garbage first month as an Angel to hold forever.
Free agents, especially a guy like Josh, need time to get used to their new life and new surroundings before the production takes off.
Part of my obligation as a journalist/columnist/blogger/big mouth/self righteous judge of all things life is to do this: Just prepare that Josh Hamilton's numbers will come around to reflect Josh Hamilton type numbers.
He is a career .300 hitter who averages around 24 home runs and 80-plus RBI per season. Expect that again.
I went back to review a handful of the big-time offseason free agents who changed teams to see how Josh's first month as an Angel compared to others. Here is the earth-shattering information I found:
Alex Rodriguez, Texas Rangers, 2001: .312, 7 HR, 21 RBI. Finished season .318, 52 HR, 135 RBI
Albert Pujols, LA Angels, 2012: .217, 0 HR, 4 RBI. Finished season .285, 30 HR, 105 RBI
Carlos Beltran, NY Mets, 2005. .284, 3 HR, 12 RBI. Finished season .266, 16 HR, 78 RBI
Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees, 2009. .200, 3 HR, 10 RBI. Finished season .292, 39 HR, 122 RBI
Jayson Werth, Washington Nationals, 2011. .221, 4 HR, 7 RBI. Finished season .232, 20 HR, 58 RBI
Jose Reyes, Miami Marlins, 2012. .220, 0 HR, 3 RBI. Finished season .287, 11 HR, 57 RBI
Prince Fielder, Detroit Tigers, 2012. .309, 3 HR, 11 RBI. Finished season .313, 30 HR, 108 RBI
What does it mean? Give this some time before saying Josh Hamilton is a bust.
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Women in the Mines: Stories of Life and Work (Twayne's Oral History Series)
Excerpt from the Preface: In this book, women coal miners describe their working lives in a hazardous industry that remained virtually all-male until 1973. Women miners fought the odds for a measure of economic freedom with a determination and blood-and-guts courage normally attributed to men. They built a women's support network and made their voices heard in the United Mine Workers of American (UMWA). Their story is part of the larger history of socia upheaval created by the broad entry of women into the workforce of the United States in the last several decades. These narratives reflect the impact of shifting sex roles on the coal mine workplace and on domestic life. Like the tradition of diaries and journal-keeping, the oral history of women can be intensely personal, illuminating the truth beneath a bloodless chronology of events.
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Reese Witherspoon Reuniting With Alexander Payne for 'Downsizing'
Posted on Thursday, January 8th, 2015 by Angie Han
Are tiny people the next big Hollywood trend? Tuesday brought us the first trailer for Marvel's Ant-Man, and now we have an update on the other upcoming movie about an incredible shrinking man.
Alexander Payne's Downsizing has just found a female lead in Reese Witherspoon, who starred in Payne's Election 16 years ago. Matt Damon is already attached to play the lead. More details on the Reese Witherspoon Downsizing casting after the jump. Read More »


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Interview with Pat Lauterbach, owner
Q: How did you get involved in this business?
A: I started working at PetSmart in 1987, but I only stayed there for a couple of weeks before I moved to Northglenn Dog Grooming. I worked with the owner of that business for seven years. Then, I bought another dog grooming business from some gals in Arvada in 1996. I relocated the business eight times from Arvada to Northglenn to Broomfield and Denver, and now I'm working out of a shop that I built in the back of a house in Northglenn. I've been here for two years now, and it's working out very well.
Q: What distinguishes you from other businesses in your category?
A: I'm not a big box store. Dogs don't stay in my care for eight to 10 hours a day, and they get catered to. They get very individualized and special attention. I take them to their cars when I'm done and work on them one at a time. I only do about six or seven dogs a day. If I have people who have a difficult dog who can't get groomed in a big box store, I take care of them from start to finish. A lot of those corporate stores with multiple groomers won't groom a difficult dog all the way through like that, and I take very good, careful care of all my clients. I also work alone in a very calm and quiet environment.
Q: What do you like best about your line of work?
A: My people. I have clients who come in every two weeks, three weeks, four weeks, five weeks, six weeks, two months, three months and so on. I like the fact that they appreciate me — my work, my clean shop, my style of grooming. It's mostly about cleanliness, quietness and safety. They know their dogs are going to come home healthy and unharmed.
Q: What is your business' biggest challenge?
A: My biggest challenge is keeping up with the needs of my clients and my own expenses. I have been doing this for more than 20 years and I can't do as many dogs as I used to be able to do. I used to be able to do 20 dogs a day, which would pay the bills. But dog grooming is very physical and I can only do seven a day now. My equipment needs to be upgraded and replaced, but I can't keep up with that at this rate.
Q: Something people might be surprised to learn about you or your business:
A: I have a nice, clean, quiet, self-owned facility that my people love to come to. Most of my people just sit and chat with me while I brush and groom dogs. They are really like a family to me. Also, I have a one-eyed, blind cat that sits at the edge of my grooming table all day long while I groom. So, I guess I have one employee.
Business: Paws Pet Grooming
Address: 223 Garland Drive, Northglenn
Hours: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday
Founded: 1996
Contact: 720-214-0012, pawspetgroomingdenver.com
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PLAYLIST; Experimental Rock, Righteous Rap, Radical Flamenco
By NATE CHINEN
Published: June 24, 2007
Nels Cline Singers
Free-bop, indie rock and chamber pop knock about with arresting results on ''Draw Breath'' (Cryptogramophone), the third album by the Nels Cline Singers. Led by the guitarist Nels Cline, the group includes no actual singers, just Devin Hoff, a bassist, and Scott Amendola, a drummer. But as the band name and album title both suggest, there's a vocal imperative at work here, a sense of respiring and descanting as one. This technique derives from avant-garde jazz, and at specific moments -- notably the first section of ''Mixed Message,'' a bristling group improvisation -- the lineage feels explicit. Elsewhere experimental rock provides a clearer context. (Check ''Mixed Message'' again, this time for the raucous last five minutes.) ''Confection'' could sit companionably on a Sonic Youth album; ''Squirrel of God'' is a stormy-turned-sunny rumination with percussion by Glenn Kotche, Mr. Cline's colleague in Wilco. And given the various strains of abrasiveness on the album, it seems worth noting that the centerpiece is a glimmering waltz called ''The Angel of Angels,'' one of the prettiest and most radiant offerings of Mr. Cline's career.
Can there be such a thing as selfless swagger? Maybe not, but Common is determined to find out. The first two singles from his next album, ''Finding Forever,'' underscore a basic contradiction of this Chicago rapper's suave yet righteous image. ''The people said that I was sharp on TV/At the Grammys, though they tried to India.Arie me,'' he muses on ''The People,'' which was breezily produced by Kanye West. In other words, Common doesn't want to share an audience with Oprah, even if he's happy to discuss hip-hop's moral failings on her show. So he makes some assertive generalizations -- ''From the bounce to the ounce, it's all our culture'' -- and swears loyalty to a streetwise ideal. He makes the same point more convincingly on ''The Game,'' where the beats are hard and the premise is pugnacious: There's a Muhammad Ali analogy in the lyrics and a ''Raging Bull'' allusion in the video. Common sounds supremely confident and focused; he's undistracted even by the old-school scratching of DJ Premier. And instead of declaring his devotion to the people, Common shows why they should want it. (''Finding Forever'' will be released on July 31 by G.O.O.D. Music.)
Son de la Frontera
On its second album, ''Cal'' (World Village), Son de la Frontera deepens its commitment to a revisionist brand of flamenco traditionalism. Though the ensemble functions as a tribute to the pioneering Gypsy guitarist Diego del Gastor, it also makes at least one radical modification: Its most prominent timbre is the Cuban tres, a string instrument lifted from another latitude and culture. As carried off by Ra?odr?ez, son of the popular Spanish singer Martirio, this appropriation makes an alluring kind of sense. On songs like ''Buler?Menor,'' Mr. Rodr?ez plays his tres with an emphasis on resonant twang, contrasting intriguingly with a syncopated clatter of hand claps. He exploits a similar tension in his interaction with the guitarist Paco de Amparo and the vocalist Moi de Mor?who both adhere unswervingly to their customary roles. As a result, despite the tres and some fusionlike original tunes, this is an album of archaic temperament. At the same time it's one of the better contemporary examples of flamenco's polyglot ideal.
Andy Milne
As a bandleader the Toronto-born pianist Andy Milne is primarily known for Dapp Theory, a group that triangulates jazz, hip-hop and funk. He pares down considerably on a pair of new albums, his first in seven years. ''Scenarios'' (ObliqSound) consists of duets with the harmonica player Gr?ire Maret, a former Dapp Theory collaborator, and the results often sound spry and windborne. But Mr. Milne generally does better work on ''Dreams and False Alarms'' (Songlines), his first solo piano outing. It features a preponderance of cover tunes: by the Police, Bobs Dylan and Marley, and the Canadian bards Joni Mitchell and Neil Young. The interpretations are respectful and resourceful, and since they're anchored to recognizable songs, it's possible to track Mr. Milne's thought process. He doesn't shy away from melody or emotion, and he holds his technique in smart reserve.
''Burn My Shadow'' is the first single from ''War Stories,'' the ominously surging and uncomfortably relevant third album by Unkle, a k a James Lavelle and friends. And as is usually the case with the output of this British producing team, there's a guest: the singer Ian Astbury, formerly of the Cult. He sounds eerily calm on the verses and genuinely troubled in the chorus, and the background -- a tide of pounding drums and snarling guitars -- follows a similar pattern. More than most Unkle tracks this one has the heft of a rock tune; it's one result of the involvement of Chris Goss, an outside producer best known for his work with Queens of the Stone Age. Not surprisingly the video addresses technology and alienation. It also raises a question: Which branch of emergency services should you call if you wake up to find your heart transformed into a bomb? (''War Stories'' will be released on July 24 by Surrender All.)
Photos: The Chicago rapper Common's singles ''The People'' and ''The Game'' underscore the contradictory nature of his image. (Photograph by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images); James Lavelle of Unkle used an outside producer for the single ''Burn My Shadow.'' (Photograph by Timothy Saccenti/Retna Ltd.); Nels Cline leads the Nels Cline Singers, a group that contains no singers. (Photograph by Beth Herzhaft)


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November 7, 2012 EditionAlso in this issue...
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Curtis and Meagan Noblin of Hoxie have announced the birth of a daughter, born Oct. 30, 2012, at Harris Hospital in Newport.
The baby weighed six pounds, five ounces, and has been named Sadie Maddox Noblin. She has one sister, Sydney, three.
Grandparents are Bruce and Rhonda O'Connor of Hoxie, Belinda Noblin of Hoxie and Rodger Noblin of Highland.
Great-grandparents are Peggy McCluskey of Walnut Ridge, Harvey and Ann Noblin of Hoxie, Ron and Barbara Brown of Minturn and Larry Dulaney of Jonesboro.
Ruby Powers of Hoxie is the great-great-grandmother.
Mart and Sherri Morgan of Lynn have announced the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Sloane Allison Morgan, to Cody Dwayne Wallis, son of Shawn Wallis of Walnut Ridge and the late Ben Wallis.
The bride-elect is a 2001 Lynn High School graduate and a 2010 Arkansas State University graduate.
She is employed as a teacher at Trumann Intermediate School.
The prospective groom is a 2006 Hoxie High School graduate and a 2010 Williams Baptist College graduate.
He is employed at Trumann School as a football coach.
The couple will exchange in vows at the Trumann Country Club on Nov. 17 at 2 p.m.
A reception will immediately follow the ceremony at the country club.
All family and friends are invited to attend.
Rickey V. Couch, 59, of Copperas Cove, Texas, died Nov. 2, 2012, following a short illness.
Born Nov. 19, 1952, in Walnut Ridge, he served in the U.S. Army for 23 years before retiring as a Command Sergeant Major.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Sue Whitmire; and two brothers, Winifred Couch and Harold Couch.
Survivors include his wife of 32 years, Lenora Couch; three daughters, Jessie Couch, Kempner, Texas, Chelsea Schmalzried, Butte, Mont., and Portia Patrick, Deltona, Fla.; two brothers, Darrell Couch, Roanoke, Va., and Doug Couch, Jonesboro; and two grandsons, Nicholas Schmalzried and Sean Schmalzried.
A memorial service was held Monday at 2:30 p.m. at the Church of Christ in Pearl, Texas. Heart of Texas Cremation & Burial Service had charge of arrangements.
An online guestbook is available at www.centraltexascremation.com.
Terry Alan Draby, 55, of Hampton, Ga., died Oct. 26, 2012.
Born Dec. 22, 1956, in Walnut Ridge, he was the son of Lee and Louise Draby.
Survivors include a daughter, Angelique Draby, Troy, Mo.; a sister, Barbara Dahm, Hoxie; two brothers, Bob Draby, Griffin, Ga., and Bill Draby, Hampton, Ga.; and his stepmother, Sandra Draby, Hampton, Ga.
No funeral arrangements were made. The body was cremated.
James Harold "Harry" Hicks, 76, of Walnut Ridge, passed from this life Saturday at his home.
He was born Feb. 9, 1936, in Walnut Ridge, to T.W. and Freda Slayton Hicks. He was a lifelong resident of Lawrence County, a farmer and owner of Hicks Farms.
He served on the Walnut Ridge Airport Commission and was a chartered member of the Walnut Ridge Jaycees. He also served on the Walnut Ridge Park Committee and was a member of the Hoxie Church of Christ.
Harry loved to deer hunt, was an avid wakeboarder and was the best grandpa anyone could ever have. His favorite saying was, "Couldn't have asked for better family and friends." He often made the statement, "I wouldn't change a thing."
He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Robert Hicks.
He is survived by his wife, Mona Hicks, of the home; sons, Tori Hicks and wife Misti of Walnut Ridge, and Kirk Hicks of North Little Rock; sister, JoAnn Hager and husband Terry of Cabot; grandchildren, Robert Hicks and wife Jenny, Taylor and Cole Hicks; great-grandchildren, Peyton and Gatlin Hicks.
Funeral was Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Hoxie Church of Christ with A.J. Stracener officiating. Burial followed in Lawrence Memorial Park under the direction of House-Gregg Funeral Home of Walnut Ridge.
Pallbearers were Joe Hicks, Tori Hicks, Kirk Hicks, Taylor Hicks, Cole Hicks and Robert Hicks. Honorary pallbearers were James Manning, Jerry Cox, Johnny Gaither, Josh Blakeney, Garland Gilmore, Albert Leatherberry, Heath Hager and Charles Broadway.
An online guestbook is available at www.housegreggfh.com.
Dr. Ralph Farris Joseph, 87 of Walnut Ridge, passed from this life Thursday, Nov. 1, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born December 15, 1924, in Black Rock to Frank and Fern Waldron Joseph, he was a lifelong resident of Lawrence County and graduated from Black Rock High School as valedictorian of his class in 1942.
He attended Arkansas State University for two years before being accepted to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. He graduated from UAMS in 1947 with his Doctor of Medicine Degree and started his practice in Walnut Ridge in 1948.
He was instrumental in the founding of Lawrence Memorial Hospital, where he continued to practice medicine as a member of the medical staff.
He founded the Ralph Joseph Youth Leadership Program in Lawrence County. He was a member of the Rotary Club and served many years with the Walnut Ridge Airport Commission. He received numerous awards and recognitions through the years for his medical and civic leadership. He was an elder and a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Walnut Ridge.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Gayola Joseph; and one daughter, Patricia Joseph.
Survivors include his wife, Billie Joseph, of the home; two sons, Dr. Ralph Joseph II, and Dr. William Joseph and wife Diane, all of Little Rock; a sister, Imogene Snodgrass of Jonesboro; a stepdaughter, Jean Gramling, Jonesboro; two stepsons, Steve Lutterloh and wife Amy, Memphis, and Brooks Lutterloh and wife Sherry, Chapel Hill, N.C.; six grandchildren, Patrick Joseph, Elizabeth Joseph, Eric Joseph, Zachary Joseph, Alex Joseph and Lauren Joseph; and step-grandchildren, Whitney Gramling, Meagan Gramling, J.P. Lutterloh, Charles Lutterloh, Liana Bowlin and Amy Postlethwaite; and five step-great grandchildren.
Funeral services were Monday at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Walnut Ridge with Susan Weeks and Debbie Spangler officiating. Burial was in Lawrence Memorial Park under the direction of House Gregg Funeral Home of Walnut Ridge.
Visitation will be Sunday from 5-7 p.m. at the church.
In lieu of flowers the family request donations to be made to the Ralph Joseph Youth Leadership Program, P.O. Box 85, Walnut Ridge, AR 72476 or the First Presbyterian Church in Walnut Ridge.
An online guestbook is available at www.housegreggfh.com.
William A. "Bill" Little, 93, of Walnut Ridge, died, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
Born November 28, 1918, in Lawrence County, he was the son of John Budgie and Laura Ingram Little. He was a farmer and raised catfish. He was a member of the Cross Roads Baptist Church at Portia.
He was untied in marriage to Valarie (Connie) Hancher on Sept. 2, 1984. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Woodrow Little, Rudy Little and Pete Little; and four sisters, Bernice Roth, Lorane Dobbs, Irene Lawson and Lucille Erwin.
Survivors include his wife, Connie Little; a brother, Budgie Little Jr. of Hoxie; two sisters, Ruby Massey of Paducah, Ky., and Faitha Little of Las Vegas; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service was Monday at 2 p.m. at Bryan Funeral Home with Bros. Howard Pankey and Mike Frost officiating. Burial was in Lawrence Memorial Park.
Pallbearers were Rick Whittington, Jerry Castor, Randy Mitchell, Dennis Little, Stan Smith and Hunter Burris. Honorary pallbearers were the Ricky Burris Sunday School class.
An online guestbook is available at www.bryanfh.com.
Vastena Obarts, 86, of Pocahontas, died Oct. 30, 2012, at Randolph County Nursing Home.
Born Nov. 11, 1925, in Lawrence County, she was the daughter of Frank and Mary Obarts. She lived most of her life in Pocahontas and was a beautician and a member of the Pocahontas Missionary Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters; and a granddaughter, Jillian Long.
Survivors include a son, Glenn Obarts and wife Kay, Pocahontas; two daughters, Janice Jansen and husband Mike, Pocahontas, and Janie Long and husband Jerry, Burleson, Texas; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Graveside service was Friday at 10 a.m. at Randolph Memorial Gardens under the direction of House-Gregg Funeral Home of Walnut Ridge.
An online guestbook is available at www.housegreggfh.com.
William Albert "Dub" Sparks Jr., 81, of Jonesboro, formerly of Walnut Ridge, died Nov. 1, 2012, at NEA Baptist Hospital.
Born March 26, 1931, at Gum Stump, he was the son of William Albert Sr. and Elvis Tippit Sparks. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, serving during the Korean War. He was a carpenter and a member of the Ephesus Church of God.
Survivors include his wife, Beulah Martin Sparks, whom he married July 3, 1955; three sons, Tommy Sparks and wife Linda and Jimmy Sparks and wife Marie, all of Paragould, and Mark Sparks and wife Sandy, Jonesboro; a sister, Earline Brasfield, Boise, Idaho; 14 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
Graveside service was Saturday at 11 a.m. at Duty Cemetery with Bros. Robert Jones and Dickie Ferguson officiating. Bryan Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers were Jeremy Sparks, Nathan Sparks, Daniel Sparks, Jesse Baker, Billy Baker and Dickie Ferguson.
An online guestbook is available at www.bryanfh.com.
Clyde L. Tyler, 63, of Walnut Ridge, died Nov. 5, 2012, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
Born Sept. 10, 1949, in Jonesboro, he was a member of the First Assembly of God Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Willis and Travis Pickney Bennett; and a brother, Michael Bennett.
Survivors include two brothers, Gary Bennett, Walnut Ridge, and Reggie Bennett and wife Kathy, Paragould; and two sisters, Janice Seehaver, Weiner, and Debbie Johnson and husband Roger, Walnut Ridge.
Funeral is today at 2 p.m. at Bryan Funeral Home with Bro. Keith Marlin officiating. Burial will be in Lawrence Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Kevin Johnson, Jimmy Glidewell, Corey Seehaver, Cody Jones, Vance Ball and Jeffery Glidewell.
An online guestbook is available at www.bryanfh.com.
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What's better than a cult hit that makes it big? One that doesn't, of course.
The fact that Joss Whedon's TV show "Firefly" got canceled before the end of its first season hasn't kept it from spawning a movie ("Serenity"), rabid fans and, now, a $2,495 limited-edition replica of the eponymous ship (Firefly class, named Serenity).
Here's the description, from model maker Quantummechanix:
More than three years in the making, Serenity – The Big Damn Replica, has been painstakingly crafted to be absolutely screen-accurate in every aspect. Unlike most other iconic ships from science fiction, Serenity was designed from the ground up to be as realistic as possible, from her floor plan to her construction, using real-world components and manufacturing processes. As one of her creators observed, the idea was to make Serenity so real, fans could easily imagine themselves walking her decks. With such a sense of place and familiarity, viewers would never feel lost in this Firefly-Class Transport.
When it came time to develop this replica, we could do no less. Every bolt, every seam and every asymmetrical plate has been recreated with exacting detail in this first and only screen-accurate replica. Years of intense effort have gone into all aspects of this model, from the sculpture taken directly from the movie CG master files to the paint job created to match not just the colors of the ship, but the materials as well.
The model measures 19 inches by 12 inches by 7 inches, or 1:180 scale to the "real" Serenity. It includes resin, brass, aluminum and laser-cut acrylic, but no decals — all graphics are hand-painted.
A wireless remote operates the model's 32 lighting effects. Eight members of Serenity's crew stand on the bridge.
Buyers can customize the engines' positions, have each of Serenity's two shuttle's docked or in flight above the mother ship and specify whether the reactor shutters should be open or closed. Each replica will come signed by Nathan Fillion, the actor who played Captain, Malcolm Reynolds on "Firefly" and "Serenity" and, as true Joss Whedon geeks know, Captain Hammer on "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog."
Quantummechanix will take pre-orders starting at noon, Pacific time, on Oct. 30. Hat tip to Experience Music Project|Science Fiction Museum.


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