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Making Mika Vainio-like metallic screeches?
br>I'm a big fan of Pan Sonic and have been listening to Mika Vainio's latest album "Life (... It East You Up)".
Now I'm keen to create similar sounds. I'm particularly interested in generating the noises on the "Life..." album that sound like metal being torn up or knives being sharpened.
I got somewhere close by running a feedback loop from the Doepfer A-199 Spring Reverb though a resonant bandpass filter and the WMD Geiger Counter, but not quite close enough...
Any thoughts, tips, etc.?
PS. I make music/noise using just my modular, my mixer and the odd guitar pedal; no sampling, plug-ins or DAWs. I read somewhere that Pan Sonic used modulars, so I was hoping that to keep it that way. br> br>
br>There is an unofficial third member of Pan Sonic who made a load of DIY noise machines and synths for them. If you watch some of their live sets you can see the MFB synth II as well as other bits and pieces.
I think to get close to Pan Sonic you need to be looking at DIY style machines like the King Capitol and Flower Electronics stuff. The 4ms Triwavepicogenerator would be useful for metallic drones. A massive part of the pan sonic sound is the drums they use, I have read that they don't like digital devices so I am always fascinated by how they create their drum sounds. They always seem to have really nice sounding delays and reverbs on their tracks too.
Edit: You may also like Zn'shn:
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I like the idea of Pan Sonic using MFB, given some of the snobbery it receives.
That said, the DIY gear is probably closer to the particular noises I'm interested in.
The closest I've got to DIY was back on the early 90s when my brother built a 4-pole low pass filter to run some Atari ST tracker programme through!
I might start with a 4MS RCD kit and see how I go...
PS. It seems David at Post Modular worked with Pan Sonic too:
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br>unintentional states
br>That particular album is mostly centered around guitar, so a lot of metallic sounds you're hearing may very well be from actual steel strings plus feedback and reverb. br> br>
br>Soy Sos
br>I worked with a choreographer who was using a lot of Pan Sonic.
I also felt like I heard some Metasonix like tubey distortion in tracks.
He wanted me to create stuff similar but due to time constraints,
ended up using the Pan Sonic stuff in the final piece. I'd be interested
to hear some of their techniques.
I hadn't heard them before and dug it. br> br>
br>In the feedback loop you need to use a delay (+ mod is good), flanger, echo, phaser or even a chorus with a high feedback/regen rate.
Ping pong style delays where you can change the spread and offset are good. A comb filter would work/help too.
The effects don't even need to be particularly high quality. I've gotten good results with danelectro pedals. Probably want to run it through an amp at some point. Generally, distortion isn't a necessity, but it can help tame the high end . Run it through reverbs after to mellow the sound as well.
When using pedals y-cables are a cheap and easy way to experiment.
To anyone that does use software, I just pickedup valhalla übermod and it's excellent at this sort of thing, especially if you put multiples in a feedback loop!
Hope this helped some. br> br>
br>on the right track, spring + tubes.
I've gotten similar results: Tellun Neural Agonizer into the Culture Vulture.
But the most important is FEEDBACK!!!
+ levels!!
(feedback + VCAs is likely the trick here) br> br>
br>jomox t-resonator does the feedback screeching in spades. Really when I owned one it seemed to be what it's best at. br> br>
br>Thanks, everyone! That helps a lot.
It doesn't seem like you need a guitar per se to produce the sounds I'm interested in as there are also some on the final Pan Sonic album. I might borrow one from my Dad and his e-bow just in case though...
I'm definitely looking forward to experimenting more with feedback and VCAs. I've been mostly using filters, but I recently got a 4ms VCA Matrix, which (to my shame) I've only recently begun to explore.
The post about the Tellun Agoniser also reminded me that not so long ago I was lusting after one. I emailed someone about getting one built, but never heard back. Building one myself sadly is probably not an option, because of lack of time/skills...
Finally, can anyone recommend a good Eurorack comb filter? I've not come across one as far as I know. br> br>
br>There are some tracks on Gravitoni that have a very Evolver-like feedback sound to them. I've gotten similar sounds using its feedback loop. br> br>
DrBerndtHoffmann wrote:
Finally, can anyone recommend a good Eurorack comb filter? I've not come across one as far as I know.
Analogue Systems RS-120 is great!
+1 on the t-res for feedback fun! (be careful) br> br>
br>I got to see mika vainio play this weekend and he had 2 guitars - drum machine or two and a bunch of effect boxes. br> br>
br>Thanks - was that at CTM? The line-up looked incredible... br> br>
Ben frost was on before him and stole the show
So epic on berghain's massive function 1 system br> br>
br>I've been getting awesome metallic drone screeches from my F(o)H INM + knas moisturizer combo. My knas is stock, I'd imagine a fully modded one would only add to the madness. br> br>
burnn_out! wrote:
I've been getting awesome metallic drone screeches from my F(o)H INM + knas moisturizer combo. My knas is stock, I'd imagine a fully modded one would only add to the madness.
I think I need to get my soldering iron. br> br>
br>i haven't followed his stuff closely lately, but didn't he (i guess for a album or...) work with the method of recording hardware gear and than cutting it up and treating it in the computer or something like that? br> br>
br>I restart the thread to find out if there are new ideas about the sound of Mika Vainio / Pan Sonic br> br>
parasitk wrote:
There are some tracks on Gravitoni that have a very Evolver-like feedback sound to them. I've gotten similar sounds using its feedback loop.
Do you remember which track in particular? br> br>
br>Can someone help me to get the sound of the drone in this piece?
Ring mod + tube maybe (with a sawtooth)?
Thanks br> br>
br>I've been looking for the same type of deal and have got my eye on the Knas Moisturizer again. Also, This looks interesting
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In Poland, as in most European countries, there are different ways to address people depending on how well you know them. The formal way is "Pan" for a man and "Pani" for a lady, which is actually an indirect form of address, while people you are more intimate with are addressed as 'ty'. Getting this right is a fundamental part of etiquette and great importance is attached to the transition from the formal to informal address when you have got to know someone well enough to regard them as a friend. In Poland you seal this by drinking vodka together in a ceremony known as bruderszaft. In nearly a quarter of a century of visiting the country I have actually only done this once and that was not with a Pole.
Pani Jonka is a Bulgarian and long standing friend of my wife's family who has lived in Krakow for nearly half a century. Until retirement a few years ago she taught German at the Jagiellonian University. It was one summer's evening in her flat some fifteen years ago that she suggested to my wife and me that we should move to 'ty' and we sealed this in the time honoured way. So Pani Jonka became Jonka, as a result of which I can say that I can count a Bulgarian among my friends. This, I suspect, is more than most people at the Daily Mail can say, or indeed the assorted xenophobic Conservative Constituency Association chairmen. who wrote to the Prime Minister last week. Reading the recent scare stories I had some difficultly reconciling the depictions of hordes of scroungers and benefit tourists alleged to be heading our way with the cultured and thoughtful Bulgarian lady I know. Jonka has worked all her life and includes among her former students people who have become prominent in public life. There can be no doubt that she has contributed much more to Poland than she has taken out.
I can say the same about the Bulgarians I know in Birmingham, a young married couple who run a cleaning and ironing business whose services we sometimes use. They are honest, enterprising and hard-working. As they have a young child they must be considered as one of the "hardworking families" that the Conservatives claim to be wanting to help.
The Bulgarians (and Rumanians, about whom I will write in a future post) who do come, will benefit our country and I can only welcome them.

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Get rid of Savepath Deals from Windows systems
- Click Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features (if you are Windows XP user, click on Add/Remove Programs).
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Uninstall Savepath Deals and related programs
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- If you are using OS X, click Go button at the top left of the screen and select Applications.
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Open Internet Explorer, click on the Gear icon (IE menu) on the top right corner of the browser and choose Manage Add-ons.
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Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml -Verbose}
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Open Mozilla Firefox, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Add-ons → Extensions.
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Click on the Firefox menu on the top left and click on the question mark. Here, choose Troubleshooting Information.
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Open Google Chrome, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Tools → Extensions.
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Click on menu icon on the top right of your Google Chrome and select Settings.
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Open Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu at the top left of the screen. Once you do this, select Preferences.
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Open Safari browser and click on Safari in menu section at the top left of the screen. Here, select Reset Safari....
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The meeting places of Freemasons are of infinite variety when viewed from the outside, yet within, when the Senior Warden's column is erect, all share those same two great attributes, tranquillity and serenity - so mote it be.
Freemasonry and our Lodge
The brethren of the Royal Sovereign Light Lodge - No. 6630 extend our thanks and gratitude to Provincial Grand Lodge for giving us the opportunity to share with the Province of Sussex a little about our lodge and its members.
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date throughout the season, it is about our solidarity in our
beliefs, it is about brotherly love, relief and truth.
Many of you within (and without) the Province of Sussex have visited our lodge in Bexhill, some of you are regular faces and we welcome you with the open hand of brotherhood. Many of us have indeed reciprocated, having enjoyed the workings of many of the Sussex lodges and afterwards, the warmth and hospitality at your festive boards.
It is the hope and desire that the strong bond of friendship we share with many of the brethren throughout Sussex will continue for many years to come.
An Overview of this Site
Like most Sussex lodges, we organise many events
throughout the Masonic season, and here you will find the main
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This page is also shared with the Royal Sovereign Ladies' (Masonic Charities) Association and the wonderful work they do each and every year.
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Every lodge has its own history of which its members
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Our history starts with the lodges of the Province of Sussex and their relationships with each other, this will likely include reference to your own lodge and where it appeared, or originated from, in those early days.
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During the crash of 2008 and 2009, when stocks and bonds were at one point tanking in tandem, some commentators lamented the fact that only the wealthiest retirement savers had access to the kinds of protective strategies that hedge funds use. Earlier this month, financial-services giant Goldman Sachs /quotes/zigman/188479 /quotes/nls/gs GS announced that is was finally offering small-time investors that kind of access– through a mutual fund with a minimum investment of just $1,000. But up close, the proposition is less attractive than it might initially sound.
Hedge funds, of course, can sell stocks short, use strategies that involve borrowed money, and invest in relatively illiquid assets and complex derivatives–exactly the kind of "alternatives" that tend to do well during a stock-market storm. Goldman's Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund, which rolled out last month, allocates investors' assets among 5 veteran hedge-fund managers. And in a press release last week, the company underlined the problem the fund is intended to solve, noting that "many individual investors' portfolios and retirement accounts underweight alternatives." (Emphasis mine.)
The idea of being able to benefit from the investment strategies of the wealthiest hotshots has an undeniable appeal, but the drawbacks become apparent under closer scrutiny. Antoine Gara of TheStreet.com flagged these issues late last week, and blogger and asset manager Barry Ritholtz and others have elaborated more recently, but I'll summarize: the Goldman fund is extremely expensive, and hedge funds in general have been poor investments since the crash.
Annual expenses for the fund range from 2.15% to 3.3% of assets, according to its prospectus; as Stephen Gandel notes on CNNMoney.com, the average S&P 500 index fund charges only 0.13%. (In this case, mutual-fund life mirrors hedge-fund life: More high-end investors have been grumbling about the 2%-of-assets-plus-20%-of-profits fee model that prevails in that world.) Fees that high create an enormous drag on performance, which might be palatable if the funds earned outsized returns. But over the last five years, the average hedge fund is down 9%, while the S&P 500 is up 21%.
Hedge fund advocates, of course, note that the funds have performed best in recent years when everything else was in terrible shape, and that for most people they represent only a small share of their overall holdings (that's why they're called a "hedge"). Still, there's no way investors can know when the next bad time might make the funds look good, or how much they might pay, in fees and lost opportunities, while they wait.


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Launched in beta July 28 to a limited number of people, Facebook Questions lets users pose any kind of query to anyone on Facebook.
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I made this brocade dress for the spring race, although
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The results of this evaluation will lead to first stage feasibility studies. These may be carried out by the integrator using components from the company's extensive stock inventory on a loan (sale or return) basis. This offers integrators a huge benefit since they can evaluate different products with no financial risk and then decide which of the alternatives are best suited for use in the project. Due to the large stockholding, loan equipment can be delivered all over Europe the next day. Alternatively STEMMER IMAGING can further reduce risk by conducting the initial feasibility studies, testing samples in their evaluation laboratories and providing specialised product training if required.
If standard products do not meet the requirements, it is possible to offer customised solutions. This includes in-house cable manufacturing, which can create validated and tested bespoke cable harnesses, modification of standard products and customization of accessories to ease system design. Sometimes product suppliers themselves are prepared to co-operate with customisation. Other custom services include mechanical modifications, temperature and optical calibration, software development and FPGA programming, sensor glass removal and sensor cleaning etc.
The partnership can be further extended in a number of ways throughout the project through ongoing vision consultancy, especially in the area of vision software development, and project management capabilities. However STEMMER frequently becomes further involved by providing optimised systems design thus reducing development time for the project. By producing pre-configured vision subsystems and vision systems certified to various standards, production and integration time and costs can be significantly reduced. In addition, an in-house advanced integration team can build and integrate components into a custom housing and configure an embedded vision PC including a custom disk image and final test of the complete solution. This is then ready for integration into the overall system.
STEMMER IMAGING is a past winner of the PPMA 'Partnership of The Year' award - a public recognition of the work it has carried out with one of its network of systems integrators. Working with this integrator since soon after they were formed, the company has been able to make a huge contribution by providing loan equipment or products on sale or return. In addition, STEMMER IMAGING's influence with suppliers is very important.
One particular project needed a novel lighting arrangement involving two expensive lights. These lights were procured at no cost and the supplier was persuaded to agree to allow special modifications to prove the design concept. This integrator also makes extensive use of Teledyne DALSA's Sherlock machine vision software and has made suggestions for software improvements which have been fed back to Teledyne DALSA.
This has frequently resulted in software updates – sometimes in timescales as short as 4 weeks. The importance of system integrator support was also highlighted at STEMMER IMAGING's recent Vision Technology Forum, where a dedicated 'Integrator Zone' was set up and five integrators were on hand to discuss potential projects with Forum delegates.


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Remember when I said that I get signs from the Universe? These signs will come to me in a variety of forms, but no matter what the form it takes it will always get my attention. It's very rare when they come to me in my dreams (even with the Dream Man), but that's what happened.
I dreamt that I saw a blue bird and a fox. They came to me in separate scenes. First I saw the blue bird. It's entire body wasn't blue, just its wings. But my my mind registered it as a "blue bird" even though the rest of it was black. I was in someone else's backyard and there it was. It flew and landed on the ground before me.
A little bit after that I saw a fox. Again, I was in the backyard of someone else. I remember because I saw laundry being hung out to dry. I was sitting on this back porch and this fox just walked up to me. It stared at me for a while. And then it helped its way into the house since the backdoor was opened. Someone made a comment about the animal, but they weren't worried about it coming in. It came out the backdoor almost as soon as it went in. I remember this fox was smiling at me. It smiled at me the same way my favorite dog Jewels would.
As soon as I was able to wake up I went ahead and looked up what symbolism that they hold.
As far as the blue bird is concerned it's a definite sign of happiness, a spiritual freedom, and psychological liberation. It coincides with some of my more recent posts. So I can't ignore it. And I certainly cannot deny that I do feel better about a lot of things. I've been tight lipped about it. But I really do feel great. ev
But then there's the fox. Generally the fox is supposed to represent a tricker. But then things got complicated when I kept seeing different scenarios involving a fox like, "If you dreamt that you killed a fox…" or "If you domesticated a fox…"
In this dream I wasn't scared of the fox that I saw and the fox smiled at me like Jewels used to which makes me think that it was genuine. I honestly don't know what to think of it. I'd prefer to not believe that there's a trickster in my life or that there's going to be one in the future. I'm just coming out of my shell here and getting past my trust issues. I don't want to be suspicious of every person I come across now. That'd be like taking ten giant steps back when I'm finally making good steps forward.
Because I had a pleasant experience of looking at the fox then its supposed to mean that positive changes are afoot. I want to believe that this is true. The way things are going now even if there is a trickster somewhere in the foreseeable future he or she cannot undo all the good that's happening right now unless there are something other than human.
So the better part of my day has revolved around trying to interpret this dream because evidently the Powers That Be seem to think that I'm some walking supernatural braintrust. Oh yeah and while I was waiting for the bus this morning I saw a butterfly for like the millionth time since last year. Except during this time last year the butterflies were dark colored and now they're getting brighter colors. I keep getting a strange feeling overtime I see one.
Symbolism behind that revolved around resurrection, moving through different phases, transformation, and the world of the soul. "The world of the soul…." What, like the human unconscious? Great, then I'm officially living in the world of Persona then. Maybe I'll become a Phantom Thief of Hearts. Wonder what my costume would be like? Or my Persona for that matter….
Nerd moment's over!! Focus!! *slaps himself silly*
So yeah that's happened. The signs have been very active this past year. Things started off bleak before, but if I'm reading these signs properly then things can only get better from this point on. That's all fine and dandy, but that doesn't change the fact that every time I get these signs I'm always left confused trying to make sense of it all.
I guess I'm supposed to just walk on faith and risk total annihilation. I'm just afraid that if I interpret things in the wrong way then…I'll be punished somehow, all the progress I've made will become undone. I've had this irrational fear before. Maybe this is all so I can conquer it. I can rule out the "Dream Man" coming to find me. If I start thinking about stuff like that now then it goes against what I had posted over the weekend. I still need to focus on me. I need to focus on loving myself more. I need to get to the point where I can say, "Hey! I'd date me!"
It'd be so much easier if I had some kinda guide for all this. *eyes roll* But nooooooooo…..
Anyway that's it for now. I'll figure something out. Someway, somehow.


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I recently bought a Vegetti. A small and simple tool that does spiral cutting, just twist. I love it. Not only to I made zoodles, but summer squash and eggplant. I don't even miss my pasta now.
Kathi 6/26/2015
i just bought a PADERNO SPIRALIZER to make zucchini noodles, it is wonderfuland easy to use.......
i just bought a PADERNO SPIRALIZER to make zucchini noodles, it is wonderful
and easy to use.......
joan painter 6/25/2015
Sounds perfect, Kathy! A good way to get that guy to eat his green things, huh? ;)
My husband isn't a fan of zucchini, and he ended up stealing part of my portion because he liked it so much! (It was okay with me, because I wasn't too hungry). Completely delicious and easy to work into the meal prep. Thanks!
Kathy Ackerman 11/22/2014
Sounds delicious, Bethany ... and I'm sure it's STUNNING to look at, as well! :)
I also use a mix of zucchini, yellow squash & carrots stripped down the same way; add sliced onions, garlic, salt & pepper. It makes for a great dish with or without sauce.
Bethany 7/26/2014
Thanks, Rosemary ... and welcome! Please let me know if you have any future questions! :)
Thank you for your reply. That all makes perfect sense! While I am totally at home with cast iron, having used them for more than 60 years, I would be hard pressed to master tossing veggies in a light-weight sauté pan. I am so happy to have found your site and expect to visit it very often! I have so many recipes I want to try!!!!
Rosemary 7/20/2014
Hi Rosemary, thank you for the kind words! I suppose it just comes down to familiarity. I started working in restaurants at about 14 years old. Restaurants don't really deal in iron skillets ... probably for a few reasons. They're heavy, clunky and tend to have squared off bottoms. A lighter pan, that heats quickly, with curved edges and allows for easy pick up and movement makes more sense for that kind of environment. As a result, I'm VERY well tuned to the behavior of saute pans and can handle many of them, doing a variety of different things ... all at the same time. I've VERY rarely used iron in my career. While I understand some of the benefits, I just don't have a lot of experience with them ... and my preferences and familiarities lie elsewhere. I think a lot just comes down to my own personal life experiences, I guess ... Does this help?
I have been LC since May, 2000. I only this week discovered your site and cannot believe how wonderful it is! Thank you! On this topic I just wanted to ask about cast iron. I have used cast iron all my life and it is the best. Is there a particular reason why you didn't include it in your recommendations?
Rosemary 7/18/2014
Sounds fantastic, Unknown! Tarragon is a nice touch!
I tried this and loved it. I used olive oil to sautee the zoodles, added bacon bits, garlic, salt and tarragon. Delicious!
unknown 5/20/2014
Hi Esme! Thanks for the kind words. Welcome! :) I haven't replaced them and am planning to move back down to Mexico in a few months. I'm going through a downsizing phase at the moment, but ... once I'm down there, I may start eyeing such a thing. I DO miss my All-Clads! It's what I was first trained to cook on! Thanks for the thoughts. Maybe if I have some time, I'm dawdle in to one of those stores and see what's what. For a good deal, it makes sense to pick them up and haul them across the border!
DJ -- if you haven't replaced your All Clad pans yet, have you tried Homegoods, TJ Maxx and Marshall's ... different branches carry different lines, but I've gotten my entire collection of All Clad there are amazingly discounted prices. Only one I didn't like was a non-stick -- it wore out within a year -- but as you said, they are the very best pans and virtually nothing sticks to them.
Not to be redundant, but just discovered your site this morning thanks to a friend and really have learned so much and enjoyed so much already. Thanks!
Esme' 4/6/2014
Thanks DJ for your response about the pans. You're right about the All Clad being so pricey. Yikes! I am like you - I go through pans so quickly. I've tried to really get into the stainless steel, but I haven't been able to do that yet. The Green Pan was damaged in less than a week, and I was REALLY careful with that one. I'm trying the cast iron again. I've seen people use these just as if they were non-stick. Dunno how many years of seasoning I will need to do, but hopefully it will be my last pan. ;) Thanks again!
Anita 7/24/2013
Hi Loretta! I don't know the first time I heard the term "Zoodles". I did just do a quick Google of the terms and found uses of it in 2009, but not related to Zucchini-Noodles. Who knows?! Perhaps you ARE the creator of that particular sniglet!
Hi Anita, I'm never happy with non-stick pans. The best set of pans I owned was a set made by All-Clad. They're not "non-stick", but ... if used properly, nothing really sticks to them. They're just really well made and almost indestructable. I lost them during a move and haven't pulled together enough money to buy a new set. Instead, I tend to just go through cheap pans and burn them out. I've gotten some life out of T-Fal pans, but they tend to warp fairly quickly (I cook at REALLY high heats). Currently, I've got a huge Winco pan that seems very thick and solid, but I've already damaged the teflon with my metal tongs. I also recently bought a set of NEOFLAM pans, which I've been treating like babies. I wipe them out with a clean towel, never touch them to soapy water and wrap them in towels before putting away. Only wood and rubber can touch them. I haven't had them long, but so far so good! I'm actually really quite happy with them, so far! Sorry I don't have a great answer for you. I tend to beat my pans to death. Only All-Clad has really lived up to my abuse!
LOVE zoodles! I always heard them referred to as zucchini pasta, then wrote about them on my post in 2010, dubbing them Zoodles. http://lorettasjourney.blogspot.com/search?q=zoodles
I'm not claiming to have invented the term, I just don't remember reading it anywhere. Who knows, maybe I did, and it stuck in my subconscious! Anyway, three cheers for the humble zuke!
Loretta 7/11/2013
Howdy - you mentioned a favorite non-stick pan. What's yours? I've tried caphalon and the green pan and am not impressed with either. Thanks in advance!
Anita 7/10/2013
Great! Thanks, Kristen! (although, I can't take credit for naming them ... I have no idea who named them Zoodles, but ... it's a fun one, for sure!) ZOODLES!
I LOVE these and I REALLY love the creative name you came up with!!! I am going to share these with my readers for their healthy lunch today ( Makethebestofeverything.com)
Kristen 3/11/2013
Hi Barbara, it's not that I didn't like it. I actually thought it was really cool when I first got it. I just found that I always gravitated towards my standard mandoline. The spirooli just sat, collecting dust. Finally, I took it into my chef job, where it was used for a specific dish. Then, the dish came off the menu and the spirooli once again sat and collected dust. I later wanted to use it again, and found it had been thrown away. I never replaced it. I really do see things like zoodles as a vehicle for sauce and VERY often will do as you've suggested and just make the sauce. Although, I'll tend to make it less "saucy" and have the same flavors, but without as much liquid. Alternately, I'll make it like soup and ... call it soup! :) Thanks for the comment!
Sorry to hear you don't like your Spiroli. I use mine all the time, though mostly for salad-type things. Almost nothing actually needs noodles. I prefer the sauces on their own if they are heavy. Then they are like a stew.
Barbara 3/9/2013
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A single piece of furniture with a unique design can change the dynamic of an entire room. A piece like this oddly designed bookcase can make a room feel as though you are stepping into a whole new world. 'Disaster' by Victor Barish transforms any space into a page right out of a Dr. Seuss novel or a scene out of Alice in Wonderland.
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Shirley Bahlmann writes at least two books a year. This stream of prolific writing stems from her childhood when she wrote a 25 page novel at the tender age of ten. Wife of Bob, mother of six sons, Shirley is the fourth of eight siblings. She loves her family and loves her writing talent, hungering to write like she hungers for food. Follow your passion.


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My 20 year reunion is summer and it's hard to believe. I've literally lived away from home for longer than I've lived at home. Whoa.
I've honestly felt pretty overwhelmed this past semester with my student teacher and the busyness at home, then Hannah got sick Monday causing me to have to leave work. She stayed with Brian yesterday and hopefully is on the mend now.
It seems like I always have a huge running to do list-never getting it fully tackled-the laundry, cooking, cleaning, not to mention the most important part, taking care of the kids and spending time with Brian seem to consume my every minute. The same is true at school with all of those responsibilities. It can feel like such a rat race.
Than I stop and consider where I've been in 38 years- raised by a loving family, a college graduate (even though it took me way longer than it should have), a teacher, a friend, and now raising a family of my own. I really need to focus on the many blessings that have come my way. Those weren't earned, they have been a gift from God who has loved me even when I've struggled, even with the challenges I've faced.
Each wrinkle tells a story and there are still so many stories to be told. It's hard to think of a time when life won't feel so crazy-when the kids won't call my name a hundred times a day. A time when I actually feel like I have time to spend with my husband and the house isn't a tornado from the kids stuff everywhere. It'll be then that I'll look back on these times a lot differently, and I'll wish I was needed the way I am now. That's what I need to focus on in the midst of the craziness of life. Enjoy it. Soak it up. Celebrate. 38.


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Texture Edit 2.01 by John F Jones
Texture Edit 2.01 Readme file: =============================================== Copyright (C) John F Jones, 2001 All rights reserved visit: http://www.3dactionplanet.com/tombraider mail: firstname.lastname@example.com This document provides complimentary or late-breaking information to supplement the Texture Edit 2.00 documentation. Please read this file carefully as it contains important information about Texture edit that may not be contained within any of the other documentation. -------- CONTENTS -------- Texture Edit description Acknowledgements Support This Program What's New since version 1.0 Program Requirements Preparing Your Hard Drive - If you have an older version of Texture Edit Known issues Additional Help ----------------------------------------------- Texture Edit 2.00 Description ----------------------------------------------- Texture Edit 2.00 doesn't just fix bugs from the last version of the program but includes many new features and additions that have been requested by you, the user. Existing users will notice a number of differences in the interface. If you have a question about the program and how to use a certain feature then feel free to contact me (See Additional Help below). I wrote Texture Edit because I found the task of aligning my Texture Tile Sets using Windows Paint to cumbersome. After an initial week of programming the original version was born and has since been recommended by some top Internet sites including tombraiderchronicles.com and primagames.com. ----------------------------------------------- Acknowledgements ----------------------------------------------- I would like to thank everyone who has supported Texture Edit since its creation and to all those who have suggested improvements. In particular I would like to thank Chris MacDonald for helping in adding the wide range of Image format Support, and Bart Ramekers who extensively tested the beta version of this program for a number of weeks, and made a number of suggestion of which only a small percentage have been implemented in the current version. ----------------------------------------------- Support This Program ----------------------------------------------- Because I have made this program available for free instead of slapping a forty buck price tag on it when it left my door I ask in return that people who use the program who create Texture Tile Sets with it to: (a) Send me an email on "email@example.com" saying that you use it. You will be added to a mailing list so I can keep you informed about updates. Don't worry your address will not be giving to anyone else so you wont get any Spam. (b) When you distribute your level containing the Texture Tile Set you created using Texture edit, somewhere in your read me file could you include the following: "Texture Map created using Texture Edit available from www.3dactionplanet.com/tombraider". If you have a web site and make the program available from your site then let me know so I can add a link to you. ----------------------------------------------- What's New since version 1.00 ----------------------------------------------- Texture Edit 2.00 includes significant enhancements for all Texture Edit users, whether novice or advanced. Improvements to the Texture Edit Interface make it more Windows-like than ever; for example, larger buttons, and the inclusion of toolbars make up an uncluttered interface. And viewing those animations outside of the Tomb Raider: Level Editor has been a bit of a problem, but with Texture Edits new Animation Viewer makes viewing animations easy. Details on these and many other enhancements follow. More Windows-like interface - The inclusion of Toolbars, larger buttons, and tabbed dialogs make for a cleaner Windows-like interface. Not all of the options of the program are directly available from the main interface but are placed in floating tool windows which you can access any time you want. For example the Flip Selected Tile options are no longer available form the main interface. Instead they are available by clicking on the Flip/Rotate button. - The Colour Palette has now been removed from the main interface and has been replaced by the common Windows Colour Palette Dialog instead. - Support for the Windows Clipboard allows you copy and paste images from and to the Source Image Canvas, the selected tile panel, and the Target image. - Dialog boxes now warn you of irreversible actions prompting the user to decide what they want to do. You'll never forget that you haven't saved your target Image again. New Animation Viewer - Texture Edit can now view animations so there is no need to worry about how they will look in game. To use this feature, simply open a Target Image containing an existing Texture Tile Set. Using the right mouse button select an area you would like to animate. Take note you can only select from left to-right and top-to-bottom without going outside the edge of the Texture Tile Set. Once you have made a selection click on Animation Viewer from the Target Preferences panel in the centre of the main window. In the window that appears click on the Acquire Images button to grab the images from within the area you selected. Using the scrollbar you can scroll through the selection of images before clicking the Animate button to view the animation. Support for over 20 Image Formats including Truevision Targa - The original Texture Edit program only supported bitmap images requiring a third party program to convert Texture Tile Sets to the Truevision Targa Format used by the Tomb Raider: Level Editor. In version 2.0 the program supports direct reading and writing of the Truevision Targa Format so there is no need for a third party program. The program also supports: Bitmap Files (*.bmp), Device Independent Bitmap Files (*.dib), Enhanced Metafiles (*.emf), Graphics Interchange Format (*.gif), ICB Files (*.icb), Icon Files (*.ico), JPEG File Interchange Format (*.jpg;*.jpeg), Portalable Bitmap Files (*.pbm), Photo CD Files (*.pcd), Portable Gray Map Files (*.pgm), Portable Network Graphics (*.png), Photoshop Files (*.psd), PaintShop Pro Files (*.psp), RLE Files (*.rle), SGI Files (*.sgi), Tagged Image File Format (*.tif;*.tiff), VDA Files (*.vda), VST Files (*.vst), WBMP Files (*.wbmp), Windows Metafiles (*.wmf), and Zsoft Paintbrush (*.pcx). Take note that Texture Edit will only save in the Truevision Targa Format. Other Changes - New Sizeable Double Size Window. Those 64x64 pixel square tiles can be difficult to view and even more difficult to check for alignment errors. Now with the inclusion of the Sizeable Double Size Window you can see if Source Image Tiles overlap and correct using the Precise Selection. Drag the Sizeable Window to any size you want to see a tile in more detail if you wish. - The Precise Selection arrow buttons of previous versions has been replaced with the right mouse button. On the Source Image press and hold the right mouse button. Drag the red box round the image for a precise line up. - The original program featured two flip buttons that allowed you to flip a Selected Tile vertically or horizontally before placing it on the Target Image. Now available from the Flip/Rotate button you can also rotate Selected tiles. - Resize the Source Image by a few pixels to make a image fit just right by clicking on the Resize button from the Source Image Toolbar. - Multiple Source Image Canvases allow you have more than one Source Image open at a time. The original program only allowed the loading of one image at a time. Version 2.00 allows up to five separate Source Image to be open at any one time. - Undo Toolbar buttons allows you quickly Undo the last action you performed on the Source or Target Image. Whether it you resized a Source Image or added a new tile over a previous one you can go back to before you made your mistake. - Miscellaneous improvements to documentation ----------------------------------------------- Program Requirements ----------------------------------------------- Texture Edit version 2.0 is written in Visual Basic 6 and therefore requires the Visual Basic Runtime files available from Microsoft.com. The required files you need have been included in the installation version of the program. NOTE: If you are running Windows Me, the Visual Basic Runtimes do not need to be installed as they are already included with Windows Me. Also if you have a later version of any of these files it is recommended that you keep the ones you already have. ----------------------------------------------- Preparing your hard drive ----------------------------------------------- To ensure that the installation of Texture Edit is trouble free, you should check to see that your hard drive and file system are both in good working order and are tuned for optimum performance. Windows 95/98/Me comes with two utility programs that find and fix errors and optimize your hard drives perfromance. The first of these programs is called ScanDisk. ScanDisk will check you hard drive for problems and is capable of fixing any that it finds. You can run ScanDisk by first clicking on the START button from the Windows 95/98/Me Taskbar, followed by Programs, then Accessories, then System Tools, and finally ScanDisk. Once ScanDisk has finished running, you should next optimise your hard drives performance by running a program called Disk Defragmenter. You can run Disk Defragmenter by clicking on the START button from the Windows 95/98/Me Taskbar, followed by Programs, then Accessories, then System Tools, and finally Disk Defragmenter. For further information on these two utilities you should consult you Windows 95/98/Me documentation. If you have an older version of Texture Edit -------------------------------------------- Although there are no known compatibility issues between version 2.00 of Texture Edit and older versions of the software it is recommended, as a precaution, that you first remove fully any previous versions of the program before installation. ----------------------------------------------- Known Issues ----------------------------------------------- Due to the height of the "City", "Title", and "Karnack" texture maps when loaded into the editor you will have alignment problems. This is not an error caused by my editor but by the programming language I use. As I can't correct the error myself I suggest you increase the height of the image(s) in question. This will help because texture maps with a height of between 35 - 40 tiles will cause the problem described above. All other bugs listed in previous versions have been corrected. To report any bugs you encounter through the use of Text Edit then please visit the web site address listed below. ----------------------------------------------- Additional Help: ----------------------------------------------- For more information on Texture Edit, please visit: http://www.3dactionplanet.com/tombraider ----------------------------------------------- I hope you enjoy Texture Edit 2.01 John F Jones 14/05/2001 -----------------------------------------------
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One of the ways you can win Civ games is to amass large armies (at the expense of culture, technology, etc) and try to take over other civilizations. I like doing that - it's good for pent up aggression. Who cares if you are the first civilization to reach space - that's not winning - I want to kick butt for the glory!
But here's the problem in the new game: every time you conquer a city, the 'happiness' level, not just of that city, but of your entire civilization permanently drops (until you spend game-decades building 'happiness' generating things like theaters, Colosseum, etc.). Meanwhile, your production drops and your growth slows across the board. You can't build things but you have a big army so you might think you could keep conquering and amassing more people and happiness that way, but the problem is, the more cities you conquer and the more population you add, the less happy your people are, the less you produce, and the less your population grows!
A couple comments from a gaming blog summarizes the problem:
Ironically you can't replace it with your own settler, that's the whole point. You can't actually HAVE anymore people. It's like immigration reform run amok. It's Finland saying "there are too many people for us to govern!" and then slaughtering everyone in Sweden and Russia to the last man, because it's The Only Way.
Military conquest has costs and benefits - the costs are obviously the cost of the conquest itself (life and resources) and the temporary localized unrest it creates as well as long-run diplomacy with other countries. But the benefits are new and unique resources, new land, new opportunity and new knowledge. Civ 5 captures all the costs PLUS some costs that are completely unrealistic described above- which means you can't reap the full benefits.


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Humidity Sensor, digital and analog to measure air and soil moisture
Equitensiometer measures matric soil water potential, defined as the amount of work that must be done per unit quantity of pure water in order to transport reversibly and isothermally an infinitesimal quantity of water; identical in composition to the soil water, from a pool at the elevation and the external gas pressure of the point under consideration, to the soil water (Glossary of Soil Science Terms, Soil Science of America (SSSA), July 1987). If the specified quantity is volume, the potential is referred to as pressure (Pascal). Matric soil water potential is the main component of total soil water potential. In the not salt soil the total water potential is equal to the matric water potential.
There are important differences between water content and water potential. The water contents describe the amount of water in a soil, but not the availability of the water for plants. Plants would grow in a sand soil with 10% vol./vol. very well. But in a clay soil with the same water content the most plants would not survive because of drying. Studies on soil water- plant - relationship need, therefore, the water availability, and this is the water potential.
In comparison with known methods the Equitensiometer has following advantages:


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Cook the soba noodles in boiling water, about 3 minutes. Drain and transfer immediately into ice water to cool.
Bring another pot of water to a boil, and then blanch the mustard greens, about 4 minutes. Drain and immediately transfer to ice water to cool.
Whisk together the soy sauce, chili flakes, fish sauce, honey, sambal and garlic in a large bowl to create the sauce.
Toss together the edamame, mustard greens and soba noodles in a separate bowl. Drizzle the sauce over the top to evenly coat and serve garnished with the green onions.
This recipe was provided by a chef, restaurant or culinary professional. It has not been tested for home use.


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If you missed the broadcast, then you may still see the full interview here:
Review by Co-Host Ken Weene of Mom's Island Bakens:
Anybody here not like to eat?
I admit it; I like to eat and I love tasty food. The problem is that nagging worry about health. You know the one, the one asking will this be healthy for me as well as tasty? Eating well — not just delicious but healthy — requires a lifestyle change for most people. Martha Char Love tries to help with Mom's Island Bakens. It isn't just the over fifty recipes in the book that are helpful, there are chapters about how to alter recipes in general, for example some advice on how to lower the glycemic index and how to balance acidity and alkalinity. She offers specific recipes for specific problems such as poor sleeping and jetlag. Martha also gives tips for cleaning your kitchen without using dangerous chemicals.
While neither a nutritionist nor a chemist, Love condenses a lot of useful information into her book, much as she encourages her readers to pack nutrient density into their food. This is a book for people who care what they put into their guts and that is certainly something for all of us to care about.
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Hormone Replacement Therapy For Quality of Life
Cardiologist Stephen Sinatra, founder of the New England Heart and Longevity Center in Manchester, Conn., agrees. For women who suffer with heart palpitations, mood swings, night sweats, or dryness of tissues (particularly vaginal), HRT can be a godsend.
"If a woman takes HRT it must be for quality of life issues," said Sinatra. "It's important to realize that the stress from these symptoms alone can precipitate coronary disease. It's really a double-edged sword."
But Sinatra stressed, "HRT doesn't give you any coronary protection even though its been touted that way for years. If a woman has been taking HRT for a long time, I'd tell her to go off."
Sinatra does not suggest HRT for women who have had a heart attack because of the risk of recurrent heart problems, or for healthy women who have just entered menopause and have no quality of life issues, family history of heart disease, or cardiac risk factors.
"If you're unsure about HRT, discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor so that you can make the best decision," Sinatra said. "There is no pat answer to this question. Every woman is different. Every woman is unique. In other words, there is no one-size-fits all."
The Hormone Replacement Therapy Alternatives
"I think the women involved with the study did a great service," said Neal Sikka, M.D., who practices emergency medicine in Washington, D.C. "They've helped us put to rest use of this therapy [estrogen/progestin] in further treating women and now pursue some of the alternatives that are available to treat or prevent those diseases that women are at risk for during menopause."
So what are the alternatives?
"There may not be a one-pill answer anymore, but there are definitely other options," said Sikka. "Certainly, diet and exercise help prevent disease, as well as quitting smoking, but there are other estrogen drugs like selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) that can help women with symptoms and have also proven effective in treating osteoporosis. While the long-term safety is unknown, there is a trial going on now," noted Sikka.
Sinatra, a strong proponent of alternative therapies, encourages his patients to include estrogen-based foods like soy, tofu, flax and fish oil into their diets. He also recommends herbs like black cohosh and Dong Quai, panax ginseng and chaste berry which — while no major trials have been conducted — have been shown in Europe and elsewhere to help ease menopausal symptoms.
These herbs, added Sinatra, are also a good alternative for women who suffer from premenstrual syndrome.


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Just in time for New Year's Eve, the disability-rights groups ADAPT and Not Dead Yet combined resources to sponsor a video on the Times Square CBS Super Screen. The 10-second video will be shown once an hour for 18 hours a day over three months on the 26-feet wide and 20-feet high Super Screen.
The message is this: "Life, because we're not better off dead, Liberty, in our homes, not nursing homes, and The pursuit of happiness — join our struggle at www.adapt.org and www.notdeadyet.org – also smash devastating myths that have historically prevented many individuals with disabilities from enjoying our full rights and an equal place in our communities."
In case you missed the nuances of the video's meaning, a press release explains that "the first message avows that life, with or without disabilities, is worth living.
"The second message asserts that the quality of our lives is greatly enhanced when we are allowed the liberty to live in our own homes and apartments, supported by attendants that we hire and direct.
"The third message calls upon everyone — with or without disabilities — to join us in our historic battle for our civil rights. We are not helpless and we neither need nor want pity. We need equal access to jobs, businesses, places of entertainment, government offices and our own homes."
Those are certainly the key civil rights issues of our community, and millions of people should learn about them as they stroll or shove their away along busy 42nd Street between 7th and 8th avenues.
These issues are complicated, but the video does an excellent job introducing them in a powerful way to the masses. Believe me, it needs no interpretation; it speaks for itself.


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January 17, 2018.
This blog began with my desire to re-write the story of Mariposa. I am not sure that I want to do that any more, because I am not convinced that Stephen Leacock got it wrong. I think people have been reading it wrong, and I would like to set the record straight.
I am not yet ready to give you the whole load, only a quick preview: Mariposa is not Orillia, nor would the people of Orillia want it to be if they understood what Leacock said. Mariposa is a warning, as is Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich, written two years later. Mariposa and The City are in fact the same warning, against particular ways of thinking that have to do with Unsolved Riddles.
Leacock's warning was brilliantly done, but unfortunately his method of giving it was too subtle and most people missed it. They thought he was being satirical when in fact he was being prophetic. He himself compounded the problem by getting caught up in his well-deserved reputation for being funny, and all the pleasures and rewards thereof. A scholar or two here and there caught a whiff of the truth, but by and large scholarship was content to follow the lines laid down by popular opinion, and to embroider on them elegantly without examining the cloth.
I am no scholar, although I do have some tools that could be used for that purpose. In the months ahead I intend to use them.
Thank you for reading, and please stay tuned.


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And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and
body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. -1 Thessalonians 5:23.
also loved the church, and gave himself for it, that He might sanctify
and cleanse it with
These scriptures serve to
introduce our text, which is a prayer of the Apostle Paul
You will understand at once,
then, that what I wish to talk to you about this morning
The first thing always
is to know what a word means, and this word, like almost
The next thing to be determined
is, when it starts. It is always best to have the
It begins in regeneration.
A principle, or germ of spiritual life, is imparted to us in
The next thought is that
as it is an unfolding, developing, a bringing to a
Now, the regeneration may
be instantaneous. It takes place at some particular time.
Now, having made those general
statements, I want to call your attention to a state
From the very moment that
this principle of spiritual life is put in us, a war
The other scripture is in
the letter to the Romans, the seventh chapter beginning with
Now it is utterly impossible
for that language to come from the lips of one who is
So, then, these two scriptures
represent a state in which sanctification has not yet
Now, let us look at another
point. How is the process of sanctification carried on? It
Now, if our faith is weak
our progress in sanctification is slow, but if our faith is
In the second letter to the
Thessalonians, in the first chapter and third verse, the
Now, in the fifteenth chapter
of the letter to the Romans, and in the thirteenth verse,
Take the passage in the third
chapter of First Thessalonians, and the twelfth and
The Lord make you to increase and abound in love, one toward another,
Now, very plainly, I want
to answer a question: Is sanctification consummated here,
I take some scriptures to
prove it. Isaiah was the saintliest man of his time. If any
Take Job. In the common acceptation
of the word, the ordinary worldly acceptation
And that is one of the marks
that you are becoming sanctified. It is that feeling of
To recapitulate: First, I
answered the question when it started. Then I showed what it
Now, in conclusion, I squarely
meet the question as to its consummation. When is it
Now, then, when? In the twelfth
chapter of the letter to the Hebrews we find an
I mean to say that when the
soul of the Christian is separated from his body, that
Well, when is the rest of
it consummated? Paul says, Behold, I shew you a mystery.
At the same time, the bodies
of those spirits made perfect the spirits perfect in
That is the Bible doctrine
upon that subject, and it is a glorious and a wonderful
The older I become, the more
the importance of the Sunday School rises in my sight.
What a grand lesson would
that be, and yet, how few of our young people know
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2008 BUICK LUCERNE CX 4dr Sedan
Vehicle PricingEst. Payments $113/mo*
Selling Price: $7,826
Popular Features
Vehicle Description
Estimate Payments
|Stock Number
|CX 4dr Sedan
|77,000 mileage
|Body Style
|4 Door Car
|3.8L 6 Cyl. Gas
|MPG - City
|MPG - Highway
|Drive Type
|Front Wheel
|Engine Type
|3.8L 6 Cyl. Gas
|197 @ 5200 rpm
|227 @ 3800 rpm
|18.0 Gallons
|Driven Wheels
|Front Wheel
|Technical Specifications
|Base Curb Weight
|3764 lbs
|Length, Overall
|203.2 in
|Width, Max w/o mirrors
|73.8 in
|Height, Overall
|58.0 in
- Air bags, dual-stage frontal driver, dual-depth frontal passenger with passenger sensing system, driver and right-front passenger side impact and front and rear outboard head curtain (Head curtain side air bags are designed to help reduce the risk of head and neck injuries to front and rear seat occupants on the near side of certain side-impact collisions. Always use safety belts and the correct child restraints for your child's age and size. Even in vehicles equipped with air bags and the Passenger Sensing System, children are safer when properly secured in a rear seat. Never place a rear-facing infant restraint in the front seat of any vehicle equipped with an active frontal air bag. See the Owner's Manual and child safety seat instructions for more safety information.)
- Safety belts, 3-point, driver and right-front passenger (Center position lap belt is included when 6-passenger seating is selected.)
- Safety belts, 3-point, rear, all seating positions
- LATCH system (Lower Anchors and Top tethers for CHildren), for child safety seats in all rear seating positions
- Door locks, rear child security
- Engine, 3.8L V6 SFI (197 hp [147 kW] @ 5200 rpm, 227 lb-ft of torque [308 N-m] @ 3800 rpm)
- Axle, 2.86 ratio
- Front wheel drive
- Battery rundown protection
- Suspension, 4-wheel independent, Premium Ride
- Automatic level control, electronic
- Steering, power, rack-and-pinion
- Brakes, 4-wheel antilock, 4-wheel disc, dynamic rear proportioning
- Exhaust, stainless-steel
- Wheels, 16" (40.6 cm) machined-face aluminum
- Tires, P225/60R16 all-season, blackwall
- Wheel, 16" (40.6 cm) compact spare
- Moldings, body-color bodyside with bright inserts
- Grille, chromed
- Daytime Running Lamps, switchable
- Headlamps, halogen composite with Twilight Sentinel and flash-to-pass feature
- Glass, Solar-Ray light-tinted
- Audio system feature, enhanced 6-speaker system
- Antenna, integral rear
- Seats, 5-passenger
- Seat adjuster, driver 6-way power
- Seat adjuster, front passenger 4-way manual
- Armrest, rear center with dual cup holders and trunk pass through
- Console, center with storage bin, storage tray, dual cup holders and armrest (Not available with (AN3) 6-passenger seating.)
- Floor mats, color-keyed, carpeted, front and rear, stain-resistant
- Steering column, tilt, manual
- Instrumentation with coolant temperature, tachometer, fuel gauge, speedometer, Driver Information Center and compass
- Woodgrain trim, Walnut Burl
- Tire Pressure Monitoring System
- QuietTuning, Buick exclusive process to reduce, block and absorb noise and vibration to create a quiet interior cabin
- Windows, power with driver Express-Down
- Trunk release, power
- Theft-deterrent system, vehicle, PASS-Key III
- Retained accessory power, power windows and audio system remain operational after ignition is switched off for 10 minutes or until a door is opened
- Defogger, rear-window, electric
- Air filtration system, particulate
- Mirror, inside rearview auto-dimming
- Visors, driver and front passenger illuminated vanity mirrors, sliding
- Assist handles, front passenger and rear outboard with rear coat hooks
- Lighting interior with glovebox, trunk, delayed entry/exit with theater dimming, rear courtesy, front footwell and front map lights
- Lighting, interior, rear reading, switchable
- Power outlet, auxiliary, 12-volt
|Grille Color - Chrome
|Air Filtration
|Armrests - Rear Center Folding With Storage And Pass-Thru
|Center Console Trim - Simulated Wood
|Dash Trim - Simulated Wood
|Door Trim - Simulated Wood
|Floor Mat Material - Carpet
|Floor Mats - Front
|Floor Mats - Rear
|Front Air Conditioning
|Front Air Conditioning Zones - Single
|Rear Vents - Second Row
|Cargo Area Light
|Center Console - Front Console With Storage
|Cruise Control
|Cupholders - Front
|Cupholders - Rear
|Multi-Function Remote - Keyless Entry
|Multi-Function Remote - Trunk Release
|One-Touch Windows - 1
|Power Outlet(S) - 12v Front
|Power Steering
|Reading Lights - Front
|Reading Lights - Rear
|Retained Accessory Power
|Steering Wheel - Tilt
|Steering Wheel Mounted Controls - Audio
|Steering Wheel Mounted Controls - Cruise Control
|Storage - Door Pockets
|Vanity Mirrors - Dual
|Air Suspension - Rear
|Front Brake Type - Ventilated Disc
|Front Shock Type - Gas
|Front Spring Type - Coil
|Front Struts - Macpherson
|Front Suspension Type - Lower Control Arms
|Rear Brake Type - Disc
|Rear Shock Type - Gas
|Rear Spring Type - Coil
|Abs - 4-Wheel
|Axle Ratio - 2.86
|Electronic Brakeforce Distribution
|Front Brake Diameter - 11.9
|Front Brake Width - 1.2
|Front Suspension Classification - Independent
|Rear Brake Diameter - 11.5
|Rear Brake Width - 0.5
|Rear Stabilizer Bar
|Rear Suspension Classification - Independent
|Rear Suspension Type - Trailing Arms
|Self Leveling Suspension
|Traction Control
|Battery Saver
|Gauge - Tachometer
|Total Speakers - 6
|Warnings And Reminders - Tire Fill Alert
|Antenna Type - Element
|Auxiliary Audio Input - Mp3
|External Temperature Display
|In-Dash Cd - Single Disc
|Phone - Hands Free
|Phone Antenna
|Radio - Am/Fm
|Satellite Communications - Onstar
|Satellite Radio - Siriusxm
|Trip Computer
|Warnings And Reminders - Low Fuel Level
|Daytime Running Lights
|Headlights - Auto Delay Off
|Headlights - Dusk Sensing
|Spare Tire Mount Location - Inside
|Spare Tire Size - Temporary
|Spare Wheel Type - Alloy
|Tire Type - All Season
|Tire Pressure Monitoring System
|Window Defogger - Rear
|Front Wipers - Intermittent
|Power Windows
|2-Stage Unlocking Doors
|Airbag Deactivation - Occupant Sensing Passenger
|Anti-Theft System - Engine Immobilizer
|Child Safety Door Locks
|Child Seat Anchors
|Emergency Interior Trunk Release
|Front Airbags - Dual
|Power Door Locks
|Side Airbags - Front
|Side Curtain Airbags - Front
|Side Mirror Adjustments - Power
|Driver Seat Power Adjustments - 6
|Driver Seat Power Adjustments - Height
|Driver Seat Power Adjustments - Reclining
|Front Headrests - 2
|Front Headrests - Adjustable
|Front Seat Type - Bucket
|Passenger Seat Manual Adjustments - 4
|Passenger Seat Manual Adjustments - Reclining
|Rear Headrests - 2
|Rear Seat Type - Bench
|Rear Seatbelts - Center 3-Point
|Seatbelt Pretensioners - Front
|Upholstery - Cloth
*Default estimated payment is based on 3% rate for 60 months and $1,565 down payment. Estimated payments are for informational purposes only and don't account for acquisition fees, destination charges, tax, title, and other fees and incentives or represent a financing offer or guarantee of credit from the seller.


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Trends offer...Trends in general, and colour trends in particular, are just opportunities to stock up on what your already know goes well with your silhouette, complexion, and personal style, and the chance to try something new and see if you can incorporate it into your wardrobe. When a colour trend doesn't suit you, there are still ways of getting away with it.
...You disposeWhen you have (as you should) a wardrobe full of basics in neutral shades, accessories are another way of adding colour, texture, and interest, instantly updating it and taking it through the next season.
If you like a colour that is on trend, buy it doesn't look good on you, there are ways to use it.
- Jewellery. You can add a statement necklace, provided it is surrounded by a sea of a colour that suits you: over a polo sweater, or a crew neck or a (mock) turtle neck. Add a pair of earrings that include the colour, but it's not the main one, or you have long hair and it will stand out against it.
- Leather items. Get a handbag, shoes, and/or a belt in that colour, on its own or mixed with other colours that are flattering to you. In the case of shoes, I have to say that, if you don't look good in a colour, your feet will neither. Obviously, it's not the same thing a whole sandal in colour and a shoe worn with hosiery. The effect will depend on how bad the colour is on you: for example, beige and metallics like bronze or copper look pretty terrible on olive skin, it makes it look shallow, or worse, not clean. Just check that it does not. Gloves are OK when worn with any length of sleeves if your skin does not show.
Zara Blazer / Pink Tartan Leopard Pencil Skirt / ACNE Diane Top / Louis Vuitton Monogram Fascination Lockit Handbag / L.K. Bennett Selina Shoes / Kate Spade Dotz Bib Necklace / Amen Leather Orchid Brooch / Anton Heunis Jet Black Ring / Tom Ford Lipstick in Black Orchid / Estée Lauder Nail Lacquer in Purple Velvet.
Azzedine Alaia Virgin Wool Dress / L.K. Bennett Street Cardigan / Etro Handbag / Calvin Klein Annie Shoes / Etro Earrings / Pieces Jolanta Bracelets / Estée Lauder Pure Color Lipstick in Scarlet Siren / Estée Lauder Nail Lacquer in Pure Red.
Even if you want to... No-go items
- Sunglasses have to be a flattering colour: they frame your face.
- Scarves, unless you intend to use them surrounded by flattering colours: for instance, under your lapels or (artistically) hanging from the handles of your handbag.
- Makeup, for the same reasons as above. One of the worst mistakes you can make. You may get away with nail polish, but that will depend on how bad the colour is on you.
H&M Jacket / Ralph Lauren Lace Ruffle Blouse / Michael Kors Antelope City Shorts / BCBGMaxAzria Handbag / L.K. Bennet Petal Shoes / Issa Silk Twill Scarf / Erickson Beamon in the Mood for Love Earrings / Lover's Eye Brooch (antique) at 1stdibs.com / Marc by Marc Jacobs Party Girl Bracelets / Estée Lauder Pure Color Lipstick in Scarlet Siren / Estée Lauder Nail Lacquer in Pure Red.


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Tom Cox is a native of Roanoke, Virginia. He holds a B.A. in Speech Communication from the University of South Carolina. He received his Master of Divinity in Biblical Studies at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, where he later did doctoral work. He served churches in Alabama and Pennsylvania before coming to MHPC as Senior Pastor in 2012.
Tom previously spent 14 years in campus ministry with Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ) serving at Ohio State University, Auburn University, University of South Carolina, University of Kansas, and in the National Campus Office (R&D for evangelism effectiveness).
He is married to Kelli, who is originally from Michigan. The Coxes have two grown children: Jacob and Jenna.


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I asked my bf if he liked beets cuz I know I do but haven't made them in ages. I don't recall ever making them for him. Good thing he likes them. My next thought was ok now what? I remembered recently reading something about beets with ranch dressing. Well I guess it could be good, I like both. So after I made the dressing this is what I came up with. It was YUMMY! And Ill be making it again........next time tho I'm going to plan for it and buy some fresh beets to roast. Roasted beets are the best made that way, much sweeter.
Beet Salad with Ranch Dressing
1 can (1lb.) sliced beets, drained well
3 green onions, sliced thin
1/2 tsp dried dill weed
1/2 cucumber, peeled and halved then sliced
Mixed lettuces
Homemade Ranch dressing (follows)
Wash lettuce and dry well, Rip apart into bite size pieces and put on flat tray or bowl. Add cucumbers and toss. In a small bowl put sliced beets, onions, S & P, and dill and mix well. When ready to serve, top lettuce with beet mixture and drizzle with a bit of dressing. Pass rest of dressing at table. If this has to sit awhile do not put the dressing on at all until your ready. It will turn fluorescent pink!
Ranch Dressing
* 1 cup mayonnaise
* 1/2 cup sour cream
* 1/2 teaspoon dried chives
* 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
* 1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed
* 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
* 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
* 1/8 teaspoon salt
* 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
In a large bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, chives, parsley, dill, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving.
1-1/2 pounds medium red beets, peeled and quartered
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic
Salt and pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 375° F. Place the beets in a small roasting or baking dish in one layer. Drizzle with the oil. Add the garlic, salt and pepper. Toss to combine. Roast until fork-tender, about 30 minutes. Serve hot or room temperature.
Note: If you can get baby beets, roast them whole with the peel on. The peel will slip off easily when cooked.


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Charles Mizrahi, "Getting Started in Value Investing"
Wiley (November 9, 2007) | ISBN:0470139080 | 190 pages | PDF | 1,4 Mb
Wiley (November 9, 2007) | ISBN:0470139080 | 190 pages | PDF | 1,4 Mb
"Beginning investors will find all the ABCs of success in Getting Started in Value Investing. Seasoned investors will want to keep it close by as their reference manual. You can't say enough about Charles Mizrahi's strategy of studying companies and buying them at good prices. It pays off handsomely."
—Timothy Vick, Senior Portfolio Manager, The Sanibel Captiva Trust Co., author, How to Pick Stocks Like Warren Buffett
"A marvelous introduction to value investing filled with anecdotes about the subject and the people behind the investment headlines. A delightful and practical read."
—Donald A. Yacktman, Portfolio Manager, The Yacktman Funds, Morningstar Portfolio Manager of the Year-1991
"Charles Mizrahi knows how to take the most boring stocks in the world, dress them up with his strategy, and turn them into stock market super stars."
—James Altucher, author, Trade Like a Hedge Fund, Managing Director, Formula Capital
While there are many ways to make money in today's markets, only one strategy has consistently proven itself over time—value investing.
Now, with Getting Started in Value Investing, author and veteran money manager Charles Mizrahi breaks down this successful strategy so that you can learn how to effectively incorporate it into your own investment activities.
Written in a straightforward and accessible style, Getting Started in Value Investing offers you clear insights on this profitable approach. Step by step, it will:
Examine the importance of picking businesses that have an enduring competitive advantage
Discuss the difference between price and value, and how to determine exactly what to pay for a stock
Provide non-technical explanations of a company's financial statements and how to read them
Investing isn't hard, but it does take some work. With Getting Started in Value Investing as your guide, you'll quickly discover how to cut through the noise surrounding today's markets and enhance the overall performance of your portfolio.


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Cameron's Restaurant and Inn
1410 Cabrillo Hwy S
Half Moon Bay
(650) 726-5705
Cameron's Restaurant and Inn
In the tradition of British public houses, this San Mateo Coast landmark offers overnight accommodations. Their B&B service is strictly bed and beverages however, and Smokers are confined to the double decker bus smoking lounge outside. Cameron's combines the relaxed costal vibe with an ideal atmosphere for conversing with friends.
The Little Shamrock
807 Lincoln Way.
San Francisco
The Little Shamrock
Just a few steps from Golden Gate Park sits this cozy irish pub, operating since 1893. The owners say the secret to there longevity is turning first time visitors into regulars.
Black Horse London Pub
1514 Union St.
San Francisco
(415) 928-2414
Black Horse London Pub
This tiny Union Street establishment can pack in as many as 22 into its 136 square feet. It's the perfect place if you are looking to cozy up to the bartender and share a story with other locals. Don't miss the cheese plate.
622 Green Street
San Francisco
(415) 989-6222
This North Beach hang out dishes up traditional Irish fare in a classic pub setting. It's a great place to fill up and an even better one to belt out your favorite Irish folk songs.
Kennedy's Irish Pub and Curry House
1040 Columbus Ave
San Francisco
(415) 441-8855
Kennedy's Irish Pub and Curry House
This expansive tap room is home to a variety of games and, believe it or not, one of the best curries in town. Be sure to visit during happy hour to catch the $2 Guinness special.