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Home inspection is one field that does not require you to have a degree which is a good thing in these times of recession, where people are looking to save money on education and degrees that are costly and long. But most importantly, home inspection is a profession that is widely respected. Moreover, it is deemed as something that is professional and career oriented.
There are various avenues where you can get home inspector course education. As home inspection is a technical field, its education is not widely available, though many colleges and institutes offer this education. A typical course runs for only a few months as compared to a whole degree. The home inspector course provides you with the basics of home inspection. These basics or the foundation courses help you to become more aware of the field of home inspection.
The first place where you can look for a home inspector course is online. There are various online technical colleges which are now offering short courses on inspection of homes. These courses are quite exhaustive and offer you a broad based curriculum. Many people believe that home inspection is rather an all out practical job, where you would be getting your hands dirty during home inspections.
On the contrary, this is certainly not the case; inspection of home is very technical job which requires the experience and expertise of the home inspectors in order to spot the problems in houses which are not detectable to home owners.
So, after you have completed the online education, you must get some sort of practical experience. This experience can be gained by going to the various home inspections technical colleges which not only offer home inspector course, but also apprenticeships that would give you the most needed experience.
Once you are done with the courses whether online or at college, you would have sufficient knowledge to handle new and old home problems that most of the home owners face. You would be able to make preemptive measures on how to solve problems such as water seepage, asbestos, heating and flooring.
These are the basics in any house and it would require an experienced home inspector to identify these problems. When you are involved in acquiring home inspector education, you will also be taught some real estate dealings and determining the prices of the homes that have certain problems. A career of home inspector is certainly very much in demand and would always be, as people buy and sell homes all the time.
Anyone, who is thinking about becoming a home inspector, must get all the information about this field; this is certainly not your common office job. It also has a fair amount of practical and traveling work that is part of the job. Many inspectors travel to different homes for inspections. Some inspectors have their teams to carry out the inspection. All in all, it depends on the individual on how he or she handles a particular home inspection job.


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The Hanukkah Blues
Hanukkah started on Thanksgiving this year, and yet somehow bakers didn't leap at the opportunity for a yarmulke-topped turkey cake. You have to admire that kind of restraint.
Then again, we all know bakers really only have one go-to Hanukkah design:
Blue and white snowflakes.
It's the kind of design that says, "Hey, I can dig your Jewish Christmas thing, but I prefer to express it in a generic, non-committal way that even those crazy Winter Solstice people might buy."
"Plus I get to make more of my special Halloween spider webs."
And just like real snowflakes, every Generic "Hanukkah"(winkwinknudgenudge) design is completely unique.
Like fingerprints. Or hairballs.
Are you feeling the warm glow of the season yet?
How 'bout now?
Hang on, I have an idea: how do you feel about adding a little extra fiber in your diet?
No, really, there's cake in there. PROOOOMISE.
(Supposedly that's edible paper, not a rain slicker. But I'm not buying it.)
Ok, ok, what would you say if I told you I actually found a cake with both "Happy Hanukkah" and a Star of David on it - and nothing's wonky or misspelled?
You: "It's on plastic, isn't it?"
Me: "Yes. Yes, it is."
And on everyone's favorite traditional Jewish dessert, too!
Oooh, wait, it appears one brave soul actually did attempt to pipe a Star of David!
6,000 years of cultural heritage just went, "BOINK."
But at least it has the right number of sides.
[Foreshadowing? What's that?]
Thanks to Ami E., Sarah B., Nicole M., Sandy H., Saundra, Rebecca S., Lena C., True B., & Amy K., who are all special snowflakes in my heart. My icy, icy heart.


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When I asked my sister the other day what she was hoping to receive for her birthday, the only thing she said was "your peanut butter bars" so guess what...I'm about to head into the kitchen and whip some up! She's going to get a little more than just the bars but that is to remain a surprise for now :-)
As for my sister, she is literally the best sister a girl could ever ask for. I remember in high school being so annoyed with her and someone telling me the wisest words: Someday she'll be your best friend. I sure scoffed at them then but their words proved true...she is my best friend! I am blessed to live near my sister where our kids can grow up together and hopefully be best friends too (our 2nd sons were born only 1 day apart!). My sister is the most loving, patient friend and mom. She sacrifices more for her family than most people will ever know. And she sacrifices much for me and my family as well.
This is a tribute to her and I hope she doesn't mind my sharing our last photo taken together:
|Happy Birthday Melissa!!!
Peanut Butter Granola Bars
In a large bowl combine the following:
½ cup honey
Just over 1 c peanut butter (chunky or creamy – if creamy you can add some chopped pecans)
1 cup oats (I use ¼ c steel cut oats, ¾ c rolled oats – you can use all of one or whatever combo of both to get the consistency you like. If you use quick cooking oats you might want to cut back cooking time a little)
¾ c granola
You can add anything you like – butterscotch chips, cc chips, chopped m&m (after cooking), etc…
Microwave for 2 min, mix ingredients
Microwave for an additional 2 min, mix ingredients
Cover baking sheet with wax paper or tin foil, spread mix over paper and let sit for a few hours. (I actually cover over the top too and then use a rolling pin to roll them flat and even. Then I refrigerate them.)
Cut into bars – enjoy!


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|Soft boxes offer directional light. © Rick Sammon
This was my most popular posts, so I'm re-posting it for those speedlite shooters who might have missed it.
On my Master Your Flash Workshops, I illustrate - among several other lighting techniques - the difference between portraits taken with softboxes and orbs. We place a speedlite in each flash accessories and get to work – and start to have fun.
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Umbrellas? I don't use them too often, but they are nice for large groups.
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Strawdog Theatre to Stage First Living Graphic Novel KILL SHAKESPEARE, 3/4-26
Strawdog Theatre Company's Hugen Hall has announced the Midwest premiere of Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery's Kill Shakespeare, directed by Anderson Lawfer, March 4 - March 26 at Strawdog Theatre Hugen Hall, 3829 North Broadway Street. The performance schedule is Sundays at 12 p.m., Mondays and Tuesdays at 8 p.m. Opening/Press Night is Monday, March 4 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15. Tickets may be ordered online at strawdog.org or by calling OvationTix toll-free: 866-811-4111.
In this dark tale, the Bard's most famous heroes embark upon a journey to discover a long-lost soul. Hamlet, Juliet, Othello, Falstaff, Romeo and Puck search for a reclusive wizard who may have the ability to assist them in their battle against the evil forces led by Shakespearean villains Richard III, Lady Macbeth and Iago. That reclusive wizard is, of course, the Bard himself, William Shakespeare.
A combination of Fables, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and The Lord of the Rings, Kill Shakespeare, Chicago's first "living graphic novel," offers a remixed envisioning of the greatest characters of all-time featuring action, romance, music, comedy, lust, drama and bloody violence. It is an adventure of Shakespearean proportions with an original score and soundscape by Access Contemporary Music's Seth Boustead and Strawdog's Gregor Mortis.
Kill Shakespeare: The Live Stage Reading, debuted in 2011 with Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre and was based on the graphic novel series Kill Shakespeare, created by Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery with art by Andy Belanger. The series has been nominated for a Harvey Award for "Best New Series" and a Joe Shuster Award for "Outstanding Comic Book Writing." The New York Times, Washington Post, Publisher's Weekly, BBC and CBC have also profiled the acclaimed IDW Publishing comic book series.
Anderson Lawfer, director, says, "Kill Shakespeare is a great opportunity to pique teens' interest in Shakespeare, as well, as give a new dimension to long time Shakespeare fans. Not only is Kill Shakespeare one of the most badass graphic novels out right now, it also creates a fresh start for these characters that we know so well; old villains become our new friends and worlds intersect into a new realm of possibilities. Everything you know about these characters can't prepare you for this journey."
The cast features Bryan Bosque (Hamlet), Kate Harris (Lady Macbeth), Nikki Klix (Juliet), BF Helman (Richard III), Brian Amidei (Shakespeare), Conor Burke (Romeo), Caleb Probst (Iago), Steve Herson (Falstaff) and James Anthony Zocolli (Othello).
The production team features Michelle Underwood (projection design), Seth Boustead (original score), Gregor Mortis (sound design) as well as Beth Schmeski (assistant director and dramaturg) and Morgan Gire (production manager).
The co-creator and co-writer of Kill Shakespeare, Anthony Del Col has a wide range of experience in the comic, music, film and television industries. He has produced two independent feature films and served as a manager for international pop star Nelly Furtado, helping to supervise her 2007 "Loose World Tour".Conor McCreery is the co-founder of Kill Shakespeare Entertainment. Prior to his fascination with Bardicide, Conor worked as an equities researcher for the pioneer of the "bought deal", served in a development and tax-credit analysis capacity in the Canadian film and television industry. He worked as a print and television journalist on three continents covering everything from the NBA to stock market apocalypses with a little dash of celebrity gossip for (questionable) taste.
His work has been featured in The Globe and Mail, The Grid, WIRED.com and Globeinvestor.com. McCreery has just contributed an essay on Shakespeare and Comics to a compendium edited by Susannah Carson and being published by Yale University Press. Kill Shakespeare is his first comic. Andy Belanger works as a freelance cartoonist/illustrator out of the Montreal-based Studio Lounak. He does work in the mainstream comic market, plus a wide variety of work for the Canadian Film and Television industry. In the mainstream comic market, Belanger has worked for such comic publishers as D.C. comics, Wildstorm, Devil's Due, and Boom! He is currently the artist on IDW's title Kill Shakespeare. He has recently worked on "SWAMPTHING" with Scott Snyder and Jeff Lemire and is the creator of the DC digital comic series, Bottle of Awesome. Early in 2012 He launched his own self published work entitled Black Church. It's dark horror comedy mixing the world of Game of Thrones with the medieval history of Romania, all dipped in a Heavy Metal theme.
Anderson Lawfer is a Strawdog Company Member since 2002, appearing recently in Conquest of the South Pole and The Master & Margarita. He is the host of Theatre Wars! at Strawdog and the late night hit The Game Show Show...and Stuff! Lawfer is also the curator of the Chicago theatre insider blog "Eric and Andy's Reviews You Can Iews."
Since its founding in 1988, Strawdog Theatre Company has offered Chicagoland the premiere storefront theatre experience and garnered numerous Non-Equity Jeff Awards with its commitment to ensemble acting and an immersive design approach. The celebrated Company develops new work, re-imagines the classics, melds music with theatre, asks provocative questions and delivers their audience the unexpected.The current Strawdog ensemble includes Jenny Avery, Hank Boland, Michael Dailey, Anita Deely, Paul Fagen, John Ferrick, Misha Fiskel, Kyle Gibson, Sarah Goeden, Aly Greaves Amidei, Carmine Grisolia, Kyle Hamman, Tom Hickey, Shannon Hoag, Jordan Kardasz, Anderson Lawfer, Sean Mallary, Kat McDonnell, Joanna Melville, Gregor Mortis, Mike Mroch, Michaela Petro, Mike Przygoda, John Henry Roberts, Justine C. Turner, and Jamie Vann. Strawdog's Interim Artistic Director is Hank Boland, Managing Director is Patrick Rybarczyk and General Manager is Mike Mroch. Notable Strawdog alums include Elizabeth Auman (TimeLine), Alexandra Billings (actress, cabaret star), Nancy Bishop (casting director), Chrisanne Blankenship (director), Becca Cardo (voice-over artist), Kristin Caskey (Fox Theatricals), Scott Cummins (actor, director) and James Denton (Desperate Housewives). Strawdog Theatre Company Board of Directors include Seth Rickard, Gregory Altman, Stephen Bennett, Meaghan Clayton, Jim Hobart, Romain Ichbiah, Thomas V. Linguanti, Joyce McGreevy, Jennifer Nelson, Jack Rubin, Mark D. Warner, Pat Yuzawa-Rubin.The neighborhood has limited paid parking and is easily accessible by public transportation (via the Red Line Sheridan stop, plus 36-Broadway, 80-Irving Park, and 151-Sheridan buses).


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The developers of Indian Land's RedStone retail development said they have signed three more restaurants to the project's growing list of businesses.
Charlotte's MPV Properties announced last week that it had recently signed leases for Tropical Smoothie Café and Jackson's Java, and sold a 1-acre outparcel fronting Charlotte Highway to Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers.
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KERSHAW – Haile Gold Mine had its inaugural gold pour Friday, officially making the historic Lancaster County mine a gold producer again.
David Thomas, general manager of OceanaGold Corp.'s Haile operation, called the event a huge milestone for the mine.
KERSHAW – The old Springs Mills property isn't inside the corporate limits of Kershaw, but town officials are still trying to get it ready for future development.
The town is now working with the Catawba Council of Governments (COG), the county and the property owners to get the 9.1-acre tract assessed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Brownfields Task Force.
COLUMBIA – Founders Federal Credit Union is looking to increase its presence in the state capital with the opening of a second location there.
On Jan. 17, the Lancaster-based credit union will open a 2,900-square-foot branch in the First Base Building adjacent to Spirit Communications Park in The Commons at BullStreet.
Texas-based CompuCom Systems Inc. is relocating its headquarters to Indian Land, bringing a $41 million capital investment and creating 1,500 jobs over the next five to seven years.
It's the largest single job announcement in Lancaster County history, said Gov. Nikki Haley's office.
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When his unique take on "Pop Goes the Weasel" starts to play, residents know immediately that Roger Cannon's ice cream truck is headed their way.
"I've got to jazz it up a little bit," he said.
A Fort Lawn resident, Cannon converted an old hospital supply van into an ice cream truck in April, renewing a dream he began years ago.
Rebound Behavioral Health, which treats chemical dependency and mental illness in adults, has begun offering overnight lodging to the company's day patients.
Dan Anderson, Rebound's director of business development, said the "partial hospitalization program" at the facility near Van Wyck will help patients focus on recovery rather than dealing with transportation issues or the distraction of a dysfunctional home.
Indian Land's Cross Creek shopping center has grown steadily since Publix opened there in late 2012, and now four new businesses are set to open at the center in the coming months.
Under construction on three outparcels at the front of the shopping center are an NTB auto-care shop, an Arby's restaurant and a Doctors Care medical offices, said York Development Group owner Doug Baumgartner.
Cyber security is like exercise. It is not a destination. It's a way of life.
In this column, I want to exercise your cyber-security awareness and pinpoint ways to identify, protect, detect and respond to potential threats you face in your daily activities and device interaction with the internet.
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Liberal Media Won't Help Poor Ann Coulter Plug Her Book
Ann Coulter has a new book out called GLORBAHLF: LIBERAL TERROR DEATH and she was going to go sell this book on Today but then NBC woke up and remembered that its not 2002.
These terrible people like Ann became scary powerful slander-dragons back in the 1990s, because of the end of the fairness doctrine, and then Bill Clinton only won a plurality of the vote and there was a large segment of the population willing to believe he was a slimy corrupt Arkansas horndog pretty much from day one. But Barack Obama? He won an actual majority of the popular vote and, most importantly, his pre-inaugural approval ratings are historically high. People want him to succeed. People are exhausted with Bush and Republicans and the entire last 20 years.
Rush and Ann still have lots of listeners and sell lots of books, but they're not driving any sort of national conversation anymore, just throwing meat to increasingly marginalized anger-junkies. The Obama smears didn't catch on last year, and they won't get much traction until he starts fucking up. So it was absurd for NBC to annoy viewers by giving this outdated comedienne a microphone during the already hallucinogenic fourth hour of Today.
Ann's statement involves the words "liberal media bias" but still doesn't even make sense within her own little mythology of persecution, so whatever. Let's let her go away in peace.
(Ha ha wait she's BANNED FOR LIFE and also it was apparently the 7 a.m. hour! And they replaced her with Perez Hilton Jesus Christ you just can't win. But yes the question remains: why would a privately-owned television network wish to promote, for free, the work of someone who virulently criticizes them, all the time? What is Ann complaining about, does she want the government to hand out spots on morning tv? Does she want affirmative action for conservative pundits? Sheesh.)


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In a report released by Corporate Knights: The Canadian Magazine for Responsible Business, Newfoundland received a failing grade for environmental protection and renewable energy initiatives. Only one other province received an overall lower grade. That's embarrassing.
I suggest if Premiere Danny Williams wants to improve that grade, how about providing a small rebate that would make the purchase and instillation of local sustainable energy products such as the Cansolair Solar Panels more affordable? I would love to install one of these panels on my house, but the cost is just a little too high for my pocket book.
An article from TheIndependent.ca:
Meaney [the guy who invented the solar panels] says one of his panels, properly placed on a south-facing wall of a Newfoundland home, could provide enough heat to replace a tank of oil a year — worth about $800, and rising.
But locals aren't yet buying in — not the public, and not government.
Meaney's been working on his solar panels for more than 15 years, and manufacturing them for about seven. The product is environmentally friendly in more ways than one: not only does it provide free, pollution-free heating, but the core of each panel is made up of more than 200 aluminum pop cans.
I don't understand why the government of Newfoundland and Labrador doesn't support environmentally-conscious local businesses such as Cansolair or provide consumer rebates that encourage homeowners to at least consider sustainable energy alternatives. What reason is there for not implementing such initiatives?


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|April 9, 2013 02:07 PM EDT
GoGrid, a cloud infrastructure company, and Racemi, the moving company for the cloud, on Tuesday announced the availability of Cloud Path for GoGrid, a joint offering for migrating customers' existing server workloads to GoGrid's cloud platform free of charge.
The Cloud Path Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering is a customer self-service web portal for automated migration of existing Windows and Linux servers to GoGrid Cloud Server instances. There is no infrastructure to deploy or maintain on the customer site. Plus, the live capture of server workloads eliminates powering down servers and means no server downtime.
"This free migration solution provides an average cost savings of $800 per server migrated versus manual processes," said Lawrence Guillory, CEO, Racemi. "Even more important, it reduces customers' migration project timelines from days, weeks, or even months to just hours."
"We're excited to launch this new service with Racemi," said Dave Smith, vice president of global sales at GoGrid. "Together, we're making it painless for customers to migrate existing workloads to our innovative cloud platform and saving them thousands of dollars in the process."
The new solution captures the entire server stack-including operating system, applications, and configuration-and automatically converts it to run on GoGrid's cloud platform by applying the necessary tools and drivers during the migration process.
"Racemi and GoGrid ensured our migration was hassle-free," said Josh Vermette, founder of Calydonian Interactive and an early trial user. "The combination of GoGrid's flexible, low-cost cloud platform and an automated migration solution made our transition to cloud computing far easier than I'd hoped."
Because Cloud Path for GoGrid's cloud platform migrates an existing server in its time-tested configuration, it eliminates the need for rebuilding from scratch or integrating additional technology. This approach makes the solution less error-prone than other methods and with fewer points of failure. To ensure security over the network, Cloud Path uses a secure outbound HTTPS connection. Supported platforms for source workloads include Windows and Linux, regardless of whether they reside on physical, virtual, or even other cloud servers.
For more information about the free migration solution, please visit www.racemi.com/gogrid or http://exchange.gogrid.com/partnergsi/racemi-cloud-path-gogrid.
About Racemi
Racemi, the moving company for the cloud, has been named a "Cool Vendor" and has received other industry awards. The company builds server provisioning and cloud migration technology that allows businesses to quickly migrate their existing physical and virtual servers between dissimilar physical, virtual, and cloud platforms and across geographies. For CSPs (cloud service providers), MSPs (managed service providers), and hosting providers, Racemi is the fastest and best method for on-boarding customers to their cloud or hosted offering. Racemi also enables customers and partners to automate private data center provisioning by leveraging its market-leading server imaging technology to rapidly provision physical, virtual or private cloud servers in any automated use case. For more information, visit www.racemi.com.
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GoGrid is the #1 pure-play Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider specializing in Public Cloud and Private Cloud Infrastructure solutions. Currently powering thousands of customers globally, GoGrid makes complex infrastructure easy by enabling businesses to revolutionize their IT environments with the cloud. In just minutes, GoGrid customers can deploy and begin managing existing or new applications and workloads on our proven, secure and reliable hosted public cloud platform. With GoGrid's Public Cloud and Private Cloud offerings, sysadmins, developers, and IT professionals create, deploy, and control cloud environments and complex virtual and physical server networks with full administrative control; with GoGrid's Private Cloud customers utilize a private, hosted and managed, single-tenant environment with zero capital expenditure. To further leverage the GoGrid cloud, the GoGrid Exchange provides users with an evolving ecosystem of cloud solutions from GoGrid's partner community. GoGrid is proud to have been recognized as a "Champion" by Info-Tech Research Group in 2011 and 2012. For more information, please visit www.GoGrid.com.
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EEOC Charges Company Refused to Hire Woman Because of Gender
OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland-based Crime Scene Cleaners, a trauma scene cleaning company specializing in homicide, suicide and accidental death scene cleanup operations, violated federal law by refusing to hire a qualified female applicant because of her gender, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
The federal agency asserts that Kristi Nunez responded to an advertisement by Crime Scene and applied for a position as a crime scene cleaner in November 2006. Although clearly qualified for the position, Nunez was asked a series of questions during her job interview that indicated she was not viewed as an appropriate candidate for the job because she is female, said the EEOC. Nunez was not hired, and the company hired a man for the position instead. The EEOC's lawsuit also charges the company with failure to keep records as required by law, so that equal opportunity hiring records can be checked.
"At the interview, I was hoping to talk about my educational background in chemistry and my experience with crime scenes from volunteering with the Richmond police department, but all the interviewer wanted to talk about was if I was married, if I had a jealous husband, and if I could work with all men," said Nunez. "I expected questions about my qualifications for the job, not about my personal life."
Discrimination based on gender violates Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964. After first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through conciliation, the EEOC filed the lawsuit (EEOC v. Crime Scene Cleaners, Inc.) in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, and seeks monetary damages on behalf of Nunez, training on anti-discrimination laws, posting of anti-discrimination notices at the work site, and other steps to prevent future discrimination.
EEOC San Francisco Regional Attorney William R. Tamayo said, "Stereotyping jobs as 'women's work' or 'men's work' is illegal and simply wrong in a modern workplace. Employers must look at an applicant's qualifications, not gender."
EEOC San Francisco District Director Michael Baldonado added, "Failing to keep records will not deter the EEOC from investigating discrimination. As in this case, we will enforce the federal EEO laws that require employers to keep records concerning hiring decisions, and hold responsible the employers who fail to do so."
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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It's Heee-eeere!
(All together, now!)
Itttt's beeee-ginning to look a lot like Christmas!
Eeev'rywhere you "go!"
Take a look at the zombie 'men
Slavering once again
With candy cane intestines, oh ho ho!
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
Saaaanta seals your doom
But the scariest sight to see
Is the gingerbread crazy
Waiting iiinnn yoooour room!
"Hi, kids! Who's ready for a slay ride?"
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Nancy Louise Powell Mollett, 65, Indianapolis, died at 7:20 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 21, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born Sept. 2, 1948 in Lynch, Ky. to Audie and Nancy (Roberts) Powell.
Nancy was a 1966 graduate of Cumberland High School in Cumberland, Ky. She retired from GenCorp in Wabash and was a member of the Church of God. Nancy enjoyed singing southern gospel music, and loved her grand dogs, Pookie, Chasie, and Princess. She lived in Wabash from 1966-1994, and in Indianapolis since 1995.
She is survived by two children, Tina Mollett and Charles Mollett Jr., both of Indianapolis, brothers and sisters, Johnny (Henrietta) Powell, Wabash, Jackie Clester, Indianapolis, Ruth (Arlie) Caudill, Wabash, Betty (Gilbert) Creech and Loucille (Thomas) Shepherd, both of Cumberland, Ky., Glenn (Faye) Powell and Jeannie (Sterl) Stamper, both of Wabash. Her parents, brother, James Ray Powell, and two infant brothers preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov.26, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Rev. Charles Osborne officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash.
The memorial guest book for Nancy may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.


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The cheese shack may not be the same, I don't remember seeing it when I visited the slope in Feb 2011 (TAR 14 was filmed in Nov 2008).Here's a permanent structure at the bottom of the hill if more footage shows up!
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That's where the climbing is.Do have an ID for #10 and #8 yet?? Go team Go!!
QuoteAmazing if Picture number 2 is the Pitstop!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't think it could be a Pit Stop because it is a very mechanized process to get there. It would be very anti-climatic to see teams bunched up fore the next ride.They may go there for the Roadblock clue (it's one ride away from where we see Wynona rock climbing).
Don't think so.. they went with a whole bunch of other friends.
Gut says Joey and Meghan win a leg (prob. this) before being eliminated. They recently went together to the Bahamas. hmmm....
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Some stories have such great charm and relevance that they can be told over and over again in many formats - and still win your heart. Certainly that's true of your traditional fairy tales or the Shakespeare classics; but there are also a few sweet modern tales that hold up well in multiple formats. One such story, in my view, is Mike Birbiglia's delightful "Sleepwalk with Me". It's a timeless story of one man's fear of love and maturity; but it is told - with terrific humor and stark honesty - through a chronicle of his struggle with a strange and dangerous sleepwalking condition.
I first heard Birbiglia tell the story on a 2008 episode of This American Life called "Fear of Sleep." If you haven't yet heard that episode, you must obtain it immediately. It will do nothing less than restore your faith in the power of solid storytelling.
The story later become so beloved that Birbiglia adapted it to a one-man show and then into a book. Now, with help from Ira Glass and This American Life producer Alissa Shipp, Mike is bringing the story to film.
Birbiglia directed the movie, and wrote it with Seth Barrish (who directed the stage version), Joe Birbiglia and Ira Glass. The film stars Mike, Lauren Ambrose, Jim Rebhorn and Carol Kane and was produced by Jacob Jaffke.
I've never been to Sundance - and probably won't make it this year - but I've never been more jealous of those who will be there. This film is going to be terrific.


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Shops at Stonefield- While most of the storefronts are still empty, Stonefield— best known as home of Trader Joe's and the new stadium seating Regal movie theater— is already home to several stores including Pier One and Brooks Brothers. Coming soon, we've been promised, are upscale kitchen goods purveyor Williams-Sonoma and home furnishings giant Pottery Barn, sure to draw throngs. Also opening this fall: the flagship store of Blue Ridge Mountain Sports; the high-end body, face and home product store L'Occitane; and fly-fishing, hunting and sporting goods store, Orvis.
The Corner: Not just for fashion-fearless undergrads, The Corner offers serious Charlottesville shoppers a respite from faceless brands and bland store fronts. While most of the shopping trends towards chick-wear, there's something for all Cavaliers at stores like Mincers (434-296-5687) and the Student Book Store (434-293-5900). Athletes of all genres must stop by Ragged Mountain Running Shop (434-293-3367) to get their stride checked by a member of the Lorenzoni family, (Mark and Cynthia have owned the store since 1982) or snag comfortable and functional workout gear for all occasions. Shopping for that unique, one-of-a-kind Foxfield dress? A stop at Finch (434-244-0050), Duo (434-979-1212), or Jack Wills is likely to turn up a preppy, glamorous, or quirky outfit suitable for dinner out or a sorority function!
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In the MILF/taboo genre, one of the studios that got in on the trend before anyone else was Forbidden Fruits Films. They do it well and they do it a lot, so you're probably already a fan if this is the kind of porn for you. But if you don't know Triple F yet, then buckle up for Mothers Behaving Very Badly 4.
T Stone, aka Tarzan, likes to spy on his sexy, tattooed blonde stepmother Synthia Fixx while she's laying out in the sun. Synthia makes a big production out of putting on suntan lotion and taking a selfie, as if she knows her son is watching and that he likes what he sees. The feeling is mutual, so it's time for this slutty stepmom to make good use of that young body and his big, erect cock! After Synthia has had her fun with her son, she scolds him as if this whole thing wasn't her idea. Naughty boy, but even naughtier mommy!
Infamously horny MILF Jodi West wants to tease her stepson, Cody Steele, so she models some revealing dresses for him, pretending she's unsure what to wear for dinner with Cody's dad. He's outraged by the increasing sluttiness of each one she prances out in, until finally Jodi starts to poke at Cody's growing boner and chide him for getting so turned on even though he claims she looks like a stripper. As his boner grows, Jodi can't help wanting to feel it filling up her greedy mouth and moistening pussy! Cody fucks his stepmom in numerous positions and blows a huge load on her hard body, but Jodi chastises him for seducing her. What a minx!
Elexis Monroe has a heart-to-heart conversation with her stepdaughter, the ravishing Sam Summers. Unable to soothe Sam's troubles with words, Elexis turns to the body language that she speaks fluently, giving Sam the lesbian experience that she has been craving all along without being able to speak of her desire out loud. Sam's all-natural body is a work of art and Elexis knows all of the right ways to touch, kiss, lick, and grind to bring her stepdaughter to a wild orgasm.
Levi Cash sneaks up on his stepmom, the athletic, big-breasted, and short-haired hottie Shay Fox. He wants a quickie while his dad is outside mowing the lawn, but Shay takes some convincing. They fucked once before but she thought it would be a mistake to do it again. She still has the hots for her stepson, though, so he changes her mind. Levi pulls her panties down and gets her smooth pussy wet with some licking, but he doesn't have a lot of time so he is soon balls deep inside and pounding hard. As they change positions, he yanks her dress up and sucks her tits before Shay greedily deep-throats him. They change positions a couple more times, constantly risking the chance that they'll take just a second or two too long.
Beautiful, dark-haired, sleek MILF India Summer has finally tracked down her cheating husband's fuck pad. She's got her good-looking stepson, Johnny Castle, with her and they decide that two can play at his dad's game. It's an apartment made for sex, so they might as well use it! At first Johnny thinks it's a bad idea, but India doesn't have to try too hard because she's just too hot to resist. She's got a hot body and she really knows how to suck a good cock. Johnny pounds the hell out of her pussy in several positions and then cums on her toned ass cheek. India greedily sucks the last drops of his jizz out of his cock. To make sure they leave their mark on the place, India wipes her pussy clean on the damp bikini bottom that she found in the apartment!
If that's not living up to the title of Mothers Behaving Very Badly 4, then what will?


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Veterinarians at the National Zoo conducted their first ultrasound examination Tuesday on the female giant panda Mei Xiang since she began building a nest over the weekend, but they can't yet determine whether she is pregnant.
Zoo officials tweeted updates as keepers encouraged Mei Xiang to cooperate. Zoo scientists recently detected a rise in hormone levels that could indicate the panda is either pregnant or experiencing a "pseudopregnancy," which occurs when a panda ovulates but doesn't conceive.
Mei Xiang has had five consecutive pseudopregnancies since 2007. She gave birth to her only cub, Tai Shan, in 2005.
Scientists at the zoo have said Mei Xiang has less than a 10 percent chance of being pregnant this year after so many failed attempts, said zoo spokeswoman Lindsay Renick Mayer. Scientists have said she may be infertile at this point, but they called on Chinese panda experts to help with the breeding process this year.
Still, Mei Xiang is showing all the signs of a possible pregnancy. Over the weekend, Mei Xiang began building a nest with bamboo and was eating less than usual. The 14-year-old panda was artificially inseminated twice in late April.
The ultrasound Tuesday showed a thickening of her uterine walls, which would be consistent with either a pregnancy or a pseudopregnancy.
If there were a fetus growing inside, it would be difficult to detect. Panda fetuses don't start developing until the final weeks of a pregnancy. So it may be too soon to have any confirmation of whether Mei Xiang could give birth.
Zookeepers will continue trying to perform ultrasounds twice each week if Mei Xiang cooperates. They hope to know whether she is pregnant by the middle of September, Renick Mayer said.


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While all of you were busy trying to drink away the cold weather (or was that just me), something important was brewing in a land, far, far away.
The White House is to throw a lavish reception for the Chinese leader, Hu Jintao, on Wednesday in an effort to patch up relations after a difficult year dominated by tensions over currency rates, jobs, North Korea and other international issues. President Hu is due in Washington tomorrow for the start of a four-day visit, the highlight of which is to be a state dinner at the White House on Wednesday evening.
Isn't that cheating?
How can America make relations with China, behind our backs? Wasn't it just last November when President Barry America swept us off our feet by uttering those magic words "Permanent Member of the Security Council". Whenever our other diplomatic initiatives were rebuked by other countries, we took solace in the fact that maybe one day, we would take our rightful place, right next to America, and both of us together would heal the world and make it a better place for you and for me and the entire human race!
Is this why we gave you billions of dollars of our hard earned money, Barry? Is this how you repay us? How can you do that to us, Barry? What about all the nice things you said to us in the backseat of your plush limo? Were those a lie too? Did you think we would never find out? This is a slap in the face of the awesome future we had planned together. How can you do that to us, Barry? HOW CAN YOU SLAP?
Tell us that it's not true, Barry. Tell us you're only doing it because you owe China some money.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh got a state dinner when he came here in 2009 as President Barack Obama's first state guest. Chinese President Hu Jintao is getting one too, but commentators are discussing it as if it was completely unexpected.
This and other comparisons are being drawn between India and China in a triangular relationship with the US, going right up to the White House itself, unsolicited and unprompted. Shortly before Hu arrived on Tuesday, Obama's press secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters not to expect deliverables to match those of the India visit.
See? Barry could never do that to us. His mouth may say Kung Pao Chicken, but in his heart there is only place for Chicken Malai Tikka.
It's okay with us, Barry. We understand your relationship with China is just fiscal! We can't always be together. We're not jealous. In fact, we have a confession to make. It seems like we might have had a short fling with France (it's how you say "hello" in France), a one night stand with
the poor man's Canada Britain (but that was basically pity sex. We feel bad for the fella. Nobody even asks him out anymore. Even his neighbours ignore him all the time), and we even fondly remember the time when Russia date raped us (Bygones. Can't blame him, though. He was in Delhi). What we want you to know Barry is that we were thinking about you all the time!
Both of us may stray, Barry, but we know that each of us will come back home! At the end of the day, our relationship is the winner!
That's what everybody else seems to be thinking too:
Even the think tanks seem a little under-enthused. Though papers are being presented and talks are being hosted, the buzz is missing. "The bottom line is that no one expects dramatic breakthroughs with the Hu visit," said Richard Fontaine of the Centre for New American Security. Though corporate deals worth billions are expected to be announced over the next two days, the high-voltage success of Obama's visit to India in November might have raised the bar for visits of this kind.
"This is a little different from our trip to India. The economic relationship that we have with the Chinese is different on a scale with what we do with India," Gibbs told reporters.
ZOMG! In this relationship, we are the Betty Cooper to America's Archie Andrews. And China is mean ol' Veronica Lodge, with all her money and charm and her scandalous short skirts. Archie may take Veronica dancing every Saturday night, but he always spends Sunday afternoon making cookies with Betty. Betty might have to do all the work while Archie just sits there watching teevee, but, still, Betty loves to make cookies. In fact, Betty lives for all those Sundays she can make cookies for Archie. If Betty could spend the rest of her life making cookies for Archie, she would consider it a life well spent.
In fact, we have so much trust in Barry's love that we even wrote a song* for him:
Barry, can you hear me?
Barry, can you see me?
Barry can you find me in the night?
Barry are you near me?
Barry, can you hear me?
Barry, can you help me not be frightened?
Looking at the skies I seem to see
A million eyes which ones are yours?
Where are you now that yesterday
Has waved goodbye
And closed its doors?
The night is so much darker;
The wind is so much colder;
The world I see is so much bigger
Now that I'm alone.
Barry, please forgive me.
Try to understand me;
Barry, don't you know I had no choice?
Anything I'm saying
Even though the night is filled with voices?
I remember everything you taught me
Every book I've ever read...
Can all the words in all the books
Help me to face what lies ahead?
The trees are so much taller
And I feel so much smaller;
The moon is twice as lonely
And the stars are half as bright...
Barry, how I love you...
Barry, how I need you.
Barry, how I miss you
Kissing me good night...
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This is not the post where I dive headfirst into superheroine backstory. On that day, I'll swim through pop-history like Aquaman swims through water: masterfully, beautifully, heroically. (The coffee shop is out of decaf, and so I find myself supremely self-assured, if shaky of hand.)
For today, I'm trying to understand the negativity generated by Wonder Woman 7, and so will share only a small bit of her traditional back story.
But first, a note: There are different versions of WW's original mythology reported online. Which speaks to the great importance of fact checking. Triple-check those facts people! So says the former fact-checker.
Right now, I'm going with fast and easy, Google-led research. Will save the hard-core fact checking for later.
Wonder Woman's original mythology, circa 1940s
The all-female Amazonian warriors lived in Ancient Greece, and were led by mighty Hippolyta, made even mightier by her magic girdle, a gift from Aphrodite. (I too have a magic girdle, a purchase from Spanx.)
Buff and insecure, Hercules takes on the Amazons, seduces Hippolyta, steals her girdle, and imprisons a bevy of warrior-women. Aphrodite helps the women escape to far-off, man-less Paradise Island, but forces them to wear silver bracelets as a constant reminder of the foolishness of submitting to man.
On Paradise Island, the Amazons retain their warrior skills in case of attack, but also create a peaceful society, invent technologically superior devices, and achieve eternal youth. Today, they'd have a PR person and be the stars of "Keeping Up with the Amazons."
Though Hippolyta is surrounded by an army of sisters, she wants a child. For lack of a sperm donor, she fashions a baby of clay. Sympathetic Aphrodite brings the child to life. Hippolyta names her after Diana (actually her Roman name; known as Artemis in Greece), goddess of the hunt, the moon, and, interestingly, childbirth.
The New 52 Mythology, circa Right Now
Brian Azzarello's New 52 Wonder Woman smashes this mythology to bits.
A few issues back Diana discovered that she was not born of clay, but rather of a hot-and-heavy illicit commingling of Hippolyta and Zeus. Not only did Hippolyta break the Amazonian vow of manlessness, but she also betrayed a woman, Zeus' wife Hera.
Some readers found this as unsettling as Diana did, but I'm the Virgin, not the Historian. I didn't read it as a change because it was all new to me. Also, the storyline made for more drama, especially where Hera was concerned.
Finally, while I wish Hera hadn't obliterated Hippolyta and every last Amazon except Diana, I am too enamored of the Olympians to miss the Amazons very much.
The bigger change, and the source of the loudest complaints, occurred in last week's issue. The Amazons were revealed (to Diana's horror and mine) to be a band of succubi, who thrice a century lured seafaring men into bed for sperm-harvesting. The men were then dumped overboard to watery deaths.
Wham, Bam, Drown You, Sam.
Those Amazons who bore female babies 9 months later were celebrated. Male babies were ripped from their mothers' arms and delivered to Hephaestus (the Smith) in exchange for weapons.
Some phallic commerce going on here – exchanging men for swords – but never mind that for now.
Their Take
Azzarello really changes the back story, but does changing up = f***ing up?
A few arguments that it does (quoting directly – I suggest reading these in full, all excellent and highlighting positives as well as criticisms):
Tim Hanley of Straitened Circumstances, "Wonder Woman #7 Review OR That Was An Odd Choice"
• I mean, how does Wonder Woman not know about this? Was she literally JUST born? Or did she just not notice all the babies, and everyone ducking out every 33 years? It's not a big island.
• The Amazons are strong and independent women who have been a remarkably progressive and feminist presence in the DC universe since it began. And now they're jerks.
• … Wonder Woman was never dark or tortured or trying to deal with a screwed up history. That's what made her different. She wasn't a hero to excise her demons or because of a psychological break cause by serious parental issues, she was a hero because she's an Amazon and that's just what they do. But now she's a hero despite being an Amazon, and that's bumming me out some.
Susana Polo of The Mary Sue, "How Wonder Woman #7 Left A Bad Taste In My Mouth"
• Presenting the Amazons as murderers and slavers of men … fails to subvert the, yes, still pervasive notion that if you put a woman in charge of something she's going to oppress men (with more regularity than if the genders were reversed).
Kelly Thompson of Comic Book Resources, "Wonder Woman #7"
• How can Diana be who we know her to be -- good and proud, strong and brave, honest and true, full of compassion and power -- and come from and/or agree with the supposed ways of Azzarello's Amazons? … If Diana did not know, as Azzarello's story seems to imply, then we must assume Diana to be a naïve fool at best and galactically stupid at worst. If Diana is a naïve fool unaware she was raised by killers, rapists, liars and abandoners, how can we believe that she would she (sic) grow into the honorable, heroic and compassionate person she is when these are the people who raised her?
My Take
As I've stated before, one of the beauties of this comic book universe is the constant riffing.
Brian Azzarello's riff is bold and allows him/us to explore a different Diana.
I still love her. I still want to be her. I don't find her any weaker or stronger as a result of the changes in mythology. I'm still extremely interested in future issues.
And now for a Big Old But (not mine – I'm wearing my girdle!):
Diana stood out from my other four reads because of her mythological background, and also because she was, I thought, raised by women who told her she was morally and physically strong, who were themselves morally and physically strong, and who instilled in her the idea that she was the bomb.
The women in Batwoman's life were murdered by men.
Batgirl's mother deserted her.
Supergirl's mother is dead, and all she talks about is her dad anyway.
I loved that Wonder Woman was part of a larger family of strong women. Even when she learned the truth about her birth, even when she felt let down by her mother and her sisters, she was still of them in some sense, and they were still admirable, if flawed.
Now they're reprehensible.
This serves to isolate Diana further, and in doing so, to bring her into the 21st century lonely-hero pantheon, a group of mighties who turn personal tragedy into world-saving triumph, who spend quiet hours soul-searching and who also avoid soul-searching by kapowing villains.
But does Diana need to be like all the other superheroes? I loved that she wasn't. That she was allowed to have a semi-functioning, super supportive super family.
(I say "semi" because those Amazons who were cursed to be born heterosexual were just SOL, and discounting heterosexuality is just as repressive as discounting homosexuality. Hear that Aphrodite? I mean, I don't condone Hippolyta's sleeping with a married man, but the poor thing hadn't had heterosexual intercourse for centuries.)
Upshot: Like the folks I've quoted above, I don't like these particular changes, but until I'm more grounded in the Wonder-verse, I'm objecting on grounds of personal preference (my personal preferences shaped, in part, by my feminism).
I loved the Mighty Brave Warrior Amazons. I do not like the Cheesy Murdering Kidnapper Amazons.
Upside: Now that the Amazons have proved vicious, I'm okay with Hera turning them to snakes.


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Toyota Venza Transmission Problems
I have an AWD V6. When cold starting I let the car warm up for at least a minute (after work) and up to 3 or 4 minutes, first thing in the morning. I need to back out of my driveway and my space at work, both are pretty level. Anyway, after shifting into reverse (foot on brake), the Slip Indicator blinks for what seems like 5 seconds or more and the car doesn't do anything. Then I'll hear a noise under the middle of the car and the slight clunk of the transmission engaging. Is this normal or is something wrong with the trans or a sensor? Once warmed up, nothing else has ever occurred that would be out of the ordinary. There is only 250 miles on the car since picking it up on Monday. TIA! Regards, Chris
Hi guys,
Just took Venza V6 and V4 for test drive. I found the same weird behavior in both of them.
You drive the car in a manual transmission mode (let's say using 3rd shift) and fully stop (not changing the shift). The panel will still show 3 for the shift and it won't change it to 1 as it used to be in other cars. So, you start driving again and keeps showing 3.
Do you have the same in your Venza? is it by design?0
toledo73 Posts: 170HUH? If you have the shifter in 3rd it will not move to 1st. You're still in 3rd at a stop. Just like if you're in D, it does NOT change to 1 at a stop.0
What? How come the transmission doesn't adjust it? It makes no sense to start driving with 3rd (or 4th..etc) gear. Or driving 40km/h after highway in 6th gear.
I drove audi and hyundai with tiptronic before and they used to adjust it. Yes, It still gives you a feeling of controlling it but it has some protection as well. For example, driving over 6000rpm (in a manual mode) the transmission will give you 1-2 seconds for adjusting and will automatically shift itself up.0
For example, as used by some cars, their five-speed Tiptronic will automatically make the upshifts from 1 to 2 when moving off from a stop, even when in manual mode; the transmission then waits for the user's upshift command before proceeding from 2 to 3, 3 to 4 and 4 to 5, although the transmission will still upshift if the redline is approached. On deceleration, the transmission will make all downshifts automatically when close to the tick-over or idle speed, to avoid running the engine at too-low an RPM, although the user can accelerate any downshift (that would not violate the redline), thus allowing improved engine braking, or preparation for intended acceleration.0
md_outback Posts: 185I'll have to agree with anry555 on this one. I've owned several cars with shiftable automatic transmissions (i.e. Tiptronic) and they all "automatically" downshifted to 1st gear after coming to a stop and the indicator on the dash reflected this. With my wife's Lexus IS, the indicator does not change when you come to a stop with the shifter in manual mode so it may appear like the car is still in 3rd gear. BUT the transmission has actually downshifted after the stop so you are really starting up in 1st gear even though the dash indicator continues to show 3rd until you are going fast enough to upshift to 4th or you switch to full automatic mode. Seems like a Toyota/Lexus thing.0
A "true" stick shift wouldn't automatically upshift so now that DBW can be used to prevent an over-rev why not? Same with downshifting...if the engine doesn't knock due to lugging what's the harm...??
And if it does knock due to lugging DBW can be used.....0
"...Just took Venza V6 and V4 for test drive...."
That would be i4 and V6. The four cylinder engine is an inline four, not a v-configurated four.0
Bring it in for diagnosis under the warranty. A pause that long, before reverse engages, isn't normal, even when cold starting.0
I have the same car AWD V6 and the same thing happens to me. I just got my car 2.5 weeks ago and the SRS Warning light kept intermittently coming on along with the VSC (Vehicle Stability Control) light (it should only come on when the car is sliding on ice, wet road, etc.). If the VSC light does not stay on, there is no dianosis the car dealer can do! Thankfully the dealer did get the SRS light to go on and they replaced the driver side seat belt mechanism-no problem so far. I still to this day am getting the VSC light indicator when I am at a standstill in my garage and when I initially put the car in reverse (I am not on any hills or inclines when this happens), but once I start to move, the light goes off.0
qs933 Posts: 302I have an AWD V6 and have not noticed a delay or the VSC light when shifting into reverse. I have a slightly sloped driveway.0
I have a 4-cyl FWD. When I first start up the car, place it in drive and slowly accelerate away, I hear a soft clunk or thud noise approximate in middle of the car when the transmission shifts from 1st to 2nd. When I stop and then accelerate again, there is no noise as it shifts from 1st to 2nd or thereafter. The noise only occurs ONCE after the engine is turned on. Does this have anything with the transmission or VTC? I read in the manual that you can expect some kind of noise but did not specify the kind or occurence. I'm having it checked out at the dealer.0
I had to bring mine in when my bumper protector came in. The service adviser said the Slip Indicator light and delay before engaging the transmission is because the car is doing a diagnostic test when it's a cold start. Some report a similar condition, others do not. Time will tell if it's really a problem or not. I haven't had any other issues.
That is probably the ABS brake self test noise that you are experiencing. It happens just as you state. Once after the car is first started and driven for the first time. If you park the car, turn off the engine and start the whole procedure again, it may do another self test.0
When you first move the vehicle the ABS/TC/VSC is tested so I wonder if this isn't simply an indication of same.0
verndog Posts: 6I posted another thread with the same issue, I didn't see this. Yes, I am having the exact same issue. FWD V6, TCS light comes on backing from driveway, or after releasing ebrake from slight grade. I get the delay and light and not always when cold either. Its inconsistant which tells me its a problem. If it did something the same each time then I'll buy that as possibly normal. I think the service guys have no clue and since there is "no code" then there is no fix. Dont buy that either, there are "no codes" with flat tires, piston slap, or any of 1000's of other issues, but there sure as heck is a problem in need of fixing. This can be dangerous since the car will just "let go" and start moving since your foot is off the brake waiting to go...and you dont know when it will take off. Sometimes 2 seconds...sometimes 5-6 seconds.0
Yup, you were right. Took it into the dealer and they confirmed your assessment....ABS self test diagnosis. Odd that it makes that kind of noise, yet my 1997 Toyota Camry with ABS brakes didn't make any noise.
How did they determine it was the ABS self-test diagnosis? Maybe they read your post? In fact, how did you know? Is there a TSB on file?0
Maybe too many owners concerned about the ABS startup noise and so Toyota has added the indication to allay the fears..??0
I knew from experience. I have had ABS in most of my cars since 1988. They all made the sound in question. Some of course, a lot louder and more pronounced than others. My two Camrys with ABS certainly made the noise and the most irritating of all was my 2001 Corolla. It was ridiculous. The Fords that we have owned have been the quietest.0
Now you've got my curiosity. At times it is a soft clunk or slap, other times a definite clunk. How is that diagnostic test generated? Couldn't Toyota have designed it using an indicator light or something? It is irritating, disconcerting and not what I would expect in a $30K car.0
It seems that mechanical and electronic parts are moving about during the ABS test. This results in the noise in question.0
During the previous period the vehicle was parked the probability that the "reserve" ABS pumpmotor brake fluid pressure has leaked down to too low a level to be fully functional is fairly high. So, as a minimum the ABS pumpmotor will soon begin running after engine start, and certainly before/as you put the vehicle in motion.
It would also be wise to cycle each of the individual brake release/apply(TC equipped) solenoids so as to "arm" the pressure side with the newly available high brake fluid pressure.
Not exactly a good idea to perform this test once the vehicle is fully in motion so the diagnostic is typically run just as...
The level of noise, overall, will be a function of just how much the brake fluid pressure has leaked down, how long the ignition has been off, at the various points.0
Thanks for the detailed technical description. You would think that diagnostic test is done when the vehicle is stationary after initial start, but I've let the vehicle idle for 5 minutes and no "clunk" sound as I described. Only when the vehicle is in forward motion, then the sound is heard. Odd diagnostic methodology.
Now, my next question is, if the system does not pass the self test diagnosis, is there a warning light or a different sound?0
Have my Venza AWD V6 for 2 months/3000 mil. Silky smooth for two weeks. Then Unusual griding/clunk noice with every shifting(P to R or D). Particularly bad in the morning. The noice is getting worse. 3 days ago, the car would not move for more than 2 minute on Reverse when start in the morning. The VSC sign stayed on. Turned off engine/ restarted, the car moved. In the afternoon, the car would not move for more than 15 seconds on Drive, then jumped forward all the sudden. What a let down for this expensive Toyota (traded in a 2000 Avalon).
The Tech confirmed the unusual noice but not the other problem and said that other new Venza also have similar noice issues I knew other venza owners in this forum reported similar problems with the transmission and start up. Manufacture defect?
Toyota needs to get to the buttom of this.
I do not feel safe driving the Venza with an erractic transmission. I will report back with more info as well as the repair results.0
Lightly press the brake pedal when starting and first shifting the trans. The Hill-hold feature is engaging when you press the brake too hard when switching gears. Never happened again when I started using less pressure on the brake.0
This is a follow-up to my first post on Apr 16, 09. As stated in prior post, the dealer changed my entire seat belt mechanism, including all wiring related to such, in an effort to get the Single Restraint System lights to go out (or should I say work properly?). They could not diagnose the Vehicle Stability Control light that was coming on because it was intermittent. Well, when both lights came on, I had the time to actually drive it that moment to the dealer. They said the VSC is stemming from stepping on the break too hard (does everybody live on flat land?) and that I have to NOT STEP ON THE BREAK TOO HARD! It's just the way the car is - he's seen it in other Venza's. WHO EVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING? ANYONE? That's totally not acceptable to me after spending over 40K for a NEW car. They diagnosed it as a problem in the WIRING system. They changed the ENTIRE wiring in the vehicle. We had to wait for parts from JAPAN! I owned my vehicle for 2.5 months and the dealer had it for 4.1 WEEKS. Currently, the VSC has come back on intermittently, and I'm just waiting for the ABS light to come on. At that point, I would have taken my new vehicle back for service for the same issue 3 separate times and I believe that legally qualifies the car as a LEMON.
my gut says there is definitely something wrong with this Venza,
Vehicle Stability Control and the0
There is no doubt in my mind that there are design/manufacture defects with the Venza. I wouldn't mind working with Toyota to solve the problems. But I am not happy when they told me that nothing could be done because there was no codes for the problems and that other new Venza in their lot making similar noices. Can they facing up the fact that maybe all Venza have the problems?
After twenty years of driving, I knew that something has turned wrong with the Venza after few weeks of driving. No body would accept a $40000 car with such a tempermental tranismission. Just lessen your foot pressure? Give me a break!
I will be meeting with the Tech Manager Monday. I will keep you all posted.0
soak Posts: 1I have been having the same "clunking" noise as everyone else..kinda scary! However, I am having another problem as well. I have a noise coming from the passenger side that sounds like an acorn rolling around up on the roof. However, that is not the case. I had someone else drive and I have estimated that the noise is right near where the windshield attaches to the roof. It only happens when driving back roads-not on the highway. The car only has 300 miles on it and the noise is getting worse each day...any ideas? I have an appt. with Toyota next week as well....0
bkby Posts: 3I have seen many messages regarding the VSC indicator and a delay before going into gear. I noticed this problem the first week I had the car (09 Venza AWD 4 cyl).
After a half dozen trips to the dealer we found a way to re-produce it at will.
When starting the car, or going from P to D or R, place a little excess pressure on the brake peddle. This is what is triguring the VSC. Once we discovered the sales manager and myself tried 3 or 4 new Venzas on the lot and could reproduce the problem on all the vehicles. Not only to I consider this dangerous, it gets even worse. As folks have reported, once the VCS clears it will jump into gear. Does not matter if your foot is on the break or not. This is a very poor design and concerns me greatly. If you have anyone drive the car who is not familiar with this issue it could lead to accidents, injuries etc. I am extremely dissapointed being a huge Toyota fan. I am currently in disscussion with Toyota about this since there is nothing the dealer can do.0
tollas Posts: 3I have a new 4 cylinder venza front wheel drive. Lately I hear a faint irritating whining noise when the car accelerates. I can't tell if it is the transmission or some other drivetrain assembly. It seems to be loudest on the passenger side. Any input or ideas?0
Interesting that you mention that whine. I have a Venza 4-cyl and I haven't heard it....yet, but I did hear noticeably loud whine upon acceleration on a 2009 Toyota Corolla that I rented. The noise varied with engine speed. Hard to determine whether it was the engine or transmission.0


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Moving to LA and Work Trip to Saudi Arabia!
I've recently moved to LA from NYC since living in LA has been in my bucket list since my first visit to the US back in high-school. Living in NYC for almost 3 years definitely hit the mark, and it was time for me to make a change in my life and to pursue another challenge. Moving to another state without really knowing anyone and especially when you visited once back in high-school might sound absurd. Actually, when I visited LA briefly for an apartment hunting, the weather in LA was oddly cloudy and rainy. And, I thought "what was I thinking?" 🙂 However, I always say, "time is the most precious commodity". How long do we wait for the perfect condition/circumstances to happen for us (i.e. better economy, higher salary) in order to try something you really want? Blaming on bad economy or your current situation for any reason doesn't get you anywhere. I've got to say that the first week in LA was definitely challenging while doing everything on my own within a budget. However, it wasn't as hard compared to the difficult times I had to overcome when I first moved to the states by myself. 🙂 I guess, the level of hardship is all relative after all.
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Despite the extremely limited women's rights and culture change, I sincerely welcome this challenge and am very excited about this opportunity! And, one of the popular quotes from Mark Twain inspired and helped me with the decision to come here.
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She has had chest pains radiating into her left arm all day and kept putting off having to dial 999! She lives alone and her house is immaculate and full of souveniers and furniture from around the world.
I asked her about her pains and we examined and treated her taking her blood pressure and 12 lead ECG (no ECG changes apart from slight ischaemia), gave oxygen, aspirin, and GTN spray. All the while she talked of her family and of her part time roles in two very famous TV soaps. After placing a cannula in the back of her hand we take her to the local Assessment Unit for further investigation.
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When: Sept. 24-25, 2012
Venue: Olympia Fields Country Club
Where: Olympia Fields, Ill.
Fact Sheet: Info on PGA Junior Golf (.pdf)
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Player Profiles: United States team | European team (.pdfs)
Format: A team of six boys and six girls who are U.S. citizens and will graduate high school no later than 2013 will face off in a two-day match-play competition against their counterparts from Europe.
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