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October 05, 2011
Why worry?
One advert that has completely put me off buying anything from that particular brand is by a manufacturer of cameras. In this advert a lady announces that she is a type of camera. Who are you kidding, woman? Are you receiving treatment for this psychopathic delusion?!
And this brings me seamlessly (!) to the subject of this post. For there are very few musical groups that have a name that is more inviting, more curiosity provoking than the group of the late Suberu Oni. Indeed: Why Worry?
I have attempted to dig up some background to this musical master from Nigeria, but have found it a challenge. Suberu Oni appears have been one of the pioneering highlife artists rising to fame in the 1950s and 1960s. A contemporary of Ayinde Bakare and Theophilus Iwalokun, he was a native of Ondo (and assume they mean the city in the state of the same name) and sang in a local Ondo dialect with a distinct, deep guttural voice.
The name of his record label suggests Suberu Oni was proud of his origins. The name Ekimogun is probably related to the name of an annual event. "On Ekimogun Day all sons and daughters of Ondo Kingdom at home and in the Diaspora come together to showcase their culture and raise funds for the development of their community.
In the past 23 years that the Ekiomogun Day has taken place, hundreds of indigenes have benefited from scholarship awards and trainings, through the funds generated by the organisers of the event, the Ondo Development Committee."
I think it would be too much of a coincidence to assume that Oni´s label led to the naming of this event. It seems more likely that both refer to another element of Ondo tradition and/or culture.
As to this lp, I am totally in the dark when it comes to titles and other useful info. Perhaps someone can help us out. If not, we still have the solid, old style music and those remarkable voices. And that in itself is good enough, if you ask me.
So why worry?
Ekimogun EKLP 096 (alternative link)
11 comments:
- whiteanduptight said...
yes, why worry when we have great blogs like yours to take our mind off all the stupid out there... :)
thanks for sharing all this great music to help make us happy & not worry!
- 5 October 2011 at 15:31
Well, Mr Worldservice, Good old Steve, Do you remember The Buggles - I am a Camera.....
Now a lady does the trick and the company that sells cameras gets more exposure one way or another. For me commercials are a time to go to the toilet, get another cup of tea .
And when you go to Mali in a few weeks I wish you a splendid time there, save journeys, and a fruitfull holiday (don't forget your camera)
- 6 October 2011 at 03:09
- WrldServ said...
@Anonymous (Richard): Luckily I do not remember The Buggles. When they released this hit (?) - and I read in the wikipedia that this was in 1981 - I had already gone off western music and was well on my way to discover the overwhelmingly abounding riches of non-western music(s).
The ratio adverts-programmes is such that I would have to drink myself into a ureteric stupor to justify visiting the lavatory during every commercial break. This doesn't seem wise.
And I wasn't aware that I knew you well enough to call me "good old", let alone "Steve".......
- 6 October 2011 at 04:21
- ajnabi said...
Always worth a visit is your blog. Thanks. No worries.
- 6 October 2011 at 05:06
Stephan, may I beg for pardon. You are right to point out to me that I should not be familliar. We never met, never shook hands, and another thing, I choose anonymous comments. I shall respect the way YOU wish that I shall call you
- 7 October 2011 at 04:05
oh dear, mr. wereld omroep can NOT be called "Good old Steve".
that is too bad.
you see, in true Kinshasa spirit we greet people nicely.
remember mzee:
bato nyonso na mbotama bazali nzomi pe bakokani na limemya pe makoki.
bazali na mayele pe base, geli kofanda na bondeko okati na bango.
if you really have 20 or more years interest in african culture you should have learned to smile when someone calls you "Good old Steve".
greetings from an old mbende man.
- 13 October 2011 at 03:06
- WrldServ said...
@van der kist: Again: too many assumptions.
- 13 October 2011 at 03:33
Thanks for digging this up. I'm very well acquainted with Suberu Oni and his Why Worry Orchestra. They are indeed from Ondo town in Ondo state in nigeria. They were quite the funny pair( The band consisted of two main guys) One of them, Suberu Oni was a big broad guy with quite the hearty laugh. To my young eyes back then he seemed to be larger than life, he must have been at least 250 pounds and to my 8 year old eyes he might as well have been a giant. His partner couldn't have been bigger than 150 pounds and quite short. Suberu lived behind my grandma's house in Ondo town and was quite a sight in the town. He would come around almost every day to pay his respects to all the elders in the neighborhood, he and the band were quite well loved. They had a bunch of hits locally in the Ondo state area and they along with Sir Francis Akintade were the most popular groups out of Ondo state until king Sunny Ade came around and basically knocked off all the old guys. they straddled that line of musicians who came of age in colonial Nigeria and tried to make the transition to post colonial Nigerian sensibilities. Some where more successful than others, they made a bunch of appearances on the radio(FRCN-The federal radio corporation of Nigeria) and on the telly. Not quite sure how much their popularity crossed over into the country at large but in the Ondo state area they were quite they rage. Some of their popular hits were "Oba rere a mbe ebe" "Why worry lawa wa" "Ogedengbe" their lyrics were usually along the lines of parables and admonitions to the youth and topical political issues. My grandma had an old gramophone and we played a bunch 78's, the Why Worry Orchestra was on heavy rotation. The story goes that Suberu's bandmate wandered off one day and was never seen of heard of again. Sitting here with my brother and reminiscing. Thanks
- 15 October 2011 at 13:53
- whiteanduptight said...
dear van der kist,
would it be possible to ask for an translation of what you wrote that is not in english?
you sound like a very nice & wise "old mbende man", and i'm very curious as to what that says. :)
thank you!
- 16 October 2011 at 12:56
Hi, anonymous here again. I was scouring the web trying to find images of The Why Worry Orchestra to send you but boy, there's about nothing on them . What a shame. Because i'm so intimately familiar with the band members and their music this post resonates with me deeply. I'll keep trying to find stuff to send you. Heading to Nigeria in a few weeks I'll be in Ondo town and i bet i can dig up stuff. By the way, Suberu's the one with the deep gruff voice on the album. Boy really missing the good old days
- 18 October 2011 at 11:06
- WrldServ said...
@Anonymous (i.e. the last two): Thank you for these very helpful additions. Any information about this great artist is very welcome!
In my opinion it is a disgrace that artists of this stature are at risk of disappearing into the mist of oblivion.
- 18 October 2011 at 23:10


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On Wednesday, Comcast issued a statement saying that the network will show "second and third-tier sporting events" and called it "a niche sports channel" and added: "Indiana basketball fans don't want to watch Iowa volleyball, but the Big Ten wants everyone to pay for their new network."
Delany fired back on Thursday. "In the Midwest, when you're talking about a women's sports team, you talk about them with respect," Delany said. "They're not second tier. Certainly, games at Michigan and Penn State and Ohio State — I don't care who the opponent is, those are not second-tier games. To the extent that those remarks were intended to denigrate institutions or teams or, in particular the women's volleyball team at Iowa, I think they ought to be rethought. I think if clarifications are necessary, that's fine. And really, if they were intended to denigrate, there ought to be an apology."
To reinforce Delany's position (and to rile up fans, no doubt), the Big Ten Network issued a press release stating that it pledges to broadcast an equal number of men's and women's events by the third year. ... In other words, the Big Ten Network just acknowledged it will offer second-tier programming on an equal basis in three years.
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For most of us, that phrase "increased participation of women in cycling" immediately makes us think of chicks on bikes, preferably racing, because we are CV members and we race. I don't think that's an unreasonable assumption. But I did have my doubts as to whether that is what the CV Board Executive had in mind for this money.
My doubts were validated when CV put a call out for "all women officers " to attend a forum, to be held at MSAC. This rang alarm bells for me in regard to 1. the cost of the venue and 2. CVs intention and direction for increasing female participation. When the grant was announced, a few Facebook buddies and I joked about more women to bring a plate. Looks like we weren't wrong.
I heard off the record that 10 women and 6 men attended this function. I am not sure what was discussed explicitly, although the St Kilda model was presented. My understanding of the St Kilda model is to get as many female members as possible. This helps support future grant applications, by demonstrating growth in female participation in the sport. The cynic in me asks, how many are racing ie what percentage of total female membership is racing. From my knowledge of previous membership figures, I'd estimate only 25%. Not a very high transition rate from
I'm looking forward to more publicity regarding CV's intentions with this grant, and perhaps an agenda of events/project planning so that the CV membership can see where this money will be spent, what the projected outcomes are, what the measurements will be, and to determine what real world results will be achieved.
But I ain't holding my breath. I suspect another project officer may be employed, and more functions for women who bring a plate at expensive venues will be on the board. I hope I am wrong and look forward to being proven so.
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By Sean Herman [Editor's Note: To read Part I of this interview please click this link.]
One of my favorite [stories] from him was the story about him "tattooing" himself. It's pretty amazing. I think Jeff is one of those great examples of someone who loves tattooing so much, they will do anything to be involved in tattooing…
Jeff Ensminger: When I was in the 6th grade I had a teacher, not really a teacher, but a teacher's assistant, she was a bit younger. She had to have only been like 18 or 19. So she had this cross with the little rays, total Chicano style gang tattoo, it was on her hand, between the thumb and pointer finger.
I remember I saw it one day and I had to have been the only kid in 6th grade that noticed that tattoo on that girl's hand and thought it was the most amazing thing, cause no one else gave a crap about that, but me. It's like I saw it from across the room…
"What's that tattoo on your hand?" (Laughs) She said, "Yeah, it's this tattoo," and I was like,
"How did you get this done?" 'cause I didn't know… How do you get a tattoo? I just thought it was amazing.
She said her brother gave it to her a long time ago. I asked how, and she said, "With a needle and thread," and she totally went into how you would hand poke this tattoo. Thinking about this now, no teacher should ever tell a kid in the 6th grade how to give themselves a hand poked tattoo. (Laughs)
She realized it right when she said it, she was like, "It's not a good thing, so you don't want to do it." So what did I do that night, I get home, I got the needle, the india ink, the thread, and here I am trying to poke a cross into my hand. I am like a weenie little kid, and I don't want to poke myself with needles, so I'm trying to do it, but it just didn't seem to want to go in. So what made the most sense to me was, "How do you INJECT the ink into the skin?" I couldn't figure that out. I was like, how's a needle going to INJECT the ink? So the only thing that made sense to me was a syringe. (Laughs)
Sean Herman: I just want to pause the story there, let me sink in… INJECT the ink… A syringe… Okay Jeff, continue…
So the next day after that I was at one of my friends' houses and his dad had diabetes. He had a little sharps container and fresh, in the package syringes. And I was like, "Oh, shoot are those syringes?" and so I asked if I could have one…
He totally gave me one, and there I was that night, down in my basement, (I lived in the basement) an unfinished basement with Guns N' Roses, Metallica and Anthrax posters all over it.
I had the india ink out, I had it cause I was an artist, I was going to art school at the time. I had India ink for drawing, I had a full calligraphy kit. (Laughs) I think it was a Higgins Calligraphy kit I had out.
I had that thing out there, I loaded the syringe up with the ink, and I'm barely sticking it in the skin. I'm thinking, "I have to get it in there, but I don't want it to hurt." But I know I gotta get it in the skin, just enough, you don't want to get it all the way through… but you have to get it in there a little bit.
So as I'm poking it through, it's going through every little layer, and I'm like, "Oh, I'm in there," and I'm all excited, 'cause I got it in there. (Laughs) Then I squeeze the syringe and I realize, "Whoa, I squeezed it way too much," 'cause I have something that is almost a dime sized spot that's just bulbous.
I pulled the needle out and I turned my hand because I was frightened, I had a bubble of ink that stuck out like two or three millimeters. It was the most frightening thing, all I could think of at that point was, "Why the hell did I just do that?" (Laughs) I seriously thought that I was going to inject a line into my skin…
So it's the most ridiculous thing, but immediately after I did that all I could think about was how they talk about how you shouldn't do drugs in school and somehow, if you use a needle, you're going to catch a disease. So the first thing I thought when I saw that bubble in my hand was, "Oh my God, I've got AIDS." I'd sweat every time I thought about it for at least a year, thinking that I had AIDS.
It took a while to go down, it went down after maybe a week or two. Obviously your body is going to absorb up that liquid. So I was left with this thing, it ended up just being a dot. It really subsided a lot… It looked like it was the size of a dime at first, but I ended up with just a big fuzzy dot. It was very fuzzy, it was my very first blow out. (Laughs)
That's a good first blow out.
Jeff talks about how he got/did his second tattoo. He mentions picking up tattoo magazines, how that created even more of a tattoo obsession for him, and that it was a Paul Booth back piece that made him think, "Holy crap, I gotta start jamming out these death angels."
Jeff continues…
I was like, "I'm doing it!" So a guy I went to school with… I would talk to him about the tattoos and stuff, all the stuff I had seen in magazines and all the stuff I had seen on my Uncle at the time. Somebody had shown this guy how to make a prison tattoo machine, I don't know who it was, maybe the Anarchist Cookbook or something, I really think it might have been that. (Laughs)
So we did it, made a homemade tattoo machine, used a lighter to bend the toothbrush, mechanical pencil as a tube, the guitar string, sharpened up… the RC car motor, we used a little cam on the motor that you popped your needle into, we used an eraser chunk, you would pop that piece of eraser on there, then poke a hole in one side, you bend your guitar string, put it in there, then that spins around and causes the… whatever, you know, it's a little tattoo machine…
The first thing that I did was start going over that dot on my hand, made it into a star, and added some other little stars. That was really my first actual tattoo, I was 13. I pulled a couple other lines here and there, but nothing really stuck. That was about it, I decided that was it for tattooing for me at the time. I don't know why I didn't run with it. Maybe I had just enough sense to stop before I had tattoo Guns N' Roses stuff all over me.
Believe me, I wanted to. I had already gotten arrested, I had to move out-of-state, I didn't want to get in too much trouble at the time. So it stopped there, but I was definitely interested in tattooing, the whole time. I thought it was the raddest thing ever. It was illegal to tattoo in Oklahoma, so even by the time I was in high school it wasn't accessible. I had some friends that would get tattoos in high school, and I thought they were the most awesome things. I wanted to tattoo, I wanted to have tattoos mainly… that was really one of the first reasons I wanted to tattoo, because I wanted to have tattoos. It took me a while to actually get my first tattoo from someone else.
Fast forward years later and Jeff's dream had come true, he is now tattooing, and working at a street shop in Texas, right at the Oklahoma border. He talks about his first week there…
The second day, I did two tattoos and I was like, "This is awesome!" I made a couple hundred bucks, and just couldn't believe it. They gave me $200 dollars and I was like, "Holy shit, they gave me $200?" I would have paid them $200…
The third day hits, I think it was a Friday, I did a decent amount of tattoos, I did three or four tattoos. That was my third day working at a tattoo shop, that's a lot. And then Saturday hits. Saturday at this shop was like nothing I have ever seen before. This is the only shop that advertised in Oklahoma on the radio, they were the very first shop over the border, like only five miles over the border.
So Saturday hits… I have to be there at 10 a.m. and clean the shop, and then we start tattooing at 11 a.m. It was pretty early, definitely different from rolling in at 2 p.m. or something. I get there and there had to be at least five cars already outside, and I was like, "What are these people doing here?" They were waiting for the shop to open, at 10 a.m.!
That day, I think I did 15 tattoos… My fourth day tattooing I did at least 15 tattoos. That was the day I thought, "I don't know if I can do this," 'cause it wasn't like an apprenticeship… It wasn't quite what I thought it was going to be like. I was immediately thrown to the wolves basically, and it was hard.
It was a bad situation, because I've got people yelling at me. Here I am, doing a tattoo in the middle of the day, and I look over at the wall of tattoos to do, pinned up on this little wall thing, and there was probably 20 stencils already made, and there are four of us tattooing. Twenty stencils, and that's so much pressure. The guy I worked for didn't tattoo, he was like a biker guy. Everything you would expect out of that situation, it just wasn't good. He would spit in your face, yell at you, tell you you're a piece of crap, accuse you of stealing, everything. Then I got another guy, kinda crazy, with a gun in his drawer, sitting next to me telling something bad is gonna happen. I had no idea. It was bad, I didn't know if I was going to be able to make it.
I went through a couple of weeks like that… I didn't feel I had a choice. If I'm going to tattoo, this is it. This was all I knew. I did some tattoos, a few here and there the next week, and then Saturday hits again, and sure enough, just as many people. I think by the time I hit my second Saturday I had done 20 tattoos in a day. From then on, for the next year-and-a-half, almost like clock work, every Saturday I did at least 20 tattoos. Some where big, like some big tribal armbands. Some of the bigger flash from the Cherry Creek, like half pagers and stuff.
I may have gotten to my third or fourth week at that shop and I was immediately like, "I don't know if I can do it." All I could think of was "sink or swim." That became my motto at the shop, it was sink or swim. No one is going to make it happen, except for you, you have to do it. It's either that or you don't do it and you go home, tail between your legs, back to Oklahoma, and not be a tattooer.
Jeff left that shop after almost two years. He then went to work in Dallas, and that was about the time that I met him. Jeff had an early career based in a more realistic style. He was known for glowy skulls, bio-organic, almost surrealistic pieces. Eventually, everything shifted and became more based in traditional tattooing, which has been a really interesting and exciting thing to watch. Jeff credits Randy Muller with changing how he thought about tattooing…
Randy Muller, the first time I ever saw a tattoo from him I had to rethink everything I was doing. It didn't look like anything else I had seen. It was a very rendered traditional tattoo. Now someone who does traditional tattoos will look at the same tattoo Randy did and say, "That is not a traditional tattoo," but it had those things, it had that foundation, the skeleton, the frame-work… A ton of black, and just the way it was done…
You could even see some rough whipping that was in there. It was cool, but it was still fancy, still rendered. I had actually never heard of Randy, and there was a reason why, Randy doesn't really care if anyone knows who he is anymore.
The first tattoo I saw of his was on a tattooer that was a refuge from Hurricane Katrina, and he worked at Eye Candy in New Orleans, which was Randy's shop. It was a day or two after Katrina and this guy comes into our shop, his name was Jeremy Justice. He is an amazing tattooer. He came in and needed a place to work. He had nothing. So some guys at the shop gave him stuff, and he worked at the shop for at least a week, maybe two weeks. He got some money together so he could travel to where he had family.
He had a leg sleeve and one of his arms done by Randy. I saw it and I asked, "Who did that stuff?" and he was like, "Oh, Randy Mueller…" And I was like, "Who?" You know when you hear a name and it's that amazing of a tattooer, you wonder, "How did I not know who this person is? How can there be someone doing that good of tattoo work that isn't out there?"
A few years ago, Jeff and his girlfriend Alexis starting traveling in their RV across the country. Jeff has spent two years going from town to town, doing guest spots at different shops. Initially it started out as their search for a home, but eventually the motor home became home. He talks about the first stop, which very fittingly was at Randy Muller's studio, Eye Candy.
Our first stop was Randy's shop in New Orleans. I tattooed there, traded tattoos with Randy, which was an honor. It was awesome, he tattooed our motor home on me, and made it coming out of a yellow rose. So it was like us leaving Texas, the yellow rose of Texas. Awesome tattoo… I love it, one of my favorites.
Jeff also credits Nick Wagner, and his shop, Black Hive in Jacksonville as an influence on him…
Super awesome guys, and Nick is an amazing tattooer. He does the most solid tattoos (healed) that I've ever seen. Just the most richly packed solid color in a tattoo. It heals amazing, super simple, to the point, no frills, just a good tattoo. It's amazing… That's how I want to tattoo. I want to tattoo like that, but still have a piece of me in it. Everyone is astonished about how rich and solid it is, tattooers, everyone is like that with his stuff. He is another person that not enough people know about him in tattooing.
Jeff introduces me to new tattooers, new ways of doing things, (and really) new ways of thinking and looking at situations in tattooing. I can say that he is one of the few people I know that truly have a passionate love for tattooing, and I think it shows in his work.
Jeff Ensminger can be found at: http://www.jeffensminger.com/.
(Sean Herman is a tattooer and contributing blogger for Tattoo Artist Magazine.)
Sean can be found at:
Mobile, AL 36601
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Many Arkansas Razorback fans traveling from the central part of the state have made pilgrimages on this road to attend games at the University of Arkansas in nearby Fayetteville.
A small city with a rich heritage, many of the families in Elkins have been there for generations and 100-plus year old antebellum homes still stand. The one-lane Elkins Bridge over the historic White River on Mt. Olive Road is one of the original concrete bridges constructed in the country. It was a centerpiece of the classic movie "The Blue and The Gray."
While maintaining its heritage, Elkins is also a thriving community of young professional families who work in neighboring cities and play in the natural beauty of Elkins. The historic university town of Fayetteville is adjacent to Elkins and offers the community shopping, nightlife and other cultural opportunities.
Elkins, in Washington County, is 9 miles southeast of Fayetteville and about 160 miles northwest of Little Rock.


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Please include the mature woman in the make up tips and make overs,all 30 yr olds look good, they are still young. The 40's,50's,60's & 70's want to look good too, also different heights (I'm short)
Women of a certain age need help in what works for them, hair styles, makeup (over wrinkles) new style clothes that look good on the 40, 50, 60+ women. We have the money to shop!
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Tainan or T'ai-nan both: tī´nän´ [key], city (1994 pop. 706,811), W central Taiwan, on the Taiwan Strait. The fourth largest city of Taiwan, it has industries producing metals, textiles, machinery, processed foods, and handicrafts. It is also a center for the marketing and processing of sugarcane, rice, peanuts, and salt, and there is an important fishing industry. Settled in 1590, Tainan is the oldest city of Taiwan. It was taken over by the Dutch and used as their headquarters from 1624 to 1662. It then became the island's capital under Koxinga and his son. Called Taiwan or Taiwanfu, it remained the political center of the island until the transfer of government to Taipei in 1885, when the city was renamed Tainan. A cultural center, it has many temples, the shrine of Koxinga, and a modern college of engineering.
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So that is a sample Jon? Looks great!
+2, that brown looks really good.I have never used anything except moss, chill, and time....how does one use gelatin in the keg?Is that stuff still made out of horses hooves? I don't take many photos of my beers anymore...but here is a back lit rye bitter in my wife's glass.
German pils from last year. I really need to brew another one.
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Sunday, 27 January 2008
Carbonnade of Beef with Double Potato Topping
During the winter months I think there is nothing more welcoming than a good hearty stew or casserole to hit that comfort spot. The real beauty of casseroles is how easy they are to make. All you need to do is combine the prepared ingredients in a casserole dish, then cover and place in the oven to cook. For me Sunday's is the perfect day for this, when all you want is to laze about and look forward to a plate of winter comfort food. As you know I am working my way through various recipes from Secrets from a Country Kitchen cookbook for the month of January and this wonderful recipe is from the book. I have made this dish before and it's been a success every time. "Carbonnade" means a casserole of beef cooked in beer and the double topping is a combination of sweet potato and normal potatoes, yummy!
♥Posted by the goddess Maria♥ at 19:26
4 comments:
- Cooking and the City said...
this looks so good, I love casseroles & stews, yum :-)
- 28 January 2008 at 14:13
- Maria said...
Hi Dell
Thanks for the lovely feedback and dropping by.
- 28 January 2008 at 14:26
- Rosie said...
Oh this is an excellent choice I can taste those wonderful flavours now having also made this myself!
Your dish looks perfect Maria :D
Rosie x
- 28 January 2008 at 20:17
- Maria said...
Rosie this is another wonderful dish i know you have also made and your right, it has wonderful flavours.
- 28 January 2008 at 20:37
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Marc A. Cothard, Jr., 18, Mt. Morris and formerly of Oregon, died Wednesday, June 19, 2013 as a result of injuries suffered in an auto accident.
He was born June 21, 1994 in Winfield, the son of Marc A., Sr. and Krissie (Brockman) Cothard.
Marc lived in Oregon and Mt. Morris for the past 10 years, was a 2012 graduate of Oregon High School, and was attending Sauk Valley Community College.
He enjoyed drama and music, participating in high school plays all four years and a member of the Honors Choir.
He had just begun working at Ray-O-Vac in Dixon and had worked at Walmart.
He is survived by his mother, Krissi Brockman, Mt. Morris; maternal grandparents, Larry and Karin Brockman, Paw Paw; and paternal grandmother, Barbara Bono, Woodridge.
He was predeceased by his father, Marc A. Cothard, Sr.
A memorial service was held June 25 at the Oregon Church of God with Pastor Michael Hoffman officiating.
Memorials may be directed to the Oregon Firefighters' Association.
Arrangements were completed by Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home, Oregon.


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Triple murderer faces death penalty hearing
BRIDGEPORT -- A Trumbull man, convicted of the 2006 slayings of a 9-year-old girl, her mother and a Milford landscaper, will face a death penalty hearing in September, a judge ruled Wednesday.
State Superior Court Judge Robert Devlin denied a last-ditch effort by Richard Roszkowski's lawyers to have their client found incompetent to stand trial.
"I've been down this road with Mr. Roszkowski before for months and months and months," Devlin said in denying the motion for a competency examination. "This is not a justified request."
The judge then scheduled a September hearing on whether Roszkowski should get the death penalty or life in prison without release. The hearing will be held before Judge John Blawie and a 12-person jury.
In April, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed a law repealing the death penalty for any new cases. Roszkowski's case predates that law and, if the jury finds it is warranted, he could join the nine men on death row now.
Roszkowski, who lived with his mother in a Trumbull senior citizens complex, was convicted in 2009 of forcing his former lover to drive him to Bridgeport's East End with her 9-year-old daughter where he shot her in the head in front of the girl.
A landscaper who was nearby sought to intercede and he was gunned down by Roszkowski, who then chased the girl down the street, shooting her in the back of the thigh, face and the side of the head at close range as she begged for her life.
Although the same jury that convicted Roszkowski of the crime subsequently found he should get the death penalty, the verdict was overturned on a technicality and a new penalty hearing was ordered.


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Here's another 2 entries. Thanks again.
here's another entry from me!
Pic here: http://annesbento.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/dsc_0027.jpg?w=300&h=200
(sorry it doesn't have its own post, I just decided to enter it now. Let me know if I need to make a separate blog post for it)
* To the left, flower shaped onigiri with gomashio, steamed broccoli, two leek dumplings.
*To the right, yummy yellow mango, edamame and an apple muffin.
I'm not sure about the leek dumplings, which I admit are store bought, but other than that it's all vegan, including the apple muffin (recipe on my blog).
I have another one.
I actually got around to uploading another bento, and this one's actually good.
My first entry:
yakisoba (inspired by recipe at bulldog.co.jp) - noodles, chuno sauce, cabbage, garlic, carrot, aonori.
some picled beet from the supermarket.
tofu, soy sauce, edamame, tomatoes, oi namul (pickled cucumber, recipe from a swedish book about korean food).
This contest is inspiring! So many wonderful ideas for yummy vegetarian meals!
Here is my entry:
Pasta bento:
Spaghetti, sundried tomatoes, olive oil, spices, parmigiano-reggiano.
Olives, green pepper kinpira (recipe from the orenji peji macrobiotic bento book).
Bilberry soup for dessert.
Here's another bento. It features and veggie&tofu noodle stirfy;
OK, so I have my entry for the contest:
My flickr photostream: http://flickr.com/photos/astrogirl
All my bentos appear on flickr, but not all on my blog, which is here: http://astrogirl.com
Here's a vegetarian snack bento.
One more of my rather simple bento lunches:
rice, umeboshi, takuan, nori, sesame.
kimchi gyoza (bought frozen), shoyu, green pepper kinpira, homemade kimchi.
Finally I got it together enough to post a picture! I've been making some veggie bentos, but keep forgetting to take pictures!
Just a simple one, and not vegan, since it has eggs.
Here is my second entry for this contest:
In the top tier:
- vegetarian yellow thai curry (potatoes, carrots and brocolis)
- thai rice with wasabi sesame seeds
In the bottom tier:
- scallion pancakes
- cucumbers in a cup
- 2 pink radishes
Everything in this bento is homemade, even the scallion pancakes! And, this bento is even vegan. Maki, thank you so much for organizing this contest, it made me see how easy it is to make vegetarian bentos !
Here's my third submission, I'm working on using up food in the fridge.
~Homemade veggie & tofu mini-potpie.
~Salad of romaine and spinach
~Cucumbers, carrots, olives
~Three-cheese tortellini
~An olive and carrot bumblebee!
I have two more bento entries! :3
The first one was just thrown together pretty quickly with things we had in the fridge and around the kitchen. It turned out pretty tasty, though! :]
For the Omuraisu I pretty much followed your recipe, Maki-san :3
The only change was the additions to my rice:
Green pepper
Veggie dog slices
Other than that, I prepared everything as it was in the recipe :3
Everyone has such wonderful bento!! Great job, everyone! Keep working hard! <3
I have another entry.
Here is one of my entries! We eat quite a bit of vegetarian food so hopefully I can muster up the effort to post them! ;-)
Hi Maki, Here are 2 more entries for your vegetarian bento contest.
Another entry. Nothing fabulously awesome in it but all tried and true tasty things. Except the boiled chocolate cake muffin tops, those are fabulously awesome.
Hello! I'm new to bento-ing but I thought I'd have a go at this month's contest!
My entry is here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/38895497@N06/3572857979/in/pool-justbento
Thank you!
I'd like to enter two bento boxes. I've been practicing cooking onigiri and kinpira (both delicious!), but this is my first real try at putting together a bento... And I'm really excited about it, because it was so delicious, so colorful, and such a pleasure to eat. :)
I decided to go with something that really reminded me of summer -- cool earthy tasting rice, juicy strawberries, fresh cucumbers, and toasted hazelnuts, and creamy goat cheese.
This bento is vegetarian, but could easily be made into a vegan bento box by substituting the goat cheese with herb-grilled tofu, or with a tomato. You could also increase the protein in this bento by mixing edamame into the salad, or substituting forbidden rice with quinoa. If you're wanting to take a break from strawberries (I guess it could happen, maybe) or if strawberries aren't in season, this could bento could work just as well with other fruits such as mandarin oranges, plums, apricots, peaches, mango, or raspberries and blackberries. Additionally, you can add a bit of extra flavor by adding coconut milk or a coconut-based sauce (coconut milk, corn starch, sugar or honey, etc.) to the rice. (I found, though, that the natural flavor of the rice was delicious, and didn't even need the light drizzle of ginger syrup.)
My boyfriend, a little bit less into subtle flavors and much more into flavors with zing, got a spicy chili and citrus version of this bento.
The nut mix in his bento comes from Trader Joe's, but could easily be made at home by combining nuts of your choice (cashews, peanuts, or whatever you like best) with freshly chopped peppers or chillis.
Both bentos were quick to make -- the forbidden rice should be prepared the night before, but everything else can quickly be thrown together the following morning. Since I was expecting to have little time this morning, I made everything the night before -- and the strawberries were still fresh and juicy (and the lettuce and cucumbers crisp!) by the time I got to it at noon.
I intended to post more of my lunches but I haven't been photographing them. It's been great to see all of the entries though. So many beautiful eats! Lovely work friends.
The month is coming to an end soon. Here's another veggie bento.
Hmmm...today's bento was also vegetarian...surprise surprise!
Tofu and veggie gyoza, romaine/spinach salad, homemade oatmeal cookies, and cherries.
Hello, this is my first bento!!!
Sorry but I'm french and my english is not very good....
I was vegetarian before. Now I eat a little meat and fish, but not often.
I mix cereals and pulses for a good protein intake. And I eat cheese and eggs, and lots of vegetables and fruits.
Here are legumes dessert (mashed azuki beans).
So, the link to my first bento!!!
Tree : pan-fried of bok choï with garlic, ginger and soy sauce
Nest : pasta
Birds : carrot, cheese (with curry)
Eggs : wasabipeas
Cup of spring carrots with gomasio
Cup of sprouted seeds
"Cherry" tomatoes
cherries and strawberry
Daifuku (mochi with azuki's puree)
Hi maki-san~
I have another entry! <3 I'll be getting some last-minute ones in tomorrow too
> w> ♥ I just got some great bento-ing items and I'm anxious to use them! <3
This was a tasty bento = w = <3
I can't post my 2 final veg bentos for the contest but here is the one I have space to post!
Today I had fried rice with purple asparagus, kale, green onion, broccoli, tomato, ginger and a sauce made from soy sauce, mirin and chili paste. I actually started out using fish sauce then remembered I wanted to make it vegetarian so I dumped out the sauce and started over!! And I packed it in my new Abby Cadabby box from the dollar bin at Target! :D
Hello Maki and Fellow Forum Readers :-)
Here is my entry for the May contest:
Here is recipe for the veggie burgers:
1 cup of oat flakes
1 cup of grated firm tofu
1 cup of grated raw vegetables (this time I used carrots, but it is yummy with broccoli, too)
1 tbs of curry powder
1tbs of cilantro or parsley, chopped
salt and pepper
Mix the oat with curry powder, salt and pepper. Add one cup of hot water and leave for 5 minutes.
Then mix all the other ingredients together and shape into small burgers shapes.
Put one tbs oil in a pan and fry them for about 5 minutes on each side.
I normally serve them with a tahine-yogurt dip sauce
Cucumber salad
Peel and chop 1/2 cucumber. Mix with 1/2 cup of coconut powder, 1 tbs chopped cilantro, salt, pepper and unsalted grilled cashew nuts. If you want add some olive oil and mix well. (I normally prefer without oil.) For this post, I decorated the salad with dry (eatable) flowers.
Hello! <3
Here's another entry from me! I was really happy with how this bento turned out :]
I love this challenge! It's been so much fun making bento and getting to see what everyone else is coming up with as well~ <333 Great work, everyone!! Keep bento-ing and having fun! :3
I agree with hapabento, many wonderful vegetarian bento. ^^
Although, they won't keep me from entering my own attempt also:
and in Case the flickr-link won't work here is a link to my now two-entry blog:
My Veggie Contest entry is filled with fried Maultaschen, the german (well, swabian) version of Let's-put-stuff-into-pasta-wrappers. These babies are from a batch i made and froze last week with button-mushroom-and-shallots-cream-ragout yummy-fied with tarragon-mustard and stabilized with Panko (instead of Breadcrumbs); milk-steamed Broccoli, sprinkled with Linseeds; half an Ajitama egg; balsamic pickled Baby-Onions sprinkled with Thyme; Cherry Tomatoes; red and yellow grapes; a Petit Four and Yogurt with blueberries decorated with Sage blossoms from my window sill
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trygiven Posts: 1Like many others in this forum, we are experiencing the same problems.
We bought a 2008 Enclave used from a dealer in Jan 2012, and I don't usually buy extended warranties, but for some strange reason I did in this case and very happy for it! A month after purchasing the vehicle, things started to go wrong and things have gone down hill from there. My wife loves the vehicle, except for all of the time it has spent in the dealership.
In Feb 2012, we had an issue where we could not remove the key from the ignition. We could start the car, drive it and turn it off, however, could not remove the key and were therefore unable to lock the doors. We called the dealership and then a service truck and he couldn't figure it out either. He removed the negative wire from the battery so we could at least lock the vehicle overnight before taking it to the dealership. When we got it back, the trailer harness, that was installed by the dealership did not work. The technician suggested that the electrical for the harness shorted out the left turn signal that caused the ignition problem. I just laughed.
So we get the vehicle back and the left turn signal will not stay on. Took it back to fix that in the summer when we started having AC problems. Could not get AC, then the car would overheat, and they replaced the water pump. Now we have the AC/heat problem others have described in the forum... coincidence? I think not! Sounds as though all of the Enclaves have the same problem... I would be interested to know if this is a problem confined to one manufacturing plant or geographic region.
In any case, winter is coming, we have had the vehicle to the dealership twice and they can't figure out what the problem is. In summer, when AC was supposed to be blowing, heat was coming out. Now when heat is supposed to be blowing, cold comes out. Here is the kicker, sometimes the problem is in the back (under auxiliary blowing on my two toddlers), sometimes, the problem is on the passenger side and sometimes on the driver side.
I am not sure what the problem is but could it be the temp control module in the computer system?
Any comments appreciated, and by the way, I too wish I visited this forum before buying. I thought I performed more than ample due diligence, but apparently not.
Thank you in advance0
Hello trygiven,
Sorry to hear that it's been so difficult to get some of these concerns resolved on your Enclave. If we can check into this situation further with your dealership, please email us more information at [email protected] so we can start up a Service Request and contact the service department (include your name and contact information, the last 8 digits of your VIN and mileage, and the name of your dealership, as well as a brief summary of the current situation).
Sarah, GM Customer Service0
jdkoren -- I, too, had a similar (though not identical) problem with my Enclave (see post #147). After several visits to my dealer in which they claimed they could find nothing wrong (while giving me that "You must be imagining this" attitude), they suddenly discovered the existence of a Tech Service Bulletin, #08-01-39-009B, that exactly described my problem. The fix involves reprogramming the heater module ($100), but it has cured the problem. Guess you need to take the service manuals and bulletins with you when you have these cars serviced. Anyway, I'm happy for now!0
boblbu Posts: 2I have a 2009 Buick Enclave that has had 3 A/C problems in the last year. The A/C would stop blowing cool in the front but blows warm and fast in the rear. I tried to increase the fan speed but it would not increase. The front vents were barely blowing cool air. I tried to turn off the A/C and it wouldn't go off. So I turned off the entire system for about 10 minutes and turned it back on and it worked OK. I brought the Enclave into the dealer on all 3 occasions but they could not duplicate the problem and said the A/C checked out fine and the computer showed no problem codes. This is a very disturbing problem and living in Florida it is imperative that the A/C works. I'm very happy with the Enclave otherwise but if GM cannot fix this obvious defect I will have to sell the Enclave and replace it with a NON-GM product.
HAS ANYONE GOT THIS PROBLEM FIXED? :mad:0
If you would like for us to document this concern for you and follow up with the dealership on your behalf, please email us at [email protected] (include your name, contact information, the last 8 digits of your VIN, and a brief summary of the situation so far).
Sarah, GM Customer Service0
I have a 2008 Buick Enclave that I purchase pre-owned in 2009 with 20K miles. I love the style, the room and features of the vehicle but I'm very disappointed with the mechanical problems. A couple of years ago the rack and pinion was replaced. I noticed the steering felt odd and this was replaced under warranty. A year after that the steering started doing the same thing but I was told that it was a different problem which would cost me $800+. Last year I started noticing that my AC wasn't very cool and on our way home from Disneyland in October 2012 the air gave out completely. I took it in and was told the evap core had to be replaced and it would cost $1200+ to repair. So I'm driving this beautiful car with jacked up steering and no AC which just upsets me greatly. I didn't purchase an extended warranty because I figured that Buick was a quality product although I have 86k miles and it would have expired by now. I've never owned a 4 year old vehicle which such major problems. The weather is going to start warming up and I'm going to need AC soon but I don't have the money to fix it and I won't be able to get a good trade-in with the problems that it has.0
We're sorry that you're so discouraged with your Enclave. If you wanted for us to check into anything, please be sure to contact us at [email protected] with more details (including your name and contact information, the last 8 digits of your VIN and mileage, and a summary of the situation so far).
Sarah, GM Customer Service0
betty66 Posts: 1I bought a 2012 Buick Enclave in Oct. 2012. At 900 miles, it started to miss out on a cold start and blew black smoke through the exhaust.This went on for about 30-40 secs. The gas smell was so bad you couldn't walk behind the car without getting nauseated. I contacted the dealer and they said it might have had some moisture in the tank. It continued, so at 1500 miles they checked it and found a #1 cylinder misfire and fouled plug. They replaced the coil and the plug. I picked it up but the next day it did the same thing. They then replaced the #1 fuel injector-they said it was bad. It was there 2 weeks waiting for an injector. It missed out but very slightly when I picked it up. The next morning it did the same thing. They have since come up with a memo written in 2011 saying that because of EPA standards they have to flood fuel in to heat up the catalytic convertor to close the loop and make it run more effiecient. It's funny that it didn't do it for the first 900 miles. I have checked with 6 other Enclave, Traverse and Acadia owners. None of theirs do this. They have the same engine. Some of them do it some don't. There has to be a fix. I asked the GM area rep if the memo was an excuse or a reason. I can't imagine the EPA wants the atmosphere flooded with exhaust fumes and black smoke when I first start my car. My exhaust pipes are full of black soot.0
Let us know if we can check into anything further for you on this! We can be reached at [email protected] (include your name and contact information, the last 8 digits of your VIN and mileage, and a summary of the concern).
Sarah, GM Customer Service0
tinyvoo Posts: 1I too have a Buick Enclave 2008. After 1 yr of having the vehicle, I had to have a complete overhaul of the transmition, windshield washers replaced, a coil under the hood corroded, radio is faulty. Meaning the volume only plays on 1 side of the vehicle and the dealership said it wasnt covered under warranty. Now in 2012 my transmition had to be overhauled. From the very beginning, this vehicle was a lemon. Yes, its beautiful to the eye, but very costly to purchase and repair. The dealership can't seem to catch whats going wrong with the vehicle unless a code pops up. They don't have to be mechanics anymore; only requirement is to know how to read. Just as the person that is responding to these blogs keeps saying the same thing over and over about not being able to help but you can send her/him your information if you want her/him to look into it for you. What a joke Buick Service and product has turned out to be.0
tadpolegal Posts: 2I agree with your statement "Just as the person that is responding to these blogs keeps saying the same thing over and over about not being able to help but you can send her/him your information if you want her/him to look into it for you. What a joke Buick Service and product has turned out to be."
It's pathetic. Just tell everyone you know about your experiences and If everyone does, GM will learn real quick when they stop selling vehicles that they are going to have to change their ways.0
Have you tried getting a second opinion from a different dealership? Normally we do recommend sticking with one dealership as they would be more familiar with the history of your vehicle, but sometimes it's helpful to have a fresh set of eyes.
Sarah, GM Customer Service0
tadpolegal --
Actually, I was able to get my problem satisfactorily resolved after the GM Service people intervened on my behalf following my original post in this forum. Until then, I was getting nowhere with my dealer, but once GM Service got involved things started moving very quickly and I found the dealer actually began listening to what I had been trying to tell them. So, in spite of having some initial problems with my dealer, I have to say that the GM Service people were very responsive and helpful in my case. Maybe you should give them another chance!0
Well I have an update to my issue since posting on 1/26/13. I had emailed GM customer service on the same day and someone contacted me first thing on Monday morning. GM contacted my local dealership and made an appointment for me to take the car in to diagnose on 1/29/13. Once the diagnosis was made to replace the steering rack and the evap core GM agreed to pay a good part of the repair. I had no warranty left but GM was very concerned about my problem and made sure that they looked into the problem. I have to say that I was very pleasantly surprised that I was taken care of so quickly and efficiently. A total of 6 days and my car is now repaired and I only had to pay a fraction of the cost. GM is definitely doing their best to improve their customer service and the dealership was equally accomodating. Don't hesitate to contact customer service if you have an issue with your Enclave or another GM product, you might just be surprised at how willing they are to help.0
blackgp Posts: 1Boy do I feel like a sucker, bought this beautiful Buick Enclave for my wife to drive, got a great deal on the purchase and now I believe I know why I got suck a sweet deal. The car should be painted yellow ( lemon ). It has been back to the dealer for several different problems. First time it was the power steering, so far that repair is working well. ( 2nd time ) Then we had it in for AC problems. They managed to fix it for a while but the problem is back and the outside temperature is rising. Third visit to dealer was a bust. Took it to them with strong concerns over how the car was riding, our beautiful Basically the dealership keep it 2 days and stated that they could find nothing wrong with the way the car rode, that this ride was to be expected of a used car. I then contact Buick and also got a call from GM, after a couple of weeks of so called investigating GM called to tell me they were closing the case, that they also felt that nothing is wrong with the car. In the nicest way that I could I told them that they were wrong and that I would not be the owner of this car much longer. I am still shocked that General Motors is allowing something like this to happen. Its obvious that this is not an isolated case, the Enclave problems are really becoming well known, just type in Buick Enclave in Google and you can read for hours. Lastly, I am completely in awl that Buick has brain washed their people into telling the customers that their is nothing wrong with their car. I have never been a complainer, but since I bought a Buick I have become a very unhappy person when it comes to this car. Looking at trading it off and just hoping to get something for it in trade for some brand other than a GM.0
jim_mc Posts: 1Well, I thought I was Special, then reading all of the posts I found that this is the norm... 09 Enclave In for service again right now 45000 miles, Steering rack #3 (2nd in last 2 weeks).Now the laundry list of replaced items
Steering column---for rubbing & ratcheting noises while turning
Indash video display----kept getting error internal problem
AC evap core----cracked would not hold charge(had to remove interior to replace)
front struts----leaking oil
Timing Belt---(had to remove engine to replace)
Power Steering Pump----severe noise on turning wheel
Tires---totally worn out at 26000 miles (Michelin Latitudes)
Steering Rack & Pinion---3 TIMES same problem all 3 times did I say 3TIMES
Oil Sending Unit--Causing car warning to STOP ENGINE IMMEDIATELY
All Items requiring me to go back & forth to the dealer at least twice for everyone of these repairs because the either did not fix right the first time or broke something else....UGH!!!
Sorry more like a rant than a blog0
We're sorry that you are so frustrated with your Enclave. Please let us know if we can check into anything further for you by emailing us at [email protected] (include your name and contact information, the last 8 digits of your VIN and mileage, and a summary of the situation).
Sarah, GM Customer Service0
jas_kare Posts: 2My husband bought me my dream car as a mother's day gift last year – it was a certified GMC so we thought great no problems. The care had 36 – 38,000 miles (I can't remember right now) – and no problems until this past year. Of course, the AC / heating system has messed up – and I was told when I called I was just over my warranty by 300 miles so I would have to pay to get it fixed (I was told this several months ago). Now the passenger side constantly blows hot air and in the rear only cold air - no matter what temperature it is on. My kids are either sweating or freezing - it's crazy! I decided I would just have them check it out when I took it in for the oil change, but last week the problem got worse. To top it all off the service brake light came on and the stabiltrak is flashing and saying it is off. They have told me that that there is fluid leaking from the master cylinder to the brake booster and to fix it $945 – and this must have been a defective part?? The A/C and heat problem are the temperature actuators for the passenger side and the rear and to fix this $655 plus the $165.00 I have to pay just to tell me what is wrong with it and all because of defective parts? I will never have another GMC – you really stand behind the certification. The guy at the shop just acts like oh well - your problem - and told me you should have brought it in earlier (about a/c problem) I can't go on what you say it has to be noted by being seen in the dealership.0
We're sorry to hear about your frustrations and would be happy to check into this further for you. We can be contacted at [email protected] and ask that you include your name, contact information, the last 8 digits of your VIN, and a summary of the situation.
Sarah, GM Customer Service0
I feel the same way! I have a 2009 Enclave that I bought new. I took by car into the dealership in March of 2012 because the air conditioning was not working. I had noticed in the fall before that at times it would sometimes make a noise but only a few times and then I didn't need the air again until March. When I did it was not working at all. I took it in and they charged the freon and added dye and told me that it likely just needed freon and but if I had issues I could bring it back in and they could find the leak because they had added the dye. The air worked great and I did not have an issue again until this spring when it was time to use the air again and it was not working. I took the car in and again got the freon charged and the dye added and made an appointment to come back in since now I knew there must be a leak.
When the mechanic found the leak they said that it was in the evaporator core and that it would need to be replaced. He said that he himself has made the same repair on four other Enclaves. That number seems excessive in one dealership. I also saw many posts about this same issue for Enclave owners. I find that there seems to be an unusually high number of this type of repair.
I have contacted customer service and have been patient but it does NOT seems that GM is going to stand behind there product. I believe this to be a known issue even though there is no recall regarding the evap core. The last four vehicles my husband and I have purchased where GM. I expect more from their "luxury" line. If they do not come through and do the right thing here I do not believe we will purchase a GM again. This is very disappointing considering I really love this car and I am asked often about how I like it.0
Hi jas_kare,
I apologize that you've had this trouble with your vehicle. Were you given a customer care case number when you spoke with GM Customer Service in the past? If so could you provide it to me, I'd like to research more on your concern. I look forward to your response.
Amber N.
GM Customer Care0
My case # is 71-1173466492.0
I have gotten no help from the GM customer service at all. I was told that they would not help with the repair. I truly think this should be a recall since so many people have had this problem. I was told that they would not help me because my vehicle was not properly maintained but was given no reason as to that conclusion. I have had all maintenance done on my vehicle. I am SO frustrated going back and forth with them for two weeks for them to just tell me that. I'm so upset that they have ruined how I feel about my Enclave when they could have had a customer for life. Do the right thing!0
I feel your pain. I have a 2010 Enclave which was the perfect car for our needs with the hugh space in the back. I have put on quite a few highway miles in 3 years (69,000) and with the exception of an air leak in passenger window creating a whistle and the drivers seat heater turning off prematurly it's been a great ride. The air conditioning season has just started and mine is not working. Also noticed some problems at slow speed with the power steering. Into the Buick dealer today and $1,400 to fix the power steering another $200 or so for the air conditioning; on a 3 year old car!!! Now I come onto this forum and find out many other Enclave owners are experiencing the same problems.
I've had GM products in the distant past and swore never again (remember the Vega with clutches that disintegrated right after the 12K warranty expired along with the rust that set in at 14k mile? Or the Regal with the rear window falling out as I left the car dealership on day 1?) but the Enclave with it's unique design and size caused me to cave.
I will be buying a replacement for the Enclave in a few months and considered buying another one, but after today I'll hold off for the redesigned Highlander with the added space
coming out this fall.0
Hi jas_kare
I can look up your vehicle information to see if there are any known recalls on you Enclave regarding the concerns you've described. If you are interested just provide the last 8 digits of your VIN.
Amber N.
GM Customer Care0
Thank you Amber. The last 8 digits of VIN are AJ2576840
I am in the same boat as most of you. My 2010 Enclave, formerly dream car as well, just at 52,000 (2,000) past warranty, has had to have the AC condenser replaced at a whopping $1700. The sad thing is that a funny smell was coming out of the ac (I was told it was the oil and freon mixing together by the service man) at 49,000 and I SHOULD have brought it in, but thought it was silly to bring it in for just a smell. Very frustrating that this is a recurring problem and GMC will not take care of it. I thought the Enclave would be a car I would buy again in eight years, but not now.0
I wanted to add that if you smell something funny from your Buick Enclave AC, bring it in. It's the freon leaking. Wish I had of known that earlier! It started at 49,000 miles and I felt silly bringing my car in for an odd smell. I thought maybe I picked something up from the highway. Then at around 52,000 the hissing started and the AC wouldn't cool on the passenger side or back seats, only on the driver's side. This repair is costing me close to $1700. (Found out today when I brought my car in that the smell was the freon leaking the whole time.) I am just truly dissappointed that this broke in my car so soon! It's a 2010 and only 52,000. What happened to quality Buick products? I truly wish that GM would step up to the plate and take care of this problem since it seems to be happening so often. I am very disappointed in my "dream car". Very sad. I won't be getting another Enclave, which, until today, I was thrilled at driving.0
I looked up your VIN and there aren't any open recalls listed for your vehicle. I also looked into the steering concern you mentioned, and there are also no technical service bulletins currently listed regarding this for the 2010 Enclave. If you have any future concerns please feel free to reach out to us.
Amber N.
GM Customer Care0
gerschman Posts: 5I think I'm going to have the same diagnosis when I take my 2009 Enclave in on Tuesday. The A/C does not get cold at all and the air only comes out of the 2 center vents and feet. Switching modes does nothing as the air will not come out of the defroster and very little out of the side front vents. A cracked core is something I was hopning it wasn't going to be, but reading all these posts, it seems I'm in for it. I had my doubts when I bought a this thing back in October because it was a GM but it had everything we wanted/needed in an SUV. I should have listened to my gut - NO MORE GMs!! :sick:0


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Efficacy and Safety Study of Cilostazol to Prevent Reoccurrence of Stroke
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00202020
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : September 20, 2005
Last Update Posted : March 16, 2006
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The study design is subject to relevant SFDA regulations about clinical trials. This indication was approved in Japan in 2003.
From the end of May 2004 to the end of Dec. 2004, 720 patients with previous cerebral infarction(see the inclusion criteria) were enrolled in to the study and received one of the two treatment regimens, Cilostazol or Aspirin, the ratio of patient number of each group is 1:1. For each patient, the chance of entering either of these two groups is the same. The treatment will continue till the end of 2005. During the treatment period, patients will be observed concerning some certain events, mainly reoccurrence of stroke. If the patient experiences reoccurrence of stroke, or other event that the doctors think it is not appropriate to continue the study medication, this patient would stop the treatment. Patients were also required to take MRI head scan before entering the study and on completion of the treatment.
|Condition or disease
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|Drug: Cilostazol 200mg/day Oral Drug: Aspirin 100mg/day Oral
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|Enrollment :
|720 participants
|Intervention Model:
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|Official Title:
|Cilostazol Stroke Prevention Study-a Randomized, Double Blind, Double Dummy, Parallel Comparative, Multicenter Clinical Trial
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- Recurrence of stroke(cerebral infarction/haemorrhage/subarachnoid haemorrhage)
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|1st affiliated hospital, Guangzhou Zhongshan University
|Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
|2nd affiliated hospital, Guangzhou medical college
|Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
|China, Jilin
|1st affiliated Jilin University
|Changchun, Jilin, China
|China, Shanxi
|1st affiliated hospital, Xi'an Jiatong University
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|Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Cerebral infarction
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Antirheumatic Agents
Fibrinolytic Agents
Fibrin Modulating Agents
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Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
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